Major fashion woes
With the end of sophomore fall approaching, there is a sense of urgency for self-discovery among the '09 class.
Topside Turkey
In case you hadn't already realized just how many of your friends at Dartmouth are from the Eastern seaboard (or, in particular, the New York metropolitan area), fall's first holiday vacation makes the geographic breakdown of the College's student body abundantly clear.
The Curious and Quirky Lives of Professors
Over the past nine weeks, you've spent up to 36 hours looking at your professors. That's 12 hours per professor (give or take a 10a). You noticed things about them.
Making a statement: Sustainable style
You don't have to don homegrown hemp clothing to extend environmentalism into your wardrobe. Read on to find out how the fashion world is beginning to make "going green" look good. In case you haven't picked this up from Al Gore or one of the half dozen articles that made the front page of The D this term alone about "sustainability," it's going to take a lifestyle change on our part to clean up the man-made mess of the environment. The term "lifestyle change" is tossed around a lot these days, and it encompasses so many options for alterations and degrees of sacrifice that it can get confusing.
Alice Unchained: Once upon a formal
It's that time of the term again! Our houses, teams and improv groups are all forcing us to suspend our inhibitions and search for a costar for our future "Fall Formal OMG!" Facebook photo albums. Formals are funny little events here at Dartmouth.
Mirror PicKs
Book: "Bobos in Paradies," by David Brooks From your favorite New York Times editorialist David Brooks comes "Bobos in Paradise," a book that analyzes and reports the practices of the new "environment-friendly" and "health-conscious" elite.
Inside this issue
I've been trying to come up with a catchy title for a syndrome that is devastating the '08 class.
United for a cause: Feeling good about a binge
For the last half-century or so, Dartmouth College has been one of the foremost battlegrounds for the most important and immense conflict of our era: The battle of the old school versus the new school. Once, long ago, Dartmouth was the world's primary point of convergence for "Good Old Boys" from cities across the United States.
Overheard
'08 SD: "Yeah I'm from the south side of Chicago, but from the city." '08 KDE: "Oh, so you think you're a thug?" '08 SD: "A little bit.
Chickens, Eggs and Course Circulars: Professsors and their classes
As I am taking an off-term this coming winter, I thought (naively) that I would get to bypass the stress and fuss of course selection.
A new phone kraze
Walking around campus, I cannot help but notice the fact that everyone and their mother seems to have a RAZR.
Rage Call: Will the Women of Dartmouth Please Stand Up
Before Lindsay Lohan got weird, she made "Mean Girls," an early masterpiece that sets forth one of the most pressing dilemmas facing young women today.
"Why Didn't He Blitz Me?" Our Culture of Seduction
We cannot deny that seduction is an extremely important tool for communicative species, for reproduction often follows seduction.
Dudes on Parade: The state of me
I don't know about you guys but I had a rather extraordinary Halloween. I went as a Bitter Senior Dude with strep throat, who stayed in his room, watched (the crappy) "Halloween" sequels, and contemplated the possibility of suicide by cough drop consumption.
"Run, Girls, Run:"
Women and Dartmouth, the early years
Inside this issue
Women, have you ever had to pee in Baker? Yeah, you have to run down three flights of stairs, sprint down dark, deserted hallways and you are barely able to open the dungeon-esque doors before you wet yourself.
