The history of commencement
This year marks the 25th anniversary of coeducation at Dartmouth. Perhaps it is fitting that, like the first female College students, the first College commencement participants were, in fact, transfer students.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of coeducation at Dartmouth. Perhaps it is fitting that, like the first female College students, the first College commencement participants were, in fact, transfer students.
"I'm not exactly an anarchist," Brian Cina '98 said. "I just think there's a very good chance our society will crumble."
Asa Palmer '98 has decided there are more important things to learn from Dartmouth than what can be taught inside a classroom, and, because of his plethora of campus activities, has had very little time left to study.
Upon entering her room, one can see how Anat Levtov seeks to represent herself to Dartmouth and to the world.
While others flounder for direction, senior Arika Easley knows exactly where she is headed and what needs to get done.
Graduating senior Michael Pryor '98 said most students recognize his name from the start-up screen on their computers, but "that was all a mistake."
Seniors approach graduation with mixed feelings -- while they have enjoyed their time at the College, they are ready for new challenges and experiences.
Members of the Class of 1998 may scatter across the globe after today's ceremony, but WebBlitz, a new web based BlitzMail program, will make it easier for them to keep in touch.
A Dartmouth Master of Arts and Liberal Studies graduate student was attacked from behind as she walked down South Main St. early Wednesday morning.
Before they prepare to embark into a world without DASH and dorms, seniors remembered what makes the College what it is and bonded with their classmates during Senior Week.
Approximately 12 members of the Class of '28, the oldest class celebrating a reunion this year, and 22 of class members' wives, widows, children and grandchildren will return to Hanover on the 26th of this month to attend their 70th and final official reunion, Reunion Chairman Jerry Sass said.
While they considered being named Dartmouth valedictorians quite an accomplishment, three former recipients of the honor said it has not had a major impact on their life.
Divided by wartime complications but united in their love of their class and the College, approximately 200 members of the Class of 1948 -- more than one-third of one of Dartmouth's smallest classes -- reunited in Hanover this weekend to celebrate their 50th reunion.
Members of the Class of 1933 faced the Great Depression and conflicts abroad while at the College, but they remember their years as students at Dartmouth fondly. About 29 members of the class returned to Hanover this weekend to celebrate their 65th reunion.
Before the more than 1,000 members of the Class of 1998 receive their undergraduate diplomas today, they will watch the College's small population of graduate students receive their degrees.
In the last four years, the Class of 1998 has experienced a changing world through the Internet, dorm lounge televisions, newspapers and classroom discussions, and has witnessed changes in College policies and in the makeup of Dartmouth's administration.
Local hotels are booked solid this weekend, and more than 3,500 parents and guests who flocked to Hanover for Commencement and Reunion are being housed in campus dormitories.
Those who are on campus to see their family members graduate or to participate in the reunion revelry have Facilities, Operations and Management to thank for the beautification of the College's campus.
Outgoing College President James Freedman will give his 11th and final commencement address today, one of his last symbolic appearances as president of the College.
In addition to Commencement speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin, six other individuals -- lawyer Julius Levonne Chambers, scholar John Hope Franklin, philanthropist Millard Fuller, virologist Samuel Katz '48, geneticist Mary-Claire King and author Grace Paley -- will receive honorary degrees during today's ceremony.