

Claire Young

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FallHanover
This was the first course at Dartmouth that I truly fell in love with! The content of the course, the professor (Colin Calloway-who would later become my major advisor!), and the other Native students who quickly became some of my best friends have me reminiscing on this class with the fondest of memories.
WinterHanover
Favorite Class: HIST 4.01; The Crusades‘The Crusades’ was my first real experience taking a European History course! It was an awesome introduction to the subject and taught me how to read and write historically from a nuanced perspective.
SpringHanover
Favorite Class: HIST 7; First-Year Seminars in History-Joan of ArcSomewhat surprisingly, my First-Year Seminar was my favorite class of Freshman Spring. Taught by the same professor as ‘The Crusades’, ‘Joan of Arc’ was the clear historical follow-up course. Learning about an inspiring and interesting historical woman was awesome!
SummerWright City, Oklahoma
I spent the Summer term after my thoroughly exhausting, and exhilarating, First-Year at home in Southeastern Oklahoma. It was a great opportunity for me to reconnect. While home, I worked for my tribal work program, enjoyed time with my family, and basked in the Oklahoma sun!
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FallEdinburgh, Scotland
Favorite Class: Religion FSPBy far the most wonderful term of my Dartmouth career! While in Scotland, I studied religion and found my love for the subject. I am now a double major! This was the first time I had traveled outside of the U.S. I took advantage of this opportunity to become a global citizen and traveled to four other countries, but Scotland will always be my favorite.
WinterHanover
Favorite Class: NAS 34; Native American Oral Traditional LiteraturesIn the world of academia, the importance and credibility of oral history as a valid source is all too often questioned. In Indigenous communities, our stories, traditions, cultures, and histories are all tied to orality. This was a refreshing course that allowed me to step away from colonial understandings of knowledge and relish in Indigenous ways of knowing. I loved that this class, taught at our Western institution, was unapologetic in the emphasis it placed upon oral traditions.
SpringHanover
Favorite Class: NAS 30.17; Trickster re: mediationsTo be completely honest, this course was meant to simply fulfill my ART distributive requirement, while also conveniently checking off another course for my NAS modification. However, it turned out to be so much more. This course introduced me to Native American Art History. We spent some days walking around and viewing the Indigenous art that is placed throughout our beautiful campus. Other times, we went to the HOOD and learned about the numerous Native artworks and artifacts housed there.
SummerHanover
Favorite Class: REL 34; Christianity & Conversion in the Northern World: Vikings, Celts, & Anglo-SaxonsAfter living for a term in bonnie Scotland, I was missing the wonderful nostalgic, historical, and almost mythic quality which my favorite country holds onto even today. This course, while not exclusively based in what is today Scotland, spent the majority of our class period discussing the old religions and cultures of this area.
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FallLondon, United Kingdom
Favorite Class: History FSPMy second term abroad! By now you’ve probably figured out how much I love studying in other countries. The great thing about the History FSP was that I wasn’t just taking classes in London, but I was also utilizing archival resources in the British Library to complete a Native American Studies Independent Research Project too!
WinterHanover
Favorite Class: REL 3.02; Indigenous Religions, HIST/NAS 81.03; Pen and Ink Witchcraft: Native American History Through Treaties, ANTH 20I'll just say it, Winter is not my favorite term to be on campus, but Junior Winter feels like the first term that I truly hit my stride with course load choices. I loved ALL of my classes! Maybe these classes added up because two of them were literally focused on what I want to study for the rest of my life, and the third one was a totally amazing way to fulfill a SCI distributive requirement, but also... maybe I just had a lucky term.
SpringWright City, Oklahoma
My first term off after six terms on! I just let out a huge sigh of relief! I spent this term at home again in Oklahoma. I still worked remotely for the Admissions Office, but during this period I also spent a lot of time reading and writing for pleasure. Something I don’t always have time to do at Dartmouth.
SummerTecumseh, Oklahoma
This Summer term, I am living with family in Tecumseh, Oklahoma and have begun my full-time job for the Dartmouth Admissions Office as a Senior Fellow. I am also doing some Native American Art curatorial work for the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma. No Zoom classes for me, but I’m still on the work from home grind!
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FallHanover
Favorite Class: REL 19.34; Disease and Desire in IslamIn this course, we investigated how Muslims from the medieval to modern eras made use of poetry, art, religious and scientific literature to understand bodies, especially in terms of disease and desire. This course was interesting because of how pertinent the subject matter was in relation to this particular period of time where we are living during a pandemic and navigating love and desire through it all! Super relevant content and compelling discussions in this virtual class!
WinterHanover
Favorite Class: REL 20.07; Archaeologies of ReligionThis course explores how archaeological methods can help us better understand religious phenomena in past societies. Topics include the religion (or lack thereof) of our hominid ancestors (e.g. Neanderthals), the state religions of ancient civilizations, and the complementary perspective that archaeology provides on the World Religions. As a Religion major, this course is right up my alley! I'm very excited to explore the intersections of anthropology, history, and religion.

Three things I've learned about myself at Dartmouth
As we approach graduation day, I continue to reflect on my time at Dartmouth. I've learned a lot about myself over the course of the last four years, but here are three of the most important things I've come to realize...

The Perfect Day Trip: Burlington, Vermont!
Although Dartmouth's campus can seem remote at times, there are actually lots of fun places to explore nearby! Read all about my day trip to Burlington here!

Making the most of a virtual spring term on campus!
As I navigate a virtual senior spring term, I'm taking account of all of the fun ways to enjoy this term. Here's a list of three of my favorite spring activities!

My first two-course term: Senior Spring!
Wondering what a two-course term at Dartmouth is like? Well, here's the scoop!

Up to Snow Good!
In this blog, (for all my folks from non-snow areas) I'll give a break down of what it's been like to live in Hanover during the winter, talk about the recent snow in my home state of Oklahoma, and share tips on surviving New England winters!

Winter Term Courses: Archaeology, Indigenous Environmentalism, and Research
Like this photo of the road leading to my home in rural OK, we have a long and winding road ahead of us this winter! Can you believe that we've already reached the end of Week Five? Peek inside for a look into my classes this term!

A Winterim Recap!
As much as I love our six-week Winterim (winter interim) break, I'm glad to be back here, writing for you all once again! Take a look inside this blog post to see how one Dartmouth student spent their winterim.

20FinalFall: Highlights of my final fall on-campus!
At the end of every term, without fail, Dartmouth students post memories of the past ten weeks captioned with some variation of a '20F' hashtag. Read all about 20FinalFall in this blog post!

Get in, Loser. We're Going Apple Picking!
Hopefully you all caught that slightly altered Mean Girls reference! While Regina George wasn't exactly going apple picking with her friends...I think she should've been! Here's a look into my own day of apple picking!

Ghosts of Fall Terms Past
As I reckon with a Senior Fall that looks quite different than those past, I've decided to reflect on my previous Fall terms (both on and off campus) to help me find the common thread between four vastly different Fall term experiences.