Kalina Duncheva
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Kalina's D-Plan
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FallHanover, NH
Favorite Class: HUM 1 Dialogues with the ClassicsInstead of taking a normal Writing 5 course, I decided to fulfill my first-year writing requirement by taking HUM 1. This course helped me strengthen my relationship to literature and writing. It changed the way in which I thought about classics, both books and movies (we saw Wall-E, by the way). And it also changed the way I thought about academic writing and literary criticism. A third of the course was made up of lectures by professors from different departments, while the other two thirds were discussions with a single professor and a small group of 15 students.
WinterHanover, NH
Favorite Class: PSYC 6 Introduction to NeuroscienceIntro to neuroscience was the first course I was truly excited about. It wasn't an easy course - we had a weekly quiz of ten to thirteen questions covering the lectures from the past few days, but it was very interesting and also very funny (Professor Winter's humor is legendary). We learned about the human brain at the level of individual cells. We also studied it at the level of different systems, from the olfactory system to the parasympathetic nervous system. And last, we learned about cognition: learning, attention, language. We saw a real human brain with formaldehyde dripping from it. We saw a real sheep's brain. And a rat's brain. And we pocked each other with paper clips to determine the sensitivity of our touch receptors.
Being a Bulgarian on Campus
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My Winter Term: TuckLAB Entrepreneurship and Some Icy Statues
Read on to learn about the place of entrepreneurship in the liberal arts education and some other aspects of my first winter term at Dartmouth.
Making my Own Poster at the Book Arts Center
Ever wanted to use an old-fashioned printing press? Decorate your room with hand-printed art? That's what the Book Arts Center is for.
DOC Trip Leaders and How You Can Become One
Who are the trip leaders in the Dartmouth Outing Club and how can Dartmouth students become trip leaders?
Where Neuroscience and Shakespeare's First Folio Meet
Read on to learn about the courses I'm taking this term.
Skiing at Dartmouth
Learn about skiing opportunities at Dartmouth! All you need are ski boots, ski poles and a helmet, and you can go skiing for free!
PE Credits & Archery
Read on to learn about physical education credits and archery at Dartmouth!