VOL. CLXXI NO. 48
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HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jury deliberations begin in rape case of Parker Gilbert ’16
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In his closing statement for the defense on Wednesday, attorney Robert Cary ’86 said that his client, Parker Gilbert ’16, was not guilty of rape, and that the complainant’s claims were inconsistent with testimony from her former roommate. “What happened was drunken, awkward college sex,” said Cary, of the firm Williams and Connolly. “It wasn’t sexual assault, it wasn’t rape.” After nearly two weeks, during which the prosecu-
Attorneys gave closing statements Wednesday in the trial of Parker Gilbert ’16, charged with rape.
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Experts peg 2.9 percent tuition rise to image concerns
B y MICHAEL QIAN
The Dartmouth Staff
Following the Board of Trustees’ March 8 vote to raise tuition, room, board and mandatory fees by the lowest percentage increase since 1977, education policy experts pointed to both national tuition trends and Dartmouth’s 14 percent drop in application numbers as possible reasons for the reduced growth in price. The Board voted to raise the College’s sticker price by 2.9 percent to
$61,947 for the 2014-15 academic year. Center for College Affordability and Productivity director Richard Vedder said the unusually large decline in application numbers may have pushed the Board toward making a cautious decision about raising fees. Vedder said that although Dartmouth’s applicant demand remains high, the College must be more sensitive to application numbers — which are partially determined by costs — if it wishes to remain selective.
Andrew Gillen, an education researcher at American Institutes for Research, added that the College might be concerned about its U.S. News and World Report rankings, which are influenced by a school’s selectivity. By lowering its rate of tuition growth, Dartmouth might attract more applicants and hence boost its selectivity, Gillen said. Between 2009 and 2014, tuition and fees have increased an average of 4.8 percent per year. The lower increase also comes in the wake of
Five years in, Tuck undergrad classes see broad popularity B y CLAiRE DALY
The Dartmouth Staff
As students finalize spring term course schedules, over 120 upperclassmen have enrolled in one of the Tuck School of Business’s termly undergraduate classes. Since the program was established five years ago, the three available courses have taught undergraduates practical business skills. As the courses grow in popularity, however, some interested students
fiscal year 2013, when the College’s expenses exceeded its revenues for the first time since 2009. Vedder added that the College might be trying to differentiate itself from its peer institutions, which typically increase tuition by about 4 percent annually. Among Ivy League institutions that have released 2014-15 tuition amounts, only Dartmouth will raise tuition by less than 3 percent, but its sticker price is SEE TUITION PAGE 5
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find themselves shut out due to course limits. The annual spring term course, “Business Management and Strategy,” was first offered in 2009 and examines topics like corporate goal-setting and global competition. “Financial Accounting” is taught each winter, and “Principles of Marketing” is offered in the fall. The classes are open only to upTREVELYAN WING/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
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Students attended a volunteer fair in Collis Common Ground yesterday.
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Trial nears end after closing statements
DAily debriefing
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BROWN UNIVERSITY: Brown will expand its Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards program for this summer, the Brown Daily Herald reported. The program, which grants stipends for research projects, will offer 50 additional awards and increase the stipend from $3,000 to $3,500. The expansion aligns with university president Christina Paxson’s recent push to offer students research opportunities. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Columbia’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month began Tuesday night, the Columbia Spectator reported. The events planned for April include a mock Pakistani wedding and Chinese lantern festival. CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Cornell saw low voter turnout in its Student Assembly elections this month, the Cornell Daily Sun reported. Though the elections committee hoped to see at least a 50 percent turnout, under 30 percent of the undergraduate population voted. Students speculated that the timing of Cornell’s February break and several uncontested races could have contributed to the low turnout. HARVARD UNIVERSITY: The Harvard Art Museums are establishing a student advisory board to involve students more directly, the Harvard Crimson reported. The board will consist of both graduate and undergraduate students and will work to increase student participation in museum events and exhibits. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton has set up clinics to issue the meningitis B vaccine this week, the Daily Princetonian reported. Around 91 percent of the student population has already received the vaccine. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: The University of Pennsylvania will launch the PennApps Fellows Internship Program this summer, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. The program will enable 10 students to work at startup companies in Philadelphia to build the city’s reputation as an entrepreneurship hub. The program recently received an additional $25,000 grant, which will be used to help house interns. YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale administrators are implementing cuts to its $39 million budget deficit, the Yale Daily News reported. The Provost’s Office has issued budget targets to the university’s 40 units, including Yale College and the graduate schools. Though half of the Ivy League saw deficits during the 2013 fiscal year, Yale’s was the highest. — Compiled by Marie Plecha
