I Feel Like... 2008-10-10

Recycling To Riches

Expecting the frats to suddenly start recycling is like my fantasy of running table during Homecoming weekend while beautiful and wealthy female alumnae chant my name and throw their Hanover Inn room keys at me -- both scenarios are possible but highly improbable. I don't write this to single out or criticize the Greek system, something that has unfairly been done thousands of times and to no avail.

Verbum Ultimum: Buy It, Use It, Break it, Fix it

Dartmouth has a rich history as a leader of information technology innovation within the world of higher education.

Overheard

'12 Guy: Don't f*ck with me! I'm passive aggressive! '12 Guy 1: What the f*ck were you thinking letting her bite you like that? '12 Guy 2: I didn't realize.

Men's soccer drops chance at UVM revenge in 2-1 road loss

The road woes for the Dartmouth men's soccer team continued Wednesday afternoon as regional rival Vermont managed to take down the Big Green, 2-1, in Burlington, Vt. "It just was not a good performance by us," co-captain Craig Henderson '09 said.

Soundcheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

Guilt -- yet another one of those emotions I'm incapable of feeling. The closest I've recently come was Beck's summer release, "Modern Guilt," an apocalypse-themed album sporting social and environmental awareness; but as much as I may try to mooch off of Beck's guilt, it's really his and not mine. The role of guilt in music preferences is a strangely large one.

Teacher's Pet

If you ask anyone in the "know" about Dartmouth's strongest quality, those in the "know" will answer back with, "the people." The people at Dartmouth are what set this eleemosynary institution apart from the Harvards and Devrys of the world.

Daily Debriefing

A new report released by the American Council of Education on Thursday presented contradictory data regarding minority involvement in American higher education, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The DM Manual of Style: In Search of the Perfect Campus Bag

Every girl has an accessory fixation. There are the shoe fanatics who collect Louboutins and Jimmy Choos, the jewelry chicks obsessed with shiny baubles and the bag ladies who love a nice piece of arm candy.

Counterpoint: Irish Catholics

Listen Emily, (and this goes out to all you other Jews on campus) I get your point. I have a Jewish mother, too.

Dell engineers work to fix GreenPrint problems

Three Dell engineers visited campus Tuesday to resolve the jamming problems that have plagued Dartmouth's new GreenPrint printers since they were installed this summer.

Point: Jewish Mothers

Every time I speak to my great-aunt Helen, she says she forgot the sound of my voice because she hasn't spoken to me in years.

Tuck students eye shaky economy

As financial chaos whirls through the world, students and administrators at the Tuck School of Business await signs that might indicate whether the economic outlook is better -- or worse -- than commentators predict, as students prepare to enter the business world. Tuck students, faced with the failure of several prominent investment banks and increasing volatility in the international markets, must make their own predictions about what the financial world will look like in two years. "We're doing a lot of talking about how this issue is going to play itself out," Paul Granada Tu'10, a member of the Tuck investment club, said.

Fraternities prepare for fall rush weekend

Dartmouth's 14 fraternities will open their doors to approximately 275 sophomore, junior and senior men for fall rush this weekend, according to Taylor Holt '09, vice president of recruitment for the Interfraternity Council.

Editor's Note

In honor of Yom Kippur, this week The Mirror turns its eyes on the guilt that plagues us all. When I told my mom about the theme she said, 'What does guilt have to do with Yom Kippur?!" Exactly, Mom.

Daily Debriefing

The average tuition at American universities has increased at a moderate rate over the past two years, according to a report released by the U.S.