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The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault released a set of recommendations for the College’s proposed sexual assault policy on Monday afternoon, drawing on community feedback collected during and after an April 4 symposium. The recommendations are the first of three sets to be released by SPCSA in the coming months. Other recommendations will address the role of the future Center for Community Action and Prevention and also include broad suggestions for Dartmouth. Yesterday’s recommendations proposed separating the
Students and alumni presented computing projects during an exhibition at the Top of the Hop.
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Tucker panelists share National conference to target assault service experiences B y victoria Nelsen The Dartmouth Staff
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Before an audience of about 90 people, Jocelyn Powelson ’14 recounted her experience volunteering in Lesotho — a country she described as encumbered by high HIV rates and poverty. Powelson, in addition to five
other panelists, shared their experiences with service Wednesday night at a forum on social justice hosted by the Tucker Foundation. Experiences like realizing a young girl had HIV, Powelson said, made her more cognizant of social ills in the SEE SERVICE PAGE 3
Activists, federal employees and leaders from various universities will gather on campus this summer for a national conference on sexual assault. The four-day conference, a follow-up to a February event hosted by the University of Virginia, will occur from July 14 to 17. Registration opened
Thursday. The first half of the conference will include educational sessions, speakers and other informative events, and the second half will center on working groups consisting of sexual assault advocacy experts, federal government officials and researchers, as well as other invited attendees of the conference, associate Dean of the College Elizabeth
Agosto, who is coordinating the conference, said. Although space limitations will cap several events at 300 attendees, the sessions in larger venues will be open to anyone on campus, Agosto said. Working groups of around 15 people will focus on one subtopic, which may include prevention, legal issues and other SEE CONFERENCE PAGE 2
Event focuses on assault risk for Native American women B y ELIZABETH SMITH And Zac Hardwick The Dartmouth Staff
A dinner discussion centered on the finding that one in three Native American women will experience sexual assault or attempted sexual assault in her lifetime brought together students, faculty and staff over poetry and discussion on Wednesday
evening. The event, hosted by Alpha Pi Omega sorority, sought to explore the impact of sexual violence against Native American women in both Native and non-Native communities. About 30 people attended the event, which began with a prayer. Though organizers planned to hold a candlelight vigil on the Green followTRACY WANG/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF
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About 30 students attended the “1 in 3” dinner discussion in Paganucci Lounge.
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DAily debriefing AROUND THE IVIES BROWN UNIVERSITY: Several days after an undergraduate student publicly disclosed details about her alleged sexual assault and accused the university of an inadequate response, university president Christina Paxson sent a campus-wide email stating that the student’s press conference led the university to review its evaluation and sanctioning processes for sexual misconduct cases, the Brown Daily Herald reported. The accused student has decided not to return to Brown, according to a statement released by his lawyer on Sunday. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: A new report from the White House task force on sexual assault may accelerate changes demanded by students alleging that Barnard College and Columbia are violating Title II, Title IX and the Clery Act, according to the Columbia Spectator. Students filed a federal complaint on these counts five days before the report was released. CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Plans to improve a walkway along the north rim of Cascadilla Gorge will begin this summer and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015, the Cornell Daily Sun reported. Concerns over walkway safety arose in December 2012, when a student died after accidentally falling into the gorge. HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Faculty members will vote Tuesday on a proposed honor code that would create a student-faculty review board to evaluate academic dishonesty cases, the Crimson reported. The proposed honor code comes in the wake of a fall 2012 plagiarism scandal involving around 125 students. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Freshman Maya Rosen cofounded a nonprofit organization to sell tzitzit — ritual fringes worn by some Jews as a reminder of the 613 commandments of the Jewish faith — specifically for women, the Daily Princetonian reported. Jewish women are traditionally exempted from wearing tzitzit, but their use has recently increased. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Former history professor Kristen Stromberg Childers alleged that Penn discriminated against her based on her gender, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. Childers, who filed her complaint Monday after being rejected for tenure three times, claims that she did not receive tenure because of maternity leave. YALE UNIVERSITY: Graduate students held a protest on Wednesday demanding a graduate student union, greater transparency in hiring graduate students and an increase in academic employment, Yale Daily News reported. The Graduate Employees and Students Organization, a union not currently recognized by the university, organized the protest. — Compiled by Samantha Webster for Dartbeat
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Conference to spur university collaboration FROM CONFERENCE PAGE 1
