The Dartmouth Freshman Issue 2016 by the dartmouth

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WELCOME HOME, Class of 2020! ALISON GUH/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

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Editor’s Note

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Hello, class of 2020. We’re sure you’re anxiously poring through your course selection book and tackling your dorm shopping checklist as you count down the days until your arrival in Hanover. Maybe you’re insanely excited or insanely nervous, or some combination of both. No matter how you feel, you’re about to experience the most transformative, overwhelming, crazy and wonderful time of your life. We assembled this issue to provide a little guidance along the way. So take a deep breath, and maybe take out a pen to take some notes. Caroline distinctly remembers receiving her own freshman issue, sitting on the floor of her bedroom reading articles written by people that would later become her mentors and friends when she joined the newspaper. Ray, meanwhile, has no recollection of reading his own freshman issue and is convinced that it got lost in the mail. Nonetheless, we hope that you take heed to the advice in this issue. After all, two years in good old Hanover can teach you quite a bit. While putting together this issue, Ray and Caroline discussed advice that they would give to freshmen. Caroline said hers would be to not take a 9L, a class that starts at 8:45 a.m. (a mistake she made all three terms during her freshman year, resulting in far too much coffee consumption and sleep deprivation) and to have patience with friendships. You will meet people with whom you truly click here, who will change you and better you and all of that wonderful stuff, if you just give it a bit of time. Ray’s advice? Don’t be afraid to be yourself. So, Class of 2020, enjoy the issue, buy yourself a warm fracket (see our lingo article) and prepare for the wild ride that is Dartmouth. We promise that the best is yet to come.

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Table of Contents Join The Dartmouth!

Dartmouth unveils housing communities

Year in review

Students craft D-Plans

Accepted Class of 2020 by the numbers

The Dartmouth Instagram

Candidates ﬂock to Hanover before upcoming election

Guide to oﬀ-campus dining

Dartmouth vocab guide

A beginner’s guide to libraries and study spaces

Freshman fall bucket list: must-dos around Dartmouth

Dartmouth history through the pages of The Dartmouth 14-15 Students discuss a cappella groups

Class of 2020 recruits prepare for athletics at the College 21 What’s In My Flair Box?

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Know Your Foco

Been There, Done That

A Helping Hand: Campus Resources

Fishbein: Explore Your Options

Simineri: Your Dartmouth

Ghavri: Get to Know Your Professor

Chin: A Nod to Our History

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Join The Dartmouth! By RACHEL DECHIARA AND PRIYA RAMAIAH The Dartmouth Senior Staff

Located on the second floor of Robinson Hall (known as Robo), The Dartmouth’s offices constantly buzz with reporters typing stories, business staff selling advertisements, photographers editing shots and editors providing guidance and banter. As America’s oldest college newspaper (founded in 1799), we have undergone several changes over the past two centuries, and we continue to iterate upon and improve our practices every day. The D now prints daily, produces videos, runs a daily blog, and posts regularly to social media accounts (lately, we’ve been especially into Snapchat and Instagram @TheDartmouth). Our website drew over 183,000 unique visitors this past spring in addition to 1,100 daily print editions. With over a hundred students on staff, The Dartmouth is one of the largest organizations on campus. We pride ourselves on our learning environment — many members of our editorial board had their first experience in journalism at The D, going on to develop real-world skills in communication, management and editing. Applications for both our editorial and business sections will be sent out during orientation. Whatever your area of interest, The Dartmouth has a place for you. EDITORIAL News The new section keeps up with the pulse of our community, informing campus and our broader audience with happenings from all corners of the College. When news happens at Dartmouth, the commu-

nity looks to The D for the important details. In recent months, we’ve covered topics such as presidential candidate visits, the College’s new house system and campus activism. More investigative pieces, on topics from administrative growth to gender breakdowns of Student Assembly candidates, allow us to dig deeper into campus issues and incorporate innovative techniques such as data visualization in the process. Sports Covering both club and varsity sports, the sports section keeps the Dartmouth community up to date with Big Green athletics. In the past year, we’ve ramped up our sports analysis, showcasing hard-hitting investigations into coach departures as well as a number of regular columns by dedicated student journalists who also happen to be sports aficionados. Sports is found on the back of the paper every Thursday in addition to an eight-page Sports Weekly published every Monday. Arts The D’s arts and entertainment section highlights creative endeavors at the College, covering everything from performances and exhibitions at the Hopkins Center for the Arts to new movie reviews. Arts also features profiles on the College’s own artistic talent, such as student playwrights, musicians and painters. Opinion Our opinion section gives staff columnists and community members a platform for lively debate about relevant campus and nationwide issues. Recent pieces have tackled the tenure process for faculty of color, free speech’s role

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in political correctness and College divestment from fossil fuels. Opinion also encompasses our comic section, where student cartoonists can humorously critique campus and popular culture. (Check out the “Badly Drawn Girl” series by Mindy Kaling ’01 for a notable example.)

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Mirror The Mirror, our weekly magazine published every Wednesday, takes a critical and campus culture through both long-form features and more lighthearted pieces. In addition to photo essays, regular

senior columns and “Through the Looking Glass” reﬂection pieces, some of the Mirror’s recent work include examinations of taboos, dating culture and religion at Dartmouth. SEE JOIN PAGE 12

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Dartmouth housing communities to go into effect in the fall By KOURTNEY KAWANO The Dartmouth Senior Staff

As you incoming ’20s will quickly discover, Dartmouth is full of traditions — both outdated and timeless. From first-year trips and matriculation to the climactic Homecoming weekend, your first term will introduce you to a culture defined in part by rituals that define the school year. The upcoming fall term, however, will be especially meaningful because it marks the beginning of a new tradition — the dividing of students into housing communities. You ’20s will be the first class to experience the housing system, which College President Phil Hanlon announced to faculty and students in 2015. While the communities will affect all undergraduates, they will serve as a defining aspect of the Dartmouth experience for freshmen. To help prepare you for the transition to college and life within a house à la Gryffindor or Slytherin, here is a guide to the seven housing communities: Allen House This housing community consists of three halls — Gile, Streeter and Lord — which are commonly referred to as the Gold Coast Cluster. Allen House, which is situated along Tuck Mall, will have access to House Center B, a social space that will be shared with members from School House. The two-story building located south of Gile Hall will have a convenience store and flexible spaces. Allen House professor, engineering professor Jane Hill said she is excited to meet students and learn about the community they are interested in building during her first year. “In addition to a great education amongst stimulating students and

professors, you get an opportunity to interact with people who are at the peak of what they do,” Hill said. “This creates an amazing circle of intellectual coolness.” Hill said she is also looking forward to hosting house members at her new residence on Allen Street.

East Wheelock House Four modern residence halls — Andres, Zimmerman, McCulloch and Morton — comprise the East Wheelock House. These buildings have ample study spaces and access to a large flexible space, Brace Commons, as well as a snack bar. Although East Wheelock is the easternmost community from the center of campus, it is close to the Alumni Gym and Leede Arena. East Wheelock House professor, math professor Sergi Elizalde, previously served as the faculty director for the East Wheelock cluster. In addition to providing house members with the opportunity to attend performances at the Hopkins Center and hosting dinners with visiting artists, Elizalde said he is also open to more informal community events such as a hiking trip or a barbeque. The East Wheelock House, he said, will provide some continuity to students’ lives for those who leave campus during foreign study programs or off-terms. “The fact that there will be the same students here for four years will create some community and students will have a place where they feel they belong,” Elizalde said. North Park House North Park House includes Ripley, Woodward and Smith Halls, which are interconnected and located between East Wheelock House and the three Fayerweather halls. Biology

Russell Sage, located near Baker-Berry Library, is part of West House.

professor Ryan Calsbeek will serve as the inaugural house professor for this housing community. In addition to being a short walking distance from the Hopkins Center and the Alumni gym, North Park members will also be able to use House Center A as a gathering space along with members from South House. The center will include study spaces and a small fire pit. School House School House includes Massachu-

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Mid Massachusetts Hall, part of School House, is located right next to The Class of 1953 Commons.

setts Row — South Massachusetts, Mid Massachusetts and North Massachusetts halls — as well as Hitchcock Hall. Within short walking distance from Baker-Berry Library, the Class of 1953 Commons (Foco) and the Collis Center, this community boasts the best location on campus. School House members will also have access to House Center B with Allen House members. School House professor, math professor Craig Sutton, said he has already received input from School House upperclassmen and looks forward to adding the ’20s into the mix this fall. “There must be something special about a community of scholars, a community of intellectuals, a community of civic minded people being within physical proximity of each other,” Sutton said. “Over the next four years, I’m interested in doubling down on this investment in a residential-liberal arts education and rearticulating what it means for the Dartmouth’s existence.” South House This housing community is comprised of Topliff and New Hampshire halls and the Lodge. Though this house is rather spread out because of how far Topliff and New Hampshire halls are from the Lodge, members will be able to congregate at House Center A with members of North Park House. These residences are within walking distances from the Hopkins Center, the Black Family Visual Arts Center, Alumni Gym and off-campus restaurants on Lebanon

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Street. Sociology professor Kathryn Lively is the South House professor. West House Physics and astronomy professor Ryan Hickox is the house professor of West House, which includes four residence halls — Fahey, McLane, Butterfield and Russell Sage Halls. This community is located opposite Allen House along Tuck Mall. Its residence halls are nears Baker-Berry Library, fraternity row and Old Tuck Drive, which leads to the Connecticut River. These halls also combine the traditional New England aesthetic of Butterfield and Russell Sage with the modern architecture of Fahey and McLane halls. Living Learning Communities Asian and Middles Eastern studies professor Dennis Washburn will oversee living learning communities, which includes members living in eight academic affinity houses and the McLaughlin Cluster. The affinity houses include the Chinese Language House, Sustainable Living Center and Triangle House. The McLaughin Cluster is comprised of six modern halls — Thomas, Goldstein, Byrne II, Rauner, Bildner and Berry. Members have access to a snack bar and a gathering space in Goldstein. Ashley Kekona ’18 , who has lived in an LLC and the Chinese Language House, said freshmen should apply to these communities if they want to connect with a smaller group of people who have similar interests and want to understand different cultures better.

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MDF among notable changes over past year By PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff

Moving Dartmouth Forward The past year has seen the continued implementation of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy changes announced by College President Phil Hanlon in January of 2015 in addition to administrative turnover and numerous student and faculty petitions recommending change at Dartmouth. An external review panel tasked with evaluating the progress of the MDF policy changes — which include a hard alcohol ban, new residential housing communities and a four-year sexual assault program — found in November that most of the new initiatives were on track. Only the creation of an online consent manual was behind schedule in November, the panel — headed by Tufts University president emeritus Lawrence Bacow — found. The MDF policy changes have been met with some student dissatisfaction, however. In May, a petition launched by senior class president Danny Reitsch ’16, senior class treasurer Michael Beechert ’16, Paleopitius senior society moderator Robert Scales ’16, Student Assembly vice president Dari Seo ’16 and junior class president Elisabeth Shricker ’17 called on College administrators to “depart from the realm of student life” and garnered over 1,500 signatures. The petition criticized a “lack of fiscal discipline” at Dartmouth and pointed to a rapid increase in non-faculty staff without stated justification. It also expressed concern with rising tuition and attendance fees, while dubbing administrators “paternalistic babysitters” who have

become too involved in students’ social lives. Tuition, mandatory fees and room and board was raised by 3.8 percent by the Board of Trustees in March, increasing cost of attendance from $63,744 in the 20152016 academic year to $66,174 in 2016-2017. The increase exceeded the national inflation rate of 1.4 percent. A survey conducted by The Dartmouth from July 5 to July 9 of the sophomore class found the MDF policy shifts to be broadly unpopular. The policies had a net approval rating of -66 percent in the survey, lower than Hanlon’s -58 percent approval rating but higher than the -76 percent approval rating of the administration as a whole. The petition released in May cited, amongst other concerns, the recent downgrading of Dartmouth by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which changed the college’s free speech code rating from “green light” to “yellow light” in November. The non-partisan group believes the College’s bias reporting policies could be used to suppress free speech. The College had held a “green light” rating since 2005, when the school was upgraded from a “red light” rating. Social justice Issues surrounding social justice, race and the College’s history with Native Americans played a major role at Dartmouth over the past year. In November, a large piece of plywood with the Dartmouth Indian head painted on it and a sign that read “WE stand with [Native SEE YEAR PAGE 12

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The D-plan is one of the hallmarks of academics of Dartmouth, touted by the admissions office as “flexible study plan” that allows students to customize their academic calendar. Students have varied experiences with the schedule, and no two D-plans look alike, first-year undergraduate dean Natalie Hoyt said. The D-plan is a quarter system with four 10-week quarters per year — fall, winter, spring and summer. Students take classes during 12 out of 15 terms during their time as an undergraduate, including sophomore summer. During sophomore and junior years, students can choose when they want to take classes on campus, study abroad and take leave terms. Hoyt said planning out classes and term schedules, also known as “D-planning,” is a “very individual process” that depends on a range of factors, including studying abroad, class sequencing and research and internship opportunities. Students’ first term on campus can be “eye-opening,” she said, as adjusting to the fast pace of the 10-week term can sometimes be difficult. Some subjects can be challenging to learn at a rapid pace, but students can quickly adjust their learning strategies, she said. Hoyt advises students to be proactive in their learning by setting goals for the term early on and asking for help right away. Hoyt added that after their first year, students are often concerned about finding the “right” internship for their first leave term over the summer.

“We focus on helping students think creatively,” she said. “We advise students to make that first summer about relaxation and reflection, whether that involves a part or full time job, shadowing or volunteering or an internship.” Hoyt added that starting early to develop connections is key to finding unique internship opportunities, as it takes time to foster personal, genuine relationships. Center for Professional Development assistant director Chandlee Bryan said that being proactive about reaching out to potential employers is essential to finding opportunities during times, such as winter or spring, when opportunities might not be as available. “Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone,” she said. She noted that the D-Plan offers students flexibility in when they want to be on and off campus, but it requires more “legwork” to explore options and explain the scheduling to employers. John Tansey, executive director of the Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education, said the DPlan makes it easier for students who want to study abroad. Dartmouth has traditionally had among the highest study abroad participation rates among colleges, which he attributes in part to the D-Plan’s 12 terms. Fifty-seven percent of the Class of 2014 studied abroad, which is generally consistent with previous years. Nearly half of students who study abroad go in their second year, which means they apply in February of their first year, he said. SEE D-PLAN PAGE 13

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The D Runs the Numbers: Accepted Class of 2020

By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff

Of the students admitted to the College’s Class of 2020, 53.1 percent accepted offers of admission, yielding a class of 1,156 students from 2,176 accepted students,

including 525 who were accepted early decision. This number is an increase from last year’s yield of 50.3 percent for the Class of 2019, and closer to the Class of 2018’s record yield of 54.5 percent. In years further back, the yield has hovered just below 50 percent — 47.8 for the

Class of 2017, 48.5 for the Class of 2016 and 49 percent for the Class of 2015. These graphs demonstrate different qualities of the accepted Class of 2020, including region of origin, academic interest and high school background.

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Candidates flock to Hanover for upcoming election By RAUL RODRIGUEZ The Dartmouth Staff

Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited Hanover on July 3, 2015 and spoke to a crowd of 850 at the BEMA amphitheater. Clinton’s campaign provided hamburgers for members of the audience, which included Dartmouth students and Hanover locals alike. Clinton discussed her record in Washington, her plans to strengthen the American economy and implicitly mentioned that she had superior experience to her then-rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The College may be situated in the quaint town of Hanover, but with the New Hampshire primary being the first-in-the-nation primary, the College has been at the center of the 2016 election as candidates flock to campus and nearby provinces to attract voters. Martin O’Malley Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was one of the many presidential candidates to visit campus this past year. His visit, organized by the College Democrats, took place on June 1, 2015 in Carson Hall. He spoke with students, faculty and community members about regulating Wall Street, gay marriage, immigration reform and his experience as governor and Baltimore mayor. The questionand-answer session that preceded his 30-minute speech pressed him on issues like police brutality as well as Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. George Pataki Former New York Gov. George Pataki was the first presidential candidate to speak at the College as part of the “America’s Economic Future” lecture series, co-spon-

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Jeb Bush speaks to a crowd at a town hall meeting in February at the Hanover Inn on Dartmouth’s campus.

sored by the Tuck School of Business and the Rockefeller Center. After meeting with students in the Rockefeller Center, Pataki spoke to a small crowd in the Georgiopoulos Classroom at the Tuck School of Business on Oct. 6, 2015.

