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High Jump

The Dartmouth equestrian team clinched its first national title in program history capturing the single-discipline championship on April 19. Fourth-ranked Dartmouth topped College of Charleston in…

Have a Question?

Mike Gonnerman ’65, comanager of the Information Booth on the Green, stands ready to provide an answer. Since 1949, visitors to campus have stopped by the Info Booth with inquiries ranging from…

Down and Out

The great elm that stood on the southwest corner of the Green for 120 years came down during a summer limbing operation. The 60-foot giant, named for former director of facilities planning Gordon…

Game Changers

In March, a Wall Street Journal photographer captured the men’s basketball team after it voted 13-2 to unionize. “Today is a big day for our team,” wrote Cade Haskins ’25 and Romeo Myrthil ’25 in a…

A Star is Born

In his major league debut,  Ben Rice ’22 singled (pictured) in his second at-bat. A few weeks later he hit three home runs in one game—a first for any Yankees rookie. His infectious smile and…

Where the Filed Things Are

More than 600,000 holdings fill the new Library Collections & Services Facility several miles off campus—and there’s room for double that amount. Books, journals, microfilm, and other in…

Reading Room

Collector David Godine ’66 peruses his library of rare books at home in Massachusetts. Click here to read an interview with the bibliophile.

Moment of Reflection

The early evening glow from Dartmouth Hall shimmers on the Green’s ice skating surface in mid-January, when the temperature peaked in the teens. The 70-by-120-foot rink returned after a two-year…

Vested Interest 

Football players clear the Alumni Oval of snow in 1916, most likely in advance of a late-season game against West Virginia that ended, suitably, in a 7-7 tie. 

Bog Walk

Students collect water samples from Philbrick-Cricenti Bog in New London, New Hampshire, for a physiological ecology course taught by postdoc Jessica Trout-Haney (wearing blue hat). “A bog is a great…

Life of the Mind

Ten monks and nuns led a week of engaged mindfulness with students and faculty in late April. The monastics, from Deer Park Monastery in California, included brother Phap Luu ’97. “Each morning, as…

Sign Language

When the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association gathered on campus in June, members had more to celebrate than the 50th anniversary of the group. Alumnae from the Pi Theta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta…

Stick and Puck

One of the greatest college goal scorers ever, Bill Riley ’46 (above) netted 118 at Dartmouth, still a school record, and led his team to two Frozen Fours. Defenseman Ben Lovejoy ’06 (below)…

Upward Bound

Five-time NBA all-star Rudy LaRusso ’59, Tu’60 (above), drives to the hoop for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1961 as Wayne Embry (No. 15) defends for the Cincinnati Royals. Dartmouth’s all-time three…

Fast Forward

Earl Thomson, class of 1920 (above), wins gold in the 110-meter hurdles at the Antwerp, Belgium, Olympics the same year he graduated. Nearly 100 years later, Cha’Mia Rothwell ’20 (below), holder of…

Major League

New York Yankees third baseman Red Rolfe ’31 (above, No. 2) can’t stop Mickey Owen of the Brooklyn Dodgers from sliding safely into third after he tripled in game one of the 1941 World Series. The…

River Borne

An early-morning bird’s-eye view of the Connecticut River reveals women’s crew hard at work.

Packed House

Rent rocked the Moore Theater in a series of sold- out February performances. Composer Jonathan Larson developed the play during a New York Theatre Workshop residency at Dartmouth two years before…

1960 Olympic Flashback

Chiharu “Chick” Igaya ’57 gets airborne while training for three events at the Squaw Valley, California, games: the slalom, giant slalom, and the downhill. “I used ‘cha-cha’ to describe the way I…

1948 Olympic Flashback

Five alums skated for the U. S. hockey team, which settled for a fourth-place finish at the outdoor rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Stanton Priddy ’43, Tu’44 (wearing glasses), Bruce Mather ’47 (to…

1932 Olympic Flashback

Speed skater Jack Shea ’34, competing in his hometown of Lake Placid, New York, wins the second heat of the 1,500-meter race en route to becoming the first American to win two gold medals at one…

Nature Takes Its Course

Since closing down last year, much of the former Hanover Country Club has gone to seed. By July the course was unplayable, as seen in this aerial view of the ninth green and eighth tee. For a look…

Field of Dreams

Commencement was held at Memorial Field on Sunday, June 13, with limited attendance and plentiful sunshine. The football stadium, which last hosted a graduation ceremony in 1995, allowed for better…

Room to Roam

The Dartmouth Indoor Practice Facility dwarfs men’s lacrosse coach Brendan Callahan as he faces the east end of the mammoth field. “We have already seen a boost in recruiting across the country,” he…

2020 Vision

Last March, shortly after the College was emptied and thrust into pandemic mode, College multimedia manager Robert Gill captured the snow-covered and deserted campus with a Mavic drone. “I’m always…

Waiting Game

The N.H. National Guard arranges approximately 100 cots in West Gym on April 10. The site was one of 14 prepared by the state to treat Covid-19 patients if hospitals become overcrowded. “We plan for…

Priceless View

Occom Ridge may be home to some fancy dwellings—one Airbnb listing goes for $4,500 per night—but the natural beauty and tranquility of nearby Occom Pond is free to anyone on campus, even during a…