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(09/22/15 4:09pm)
Wilderness Pong I
For the true beginner, this version of pong – played on wide, fresh-hewn oaken tables in the Second College Grant – teaches only the basics of Dartmouth’s distinctive version of pong. It’s not for experts, and trip leaders need to go easy on the poor freshmen, but ultimately these students will come back to the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge with a firm grasp of the essentials of pong. That said, they’ll be just as mercilessly mocked as the students who took Hiking I.
Wilderness Pong II
This is a real conundrum — it’s a massive level up from Wilderness Pong I, but still not hard enough for students who take Wilderness Pong III. Trippees will scale a medium-sized mountain, saw down trees, erect a pong table of exactingly applied dimensions and proceed to play the sport of (drunk) kings as the wind rustles their faces upon the hillside.
Wilderness Pong III
For the true expert in Wilderness Pong, this trip section – offered only rarely, as few freshmen are qualified – involves a strenuous hike up Mount Washington in the dead of night, followed by the sawing down of numerous trees, the construction of an exact replica of a Dartmouth fraternity or sorority — a different house each year — and the casting in gold of the One Pong Table to rule them all. After engaging in a full week of strenuous, back-breaking pong, the freshmen of Wilderness Pong III and their trip leaders will descend from the peak of Mount Washington and hike all the way to the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, where they will proceed to play pong across the backs of other freshmen while onlookers dance the Salty Dog Rag.
Beat Boxing
While this trip is actually held in Spaulding Auditorium and involves absolutely no wilderness component, it is a valuable skill that will help to train the future supporting members of Dartmouth’s a cappella groups – and also the really irritating people at dorm parties.
Sun God-ing
In this trip, first-year students design, build and decorate a set of outdated cars in accordance with a Dartmouth-specific theme. Next, they will outfit them with ridiculously high-powered speakers and drive around northern New England playing music, film soundtracks and political commentary at high volume.
(09/22/15 1:39pm)
After about a 15-minute wait, I got a table in the back corner. The atmosphere was vibrant and the décor festive, although the place does feel somewhat cramped.
(09/22/15 10:06am)
Once upon a time, incoming students had the opportunity to test out of Writing 5. Like the days of hard alcohol or Three Guys BBQ's southwest poutine, however, the chance to escape 10 weeks of "Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace" has been stolen from us.
(09/22/15 8:49am)
It’s okay to save seats and claim tables, but what you use as your placeholder matters. Your ID, backpack and coat are acceptable options. Clustering the napkins and salt and pepper shakers to the center of the table does not constitute a table saved.
You have 0.053 seconds to place your order at Novack before all hell breaks loose. In other words, order at the rate of this dodgeball or prepare to be hit in the face with the words “WHO’S NEXT!?”
You can check the FoCo menu online, so you really can’t complain if the food isn’t good that day. But you also can’t ever let anyone know that you actually check the FoCo menu.
You shouldn’t be eating lunch or dinner at Novack before midterms begin. If you are…you need to love yourself.
KAF is not part of DDS. You can use DBA, but you cannot use a meal swipe there. Learn this now before you learn it the hard way.
You can get creative and order off the menu at the HOP. If you listen to the orders before and after yours, you’ll end up hearing some pretty unique food combinations. You may be dubious whether they’re actually good, but many have become tried and true student favorites.
Not putting your silverware in the bin at Foco just makes you a bad person. It’s like worse than not recycling.
No matter where you are, you will have to wait your turn in line. All attempts at cutting corners and putting yourself ahead will just backfire.
(09/21/15 11:11am)
I’ve seen at least two articles and one BuzzFeed poll about the song of the summer in the past two weeks. Now that September is upon us, everyone seems to be looking back with nostalgia to the summer and it’s song.
(09/21/15 9:41am)
HELLO WORLD, I AM BACK. I am so excited to be on campus again!
(09/18/15 12:02pm)
Each week, Dartbeat asks a group of musically inclined students to recommend their favorite songs of the week. We then share a few of those tracks. Enjoy!
(09/18/15 11:53am)
Lines - Remember, not everyone has to show up to Foco at 6.
(09/18/15 11:48am)
’19: “Me and my roommate used to be really good friends, but then we grew apart.”
(09/17/15 12:07pm)
It's well known that Dartmouth has a sordid history of power dynamics between the classes. Even apart from fraternity hazing, freshman up to the Class of 1973 were made to buy and wear green beanies for their first term at the College. This ad in the Dartmouth from the 1960's shows DDS getting in on the act — welcoming upperclassmen back to school but conspicuously showing freshmen no love.
(09/17/15 8:06am)
Remember when you were a wide-eyed, bushy-tailed first-year student? Back then you still thought trippees were forever and FoCo cookies were a godsend (just kidding, that second one is still true). For all you ’19s out there, we know how you feel, even if we pretend that we were way cooler and always had the hang of this college thing. If this sounds anything like your morning yesterday (or today — we'll cut you some slack), just know that about 99.99% of the freshman class probably feels the exact same.
