Pair of '02s complete notable College careers
Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles examining the lives of four recent Dartmouth graduates.
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Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles examining the lives of four recent Dartmouth graduates.
The unexpected guilty plea of Robert Tulloch dominated the news in an otherwise tranquil Spring term and brought an end to the murder case that began nearly a year and a half ago with the brutal slayings of Half and Susanne Zantop.
Children's television show host Fred McFeely Rogers spoke to graduating seniors about the beauty of unconditional love, the inherent uniqueness of each person and the importance of interpersonal connections during his commencement speech on June 9.
After being hired two weeks ago, Charles Harris has withdrawn his acceptance of the Director of Athletics and Recreation post amid concerns that he misrepresented his academic record to an earlier employer.
After being hired last Thursday, Charles Harris has withdrawn his acceptance of the Director of Athletics and Recreation post amid concerns that he misrepresented his academic record to an earlier employer.
Ah, the solemnity of an Ivy League graduation. All the young Brahmins in their gown-hidden letter sweaters and navy suits and pleated skirts, nodding pleasantly at Mummy and Dad before they step onto the platform in orderly and dignified fashion to receive their diplomas and bid quietly regretful farewells to Jimmy Wright in person. Dignity, respect, tradition.
How did it get so late so soon?
Look around. There are forks and eyeballs rolling through the aisles, across the back of the Green, seeping onto the graduation stage. All around us, people are jabbing forks in eyes and forcing each other to deal with the consequences.
Growing up in Pakistan, I dreamt of attending Harvard. It was the only American university I had ever heard of. Over the next few years, my dream became an obsession. I saw Crimson everywhere. It wasn't meant to be, however, and senior year of high school Harvard sent me the all-too-familiar thin letter. I was good but not good enough, the letter said. Shattered at first, I began to swallow my disappointment and settle for my second choice. And on September 9, 1998, I found myself standing outside the Hanover Inn, staring at some crazy kids dancing in front of Robinson Hall as my bus pulled away. I was destined to spend four years at a college about which I knew little except that it was a member of the Ivy League, it was located in New Hampshire, and the winters were 100 degrees colder than in Karachi.
Upon graduating last year, I had everything all figured out. I planned to spend the summer working at a film studio in Santa Monica, then take a quick vacation traveling Europe, and finally start working for Microsoft in Seattle in the fall.
The following is the graduation list for 2002, accurate as of Wednesday, June 6. All students listed are members of the Class of 2002 unless otherwise noted.
Since the Class of 2002 came to Dartmouth four years ago, the rise of MP3s and DVDs has changed the way college students appreciate music and film. New technology has increased our access to a variety of artists, but this doesn't change the reality that only a few works each year show a glimmer of timelessness.
Imagine being told that as part of your graduation requirements you will be required to present a ten-minute speech to the entire Commencement audience. Now imagine that your speech is just one of four dozen that will be given in the hot July sun before the diplomas can be granted.
After four years in the relative utopia that is Dartmouth, Commencement marks a time when students must become full citizens of a wider world than Hanover. After a year that saw planes crash into the World Trade Center, American forces on the ground in Afghanistan and the escalation of violence in the Middle East, that wider world seems a vastly different place for graduating seniors.
While the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks defined the news cycle during the Class of 2002's final year at Dartmouth, tumult has characterized the graduates' world since their arrival -- a presidential impeachment, conflict in the Balkans, a bizarre presidential election and the start of a new "war on terrorism" have all come to pass in the '02s college careers. Here is a look back at those and other happenings in the news from the last four years.
Freshman year, 1998-9
The product of more than a term's worth of efforts by the 2002 Class Council, Senior Week's many recreational activities gave graduates a chance to relax and enjoy their last days as Dartmouth students.
Although by next fall the graduating seniors will be strewn across the world, many of them will spend the summer right here in the Upper Valley.
After a run-in with the copy machine in the theater department, Miller, smiling and outgoing, came rushing into Collis, glancing at my ID card to identify me as her interviewer. After exchanging introductions, we sat down to a conversation that left me amazed at the amount one person can be involved during her Dartmouth career.
Some of them played in front of thousands of fans, while others toiled in relative obscurity. Some won league and conference championships and represented Dartmouth on the national stage, while others played on teams that struggled to succeed. But competition has shaped the college career of every Dartmouth athlete.