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April 11, 2026
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College faculty are least diverse in Ivy League

By Alexa Green | April 25, 2016

Faculty diversity at the College lags far behind that of the undergraduate student body. Whereas 37 percent of Dartmouth’s undergraduate population identifies as part of a minority group, only 14.7 percent of Dartmouth’s full-time instructional faculty identifies as belonging to a minority group.

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Mark Connolly begins campaign for governor

By Daniel Kim | April 21, 2016

Here’s the story of how Mark Connolly ’79 became a state representative at the age of 21. His neighbor in his hometown of Bedford, New Hampshire ran for Congress in 1974, and Connolly worked as his driver for the campaign.

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Rose McLarney arrives as newest poet in residence

By Alexandra Pattillo | April 21, 2016

“Writing a poem is discovering,” Robert Frost once said. The place of such discovery for Frost himself, this year’s poet in residence and many others is Frost Place, a modest farmstead perched high on a rolling hill covered in wildflowers, nestled in the White Mountains in Franconia.

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Libertarians struggle in elections

By Parker Richards | April 21, 2016

It has been almost two decades since there has been an elected Libertarian Party member sitting in the state legislature in Concord. Libertarianism may run deep in the Granite State, but its ballot line has had election after election of weak showings.

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ROTC members discuss identity within the program

By Sonia Qin | April 20, 2016

The armed forces can often seem like a far removed subject from the lives of most — especially for college students living in isolated Hanover. For the students enrolled in Dartmouth’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, however, the knowledge that they will serve as officers in the United States Army one day has shaped their view of their time at the College and beyond.

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Panel focuses on exclusivity in the Greek system

By Savannah Maher | April 19, 2016

Over 100 students gathered in Collis Common Ground to discuss, criticize and defend Greek life at Dartmouth last night. The event, a student panel and discussion titled “Exclusivity in the Greek System,” was hosted by Sigma Delta, Chi Delta and Epsilon Kappa Theta sororities and co-sponsored by the Panhellenic Council, Greek Leadership Council and the Office of Pluralism and Leadership.

Terri Batchelder is leading a Relay for Life team, inspired by her mother.
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Terri Batchelder lead’s KAF Relay for Life team

By Paulomi Rao | April 18, 2016

Led by campus employee Terri Batchelder, the King Arthur Flour company will participate in its first Relay for Life this June in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The event, organized through the American Cancer Society, will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 4.

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Students participate in 12-hour coding event HackDay

By Alyssa Mehra | April 17, 2016

This past Saturday, 49 students spent up to 12 hours designing projects and building programs at HackDay, an event hosted by HackDartmouth at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network. This year’s event marks the first time that HackDartmouth has held a half-day programming event as opposed to a typical 24-hour hackathon in its two-year history.

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Final Assembly debate talks budget, apathy and inclusivity

By Samantha Stern | April 15, 2016

The second Student Assembly debate this afternoon largely focused on the role of the Assembly on campus, student body apathy towards the governing body and the details of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative. Six Assembly presidential candidates and four vice presidential candidates participated.

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Assembly debate focuses on Greek life

By Samantha Stern | April 14, 2016

This year’s first debate for Student Assembly presidential and vice presidential candidates focused on the Greek system, although questions also addressed the candidates' leadership experience and initiatives.

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Dartmouth alumni seek national, state political offices

By Joe Regan | April 14, 2016

New Hampshire’s status as a swing state and key primary state during election season allows students at the College a view into political activities beyond the undergraduate experience. Many students choose to get involved in politics both on campus and as alumni. Most recently, Colin van Ostern Tu’09 and Mark Connolly ’79 threw their hats into the governor’s race in New Hampshire, while four current United States senators and three current state governors hail from the College on the Hill.

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