Before I forget…

by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College

In the words of my peer, Frankie Herrera, “One week at Dartmouth = one week anywhere else in the world.” True, I have lost track of what day it is during these last couple of days but needless to say, it’s been awesome! My classes are full of stimulating discussions,...

This is so fun.

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

So as part of the “college experience”, my friends and I decide to go to a few of the parties on Saturday night. Yeah! The college experience! I walk in at 1 AM and so many people are drunk. I mean, they’re just GONE. They’re waving their hands...

Home Sweet Dorm

by Shaun Devlin

Has it really only been four weeks since I got here? Though Freshman Orientation week ended merely three weeks ago, I feel as though I have been on this campus for months. The obscure names of each building are immediately recognizable to me, I haven’t even glanced at...

Saturdays Around Erdman

by Joseph Dingman

Erdman is my dorm.  I wake up here every day with the utmost consistency.  Here’s how it happened today: “BAng ! Bang !”  One fast rapping series of knuckle bumps from the bottom to the top and a “Joe!” from my friend later, and I had...

Am I the Mistake?

by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14

A stampede of freshmen entered the Lang Concert Hall for the formal welcome to Swarthmore College. I looked around and I saw nervous smiles, I heard small talk of “Where are you living?” and “What are you thinking of majoring in?” I was in a new environment where I...

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Most Terrifying of Times

by Shaun Devlin

It is incredible how long we dream of and prepare ourselves for college. By the end of our senior year, it seems as though after four years of blood, sweat, and tears, we have made it to the end of a grueling race and are now ready to receive the greatest award of...