matters discussed at the beginning of the conference. These groups will collaborate after the conference, Agosto said, working to make tangible products like reports of their discussions and sets of recommendations. The conference follows a model designed by forensic expert David Lisak, who has consulted universities nationwide on the issue of sexual violence. Lisak said his work with several institutions indicated the need for a conference where universities could collaborate. “It just struck me as sort of absurd that every individual university is struggling with the same problems, the same issues,” Lisak said. “It would make a lot more sense to bring people together and have them work collaboratively to try to solve these problems.” Lisak said he had searched for a university to host the conference for two years. Though many university administrators were enthusiastic about the idea, he said, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson was the first administrator contacted who was willing to have her institution sponsor the event. T h e c o n f eren c e w i l l c o s t $100,000, and Agosto said that
about 90 percent of expenses will be covered by $300-per-person registration fees. Agosto said that Johnson and College President Phil Hanlon are both excited about the conference and decided to invest the time and
“The reality of solving any complicated problem is that the solutions themselves, when it comes down to actually implementing them, tend to be complex. ” - DAVID LISAK, FORENSIC EXPERT resources into hosting. “The reality of solving any complicated problem is that the solutions themselves, when it comes down to actually implementing them, tend to be complex,” Lisak said. “Somebody’s got to do the hard work of wading through those complexities and identifying solutions that will actually work.” Agosto said she expects the
conference’s first sessions to fill to capacity, adding she has received regular inquiries into the conference since the Virginia conference. Agosto anticipates working with Lisak at the College, she said. “Dartmouth has work to do, but we’re really trying to do the very best we can to move this issue forward,” she said. Organizers are working to engage students and hope that those who are on campus will attend the conference’s open events, Agosto said. Murylo Batista ’15, who codirects Movement Against Violence, said that the conference will allow Dartmouth to learn from other schools as well as give other institutions the chance to see the College’s tactics. “I think this is an opportunity for us, and people have been working really hard to showcase the progress that we’ve made,” Batista said. Members of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault and MAV, as well as possibly several sexual assault peer advisors, will form a planning committee for the conference, Batista said. A conference schedule and other updates will be posted online over the next few weeks, Agosto said.
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Students discuss service, social justice FROM SERVICE PAGE 1
world. “She had been born with HIV and would spend the rest of her life battling against the stigma and other health issues that came with that disease,” she said. “This is also social injustice.” Dylan Krouse ’16, another panelist, spoke about her time volunteering with the DREAM program, which matches student mentors with local children who live in subsidized housing communities. Krouse enjoyed leaving the “Dartmouth bubble,” adding that Dartmouth students may often forget how fortunate they really are. Like Krouse, panelist Alec Ring ’15 spent time in the Upper Valley beyond the College, participating in Tucker’s Growing Change program, which engages volunteers with the Upper Valley’s agricultural community. He said Tucker ranks among the College’s most welcoming and fulfilling places because of its focus on meaningful conversations and general kindness. Panelist Aminata Traore ’15 described her work volunteering with a Boston non-profit organization that provides pro-bono services to individuals seeking asylum. She said the experience, facilitated through
Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, was educational and fulfilling. Jordan Keehn ’15 spoke about Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth, a program for underprivileged high school students, and Language in Motion, which seeks to promote cross-
“[Dartmouth students] struggle to understand that if one person is facing discrimination in the classroom or on the Green, that’s affecting us.” - MOLLY THORNTON ’14 cultural understanding by bringing Dartmouth students into middle and high school classrooms. An alternative spring break program in Nicaragua, panelist Molly Thornton ’14 said, benefited both her and the people she was helping — a concept she called “mutual liberation.” Mutual liberation impacts the campus climate as well, Thornton said. “[Dartmouth students] struggle to understand that if one person is facing discrimination in the classroom or on
the Green, that’s affecting us,” she said. After the panel, students reflected on service, justice and spirituality in smaller discussion groups. Tucker director of services and educational programs Helen DamonMoore, who helped organize the event, said the panel and ensuing discussion aimed to celebrate student accomplishments and invite reflection on Tucker’s goals. Doug Phipps ’17, who attended the event, said that despite the panelists’ diverse experiences, they all “came down to the same core concepts,” adding that personal stories made social justice issues more relatable. Co-organizer Emily Dollar ’14 said she hoped that following the panelists’ stories and discussion, audience members would think about how community service relates to social justice in a broad context. She added that social justice, while hard to define, deserves recognition. Damon-Moore said Tucker staff and student directors recommended the panelists. “People are very enthusiastic about the work they’ve done,” she said. “They’ve got the skills to tell their stories — they’re happy to tell their stories.” Phipps is a member of The Dartmouth staff.
