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Why game theory matters

By Andrew Sosanya | January 31, 2017

As humans, we do not always make the best decisions or act in the best interest of others. Our actions lead to friendship, conflict or even betrayal.

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Battle of the funnies with Dog Day and Casual Thursday

By Alison Hagen | January 25, 2017

While you may have seen Dartmouth’s two improv groups, Dog Day Players or Casual Thursday, perform at a fraternity or campus event, you have not seen them like this before.

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Editors' Note

By Michaela Ledoux , Lucy Tantum and Alexandra Pattillo | January 25, 2017

This issue’s theme is humor, so we’ll try to get you warmed up with a few of Lucy’s best jokes: What do you call the grass in front of the President’s house? Phil Han-lawn. What does DDS say when you ask how to contact them? Collis. How do studio art majors turn in their work? They put it on Canvas. How do you know if someone did Hiking 4 for Trips? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. What would you call a KAF workers’ advocacy group? Baker Lobby. What do you call an awkward encounter with a former fling? An ex-hour. Why didn’t the frat need any lamps? Because they had so much Keystone Light. Now that those are over with (thank godness, right?), we’re excited to introduce the rest of the Humor Issue.

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Finding humor in a sometimes-unfunny world

By Andrew Sosanya | January 25, 2017

Harambe. The 2016 election. El Chapo. Brexit. The list goes on. A look back at 2016 tells us that humor is the most prevalent when there is a pervading sense of discomfort about current events.

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Wien: Getting the Joke of White Feminism

By Elise Wien | January 25, 2017

“When you make someone laugh they are on your side for a second.”  —Guerrilla Girls “I have a powerful urge to communicate with you , but I find the distance between us insurmountable.” From “The Christians” by Lucas Hnath Here are some things I know: 1) This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women marched in cities across the country and the world to protest Trump’s inauguration. 2) These were not women united in purpose.

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Guo: Drunk Shakespeare (despite "budget cuts")

By Clara Guo | January 25, 2017

How many of Shakespeare’s works have you read? Definitely “Romeo and Juliet.” Probably “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Twelfth Night.” Maybe you read Shakespeare for fun — because you fell in love with his imagination and made-up words that have now become commonplace.

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Making it in the entertainment industry

By Cristian Cano | January 25, 2017

Amelia Acosta ’14 currently works for NBC News in Manhattan, New York. As part of the on-air talent department, her work includes finding, training and developing on-air talent.

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The real Dr. Seuss

By Nelly Mendoza-Mendoza | January 25, 2017

Who was “Dr. Seuss” at Dartmouth? An athlete? A scholar? A trickster? The Dartmouth Mirror sat down with English professor and the Ted and Helen Geisel Third Century Professor Donald Pease to find out.

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Wien: Space Travel (feat. Elon Musk)

By Elise Wien | January 17, 2017

Maybe you just caught me on an off day, maybe it’s the stagnancy of winter or the dread of the impending inauguration, but it’s time to write about travel and the dull ache in my chest has returned. It would be easier to imagine that the women of North Mass 310 have been tapped for space travel.

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Leave terms take students on adventures

By Andrew Sosanya | January 17, 2017

Eliana Mallory ’18  Mallory didn’t have a plan for her junior fall leave term initially until she heard a National Public Radio report about Care4Calais, an organization that distributes aid to a refugee camp in Calais, France.

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Guo: Calligraphy. Half-empty teacups. Moral character.

By Clara Guo | January 17, 2017

I swallow three ibuprofen at once, hoping to quell the pain that has taken permanent residence in my lower back.

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Courses take Dartmouth students around the world

By Cristian Cano | January 17, 2017

The six-week period of time between fall term and winter term is a time when most students can take a break from their difficult classes and maybe catch up on some Netflix.

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

By Marie-Capucine Pineau-Valencienne | January 17, 2017

I forget sometimes. Like many Dartmouth students, I forget that the sun does not orbit diligently around the College on the Hill and that, yes in fact, there is a world beyond this campus.

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Finding a home at Dartmouth

By Julia O'Sullivan | January 17, 2017

For many incoming freshmen, the trials and tribulations of transitioning into the college lifestyle are similar.

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Editor's Note

By Michaela Ledoux , Lucy Tantum and Alexandra Pattillo | January 17, 2017

Last night we took a break from our editing work to share some stories. Our discussion topic: What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done?

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From board games to smoke machines: A night at BarHop

By Jaden Young | January 11, 2017

We arrive at Barhop a little after 10 p.m. and manage to avoid waiting outside. I have dragged my roommate along to check out this Dartmouth social space, and the night’s theme is “Winter Masquerade.” Accordingly, masks, feathers, sequins and glue are spread out on a side table, inviting guests to create their own costumes.

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Talking Music and Life After Dartmouth with Reptar Bassist Ryan Engelberger '12

By Abbey Cahill | January 11, 2017

The Dartmouth sat down with Ryan Engelberger, a former Dartmouth student ‘12 who once missed a midterm to play at Lollapalooza, named his band after a dinosaur from “Rugrats” and inspires the rest of us to fearlessly pursue meaningful work. How did you get into playing the bass? RE: My first instrument was the trumpet.

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Wien: Introducing the Vomlettes

By Elise Wien | January 11, 2017

This episode of “Two Indians and a Jew” opens with a pan. We see the room, light streaming in from the east-facing windows.

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Inside Dartmouth's colorful music scene

By Marie-Capucine Pineau-Valencienne | January 11, 2017

A pre-med and a trumpet player. A soccer player and an a cappella singer. These are just a few of the students involved with music at Dartmouth. For a college known to attract an exceptionally sporty student body, the music scene on campus is surprisingly vibrant.

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Editor's Note

By Michaela Ledoux , Lucy Tantum and Alexandra Pattillo | January 11, 2017

Alright, alright, alright. It’s Week Two and your Mirror editors are back in the newsroom for another night of downing KAF coffee, comparing InDesign tips and investigating whether eating a raw potato is a crime.

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