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Dear Freak of the Week,
As my mom and I cruised along Interstate 91, our car stuffed to the brim with my mattress topper, electric tea kettle and entire wardrobe, the highway breeze smacked me with intense déjà vu. This is the same route I took 11 months and one week earlier — the day I moved into my freshman dorm. I struggle to believe it’s already been a year since I began my time at Dartmouth.
Δεν ξεχνώ. Never forget.
I needed lunch. It was early September 2023, and I was one month into my new job as a professor at Dartmouth. I asked a colleague to join me. She couldn’t come, but she warned me, “The ’27s are here now, and it’s gonna be much slower getting around campus while they figure it out.”
Charlie Kirk died in one of the most grotesque ways imaginable: a lone assassin’s bullet to his neck, fired before a crowd of thousands at Utah Valley University. The shooting, which was horrific and effectively ruled out any chance of survival, was filmed and viewed by millions on social media almost instantly.
Two weeks before his planned visit to the College, prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University.
On Aug. 1, N.H. Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed H.B. 273 into law, mandating New Hampshire libraries provide parents access to their children’s public library records upon request. The bill creates an exception to the state’s confidentiality requirements, which historically have kept borrowing records at public libraries private.
The young have surpassed the middle-aged in having the worst mental health, according to a recent paper by economics professor David Blanchflower titled “The declining mental health of the young and the global disappearance of the unhappiness hump shape in age.” The study will play a key role in an upcoming Oct. 26 to 28 symposium at Dartmouth on the mental health crisis in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. The Dartmouth sat down with Blanchflower to discuss the findings of his study and their implications.
Boloco, a popular burrito chain, is closing its location in Hanover. The basement restaurant has already been renamed to BocaSoca, and it will be officially launching a reimagined menu and interior in October.
After living at home for the past three months, I miss Foco. Not the slow-moving stir-fry line or the scramble for a table at peak meal hours, but the ease of grabbing dinner with friends after a long day in the library or with random classmates. As the only dining hall on campus, Foco guarantees chance encounters. It’s a place for eating, sure, but it’s also a place for unexpected conversations and connections.
On August 30, 2023, I entered my freshman dorm room for the first time, accompanied by my suitcases and parents. The next day, I attempted my first walk around Occom Pond. I got lost at some point. The day after that, I made my first visit to the poster store in town with someone I met during lunch. A small poster of a 1912 oil painting called “The Bicycle Race” caught my eye, and I bought it for my dorm.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.