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Diluting Dimensions
Silver Lining
This year’s Dimensions disappointed compared to previous years’. When we arrive in Hanover as freshmen, our memories of the at-times stressful process of making a college decision begin to fade. Though some students host prospective students or become tour guides, many others are not too involved with the College’s admissions efforts. Without the spectacle of student protest to mesmerize campus, Dimensions programming came and went without much fanfare. Around 350 prospective students attended the third Dimensions this past weekend, and about 300 attended the two performances of the Dimensions show. These numbers should give us pause, especially in light of the handwringing over our admissions numbers. Recently, the College significantly changed Dimensions. Last year, over 500 prospective students attended a single Dimensions weekend. Prospective members of the Class of 2017 filled the dark side of the Class of 1953 Commons to capacity to watch a show performed by members of the Class of 2016. Although Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris has said that over 1,000 students signed up to attend one of the three Dimensions this year, relatively few ’18s came to the most comprehensive option, and fewer attended the show. This drop in attendance impairs the College’s ability to showcase Dartmouth student life and school spirit. The Dimensions show can be a contentious subject on campus. Some call it a lie. Others praise it for helping them choose Dartmouth. Although my opinion may be biased due to my involvement in the Dimensions show, the show undoubtedly adds a component to the Dartmouth admitted student experience found at none of our peer institutions. It can speak to prospective students more effectively than most admissions pamphlets or panels on student life could. Why? Because it is not the College itself trying to get prospective students excited about the chance to come to Dartmouth. It’s actual students — and that’s powerful. The College, however, seems to have forgotten about the Dimensions show’s appeal. Why chop Dimensions up into three parts and then
pretend that they are all equal? It is true that many other universities offer multiple prospective student visit programs throughout April. Yet the old format of Dimensions provided those who could attend with a fuller glimpse into campus life than did other schools — and those prospective students all had the shared experience of the Dimensions show. Though the College may want to maximize prospective student visits by creating more dates, it is unfortunate that it has advertised the three Dimensions weekends as equals. If it insists on keeping this change, the College could at least encourage attendance at “Dimensions 3” to keep the strengths of the Dimensions experience intact. At the bare minimum, the College should ensure that those who do come to “Dimensions 3” do not miss the show by highlighting it prominently in the Dimensions schedule of events. Put simply, the College should want as many prospective students as possible to see the show. The Dimensions crew dedicates significant time and effort at virtually no cost to the College. The students’ dedication, after all, is part of what makes the show so impressive to prospective students. They naturally expect Dimensions to include organized events and activities to attend, but almost none would expect current students to spend such time preparing a show for them. In its pursuit of a higher total of prospective student visits, the College should remember that the show makes Dartmouth’s visit weekend much more memorable than others. This is not to claim that this year’s Dimensions was a failure. The ’17s on the Dimensions crew entertained prospective students with two high-energy performances. They still reached out to prospective students and made a difference, despite the regrettable decision to end “fake prospies.” The Dimensions show is more than just a Dartmouth tradition — it is an undeniable asset in attracting students. In April 2012, a group of ’15s singing about Dartmouth in Leede Arena sold me on this school. There’s more to choosing a college than just analyzing numbers and facts. Let’s hope the College doesn’t lose sight of that.
Adam Silver made the right decision in handing Donald Sterling a lifetime ban. On Tuesday afternoon, NBA commis- fensive, hateful and absolutely unnecessary. sioner Adam Silver handed Los Angeles The NBA does not have room for people like Clippers owner Donald Sterling a lifetime Sterling. I don’t care if Sterling’s net worth ban from the NBA. Sterling was fined $2.5 is $1.9 billion, and clearly neither does Silmillion, the maximum fine allowed, and ver. He handled it perfectly. Lifetime ban. Silver made clear that he will try to force Maximum fine. Forced sale of the team. Sterling to sell the Clippers, stating that In his ruling Tuesday, Silver made a stateowners can, with a three-fourths vote, ment, that the NBA will not tolerate racism make Sterling sell his team. I would be or hateful speech of any kind. Silver acted shocked if the NBA owners did not vote quickly, knowledgeably and intelligently, unanimously to force Sterling to sell, and and he made a tough yet honorable and fair they should. There is no room for racism decision. The NBA — a league in which the in our society, and Silver and the NBA majority of players are African-American — clearly understand will be much better that. Bravo, Silver. “Silver acted quickly, off without him, and Bravo. knowledgeably and intelligently, the owners can most To provide some and he made a tough yet strongly influence