Hi all! Welcome to my blog! My name is Robin. I am a senior studying Economics and the Digital Arts. Outside of class I'm a guitarist, amateur rock climber, and seasoned billiard player–if you're on campus, there's a good chance you can find me at the Collis pool hall. I love Dartmouth and am sharing my journey through this blog. So if you're a prospie, parent, or Dartmouth enthusiast, you've come to the right place!
In this class, I'll be learning about stellar evolution, the origin of the elements, the deaths of stars, black holes, the structure of our Galaxy, other galaxies, dark matter, the expanding universe and the big bang.
In this class, we explore the issues of mark, line, scale, space, light and composition. I'm not naturally a great artist, but I love art and am taking this course to improve my skills.
This course studies the economic behavior of employers and employees as they interact in the labor market, covering topics such as human capital investment, the structure and determinants of financial compensation and benefits packages, contract negotiations and arbitration.
Painting I is an introductory class in oil painting techniques, painting language, and critical thinking. Major topics that will be covered include: basic color theory, color mixing, paint application, and color composition.
This course explores how the brain controls our motivation to pursue goals and how drugs of abuse hijack those systems, exploring in detail how narcotic drugs (opioids, stimulants, alcohol, cannabis) act in the brain and the mechanisms underlying the transition from drug use to addiction.
If I had the time and resources, I would write an entire novel on this topic. Sadly, I am limited to three hundred words—three hundred words to address one of the most important questions a prospective student needs answered prior to embarking on the rocky journey that can be the college application process. I'll do my best, but recommend that you seek the experience of munching on the most exquisite dessert in the history of the higher-education system in the United States. I'll give my answer as a short story: The Dish Drop.
The Dish Drop
It is noon on a chilly fall day. You had your morning classes and met up with your friends for lunch at '53 Commons (our main dining hall, aka FOCO). The food today is good, but nothing special, so you decide to fix yourself a nice salad with chicken. The freshman 15 are scary, so you try to avoid them as best you can. You sit down to eat with your friends for a while, chatting, distracting yourself from the thought of schoolwork.
Soon enough, it's time to go. You grab your things, pile up the plates and leftovers, and head to the dish drop. On your way there, something catches your eye—it's a fresh batch of soft, chewy, savory, FOCO cookies. They lay under a heat lamp that not only keeps them warm, but illuminates them for all passersby to admire.
You resist the urge, and march on to the dish drop. But as you exit the aisle of said dish drop, you look back. You can't help yourself. "I'm getting a cookie," you tell your friends—who follow along without a second thought. You gave in and took not one but three FOCO cookies. Yet, you have no regrets. You feel not guilt, but happiness.
In addition to blogging, I work as a Fellow for the Tucker Center, which focuses on promoting spiritual and ethical life on campus. As part of this role, I'm leading the Interfaith Alternative Spring Break Trip. Read on to learn more about my work!
