Hey everyone! I'm Cooper from Wayne, Pennsylvania, which is right outside of Philadelphia. I am a '28 here at Dartmouth, and plan on studying Quantitative Social Science and Cognitive Science. In my free time, I love getting food with friends, playing pickleball, watching sitcoms (personal favorite is Modern Family), and going on walks. I am super excited to be here and cannot wait to take you along my journey at Dartmouth!
I took this class with Professor Binkoski, and I absolutely loved it! We explored numerous theories regarding time travel and the existence of time, and it just completely blew my mind. Professor Binkoski is such an engaging lecturer and explains everything so thoroughly, which makes the class so incredible! After taking this class, I have become more interested in philosophy and cannot wait to take more classes in this department.
I took this class with Professor Horiuchi and learned more than I could have possibly imagined! This course is incredibly challenging and has a good amount of work, but I learned so much about the programing language R as well as how to wrangle and visualize data. By taking this class, I have confirmed that I want to major in QSS because of how interesting the material was. If you want to enhance your skills in R, this is the class to take!
Green Key weekend is undeniably the most memorable weekend of the term. It is filled to the brim with live band performances, food, and amazing getaways that offer a true escape from the academics here at Dartmouth! Let me tell you about my personal experience of my first ever Green Key!
The actual Green Key concert is on Friday, so the whole day was dedicated to getting ready for the event! Luckily, all of my classes got canceled, so I could sleep in and prepare for the rest of the day. I met up with some of my friends and took pictures before the Block Party at Phi Delt! The Block Party was absolutely amazing and so much fun, and the band performing there was incredible. They played some older tunes which were really nostalgic and made the vibe so much better.
Block Party at Phi Delt!
After the party, some of my friends and I went to The Works in town to get a quick bite before the actual show. And then, it was show time!! We were at the gates pretty early to get a good spot, and we were able to get in the front. All of the performances were great, but my personal favorite was the student band Read Receipts! After this, I decided to unwind in my dorm and get some sleep before Saturday.
On Saturday, I mainly hung out with friends the whole day! I did not really go to a lot of parties because I was pretty tired from the day before, but I was able to dress up and see everyone else in such amazing outfits! That was pretty much it for me on Saturday, which I think shows that you do not need to go to every party or event to have a blast at Green Key! It is really up to you to decide what you want to do.
My friend and I on Saturday.
As you can see, my first Green Key was an absolute success, and I am already counting down the days until next year.
This year, the interfaith spring break trip went to New Mexico, and I led it as a student employee. It was very exciting for me to see the trip come together. This is an immersive trip for people of various religious and spiritual perspectives.
