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Things Could Be Worse

By Kelsey Anspach | March 29, 2012

Think about how many times per day you have the same conversation about how much you hate DDS or how you're already bored.

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What could Dartmouth do without?

By Myrel Iturrey | March 1, 2012

I'd like to believe that if some calamity were to occur today that would wipe me off the face of the Earth, I would leave behind some sort of legacy.

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What if we actually said what was on our minds?

By Sean Schultz | March 1, 2012

At Dartmouth, we all encounter the polite conversations in which we are perfectly content with treading permanently at the surface level.

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Overheards

March 1, 2012

'12 Guy: Have you taken your senior portrait yet?'12 Girl: Nah, I'm too ugly. '12 Girl: How is your New Year's resolution to not drink holding up?'12 Guy: Oh, I gave up resolutions for Lent. '12 Girl: Remind me to never get on your backside.'13 Guy: I don't think that's what you mean. '12 BG 1: If I go poop really quickly, does anyone want to have a cigarette with me?

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What if Dartmouth were a public university?

By Felicia Schwartz | March 1, 2012

Daniel Webster, a member of the Class of 1801, has become a Dartmouth legend for his famous defense of our small college in the 1819 Dartmouth College v.

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What if all Greek houses were coed?

By Madeline Zeiss | March 1, 2012

To the world outside of Hanover, it seems that Dartmouth is known for being really cold and really fratty.

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What if Dartmouth didn't have grades?

By Sara Kassir | March 1, 2012

Admission to a school like Dartmouth is typically reflective of a very successful academic career in high school.

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Through the Looking Glass: Fresh Old Start

By Carol Brown | March 1, 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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What if I weren't a varsity athlete?

By Chad Hollis | March 1, 2012

Throughout my Dartmouth career, I've always been defined as a football player. My major has changed, I joined a frat and I've been a member of a couple campus groups.

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What if dating at Dartmouth were a thing?

By Erin Landau | March 1, 2012

I met my wonderful boyfriend Brad during our First-Year DOC Trip Hiking 3 Section J. Well, technically we met on the Bema when I jumped into his strong arms during those wonderful meet-and-greet games you play before heading off on your trip.

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Top 5 Rejected "What If" Articles for This Issue

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | March 1, 2012

1."What if when they rebuilt Dartmouth Hall, they painted it pink?" What a great question! Just kidding.

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What If I Could Do Dartmouth Again?: Chicken and Waffles

By Peter Stein | March 1, 2012

This is the story of a different Dartmouth. We measure time on a line. Sort of. Someone decided to bend that line into a circle.

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What if I were a varsity athlete?

By Anuraag Girdhar | March 1, 2012

Catch, drive, finish, release. Catch. Drive. Finish. Release. The only thought that occupies my mind three hours every morning, six days a week.

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What if these celebrities were Dartmouth alumni?

By Lauren Vespoli | March 1, 2012

Dartmouth already has its fair share of contemporary celebrity alums, from the real such as Mindy Kaling '01 and Timothy Geithner '83 to the fictional, such as Meredith Grey and Stephen Colbert.

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What if Hanover were in the South?

By Kelsey Anspach | March 1, 2012

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, South Carolina. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hate it, but mostly it is awesome.

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Letter from the Editor

By Priya Krishna | March 1, 2012

Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth We all like to imagine alternate versions of our lives.

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What If I Could Do Dartmouth Again?: Being and Dartmouthness

By Kip Dooley | March 1, 2012

"Coulda, woulda, shoulda." That's what my dad always says when I start a sentence with "I should have..." It's infuriating.

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From Dewey to Digital: The Evolution of Our Library System

By Tyler Bradford | February 23, 2012

In today's cyber age, compiling information has never been easier for the average Dartmouth student working on a research paper.

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We're Gonna Party Like It's 1769

By Sara Kassir | February 23, 2012

It would be the understatement of the past 243 years to say that the Dartmouth of 2012 is different than the College on the Hill founded by Eleazar Wheelock in 1769.

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Top 5 Most Obscure (But Interesting!) Historical Facts About Dartmouth

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | February 23, 2012

Unsurprisingly, a Dartmouth alum, Robert Smith, Class of 1902, was the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, which now helps more than two million recovering alcoholics in 134 countries. Amos Tuck, Class of 1835, founded the original GOP, organizing its first meeting at Major Blake's Tavern in Exeter, N.H.

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