Love At First Floor Meeting: Finding "The One" At Dartmouth
Every September, over 1,000 first-year students come to Dartmouth. For many, the College provides an outlet to experience new things.
The Fall: An Illusion of Beginning
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.
Through The Looking Glass: Falling In Love, Twice, Sort Of
At work this summer, I was asked to write a card to a client’s daughter. She was about to start her freshman year of college.
Q&A With Professor Peter Orner
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.
Cook: Loyal Sons of Dartmouth
Should the College distance itself from controversial alumni?
DOC explores new strategies to reduce carbon footprint
Enshrined in the mission statement of the Dartmouth Outing Club, in addition to its commitment to fostering student community and leadership in the outdoors, is the principle of environmental stewardship.
Students Explore their interests through research
Dartmouth undergraduates are innovating surgical procedures, interviewing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and investigating Dartmouth’s historical relationship with queer communities on campus.
Study abroad programs allow students to pursue passions
Ask any Dartmouth tour guide, and they’ll tell you: 60 percent of Dartmouth students study abroad once, 30 percent study abroad twice and 10 percent study abroad three times or more.
Editor's Note: Fallin' For You, Dartmouth
If you are not struck by love upon your first step on the Green, first Collis smoothie or first run around Pine Park — no fear.
Fall Term Bucket List
Welcome back to campus, Dartmouth! From the hints of orange, yellow and red on the trees to the crispness and coolness of the air, it is evident that 18F is finally upon us.
Dartmouth drops to 12th in U.S. News rankings
Dartmouth was ranked 12th in the 2019 U.S. News and World Report national university rankings released today, dropping one place from last year. The College is tied with the California Institute of Technology this year.
Dartmouth Eats
22s, you’ll soon come to realize that at Dartmouth, we’re all hungry. Hungry for knowledge, success, friendship, and above all else, food.
Mirror Editors' Note: 2018 Freshman Issue
Your freshman year at Dartmouth has a special kind of glow. There will be moments in which it feels like the best time of your life — when you make friends with people from all across the country, when you experience the magic of four distinct seasons, when you uncover opportunities for learning whose existence you never fathomed.
The Baker-Berry Library Bell Tower: Tradition for the Taking
Of all the wisdom imparted during my freshman orientation week, one suggestion resonated most. This wisdom was offered up during the Twilight Ceremony by a student on the eve of her senior year who stood in the BEMA, short for Big Empty Meeting Area before the corralled Class of 2021.
DDS works to make '53 Commons efficient and inclusive
The Class of ’53 Commons, Dartmouth’s major dining hall, is a familiar setting for most students.
A Guide to Understanding Dartmouth Lingo
Unlike many other incoming first-year students, when Emma Chiu ’19 arrived at Dartmouth College 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 . Chiu, now a senior, said that the address made her enthusiastic about what her future at Dartmouth would bring.
Efforts to improve the College's residential housing system
Dartmouth is a school grounded in its traditions. Known for having the smallest student population among the Ivies, many students insist that this long-held fact is key to maintaining the College’s unique charm.
TTLG: Perfectly Imperfect
“Hi. How are you?” “Hey. I’m great — what about yourself?” “Great!” Great.
A retrospective on discussions surrounding sexual assault
Like at many colleges across the United States, sexual misconduct has become a significant source of discussion for both administrators and students at the College in recent years.


