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The Mirror Guide to the Outdoors

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Summer is well under way, and we are collectively getting the hang of how Shakespeare doth speak while grudgingly setting our astro NROs (that midterm was a doozy). But the further we get into 12X, the harder it becomes to actually hit the books instead of the docks. The sun is hot, the sky is blue and the only thing we want to do is get outside and soak up some rays. Our hearts pine for the great outdoors! While we can't speed up the clocks in class, and we do not (officially) condone lack of attendance, we can provide you with ways to fill your free time with the best of the Upper Valley's outdoor activities. Straight from the mouths of experts of sophomore summers past and present with sprinklings of our own less qualified words of wisdom we bring you the 12X guide to outdoor fun.Get wet and wild: The Ledges Take a short drive through West Leb, continue South on 12A, turn left on True Brooks Road and you're there. You can jump off rocks into natural whirlpools and go for a dip in the swimming hole. "The ledges are a great place to go with a big group," Alejandra Herrera '14, who visited the spot early in the summer, said.


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Overheards

'14 guy 1: Sophomore summer only comes once! YOLO or die!'14 guy 2: Doesn't "YOLO" mean you die anyway?






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Summertime and the Friendship's Easy

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Welcome to the best summer of our lives. That's right, sophomore summer is officially upon us. And even though this term is just getting started, we can already tell that it's noticeably different. Dartmouth has become a little quieter.


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'14 Post-Good Sam: Or, to be realistic, it's not "drink, drank, drunk." More like "drink, drunk, dead." '14 Girl: I burped so hard I laughed so hard I cried. '14 Guy: I'm basically the Jesus of Dartmouth Girl 1: What, did you take my phone?



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That's What Friends Are For

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Ask anyone on campus what their favorite part about Dartmouth is and at least nine times out of 10, the answer will not be the professors, the course offerings or the horrendous dining plans, but the friendships they've formed here. And why not?




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The Year in Review

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Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Staff The Class of 2012's final year at the College was marked by events that captured the national media's attention, including College President Jim Yong Kim's nomination to head the World Bank, controversy surrounding hazing allegations and the Republican presidential debate held in Spaulding Auditorium before the New Hampshire presidential primary. COLLEGE PRESIDENT On March 23, U.S.


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Class of 2012 celebrates final days on campus

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As seniors wrap up their undergraduate careers, the 2012 Class Council planned a variety of activities including RiverFest, GraduRAVEtion and tails events to maximize the last week together before Commencement. Senior Week is coordinated by the 2012 Class Council executives president John Rutan '12, vice president Briana Perry '12, treasurer Nazar Alexander '12 and secretary Mary Dang '12. "Dartmouth is a place that really builds off of tradition, and I think a lot of our senior week resembles years past with a few additions or tweaks based on what our class would be excited about," she said. Perry said expected the most popular event to be RiverFest on Wednesday at the Chieftain Motor Inn, which featured bands, boat rides up the river, kayaks and drinks. She said another highlight of the week was "Across the State Tails" on Monday night.


Emma Fidel '12 and Alina Everett '12, editor-in-chief and publisher emerita, read a copy of The D one last time before Commencement.
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Everett: On Common Ground

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Jay Webster / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Shafts of light shift in and out of train cabin 17, and I can feel my seat shaking beneath me as we cover old tracks leading into the Brussels-Midi station in the heart of Belgium.



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Kopp to give Commencement address to '12 graduates

Although other Ivy League schools have selected comedians, celebrities or politicians as commencement speakers this year, the College's choice of Teach for America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp is both interesting and unexpected, according to students interviewed by The Dartmouth. Teach for America, which Kopp proposed in her Princeton University undergraduate thesis, currently employs more than 9,000 college graduates in teaching positions across the country. This year, 40 Dartmouth students have been selected to join the program, according to a College press release.




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Men's rugby defends national 7s title in Philadelphia

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The Dartmouth men's rugby team successfully defended its title at the USA 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship last weekend in Philadelphia in front of a nationally televised audience. The Big Green controlled most of the action at PPL Park and cruised through the group stage on day one, beating the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland handily before closing the opening portion of the competition with a 28-0 shutout of the University of Florida.