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(05/27/11 2:00am)
So I'm sitting in class and the professor is talking about time geological time versus cultural time versus political time. And I admit I'm mainly thinking that it feels like it's time to eat. Apparently though, our perception of whether change has occurred depends on the lens of time we're using to view history, which is a completely logical statement that I had never considered before. I realize that all of the self-reflective moping I've been doing the last few weeks boils down to a series of questions about time and its mutations.
(05/13/11 2:00am)
Despite the suspicions of the Aegis' editors, the senior society system at Dartmouth only continued to grow. Currently there are eight senior societies that are officially recognized by the College, with a total participation of approximately 25 percent of the senior class, according to the Office of Residential Life's website.
(11/19/10 4:00am)
Two years ago I wrote an article for The Mirror about dating at Dartmouth before co-education. Beside learning the obvious (girls were bused in!) I found a guide to men's colleges produced by students at Mount Holyoke. In contrast to the advice the pamphlet offered about other colleges in the Northeast (Wear pearls! Stay at respectable hotels!), the authors said this about the Dartmouth man: "He'll be lumberjack-ish; if you like you can be the same."Good advice. Even now. (Side-note: once I went to Halloween party at Columbia and thought it would be appropriate to dress as lumberjack. I happened to have a flannel shirt with me and no other costume. In my opinions it was a cute flannel shirt but I was the only girl there with an outfit without a slutty- prefix. Weird.)Gender relations are an eternally active source of debate on our campus. This is perhaps best evidenced by this past Wednesday when both the "Proud to be a Woman" dinner and Men of Dartmouth panel took place.This issue of The Mirror explores how our gender affects different aspects of our lives here in Hanover. There's so much to say on the topic that The Mirror is longer than usual.
Dartmouth definitely does have an effect on our perceptions of gender. Our time can't help but influence every aspect of our lives. Yet, I believe that in spite of gender issues we're united by far more things than those that divide us. We all learn to dress for cold weather (see the lumberjack reference above), we speak in slang no one else can understand and we base our social system around a game that is just as popular as our jargon. When I've worked at reunions in the past I have always been struck by all the couples I encountered who met each other and started dating after Dartmouth. They may not have been in the same year or social scene here (maybe the gender divide prevented them from interacting?), but once they left, they were socially stunted in all the right ways to be perfect for one another. On that note this is my last issue as editor of The Mirror. I'm sad to go, but I'm excited to see what the '12s will do and you should be too. The Mirror will be back the first Friday of January.Also, let's hang out on Thursday nights from now on. Much love.
(11/12/10 4:00am)
1.Write in a list form. Lists are easy to read, easy to write and we're all lazy.
(11/05/10 3:00am)
There are a few things that are consistent about every term at Dartmouth and campus controversy is one of them. I admit that because of my work with The Mirror I probably spend more time than most looking back over our College's history; but it's full of forums, I promise. However the word seems to have recently taken on negative connonations just think back to recent blitzes describing events not as forums, but opportunities for open discussion instead.Whatever that means.I believe that there are many issues at our school that need to be addressed, but change takes more than conversation.
(10/22/10 2:00am)
This issue began as a conversation with someone about our experiences in high school in relation to our life at Dartmouth. Basically, we were on opposite sides of the question "Was work in high school harder for you than it is here?" and discussed who we used to be.I went to Stuyvesant High School (yeah, that place) and I can't turn around at Dartmouth without running into a former classmate. I feel Tom (read his column to get it) one of my high school classmates was also on my freshman trip.We've got two writers facing off on the issue of public versus private, with a third thrown in to point out that maybe, high school just doesn't matter. And what about those kids that were too cool for any kind of school? Not to worry, there's an article on homeschooling too.Speaking of home, there's that one weekend coming up. (See what I did there? I'm walking all over these transitions.) Anyway, there's no Mirror next week so I'll say it today. Have a great Homecoming everyone!
