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A contagious skin condition has reached five DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center patients and employees.

On Aug. 14, a patient visited the hospital’s Hematology/ Oncology unit and was later diagnosed with the skin condition known as crusted or Norwegian scabies, a form of the disease that occurs in those with compromised immune systems. Scabies outbreaks are more common if a person with crusted scabies does not seek immediate treatment.

Scabies is caused by the human itch mite, a parasite transmitted by close and prolonged skin-to-

skin contact. The mites that transmit scabies can survive for approximately a month in the body, but only a few days outside a human host. Symptoms include a red, itchy rash.

After the first scabies patient was diagnosed, DHMC took preventive measures to reduce the chances of it spreading.

Anyone who enters a patient’s room must wear gloves and a hospital gown, DHMC spokesperson Rick Adams said. The first patient was also put into isolation.

To prevent further spread of scabies, DHMC’s infection SEE SCABIES PAGE 5

Refresh pilot tracks student sleep habits

By PRIYA RAMAIAH The Dartmouth Staff

Sleeping habits take a hit during the third and fourth weeks of term, as the midterm period and deadlines seize the student body — what’s anything but news to students was validated in a study by computer science professor Andrew Campbell, based on data collected in spring 2013.

Campbell’s research, presented last month at a computing confer-

ence, assessed the mental health, academic performance and behavioral trends of 48 students studying a range of academic departments using a mobile application called StudentLife.

The data — which also included class attendance, daily physical activity, frequency and duration of conversations and eating habits — revealed trends in student sleep patterns that SEE SLEEP PAGE 2

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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The French cafe, where students practice their language skills, met early this week.

Ombudsman search to start

By Maria Brenes

The College is preparing to search for a new ombudsman. While the office is closed, staff with grievances have been redirected to human resources or the faculty and employee assistance program.

Designed to confidentially assist staff with workplace problems, the ombuds office closed in June following the retirement of Mary Childers, who had served as ombudsman since the office opened in 2007. The College is forming a committee which will conduct a six- to nine-month search for a new

ombudsman, spokesperson Diana Lawrence said.

Staff facing obstacles are currently being redirected to human resources or the faculty and employee assistance program, which offers up to eight free counseling sessions a year. According to its website, the program offers help with issues including anxiety, grief and legal problems.

Human resources consultant LeGita Scott-Williams said more have turned to the office for assistance since the ombuds office closed. But she stressed that there are salient differences between the two offices, noting that the ombuds office is con-

fidential and exists mostly as a medium for conflictresolution.

For instance, while human resources would handle issues related to an underperforming employee, the ombuds office would be more likely to deal with a disagreement caused by someone’s personality, ScottWilliams said.

Former College President James Wright opened the ombuds office in February 2007 in reaction to calls for greater transparency and as another problem-solving venue for staff.

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In dam relicensing,advocates urge environmental responsibility

By Parker Richards

Last week, the TransCanada Corporation took the latest step in a six-year relicensing process for the Wilder Dam, which spans the Connecticut River between Lebanon and Hartford. Wilder is the largest

of five Connecticut River dams – three of which are operated by TransCanada – up for relicensing in 2018, a process that has sparked discussion about the dam’s environmental impact.

The 578-page report released last week summarized the studies undertaken to

date, on topics from erosion control to water quality.

TransCanada has operated the 64-year-old dam since 2005, and began the relicensing process in 2012 with studies and public tours of the facilities.

TransCanada must submit its application for a new

license in April 2016, with the first draft of an environmental impact study due a year later, and the final draft due in September 2017.

Local officials and conservation groups are attempting to influence the new license.

Adair Mulligan, execu-

tive director of the Hanover Conservancy, said her group hopes to see changes in the dam’s new operating license.

The Hanover Conservancy, a land trust that works to protect the town’s environment, is one of the several SEE DAM PAGE 5

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DAily debriefing CAMPUS BLOTTER Oct. 3, 11:19 p.m., Webster Avenue: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services responded to a Good Samaritan call. The reportedly combative and intoxicated individual, a member of the Class of 2017, was located between Phi Delta Alpha and Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternities.

