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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is an addition to the Asian-American canon

By Joyce Lee | September 13, 2018

A working-class woman meets an outrageously rich man, and they fall in love in much to the derision and outrage of the man’s family (mostly his mother). It’s a classic formula, seen in works like “Pride and Prejudice” to which some critics have compared “Crazy Rich Asians,” the romantic-comedy released this summer that featured an all-Asian cast.

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A Guide to Understanding Dartmouth Lingo

By Jacob Maguire | September 12, 2018

Unlike many other incoming first-year students, when Emma Chiu ’19 arrived at Dartmouth in the fall of 2015, she had previously heard the terms “flitz,” “FSP” and “BEMA” but only because she had watched a YouTube video of Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Commencement address at Dartmouth and heard him name-drop several examples of campus vocabulary.

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The Fall: An Illusion of Beginning

By Vanessa Smiley | September 12, 2018

Autumn. Leaves shift from their summer greenness to vibrant shades of red, orange and pink. As they span the color spectrum, aging steadily into a crisp brown dryness, the leaves abandon roots and fall one by one to the ground.

English and creative writing professor Peter Orner recently joined the College.
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Q&A With Professor Peter Orner

By Zachary Gorman | September 12, 2018

Peter Orner is a new professor in the department of English and creative writing. Orner has authored acclaimed story collections and novels and edited various oral histories over the past two decades.

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