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tion called 23 witnesses and the defense called four, the jury began deliberating around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They will resume at 9 a.m. Thursday. The jury will decide whether Gilbert, 21, is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against a female undergraduate student, 19, and one count of criminal trespass for entering her room uninvited in the early hours of May 2, 2013. Judge Peter Bornstein dismissed two other charges on Tuesday for insufficient evidence. T he Dartmouth does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault. Gilbert, who is from London, is no longer enrolled in classes at the College. If convicted, he could serve up to 20 years in prison for each count of sexual assault. Cary told the jury that the roommate’s testimony — that she heard whispering between Gilbert and the complainant in the latter’s room, followed by heavy breathing that she associated with sexual intercourse — was inconsistent with the complainant’s claims that she cried out in pain and that Gilbert used “forceful” and “hateful” words. The only distinct phrase that the roommate heard was the alleged victim saying, “Don’t push me,” she testified last Thursday. “This contradicts the complainant’s story,” Cary said, a story that “doesn’t make any sense.” To preserve the complainant’s anonymity, The Dartmouth granted the complainant’s roommate and other floormates anonymity. The complainant’s roommate is a member of The Dartmouth staff. Cary pointed to several conflicting points in the complainant’s testimony, like her statement to Hanover Police chief Frank Moran about her use of social media after the alleged assault and her “downplay” of her alcohol consumption
that night when she spoke with a Dick’s House nurse. Cary showed the jury tweets and Instagram photos posted after the point she said she had stopped using those accounts. Cary also noted that the complainant said in her testimony that she told Dick’s House nurses that she felt pain after the alleged assault. He then showed the nurse’s documents from Dick’s House, which stated that the complainant said she had no pain. These inconsistencies, Cary said, stemmed from the fact that the complainant was influenced by friends, who encouraged her to be examined, and that she was “confused” after drinking that night. “She was drinking fast,” he said, referring to witness testimony of her alcohol consumption that night, which included shots of vodka and games of flip cup with beer. Cary called the alleged victim’s claim of a sneak attack “absurd,” saying that Gilbert made eye contact with the complainant’s roommate when he entered her section of the two-room double. He added that examinations at Dick’s House showed no evidence of tearing or bruising. “This case is filled with reasonable doubt,” he said. “Gilbert is an innocent person. This story doesn’t make sense.” During the state’s rebuttal, assistant county prosecutor Paul Fitzgerald said that the complainant had no motive to fabricate the story. The complainant realized, he said, that “if you make a false report, your time at Dartmouth is over.” He said that she felt Dartmouth was her home so did not lock her door. The complainant “went to bed thinking she was safe,” only to wake up in the early morning of May 2 and find Gilbert raping her. “ T h e d e f e n d a n t we n t i n , sneaked in, uninvited to [the alleged victim’s] room and sexually
assaulted her and sodomized her,” Fitzgerald said. He emphasized the trauma experienced by the complainant, saying that she did not sleep in her room following the alleged assault, and that she had spoken in detail about the event during her examinations, in the courtroom and with the prosecution. Fitzgerald called the social media posts presented by the defense irrelevant. “That has nothing to do with what happened to her,” he said. The complainant, Fitzgerald said, did not give consent, and said “no.” He said that she fell to the ground at one point, and Gilbert told her to get back in the bed, and also used physical force against her. “Whatever she says about ‘no,’ it’s not registering,” Fitzgerald said. “He’s not done yet.” Fitzgerald repeated the roommate’s statement that she heard the complainant say, “Don’t push me.” He said that Gilbert acted knowingly “every step of the way,” from not knocking on the door to sneaking in the complainant’s room. He told the jury that the complainant was “terrified” and vomited at the sight of Gilbert when she saw him outside Psi Upsilon fraternity a day after the alleged assault. He pointed to Gilbert’s May 4 email to the complainant, in which he said he must have acted “inappropriately” and that intoxication was “no excuse,” as evidence of his awareness of his actions the night of the alleged assault. Gilbert realized, Fitzgerald said, that he needed to “reach out and try to shut her up.” “If there’s anything I can do,” Gilbert had written, “please let me know.” “He sent the email because he didn’t want to face her,” Fitzgerald said. Cary and Fitzgerald spoke for about 45 minutes each Wednesday. The jury reconvenes at 9 a.m. today.