He lectured for 20 minutes on America’s corporate regulatory system and climate change, and he proposed decreasing the size of government, reducing the amount of tax codes people have as a means of improving America’s economic

success. The event closed with Pataki responding to questions about funding scientific endeavors, the cost of higher education and the concern of global refugees. Hillary Clinton

Lindsey Graham Sen. Lindsey Graham was the second lecturer for the “America’s Economic Future” lecture series. On Nov. 5, 2015, he spoke at the Top of the Hop about his military and public service careers, as well as his views on foreign policy and America’s economy. Graham responded to questions about the Israel-Palestinian two-state solution, but eluded questions relating to immigration reform. Government professor and electoral politics expert Dean Lacy, who attended this event, said that Graham needed to stand out more among Republicans, a sentiment shared by several attendees who were interviewed. SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 13

Guide to off-campus dining: rankings of popular spots By HALEY GORDON The Dartmouth Senior Staff Off-campus Molly’s 4.5 stars Come for the bread, stay for the butter. Molly’s is an affordable restaurant that offers a wide range of options, from burgers to pasta to mac and cheese. Accommodating for big groups, this is a great place to have dinner with a bunch of friends or visiting family members if they visit. If you’re nice, they’ll split the checks — useful on a campus whose population predominately prefers cards to cash. 43 Main Street, Hanover, N.H. Sunday-Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m. Lou’s 4.5 stars You probably ate here at the recommendation of your tour guide when you visited campus. While I can’t confirm whether or not they pay them to say that, it is true that Lou’s is a Dartmouth landmark.

Lou’s pies will be a constant in your college career, as many a club will attempt to lure you to its meetings with the promise of the establishment’s delicious pie and coffee. I would be remiss if I did not mention Lou’s challenge, one of many challenges held dear by Dartmouth students. The challenge is to stay awake all night until Lou’s opens at 6 a.m. and to enter as the doors open to feast upon your reward. The most tragic reality about Lou’s is that it closes every day at 3 p.m. Luckily, there are other options in town. 30 Main Street, Hanover, N.H. Monday-Friday: 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: 7 a.m. -3 p.m. Salt Hill Pub 3.5 stars Salt Hill Pub, a restaurant and bar, attracts a diverse crowd. Often featuring live music or trivia nights, Salt Hill is generally busiest on weekend nights. The menu has an overall Irish-pub inspired theme, although standouts include nachos and a falafel platter that surpasses all expectations. Prepare for very generous servings. 7 Lebanon Street

Monday-Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

Murphy’s on the Green 3 stars Murphy’s is a small bar with a slightly more upscale menu than Molly’s (read: more expensive), typically drawing a 21+ crowd. The size of the room means that it’s far easier to get seating for two than four, and it’s unadvisable to try and seat larger groups. To ensure you get a table, it’s a good idea to call ahead and ask for a reservation. The atmosphere can get loud, as the tables are all seated close together and there are televisions playing sports scattered throughout the restaurant. 11 Main Street, Hanover, N.H. Monday-Thursday: 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Morano Gelato 5 stars Rumors swirl that this establishment may be one of the greatest gelato stands in America. It’s certainly the greatest in Hanover. The gelato is made fresh daily, and the

16 flavor options change every day. While the spot focuses on gelato, one can order other treats, like an “affogato,” a gelato with a shot of expresso poured on top. Additionally, in the winter they offer a very popular hot chocolate.

57 Main Street, Hanover, N.H. Sunsay-Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Thai Orchid/Tuk Tuk Thai/ Kata Thai 4 stars/3.5 stars/3.5 stars Within walking distance of the Green, there are three different Thai restaurants. Each has it’s own décor and vibe, but all offer similar menu items at relatively similar prices. However, people generally have a favorite of the three based on the price of their favorite dish, consistency of service or quickness of meal arrival. Try all three to make the most educated decision. 44 Main Street, Hanover, N.H. 5 South Main Street Hanover, N.H. 6 Allen Street Hanover, N.H. See websites for hours Skinny Pancake

4.5 stars One of the newest off-campus locations to eat, Skinny Pancake offers a variety of tasty crepes, from savory to sweet. Some of the most popular items include the “Lovermaker,” a sweet crepe with nutella and strawberries, and the savory “Déjà vu” with local sausage, Cabot cheddar and apples served with local maple syrup on the side. Skinny Pancake also offers shareable menu items, like fries, and general breakfast items, like a breakfast burrito or egg dishes, and crepe-alternatives, such as salads. 3 Lebanon Street, Hanover, N.H. Sunday-Tuesday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Pine 3.5 stars Pine is an upscale restaurant located on the first floor of the Hanover Inn. It has the priciest menu of the places in town, but with awardwinning executive chef Justin Dain at the helm, it becomes clear why. Pine boasts award-winning mac and SEE RESTAURANTS PAGE 13

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Dartmouth vocab guide: how to understand the lingo @now By ANNETTE DENEKAS The Dartmouth Senior Staff

“I was in blobby answering some blitzes, but it was too facetimey so I’m moving to 3FB @now… Wanna grab LNC soon with some of my trippees? Or are you going to flair-themed tails tonight?” Confused? If so, welcome to the dialect of what many call the “Dartmouth Bubble.” Incoming students are often puzzled by the seemingly enigmatic or strange slang words of the dialect on campus. Here is an extensive list of Dartmouth lingo so that, if anyone ever asks you the aforementioned question, you won’t need help putting words in your (Dart)mouth. @now: right now; emphasizes the urgency of the situation. Frequently used, for example, in the 1000+ person “Free Food @Now” GroupMe to describe free food on campus to which students will soon flock from every direction. A-side/B-side: describes the status of Greek houses. Roughly, and arguably, associated with being “cool” and “not as cool.” BEMA: the Big Empty Meeting Area located behind the Ripley/ Woodward/Smith housing cluster off of East Wheelock Street. Commonly known as one of the Dartmouth Seven locations. Big Weekend: refers to Homecoming (fall term), Winter Carnival (winter term) or Green Key (spring term). Blitz: Dartmouth’s email system. Can be either a noun (“I just sent you a blitz.”) or a verb (“Will you blitz out about the meeting later?”). And just a quick tip: check your blitzes frequently, and read through all of them. Otherwise bad things happen. Blobby: Baker Library lobby. Avoid studying there if you ever need to be seriously focused. -Cest: a hook-up or relationship between members of the same group, such as “tripcest” and “floorcest.” Dark side: the seating area in Foco (see Foco entry) to the right of the door when you enter. Usually swamped with sports teams. Dartmouth Seven: a challenge accomplished when people have been “intimate” in seven wellknown locations on campus: the 50-yard line, the BEMA, the Green, the stacks, the steps of Dartmouth Hall, the Top of the Hop and the president’s front lawn. Attempt at your own risk. Dartmouth X: refers to a supposed phenomenon among students in which men get more attractive and women get less attractive as time progresses at the College. DBA: Declining balance account, or DBA, is essentially money

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Baker Library lobby or “blobby” is a study space in Baker-Berry Library often populated with “facetimey” students.

that you can use to buy food if you can’t or don’t want to use a meal swipe. Pro tip: the only food place on campus that uses DBA exclusively is KAF (see KAF entry) so if you want to avoid a classic rookie mistake, do not ask the KAF workers to use a meal swipe. DDS: Dartmouth Dining Services, which includes Foco, Collis, Novack and the Hop. People tend to develop a love-hate relationship with DDS, as exemplified by certain DDS items such as a delicious and popular Hop item, the tasty General Tso’s special, on one end and the questionable Novack vending machine sandwiches on the other. Dirt: the Dirt Cowboy Cafe located on Main Street across from Collis. Drill: fifty-minute foreign language sessions involving fastpaced questions and lots of finger snapping. Tip: don’t sign up for the 7:45 a.m. time slot. You will be perpetually sleep-deprived. EBAs: Everything But Anchovies, a pizza place located in town. The food is mediocre at best, but it’s cheap, convenient and available until closing time at 2:10 a.m. Facetimey: describes someone who likes to be seen. People who

want “facetime” study on FFB or in Novack, eat at center tables in Foco and sit in Collis during 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. (prime LNC hours). FFB, 2FB, 3FB, 4FB: Firstfloor Berry, second-floor Berry, third-floor Berry and fourth-floor Berry. The floors supposedly get quieter as you progress upwards in the library. FFB is known for being one of the most facetimey places on campus — there’s probably more chatter than work that happens there. Flitz: flirty blitz. Sometimes contains clever questions, GIFs or even poems and is always highly stress-inducing for the sender. Foco: the main dining hall on campus. “Foco” stands for Food Court, though the official name is Class of 1953 Commons. It’s the only all-you-can eat place at Dartmouth and thus the most likely source for the Freshman 15. Good Sam: a Dartmouth policy that allows someone to call S&S (see S&S entry) for help in dealing with an intoxicated friend. Students and organizations that Good Sam a student will not be subject to disciplinary action with regards to the alcohol policy.

HPo: Hanover Police. They’re not quite as forgiving as S&S (see S&S entry). KAF: the King Arthur Flour café in the library, and arguably the best place for coffee on campus. But be careful – frequent KAF-goers usually find themselves in negative DBA halfway through the term. Ledyard Challenge: an act, usually attempted during sophomore summer, in which someone swims naked across the Connecticut River to Vermont and runs back (still naked) on the Ledyard Bridge. Public nudity is illegal in New Hampshire, however, so the challenger is in trouble (and very embarrassed) if S&S catches him or her. Libs: the library. Almost always refers to Baker-Berry. Light side: the left of Foco. It’s definitely the NARP-ier (see NARP entry) side seating area. Listserv: large email lists for certain groups. Tip: be careful not to reply all to listserv blitzes — people tend to get irrationally annoyed. LNC: Late Night Collis, or often the only place to find DDS food after midnight. Especially famous for mac and cheese bites, mozzarella

sticks and chicken tenders. Lou’s Challenge: an act accomplished when one pulls an all-nighter and goes to Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery on Main Street for breakfast when it opens in the morning. Tip: allot a day or so for recovery afterwards (aka do not attempt if you have an exam the next day). MDF: Moving Dartmouth Forward, or College President Phil Hanlon’s plan for improving Dartmouth. Includes a new housing system, a hard alcohol ban and increased #AcademicRigor. Meetings: gatherings within Greek houses from roughly 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. every Wednesday night. People don’t really know what happens at Meetings other than their own. NARP: Non-Athletic Regular Person. Commonly used in reference to the NARP gym or Zimmerman Fitness Center. Off-Campus Houses: Grandma’s House, Loveshack, Panarchy, Red Barn, Speakeasy, The Pebble, The Rock and Thugz. Pong: Dartmouth’s classic frat SEE VOCAB PAGE 16

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A beginner’s guide to campus libraries and study spaces By KATIE RAFTER The Dartmouth Staff

There are a number of libraries located all over campus to fulfill all of your studying needs at the College, from group project meetings to (hopefully infrequent) all-nighters. Baker-Berry Library Baker-Berry Library, the largest library on campus, distinguishable by its prominent clock and bell-tower, is home to two million volumes and a number of study spaces for students and faculty, including the Reserve Corridor containing Jose Clemente Orozco’s famous mural, the 24-hour Class of 1902 room and the Tower rooms. In 2000, the existing library was expanded upon, adding more collaborative and individual study rooms for students to utilize. Most students frequent the four floors of Berry library, which are open until 2 a.m. every night, and each floor varies in terms of how silent students are expected to be. For group projects, large open study rooms on the first floor can be reserved, and for a more quiet, isolated atmosphere, the six floors of the stacks offer the perfect,

albeit slightly grim, escape. For study fuel, students can turn to the King Arthur Flour café located on the first floor of Berry to find coffee and pastries, although the odds of finding no line, especially in the morning before classes, are extremely slim.

Rauner Special Collections Library If you find yourself inside having to study on a beautiful day, the best place to go is the Rauner Special Collections Library, with its large windows and open spaces. Closing at 6 p.m. every weeknight and closed on the weekends, Rauner is best utilized for shortterm study sessions at its large tables and comfortable couches. The library hosts the College Archives, which document the history of the College and its three professional schools, through research and personal papers of the students and faculty, as well as through a collection of images compiled over by College Photographers. The College’s collection of rare books and manuscripts can also be found here. Jones Media Center and the Evans Map Room

If you find yourself looking for any media resources for a class or entertainment, or any A/V equipment, head straight to the Jones Media Center, on the second floor of Berry Library. There are plenty of media workspaces, rooms for collaborative work and spaces for viewing films and presentations for class. Located next to Jones Media Center is Evans Map Room, where students can explore the extensive collection of maps, especially for New Hampshire, the Upper Valley and New England.

Music Library’s music collections supply the needs of the College’s academic departments, particularly the music department, and the community at large. The collection spans a large range of genres, including classical and jazz, and includes scores, recordings and both journals and online resources. Paddock provides a quieter and less-populated alternative to Baker-Berry Library, with comfortable study spaces open to all, with the Courtyard Café nearby for a

much needed study break snack. Kresge Physical Sciences Library Located inside the ivy-covered Fairchild Hall Kresge Physical Sciences Library is the best place to find books, journals, maps and more on various subjects in the natural sciences. With several Greenprint printers and large desks for studying, it is a quiet, less-frequented library off the beaten path.

Sherman Art Library In between Baker-Berry Library and Carpenter Hall, Sherman Art Library houses books, periodicals and online resources specializing in art history and studio art. The cozy wood paneled room provides a study space with tables with plenty of space to spread out. Downstairs, the Sherman stacks continue, lined with more desks that offer an equally silent and private alternative to the often crowded stacks of Baker, especially during finals period. Paddock Music Library Found in the depths of the Hopkins Courtyard, the Paddock

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Rauner Special Collections Library is home to Dartmouth’s College Archives.

Freshman fall bucket list: must-dos around Dartmouth By CARTER BRACE The Dartmouth Staff

You’ve probably seen dozens of listicles with titles such as “48 things you must do in college.” But not all lists are created equal. This one consists of Dartmouth-specific activities that are actually worth doing in your freshman fall. More importantly, this list is actually feasibly accomplished in the short span of your 10 week fall term. 1. Try out for a performance g roup: Student perfor mance groups like a cappella, improv and dance troupes are big at Dartmouth and their auditions are open to anyone. It’s a good way to do something outside of your comfort zone even if you don’t get into one of the groups. If you do get accepted, you can find an enjoyable artistic outlet and a close group of people who share a common passion. 2. Stargaze on the golf course: One of the great perks of a rural college is the lack of light pollution and the resulting opportunities for star gazing. The open expanses of the Hanover Country Club golf course really allow for the full panorama of the night sky. Do it early in the term when it’s still warm enough. 3. Go get yourself some culture at the Hop: The Hopkins

Center for the Arts (aka “The Hop”) is the home for high-brow performing arts in campus. The Hop plays host to all sorts of visiting artists as well as broadcasts of everything from Met operas to West End plays to art films. Generous student discounts apply. 4. Order EBAs when everything is closed: Okay, so it’s 2 a.m. and you’re hungry. This being a small and almost inconveniently bucolic campus, you will need to look to the greater metropolis of Hanover for food. For that you will need EBAs pizza. It’s probably not the best pizza in town (that’s Ramunto’s), but its open later than just about anything. It’s famously open until 2:10 a.m., to be exact, and they do delivery. 5. Do the Lou’s Challenge: If you’re having such a late night, whether from work or revelry, that it’s turning into an early morning, you can attempt one of Dartmouth’s various “challenges,” of which the Lou’s Challenge’s is arguably the easiest. Stay up the whole night, then go to Lou’s Restaurant once it opens at 7 a.m. to complete this challenge and enjoy the pancakes. Just allow a few days for your sleep schedule to recover. 6. Eat some Thai/Cambodian food: The Hanover dining scene may lack something as simple as a cheap fast-food burger, but it

does have three (rival) Thai restaurants — Thai Orchid, Tuk Tuk and Kata Thai — and a Cambodian food truck. It’s all highly recommended. 7. Smell a fraternity basement: Greek life may not end up being the thing for you, but you should at least have the experience of going into a fraternity basement and smelling the mixture of beer, water and grime that creates part of the atmosphere of the Greek scene. It may be gross at first but if you choose to stick with Greek life, you will grow accustomed to, and even fond of, the smell. The stench really is something to be experienced. 8. Get a bike/fracket stolen: This is not so much an experience to seek out as it is a right of passage. At Dartmouth, it seems that some people have decided we’re living in a commune with no private property when it comes to certain objects. If you put your jacket in a fraternity (your “fracket’) and don’t hide it, someone will eventually take it. The same goes for bikes without locks. That isn’t to say you should take other people’s stuff, of course. 9. Go to the Life Sciences greenhouse: Fall in New England may be beautiful but it can also be cold and dark, especially as fall term drags on. For a change of scenery, visit the Life Sciences Center greenhouse, which is full of abundant

and exotic plant life. It’s also a great (warm) study spot. Find it on the top floor of the Life Science Center. 10. Go to a football game: Okay, its not like you’re going to school at Alabama, so don’t expect 80,000 fans in a massive stadium. Still, Dartmouth football games are an engaging diversion from many student’s routines of classes and clubs and a great outlet for school spirit, complete with singing the alma mater and speaking ill of the other Ivies who visit Memorial Field. And admission is free for students. 11. Go to office hours: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THE BUCKET LIST. You’ll hear a lot from a lot of upperclassmen who say they regretted not talking to their professors earlier in their Dartmouth careers. You don’t need to make the same mistake. Dartmouth professors generally love getting to know their students and few schools in the world offer you a better opportunity to establish personal relationships with world-class scholars. Getting to know a professor can help you in a class, lead you to research opportunities and even help foster a lifelong relationship. 12. Run around the fire 20 times: Your first big weekend will be Homecoming, the centerpiece of which is the Homecoming bonfire. The traditional thing to do is to run

around the bonfire as many times as your class number (so that’s 20 for you folks) while being lightly roasted by the bonfire and bedecked in Dartmouth green. It’s really just a light-to-moderate cardio workout that’s a great way to bond with your class in the process. For the more intense ’20s, aim to do 120 laps. 13. Do not touch the fire: In the weeks before Homecoming weekend, as well as during the bonfire itself, you will hear upperclassmen telling you to touch the fire. They’re messing with you. First, the bonfire is, in fact, a very large fire and as a result is burn-inducingly hot. Second, if you attempt to touch the bonfire by breaking the circular barrier around it, the friendly officers of the Hanover Police Department will tackle and arrest you. Don’t do it. 14. Do assist anyone attempting to touch the fire: My single favorite moment from my own Homecoming was watching a mob of about a half a dozen students pull in a kid who had been tackled by the police right next to the circle’s perimeter. It may have technically been obstruction of justice to snatch him out of the jaws of law enforcement, but it was a great show of class spirit. Help out your classmates who are brave/stupid enough to touch the fire. Within reason.

