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“Is it a layup?” It’s the question that ripples across campus each term, whispered over glowing screens, across dining tables and between crowded hallways, especially during course selection. While many choose classes strategically, looking for convenience or an “easy A,” some students are led into courses that reshape how they think, learn and engage with the world around them.
Hi Mirror, it’s Noelle!
Dear Freak of the Week,
In this edition of Cooking with Kent and Vidushi, we are pushing back against the mid-winter-term rut and trying something new.
After weeks of the coldest, snowiest, winteriest winter we have had in a while, I am no longer surprised when I open my blinds in the morning and see more snow on the ground than the night before. There is something magical and peaceful about the untouched, pillowy blanket of snow on the flat part of the roof outside my window and the sidewalk below. However, the wintery mix significantly decreases my odds of making the trek to the gym before class.
On winter weekends, Dartmouth’s ice rink fills with a mix of players: beginners gripping their sticks for balance, experienced skaters circling the ice and students and faculty unwinding after long academic weeks. Intramural hockey may look chaotic from the stands, but for those on the ice, it has become one of the most welcoming and community-driven activities on campus.
As a painter with no time to paint, I’ve always felt a fascination with the works of others — the realism and intricacy of landscapes right next to the abstractions of modern art. I love being able to see the brush strokes and hours poured over canvases to capture a story. Even though I had passed the Hood Museum full of those very works so many times, I had not gotten the chance to go inside in my first couple terms at Dartmouth. I took it upon myself to learn more about the works and opportunities for involvement Dartmouth’s museum has for students and the local community.
If you’ve ever walked down Main Street, the storefront with the striped overhang and bright pink door is hard to miss. My Brigadeiro offers students the essentials: coffee, breakfast or lunch on-the-go and a nice place to study, even with its limited seating. Still, the cafe distinguishes itself from other town staples with one offering: the brigadeiro — a small dessert made simply with cacao, butter and sweetened condensed milk.
Dear Freak of the Week,
In case you haven’t heard, it’s that point in winter term where everyone is sick, unhappy and wants to go home, but we still have a month left before spring break. Not a great picture.
This past weekend, one of my friends celebrated her 22nd birthday. She planned a dinner with her parents, followed by a Valentine’s Day-themed celebration in our off-campus apartment before going out for the night. Around 10:45 p.m., we were all still happily chatting and eating chocolate-covered strawberries in our living room. We were tempted to call it a night, but given the birthday occasion, we decided we must venture out into the cold and head to the frats.
In many ways, Hanover is a quintessential New England town. It has an ivy-covered town hall, a white-steeple church and bells that ring at six o’clock. However, if you take a tour around the Upper Valley, you may notice one recurring New England staple that Hanover lacks: the general store.
When I saw a fellow ’29 dump spices from the spice rack into a plastic Green-2-Go container, I asked why she was pillaging the spice rack. She explained that she was foraging ingredients from the dining hall to make an apple crisp. Inspired by her, and craving something that was neither cafeteria nor take-out, I ventured out into the melting February snow with a Green-2-Go container to see if I too could make my own delicious homemade — dorm-made? — food.
As someone who is in need of relationship advice, I sat down with sociology professor Kathryn Lively, who teaches a course designed for would-be romantics: WGSS 33.07: “Love, Romance, Intimacy and Dating.” Lively taught the course last fall and will teach it again this coming fall. It is a discussion-based class where the final project involves interviewing a peer about their experiences with love, dating and intimacy. Whether you’re single and desperate or blissfully coupled, Lively has advice on how to keep romance from flatlining.
A previous Freak of the Week column put forward the knight-or-gnome dichotomy, in which everyone falls into one of the two camps as a person. There is no concrete definition for either category — and it’s apparently purely intuitive.
Hi Mirror, it’s Noelle.
Dear FOTW,
A day at Dartmouth is like a never ending to-do list. Students rush between classes, meetings and meals, sometimes already late for wherever they’re headed next. But between all the hustle and bustle, the smaller moments are what stand out. A door held open. A wave and a smile to someone passing on the green. Someone slowing their pace to walk alongside a friend.
This article is featured in the 2026 Winter Carnival Issue.
This article is featured in the 2026 Winter Carnival Issue.