By Caitlin Kelly, Mirror Editor
On the second evening of my Orientation Week, a wise man in Zeta Psi (whoa, I'm dating myself) revealed "The X" to me. For those of you who aren't in the know, "The X" is a wonderful visual aid that shows the relative 'worth' of a Dartmouth student according to gender and year: women start high freshman year and drop down, men start at the bottom but only see their cache rise. And so, as a young freshman girl, I already knew what awaited me -- hag-dom in three short, increasingly wrinkled years.
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By Jilian Gundling, Deputy Mirror Editor
Tighten up your chastity belts, freshmen boys. All over campus Simon and Garfunkel is blasting through the dorms and conversations like the one below are transpiring:
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By Amy Davis, Deputy Mirror Editor
Alright, I'll say it: I'm a senior girl. And like many senior girls, I'm confident, self-possessed and have no problem with the fact that a 2 really starts at 1:45. But I'm warning you, underclass boys, steer clear of us -- every single one. We're no good, I'm telling you. And not in a sultry, Amy-Winehouse-lyrics kind of a way. More like, Britney-Spears-in-a-tracksuit-beating-up-the-paparazzi-with-an-umbrella kind of no good.
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By Chris Whitehead, The Dartmouth Staff
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinsons of Dartmouth -- '12 boys love you more than you could know. And don't pretend like you haven't noticed a freshmen boy or two; you remember those new swimming recruits at the Toga Party at Heorot, or how about that super-cute '12 boy who writes for The Mirror? Well, even if the latter hasn't happened (yet), it doesn't change the fact that in this crazy little town called Hanover, cougars are out on the prowl and freshmen boys are hot on their trail.
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By Rembert Browne, The Dartmouth Staff
Wikipedia defines a "cougar" as, "a mammal of the Felidae family, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in every major American habitat type."
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By Sandra Himen, The Dartmouth Staff
Throughout the ages, the illustrious cougar has been a source of legend and folklore across the American continent. A solitary species, the cougar distinguishes herself among other larger felines with her refined poise and keen stalk-and-ambush skills. And unlike more selective carnivores, this harbinger of death will prey on just about any unsuspecting prey with a pulse ... and a penis.
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By Divya Gunasekaran, The Dartmouth Staff
Girl power experienced a definite boost this election season as women made their presence impossible to ignore in the political arena. Hillary Clinton was a serious frontrunner in the Democratic primaries; Michelle Obama showed us an eloquence and intelligence equal to that of her potentially presidential husband when she delivered her keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention; and Sarah Palin ... well, if she can be a vice presidential candidate, anyone can, so I guess she's sending out a positive message.
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By Stefanie Zychowski
In 1992, Marc Jacobs, then a young and largely unknown designer for Perry Ellis, shocked the fashion world with his landmark Grunge collection, a witty tribute to the youth culture of Seattle's emergent music scene. Encapsulating the "throwaway attitude of rock and roll," the clothes were luxe versions of the trend's staples: oversize flannel shirts, ratty sweaters, chaotic layering, long skirts in dark colors and crocheted skullcaps worn over lank unwashed hair.
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By Emma Fidel
Molly Davidson '09 and Jenna Manula '09 are two senior mentors in Link-Up, the network for Dartmouth women that connects freshmen and upperclassmen. They are both members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, where Molly is the new member educator and Jenna is the public relations chair. Molly and Jenna share their opinions on the freshmen class and let us in on the conventional wisdom they usually reserve for their mentees.
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'12 Girl: I'm such a classy chick!
'12 Boy: I'm such a drunk chick!
'10 Girl: Guess what my favorite phallic symbol is [holds up SmartWater bottle].
They're so long!
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