Stories

• End of An Era: Dartmouth College to Sell FM Station WFRD
• College Holds Vigil in Remembrance of Four Students Who Died This Year
  Aired May 27, 2021 Hanover, NH — As heard in the Weekly Update on May 27, Dartmouth Administration organized a candlelight vigil on Tuesday in memoriam of the Dartmouth undergraduate students who died during the 2020-2021 academic year: Beau DuBray,… Read more: College Holds Vigil in Remembrance of Four Students Who Died This Year
• Provost Helble to Step Down following Appointment as President of Lehigh University
  Aired April 29, 2021 Hanover, NH — As heard in the Weekly Update on April 29, Dartmouth College Provost Joseph Helble will leave his current position at the end of the academic year in order to assume his appointed role… Read more: Provost Helble to Step Down following Appointment as President of Lehigh University
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  Dartmouth Government Professor Circulates Petition Calling for Trump’s Removal via 25th Amendment
  Hanover, NH — In the wake of the Jan. 6 capital riots, Professors Brendan Nyhan and John Carey circulated a petition among academics calling for President Trump’s removal from office. Prof. Nyhan speaks on the petition.
• The Quirks of the Electoral College and Implications for NH
  HANOVER, NH — The U.S. government is often said to be “for the people and by the people”. Though public elections are a cornerstone of our political system, how democratic are they, really? To answer that question for the nation’s presidential elections, one has to look at how the electoral process is structured, what its outcomes are, and the ways that voters and organizations have navigated it. WDCR News’s Brandon Dormes investigates.

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Interviews

• SA Candidate Interviews 2021: Khan-Munoz Ticket
  Hanover, NH — Student Assembly Elections are in full swing. On Sunday the SA Presidential and VP candidates will face off in a live debate, and on Monday voting will open for a 24 hour period starting at 5:00 p.m. To learn more about the candidates and their platforms, Anastasia Perez Ternent interviews Attiya Khan, who is running for SA President, and Sebasian Munoz-McDonald, who is running for SA Vice President on the same ticket.
• SA Candidate Interviews 2021: Qian-Johnson Ticket
  Hanover, NH — Campus is once again in the throes of election season. On Monday, undergraduates will vote for next year’s Student Assembly President and Vice President. In advance of Election Day and Sunday’s SA debate, Soleil Gaylord interviews Student Assembly Presidential candidate Jennifer Qian and Vice Presidential candidate Maggie Johnston. Students can vote beginning on Monday at 5:00 p.m. and voting will close on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
• Democratic Transitions
  Hanover, NH — WDCR News correspondent Veronica Quidore interviews Prof. Russell Muirhead, Grafton County District 12 representative and Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College. Prof. Muirhead discusses transitions of power after democratic elections one week after the attack on The U.S. Capitol. His newest book, co-authored with Harvard’s Professor Nancy Rosenblum is titled “A Lot of People Are Saying: New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy.”
• An Interview with Prof. Duthu
  Hanover, NH — The 2020 Election has far-ranging impacts on Americans from all walks of life. Native Americans and Indigenous communities around the country are no exception. Over the past four years, the Trump Administration ended the annual White House Tribal Conference and opened up swathes of Indian Country to natural resource extraction. WDCR News’s Daniel Lam ’22 speaks with the Samson Occom Professor of Native American Studies Bruce Duthu about the impact of this election on Native Americans and the political power they wield. Prof. Duthu is a Dartmouth alumnus and former professor at Vermont Law School.
• Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon ’77 on the 2020 Election and The College
  Hanover, NH — Dartmouth and the Granite State continue to play an outsized role in national politics as seen in this year’s first-in-the-nation primary when multiple candidates suspended their campaigns following poor performances at the polls. Prospective students and freshmen are often reminded that one of the perks of attending Dartmouth is the opportunity to experience at least one presidential election during their time in Hanover. WDCR News’ Daniel Lam ’22 speaks with President Hanlon to discuss Dartmouth’s evolving role in national and local politics and the prospect of the college hosting another presidential debate in the coming election cycles.

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