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This One Time... at Dimensions

By Lauren Vespoli | April 26, 2012

Dartmouth students care an incredible amount about wooing prospective students, so much so that we've even mastered meteorological control for the weekend of Dimensions of Dartmouth, as evidenced by the 20-degree increase in temperature as prospective students flocked to Hanover last weekend.

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Through the Looking Glass: Smoke & Mirrors

By Patrick Chen | April 19, 2012

Editor's Note: Through the Looking Glass is The Mirror's newest feature. We welcome submissions from all members of the community both past and present who wish to write about defining experiences, moments or relationships during their time at Dartmouth.

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Overheards

April 19, 2012

'13 Girl: It sounds like a gang fight every time a frat blitzes out. "Psi U. 11 p.m. Bring IDs." '13 Girl on off-term in NYC: Let's do a juice fast.

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The Gender Games

By Kelsey Anspach | April 19, 2012

If I were to paint a picture generalizing all Dartmouth students' singular high school experience, I'd tell you to listen to John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane." Then, I'd then tell you (as Mindy Kaling '01 does in her book) that our experience was the opposite.

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The Mirror Asks: What do you miss most about high school?

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | April 19, 2012

"I miss being able to drive to lunch." Lindsay Berger '15 "My best friends who I've known forever, and also driving to school every day with my brother." Christine Kanoff '15 "My friends." Stefan Defregger '15 "Friday night football games.

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We Found Love in a Hopeless, Awkward Place

By Gina Greenwalt | April 19, 2012

First, I must admit that I'm writing this piece through the eyes of someone who was known as a classic high school beauty.

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Prep: Ready or Not

By Erin Landau | April 19, 2012

Almost everyone can conjure up an image of the traditional boarding school student: preppy, competitive and obviously in the 99th percentile academically.

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Make New Friends but Ditch the Old

By Myrel Iturrey | April 19, 2012

She hands you a glossy yearbook and extends you a bold red Sharpie from her multicolored pack. She smiles.

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Finding Your College Identity

By Sara Kassir | April 19, 2012

There is a glaring flaw in the college admissions process. When admissions officers read the applications of thousands of high schoolers from around the country, they assume that each students' activities, recommendations and grades speak volumes about who that person will be once he or she is in college.

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From Freshman Year to Freshman Year

By Anuraag Girdhar | April 19, 2012

As a suburban ecologist, I often frequent the cul-de-sacs and supermarkets of America's middle-class neighborhoods to document the interactions between the prevalent fauna and their environments.

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Top 5 Things Dartmouth students do that makes them seem like high schoolers

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | April 19, 2012

Sending your research paper to your parents and demanding they correct it for you. Bragging about how much you drank last night.

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That's So High School

By Renee Gauthier | April 19, 2012

If we're going to take pop culture portrayals as any indication, high school tends to go one of two ways for most people.

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Letter from the Editors

By Casey Aylward and Priya Krishna | April 19, 2012

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Reese Ramponi / The Dartmouth Staff High school is a much more controversial theme than one might initially think.

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Being and Dartmouthness

By Kip Dooley | April 19, 2012

Through the low branches of the trees that line the road at the entrance to my high school lacrosse field, I see Aaron waiting for me on a patch of thick grass.

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Chicken and Waffles

By Peter Stein | April 19, 2012

This is the story of the blackout train. "I peed myself last night... Not really... Well, kinda." I love hearing stuff like that.

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When Athletics Run Your Life

By Blaze Joel | April 12, 2012

Almost every high school athlete faces a major decision sometime in his or her career: Do I want to be a collegiate athlete?

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Athlete Relationships: Seasons of Love

By Elizabeth Trager | April 12, 2012

It is no new phenomenon that athletes tend to stick together like glue. Of course, it makes sense with their demanding schedules, intense discipline and mutual understanding of what it means to be on a team.

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Being and Dartmouthness

By Kip Dooley | April 12, 2012

When my close friend and lacrosse teammate decided to try out for a play this past fall, I responded with earnest, if cautious, encouragement.

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Letter from the Editors

By Casey Aylward and Priya Krishna | April 12, 2012

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Jamie Mercado / The Dartmouth As a whole, we would say that our student body is a pretty athletic group.

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LGBT: Out on the Field

By Reese Ramponi | April 12, 2012

If you frequent Dartmouth Gender Sexuality XYZ meetings, talk with an OUTreach Peer Mentor or visit the Rainbow Room in Robo, you will encounter a warm, welcoming atmosphere for LGBT students.

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