In the wake of the polarizing confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court following multiple credible allegations of sexual misconduct, this week’s Mirror theme of gender falls at an tremendously relevant time.
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October 16, 2018 8:35pm
Gender. Some of us think about it more than others — one may happen to notice this particular aspect of one’s identity more in certain situations, such as walking home at night in the city.
October 16, 2018 9:52pm
Popularized perceptions of college life cast a narrow view of sexuality in which men hit on women at drunken frat parties, leading to one-night stands with no strings attached.
November 6, 2018 8:46pm
Last winter, I took a biology class with a lab counterpart that was entirely dissection-based. Though the subject matter of the class was extremely fascinating, with every incision and extraction I performed, I realized that I did not have the passion necessary to continue the infamous pre-med track that I, like many of my peers, entered college intending to pursue.
October 16, 2018 9:49pm
"You write like a boy.” I heard that sentence numerous times throughout elementary school.
October 16, 2018 9:45pm
Before Dartmouth went coeducational in the 1970s, there weren’t as many college-aged women in the Hanover area.
October 10, 2018 2:21pm
“Warm-cut through Blobby @now. Bring a fracket.” Unless you’re a student at Dartmouth, you probably have no idea what I just said.
October 9, 2018 10:32pm
This summer, a soon-to-be Dartmouth freshman texted me asking whether she should buy any articles of clothing in particular in preparation for her transition from our hometown of Lexington, Kentucky to the cold north.
October 9, 2018 10:28pm
Sprawled across her sofa bed with our computers perched on our stomachs, my friend Sophia and I were tackling the study guide for our biology final.
October 9, 2018 10:32pm
This summer, I traded my bathing suits and flip flops for business casual blazers and flats.
October 9, 2018 10:30pm
Any kind of life transition puts your confidence to the test. The transition to Dartmouth, where it seems like every other person has created a business or cured a disease, is especially trying.
October 9, 2018 10:31pm
Think about the t-shirts you own. How many did you actually buy? It’s almost impossible to resist the allure of free stuff, so swag from clubs, events, internships, Greek life and more is bound to accumulate in one’s closet.
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October 2, 2018 9:46pm
Our campus, though nestled in the white mountains of New Hampshire, hours away from the hustle and bustle of city life, is a thriving and pulsing center.
October 3, 2018 12:22am
A month ago, I would have been sorely underqualified to write about silence, the theme of this week’s issue.
October 2, 2018 9:56pm
Do you ever find yourself using your phone when walking to class to avoid making eye contact with the girl you met to last week, because you don’t know whether she will say ‘hi’ or not?
October 2, 2018 9:31pm
Ever since I was a young girl, my classmates described me as a “violeta timida” (timid violet). This meant that I was always the quiet one in every social circle, which at that time was composed of my family, school and neighbors.
October 2, 2018 9:45pm
One of the most emblematic and accurate descriptions of our school can be found in its motto: “Vox Clamantis in Deserto,” or “a voice crying out in the wilderness.” Yet the phrase is rarely given much attention or thought, perhaps dismissed as an archaic Latin idiom that fails to inspire students.
February 17, 2019 7:09pm
Have you ever walked into an environment feeling awkward because you were not familiar with the social norms?
October 2, 2018 9:45pm
“I raise up my voice not so I can shout,” said Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani advocate for women’s rights who won a Nobel Prize at age 17, “but so that those without a voice can be heard.