8:01 a.m.:OH MY GOD!! I overslept my alarm by 16 minutes! Was my roommate right telling me not to take a 9L?? Look at her…still peacefully asleep until she has to wake up for her 12…ugh.
8:03:No, I was right. My friends that are still in high school are already halfway through first period, and I just got out of bed. I’ll be okay.
8:15:I definitely don’t have time to make my bed. Or put on a decently presentable outfit. This sweatshirt and pajama pants will do, right? Dartmouth students are supposed to dress casually anyway… Wow, look at me, off to my first college class at an Ivy League. Go me!
8:16:I spoke too soon. The floormate I hooked up with the first night is heading for the same staircase as me…he just looked back and waved…oh my god he stopped so I could walk with him…I can’t handle this awkwardness. Not to mention, he’s way less attractive than I thought. Also… is that a Trump 2016 sticker on his backpack?? And did he just mispronounce my name??! Unforgiveable!
8:18:New rule: no more floorcest.And maybe no more drinking….(just kidding).
8:19:I don’t have time to walk all the way to FoCo. I’ll try out that place in the library, Novak or however you spell it.Someone told me the workers are really friendly and they have amazing coffee!
8:20:This line is too long. I’m going to try that place my trip leader told me about – “caf”? Must stand for cafeteria. What a strange name.
8:23:This line is long too but whatever, I need food. Also, I guess this place is called KAF, short for King Arthur Flour…? That’s an even weirder name than “caf”…
8:29: Why did the woman roll her eyes when I asked if they take meal swipes???
8:31:Oh my god. This croissant is incredible. How much DBA do I have again?
8:34:I should probably start heading to class…I want to make a good impression on the first day. Time to consult my campus map.
8:37:The Life Science Center looks kind of far…
8:42:How much further is this place?? Will it look awkward if I start speed walking?
8:45:CAN’T…BREATHE…NEED…TO…GET…BIKE…
8:47:Okay, I’ll try to make as casual an entrance as possible. I’m only two minutes late. Someone told me my Writing 5 class would be pretty small but I bet everyone else was late too…if only my face weren’t so flushed from running…
8:48:Um, everyone elseishere….and the professor already started her PowerPoint. This is awkward. And where do I sit?? Okay, I’ll just say I’m sorry and avert eye contact…
8:49:There was homework posted on Canvas last night???
8:50 AM:People are taking out their laptops….is that allowed?! Aren’t they going to get detention?
8:58:This class seems pretty good so far…wait, what does the syllabus say? WE HAVE A PAPER DUE IN TWO DAYS?!
9:00:Well, at least my professor and classmates seem nice.
9:02:Oh no – not another icebreaker. I can’t.
9:03:The guy next to me is from New Zealand and has an awesome accent. Maybe this class will be enjoyable after all.
9:06:Wait, what do I do if I have to go to the bathroom? Do I raise my hand? But that feels like I’m in kindergarten…I guess I’ll just wait.
9:10:Okay, I’m ready to go back to bed.
9:17:Does the professor notice me dozing off?
9:25:I can’t fall asleep in my first college class. When will my large coffee kick in??
9:28:We still haveTWENTY-TWO more minutes??! This is agony!
9:35:I’m never taking a 9L again.
9:40:My professor let us out early. God bless her. I can’t wait to get back in bed…I still have almost three hours before my 12. College is amazing.
9:47:And…my roommate is still asleep. Unbelievable. Here’s hoping I have better luck in my 12…
(09/16/15 11:26am)
I’m a firm believer in the idea that if you talk to even the most normal-seeming person for long enough, you’ll discover that they’re a total weirdo. The great thing about Johnathan James Recor, better known to Hanover residents as the Sun God, is that he cuts right to the chase. The car he drives around and the music he plays is an extension of his personality, and as I learned first hand driving around with him at the end of term last spring, he’s weird in a way that makes him more human, not less.
(09/16/15 7:29am)
Brown University:A Brown University online sexual assault education program was shut down after malicious hackers stole personal information from an associated web service, the Brown Daily Herald reported. The program, Agent of Change, and its web vendor, We End Violence, noticed a potential hack on Aug. 24 and proceeded shut down the website two days later. A press release from the vendor noted that information submitted directly to the website — usernames, passwords and associated demographic information — was compromised. Ravi Pendse, vice president for Computing and Information Services, confirmed that more damaging information like social security numbers was not lost, adding that an investigation into the incident has begun.
