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.
For the past two years, I have lived in the Dartmouth dorms, which I loved because of their accommodations and accessibility to campus.
However, for the summer I chose to live off-campus, out of the dorms. While close to 90% of students live in the dorms during their time at Dartmouth, Sophomore Summer is often the exception to this rule. Sophomore Summer is the summer term after your sophomore year when all sophomores take classes on campus. Because it's a term of class bonding, many people choose to live off campus in large houses to get to know other sophomores.
I'm living in a house about a ten minute walk from the center of campus, which is very convenient. There are 12 people in the house, which means there's always something to do in the house!
Because I'm living off campus, I have chosen to do the off-campus meal plan, which has less meal swipes and dining dollars than the on-campus plan. I have taken advantage of my house's kitchen, and I have eaten in many of Hanover's wonderful restaurants. My favorite this term has been Boloco, a gourmet burrito restaurant along mainstreet.
There are definitely both pros and cons to living off-campus. It is oftentimes cheaper than living on-campus, and you can live with many different people all under one roof. A downside is that it is a longer commute than the dorms, and most off-campus houses do not have air conditioning!
Overall, I have really enjoyed getting to know the other '25s (other sophomores) in my house this summer!
I have written about being a student worker plenty of times in the past, but I have yet to talk about one of my favorite jobs ever: ticket selling at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
