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.
Every week, the Aquinas House (the Catholic center on campus) hosts a dinner that everyone on campus is welcome to! During the school year, there are on average over fifty students who attend these dinners, so you can always find someone new to meet!
On Mondays, students gather for a meal prepared by fellow students. The menu changes every week, and some of my favorite meals include spaghetti and meatballs, tacos and nachos, cookouts with hotdogs and hamburgers, and stews.
While the food is great, my favorite part of these meals is the people. The community dinner attracts people from all over campus, including undergrads, graduate students, and even professors! I love catching up with friends as well as seeing new faces (I can't wait to meet the '27s when I get back to campus!).
The orchestrator of the event, Father Tim, is somewhat of a legend around campus. He makes an effort to know everyone in the room by playing fun trivia games with all the different tables. Once when I was sick, Father Tim delivered food to my dorm from the community dinner, which made my day!
While the dinner is hosted by the Catholic center, all students are welcome to attend. I'm not Catholic, but I love to attend these dinners. I think that is very representative of Dartmouth culture; students with many different backgrounds are welcome in many different spaces.
Overall, I love Community Dinners as they provide me with home cooked meals and a space to meet new people and converse with old friends.
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!
