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College President Phil Hanlon has tasked a committee with preparing a report describing the advantages and disadvantages of divestment at Dartmouth. The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility met for the first time on Monday night to discuss divestment. At the meeting, members discussed the scope of the requested report and what information the committee will need, committee executive
administrator Allegra Lubrano wrote in an email. Lubrano, a nonvoting member of the committee, said in an interview that she believes Hanlon’s request comes in the wake of a letter received last March from student group Divest Dartmouth, which urged him to divest the College’s endowment from companies that extract fossil fuels. The committee will decide if it will take into account SEE DIVEST PAGE 3
DEN, KD, Triangle House open for fall term B y chris leech
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Free-hanging extension cords, industrial concrete floors and a fully stocked fridge welcome visitors to the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network’s Innovation Center and New Venture Incubator at 4 Currier Place, one of three major construction projects finished in time to open this term. Other projects are the
Triangle House, an LGBTQ affinity house, and Kappa Delta sorority’s new physical plant. Construction on all three projects was completed at or below budget and on schedule, vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa Hogarty said. Hogarty said that the College is also considering a long-term project to renovate dorms in the next
decade, in conjunction with Hanlon’s living learning communities initiative. Hogarty said the total cost of KD’s physical plant will likely fall just under its $3.5 million budget. The Triangle House is expected to cost $3.2 million, and construction for the Innovation Center will cost $385,000, she said — each at their SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 5
Weekend brings Base Camp Cafe kickoff
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In late August, the Town of Hanover bid farewell to Salubre Trattoria and made way for Base Camp Cafe, a family-style restaurant located on Lebanon Street. Last Thursday, the cafe — which serves Nepalese cuisine that uses local, organic produce — opened its business to Hanover residents and college students.
The restaurant, which sits across from the Orient restaurant in the Hanover Park Building, is dimly lit, with decorative statues surrounding the light fixtures. Base Camp Cafe chef and owner Bhola Pandey, who is from Nepal, said he was inspired by his cultural roots to create an authentic environment. The menu highlights different SEE CAFE PAGE 2
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The Triangle House neighbors Alpha Phi sorority.
First Six programming continues in second year
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A program dedicated to connecting freshmen with academic, community and social events during the first six weeks of classes has continued this fall, publishing a calendar filled with library tours, religious meetings and Greek Leadership Council-approved social events. These events — listed under the umbrella of the First Six program — aid students’ transition into life on campus,
said Collis Center assistant director David Pack, who coordinates the program. “It’s really an umbrella that helps collect a lot of information and a lot of resources in one place for students,” Pack said, adding that the program draws from different offices and departments. Research has shown that the first six weeks of college are important to college students’ success, Pack said. During this time, he said, students SEE CALENDAR PAGE 3
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DAily debriefing No Panhellenic sorority will require members to work for financial aid for membership dues, the council announced Monday. The shift to an entirely need-based scholarship system is part of an effort to promote financial inclusivity within the system. The council announced the shift in a campus-wide email on Monday evening, the first day of Panhell recruitment. Panhell president Rachel Funk ’15 said that since the current council leadership took office last spring, executives have quadrupled the amount of money that will go toward scholarships. “One of the greatest barriers to joining [a sorority] has been financial,” Funk said. Funk said the council eliminated working for dues so as not to disadvantage members who previously would have had to take on additional responsibilities to pay for their membership. Council members are currently speaking with Interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer to establish a scholarship fund, with hopes of making Panhell houses financially accessible for all who wish to join. Last winter, five Panhell executives abstained from winter recruitment following concerns over the Greek system’s socioeconomic and racial inequalities. In the spring, the council instituted reforms — including sorority-blind pre-rush events and smaller budgets for rush events — partially informed by suggestions from the Improve Dartmouth website and Greek advisors. Panhell recruitment has been subject to myriad changes over the years — from 1994, when the sororities first instated winter recruitment, to 2008, when a “select-and-rank” computer system was implemented to compute which potential new members were invited back to which sororities. — COMPILED BY Warren Schorr
Corrections We welcome corrections. If you believe there is a factual error in a story, please email editor@thedartmouth.com. Sept. 21, 2014: The front page of yesterday’s issue misidentified Marcus Reid ’18 as a member of the Class of 2017.
