Dartmouth Guide

Rush the Field

This is my story of rushing the field during Homecoming 2001—an enduring tradition that shows the true grit of a fresh Dartmouth Class.


When I Touched the Fire

I had done my research, tied my shoes, and braced myself for the sprint as I circled the bonfire. Dartmouth Night was in full swing…



Finding an Education at Dartmouth

Who are you? If you are part of Western civilization, your cultural ancestors are a tiny monotheistic desert tribe of Israelites and a small city-state…


A Western Culture Primer

The late Harold Bloom’s famed The Western Canon (1994), perhaps the foremost apologia for the Western literary tradition in the modern day Notwithstanding Philip Larkin’s…


Lost Songs of Old Dartmouth

Editor’s Note: Presented here for your consideration and enjoyment are songs of which few current undergraduates are aware but which were sung by generations of…


The Storied History of Dartmouth

Dartmouth is the ninth-oldest of America’s Colonial Colleges. Established in 1769, it was the last to receive its charter from the British Crown. Dartmouth’s founding…