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The Dartmouth gives students an outlet for their interests FROM JOIN PAGE 3

D-style violations (our paper’s own style guide) and grammar.

Multimedia + Photo + Design Dartbeat Photographers at The Dart- Launched five years ago, Dartmouth give our readers a visual per- beat is the paper’s irreverent, wildly spective on campus news, capturing outspoken younger sibling and onevents and scenes across campus line blog, now our fastest-growing and featuring them in print as well section complete with its own webas online through our website and site. In addition to commentary on social media. Our growing multimedia staff produce Both the business and editorial diverse and dynamic staff offer a wide-range of videos to complement and expand upon our learning opportunities to build editorial content, with valuable skills and to work topics ranging from blind coffee taste- alongside diligent and creative tests on the Green to peers. capturing sports rowing footage from the boat itself. Finally, our design staff campus quirks (see “The Definitive works to create visually appealing Ranking of 1902 Room Portraits” illustrations, infographics and Mir- and “Types of People You See at ror cover art. Green Key Concerts”), dining hall innovations and the popular OverCopy Editors + Layout heards and Trending@Dartmouth The nature of The D’s daily print weekly lists, Dartbeat has expanded schedule lends special importance to into lifestyle quizzes, giving students our copyediting and layout teams. a chance to ponder philosophical Members of our layout staff learn questions with a Dartmouth-specific and use InDesign software (no prior twist (“Which Collis Stir Fry Sauce experience necessary) to arrange Are You?”). stories and photos in a coherent and readable order. BUSINESS After content is laid out on a People are often surprised when page, a draft copy is printed and they learn that The Dartmouth is copy editors meticulously check for a completely student-run organi-

zation, especially since we receive no funding from the College. In fact, The Dartmouth is the largest student-run business in Hanover, offering students an unparalleled level of real-world experience. The business side of our staff works to ensure that the paper’s editorial content can reach its intended audience and remain an independent, unbiased source of information. Students with a wide range of interests can find a place in one of the various sections comprising the business staff. Advertisting The advertising section sells the ads that fill the paper’s pages and appear on the website. Students build long-term client relationships to create mutually beneficial advertising packages and plans. The team works closely together to develop forward-looking strategies and promotions. Technology Our growing technology staff support the paper’s online presence. Tech staff at The D creates web pages for special issues and troubleshoots issues with our website. Current projects in development include a mobile app to centralize our content and highlight exceptional work. Strategy

The strategy staff works in teams to solve the paper’s most pressing problems. Where should we be distributing the paper each day? How should we redesign the website? How do we effectively recruit and retain talented staff given that all positions at The D are unpaid? The strategy team is a great place to work closely with peers to unpack the big-picture questions involved in managing and developing a business. Development The product development staff works on alternate revenue streams — from smaller-scale ventures like student classifieds and apparel to more long-term projects. This team offers a mix of strategy, creativity and implementation that directly lends itself to the skills needed in careers like management consulting.

Communications and Marketing The communications and marketing staff focuses on staff and alumni relations as well as social media. The social media team develops and implements social media strategy on all platforms, while the communications team works on alumni outreach, staff recruitment and internal development. This staff also plans our termly social, called D-Tails, and our annual Banquet

and Changeover events. Both the business and editorial staff offer a wide-range of learning opportunities to build valuable skills and to work alongside diligent and creative peers. Mentorship is an invaluable component of working at The D, and you can often find upperclassmen giving advice to underclassmen on classes, job interviews, campus social life and everything in between. With a great network on campus and beyond, the D is a great place to gain practical skills while building lasting relationships. Our alumni have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes, write for publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and hold positions at elite finance and consulting firms. Come say hello to our staff at the activities fair or during our open house during the first week of classes, and be on the lookout for a blitz about hiring and applications. If you have questions about the Editorial staff, feel free to contact editor-in-chief Rebecca Asoulin at editor@thedartmouth. com. If you have questions about the Business staff, please reach out to our publisher Rachel DeChiara at publisher@thedartmouth.com. As you prepare for your arrival on campus, follow us on Twitter @TheDartmouth and like our Facebook page for regular updates. We can’t wait to meet the Class of 2020!

2015-2016 year sees several campus social justice movements FROM YEAR PAGE 5 Hall and later migrated to Baker- A group of almost 200 faculty Americans at Dartmouth]. We say Berry Library — allegedly turned released a letter supporting the ENOUGH” were placed own the violent, according to posts on the library protest and student activism anonymous messaging app Yik Yak generally in the beginning of winter steps of Dartmouth Hall. Use of the Dartmouth Indian, and in an editorial published by The term. an unofficial mascot used until Dartmouth Review. No police offi- In May, a display by the Colthe 1970s, has been criticized by cers witnessed any acts of violence, lege Republicans was put up in the many as racist. In October, flyers however, and only one incident was Collis Center for National Police Week featuring the slogan “Blue were posted advertising Dartmouth reported. Indian-branded apparel, prompting Several bias incident reports Lives Matter.” The display was removed and replaced by Black an email to camLives Matter posters that read pus from Provost Carolyn Dever and In early November, a “Blackout” “You cannot co-op the moveDean of the College demonstration was hosted by the ment against state violence to memorialize its perpetrators. Rebecca Biron condemning the symbol Dartmouth chapter of the National #blacklivesmatter.” The next as “cowardly and Association for the Advancement morning, Collis employees removed the posters to repost the disrespectful.” College Republicans’ reserved In February, in of Colored People. display. On the adjacent board, direct response to the several Black Lives Matter incidents, the Greek posters were put up. Leadership Council amended their code of standards were filed alleging feelings of In a campus-wide email, Hanlon and greater by-laws to ban Greek intimidation or disrespect at the called the removal of the “Blue houses from displaying the Dart- hands of the protesters, however. Lives Matter” posters “an unacOthers filed reports expressing ceptable violation of freedom of mouth Indian. In early November, a “Blackout” concern about false accusations of expression.” demonstration was hosted by the violence. NAACP leaders denied Several days later, students and faculty reacted to the denial Dartmouth chapter of the National all allegations of violence. Association for the Advancement of The incident drew rebukes in of tenure to Aimee Bahng — an Colored People. The demonstra- the national media and on several English professor — with criticism of the Committee Advisory to the tion — which began at Dartmouth Dartmouth-focused websites.

English and African and African American studies professor J. Martin Favor was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison in July after pleading guilty to a federal child pornography charge on March 31. After his release from prison, he will be subject to seven years of supervised release. Favor resigned his post in the English department in early July before the sentencing. Significant changes Fo l l o w i n g In Septemof prepaber, longtime In May, Barry MacLean months rations, Chi Delta dean of admissions and ’60 TH ’61 donated $25 sorority was officially created financial aid million to the Thayer from Delta Delta Maria LasDelta sorority, its karis left her School of Engineering, former national post to be- the largest gift in the governing body, come special school’s history. i n Se p temb er. assistant to the The sorority beprovost for arts came a local soand innovation. Laskaris had served as dean rority with the start of the school since 2007 and had been with the year, the first to make such a change admissions office since 1987. Las- since Epsilon Kappa Theta sepakaris was replaced as dean first by rated from its national organization Paul Sunde, the former director of in the early 1990s. The College admissions, and later by Lee Coffin, promised to compensate the sorority formerly of Tufts University, who for roughly $90,000 in assets it lost also took on the new post of vice president for enrollment. SEE YEAR PAGE 17 President, the organization responsible for approving tenure. Bahng became a rallying point for the “#fight4facultyofcolor” movement on campus, with a petition requesting her tenure denial be overturned garnering thousands of signatures online. Bahng is currently appealing the denial of tenure.

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D-Plan facilitates study abroad, alternative options FROM D-PLAN PAGE 6

He added that it advantageous for students to start thinking about the study abroad application early to find professors to write recommendations, plan their D-Plan and complete prerequisites. Tansey said going abroad pushes students to the edge of their comfort zone, immersing them in a different environment. Sumita Strander ’18 said she came to Dartmouth partly for its study abroad programs and made it a goal during her first year. She traveled to Santander, Spain during her freshman summer to study Spanish and loved getting to know

her host mom. “She was really warm and welcoming and took me around, introduced me to family and friends,” she said. “It was like still being in school, but it was relaxed and not as intense as a normal term.” Strander said the first half of her D-Plan was dictated by planning her study abroad into her schedule. She spent the following fall conducting biomedical research in the Thayer School of Engineering on volatile compounds in breast milk. She noted that the D-Plan allows students to arrange their schedule around certain classes they need to take and change it if different opportunities arise. She added, however,

that the D-Plan can make it difficult to see friends because people are on and off campus at different times. Rachel Dokko ’18 said she decided to stay on campus to do research during a leave term to be able to see her friends while they were at Dartmouth. Because she is pre-med, her D-Plan is much less flexible due to the many required classes, so she could not study abroad as early as she would have liked, she said. Despite the complications of scheduling, she will be studying to Madrid, Spain in the fall. Dokko also traveled during spring break this past April as part of a Tucker Center trip to Washington D.C. focusing on the intersection of

Politicians hold Upper Valley events

Over 1,000 Upper Valley resi- including Rockefeller Center direcFROM ELECTIONS PAGE 9 Jeb Bush dents and Dartmouth students gath- tor Andrew Samwick, Dean of the Jeb Bush made a stop in the ered at Lebanon High School — a Tuck School of Business Matthew Granite State on Oct. 13. The 10-minute drive from campus — for Slaughter, New Hampshire state former Florida governor spoke to a two-hour speech given by Sen. Sen. David Pierce and former New a full room of Upper Valley com- Bernie Sanders. Sanders discussed Hampshire Gov. John Lynch. munity members as well as 40 to 50 income inequality, institutional rac- Clinton discussed her economic Dartmouth students at the Grafton ism, campaign finance reform and policy and then answered a series County Senior Citizens Council numerous social issues. of questions about the Trans-Pacific in Lebanon, Sanders was in- Partnership and women’s rights. a 15-minute troduced by sever- Audience members interviewed by Bush spoke about d r i ve f ro m al local speakers, The Dartmouth expressed satisfacinternational affairs, campus. including Dart- tion with her speech. Bush spoke his economic record mouth Students about interand Staff for Ber- Rand Paul national af- in Florida and Donald nie co-founder Kentucky senator Rand Paul fairs, his eco- Trump’s remarks about Felicia Teter ’13. visited Salt Hill Pub in Hanover nomic record S a n d e r s s p o k e on Jan. 19 to speak to a crowd of Syrian refuges. in Florida with Teter about 125 students and Upper Valley and Donald p o l i c e b r u t a l - residents. Trump’s reity and audience Paul gave his opinion on the marks about member s on a United States’ policy in the Middle Syrian refuEast and his proposed limited inrange of topics. gees. Among Bush’s proposals Several who attended expressed tervention before lecturing about were lobbying reform, reducing support for Sander’s positions but the national debt and his fellow non-working public officials’ pay were unsure if they would vote for candidates. He then received quesand abolishing the Affordable him, including Lebanon resident tions about college debt and stuCare Act. After 30 minutes, Bush Lindsay Dearborn. People like dent loans, for which he proposed responded to questions on climate Andrew Weckstein ’18, however, increasing competition among change, health care and veteran’s largely agreed that Sanders would schools and utilizing online courses. affairs, small businesses and his be good for the election because of These past visits are a testapublic image. the critical issues he brought to the ment to Hanover’s significance Michelle Knesbach ’17 and table. for presidential candidates. New Jeremy Lewin ’19 — members of Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation the Dartmouth College Republi- H i l l a r y primary status cans — noted in interviews after Clinton gives Dartmouth Clinton discussed the event that the smaller setting Clinton visstudents a unique her economic policy helped Bush. The size of the venue ited the Colopportunity to made Bush appear more genuine, lege again as and then answered hear directly from Lewin said. candidates. the last lec- a series of questions Bush returned to the Upper Val- turer of the “In most other leuy on Feb. 3 for a town hall meet- “A m e r i c a ’ s about the Transstates, campaigns ing at the Hanover Inn. Around E c o n o m i c Pacific Partnership and are conducted 150 people attended the event, Future” lecthrough the mewomen’s rights. in which Bush discussed creating t u re s e r i e s. dia,” former New jobs as governor of Florida and She spoke to Hampshire Gov. how he vetoed 2,500 line items a room of over John Lynch, a in government budgets. The visit 1 0 0 0 m e m senior fellow at made national news as Bush asked bers of the Dartmouth and Upper the Center for Global Business the audience to “please clap” at one Valley communities on Nov. 11, and Government said. “But here, point during the event. candidates really do engage in retail 2015. Several college-affiliated and politics where they’re able to talk Bernie Sanders local political figures were present, directly with voters.”

faith, race and social justice. She helped organize the various outings to religious centers, the White House and Senate chambers and Howard University, among other locations. “I take faith seriously as a way to view the world, and I wanted to explore how faith can play a role in justice issues,” she said. “It was great to be with such a diverse group of people from different backgrounds.” Bryan said students are increasingly looking for opportunities during breaks between terms, particularly the month-long break in December. She said the CPD has been organizing short immersion programs to give students hands-on

experience. As part of the “Off the Green” program, for example, last spring break students interested in film and entertainment traveled to Los Angeles to meet alumni in the industry. Hoyt added that breaks and leave terms offer a chance to stop, reflect and recalibrate if necessary. She noted that creating a DPlan is an ongoing process that constantly evolves and changes as students grow during their time at Dartmouth. “It’s like a ball of yarn — when you keep pulling it, there are more and more layers to consider,” she said. “It really makes you pause and plan your time.”

Eateries around Hanover FROM RESTAURANTS PAGE 9

224 Lebanon Street, Hanover, N.H. Monday-Thursday: 4:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 4:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

cheese and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. It often caters formal events, especially those held in the Hanover Inn, and draws its largest crowds on big weekends Ice Cream Fore-U when the hotel is booked up — so 5 stars if you want to eat there for dinner Have you ever been to an ice during first year parents’ weekend, cream stand and felt positively make your reservation very early. under-whelmed by the choices? You might like to Tip: brunch take a quick drive items are usu- Issue editor’s pick: to Ice Cream ally on the less Fore-U, a place expensive side “The best thing to get that specializes and probably at Lou’s is the sweet in sheer quantheir tastiest potato black bean tity and advertises offerings. over 50 different hash .” flavors. There are 2 East Wheeboth hard and lock Street, soft serve options, Hanover, N.H. -CAROLINE BERENS ’18 as well as milkS u n d a y shakes, sundaes Thursday: and other favorites, all for very 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m. reasonable prices. Trust me, order a Friday-Saturday: 6:30a.m.-1 a.m. baby or small size (the portions are huge). This spot is located next to Off-Off Campus a mini-golf center, and so one can Jesse’s Restaurant and Tavern grab a bite after hitting the batting cages or playing a round of mini4 stars Although better known for its golf. surf-and-turn dinner menu, on Sunday mornings Jesse’s steak- 298 North Plainfield Road, Lebanon, N.H. house has all-youMonday-Suncan-eat brunch Issue editor’s pick: day: 11 a.m.-9 special for the p.m. almost reason- “If worse comes to able price of $20. worst hit up CVS.” 4-Aces DinThis gem features er pancakes, waffles, 4 stars fresh fruit, bagels, -RAY LU ’18 Wa n t pastries, cakes, s o m e L o u ’s prime rib, cheesy without the grits, soups, salads and every kind of pie you can name. line? Go to 4-Aces. It’s a diner. It’s It’s also only worth the drive and cost got diner food. Still not open past if you have the time and stomach 3 p.m., be warned. space to devote to a lengthy, multifaceted brunch. This is the kind of 23 Bridge Street, West Lebanon, meal that will last you the entire N.H. Monday-Sunday: 6 a.m.-3 p.m. day, and possibly into the next.

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Dartmouth history through the pages of The Dartmouth The Dartmouth was founded in 1799, just 30 years after the founding of the College. Since our founding, we have kept students and the greater Dartmouth community informed on issues important to the community. On these pages, we feature some important headlines from over the past few decades.

HOPKINS CENTER|Approved in 1957, the final plans for the Hopkins Center for the Arts — then budgeted to cost $7 million — spread Dartmouth’s main campus south of Wheelock Street and opened up a new focus on the arts at the College. The center’s façade was markedly similar to that of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Both were designed by Wallace Harrison, best known for his work on New York’s Rockefeller Center, and many believe the Hopkins Center, completed in 1962, is essentially a miniature version of the opera house.

