A little goal of mine this summer is to explore every building on campus I’ve never been in before. Not just poke my head in, but actually be there, setting up camp with my laptop, drinking bad coffee in a forgotten lounge, watching the light move through unfamiliar windows. Dartmouth is tiny but ...
My hands shake. Not dramatically, but persistently, a faint tremor humming through everything I do. It shows up in the obvious places first: holding a pen, threading a needle, pipetting in lab. But it also sneaks into moments I wouldn’t expect, when I’m reaching for a cup of water, or holding the ...
This term, I’ve had my dorm room to myself — technically a double, but temporarily mine alone. For the first two weeks, I didn’t touch my former roommate’s side. Her bed stayed bare, her desk remained clear and her walls, blank and pale, stretched out like silence across from me. I kept to my ...
My mom is a gardener through and through. She coaxes blooms from bare stems and revives the drooping and forgotten with a few muttered words and a splash of water. Whatever weight the day lays on her shoulders — fatigue, frustration, the quiet ache of repetition — it all slips away the moment she ...
The transition into this term felt like being dropped into a pool and told to swim before I could even surface for air. One minute, I was catching up with friends, eating rushed dinners with people I hadn’t seen in months, laughing too loud and staying up too late; the next, I was hunching over tables ...
In this Editor’s Note, our three new Mirror editors consider the term ahead.
Two writers offer our readers love advice — from sending a flitz to avoiding a situationship.
When discussing postgraduate plans with Dartmouth students, it can be surprising how often law school comes up as a potential next step. It seems that law school functions as somewhat of a catch-all for students pursuing a whole host of career paths. Unlike those interested in medical school or other ...
Two writers explore Salem on a weekend in October.
In this year’s Commencement and Reunions Special Issue, we celebrate the Class of 2024 and look back at the challenges the graduating seniors have overcome.