Campus Confidential

CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

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ROCKY TOP

Jason Barabas ’93 is the new director of the Rockefeller Center. The former government major comes from Stony Brook University, where he was a professor of political science.

NO SURPRISE

The parent of a student has joined a class action suit that seeks damages because the College charged full tuition for remote learning this spring.

NO EXCUSES!

Dartmouth athletics and recreation is offering 12 free weekly wellness and fitness classes via Zoom.

SPRING VISITOR

The black bear known as Mink was back in town post-hibernation—with three adorable male cubs in tow.

VIRTUAL INTEREST

Forty-three percent of sophomores polled by The Dartmouth said they were “very unlikely” to take classes remotely this summer.

CHANGE OF ART

After 25 years at the Hood Museum, deputy director Juliette Bianco ’94 is leaving to become director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina. Hood director John Stomberg calls her “a rising star.”

HELPING HANDS

Uma Ramesh ’20 started a nonprofit in which students offer tutoring services to raise money to help Upper Valley residents pay for healthcare. Health Access for All provided free tutoring for children of essential workers in May.

MELTDOWN

Morano Gelato, a beloved place to be on a hot summer day, has closed for good, citing lockdowninduced financial hardship.

KUDOS

Government professor Jason Lyall earned a $200,000 grant by being named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow.

ON THE MONEY

Barron’s listed Dartmouth’s chief investment officer, Alice Ruth ’83, as one of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance.

CELEBRATION

Dartmouth Pride Month went virtual in May. It featured several Zoom discussions and panels and culminated with the annual Lavender Graduation.

AL FRESCO

Outdoor dining returned to Hanover restaurants in mid-May with some tables set up in converted parking spaces along Main Street.

PRO HOPES

Two football players signed with NFL teams following the draft: cornerback Isiah Swann ’20 (Cincinnati Bengals) and defensive end Niko Lalos ’20 (New York Giants).

THE MURAL OF THE STORY

The ultimate book on the Orozco murals has landed:

art history prof Mary Coffey’s Orozco’s American Epic: Myth, History, and the Melancholy of Race from Duke University Press.

WILDEST DREAMS

Lana Wilson, director of the Taylor Swift documentary Miss Americana, spoke in a live YouTube Q&A during the Hop@Home series in May.

END OF AN ERA

Men’s hockey coach Bob Gaudet ’81 retired in April after 23 seasons at the helm. He coached 752 games and won 331, both school records.

QUOTE/UNQUOTE

“Just because it’s online doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with it. Get yourself some Twizzlers. Enjoy yourself.”

—Government professor Sonu Bedi on remote learning

CARES ACT

$1.7

million

Initial amount the College will apply for to provide financial aid to students