(10/15/10 2:00am)
What is Dartmouth to you?Dartmouth = Hogwarts + Disneyland? Or Dartmouth is "a hell I can't wait to escape"?Those are two feelings that I've heard about Dartmouth recently. (OK, I admit I read the first one on a t-shirt maybe eight terms ago.) In any case, the truth about life here lies somewhere inbetween. (Plus in my own biased mind, it is probably much closer to the Disneyland side.)The point is, that all the construction sites around campus are sticking the idea of change in my mind. Or maybe it was the golden leaves that did it. How do you want Dartmouth to look when you come back for reunions? How can we make someplace wonderful even better?This issue is dedicated to the Dartmouth of the future. Let's make it ours.
(10/08/10 2:00am)
I'm sorry if the suit on the cover gave you a panic attack. I know if I hear the words "resume-drop" or "Bain" one more time, my brain might burst.But, it's hard not to freak out about the job search or off-term internship hunt. The D-plan might give Dartmouth students flexibility in our schedules, but it also keeps us constantly on our toes as we are always thinking about what to do during our next term on leave. Because it's always best to face fears. This week's Mirror is all about the real world. We've covered everything from places to look for available positions to what not to say in an interview. If you're at a loss for what sort of work you want to look for, check out Kathleen Mayer's job quiz. Its accuracy is uncanny.By the way, make sure to take a look to the right and read up on the skills of our Mirror newbies. Nice.
(10/01/10 2:00am)
I often hear Dartmouth students off-handily refer to living in New Hampshire as "random." To be fair to my friends, New Hampshire's a small state, it's tucked into a far corner of the United States and it doesn't spend much time in the national spotlight. (With the great exception of presidential primaries, of course.)Yet, here we all are. So how does being in New Hampshire affect Dartmouth as a college? How does the presence of Dartmouth affect New Hampshire as a state?This issue of The Mirror explores all the tiny ties that bind our state and our school together. Furthermore, we ask the all important question: what's the deal with Vermont?There's a few other important topics tackled in this week's magazine as well. Sarah Frostenson addresses the idea of diversity, Emily Hirshey the MAB and Tom Mandel covers the most critical problem facing the '14s. Read up guys and have a great weekend.
(09/24/10 2:00am)
Bored already? Hanover's secretly happening, you just need to look at the posters hung up in the halls around you and the unopened D2U in your inbox. If that sounds way-too-difficult, don't worry. The Mirror made a shortcut for you. Inside are four articles about events this term organized by type: things to make, things to see, things to do and things that make you think. Pull out the calendar, put it on your wall and mark off whatever interests you.If all the free time you have is the hour between 10s and 12s, The Mirror has you covered too. Read the pieces by our columnists both new and returning. Sarah Frostenson addresses the idea of advice, Tom Mandel breaks down senior bucket lists and Emily Hirshey lists what titles might have been. (Did that last part make no sense? Yeah, just read it.) On the backpage Marguerite Imbert brings us inside a decked out dorm room. Take it as inspiration for your own. Most importantly though, have a great fall everybody!
(05/28/10 2:00am)
I can't claim to know what being on the edge of that major life change feels like. However this issue contains the thoughts of those on The Mirror who do, our lovely '10s. And while you're thinking about the end of term and likely eating your feelings, try the DDS Detective's brownie milkshake. It is crazy delicious, promise.
(05/21/10 2:00am)
-o this issue of The Mirror is going to challenge your most basic assumptions about the world, make you think deep thoughts and oh, who am I kidding? It's 80 degrees outside today and who can concentrate with all this sun all over the place. I never could figure out how kids in California ever study. Anyway, we're definitely not going to be talking about the meaning of life here or any of Dartmouth students' greatest accomplishments. How about some of our worst? Let's just compromise on funniest. That's right, formals; when we dress up real nice and then somehow turn into children.Spring formals are always the craziest too I guess it makes sense when you've got a chance to run around outside somewhere pretty with someone you think is pretty.And I admit this issue may be a little girly, or insanely so or something. Sorry guys I've got nothing.My final thought for formals: even if you think otherwise, alcohol is not time-released. Don't frontload dudes.