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DISTRIBUTIVE REQUIREMENTS|The 1992 decision to increase the number of distributive requirements for the undergraduate degree at Dartmouth to 10. The measure — a crowning achievement of then-College President James Freedman’s administration — also introduced minors to the College and mandated a “culminating experience” for graduation. The basic elements of the new distributive and world culture requirements remain to this day.

UNIFORM D-PLAN |In late 1976, the faculty consider —and ultimately rejected — the “uniform” Dartmouth Plan, which would have given all students a required period of time to be on- or off-campus, rather than allowing them to select their own D-Plan. Despite gaining strong faculty support, the plan — which called for sophomores to be always in residence in winter and spring and juniors to be in residence for the fall of that year — was not adopted.

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COLLEGE ADMITS WOMEN |IUnder the direction of then-College President John Kemeny, Dartmouth College began to admit women in 1972, the second-tolast school in the Ivy League to become coeducational, preceding only Columbia University. The College officially began coeducation at the start of its 203rd year. Today, half of all undergraduates are women.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES|After the initial induction of women in 1972, the quest for coeducation was not over. In the winter of 1977, the Board of Trustees approved an expansion in the number of women at the College while also raising tuition to $6,640, from $6,224. Major changes also took place at Dick Hall’s House, which was returned to its initial infirmary purposes. A decision to increase the number of women in any given class year by 15.

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SIGMA KAPPA GOES LOCAL | Sigma Kappa sorority — the same house that first created a women-only space on campus — disaffiliated from its national organization in 1988, citing secret religious rituals and differences in dues. The sorority was one of the first to “go local.” It became Sigma Delta sorority. Currently, Sigma Delt, Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority, Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority and Chi Delta sorority are local. Chi Delt separated from the Delta Delta Delta national sorority at the beginning of the last academic year after a vote in favor of separation narrowly passed.

1972 SIGMA KAPPA BECOMES FIRST SORORITY|Sigma Kappa sorority became the first Greek house for Dartmouth’s women following the College’s decision to become coeducational in 1972. The sorority — which no longer operates at the College — inducted 58 women in its first year. Today, the majority of sophomore, junior and senior women at Dartmouth are affiliated with sororities

-STORY BY PARKER RICHARDS, PHOTOS BY TIFFANY ZHAI/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

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Dartmouth vocab guide: how to understand the lingo @now FROM VOCAB PAGE 10

basement game, which basically involves hitting a ping-pong ball

back and forth on a table, with handle-less paddles. Each team, comprised of two people, tries to hit or sink the ball in cups of ~liquid~

on the other side. *Golden-treed: refers to a pong team that lost without hitting a single cup on the other side.

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The Class of 1953 Commons, or “Foco,” is the biggest dining hall on campus.

Usually associated with feelings of take (contrary to what one might asshame or embarrassment. sume, it does not refer to shopping *Line: the amount of people in stores of the bustling metropolis who are waiting to play pong at a that is Main Street). specific table. SWUG: Senior Washed-Up *Masters: the campus-wide Girl. Often, the only people who pong tournament that takes place identify SWUGs are senior girls over sophomore summer. referring to themselves. For ex *“Need one”: translates to ample, “Ugh, I never have any fun “I need one person to play pong anymore. I feel like such a SWUG.” with me — will you Tails: play?” G r e e k Masters: the campus Prof: professor. house gathEven profs refer to wide pong tournament erings that themselves as so. usually take that takes place over Prospie: a proplace on spective Dartmouth sophomore summer. Wednesday, student. Friday and Robo: Robinson Saturday Hall, the building next to Collis. nights. The name originated from It’s home to the Dartmouth Outing “cocktails.” Club, The Dartmouth newspaper, Townies: Hanover locals and the Student Wellness Center and usually the biggest Dartmouth fans Dartmouth Broadcasting Radio, at sporting events. but might be better known as the Trippee: a member of your place with the lawn where you first-year Dartmouth Outing Club learned all those weird dances Trip. You’ll probably cling to your during Trips. trippees for the first week or so of Rocky: the Rockefeller Center, freshman year and then never see which generally contains offices them again, except for an occaand classrooms for public policy sional reunion dinner at Foco. Or, and the social sciences. if you’re lucky, they’ll become your S&S: Safety and Security, or first best friends here at Dartmouth. Dartmouth’s own police force. Warm-cut: during the winter, They have a tendency to patrol a path that allows someone to walk anytime you don’t want to see through a building and warm up for them (on the way home from frat a minute. Often may be completely row) but are nowhere to be found out of the way, but sometimes in when you actually need them (such negative degree weather, it’s necesas when you’ve locked yourself out sary. of your room yet again). “Worst Class Ever”: a phrase Shmob: freshmen mob. Most that upperclassmen shout at freshcommonly seen during the first few men while they run around the weeks of fall term. bonfire at Homecoming. Accom Self-call: a comment in which panies a demand to touch the fire one brags about oneself (and is usu- (don’t). ally then called out on it, despite ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20: nouns that whether or not it was intentional). Dartmouth students use to iden Shopping: searching for tify people by their class year. For classes. When people “shop,” they example, “He’s an ’18,” translates sit in on classes they might want to to, “He’s a junior.”

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Open House Thursday, September 8th • 2:30 PM Carpenter Hall, Room 201F

Fall Courses WGSS 10: Sex, Gender, and Society Four Sections: 9L, 11, 2A and 3A Hours Professors A’Ness, Ayubi, Bergland, and Munafo Learn about the program and see complete course listings online at https://wgs.dartmouth.edu/

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In past year, College creates graduate school

community mourned the passing of Alana Donohue ’18 on June 23. in assets it lost when it separated Donohue — who died of an allergic from Delta Delta Delta, although reaction at her home in New York Chi Delt representatives declined to — was 19. comment in September on whether The College raised substantial funds in donations, including meetthe sum had ever been paid. Another local sorority, Kappa ing a $100 million fundraising goal to establish 10 Delta Epsilon, new interdisciopted to change Following months of plinary faculty the theme of a m a j o r a n - preparations, Chi Delta groups, known as “academic nual party this sorority was officially clusters.” Fully spring following $150 million a protest at the created from Delta will be spent on event the previ- Delta Delta sorority, the new clusters. ous year. The its former national I n party, formerly a May, Barry MaDerby-themed governing body, in cLean ’60 Th event, became September. ’61 donated $25 Wo o d s t o c k million to the themed folThayer School lowing a nearunanimous vote in April. The party, of Engineering, the largest gift in which is invite-only, is a major the school’s history. The funds will social event in the spring term and go toward construction of a new faced protests in 2015 — along building at the school and a chalwith the concurrent Pigstick party lenge grant aimed at creating more hosted by Alpha Chi Alpha frater- endowed professorships. The new building is exnity — in relato cost tion to exclusivity The new School of pected $200 million. and the ongoing Black Lives Mat- Graduate and Advanced T h e creter movement. Studies will oversee College ated the new Several Dartmouth students postgraduate fellows S c h o o l o f passed away over and graduate students Graduate and Advanced the past year. Summer Ham- within the arts and S t u d i e s , which offimond ’17 died of sciences. cially opened cancer last sumits doors in mer at 20. Tate July. The new Ramsden ’17 died school will last December in Florida following a swimming ac- oversee postgraduate fellows and graduate students within the arts cident, aged 21. Most recently, the Dartmouth and sciences. FROM YEAR PAGE 12

Philosophy courses at Dartmouth College offer you the opportunity to study questions in a systematic way while also helping you to improve your critical reasoning, writing, and analytical skills to succeed in many fields of professional and academic work.

Academic Open House

Thursday, September 8 • 12 - 1pm • 210 Thornton Hall Lounge philosophy.dartmouth.edu

African & African American Studies (AAAS) Welcomes the Class of 2020

Visit us at our Open House Thursday, Sept. 8 from 2-3 pm Choate House Check out these fall courses:

AAAS 10: Intro to African American Studies (10A) AAAS 11: Intro to African Studies (10A) AAAS 80.06: Civil Rights in the U.S. in the 20th Century (11) AAAS 87.09: African Popular Culture (2A) Visit our website at: http://aaas.dartmouth.edu

The academic study of religion embodies the best of the liberal arts — an interdisciplinary examination of a diversity of cultures, texts, and belief systems. In an increasingly complex, yet interconnected world, the study of religion provides an invaluable lens for understanding the values and the motivations of its many peoples.

Academic Open House

Thursday, September 8 • 1 - 2pm • 210 Thornton Hall Lounge religion.dartmouth.edu

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Students discuss a cappella groups By AMANDA ZHOU

friends and got along well and had fun traditions, but to see so many After the singing and dancing people come back just because of during trips, many freshmen join the Aires was pretty moving.” Emily Golitzin ’18’s all-female a cappella groups to find an immediate family of friends, whether g roup, the Rockapellas, was that comes in the form of a co-ed founded in the 1980s with the mission of spreading social justice or single sex group. Michael Harteveldt ’19, a mem- through song. Fittingly, Julianne ber of the all-male Dartmouth DeAngelo ’19, another member Aires, said that the Aires functions of the Rockapellas, said, each like a professional group since they performance will usually include regularly perform off campus. The “freedom songs,” which seek to group has performed for both the spread a positive message about Clinton and O’Malley campaign. awareness and acceptance on Hartvelt said the Aires have be- campus. “[It] also gets me thinking about come accustomed to the frequent issues that I should be thinking travel that these performances critically about,” entail. she said. “We’re G o l i t zi n s ai d kind of a well- “We’re kind of a wellthat one of her oiled machine oiled machine when favorite freedom when it comes songs is “Pretty t o g e t t i n g it comes to getting f r o m p o i n t from point A to point B Hurts” by Beyoncé because A to point B when traveling.” it is musically when travelintricate as oping,” Harteposed to other a veldt said. -MICHAEL HARTEVELDT cappella pieces As for ’19, THE DARTMOUTH which can be reclassic songs, petitive in imitatDoug Phipps AIRES MEMBER ing instruments. ’17, another “We have two member of the Aires, said that the Aires’ soloists who trade off on singing repertoire contains both Dart- and it’s just a really fun song,” mouth traditional pieces, such as Golitzin said. The group also sings “Ella’s the alma mater, and traditional pieces specific to the Aires such as Song” by Sweet Honey and the “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington, Rock, lyrics of which were taken “Up the Ladder to the Roof ” by from speeches by Ella Baker, a The Supremes, and their crowd 1960s civil rights activist. One of DeAngelo’s favorite mofavorite, “Shamma Lama Ding Dong” from the film “Animal ments was touring in Denver, or as the group referred to it, “Rocks House” (1978). The group even has a private in the Rockies.” She vividly recalls song, “Somewhere” from “West driving back with the group to an Side Story,” which they primarily alumni house, their host, while sing to each other and other Aires improvising complete with beatalumni, including at end of term boxing and clapping. She said while driving back to group meetings. Harteveldt said the Aires has an alumni house where they were had “the biggest impact of any- staying they started to improvise in thing” on his Dartmouth experi- the car complete with beatboxing ence. This is partly due to the and clapping. “I didn’t think it was actually amount of time the group spends together. On top of the six hours of a real [thing] like in movies … it rehearsal every week, the Aires go was so spontaneous so much fun,” on tour together during winter and said DeAngelo. “It was great to feel spring breaks and spend another like I had a group of people that I two weeks together at the end of could do that kind of thing [with] the year before commencement. and just people would laugh and In total, the extra time adds up to talk and share music together.” Similarly, Golitzin recalled feelover a month. Phipps said a highlight for him ing immediately welcomed and was their 50th reunion show last accepted when she joined, even spring when several Aires alumni as only a “pebble” (or first year flew back to Dartmouth for a Rockapella). “From the get go, we were weekend. “That blew my mind [and] I made to feel like our opinions were couldn’t believe it,” Phipps said. important, stuff like that. So we “I knew the Aires were a close community, because we were SEE A CAPPELLA PAGE 20 The Dartmouth Staff

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WHAT’S IN MY FLAIR OH, THE PLACES BOX? | 2-3 YOU’LL GO! | 4-5 WHAT’S IN MY FLAIR OH, THE PLACES BOX? | 2-3 YOU’LL GO! | 4-5

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Editors’ Note

What’s In My Flair Box? STORY

By Lauren Budd

Leave your high heels, tight dresses and nice button-downs at home: going out at Dartmouth requires a totally different wardrobe. Here, our party themes aren’t suggestions, they’re lifestyles. We call our particularly special items “flair,” and after a few years many of us end up with impressive collections. Just in case you’re still confused about what to pack, we pulled out a few choice pieces to help guide you: Once upon a time, before Lauren and May had gained 20 pounds in EBAs pizza weight, had said farewell to their high school days of academic glory and were on the wrong (or right?) side of the X (the sexist notion that women get less attractive and men more desirable as our time at the College wears on), we were naive rising freshmen looking for advice. We asked: Are tutus acceptable everyday attire? Why is it spelled “Croo”? Will I ever make friends if I’m not a Facebook celebrity? Is raging a good or a bad thing? If there's anything we learned upon arriving at Dartmouth, it is that there's such a thing as bad advice. Our mothers advised us to use Tide pods for laundry; our fathers told us never to trust guys with American flags instead of curtains hung up in their rooms (actually, this came in pretty handy), and one alumnus even told one of us to line her trash cans in preparation for long and inevitable nights of booting. Maybe our parents are just big children, or maybe we were asking the wrong questions. But fear not, you wee babes, for there is no such thing as a wrong (or dumb) question in this year’s freshman Mirror. Consider us the Mr. Miyagis of Dartmouth: We will tell you where to wax on and where to wax off. We will (try to) make college food edible, help you look your best in your finest flair, and — for our final crane kick — pass along some sage advice from those who’ve managed to survive three years at our College on the hill.

The Onesie. It’s cold outside and you’re lazy. Enter the onesie and you’re warm and adorable in one simple step.

The Ironic Dartmouth Gear. Whether it’s an old school frat tank or a “Dartmouth Grandma” t-shirt, you’ll be hip and spirited at the same time!

The Sparkly Dress. Hey, even the best sorority social chairs get bored sometimes and just land on “sparkles” as a theme. This dress is the perfect piece when you want to look all-out ridiculous…but still kind of hot.

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The Hawaiian Shirt. Hanover weather may be unpredictable, but beach themes are forever. I wore this very shirt to a semi with nothing but a bikini top under it, but you can style it any number of ways.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF REBECCA ASOULIN PUBLISHER RACHEL DECHIARA ISSUE EDITORS CAROLINE BERENS & RAY LU

'18: "Every day at 3 p.m., YMCA starts playing in my head."

'18: "Allen House will win but East Wheelock will catch the snitch."

'16: "Every time I go to Applebee's, I think, 'Maybe this time will be different?'"

Bio 11 Professor: "'UGA' is the stop codon." '19: "That's because UGAs stop everything!"

'17: "I don't understand how at Dartmouth everyone is an intimidating genius except during group projects."

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MISCONCEPTIONS

The Birthday Suit. If there’s anything Dartmouth students love, it’s beer and nudity (or better yet, some combination of the two). Start feelin’ yourself and prepare to disrobe in anticipation of streaking finals, the Dartmouth Seven, an impromptu skinny dip or any other variety of the nude challenges you’ll soon be learning about.

@ Dartmouth

The Crazy Leggings. These are the secret weapon of your flair collection — fun enough to add to an overall look but also stretchy and versatile enough so you can dance the night away or play a particularly athletic game of pong without fear of a wardrobe malfunction.

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Dartmouth is really heavy on tradition. For the most part, this is true. But we didn’t have a snow sculpture last year and Tubestock hasn’t been a thing since Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake wore matching denim ensembles to the Grammy’s. So maybe the old traditions are failing.

The Wings. Every good flair box has one wild card — the piece of flair that you may never get to wear, but becomes indispensable when the perfect theme arises. You never know when this day will come — or what that special piece will be — so you’d better bring every costume from Halloweens past anyway, just in case.

Dartmouth has high-quality food. Don’t let the freshman lobster dinner fool you. It’s a fake, it’s a hoax, the game’s all rigged! Dartmouth students are crunchy. This one time, during Trips, I sunriked Mount Moosilauke and my remains are still at the top. We work out a lot. We wear a lot of athletic gear, but that’s mostly because we haven’t done laundry since freshman parent’s weekend. We rage. This is actually true. Go hard or go to Cornell.

The Tutu. No matter what your theme or gender, a tutu will take your outfit from blah to bangin’.

You will find your future partner at Dartmouth. Yes, if by partner you mean the girl from lab that you drunkenly tripleclicked on Friendsy.

The Santa Hat. This is a year-round favorite, as GDX- and TDX-mas are among our favorite parties every term. Prepare to grind to your favorite Christmas songs and have your childhood totally ruined.

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You’ll become best friends with your roommate. You will see things — intimate things — that will leave you emotionally scarred. And it is for this reason that your roommate relationship will be limited to awkward hellos and a hollow “let’s grab a meal” when you run into each other at the library.

