Protests have sprung up across the country and the rest of the world in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. At Dartmouth, a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement took place June 10 on the Green, where members of the Dartmouth community gathered and held up signs expressing their calls for racial justice.
While observing social distancing guidelines, the staff at Dartmouth Dining Services continues to serve meals to students who are living on campus. The Class of 1953 Commons is open for these students and for staff who work in the dorms. The majority of students order their food ahead and pick up prepared bags, but some pick up food in the cafeteria for takeout. '53 Commons is open for breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Access is limited to 10 students at a time for meal pickup and is not open to students, faculty or staff who are living off-campus.
To celebrate the joys of spring and cheer everyone up during trying times, our staff photographers compiled a collection of photos from campus and beyond. These photographs of Dartmouth scenes, many with flowers and newly leafed-out trees, can be downloaded for Zoom backgrounds or to brighten up your meetings or computer screens.
With a bit more time on her hands while she's social distancing in New York City, Sarah Adelman '19 has been painting. One of her creations is a watercolor of Dartmouth's campus—an aerial view of Dartmouth Library's Baker-Berry Library and the Green, with trees and mountains on the horizon. She sent a photo of her painting to the Dartmouth Instagram account and gave us permission to share it.
After posting her painting on our channels, we started to receive other pieces of art from members of our community. Moriah Morton '17, a Milwaukee-based artist, sent a watercolor digital drawing of campus in the winter. Dorothy Qu '19, Guarini '21 shared digital drawings of the Hood Museum of Art, the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, a map of campus, and a Van Gogh-esque Baker Tower. She's currently working toward her masters in computer science and digital arts. Caitlin Flint '16, a New Orleans-based artist, sent an ink drawing of the entrance to Carpenter Hall in the spring. Students, alumni, and community members have continued to submit works of Dartmouth-themed art across mediums.
If you've recreated a scene of Dartmouth's campus, we want to see it! Send photos or scans of drawings, paintings, digital art, or any other medium to social.media@dartmouth.edu. We'll share some of our favorites on our social channels.
West Gym has been equipped with about a hundred cots that could be used for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center patients needing low-intensity care, in the event that the hospital needs to make more room for critically ill patients if there is a surge in COVID-19 cases.
To equip the space and plan for its possible use, Dartmouth administrators worked closely with D-H personnel, the regional Multi-Agency Coordinating Entity (MACE), and members of the New Hampshire National Guard, who moved cots into the gym on April 10. MACE manager Chris Christopolous, fire department chief in Lebanon, N.H., says medical equipment will not be added until the need is imminent.
"Everyone's hoping that our social distancing efforts are working and that this space won't be needed, but we are preparing it just in case," says Josh Keniston, vice president for institutional projects and co-chair of Dartmouth's COVID-19 Task Force.
(Photos by Robert Gill)