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Speakers included Judicial Affairs director Leigh Remy and College President Phil Hanlon.

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The third annual Symposium on Sexual Assault, held Friday afternoon, highlighted the College’s recently proposed sexual assault policy, the Center for Community Action and Prevention and student research on sexual assault. The event was hosted by the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault

and guides the group’s annual recommendations.

Around 150 people attended the three-hour symposium, a significantly higher turnout than that of previous years, SPCSA chair Sophia Pedlow ’15 said.

“There were lots of new voices in the room this year, and I think that’s indicative of the shifting awareness on our campus.” Pedlow said.

“Events of the last year have

made students more aware than ever that sexual violence is a problem, while also really showing that we all have a role in addressing it.”

Judicial Affairs director Leigh Remy spoke about the details of the policy proposal — including the processes of reporting, investigation and adjudication — and said it is on track to be implemented SEE SPCSA PAGE 2

This year’s four candidates for Student Assembly president and three for vice president will emphasize unity, personal dedication and communication in their campaigns. The candidates for president are Casey Dennis ’15, Jay Graham ’15, Jon Miller ’15 and Yesuto Shaw ’15. The candidates for vice president are Frank Cunningham ’16, Harry Qi ’17 and Matthew Robinson ’15.

The Assembly elections will be held on Monday, April 14.

Dennis and Cunningham, Graham and Robinson, and Miller and Qi will be running on joint tickets.

Many of the Assembly’s class representative positions saw few candidates. These positions will be filled by write-in candidates, said Elections Planning and Advisory Committee chair Ryan Tibble ’14.

The candidates interviewed said that one of their biggest goals is building unity among classes and making the Assembly more accessible to students.

Dennis said that, as student body president, he would seek to boost Assembly membership by making the recruitment process more open to campus. He said that hosting open Student Assembly dialogues and listening to other student’s concerns would also be one of his biggest priorities as president.

He and Cunningham are running under the slogan “Take Back Dartmouth,” which refers to reclaiming ownership of the school’s future and not allowing it to be defined by negative outside media attention, he said.

“We think the most effective approach to make change on campus and take back Dartmouth is to have students sitting in one room on a united front bouncing ideas off each other and working with each other to create solutions,” Dennis said.

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From its start as an exclusive senior society, student government at the College has seen low student interest, and has undergone myriad changes to election proceedings, eligibility guidelines and campaign regulations.

This year’s Student Assembly candidates will have to battle the student apathy that has often marked its elections. There are few can-

didates running and, for the first time since 2009, none of the student body presidential or vice presidential candidates are women.

In 2013, about 44 percent of students voted in the election, while 53 percent of students voted in 2012 and 39 percent in 2011. Between approximately 45 percent and 60 percent of students voted in 2008-2010 Assembly elections.

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Last fall, while studying in Baker-Berry Library, Kristy Choi ’14 and Rachael Siegel ’14 came up with the idea to start Dartmouth’s newest non-secret senior society, Chimera. Unlike the 11 other recognized senior societies, which only use tapping to select new members, Chimera elects new members through both taps and applications sent to campus.

The society, which currently consists of around 20 members of the Class of 2014, was formally recognized by Greek

Letter Organizations and Societies this January. Siegel said that Chimera expects to accept 20 to 30 new members from the combined pool of applicants and taps.

By removing the secrecy associated with other senior societies, Chimera aims to foster an inclusive and open environment for its members, she said.

“When I got my tap, I emailed back pretty much right away and said, look, I don’t do hazing of any kind, I don’t like secrets and I’m not thrilled at the idea of arbitrary exclusivity, and got an email back in about 10 minutes that basically said

‘yeah, us neither,’” Chimera member Victoria Stein ’14 said in an email.

Under the society’s constitution, a minimum of five to 10 people will be tapped and five to 10 people will be selected on the basis of a blind application.

The minimums exist to ensure that the society retains its commitment to inclusivity, Choi said.

“Dartmouth can seem exclusive to students at times,” Siegel said. “We were hoping through our more transparent application process that we would give everybody a fair shot even if they SEE CHIMERA PAGE 2

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DAily debriefing The Fort, a popular 24-hour truck stop and diner in Lebanon, experienced a minor fire Saturday evening, the Valley News reported. The fire, which began in a storage room at around 9:30 p.m., was quickly detected, and the restaurant was evacuated soon after. No one was injured, and the restaurant reopened later that night. The cause of the fire remains unknown and is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected. Fire crews from the Lebanon, Hanover and Hartford fire departments responded to the call, with the Enfield fire department providing station support.

On Thursday, the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that would require labels on genetically modified food statewide, the Vermont Digger reported. The bill exempts milk, meat and food sold in restaurants. It would become effective in July 2016, a date lawmakers hope would allow time for producers to comply. Producers, however, have cited a lack of national uniformity as a disadvantage in the labeling process. The bill would also establish a litigation fund that will receive money collected through court settlements. The bill follows failed attempts to mandate disclosure in California and Washington and successful bills in Maine and Connecticut that will become active when states adopt similar laws. The Appropriations Committee will next vote on the bill which, if it passed, would then go on to the Senate floor.

The New Hampshire state legislature is considering a law that would allow the attorney general’s office to review collaboration agreements between hospitals in the state, the Concord Monitor reported. While this function is currently carried out by the Federal Trade Commission, under “state action immunity,” a state review may replace a federal one. The bill would request funding for the reviews from the hospitals involved — $300,000 to begin the program and $5,000 per application for a review. Lawmakers hope that collaborations will provide better care for patients by allowing one hospital to specialize in a procedure and allow hospitals to save money by closing underused departments.

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“Community celebrates life of Blaine Steinberg ’15” (April 4, 2014): The photo accompanying this article was taken by Jin Lee, not Marietta Smith.

“After two days in Parkhurst, protesters end sit-in” (April 4, 2014): Due to an editing error, the initial version of the article incorrectly stated that students who participated in the April 1-3 sit-in of College President Phil Hanlon’s office would not face disciplinary action.

The initial version of a document listing the sit-in participants’ terms of departure stated that there would be “no punishment of any sort” for sit-in participants.

A handwritten amendment revised the document to delete that phrase, instead indicating “that there will be no punishment for anyone who participated in this sit-in at any point beyond low-level judicial review not noted on any student’s record.”

This aligns with College policy, College spokesperson Justin Anderson said in an email.

The initial version of the article failed to reflect the amendment regarding potential disciplinary action, misrepresenting the agreement signed by Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson. The document was public information by press time, and we regret the error.

The sit-in participants violated Standard VIII of the College’s Standards of Conduct, Anderson said in an email. The policy states that “students and student organizations must not intentionally disrupt, interfere with or obstruct teaching, research or College administration.” The policy prohibits disruptive activity, including occupation of a private office, blocking entry into a College building, preventing College employees from working and remaining in a building after it closes.

According to the agreement, the students will not face a Committee on Standards hearing, financial aid or scholarship revocation, “impact on” a fifth or sixth year of study, impediments to graduation, foreign study program or language study abroad revocation or “any other impediments” to their “educational or social experiences.” If a student is brought up on judicial charges again, an additional handwritten amendment read, the violation can be considered when determining sanctions.

“The agreement reflects what would happen to any student who violated Standard VIII,” Anderson said in an email.

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Newest society seeks to foster inclusivity FROM CHIMERA PAGE 1

don’t know anyone older than them.”

The application process is geared toward students who might be overlooked in the traditional tapping process, such as people involved in “less visible” groups on campus or those who do not know many upperclassmen, Siegel said.

A benefit to tapping, she said, is the ability to reach out to students who are very involved in campus activities and would therefore not seek out further commitments like applying to a senior society.

“I know a lot of the people we wanted most in this group might not have actually sent in applications,” she said. “These are the type of people who do a million and one things on campus and are super involved and super passionate in what they have already.”

Chimera allows people to meet a subset of upperclassmen whom they would not otherwise have met, Stein said.

“We talked about how people get wrapped into bubbles and cliques,” Choi said. “We wanted to bridge those gaps. It’s a shame that it takes until senior year to meet some of these people.”

Siegel said that Chimera’s name

emphasizes its diversity. A chimera is a mythical creature, often described as a mix of a lion, a goat and a serpent.

Chimera aims to introduce its members to different spaces, people and communities on campus, Siegel said.

Siegel said Chimera seeks a membership with varied perspectives, which helps facilitate productive discussions about campus issues. One Chimera member, Siegel said, introduced her to discussions on campus about socioeconomic issues — a topic she previously thought received too little attention.

She added that having non-secret membership allows Chimera to increase its emphasis on openness by planning open events. The group hosted a March 4 faculty-student dinner discussion about marginalization and segmentation at the College on March 4 and a brunch during Winter Carnival to introduce Chimera to the Class of 2015.

“We’re basically giving people a chance to supersede that exclusiveness,” said member Neeharika Krothapalli ’14.

Since receiving College recognition, dues have been collected on a pay-by-event basis, Siegel said. While the exact cost of membership is not yet

established, the society aims to create a flexible system of dues.

To add an element of excitement to the society’s weekly meetings, members take turns surprising the group with different locations. Meetings have included activities such as sculpture, martial arts, pub trivia and sing-alongs, Stein said.

Five students interviewed said that, while the campus social scene may not need more senior societies, Chimera’s methods are a welcome alternative to an often closed-off process.

