Nova Robinson: Candidate Statement

Student government at Dartmouth abounds with the potential to positively influence the College experience of all students, but its current structure prevents it from achieving its potential. My plan for concrete change is to turn Student Assembly from a fragmented lobbying body into an organization that oversees and controls the roughly $850,000 of Student Activity fees distributed to student organizations each year.

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I am thankful for: -- Family, friends and laughter. -- Dartmouth -- well most of it. -- Collis baked goods, Molly's bread and Earl Grey tea. -- Formals and Andr. -- I'd be thankful if you got me an internship! I am NOT thankful for: -- Leap years and such that make my 21st birthday fall on Thanksgiving.

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I've been trying to come up with a catchy title for a syndrome that is devastating the '08 class.

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Women, have you ever had to pee in Baker? Yeah, you have to run down three flights of stairs, sprint down dark, deserted hallways and you are barely able to open the dungeon-esque doors before you wet yourself.

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In about fourth grade I decided that I wanted to be a suffragette. I announced this to my mom. I'm sure she was a little surprised by this choice but maybe a little proud of my early penchant for women's rights. We drove to Jo-Ann Fabrics and I be-lined it for the shiny, red material --- the stuff with the sequins that has made a comeback thanks to H-Croo and the Ultimate team.

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Dearest Mononucleosis, I really think we should start seeing other people. I would love to spend time with humans -- my blankets are nice but they are hard to have conversations with, they don't really respond.

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Ahh. Ahhhhhhh. It is rush week and, honestly, I'm rushed out. It has taken over my life. I've gotten so used to asking the same two questions that my brain has adopted them as their only mode of communication: [To the Eleanor at Collis] Hi, my name is Nova.

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Earlier this week, I played a fun game. Basically, I sat on the Green and I guessed which Dartmouth students were headed to the Career Fair.

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The campus is different. I can't quite put my finger on it. Actually, yes I can. Sophomore summer is no longer; the air is colder, leaves are falling and the Class of 2008 is gallivanting around the globe.

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So, we are paying 40,000 dollars a year to be educated. Is it really happening? We took a moment to reflect on what we remember from our classes so far.

Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson spoke about the College's alcohol policy, stressing that the College is not

High school students attending the Dartmouth Debate Institute gather on the lawn of Robinson Hall Wednesday afternoon. Campers spend most of their time working and have little free time for partying or hanging out.

Pudding inspired Latif Nasser '08's play about the cosmos, which tours the United States and Canada this summer. Shows start at Dartmouth Friday.

From left, Kate Labrum '08, house dog Sam, Haley Morris '08, and Alyson Guillet '08 relax on the porch of their off-campus house at 8 School Street.

SEAD mentees listen to brothers of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity ruminate on college life at a barbecue sponsored by the fraternity on Monday.

Daniel Ames '06 failed to realize there were nine better ideas for summer sporting fun when he chose to play with a frisbee on the Green Wednesday.