Jaresova: Unproductive Discourse

This Wednesday, when I stepped out of my dorm in the Gold Coast cluster, I was shocked and dismayed.

That's So High School

If we're going to take pop culture portrayals as any indication, high school tends to go one of two ways for most people.

Top 5 Things Dartmouth students do that makes them seem like high schoolers

Sending your research paper to your parents and demanding they correct it for you. Bragging about how much you drank last night.

Ex Libris 2012-04-20

Daily Debriefing

Binghamton University officials have stopped spring fraternity and sorority pledging due to an increasing number of hazing complaints, The New York Times reported.

From Freshman Year to Freshman Year

As a suburban ecologist, I often frequent the cul-de-sacs and supermarkets of America's middle-class neighborhoods to document the interactions between the prevalent fauna and their environments.

Verbum Ultimum: Continuing to Move Forward

The Board of Trustees' decision to appoint Provost Carol Folt as interim College president was no doubt an expected and logical move.

Finding Your College Identity

There is a glaring flaw in the college admissions process. When admissions officers read the applications of thousands of high schoolers from around the country, they assume that each students' activities, recommendations and grades speak volumes about who that person will be once he or she is in college.

Make New Friends but Ditch the Old

She hands you a glossy yearbook and extends you a bold red Sharpie from her multicolored pack. She smiles.

Prep: Ready or Not

Almost everyone can conjure up an image of the traditional boarding school student: preppy, competitive and obviously in the 99th percentile academically.

We Found Love in a Hopeless, Awkward Place

First, I must admit that I'm writing this piece through the eyes of someone who was known as a classic high school beauty.

The Mirror Asks: What do you miss most about high school?

"I miss being able to drive to lunch." Lindsay Berger '15 "My best friends who I've known forever, and also driving to school every day with my brother." Christine Kanoff '15 "My friends." Stefan Defregger '15 "Friday night football games.

The Gender Games

If I were to paint a picture generalizing all Dartmouth students' singular high school experience, I'd tell you to listen to John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane." Then, I'd then tell you (as Mindy Kaling '01 does in her book) that our experience was the opposite.

Trustee Bill Helman '80 to lead Presidential Search Committee

Bill Helman '80, a member of the Board of Trustees and partner at the venture capital firm Greylock, will serve as the chair of the Presidential Search Committee tasked with selecting the 18th College president in light of College President Jim Yong Kim's imminent departure for the World Bank, according to a College press release.

Schwartz: Missing the Murder Ballad

Beginning with the folk music revival in the 1940s, a genre of traditional songs from England and Scotland known as "murder ballads" began insinuating themselves into the national consciousness.

Daily Debriefing

In a Tuesday press release, Travis Blalock '12 introduced Hazing Tours, a daily tour service that will take visitors to Dartmouth Greek physical plants and offer insight on alleged hazing practices in Greek organizations, sports teams and other campus groups.