Given the recent dialogue surrounding campus climate issues, increasing inclusivity and providing more social options is beneficial, Delia O’Shea ’15 said.

“People are looking for that right now,” she said.

Elena Karis ’15, however, noted that the society’s openness may be perceived as a drawback, since students may not see it as a “real society.”

Gabriel Barrios ’15 said that adding an open society may not have much impact, as the Greek system causes stronger feelings of exclusion, and the group could be seen as simply “another thing to join” by an already-busy student body.

Kate Bradshaw contributed reporting.

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this summer. The proposal, released March 14, would set a “strong presumption” that any sexual assault would result in expulsion, regardless of intent, means or a perpetrator’s prior violations.

Remy said that while the policy clearly defines consent, the judicial process would differ in individual cases. For example, Remy said, the punishment for online retaliation via sites such as Bored at Baker would be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Remy also stressed the importance of enhancing prevention techniques.

“By the time it hits our office, it’s too late,” she said. “The harm has been done.”

The College will accept comments on or suggestions to the policy until April 14.

Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson discussed the new Center for Community Action and Prevention.

The center will work with groups like the Sexual Assault Awareness Program and the Center for Gender and Student Engagement to mobilize community members around prevention and accountability, she said.

She added that the SPCSA was influential in the creation of both the proposed sexual assault policy and the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative.

Safety and Security director Harry Kinne, who attended the event, said he hopes CCAP will spark conversation across campus, helping to more effectively determine ways to prevent

sexual assault and support survivors.

Findings by the winter term recipients of the SPCSA’s two Elizabeth A. Hoffman grants, which provide support and money to students researching sexual violence prevention, were presented to the room.

Bridget Lynn ’15 used her grant to investigate student awareness of sexual assault resources at the College, specifically those available through SAAP and the sexual abuse peer advisors program.

She said that 69.1 percent of dozens of students surveyed said that they did not have a thorough understanding of the resources SAAP offers. Lynn proposed included placing more trained peer advisors in residence halls, increasing advertising for the SAAP office and stabilizing the program by reducing the high rate of staff turnover and the changes in the office’s physical location.

Luke Katler ’15, who attended the event, agreed with Lynn’s proposal to include sexual assault resource information in bathroom stall publications such as the Stall Street Journal, which is widely read, he said. Katler is a member of The Dartmouth staff.

Holli Weed ’14 presented on behalf of grant recipient Silvia Arora ’16, who is not on campus this term. Arora’s research examined the sexual assault adjudication process at peer institutions, including other Ivy League universities and small liberal arts colleges.

Arora found that of the around a dozen institutions she looked at, none had a zero-tolerance policy.

Her findings also showed that stu-

dents would prefer a shorter process that is less distressing for the reporter.

Many victims who chose to go through the adjudication process said that they would prefer to not have to retell their account of the assault, she found. She suggested that the College use a process that would require complainants to tell their account only once.

At the end of the session, College President Phil Hanlon took questions.

“We’ll get our best thinking and ideas from gatherings like these,” he said.

Eliminating sexual assault and gender-based violence, he said, has been one of his highest priorities as president.

One attendee asked what Hanlon planned to do to prevent sexual assault as an individual, beyond his duties as president and alumnus.

“Over the last 10 months I’ve met with, it turns out, 2,400 students in smaller groups,” he responded. “In virtually every one of those settings I’ve pressed this priority.”

Hanlon committed to answering the remaining questions in writing.

Pedlow said Hanlon’s responses will be shared publicly on the SPCSA website.

Throughout the symposium, community members were encouraged to discuss possible suggestions through breakout discussion sections.

Discussing sexual assault with community members other than undergraduates was a highlight of the symposium, said Soohyung Hur ’17, who cited the diversity of attendees as one of the reasons she decided to attend.

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Student government has varied history FROM ASSEMBLY PAGE 1

According to a 2005 article published by the Dartmouth Independent, apathy has riddled elections since the Assembly’s formation in 1984.

In its inaugural year, presidential candidates discussed important issues before a “sparse” crowd in the Collis Center. In 1993, seven candidates had to debate at only one meeting due to student disinterest in the election. Fewer than 10 students attended the Assembly presidential debates in 2000.

Former Assembly president Max Yoeli ’12 said the Assembly has grappled with its role on campus for the last five years. The lack of specifically outlined rights has made it difficult for the organization to define itself, he said.

“Depending on the circumstance, it can be good for growth and progress, but it’s always limited,” Yoeli said.

Despite low turnout rates, various Assembly positions have been hotly contested in recent elections. In the 2013 student vice presidential election, Michael Zhu ’14 won by just six votes.

Suril Kantaria ’13 won the 2012 presidential election by 11 votes, while Julia Danford ’13 secured the vice president position by 15 votes.

Before the Assembly was formed,

the Palaeopitus Senior Society served as the main student governing body.

For decades after its 1899 creation, the society had a broadly defined role that included collaborating with the administration on College policy, monitoring student parties and overseeing other student organizations, though it eventually faded into an executive student government committee.

Today, Palaeopitus operates under the Dean of the College and serves as a senior society without any ties to student body governance, though the senior class president and the Assembly president are guaranteed spots.

The Election Planning and Advisory Committee oversees Assembly elections. Candidate eligibility, advertising regulations and campaign rules are outlined in general election guidelines, released at the beginning of the year.

In 2011, candidate eligibility requirements changed, prohibiting students from running who had previously been suspended from the College.

This requirement caused debate in the 2011 elections, when Will Hix ’12 could not run for student body president due to a previous suspension. Hix ultimately ran as a write-in candidate.

The policy was scaled back in 2012. Now, if candidates have been

previously suspended by the College, they must file a disclaimer that will be released to the public.

An approval voting system was also implemented in 2011. Instead of voting for one candidate, under the system students can vote for as many candidates they feel are qualified. This guideline remains in place.

Student body president Adrian Ferrari ’14 said many students may not know about this rule.

“If you think you only have one vote, and the vast majority of campus thinks they only have one vote, it’s actually less democratic because then we don’t end up having a run-off,” Ferrari said.

Campus organizations were allowed to endorse candidates for the first time in 2010.

Campaign spending limits are set at $200 for student body president and vice president, $60 for Class Council president and vice president, and $35 for other positions.

EPAC chair Ryan Tibble ’14 said an aspect of Student Assembly elections that remains ambiguous is the policy of sending campus-wide emails. Candidates are not allowed to send mass emails with a suppressed recipient list.

There have not been any changes to the guidelines this year.

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The College should adjust grading policies to quell grade inflation.

Last quarter, the faculty came together and discussed grade inflation. The average GPA at Dartmouth has gone from a 3.05 in the 1970s to currently above a 3.4. If one examines the published median grades, it becomes clear that there are large differences in median grades across departments. For the years 2007-2011 collectively, we find that theater, Arabic, Chinese and music had departmental median grades of 3.9, 3.86, 3.81 and 3.77, whereas chemistry, biology, mathematics and economics respectively had median grades of 3.22, 3.33, 3.34 and 3.34, according to data complied in 2012

by Dartblog.

This creates a situation in which students may be drawn to departments because of the prevalence of high median grades, rather than by genuine interest in the subject. This is unfair on the part of departments that may draw students away from other departments by offering “easy As.” This is additionally unfair to students who wish to pursue their actual interest if it happens to be part of a particularly challenging department. Those students will now have to face a significant disadvantage (when competing for admission into groups like Phi Beta Kappa) against other students who may simply choose easier majors and departments.

Should our “honor students” be those who seek to declare the easiest majors or those who tailor their quarterly classes based on circulating layup lists? Or should our honor students be those who excel within the area of interest which they have chosen to follow, regardless of the perceived difficulty or amount of work associated with a major? The system, as it currently stands, is deeply unfair to both departments and students.

At the faculty meeting, it was correctly pointed out that departments would not be equally affected by initiatives to end grade inflation. Religion professor Ronald Green noted that students must take difficult prerequisites or other required courses for some majors and selective graduate or professional school programs, regardless of how low these courses’ medians may be. He added that the same students would not

jeopardize their grades to pursue their interests and that “if we [the religion department] were to give B-minuses in our introductory course, I would say no students would take religion courses at Dartmouth.”

Green’s comments highlight one of the largest problems in combating grade inflation: not all departments are the same. So how does one get students to explore their area of interest without feeling that they are sacrificing their GPAs? Initiatives to end grade inflation are only feasible if a standard is mandated across all departments. The pressure students feel to choose classes or majors with high medians would be eliminated if students knew that, for example, the theater, religion and chemistry departments were all going to give an equal number of As, Bs and Cs. With this policy, students GPAs actually would reflect their intellectual ability, rather than gauge their ability to finagle and navigate layup lists.

However, the College does not exist in a bubble, and religion professor Kevin Reinhart correctly pointed out at the meeting that grade inflation is not exclusive to Dartmouth, and that the solution must require collaborating with presidents from other institutions. After all, when applying to schools, perhaps high school students looking far into the future will eschew Dartmouth for greener pastures with higher median grades. The Ivy League as a whole should enact a standardized policy for ending grade inflation. If they can collaborate on sports policies, as they currently do, then surely they can agree on academic policies as well.

