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!
In order to fulfill my language requirement, I took Spanish 9 with Professor Rieumont. This class was simply incredible. Not only was the content interesting and engaging, but my actual class itself (both the professor and fellow students) made this class so memorable. We learned so much about Spanish-speaking cultures all while having so much fun doing it, and I am so grateful that I took this class with such an amazing group!
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I was home for the summer! I was able to catch up with family and friends, work at a local ice-cream shop, and relax for a few months. It was amazing to be back in my hometown!!
I took this class with Professor Emily Finn, and I absolutely adored it! Because it is an introductory class, you learn about various topics within the neuroscience field, but mainly at the surface level. It was incredibly interesting, and it is a perfect introduction to the major overall!
Homecoming, The Hop Reopening, and Sports Games: Just Some of the Many Events at Dartmouth
Dartmouth provides such incredible opportunities for students to partake in. Pretty much every day for the entire term, there are events hosted by clubs and the college itself for students to partake in to escape the stress of classes. Let me tell you about some of the things I have done in the past week!
Rugby Game: Two weekends ago, my friend and I decided to go to a Women's Rugby Game! We walked to Brophy Field (about a 25 minute walk) and had a picnic on top of the hill. The rugby team is just incredible, and it was so nice to be able to support my friends on the team. Similarly, all sports games that take place at Dartmouth are open to the public, so if you are passionate about watching a specific sport, there are endless opportunities to do so here.
The Rugby game!
Homecoming: Homecoming is arguably the most eventful weekend of the term. Activities such as the Homecoming football game occurred throughout the weekend, allowing both students and the alumni who come back to celebrate this event to engage with the Dartmouth community. This year, there was a light show for the '29s due to issues with the typical bonfire ceremony because of a statewide ban on outdoor fire due to droughts, but it still served as a fantastic way to celebrate the '29s start of college. Overall, the weekend was super fun and showed just how tight the community is here!
The light show for Homecoming!
The Hop Reopening: On the weekend of October 17th, the Hopkins Center for the Arts (also known as the Hop) officially reopened! There were numerous events to celebrate this occasion, and they were all incredible. I went to the Renée Elise Goldsberry show, and she knocked it out of the park. She sang covers, some original songs, and even songs from musicals (including Hamilton)! Other artists that came and had events included Yo-Yo Ma, Mindy Kaling, and Shonda Rhimes. These events were open to the community and really made the reopening super special.
Renée Elise Goldsberry performing at the Hop!
This was just a snapshot of these past two weeks, and there is always something happening here at Dartmouth which I am eternally grateful for!
Someone recently reframed my thinking about "surviving" in the winter to thriving, and I have really taken that to heart. Read to find out how I (try to) thrive in a winter climate!
If you're a prospective geology, mining, or resources student, this post is for you. "The Stretch" is Dartmouth's field geology program, and it covers exactly those areas!
This winter break, I went on tour with the Dartmouth Decibelles to Charleston and Atlanta, performing throughout local communities and making lasting memories together!
Paris is often hailed as the center of the (European) art world. Through an Art History Fall Plus program, I explored Parisian art in person and up close!
