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Froshionably Late

By Katie Hake | August 8, 2014

Welcome to Dartmouth, ’18s! I hope you’re ready – college is happening, like, now. Once your fresh-faced, cheerful selves have made it through five days in the woods experiencing the magic of Dartmouth Outing Club first-year trips, you’ll actually have to go to Dartmouth. That means attending classes, meeting tons of new people, probably living with a roommate or two and generally navigating a whole new environment along with 1,000 of your peers. It’s totally okay if you don’t feel prepared.

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Ye Old Pong

By Andrew Kingsley | August 8, 2014

Tis swillig, and the soused did glut themselves in the keel, all teeming were the basements, a freshman’s ideal. Now’s hump day’s eve, the bewitching hours of fraternities, which Peter’s keys and Anubis’s scales sink for eternity.

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Help Wanted

By Macy Ferguson | August 8, 2014

The first few months of college can be overwhelming at times, when you’re suddenly bombarded with new responsibilities and thousands of new faces at once. Working with the same people day in and day out creates a specific kind of bond. The sense of community I developed through my job was a comforting haven when Dartmouth became a bit too hectic. Finding a job you love on campus is not just a way to make money, but an opportunity to learn more about yourself and your place at Dartmouth.

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Not Your Average Toga Party

By Marina Shkuratov | August 8, 2014

Dartmouth may be renowned for its academic prowess, but that doesn’t mean its students don’t like to let loose every now and again. While there’s generally some sort of social scene that can be found on any night of the week, a few well-known events on campus have become Dartmouth traditions.

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The Bequest Begins

By Maddie Brown | August 8, 2014

Almost every group on campus has its own ideas of what should be passed on to younger members. For many, it’s a way of preserving history. For others, it’s a fun way to share ridiculously unique items that won’t fit in a one-bedroom New York City apartment. For every group on campus, though, it’s a special way that upperclassmen can share their experiences with the underclassmen with whom they’ve made lasting memories.

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Find a Spot to Hunker Down

By Josh Koenig | August 8, 2014

With all of the hustle and bustle of your first few weeks on campus, it can be easy to skip out on quality time with your readings and problem sets. While you can always retreat to the isolation of your room or the comparatively spacious layout of your dorm’s common room, we’ve selected some of the best library study spots on campus where you can get work done away from any distractions. Finding a seat is up to you, but with this list in hand, you’ll never have to ask the difference between Berry 3 and the stacks.

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Talk Darty to Me

By Brian Chalif | August 8, 2014

Just because there’s no placement test for “Dartspeak” doesn’t mean that students of the College haven’t developed our own form of communication, and as with any language, Dartspeak cannot be mastered until one lives alongside those who speak it.

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Stuff it in the Suitcase

By Natalie Van Brunt | August 8, 2014

Moving to Dartmouth will require you to consider what is going to transfer to a new school with a new dress code and what you might have to leave behind. The capri army pants you wore on your first date in seventh grade may not be the hottest item in Hanover, but if they still fit, consider them for your flair drawer. To make the transition to Dartmouth a little easier, let’s start with a crucial question — what do we really wear at Dartmouth?

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Editor's Note

By Lindsay Keare | August 7, 2014

Watching The Fifty hikers struggle through the night — completely of their own free will and often with little advanced preparation — was the first thing about Dartmouth that really showed me just how much our school and surroundings makes possible.

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A Major Mix-Up

By Maggie Shields | August 7, 2014

Now that we’re sophomores, we have all declared a major in something that we are at least remotely interested in. However, for many students the standard majors of biology, math, English, economics or government do not fully encompass their interests, passions and goals.

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Home Sweet...Hanover?

By Mary Liza Hartong | August 7, 2014

Feeling a shiver of terror creep up your spine? Glimpsing tiny, shadowy figures? You’re not alone. Every few solstices a throng of menacing creatures appears, seemingly overnight, on campus, and we are powerless to stop them. We turn our heads and drop our FoCo to go boxes in fear as we watch these beings take flight, zero in on their targets and descend. Cicadas, you ask. Wasps? Alums? No, friends, I’m talking about your parents.

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A Day in the Life

By Amanda Winch | August 7, 2014

As the only Dartmouth term with a reputation for lighter course loads and “ample” free time, sophomore summer has proven distinctive, but perhaps not in the ways that one might have so eagerly expected while cruising down the road to 14X. Faced with an almost unhealthy number of opportunities for procrastination and inspired by a new sense of durability that undoubtedly only serves to help us justify our sluggish work habits, many in the ’16 class have finally reached the end of what might be referred to as an eight-week “adjustment period.”

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Trending @ Dartmouth

By The Dartmouth | August 7, 2014

The Fifty Through Hikers:You’ll smell them first, but regardless, they’re tough as nails. Fieldstock:Green Key 2.0 or just a normal weekend? 10-Year-Olds:High schoolers we can deal with, but since when did FoCo become an elementary school cafeteria? Tanks:If you haven’t receivedat least one this summer, you’re doing something wrong. Missing The Hop:It’s been too long since we’ve had a Christmas bacon wrap. Lingerie

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Overheards

August 7, 2014

’16 New Yorker: I really needed a cell phone in 7th grade so I could call my parents to pick me up after bar mitzvahs. ’16 Girl: Would it be bad if I wore my Masters tank to Diversions? ’16 Guy: I’m gonna make the Masters chess tournament a drinking event.

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Editor's Note

July 24, 2014

This issue of The Mirror sheds lights on ways to step over the sophomore slump, and encourages the reader to name their fears.

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Trending@Dartmouth

By The Dartmouth | July 24, 2014

ENGS 3 Midterms: They always catch us unaware. Corporate Recruiting: What is business casual again? Frolicking on the Green: With temperatures hovering over the 90s, we cannot resist. Visiting Parents: Be prepared to take a picture with the Dartmoose — like that's a thing. Badly themed parties: Can we please get more creative than "beach bums." Summertime naptime: Summer afternoons make for perfect naps.

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Overheards

July 24, 2014

Creative writing professor: You all are the horniest class I've ever taught. '16 Guy: Gender is a spectrum, but facial hair is not.

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