Even if Dartmouth cannot lead a movement to end grade inflation, the College should at least rethink how it awards graduation honors such as Phi Beta Kappa. A more accurate way of deciding these honors might be to create a GPA ratio, in which the grade a student gets is weighted to the median. The more above the median, the more “points” a student gets.

Then the College’s real honor students would be recognized. The farce which currently exists too often fails to encourage intellectual or academic exploration.

The ‘Freedom Budget’ movement cannot succeed without broad support.

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the recent commotions involving the “Freedom Budget,” and you probably don’t want to hear anymore. And in writing this piece, I know that I am giving the demonstrators even more attention. Yet I believe that it’s important that we talk about these issues — both the ones brought up by the protests, like racism and classism at Dartmouth, and the manner of protest itself. After all, I also want a Dartmouth where everyone feels equal and included, but this Dartmouth will not come from the demonstrators’ methods. Alienating the rest of the student body is an unwise strategy.

Whether or not the protesters relate to the rest of campus, the support of the student body is essential.

I would say this small group of students has been the loudest, most vocal group I have seen protest in my time at Dartmouth. I want to point out, however, that just because this small group is making a scene does not mean that it represents the majority of students.

Despite being advertised across campus, last Wednesday’s protest in support of the demonstrators failed to generate a crowd larger than 100.

You know why there was such poor turnout? Because of their unreasonable demands and the way in which they presented them. A couple of the “demands” are decent points, and good arguments could be made for them, especially the ones regarding sexual assault.

Others, however, are completely unfeasible.

The demonstrators have been explicit that they do not intend to speak for the entire student body. But beyond this, the protesters seem to have little interest in appealing to the student body, either through less aggressive tactics or more practical proposals. These students may not identify with the rest of the student body, but having greater support would increase the likelihood of achieving real reform.

Though the students behind the “Freedom Budget” threatened action if Hanlon did not reply, he did not have to even acknowledge

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their demands. Yet he did. He even replied before the deadline and within the time frame that had been demanded of him, but because his response was not a point-by-point analysis and came right before spring break, the “Freedom Budget” supporters were dissatisfied enough to take action anyway. There is a time and place for everything, and the time and place for successful reform is not at night in Hanlon’s office. Working toward a common solution is key. The administration can make changes in response to the protesters, but they will need the help of the student body to make Dartmouth a more welcoming place, help that many students may no longer be interested in giving after this off-putting sit-in.

Yes, there are problems that must be addressed here at Dartmouth. Most students acknowledge that. There are problems everywhere. The Dartmouth reported that at a rally, Dondei Dean ’17 said that “this environment is not just unwelcoming, it is downright oppressive.” I, as a student and as an active member of this community, am disturbed that people feel this way, and I would like to help do what I can to fix or alleviate these issues.

I may not have had the same experience as Dean, but everyone should be heard.

Like it or not, we are all one school, one community, and we are going to have to work together to make progress. Yet demanding things of Hanlon, interrupting other students and alleging that I can never relate as a white male is not going to make me want to help or sympathize with the cause at all. While they may have no interest in my support or the support of students like me, I may have been willing to give it under different circumstances.

I’m sure others would have as well.

Though I strongly disagree with many of the proposal’s points, I understand their motivations. But by acting radically and irrationally, the sit-in participants turned many people away from their cause. Change in campus culture may come over time if a community works together, but it will not come by alienating large portions of the school.

Brian Flint ’14

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With two two-game sweeps, softball improved its Ivy League record 8-0 for the best start in the program’s history. The weekend closed with a 12-1 five-inning annihilation of the Ivy League’s defending champions, the University of Pennsylvania.

Dartmouth worked on all cylinders, as the Big Green outscored Columbia and Penn by a combined 27-7 in the four games.

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On Friday, Dartmouth knocked off Columbia University 8-1 and 4-3 before defeating Penn 3-2 and 12-1 on Saturday.

Columbia entered Friday’s first game with a near identical record to Dartmouth, including matching 4-0 League records, but Columbia’s pitchers could not shut down Dartmouth’s hitters.

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The softball team pushed its winning streak to eight games.

Columbia started off on the wrong foot, walking three Dartmouth hitters in the first inning, which eventually led to an early 2-0 Big Green lead. From there, the scoring continued almost every inning for Dartmouth, highlighted by a Karen Chaw ’17 solo home run in the third and a two-run homer from Katie McEachern ’16 in the sixth to cap a 4-for-4 game for the short-stop.

Kristen Rumley ’15 confounded Columbia’s batters, surrendering just four hits, one run, one walk and tallying eight strikeouts in six innings of work for her 10th win of the season.

Columbia was able to adjust in time for Friday’s second game, but

still fell 4-3.

Morgan McCalmon ’16, the starting pitcher, picked up her fourth win this season, throwing five innings and giving up only three hits and one run.

“Our pitching staff has worked really hard this year, and we have full trust that anybody with the ball is going to get the job done,” McCalmon said. “In that moment, everybody embraced their role and took it on.”

In the first, single by Chaw scored both McCalmon and Rumley as the batting order continued to be productive.

The teams traded runs in the third and fourth. Kara Curosh ’14 hit an RBI single before a Columbia sacrifice fly made the score 3-1. Curosh

also provided the game-winning run in the fifth, an RBI groundout that scored Chaw, who had opened the inning with a single.

Columbia would make a comeback bid, scoring twice in the seventh and forcing Dartmouth to rotate through three pitchers in one inning.

Rumley eventually shut the door, stranding two Columbia runners on base for her league-leading third save of the season.

“That particular game, it was all hands on deck,” coach Rachel Hanson said.

Despite wind and some rain, the Dartmouth team played strong, sweeping the Quakers. To McCalmon, focusing on the fundamentals of the game helped focus the team.

“It’s always tough but I think we’ve had a little more practice at it,” McCalmon said of playing in the elements. “You just got to get that distraction out of your head and throw the game the way you know how.”

In the first game of Saturday’s double-header, Dartmouth ground out a 3-2 win, fending off a two-run charge from the visitors in the seventh. The Big Green struck first in the second inning with a groudout by left-fielder Chloe Madill ’17 that scored Curosh.

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Seconds between goals for the women’s lacrosse team in overtime vs. Cornell.

The men’s rugby team destroyed Harvard University 52-3 at ScullyFahey Field on Saturday to win the Ivy League 15s championship for the seventh year in a row.

Coming off a training trip to California where the team was blown out by the University of California at Berkeley 99-7 and fell to California Polytechnic Institute

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7-5, the Ivy 15s tournament was a welcome chance for the Big Green to rebound going into its spring season.

“When you look at the score, it might not seem as if the training trip was a success, but that was our first opportunity to play at full strength since a lot of our

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members were off campus in the winter,” John Descalzi ’14 said. “It prepared us well to succeed in the Ivy League.”

On March 30, the Dartmouth men shut out the University of Pennsylvania 38-0 to set up the date with Harvard, who beat Cornell University in its semifinal match. The team jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead before cruising to the 38-0 full-time score. Kevin Clark ’14 starred for the Big Green, scoring three tries.

“We’re our own worst enemies on the field,” Descalzi said. “Against

Penn, everyone was excited to be back on campus playing at home, so a lot of people were trying to be the superhero and do things themselves. In training, we focused on playing as a unit and not taking penalties, and it showed against Harvard on the scoreboard.”

Against Harvard in the semifinal, the Dartmouth men scored early and often. Just eight minutes into the contest, Neil Greene ’14 passed the ball to Clark, who dove in for the try. Madison Hughes ’15 drilled the conversion to put the Big Green up 7-0.

Hughes, who also plays for the U.S. National 7s team, had a strong presence on the field, directing the offense, which allowed the team to put forward a consistent and cohesive attack, Descalzi said.

Clark would cross the try line two more times in the first 20 minutes of the game to stretch the lead to 19-0. Harvard pushed to get back into the game, but the Big Green defense stood tall and denied the Crimson the try.

At the 33-minute mark, Clark scored his fourth try, and Hughes

converted to push the lead to 26-0.

Just five minutes later, Ryan Galloway ’15 broke through the Crimson line and offloaded to Wil Chockley ’15 for the try. Hughes again knocked it through to push the Big Green lead to 33-0 at the half.

Robbie Anthony ’14 scored just seven minutes into the second half thanks to some pretty passing by the Dartmouth offense. After the team stretched its lead to 45-0, it brought in four reserves. The Dartmouth men pushed the lead to 52-0 before Harvard kicked for points. The Crimson did not get on the board until the final 15 minutes of the game.

The team now turns to the Varsity Cup, which serves as the 15s national championship. The team faces Clemson University April 12 for the right to play perennial powerhouse Brigham Young University in the super regional.

The game against Clemson will be tough, Hughes said.

“We need to work on our systems and tweak those little things that could have a big impact on game day,” he said.

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Baseball falls in weekend doubleheader B y gayne kalustian The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth baseball team hosted two of the League’s top teams this weekend — Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania — splitting the doubleheader against the Lions (11-15, 5-3 Ivy) and dropping both games against the Quakers (15-10, 8-0 Ivy). The sweep of the Big Green on Sunday represents the first time the team has been taken in a doubleheader since Biondi Park was built in 2009.

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the bleachers woke up in the fourth when Jeff Keller ’14 drove a single out to center, inches from the fielder’s glove, sending Matt Parisi ’15 to third with just one out. Dustin Selzer ’14 then sent a single far into left, batting in Parisi and putting Keller on second.

