Dartmouth College Athletes Protest Sports Cuts

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In July, Dartmouth College announced its plans to cut five athletics programs: men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s lightweight rowing, and men’s and women’s golf. That decision, however, didn’t sit well with other student-athletes at the college, and a group of them representing 20 other of the college’s teams signed onto a letter to the college president Phil Hanlon and athletic director Harry Sheehy expressing solidarity with the cut programs.

“We are disappointed that student athletes were not consulted to help solve the fiscal and admissions challenges the school is trying to overcome before you unilaterally committed to eliminating these 5 teams,” the letter reads. 

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