Hello! I'm Cal Shin, and I am a '27 from Cary, North Carolina. I am hoping to double-major in Economics and Philosophy. Outside of academics and blogging, you'll find that I am involved The Dartmouth as a writer and designer, WebDCR as a radio show host, and Dartmouth QuestBridge Scholars Network (DQSN) as an executive board member. Ultimately, I am a storyteller, and I hope you enjoy these stories about my Dartmouth journey!
I took this course with Professor James Binkoski and loved it! I had never taken a philosophy course prior to Dartmouth, so this introductory course in the department was perfect! After all, it combined my interests of philosophy with time and time travel — at least, how time and time travel are depicted in the media. This course may initially seem to be on the more technical side, but Professor Binkoski made sure to break down the various time travel theories — various ways scientists and philosophers think of time and its supposed movement — in a manner that’s easy for anyone to understand. A very popular course overall; I am fortunate to have been able to take it during my first term here!
I took this course with Professor Ha Yan Lee and it was absolutely amazing! I had my initial reservations about this course, mainly because I knew a lot of my classmates would have had some background knowledge while I had none. Professor Lee did a wonderful job of breaking down concepts in a manner that, as she often put it, is easy for even “your grandparents to understand”. Even beyond the course, the level of care Professor Lee exhibited towards her students is significant. She’s one of the most popular professors at Dartmouth, and for good reason! I ate lunch with her at The Pine through the Take a Faculty Member to Lunch program, and she gave me tremendous insight and advice! Because of this course, I have been inspired to explore more courses within the Econ department and potentially major in Economics.
Wonder what a day in my life during winterim at Dartmouth looks like? Here's what a typical winterim Tuesday such as today looks like.
10:45 AM: I left my dorm room and walked over to Robo (Robinson Hall). Due to some ongoing construction along my usual route, I had to take a slight detour behind the dorms in Mass Row. I proceeded to enter the building through the back entrance, climb to the topmost floor, and enter the studio. After setting up the equipment and opening up my playlist, I was ready.
11:00 AM: For the next hour, I became a radio deejay! I have a radio show within WebDCR, Dartmouth College Radio. In light of the holiday season, I exhibited my holiday spirit by playing some holiday songs, old and new. You can read more about my deejaying experience here.
12:00 PM: I finished my radio show! I then made a short walk to the room right next to the studio. Because WebDCR is a 24/7 radio station, it only makes sense to have songs constantly playing! I decided to take up the duty of loading the logs — that is, adding the full list of songs played on any given day and making sure they are played on air.
12:15 PM: Lunchtime! I left Robo and walked right across it to FoCo, Dartmouth's main dining hall. The timing was perfect since FoCo opens at noon for winterim.
1:45 PM: Around this time, I go to work, which entails helping out a professor. Someone from my FYSEP cohort recommended me for this position, and I am so glad I took it up! Part research, part secretarial work, this job is the perfect way to keep busy during what might otherwise be a very dull time.
4:00 PM:Dinner! You might think that 4:00 is a bit too early for dinner, but with FoCo's limited winterim hours, this is the best time. I made sure to grab my daily cup of orange lemonade when heading out.
6:00 PM:This is around the time I head back to my dorm and relax for the evening. Whether it's catching up on a show, drawing, or working on a blog post as I am now, I always make sure to end the day relaxed in my cozy room.
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!
