Pondering the Purpose of Dartmouth
You are not special. You do not leave a big hole. They dig a hole and put you in it.
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You are not special. You do not leave a big hole. They dig a hole and put you in it.
I never felt more in touch with my half-Italian heritage than when I heard the old country saying "dolce far niente" or "it's sweet to do nothing." Doing nothing is a little taboo at Dartmouth but I'm taking the first step and admitting that there's nothing I'd rather do.
Doing the actual Dartmouth Seven is hard. In addition to having to find a willing partner, it requires some serious planning (when do the lights in front of Dartmouth Hall turn off? Will the Sun God be on the Green tonight?) and there's always the fear of getting caught. A much more chill alternative is the Dartmouth Smoking Seven. If you're a freshman or a jaded senior, you will see the wonders of Dartmouth anew this 4/20 as you enjoy these sights under the influence:
As both a creative writing major with a thesis to finish in mere weeks and a writer for the illustrious Dartmouth Mirror, I have some experience trying to come up with creative ideas. Emphasis on the "trying." Despite having to write on a regular basis, my attempts usually end in dramatic failure before I finally get it right. In my years of trying to be creative I've figured out which conditions are more conducive to those rare, mystical successes and which, well, are not.
Our hearts are extremely fragile things. In our lexicon of clichs, they race, pound, leap and feel like their jumping out of our chests. But most terrifyingly, they can break. Shatter. Get ripped out and stomped on. So why bother? Why go through the trouble of making awkward blitz conversation, having to actually sit down and talk to someone over a meal or go so far as to get emotionally involved when it could all come crashing down especially when it's so easy to hit the town and find someone to bump uglies with, no strings attached?
Dartmouth students like to think they invented the wheel. Or maybe just pong. Regardless, we're a bunch that thinks highly of ourselves. We write sweet things about ourselves on bored@baker and we each have some sort of special DDS item, be it a secret FoCo grill sandwich or smoothie concoction at Collis that we think makes us unique.
There are a handful of complaints that will crop up in any rant about Dartmouth: Collis is always overcrowded, we're in the middle of nowhere, we have too much work.
Although women only began graduating from the College slightly more than 25 years ago, some Daughters of Dartmouth have already reached prominence in a multitude of fields including entertainment, government and business (no pressure, '10s who have recently littered the corporate world with your resume droppings).
Upon starting your first year at Dartmouth, you probably received a copy of the Green Book, which contains a picture of each member of your class paired with some personal information limited to hometown and high school. (Sorry Class of 2013). Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg turned the Harvard version of this low-budget concept into a billion dollar empire with the most infamous social networking site of them all. It is one of a veritable legion of social networking sites each with its own flavor.
When I consider the children I might decide to spawn when I'm older, I can picture them doing all kinds of things: winning Nobel prizes, becoming leaders of the free world, and buying me tacky "#1 Mom" mugs for Mother's Day (which is this weekend, for all you slackers) to name a few. However, the one thing I could never imagine doing is letting them matriculate at Dartmouth.
An environmental studies and studio art double major, Kari Cholnoky '10 has found many opportunities to explore both of her passions at Dartmouth. She has been involved in a variety of projects, ranging from Kappa Delta Epsilon sororitiy's summer arts chair to head of design for the Big Green Bus. And to top it off, she's leaving a lasting mark on the Dartmouth Greek scene.