background, Sterthe league’s future honorable and fair decision.” ling is the current direction. Now the owner of the ClipClippers’ players and pers, and his now ex-girlfriend released all players around the league can play the audio recordings of Sterling saying things game and have peace of mind. While this like, “It bothers me a lot that you want decision does not prevent potential future to broadcast that you’re associating with incidences of racism, it does show the players black people,” and “You can sleep with for certain that they do not play in a league them,” but “[do] not bring them to my that looks the other way regarding racism games.” He then told her that she needed and hateful speech. to take down her pictures with other black Unfortunately, Sterling will still receive people from her Instagram. The record- hundred of millions, if not billions, of dolings have been confirmed as his voice. lars in exchange for the Clippers. Adrian In 2009, Sterling paid the U.S. Justice Wojnarowski, a NBA reporter for Yahoo Department $2.73 million to settle al- Sports, said on Twitter that he expects a legations that, when renting apartments bidding war expected to exceed $1 billion. in the greater L.A. area, his companies For some reason I don’t think Sterling will discriminated against blacks, Hispanics care too much about his ban as he sails the and families with children. In 2011, Ster- world on a brand-new yacht or sits poolside ling remarked that one of his properties, at his hundred-million dollar mansion. Who the Ardmore, smelled “because of all the knows, maybe he will even upload an Instablacks in this building. They smell. They’re gram or two? not clean.” He then added a derogatory Overall, Silver handled the situation with remark about individuals of Mexican great poise. I don’t know if Sterling has descent. These are just some examples of learned or will learn his lesson, but at least many. Quite a sterling reputation, I know. the NBA has shown that it will not condone As an avid basketball fan, a citizen of actions like Sterling’s, setting a good example the U.S. and, most importantly, a human and precedent not only for the league, but being, I applaud Silver’s bold ruling. Like for people everywhere, both young and old, Silver, I too find Sterling’s comments of- who follow the NBA.
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SPCSA proposals call Poetry, discussion mark ‘1 in 3’ event for greater specificity FROM VIOLENCE PAGE 1
“We couldn’t necessarily convey every single point,” Yoon said, “but appeals process into two channels. we decided to narrow them down If a student requests review of a to the most commonly expressed sanction, the recommendations concerns or the ones that people say the Dean of the College is felt most strongly about.” sufficiently qualified to review the The President’s Office requested appeal. preliminary recommendations The task of reviewing a finding from SPCSA on the proposed that a student is or is not responsible policy, which was released March for sexual assault, however, should 14, SPCSA member Murylo Bafall to an alternatista ’15 said, tive investigator, “This group of and the comthe recommendamittee hoped students consistently tions state. to release its T he recom- provides thoughtful recommendamendations also in time contributions to shape tions said that indepenfor admindent investigators the efforts on campus. i s t r at o r s t o should be educat- I know their feedback incor porate ed on Dartmouth them. culture and Dart- on the proposed policy “We’re mouth-specific changes will be now waiting p ro b l e m s a n d hear back carefully considered.” to should conduct from the presiinvestigations in dent’s and the Hanover. dean’s office - Aurora Matzkin, After the Colon how they lege receives a Director of Health intend on inreport of sex- promotion cor porating ual assault, the o u r re c o m committee recmendations ommended, the and how they investigation and intend on resanctioning process should be com- sponding,” Batista said. “We want pleted within 60 days, in consider- to see which ones they took, which ation of the impact an extended ones they didn’t, and respond acinvestigation can have. cordingly.” The recommendations also sug- Yoon, speaking on her own gested that during the sanctioning behalf and not on behalf of the process, reporting students and stu- committee, said that she believes dents responding to an accusation that the College’s current sexual should have the right to invite an assault policy should be expanded individual unaffiliated with Dart- to cover sexual harassment. mouth to be present for support. Batista said he believes the most Other recommendations ad- significant recommendation is the dressed the policy’s language, suggestion that the sanctioning requesting that “separation from panel preserve student anonymity the College” be replaced with by using pseudonyms. This pro“expulsion” and specifying that posal, he said, will be well-received if the reporting student was inca- because administrators recognize pacitated, the investigator should that using a student’s name may not be required to find that the bias the adjudication process. incapacitation was “purposeful.” Aurora Matzkin, the College’s The term “retaliation” and the director of health promotion and meaning of “bias” in the policies, student wellness, said in an email they state, should be clarified. that she was excited to see the the Additionally, the group recom- recommendations’ release. mended that policies on “sexual “This group of students conharassment, intimate partner vio- sistently provides thoughtful conlence, stalking and other forms of tributions to shape the efforts