I have no witty introduction for this installation of Stuff Dartmouth Kids Like, except to say that this week’s theme revolves around the fact that we Dartmouth students are very nostalgic and love to talk about things that once were, but are no longer. Just look at this column’s title. Everyone in the past was a better version of who we are now. They drank more beer and rallied faster. Anyway, let’s cut to the list.
Blitz
I think I could write an entire obituary for BlitzMail if I tried. But I’ll keep it short. How great were unsuppressed recipient lists? Why doesn’t the computing department show us how to do THAT instead of sending out yet another tip in the Dartmouth Daily Updates telling us that hitting the delete button on a Mac deletes the text to the left of your cursor? Unless they already have, in which case, sorry…. Read more »
Ah, homecoming. A close runner-up to Dartmouth’s favorite big weekend, Green Key, homecoming is much colder and much more green, at least in spirit. It is so green that I have been playing the Alma Mater all day in an effort to get inspired. Not really, but it’s a nice image, right? To put it simply, homecoming happens every year and is when the worst class ever turns into…well, still the worst class ever, but also real Dartmouth students. … Read more »
Let’s be honest – Dartmouth kids are a creative bunch, but when it comes to snarkiness, there are a set of guaranteed crowd-pleasers that are successful time and time again. Here are some of my personal favorites.
The hookup culture
’16s, if you haven’t heard about this already, consider yourselves lucky. You have not yet joined the bitter legions of boys and girls who beer tear about the lack of meaningful relationships at this school and how hard it is to forge connections in the basement. First of all, this is not even true. I have just as many single friends as ones that are currently in relationships or dating. Maybe the ones in relationships are just better adjusted than the rest of Dartmouth, but I doubt it. We’re all nuts. Second of all, too bad, so sad — ever read Thought Catalog? I don’t think this is a Big Green thing. This is a generation of angsty singlehood. Hello, Ryan O’Connell…. Read more »
Ladies and gentlemen of the Class of 2014, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Sophomore summer is officially underway. Whether you’re like me — taking astro, classics and developmental psychology — or slumming it in orgo, we’ve all been promised that this term, these 10 weeks, are different. Best term ever.
Everyone knows that it’s easier to measure success if you set benchmarks for yourself. To put it in a more fun way, make a bucket list. Here’s what’s on mine… Read more »
Eleazar Wheelock, Daniel Webster, Dr. Seuss and Keggy,
Are you there, guys? It’s us, Dartmouth.
So, yes. We know it’s not your fault that we haven’t done the readings all term and so now Green Print is broken because the printers can’t handle printing a million pages a day. It’s not your fault that we promised ourselves this term was going to be different – the one where we finally started going to the gym regularly, cut out Everything But Anchovies and Tuesday night pong – but by week four, it was just as much of a drunken mess as ever…. Read more »
10. Sundress day
9. Collis porch
In the spring, the Collis Center porch becomes the new first floor Berry. Besides the obvious perks of being able to dine al fresco, Collis porch serves as a convenient location to get your tan on between classes. It also allows us to log serious hours in an important Dartmouth pursuit — seeing and being seen. Also, pretending to study isn’t half bad when it’s 80 degrees and sunny…. Read more »