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Tuck courses provide business education to upperclassmen FROM TUCK PAGE 1
perclassmen and, though all have two sections and accommodate up to 130 students per term, they are often full or over-enrolled. “Demand outstrips supply,” said Tuck professor Robert Resutek, who teaches “Financial Accounting.” This winter, 146 students initially enrolled in Resutek’s class, with priority given to seniors. After the add-drop period ended, Resutek said there were still around 20 students on the waitlist who could not take the class. Connor Noon ’16, who took Resutek’s accounting course, said he believes the competition for spots stems from Tuck’s prestigious academic and professional reputation. Undergraduates who nab a spot get a taste of what the finance and business fields are truly like, fellow course member Cecelia Shao ’16 said. Though straightforward, she said, accounting is initially difficult to learn. She recommended that students take the class only if interested in entering financial fields after graduation. Shao is a former member of The Dartmouth staff. Charles Lalumiere ’17 said he would have appreciated the chance to take the class as a freshman.
Resutek said Tuck faculty members have talked extensively about adding more classes to meet the demand. Resutek said he found undergraduates to have receptive and engaging attitudes toward the material. “It is fun to see the students grow, not only in their accounting skill, but also in the sophistication of their business thought,” Resutek said.
“It is fun to see the students grow, not only in their accounting skill, but also in the sophistication of their business thought.” - TUCK PROFESSOR ROBERT RESUTEK, who teaches “FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING” Tuck professor Yaniv Dover, who teaches “Principles of Marketing,” said he also found great satisfaction in watching students learn about intricate scientific theories of marketing applicable to real-life situations.
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Shao said she observed a difference between her Tuck and College professors, noting that because her class had three teaching assistants, the professor did not interact with students as much as a seminar professor would. Noon, however, said he felt that Resutek’s teaching style was similar to what he would expect from most of his undergraduate professors. Resutek and Dover both said that they had not seen a significant difference in the abilities and performance of undergraduates and MBA students. “Talent and motivation are plenty in both groups and it is a different kind of fun to teach each group,” Dover said. Students in these classes, which do not fulfill any major or distributive requirements, can opt for the non-recording option. Noon said students in his accounting class could elect to take an “alternative final” that tested them only on the material up to the midterm, though the highest course grade possible for students who chose this option was a C+. Some students decided to take the alternative final if they were using the NRO for the class. Fischer Yan ’14, a geography major who has taken all three classes Tuck offers, said that “Principles of Marketing” was her
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There should be a government-regulated market for kidney donation. The kidney is a strange organ. From a physiological point of view, the kidney is a bean-shaped collection of tissues that serves as an integral part of the excretory system. The average individual has around a gallon and a half of blood circulating through his or her body. Our two kidneys filter the blood around 400 times daily. This is made possible through the millions of microscopic nephrons — the functional unit of a kidney — that utilize a finely calibrated system of osmotic gradients that hormones such as vasopressin and aldosterone can further modulate. All of these factors speak to the complexity of kidneys in normal physiological function. However, the current debate involving the kidney may be even more complicated than the organ itself. For instance, the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 made it illegal to compensate organ donors and prohibited the selling and buying of any organ, even technically expendable organs like kidneys (a human only needs one to live). While the hearts of the lawmakers who passed the act may have been in the right place, the law has been nothing less than heartbreaking for patients and their loved ones. Thousands of patients have died waiting for kidneys over the past three decades. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2012 alone, 4,100 registered candidates died waiting for a kidney, and another 2,700 candidates were removed from the transplant list because they became too sick to undergo the operation. One of the most promising solutions to the current kidney shortage may be a government-regulated kidney market. One of the more vocal arguments against the case for kidney markets is that they would demean the sanctity of the human body. However, if we take a look at the medical system in cases of organ and non-organ transplants, as it exists, the human body is already highly commoditized. There are many perfectly legal tissue banks in the U.S. that harvest a range of tissues from
donors, including but not limited to bones, cord blood, skin, heart valves, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. After inspection and processing, these tissues are delivered to hospitals with thousand-dollar price tags, namely because of “processing fees.” These costs, however, pale in comparison to the procedures themselves. According to the National Foundation for Transplants, a kidney transplant costs $260,000. The organ donors seems to be the only party left out of this highly profitable market. Furthermore, the implementation of a kidney market would decrease the activity of organ black markets, which would protect patients’ health as well as potentially lower the number of unregulated black market organ harvests, usually from vulnerable individuals from other countries. According to a 2012 Bloomberg article, a kidney trafficker was convicted of buying kidneys in Israel for $25,000 and selling them to patients in the U.S. for $120,000 or more. Although the defendant’s lawyers claimed that the surgeries occurred in prestigious U.S. hospitals and the organ sellers were fully aware of their actions, an anthropologist testified that sellers were usually poor immigrants from Eastern Europe. A regulated, legal market to ensure that all tissue is obtained legally and ethically and decrease the demand for illegal organs of questionable quality and origin. Eleven people will die today because they did not receive a kidney transplant. Everyone but the donor profits from today’s lucrative organ transplant system. Black markets continue to thrive in extreme situations without a legal alternative. As it stands, the belief in the sanctity of a human life has allowed us to believe that it is better to let people die than offend our sensibilities. On the other hand, a regulated kidney market would increase the supply of organs and benefit the givers by creating a legal arena to protect sellers, who would accept payment for a product that enables the consumer’s survival.