on power-based violence” be included. campus,” Matzkin said. “I know Students’ anonymity should also be their feedback on the proposed preserved during the sanctioning policy changes will be carefully panel, according to the recom- considered.” mendations. The SPCSA last made recom Following the April 4 sympo- mendations in July 2013 following a sium, attended by about 150 stu- yearlong series of deliberations and dents, staff, faculty, alumni and local meetings. The recommendations, residents, the committee compiled which asked for more institutional feedback and selected what they data about assault on campus, folbelieved to be the 12 most urgent lowed a two-year lapse in the Colrecommendations, SPCSA vice lege releasing community reports chair Carla Yoon ’15 said. that concerned sexual assault. FROM RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE 1
ing discussion, rain kept attendees inside. The event, held at 6 p.m. in Paganucci Lounge, concluded with a performance by the Rockapellas. Autumn White Eyes ’14 and Jackie Eagle ’15, two event coordinators, said they sought to raise awareness of a major issue for Native American women in Indian country. The issue, Eagle said, has personal relevance for her. “I have two sisters, so if you go by the statistic one-in-three, one of us will be raped in our lifetime because we are Native American,” Eagle said. Christina Goodson ’14, another event coordinator, noted that Native women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault than the average U.S. woman. During round-table discussions, attendees talked about the Violence Against Women Act, which allowed Native American tribes greater authority to prosecute crimes of domestic and dating violence in Indian country after it was reauthorized last year. Conversation touched on the hypersexualization of Native women and how Native masculinity has
changed over time. The groups also talked about sexual violence at schools and ways to combat sexual violence in Indian country. Discussion participants could
“I think it was really inspiring because it reminded me of the problems I’ve come in contact with here. It helps me think about what I want to do with my future, especially as a Native woman.” - Maggie Seawright ’17, event attendee educate each other on their individual perspectives, Maggie Seawright ’17 said. She added that she enjoyed seeing how many attendees were not members of Dartmouth’s Native American community. “I think it was really inspiring because it reminded me of the problems I’ve come in contact with at home, and merged them with the
problems we come in contact with here,” Seawright said. “It helps me think about what I want to do with my future, especially as a Native woman.” Zach Cooper ’17 said the conversation was personal for him because of his younger sisters. He was shocked to learn of the sexual assault statistics, Cooper said, and it scared him to hear about how the issue could affect his family. Kayla Atcitty ’17 said that the poems brought her to tears because they referenced prevalent issues on reservations like the one on which she grew up. Kapiolani Laronal, the director of the College’s Native American Program, said she believed the event was powerful. “As an administrator, it’s really nice to see our Native students get together to discuss this really important issue,” Laronal said. “I think in particular because it’s so prevalent in our communities, I was deeply impacted by this evening and what they did.” Due to the discussion’s sensitive nature, Monica Stretten ’15, a sexual assault peer advisor, said she was available outside the room in case the topic triggered an attendee.
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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 4:00 p.m. Psychological and brain sciences colloquium, Moore Hall, B03
4:00 p.m. Lecture, “Toy Models: Would You Like to Come See Some Toys?” Moore Building, Filene Auditorium
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Dartmouth College Guest Lecturer May 5 & 6, 2014 Hosted by the Department of Music, Department of Theater and the Center for Professional Development
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Music 3: American Music Monday, May 5, 11:15-12:20 pm Faulkner Recital Hall Mr. Guerrerio will be speaking to the students in this class. “He’s Had a Little Work Done: Updating Mozart to Today’s L.A.” Mr. Guerrerio will address strategies (and challenges) to preserving the intentions of the original authors of The Marriage of Figaro by updating the language, action and characters to the modern day. This talk is open to all Dartmouth students and the general public. Space is limited, so please arrive early.
~ Department of Music & Theater Department Colloquium Monday, May 5, 4:15-5:15 pm Faulkner Recital Hall “Building Broad Foundations: the Real Value of a Liberal Arts Education” Mr. Guerrerio will be speaking to music and theater majors about ¡Figaro! (90210), and how this work, and others, were made possible by the broad education he received at Dartmouth, and beyond, in everything from French and Italian, to Music and Theater, to Economics, History and Sociology. This talk is open to all Dartmouth students and the general public. Space is limited, so please arrive early.
~ Center for Professional Development Presents: A Lunchtime Conversation with Vid Guerrerio Tuesday, May 6, 12:15-1:15 pm Robinson Hall, Room 106 “Choosing ‘And’ Not ‘Or’: How Dual Paths Can Multiply Opportunities” Mr. Guerrerio will speak about his work as both a writer and a marketing strategist for film, and how the two fields inform and build off each other. This talk is open to all Dartmouth students and faculty.
