Class Note 2015
Issue
May - June 2016
If my group text is any indication, as we approach the one-year mark of alumni-dom, we’ve started throwing around “back when we were freshmen” a whole lot. With talk like that comes a lot of classic catch-all responses, such as the reliable “nobody rages anymore” or the indispensable “things are worse than ever.” And while I couldn’t agree more in most cases, I think it would be helpful to break down some of the recent and not-so-recent Dartmouth changes by the numbers.
During our four years at the College, one badass alum spoke at graduation (we love you Shonda), one house was de-recognized (Alpha Delta, that “live free or go to Dartmouth” sign was top-notch), $2 margaritas at Molly’s were bumped up to $3 margaritas. Speaking of three—R.I.P. 3 Guys, we miss those fried pickles and “tiny-ass muffins”; ’14s, you got out just in time. And on the topic of threes, the presidential power changed just as many times, but who’s counting? And since we’ve left one new fence has been constructed outside of Collis—goodbye, rebellion in the form of jaywalking. One fraternity has been de-recognized (so long Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I remember the days of being indignant about that Rolling Stone article with my freshman floor during fall 2011), two days of Saturday fall term classes have been scheduled, three terms of suspension have been doled out to the Tabard, $4 million has been spent on professor houses for residential communities in the new housing initiative set out by Hanlon.
More updates? More changes? Personal achievements? Personal failure? Anything you want published here, just send my way any time! Keep living the dream ’15s, and don’t forget—nobody rages anymore.
—Samantha Webster, 665 Washington St., #711, Boston, MA 02111; (484) 356-3678; samwweb15@gmail.com
During our four years at the College, one badass alum spoke at graduation (we love you Shonda), one house was de-recognized (Alpha Delta, that “live free or go to Dartmouth” sign was top-notch), $2 margaritas at Molly’s were bumped up to $3 margaritas. Speaking of three—R.I.P. 3 Guys, we miss those fried pickles and “tiny-ass muffins”; ’14s, you got out just in time. And on the topic of threes, the presidential power changed just as many times, but who’s counting? And since we’ve left one new fence has been constructed outside of Collis—goodbye, rebellion in the form of jaywalking. One fraternity has been de-recognized (so long Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I remember the days of being indignant about that Rolling Stone article with my freshman floor during fall 2011), two days of Saturday fall term classes have been scheduled, three terms of suspension have been doled out to the Tabard, $4 million has been spent on professor houses for residential communities in the new housing initiative set out by Hanlon.
More updates? More changes? Personal achievements? Personal failure? Anything you want published here, just send my way any time! Keep living the dream ’15s, and don’t forget—nobody rages anymore.
—Samantha Webster, 665 Washington St., #711, Boston, MA 02111; (484) 356-3678; samwweb15@gmail.com