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Cafe permit process ‘quick,’ Griffin says
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Base Camp Cafe, which opened on Thursday, replaced Salubre in downtown Hanover. FROM CAFE PAGE 1
varieties of momos, or steamed dumplings, to begin its offerings. Sauteed meals and types of chili and curry are among the restaurant’s dinner entrees, which are priced between $13 and $22. Creating a financially successful business is not Pandey’s main mission, he said. “We don’t cook to make a dollar or to make a million, we cook because we love it,” he said. “It makes us happy to create something that was not there before and to share that excitement with others.” Pandey has a degree in research nutrition and obesity and 10 years of experience in restaurant management. He said he relates to college students, who tend to be open to trying new things. He added that he understands it is hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle while at school. “I had been wanting to open a restaurant in the area for about seven years, and finally this location opened up, so we opened,” Pandey said. Pandey also manages the restau-
rant Cafe Momo in Manchester. Town manager Julia Griffin said the transition from Salubre to the new restaurant has been smooth, with the cafe obtaining a liquor license within two-and-a-half
“We don’t cook to make a dollar or to make a million, we cook because we love it. It makes us happy to create something that was not there before and to share that excitement with others.” - BHOLA PANDEY, CAFE CHEF AND OWNER weeks. “Because the former owners also ran a restaurant, the permitting process has been simple and quick,” Griffin said. “The city management sent a letter saying that we have no concern about
Base Camp serving alcohol.” Griffin said she was not certain why Salubre closed. Dinner portions of pasta dishes were priced between $16 and $22. Students interviewed were largely receptive to Base Camp Cafe’s opening and said they hoped to try out the restaurant’s offerings. None of the students interviewed had ever eaten Nepalese cuisine before. “People absolutely bond over food — just look at Western phenomena such as Thanksgiving, going out to dinner, snacking, baking and cooking together.” Lily Xu ’18 said. “Having a somewhat cultural experience while bonding over food is a good way to gain exposure to other cultures and lifestyles.” Samuel and Katherine Peters, a couple visiting the area from Washington, spoke highly of the new restaurant, adding that it was much better than chain stores in the area. “We heard about the opening from the hotel staff and decided to give it a shot,” Samuel Peters said. “We were pleasantly surprised.”
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Students attend New York climate march
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Around 30 Dartmouth students joined thousands at the People’s Climate March. FROM DIVEST PAGE 1
organizations at other institutions, like Divest Harvard. factors other than financial and Organizers of Divest Dartenvironmental implications while mouth hope to meet with Trustees it compiles information for the in the near future, Yona said. She paper, College spokesperson Justin also noted a desire to work with Anderson wrote in an email. alumni and faculty. “Dartmouth would be remiss if Several members of Divest it was not engaged in an exercise Dartmouth traveled to the New like this,” Anderson wrote. York City People’s Climate March Since its founding in January over the weekend as part of a larger 2013, Divest Dartmouth has cam- group of around 30 Dartmouth paigned for the College to divest students. its endowment from companies T housands of demonstrathat extract fostions took place sil fuels. The “There was an worldwide on group requests Sunday, the Los incredible amount that Dartmouth Angeles Times freeze any new of energy and reported. Time investments in enthusiasm being reported that these compathe crowd numnies and with- surrounded by a sea of b e r e d a b o u t draw from any people all standing up, 400,000 people. existing invest D e demanding action.” ments over the p a r t i n g f ro m next five years. Hanover early Organizers - KATIE WILLIAMSON ’15 Saturday mornare pleased by ing, students arthe committee’s rived in New formation and are excited to be York City and met other parworking with them, said Leehi Yona ticipants at a high school, where ’16, a lead organizer. She added there were workshops on a range that she wished administrators had of different subjects, such as how taken action sooner due to the issue’s climate change affects different urgency. groups and an emphasis on climate Yona said divestment is not about justice. damaging these companies finan- On Sunday morning, the stucially, although she acknowledges dents walked alongside around that successful divestment would the hundreds of thousands of have a financial impact. Instead, she demonstrators. said the goal is to increase awareness Katie Williamson ’15 said it was of climate change on campus. an inspiring event. This issue is especially important “T here was an incredible to a college like Dartmouth that amount of energy and enthusihopes to educate future leaders, asm being surrounded by a sea of Yona said. people all standing up, demanding “We cannot condemn future action,” she said. generations to a world that has cata- Annie Laurie Mauhs-Pugh strophic climate change,” she said. ’14, now a graduate student at In the past year, Divest Dart- Dartmouth, said the march was mouth has almost tripled its mem- overwhelming, but it was a “very bership, and is still developing powerful experience” to be among initiatives to expand enrollment, a large group of different types of Yona said. Yona said the organiza- people who are passionate about tion is collaborating with similar the same cause.