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Wind Ensemble concert offers auditory trip to New York City
B y marley marius The Dartmouth Staff
With a repertoire that includes songs by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Schuman, renowned performer and conductor Johan de Meij and Grammy Award-winning producer and composer Jeff Tyzik, Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble takes the stage Saturday to play an ode to the Big Apple, evoking the sounds and vibrancy of the city. In comparison to its winter concert, which featured a mixture of acoustic and techno-inspired sounds, this concert stays true to the traditional music for which the ensemble is known, conductor Matthew Marsit said. Marsit described the repertoire as engaging, with the power to make listeners “really fall in love” with the concert’s muse, New York. “[This concert] is definitely more symphonic in nature, but there’s still so much energy inside of it,” Marsit said. “I’m looking forward to the reactions of the audience — it’s just fun music.” Flutist Mallory Rutigliano ’17, a New York native, added that the show’s music, catchy tunes audience members will want to “hum along to,” is likely to remain in listeners’ heads. The concert’s theme centers around de Meij’s “Symphony No. 2: ‘The Big Apple,’” written in 1993. Marsit described the piece as especially compelling, one that the composer said captures the “spirit, glamour and indifference of one of the most fascinating cities in the world.” While the 40-minute piece dominates the concert, other songs inspired by similar motifs will round out the show, Marsit said. These include Schuman’s famous “George Washington Bridge,” written in 1950, and Tyzik’s “New York Cityscapes,” written in 2007. These pieces respectively consider the famous bridge’s construc-
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tion and the various sites and cultural influences particular to the city’s five boroughs. Marsit reached out to music department chair Steve Swayne, author of “Orpheus in Manhattan: William Schuman and the Shaping of America’s Musical Life,” and asked about incorporating his expertise on Schuman into the show’s program. At a time when American music was largely pastoral or prairie-themed, Schuman set a standard by looking to city life as an equally legitimate inspiration for music, Swayne said. On Saturday, Swayne will lead a pre-concert talk about Schuman’s impact on the arts in America — he was the first person to receive a Pulitzer Prize for music and served as president of both the Juilliard School of Music and Lincoln Center.
“Schuman was once derided as a break trip to Costa Rica. There, the ‘cement sidewalk composer,’” Swayne group performed six concerts and said. “He saw part of what America worked closely with students at a local was about was its dynamism, its school, Marsit said. Traveling togethupward thrust in er and serving a terms of economy “[‘The Big Apple’] and social climbtranssymphony is a work community ing, as well as physilated into a strong term of practices cal architecture. that has been on and group camaThe fact that he my wish list as a writes a piece called raderie, tenor sax‘George Washing- conductor [and] as a ophonist Natalia ton Bridge’ sug- musician.” Drozdoff ’17 said. This cohesion has gests that he sees proved important the steel and granas the group masite and concrete of - matthew marsit, America as things ensemble conductor tered the rigors of to celebrate, and as Schuman’s piece, Marsit said. distinct from other musical traditions.” “[‘The Big Apple’ symphony] is The ensemble began preparing a work that has been on my wish list shortly after returning from its spring as a conductor [and] as a musician
myself for the best part of my career, and this is the first ensemble that I felt completely confident was able to do it — and they are,” Marsit said. “The technical work is incredibly demanding, and the endurance to perform a piece of music this long and with this much breadth really does put weight on them.” Despite these demands, however, some members of the group say they are thrilled with the spirit of the concert. Horn player Mitchell Jacobs ’14 said he is excited to surprise the audience. “The pieces we’re playing have some big sounds that could only be created by a band,” Jacobs said, “but they also exhibit a technicality, tonal shifts and epic proportions people might only expect from an orchestral symphony.”
hopkins center for the arts Martha reDBone roots proJect THU
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$10
7 PM SPAULDING AUDITORIUM
If you like the Carolina Chocolate Drops, get ready for Martha Redbone! Kentucky-born, Brooklyn-raised and of Cherokee, Choctaw and African-American descent, Martha Redbone inhabits the crossroads of American culture. Leading a great band of rootsacoustic players, she delivers a unique, award-winning blend of Native American rhythms with funk, Appalachian folk and Piedmont blues. The concert draws on her latest CD, in which she wraps her “supremely soulful” (MOJO) voice and melodies around the work of visionary 19th-century English poet William Blake.
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MattheW M. Marsit conductor
This auditory Manhattan road trip captures the teeming diversity of New York’s human and structural environment. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner William Schuman evokes the many moods of his beloved George Washington Bridge (1950); while celebrated Dutch composer Johan de Meij’s (whose Symphony No. 1, “Lord of the Rings,” the wind ensemble played in 2011) Symphony No. 2 “Big Apple” (1994) and Grammy winner Jeff Tyzik’s New York Cityscapes (2007) take us on longer forays into the City That Never Sleeps.
