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Emma Rodriguez

Class of 2020
Emma

About 

Hi! I'm Emma and I'm a junior on the Dartmouth Triathlon Team. I love walks around Occom Pond in the fall, browsing books of poetry at the Dartmouth Bookstore, and drinking tea at Dirt Cowboy. Some of my favorite things are astrology, tattoos, vintage denim, and vegetarian food. I'm passionate about feminism and social justice, and I am part of several sexual violence prevention/response groups on campus. My favorite foods are Ramunto's pizza and Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream.

Academic Program 

WGSS and SART double major

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Ramunto's Pizza

Hometown 

Miami, FL

Pronouns 

She/Her

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Emma's D-Plan

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    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WRIT 5 - Food For Thought

      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.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WGSS - Gender in Islam

      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.

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WGST 16 - Contemporary Issues in Feminism

      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.

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: SART - Drawing 1

      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.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WGST 41.05 - Gender and Violence: A Transnational Feminist Analyses

      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.

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WGSS - Gender and the Global War on Terror

      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."

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5 books to read on the Green in spring!

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. One of my favorite things to do during warm spring days is to get a cold beverage from Collis (green smoothie, anyone?) and head to the Green with a picnic blanket and a good book. If any of you are interested in taking advantage of the gorgeous Hanover spring scenery, here is a list of my five best book recommendations to accompany you.

  1. No. 1

    Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

    cover of home going 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. The book follows their families for eight generations through Mississippi plantations, the American Civil War, and Jazz Age Harlem. The subject matter is heavy, but it's an absolutely riveting read. 

  2. No. 2

    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

    the cover of the book thief

    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. I have read this book at least five separate times, and I have yet to tire of it. Again, the subject matter isn't very light, but this book is definitely worth the emotional toll.

  3. No. 3

    The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian

    cover of the sleepwalker

    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. The unexpected twists and turns of their search will have you on the edge of your seat (or picnic blanket).

  4. No. 4

    Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

    cover of bad feminist by roxane gay

    This book is not a novel, but instead a collection of essays and personal stories written by the cultural critic, novelist, and professor Roxane Gay. Her essays all talk about flaws - her own and ours as a society - and she poses important questions in a light and funny way. This is a great choice if you would rather read stand-alone chapters instead of a continuous plot, or if the phrase "bad feminist" has piqued your interest.

  5. No. 5

    Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

    cover of nineteen minutes

    Jodi Picoult is my favorite writer of all time and she lives in Hanover (excuse me while I try to accidentally run into her at Dirt Cowboy)! Nineteen Minutes was the first book I ever read by her, and I was hooked. This book tells the story of a high school shooting and looks into the lives of the students involved - all culminating in a crazy twist that you have to read to believe.

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