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Program unifies events for students FROM CALENDAR PAGE 1
cultivate relationships and develop strategies for success that they will use in the next four years. “We’re trying to do everything we can to make sure that students are having a supported adjustment period to Dartmouth,” Pack said. “We want to make sure that students know that orientation isn’t, like, the last time you’re allowed to ask questions and still be figuring it out.” While many of these events would be hosted even without the First Six program, the program helps students find them all in one place, Pack said. Pack said he was uncertain about the program’s success thus far because it is still early in the term, adding that he did not know whether
students were finding out about events from the First Six website and emails or from other sources. “It’s successful in continuing to spread the word about events that are out there,” Pack said. Although most students interviewed were not aware of the First Six program, some freshmen had viewed the calendar and attended the publicized events. Olivia Deng ’18 said she has used the calendar and believes it is effective. Several first-year students said they knew about events that were part of the programming but chose not to attend. “I just don’t know where they are, or when they are occurring, simply because I have other things going on,” Garrison Roe ’18 said.
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Leah Alpern ’18 said programming could be improved by providing more small-group events, rather than only campus-wide activities. “You could do floor stuff,” she said. “I think that’s really good because right now everyone’s just trying to find their own community.” Sydney Walter ’18 said she believes the Collis Center has successfully planned events, but has not necessarily done as good of a job advertising the programming. Speaking generally of Collis Center programming, Pack said freshmen should know that they have many resources available to them and that it is still okay to ask questions after orientation week. “People are still looking for ways to get connected and get involved in things,” he said.
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Glorifying Guzzling
What Are We Paying For?
We, not administrators, are responsible for Dartmouth’s alcohol issues. College President Phil Hanlon is finally taking up arms against a sea of ugly press. Since the publication of the now infamous 2012 Rolling Stone exposé, Dartmouth has been rocked by unflattering media attention, including a 2013 New York Times article on Dartmouth’s handling of an “string of embarrassing,” a slew of negative articles in the Huffington Post and a highly circulated media campaign by women’s rights group UltraViolet announcing that “Dartmouth has a rape problem.” The presidential steering committee, created nearly five months ago, has fielded ideas from students, faculty and alumni on the most effective ways to combat Dartmouth’s social maladies. This lengthy brainstorm is coming to a close; this past week, Hanlon met with Greek leaders. At the meeting, the group floated some solutions, which include a blanket ban on hard alcohol and the recent elimination of pledge term. The IFC’s step is laudable because lasting and transformative reform will not trickle down by bureaucratic decree. The student body — not administrators — should be working toward a better Dartmouth. To accomplish that, we need to stop treating Dartmouth’s problems as public relations crises that Hanlon should solve. We are accountable for our worst practices, which are too often rationalized as artifacts of tradition or swept under the rug. To “move Dartmouth forward,” we need to have an honest discussion about the sources of harm on campus. We must stop glorifying beer-guzzling. Binge drinking, which has long plagued college campuses nationwide, is embedded in Dartmouth’s culture. Within the Greek system, which claims well over half of eligible undergraduate students, socializing is usually accompanied by massive amounts of alcohol. Tails events often feature gallons of hard liquor. Pong, Dartmouth’s venerated drinking game, involves consuming three beers in about a half hour — only two drinks shy of the National Institute of Health’s definition of binge drinking. We congratulate ourselves and ascribe these bizarre behaviors to a mythic “work hard, play hard” mentality, but we have no cause to
