Welcome to my page, I am a '27 from central New Hampshire! I came to Dartmouth for the liberal arts curriculum, so I plan to explore the academic disciplines before deciding what to focus on. I am currently looking at environmental science and religion. In addition to blogging, I am part of the Interfaith LLC (Living Learning Community) and Great Issues Scholars. I enjoy mountain biking, running, skiing, singing, and drawing.
Academic Program
Intended: pre-health, environmental science or biology, and religion.
This discussion and reading-based class was incredible and relevant! Content ranged from the historical impact of the printing press to AI in the workforce and transhumanism, and all of the topics were grounded in religion and some of the frameworks religion provides. I pondered on ideas from this class all the time.
I was captivated by the first class meeting of the term reading Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' and eventually chose to focus on it for my research paper at the end of the term. All of the readings captivated my attention, however, Kafka, Han's 'The Vegetarian', and Kristeva were the authors that made the biggest impression on me. The class discussions resulted in wonderful insights relevant to humanity at a macro level. My favorite aspect was our professor instructing us to focus on the ideas before picking apart the writing style.
Last term, one of my friends invited people to join him in watching the fall term performance for the Coast Jazz Orchestra, and I am thrilled that I had the time and decided to act on my interest that day.
I remember sitting in Collis Common Ground with my eyes closed just feeling the music and was not only blown away by the skill of the performers but the artistry that was considered when the arrangement was created. Today I went to the winter term performance which was held at Rollins Chapel and had feelings similar to my experience at the fall performance, but this time had a distinct feel of the artistry being exploratory.
At times the music sounded like a cacophony but in a very neat way. I would highly recommend checking out the Coast Jazz Orchestra! These performances were held in different spaces since the Hopkins Center (colloquially known as the Hop) is closed for renovations until 2025.
Early in this winter term I attended an organ performance at the United Church of Christ and sat in a pew in awe. The sound waves that echo around the sanctuary are incredible, giving the feel of being at a modern concert with big speakers, but there are no speakers. The music in this setting was what you would expect in a Christian setting, and included works from Bach and Mendelssohn. The organ performance was another opportunity for me to just close my eyes and feel the music since it has an otherworld feel to it.
A capella is another type of musical performance that is in full swing at Dartmouth. My first exposure to a capella was during orientation when a showcase was held with all of the groups on campus. The showcase was a really fun experience at the end of orientation week that gives you a feel for the vibe of each group. A capella is a fairly sizeable time commitment at 6 hours a week, but it appears to be tons of fun, whcih balances it out.
These are my favorite aspects of music at Dartmouth for the moment, but there are also many other groups on campus.
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.
