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(10/09/15 1:05am)
Dartmouth and I had a toxic relationship. From matriculation in 2008 to academic separation in 2015, it lasted for more than six years. I now realize that if I had drowned myself in the fall of 2014 as I had attempted, I would have been ultimately responsible for the decision — but Dartmouth, nonetheless, would have been the catalyst. The College works for some students. I was not one of them, and I know I am not alone. So let me state this plainly: the College is not a community, but a business originally designed for a particular clientele — and if you are a woman, person of color or a person (of any color) from a low-income family, Dartmouth may be structurally incapable of treating you the way you ought to be treated.
(10/09/15 12:12am)
In this Homecoming special issue, The Dartmouth examines mental health on campus. The phrase “mental health” has increasingly become a synonym for depression, anxiety and general stress — and we often forget about the host of other mental illnesses and chronic conditions that people face. Despite being less visible, mental well-being goes hand-in-hand with other factors that shape our lives — our sex, gender, race, class and sexual orientation — as well as our pasts, particularly for those who have experienced sexual or other violence.
(10/09/15 12:10am)
It is safe to assume that most people want to be a good friend. When loved ones come to you for support because they are sad or angry, the usual response is that you instinctively want to help that person feel better. Unfortunately, from a mental health standpoint, many people’s instinctive approaches for helping do not always lead to the most effective support. No matter how well intentioned, sometimes a person’s idea of aiding just exacerbates the situation. While I am certainly not an expert, my training as a Sexual Assault Peer Advisor has helped me to become a better support network for my friends by replacing instinct with a more introspective, intentional approach.
(10/05/15 10:21pm)
The Umpqua Community College massacre in Oregon marks the 32nd mass shooting incident since the beginning of the 2015 in which at least four people died. On average, one such shooting has happened every nine days. After adding incidents in which at least four people were shot, but not necessarily killed, the number rockets to at least the 294th shooting — on average more than one incident per day. Given that trends do not change overnight, there will likely be another shooting tomorrow. So the question is — will we do anything to stop that?
(10/04/15 10:30pm)
The quintessential Dartmouth student has a double major in economics and geography or some such eclectic combination, partakes in an intense club sport — if he or she are not already a varsity athlete — and nonchalantly receives hundreds of likes on improbably “candid” Facebook profile pictures of themselves at their Greek house’s formal, all the while not neglecting to call their parents once a week. On a campus where “A-side” and “B-side” adopt an overtone more sinister than their original reference to the two surfaces of a music recording, we often feel pressured to jump on the bandwagon for myriad pursuits without giving due consideration to alternatives.
(10/01/15 7:56am)
Brown University: The Office of the Dean of Faculty haslowered Brown’s temporary teaching budget by $450,000, the Brown Daily Herald reported. As part of Brown’s deficit reduction action plan, this signifies the first step towards the university’s goal to reduce its budget by $1 million.
Columbia University:“INSIGHT Into Diversity” magazine awarded Columbia the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported. INSIGHT recognizes schools that commit themselves to representing the entire student population and value diversity within the student body and faculty. Of the other Ivy League universities, Cornell University also received this award, along with 90 other institutions nationwide.
(09/24/15 11:19pm)
Little progress has been made since the initial spring term release of recommendations made by the ad hoc committee on grading practices and grade inflation. The committee, emphasizing the concern of grade inflation at the College, had recommended harsher grading practices and the elimination of the non-recording option, among other suggestions in its 16-page report.
(09/21/15 11:29pm)
The National Institute of Health awarded the Geisel School of Medicine’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health a $5 million grant for research regarding motivation and self-regulation of behaviors, specifically as it pertains to smoking and obesity.
(09/18/15 12:24am)
Three new College initiatives designed to improve campus safety — a new smartphone app, a sexual assault curriculum and an online consent manual — are now in various stages of implementation.
(09/08/15 11:57pm)
Compared to your time at the College as a student, what would you say are the most important things that have changed and the things that have stayed the same?
(09/08/15 11:48pm)
After serving as Student Assembly vice president his junior year, Frank Cunningham ’16 was elected SA president last spring. We talked to him about some of his plans for the year.
(09/08/15 11:46pm)
There is an old English saying which states that “the cobbler’s children have no shoes.” Though the exact language of this saying and its definitions vary, it refers to when a professional or otherwise competent individual is so focused on work that they do not apply their skills to their personal lives — another example being say, a professional chef who forgets to feed her family. But as I understand it, the basic truth in this saying is that people often forget to apply their perspective and judgments of others’ lives and situations to those belonging to their own families, friends and even themselves.
(09/08/15 11:14pm)
Welcome to Dartmouth, ’19’s! I hope that you all had wonderful summers full of anticipation and excitement for the whirlwind that your freshman year will be. After battling the elements and surviving the initial awkwardness of your trip, you’re well-equipped to tackle the start of your freshman year. As optimistic and gaffed as you feel, however, it’s probable that during your freshman year, like everyone else, you will make mistakes. Below is a list of common freshman fall blunders to help you better navigate the murky waters of your first term here:
(08/21/15 10:17pm)
Six house professors were named earlier this year for the creation of house communities, a cornerstone of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative announced by College President Phil Hanlon. The idea of house communities was designed to bring more continuity to students’ on-campus living options and a greater opportunity for faculty-student interactions that extend beyond the classroom. The six professors, who come together from different departments and were chosen from a pool of two dozen applicants, include biologist Ryan Calsbeek, astrophysicist Ryan Hickox, engineer Jane Hill, sociologist Kathryn Lively, mathematician Craig Sutton and Japanese literary scholar Dennis Washburn.
(08/21/15 10:11pm)
Welcome, first-years, to the place I hope you will learn to call home! After all your years of hard work and sleepless nights, you have finally made it to the refuge after the storm of college applications, so congratulations!
(08/20/15 9:38pm)
The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at the Geisel School of Medicine was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The $3.8 million grant will be used to pilot a new Northeast Node in NIDA’s National Clinical Trials Network (CTN).
(08/20/15 9:35pm)
About 50 students gathered in One Wheelock on Tuesday night for a panel titled “Race in the Greek System Panel.” Four panelists shared their experiences with the Greek system as a part of “VoX: Voices of Summer” programming.
(08/13/15 11:43pm)
On Wednesday, the Student Assembly announced that it had succeeded in shifting this fall’s weekend classes to later hours. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., on the Saturdays of Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, respectively.
(08/13/15 10:20pm)
After two runs as part of V-February in 2014 and 2015, the original student performance “Voices” returned to campus as “VoX: Voices of Summer” on Monday in Collis Common Ground. The production, sponsored by the Center for Gender and Student Engagement, featured a series of monologues and poetry written and performed by members of the class of 2017 on topics ranging from racial identity and feminism to body image, mental health and personal relationships.
(07/31/15 12:16am)
My younger brother came to visit me this weekend. He mentioned to me how happy everyone seemed and how nice, how cool, how fun, how accomplished. Seeing Dartmouth through his eyes reminded me of my first impression of the College. I wanted to come here because everyone seemed so happy and because, frankly, alumni scared me with how much they seemed to love the College.