celebrate. Excessive consumption of alcohol damages our bodies, brains, well-being and relationships. We must acknowledge the harm wrought by these habits. We must treat each other with respect. Our most pressing failure in this regard is the Greek system’s treatment of pledges. Fraternity members deliberately shroud their pledge terms in mystery, but details have emerged in recent years. The most famous revelation is Lohse’s 2012 column in The Dartmouth in which he offered a nightmarish account of his pledge term experiences as a “whale shit” wading through kiddie pools of human excrement. While Lohse’s motivations and credibility have been scrutinized, much of his account has been corroborated by another member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, according to a Dartblog.com post by Joe Asch ’79. These behaviors are not confined to fraternities. Sororities, too, have been shown to subject their new members to vicious hazing rituals. Inflicting suffering on the vulnerable is not a healthy form of bonding. It is a violation of human dignity. The IFC’s ban suggests that Greek leaders are finally beginning to realize this, but it remains to be seen whether campus fraternities are prepared to match their words with their deeds. The absence of any new measures to enforce the new ban leaves reason for doubt. The solution to this maladjusted mess is simple: Greek houses should find something better to do. Fraternities and sororities can be so much more than a faucet for Keystone. From summer 2012 to spring 2013, campus Greek houses on campus raised more than $310,000 for philanthropic causes. If philanthropy rather than binge drinking were at the core of Greek life, this money would seem like a drop in the bucket. Instead of forcing pledges to guzzle beer in dank basements, we could lead them on service trips and give back to an impoverished Upper Valley. We could bond through service rather than beer. Such a radical reorientation toward philanthropy is not the task of Hanlon or administrators. It is ours. And we need to get started.
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Students deserve to understand where our tuition money is going. This spring, the Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition and mandatory fees by 2.9 percent. While this was the lowest increase since 1977, it was still significantly higher than the nation’s inflation rate, as has been the case for at least the past decade. As in previous years, the Trustees failed to meaningfully explain those tuition hikes to the students and families who must pay these higher prices. This lack of transparency and accountability is deeply troubling. We must know what Dartmouth students are really receiving in return for these higher prices, if anything. Better education and learning opportunities? There is little evidence for this. We’ve lost our top spot in undergraduate education, which may not be a cause of concern today, but may herald a more disturbing trend. We have also seen declines in off-campus program enrollment despite an increased number of available programs, as well as a lack of variety in summer term course offerings. Dining or campus housing options continue to remain stagnant. Dartmouth Dining Services maintains its monopoly on the campus food landscape, and though some improvements have been made, like the $100 DBA rollover, it leaves much to be desired. More importantly, many residential buildings, primarily the Choates and River clusters, remain in troubling states of disrepair. We have not seen better technology or infrastructure either. We must see tangible effects on student life, and actual benefits to Dartmouth students, as a result of these increased costs. If Dartmouth students are not benefiting from tuition hikes, who is? Those footing the bill for our education — parents, students or financial aid contributors — have a right to know where their money is going. When companies announce price increases, they explain their reasons to the public. Chipotle, for example, recently increased prices because of the rising cost of several food products such as avocados and beef. If a corporation
can explain minute price changes, certainly the Trustees can explain the thousands of extra dollars we pay each year because of tuition hikes. Due to the lack of transparency regarding our tuition money, it becomes difficult to understand why Dartmouth is the most expensive Ivy. We are not located in a major city, so real estate costs shouldn’t be an issue, and professors at Dartmouth, on average, make less than their colleagues at comparable institutions, suggesting that our money isn’t going to higher faculty salaries. At Harvard, full professors earn $33,100 more on average than their Dartmouth colleagues, and we pay our female professors only 82.8 percent as much as male professors — dead last in the Ivies by a wide margin and close to last in the nation. Furthermore, increased tuition can heighten the barrier of entry into the College, and ambiguity about where the money is going only exacerbates the problem. According to the New York Times, Dartmouth is 31st in economic diversity among elite colleges. One of the major problems Dartmouth faces is a lack of diversity. Socioeconomic status tends to correlate with race, so decreased economic diversity can easily lead to a lack of diversity in other areas as well, another major problem Dartmouth faces. These consistent tuition hikes are making Dartmouth less affordable and less inclusive, reinforcing our stereotypical external image of a wealthy and privileged student body with little regard for those from diverse backgrounds. Last November, College President Phil Hanlon said he wanted to keep the cost of tuition flat with inflation, essentially adjusting the cost of Dartmouth to better fit normal economic trends. Hanlon and the Trustees must abide by this promise by implementing such a change for the next academic year, and they must tell us where all the money we have poured into Dartmouth has actually gone.
