Hi! My name is Emma and I'm a sophomore on the Dartmouth Triathlon Team. I love drinking tea while studying at One Wheelock, spending way too much money at Collis Market, and am always on the hunt for new vegetarian options on campus. When I'm not studying or training, find me trying to learn how to ski or hanging out in Left Bank Books. I'm passionate about feminist activism and women's empowerment in athletics, and my favorite foods are banana bread and mozzarella sticks.
Academic Program
WGSS and PSYC double major with a minor in Studio Art
This class looked at food from every possible angle: agriculture, regulation/policy, marketing,
nutrition, animal rights, and much more. This class drastically changed the way I think about
food and where it comes from.
Professor Ayubi is one of the best professors in the WGST department and led an incredible
class on themes of gender/sexuality in Islam. Even those not interested in religion as a major
couldn't help but be fascinated in this class.
This class was intense in that it revealed systems of oppression and violence that exist all
around us. The objective of the nal project was to make a difference in public awareness of
those systems.
SummerOff Campus
For most of the summer I worked at a day camp, but the most important part of my summer
was the weeks I spent in Haiti, visiting the little boy I hope to adopt at the orphanage where he
lives. It is and has been the highlight of my last 4 summers.
Drawing I is an opportunity for students without much experience in the visual arts to get
comfortable in the studio. It's time consuming, but a great creative outlet, and the results at the
end of the term are worth it.
The focus on both global current events and Dartmouth-specific feminist issues covered in this class made for an engaging curriculum for both newcomers and veterans to the WGSS department.
This class takes a closer look at militarization and it's effects on gendered violence around the world in the context of the American attempt to declare a "War on Terror."
I am obviously still caught up in how beautiful the weather is on campus during spring, and I have been constantly looking for more ways to enjoy it.
No. 1
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
This is the story of two Ghanaian half sisters who are separated at birth. One lives a life of luxury married to an Englishman on the Gold Coast of Africa, while the other is sold into slavery and sent to the United States.
No. 2
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief is about a young German girl named Liesel Meminger after she is given up by her mother to live with a new set of parents shortly before the start of World War II. The story is narrated by Death and follows Liesel as she learns to read and as her new family shelters a Jewish man from the Nazis.
No. 3
The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian is an expert storyteller, and in this novel he weaves an intricate web of mystery surrounding the disappearance of Annalee Ahlberg, who is known for sleepwalking. Her husband and children desperately attempt to find their missing wife and mother.
As someone who came to New Hampshire from Florida, I was very intimidated by the cold weather.
No. 1
Wearing shorts and sandals. I cannot stress to you all enough how much of a relief it is not to have to put on a jacket to go outside.
No. 2
Studying on the green.
Or any other outdoor space on campus! It is very face-timey, so you might get a little distracted, but your body needs that Vitamin D after the eternal winter.
Some prospies are a little shocked with how small the town of Hanover seems when they visit, and worry that there won't be enough things to do in their free time.
No. 1
Jewelry Studio
Hidden in the basement of the HOP, the jewelry studio is open to students to learn how to make their own jewelry. You can pay for materials using your DA$H and take home your creations when you're finished. Jewelry studio staff are always available to help you if you don't have a lot of experience with jewelry making.
No. 2
Ceramics Studio and Woodshop
Very similar to the Jewelry Studio in location (basement of the HOP) and logistics (you pay for materials with DA$H and get to keep your creations), the Ceramics Studio and the Woodshop are open to all students to learn how to throw and glaze pots or build any sort of wooden contraption you can imagine.
No. 3
Student Wellness Center
Student Wellness HQ is in Robo and offers a massage chair, safe sex bar, and more, but the Student Wellness Center also offers free activities for students like yoga classes, puppy-petting de-stressing sessions, lots of free food, and wellness classes like Koru Mindfulness and meditation. I personally recommend the Koru Mindfulness class.
This weekend I did the craziest thing I have ever done: my first full IronMan triathlon! It was a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run - 140.6 miles total - and it was the best-worst day ever, but mostly the best!
There are so many different academic departments at Dartmouth, and as an undergrad, you have the ability to mix and match from a lot of them over your 12 terms.
Hello, I am incoming 22 and I'm very interested in learning languages, but I noticed that Dartmouth doesn't offer any Korean language courses. Are there any resources for learning a language not taught directly by Dartmouth faculty?
A:
Hi! If you’re interested in learning certain languages that aren’t officially offered at Dartmouth, it is likely that there is a club or organization for that language that you can join.
If you're reading this, you are likely either a brand new incoming Dartmouth student or a parent of said student. If you're an incoming freshman, we (me, the bloggers, everyone else on campus) are so pumped to meet you!
Many students only find themselves in the Black Family Visual Arts Center (BVAC) once during their four years of undergrad, and it is usually to fulfill their ART distrib for graduation.
