For this issue of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine we were tasked with thinking about some of our favorite things about Dartmouth. Less than one year since graduation some things are still fresh in our minds and others haven’t yet been romanticized by nostalgia.
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about trips. While there are those who weren’t fond of dancing with strangers or eating freeze-dried refried beans, there are many who hold trips dear in their hearts, and I for one believe that it is one of the most incredible experiences that Dartmouth offers. To me nothing else demonstrates the awe-inspiring things that a group of hard-working, caring and fun-loving Dartmouth students can achieve—and the potential their work has to impact an entire incoming class of students. I miss with all my heart the dewy mornings on Moosilauke and the flair-filled days of dancing.
Thank you to all of the ’15s who took the time to reflect on some of the things they love most about Dartmouth. Yesuto Shaw: “I love how close the Dartmouth alumni community is. I was worried about not knowing anybody when moving to a new city, but the Dartmouth alumni community in Washington, D.C., quickly came through and I easily became friends with many other ’15s and ’14s in town just because of our Dartmouth connection. I hope this remains true for years to come!
“I loved that everyone and everything you need is just a quick walk away.
“I loved getting to learn from and form relationships with so many great professors.
“At Dartmouth I met my favorite person on the planet and I will always be grateful for meeting him my first day of campus.
“I loved being able to walk and run on trails every day.”
Alec Ring:“There’s no feeling like a Friday afternoon in Hanover, when you could put off your true priorities for at least 24 hours, and you lived within five minutes of the coolest, most interesting and most fun people certainly I had ever met. It is surely a thrill that breeds some unique shenanigans, conversations, and memories. Damn.
“Dartmouth has been like a second home for me, and the community of people, a second family.
“I love Dartmouth because of the community. It really does feel like home the second you walk onto campus. The friends I made will be my friends for life.”
George Sy:“Some of my favorite things include dancing with my fellow Shebans, playing pong with America’s future leaders, a cappella performances, all-nighters at Novak, spontaneous Lou’s challenges, the Green Key step show and Cutter Shabazz dance parties. The social scene was awesome and accessible, but what I loved was being able to hang out and dance with interesting, diverse and intelligent young people.
“I loved how coming back to campus for Homecoming really felt like coming home.”
And as usual, ’15s far and wide have been doing incredible things.
In September Nathaniel Schmucker and Abby Thornburg Schmucker got married near Hanover. They enjoyed sharing their celebration with lots of Dartmouth friends and community members on the beautiful early fall day. They are now living and working in New York City.
Mark Funk has been working on a squash documentary that focuses on the squash movement conceived in Boston in 1996 that has since spread to four continents. Mark and his director spent 10 weeks filming in Harlem this fall before moving to L.A. to seek distribution. They began another two-month shoot in January that will take them from New York City to Boston and then to Cartagena and Bogota. The film is being funded solely by donations, and if you are interested in donating please contact Mark at mark.funk@archimediafilms.com.
Carly Carlin and Salman Rajput ’14 designed a tool using Dartmouth research to help you eat better. It breaks your large health goals into small, personalized steps you can take over time. The app just launched and can be found at simplestepsapp.com.
Adam Schneider begins Navy officer candidate school in February. He will be stationed in Newport, Rhode Island, for the 12-week school and then will be assigned to a ship.
—Samantha Webster, 11 Phillips St., #5, Boston, MA 02114; (484) 356-3678; samwweb15@gmail.com
