Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '28s, '29s, '30s and beyond! On campus, I write sports for The Dartmouth, am a Center for Social Impact SIBS mentor, am in Christian life, a Tour Guide, a Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) member, and am a Hood Museum Intern! Otherwise, you'll find me in the Connecticut River, studying in the Tower Room, and running along the Appalachian Trail. Welcome to my world!
I initially took this class because I wanted to know more about Dartmouth’s history with Native Americans. It ended up being my favorite class because Professor Duthu was so enthusiastic about Native American affairs. He related the lectures to his own experiences growing up on a reservation, which made the class come to life.
As a potential Classics major on the pre-health track, this class was perfect for me! We learned about different medical practices from Rome and Greece and how medicine had changed in the past 2,000 years. We had a class in the Geisel School of Medicine and got to hold human organs!
I took this class because I wanted to learn more about the economy. Econ 2 focuses on the current economic climate in the US, so we would follow the DOW Jones on a daily basis to establish trends. In an economy impacted by a pandemic, inflation, and a war, this class was so helpful in my understanding of the financial climate of the country.
Physics with Professor Blencowe was delightful. His enthusiasm for the subject matter created excitement for students. The labs were hands-on and interactive to learn about the mechanics of the world.
This class fulfilled the Interdisciplinary Approach to my Global Health minor, and I enjoyed every minute of it. With Professor McCabe, we discussed gender and how its structure impacts our daily lives. My final research project studied gender within "Grey's Anatomy," which was created by Shonda Rhimes '91.
I used my "off-term" to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam for a Dartmouth Dickey Center Global Health Internship. I worked for the Institute of Population, Health, and Development, and studied health disparities in Vietnam.
This class was taught by a visiting professor, and she did an excellent job of engaging the class and making the material exciting. We learned about the historical Jesus figure in a Jewish context, and we connected the class content to modern day movies about Jesus.
I did a transfer term at Trinity College, Dublin, which means I took three courses at Trinity. My favorite was "Roman Archaeology" because I had never taken an archaeology course yet for my Classical Studies major.
The Dartmouth Hood Museum of Art is a world-class art museum situated at the heart of Dartmouth's campus. As a Hood Museum intern, I am obviously a huge fan of the museum, and I seize any opportunity to visit! Luckily, most Dartmouth students visit the museum at least once every term through one or more of their classes. For me, this term was no exception. My Anthropology of Tibet and Himalayas (Anthropology 32) class took me to the museum twice during the term!
During the first visit, a museum curator (and also the intern program director whom I know well) picked out about a dozen pieces of art from Tibet, Nepal and China that enhanced what we were learning about in class. Though class is helpful in teaching about historical events, nothing compares to seeing a historical event depicted on a tapestry or painting like we saw. Most of the museum curators have PhD's in art history, so they are typically experts on the pieces we see.
For the second visit, we were lucky enough to meet with a photographer with photos in the Hood's collection who also was our professor's friend. The photographer, James Nachtwey, was a Dartmouth graduate and did prolific work in Nepal right after the 2015 earthquake. Seeing his pictures was one thing, to talk with him about his experience in Nepal was a completely different experience. By hearing from him and his process, I was able to understand why his pictures were black and white and that some photos were even taken on his cell phone! Beyond that, I was able to hear from a first-hand witness about the effects of the earthquake that a textbook could never teach.
Overall, I am so grateful to my professor for taking us to the Hood for two classes! Professor Craig, you are so awesome!
At Dartmouth, there is an undergraduate requirement for language; after all, it is the liberal arts! Fulfilling this requirement looks different for various people and I will focus on my experience.
I have written about being a student worker plenty of times in the past, but I have yet to talk about one of my favorite jobs ever: ticket selling at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