(05/07/10 2:00am)
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(04/30/10 2:00am)
I'm not a polite person. When I first got to Dartmouth I was shocked by everyone's good manners: strangers held the door for each other here and no one would steal your laptop from the library even if you leave for four hours straight. (Full disclosure: I'm from New York.)I'm not saying we're formal to each other, but our campus is so small that we gotta act nice enough to all peacefully coexist. (Though on the topic of classic rules, Elizabeth Post, the granddaughter-inlaw of etiquette writer Emily Post died last week.) However, during midterms all this polite behavior goes out the window. Exams make animals of us all. No one has time to waste on courtesies and after a few days of minimal sleep it doesn't take much to make a person snap. So during this time of the term it is all the more important to go over etiquette at Dartmouth I'm not talking about table manners here, just simple rules of decency. The topic is so monumental that this week The Mirror is even bigger than usual. That's right, I know that you noticed we were looking larger and were too nice say anything.
(04/23/10 2:00am)
I'm no Rip Van Winkle but I feel like I've just woken up into a bizarre alternate world of smartphone dominance. Dartmouth used to be a blitz haven, but I know the best way to reach my friends now is by text. If they're responding to blitzes right away, chances are it's because they've got the program in their pocket, not on their laptop. These new technologies are like campus-wide contagions that just can't be stopped. Smartphones are the new swine flu it seems. Maybe I'm just bitter because I hate to text and so I wish everyone would call each other instead.But I think the real reason is that I'm sad about the imminent end of blitz and I see no reason to rush it. Seriously, stop blitzing me weirdly formatted things from your Gmail account or your Verizon BlackBerry. Where's the Dartmouth spirit?In the end though, regardless of the technology we'll probably be communicating the same college-kid messages. I'm sure there were frontdoor whiteboard versions of morning-after messages and students wrote each other I'm-dying-in-the-library letters even before blitz was invented. Some things just never change. Which brings me to you, '14s. I'm so jealous of the four years of Dartmouth that are ahead of you. Have a great Dimensions!
(04/16/10 2:00am)
Whatever you choose to use, have a good weekend!
(04/09/10 2:00am)
It's taken for granted here at The Mirror that Dartmouth kids are doing great things on the daily. It's such an obvious part of the College that we often choose to focus on the stupider side of campus instead: the facetime, the pong-time and so on.
However, with ideas in the air due to the TEDx conference on the 17th and seniors hard at work on their theses, I thought we'd take some time to write about ideas. Great ones.My idea of the week: start sending me overheards that don't revolve around drinking. Some of the stupidest things are said when people are trying to be smart in class attempting to impress a professor for example, or in the line at Novack talking about a pretentious paper topic. But please, still send in whatever you hear while out this weekend. Innovation is important, but some things never stop being funny. In any case The Mirror can't stay smart for long, someone's gotta analyze the art of Dartspeak and dating. Let's meet minds in the gutter next week. See ya!
(04/02/10 2:00am)
Spring term makes me stupid with joy. (Yes, you can judge the rest of this note on that statement.) My ability to talk, think or write coherently disappears as soon as all these new distractions pop up, such as warm sunlight, shorts and the chance to hang out outside. In contrast to wintertime weather which promotes sleep and complete laziness, springtime encourages movement. So what's the best thing to do to celebrate this season: dance, dude.Personally I only know how to dance with my hands imagine an awkward opposite of a Irish dancer but I've got enthusiasm at least. You may have more rhythm than I do (likely), but this issue of The Mirror has pointers for everyone on how to get the party started.And most importantly, hi '11s! Hi '12s! Good to have you (mostly) back. See you out on the dance floor.
(03/05/10 4:00am)
This issue of The Mirror will answer all of those questions or none of them. At the very least, we'll talk about the mysterious Med School and the traits of Thayer and Tuck. Take some time today to learn about our neighbors before you start cramming for that chem final next week.
(02/26/10 4:00am)
Plus sleeping has lots of added bonuses for Dartmouth kids this term. While you sleep, you can dream. And in dreamworld you can even party with all your abroad friends (plus some sadly absent alumni) and chances are it'll probably be a better scene than the one here in Hanover.