He was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for evaluation.

Oct. 4, 12:06 a.m., Dartmouth Hall: Safety and Security officers found an intoxicated member of the Class of 2018 while on foot patrol. The individual was identified and transported to Dick’s House, where he was admitted for the night.

Oct. 4, 1:12 a.m., Tuck Drive: Safety and Security officers found a member of the Class of 2017 staggering along Tuck Drive. He was transported to Dick’s House to be evaluated and admitted for intoxication.

Oct. 4, 1:21 a.m., The Fayerweathers: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth EMS responded to a Good Sam call.

The intoxicated individual was transported and admitted to Dick’s House.

Oct. 4, 3:37 a.m., The River Residence Halls: Safety and Security officers transported a member of the Class of 2017 to Dick’s House to be evaluated for intoxication. The individual was admitted for the night.

Ombudsmen common in Ivy League FROM OMBUDSMAN PAGE 1

Childers, who had previously worked in the women’s resource center and office of equal opportunity and affirmative action, began as ombudsman in a part-time role when the office opened.

Tom Kosakowski, an ombudsman at the University of California at Los Angeles, said the ombuds office has a unique position at a college. Kosakowski, who blogs about ombudsmanrelated topics, said while other offices such as human resources and counseling services might provide similar services, their staff do not necessarily maintain neutrality, confidentiality and informality.

“Counseling services give psychological service to students. By comparison, an ombuds office is going to be a good source of general information about the campus culture, politics and policies, and then provide perfect assistance when it comes to conflictcoaching, facilitation and mediation,” Kosakowski said. “Those services you won’t find at a counseling center or

Oct. 4, 2:20 p.m., Maxwell and Channing Cox Halls: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth EMS responded to a report of an individual who fell in the shower and suffered a hand injury. The individual was transported to DHMC by a private vehicle.

Oct. 4, 9:58 p.m., Thomas Hall: Dartmouth EMS and the Hanover Fire Department responded to a report of loud noise and partying in Thomas Hall. Twenty-six people were identified in the room, several of whom were evaluated by Safety and Security officers. Intoxicated individuals were turned over to their sober friends, though one individual was transported to DHMC. Oct. 5, 12:42 a.m., Gold Coast Lawn: Safety and Security officers responded to a noise complaint near Gile Hall. Two individuals were reportedly found arguing.

Oct. 5, 1:03 a.m., Alumni Gym: Safety and Security officers responded to a report of an employee who sustained a head injury while at work. The individual was evaluated, taken to DHMC and transported back to campus.

— Compiled by May Mansour for Dartbeat

Corrections “Construction to start on Pine Park bridge” (Oct. 2, 2014): The Pine Park Association, not the College, is providing $25,000 in construction materials. The online version of the article has been revised to reflect this correction.

We welcome corrections. If you believe there is a factual error in a story, please email editor@thedartmouth.com.

other resources on campus.”

Kosakowski said a well-established ombuds office should both receive and provide referrals.

Ombudsmen were introduced to universities as an alternative path for

ombudsman Marcia Martinez-Helfman said its ombuds office, established in 1971, offers help in a wide variety of matters, from interpersonal to academic issues.

Linda Falkson, an associate ombudsman from Cornell University, said they

“An ombuds office is going to be a good source of general information about the campus culture, politics and policies, and then provide perfect assistance when it comes to conflictcoaching, facilitation and mediation.”

- TOM KOSAKOWSKI, UCLA Ombudsman conflict resolution in the 1960s. In her 2007 master’s thesis at Cornell University, Mary Newhart found that there were only around 200 practicing ombudsmen for around 4,400 accredited post-secondary institutions.

In the Ivy League, all schools but Yale University have an ombuds office.

University of Pennsylvania associate

help faculty, students and staff resolve problems. Falkson said that they have been doing more outreach and get approximately 300 visits a year.