DMaX: DiGitaL MUsic anD arts eXpo TUE
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Catch the creativity that happens at the overlap of art and technology in an innovative exhibition of digital music, art and visualizations. Reception, Installations & Exhibits: 6:30 pm | Top of the Hop and Hop Garage Digital Fashion Show: 7 pm | Top of the Hop Digital Musics Concert & Digital Arts Animation Screening: 8 pm | Spaulding Auditorium
tim’S Vermeer A Penn & teller film
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MaY 10 Discussion with Hood Museum Senior Curator Katherine Hart follows.
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loew | $8 | DArtmoutH iDs $5
hop.dartmouth.edu | 603.646.2422 Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH
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Love, LaMents anD LiBations | LoUis BUrkot director French and Italian madrigals and songs of the Renaissance, featuring works by 16th-century masters Claudio Monteverdi, Pierre Passereau and Clément Janequin. Janequin and Passereau are best known for their captivating chanson, or songs written for multiple voice parts; while Monteverdi was a fearless innovator whose madrigals and operas brought him fame far beyond his native Italy.
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senior featUre concert | Don GLasGo director The Coast honors the talents of four graduating seniors with an evening of classic swing and Latin jazz. In this annual celebration, every senior in the Coast gets to choose his or her own “senior feature” number. The concert will focus on music by Duke Ellington, Tito Puente, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk & Thad Jones plus original compositions by two of the seniors—leading to a show that’s eclectic, high energy and BIG fun!
hop.dartmouth.edu | 603.646.2422
Dartmouth college | hanover, nh $5 and $10 for Dartmouth students
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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014
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Olentine ’14 leads men’s lacrosse to win in final tilt vs. Holy Cross B y HAYDEN ALDREDGE The Dartmouth Staff
The men’s lacrosse team’s 17-12 defeat of the College of the Holy Cross finished its season on a triumphant note on Scully-Fahey Field. The Big Green (2-10, 0-6 Ivy) rode a record-setting individual performance from Mike Olentine ’14 to the five-goal victory in the final game of the season on Tuesday.
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Olentine scored 10 times in the afternoon, breaking a program record of nine goals last set in 1979. The 10goal effort was just one short of the Ivy League record set most recently in 1993 by Brown University’s Oliver Marti. The senior also tallied an assist to rack up 11 points in the game. That was good for fifth-best in League history, just two points behind the prior Dartmouth record, set by John Walters ’62. The cool, blustery day in Hanover brought a high-scoring game, as both teams shot the ball over 50 times. The Crusaders held a small advantage
here, shooting the ball 55 times to Dartmouth’s 54. The fact that the Crusaders could only score 12 goals stems from the efforts of goalkeeper Blair Friedensohn ’16. The goalie saved the ball 21 times, a career high, including seven in the fourth quarter. His previous career best was 14 saves, achieved in each of the last two games. “Sometimes as a goalie you have days where everything just clicks, and I think Tuesday was one of those days,” he said. “Before the game, our coach pulled me aside and told me this is for next year. As a sophomore goalie, there’s so much I can build on. I really viewed the game yesterday as a way to improve for the future, and I think I definitely did that.” The scoring started fast and early for the Big Green. Wiley Osborne ’17 rocketed a low underhand shot past the goalie less than four minutes into the game to start a Dartmouth scoring barrage. The Big Green would open up a 6-1 lead by the end of the first quarter, scoring the first six goals of the game. Dartmouth would stretch this to a 9-2 lead midway through the second quarter, including a series of transition opportunities where selfless ball distribution resulted in a number of easy looks
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Mike Olentine ’14 set a new Dartmouth record with 10 goals in the game.
directly in front of the goal. “The real difference was our transition game,” Olentine said. “Our defense and long pole middies did a really great job of pushing the ball up the field and creating opportunities for the attack.” Holy Cross showed resilience throughout the day and Dartmouth, despite seemingly scoring at will, could not pull away to seal the victory. The Crusaders would get within four goals five times over the course of the game but could get no closer to the Big Green. Neither defense could dominate as the
offensives controlled the entire game. In the end, Friedensohn’s performance in goal and seven saves in the fourth secured the Big Green’s victory. Five other Dartmouth players recorded a goal and two, Osborne and Jack McCormick ’17, had multipoint games. “All of our freshmen show a lot of promise,” Olentine said. “They’re all really good individually, and it will be huge to see them develop together over four years.” The Big Green dealt with injuries
and relative inexperience for much of the season. “The real silver lining in this season is that more than half of our starters are either freshmen or sophomores,” Friedensohn said. “It was definitely not the best season, but I think yesterday you could really start to see us mesh together as a team.” Don Stephan ’17, who scored Tuesday, said the seniors inspired the younger players throughout the season. As a tough season ends, optimism can be hard to find. With no League wins and just two overall victories, the record certainly was not what the Big Green expected. Despite this, the entire team maintained a positive attitude after the exciting final victory. “Coming into Dartmouth, I never could have imagined having a day like that,” Olentine said, “and it’s really all due to my teammates. Throughout the whole season, which has been tough, everyone has really stuck together and kept a great attitude.” The All-Ivy teams were also announced on Wednesday and defenseman Robert Osgood ’15 received an honorable mention. It was Osgood’s first award, and he was the only Dartmouth player to be named to the teams.
