Athletics and Identity
Andrew Sosanya '20 explores the identity of athletes at the College.
Andrew Sosanya '20 explores the identity of athletes at the College.
I’ve just received 12 teeth from a friend of mine. I needed one or two to use as props, then it came up in casual conversation that this friend never lost any of her baby teeth, that she had to go to the dentist to get them all pulled, and that she still had them in her posession.
The stereotypes surrounding relationships at Dartmouth seem contradictory. On the one hand, hookup culture seems pervasive: “dance floor makeouts” and no-strings-attached relationships are seen as commonplace and normal.
On the critically acclaimed television show “Mad Men,” the fictional character Pete Campbell is a Dartmouth alumnus.
The concept of fanaticism is a common point of confusion amongst the youth of Generation Z. Often, people wonder what the driving force is behind the sobbing, shaking crowd at boy band concerts, dating back to as early as Beatlemania.
First Floor Stairs I dangle several feet off of a cliff — a jagged cliff, painted in the deceptive neutrality of browns and yellows. I hold on by a string of yarn, boasting of once-vibrant shades of crimson and sapphire.
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1959, and it seems unlikely that it will do so in the near future.
For your entertainment, a Mad Lib from Andrew Sosanya '20.
Annette, Lauren and May join forces as your new Mirror editors.
It’s no secret that college life is pricey. On top of costs for tuition, housing and meal plans, students must also consider the fees associated with textbooks, clubs, sports, Greek life and medical services — and more.
A voice cries out in the ... kitchen? While the College’s motto may not seem to apply to employees of Dartmouth Dining Services, their voices are certainly worthy of attention.
Imagine for a moment that you are walking down Webster Avenue in short sleeves after losing a fracket that you could have sworn had been tied to six others.
The figure skating team had our second qualifying competition this past weekend at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dartmouth students are known for having prep in their step. It is no secret that the College is known as one of the preppiest of Ivy League schools.
Vox clamantis in deserto. I thought about writing of how much sleep I got this week with my roommates away.
It is just after one o’clock in the morning when one Dartmouth student kills another over a quart of whiskey. The year is 1920, and the 18th Amendment, which prohibits the sale, transport and consumption of alcohol in the United States, has been in effect since January.
The following email was sent on Friday afternoon to the entire figure skating team: This is a reminder that dry policy begins tonight at 11:59 p.m.
Hello! Welcome to week eight. (Nine? Eight. Nine?) It’s not that I have nothing to report from my room. It’s that a lot of the information is not of the nature that should be printed. When you live with people for four years, there is a proximity to their private lives that is at first unsettling, then comforting, then integrated, which is to say their private lives become so entangled with yours that you begin to take on parts of their personalities. When my roommates and I talk, dress or gesture like one another, we call this “leaking,” as though are bodies are closed vessels that are breaking open at the seams and contaminating one another. Gross, right?
If you’ve ever been in a position of power, you know that getting people to follow the rules is a complicated and often elusive pursuit.
On Jan. 29, 2015, College President Phil Hanlon presented the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” initiative, his plan that implemented policy changes on campus.