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In this issue, we focus on the history of conservatism at Dartmouth and whether it is "dead" at the College today.
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In this issue, we focus on the history of conservatism at Dartmouth and whether it is "dead" at the College today.
This week, the Mirror looks at religion and spirituality on campus. While many students find it difficult to stay in touch with their religions once they've left home, others have developed deeper relationships with their religions while at Dartmouth. Then there are some who choose not to practice any faith at all. Wherever you may fall on this spectrum, we hope this issue gives you a better understanding of religion and spirituality at Dartmouth.
When it comes to staying healthy on campus, Jen chooses to self-medicate, primarily with DayQuil and cough drops, while I've just given up the hope that I'll ever live cough-free. In this week's issue, our staff takes a look at Dartmouth's Health Services and what it is doing to meet the health needs of the student body. We also sat down with students whose health concerns are far greater than a stubborn cough and require regular care. Whether you're like Jen and have never been to Dick's House or you're its most frequent patient, we hope this week's issue can help you through any future health woes before you overdose on over-the-counter meds (and call your mom) as Kate recounts in her article.
Honestly, we aren't ready to leave. Jen and I are seriously contemplating running The Mirror with the '11s, just so we can stick around for longer.
Throughout the day every day Dartmouth's faithful and hardworking employees are making our lives a little easier, whether they are students or FO&M staff.
This week's issue of The Mirror focuses on the daughters of Dartmouth, the first of whom were only admitted in 1972. At the time, members of the College who were against coeducation saw it to be in direct opposition with the traditions that Dartmouth held so dearly. Thirty-seven years later, Dartmouth has a long list of notable female alumnae, a slightly larger percentage of females than males in the '13 class, and 11 sororities all of which speaks to how far the institution has come.
Thanks to my sorority blitz lists and favorite campus DJs, I've managed to develop a somewhat decent iTunes collection for a girl who's been to both a Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys concert. While my pop music days aren't quite behind me, I'd like to think my music tastes have matured a bit since coming to Dartmouth, expanding to include a variety of techno/rap/remixes that bring out my inner rockstar as I jam to the latest from Kid Cudi or MGMT on repeat in frat basements.
In our three years here, Facebook and online social networking sites have transformed the way we communicate, and have influenced the people we choose to know. Aside fromrandomly friending classmates as an incoming student, my time on Facebook consisted solely of stalking my friends' photos or searching for long-lost elementary school classmates. How things have changed: last week, I was sharing my disgust of Kanye West's outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards with my Facebook community through a status update via my Blackberry, "wtf kanye, wtf." Three of my friends "liked it," and two others commented in agreement. Jen has even taken things one step further with her Twitter account. She tweets once in a while, but tries to refrain from letting people know when she's showering, what she is eating or who she is raging with on a Friday night, instead preferring to tweet about far more important topics, like going to the dentist and crappy iPhone service.
Spring term at Dartmouth is possibly one of the best times of year. However, each June becomes more bittersweet than the last as another class says goodbye to dear ol' Dartmouth, and it gets even closer to being our turn.
When people talk about alternative social scenes and spaces at Dartmouth, I think fondly of this past weekend. Between drinking outside at AD's lawn party, eating pig at Theta Delt and dancing on Chi Gam's lawn during the over-hyped GAMPALOOZA party, for me, Green Key weekend was all about outdoor "alternatives" to the basement scene.
Too bad for us, neither of our siblings ended up coming to Dartmouth. Jen is one of the twin-less twins on campus, as her twin sister had no desire to come to Dartmouth. As for my younger brother, sadly, he won't be a part of the worst class ever next year. Unfortunately for our siblings, Blitzmail, booting and Baker-Berry mean nothing. Oh well, their loss.
The issue of self-identity at Dartmouth is something Jen and I, along with many of our peers, deal with on a daily basis. While we know no single activity or trait defines who we are, too often we are labeled by one aspect of ourselves.
What is art and who gets to decide? These are complex questions that you most certainly won't find answers to in The Mirror. Despite our rural Hanover setting, however, we were surprised that when we took the time to notice, we found numerous forms of art all around us. Whether that be the famous Orozco murals as a study backdrop, or the sexual assault awareness T-shirts in Collis, art takes on uncommon forms all over campus.
While last week's issue on fashion may not have been exactly my thing, I'm pumped for this week's issue -- energy reduction at Dartmouth. As an environmental studies major, these issues have become important to me, and between taking my culminating seminar and planning a sustainable-themed party this term, I've become quite familiar with ways to reduce personal impact.
For Jen and me, this issue has served as a turning point in our relationship. While we still cling to the fact that we "have so much in common," (see: the last four Mirrors) we've come to realize that I love fashion and Jen doesn't. While I was like a kid in a candy store browsing around Bella, JuliAna and Rosey Jekes for this week's centerfold, Jen was ready to hurl. (Or maybe Jen just raged too much the night before.)
So, Spring term is upon us, and here at The Dartmouth, we couldn't think of a better way to start arguably the best term of the year off right than by having a Mirror issue dedicated to celebrating Spring term the right way. Sadly for us, the first production day of the spring had to fall on the nicest day thus far ... oh, the sacrifices we make.
As the term winds down, many of us can't wait for the chance to escape the snow and head south. However, each spring break, a select few decide to be a bit more productive ...
At a school that offers endless opportunities to stay physically active year-round, including running on the fitness center's treadmills with personal TV monitors, playing ice hockey on Occom Pond and kick-boxing for PE credit, you'll most likely find Jen and I hanging out in Collis, munching on our third breakfast sandwich of the day, or in FoCo, happily heading to the fro-yo toppings bar over and over again.
As freshmen, adjusting to Dartmouth was not easy for us. Hanover winters were much worse than anything New Jersey -- let alone New Orleans -- could offer. It took us more than a term to figure out the difference between Tri-Delt and Theta Delt, and a year to learn about shortcut keys on BlitzMail. Even now, we still get antsy by the time week seven of the term rolls around, as we eagerly await the next break when we can go home and see our families.
Date: 26 Jan 2009 03:20:19 -0400