The D-Brief

Every Fall since 1888, Dartmouth has constructed a towering monument to the incoming class: the homecoming bonfire. In recent years, the traditions surrounding the event as well as the structure of the fire itself have been taken in a new, safer direction. On this episode of The D-Brief we spoke to Hanover residents and Fire Chief Martin McMillan to better understand the push for change. We then s...

This week, Heath Monsma and Ella Von Baeyer dove into the following articles from The D:  First, the portrayal of serial killers in the media (specifically in response to Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story). Then, an opinion piece arguing for Dartmouth's ban on freshman entering greek spaces to be extended. And finally we revisited the college's teletherapy initiative with a focus on the role...

In the first episode of The D:Briefed, a weekly rundown from The Dartmouth's best podcast, co-hosts Heath Monsma and Ella von Baeyer spoke to the writers who tackled campus' biggest news stories. These included the college's new partnership with the teletherapy service Uwill, the shrinking endowment, and Maḏayin, the Hood Museum's new instillation of aboriginal Australian bark painting.

Every Spring, Dartmouth College hosts the Green Key concert: a weekend-long festival of music, food, and partying. For students, this means a much-need break from the library... and a lot more sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. Students, alumni, and faculty all mark their calendars for this specific Dartmouth tradition. In its first episode ever, The D-Brief explores the fascination of the holy Green Ke...