Unlike Dartmouth, the Penn and Cornell offices are designed to welcome students, in addition to faculty, staff and alumni.

Childers could not be reached for comment by press time.

On average,students sleep 6.8 hours a night FROM SLEEP PAGE 1

Oct. 4, 8:39 a.m., The Life Sciences Center: Safety and Security officers responded to a report of a vandalized television set. The building coordinator was contacted and the situation is under investigation.

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Campbell said he did not expect.

“I knew that students would occasionally be pulling all-nighters,” he said, “but to see that the average time to get to sleep was somewhere around 2:30 a.m. on average, across 10 weeks, really surprised me.”

This fall, the health promotion and wellness office launched a full pilot of Refresh, a program developed at Stanford University that provides students with information on sleep physiology, mindfulness and Circadian rhythms to help them improve their sleeping habits, alcohol and other drug education program coordinator Caitlin Barthelmes said.

Participants are also encouraged to keep a daily sleep log.

The program, which began its initial pilot phase at Dartmouth this spring, currently involves about 20 students who receive weekly informational modules via email, Barthelmes said. Topics addressed include relaxing, balancing sleeping with schoolwork and constructing a restful sleep environment.

Barthelmes said she hopes to eventually operate the Refresh program as a course or organization on Canvas that students may sign into as needed.

The 2014 Dartmouth health survey, she said, was an impetus for beginning the program.

The survey showed that stress, sleep difficulties and anxiety are the most reported factors affecting students’ academic performance. Of 258 students surveyed, 52 percent

reported experiencing sleep difficulties in the past year, and 24 percent said that their sleep difficulties had resulted in a lower grade on an exam or project.

Students at Dartmouth sleep about 6.8 hours per night, the survey found. The National Institutes of Health recommends that adults get seven to eight hours of continuous sleep each night, and for teens, nine

“There’s a saying that out of sleep, social life and academics, you can only pick two. I think that’s definitely true.”

- DUSTIN PONDER ’17 to 10 hours.

A 2011 study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine showed that the Refresh program is a cost-effective way for students with poor sleep quality to improve their sleep and reduce depressive symptoms.

Kristin Winkle ’18, a participant in the pilot Refresh program, said other students often express pride after pulling all-nighters or working until the early hours of the morning.

“I think sleep is seen as the enemy of fun, or of productivity,” Winkle said, adding that the Refresh program has allowed her to develop healthier sleep patterns by teaching her more

about the science of sleep.

Becca Don, a behavioral health consultant at the University of Iowa, said she has seen positive results in students since the university implemented the Refresh program on campus last year.

All participants, she said, reported increased knowledge of healthy sleep habits, and many said they would recommend the program to a friend.

This year, Don said, health officers developed an iPhone app to incorporate the program into students’ busy lifestyles.

Several students interviewed said that the College’ high-achieving culture contributes to a shortage of sleep.

Dustin Ponder ’17 said he has often felt like he needed to sacrifice sleep in favor of work and other obligations, only to “crash” afterward, sleeping for long periods at a time.

“There’s a saying that out of sleep, social life, and academics, you can only pick two,” Ponder said. “I think that’s definitely true here.”

Rob Del Mauro ’18 said that a fear of missing out has caused him to sacrifice sleep in favor of work and socializing.

Sleep, he said, is a “taboo practice” at Dartmouth.

Ke Zhao ’17 said that she is currently trying to improve her sleep consistency, after stress during her freshmen year led to oversleeping on the weekends and feelings of “jet lag” during the week.

“I joke with my roommate that the trade-off for A’s are Z’s,” Zhao said.

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CONTRIBUTING Columnist SARAH PEREZ ’17

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In Defense of Rush

Opinion Asks

Sorority recruitment can bring participants together.

