Although some skeptics might tell you that majoring in psychology does not adequately prepare you for corporate recruiting, medical school or law school, I have found through my four years as an undergraduate that a psychology major can indeed be practical.
At2:45 a.m. November 1, 1973, I was bornin Northshore Hospital in Manhasset, New York. Ever since that fateful day on which I disrupted my mother's sleep and permanently scarred her abdomen (i.e.
Duringthe course of my fouryears at Dartmouth, many intellectually-challenging questions have tortured my psyche.
Myparents have a penchant for over-reacting to everyday situations. Whether I come home for fall, winter or spring break, I can always count on Mom accusing the check-out person at the supermarket of taking our family carton of Cheese Whiz or Dad asserting that the bank cashier unconscionably shortchanged him $10. Usually, Mom finds the Cheese Whiz carton half-opened on Dad's lap and Dad locates the missing money in Mom's purse, but their perception of the original situation never changes.
Oneof my most memorable experiences at Dartmouth occurred during orientation week of my freshman year.
Haveyou ever wondered why certain parts of the body haven't evolved out of existence? Well this past Tuesday, I stood pondering such a physiological question.
With only a few thousand people on the Dartmouth campus at any one time, you may find that you run into some of the same people on a regular basis.
This campaign is slowly drifting toward election fever as the Student Assembly candidates are preparing to begin their campaigns.
Dumbbells slam against the hard floorbelow, the smell of sweat lingers in the stale Kresge air, and scores of self-motivated college-aged students crunch, lift, squat and jerk.
Competition is rampant at Dartmouth, and if someone tells you otherwise, he is probably leading you astray.