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Maggie Shields
Allie Fudge '18 hangs out with her support dog, Kelsie Iris, on the Green.
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National No More

By Maggie Shields | May 21, 2015

It’s 1976, and change is brewing in Hanover. A group of Dartmouth women feel that the College’s social scene does not fit their needs, so they contact the national sorority Sigma Kappa to discuss establishing a chapter on campus. That spring, the sorority’s first pledge class sees an immense turnout. Flash forward to 1988 and seven more national sororities have been established on campus. Still, some of them feel that the ideas and rituals of their national governing bodies do not match up with the social needs of women at Dartmouth. So what has happened when sororities decide to go local?

Jongmin Char ’15 wears a classic yellow and white sundress. Her style, she said, suggests she is organized.
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Style Watch

By Maggie Shields | May 7, 2015

The student body was looking good on Monday. Maybe it was the glow from the remnants of a great weekend. Maybe it was excitement for the next round of midterms. Or maybe it was the weather. After several weeks of questioning why this term is called “spring term” when there was still snow on the ground and nightly temperatures often below freezing, spring has officially sprung, and on Monday, the sun was out, the sky was blue and the Green looked kind of green in some places.

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Drop the Bass

By Maggie Shields | April 30, 2015

The dance floor is crowded — it’s a Friday night after all. I wind my way around raised arms, shaking booties and that one person trying to twerk on the wall in the corner.

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A Major Mix-Up

By Maggie Shields | August 7, 2014

Now that we’re sophomores, we have all declared a major in something that we are at least remotely interested in. However, for many students the standard majors of biology, math, English, economics or government do not fully encompass their interests, passions and goals.

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A Light in the Frattic

By Maggie Shields | June 26, 2014

The staircase is narrow, only wide enough for a single person to pass at a time. Each step creaks loudly under your feet as you ascend, and the air gets thicker and hotter with each step. A single door is at the top of the staircase. “Freaks always welcome,” the sign hung on the door promises.

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Striking a Balance

By Maggie Shields | January 16, 2014

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has emerged once more a hot topic for the student body, but not all students believe the dialogue surrounding it is a diverse one.

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A Place to Call Home

By Maggie Shields | October 31, 2013

Proposals currently under review from the residential education director Michael Wooten would allow the Class of 2018 to live in housing clusters modeled off existing affinity housing but centered around STEM subjects, entrepreneurship and the arts.

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