Striking a Balance: Athletes with Non-Athletic Passions
Dartmouth students love labels. At a school where anonymity isn't easily maintained, many students simply memorize facts about their peers so they can more easily be put into context on campus.
Dartmouth students love labels. At a school where anonymity isn't easily maintained, many students simply memorize facts about their peers so they can more easily be put into context on campus.
This is not a story. This is a collection of meandering experiences written in response to Kathleen Mayer's recent post on Dartblog ("A Friend Who Became a Brother," March 30). The views that follow are my own.
Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Staff
With the exception of that special satisfaction we get from stopping traffic on the reg by jaywalking, getting from one place to another around here is a huge hassle.
Dartmouth's location has been one of the most central and defining characteristics of the school since its founding.
Falling asleep on the middle seat of your flight only to discover that one or both of your neighbors is covered in drool. Taking up two seats on the Dartmouth Coach.
Courtesy of Rauner Library "A more agreeable number of gentleman I never saw together upon any occasion whatsoever," John Wheelock, the speaker at Dartmouth's first Commencement ceremony, said to describe Dartmouth's graduating class in 1771.
We come to Dartmouth in a million different ways by car, by bus, by plane. Some come to Dartmouth because they hear it's a good school, only setting foot on campus for the first time at Orientation.
Courtesy of Rauner Library Despite the perceived safety of going to school in the Upper Valley, students who choose to bring their bikes to campus often quickly learn that there are some sneaky two-wheeler stealers.
It seems like the stereotype of college students as disobedient, destructive and distracted has existed for centuries.
For many students here, the Dartmouth Coach is their primary mode of transportation to and from campus.
'12 Girl 1: I finally made it onto Bored@Baker!'12 Girl 2: What for?'12 Girl 1: This crew guy i hooked up with.
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.
This past Monday, I stepped onto an Advance Transit bus, the Upper Valley's free shuttle service, for my maiden voyage.
I was born and raised in New York City, so coming to Hanover for college was a pretty big transition.
Sometime in between our Pokemon and Runescape phases, many of us were obsessed with skateboarding.
My driving test is something that still haunts me. I hit the car behind me during the parallel parking section.
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.
It costs the same amount to live in the Choates as it does to live in McLaughlin. In the winter, S&S will probably Good Sam you if you so much as slip on ice. Jim Kim is breaking up with us.
Dartmouth problems? Why Bored@Baker is so often decried by its staunchest adherents for its faux intellectualism.