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The Dartmouth
October 18, 2026
The Dartmouth
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Ready or Not

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The frenzy over the alleged Mayan apocalypse on Dec 21 highlighted an interesting trend in American pop culture: a focus on the end of civilization and what might lay beyond.



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The Bucket List

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I think Winter term feels like more of a fresh start than Fall, particularly when we've been away from Hanover for over a month.





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Overheards

'15 Guy: Do you know who the Sun God is?'16 Guy: Like the Egyptian god? '14 Girl: We didn't have pudding tails because it objectifies women'14 Girl: Well objectively it was fun '13 Girl: I've decided I'm really into money laundering.. '16 Girl on the Sunday before classes started : I've been on campus for three hours.


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Durable Dartmouth: What Would Survive?

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There are aspects of Dartmouth and its culture that have so far endured the test of time. And then there are those that have faded away, even when they once seemed as permanent as the College itself.





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Hanover Hideaways

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Note to readers (May 23, 2014): When The Dartmouth found thatJake Bayer '16 had fabricated a quotation, wedecided to remove his articles from our website. For a full statement, clickhere.


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The Things We'll Carry

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Eager as I was to return to our Big Green home, I found myself desperately fending off the impending sense of responsibility nagging at the back of my six-week-hibernated brain.





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A Letter to My Freshman Fall Self: Reese

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I don't really know how to write this letter. I would like to think that is because there is nothing I'd change about my last three years at Darmouth, but it is probably more that I'm not ready to admit the things that I really messed up.



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Take Me Back to Freshman Fall

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From academics and extracurricular activities to dining preferences and exercise options (if any at all), Dartmouth students tend to be extremely divided in their interests.