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The Rise of Grade Inflation

The growing number of high marks has many professors—and some students—worried academic excellence is being cheapened. Has Dartmouth reached a breaking point?

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Downtime

During Winter Carnival in the 1910s and 1920s, thrill-seekers satisfied their need for speed by tobogganing down Occom Ridge and in Memorial Stadium.

Updated on February 19, 2019

During Winter Carnival in the 1910s and 1920s, thrill-seekers satisfied their need for speed by tobogganing down Occom Ridge and in Memorial Stadium. Read more in our Mar/Apr 2019 issue.

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First Look

Four rarely seen images of the College transport viewers across the decades.

Road Trip

Ben Joel ’27 goes global to check up on students conducting fieldwork with internships through the Dickey Center for International Understanding.

Slowing Down Time

Photography professor Virginia Beahan brings an old-school technique and a rare sensibility to her craft.

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