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(04/19/13 2:00am)
The campus minimum wage is $7.75 dollars per hour, Student Employment Office consultant Kari Jo Grant said. However, most student workers often make more than that, and have several opportunities to increase their salaries. The Student Employment Office provides guidelines for how departments should construct their pay scale, incorporating skill level, scope and difficulty of the decisions. The office also recommends offering higher pay for working unpopular shifts and increasing wages and shift preferences the longer a student works with a department. Those who work DDS jobs certainly reap these benefits.
(04/12/13 2:00am)
Teach for America gives recent college graduates two year assignments in under-served rural and urban neighborhoods. Emma Routhier '12, who is teaching at a charter school in New York City, explained that TFA appealed to her almost immediately.
(03/29/13 3:00am)
The rules, which allow no more than five students to participate in the average transfer term, went into effect this year, and the sudden mandate required students to change their D-plans at the last minute. This prompted rumors that acquiring desirable housing would be more difficult, with more students on campus. Excluding summer, winter is the term when the fewest students use college housing, followed by spring and fall. Consequently, the difference between winter and fall enrollment is approximately 400 students, according to Registrar Meredith Braz. With a larger number of students on campus because of transfer term restrictions, some have greeted this spring with an overwrought panic over all things housing-related, generating a doomsday scenario of drastic room shortages and overcrowding.
(03/01/13 4:00am)
World War I significantly affected both Dartmouth's campus and students. A 1917 local newspaper article said that Dartmouth quickly enrolled 1,095 men in three battalions and held drills in Alumni Gym. Students built trenches outside Hanover to conduct mock battles and the faculty began teaching military preparation classes. The administration invited Dartmouth men to participate in a 60-day training camp over the summer, after which they were expected to return to campus.
(02/22/13 4:00am)
You've got a huge history paper due tomorrow and you've been hunkered down in the stacks all Sunday. KAF cookies and lattes have been your source of fuel, but now you're starting to feel lethargic. You know half an hour on the treadmill would probably make you feel better, but the gym seems miles away, so you continue to stare at your computer screen and hope the words will come to you.
(02/01/13 4:00am)
It's no secret that Hanover winters are generally pretty rough, and for some people they're much rougher than for others. Seasonal Affective Disorder, which most commonly affects those from sunny climates, is all too real at Dartmouth. But fortunately there's a lot one can do to combat it.Light therapy: Perhaps the most scientific way to fight SAD is by using a blue light machine (also known as a happy lamp, sun lamp or light therapy lamp). These machines, which look kind of like mini television monitors with blue screens, help the body fight SAD by mimicking daylight. The light from the machine hits the retina in the eye and is transferred via nerve impulses to the pineal gland, which regulates melatonin secretion and thus corrects chemical imbalances that result from decreased exposure to sunlight. As someone from California, I was freaked out about getting SAD and consequently started using a sun lamp back in the Fall. Some of my friends laughed at me, but I found other kindred spirits and we talked about holding sunlamp parties (which is kind of tough since you're supposed to use them in the morning!). I don't remember to use my sunlamp every day, but I also haven't been feeling any lingering symptoms of SAD, so I'd say it's working! And no, unfortunately they don't give you a tan.Studying in bright rooms: Forget the Tower Room. If you have to be indoors, pass the time in rooms full of natural light."I've been trying to maximize daylight hours [by] spending times in light rooms so that when the sun sets at like 3 p.m. I'm not terrified, since it's setting at 6 p.m. back home," Christie Harrison '16, a Florida native, said.If you're trying to reduce your chances of getting SAD, places like the Top of the Hop, Third or Fourth Floor Berry, the Fishbowl in Kemeny or certain study rooms in the dorms are good bets. Playing upbeat music also helps, so I don't suggest listening to "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."Spending time outside: Perhaps this is a no brainer, but simply passing time outdoors goes a long way toward fighting SAD. Unlike students at colleges in cold-weather cities, Dartmouth students are lucky that we have such easy access to snow sports. Skating on Occom Pond, snowshoeing on the golf course and spending the day at the Skiway are just some of the many ways to experience the outdoors in and around Hanover. "I'm trying to pick up snowboarding this term," Kevin Chen '15 said. Chen, who hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, felt the effects of SAD last winter and is trying not to let that happen again.Exercise, eat well and sleep: Okay, so these things are no-brainers year-round, but they're even more important in the winter when all you want to do is curl up under a blanket, watch television and eat Collis pasta. Taking a Zumba class, eating your veggies and hitting the sack at a reasonable hour will go a long way toward combatting SAD.And if all else fails, there's always reverse psychology to help you beat the winter blues."If I'm having a tough day, I watch an episode of The Walking Dead' to put things in perspective," said Michael Bessen '16, a native of Las Vegas, NV, referencing a post-apocalyptic show in which a small band of survivors battles with a seemingly unending and ravenous zombie horde.That's one way to do it.
(01/25/13 4:00am)
Dreams. Sometimes they're weird and sometimes they're surprisingly normal, but whatever you dream, it most likely reveals something interesting about you.
(01/18/13 4:00am)
For a school about as far away from Hollywood as you can get in the United States, Dartmouth has a huge number of alumni who shined in the arts while they were undergraduates. These talented men and women have gone on to become amazing actors, writers and other varieties of big names in Hollywood.
(01/11/13 4:00am)
Since Dartmouth's creation and long before there have been countless predictions regarding the timeline for the end of the world. Some of these prophecies at least have a tangible backstory, while others are just downright ridiculous. For the history-minded among you and the chronic worriers The Mirror has put together a guide to apocalypse scares past and present to show that panic about the future might just be old news.
(11/02/12 3:00am)
In the early 1900s, Junior Prom was one of the most anticipated events of the year. Prom started in 1899 and consisted of a weekend of dances, sporting events, music and "prom girls," who would come up to the then-single sex Dartmouth, according to an 1899 program for the event. Prom was suspended during World War I, but sometime afterward, it morphed into what is now known as Green Key weekend.
(10/19/12 2:00am)
The Class of 1902 Room, one of just two areas in Baker-Berry Library that is open 24 hours a day, is one of the most polarizing rooms on campus. Many hate it, but it also has an incredibly loyal fan base of those who frequent the room every day and at all hours.
(10/12/12 2:00am)
It was not all that hard tracking down '16s for this story when you've heard about how great Dartmouth is from your big brother or sister, it's hard to come up with reasons not to come here. And those interviewed unanimously agreed that having an older sibling who either attended or currently attends Dartmouth helps make Hanover feel like home much faster than it would have otherwise.
(10/05/12 2:00am)
"Dartmouth is the biggest voting bloc in New Hampshire." This is a myth that can be busted right away. No, it can't be true that the combined populations of Hanover and the College have enough voters to rival the Manchester, Concord, Keene and other city voting blocs.