The 1-0 lead was the first starting lead the Big Green had taken in Ivy play all season.

Nick Ruppert ’16 led off the sixth with a solo home run to left — his second of the season. With a 2-0 lead in the top of the seventh, a jumping

catch by Keller saved Dartmouth’s lead but was unable to prevent the sacrifice from third, allowing time for Columbia to score and cut the Dartmouth lead to one.

After the hit to right, Duncan Robinson ’16 came in to close the game, but gave up a double to Lions leadoff man Jordan Serena, allowing another run for Columbia. Beau Sulser ’16, who went 6.2 innings, struck out 11 Lions while only surrendering one walk. The SEE BASEBALL PAGE SW 7

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Cornell sinks women’s lacrosse in 2 OT B y macy ferguson The Dartmouth Staff

The Big Green women’s lacrosse team lost a tight game 11-10 to Cornell University on Saturday in the second period of overtime, which was sudden death.

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Dartmouth (5-5, 2-2 Ivy) scored twice in the last minute of the first overtime to tie the game and force another period. Then Cornell (5-5, 2-2 Ivy) managed to score a sudden victory with 1:17 left on the clock, ending the game. Midfielder Jaclyn Leto ’16 netted both of Dartmouth’s goals in the first overtime.

Leto scored five goals over the course of the game and achieved a career-high with five draw controls.

“We were pleased with the way we played,” captain and defender Bailey Johnson ’14 said. “But it was unfortunate that we didn’t come out with the win since it was an important game going forward.”

The team went into overtime with a strategy to gain possession, attacker Lindsey Allard ’14 said, and everyone on the field contributed.

Leto’s first goal in overtime was set up by the defense, which regained possession despite Cornell’s attempt to stall,

goalkeeper Kristen Giovanniello ’14 said.

Giovanniello deflected eight shots in the game against Cornell, bringing her seven shy of the 500 marker, a figure reached by only two players in Dartmouth history.

“The team was connected, and the attackers who were holding the line were very encouraged and gave us a lot of energy,” Giovanniello said. “It was our first game this season that was a total team effort.”

Offensively, the Big Green started off strong, bringing the score to 5-1 within a 10-minute stretch in the middle of the first period. However, Cornell came back

before the halftime break by scoring three goals in the last 1:52 of the opening half.

“We came out playing well in the first 20 minutes, and then we had a lapse, which they were able to capitalize on, and unfortunately it hurt us in the end,” Johnson said. “But that’s something we’re conscious of and we’re looking to improve on.”

Players said that the initial 20 minutes of focused play was the longest period of consistent play that the team has had so far.

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Northwestern’s unio By josh koenig The Dartmouth Staff

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western quarterback who inspired the On March 26, as Dartmouth students unionization push, but also Ramogi Huma, trudged through lingering piles of snow the founder of the National College Playon the third day of spring classes, studenters Association, which aims to change athletes across the country had more than NCAA rules that it feels harm college just the distant promise of better weather athletes. to celebrate. In Chicago, a regional direc“If there was any question whether tor for the National Labor Relations Board this was a national issue or just a Northruled that football players at Northwestern western issue, I think [Huma’s] presence University could be considered employees really confirmed that they have national of the institution, giving them the right aspirations,” said Alex Putterman, a sports to unionize and bargain collectively — a editor for The Daily Northwestern, the landmark ruling for the college athletes’ student newspaper at rights movement. the university. “He has The decision is just “I think the College is no Northwestern conthe latest in a string of recognizing some of the nection. He didn’t start recent events that have issues facing studentout trying to change begun to change the the system at Northface of college athlet- athletes, and they are western — his goal ics. The movement has doing a good job of was trying to change centered on compensa- supporting students.” college athletics.” tion for athletes, who by For the casual sports NCAA rule cannot be fan at the College, it’s paid due to their status - BRONSON GREEN ’14, easy to feel that the Ivy as student-athletes even FOOTBALL LINEBACKER League is a world away as their schools profit from any ripple effects immensely from their emanating from Evanston, Ill. A policy of image and on-field production. The decinot awarding athletic scholarships means sion seemed to shatter this perception, that the Ivy League appears to foster a however: “It cannot be said that the emfundamentally different environment for ployer’s scholarship players are ‘primarily student-athletes than schools in power students,’” it read. conferences like the Big 10, the Pac 12 Of course, the scope of the case was narand the SEC. rowly formatted, meaning that the board’s And many Big Green athletes interdecision applies only to Wildcat football viewed by The Dartmouth on the NLRB’s players. The University immediately anregional ruling echoed this observation. nounced that it would appeal the ruling, “I think the Ivy League is a unique beginning a process that will likely keep situation for varsity athletes,” said Ryan the case in the headlines for the next few McManus ’15, a wide receiver on the months. Even with the tentative nature and football team. “Because we’re not on limited scope of the NLRB’s regional ruling, athletic scholarships, we’re like every the case may have widespread implications other regular student. Sports are just an for member institutions of the NCAA and additional commitment that some other for the future of the relationship between students might not have.” higher education institutions and studentIvy League programs are also differathletes. After all, photos accompanying entiated by the fact that they are not percoverage of the ruling often featured not ceived as moneymaking ventures, football only Kain Colter, the charismatic North-

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on ruling and its meaning for the Ivy League point where classes were interfering linebacker Bronson Green ’14 said. Many with football. I would have had to make Ivy sports programs receive considerable a decision either to change majors or funding from alumni donations, but they quit the football team.” do not compare to the millions made at Will McConnell ’15, who left the schools like Northwestern. men’s basketball team after completing Even sport to sport, distinctions can his sophomore season to focus on his be drawn, Jeff Keller ’14 said. Football pre-med course load, also noted the and men’s basketball tend to make more difficulty of balancing a busy athletic money than other sports due to television schedule with academics, while echoing and advertising contracts. These so-called Anthony’s praise of Big Green coaches. “money sports” in many cases help to “I never, not in any way, felt pressure finance other collegiate sports. to sacrifice academ“I think in baseball, ics,” McConnell said. there’s not really a “I think in baseball, “My coaches were whole lot of money there’s not really a whole being made off of collot of money being made supportive.”

Noting the academic lege athletes,” Keller, a support offered to athbaseball infielder, said. off of college athletes. letes in the Ivy League, “Nobody really feels Nobody really feels like several commentators like they are getting the they are getting the short have gone so far as short end of the stick.” end of the stick.” to use the League as Given the stark difa potential model for ferences between the how elite academic Big 10 and Ancient - JEFF KELLER ’14, institutions like NorthEight, it may seem western might evolve probable that student- BASEBALL INFIELDER in the aftermath of the athletes at Northwestruling. This type of thinking has been ern face challenges not seen by studenthighlighted by the comments of former athletes at Dartmouth. However, Big Northwestern President Harry Beinen Green athletes frequently mentioned the and Princeton senior associate director challenges of balancing their athletics with of athletics Jerry Price. In an interview their course load — a key concern noted with CNN, Price said that the Ivy League

by Northwestern football players during split from the national model to “draw the their testimony. line with the commercialization of what Wide receiver Robbie Anthony ’14, football was becoming.” who transferred to the College after When considering the Ivy League as a walking on to the football team at Clemmodel, some Big Green student-athletes son University, said that Dartmouth praised Dartmouth Peak Performance student-athletes work just as hard as their as one particular program that might counterparts across the country and often benefit institutions across the country, find their days filled with workouts and and also noted that the D-Plan, which meetings. But, he added, he feels that allows students to take lighter, threecoaches are more supportive of academics course loads while in season, was highly at Dartmouth than they were at Clemson. beneficial.

“The reason I transferred was for “I think the College is recognizing academic reasons,” Anthony said. “I was some of the issues facing studentan architecture major, and it got to the

athletes, and they are doing a good job of supporting students,” Green said.

As the case continues to move forward on appeal, many Big Green student-athletes expressed support for their peers at Northwestern, and noted that they will continue to have conversations with their friends at other schools about possible next steps.

Others wondered if an increased focus on the inequitable relationship between institution and student-athlete in primetime sports might begin to impact recruiting.

“When I was choosing schools, I knew that if I went to a school with a scholarship program, it would be completely resultsbased,” distance runner Dana Giordano ’16 said. “You can lose your scholarship at any time, and I thought that would create a pretty stressful situation with some interteam competition.”

Regardless of how exactly the case progresses, however, it’s clear that the road ahead for student-athletes at Northwestern will not be easy. Already, head football coach Pat Fitzgerald has urged his players to vote against unionization, stating that he does not believe a third-party is necessary for efficient communication.

Putterman, who has covered the movement at Northwestern since the fall football practice where Colter addressed his goals, speculated that athletes pushing for unionization elsewhere might face similar institutional pushback.

“Colleges in general encourage progressive, independent thinking, and encourage students to be leaders and push for change,” he said. “And then when a few players did that, they had to knock it down. Who knows if there is NCAA pressure on memberinstitutions for them to do that and resist the unionization movement, but I imagine that it would be universal.”

