Hi! My name is Jack and I am a Sophomore at Dartmouth. I currently plan to major in sociology modified with anthropology, all with a human-centered design minor. Outside of class, I enjoy performing and I'm currently involved in both a student dance group and acapella. I love hiking and running outdoors and have already explored a lot of Dartmouth's surrounding trails. I am also involved in Greek Life, the Student and Presidential Committee for Sexual Assault, and the Inter Fraternity Council.
This class was an overview on demographic trends across the world, and it's the course that got me interested in my current academic focus! I enjoyed the fact that this class was discussion based, so I was able to engage in conversations about different social factors and relationships that affect population changes in global societies.
I never thought I'd enjoy doing theater online but this class fully exceeded all expectations I had in mind. I was able to learn new techniques and was forced to think about aspects of performance that I never had to worry about when on stage. The technological stage was definitely an interesting hurdle, but it strengthened my abilities as a performer overall.
Beside it being my first in-person class at Dartmouth, I have enjoyed the case-based structure of this course. Professor Roebuck delivers the content in small units of environmental health problems, which are all applicable to specific cases and situations. This makes the material extremely interesting and thought-provoking, leading to an incredible class.
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I spent my summer interning for a theater education company that offered technical skill sessions to teenagers, all taught by industry professionals. I learned a lot more about the ins and outs of the theater industry, due to the immersive setting of the position.
I originally took this class to fulfill my lab distributive requirement, but it ended up proving to be a super interesting course! I have always been fascinated by storms and weather, so learning the processes behind these phenomena and patterns was deeply interesting for me. While I am not planning on studying Earth sciences any further, this specific course was memorable for all the good reasons!
This class was a constant reminder of my love for sociology. Professor Kim was a genuine, kind, excellent professor and lecturer, and all of the material was deeply interesting. Some past classes that are reading-heavy have fallen short in finding invigorating readings that I was actively excited to explore, and I enjoyed every single article and discussion for this course. Exploring contemporary theorists' works, this class was a 10/10.
Hello everybody! It is great to be back on campus, and I'm writing this post from 3FB (Third Floor of Berry Library), which has become my new favorite study area and practically my second home.
One of the newest developments in my life this term is the fact that I'm currently participating in a student-written musical. I auditioned towards the end of my winter term, and I'm excited to say it worked out and I got a role. I've been in rehearsals and production since the term began, and it's been a really positive experience.
However, one of the most interesting aspects of this production is the fact that it's fully virtual. All of our meetings, rehearsals, and readings have occurred through Zoom, and the final product will be a recorded reading of the project. I haven't met another cast member in-person or had any sort of live, face-to-face rehearsal, which definitely feels slightly unnatural. Yet, I've still found that this process as a whole has been incredibly rewarding. Doing theater on Zoom is a challenge, and it uses a completely different skill-set than stage performance, but it's simultaneously incredible that I've been able to engage artistically during a pandemic.
I am a physical actor at heart; I started with dance before I moved to theater, so being confined to a small rectangle on a screen has been the largest challenge for me. I've worked to improve other aspects of my performance ability, however, and I definitely think there's a lot that I'll be able to take away from this experience. This extends beyond theatrical skill as well; I've learned how to work with a cast in distanced, virtual settings. I've met some incredible people that I would have never had the opportunity to meet otherwise, which has been extremely exciting. Any production brings a cast together very rapidly, and while this simply isn't the same as an in-person experience, I have been surprised about how well I have been able to bond with cast members over the last few weeks.
Overall, this experience has allowed me to grow and learn as a performer, communicator, and person, and I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to continue to do what I love, even in such unique circumstances. Flourtown premieres virtually on May 14, feel free to check out the theater department's website for more information!
I have written about being a student worker plenty of times in the past, but I have yet to talk about one of my favorite jobs ever: ticket selling at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