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In light of a recent column by Joseph Geller ’16 (“Support Our Sports,” March 25), we asked our staff: If you could change something about Dartmouth, what would it be and why? I wish that social life were not dominated by Greek life and that there were viable social options other than fraternity basements and pong. Having other options would accommodate more interests. In turn, the dominance of the Greek system promotes a culture of heavy drinking. —Kyle Bigley ’17 If I could change one thing about Dartmouth, I’d clone Collis and put the second version of it on the northern part of campus. While the existing building is clearly a hub for student activity, demand still vastly exceeds supply — snagging a table or ordering stir-fry during the lunch rush is an ordeal, especially when campus is at its fullest during spring term. The best eating options on campus shouldn’t come at such a premium, and north campus is already a black hole when it comes to tasty food (sorry, Novack). An added bonus of this plan might install some of those highly sought-after alternative social spaces we’re always casting around for. So as the College considers a new residential initiative, I think a second student center with a dining hall is an important consideration. —Don Casler ’14 I wish it were more socially acceptable at Dartmouth to introduce yourself to total strangers — outside of fraternity parties and after freshman fall. Making new friends should not be reserved just for awkward but eager introductions at the start of college nor for drunken declarations of newfound friendship or attempts at flirting in a basement. —Michelle Gil ’16 If I could change one thing about Dartmouth, I would make a residential college system similar to Yale’s so that students wouldn’t have to constantly be changing dorms. Or I would want admissions based on merit
and objective standards (rather than the racist policies of affirmative action and the “old boys’ club” of legacies). Or I would have the students be more involved in how money is allocated and spent at Dartmouth. I would also like to see the administration, faculty and staff be held more responsible for why a small rural college has a $1 billion operating budget. —Jon Miller ’15 I would abolish the Greek system in order to do away with a culture that espouses superficiality, champions groupthink, divides our community unnecessarily, gives a disproportionate amount of power to men, arbitrarily segregates women and men, does not make room for non-cisgender individuals, is embedded with heteronormativity, protects perpetrators of sexual violence, promotes abuse of students’ bodies and charges students an obscene amount of money to merely socialize. I would do this in favor of creating a community that prioritizes health and safety and celebrates individuality, true diversity (in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic background) and mutual understanding — a community that is precluded by the artificial and divisive structures of the Greek system. —Katie Wheeler ’15 If I could change one thing at Dartmouth, it would be the lack of overlap and synergy between different factions of the student community. I wish people wouldn’t join a group or social circle and have that circle define them and their personal experiences for the rest of their time at Dartmouth. We should strive as a collective to take advantage of the inherent diversity at this school by breaking out of our conventional, comfortable social spaces. —Aylin Woodward ’15
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Percent increase lower than Ivy League peers’ FROM TUITION PAGE 1
the highest of released Ivy League schools. Princeton University will increase its total cost for next year to $58,963, including a 4.1 percent tuition increase. Brown University’s total undergraduate cost will rise 3.8 percent to $59,428. The typical cost of attendance at Cornell University will rise 3.26 percent to $60,728. Tuition, room and board at Yale University will rise 4 percent to $59,800, and the University of Pennsylvania will increase its tuition and fees by 3.9 percent to $61,132. As of press time, Harvard University and Columbia University had yet to release tuition amounts for the next academic year. Jennifer Ma, a College Board policy analyst, said in an email that few private nonprofit four-year schools cut their sticker tuition prices last year. She added, however, that private universities are likely to offer tuition discounts, lowering the net prices that students actually pay. Average in-state public university prices increased by 2.9 percent in the 2013-14 year, the smallest growth in three decades, according to a College Board report released last year. College President Phil Hanlon
called on Dartmouth administrators to identify 1.5 percent of their budget as available for reallocation, enabling the smaller tuition increase. In a faculty meeting last fall, Hanlon said Dartmouth’s tuition rate would likely remain flat and reflect a “justifiable rate of inflation.” He said that he would endeavor to keep the cost of attendance down. The Consumer Price Index, the most commonly used measure of inflation, rose 1.5 percent in the 12 months ending December 2013, after a 1.7 increase in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. . According to the College’s 201213 financial statement, salaries and wages accounted for around 42 percent of Dartmouth’s expenditures. In the same year, net tuition and fees accounted for roughly 22 percent of revenues. Although people consider more than price when deciding whether to attend Dartmouth, Vedder said, cost of attendance remains a large consideration, especially as perceptions regarding the value of a college education change. With a sticker price of $63,282, Dartmouth was the second most expensive school in the Ivy League for the 2013-14 academic year, following Columbia.
