Towards the beginning of March, The New York Times ran an article that introduced a new word to many Americans: Drunkorexia or “self-imposed starvation or bingeing and purging, combined with alcohol abuse” (“Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand,” Mar. 2). Sound familiar? More »
Last month, the New York Times covered ‘drunkorexia’ as the newest form of eating disorder, calling it a growing phenomenon among college-age young people. Drunkorexia can be described as behavior in which the person skips meals to make up for the alcohol calories that they will consume when they go out. Dartmouth, a congregation of type-A personalities who also play hard, may seem like the perfect breeding ground for such a trend. However, Ayla Glass ‘09 and Melissa Lokensgard ‘09 do not think drunkorexia is a prevalent problem at Dartmouth. More »
By Jilian Gundling “DrunkMunchiesDisorder” has been a phenomenon rampant at Dartmouth since Food Court and Everything But Anchovies first came into existence. In the wee black hours of weekend nights, students from all corners of campus can be seen frantically picking up their cell phones and dialing for help, while other students stumble in droves, mouths foaming, to the safety of the Food Court Grill Line. More »
For many Dartmouth students, hangovers are no big deal. Your body reels, you curse yourself for drinking too much, but you grab a Billy Bob from the Hop and wait it out. More »
We must all avoid using the gym as a place to get facetime. Yes, even you, girl that blowdries her long locks before languidly running on the treadmill at Alumni Gym during the “Busy Time.” Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand that the desire to be seen in the right place at the right time with the right people wearing the right outfit is one of the most important motivating forces for many a Dartmouth student. I get that no one actually goes to First Floor Berry to study. Hell, one of my editors (may he rest in peace) once accused me of using my column as a “conduit for facetime.” The nerve! More »
It’s time we accept that the Alumni Gym serves as yet another forum for our school’s burgeoning obsession with facetime. As a recent gym convert, I have just accepted it myself. I hardly went to the gym last year, not counting the three days during the dead of winter when my fitter floormates convinced me to — no joke — take the Advance Transit to the gym at 7 a.m. before my 10A. Aside from this spate of insanity, I avoided the gym because I lived in the River and was planning on being an Econ major (obvi). I regret it now, though. My naive little freshman head (and freshman waist, hips, thighs) had no idea what I was missing — or what my body would be gaining. More »
As mere college students we’re not supposed to know “who we are” yet. But upon arrival to the Green, our journeys to self-discovery become only more complicated, saddled with the often contradictory and confusing stereotypes about our dear old College. Jean Ellen Cowgill ponders the baggage that comes with the Dartmouth-branded bumper stickers, sweatshirts and diplomas. More »
For those interested, the arrival of the long-awaited 3G iPhone is supposedly imminent. Also, there are supposed to be new, or at least updated, iPod touches and nanos out in September. I certainly hope that happens, because then I can make it three straight years where I start the fall with an article about the newest iPods. And of course, current iPhone and iPod touch owners are anxiously awaiting firmware version 2.0 that will bring their gadgets new functionality, mostly the ability to install additional programs. More »
A plastic bin overflows with my pink tights, ribbons and leotards. My history as a ballet dancer is laced up in each pointe shoe and stitched into the leg warmers, but I haven’t danced for three years. My plan was to throw things away. But why waste what have now become perfectly good street clothes? More »
Jennifer Lopez ‘08 uses everything from silk rope to roofing copper in her jewelry. Her current collection “From Royalty to Reality: A Modern Interpretation of Jewelry” is currently on display in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery in the Hopkins Center. More »
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