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Peter Roby ’79 appointed interim athletics director

By Matt Krivan and Jason Norris | February 22, 2021

Roby will face the challenge of rebuilding trust with student-athletes following the reinstatement of five teams and a full calendar year of canceled athletic competition.

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Athletes react to reinstatement following threatened Title IX litigation

By Benjamin Ashley , Will Ennis , Andrew Doerr and Katherine Shannon | February 19, 2021

While many athletes expressed support for the decision, some say they have lost faith in the athletics department.

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Ivy League cancels all spring athletic league competition

By Addison Dick and Lili Stern | February 18, 2021

The conference left open the possibility of limited local competition if public health conditions improve dramatically.

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Ivy League grants seniors eligibility extensions, breaking with precedent and previous votes

By Justin Kramer and Lili Stern | February 16, 2021

On Thursday, the Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to allow current seniors admitted into graduate programs at their schools to compete as fifth-year players. The decision is a one-time, pandemic-related exception that breaks with a long-standing Ivy League precedent limiting athletic participation to undergraduate students.

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Athletics director Harry Sheehy to retire, Peter Roby ’79 to serve as interim AD

By Justin Kramer | February 9, 2021

After more than a decade as athletics director, Harry Sheehy, 68, will retire this month. Peter Roby ’79 will serve as interim athletics director starting Feb. 16.

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Reinstated athletes alleged Title IX non-compliance in threatened litigation against College

By Benjamin Ashley and Vikram Strander | February 9, 2021

The College's reinstatement of five athletic teams, announced on Jan. 29, was the culmination of a two-month legal process that began in early December. Before settling with the College, 21 plaintiffs from the women's golf and women's swimming and diving teams alleged that the program eliminations violated Title IX.

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Former Dartmouth assistant coach Jennifer King becomes first Black woman to serve as full-time NFL coach

By Will Ennis and Vikram Strander | February 9, 2021

On Jan. 26, the NFL’s Washington Football Team announced the promotion of former Dartmouth offensive assistant Jennifer King from a full-year coaching intern to the assistant running backs coach, making her the first Black woman to serve as a full-time coach in professional football history.

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Reinstated teams gear up to resume practice

By Olivia Morton and Halle Troadec | February 9, 2021

After Dartmouth reinstated their teams on Jan. 29, student-athletes on the men’s and women’s golf, men’s lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are preparing to resume training.

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Professional athletes discuss political activism at Dartmouth Political Union roundtable

By Andrew Doerr | February 5, 2021

On Thursday evening, the Dartmouth Political Union hosted a panel of professional athletes to discuss the intersection of politics and professional sports, touching on topics including Black Lives Matter protests and kneeling for the national anthem.

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Reinstated teams lash out at AD Harry Sheehy on ‘explosive’ Zoom call

By Justin Kramer | February 2, 2021

Even after College President Phil Hanlon announced the reinstatement of five athletic teams on Friday morning, the wounds from the teams’ elimination more than six months earlier were still fresh.

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Portland Timbers select Dawson McCartney in MLS SuperDraft

By Olivia Morton and Benjamin Ashley | February 2, 2021

On Jan. 21, Dawson McCartney, former Dartmouth midfielder and member of the Class of 2021, was selected 43rd overall in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers, becoming the fifth player from Dartmouth drafted to play in MLS in the past four years.

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Q&A: Alexi Pappas '12 on her new book, 'Bravey'

By Sabrina Eager | February 1, 2021

In an interview with The Dartmouth, Alexi Pappas '12 discussed her experience as a Dartmouth student, author and athlete, and how she reflected on these experiences in her new book, "Bravey."

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Dartmouth reinstates five sports teams, citing Title IX compliance

By Addison Dick , Lili Stern and Emily Lu | January 29, 2021

College President Phil Hanlon announced the reinstatement of five athletic teams — men’s and women’s golf, men’s lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving — in an email Friday morning. The programs, which the College cut last July due to admissions and budgetary constraints, will be reinstated through at least 2024-2025, pending a Title IX review.

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Cole Sulser ’12 prepares for third MLB season

By Andrew Doerr | January 29, 2021

After spending seven years working his way up the minor league ranks, Cole Sulser ’12 finally earned a full-season bullpen spot this past year, pitching for the Baltimore Orioles.

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Student-athletes resume practice post-quarantine

By Ethan Strauss and Sara McClanahan | January 29, 2021

On Tuesday, with the initial two-week quarantine over for students living on campus, student-athletes resumed training. After a fall term marked by stringent COVID-19 regulations on practice and low COVID-19 rates campus-wide, this winter’s return-to-sports protocol is slightly more accelerated.

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Amid winter sports cancellation, athletes search for new ways to spend time

By Will Ennis | January 26, 2021

With the Ivy League’s cancellation of all winter intercollegiate athletic competition, Dartmouth’s winter athletes have been forced to adapt to strange new circumstances: a full season without their sport.

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Ahead of Ivy League decision, spring sports brace for likely restrictions

By Ethan Strauss and Halle Troadec | January 22, 2021

Over 10 months after Ivy League athletic competition shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spring-sport athletes now face the possibility of losing a second consecutive season.

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Drew O’Connor ’22 makes Pittsburgh Penguins taxi squad

By William Owen and Vikram Strander | January 19, 2021

On Jan. 11, Drew O’Connor ’22 was called up to the Pittsburgh Penguins taxi squad — a major step toward professional play for the former Big Green breakout hockey star.

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Matt Kaskey ’19 makes NFL debut with Carolina Panthers

By Will Ennis and Sara McClanahan | January 15, 2021

Matt Kaskey ’19 made his NFL debut for the Carolina Panthers on Jan. 3 against the New Orleans Saints, who clinched a 33-7 victory.

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Bianca Smith ’12 becomes first Black woman to coach professional baseball

By Benjamin Ashley and Vikram Strander | January 12, 2021

On Jan. 4, the Boston Red Sox announced the hiring of former Dartmouth softball player Bianca Smith ’12 as a minor league coach, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history.