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TODAY 10:30 a.m. Chemistry colloquium, “Coupling of Ethylene and Carbon Dioxide at Low Valent Metals,” with Wes Bernskoetter of Brown University, Steele 007
7:00 p.m. Performance, “La Edad de Oro,” with Israel Galván, Hopkins Center, Moore Theater
7:30 p.m. UGA information session, Carson Hall, Room L01
TOMORROW 8:30 a.m. Symposium, “The Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Energy,” Cummings Hall, Spanos Auditorium
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Hop brings art to young students Over break, ensemble performs in Costa Rica
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The Hopkins Center’s school matinee series allows area schools and young children to meet and talk to artists who visit campus. Hop outreach coordinator Mary Gaetz said that the program embodies the Hop’s goal to include education as part of its mission. The program aims to be as inclusive as possible by making performances interesting and informative for students. “We help schools incorporate this as part of their curriculum, and the tickets are highly subsidized, which makes it more accessible,” Gaetz said. This winter, the program offered high school students discounted tickets and special programming for the theater department’s production of “Spring Awakening.” “‘Spring Awakening’ was such a great, topical piece,” Gaetz said. “We did a pre-show talk with the artistic team, who spoke with the students about the show. After, we had small group discussion with performers in the show.” The format allowed the Dartmouth students to act as mentors to Hanover High School students, who had previously performed a version of the work. “They had some questions about how the two compared, how they were similar or different and how things
changed for the adaptation, so that was fun to discuss,” Chris Gallerani ’15, who played Hanschen in Dartmouth’s production, said. The students asked about show rehearsals, coordinating the production’s technical elements and the issues it explores, like sexuality and sexual
“They had some questions about how the two compared, how they were similar or different and how things changed.” - Chris Gallerani ’15 assault, Gallerani said. “The issues that occur in the show are very real and hit home for many people,” Audrey Djiya ’17, who played Martha, said in an email. “It was interesting to hear how the show affected the high schoolers — they really opened up to us and to each other.” Recently, the series has experimented with companion workshops, Gaetz said. After a performance relating to the Civil War, a staff member from the Hop traveled to a school to help the students put together their own Civil
War performance. For an upcoming series showcasing wind quintet Imani Winds, Hop outreach assistant Erin Smith will visit schools to do a workshop about listening and storytelling through music. Hop employees involved with the program write study guides for teachers to use in the classroom. For Gaetz, researching the artists and their craft closely is particularly rewarding. Besides the schools that participate in the show, there is also a large homeschooled contingency among attendees. The study guides, provided by the program and available online, help these students further explore the theme or central concept of the performance, Hop programming director Margaret Lawrence said. Lawrence said that the shows perform a “double duty,” as they are presented both publicly and to schools. The series attempts to strike a balance within its programming. “I keep in mind the quality and the relevance to curriculum of each performer, but they also have to be appealing to the public,” Lawrence said. “We are looking for a broad range of different experiences.” The program has been well-received by the community and participating schools, Gaetz said. Teachers have told Gaetz that shows at the Hop connect with classroom materials.
