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 Psychology. 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!
I took this class with Professor Pulju (who I also took LING 1 with), and I was blown away. Not only is the content in this class just so incredibly interesting, but Professor Pulju teaches it in such a way that makes studying for any assignment actually enjoyable. If you like puzzles and deductive sciences, this class is perfect for you!
I took this with Professor Wray, and I was in awe of how much I learned in this class. Although the name sounds a bit confusing, this is essentially an introductory statistics class with a focus on psychological research. We learned how to form hypotheses, run statistical tests, and reach conclusions, and I know that this will be incredibly useful for future courses in both Psychology and Quantitative Social Science!
Welcome back! For this week, I thought I could take you on a tour of the Rauner Special Collections Library here at Dartmouth! This is not our main library on campus, but it is such a beautiful space to interact with the rare artifacts, do work, or go to class.
Walking in gives you an immediate sense of history. There are windows looking into the gigantic glass structure that houses most of our artifacts. We actually have over 5 million rare items located in this library, some of them including a lock of George Washington's hair and one of Shakespeare's first folios. I have actually seen his hair and it is crazy that we just randomly have that in this library! It is super common for classes to actually come to Rauner to study these artifacts, and it is entirely hands-on, meaning you are allowed to touch and handle the pieces (and sometimes, without having to wear gloves). I came to the library for a philosophy class, and we studied rare and historical philosophical books that furthered our understanding of the course itself.
The glass structure where most of the artifacts are held!
Beyond the main structure of the building, there are numerous places to study. The upstairs portion of the building has massive windows, so the natural light is simply unbeatable. It is also always quiet in Rauner, which makes it much easier to get any of the work you need to get done quickly. There are also classes that take place in this building, which allows for a full immersion into the library itself.
Study spaces in Rauner!
A really cool thing to do in Rauner is go up to the front desk and ask them to show you something cool, and they will pull out one of their favorite artifacts for you to look at and touch! It is just a really great way to get to know the many pieces that are in this library, and it is very common to use such incredible information to bring back into the class to further your academic understanding!
Rauner is one of the coolest places on campus, and I would highly recommend checking it out if you visit!
Welcome back to Open Doors—your inside look at life in the Woods! This week, Greta Richardson '26, an engineering major, showed me around her room in her off-campus apartment, where we discussed Dartmouth residence halls, classes, and campus life.