Director of Varsity Athletics Communications Rick Bender and Athletic Director Harry Sheehy did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

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Men’s lacrosse falls to Yale 16-10, remains winless in League B y amir taree

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An 8-0 scoring run by No. 14 Yale University doomed the men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, as the Bulldogs (6-3, 2-2 Ivy) pulled away from the Big Green (1-6, 0-3 Ivy) for a 16-10 win at Scully-Fahey

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The Big Green began the game well, opening up a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes on the back of goals by Brendan Rotanz ’14, KC Beard ’16 and Mike Olentine

’14. Christian Guinchard ’17 was called for tripping with 3:46 to play in the quarter. Just 15 seconds later, Yale scored its first goal of the day. The Bulldogs would add its second tally just over a minute later, cutting Dartmouth’s lead to 3-2.

“We came out really strong,” goalkeeper Blair Friedensohn ’16 said. “The offense was playing quite well and we put it in their zone. The effort was there, but the execution fell apart and they capitalized on our mistakes.”

Yale’s momentum carried into the second quarter, where the Bulldogs turned their 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead, thanks to a man-up goal and a perfect quarter at the faceoff.

The Bulldogs also scored the first two goals of the third quarter.

Dartmouth netted two consecutive goals at 11:01 and 9:23 in the third to end Yale’s run. The teams traded goals and the third quarter ended 10-6, in favor of the visitors.

A goal by Jack McCormick ’17 cut the Yale lead to 10-7, but the Bulldogs responded and pushed the lead to five. The Big Green could not tighten the game.

The Bulldogs picked up 14 more ground balls than did Dartmouth and enjoyed a 22-29 day at the faceoff circle, including a 5-5 second quarter and an 11-11 fourth.

The Big Green’s man-down team gave up five goals in five opportunities.

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man advantage opportunities this season, after a 1-4 afternoon on Saturday.

“They kind of just stuck all their shots on the man-up,” captain Bobby Osgood ’15 said. “Most of the time we’ll let them take the outside shots they did. Most of the time that’s a save, and we win that man-down scenario, but yesterday they just went down.”

The Big Green next travel to face the University of Hartford on Tuesday.

The Hartford game, Osgood said, will allow the team to critique its play.

“We played our best game up to date against Yale, so Hartford well be a good test for us and a good learning opportunity,” he said.

Crew teams open spring season in three races across the Northeast

B y jehanna axelrod The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth’s crew teams opened their spring race seasons this Saturday away from Hanover, with the women’s number one boat taking first place. The women drove to Boston to face University of Min-

nesota and Rutgers University, the men’s lightweight team trekked to Princeton, N.J. where it took on the University of Delaware and the men’s heavyweight team traveled to Overpeck Park, N.J. to compete against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the College of the Holy Cross and Columbia Univer-

sity in the Alumni Cup. Of the three teams, the Big Green women had the strongest perfor mance, racing on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass.

The first boat took first place in its race, completing the 2,000-meter course in 7:16.0, four seconds faster than Minnesota and nearly

30 seconds ahead of Rutgers.

“We hadn’t raced anyone, we hadn’t been on the water at home, so we were worried about how that would affect us,” Juliet Hollingsworth ’14 said. “We were really proud of our results, still being competitive even though we hadn’t been on the water as long as the other teams.”

The second boat finished in second place with a time of 7:27.8, 4.5 seconds behind Minnesota and nearly 30 ahead of Rutgers.

“I think we’re showing a lot of potential,” Hollingsworth said.

“Our results show that we’re right in the mix, right where we want to be, but we definitely have room to improve, and that’s always a good thing.”

The women’s varsity four boat also took second place, but the 20 second margin of defeat cast a shadow on the finish.

Unfavorable weather conditions cancelled the men’s heavyweight team’s afternoon races. All the heavyweight eight boats raced the 2,000-meter course just once in cold, windy conditions that worsened as the day wore on.

The first boat finished with a time of 5:59.0, 3.1 seconds behind Columbia.

“Obviously everyone is disappointed with the loss,” co-captain Stu Maeder ’15 said, “but in terms of where we’ve been at the point in the season in years past, I think it was a really mature race from all the guys.”

The second boat fared slightly better against Columbia than the Big Green’s top eight, rowing the 2,000 meters in 6:29.1, just 0.8 seconds slower than the Lions.

The third boat took second in its heat against Columbia and MIT with a time of 6:42.3, 2.1

seconds below the top time, and the fourth boat claimed first place with a 6:48.9 finish.

The lightweight team saw slightly better weather conditions on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, but could not escape second place.

The first boat finished the 2,000-meter course in 6:33.6, 2.2 seconds behind Delaware, the top boat.

“We’ve been fairly limited on the time we’ve had to practice the year because the river is frozen over,” head coach Sean Healey said. “All things considered, it was a really good race, showed some flashes of potential, and everyone was really happy about how they rowed the race.”

Dartmouth’s second boat could not get in rhythm, visible in the 7:00.7 finish time, 18.6 seconds behind Delaware.

“We went into it with the idea that we want to get out there, see where we’re at, see where we need to improve,” Healey said, a process that will accelerate when the team has more time on the water.

The Big Green’s third boat could not pass the Blue Hens, ending up in third place behind Delaware’s third boat and first freshman boat.

The team was disappointed with the results, Healey said, noting that the athletes were hindered by lack of practice time.

The women’s team, which finished last in the Ivy Championships last year, looks to continue its positive start on Saturday when it faces Yale and Boston University in Derby, Conn.The men’s heavyweight team will also travel to Derby, where it will face Yale in the Olympic Axe. The lightweights will travel to Boston and compete against Harvard University and MIT.

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when Megan Averitt ’15 scored on a passed ball and Madill scored shortly after on an error by Columbia’s first baseman.

Penn’s comeback bid in the seventh cut Dartmouth’s lead to one.

Rumley allowed two singles and hit a batter. With bases loaded, a Penn single scored two runners, prompting Hanson to send McCalmon to the mound to relieve Rumley.

“There always pressure,” McCalmon said. “We control what we can control, and in that moment, we just have to trust in our abilities.”

McCalmon earned her first collegiate save after a bunt out, a third base pick-off by Alex St. Romain ’14 and a fly out, preserving the win, which was Rumley’s league-leading 11th on the year.

Dartmouth’s offense returned in the second half of Saturday’s doubleheader. McCalmon went 3-for-3 at the plate with six RBIs and two homers while also pitching 4.2 innings.

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hitter McCalmon, McEachern also had a strong game, going 3-for-3.

Dartmouth would overwhelm Penn with 10 runs in the third inning to win 12-1 in five innings, invoking the mercy rule to end the game early.

Midway through the third with one out and bases loaded, Hanson hoped to capitalize by sending Alyssa Loyless ’17 to pinch hit for Averitt and validated the decision with a full-count bases-clearing double.

Hanson said Averitt’s hitting style is that of a slapper — the California native hits on the run and specializes in ground balls. With bases loaded, however, the slapping style makes for an easy out, so Loyless was swapped in, Hanson said.

“It felt awesome actually getting the hit,” Loyless said. “From the first foul ball, I knew I was going to crush the ball.”

McCalmon put the exclamation point on the inning with a three-run homer, her second of the game.

Dartmouth will next host Boston University on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Goals in first OT not enough for women’s lax the 2013 Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Princeton.

“Last year we had a lot of double “Our lapses in focus were huge for our momentum going into the second overtime games and I think we were half,” Allard said. “We’re better than pumped because we were thinking we have been, but, going forward, we ‘we’ve got this,’” Allard said. “We’ve definitely need to concentrate being seen these situations before, and it showed our mental toughness.” focused for the entire 60 minutes.”

T h e After coming defense played into the second a crucial role, half trailing only G i ov a n n i e l l o by one, Cornell said. Defenders managed to tie ultimately dethe game in little cide where shots more than two Dartmouth Cornell come from, she minutes. From said. then on, the con5-5 Record 5-5 T h e test stayed close 10 11 Goals game proved that — neither team the Big Green is lead by more than 24 27 Shots able to turn the one at a time. game around It looked as if 17 7 GBs quickly and Dartmouth was score, Giovangoing to secure niello said. the win when at“That was huge for people to see tacker Sarah Byrne ’15 scored with 4:05 left on the clock, bringing the Big that even if we’re down that there’s Green ahead 8-7. Dartmouth’s lead still time to score,” she said. “One of did last long, though. Byrne’s third our coaches said that this was the best goal of the contest was matched a that we’ve done at executing transiminute later by a goal from Cornell’s tions against Cornell.”

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outing, Sulser said, felt good, but would mean nothing if the team didn’t clinch the win.

The game dragged in nail-biting suspense until Keller entered the box in the 10th after being intentionally walked in his last at bat. With Parisi on first, Keller slammed a shot into center field out of reach of Lions shortstop Aaron Silbar, driving in the winning run for his team, which stormed the mound to meet him as he ran back from second. The walk off, Keller said, is the first of his Dartmouth career.

“It’s a great feeling,” Keller said. “There’s no better feeling than winning a game and doing it when you’re on offense. That was definitely a high, I think. Looking back, having lost three in a row, it’s not that great, but at the time we felt like it could’ve been something.”

The team wasn’t able to carry that win into the next game, however, despite three home runs, including one from newly positioned clean-up hitter Selzer.

“I don’t think we did quite enough offensively,” Selzer said.

“We had two pitchers who threw

great. We didn’t score enough runs.

In a nine inning game, you should be able to score five runs, so we’re a little frustrated.”

The Big Green scored three in the first, sparked by a leadoff home run from Ruppert, but could not maintain the lead, falling 5-4 despite a ninth-inning rally.

