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A Ring by Spring

By Caroline Berens | September 24, 2015

Before walking into The Mirror’s weekly story assignment meeting last week, the so-called “M.R.S. Degree” was a completely unfamiliar concept to me. The meaning wasn’t exactly hard to discern after an introduction to the idea from my editors and a few context clues, but even then I was confused — does such a thing still exist in our seemingly modern and progressive times?

First-generation student Yadira Torres '19 is figuring out how to transition to college.
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First in the Family

By Julianna Docking | September 24, 2015

I sat down with several first-generation students and, predictably, found that there was no universal answer to this question. Instead, I heard students’ remarkably distinct stories, with common threads woven throughout, detailing parents’ sacrifices, students’ motivation to achieve and the mutual desire in both parents and students to understand each other’s divergent experiences.

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Sam's Little Larks

By Sam Van Wetter | September 17, 2015

SCENE: Collis porch. 9:39 a.m. The first day of classes. Sept. 10, 2012 and Sept. 16, 2015 simultaneously. PRESENT SAM sits reading the Valley News and eating a bomb-ass breakfast sandwich. PROTO SAM enters with a bottle of orange juice and cup of frozen fruit from the smoothie bar. It’s not what he intended to get. His backpack is unzipped.

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Joe Kind, A Guy

By Joe Kind | September 17, 2015

Drake is a prophet. We all know this. In some respects, though, he fails to describe my life well. I didn’t start in the six with my woes, but to his credit, the pace of my life has sped up considerably since starting college — probably not quite 0 to 100, but maybe from cruise control to slightly above the speed limit?

Alexander Lopez ‘15 took an unconventional path before his fifth year and shares his tips.
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TTLG: Fifteen Lessons From a Fifth-year '15

By Alexander Lopez | September 17, 2015

I still have a lot to learn, I’ve been around the world and I still can’t answer a simple question — how do I want to live my one and only life? I can’t tell you how to live, either. What I can do is share some stories and tell you what I’ve learned. With that, here are my 15 life lessons from a fifth-year ’15.

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Editor's Note

By Luke McCann | September 8, 2015

These are going to be the longest days and the shortest four years of your life. Welcome to Dartmouth, ’19s, you’ve got a lot to see and the clock is ticking.

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Editor's Note

By Priya Ramaiah | August 21, 2015

Coming from sunny Arizona to frigid cold of New Hampshire was more than a little intimidating as I prepared for my first term at Dartmouth. I’m a proud NARP (check out ‘A Blitz by Any Other Name’ in this issue for a translation), and I didn’t know what a Thermarest was until I read it on my freshmen trip packing list.

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Looking Back

By Kalie Marsicano | August 21, 2015

Congratulations! Getting here can’t have been easy — from the college applications process to sticking out senior spring to literally winding your way through the woods on your drive to Dartmouth, it’s been a long road. Now that your freshman fall is around the corner, it’s time to get pumped for all the wonderful experiences ahead: new people, countless opportunities and an amazing academic experience are all near on the horizon.

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A Guide to Greek Life and Undergraduate Societies

By Hayley Hoverter | August 21, 2015

Whether it’s overhyped is for you to decide, but no one can deny that the houses on campus are home to some of the best social events at the College — aside from Ryan’s epic dorm room rager (Rage in Peace, Ryan’s Party: 10/26/2013 — 10/27/2013) that I just made up — and are a huge part of Dartmouth’s rich history.

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An Ode to FoCo

By Joe Kind | August 21, 2015

WADDUP ’19s. It is crazy to think that a new freshmen class will soon inherit the Dartmouth campus. I remember this trying time of having nothing to do but repeatedly stalk my roommate on Facebook, ponder a physical trip to Bed Bath and Beyond for the dorm essentials and occasionally flipping through the pages of our summer reading assignment. And I remember thinking a lot about food.

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Getting Outside: Where to Go

By Parker Richards | August 21, 2015

So it’s freshman fall, and you can’t go into Greek houses yet, but you’ve already completed all of your designated academic rigor time for the day. Whatever will you do? Netflix is sort of a played-out trope at this point, and you’ve exhausted your dorm party social calendar for the weekend. That means it’s time to get out and about and enjoy your true calling in Hanover: walking.

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