As a self-proclaimed “survivor” of house to house wearing high heels in sub-50 Panhellenic recruitment this fall, I feel as if degree weather is not conducive to forging I should have some semblance of an opinion friendships, my experiences led me to believe regarding my experience. Following fall and otherwise. Throughout rush, I got to know winter recruitment each year, this paper’s several women across various sectors of campus opinion section often fills with “obligatory” that, had I not participated in recruitment, I post-rush columns. While these pieces more would never have encountered. often than not rail against the Greek system’s The positive interactions I had throughout aura of exclusivity and slam the superficiality rush went beyond those with the other ’17s of the recruitment process, I would like to rushing. Through rush, I engaged with offer an alternative view. Despite its well- older female students outside of class or publicized faults, sorority recruitment can breed extracurriculars. No, I can’t say that I remember camaraderie, not animosity. the names of each and every person I spoke to Rush is an inherently bizarre process — I in each house, nor can I say that I particularly realized this early in the week. As I put my head enjoyed each and every conversation I had. on the pillow following That doesn’t mean you the first night of round “The rush process is much can write off the entire one, I could not fathom like the Sorting Hat — process. While I agree why I spent my evening everyone ends up where that some recruitmentsharing a synopsis of they need to go, regardless facilitated conversations my life story with older of preconceptions, hang-ups devolve into vapid female students who humble-bragging and hearsay surrounding took wearing flair to an about “what you do entirely new level. As each house (at the on campus,” many someone who had never beginning of rush, there are others are genuinely considered rushing before definitely cries analogous to worthwhile. Regardless arriving at Dartmouth, ‘not Slytherin’).” of its well-known flaws, my k n ow l e d g e o f rush is an opportunity to recruitment and the connect with both your Greek system was limited to what my sister fellow class and upperclass women. told me. Perhaps this wasn’t the most reliable As someone who was obsessed with Harry source — my sister is in 10th grade and has Potter for the greater part of my younger Netflix-ed ABC Family’s “Greek” in its entirety. years, I am compelled to draw the following But despite my initial ignorance, two weeks comparison. The rush process is much like after bid night, I feel that I have reflected the Sorting Hat — everyone ends up where enough to properly weigh in. Though rush they need to go, regardless of preconceptions, is a time-consuming, messy and imperfect hang-ups and hearsay surrounding each house process, it undeniably has positive attributes as (at the beginning of rush, there are definitely well. Something that fades all too soon in the cries analogous to “not Slytherin”). And for this, Dartmouth experience is the camaraderie and the recruitment process deserves more credit. closeness of freshman floors. Unfortunately, While I do not contend that rush is perfect or the collective extraversion of freshmen during even necessarily a smooth ride, I do believe their first Hanover fall can dissipate sooner that we should duly acknowledge the things it rather than later. The closest I have come does right. Recruitment is an opportunity to to re-experiencing this feeling of freshman move past our personal Dartmouth bubbles friendliness has been Panhell recruitment. and expand the community of people who will Although many will claim that walking from form our time here.

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Should single-sex Greek houses be forced to go coed?

While I do think Greek leaders should work to make the Greek community more inclusive toward those who identify as gender nonconforming, I think all houses going coed would be a rash response. Despite their many merits, coed houses do not currently provide the same range of social and philanthropic opportunities as single-sex houses. It is possible that other houses may lose this range should they go coed, weakening the system as a whole. Additionally, there are certain merits surrounding camaraderie and, in the case of sororities, female-dominated spaces (and the accompanying social empowerment) that are found in single-sex organizations — the same merits that prompt individuals to pursue other single-sex opportunities such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts or a single-sex education. As someone who always found it easier to make friends with girls and as a result had a disproportionately large amount of female friends growing up, I have enjoyed the newfound sense of brotherhood and male friendship that I have already experienced since joining my fraternity last week.

