Class Note 2020
Issue
January-February 2021
Hi, ’20s. It’s (almost) January and February! The start of the year can sometimes go by slowly, but I hope you can all enjoy the leisurely pace of winter. This time prompted me to think about our winters at Dartmouth, from endless King Arthur Café hot cocoa to warm cuts through “Blobby” to impromptu snowball fights, so I asked a couple of our classmates about their favorite winter memories.
But first, some updates from our classmates.
Hannah Margolis and Emily Morin wrote a children’s book on viruses, What Is a Virus? The book is free and available at whatisavirusbook.weebly.com. Hannah wrote the book during the past spring break and Emilyillustrated it during our last spring term! Hannah said she was motivated to write the book because she wanted to create “a resource for families to help them understand what viruses are and how to keep themselves safe.” Aside from the book, Hannah is working as a biochemist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and has written science columns for her hometown paper.
Roesha Andre began her graduate studies in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Michigan. She is excited to teach undergraduates and work in a lab again! Says Roesha: “I have been reflecting much on my experiences with my own mentors and educators at Dartmouth. My time with them is the most cherished part of my Dartmouth experience, and I am excited to take the lessons they’ve taught me into this next stage of my career.”
Finally, a hearty congratulations to Caroline Allen on her engagement! Caroline met her fiancé, Woods, in high school, and they dated from a distance throughout Dartmouth, even graduating together (virtually) on the same day.
Now imagine curling up next to the Common Ground fireplace and think about your winter at Dartmouth, filled with food, friends, fun—and a healthy dusting of snow.
Alexandria Chen, from Texas,still recalls watching the first heavy snowfall on campus freshman year: “I was just amazed at how beautiful it was, especially since I hadn’t seen snow in 10 years.”
As Sirey Zhang notes, “Winter in Hanover blankets the snow-laden landscape in a static serenity and there’s no better way to enjoy it than on skis! I don’t like to pay for skiing, however—I navigate this by Nordic skiing on the free trails at Parcel 5 in Norwich, Vermont, or Greens Woodlands in Lyme, New Hampshire, or by skinning up the Skiway before opening time on my alpine skis.”
It was Amber Liu’s birthday one January day, and while she didn’t plan anything big, her friends insisted on celebrating. They grabbed her from the library and drove to Occom to ice skate—but the pond was closed! Luckily, the staff let them borrow a tube and a toboggan and they went sledding. It was cold, but they had the golf course all to themselves. Afterward, they got hot chocolate and puzzled at Still North. The day ended with a surprise celebration in her room!
Alex Conway’s favorite winter memory from Dartmouth is when she got “trapped inside the Hop during a winter storm where you couldn’t see to the other side of the street because it was blizzarding so hard.” She was studying for an environmental science course at the time and remembers feeling “awe-inspired at the power of the natural environment of Dartmouth.” While it lasted for only a half-hour, she says it “was a half -hour of reverence and love…and hot chocolate!”
As always, if you have any updates, please send them to dartmouth20classnotes@gmail.com.
—Katie Goldstein, 263 W Santa Inez, Hillsborough, CA 94010; katie.e.goldstein.20@dartmouth.edu
But first, some updates from our classmates.
Hannah Margolis and Emily Morin wrote a children’s book on viruses, What Is a Virus? The book is free and available at whatisavirusbook.weebly.com. Hannah wrote the book during the past spring break and Emilyillustrated it during our last spring term! Hannah said she was motivated to write the book because she wanted to create “a resource for families to help them understand what viruses are and how to keep themselves safe.” Aside from the book, Hannah is working as a biochemist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and has written science columns for her hometown paper.
Roesha Andre began her graduate studies in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Michigan. She is excited to teach undergraduates and work in a lab again! Says Roesha: “I have been reflecting much on my experiences with my own mentors and educators at Dartmouth. My time with them is the most cherished part of my Dartmouth experience, and I am excited to take the lessons they’ve taught me into this next stage of my career.”
Finally, a hearty congratulations to Caroline Allen on her engagement! Caroline met her fiancé, Woods, in high school, and they dated from a distance throughout Dartmouth, even graduating together (virtually) on the same day.
Now imagine curling up next to the Common Ground fireplace and think about your winter at Dartmouth, filled with food, friends, fun—and a healthy dusting of snow.
Alexandria Chen, from Texas,still recalls watching the first heavy snowfall on campus freshman year: “I was just amazed at how beautiful it was, especially since I hadn’t seen snow in 10 years.”
As Sirey Zhang notes, “Winter in Hanover blankets the snow-laden landscape in a static serenity and there’s no better way to enjoy it than on skis! I don’t like to pay for skiing, however—I navigate this by Nordic skiing on the free trails at Parcel 5 in Norwich, Vermont, or Greens Woodlands in Lyme, New Hampshire, or by skinning up the Skiway before opening time on my alpine skis.”
It was Amber Liu’s birthday one January day, and while she didn’t plan anything big, her friends insisted on celebrating. They grabbed her from the library and drove to Occom to ice skate—but the pond was closed! Luckily, the staff let them borrow a tube and a toboggan and they went sledding. It was cold, but they had the golf course all to themselves. Afterward, they got hot chocolate and puzzled at Still North. The day ended with a surprise celebration in her room!
Alex Conway’s favorite winter memory from Dartmouth is when she got “trapped inside the Hop during a winter storm where you couldn’t see to the other side of the street because it was blizzarding so hard.” She was studying for an environmental science course at the time and remembers feeling “awe-inspired at the power of the natural environment of Dartmouth.” While it lasted for only a half-hour, she says it “was a half -hour of reverence and love…and hot chocolate!”
As always, if you have any updates, please send them to dartmouth20classnotes@gmail.com.
—Katie Goldstein, 263 W Santa Inez, Hillsborough, CA 94010; katie.e.goldstein.20@dartmouth.edu