Published 2 October 2009

The Masthead

Editor-in-Chief: James Wang

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Leave a Legacy

Change. It started out with change. The yearning for something different is what drove this former UC Berkeley student to transfer out here to our dear college in the woods. Change was the theme of my personal transition to Dartmouth. And change has quickly become the special theme of the ‘13s.

My change was a personal change, the result of being uprooted and transplanted to a place far away from what I knew well. For some of you, home is much closer than mine is. For others, the move has been even more of a geographical displacement. No matter where you come from, however, what you’ll find here will be very different from what you knew before.

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This article was originally published in Issue 6.1 and updated 2009.

Do This, Don’t Do That

Yes, we were once freshmen. And not only were we once the average freshmen, we were the ideal prototypical freshmen—drinking too much, studying too little, in some fruitless attempt to find our not-so-lost selves. So, as two people that lived life to its fullest (and hell, we still make freshmen mistakes), we thought that we would impart some “wisdom” from both our and our friends’ freshman careers.

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An Artistic Perspective

DO make use of the Paddock Music Library, there is some great music to be found there if you just look.

DO use the wood, jewelry and ceramic studios, they are there for us to use and not as expensive as you might think. What other opportunity do you have to play with gooey substances, sharp machinery and the ever interesting blow torch. In the process you might just make yourself a few useful things.

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Our Favorite Lecturers

There would be no great classes without great teachers. The following is a listing, in no particular order, of just a few of the accomplished professors at Dartmouth College. We do not claim that this is an exhaustive list—unfortunately, no single person on our staff has studied under every professor. And we are not so arrogant to claim that these are the “best” professors. But they are damn good ones—and we’ll challenge anyone who says otherwise.

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The Truth About the Sex Scene

People hook up at Dartmouth. People also don’t hook up at Dartmouth. The latter is something that too many people here ignore. If there’s one piece of advice I want to bestow upon you fresh-faced ‘13s, it’s that it is ultimately up to you to decide your Dartmouth experience, and that includes what you make of the “hook-up culture” that pervades the Greek system here.

It’s Complicated

Let’s step back for a moment. What does “hooking up” mean really? One ’11 sorority member speaks truth: “‘Hooking up’ is a ubiquitous and generally undefined word that leads to a LOT of confusion. It should generally be interpreted as any kind of remotely sexual action.” So “hooking up” can translate to anything from making out at a dance party to having sex on the green.

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This article was originally published in Issue 6.1 and updated in 2009.

Perhaps the Most Dangerous Games

I was fortunate enough to have trip leaders that taught my trippees and me to play pong. Not every ‘13 will be as lucky. Lucky is, however, a relative term. My first night on campus consisted of a pong reunion. Once I, a relatively naïve freshman who did not have the luxury of knowing anything about pong ahead of time (through an older sibling, Dimensions host, older friend, etc), was able to finally grasp the rules on the fateful Monday night, it was time for me to promptly go home, boot a little, and pass out.

We at the Free Press thought that it might be useful for you all to have a slightly better understanding of pong than we did going into the game. Remember though, knowing the rules and knowing how to play are two different things. Be patient, eventually it will all make sense. Until then, use those brains that got you into this fabulous Ivy League institution for something useful: studying pong rules.

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A Guide to the Best and Worst of Dartmouth

Welcome to Dartmouth. Now that you’ve all had so much time to form impressions of the campus, here’s the best and the worst of Dartmouth.

The Best

Office of Admissions

Quite possibly one of the best ways to impact Dartmouth. Guiding tours does wonders for public speaking skills. Although the exact amount of influence you have is debatable, the Senior Interviewer program is one of the most intriguing jobs on campus—a true gem in the bureaucratic mess that is Dartmouth.

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