— Spencer Blair ’17 I do not believe that all houses should be forced to go coed. While some who support a coed system are undoubtedly genuine, there is a feeling of incrementalism that makes me suspect that some advocates of a coed Greek system are merely trying to slowly destroy the current system. There are currently houses that fill the student demand for coed Greek houses. If the system were changed, there would be some who would move to the new system, but the lack of demand would result in many people leaving the Greek system altogether. For some this would be an attractive alternative, but for others, this could be used to dilute the popularity of the Greek system to destruction. The Greek system has the greatest amount of sway in the campus social scene, but there are a wide variety of social groups on campus that would enrich students’ experiences if fewer people felt it necessary to rely on the Greek system as a social outlet. Ideas that put more power into the hands of various groups — such as dissolving the national system

that prevents sororities from hosting events — and providing alternatives like Hop Garage and Friday Night Rock should be explored while still allowing the students to vote with their feet. A diversity of campus social spaces is a better option than either a campus dominated by fraternities or a homogenous system that seeks to accommodate everyone, but ends up catering only to a few.

— David Brooks ’15 Our generation of Dartmouth students seems more willing than ever to acknowledge that the Greek system has its flaws — whether or not we agree on what they are. Many of us understand that the Greek system is in need of reform. I believe that going coed is a powerful option for meaningful change. It no longer makes sense to provide institutional support for strictly gendered spaces, as single-sex houses reinforce the concepts of sexual difference that underpin more stringent gender roles. And I find that one of the most common arguments against coed spaces — forcing fraternities and sororities to go coed would increase the rates of sexual violence and misconduct — not only ignores the present reality of peaceful coed fraternity living, but also promotes a disappointing standard in which we have little control over our actions or regard for our so-called brothers and sisters.

— Katie McKay ’16 I think that forcing, coercing or incentivizing Greek houses to go coed is a step in the wrong direction. It is born out of the logical fallacy that combining men and women in the same physical space will in some way mitigate the inequity of Dartmouth’s social power dynamic. Pushing for houses to go coed will merely lead to bitterness among single-sex sisterhoods and brotherhoods — the coed houses that would arise from an administrative mandate would be contrived environments that are doomed to fail. The focus needs to be on forming creative solutions in spaces that already exist, not precipitating new spaces with new problems.

— Aylin Woodward ’15

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Prior dam changes have installed downstream passages FROM DAM PAGE 1

groups working to ensure that the new license is environmentally friendly.

Government professor Linda Fowler said that the Pine Park Association, of which she is a trustee, will also pressure TransCanada to maintain land along the riverbanks that may be subject to erosion.

“In theory and in practice, they should be fixing our banks as we speak, and they should have fixed them two years ago because they’re obligated to do that, but we agreed that it didn’t make sense for them to undertake remediation when there might be much more involved,” Fowler said.

Fowler said that the Pine Park Association, a nonprofit founded in 1900 to conserve pine forests on the banks of the Connecticut River, has an agreement with TransCanada dating to 1944, when the dam’s original owner, the Bellows Falls Hydro-Electric Corporation, agreed to maintain

the park’s riverbanks.

“The permitting process is an opportunity for a small group like ours to get some leverage over a very large company like TransCanada,” she said.

The Mink Brook conservation area was substantially altered when the dam was first put in place, as were several other streams and brooks that flow into the Connecticut River, Mulligan said. The brooks were often transformed into “backwaters” of the river rather than free-flowing waterways, and Mulligan said that she hopes to see some brooks return to their natural state.

Mulligan said that the dam’s operators “have tried very hard to operate in an environmentally responsible way,” but she added that the current license did not anticipate all of the dam’s impact on the surrounding area.

The Hanover Conservancy is concerned with abrupt water level changes, Mulligan said, since the Wilder Dam operates by raising

More than 800 screened for skin disease at DHMC FROM SCABIES PAGE 1

control and prevention team identified those who it believed were at risk of exposure, including the doctors and nurses in charge of caring for the patient as well as any housekeepers, dietary staff and transportation staff who may have encountered the patient.

This resulted in a group of around 300 people, all of whom were brought in for precautionary treatment.

About 800 people attended a screening clinic over the weekeend, which was set up for anyone who thought they had potentially been exposed to the infestation. The hospital conducted skin-scraping tests to determine whether a person had the disease.

