News

COVID-19 case numbers low, businesses cautiously reopen in the Upper Valley

By Arielle Beak | June 26, 2020

As Hanover and the greater Dartmouth community await the news for the upcoming fall term, cases of COVID-19 in Grafton County have been on the decline and businesses and health centers have adjusted to a new normal. 

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News

Students across the country participate in Black Lives Matter activism

By Jaymie Wei | June 26, 2020

Despite being away from campus, Dartmouth students have found ways to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement within their local communities. Across the country, students are protesting, organizing, educating and creating art.

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News

Q&A with activist, community organizer and AAAS professor Shamell Bell

By Ioana Andrada Pantelimon | June 26, 2020

The Dartmouth sat down with African and African American Studies and theater professor Shamell Bell to discuss the current state of advocacy for the Black community at Dartmouth and beyond. 

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News

Sophomore summer recruiting continues remotely

By Lorraine Liu | June 26, 2020

As members of the Class of 2022 start their summer classes online, some of them are also heading into virtual corporate recruiting in the hopes of securing an internship for their junior year. This summer, students can apply to 46 recruiting programs representing 38 different employers on Dartboard. 

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Opinion

Ramesh: Fighting Sexual Violence in New Hampshire

By Uma Ramesh | June 26, 2020

New Hampshire’s state government must take action to protect students and survivors on college campuses.

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News

Ahead of June 29 announcement, Helble shares early details for return to campus

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | June 25, 2020

During his weekly “Community Conversations” livestream on Wednesday, Provost Joseph Helble shared some preliminary details regarding the College’s plans for bringing students back to campus.

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News

Student alleges harassment, retaliatory action from COSC faculty members

By Jacob Strier | June 22, 2020

A graduate student in the computer science department has accused a faculty member of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct and a second faculty member of taking retaliatory academic action after she raised concerns.

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News

Four potential class members in PBS lawsuit opt out of class

By Lauren Adler | June 22, 2020

Four potential class members in the sexual harassment class action lawsuit against Dartmouth have opted out of the settlement class, forgoing their allotment of the $14 million awarded in the case’s settlement last year.

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News

NextGen NH and Delta Sigma Theta sorority host virtual Juneteenth discussion panel

By Allison Wachen | June 21, 2020

In honor of Juneteenth — a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. — members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority participated in a Zoom discussion on Friday hosted by NextGen New Hampshire, the state wing of the national nonprofit and political action committee NextGen America. During the event, panelists discussed topics ranging from the significance of the holiday to the experiences of Black women at the College. 

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Multimedia

Memories from the Class of 2020

By George Gerber | June 17, 2020

Members of the Class of 2020, who graduated virtually on June 14, share memories and lessons learned doing their time at the College.

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News

Dartmouth professors, students vie for seats in NH state legislature

By Emily Lu | June 16, 2020

Two Dartmouth professors and two students have filed for candidacy in the fall Democratic state primary, after three state representatives and the state senator serving Hanover announced they would not be running for re-election.

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News

'Nugget Scoops' ice cream shop scoops up former Morano site

By Lorraine Liu | June 16, 2020

Following the closures of Morano Gelato and Swirl and Pearl, many were worried Hanover’s downtown would be without an ice cream shop this summer. But frozen treat lovers are in luck — in two weeks, the Nugget Scoops ice cream shop will open in the space formerly occupied by Morano Gelato on Main Street.

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News

Following complaints, College to remove Baker Tower weather vane

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | June 15, 2020

College President Phil Hanlon announced today that Dartmouth will remove and replace Baker Tower’s weather vane, which currently bears an image of a Native American.

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Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Our Own Walls

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | June 14, 2020

The College must take concrete action against the pervasive racism that exists on its own campus.

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Special Issue

A history of Commencement ceremonies

By Reilly Olinger | June 14, 2020

Dartmouth’s first Commencement ceremony, held in 1771, bore very little resemblance to the modern graduation ceremony — and even less to the virtual ceremony that will be held for the Class of 2020 this June. 

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Special Issue

Q&A with College President Phil Hanlon

By Christina Baris and Ioana Andrada Pantelimon | June 14, 2020

The editors of the Commencement special issue sat down — via Zoom — with College President Phil Hanlon to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the College, reflect on initiatives instituted in the past four years and contemplate his plans for the future of Dartmouth.

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Special Issue

Class of 2020: Senior Survey

By William Chen , Aaron Lee and Saunak Badam | June 14, 2020

For the fifth year in a row, The Dartmouth conducted a survey recording the opinions and experiences of the College’s graduating class.

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Special Issue

Speaking Out: Stories of Change and Changemakers in Dartmouth’s Recent LGBTQ History

By Caris White | June 14, 2020

The completion of a Dartmouth education means many things: celebration, new opportunities and hopefully the joyful acknowledgement of four transformative years. As Commencement rolls around, our natural inclination is to reflect on how Dartmouth changed us. However, I find it equally valuable to examine the ways in which we changed Dartmouth.

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Special Issue

Four years of campus news seen by the Class of 2020

By Andrew Sasser | June 14, 2020

The Class of 2020 has seen several important events, decisions and policy changes occur both locally and nationally during its time at the College.  

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Special Issue

Graduating into uncertainty: Alumni reflect, give advice to Class of 2020

By Zach Gorman | June 14, 2020

While June bears great significance for each year’s graduating class, it also represents a time for prior Dartmouth classes to reunite. This year, classes celebrating key anniversaries — the Classes of 1970, 1990 and 1995 — had their reunions postponed until the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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