Blair: Lest the Old
One of the central facts of being a senior at Dartmouth is that your four years have taught you to take incredibly bizarre Dartmouth phenomena as normal.
One of the central facts of being a senior at Dartmouth is that your four years have taught you to take incredibly bizarre Dartmouth phenomena as normal.
While Dartmouth students may struggle to explain the flair-filled revelry of Homecoming weekend to their friends at other schools, colleges and universities across the country also celebrate the fall season with various traditions and celebrations. Both Pennsylvania State University and Howard University have elaborate Homecoming celebrations boasting an entire two weeks of festivities each, according to Penn State Homecoming Public Relations Director Marta Jonca and the Howard University website.
Each year Homecoming weekend welcomes the new freshmen class to Dartmouth. This year, the Class of 2015 will be joined by another new addition to the College Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson.
With the most anticipated weekend of the fall upong, and freshman and upperclassmen alike growing more anxious about how they can make the most of Homecoming, it is important to remember two simple truths: The music you hear will undoubtedly make the difference between a good night and a great night.
After a series of disappointing losses, the Dartmouth football team looks to rebound this weekend in its contest with Columbia University, a team which has yet to win a single game. But this is no ordinary game.
From eager anticipation to vague confusion to concern about time management, the Class of 2015 will take on Homecoming with a variety of plans and perspectives, according to students interviewed by The Dartmouth.
Regardless of affiliation or year, Greek life has a strong presence for students during Homecoming weekend, according to students interviewed by The Dartmouth.
In the spirit of ever-evolving tradition, the College will host approximately 5,000 people with a combination of current students, alumni and friends of the College during Homecoming weekend, combining annual festivities with opportunities for alumni from throughout the years to reconnect, according to Diana Lawrence, director of communications for Alumni Relations.
Homecoming is a time of celebration for both current students and returning alumni, all of whom will need places to eat, drink and be merry this weekend.
Alex Rowe It's 2010, and our freshman year Homecoming has arrived.
This is the story of Homecoming. There is a sign in the bathrooms in Berry that reads, "The bonfire is a Dartmouth tradition... Getting wasted isn't." I guess somebody decided to release a memo because we forgot about that for the past three years.
Circling the bonfire with the freshmen sweep amidst heckling calls from upperclassmen is not Homecoming weekend's only annual tradition.
Eddie Zhang / The Dartmouth Staff Just do your best, ok? No Dad, my best is THE best! Erin has been Type A for a long time (since 3rd grade, at least), and most of campus can say the same.
I'd never known such an overwhelmingly happy group of people as my Dimensions buddies. That is, until I met H-Croo a group so enthused by their temporary occupation that they took it upon themselves to change their hair color to reflect their undying excitement to meet us freshmen. But then I auditioned for a cappella and was introduced to yet another stunningly exuberant array of young adults. Upon failing to join their cheerful ranks, I joined the smilingly sarcastic group of writers on The Mirror staff, whose sharp commentary on the status quo was by no means reflected in their sunny, if sometimes snarky, personas. Upon arriving at Dartmouth, I was taken aback by the sheer level of happiness on campus.
Correction appended Even though it sometimes seems that our dear old Dartmouth is flawless, we have to remember that the College that we've come to know and love does have an extensive history of failures.
I took an off-term last Spring, and it was awesome. I didn't teach English in a foreign country. I didn't work in finance.
The first night I went out freshman Fall, I went to the Tabard. Don't ask me why. To me it was just one of the houses on frat row.
I'm not so sure about the large glass wall that separates the undergraduate dean's offices from the rest of Baker-Berry Library.
It's 5:00 a.m. and you've got a final in three hours. Instead of sleeping, you're sitting on FFB aggressively clicking through your roommate's ex-boyfriend's sister's junior prom Facebook album with empty Redbulls and Rockstars littered around you. You know that you're going to fail your exam anyway, so here are a few tips to bomb it in style: Instead of doodling on your exam (e.g.
I am Peter. You probably don't know me. This is the story of recruiting. I think that I am going to rush Google.