Out of the clinic’s visitors and the group that DHMC identified, four additional people were diagnosed with scabies. Adams says the hospital believes these people may have been exposed while near the in-patient Hematology/Oncology unit where the original patient was being treated.

Once a person is diagnosed with scabies, treatment must begin as soon as possible. Scabies can be treated through both oral medication and a topical cream.

Itching the rash is discouraged because this may lead to skin sores which heighten the risk of a bacterial infection, such as staph.

Symptoms sometime appear six to eight weeks after initial contraction. Adams noted that the disease is easily treatable, though the situation is more serious for patients who are immunocompromised, disabled or elderly.

Over the weekend, the hospital also set up a hotline with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services for scabiesrelated questions.

Adams said this is a rare occurrence in the in-patient setting, and said the hospital’s priority is to keep patients and employees, as well as their families, healthy.

DHMC has implemented similar treatment and prevention plans in the past, including during a 2006 outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis. Thirty-four staff members were diagnosed at the hospital, which conducted screenings and implemented preventative measures.

In October 2013, there was a scabies outbreak at Exeter Hospital, about 100 miles away from DHMC. Thirty-three employees were diagnosed with the condition after being exposed to an infested patient, and around 300 more were treated as a safeguard, WMUR reported at the time.

DHMC spokesperson Mike Barwell said that as a result of the recent scabies outbreak, the hospital is now “more aware of the condition and more vigilant.”

and lowering the water levels built up behind it throughout the day in a process known as “daily peaking.” This constant rise and fall may accelerate erosion, Mulligan said, noting that the phenomenon is being studied.

The 2009 Connecticut River Management Plan for the Upper Valley, released by the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, noted that the fluctuations are “a particular concern.” Mulligan, in her former job as the commission’s conservation director, was responsible for compiling the report.

Part of the research currently being conducted on the dam relates to “ramping rate,” the speed at which the dam’s gates may be opened and shut.

“Right now, there are no limits on that, which means that they are legally permitted to open up the gates and let the river rip,” Mulligan said.

Were the rate decreased, erosive pressures on the river’s banks could be less severe, according to Mul-

ligan, although she stressed that research is ongoing.

The TransCanada Corporation is following the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s “Integrated Licensing Process,” an efficiency-focused method that involves identifying and studying key issues, incorporating stakeholders and setting deadlines.

Representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not respond to requests to comment by press time.

TransCanada spokesperson Sharan Kaur wrote in an email that the company is committed to working with all stakeholders in the relicensing process.

“As one of North America’s leading energy infrastructure companies, we are vigilant about minimizing the environmental impacts of our projects and operations. We put extensive effort into collecting and analyzing information about the environment in order to mitigate effects of any project,” Kaur wrote.

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The dam saw environmentally friendly changes when it was last relicensed in the 1970s. Then, upstream and downstream passages for fish were installed.

The Wilder Dam is crucial to the area’s power grid as its control center also serves dams at Fifteen Mile Falls, Bellows Falls and Vernon.

After more than 30 million people in the northeastern U.S. and Canada found themselves without electrical power in November 1965, the Wilder Dam restarted the Northeast’s electrical grid.

The dam’s ecological impact is equally great, as its girth impounds the Connecticut River for 45 miles upstream, according to the Connecticut River Management Plan.

The relicensing process has been constructive and collaborative thus far, Mulligan said, noting that she hopes to elicit more involvement from the local community.

“Managing the greatest river in New England is a pretty complex process,” she said.

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Artist Emmet Gowin shares stories through photography

B y Kourtney Kawano

Few people have heard of — yet alone seen — water treatment pollution caused by paper mills. Even fewer have seen such damage from the sky and called it art. Yet for world-renowned photographer and current Montgomery Fellow Emmet Gowin, a certain fascination and peculiar sense of beauty comes in the circular blossoms of tropical hues that explode from the seemingly serene water.

