Professors. You see them in the lecture hall or seminar room. Occasionally, you’ll bump into them in the library between classes. You never see them in frats. So what do they do when they aren’t listening to us bullshit our ways to inflated grades? Well, in addition to being smarter than all of us, some of them are better people than us too. I guess you can’t win. More »
I t can take a college student both considerable work and imaginative power to picture a professor outside of the classroom or the lecture hall. We often categorize them by their department, and we associate them with all types of intellectual minutiae — obscure novels, medieval painters, historical dates, the Krebs cycle. Yet for some Dartmouth academics, the scholastic life does not constitute a whole life, and they extend their interests, influence and abilities far beyond the limited realms of a 10A or 2A. For professors Lee Witters and Gerald Auten, the classroom is, in many ways, only the beginning. More »
By Amy Davis Most Dartmouth students think their professors are pretty much on the ball; after all, most of them know their names by the end of the first week of classes, grade their papers quickly, are always available by Blitz and make time other than their set office hours to sit down to chat. Some of our professors, however, extend their time and energy beyond the classroom and into the community. More »
Every now and then something happens in this community that is so incredible — so revolutionary and ahead of its time — that I am actually rendered speechless. For all of the 532-year-old Germans out there, you know what I’m talking about. Remember way back in 1517, when you saw that crafty ol’ Martin Luther nailing up those 95 theses? And your first reaction was, like, shock? How crazy was that, right? Basically, this is what I’m trying to get at: More »
It’s no secret that things are pretty bleak right now. With Wall Street reeling and the economy in shambles, everyone’s talking about cutting back like it’s 1929. In the magical little bubble known as Fashion World, however, the larger-than-life decadence and glamour of the bull market 1980s is in full swing. More »
The 2008 election marks a milestone in the struggle for gender equality in our nation. At the forefront of this feminist crusade are four strong, inspiring women leaders: Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and prospective First Ladies Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain. Yet not all is fair in love and politics. More »
Whenever I walk through the aisles of CVS, my eyes are drawn to anything new or improved in the deodorant aisle. I recognize that my fascination is problematic, and fortunately my friends at The Dartmouth have been very supportive of me as I try to work through my issues. For the past two months, I have submitted to my own curiosity and have been splurging on $10 Old Spice Pro Strength Deodorant Pure Sport. Doesn’t that roll off the tongue like poetry? More »
Coupling: The Complete Seasons 1-4 The UK’s answer to America’s favorite “Friends,” “Coupling” is surprisingly smart for a half-hour Brit sitcom about sex, love and bathroom humor. It’s easy to pick out the Ross and Rachel doppelgangers and even easier to find yourself actually, for once, caring about them. And though the show leans toward the improbable and has a painfully annoying theme song, it’s hard not to continually mutter, “That’s so true,” between chuckles. As an added bonus, not an episode goes by, it seems, without a Star Wars reference — in a British accent no less. More »
Zoe Dmitrovsky ‘09, along with friend Ben Beisswenger ‘09, received Tucker funding to spend this summer in Ethiopia volunteering at the Selamta Children’s Home. A Middle Eastern studies major and education minor, Dmitrovsky’s summer consisted of working with orphans, learning Amharic, and eating her fair share of mystery meat. More »
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