CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

STUDENT AID
As the fall term began, DHMC pharmacy offered a “college survival kit” for $40, consisting of $55 worth of over-the-counter medications and Band-Aids.

DOUBLE DUTY
Laura Schuler, new head coach of the women’s hockey team, will also serve as coach of the Canadian national women’s team for the 2016-17 season.

CASE CLOSED
College general counsel Robert Donin is retiring in June 2017. He has worked Dartmouth since 2000.

INCONCLUSIVE
Members of Divest Dartmouth met with three members of the board of trustees in September. “The conversation was civil, but it was clear that the board had no intention of making any commitments,” said a member of Divest Dartmouth.

NO DOG DAYS
Stardust, a miniature therapy horse, visited Dartmouth in August to help students relax prior to exams.

LITTLE GREEN MEN MEET THE BIG GREEN?
Chinese grad student Shuyao Zhang is putting the finishing touches on a 10-minute sci-fi film she made during the summer. Flutter is an interplanetary love story between an alien stranded in Hanover and a computer science teaching assistant.

NOSH NEWS
In response to student complaints in recent years, kosher dining options are now available to students at more dining locations across campus. Vermont Kosher, a new food supplier to the College, offers improved rabbinical supervision for discerning diners.

ARACHNOPHOBIA, ANYONE?
A black widow spider was spotted just outside the alumni magazine’s offices in late July.

BEST-QUALIFIED CANDIDATE?
In case you haven’t heard, the Cat in the Hat is running for U.S. president as “the kids’ candidate.” Unlike other presidential candidates, however, the feline creation of Theodor Geisel ’25, a.k.a. “Dr. Seuss,” did not have any campus visits planned.

ON THE WALL
Aerial dance troupe Bandaloop combined its unique mix of climbing and choreography on the walls near Maffel Arts Plaza September 16. The group also offered vertical dance workshops to students and dined with student climbers.

TRIBAL SUPPORT
Two hundred people met on the Green in support of Native American tribes seeking to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Project in North Dakota.

FOUL FLORA
A corpse flower in the Dartmouth greenhouse bloomed in mid-September. The plant features one of the largest flowers in the world—and it stinks. Dubbed “Morphy,” the plant last bloomed five years ago.

NEW ARTS HOME
The Hood Downtown exhibition space has opened on Main Street. It serves as the primary physical presence of the Hood Museum during a $40-million renovation.