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Center’s design calls to existing Dartmouth landmarks FROM CONSTRUCTION PAGE 1
expected budgets. Due to College invoicing practices, she said, the final costs will not be available for a few months. Including furnishing costs, the price of the Innovation Center
project reached around $500,000, said Jamie Coughlin, the center’s director. The center’s aesthetic was modeled to reflect its location as well as the rawness of the entrepreneurial process, Coughlin said. Design elements include green LED lights
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Kappa Delta sorority includes 23 single bedrooms.
around the building’s windows, which he called “an ode to Baker Library’s green light,” and New Hampshire-sourced wood accents. Coughlin also emphasized close collaboration between himself and project manager Jason Rouillard, as well as the quick timeline of the project. “President Hanlon gave us this mandate on Sept. 20, and here we are,” Coughlin said. “This is warp speed.” The space had a soft opening over the summer, and has since been used for workshops, speakers and student work. The Triangle House is located behind the East Wheelock Cluster and neighbors Alpha Phi sorority. The building can house 25 people in singles and doubles, and contains meeting areas and study spaces, Hogarty said. The building also incorporates a two-bedroom apartment for an advisor. Triangle House’s basement also contains a classroom currently hosting a course on sex, gender and society. Mikala Williams ’18, one of the house’s first residents, said she has been pleased with her residential experience so far. “I really lucked out — I’m really thankful to live here,” Williams said. “The house has a more homey feel, it’s really inviting.” Rob Del Mauro ’18, another new resident, said that he values the house’s location and openness,
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The Innovation Center is located at 4 Currier Place.
as other residence halls can seem more crowded. KD’s new house, which replaces
“President Hanlon gave us this mandate on Sept. 20, and here we are.” - JAMIE COUGHLIN, CENTER DIRECTOR its previous space on the fourth floor of Hitchcock hall, is situated between Delta Delta Delta sorority and Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority. The house includes 23 single rooms, Hogarty said, a spacious
meeting room with a fireplace, and an open patio along the back of the house. KD president Bay ByrneSim ’15 wrote in an email that the sorority was excited to move into the new building. “The camaraderie and sisterhood that we had in Hitchcock are only getting stronger,” ByrneSim wrote. “I love having a physical plant.” ByrneSim added that she appreciates the new space, especially in light of KD’s planned programming, which includes professor dinners and philanthropy events. KD celebrated the new building with a house-opening party on Saturday with students and administrators involved in the project.
