Marko the magician impresses students at the Dartmouth Library’s open house. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo, at left, was on campus last weekend working with students from Associate Professor Vievee Francis’ advanced creative writing class, including Emma Sklarin ’18, center, and Hannah Matheson ’18, who shared their work with Pardlo at Umpleby’s Café. Francis says the visit was one of many opportunities “English 86” students have “to meet with and enjoy writers at the top of their game.” (Photo by Vievee Francis)

Dartmouth gives students a chance to gain new perspectives on life—sometimes literally, as on a recent Saturday, when a house community event brought hot air balloons to the Green. (Photo by Rachel Hastings)

A clear late-summer days offers a view of both Dartmouth’s main campus and, far in the distance (at top left), the summit of Mount Moosilauke. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)

Speaking of Mount Moosilauke, students from West House are some of the first guests at the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, and each house community has been making the trip north for dinners hosted by the house professors and their families. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)

In 2020, skateboarding will be included in the Olympics for the first time. There’s no official word yet on whether skateboarding while carrying bags of food will be one of the disciplines, but if so, you may be looking at a future Olympian. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)

Executive Vice President Rick Mills and Laurel Richie ’81, chair of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees, speak at a recent town hall. Richie talked about what led to Dartmouth as an undergraduate and about what makes Dartmouth special. Read more about the event. (Photo by Robert Gill)