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CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

MARCH | APRIL 2024
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CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL
MARCH | APRIL 2024

CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

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CAMPUS

SIBLING REVELRY

Canadian pop star Tate McRae attended several men’s hockey games earlier this season. Her brother, Tucker’26, skates for the Big Green.

PROBATION Four Greek houses recently violated Dartmouth’s alcohol-related “community standards.” Alpha Phi sorority and Sigma Nu, Beta Alpha Omega, and Alpha Chi Alpha fraternities face discipline.

HOMECOMING

Professors hired during the last year include three alums: Adam Breuer ’09,

Herbert Chang ’18, and Heidi Williams ’03.

NEW FOOD

The Works Cafe has opened on Main Street with offerings of fast-casual breakfast, sandwiches, and beverages.

A NEW HOME

Two female judges who left Afghanistan with their families in 2021 are now visiting scholars in public policy. Anisa Rasooli and Geeti Roeen arrived on campus in January.

COMING SOON

The Dartmouth Pow Wow has been scheduled for Saturday, May 11.

PRIMARY LAUGHS

Comedian and activist Kristina Wong staged several performances of her show, Kristina Wong for Public Office, in mid-January. It explores “what it means to run for office, and the money involved in running,” she says. The Rockefeller Center helped sponsor the Hopkins Center event.

THREE’S COMPANY

A trio of political figures spoke at the College in January: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, and U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland.

OFF TO BRITAIN

Jessica Chiriboga ’24 and Zachary Lang ’23 have been named Rhodes scholars.

Maxwell Teszler ’23 has been named a Marshall scholar.

UNUSUAL BEDFELLOWS

The Dartmouth Review applauded President Sian Beilock for allowing the arrests of two student protesters last fall for criminal trespassing. The case was expected to be tried in February.

WE MISS YOU BUDDY

Peyton Manning announced his new Buddy Teevens Award, which will be presented annually to a coach who leaves a lasting impact on and off the field.

EXTRA EXTRACURRICULARS During winter break, Allen House hosted bingo games, cookouts, movie nights, and Thursday nights with therapy dogs for the approximately 275 students who remained on campus.

FILM STUDY

The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society hosted several Osage Nation leaders and artists who worked on the film Killers of the Flower Moon. They included Marla RedcornMiller ’89, who worked as a cultural consultant for the movie. Participants discussed director Martin Scorsese’s collaboration with the tribe and the film’s potential cultural impact.

MEDAL WINNER

Women’s hockey team head coach Liz Ready Norton led TEAM USA to a gold medal in the 2024 U18 Women’s World Championships. Her squad went undefeated in Switzerland and defeated Czechia, 5-1, in the final.

THINK AGAIN

Economics professor Bruce Sacerdote ’90 copublished research that indicates “SAT and ACT scores have substantial predictive power for academic success in college.’

POWDER

30

Trails at the Skiway, all of which opened mid-January

RANKINGS

16

Rank of the College on Time’s “best colleges for future leaders” list

QUOTE/UNQUOTE

“Some people definitely missed the snowball fight because the email went out so late.

I think somebody forgot.”

—Dara Casey ’25, who joined the annual fracas on January 8