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.
This past week, I had the opportunity to observe Dartmouth Football's Pro Day for a sports story in The Dartmouth, commonly known as The D. I am a huge football fan (growing up in SEC country will do that to you), so the chance to write about two Dartmouth players competing for a spot on a NFL pro team sounded amazing!
The two players smiling after finishing Pro Day!
For every story I write for The D, I start with researching the players and statistics of the season, so I did a deep dive into the two players' four seasons playing for the Big Green to get a sense of what they had accomplished and to predict their success in the scouting process.
The exciting part was actually attending the Pro Day! A fellow writer, Stephanie, accompanied me to help capture statistics and pictures of the players doing sprints, bench press, and other assessments. There was a scout from the New England Patriots, and it was so cool to think that at one point he had recruited the likes of Tom Brady.
After the exercises, which took about four hours, I interviewed both players. They were both more than willing to share their thoughts on their performance and overall career at Dartmouth. They both touched on the special Dartmouth Football culture that made them want to come back for a fifth year. I talked to two men who might appear on my TV screen in a year on Sunday Night Football!
I honed my subpar photography skills for this picture of the players warming up!
I had a full circle moment when I wrote about the Los Angeles Rams, reigning Super Bowl champions, inquiring about one of the Dartmouth players. Sean McVay, the Rams head coach, went to my high school and even did my class's graduation speech!
This awesome opportunity shows the advantages of Dartmouth's small size. At a large state school, there are many more writers competing for stories, and freshmen rarely get a headline story like this one. However, Dartmouth sports has a small group of around ten committed writers, so every week everyone always has the chance to write a story if they want to.
As I approach the halfway mark of my Dartmouth journey this spring, I find myself reflecting on the significance of distributive and world culture requirements in shaping my academic experience.
Coming back from Spring break usually means coming back to an entirely different campus than the one you left in the Winter – but that was not the case this year! Read on to hear more...
This is my final term before senior year, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. One thing I am excited about is the classes I am taking this term, so let me tell you more!