Columbia University:A group of three students at Columbia University have won national acclaim after inventing an apparently simple but possibly life-saving health product, the Columbia Spectator reported. The product, Highlight, is a blue coloring added to various clear disinfectants that can show which areas of a target surface have been cleaned and which have not. The team has won Columbia’s Ebola Design Challenge and the USAID Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge and has integrated their product into the New York City Fire Department’s decontamination policies.
Cornell University:On Friday, Cornell University announced a second round of changes to its sexual assault policy, the Cornell Sun reported. The amendment moves responsibility for the investigation of students’ Title IX complaints out of the Judicial Administrator’s Office and into the Workforce Policy Office. The changes are part of a movement to conform to a recent New York law titled “Enough is Enough,” which requires colleges to use an “affirmative consent” standard for assault and provide drug and alcohol amnesty for students reporting an assault, among other provisions.
Harvard University:Spee Club, one of Harvard University’s finals clubs, may be the first of 13 clubs to go coed after inviting women to “punch,” or begin the process of joining the group, the Harvard Crimson reported. Spee Club is one of eight currently all-male final clubs at the university. The off-campus social groups have recently come under more scrutiny, the Crimson reported, due to concerns about sexism and the potential for sexual assault to occur on club premises.
Princeton University:Nate Ruess, the former frontman of the band Fun., will perform at Princeton University for its fall “Lawnparties” festivities, along with Indie pop duo Holychild, the Daily Princetonian reported. While with Fun., Ruess topped the Billboard 100 with the song “We Are Young” (2011) and proceeded to start his solo career after the group disbanded in February. The choice of Ruess comes after controversy last spring around the selection of Big Sean for Lawnparties. Shorty after Big Sean’s April selection, a pair of students circulated a petition asking the student government to rescind the invitation because the artist’s lyrics allegedly support misogyny.
University of Pennsylvania:A new program at the University of Pennsylvania will allow school administrators and athletics department staff members to ride along with Penn’s Division of Public Safety and observe the officers’ day-to-day interactions with Penn students and the greater Philadelphia community, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. The program was conceived to reframe administrators’ perception of the division and give an accurate portrayal of the work that officers do every day.
Yale University:Abullah Kamel, a Yale University donor, has received criticism following Yale Law School student Omer Aziz’s recent column in the Huffington Post, “Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia and Their Gift to Yale,” which accuses Kamel and the Saudi Arabian government of being complicit in the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. Kamel donated $10 million to establish the Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at Yale Law School on Thursday, the Yale Daily News reported. Despite the controversy, professor and former dean Anthony Kronman maintained that Kamel and his gift were appropriately vetted.
(08/26/15 4:06pm)
Before I break the news to you all, I’d like to start with a small disclaimer. I’m a reporter, perhaps the furthest thing from a doctor, and I haven’t taken one class that anyone could possibly spin as pre-med. I have, however, taken AP Bio, ridden in an ambulance and seen a solid 80 percent of “Grey’s Anatomy.” So let’s just say I feel pretty confident in my ability to both diagnose and invent a wide variety of illnesses and conditions. Take “Tinderitis,” for example.
(07/12/15 4:08pm)
It’s finally sophomore summer — the term we’ve all been looking forward to since day one of freshman fall. Each of us has our own expectations of what this term would be like for quite some while. But your plans for this summer are probably a bit different from what you told your parents— aren’t they?
(07/10/15 12:46pm)
(06/02/15 2:55pm)
Last Thursday, the few, the proud, the (only) ’16 Dartbeat writers had a conversation about whether certain sophomore summer experiences were over- or underrated. For your sake, we’ve edited the conversation to give you our decisions — overrated, underrated or appropriately rated based on student perceptions — on quintessential sophomore summer activities. Get ready, 15X!
(06/02/15 11:16am)
The going rate for a person’s beautiful seat-saving behind is around $150 (give or take a hundred). The “rules” state a person can only save three seats, but at those rates you can’t afford to not save more seats. Here are a few tips on how to save more seats and make more money while being a seat saver.
(06/02/15 7:45am)
FoCo can often be hit or miss. Either Ma Thayer’s, the Pavilion or World View has your favorite or you must resign to eating something subpar and redeeming the meal with a chocolate chip cookie. We asked around to see what it would look like if all the stars aligned and your FoCo experience was everything you wanted it to be.
(06/01/15 4:04pm)
I had so much fun last week at San Francisco’s weekly food truck festival, Off the Grid at Fort Mason, that when my friends suggested we go again this week, I couldn’t say no. Only this time, I wouldn’t be writing about other Off the Grid sweets, although there are so many more than the chocolate chip bacon cookie and the dark chocolate crème brûlée I sampled in last week’s column. I had my eyes set on a classic San Francisco treat, a sundae from Ghirardelli Square. It was only right to visit one of the most notorious tourist havens in the city for my final column of 15S. Call it a full circle kind of destination – beginning and ending with two essential treats, one of the west coast and the other of San Francisco.
I planned this all along, I swear.