New Student Advisory Board to consult on COVID-19 decisions

As some undergraduates prepare to return to the Upper Valley in September, the College has compiled a committee of students to help administrators understand student concerns.

Quarantine guidelines include mandatory testing, meal delivery and ban on unauthorized gatherings

Undergraduate students returning to the Upper Valley during the 2020-2021 academic year will be subject to strict 14-day quarantine regulations that “exceed those prescribed by the state of New Hampshire,” including mandatory testing for COVID-19, whether they are living on or off campus.

Student continues hunger strike, declines College’s offer to investigate claims due to preconditions

Computer science Ph.D. student Maha Hasan Alshawi has entered the 14th day of her hunger strike after declining the College’s offer to investigate her harassment claims if she ended her strike and sought medical attention.

Rockefeller Center panel disrupted by 'Zoombombing' incident

Joining other institutions across the U.S. facing unwanted online intrusions into meetings held on  Zoom, the College experienced its first reported “Zoombombing” incident on Monday at a public event organized by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. 

Hundreds of Black faculty, staff and students call on the College to address structural racism

Addressing the July 1 joint statement from the Board of Trustees and College senior leadership on taking steps to address systemic racism at Dartmouth, a collective of Black faculty and staff began circulating an open letter on July 14 that calls for the College to take more concrete actions towards racial justice. 

Greek organizations plan for virtual recruitment

As students prepare to return to campus in the fall, Greek organizations are preparing for virtual recruitment. 

11 bears in town this summer

On July 9, a juvenile black bear was spotted in a tree behind the Parkhurst Administration building, the latest in a series of recent bear sightings near Dartmouth’s campus and in Hanover. 

Q&A with Alberto Villalobos of the Villalobos Brothers

Alberto and Ernesto Villalobos performed a live concert from their New York City living room for the Hopkins Center for the Arts’ online program Hop@Home on Wednesday, July 22.

Raja: Pining for the Lone Pine

Student workers await details on fall employment

Since students left Hanover last March, some student workers have lost their campus jobs, while others have adapted to online versions of their roles in the admissions office, Office of Residential Life and the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric. With little guidance yet from their supervisors, some students are uncertain about their employment opportunities for the fall.

Arts courses and extracurriculars prepare for the upcoming academic year

Radio plays, at-home workshops and smartphone recordings of theater scenes are just some of the many adaptations Dartmouth community members are employing to maintain arts education despite the challenges imposed by COVID-19. 

Sun: Zoom Fatigue

Incoming freshmen organize activities ahead of campus arrival

Members of the Class of 2024 will be arriving on campus to a somewhat nontraditional freshman fall experience, but some ’24s have taken it upon themselves to get to know their classmates before virtual New Student Orientation begins.

Helble announces winter study abroad program cancellations, budget losses in live stream

During his weekly “Community Conversations” livestream on Wednesday, Provost Joseph Helble announced the cancellation of winter term off-campus programs, summarized budget losses for the fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and provided updates on the selection process for students’ in-residence terms, international student guidelines and student belongings. 

College agrees to investigate harassment allegations if student ends hunger strike

On Monday — seven days after computer science graduate student Maha Hasan Alshawi initiated a hunger strike against the College — Dartmouth announced that it would conduct another review of Alshawi’s claims of sexual misconduct and retaliatory academic action by two computer science professors if she ends her protest and seeks medical attention. 

Alumni magazine profile on alumnus faces controversy

On July 10, Blake Neff ’13, former writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson, resigned from his position following reports of bigoted comments he had posted online under a pseudonym.