Editor's Note
If you were grading this Mirror on a letter scale, it would be right at the median: an A.
If you were grading this Mirror on a letter scale, it would be right at the median: an A.
In these penny-pinching times, the DDS Detective is always on the lookout for delicious yet cost-effective meals and this week, she hit the jackpot.
During my freshman spring, a Spanish professor tried to console me after giving me a 65 on a paper, by discounting grades as no more than "the language of the institution." It was a sneaky move, revealing her reservations about the grading process and giving the appearance of being anti-establishment, all while not agreeing to do anything about my grade.
Now that it is 2010, all the '10s are starting to feel the ugly specter of the real world' creeping up on them; the little things in life Dartmouth students never deal with start surfacing.
No, you're not seeing double because of your Thursday night rage. Meet Eric and John Finkelberg '13 identical twin brothers from San Diego who share as many similarities as the climate in Hanover and that of the lovely seaside city they call home.
My elementary school was fiercely competitive about grades, a phenomenon caused primarily by my fourth grade teacher and the Seriously Freaking Sweet supply of scratch-and-sniff stickers that she awarded for perfect scores on spelling tests.
I missed Dimensions weekend because I had to go to a national science competition in New Mexico, which is pretty much all you need to know to understand my freshmen fall self.
Ever notice that exactly 52 percent of dorm rooms at Dartmouth are singles? Or that the campus is made of 265 acres?
Dear Poppets, Miss Muffin Top assumes that your winter break was filled with treats, hence the radio silence, the proverbial coal in Miss Muffin Top's gmail stocking.
In high-school I heard that if it were possible for places to fornicate, Dartmouth would be the love child of Disneyland and Hogwarts.
It's been a pretty long time since I formed my initial expectations of college, but I do remember a few clearly:1.
Before attending Dartmouth, I had the same conversation over and over, mostly with relative strangers while I was working as a waitress.It usually went something like this:"Where do you go to school?""I'm going to Dartmouth in the fall.""Oh man, you gotta like the cold.
In a town where the acronym "SEC'' calls to mind not the Securities and Exchange Commission but the Southeastern Conference, I began a long way from Hanover in both location and state of mind.
Shirley Hu / The Dartmouth Staff Shirley Hu / The Dartmouth Staff This is the true story of seven students picked to live in a house, or yeah, I think I'm mixing my MTV metaphors too.
They put enough sauce on Collis stir-fry to fill a small tub. The alfredo sauce in the pasta bar has a tendency to taste like Cheez-whiz.
My Expectations vs. the Reality of Dartmouth, an interpretive dance. Lights slowly rise.
Welcome to 2010! While you were slaving away in the corporate world over the summer, saving Africa during your off-term or just finishing up your last year of high school, you likely missed a beat or two of the campus drama over the past year so let's get you up to speed on a few of the biggest news stories at Dartmouth in 2009. President Kim.
As much as we would like to deny it, another Hanover winter is well on its way. Luckily for students unfortunate enough to have to stay in New Hampshire for the next three months, a plethora of new winter products will certainly make life and more specifically, sex life a little more bearable this winter season. North Face All-Weather Condoms This winter, North Face will be releasing its new line of gortex-insulated and fleece-lined condoms.