Fridays with Marian
According to the Gregorian calendar, 2015 is underway. I must admit I have mixed feelings about what this year will bring for the human race. It may be a new year, but the human race is none the wiser.
According to the Gregorian calendar, 2015 is underway. I must admit I have mixed feelings about what this year will bring for the human race. It may be a new year, but the human race is none the wiser.
Another thing I don’t understand at all is cheating. The recent coverage of the so-called “Clickergate” has piqued my befuddlement in a few ways.
Interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of student life — including mental health. In an interview in her Parkhurst Office, she discussed the D-plan, Dick’s House and medical leave.
Computer science professor Andrew Campbell developed the StudentLife app, which tracks students’ mental health, academic performance and behavioral trends. In the spring of 2013, Campbell used the app to measure the ups and downs of 48 of his computer science students’ terms.
This article, modeled off a similar piece from the University of Pennsylvania’s 34th Street Magazine, is about firsts and lasts and how they have impacted us for better or for worse.
I think my story may surprise some of you.
The first time I wrote for The Mirror was the second week of my freshman fall in 2011. Now I find myself editing my last issue of The Mirror.
’16: “Guys, I haven’t had sex in four hours!”’16: “I’m not even dating anyone.”’16: “At least you’ve got that pap smear in a few weeks.” ’16: “My idiot brother has stopped doing all of the activities that would get him into college so he can work at Dunkin’ Donuts to support his girlfriend at the Cheesecake Factory.” ’16: “I didn’t get the courses I want.
The Cool Girl aesthetic, popularized recently by "Gone Girl," seems to be a tool developed by those who seek to be desired by all, but threaten no one. And at a place like Dartmouth, there are a high number of Cool Girl perpetrators and enthusiasts.
I was worried at first that this disengagement I found with the Global Village stemmed from a personal problem. Yet the more residents I spoke with, the more I recognized the pervasiveness of the issue. I spent most of this term talking to over a dozen of the Global Village’s 153 residents, collecting ideas and opinions since I moved in.
One Psi U. Two Sigma Delts. Two Phi Taus. Two unaffiliated women, one who had de-pledged. One KD. Two Tri-Kaps. And one women’s and gender studies professor. The theme? The Greek system — or rather, breaking down the invisible walls that surround it.
This week, The D's editorial directorate gets ready to say goodbye.
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the beloved children’s program “The Magic School Bus,” in which a batty school teacher leads a group of intrepid elementary school students on wacky adventures through time and space, learning a broad array of facts about the natural world along the way.
We sat down with government professor Kyle Dropp, who studies elections and voter turnout, to chat about midterm elections.
When students abandon their native accent or speaking style to match the predominant sound, is the phenomenon a voluntary choice, or a natural, subconscious inevitability? The answer — it all depends.
’18 on the Saturday after Halloween:“I just ate a cracker and threw up.” ’15: “You know what I’ve realized?
But other recent graduates do not succumb to this impulse to outgrow Hanover, electing to remain in the Upper Valley. Between graduate students, College employees and fellows, you’d be surprised by the number of ex-undergrads still lurking around campus.
Chicken Baby Applying for our degrees: This is really happening, isn't it? Ivy-Q:Get ready for an influx of people from around the Ivies to grace our little campus this weekend.
Wake-ups are an accepted and beloved tradition on Dartmouth’s campus, and many groups have embraced them as a way to welcome new members into a variety of clubs, including Tucker groups, sports teams, Ski Patrol and a cappella groups.
I can’t imagine adjusting to Dartmouth with no previous college experience, which is why I’m writing this. These five tips helped transform me from an anxiety-ridden hobbit to where I am today.