Gowin captured the image in “Aeration Pond, Toxic Water Treatment Facility, Pine Bluff, Arkansas” (1989), one of many photographs the artist presented in his Montgomery Lecture on Tuesday. The worldrenowned photographer spoke about the progression of his life and career through personal pictures, which dated back to his own undergraduate years at the Richmond Professional Institute (now called Virginia Commonwealth University), before crowds packed into the Hood Museum auditorium.

Gowin, who was born and raised in Virginia, said he discovered an early love for the arts while studying business in college. He quickly immersed himself in photography after meeting his wife and muse Edith, and has since established a name for himself through captivating images that use various aspects of form, light and scale.

“His work and his teaching over the course of his career have helped to elevate photography from a really technical craft to a view as a real art form,” Montgomery Fellow

program assistant Christianne Hardy Wohlforth said. “You can see that in his work he has a real breadth in the kinds of things he’s photographed over his lifetime. There’s a common theme of intimacy in everything that he does.”

His photographs range from minimalist portraits to elaborate aerial landscapes, and have garnered numerous accolades that earned him recognition as a recipient of the Guggenheim and Pew fellowships as well as permanent collections in international art museums.

But Gowin said his pictures are not taken with the intention of receiving critical acclaim. Rather, he seeks to respond to perplexing visual contexts that he feels need to be captured.

“Over time, I’ve realized that if you see something visually appealing and you don’t take a picture of it, you’re going to feel bad for the rest of your life,” he said.

In Tuesday’s presentation, attended by studio art professors, students and local residents, Gowin included negatives of some of his images in addition to final works.

Brooke Bonsack ’16 said that she appreciated the variety of subject matter presented in the photographs, which included atomic bomb fields, Gowin’s family and rainforests.

“As a student in a drawing class, it was interesting to observe the way he used light and try to figure out how I would draw some of his images,” Bonsack said.

For studio art lecturer Brian Miller, listening to and speaking with Gowin was a chance to reunite with the mentor who first inspired him to

teach. Miller was invited to speak at Princeton University while Gowin taught there.

“To Emmet, photography is more than just doing the action,” Miller said. “It’s about how he lives his life — what he does in the morning, how he shops for groceries, what he eats, what he reads. He treats art-making as something beyond a profession. It’s something that’s a part of him.”

The chronological presentation of Gowin’s life featured intimate portraits of his wife and family that are a part of a traveling exhibit currently on display in Bogotá, as well as recent pictures that reflect his current fascination with insects. One image he shared, “Edith in Panama: Leaf Mask” (2004), superimposed

Edith’s composed, demure face on a decaying leaf juxtaposed with various beetles and cockroaches.

Over time, Gowin said, his decisions for what subject matter to photograph became unconscious, but his passion for the art remained constant.

“I really have so much faith in these pictures,” Gowin said. “I know that when I’m gone these pictures will still be fine. They won’t need me to give an explanation or a background. There is a rhythmic beauty and truthfulness in them that people will absorb or they won’t absorb. The pictures have what they have and that’s all that they will ever have.”

Gowin has published several books that showcase his notable

works and fascination with the world around him. His current project is a book that will feature approximately 1,200 original photographs of tropical insects that he hopes will be appealing to students, scientists and artists, he said.

“There are so many insects in the world, and I hope to travel to the tropics again soon and visit the places that Alfred Wallace visited,” Gowin said. “I want to get my collection of images up to 2,500 unique insects.”

Gowin and his wife will reside at the Montgomery House until Oct. 18, and Gowin will meet with various photography classes as part of his residency.

Gowin’s work is on display at the Hood’s Albright Gallery.

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

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.

ANNIE KUNSTLER/THE DARTMOUTH

Emmet Gowin gave a lecture about his life and his work on Tuesday.

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THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014

WEDNESDAY LINEUP

No athletic events scheduled

Men’s soccer dominates Central Connecticut State 3-1

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Two goals by Alex Adelabu ’15 provided the difference for the Big Green on Tuesday.

The Big Green fired 13 shots in the first half en route to a win over CCSU.

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opposing goalie box. After creating space, the senior striker calmly slotted home a goal, giving Dartmouth a crucial cushion heading into the break.

