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For most Americans, the word “Halloween” conjures images of costumes, candy and haunted decorations. At Dartmouth, it is a beloved and highly anticipated holiday, featuring festive activities: costume parties held in dorms or fraternities, group movie marathons and pumpkin carving contests.
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Italian plums, a hole forming in my favorite pair of Levi’s jeans, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Anthropologie candles, emails that begin with “Thank you for your interest” and end in disappointment, contact-safe eye drops, a warm Pacifico on a Thursday, Imogen Heap’s “Headlock” blasting through my Sony headphones as I do my skin care routine. The first fragments of my senior year.
For many Dartmouth students, a mention of “the Lodge” might spark visions of First-Year Trips, flair and the chaos of hundreds of students after spending the previous three days isolated in the wilderness. But those two weeks in early September when the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge is bursting with nervous freshmen and covered in signs, streamers and balloons only represent a small portion of the Lodge’s character.
Regardless of Dartmouth’s liberal arts approach to education, the Tuck School of Business’ presence on campus means that undergraduates have a resource to strengthen their pre-professional skills, particularly through the Tuck Business Bridge Program, also known as Tuck Bridge. During an intense three-week academic experience, top-ranked Tuck MBA faculty teach attendees a fundamental business curriculum and connect students to a cohesive network of peers and alumni.
Following my First-Year Trip at Dartmouth’s Organic Farm, I considered myself a near-expert agriculturalist. In the handful of days I spent at the O Farm, pulling the occasional weed from the rows of squash — or more often snacking on ripe cherry tomatoes — I felt nature-bathed and rejuvenated before the start of the year.
In early September, the Class of 2028 arrived to a campus under renovation, with fewer spaces available to socialize than previous freshman cohorts had experienced. The two-year construction of the Fayerweather Halls, which began in June 2024, as well as the initial phase of renovations to the Collis Center porch, has eliminated two spots where past freshmen classes typically socialized.
Fall in Hanover, much like the leaves, signals change — peak foliage season, exams in what seems like every other week and for some, perhaps the spark of a new romance. For students in long-distance relationships, though, the later weeks of the fall term might be the point at which distance and time spent apart start to sink in. The intensity of the quarter system — which leaves little time for travel — is far from ideal, making quick visits and sustained long-distance relationships challenging.
One of the virtues of the D-Plan, off-terms offer Dartmouth students 10 weeks of unbridled freedom to explore. That liberty, though, can double as a source of frustration. How exactly should you spend two-and-a-half months off campus during the school year? While many students choose to find employment domestically or relax at home, others take a more unique approach: working an internship abroad.
Sunrise last Monday found me summiting Holt’s Ledge, drenched from a predawn rainstorm, shivering and about 37 miles into the Dartmouth Fifty — a 57-mile, 31 hour nonstop hike from Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to Hanover. A few minutes later, I sat on the side of the trail and closed my eyes, wishing fervently that when I opened them again I would find myself wrapped in a blanket in my bed, instead of sleep-deprived and with fifteen miles left to trudge.
At the end of Tuck Mall, nestled between the Thayer School of Engineering and the Tuck School of Business, stands the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society. According to its website, the Irving Institute is committed to accelerating a clean energy transition. The Institute itself is one of the College’s three LEED-Platinum certified buildings, the highest rating for energy efficiency awarded by the Green Building Council. Despite the building’s environmentally-focused mission, however, Irving shares its name with a gas station down the road on Main Street.
During my freshman year, I was assigned an extensive research project for my upper-level history class. I struggled to find a topic and relevant sources, overwhelmed by the vast pool of knowledge Dartmouth libraries had to offer. Unsure of how to proceed, I confided in my professor, who advised me to make an appointment with a research librarian. It turned out to be the best advice I could have received.
Sept. 7, 2024
The leaves are changing, Dartmouth — welcome to week 4.
On March 18, 1949, Dartmouth student Raymond “Ray” Cirrota was killed in his dorm room in Middle Massachusetts Hall when he was pushed by another student, fell and hit his head on the corner of a desk. While many facts of the incident remain unknown, investigators determined that the blow from the desk caused a brain hemorrhage, which led to Cirrota’s death at 5:05 a.m. the next day.
With graduation approaching, many in the Class of 2025 have been fortunate enough through their summer internships to catch a glimpse of what life could look like beyond these ivy-covered walls. Major cities, in particular, attract a number of Dartmouth students while away from campus.
“Cycling up here is like the ultimate powder day,” my dad, Mr. Scarola, said just before departing on a gravel bike ride during my freshman move-in weekend. He was so consumed by the beauty of the Upper Valley that he got lost in the Norwich woods without cell service. After a not-so-fun excursion to try to find him near Gile Mountain, a missed dinner reservation and a dorm room that still needed unpacking, I made a promise to my dad: For his future visits to campus, I would compile the best cycling routes in the Upper Valley.
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This term, I arrived on campus early, which is probably — potential employers, please stop reading here — one of only a handful of times I’ve ever been early to anything in my life.
Many students communicate their identity through the posters they hang on their walls, or the photos they post on their social media accounts. But, one of the most common modes of expression is also one that is all-too-often overlooked: our water bottles.