Finding her soul
One student's quick journey into the Christian community at Dartmouth.
One student's quick journey into the Christian community at Dartmouth.
"I've figured out the secret to AD. Wear a low-cut top and get really drunk." Girl, AD, Friday Night '07 female, reading: "The only time I was in Canada, I was in u-TE-ro?" '06 female, correcting: "No, 'in utero.'" '07 female: "Sorry, I'm not familiar with Canada." "Dude, she is 13 years old, that so does not work." Guy, Thayer lobby "How many cents does it take to mail a letter to California?" '07 Girl, Mass Blitz "Read this Blitz...this idiot lost his car, how does someone lose their car?
You have no excuse for a sad, bare dorm room. In honor of spring and all things stylish here are some simple tips for brightening up your environment: Have no mercy on magazines Make a room more inviting by papering walls with anything that pleases the eye.
My attempt at a serious Editor's Note: This theme of this week's Mirror is not meant to promote any religious beliefs, practices or customs.
Over Spring Break, I had a bit of a crisis. No matter how much ginkgo bilboa I funneled, I could not remember some of the most basic details of my youth; like what my crush was wearing on the first day of school in fourth grade, what he was wearing on the second day of fourth grade and where I buried that hamster-packed time capsule I'm supposed to dig up this year. Fortunately, I was safe at home in Chicago and had easy access to the tower of cardboard boxes in our attic that contain every treasure map/diary I've scrawled in since I was about nine years old.
Dear Hannah and Anna, I signed up for "Hunting Safety" to get closer to a hot boy, but am slowly realizing that it's a horrific idea.
We all know who J.D. Salinger is. We all got to know Holden Caulfield in high school; some of us even worship "Franny and Zooey" and the Glass family.
I believe it was the renowned entrepreneur Charles Edward Cheese who once said, "Birthdays are for suckers." Twenty-five years ago, this cheese-whiz caught onto the fact that society is full of money-shredding twelve-and-under year olds, most of whom were born at one point or another.
In the name of journalistic integrity, I should declare my allegiances: I'm a Mac girl. A recently converted one, though.
Being busy, stressed and largely self-involved can blind us to the great art on this campus. Here are a few works that are impressive and worth appreciating even if you're an art-fearing math/science type: Mark Di Suvero's X-Delta This is the enormous steel structure behind Loew that has a swing-like attachment suspended by cables.
I l-o-v-e people watching; if they had support groups for addicts, I would have to join. My favorite perch for watching the comings and goings of campus is on second-floor Robo.
Dear Hannah and Anna, As part of the seduction process, I lent my art history notes to a girl in my class that I wanted to "get to know better." Let's just say, mission accomplished.
Ladies, gentlemen, freshmen, etc.: Welcome back to Dartmouth. Spring is in the air, Main Street's Goth Bench is blooming, the Froyo Machine is chirping, and I'm happy to report that the Green is, well, on its way to being greenish.
Seven months ago following an intense sophomore summer, I sat down to write a paper for my Spanish class.
I have a challenge for you: find the changes in the Mirror. (Hint there is more than one and probably less than ten.) It is kind of like an early Easter egg hunt, but not really.