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A Guide to Surviving First-Year Family Weekend Without Your Family
(05/07/17 3:34pm)
Yikes! You looked at your iCal on Friday to check out the fun and exciting events offered this weekend by the College to try and distract yourself from the Frats™, and you were hit by two realizations: (1) it’s First-Year Family Weekend here at Dartmouth, and (2) your family is definitely not going to be here. Maybe they’re busy, maybe they just can’t get to our convenient location in the middle of the woods or maybe you just “forgot” to tell them about it — whatever the excuse is, it doesn’t really matter. All you know is that soon there will be hundreds of moms, dads, siblings, guardians, grandparents and potentially-your-aunt-because-that’s-what-you-call-her-but-you-don’t-actually-think-you’re-related running around campus, eager to experience the wholesome and pure lives their lil’ babies have created for themselves at college. But what will you possibly do this weekend sans family? Never fear, children, for I shall walk you through your potential options:
6 Types of Parents You'll Meet at First-Year Family Weekend
(05/07/17 2:38pm)
Admittedly, I have yet to experience the disaster that will almost certainly be First-Year Family Weekend, but I’m excited by the fact that I won’t have to pay for nice meals, and I’m finding comfort in the odds that my parents probably won’t be the most embarrassing ones on campus. In speculating what types of parents mine are up against, here are a few that I know I’ll definitely see around:
Quiz: What Type of Alum Will You Be?
(10/28/16 7:00pm)
You can take an alum out of Dartmouth, but you can't take the Dartmouth out of an alum. What type of alum will you be when you return to Hanover for Homecoming?
Your Flair Horoscope
(10/28/16 7:15pm)
As the classic idiom goes, always wear your heart on your sleeve, your fanny pack or your onesie. You can tell a lot about a person by his flair, so what does your favorite item of flair say about you?
Big Green Weekend Primer
(11/13/14 10:35pm)
The final week of classes brings high drama to the fields of Hanover, as the football team fights to stay alive for the Ivy League title and the men’s soccer team could secure an NCAA Tournament berth with a win. The women’s cross country team is competing for a spot in the national championships, running in the Northeast Regionals.
The Big Green Weekend Primer
(11/07/14 1:32am)
Seasons are coming to a close this week, as some of the Big Green’s fall teams are making a push for the postseason. This weekend, the football team, men’s soccer team and women’s soccer team take on Cornell University in high-stakes games with major Ivy League title implications.