Call for Comments on Proposed Sexual Assault Disciplinary Policy We want your feedback regarding the proposal to comprehensively revise Dartmouth’s student disciplinary policy for charges of sexual assault. The proposed policy changes include mandatory expulsion in certain cases of sexual assault and a new investigatory process employing outside investigators.
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When college spring breakers think of Costa Rica, they think surf, sun and siesta. However, when Dartmouth Wind Ensemble members think of their spring trip to Costa Rica, their thoughts are more along the lines of sun, song and service. In the group’s first international service and performance tour, the ensemble performed six concerts in nine days in Costa Rica. The students performed 26 pieces that ranged in size from a quartet to two joint performances with the National Institute of Music of Costa Rica, which featured almost 100 performers. The styles of music varied from pieces by Mozart to Costa Rican composers, and the venues, equally diverse, included the U.S. Ambassador’s backyard and Oasis de Esperanza, the largest church on the island. “There was really not a typical day,” saxophonist Kameko Winborn ’14 said in an email on the trip. “We’ve had rehearsals at the National Institute of Music, but we’ve also had impromptu rehearsals in the middle of a playground on a windy day.” Percussionist Josh Perez ’17 recounted the relaxing night ensemble members spent at a beach resort. However, in keeping with a true Dartmouth schedule, the relaxation was brief. Most days, the ensemble woke up by 7 a.m., ate a quick breakfast of rice and beans, visited a tourist attraction and spent the majority of the day rehearsing and performing. During the trip, the ensemble worked with Pundaresnas, a school participating in the Sistema Nacional de Educacion Musical, a government-funded service program that promotes musical instruction for students in high crime and significant drug abuse areas, giving
students a place to keep them off the streets. “Service has always been an important component of the DCWE for me,” conductor Matthew Marsit said. “It’s a wonderful thing that the government turned to music as a social reclamation.” The trip brought the ensemble’s music to people outside of the typical concert house series, Marsit said. He called the experience “incredible,” not only for Dartmouth students but also for the students the ensemble worked with in Costa Rica, whose ages ranged from 8 to 20. A few of the Costa Rican students had been selected to perform at the Harvard Conservatory and comparable music institutions. Saxophonist Juliana Baratta ’17 said she was inspired by the children’s determination. “Even after playing for two hours in 85 degree weather, they still wanted to play the right notes and rhythms,” she said in an email. Perez said the greatest challenge she faced was adapting to the “pura vida” culture. Many times ensemble members would wait hours for their students to finally arrive, he said. Winborn and Baratta agreed that they struggled to speak Spanish well, though Winborn added that not speaking Spanish “was part of the fun.” “Even when language was a barrier or where differences in economic and social backgrounds were vast, music was this amazing universal translator for us,” Marsit said. “The goal was for this to be a transformative experience.” Marsit said the Dartmouth students’ demeanor changed by the end of the trip, starting out hesitant before embracing their roles as teachers and mentors. He said he hopes to make the trip a recurring tour for the ensemble.
The changes aim to encourage reporting, expedite the disciplinary process, enhance consistency in sanctioning, and represent a stronger deterrent to sexual assault. For more info, go to: dartgo.org/sacomments Please submit your comments and suggestions by April 14 to: Proposed.Sexual.Assault.Policy@Dartmouth.edu Or, you can share your evaluation and comments online publicly at: ImproveDartmouth.com Comment period runs through Monday, April 14
Courtesy of Juliana Baratta
The ensemble’s saxophone section worked with students in Puntarenas.