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Local poetry event encourages political, social change
common themes include environmental protection, concerns about The Dartmouth Staff peace and military engagement, Each year, 100 Thousand Poets women’s rights, human trafficking for Change chooses a day when and animal rights. This marks the first year that poets, musicians and artists from around the world gather at local an event has been held in Lebaevents to share poetry and their non, and much of Mashibini and passion for social, political and Gould’s work has gone into promotenvironmental change. This year’s ing the event to spur interest among musicians and events will take artists. place on Sat“There’s a Gould urday at locahas also cont i o n s s p r e a d compassion in tacted local high across 450 cities the arts that’s school teachers and about 100 immediate, and to encourage countries. their students Eight such there’s always to share original events take the need for that work and attend place close to H a n over, i n - compassionate view.” the event. “Here cluding at the in the Upper Kilton Library Va l l e y, t h e in Lebanon and - ENGLISH AND WRITING challenge is to First Unitarian PROFESSOR NANCY n e t wo rk a n d Universalist SoCRUMBINE get word out ciety in Exeter. enough that poLocal residents Deborah Mashibini and ets who want to participate hear Frank Gould, who organized the about it,” Mashibini said. Mashibini, who previously orLebanon event, said they were attracted to the focus on art as ganized a 100 Thousand Poets for a means of motivating broader Change event in St. Louis, said she societal change. Though the top- enjoyed how the event drew poets ics will vary based on the poets and artists of all varieties. Gould, who has three grandin attendance at any local event,
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children, said any event that can improve the current world for his grandchildren is worthwhile. “What I’m hoping is that we’ll have enough people there so that when we come to a close people are going to gather together and talk about various issues and maybe get involved in creating some change, not just writing poems about it,” Gould said. Bob Moore, who organized the Exeter event, said he wants attendees to leave desiring to become more involved in some issues that artists discuss in their works. This is the fourth 100 Thousand Poets for Change event that Moore has organized in Exeter. “My long-term hope is that there
may be a shift in some people’s views and they’ll see that we have these larger problems and look to say, ‘What can I do?’” Moore said. English and writing professor Nancy Crumbine, who plans to attend and read at the Lebanon event, said she believes that poetry is an especially productive medium to emphasize and argue for political and social change. “There’s a compassion in the arts that’s immediate, and there’s always the need for that compassionate view,” Crumbine said. “Not only compassionate to other human beings, but compassionate to other species, and just for us to stop seeing ourselves as superior species, that we’re privileged and
we own the earth is just ridiculous. And compassion to the earth itself. The arts are central in that.” Mashibini described events like 100 Thousand Poets for Change as crucial to promoting a more conscientious public and peaceful coexistence among groups in conflict. “There’s no point in my life in which the world has been at peace, and that’s really sad,” Mashibini said. “I would say anything that moves us towards coming to some common under standing and respect for each other as human beings is really important.” 100 Thousand Poets for Change events will also take place in Manchester and Brattleboro.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR DARTMOUTH STUDENT PROJECTS IN THE ARTS
Complete Guidelines & Applications online: hop.dartmouth.edu hover over Dartmouth Students
The Robert Dance ’77 Arts Initiative Fund
The Robert Dance ’77 Fund enables talented Dartmouth undergraduates to undertake special projects in the arts. Preference is given to performing or visual arts projects that are “site-specific works,” created for venues other than traditional galleries, theaters or auditoriums. Outdoor venues, residential spaces and dining halls are among the sites that might be appropriate. The fund makes a total of up to $4,000 available to sponsor major student projects in the performing and visual arts. Undergraduate students and organizations are eligible to apply.
The Peter D. Smith Initiative Fund
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Hop Garage Seeking Innovative Interdisciplinary Student Arts Projects! The Hop Garage, a suite of three studio spaces across from the Hop’s Courtyard Café, is open and in use as a space for arts teaching and the development of student arts projects. The Hop, Theater Department and Music Department invite proposals from students who wish to use the space for rehearsal, practice, project development and small-scale events (occupancy is limited to 49 persons in each studio). Students interested in developing fall term projects must submit a proposal (found at hop.dartmouth.edu/online/hop_garage) by friday, september 26 at 5 pm.
Among the criteria for successful proposals are: • Projects of an interdisciplinary nature • Projects that take unique advantage of the qualities in the Hop Garage spaces • Projects that lead to a specific culminating event or performance will be preferred over routine rehearsals and practice sessions For more information, email hopkins.center.facilities@dartmouth.edu hop.dartmouth.edu • Dartmouth college • hanover, nh
The Peter D. Smith Student Initiative Fund was established for the support of student enterprises in the arts. It was established by the former Friends of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art and continues today with the support of the membership programs of the Hop and the Hood. It is intended to enable talented Dartmouth undergraduates to complete special projects. The fund makes a total of up to $3,000 available to sponsor major original projects. Application is open to individuals or groups.