“It’s good to be back in the scoring sheet,” Adelabu said. “When you come into the game, especially with my pace, you know at the 30th minute that the [opponents] are already tired, so it’s an advantage for me.”

To start the second half, Riley took out some of his key seniors once again for the first 15 minutes of play. While the Big Green continued to dictate the match’s tempo, the offense failed to create many more scoring opportunities, as the game drifted into a relative lull.

CCSU gradually developed more chances during this period, and, after a hand ball by Gomez set up a penalty shot in the 79th minute, senior Blue Devil Stephen Walmsley easily knocked the shot past starting goalkeeper James Hickok ’17 , cutting his team’s deficit in half.

But the Big Green was not phased by the goal, storming back just 2:10 later to re-extend its lead to two goals. Danilack stormed

The men’s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to seven games in the first leg of a four-game homestand with a dominating 3-1 win over Central Connecticut State University on Tuesday night.

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The Big Green (6-2-1, 1-0-0 Ivy) came out of the gates strong, generating two corner kicks within the first minute of the match. After the Blue Devils (4-5-0) failed to out-possess the Big Green early, Dartmouth capitalized on a goal by defender Ricardo Gomez ’17 just over 6:30 into the game.

The Big Green crossed a ball into the box off a corner kick that forced CCSU senior goalkeeper Josef Abele to move out of position. The ball eventually fell to Eric Jayne ’15, whose shot rebounded off of Abele and came to rest at Gomez’s feet, who placed the ball into the open net.

“I thought it was a great play as a team, we’ve been working on

set pieces a lot,” Gomez said. “It was a ball that popped off a corner kick and it came back in, we won the header. Eric Jayne did a great job of laying it off for me. It was a great team effort on that goal.”

Head coach Chad Riley said he thought highly of his sophomore defender’s performance, calling Gomez “dangerous on set pieces,” and said he was pleased with the entire squad’s energy level.

The Big Green continued to push up the field down the right flank through Alexander Marsh ’17, but could not convert, largely due to an outstanding effort between the pipes by Abele, who had six saves in the first half alone.

The flow of the game then rapidly livened up, as Riley sent in four key senior players off the bench, including leading scorer Alex Adelabu ’15 and co-captain Hugh Danilack ’15. Though the four usually start, Riley said he wanted to give his starters more rest as the team moves into the Ancient Eight slate.

“We wanted to get a couple players rested,” he said. “One of the things we have this year is a deep squad, so we have a lot of confidence in a lot of players.”

Within a minute, midfielder Stefan Defregger ’15 paced down the right wing, passing the ball off to Adelabu, who fired a shot parried away by Abele.

“I thought it took us a little bit to get going, but that’s a credit to Central Connecticut, I think they’re a good team,” Riley said.

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6-6-1 Record

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In the remaining 15 minutes of the opening half, the senior substitutes produced six more dangerous shots, with Danilack figuring prominently in the aggressive momentum.

Just more than a minute away from the half ’s conclusion, Adelabu fought off a CCSU defender to gain control of the ball inside the

down the left side of the field and crossed the ball into the box that settled on Adelabu’s foot. Adelabu deposited the ball into the back of the net for his second goal of the night and fourth of the season.

The teams traded one shot in the final nine minutes, each missing the target. As the horn blew on a 3-1 Dartmouth win, Adelabu said the team could have done more on the offensive end of the field.

“We should have had more goals,” Adelabu said. “I think that was the disappointment of the night, but we’re going to keep working, be more sharp and put the games away earlier.”

The team has not lost since an early-season trip to Indiana to play the last two national champions, and has won six of its last seven games. It now heads into the teeth of the Ivy schedule, with six of the team’s final eight games coming against conference foes. After last season’s Ivy record of 1-6, this year’s team is looking for revenge.

The Big Green returns to action Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against Yale University at Burnham Field. The Big Green lost to the Bulldogs last season 1-0 in New Haven, Connecticut.