The Big Green started its doubleheader against the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, going scoreless together for four innings.

In the top of the fifth, however, Quaker Michael Vilardo hit a home run to start the scoring for Penn. Penn overtook the scoreless Big Green 4-0, thanks to excellent play from Quaker right-hander Connor Cuff who falls within the top 30 in the NCAA with an ERA of 1.00.

“From my end of it, I just didn’t feel like I was locked in at the plate,” Keller said. “I think a lot of guys feel that way. It doesn’t matter if you’re facing the best pitcher or the worst pitcher, if you can’t hit, the worst pitcher will strike you out.”

Dartmouth’s top of the order took some flesh in the first inning of game two, though, batting in one run on three hits against the scoreless Quakers. The Dartmouth

lineup was back at work in the third when dual solo homers by Ruppert and Keller gave Dartmouth a 3-0 lead for the second time this weekend and chased the Penn starter from the game.

However, the Quakers would put up seven runs in the next six innings, keeping Dartmouth, which would go on to score only one more, at bay. The 7-4 victory represents Penn’s 11th win in a row.

Dartmouth’s 2-6 record is enough to keep it in second place in the Red Rolfe Division, but Yale’s three wins put it comfortably in first with a record of 5-3.

The two teams will compete in back-to-back doubleheaders in Hanover next weekend. To stay competitive, Dartmouth will have to pull out wins in most, if not all, the games.

“The games are huge,” Keller said. “Any conference game would be huge, but these are huge especially. We’ve got to play better next weekend. We have to win games, and we know that. We have a week to try and get better. Yale’s a team we’ve had an up and down history with. It could go any way, so we’re going to really focus on how we play.”

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WITH KRISTEN RUMLEY ’15

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This week, I sat down with softball pitcher Kristen Rumley ’15, who has 11 wins on the year for the 18-13 Big Green. The Texas native leads the Ancient Eight in wins, strikeouts and saves. Rumley has 128 strikeouts in the early season, 51 clear of University of Pennsylvania junior Alexis Borden. After two two-game sweeps this weekend, the Big Green leads the Ivy League at 8-0. Last week, Rumley was awarded her second Ivy League Pitcher of the Week award of the season.

For me, it’s not all about breaking records. It’s more about taking the team to the Ivy Championships.

If I can do that by getting ground balls for them and making it easier on them, then I’ll do that. I’m just going to do what the team needs me to do. If that’s strikeouts, it’s strikeouts. If that’s getting ground balls for the infield, then that’s what I’m here for.

When you started playing softball, did you always want to be a pitcher? What made you decide to become a pitcher?

KR: I did not always want to be a pitcher, and my dad actually told me multiple times not to be a How did it feel to be named pitcher. I started out as a first basePitcher of the Week again? man and actually started pitching KR: Getting any award is really late. Then I just decided that pretty awesome. this was someIt always feels “I look up to the people thing I really great, but it re- that I’ve played with. wanted to get ally is not about Now I love Obviously, there are some into. individual perit, and I couldn’t professional players like formance. It’s imagine playall about how Jennie Finch that I look up ing softball any the team is do- to, but the upperclassmen other way. ing, and this has that I’ve had the been one of the opportunity to play with Are there any best starts to these past couple of professional the season we’ve years have really had an player s you ever had. I’m so influence on me.” admire or proud of how that motivate our team is doyou? ing right now.

KR: I look up to the people that I’ve played with. Obviously, there Do you have any predictions for are some professional players like the rest of the season?

Jennie Finch that I look up to, but KR: We’ve obviously started off the upperclassmen that I’ve had the pretty well. I don’t want to say that opportunity to play with these past we are for sure going to go to the Ivy couple of years have really had an Championships, but we all have this influence on me. high confidence that we will make it there. We have a great team this Is it hard to have to be able year and are so stoked for the rest to pitch for four games in a of the season. We’re pumped to get weekend? back to the Ivy Championships and KR: Yes, it is hard. But it can be take it all this year. easy just knowing that the team is behind me. If I’m having a rough What do you think some of day or I’m having a good day, I the keys to your success and know that the team is going to give the team’s successes early on its all so I’m going to give my all. have been?

It’s a team thing.

KR: All the hard work that our team has been putting in. Every- What would you say your fabody has this drive to go in and vorite part about being on the take Ivies after being so close last softball team is? year. Now that we’ve felt what it’s KR: The team. For sure. Just like to be there, we have this big having a group of people that I hunger to win the whole thing and can go and hang out with and just come out and crush. have a great time and enjoy these experiences with. Being a college Last year, you set the single- athlete is not like anything else I’ve season record for strikeouts. ever experienced. Having this great Are you going to try to break group of people is what really makes your own record again this this college experience amazing. year?

KR: I was actually talking to This interview has been edited and my coach about this the other day. condensed.

B y austin major and freddie fletcher The Dartmouth Staff

It looks like spring has finally sprung here in Hanover. With warmer temperatures come two things: shorts and huge Dartmouth athletics home weekends.

This past Saturday was one of those epic days where you can roll out of bed and go to games until you’re ready to get back into it.

(Okay, we understand the first game was at noon, but lets be real, that’s when you roll out of bed, right?)

These are the days Austin and I live for, right behind the day of the Granite League softball championship game and the final round of Masters.

Hoping for sunshine and warm weather, Mother Nature threw us our first curve ball Saturday which was cloudy, windy and cold. It wasn’t marginally cold ­— instead, we got that kind of cold that makes us sure that our weather apps are lying (it has to be below freezing, right?). We started the day at Lou’s to get us in the spirit, along with a healthy dose of morning coffee.

Ready to take on whatever came our way, we ventured out toward the athletic fields.

Our first stop of the day was the opening game of baseball’s double-header against defending Ivy League champion Columbia University. Big Green ace Beau Sulser ’16 kept the hitters at bay, but Columbia came back in the last in-

ning to force extra play. After three extra innings, though, Jeff Keller ’14 belted a double, driving home Matt Parisi ’15 for the winning run.

I figure Jeff must be getting tired of hitting doubles so routinely, so he decided to mix things up and make this one a walkoff. Pretty great way to start the day. While the stands were cold, the team provided the warmth necessary to keep us all out there.

From there, spirited fans ventured to see the end of a physical lacrosse game against ranked Yale University, and while the guys played hard, they couldn’t quite stay with the Bulldogs. It was great to see the support that the team was getting from the hundreds of fans that trekked to Scully-Fahey Field, though.

Right around the corner, the softball team was taking the University of Pennsylvania to task, and in case you hadn’t heard, our team is good — like sweeps-teamsevery-weekend good. Just ask Penn and Columbia. Seems like some students on campus have already started taking notice, regularly bringing a solid contingent of hecklers over to the park.

Our day ended with the 6 p.m. men’s rugby game. While rugby isn’t a varsity sport, the team recently captured a national championship and has already landed a home game in the first round of the national Varsity Cup 15s tournament next weekend against Clemson University.

On Saturday the team played Harvard University for the Ivy Championship, making it look easy. These guys were good, and Madison Hughes ’15, who currently splits time between Dartmouth’s club and U.S. National 7s team, made Harvard look silly. He made jaws drop with his speed and he does this stalling, directional switch that I couldn’t understand but would make anyone an amazing athlete.

We learned last weekend that there is a solid contingent of fans out there, attending for the love of the game and to see their friends compete. These fans often get no recognition, spend hours doing nothing but heckling refs and are easily the most spirited ones there.

One guy in this category is Brendan Loftus ’14. The guy is a legend, maybe not on the IM fields, but certainly in the stands. He’s never missed a Dartmouth home football game in his time at the school and follows nearly every sport, too. He also is often the loudest one at every game. While he may not paint his body or wear a costume, he truly bleeds green.

Austin and I know that not everyone can show this level of commitment to our teams. But as spring continues to bloom, if another one of these epic days replete with games comes along, treat yourself.

Make a day of it, going from one game to the next. I guarantee you will walk away slightly sunburnt but glowing with appreciation for our athletes and fans.

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The women’s tennis team knocked out Cornell this weekend 6-1 while falling to Columbia by the same score.

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fairs committee have taught him to deal with campus climate issues.

“We want to unite this school and bring it back as one strong student body,” Cunningham said. “I feel Dartmouth right now is broken, like the student body has lost its ability to listen to one another and speak to one another.”

Graham — who is a member of the Committee on Standards, a baseball team member and an organizer for the Special Olympics — said his platform is largely based on the Improve Dartmouth website and the biggest issues he thinks the College is facing.

Graham said that his platform is divided into three parts: academics, social and personal. For academics, he said he wants to extend reading period and improve course selection guidance. For his social platform, he said he plans to continue the work started by current student body president Adrian Ferrari ’14 on sexual assault and “implement policy that will have a lasting impact.”

Under his “personal” category, he said he would work with the relevant administrators to improve

Green Print and Dartmouth Dining Services, hopefully allowing students to use multiple meal swipes per time period.

The ticket’s campaign motto is “If you elect us, we are going to outwork everybody else,” Graham said.

Miller — who has been involved with the COS, the Organizational Adjudication Committee and the Undergraduate Finance Committee — said that he and Qi looked at the Improve Dartmouth website to decide which issues students are most concerned about.