The Lazarus Family Musical Theater Fund
The Lazarus Family Musical Theater Fund supports student-initiated projects in musical theater, with a priority given to original work. Although projects need not be curricular to be considered, senior projects that bring together work in theater and music are particularly appropriate. In the absence of proposals featuring original music, lyrics and/or text by students, productions that are to be directed, choreographed and designed by students may also be considered. The fund provides a total of up to $1,700 to support student-initiated projects.
The Class of 1961 Arts Initiative Fund
Undergraduates are invited to apply for support of student enterprises in the arts. This award is funded by members of the Class of 1961 in order to enable talented Dartmouth undergraduates to undertake special projects in the arts. Particular interest will be given to those projects that “stand alone”—that is, projects that are not undertaken as senior fellowships or honors projects nor are affiliated with student organizations. The fund makes up to $1,500 available to sponsor student-initiated projects in the performing and visual arts. Application is open to single or group projects.
Applications & Guidelines
Applications and complete guidelines for each fund are available online (hop.dartmouth.edu/studentfunding) or check with the offices of the Directors of Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art, the Chairs of the Departments of Theater, Music, Studio Art, Film & Media Studies, and Art History, the Hop Ensembles Office and the Hop Student Workshops.
DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 ALL APPLICATIONS and recommendations must be submitted to the Hopkins Center Director’s Office, Lower Level Wilson Hall, by 12 pm, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 or via email to margaret.c.burnett@dartmouth.edu.
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Men’s golf opens season with back-to-back tournament wins B y JOE CLYNE
The Dartmouth Senior Staff
This weekend’s two-day tournament came down to just one stroke for the men’s golf team, in its second straight tournament win, this one at Cornell University’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Course. Driven by Ian Kelsey ’18 in his first college tournament, the Big Green won the 15-team tournament by just one stroke over the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania. Kelsey was Dartmouth’s top performer in the tournament, finishing with a seven-over-par 220 through three rounds. This score tied Kelsey for third, just two strokes behind the eventual winner, senior Blake Carter from Longwood University. The freshman was in the catbird seat entering the final few holes, but a mishap cost him a chance at an individual victory in his debut. “I ended up putting one OB [out-of-bounds] on 16,” Kelsey
said. “It turned out to be pretty costly because I had the tournament pretty much won if I had parred those last three. I’m just glad that we ended up winning by one stroke, so every shot really counted.” Though the Ivy League championship comes each spring season, the fall’s five tournaments allow the men’s team to train and assess players’ strengths, Charles Cai ’16 said. Cai, Scott Jaster ’17 and Dylan Rusk ’16, who all finished inside the top 20, were other standout performers. Rusk competed as an independent in the tournament, so his scores did not count toward the Big Green’s total, though he gained valuable experience, head coach Rich Parker said. Parker also lauded Jaster’s performance, saying that, besides Saturday’s final three holes, he “has pretty much played perfect golf.” “He made a 20-footer on the last hole for a triple bogey, and since we only won by one stroke, he was joking that that was the putt won
it for us,” Parker said. With 75 players competing over 54 holes, the close margin of victory stood out to Parker. “You can do the math,” he said. “For it to come down to one stroke
“You can do the math. For it to come down to one stroke is crazy, but it’s a valuable lesson.” - RICH PARKER, HEAD MEN’S GOLF COACH is crazy, but it’s a valuable lesson.” The Big Green’s win at the Cornell Invitational marked its second straight tournament win, after a two-stroke victory at the Bucknell Invitational the previous weekend. Dartmouth’s worst score of the day came in the third round, where it slotted last of the top-four finishers. By that time, however, the
Big Green had built enough of a cushion to hold on for the win. “The second and third place teams were also struggling in the third round, and we weren’t playing as well,” Cai said. “We thought there was a chance that a team in fourth or fifth place could catch us. At that point, we’re not sure what’s going on with the rest of the field, so we’re all just trying to shoot the best score we can.” Weekend conditions were trying in Ithaca. High winds made the fast, slick greens even more difficult for putting, changing the break of a number of putts. The hardest part of “playing the wind,” Parker said, is putting. “It’s hard to keep your balance, and if you get a little left-to-right putt and the wind’s blowing left to right, it really affects the ball,” he said. Kelsey led all golfers in scoring on the par-fours, closing at threeover-par on the par-four holes over the course of the tournament. Cai’s specialty for the weekend
was the par-fives. He finished fiveunder-par on the par-fives over the tournament, second among all of the golfers in the field. “The interesting thing is, I’m definitely not one of the longer hitters on our team,” Cai said. “The par-fives are the longer holes where typically some of the bigger hitters can reach [the green] in 2. I was just playing the par-fives smart and hitting it close and giving myself good looks to make putts. I didn’t have a specific strategy, but it happened that the holes I played well on were par-fives.” This is the only time in Parker’s 10-year tenure that the team has opened its season with back-toback wins. The Big Green had not won multiple tournaments in the same fall since 2011. The Big Green looks to continue its success this weekend against competitive teams, including Harvard University, Temple University, the University of Hartford and the University of Connecticut at the Quechee Club Invitational.
