The D-Brief

In a special Election Day bonus episode, executive producer Taylor Haber ‘25 chats with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who made a surprise visit to campus in the week before the election.

It’s Election Day 2024 in this final episode of The D-Brief Election Series. Executive producer Taylor Haber ’25 chats with Delaware Governor John Carney ’78.

As Election Day approaches, the podcast hosts alumni in elected office to discuss how Dartmouth shaped their political trajectories. Producer Eliza Dunn ’25 chats with Rep. Annie Kuster ’78, Congresswoman from New Hampshire.

In the run-up to Election Day, the podcast hosts conversations with alumni in elected office to discuss how Dartmouth shaped their political trajectories. Executive producer Taylor Haber ’25 chats with California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis ’89.

In the run-up to Election Day, the podcast hosts conversations with alumni in elected office to discuss how Dartmouth shaped their political trajectories. Executive producer Taylor Haber ’25 chats with Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman ’01.

In the run-up to Election Day, the podcast hosts conversations with alumni in elected office to discuss how Dartmouth shaped their political trajectories. Executive producer Taylor Haber ’25 chats with former Rep. Mike Capuano ’73, Congressman from Massachusetts.

As the D's 180th Editorial Directorate moves on to life after Dartmouth, the team sat down with executives Daniel Modesto, Arielle Feuerstein, and Kristin Chapman. They shared behind-the-scenes stories, advice for future writers, and discussed the lasting impact of their leadership. From everyone at The D-brief, thank you for all of the hard work, the 181st will take it from here!

Producers Jack Coleman and Eilana Stanford interview Annabelle Zhang to discuss last week's New Hampshire primary elections.

In this episode we speak to Dartmouth students Roan V. Wade '25 and Kevin Engel '27 about their experience with activism on campus as well as the events that lead to their arrest on October 27 outside of Parkhurst Hall. Since the arrest and interview they have been put on probation by the college, charged with criminal trespassing and will have a court hearing in the coming weeks.

In the first D-Briefed of the new year, producers Ella von Baeyer and Ayman Hazaa sit down with authors facing subjects like Dartmouth's new A.I. alliance and the logistics of winterim.

D-Brief producer Taylor Haber sat down with the 2024 presidential candidate to discuss his campaign.

On this day, our founder, Levi Port, was born. Thank you for all you do, and we wish you a happy, happy birthday. Anyway... come listen to a discussion of your favorite academic activity with producer Eilana Stanford. Additionally, we will hear about the new changes to Dartmouth's Dining Services with producer Jack Coleman.

Welcome back, Dartmouth! With our first D-Briefed of the fall, listen in as producer Quinn Hall breaks down the unionization of the men's basketball team and host Levi Port reflects with a friend.

On June 12, Sian Leah Beilock succeeded former College President Phil Hanlon, becoming Dartmouth’s 19th President and the first woman to hold the position. She came to The College on the Hill from Barnard where she had served as president since 2017. In this episode, D-Brief Producer Taylor Haber sat down with President Beilock to discuss her outlook on the first full term and beyond.

For the first time in D-Brief history, the whole gang comes together to opine on and tell stories about Dartmouth's couple-matching software Last Chances. Topics are included but not limited to: ambiguous intentions, timing, flitzing, in-person dates (scary), ego, infidelity, and the juiciest question of all, who on the campus would you want to match with the most?

Since 1935, Dartmouth has fielded student-run First Year Trips programs to welcome incoming students. While they traditionally consisted of hiking and camping over the course of a few days, the programs today range from mountain biking to museum exploration. In this episode of the D-Brief, host Heath Monsma does a deep dive behind the scenes of the institution and explores its lasting impact on st...

For most of the year, Dartmouth’s student bands exist alongside each other in (musical) harmony. They add a unique and exciting layer of entertainment to the college’s social life. They play in packed greek houses to crowds of their friends and adoring fans and, uniquely to Dartmouth, often get handed down generations, such that the lifecycle of a band can be longer than the four years its founder...

This week we cover the announcement of unionization by Dartmouth library workers and the visits made to campus by monks from the Plum Village Monastery and Former Republican Senator Adam Kinzinger.

In this episode, we tackle the re-recognition of SAE by their national organization and its implications for students as well as the ongoing legal battle they are engaged in with the College. Then, we examine the proposed bill to legalize marijuana which is currently in front of the New Hampshire State Senate and finally we discuss the trend of movies and TV which satirize wealth.

In the first D-Briefed of the spring term the team discusses regular decision admissions for the class of 2027, the abortion bill working its way through the New Hampshire state legislature, and the discovery of miscataloged Native American remains in the Hood Museum's collection.

As The D's 179th Editorial Directorate departs, and the 180th enters, Levi and co. sat down with each of the former executives -- Emily Lu (00:58), Mia Russo (15:24), Andrew Sasser (28:55), and Lauren Adler (37:07) -- to say thank you and goodbye. Congratulations on all that you have accomplished during your tenure! We love and appreciate you, 179! Cheers to another successful year at The Dartmout...

Every weekend during the winter, Dartmouth students venture through the brisk winds of Hanover to party at fraternities. Of course, for warmth, they bring a jacket -- better known as a frat jacket or "fracket." Normally, this is a more disposable article of winter garb in case of the unfortunate event that someone steals it. This has become an odd ritual at Dartmouth: fracket theft. Someone takes...

This week, the team takes on DDS controversies, on-campus laundry difficulties, and the current state of cinema. 

During the first episode back on campus this winter, Jack Coleman and Eliana Stanford listen to the debate revolving around the removal of Dartmouth's swim test as well as the new Student Support Network program added this spring.

This week's episode of The D: Briefed took a look back at some stories from the term that deserved to be explored in greater depth. We first got the bottom of the question of "Does Dartmouth recycle?", then talked about the effort to bring back native pollinators into the Upper Valley, and finally discussed the disappointing football season for the Big Green and what needs to change for next seaso...