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Hidden Costs of Free Swag

By Maggie Doyle | October 10, 2018

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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Editor's Note: Silence

By Marie-Capucine Pineau-Valencienne and Carolyn Zhou | October 3, 2018

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.

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Transitioning From City Noise to Silence of Hanover

By Maggie Doyle | October 3, 2018

A month ago, I would have been sorely underqualified to write about silence, the theme of this week’s issue.

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"Let's Get a Meal Sometime": Ghosting at Dartmouth

By Nelly Mendoza-Mendoza | October 3, 2018

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?

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I'm Very Quiet. How About You?

By Maria Teresa Hidalgo | October 3, 2018

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.

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In Silence, a Cry for Change

By Helen Horan | October 3, 2018

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.

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Study in Silence: Quiet Study Spaces

By Devanshi Udeshi | October 3, 2018

Have you ever walked into an environment feeling awkward because you were not familiar with the social norms?

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Speaking Up Gender Imbalance in the Classroom

By Novi Zhukovsky | October 3, 2018

“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.

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Editor's Note: Hierarchy

By Marie-Capucine Pineau-Valencienne and Carolyn Zhou | September 26, 2018

Hierarchy. Our lives, and society, are often structured around hierarchies. Some of the hierarchies around us are benign.

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Club Vs. Varsity: A Tale of Two Leagues

By Katherine Cline | September 26, 2018

A little over a year ago, I entered Dartmouth’s not-yet-freezing campus a bright-eyed and bushy tailed NARP (Non-Athletic Regular Person). I soon noticed the omnipresence of varsity gear at Dartmouth: black backpacks with telltale stitched green player numbers, Peak Performance shirts and Dartmouth green attire that punctuate the wardrobe of 913 students this year. Last winter, I found the Boxing Conditioning Club (shameless plug). As of this fall, I am one of four co-captains.

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"Crazy Horse Girl": Gender Equity in Equestrian Sports

By Kaijing Janice Chen | September 26, 2018

Jaime Eeg ’18 is no stranger to the term “crazy horse girl.” It’s the name that people sling at her when she talks about horses — the ones on the horse farm she was raised on, and her very own that she keeps at a barn nearby.

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Trip Leaders: Wilderness Wisdom

By Alice Zhang | September 26, 2018

Ninety percent of Dartmouth students begin their four years bundled with a group of their soon-to-be classmates, camping in the woods, hiking amidst pleasant conversations, trying their hand at canoeing or making pizza at the Organic Farm.

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Who's At The Bottom of The Food Chain? Dining On Campus

By Nelly Mendoza-Mendoza | September 26, 2018

Dartmouth Dining Services is known to students for holding a monopoly over dining options on campus.

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Leadership on Campus

By Tina Lin | September 26, 2018

Leadership is a broad term, but it’s something that many people strive toward. Often times, the type of leadership that people gravitate toward is the kind that comes with a title, and we are often misled to think that the only significant leaders are those who head an organization or have a formal title to their name.

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Evolution Through Living Learning Communities

By Cristian Cano | September 19, 2018

Before new students arrive on campus each fall, they are emailed a link to fill out the housing preference survey.

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How To Be A Better Person ... And Dartmouth Student

By Melanie Prakash | September 19, 2018

So you come into freshman year, and you think, “New Dartmouth, new me.” You stroll down the intersecting paths of the Green that are disorganized and rocky, unlike the future you have planned for yourself over the next four years.

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Editor's Note: Evolution

By Marie-Capucine Pineau-Valencienne and Carolyn Zhou | September 19, 2018

Evolution. It’s the reason why we’re here. It’s why we stand on two legs, why most of us get our wisdom teeth taken out, why we have five fingers to clasp our morning coffee.

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Evolution of Academic Departments

By Eliza Jane Schaeffer | September 19, 2018

From the outside, academic departments may seem like established, unshakable institutions. It is easy to take them for granted, to view them as givens.

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Evolution of Dartmouth Students

By Michaela Artavia-High | September 19, 2018

Dartmouth is home to a thriving ecosystem with a variety of flora and fauna that fill its environment, ranging from friendly canines to historic pines.

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Q&A With Professor Ryan Calsbeek

By Zachary Gorman | September 19, 2018

Ryan Calsbeek is a professor in the department of biological sciences. He specializes in natural selection and studies evolution in reptiles and amphibians.

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