Hi! My name is Arianna (or Ari) and I'm a '27 at Dartmouth from Georgia. My aim is to pursue a degree in Government (modified by English or Sociology) and attend law school. I love reading, watching A24 movies, listening to music, hanging out with my friends, and meeting new people. Follow along with me through this blog as I traverse my wonderful experiences at Dartmouth!
Academic Program
Economics or Government as my major with a minor in Public Policy
It was 11:01 pm on a cold, Sunday night. My Public Policy readings and my 3-paged reflection were embedded in the back of my mind as I began preparing to sleep for my 9S (a 9:05-9:55 class on Dartmouth's class schedule). Suddenly, I received an email from "Theodor S. Geisel '25":
"Snow! There's snow! There's lots of snow!
Lots and lots of snow to throw!
You can throw it if you're cold,
You can throw it if you're old,
You can throw it if you're young
You can throw it with your tongue!
You can throw it on The Green,
You can throw it at your dean!
If in the BEMA you get lost,
Throw your snow at Robert Frost!
At midnight there will be a fight!
A snowball fight this very night!
Come jump and shout and sing and dance!
Come put snow down someone's pants!
Come join before spring alights,
In a great big giant snowball fight.
Come and throw some snow with me,
You will like it, you will see!"
-Dr. Seuss
The snowball fight represented a welcoming experience upon one of Dartmouth's winter term traditions. Annually, it occurs on the first remarkable snowfall of winter term, and every undergraduate student received an email addressed from "Dr. Seuss". It is an encouraging effort informing them to participate on the Dartmouth Green (the central part of campus right across from Baker-Berry library). The significance of Dr. Seuss, otherwise known as Theodor Seuss Geisel, being the sender is that he was a Dartmouth graduate in the Class of 1925. The American cartoonist and author contributed to the college so much, that the medical school was named after him (Geisel School of Medicine).
Intrigued by the idea of attending a snowball fight with my friends, I quickly left my room with my puffer, gloves, and earmuffs in tow. As soon as I stepped foot on the Green, I was caught in the crossfire. My friends provokingly aimed snowballs at each other, one of them happening to accidentally hit my face. As soon as I recovered from my temporary defeat, I retaliated until I was tired and realized that I still had class the next day.
My immediate view of groups of people partaking in the snowball fight on the Green.
The snowball fight is one of my favorite traditions at Dartmouth. I enjoyed seeing students coming together and playfully teaming up against each other. Traditions like these have allowed me to get acclimated outside my comfort zone and talk to new people.
One of the snow angels that my friends and I made in front of Dartmouth Hall.
I am looking forward to learning more about other traditions! Stay tuned to learn more about my experiences during winter term!
It's easy to forget how easy it is to access walking trails during the hustle of a Dartmouth term. As graduation nears, I am reminded of how special it is to step off campus and enjoy quiet moments in nature.
With a solar eclipse sweeping across North America for the first time in nearly seven years on April 8th came a road-trip with hundreds of other Dartmouth students to a zone of totality near campus: St. Johnsbury, Vermont!