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Studying Abroad At Dartmouth: Oh, the places you’ll go! By Lauren Budd STORY

At Dartmouth, the ﬂexibility of the DPlan allows for students to take advantage of language study abroad programs (LSAs), foreign study programs (FSPs) and any variety of internships and programs ’round the girdled earth. In this article, we take a look at just a few of the opportunities Dartmouth students have taken advantage of over the past few years. This sampling is by no means exhaustive, as over 55 percent of students choose to study abroad on the over 80 total programs spanning six continents.

whom she came to love. “My wonderful and sassy Italian host mother, Nica, never cooked a meal I didn’t love. I ﬁnd myself craving her nervetti, pasta e fagioli and company pretty often.” Jorgensen said the transformation from tourist to local was the most rewarding aspect of the trip. “By the end of the trip, Rome slowly but surely became my home. I had my own favorite bars and favorite coﬀee shops. I knew how to get around through

my own mental map of psycho-geography. I had adapted to the cultural norms and the innuendos of social cues that only people who have lived there know by heart.” She described the city as “archaic and romantic and immortal” and said she had “profound experiences with both the incredible marble monuments and the mundane cobblestone street corners.” Lyam Torrens ’18 participated in the

same LSA during her sophomore winter and said that she made Italian friends and even found a signiﬁcant other while abroad. “I got life-long friends out of the trip, networking connections, great and fun stories to tell my friends and family, enough gifts for my closest family to last a lifetime, bomb-ass Instagram pictures and memories about visiting the major cities of Italy.” Torrens said that though LSAs prohibit participants from leaving the

country, this was hardly an issue as she visited Naples, Milan, Venice, Florence, Bologna and Siena during her term. She said she is currently in the process of ﬁnding and organizing oﬀ-term opportunities in Italy using the connections she made during her trip. Zach Schnell ’18, who participated in the Rome LSA+ during his sophomore spring, said that though he is a computer science major, he is so eager to return to Italy that

he is seeking employment opportunities in his ﬁeld there. “In the meantime, my friends from the program and I enjoy speaking Italian here and pretentiously mocking American coﬀee.”

Hyderabad, India. Alyssa Heinze ’18 spent her sophomore winter on the Asian and Middle Eastern studies and women’s, gender and sexuality studies FSP. The program only had seven other partici-

pants, and all were women, but Heinze said that the group had such a “diversity of individual experiences that coming together to hear diﬀerent perspectives really broadened my thinking in a lot of ways.” Heinze said her time abroad was essential for gaining perspective beyond the Dartmouth bubble. “It’s easy to get stuck in the daily worries and anxieties in the Hanover bubble. Experiencing such a diﬀerent part of the world, and

Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Meredith Nissenbaum ’17 spent her junior spring on the Spanish FSP. While there, she experienced first-hand the repercussions of Argentina’s change in government. “A few friends and I went to the main plaza in Buenos Aires where a large celebration is held to celebrate Argentina’s revolution, and were instead met by police in riot gear and protests against the new president.” Morgan Finegan ’17 participated in the LSA in Buenos Aires and said that she “never thought [she] would get used to the dog poop that covers the entire city” and returned to the United States “grateful for all the privileges we have in the United States that [she] had previously taken for granted.” Carly Kuperschmid ’16, who participated in the Buenos Aires FSP during the spring 2014 term, said that living in a different country increased her understanding of global politics and finance.

Cusco, Peru. Sarah Salzman ’18

traveled to Peru for an experiential learning class in economics about inclusive growth in Peru. This proved to be a challenge in communications, as she conducted interviews with local farmers despite being unable to speak Spanish and many of the native people only able to speak Quechua, the local language.

Auckland, New Zealand. Salz-

man also spent her sophomore winter on the anthropology FSP in Auckland, noting that she gained a new understanding of indigenous peoples and the immense impact of colonization. She said her professor would often say that the program taught students “how to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange.”

Sydney, Australia. Julia Reiley

’17 participated in a public relations and marketing internship in Sydney during an oﬀ-term and said that she chose to synthesize her experience going abroad and participating in an internship because she thought it was important to have a really solid internship on her resume after spending her sophomore summer on campus. “I think traveling teaches students and young adults so much more economically, culturally and independently than they could ever understand,” she said.

Washington, D.C. Annie Huang

’18 participated in the government department’s domestic study program in D.C., taking two seminar classes during the evenings and doing an internship during the day. Huang said the program was especially interesting as an international student (she hails from New Zealand) because she hadn’t yet been out of Hanover in the United States. She said she was surprised by how “European” the architecture was. Jake Greenberg ’17 also participated in the program and emphasized the unique opportunities that Dartmouth provided. For example, the group was invited to attend the D.C. Club of Dartmouth’s Webster Dinner honoring Eric Manning. Manning was conﬁrmed as Secretary of the Army the night before, so the group heard his ﬁrst speech as Secretary.

Paris, France. Eliana Mallory ’18 participated in the French FSP during her sophomore spring. A few weeks into the program, she said she would get oﬀ the metro at various stops and attempt to navigate her way home. This contributed to a sense of understanding and ownership of the city that, as a geography major, she said was the most rewarding aspect of studying abroad. Prague, Czech Republic. The

unique cultural and social life of Eastern Europe made Rosey Oppenheim ’18’s daily learning experience feel profoundly diﬀerent and impactful. She emphasized that despite feeling like she learned a great deal while abroad, she didn’t feel particularly overwhelmed, as opposed to the markedly more stressful environment at Dartmouth.

Milan, Italy. Sarah Guinee ’17 participated in the economics department’s exchange program with Bucconi University during her junior fall. Unlike LSAs and FSPs, this program does not send any Dartmouth professors along with students, so Guinee said she was “entirely independent” in navigating the country. Guinee said she ended up living with two other students she had only been friendly with before, but whom she now considers her closest friends. “That speaks to something cool about going abroad at Dartmouth and the D-Plan as a whole — you never know where you’re going to be and with whom, but it allows for a lot of unexpected and fulﬁlling friendships.” Rome, Italy. Alyssa Jorgensen ’17 spent her junior fall on the Italian LSA in Rome, where she lived with a host family

seeing the way it functions on a daily basis and the real concerns...makes you realize how small Hanover really is and the broad range of realities out there,” Heinze said.

Santander, Spain. Cindy Li ’18 said that her LSA+ not only improved her language skills, but provided valuable interactions with people she met in hostels while traveling through Spain. Beijing, China. Some of the most

valuable connections on the Chinese FSP were made outside of the group of Dartmouth participants, said Will Tackett ’18. Local teaching assistants and graduate students made the program more interesting and educational and may have helped his language skills more than time spent solely in the classroom. NORA MASLER/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

Will Tackett ’18 is a member of The Dartmouth Staﬀ.

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Know Your Foco

Dining hall hacks — how to take dining hall food from dull to delicious. STORY

By Paulomi Rao

Let the Baker Tower bells ring, ladies and gentlemen. It’s almost that time of year again when the leaves turn orange, the air is crisp and hundreds of freshmen frolic around the homecoming bonfire. Amongst all the crazy changes students will come back to in 16F, with new residential houses and class times, there is one truth on which every Dartmouth student can rely: The Class of 1953 Commons (call it Foco or you may as well be a townie) will still be baking the most incredible chocolate chip cookies in the Upper Valley. Now for all you ’20s reading this across the globe, have no fear. It’s crazy thinking that in just a few short weeks, you will be packing for First-Year Trips and orientation week, ready for your newfound freedom with classes, extracurricular activities and, of course, your dining options. So how are you going to survive without your hometown favorites or your mom’s cooking? For those searching for ways to pack all of their favorite snacks into suitcases meant for clothes, don’t worry, I’m here to help. The Basics. At Dartmouth, we’ve got some pretty great dining options. There’s Collis Café (known as Collis), The Courtyard Café at the Hopkins Center (better known as the Hop), King Arthur Flour (“KAF”) and Novack Café (Novack). But the one that trumps them all in sheer volume of offerings is the College’s largest dining facility, Foco, short for “food court.” Technically, the dining hall is actually named the Class of 1953 Commons, but you usually won’t hear students or even faculty call it that. Its prime location, perched right behind the Collis Student Center (good food, large TVs and free coffee), Robinson Hall (where Trips start) and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (where some nice people accepted you to join the worst

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The Class of 1953 Commons, more commonly known as Foco, offers a buffet-style dining option for students on campus.

class ever), along with the requirement that all freshmen sign up for Dartmouth Dining Service’s largest meal plan, the “Block 20,” ensure that you and Foco will soon become well acquainted. Getting Into Foco. When you first enter Foco, try to already have your ID out. By October, when it starts getting cold and the line stretches outside, if your ID is in the back of your wallet at the bottom of your bag, no one will be pleased. You can only swipe in at certain times for breakfast, lunch and dinner and never forget about the brunch option on Sundays (7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Having breakfast at 1 p.m. on a meal swipe is a game changer. Finding A Seat. After getting inside Foco, I suggest saving a seat and then grabbing food. There’s nothing worse than getting hot food and then having to

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Foco offers a wide selection of dining options, including a do-it-yourself stir fry station.

search the light side, dark side and upstairs to find a place to eat before it gets cold. Also, reaching across counter tops for some of the self-serving options may get messy, so it might be easier to just leave the backpacks and bulky jackets on chairs or in the cubbies by the entrance. Getting Food. Take a quick lap to make sure you know what’s being served at every station. Some highlights to keep an eye out for: the kosher station (if it’s open), the type of pizza available and what’s happening in that week’s World View station. Once you scope out the scene, it’s easier to find what you want with the shortest lines. Meat is served on a separate plate so try to get it first and avoid the hassle of carrying around two plates. Eating your veggies is crucial to avoiding the Freshman 15. Raw vegetables taste great in soups if you steam them in the microwave first. In fact, you can basically steam any vegetable. Pile rice from the stir fry station under a salad for a filling and nutritious alternative. For a quick hack, the craisins from the oatmeal station are left out every day and taste great on top of salads. Depending on the day, the options for breakfast vary. The granola by the pastries is actually just sugary almonds while the real stuff near the cereal will cover all your crunchy needs. Pair the granola with Greek yogurt covered in honey from the tea station and you’ve got a parfait. This is Dartmouth, you’ve got to know your granola. Dessert. For a perfect pre-study snack on Sunday mornings, try waffles with chocolate chips from the ice cream topping station, cut-up bananas, ice cream and Nutella. For other treats, try kosher cookies for a sweet-but-not-too-sweet alternative. A crucial dessert hack is knowing the location of the cinnamon

sugar bottle (by the peanut butter and other spreads). Make toast in the toaster, add peanut butter and chopped bananas and a little sprinkle of cinnamon sugar for happiness. Get Creative. To avoid boredom, maximize your variety. Add pesto to fish, chicken and stir fry with pasta or sauté vegetables and protein for lo mein-à-laFoco. Honestly, some nights you will just feel the need to sauté everything. Last fall my friends decided to sauté ice cream in oil when no one was looking and see if they could make fried ice cream. They forgot there needed to be some sort of flour coating and the ice cream melted in the pan. You can also get crafty in other ways. If the grilled cheeses by the Caesar salads are looking a little sad, you can make your own with more creative fillings at the panini press — try the fresh mozzarella and cold cuts to start. And don’t forget to utilize the microwave. Grilled chicken heated with tomato sauce and cheese becomes chicken parmesan. If you utilize your options, Foco is guaranteed to keep your heart warm on the coldest of nights. Siracha or hot sauce in hummus makes a wonderful dip, while the omelet station on Sundays will also make you scrambled eggs if you ask politely. The Foco Family Table. Take your time, take it all in. If you commit to sitting down at Foco, I suggest making sure you are not in a rush. Some of my best memories of freshman year were sitting with friends on weekdays until Foco closed and grabbing Foco brunches before big weekends or games. No one does community like Dartmouth, and nothing fosters community like food. Thanks to Foco, we can all create a little piece of home on campus. So welcome home, ’20s. We can’t wait to have you.

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Been There, Done That

Three of The D’s rising seniors impart advice to incoming freshmen. STORY

By Sonia Qin

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The Dartmouth’s 2016 directorate assembles at Robinson Hall. Directorate members Michael Qian ’17, Maya Poddar ’17, Priya Ramaiah ’17 and Sarah McGahan ’17 share what they’ve learned with the Class of 2020.

In the beginning, it may seem as if everyone else has everything in college figured out, from social life to academics. It is important, however, to be aware of the fact that Dartmouth is a new experience for all freshmen, as many often take a while to adjust to college life. This was the parting advice Sara McGahan ’17 received from her father at the start of her freshman year. As you begin your freshman year, we offer you the advice of several rising seniors on The Dartmouth Senior Staff. Michael Qian ’17, managing news editor, noted the importance of understanding that “it is completely normal to have bad days, bad weeks or even bad terms.” Qian said that he himself did not always love Dartmouth during his freshman fall. “It’s totally okay to not like Dartmouth all the time, even at all,” he added. “You aren’t required to like anything.” Maya Poddar ’17, production executive editor, pointed out that while the transition to college can be terrifying and overwhelming, there is never a lack of resources available at Dartmouth for students who may feel homesick or are having trouble adjusting academically or socially. Priya Ramaiah ’17, another news managing editor, advised freshmen to “take it easy” and not overload themselves academically during freshman fall. Poddar echoed this sentiment, saying that freshmen should spend some time “laying down groundwork,” getting acclimated to Dartmouth and figuring out what habits work best for them. “You don’t always have to be full speed ahead, running into everything, because you’ll burn yourself out,” she added. As a smaller academic institution with only a few thousand undergraduates enrolled, Dartmouth presents students with the opportunity to closely interact with their professors during office hours and programs like “Take a Faculty Member to Lunch.” Poddar urged freshmen to not be shy and to talk with their professors, as “no one is more invested in your success than your professors.”

“Know that you’re not imposing on your professors [by reaching out to them],” she added. Ramaiah said that it can often be easy for students to make excuses for not contacting professors, and that they should try to take initiative. McGahan also stressed that freshmen should not panic if they do not perform as well academically as they had anticipated, especially in the fall term. She noted that many straight-A students in high school may not see the same grades in college right away, adding that grades do not determine one’s intelligence. McGahan recalled that her freshman dean told her that during freshman fall, the burdens of making friends, finding out one’s academic and social interests and adjusting to living alone can provide a similar workload as taking a fourth class. “In the beginning there’s pressure to find your people and your community,” Ramaiah said. “It’s easy to panic if you feel like you haven’t found anyone yet by the second week.” She noted that forging friendships and connections can take time and that freshmen should not be overly anxious. Qian and Ramaiah found themselves floormates during their first year, and both commented that the connections and friendships created within a floor can be long-lasting. Ramaiah added that regularly attending floor meetings and other floor events organized by your undergraduate advisor can help freshmen get to know their floormates and other members of their residential community. Your freshman roommate and floormates are just another avenue and opportunity for you to make friends, McGahan said, adding that it is perfectly all right if you do not become best friends with those in your residential community. “Be open to meeting people anywhere and everywhere,” she said. “It’s not always in the place you expect it.” McGahan said she met some of her closest friends doing laundry or standing in line

for food. Dartmouth’s rural location also facilitates the creation of friendships and networks with other members of the school community. “What is often overlooked is that there really is not as much of a central campus culture in city schools,” Qian said, basing his opinion on conversations with friends and acquaintances who attend schools located in places such as New York City. He said that Dartmouth’s small and centralized campus facilitates connections among students. The College’s rural location makes outdoor pastimes accessible. The Dartmouth Outing Club, for example, organizes a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking and climbing. “It’s nice to just have some of the best outdoor experiences at your fingertips,” Qian said. Poddar expressed similar sentiments, suggesting freshmen take in the campus’ beauty through low-key activities like taking a walk around Occom Pond, around the Green or even just around Hanover. McGahan spent freshman fall within a one-mile radius of her dorm. She had everything she needed at her fingertips, bu found that life in Hanover can get mundane. McGahan noted that stepping away from campus and going for a hike or spending time in nature can be refreshing. She recommended Pine Park and Mink Brook as prime locations for reflection away from life on campus. Most freshmen get their first taste of the outdoors during First-Year Trips. Thrown into nature for five days (don’t worry, the camping part is more like two nights) with a group of strangers, this experience can seem daunting for some. Qian, who led a Trip last year, said that while the first day can be awkward, by the fifth day, students feel much more comfortable with their surroundings and with each other, and are more comfortable being themselves. Ramaiah said students should keep an

open mind about the program and its various activities. “No one knows what’s happening and no one knows anyone,” she said. “All you can do is just bring everything on the packing list.” Nevertheless, Qian added that freshmen do not necessarily have to love Trips. “Trips is really hyped up but it’s fine if you don’t get along with people on your Trip,” he said. “A lot of people don’t.” The outdoors is not for everyone. Perhaps echoing the feelings of many ’20s, Poddar was initially “so upset about having to go on Trips.” The main objective of Trips, however, is not to prove students’ adeptness at outdoor activities, she added. She said that during Trips, freshmen should turn to their trip leaders if they need any help. While many promote freshman year as a time for academic exploration, Ramaiah said that freshmen should put some thought into their academic plans and interests. “There is a happy medium between exploring everything and having everything planned out,” Ramaiah said. She added that freshmen should look to upperclassmen as mentors. “The odds that [upperclassmen] know somebody involved with something you’re interested in is much higher than you knowing someone,” Ramaiah said. For freshmen, the easiest way to make new friends is by joining clubs, student groups, sports teams or other organizations on campus. McGahan said that freshmen should try out new activities that they may not have done in high school, as they may end up uncovering new passions. Ultimately, McGahan noted that when looking back on college, what one remembers is laughing with friends, jumping in the river or going out for a birthday dinner – not the countless hours spent hunkered down in the library poring over schoolwork. McGahan’s final advice, echoing her father’s advice to give herself time to adjust to the College, is to take time for oneself to enjoy College in all its complexities.