Donations, totaling $7 million, to endow four coaching positions
B y JOSH SCHIEFELBEIN The Dartmouth Staff
When head coaching positions are endowed by wealthy donors, the Big Green receives additional support to pursue athletic success. On Monday, Dartmouth announced that four more teams — men’s hockey, women’s rowing, men’s heavyweight rowing and women’s alpine skiing — would receive similar funding, thanks to four alumni gifts totaling $7 million. The announcement is the latest development in a fundraising effort by the athletics department to raise $20 million in endowments — of which $11.5 million has actually been raised — “to increase the competitiveness of its varsity teams.” “We’re obviously thrilled,” director of athletics and recreation Harry Sheehy said. “To announce the latest $7 million from some of Dartmouth’s greatest friends and supporters was very encouraging. This was a big momentum boost and a big morale boost for us as a department.”
Sheehy inherited the endowment fundraising objective when he arrived at Dartmouth in 2010. Endowed funds currently comprise 5 percent of the department’s $22.5 million budget, Sheehy said. Although the average endowment rate for a coaching position is $1.15 million, the range of endowment rates varies by sport between $1 million and $2.5 million. Of the four newly endowed coaches, the men’s hockey coach received the largest endowment, Sheehy said. He declined to provide the exact amount until details are finalized. The money donated toward these positions will support some part of the coach’s salary. That money then frees up previously allocated funds to be used for equipment, travel and other expenses, which can help boost the program, Sheehy said. The athletics advancement department identifies those who may be willing to endow a coaching position and connects Sheehy with the potential donor. Most endowments occur because the advancement team reaches out
to alumni, but they can step forward without solicitation. The endowments have been in the works for several months, but plans became much clearer in recent weeks, Sheehy said. Dartmouth now has 10 endowed head coaches, and will continue efforts to endow other coaching positions until the $20 million goal is achieved, Sheehy said. The Koenig family endowed the men’s hockey position. Brad Koenig ’80 is the inaugural chair of Dartmouth’s Athletics Advisory Board, started in 2011 to strengthen Dartmouth athletics including coaching, facilities, training, injury prevention and academic support. He is also the cofounder and CEO of FoodyDirect.com, an online marketplace for customers to ship food from restaurants and bakeries to their homes. Koenig pointed to his memorable experiences at Dartmouth hockey games as a factor in his decision to endow the men’s hockey coaching position and said he hopes it sets up the program
well going forward while allowing the athletics director to address other areas. “I can’t think of a more enjoyable and enduring experience at Dartmouth than taking a walk to Thompson Arena with all of my friends and fellow students and going to a jam-packed Thompson Arena,” he said. The gift of Betsy and Mark Gates ’59 endowed the men’s heavyweight crew head coach. Mark Gates is also a member of the Dartmouth Athletics Advisory Board and is on the board of overseers for the Hood Museum. At the College, he competed on the crew team. Christopher Jenny ’77 endowed the women’s alpine skiing head coach in memory of his grandmother, who won the first-ever National Ski Championship in 1905 in Glarus, Switzerland. Jenny is president and senior partner at the Parthenon Group and is vice chair of the Dartmouth Athletics Advisory Board. The women’s rowing coach was endowed anonymously, and the donor has not yet determined the position’s
name, a matter of personal preference, Sheehy said. “There are many folks who are excited to have their family name on it, and there are many who want to honor someone they played for,” Sheehy said. “The binding factor is that they want to support the program and support athletics.” The other six head coaching positions support the football head coach, the men’s track and field head coach, the women’s track and field head coach, the squash head coach and both golf head coach positions. “I’m really excited about this endowed coaching position for the women’s alpine program and the ski program in general,” women’s alpine skiing head coach Chip Knight said. “It’s just a great source of ongoing support that we’ll all have going forward.” Hank Paulson ’68 endowed the football coaching position in honor of Dartmouth’s legendary coach from the ’50s and ’60s, and Kathryn and Richard Kimball ’78 endowed the women’s golf coaching position.