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College purchases property contaminated by Rennie Farm

By Alex Fredman | April 27, 2017

Over 18 months after contamination from Rennie Farm was discovered on the nearby property of Richard and Deb Higgins, the College has reached a settlement with the couple, who had threatened to bring a federal lawsuit against the school in October 2016.

Opinion

Ghavri: What is Islam, Anyway?

By Anmol Ghavri | April 27, 2017

A self-proclaimed “angry brown man” rants about Islam.

Opinion

Rodgers: The Best of Both Worlds

By Kyla Rodgers | April 27, 2017

A focus on graduate studies helps undergraduates — and Dartmouth overall.

Opinion

Chun: We’ve Never Left the Tribe

By Steven Chun | April 27, 2017

An anthropological look at tribalism helps explain campus social life.

Opinion

Solomon: Building a Better Home

By Ioana Solomon | April 27, 2017

We can better cope with stress by utilizing Dartmouth’s unique resources.

Opinion

Stanescu-Bellu: Au Revoir, Établissement

By Sofia Stanescu-Bellu | April 27, 2017

The French presidential election is a death knell for establishment politics.

Arts

Q&A with Rome Prize-winning music professor Ashley Fure

By Annie Phifer | April 27, 2017

Music professor Ashley Fure, a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music, recently added the Rome Prize to her list of impressive accolades in this year alone.

News

Five Montgomery Fellows to visit College

By Frances Cohen | April 26, 2017

This term, five writers, artists and performers from around the world will receive the Montgomery Fellowship, a 40-year old program that brings distinguished figures to the College from both academic and non-academic fields.

Divest Dartmouth's Big Green Rally was the most co-sponsored event in College history.

Mirror

Divestment faces diverging paths

By Jaden Young | April 26, 2017

Members of Divest Dartmouth are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by the College.

Mirror

Undocumented at Dartmouth

By Mara Stewart | April 26, 2017

Mara and Annette explore the truths about what it means to be an undocumented student at Dartmouth.

Government professor Brendan Nyhan's research focuses on misinformation.

Mirror

Democracy and Conspiracy: Q&A with government professor Brendan Nyhan

By Cristian Cano | April 26, 2017

Cris interviews government professor Brendan Nyhan about political misconceptions and conspiracy theories.

Column

Wien: An Exercise in Fact

By Elise Wien | April 26, 2017

Elise suggests that fiction writing itself can be used to establish reality.

Column

Guo: Facts Travel

By Clara Guo | April 26, 2017

Clara discusses the idea of traveling as a kind of getaway from stress — but does it really work?

Mirror

Editors' Note

By Lauren Budd and May Mansour | April 26, 2017

The editors engage in discussions of truths in an age of "fake news" and "alternative facts."

Mirror

Verity

By Ishaan Jajodia | April 26, 2017

Ishaan photographs his interpretation of this week's theme, "fact."

Eleven percent of students said they strongly or somewhat approved of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 85 percent said they strongly or somewhat disapproved. Just under 100 percent of Democrats said they disapprove.

Survey

A survey of Dartmouth's political landscape

By Amanda Zhou and Alexander Agadjanian | April 26, 2017

With intense political discourse persisting well beyond this past election, The Dartmouth set out to examine the contours of Dartmouth student public opinion regarding current events.

letter from Board of Trustees to the Alpha Delta Corporation, March 13, 2017

News

Alpha Delta will not be re-recognized

By Erin Lee and Anthony Robles | April 25, 2017

The College notified derecognized fraternity Alpha Delta last month that the organization will not be considered for re-recognition, a move that concluded over 18 months of negotiations and discussions. A confidential letter, sent March 13 and signed by Board of Trustees chair Bill Helman ’80, stated that although many derecognized organizations have been re-recognized in the past, going forward, the College’s policy will be clarified to specify that derecognition is permanent.

Dartmouth's Turning Point USA chapter hosted its first public event last Tuesday.

News

Turning Point USA launches campus chapter

By Debora Hyemin Han | April 25, 2017

Last Tuesday, Dartmouth’s new Turning Point USA chapter held its first public event. The chapter, which was founded by Connor Turner ’20 and Tyler Baum ’20, is a part of the larger TPUSA group that has appeared on many college campuses and high schools across the country and is known for its founder, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and its Professor Watchlist, on which Dartmouth’s women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor Eng-Beng Lim was listed. According to its website, TPUSA was founded in 2012 and seeks to promote fiscal responsibility, free markets and limited government through its National Field Program, a campus activist program.

News

SPCSA hosts symposium to update recommendations

By Rebecca Flowers | April 25, 2017

The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault has continued to work on five recommendations to improve reporting of sexual assault on campus that it originally released in October 2015.

Q&A

Q&A with Friday Night Rock guest, rising rap artist Saba

By Jacob Meister | April 25, 2017

This past Friday, April 21, Friday Night Rock brought rapper Saba to perform at Sarner Underground.