Mirror Mixtape
Music has a weird way with time. A 30-minute song can seem like an instant, a two-minute snore-show can feel like watching Doctor Zhivago on repeat.
Music has a weird way with time. A 30-minute song can seem like an instant, a two-minute snore-show can feel like watching Doctor Zhivago on repeat.
Health and wellness? The two of us are incredibly confused about the apparent "science" linking these two.
/ The Dartmouth Staff / The Dartmouth Staff Wake up in the morning feeling like... A train wreck.
You sit in your 11 and the stronger-than-ever forces of gravity immediately begin to pull down your eyelids.
'12 Tri Delt: My husband is gonna be so lucky because, like, I just love being domestic. '11 Girl: Wait, are they siblings or are they dating? '12 girl: I've been off blitz...actually, I just checked Blitz but no one blitzed me. '12 girl 1: she has broken seven blackberries since she got to dartmouth.'12 girl 2: she needs to stop getting blackberries.'12 girl 1: she needs to stop getting blacked out. '12 exchange student on phone with EBA's: do you guys take traveler's checks? '10 Phi Delt: the cuttings northside cafe cheeseburger calzone is actually really delicious.'12 girl: sounds like an envelope full of boot. '12 girl: a ginger could never be emperor, thats bullshit, gingers have never ruled anything.'12 girl 2: ....except my body.'12 girl 1: ew. '10 Alum: I got a new nose and I want to use it. '12 Girl to '12 Guy: Please don't confuse your attraction to me with my actions. '12 Sorority Philanthropy Chair: I HATE COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Coming to Dartmouth from the West Coast certainly has its disadvantages. Never seeing your family or high school friends gets pretty old quick (oh hey, D-plan). But it has its advantages too.
Anyone who's stood too close to a fraternity can tell you: basements are where hygiene goes to die. "On my tour, a dad asked why the frats smelled so bad.
Okay, so the gym may be the best place on campus to snag facetime, and we do have an aggressively large number of varsity athletes per capita.
As serious training for Masters starts up and summer social schedules kick into high gear, it feels as if the number of thinly veiled self-calls has multiplied overnight.
Dartmouth's social scene is one of a kind: pong, flair and blitz are unheard of outside our bubble, and the exclusivity of our social traditions often borders on vanity. To friends back home, a lot of our social conventions seem foreign.
This week, the DM Manual of Style explores the arrogance of fashion fads at Dartmouth. As far as status symbols go, Greek and sports team gear are top currency at the College.
Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Dartmouth students, of course.
Let it be known: someone has dared to scrutinize the cornerstone of Dartmouth counterculture the self-call.
I think it's safe to say that we are all vain in some ways. In fact, it's natural for human beings to be vain to some extent.
With the FoCo Runway out of commission (R.I.P.) and the docks off-limits this summer, what's a '12 to do to get seen? Never fear: The Mirror's got you covered.
'12 AD: This house is full of crazy people. SD 1: They took our outdoor futon.SD 2: WAIT, what?! Where are we gonna fu-tan?! XH to Girl: Are you a gypsy? '12 Guy: I have boob envy.
My 10X goal: To single-handedly turn the label "tech geek" into a coveted social status. Let's be real: I want to make your new universal remote more exciting than Free Burrito Day at Bolocco. I am a geek, and I'm proud.
'10's Dad: Who's Lady Gaga? '11 Former Rugby Player: What's deodorant? Prof in 10A: I found a search on my son's computer for "Flinstone Porn." '13 Redhead: Did you know that all of the world's most ultra orthodox religions believe that the messiah will be a redhead?
You're not yet ready to face the real world? Well, you're in luck: it's sophomore Summer! While some students are slaving away at desk jobs, dying in their impersonal cubicles, you are preparing for a summer of shameless shenanigans. Contrary to popular belief, sophomore Summer was originally instated by the College in order to reward students for their hard work during the year by awarding a term of academic credit in the absence of real schoolwork.
You didn't think we would abandon you for your arguably drunkest term at Dartmouth, did you? Of course not.