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Brendilou Armstrong

Class of 2026
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Bio 

Hello, and welcome to my neck of the woods! My name is Brendilou Armstrong, and I am a '26 hailing from the cornfields and grassy plains of Western Nebraska. This year, I plan to involve myself in The Dartmouth and WebDCR (Dartmouth College Radio). I couldn't be more excited to set out on this expedition through college alongside all of you. Thanks for visiting my page!

Academic Program 

English/Creative Writing

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Studying on the grass at Kemeny Courtyard

Hometown 

Chadron, Nebraska

Pronouns 

she/her/hers

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Brendilou's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: 19th Century British Women Writers

      If you are interested in Victorian literature in any capacity, this is the class for you! It is a course taught by the WGSS (Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) department and combines historical and political aspects into a literary seminar. The material is compelling and allows you to view female authors, including Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Gaskell, in a different perspective knowing the societal context of the time period and themes in their most popular works.

    • WinterOff-Campus

      Favorite Class: Off-Term in Chadron, Nebraska

      This would have been winter term of my freshman year, but I decided to take a gap year following my freshman fall instead!

    • SpringOff-Campus

      Favorite Class: Off-Term in Chadron, Nebraska

      This would have been spring term of my freshman year, but I decided to take a gap year following my freshman fall instead!

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: CRWT 12: Introduction to Poetry

      If poetic language and artistic writing styles are your forte, this is the perfect class for you! Taught by the English/Creative Writing department, Introduction to Poetry is an incredible foundation to storytelling, introducing students to poetry styles from prose to ekphrastic and written to slam. The approach to teaching the course revolved around the strategies of Robert Frost, where the Poetry Room in Sanborn Library held our class, and students' chairs were arranged in a circle rather than in rows of desks. CRWT 12 is one of the most unique and fascinating classes I have taken thus far, and as a result, has become my favorite class I have taken on campus.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: ASCL 70.01: Sacred Architecture of Asia

      Niche classes and concentrations define a Dartmouth education, and before this term, I never intended on taking an Asian art history course, let alone one with such a defined focus. Taught through both the Department of Art History and the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages by Columbia University guest lecturer Seher Agarwala, this course contextualizes sacred architectural structures of the Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic faiths. I left this course with a newfound interest in the artistic practices of East Asian cultures and an appreciation for their diverse historical backgrounds and religions.

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: HIST 31.03: Migrant Los Angeles

      For any Los Angeles natives or those generally wanting to delve into the history of southern California, this class is for you! Focusing mainly on the contributions of minorities to the area, this class provides insight on the seldom-discussed history of L.A. through the perspectives of non-white settlers from the 18th century to the present day. Through examining controversial films depicting L.A. (including La La Land and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood), I left this course with a deep understanding of the sacrifices made to construct contemporary Los Angeles.

    • SummerOn Campus

      Favorite Class: HUM 04.02: The Sixties

      If the history behind 1960s politics, fashion, art, music, and society interests you in any capacity, this class is the perfect fit for you! Taught through Dartmouth’s Humanities Department, this course covers the late 1950s through the early 1970s, focusing on the era's transformative nature while immersing students in the time period through samples of art and music. What an incredible introduction to an incredibly important decade! 

Roses of My First Week Back

As I settle into a new schedule of classes and extracurricular activities, I have taken inspiration from the many icebreakers that defined last week by compiling a list of my roses (void of any thorns) from my first week back at Dartmouth.

  1. No. 1

    Seeing My Friends Again

    Brendilou Photo 1

    After eight months away from campus, I realized how true and deep the connections I had made with my friends last fall were, even after having spent such a short amount of time with them. I built friendships with some of the most supportive and encouraging people I have ever met, and I am so grateful to still have them in my life. 

  2. No. 2

    Hanover Scoops & Starbucks

    Oh, Starbucks, a friend to aid my coffee addiction and a foe for the same reason. Coming from a small, rural town in Nebraska, the nearest Starbucks to me was in the next city over, but I am now blessed to have one a few blocks away in downtown Hanover. My REAL downfall begins as soon as I remember Hanover Scoops, the ice cream shop, is just across the street.

  3. No. 3

    My Dorm

    Sophomore dorm

    This year I was lucky enough to be placed in a single dorm (which I am in LOVE with)! After a long day of classes, it is such a refreshing feeling knowing that I can come home to a space that I feel comfortable in. I’ve taken the initiative to decorate my dorm as cozy as possible (a piece of advice for every prospective student), covering each and every square inch of my wall in movie posters and Polaroids. I am ecstatic to call North Massachusetts 211 home for this year.

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