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A Helping Hand: Campus Resources

College isn’t always easy. Here are some places to turn to when the going gets tough. FACT SHEET

By Nicholas Rodriguez

Academic Skills Center The Academic Skills Center is a catchall office for anyone who wants to up their performance in class. The ASC has experts on hand to guide you through your courses, whether it is by helping improve your time management skills or setting you up with a peer tutor or study group. This office also oversees the Learning at Dartmouth program, which is a seven-week course that teaches academic skills including note-taking, speed reading and time management. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located at 224 Baker, just outside the Tower Room. RWIT (Student Center for Research, Writing and Information Technology) RWIT is a focused resource for students looking for academic help. The Institute for Writing and Rhetoric, the Library and Academic Computing bring together faculty and students to help you organize your ideas and edit your essays. RWIT is conveniently located in Berry 183, between the First Floor Berry study space and King Arthur Flour café. Tutors are available by appointment.

can also come to the center for help with religious accommodations. Those interested in practicing mindfulness and meditation can also take part in the various meditation programs that this office offers. The office is located in the Tucker Center, which is behind Massachusetts Row and next to the Class of 1953 Commons, and is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Counseling and Human Development Office The Counseling and Human Development Office offers mental health services to all students, including short-term counseling and consultation.

Office of Religious and Spiritual Life The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life manages the various religious spaces and student groups on campus. Students

order to serve as a resource for students who have faced issues of sexual assault and relationship violence. They can be reached via blitz at any time, and services are kept confidential. Eating Disorder Peer Advisors (EDPAs) Similar to SAPAs, EDPAs provide peer resources to students with concerns about themselves or friends regarding eating disorders and nutrition. EDPA’s also undergo trainings in order to provide advice, accurate information, referrals and support to those who seek help. They are accessible via blitz at any time or in person by visiting the Student Wellness Center on the third floor of Robinson Hall. Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors (DAPAs) DAPAs are undergraduate students who have been trained to respond to questions about alcohol and other drug use in a non-threatening environment, focusing on delivering factual knowledge to their peers. DAPAs can provide support for students or friends who are struggling with abuse and addiction, explain how to seek help on campus and refer students in crisis. They can also be reached via blitz, or by calling the Student Wellness Center during regular hours.

Center for Professional Development The Center for Professional Development is a resource for helping students land internships and jobs. You can make an appointment to review your resume, brush up on your cover letters and run through interview strategies. The center also invites employers and connects them with students on campus via workshops and panels. The center also manages DartBoard, Dartmouth’s online job search site. The CPD is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is located on the second floor of 63 South Main Street. OPAL (Office of Pluralism and Leadership) OPAL aims to foster a global and diverse community at Dartmouth. They are best known for their mentorship programs, which include The First Year Student Enrichment Program (FYSEP). The office offers specialized advising programs for black students, international students, latinx students, pan Asian students and those studying women’s and gender studies. OPAL hosts community socials for various groups on campus, which are open to all first-year students. The office is also a resources for students to anonymously report bias incidents. OPAL is located in the Collis 205 suite.

develop “The D-Plan game,” a studentcreated app that helps international students develop their D-Plans. OVIS is located in Suite 303 at 63 South Main Street. Student Wellness Center The Student Wellness Center provides educational programs about violence prevention, relationships and sexual health and general wellness. They also publish a newsletter, The Stall Street Journal, which is posted in bathrooms around campus. The Wellness Center also runs the Sexual Assault Peer Advisor, Eating Disorder Peer Advisor, Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor and Movement Against Violence programs, and works to connect students

Movement Against Violence (MAV) MAV is a student-run organization that serves to educate other students about the beliefs, attitudes and behaviors contributing to sexual violence on campus, according to its website. MAV facilitates workshops with various student groups and Greek houses throughout the year. MAV is sponsored by the Student Wellness Center.

The office also offers same-day services for students experiencing crises and emergencies. The office is located on the second floor of Dick’s House and is open for regular hours Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., though they can be reached by calling Safety and Security at any time (603-646-4000). Office of Visa and Immigration Services (OVIS) OVIS provides a range of services for international students, including help with visas, work authorizations and tax information. The office also helped

Dick’s House Dick’s House is an oncampus medical service where students can fill and pick up prescriptions, make appointments and receive medical care including routine check-ups, STD testing and flu shots. Dick’s House also receives students who have been “Good Sammed,” which is the colloquial term for when a concerned student calls Safety and Security in order to assist a peer who is dangerously intoxicated. NORA MASLER/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF Dick’s House is located at to resources that can help them regardless 5 Rope Ferry Road and is open for clinic of what facet of personal wellness they appointments Monday through Friday hope to improve. The center also features from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for urgent care a free safer sex bar, a massage chair Monday through Friday from 4:30 p.m. 6 and occasional visits from therapy dogs. p.m. The center is located on the third floor of Robinson Hall and is open Monday Office of Residential Life (ORL) through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Office of Residential Life is one of the first stops that first-year students make on campus. The ORL handles Sexual Assault Peer Advisors (SAPAs) everything from room draw to interim SAPA is a peer advising group storage options, and is located in North sponsored by the Student Wellness Massachusetts Hall. This office is open Center. Each individual peer advisor has Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 undergone a 32 hour training program in p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Students discuss community and music through a cappella member, enjoys singing Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off already had a hand in like steering of You,” in which O’Leary sing the group in a certain direction or the solo. Both Vernice and O’Leary included on how the group funcfound singing at an internment tions,” Golitizin said. Similarly, DeAngelo said that ceremony at the USS Arizona memorial in the group helped Hawaii to be eased her transia memorable tioning into Dart- “I know this might experience. mouth, especially sound trite, but I T h e g ro u p when it came to honestly cannot sang in memtalking to profesory of John sors or even learn- imagine Dartmouth Langdell, a ing how to open with them.” recently deher Hinman box. ceased ofNick Vernice ficer who ’18 said that the -NICK VERNICE ’18, SING had been co-ed a cappella DYNASTY MEMBER stationed group, Sing Dyon the USS nasty or “the Arizona durSings” since their ing the Pearl founding in 2008, has prided themselves on taking members Harbor attacks. The group sang the Navy hymn, based solely on their vocal talent. “Amazing Grace” and “When the “You see there are certain homogeneities in the [a capella] Saints Go Marching In,” the ofgroups that exist on campus and ficer’s favorite song. He said the we try actively never to define experience was “very powerful,” ourselves on a persona,” he said. enjoying “seeing how we were Vernice said one of his favorite able to add to [the ceremony].” songs is a Sings classic, “Chicago” Similarly, Vernice calls singing at by Sufjan Stevens, though he is the ceremony his proudest moment also partial to their current ar- in the Sings. “I know this might sound trite, rangement of “Hello” by Adele. Owen O’Leary ’19, another Sings but I honestly cannot imagine FROM A CAPPELLA PAGE 18

Dartmouth without them,” Vernice said. “When I think about my most fond moments on and off this campus it has always been with the Sings.” He said the group provides emotional support for him, but it also intellectually challenges him. Vernice noted that the Sings’

members fall across the political spectrum and the group has a GroupMe dedicated to discussing issues called “Sings Phil 101” which he always reads. “[I’m] glad that I tricked the Sings into letting me in so I had a group of upperclassmen that were obligated to spend time with me,”

joked O’Leary, quoting his online Sings bio. “Hopefully now, at least, some of them enjoy spending time with me.” O’Leary said at Dartmouth, a capella can be a nice way to make friends and to have a social group that is an alternative to “that party life” or rushing a Greek house.

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The Rockapellas, an all-female a cappella group, performs in front of an audience at Dartmouth.

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Class of 2020 recruits prepare for athletics at the College By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff

As Dartmouth welcomes a new class of students to campus, the various Big Green athletic teams will soon see their programs infused with new talent. The Class of 2020 recruiting class hails from across the country and the world, and like several members from the previous freshman class, could easily impact the Ivy League in their first season in Hanover. What follows are short profiles of some of these incoming athletes. Micah Croom ’20, football As part of the squad that achieved Dartmouth’s first Ivy League title in nearly two decades last year, the defensive unit — one of the best in the nation — served as the backbone of the team. While the fact that only one defensive starter returns in 2016 poses a problem, the Big Green will soon begin to receive reinforcements on the defensive side. That starts with Croom, a standout safety/defensive from La Mirada, California who received a scout grade of 73 from ESPN. As he plans to make the trek across the country to Hanover, Croom pointed to several key moments that led up to this point in his life. Growing up in the Los Angeles metropolitan area — one traditionally rife with football talent — Croom said that during his football upbringing he always played against tougher and older competition, preparing him well for the collegiate stage. While several schools were on Croom’s radar during the recruitment process, Dartmouth stood out for a few reasons. For one, the incoming freshman attributed much of his attraction to Dartmouth to a serious balance between athletics and academics, in contrast with Bowl Championship Series schools that don’t always fully uphold the studentathlete paradigm. “It was very different from any other offer I had received,” Croom said regarding this point. “The culture that I got to experience there was unlike any other.” That culture was one he got to experienced first-hand, when Croom visited Dartmouth on Jan. 9. “I went up there with my father, we landed in Boston,” Croom said about his travels. “We drove to Hanover from the Boston airport, which was probably the best decision, because that kind of sold [the school] itself, just seeing the scenery along the way, the geography, the trees, the

forest. We went up in the winter time too. To me, coming from southern California, especially LA, seeing snow is like seeing a deer on its hind legs, I’ve never seen something like that before.” During his visit, Croom found a family environment among the players, and facilities that competed with those at a Football Bowl Subdivision school. Along with the world-class education, he said it was hard to say no to the offer. “Even though I was there for four days, it felt like I had been there a month,” Croom said. “I was just that comfortable being there. And I didn’t feel that comfortable at any other school.” Three current football players reached out to Croom during his stay in Hanover: Charles Mack ’18, Emory Thompson ’18 and Kyran McKinney-Crudden ’18, the last of whom was his host. Croom said that in talking with these three players, what captivated and brought them to Dartmouth also captivated him. Moreover, Croom was able to talk to alumni like former star cornerback Vernon Harris ’16, who now plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and shares the same position as Croom. “All of those guys just gave me more assurance and confidence in making the right decision,” Croom said. Looking ahead to the fall, Croom expressed his excitement to join a program on the heels of one of its greatest recent accomplishments. “To come off with that momentum, it’s a great place to come in at because there’s an energy there especially coming off a championship,” he said. Cha’Mia Rothwell ’20, women’s track and field Having started running at the age of six with her club team, the Durham Striders — her same team through this summer — Rothwell will bring a very useful versatility to Dartmouth’s track and field team having excelled in various events beforehand. Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, Rothwell began her track career just competing in sprint events. Her skills eventually allowed her to branch out to other areas: first to high jumps, then hurdles — which Rothwell views as one of her best events, as well as her favorite — and most recently on long jump. Rothwell is also the first Big Green women’s track and field recruit to have posted a 100-meters hurdles time inside 14 seconds. While she knows she’ll compete in the hurdles and long jump, Rothwell

said that she won’t be limited to those events. Rothwell singled out a few things that have prepared her to run track at Dartmouth, including having competed in national events and thus against some of the tougher competition in the country for her club. “Just trusting in my training and my coaches brought me a long way,” Rothwell also mentioned as part of her preparation. “And just being confident in my abilities and what I know I can do. Just bringing that to the collegiate level is all I think I really need.” After initially receiving a phone call from one of the Dartmouth coaches last July, Rothwell wasn’t considering the College, but eventually it landed on her top few schools. “I took a visit the first week in October, and I really loved it,” she said. “I felt like I fit in well with the team, I loved my coaches. One thing that just stuck out to me was that I felt like I could see myself there [unlike with other schools].” Rothwell also mentioned her future coach connecting with her family as figuring heavily into her own decision-making. “One thing that I noticed was that the head coach [Sandy Ford-Centonze] right off the bat formed a very strong relationship with my mom, and that was something I really admired,” Rothwell said. “Considering that I’m 12 to 13 hours away from home, I like that they established a relationship right away.”

Looking ahead to starting her track career with the Big Green, Rothwell laid out several goals she has for herself. Starting with getting adjusted and helping out where she can with the team, Rothwell lists striving to break a couple school records in her events, winning an Ivy League championship for the women’s team and eventually trying to go to NCAA meet and place in the top eight there as long-term goals.

Zach Kalk ’20, men’s soccer In winning its second consecutive Ivy League title last season, the Dartmouth men’s soccer team was led in large part by several talented freshmen who accounted for nearly half of the team’s goals scored. In 2016, the program will hope for that same type of support from the freshman class, among whom is midfielder Kalk. Born in Toronto, Canada and having played soccer since he was three years old, Kalk arrives in Hanover with a decorated career playing north of the border. As part of playing for his U14 club team the Klineburg Lions, Kalk won the Canadian national championship, and during his time with his U16 team, the incoming freshman won his Ontario provincial cup and played in national competition. Currently playing for the semi-pro Woodbridge Strikers, Kalk said experiences with various different coaches and playing alongside older players who have since moved up in the soccer ranks has spurred his develop-

ment as a player. Last year, Kalk went to Berkshire school, a prep school in Sheffield, Massachusetts, where current Dartmouth soccer player Justin Donawa ’19 and Jack Harrison, 2016 MLS Superdraft number one pick and current MLS player, went to school. “I wasn’t in much contact with [Harrison], but I got to play with him a few times with [his club] Black Rock FC, which was awesome, and I’ve met him a few times,” Kalk said about his experiences with these players. “This past December, with Black Rock, we went to IMG showcase. Justin came with [the team] and we got to play together and spend the whole week together in Florida. That was probably our best bonding experience, getting to play soccer together every day and living together. Just finding out about the [Dartmouth soccer] program, asking questions about how he liked it.” Education came first in Kalk’s college decision-making process. Along with the recent successes of the Big Green soccer program, Dartmouth became a very compelling option because of this balance. Moreover, having a brother at Dartmouth — Corey Kalk ’18, a forward on the men’s hockey team — paved a way for Kalk to talk with some of the Dartmouth soccer players during his visits to Hanover. The familial tie at Dartmouth further motivated Kalk’s choice to come to SEE RECRUITS PAGE 33

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I’ve sat at my computer for a while, trying and had a lot of fun with them as I settled to think of some piece of overarching wis- into Dartmouth. But when I went home dom that I, with one year of college under for winterim, part of me felt unfulfilled. my belt, can share with you Dartmouth My high school friends told me about the newbies. But as I’m sure you’ll discover new activities they had taken on that were soon enough, when you inevitably end up unavailable in my small hometown. I had in the stacks at 4 a.m. having just drunk been so stressed by all the new experiences the last dregs from your Red Bull and with during fall term that, instead of taking three pages left in that on new opportunities, seemingly pointless “The friends I made I had settled into the essay for the freshman same routine at Dartwriting course you got come from all over the mouth, spending each stuck with because all world, have majors that day around the same the others filled up, people without really sometimes the words range from chemistry pushing myself to exjust don’t come to you. to theater and spend plore new academic Well, I guess I do their free time climbing subjects. have one thing to say. I didn’t regret First of all, welcome to mountains, developing how I spent my fall Dartmouth. I haven’t term, but for the next business projects and met any of you yet, but term I made it my goal I can’t wait to see all of even writing their own to branch out a little you around campus. more. I met some new books.” You’re all unique and people, took a Russian bring something of literature course (I’m your own to the Dartmouth community. now pursuing a minor in the subject) and That uniqueness that you all possess later joined Divest Dartmouth, a climate makes it difficult to come up with one piece activism group on campus. By branching of advice, one motto for you to live by as you out, I felt like I got to experience more of acclimate to Dartmouth. For me, my favor- what Dartmouth has to offer, beyond the ite part of my first year more widely discussed wasn’t the informative “I had settled into access to frats and long classes, the incredible pong lines. In pushing professors, the famed the same routine at myself to take outsideDartmouth traditions Dartmouth, spending of-the-box courses, I or even the frat parfound a passion for a ties. Rather, I learned each day around the new academic subject. and grew so much as a same people without Socially, I met people person by being around with backgrounds and so many different types really pushing myself to identities I had never of people. The friends explore new academic come across before, and I made come from all discovered a lot about over the world, have subjects.” myself through getting majors that range from to know them. chemistry to theater Looking back and spend their free time climbing moun- at my freshman year, I guess my piece of tains, developing business projects and even advice would be to embrace yourself. As writing their own books. our most cherished alum, Dr. Seuss, said, People will tell you not to take on too “There is no one alive who is youer than much your freshman fall, and they have a you.” I would add to this, there is no one valid point. You will probably not be able to around you who is “themer than them.” attend the meetings for Everyone at Dartmouth all 26 clubs you signed “As our most cherished brings something of up for at the activity their own to campus, fair, work a job, and get alum, Dr. Seuss, said, and that’s really what’s straight A’s like you did “There is no one alive special about coming to in high school. If you college. somehow manage to who is youer than So when you pull that off, you need you.” I would add to see new faces in Foco or to a) talk to someone at sit next to new people in Dick’s House about the this, there is no one classes, introduce yourfact that you haven’t around you who is self. At the activity fair, slept in two weeks, and find something you’ve b) let me use one of those ‘themer than them.’ always sort of been in20 meal swipes each terested in but had never week that you don’t have the time to use. pursued, and go to a meeting even if none However, there is a benefit flip side to of your friends are going. And when you taking on as much as you can. Pretty quickly stare down at that empty Red Bull can at into my freshman year, I found myself stick- 4 a.m., toss it out. That class might not be ing mainly to the same friend group. I’m for you, but there are so many other things still good friends with a lot of those people, at Dartmouth that could be.

