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(11/02/12 3:00am)
It is no secret that a lot of the things that fraternities and sororities tell their new members to wear are silly and, in light of the College's new policies, no longer required. But at a school as old as Dartmouth, for houses that have been on campus for a long time, the gear you spot on their pledges may actually be a part of their history.
(10/26/12 2:00am)
I went to a large public school in a Midwest suburb, where attendance at Friday night football games was practically mandatory think wannabe Friday Night Lights. Half of my friends from home now attend a Big Ten university and view their teams' rivalries as personal vendettas. The community we all grew up in was close-knit and spirited, so things like homecoming never went unnoticed.
(09/28/12 2:00am)
A man named Mr. Jimmy once tried to teach me how to play bridge. The only problem was that I was eight years old and counting down the minutes until this particular visit with my second grade class to the local nursing home would be over.
(09/21/12 2:00am)
DOC aren't actually a "fundamental" determination of how the next four years of your life are going to go they just so happen to be the first thing you do when you get on campus. If you didn't love them, this is by no means an indication of whether or not you will enjoy your time at Dartmouth, or even your freshman fall. It shouldn't be borderline blasphemy in our campus culture to not love Trips because in the long run, those few days in the wilderness are unlikely to determine character of your Dartmouth career.
(09/14/12 2:00am)
There are just some things that are inappropriate to do in the library. Eating tuna sandwiches is one of them.
(09/04/12 2:00am)
My parents come from two different cultures that share relatively common attitudes about sending your only daughter 700 miles away for school. Actually, they don't even really have attitudes about it it just doesn't happen. Ever.
(05/11/12 2:00am)
They say that behind every stereotype is some form of truth. Maybe I have too much faith in my male peers, but for their sake, I sincerely hope this isn't true.
(05/04/12 2:00am)
Going off to college is nothing like how it is in the movies. No one's parents actually load up a minivan of furniture and clothes, plant their kid in a dorm and then say, "Hey, I'll see you at Thanksgiving."
(04/27/12 2:00am)
Regardless of how much I might have liked some of the alumni who interviewed me while I was going through the college admissions process, there was always one thing that they would say that immediately made me want to punch them in the face: "You know, back in my day, you would've gotten in for sure. Too bad it's so hard for you kids now. I see kids just like you get rejected, and I know that if I had to apply today, there's no way I would stand a chance."
(04/20/12 2:00am)
There is a glaring flaw in the college admissions process. When admissions officers read the applications of thousands of high schoolers from around the country, they assume that each students' activities, recommendations and grades speak volumes about who that person will be once he or she is in college. What they fail to take into account, however, is that once a student decides to enroll at Dartmouth, he or she can suddenly become whoever they want to be.
(04/13/12 2:00am)
Dartmouth students love labels. At a school where anonymity isn't easily maintained, many students simply memorize facts about their peers so they can more easily be put into context on campus. One of the most commonly placed of these labels is that of an athlete. It's an inherent part of our campus culture: The moment you hear someone is on a varsity team, you often create a concept of who they are and pigeonhole them. For many Dartmouth athletes, however, identifying them solely as a player on a team incorrectly implies that their passions exist only on the field.
(04/06/12 2:00am)
It seems like the stereotype of college students as disobedient, destructive and distracted has existed for centuries. Otherwise, you really have to wonder what made the founders of so many schools across the United States decide to put their campuses in the middle of nowhere. It's hard to get up to Hanover, and it's sometimes even harder to leave. We joke about being stuck in the middle of the woods, but our situation is far from unique. There are hundreds of institutions throughout the country that are described as "rural" campuses. And while some aspects of these colleges' cultures are similar, a variety of methods do exist for traveling to these obscure corners of higher education.
(03/02/12 4:00am)
Admission to a school like Dartmouth is typically reflective of a very successful academic career in high school. While it's true that a lot of bright students are naturally passionate and interested in their studies, the pressure to maintain a high GPA in high school in order to get into college often ends up overriding a desire to fully comprehend material.
(02/24/12 4:00am)
It would be the understatement of the past 243 years to say that the Dartmouth of 2012 is different than the College on the Hill founded by Eleazar Wheelock in 1769. The school has grown to almost 6,000 students and 600 professors. From the original campus, we have lost 231 acres of land, as well as all of the original architectural structures. Our library collection has multiplied by about 1,000 volumes, and the number of dining options on campus has increased tenfold.
(02/17/12 4:00am)
Let's face it: If there were a higher power capable of silencing everything controversial or provocative that the publication produced, there is no way that The Mirror, much less The Dartmouth, would even exist.
(02/03/12 4:00am)
Once you come to college, you start to realize that everything is relative. While this change in perspective can sometimes be enlightening, intellectual and academic, in other ways, college life can lead to a deterioration of what you view as acceptable.
(01/27/12 4:00am)
Despite being cultured citizens of the world, differences in international customs can occasionally trip up even the mostwell-intended of travelers. The following are some of the faux pas Dartmouth students have committed while studyingabroad, as well as a few other tips to be aware of if you have plans of venturing overseas. Bon voyage!
(01/20/12 4:00am)
It's hard to imagine anything bad happening in a town like Hanover. With its white picket fences and idyllic surrounding landscape, the College's isolated position generally offers a feeling of protection from the dangers of the outside world.. But for anyone who has ever read a Stephen King novel, it's easy to see how even the most picturesque places can become the backdrop for crimes so gruesome they take generations to forget.
(01/13/12 4:00am)
When you were trying to figure out your college situation, you probably saw the gorges of Ithaca, ventured across Cambridge Square and almost got mugged in New Haven. But after all that, you ended up at one certain Ivy League school whether it won you over, you were rejected from Harvard or you ended up here by chance. Maybe you went to Dimensions, maybe you had an awesome recruiting trip or maybe you just happen to look good in green. However your decision-making process went,
(01/06/12 4:00am)
Going off to college is a means of meeting new people and doing new things. For most students, it comes with being in an entirely new location. But while the average student might be able to easily separate their Dartmouth home from the place he or she grew up, the line isn't so distinct for everyone. Dartmouth students often forget that Hanover, N.H. is not only the place that we chose to go off to college it's also the place that nearly 9,000 people outside of the campus call home.