He said that he and Qi hope to work with DDS to broaden the time range for meal swipes and to restore an all-DBA meal plan with rollover between terms. They also hope to upgrade residential halls and increase the number of students involved in the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative.

“I think that I have more experience than the average candidate and I’m willing to listen, to sit down and eat with people in FoCo and be involved with the student body,” Miller said.

Qi pointed to his experience in the Assembly — with initiatives like improving the course review system, working toward creating a senior-

faculty advising system and creating a textbook exchange program — as proof that he wants to improve the student body’s wellbeing.

Shaw said his biggest asset is his expertise. He has been a member of the Assembly since his freshman fall and said he considers it a “natural step” to run for president.

“I think the main thing is I’ve showed a dedication to SA that the other candidates don’t have,” Shaw said.

He said his platform is focused on his ability, personality and desire to represent people across campus.

He said he plans to release a website containing further details about his campaign platform on Tuesday.

Robinson could not be reached for comment by press time.

This year, students seeking to join either the COS or the OAC will be elected from a single candidate pool, since the training for both committees is the same. There are eight open positions between the two organizations.

Chase Mertz ’15 is the sole candidate for 2015 Class Council president. There are no students running to be vice president or one of the 10 class representatives to the

Assembly.

Daniel Reitsch ’16, Victor Muchatuta ’16 and Catherine Ding ’16 are the only students running for the Class of 2016’s Class Council president, vice president and class representative, respectively.

John French ’17 and Paul Ghazal ’17 are the candidates for the 2017 Class Council president. Ekenedilichukwu Okonkwoaguolu ’17 and Elisabeth Schricker ’17 are running for vice president, while Linda Attanasio ’17 and Noah Manning ’17 are running for class representatives.

The COS and OAC candidates are Henry Balaban ’16, Janelle Bullock ’15, Taylor Cathcart ’15, Abena Frempong ’17, Kathryn Gardner ’17, Jordan Gershman ’17, Chase Gilmore ’16, Grant Mortell ’16, Muchatuta, Daniel Pham ’16, Julia Pomerantz ’16 and Andrew Zhu ’16.

In 2013, four candidates ran for Student Assembly president and two competed for vice president. In 2012, six candidates ran for president and four ran for vice president, though one presidential candidate dropped out of the race before voting began.

Miller and Muchatuta are members of The Dartmouth opinion staff. Ding is a former member of

The Dartmouth staff.

Campaigning will officially begin Tuesday at midnight, and the candidates can participate in debates throughout the week.

The Dartmouth will host a debate Tuesday, Student Assembly will host a debate Wednesday and the Inter-Community Council will host a debate Friday. EPAC plans to organize a debate hosted by the Greek Leadership Council, but as of press time the date had not been determined.

Candidates for 2014-15

President and Vice President

President Casey Dennis ’15 Jay Graham ’15 Jon Miller ’15 Yesuto Shaw ’15

Vice President Frank Cunningham ’16 Matthew Robinson ’15 Harry Qi ’17

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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 12:00 p.m.

“Moving Dartmouth Forward: Professional Development for Life,” Hood Auditorium

3:00 p.m.

Sapienta lecture series, “Fault and No-fault Responsibility for Implicit Prejudice: A Space for Epistemic Agent Regret?”

Thornton Hall 103

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2014 Kemeny Lecture Series Presents

Escher and the Droste effect Hendrik Lenstra Universiteit Leiden

Performance, Zolotoj Plyos Folk Ensemble, Dartmouth 105

TOMORROW 12:30 p.m.

Sustainability solutions café, “Psychological Well-being and Sustainability,” Class of 1953 Commons, Paganucci Lounge

3:30 p.m.

Physics and astronomy space plasma seminar, with Dr. Yuri Y. Shprits of UCLA, Wilder 111

4:00 p.m.

Poetry and prose series, Bernadine Evaristo, Sanborn House, Wren Room

Crossing the Green

Andrew Kingsley ’16

Across: greatness. Some are 31. Beelike ary Villa 1. Alphabet quartet born great…”: Twelfth 32. Beats maker 52. “Sheesh!”

5. Jerk Night 33. Atkins and South 53. Gooey goody 8. What a job gets 55. Old Renault 3. Author John le ___ Beach done 56. “To repeat…”

4. Made use of 35. Picturesque 14. “I have no idea!” 5. Burn a bit 36. Cries of surprise 57. Lincoln or Ford 16. Bully 6. Nitrogen compound 39. “There’s ___ in 58. Oldest branch of 17. Being fixed U.S. military 7. Prefix meaning team!”

18. Former Disney “skin” 40. St. Louis footballer 59. Dwarf with glasses chief Michael 8. Mario Puzo best41. Grammy winner for 60. HS upperclassmen 19. Drill sergeant seller “Lady Marmalade” 61. Dartmouth’s ___ command Upsilon fraternity 9. Three German 46. ___ Island, New 21. Formula One 62. The Hanover ___ governments York racer Fabi 10. Nasty cut 47. Bust 63. Snitch 22. Pot substance 11. ___ Arbor, Michi- 49. Mexican revolution23. Byzantine or gan Mesozoic 12. “Sprechen ___ 26. Day break?

Deutsch?”

29. Entered carefully 13. Sea, to Debussy 31. Put two and two 15. Tax pro together 20. Where the Final 34. Buffalo kin Four are played 37. Pre-Easter period 23. Utopias 38. The best beaus 24. Starr of the Beatles 42. Prefix with logical 25. Restless and gram 27. “Modern Family” 43. Blue book filler network 44. Milk source 28. Treat with mud, 45. Potter, e.g. mince, or meat 48. Navigator’s need 30. Inventor Whitney 50. Wii forerunners 51. Jonas Brothers and Green Day 54. Ring leader?

57. College tournament which ends tonight, and a clue to the circled letters 61. Hook or Depp 64. From Casablanca 65. Medusa’s hair 66. Family room furniture 67. Goal 68. Napoleonic marshal 69. City laws: Abbr.

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Artists cope with ‘Lunchbox’ delivers cinematic goods post-show depression B y Varun Bhuchar The Dartmouth Staff

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and the next day the set is gone. You almost wonder, ‘Did the show even happen?’”

Edlin, too, described reluctance to move on after the conclusion of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” where weeks of rehearsals culminated in just three final shows over one weekend.

Gallerani described feeling gloomiest taking down the set to the “Spring Awakening” production, while Van Putten recalled feeling post-show blues in the dressing room after a show.

“Sometimes it’s a wanted purge, but there can be that feeling of almost meaninglessness, like now what do I have?” Van Putten said.

Chen, who hopes to pursue theater professionally, said she rarely experiences post-show blues and tries to avoid focusing on past productions.

She has felt “rocky,” however, during terms when she was not involved in a theater production.

“It’s hard not to look back and reminisce about the glory days, when I wore a beard [in a production] and it was uncomfortable and I loved it,

and think, ‘When I will I get to do that again?’” she said. “I have to be in that world of performing or I feel unmotivated.”

Music professor Robert Duff, who directs the Dartmouth Handel Society, said he usually feels satisfied at a show’s conclusion. He described approaching a new score as means of investigating the human expression of the composer and celebrating that work.

“After a performance, it’s like having had a long visit with an old friend — you are grateful for the opportunity and ready to meet someone new,” he said.

When there is not another show on the horizon, Edlin said his preferred tactic is to stay busy. Luckily, he said, the end to a term’s major theater production typically coincides with the beginning of exams period.

Gottschall said that many casts have post-show celebrations to keep the spirit alive a little longer.

“You can do funny things like sing each other’s songs and make fun of each other,” he said. “That can be a nice kind of memorial to put the show to bed.”

After years and years of watching Indian movies with my parents, I’ve come to the conclusion that 99 percent of Indian cinema is not very good.

Movies that shouldn’t last more than 80 minutes get drawn out to three-hour musical extravaganzas complete with an army of backup dancers, a multitude of European locations and strategically blowing wind. Add in clichés, musical cues that attempt to tell you how to feel, horrifically bad acting, dialogue that makes it sound like the writer hasn’t contacted human beings for 20 years and editing done by someone who just discovered Windows Movie Maker, and you’ve got to wonder how on Earth this industry stays financially solvent.

But wading through the desolate swamp that is Indian cinema is worth it for the few gems you can find. “The Lunchbox” (2013) is one such diamond in the rough and showcases a potential rarely seen in Indian cinema.

The lunches of Mumbai’s office workers are delivered through an intricate system in which a dabbawala picks up the lunch from a person’s home, delivers it at the appropriate time and returns the box before the day ends. This

system, in place for about 125 years, has an almost nonexistent error rate.

But what fun would a movie be without some modicum of happenstance?

“The Lunchbox” focuses on Saajan Fernandes (Irrfan Khan), a widowed government worker on the verge of retirement, who accidentally receives a lunchbox from Ila (Nimrat Kaur), meant for her husband. Ila is a young mother whose marriage is faltering.

Eventually, she and Saajan strike up a relationship via the letters they pass back and forth in the box.

At a slim (for Bollywood) 104 minutes, the film is a rarity in an industry obsessed with love stories. This relationship feels real and beautiful as opposed to the convenient coupling that occurs in nearly every other Bollywood film.

There are also no songs to distract from the lack of plot because, hey, there’s actually a plot, and it’s pretty good!

In fact, solely by not bowing to convention, “The Lunchbox” sets itself apart from other Indian films.