Coaching strength lifts women’s rugby above Princeton team B y Haley Gordon
Guided by new coaching and shifts in training, the women’s rugby team eviscerated Princeton University in its first Ivy League game of the season by a lopsided score of 62-3. In last year’s win over Princeton, the final score was 7-5 in favor the Big Green. Senior captain and three-year veteran Allie Brouckman ’15 attributed the team’s growth coming into the season to intense preseason training implemented by returning head coach Debra Archambault ’85 and new assistant coach Candi Orsini. “We started out with some really intense practices with a lot of learning the theories and applying them,” Brouckman said. “Deb and Candi work very well together, and it has been extremely helpful because we can devote more time to specialized skills for all the individuals on the team and also more time to rookie development.” The team, which lost four starters this year, has a large constituency of relatively new players mixed with a more experienced group of upperclassmen.
Orsini is the first full-time assistant coach to work with the team. “It was a great opportunity,” Orsini said of the position, “because the Ivy League is leading the way in the growth and professionalism of rugby.” She worked with the USA women’s rugby national team, both as a player and as an assistant coach, and she also served as Eckerd College’s head coach for nearly four years. The coaches have split up the team during practice to give different positions undivided attention, co-captain Diana Wise ’15 said. “It’s been really great to have this influx of expertise and I’ve learned things about my position that I hadn’t learned in the last three years,” Wise said. “I think our back line is really developing to a higher level, essentially because of her.” During preseason, Archambault and Orsini enlisted the help of World Cup player Jamie Burke as a guest coach. Burke was a prop for the American national team, and helped the team achieve an impressive sixth place World Cup finish. Her expertise, combined with that of Archambault and Orsini, melded to
create a diversified training experience focused on improving positionspecific skills. Though the coaches split the team by position, they still focused on teaching newer members the fundamentals, Brouckman said. Burke gave players real examples of situations she faced as an athlete, which gave each drill meaningful context for the players. Brouckman said a particular focus was placed on defending against mauls, an offensive strategy relying on brute strength to carry a player and ball across the field. At the weekend game, Princeton, a team that Brouckman said is known for the size and strength of its players, attempted several mauls. She said the Dartmouth defense halted every one. Though the Big Green did not score in the first 10 minutes of the game, once players got the ball out wide to quicker players and found support in the forward pack, Dartmouth dominated the offensive game. Looking forward, Brouckman pointed to a few potentially important steps.
Courtesy of Diana Wise
The team, photographed in Scotland last spring, looks to improve last year’s results
“Take each game as it comes. Go in knowing we are the underdog and knowing we’re going to leave it all on the field,” Brouckman said. “We have a really strong team, and we could win the Ivies this year.” The Dartmouth women’s rugby
team has won nine Ivy League titles in its history. Brouckman and her teammates will have the chance to continue that tradition of success when they take the field Saturday against Brown University.