Welcome, first-years, to the Big Green! So when reality doesn’t live up to your As I type this, it is only now really hitting me expectations — when you don’t click with that it has been a whopping four years since your trippees or when you discover that I wrote my own college applications. Yet the Homecoming just isn’t for you — it can feel passage of time has not dulled my memory like it’s your fault. After all, Dartmouth has of how grueling the process was, so thank you created all of these opportunities for you — if for your hard work and congratulations! you’re not enjoying them, it’s because you’re It can be difficult to decide which colleges not trying. And when you fail, when you don’t to apply to, let alone which to ultimately enroll make varsity or when you don’t get into the in. In that regard, Dartmouth has a leg up on theater group you auditioned for, it can feel the competition. After all, Dartmouth makes like you’re not good enough. many promises to its students: one of the But, here’s the secret: that is not true. You country’s highest quality educations, the abil- being here is proof that you are more than ity to conduct research with world-renowned good enough, and you are not to blame for professors, a multitude of study abroad and any negative or disappointing experiences off-campus programs and access to intern- you almost certainly will have at some point ships and, ultimately, careers anywhere in the during your time here. Dartmouth paints an world. And it’s true; you can definitely find idyllic image of the “College on the hill,” but, these opportunities and more at Dartmouth, just like anywhere else, there are both good and I hope you find any and every experience and bad things about Dartmouth. I hope you are looking for. you find only the good ones; but know that Within this “unique” experience that the bad ones are not as uncommon as they Dartmouth offers, there are seem, and they most certainly also plenty of opportunities are not your fault. for fun, including first-year “I almost It’s just that, sometimes, trips, Homecoming, Winter what Dartmouth sells and what sacrificed the Carnival and Green Key, not you get — and sometimes, what to mention countless sports Dartmouth you really want — can look teams and extracurricular different. Perhaps your experience that I very organizations. There are also first-year trip will be unforgetmany traditions, such as Winter wanted in favor table fun, or your sophomore Carnival’s “polar bear plunge” summer will be your favorite of the one that and the “Ledyard Challenge,” term ever, as Dartmouth promamong others. With so many Dartmouth sells.” ises they will be; perhaps they things to do and so little time, won’t. All experiences — all however, it can be easy to your experiences — are valid. develop a fear of missing out, or FOMO — You are valid. a feeling that I assure you many, if not all, So whether you are feeling the pressure Dartmouth students are familiar with. to do 120 laps around a raging bonfire or to I know I am. When I decided to skip join a Greek house, know that you are not sophomore summer, the supposed pinnacle alone and that whatever decision you make of the Dartmouth undergraduate experience, is perfectly okay. Your time here doesn’t have to go on a language study abroad program to to look like a typical Dartmouth experience, Japan, I had second thoughts. The doubts, the because, truthfully, there is no such thing. By FOMO, that had been looming in my head virtue of having been accepted and enrollsince the moment I made the decision grew ing at Dartmouth, you are an “archetypal” ever larger as my peers excitedly discussed Dartmouth student, and your experience is their sophomore summer plans — swimming a “Dartmouth experience,” even if it doesn’t in the river, hiking the local trails and making include first-year trips, sophomore summer frequent trips to Ice Cream Fore-U — until I or anything else we are told is stereotypically earnestly considered changing my mind. “Dartmouth.” But I didn’t. I boarded a plane in June and Make the decisions that work for you, headed to Tokyo, marking my first time ever whether that means doing the polar bear leaving the United States, and I am so glad plunge every single year or not at all. Join the that I did. I got to explore new places, meet organizations that matter to you, even if none new people, eat new foods and learn a new of them end up being varsity sports teams language — and I almost gave all of this up or Greek houses. Study the major that grabs for sophomore summer. I almost sacrificed your interest, whether it is “marketable” or the Dartmouth experience that I wanted in otherwise. And choose the D-Plan that makes favor of the one that Dartmouth sells. you happy, even if that means you might miss There can be intense pressure to not only a whole year of Dartmouth to travel, a decipartake in but to also thoroughly enjoy Dart- sion that I made and one that I would make mouth festivities — the events that supposedly again in a heartbeat. distinguish Dartmouth as special. Between the They say that starting college is starting people who proclaim that they have become a new chapter of your life, and it is — so best friends with their trippees and the hype write what you want in it and don’t worry surrounding Homecoming, you may begin if it doesn’t look quite like the next person’s. to feel this pressure even in just your first few Your story is enough. You are enough. And I weeks at Dartmouth, and this pressure to have truly hope that Dartmouth becomes a place a Dartmouth experience to write home about that you can call home, whatever that means will crop up time and time again. to you.

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One of the deciding factors in my choice professors and resources. Indeed, come to attend Dartmouth two years ago was your sophomore year, having an academic the intimacy of Hanover, the campus, advisor of your own choosing is incredibly classes and social life. Dartmouth’s “per- helpful. Having a faculty member whose sonality” is apparent from Dimensions in subject area you are interested in and April, to Trips in August, to orientation in someone who is aware of your academic September. Coming from an impersonal strengths and weaknesses will help you suburban New York town and moving to as you decide what you want to major in Hanover and experiencing the intimacy of and work toward completing a degree. If Dartmouth was the most profound, and at you decide to go on one of Dartmouth’s times uncomfortable, part of my freshman language or foreign study programs or apfall. ply for an internship or graduate program, Hanover is Dartmouth and Dartmouth having a professor who can attest to your is Hanover. In the Dartmouth experience, character in a recommendation letter or academics, extracurricpotentially connect you ular activities, athletics, an employer will do “Hanover is Dartmouth to social life and Greek life you wonders. are all linked. Everyone and Dartmouth If you are paracclimates to “living” ticularly interested in is Hanover. In Dartmouth’s intimacy in a professor’s area of their own way, empha- the Dartmouth research or want to sizing some areas over more, ask them if experience, academics, learn others. For me, some they would like to grab of my most productive extracurricular a meal. The dean’s ofexperiences of Dartfice pays for professoractivities, athletics, mouth’s intimacy have student lunches at Pine been my interactions social life and Greek in the Hanover Inn, and with faculty. To get the life are all linked.” student groups sponsor most out of Dartmouth’s meals at restaurants world class faculty, you around town. For me should take advantage of personally, the opportuthe small class sizes and plentiful opportuni- nity to sit down and talk with a professor ties to interact personally with professors about an academic interest more inforoutside of class. mally, as well as your hopes, aspirations and Coming to Dartmouth, you may or may background is an invaluable and unique not know what you want to study. Even if aspect of Dartmouth. If you are interested you think you do, this may change over in research, Dartmouth faculty love involvyour time here. Regardless, during your ing students in their work. In this way, you freshman year, you will most likely take a can get involved in a professor’s studies, diverse array of courses — a writing class further your expertise and gain experience and a first-year seminar, distributive re- in scholarship and research. Just ask! quirements and classes If you decide to work of interest, possibly a “Even in the few classes on a senior thesis, you language. Your writing have already dewith teaching assistants, will and first-year seminar veloped a foundation courses and language professors often go out for advising and the course (if you choose to knowledge of how to of their way to make take one) will be quite conduct research. small, facilitating daily themselves available Even if you interaction with peers are not interested in to their students, with research or going on and your professors. While many introduc- many taking an interest a study abroad, you tory major courses in in their students’ wellshould get to know popular departments your professors simply will be large, mid- to being and success because they are typiupper-level classes in beyond the classroom.” cally interesting, kind various departments and caring people. Beare also quite small. ing able to interact so Regardless of the class personally with faculty size, going to your professor’s office hours is a privilege all Dartmouth students have, during your freshman fall is essential. Dur- and one that not all students take advantage ing this time, one can ask for help, seek of. Even in the few classes with teaching general guidance or just talk about the assistants, professors often go out of their course or a mutually interesting subject. way to make themselves available to their You may have a particular interest in the students, with many taking an interest subject or the professor’s research. In these in their students’ well-being and success circumstances, office hours can become less beyond the classroom. For me, interacting of a place to seek help in class and more with Dartmouth faculty has been one of the so one to discuss your long-term academic defining features of my Dartmouth experigoals. A professor can act as an informal ence, and something I hope all incoming advisor, directing you to other courses, ’20s take advantage of.

“It is a small college, yet there are those ing male athletes that has inspired fun but who love it.” gendered movies such as “Animal House.” Whether you’ve heard this on “Scandal” Meanwhile, resources for activities once or through the actual 1819 Dartmouth Col- seen as feminine, such as dance, are scant lege v. Woodward case, you may eventually or undeveloped. The lack of a presence of begin to feel this way, too. After finishing women at Dartmouth during a time when my first year, I know I do. A huge part of such activities were often restricted to women Dartmouth’s identity is holding firm to means that these activities are still in the staunch traditions, and I like this quote shadows. because it reminds me of The same holds true for Dartmouth’s two-and-apeople of color. Currently, half-century-long history “The college’s long student groups like Asian/ and the endearing intimacy history means that Asian American Students that is particularly strong at for Action call to strengthit is well-established en ethnic study programs this small, old school. As someone who ap- and its members at Dartmouth. Dartmouth preciates nostalgia and was initially founded as a anything old-fashioned, tend to be close-knit, school to educate Native I enjoy many of Dart- but it can also be Americans, but partly due mouth’s traditions. I loved to his inability to recruit my first-year trip, despite resistant to change.” enough Native Americans having an intense fear of to attend the school, Eleainsects and cabins in the zar Wheelock shifted the middle of nowhere. I loved sipping a latte school’s purpose and focus toward white from KAF and walking through the elaborate Americans. Yet embedded in Dartmouth’s ice sculptures on the snow-covered Green insignia and its motto are symbols and depicwith my friends during Winter Carnival. tions of Native Americans that appropriate Most of all, I love being able to say that I their culture. To make up for the exclusion write for America’s oldest college newspaper. and cultural ridicule of the past, ethnic study But I also acknowledge the reality that programs and sensitivity about racial slurs the traditions I enjoy so much only became and jokes are especially important now, but accessible to women in 1972; that the first the presence of flyers such as those mockAsian woman, Theresa Look, didn’t graduate ing Indigenous People’s Day shows that the until a year later. The college’s long history school has a long way to go. means that it is well-established and its But for those of you already aware of members tend to be close-knit, but it can these uncomfortable truths, I urge you to also be resistant to change. Holding fast to remember that these issues are not unique to tradition allows us to participate in activities Dartmouth. We must seek action yet remain founded centuries ago, but it also allowed the patient. To see students write hateful comschool to reject coeducation three separate ments on Yik Yak about those simply trying times, first in 1872, before finally becoming to call out racism on a national and local the last Ivy to allow it in 1972. To continue scale, or to see misogynist behavior in frats, making Dartmouth welcome for everyone can be frustrating and disheartening. But here, we must be aware of its traditions for remembering the past reminds us that much its benefits and its flaws. of Dartmouth’s progress on inclusivity came Recent campus political issues and later in its history, so we cannot expect it to be incidents, such as the perfect yet. Rather, we can Black Lives Matter and begin to take responsibility #FightForFacultyofColor “Traditions are for continually improving movements, the posting its inclusivity. part of the reason and prompt removal of Traditions are part of the Blue Lives Matter flyers, the I love our school. reason I love our school. posting of flyers mocking However, we must not let However, we must Indigenous People’s Day tradition lead to exclusivity as well as Native Americans not let tradition and resistance to necessary and national issues such change. My encounter lead to exclusivity as campus sexual assault with the Dartmouth alummake certain aspects of our and resistance to nae serves as a reminder College’s history especially necessary change.” that we should be aware relevant today. of this school’s history — I met a friendly Concord both how far the school has resident, part of that first class of women come in recent years and how much we still to attend the College, over the summer at need to improve. As new students, we need a political event for women. Though my you to help shape the dialogue. Let’s celebrate complaints about rigid gender roles seemed the traditions of the past while striving for small compared to the blatant sexism she progress in the future. I like Dartmouth’s faced during her time at the College, our traditions because they make me feel like a experiences are not unrelated. Some of Dart- part of a larger whole. Entering Dartmouth mouth’s traditions can often be described as critical of its history and open to change hyper-masculine, with a social scene centered will allow the best Dartmouth traditions to around fraternities and a history of celebrat- become accessible to a wider range of people.

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Alumni compete in 2016 Olympics in Rio By CHIRS SHIM The Dartmouth Staff

A previous version of this article was published on July 15. Despite Dartmouth’s small size, the university is well represented by seven alumni at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro this August. The Olympians include three representatives from the track and field team, two from the crew team, one from the cycling team, and one from the rugby team. Meet the seven athletes and Big Green alumni competing in Rio from Aug. 5 to 21. Follow The Dartmouth on Twitter @thedartmouth for live updates on Dartmouth Olympians. Abbey D’Agostino ’14 is representing the United States in the 5,000-meters on the track. It seemed that her season was over after she finished fifth at the Olympic Trials race in Eugene, Oregon, as only the top three finishers qualify to compete at the Olympics. However, when winner Molly Huddle and fourth-place finisher Emily Infeld decided to focus on the 10,000 meters instead, a spot opened up for D’Agostino. The spot was well earned for D’Agostino, who placed fourth and missed qualifying for the Olympics in 2012 by less than a second in the same event, while still a sophomore at Dartmouth. The Topsfield, Massachusetts native was a 7-time national champion, including two national titles in the 5,000 at the outdoor national championships and two at the indoor national championships, as well as a 16time Ivy League champion during her time representing the Big Green. D’Agostino will make her debut on the track on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in the first round of the women’s 5,000. Anthony Fahden ’08 is representing the United States for a second time on the men’s lightweight four team. Fahden and the U.S. men’s lightweight four team placed second in their heat on Saturday, Aug. 6, completing the 2-kilometer distance in 6:05.61 and advancing to the semifinals. Fahden’s third-place finish at the 2016 World Rowing Cup in Varese, Italy, this past April earned him a spot on the U.S. National team. Fahden looks to improve on his eighthplace finish in London four years ago in Rio. While at Dartmouth, Fahden led Dartmouth’s varsity eight to the 2007 EARC Eastern

Sprints title and earned All-Ivy honors. Fahden and the lightweight fours qualified for the Final B on Thursday, Aug. 11, after an eighth place finish in the semifinals on Tuesday. Sean Furey ’04, TH ’05 and ’06, qualified to represent the United States in the javelin. Despite finishing 11th at the Olympic Trials, out of the top qualifying three, Furey will be heading to Rio thanks to meeting the requisite Olympic A standard distance of 272 feet, 3.0 inches earlier this year. Furey will be returning to the Olympics for a second time, having placed 37th four years ago in the javelin in London. At Dartmouth, the Metheun, Massachusetts native majored in engineering sciences, won an Ivy League title in the javelin in 2005, and set the school record of 242-feet, 3.0 inches. Furey will begin with the qualifying round in the javelin on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Madison Hughes ’15 leads the U.S. Rugby Sevens to the first Olympics to include rugby since 1924. As the captain of the team since his senior year at Dartmouth, Hughes led the team to a first place finish at the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens Championships in June 2015 to earn a spot in Rio. The fullback was named to the Collegiate Rugby Championship AllTournament team three times during his time at Dartmouth, missing the championships in his senior year, coincidentally, to help the U.S. team qualify for Rio. Hughes and the U.S. Sevens team defeated Brazil 26-0 but lost to Argentina 17-13 and Fiji 24-19 in pool play on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The team then topped Brazil 24-12 the next day to determine standing outside of the top eight. The United States will play Spain on Thursday for the ninth place spot. Josh Konieczny ’13 is the other Dartmouth representative on the U.S. rowing team competing in Rio. Konieczny and double sculls partner Andrew Campbell, Jr. placed second in their heat on Monday, Aug. 8, completing the 2-kilometer distance in 6:26.56 and qualified for the semifinals. A former captain of the lightweight crew team at Dartmouth, Konieczny and Campbell won the double sculls at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials at the end of April in Sarasota, Florida. Konieczny SEE OLYMPICS PAGE 33

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looks to improve on their fourthplace international finish at the second world cup event in 2015. Hailing from Milbury, Ohio, Konieczny majored in Economics and was a part of the varsity lightweight eight team that placed third at the 2013 Eastern Sprints. Konieczny and Campbell will compete in the semifinals on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Alexi Pappas ’12 will represent Greece in the 2016 Olympic Games on the track in the 10,000-meter race. Pappas, who is a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Greece, set the Greek national record in the 10,000 on May 1, and is ranked 46th in the world in the 10k and also competes in the 5000-meter and the 3000-meter steeplechase. The first time Olympian, who majored in English and creative writing at Dartmouth, is also an accomplished filmmaker and competes for the Oregon Track

Club. Pappas will compete in the final of the 10,000 on Friday, Aug. 12. Evelyn Stevens ’05 is representing the U.S. in the cycling road race. Stevens placed 12th in the women’s road race on Sun, Aug. 7, completing the 85-mile race in 3 hours, 52 seconds and 43 seconds. Stevens was just over a minute behind the gold medalist, Anna van der Breggan of the Netherlands. This is Stevens’ second trip to the Olympics, having placed 24th in the road race in London four years ago, just 27 seconds behind the gold. A former tennis player, she stumbled into cycling by chance and has ridden with it to become the among the top 25 road cyclists in the world. A former tennis player, Stevens left her job on Wall Street to focus full-time on her cycling career. Stevens also competed in the women’s individual time trial on Wednesday, Aug. 10, finishing in 10th place.

