Some Thoughts in the Dark
At around 4:30 on the afternoon of May 27, a major storm swept across the Connecticut River and onto the Dartmouth campus. Its heavy winds…
Articles by Nicholas P. Desatnick
2015 Commencement Speakers Announced
In an email to campus earlier this morning, the 2015 Class Council announced this year’s commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients. Following on the heels…
Dartmouth’s Review
In a 2004 interview with The Duke Chronicle, Professor Robert Brandon responded to a question about faculty hiring policies by noting, “If, as John Stuart…
Toward a Greater Intellectualism
Late last month, The Dartmouth Review published an issue that examined the state of education at the College. In it, we were rather critical of…
The Spirit of Winter Carnival
In the spring of 2011, shortly after I decided to matriculate at Dartmouth, I had the good fortune of accompanying a family friend on a trout-fishing…
Inside the Moving Dartmouth Forward Steering Committee
Editor’s Note: Recently, The Dartmouth Review had the opportunity to sit down with Frank Cunningham III’16 and get his take on the Moving Dartmouth Forward…
The Liberal Arts in Action
One day shortly after Thanksgiving, I took my brother, a junior in high school, into West Philadelphia to tour Penn’s campus. After sitting through the…
Wha-Hoo-What? Swim Team Rebuked for Chant
The Dartmouth swimming and diving team has landed in hot water after a pre-meet chant last weekend raised eyebrows among some on campus. According to…
Professor Lind on Manchukuo
The Wall Street Journal has put together a 12-minute retrospective on the Japanese occupation of Manchuria during the Second World War and how its legacies…
Democracy in Name Only
In recent weeks, there has been much debate about President Hanlon’s Moving Dartmouth Forward campaign and its implications for campus life. Ever since The Daily…