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The Dartmouth
August 18, 2026
The Dartmouth
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Editor's Note

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T `hinking about happiness makes me sad but it's a little hard to avoid. As Dartmouth students, what we choose to do with our time reflects a lot about our opinions about happiness.


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Popping the Bubble

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So I was just on Wikipedia clicking through random articles and accidentally spending two hours reading about bizarre UFO conspiracy theories doing research for this column, because when I first sat down to write this I discovered that apparently I'm a mildly disgruntled person who didn't have anything to say about happiness.


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The Flip Side of Happiness

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The first experience many of us had at this place was Trips, an experience carefully tailored to provide the most upbeat and positive portrayal of Dartmouth possible.



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Enjoying the Off-term

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I never felt more in touch with my half-Italian heritage than when I heard the old country saying "dolce far niente" or "it's sweet to do nothing." Doing nothing is a little taboo at Dartmouth but I'm taking the first step and admitting that there's nothing I'd rather do. I could live without homework.




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The Mirror Asks

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If you could institute one rule of etiquette at Dartmouth, what would it be? "Say goodbye to the rando you've been studying next to in the library for the past five hours when you leave." - Jean Luo '10 "The Male Specimen Washing Hands After Urination." - Sarah Frostenson '11 "Always flush, and bathroom freshener should be sprayed to your heart's desire." - Priya Shanmugam '13 "No snoring on 3FB!" - Jamila Ma '12 "Stop referring to New York City simply as The City'. We're not all from the Eastern Seabord, after all." - Noah Dentzel '10 "Take a hint from the Southerners and say hello to everyone, it makes the world less awkward." - Jen Argote '10 "Show freshman boys some love.







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A Guide to Gracious Living

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The word etiquette brings to mind white-gloved girls, pearls and afternoon tea. At Dartmouth, well-mannered might not mean being quite so strait-laced, but words of wisdom could certainly remind us of a daintier time.




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The DDS Detective

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There is a woman in my life who, among other things, inspired me to get involved in politics, made me snickerdoodles that rival Paula Dean's and even helped me make the decision to come to Dartmouth.



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The Light at the end of the Tunnel

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Etiquette is relative. That point can't be overstressed. At a dinner with somebody else's parents, you're supposed to chew with your mouth shut, ask polite questions and never laugh boisterously, no matter how funny it is to see your future in-law with a piece of cheese literally three feet long hanging from her chin.


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Popping the Bubble

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Okay, so I'm about to present a list of what I consider to be The Rudest Behavior On Campus, but I'm also kind of hesitating because I feel like by doing that, I'm implicitly self-calling myself as some kind of bastion of etiquette and politeness. And everyone who actually knows me just wet their pants laughing at that implication, because if you spend a lot of time vacillating between total decaffeination and epic hyper-cracked-out-wooo-crunchy-bunnies as I do, you're going to accidentally tick some people off.