Take, for example, the character of Shaikh (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). He is to replace Saajan after he retires, and at first, the curmudgeonly Saajan rejects him. However, the two grow into good friends. Nobody devolves into a caricature, no shortcuts are taken and

it all feels just right.

“The Lunchbox” is also slightly experimental in that it is epistolary, a style usually relegated to literature. “The Lunchbox” succeeds mainly because the correspondence and blooming love between Saajan and Ila occurs through written communication. This provides a wonderful contrast for Saajan because he is mostly a silent, stoic man, apart from his voice-over when reading the letters.

While “The Lunchbox” is an excellent film, it is not an exemplary one, but it is a step in the right direction for Indian cinema. Part of the reason for this is the film’s producer, Anurag Kashyap.

A well-known director in India by his own right, Kashyap is known for his violent and stylized films that feature more sex, drugs and violence than have been customary in Indian films.

While “The Lunchbox” is a departure from most of Kashyap’s fare, it does point to a trend of trying to create films that don’t just appeal to the domestic Indian audience. Perhaps “The Lunchbox” is the beginning of something new for the world’s most prolific film industry.

Rating: 8.8/10 “The Lunchbox” is currently playing at the Nugget.

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Performance artists confront anxiety Nevola ’14 performs sleight-of-hand tricks

B y Hallie Huffaker The Dartmouth Staff

At Dartmouth, where short, busy terms create a fast-paced environment and the theater community on campus is small and intimate, performance artists often suffer from nerves just as much as audience members. Actors, musicians and singers grapple with anxiety that ranges from “butterflies” before auditions and performances to trembling and nausea. The mental rigors of a production do not end after the final curtain. The dramatic highs and abrupt end to shows can leave performance artists with a feeling of emptiness or post-show blues.

Auditions anxiety The house lights dim and the audience members quickly settle into their seats. The orchestra cues up, instruments raise and bows poise to strike the song’s first chords.

Dartmouth artists report different levels of anxiety before auditions and final shows. Some performers like Sophia Gish ’16, who performed in “Big Love” in the fall, say they look forward to auditions. Others like Camille Van Putten ’14, a member of the Dartmouth Rude Mechanicals, say they feel more stressed before auditions than final performances.

“The only thing I have found that has helped me so far in my career is practice,” Van Putten said. “Practicing the thing that you are going to be performing, or if it’s a cold read, try[ing] to familiarize yourself with the play and the character.”

Much of the anxiety from auditions comes from the fear of a tiny, two-letter word — “no.” At some point, a performer will have to face rejection, said Chris Gallerani ’15, who performed in “Big Love” and “Spring Awakening.”

Though it can hit hard, the key is not to take rejection personally, he said.

“Rarely is it ‘I don’t like you,’ or ‘you’re not talented,’” Gallerani said. “It’s just that the person casting the show has certain ideas about the characters, often things that you can’t change, so it’s important to pick yourself up and move onto the next project.”

In a tight-knit theater community like Dartmouth’s, social dynamics related to rejection can be especially challenging. An actor may be friends with the person who earned the part that he or she had wanted, or vice versa.

Max Gottschall ’15, who played

Melchior in “Spring Awakening” this winter, called these social dynamics the most difficult aspect of auditions.

In the fall, Gottschall was not cast in “Big Love,” though many of his friends were tapped for roles.

“I remember the day that I got the email about the cast list, and I was sitting next to my buddy who had got it,” he said. “I’m sure our faces were hilarious opposites. But really, you have just got to take it outside the friend relationship.”

Theater professor Jamie Horton said that he tries to communicate to actors that there are sometimes factors outside of their control that influence casting decisions.

With much experience on the other side of the audition process in his time as a professional actor, Horton said he knows firsthand how crushing rejection can feel.

“I have been really impressed at Dartmouth by the number of people who write [to me] and say, ‘Thank you, and what can I do better given another shot?’” he said. “That’s a respectable approach.”

A day or two after being passed over for a role or receiving a less than satisfactory part, an actor needs to move on, Gottschall said. Last fall, Gottschall’s rejection from “Big Love” turned into an opportunity to direct another play, “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

“The important thing is not to burn any bridges,” he said. “It’s so hard, but you have to be gracious and compassionate.”

Stepping onstage In a study of 136 professional actors conducted by Gordon Goodman, a performer turned researcher, Goodman found that 84 percent of actors had experienced stage fright at some point in their careers. Analyzing these results, Goodman found no correlation between anxiety and an actor’s age or anxiety and the size of an audience.

However, he did find evidence that the audience’s composition affected anxiety levels.

Some performers say, however, that some level of nerves can be helpful, adding to an artist’s energy and alertness. Ben Edlin ’14, who performed in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” described the feeling as a mix of emotions, mostly positive, before the show.

“I didn’t really have room to be nervous because I was just so excited for it,” he said. “I just enjoy it so much that all day leading up to the shows I

was chomping on the bit to go out and do it.”

Horton agreed, noting that “a certain amount of nerves,” or the “butterfly phenomenon,” can sharpen a performer’s attention.

Theater major Diane Chen ’14 said her nervousness before shows dissipates when she steps onstage, leaving her fully alert and consumed by her role. While performing in “Angels in America” last fall, for example, she played her character pain-free even though she was suffering from a broken collarbone at the time, she said.

“The butterflies are the worst feeling, but that’s why you do it, you feel so energetic,” she said. “As soon as the lights go down and you step onstage, everything goes away.”

After the show When a rigorous daily schedule of line readings, scene blockings, dance practices and full-blown productions comes to an abrupt end, some performers have described feeling post-show blues, or in the more extreme, postperformance depression.

Whether reflective of an actor’s connection to his or her character or closeness to the rest of the cast, symptoms include denial that the show is over, anger at the lack of new auditions and rehearsals and feelings of depression.

Horton said he can often discern when a show has been extra special for its actors. After “Spring Awakening,” he made a point to speak to some of the actors about how to grapple with moving on.

“As a professional actor, I have definitely struggled with being at peace afterwards if I have gotten attached to the character that I played,” Horton said. “It is a testament to how deeply you have gone into that character, so really I do not mind that feeling because it is an indication of something done thoroughly.”

Gottschall said post-show blues affected him when he directed the music to “Cabaret” last year. He said he felt especially attached to the production because he felt a sense of ownership over the material.

“It led to a tremendous void in my life for a couple of weeks — it was almost like it was my baby,” he said. “[Theater] builds to this insane climax, and you can feel the ramp-up happening, but then it immediately just ends, SEE ANXIETY PAGE 7

B y Maximillian Saint-Preux

provides student performers with spaces and resources. Nevola Jake Nevola ’14 began a trick submitted his proposal online at by showing audience volunteers the beginning of spring term and three cards, two red and one black, found out on March 27 that he which he shuffled as he explained had received the space for April the three-card monte con game’s 4 and 5. Over the next week he history. To ensure the volunteers worked out his show, practicing understood the game, he showed in the space two days prior to the them the cards again, only this first performance. time, all of them were black. When Camille Van Putten ’14, who athe flipped the cards over a third tended the show on Friday, laughed time, two were black and one was when asked if she figured out any red. As the game progressed, it of the tricks. became obvious that nothing is as “You don’t really know,” Van Putten said. “Was that part of the fair as one thinks.

“The easiest person to fool is plan the whole time?” the person who thinks he cannot According to Nevola, it was. He be fooled,” he said Friday after said he designed the show to amuse, to make the authe first of two dience realize perfor mances just how invisof his original “The easiest person ible deception show, “Expert to fool is the person can be. After at the Card who thinks he watching him Table.” deal himself H i s h a n d s cannot be fooled.” winning hand in plain sight after winning and under the hand in mock intense scru- - Jake Nevola ’14, games of poker, t i ny o f f o u r “EXPERT AT THE CARD one is inclined volunteer audito agree. ence members, TABLE” PERFORMER “ I Nevola effortlessly performed his deceptions. didn’t want to be tricked, but I Viewers remained unable to see hoped that I would be because what was actually going on, even I wanted him to be successful,” when Nevola explained what he Emma Steele ’14, who attended the was doing and put his deck in a Saturday show, said with a smile. volunteer’s hand, manipulating it Nevola says he understands his audience, expecting to be quesby proxy.

The ease with which he per- tioned and doubted, but aims to forms comes with seven years of distract rather than deceive. He surprises viewers who are prepared practice.

“You need to drill it,” he said. for a lie by telling the truth, directing their attention to one area “It has to be second nature.”

Nevola first performed sleight- and setting up the deception in of-hand as a child, after his aunt another. As an audience member, gave him a book of magic tricks. you may think you’re being lied to “It was one of the worst magic and fooled, and you would be half shows you’ve ever seen,” Nevola right.

“It’s not misdirection,” he said. said.

Nevola has come a long way “It’s direction.” since then. Since discovering his While viewers scrutinize one passion, he has been practicing 40 hand, Nevola’s other performs to 50 hours per week. The idea for impossibilities. “Expert at the Card the show, which included inter- Table,” Nevola said, has a clear pretations of tricks and original message. deceptions by Nevola, came to “Do be careful who you play him at the start of his junior year. cards with,” Nevola said.

“Expert at the Card Table” is N evo l a p e r fo r m e d i n t h e part of the theater department’s Bentley Theater on Friday and “Your Space” program, which Saturday.