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Dartmouth as well. Having already met many players on the team and with knowledge of the Big Green’s current stature in the Ivy League, Kalk said he looks forward to taking the field in the fall and continuing the program’s successes. “I’m just really looking forward to getting on campus and being a part of the team and the opportunity of playing on such a high level, and just having the chance to learn from the older guys,” Kalk said. “The team consists of so many great players from around the states and the world, it think it’s just a really good opportunity to improve as a player and a person, and I’m just looking forward to what the team can achieve in the future.” Chuyang Guan ’20, women’s tennis Starting her tennis career at the age of seven, for much of her

life incoming Dartmouth women’s tennis freshman Guan was driven by a lofty goal that intertwined her academic and athletic aspirations. “When I was a child, my dream [was] always to study at a top university and play high level tennis,” Guan said. “So having the opportunity to study and represent Dartmouth as a member of the tennis team fulfills my lifelong dream. [This dream] has been carrying me these last 10 years.” Coming from San Antonio, Texas, Guan has participated in a tennis academy for eight years along with playing for her high school team. Attaining national high school tennis All-American honors in 2016 and being ranked 55th in the country, Guan believes her prior tennis experiences have prepared her well to compete in the Ivy League. “On the court, I deal with a lot of adversity, I’ve learned how to deal with pressure,” Guan said about her readiness coming into

college. “I think that has made me a stronger player.” After committing to Dartmouth in November of 2015, Guan didn’t come to visit Hanover until February of this year. During her visit, she really enjoyed spending time with the team and took note of the high academic level at the school. “I just fell in love with everything,” she said about her time in February. “The campus was the perfect size for me. Meeting the team, I thought the team chemistry was really good. Everybody seemed like a family together.” As she prepares to come to Dartmouth in the fall, Guan expressed optimism for what she’ll do in the tennis program and outside of it. “I’m hoping that I will do well both on and off the court,” Guan said about her expectations for being at Dartmouth. “I’m hoping I can at least earn a spot on the lineup, and I really look forward to playing for the team.”

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Male Athlete of the Year

The D Sports Awards Brian Male Athlete of the Year: McLaughlin

Brian McLaughlin ’18 Duncan Robinson ’16

Skiing

Baseball

Brian McLaughlin ’18 turned in a fantastic season for the men’s Alpine ski team that earned him All-American First Team honors in the slalom after a third place finish in the NCAA Championships. McLaughlin finished both of the day’s runs in a total time of 1 minute 24.68 seconds. Consistently ranked in the top 15 in giant slalom and slalom rankings for the East Coast, he entered the Championship as the fourth ranked skier in the East. This was due in large part to his incredible consistency on the slopes. He finished no lower than fourth during his carnival season, including five podium finishes in the six races he completed. Those podium results included second place finishes in the first Carnival of the season at Bates College as well as back-to-back second place finishes at the Dartmouth and Williams College Carnivals. The Topsfield, Massachusetts native will play an integral role in the men’s Alpine ski team’s success once again next season.

Although the Dartmouth baseball team had its run of eight consecutive Red Rolfe division titles broken this past season, starting pitcher Duncan Robinson ’16 continued to dominate opposing batters on the mound. Having been a standout pitcher for much of his time in Hanover, Robinson became the Big Green Pitcher of the Year his sophomore year, was the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year his junior year and had a superb senior season, landing him a spot on the 2016 All-Ivy League first team. Winning first team honors for the third straight season, he now joins a group of only 23 Ivy League players all-time to achieve this dominance over three seasons, and the first one from Dartmouth to do so in seven years. Across all the most important metric for pitchers in 2016, Robinson topped all competitors, posting the best strikeout percentage, lowest walk percentage and the best fielding-independent pitching mark in the conference.

Brian McLaughlin ’18, the only sophomore on the slate of Male Athletes of the Year, ran away with the title this past year. McLaughlin collected a whopping 78.4 percent of the vote. The outstanding skiier looks to continue his success next season after earning

Jack Barre ’16

All-American First Team honors in the slalom on an impressive run at the NCAA Championsips. Duncan Robinson ’16 finished in second place with 10.8 percent of the votes. Dartmouth baseball will sorely miss his presence on the mound.

Stefan Cleveland ’16 Will McNamara ’16

Ice Hockey

Soccer

Football

When Nick Bligh ’16 went down with an injury against the University of Vermont on Jan. 8, it seemed the men’s hockey team may have been on the verge of losing the momentum they had gained from their victory in the Ledyard Classic. However, Jack Barre ’16 picked up the slack in the Big Green’s offense created by Bligh’s absence. The Big Green rolled to nine wins in its next 12 games, and during that stretch, Barre was the team’s primary offensive catalyst. In many ways, Barre is the quintessential Dartmouth hockey player. He is highly responsible in his own end, a diligent shot blocker, a key penalty killer and tremendously hard-working in the offensive zone. In the 20152016 season, he consistently went to the dirty areas of the ice and was rewarded on the score sheet. Despite playing just a few shifts in the postseason before being sidelined with injury, Barre led the Big Green in goals, assists and points, while posting a plus-18 rating that led the entire Ivy League. Barre was named First Team All-Ivy and received the Phelan Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player.

Dartmouth men’s soccer won its second consecutive Ivy League title behind the phenomenal season from co-captain and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland ’16. The senior from Dayton, Ohio posted a .62 goals-against average, .25 points better than the second closest player that saw at least 500 minutes. After losing star striker Alex Adelabu ’15 last year, the men’s soccer team needed to find another driving force. No Dartmouth player scored more than four goals all season, but thanks to Cleveland, who was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Ivy, the team finished 12-6-1 overall and 6-1 in the Ivy League. Cleveland posted a 9-4-1 record in net, with all nine victories coming from clean sheets. The team’s regular season title propelled the squad into the NCAA Tournament, where it defeated Hartwick College in the first round before losing to No. 6 Syracuse University in the second round. Cleveland was always quick to credit the team’s defense for making his job easier, but nevertheless the goalkeeper played an integral part in the Big Green’s success.

As part of the team that led Dartmouth football to a share of its first Ivy League title in almost two decades, Will McNamara ’16 closed out a terrific Big Green career during the fall of 2015. The Chicago native led the team in tackles for a second straight year, notched the second most interceptions conference-wide and ranked fifth in the Ivy League in stops per game with 7.7. McNamara served as the linchpin of a stalwart Dartmouth defensive unit that led the entire nation with only 10.1 points yielded per game last season. As a result of all of his achievements, the senior captain received a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection at linebacker for the second straight season. McNamara also won the 2015 Reggie Williams Award at Dartmouth for leadership and was a defensive finalist for the Bushnell Cup, the award given to the best players in the Ivy League. McNamara was part of the team that earned Dartmouth its first national ranking since 1996, named No. 23 in the FCS. ANNIE DUNCAN/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

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The D Sports Awards Yejadai Female Athlete of the Year: Dunn

Softball

Jaclyn Leto ’16 Lacrosse

After becoming the second Dartmouth softball player to ever win the Ivy League Player of the Year award last year, Katie McEachern ’16 picked up right where she left off, becoming just the first Dartmouth and third Ivy League player to win the award back-to-back. This season, McEachern blasted 12 home runs and collected 53 hits, building a .442 batting average in addition to drawing 25 walks. After wrapping up her senior season, McEachern now holds Dartmouth career records in batting average, run, hits, RBIs and homes runs. She was recently named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Division I Northeast All-Region First Team after making the second team last season. Although Dartmouth did not reach the Ivy League Championship this season, McEachern’s prolific offense helped the team start the season with a 13-0 record against Ivy League opponents. McEachern also received the Dartmouth Archibald Prize.

Jaclyn Leto ’16 will be known as one of the greatest Dartmouth lacrosse midfielders to ever play for the Big Green. The Ivy League unanimously recognized her as the Ivy League Midfielder of the Year after her stellar senior season. She was also tabbed to the AllNortheast Region First Team and All-American Third Team by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. Leto is deep in the records books at Dartmouth, scoring 175 points for fifth all time, netting 151 goals for third in program history and recording 131 draw controls for third all time. Her 53 goals this season was the sixth most by a Big Green player in a single season. She is one of four players to have scored 150 goals in her career. The Chatam, New Jersey native played in 47 games in her four years, starting 44 of them. She ranked third nationwide in goals scored per game. Leto led the lacrosse team in goals her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She was named to the First Team All-Ivy team three times during her career.

Katie McEachern ’16

In the closest vote of the D Sports Awards yet, Yejadai Dunn ’16 emerged victorious with 50.9 percent of the votes. Close behind was Kaitlin Whitehorn ’16, garnering 36.4 percent. Jaclyn Leto ’16 took home 9.1 percent while both Katie McEachern ’16 and Laura Stacey ’16

each received 1.8 percent of the votes. Dunn’s victory marks the third victory coming for women’s rugby in three votes for best moment, best rookie and best female athlete. She did not make the trip to this Olmypics but is still competing at a high level with USA Rugby.

Yejadai Dunn ’16 Kaitlin Whitehorn ’16 Rugby Track and Field Yejadai Dunn ’16, co-captain of the women’s rugby team, had one of the most prolific years in women’s rugby history. Dunn played number eight for the Big Green in the fall and filled in all across the field for spring sevens. In the winter, Dunn was tapped to compete at the National AllStar Competition where she was evaluated for her potential at the international level. Last February, Dunn was named to the player pool for the USA Eagles along with 48 other female athletes from across the country. This spring, despite being a player primarily focused on 15s, Dunn was named alongside a graduating senior at Brown University as the Ivy League MVP in sevens. Dunn, though a strong player her entire tenure at Dartmouth, truly began to gain national notice during the past two seasons. Dunn competed with national team talent for a spot on the Olympic team. She did not make the trip to Rio de Janeiro but is still competing at an extremely high level with USA Rugby.

Since arriving at Dartmouth, Kaitlin Whitehorn ’16 has been a force for the women’s track and field team, starring in both the high jump and short-distance sprints. Her senior year campaign has been no different. During the indoor track season in the winter, Whitehorn had a stellar showing at the Ivy League He ptagonal Championships, winning her third career high jump title at 1.84-meters. She also placed sixth in the 60-meter dash. She capped off her season by qualifying for the NCAA National Championships, where she placed seventh and earned All-American accolades. Whitehorn has continued her success in the outdoor season. She won her third consecutive Ivy League title in the high jump, making her the only woman in Dartmouth history to win not only three high jump crowns but also win them consecutively. Whitehorn advanced to the finals of the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Finals but fell just short of a bid to Rio in fifth place.

Laura Stacey ’16

Ice Hockey While the 2015-2016 season saw the women’s hockey team finish with a disappointing 6-19-3 record, Laura Stacey ’16, one of the team’s co-captains, consistently asserted herself as an offensive force throughout the season. Stacey earned her first point of the season on an assist on the game-tying goal in a seasonopening 2-1 upset over then-No. 5 Harvard University. By season’s end, she tallied 10 goals and 13 assists for a teamleading 23 points and was named First Team All-Ivy and Third Team All-ECAC. On top of her contributions to the Big Green, Stacey joined the Canadian National Women’s Development Team for the 2016 Nations Cup, where she recorded a goal and an assist en route to winning the tournament title. In a moment that encapsulates her dedication to Dartmouth hockey, she flew home from the tournament in Germany on a Thursday night, arriving on campus Friday afternoon, and played in that Friday’s game. Her talent and hard work put her in contention to represent Canada in a future Olympics.

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Undefeated Ivy 15s season for rugby

Pitted against football’s championship implicating win over Princeton University, men’s soccer’s back-to-back championships, men’s squash’s historic victories over Princeton and Harvard University and men’s golf ’s second place ﬁnish at the Ivy League Championship, women’s rugby’s

undefeated Ivy League 15s season took home the victory, amassing 81.5 percent of the votes. Football earned 14.8 percent of the votes while soccer got 3.7 percent of the votes. The women’s rugby team beat Princeton University and Brown University, the 2014 champion, twice in the fall.

Golf, Ian Kelsey ’18 Football’sthree-way Undefeated Ivy 15s Soccer repeats as Squash’s historic shine at Ivy Champs tie for first place season for rugby Ivy Champions wins over Ivy foes On the weekend of April 22 to 24, Dartmouth men’s golf finished four strokes back of Harvard University at the Ivy League Men’s Championship behind a strong performance by Ian Kelsey ’18. Kelsey, who was named First-Team All Ivy, finished as the second-best individual performer and just one stroke behind first place, showing one of the best finishes in school history. The team was ranked fourth in the Ivy League before exceeding expectations and finishing second at the Championships. Harvard shot a sparkling first round, but Dartmouth kept pace in the second and tied for the best round three score with 301. Four other Dartmouth golfers contributed to the team’s success. Charles Cai ’16 finished in ninth in the final golf competition of his Dartmouth career, Scott Jaster ’17 tied for 14th, John Lazor ’19 was close behind at 17th and Sean Fahey ’17 wrapped up the team’s performances tied for 34th. The team returns a strong core, including underclassmen Kelsey and Lazor, for next season.

With a thrilling 17-10 victory against Princeton University in its final game of the season on Nov. 21, Dartmouth clinched a share of the Ivy League football championship. With 24 seconds left in the game, Kyle Bramble ’16 caught a screen from Dalyn Williams ’16 and found his way to the end zone from 12 yards out. The Tigers were leading with just five minutes remaining in the game. A Dartmouth drive stalled and the Big Green settled for a 22-yard field goal from Alex Gakenheimer ’17 to tie the game. The Big Green defense got a critical interception from David Caldwell ’16, but the ensuing Dartmouth drive ended in a 39-yard field goal missed wide right. The defense came through again to force a three-andout, giving Williams and the rest of the offense two minutes to drive down the field from its own 37-yard line, 29 yards receiving from Ryan McManus ’15, and a critical fumble recovery by Bramble kept the drive alive, leading to the deciding touchdown. The title was the Big Green’s first since 1996.

After officially becoming a varsity team in June 2015, the women’s rugby team moved swiftly to go undefeated against Ivy League opponents in the regular 15s season last fall. The team, hosting the Ivy Championship tournament, played the Princeton University Tigers in the semifinals, handily defeating Princeton with some of its best play of the year, resulting in a 44-5 win. The Big Green took the field for the Ivy Championship against Brown University, setting the stage for a rematch of last year’s championship game during which the Bears put down the Big Green for the second time that season, taking the crown after handing Dartmouth a 42-5 beating. This past fall, the Big Green entered halftime against Brown trailing 12-0. Rallying after the break, Dartmouth put up 19 unanswered points to send Brown home with its second loss against the Big Green this season. Audrey Perez ’17 put the gamewinner over the try line after senior co-captains Yejadai Dunn ’16 and Tatjana Toeldte ’16 knotted the score. Dunn will compete in the USA Eagles player pool this summer.

Men’s soccer clinched its second consecutive Ivy League title with a 2-0 victory against Cornell University at home on Nov. 7. Goals from two seniors paced the Big Green to an easy victory. In the 31st minute, midfielder Alberto Gorini ’16 scored his first goal of the season. Captain Eric Jayne ’15 netted his second to give the Big Green some breathing room in the 56th minute. While two upperclassmen were the difference makers in this game, two freshmen, Amadu Kunateh ’19 and Eduvie Ikoba ’19, led the team in goals at four each. The Big Green wrecked havoc on the Ivy League all year, picking up just one loss against Brown University in its final conference game of the season after already clinching the title beforehand. The team defeated Hartwick College 1-0 in overtime to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. There, the Big Green fell to No. 6 Syracuse University 2-1 despite taking the lead in the 29th minute behind Justin Donawa ’19’s second goal of the season.

Men’s squash picked up two historic victories this past season by defeating Harvard University 5-4 for its ﬁrst victory over the Crimson in nearly 70 years on Dec. 1 and then toppling Princeton University 8-1 on Jan. 9 for the Big Green’s ﬁrst win over the Tigers since Ivy League play began in the 1956-57 season. The victories propelled the team to a 9-4 regular season record and a No. 7 ranking, qualifying the Big Green for the College Squash Association National Team Championship. There, the team lost to Yale University and Harvard before toppling Columbia University. Nonetheless, the team exceeded expectations in part due to strong performances by its freshmen. Carson Spahr ’19 won the Rookie of the Year award for the Ivy League and Matt Giegerich ’19, a freshman, was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. Head coach Hansi Wiens picked up the Coach of the Year award, and Alvin Heumann ’18, the team’s No. 1 spot player, was named First Team All-Ivy and the Big Green’s most improved player.

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