Opinion

Menna: Reading Between the Election Stories

By Caroline Menna | July 24, 2026

The Dartmouth’s reporting on New Hampshire election laws tells one story; the ideas shaping those stories tell another.

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Opinion

Taneja: Dartmouth’s Size Is its Strength.

By Rohan Taneja | July 24, 2026

Expanding Dartmouth’s student body would dilute its sense of community.

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Opinion

Cashwell: It’s Time to Reinstate Dartmouth’s Swim Test and More.

By Ben Cashwell | July 17, 2026

The Class of 2026 was the first in a century to graduate without a swim requirement. Dartmouth should bring it back in a new way.

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Opinion

Alahyari: What Did Team Melli Mean this Year?

By Ryan Alahyari | July 17, 2026

The Iranian community has the power to define Iran’s national football team as a symbol of the people rather than the regime.

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Opinion

Menna: Lessons from Craftsbury

By Caroline Menna | July 17, 2026

Every summer, a group of Dartmouth student-athletes head to Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom to train. What they bring back to campus extends far beyond stronger bodies and faster times.

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Opinion

Menna: A Dartmouth Case for America’s 250th Year

By Caroline Menna | July 10, 2026

The Supreme Court case that saved Dartmouth from becoming a state university offers a reminder of why the independent institutions Alexis de Tocqueville admired remain essential to American democracy. 

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Opinion

Arzoumanidis: In Defense of Student Parking

By Ana Arzoumanidis | July 10, 2026

Cars provide students with important benefits. Dartmouth should reverse its ban on sophomore vehicles.

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Opinion

Alahyari: In Search of Lost Treasure

By Ryan Alahyari | July 3, 2026

The historic Treasure Room in Baker-Berry Library was once a space for students to use. Opening it to the public again would help strengthen the relationship between Dartmouth students and the historical context in which they reside.

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Opinion

Menna: The Spaces Between

By Caroline Menna | July 3, 2026

Graduation celebrates achievement. Yet the things graduates ultimately cherish are often harder to recognize while they are happening.

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Opinion

Menna: The College They Made

By Caroline Menna | June 14, 2026

Fifty years ago, the first class to spend all four years at a coeducational Dartmouth graduated. The 177 women who made that possible helped shape the College we inhabit today.

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Opinion

Avila: Dartmouth Should Honor Courage, Not Conformity

By Steve Avila | June 14, 2026

Honorary degrees should affirm courage, integrity and service toward providing students with an education grounded in truth-seeking and open discourse — traits that FIRE president Greg Lukianoff embodies.

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Opinion

Taneja: Your Baby Graduated. Buy a Page in The D.

By Rohan Taneja | June 14, 2026

The Dartmouth should reconsider its offering of $100+ congratulatory graduation ads.

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Opinion

Rempe-Hiam: An Intersection of Lunch and Pollutants

By Oscar Rempe-Hiam | June 14, 2026

The controversial crosswalk at Wheelock and Main Street might be more than a superficial annoyance; it could be making us sick. 

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Opinion

Morris: Greg Lukianoff’s Honorary Degree is Well Earned

By Michael Jeffrey Morris | June 2, 2026

Greg Lukianoff deserves his honorary degree and controversy around his comments about transgender activism are overblown.

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Opinion

Menna: Learning the Shape of a Place, Revisited

By Caroline Menna | June 2, 2026

Six months after a column about her first term, a freshman reflects on what the full year taught her.

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Opinion

Opinion Asks: What to Do About Grade Inflation?

By The Dartmouth Opinion Staff | May 29, 2026

The Dartmouth’s Opinion writers and staff share their thoughts on grade inflation.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: I’m Not Telling You Not to Vote.

By W. Richard Benash | May 29, 2026

I’m not saying no one should vote — only that our current electoral system offers a false choice between two corrupt options.

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Cartoon

Moyse: The Money Could’ve Gone Literally Anywhere Else

By Eli Moyse | May 29, 2026

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Opinion

Alsheikh: Ledyard on the water

By Ramsey Alsheikh | May 29, 2026

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Be Glad You Have the Freedom to Choose — Use It or Lose It.

By Kim Rosenfield | May 28, 2026

Refusing to vote is a vote in favor of those in power who hope you do not vote.

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