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Men’s tennis team goes 2-1 in Va. Men’s lacrosse returns home to face Cornell
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The men’s tennis team traveled to Virginia over spring break, where it went 2-1 against three nonconference opponents. Dartmouth picked up convincing victories against The
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College of William and Mary and Old Dominion University. The Big Green, which entered the trip ranked 34 in the country suffered a painful loss against No. 36 Virginia Commonwealth University. “Being able to venture out and play opponents that we otherwise might not be able to play while still having fun was really beneficial for everyone,” Erik Nordahl ’16 said. Dartmouth, coming off of a successful winter indoor season, was confident heading into its March 18 match against the University of Richmond. The Big Green finished third in the ECAC this
indoor season and reached 41 in the rankings, a program high at the time. The competition was called off last minute due to icy court conditions and could not be rescheduled. Dartmouth lost to VCU 4-2. Brandon DeBot ’14 and Diego Pedraza ’17 won their singles matches, at the third and sixth spots respectively. DeBot defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-4, while Pedraza destroyed his opponent 6-2, 6-2. At the number one slot, Dovydas Sakinis ’16 battled VCU senior Alexis Heugas, ranked 59th in the nation for singles players, when their match was stopped because VCU had already secured the win. The two were tied in the third and final set 4-4. In doubles, George Wall ’17 and Brendan Tannenbaum ’16 won 8-5, but both other Big Green pairs fell to Rams’ athletes. “Despite the loss, we handled ourselves very well in the face of extremely tough competition and occasionally questionable sportsmanship from the opposition,” Sam Todd ’15 said. The Big Green next beat Old Dominion 5-2. Despite losses in doubles, the team’s 5-1 singles record propelled it to victory. Sakinis was the only one to lose, dropping the first set 7-6 (7-5) and trailed 4-2 in the second before retiring with a
back injury. Pedraza shined, dropping just three games in his entire match. The trip ended with a 4-1 victory over William and Mary. Once again, Dartmouth dropped the doubles point, but secured four singles matches. Sakinis managed
“Being able to venture out and play opponents that we otherwise might not be able to play while still having fun was really beneficial for everyone.” - ERIK NORDAHL ’16
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The men’s lacrosse team returns to Hanover for its home opener against No. 2 Cornell University this Saturday at Scully-Fahey Field. Last season, the Big Green fell 21-5 to the Big Red in Ithaca, N.Y. In its first Ivy League game, the Big Green (1-4, 0-1 Ivy) fell to Harvard University
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31.6 DOWN % 75.0 16-7, largely thanks to a 7-1 second quarter for the Crimson. “It’s a game of runs, so while we had a good first quarter, they had the second and that’s just the way pretty much every game will go,” co-captain Bobby Osgood ’15 said. “It’s not a lack of preparation but a question of if we show up and play four quarters like we can. While Cornell is a great offensive team, we’re not doing anything crazy just to prepare for them.” The Big Green had a difficult season last year, finishing 3-11 overall and 1-5 in the Ancient Eight. Last April, the men upset Princeton University 10-9, but still finished last in the League, largely due to a sixgame losing streak midway through the season. “The game against Princeton last year shows that, when we put everything together, we can beat anyone in the country,” Osgood said. “Although Cornell is the last undefeated team in the country, they are still beatable.” In the early season this year, the men have struggled offensively, scoring 40 goals in five games, only reaching double digits once. The team has failed to keep an opponent from scoring over 10 goals this year, so far surrendering a total of 67. Two of the team’s top three scorers from
last season graduated. In 2013, Chris Costabile ’13 led the team with 22 goals and 30 points. Nikki Dysenchuk ’13 was third in points with 14 goals and 19 points. The team also lost starting goalkeeper Bernie Susskind ’13, who led the team with 160 saves last year. The two returning goalies with game experience last season, Blair Friedensohn ’16 and Ham Sonnenfeld ’16 combined for three appearances, 20:56 of playing time and four saves in their collegiate careers. The graduation of Pat Flynn ’13, who served as a defensive anchor for the Big Green last season, also hurt the team, Osgood said. Osgood said that the freshmen and sophomores have stepped up to fill the holes left by the departing seniors, earning starting roles and a lot of time on the field for the Big Green. Mike Olentine ’14, KC Beard ’16 and Billy Heidt ’16 have been the offensive stalwarts in the early season for the Big Green. Olentine leads the team with seven goals while Beard and Heidt each have four. The team has struggled to convert on its man-up opportunities this season, completing three goals in 18 opportunities though it has given up goals on 13 of 19. Cornell, which the Big Green will face Saturday, has torn through its early season, going 8-0 and 2-0 Ivy. The Big Red’s signature win so far was a 12-9 win over perennial powerhouse and then No. 2 University of Virginia in Ithaca. The Cornell offense has scored 115 goals and 348 shots. Cornell is averaging around 14 goals per game, while the Big Green averages eight. The Big Red also claims the top three scorers in the Ivy League. Last season, Cornell lost in the Ivy semifinals to Princeton and eventual national champion Duke University in the Final Four. The team hopes to earn a top-four finish in the Ancient Eight, which will get it into the Ivy League tournament. “If you go 3-3, it’s very likely you’ll make the Ivy tournament,” Osgood said. “That’s our number one goal right now, so we’re putting every effort we have into winning each game and if we win three of those, we’ll likely be just two wins away from the NCAA tournament.”