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Editors’ Note: Winter Carnival Special Issue 2025
By
Alesandra Gonzales
, Albert Niu
and Vivian Wang
| February 7, 2025
In this year’s Winter Carnival Special Issue, we take a moment to reflect on Dartmouth’s past — while making sure to savor the present.
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Swapping Snow Boots for Skis: Making the Most of the Hanover Cold
By
Cayla Kwok
| February 7, 2025
One writer explores how Dartmouth students make the most of winter term through campus traditions, “perfect term” challenges and more.
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Reflection: Taking Dartmouth For Granted
By
Selin Hos
| February 7, 2025
One author reflects on the balance between nostalgia and change.
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Winter Bucket List: Nostalgic Senior Edition
By
Allison Burg
| February 7, 2025
One writer compiles her ultimate winter bucket list — complete with skating, ice castles and even an excursion across country lines — for her final winter in Hanover.
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Reflection: SAD (Sick at Dartmouth)
By
Ellie Anderson
| February 5, 2025
One writer reflects on how illness has become a recurring feature of her terms.
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Fast-Tracking the Future: Students Reflect on Graduating Early
By
Ian Dalrymple
| February 5, 2025
Seniors who plan to graduate this winter discuss the rationale behind their decision.
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Hanover’s Hot Topic: The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab
By
Marius DeMartino
| February 5, 2025
CRREL is an engineering research facility with a focus on cold regions and a tight-knit relationship with the College.
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Sleigh Rides, Dairy Cows and Community: Spotlight on Billings Farm and Museum
By
Noelle Blake
| January 29, 2025
One writer explores Billings Farm and Museum, from the sleigh rides to the dairy barn.
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Wild Skating: The Other Miracle on Ice
By
Emily Wadlow
| January 29, 2025
After her first wild skating experience on Lake Morey, one writer takes a closer look at Dartmouth’s community of outdoor ice skaters.
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Dartmouth’s Ice and Fly Fishing Classes Reel Students In
By
Helen Deng
| January 29, 2025
One writer explores the unique outdoor opportunities offered through the College’s fishing classes.
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Reflection: A Newcomer’s Guide to the Sauna
By
Thomas Weaver
| January 22, 2025
One writer reflects on the unique culture of the Alumni Gymnasium saunas.
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Reflection: Pitter Patter Perfection
By
Selin Hos
| January 22, 2025
One writer reflects on striving for perfection and its accompanying discontents.
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Reflection: The Still North Seating Survival Guide
By
Leila Brady
| January 22, 2025
One writer tests every couch, barstool and table at Still North Books & Bar in her quest to find the best seat in the cafe.
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Serving up Community: Spotlight on Hanover Community Kitchen
By
Cayla Kwok
| January 22, 2025
Hanover Community Kitchen cooks up a meal each week for the Upper Valley community.
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It’s Always Sunny in the LSC
By
Ellie Anderson
| January 15, 2025
The Brout rare orchid collection is the crown jewel of the wide variety of plants in the Life Sciences Greenhouse.
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Reflection: A Lesson in Making Friends
By
Emily Wadlow
| January 15, 2025
After spending her off term in Jackson Hole, Wyo., one writer muses on overcoming isolation in the “real world.”