The Mirror Guide to Laundry Room Etiquette
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff As dirty as we Dartmouth students are, we do, from time to time, feel the need to clean up a little bit.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff As dirty as we Dartmouth students are, we do, from time to time, feel the need to clean up a little bit.
Going to the Jewel of India buffet on Sunday with a hangover. It's like pulling your own trigger, but spicier. Not washing your sheets until you boot on them.
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'13 SAE: Do you really think they'd make us do that? We're SAE, not Al Qaeda! '14 Guy: I will be holding a Bible study tonight in my room in Lord.'14 Girl: Haha, get it?
This is the story of a fall. At some point, evolution got a little goofy and we ended up walking on two legs.
Dirt: a timely issue for The Mirror, given our recent hazing scandal. We don't like dealing with dirty things here at Dartmouth.
Sometimes, the line between being unclean and being truly disgusting is a fine one. Sometimes it's very clear.
Between frat juice and vomit in our elevators, we at Dartmouth don't exactly have a knack for creating an environment that's conducive to good health.
Once you come to college, you start to realize that everything is relative. While this change in perspective can sometimes be enlightening, intellectual and academic, in other ways, college life can lead to a deterioration of what you view as acceptable. Dartmouth is a dirty place.
Marietta Smith / The Dartmouth I love Dartmouth.
It's hard to use sinks when they're clogged. I have personal experience in this field, having walked into my bathroom only to find one sink filled with a pungent and chunky orange vomit, and the other with what (I think) were 10 soggy granola bars. I have seen four years of this, so naturally my gag reflex has long died.
When you visit a foreign country, you're often subjected to odd and sometimes prying questions or assumptions about your homeland.
Justin Cozad / The Dartmouth Staff I am the 30 percent.
Among the many experiences at Dartmouth we as students love to brag about is that of our penchant for international study.
This is the story of missed connections. On Craigslist, there is a board called "Missed Connections." The posts on that board read like this: "You were wearing thigh-high boots.
As admissions loves to remind you, the language program at Dartmouth is pretty expansive. Most students participate in it as a way of fulfilling the College's language requirement, which falls in line with Dartmouth's emphasis on an international education.
Courtesy of Mark Heller Courtesy of Julia DeWahl As many seniors frantically search for jobs and finalize post-graduation plans, it sometimes seems that the Dartmouth community just packs up and moves to New York, Boston and Washington.
Hanover may not be a cosmopolitan culinary center in the way that nearby cities such as Boston and New York are, but it still features plenty of means for students, faculty and community members to satisfy their cravings for a range of international foods. Within Dartmouth Dining Services, serving various kinds of international food is a priority, according to Jack Cahill, assistant director of Dartmouth Dining Services.
Despite being cultured citizens of the world, differences in international customs can occasionally trip up even the mostwell-intended of travelers.
Mention Beirut in any other context besides the country. Wear the American flag as underwear, a t-shirt, a bikini and/or a bandana. Put Buffalo sauce on anything. Be Canadian.