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August 29, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Editor's Note

Annette assumes the Mirror throne for this first week of 16X. In her editor's note, she discusses everything from her expectations for the term to novelty of sophomore summer. Read on to find out more.


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Class of 2016 Senior Survey

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From Friday, May 27 to Wednesday, June 1, The Dartmouth conducted an online survey on the demographics, Dartmouth experiences, opinions and post-graduation plans of the Class of 2016. Two hundred ninety-seven students responded, making for a 27.7 percent response rate. What follows are some of the more interesting results that the survey returned.


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Lessons I Learned

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Former directorate member Charlie Rafkin '16 reflects on how Dartmouth has strengthed and humbled him, the advice he should have taken from his dad and what being away from Dartmouth and close friends taught him.


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Don't Read Bad Reviews

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Former directorate member Jasmine Sachar '16 reflects on the evolution of her self-confidence and the importance of loving oneself, even in the face of criticism or difficulty.


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Perfectly Imperfect

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Former directorate member Maddie Brown '16 reflects on the lessons she's learned from taking a brief medical leave over her sophomore summer, the value of admitting vulnerability and her pride in expressing herself.


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Reflecting by the River

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Former directorate member Laura Weiss '16 reflects on losses she's experienced and how her perspective on Dartmouth has changed throughout her four years here.


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Sam's Little Larks

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In the final "Sam's Little Larks" of the year, PRESENT SAM and PREVIOUS SAM discuss the impending reality of graduation, the past four years and the way to make the most of one's time here.





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Gender shapes perceptions of mental health

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Language and cultural perceptions surrounding mental health can often be gendered, a result of a long history of mental health stigmas that persist today. Dick’s House staff counselor Liz Stahler said her team considers gender identity in the context of a patient’s identity as a whole, though its immediate relevance varies case by case depending on the patient’s specific concerns. “The whole gender spectrum may present with different concerns around gender based on masculinity or femininity or gender-role expectations or gender-nonconforming presentations and how the culture affects that,” she said.


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Sports and gender interact at Dartmouth

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From the U.S. Women’s National Team suing U.S. Soccer this year for wage discrimination to the splitting of rifle shooting based on gender in the 1984 Olympics after Margaret Murdock tied for first place with a man in the then-mixed event during the 1976 games, sports and gender have always had a complicated relationship.





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Alumnae pioneer in gender-related fields

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Despite its 247-year history as an institution, Dartmouth opened its doors to women 44 years ago, and since then we have had some incredible alumnae who have made their mark in a patriarchal world.