Mirror
TTLG: Living the Golden Rule
By Mia Russo | June 11, 2023At a place like Dartmouth, being kind can make a huge difference.
Mia Russo
Opinion
Letter from the Editors
By Andrew Sasser , Lauren Adler , Emily Lu and Mia Russo | September 23, 2022The Dartmouth will delay production until Monday.
Special Issue
The Dartmouth Aires Celebrate 75 Years
By Mia Russo | February 11, 2022From orientation to reunions, the a cappella group performs a mix of traditional Dartmouth songs and modern arrangements — all while dressed in their trademark colorful patterned suits.
Special Issue
Editors’ Note: Freshman Special Issue 2021
By Lauren Adler , Mia Russo , Spencer Allen and Thomas Brown | September 7, 2021The Class of 2025 has a unique opportunity to shape the future of Dartmouth.
Special Issue
Lest Old Traditions Fail: Reflections on Institutional Continuity, Change and the Pressure to Just ‘Buy In’
By Mia Russo | September 7, 2021Dartmouth loves its traditions — but that shouldn’t place it above criticism.
Arts
Q&A with Frances Cha ’07, author of ‘If I Had Your Face’
By Mia Russo | September 21, 2020Frances Cha ’07’s debut novel “If I Had Your Face” has been making waves in the literary world. The Guardian praised the novel — a story about four young women navigating the rigid cultural hierarchies, impossible beauty standards and plastic surgery craze of contemporary Korean culture — as a “fizzing, grisly debut.” The Washington Post even likened the book to Bong Joon-Ho’s Academy Award-winning “Parasite.”
Arts
Museum Collecting 101 offers students a hands-on experience with art acquisition
By Mia Russo | June 1, 2020Have you ever wondered how museums acquire new pieces and organize exhibits? Since 2002, the Hood Museum of Art has worked to include students in the curatorial process, giving them a behind-the-scenes look into the museum through its Museum Collecting 101 program. The program is offered one term each year to students of all grades and majors, and provides the opportunity for students to select a work — typically a photograph — that the Hood will purchase.
Arts
Dartmouth performing arts groups get creative with virtual rehearsals, projects
By Mia Russo | April 30, 2020Singing over Zoom is not easy, and neither is coordinating a virtual dance routine or orchestral performance. However, many of Dartmouth’s performing arts groups still meet and rehearse weekly, even though the thing they rely on most — performing — is no longer possible.
Arts
‘The Sweet Science of Bruising’ features literal fight for equality
By Mia Russo | February 28, 2020“The Sweet Science of Bruising” had its American premiere in Moore Theater last Friday. Written by Joy Wilkinson, the play is set in 1869 London. It tells the story of four women from a variety of backgrounds who find their way into the boxing ring to literally fight for their right to freedom and gender equality.
Arts
Historic woodworking shop is an artistic escape for students
By Mia Russo | February 4, 2020In the basement of the Hopkins Center lies a commonly undervalued resource — the woodworking workshop. A bright, open space filled with large work tables topped with a myriad of projects in a variety of stages of completion, the woodshop is inviting yet intimidating. There are power tools lining the walls, cabinets loaded with joining materials and walls filled with different types of wood.