Campus Confidential

No. 19
The inauguration of new President Sian Beilock will take place on Friday, September 22, at 3 p.m. on the Green. 

Change of Venue
The Connecticut River was so low in mid-April that the crew teams moved several regattas to Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vermont.

End of An Era
The College has dropped its requirement that all staff, faculty, and students provide documentation to prove they are vaccinated against Covid-19.

It’s a Movement
Graduate students voted to unionize by a count of 261-33 this spring. “We are excited to bargain for a contract that secures better living and working conditions for all Dartmouth graduate workers,” read a press release from the Graduate Organized Laborers at Dartmouth.

Live Dead
Guitarist-vocalist Zach Nugent and his Dead Set band performed a song-for-song recreation of the Grateful Dead’s Thompson Arena concert from May 5, 1978. The show took place in May at the Lebanon Opera House in New Hampshire.

Quick Change
USA Lacrosse magazine featured two-sport star Jenna Donohue ’24 in a recent issue. Following her ice hockey season finale at Brown in February, the psych major took a day off before starting lacrosse practice.

Called to Serve
Three alums will join the board of trustees in July: David McKenna ’89, Shonda Rhimes ’91, and Todd Sisitsky ’93.

The Commish
NFL head honcho Roger Goodell spoke to the football team in May, sharing personal anecdotes and extolling the virtues of coach Buddy Teevens ’79. Goodell’s wife baked brownies for the players. 

Nuevo Restaurante
A Spanish tapería and bakery, Duende, has opened in Hanover.

Into the Light
Dartmouth students joined a suicide prevention walk in Hanover on May 7. The “Out of Darkness Walk” raised nearly $13,000.

Bounced
Women’s head basketball coach Adrienne Shibles has stepped down after two years in the position, during which the team won only five of 54 games. 

Hot Air?
Dartmouth researchers made headlines when they announced that baseball players are hitting more home runs due to global warming. 

Down and Out
Hanover businesses continue to come and go. This spring, the True Value hardware store closed after more than a century in business. 

Goodbye Gift
Faculty, staff, and students celebrated the tenure of outgoing President Phil Hanlon ’77 at several events during spring term. A $32-million scholars program has been established in his name.

Wet and Wild
The Ski Patrol held its sixth annual pond skim at the Dartmouth Skiway and has some gnarly videos to show for it. The event benefits the Veterans Affairs Adaptive Sports Program.

GONE TOO SOON
English and creative writing professor Monika Otter died in May. She was 64.

Portfolio

Norman Maclean ’24, the Undergraduate Years
An excerpt from “Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers”
One of a Kind
Author Lynn Lobban ’69 confronts painful past.
Trail Blazer

Lis Smith ’05 busts through campaign norms and glass ceilings as she goes all in to get her candidate in the White House. 

John Merrow ’63
An education journalist on the state of our schools

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