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College President Phil Hanlon has enlisted a task force with examining the advantages and challenges of increasing the College’s undergraduate body by 10 to 25 percent.

Dean of the College Rebecca Biron said the task force has had two meetings. It is scheduled to present an initial report to Hanlon, provost Carolyn Dever and executive vice president Richard Mills by the end of October and a final report in mid-March.

According to Biron, the task force will develop a

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Safety and Security sees 131 Good Samaritan calls

By PETER CHARALAMBOUS The Dartmouth Staff

Recently-released numbers from the College’s Student Wellness Center for the 2016-2017 academic year show that more students called Safety and Security for alcohol-related help than any other year since the College starting recording alcohol data during the 2011-2012 school year. In total, students made 131 Good Samaritan calls, an increase of 36 percent from 2015. In addition to this new data, the

College also recently announced that the Good Samaritan policy will now cover both alcohol and drug use.

While the previous academic year saw the most calls for alcoholrelated help since during the 20112012 year, other incidents involving alcohol, such as medical encounters with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, decreased in frequency.

Overall alcohol incidents involving Safety and Security or Residential Education decreased from 414 in 2015-2016 to 38 in 2016-2017. Cases

in which students had a blood-alcohol concentration of .25 or higher — more than three times the legal limit of .08 in New Hampshire — decreased to a low of 30 cases, down from 35 cases during the 2015-2016 year.

In total, 185 students received intoxication-related care from the College’s health services or DHMC, an increase from 176 students.

“The riskiest encounters are not kind of jumping up — instead, we are seeing that the Good Samaritan numbers are,” Student Wellness

Professor Alexander Chee wins Engle Prize

By EMMA DEMERS

The Dartmouth Staff

English professor Alexander Chee won the 2017 Paul Engle Prize on Aug. 1, which was awarded by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. He will receive the award at a special ceremony at the Iowa City Book Festival on Oct. 12. Chee will also receive $10,000 as well as a work of art designed by an artisan in Iowa City, who will use Chee’s work as inspiration for the

Center director Caitlin Barthelmes said. “That means more students are calling but the level the risk that we are seeing is maintaining a reasonably low level.”

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization launched the City of Literature program in 2004 to recognize cities around the world that promote their local writing scene. According to the executive director of the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature John Kenyon, the award not only seeks to honor an excellent writer, but also SHAE WOLFE/THE DARTMOUTH

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College explores student body increase

and engineering program as well as adding positions in the faculty “hypothetical implementation clusters and the Arthur L. Irving plan” that will address different Institute for Energy and Society. resources needed to accommodate Lawrence said the proposed more students, the impact of a enrollment growth at the College larger student body on the quality would be in line with that at peer of education at Dartmouth and institutions. whether enrollment growth can Yale University announced be revenue-neutral. Last fall in his last year that it will increase annual address to the faculty of arts its undergraduate body by 200 and sciences, Hanlon said exploring students every year in the next enrollment growth is a strategic issue four years, while the Board of that the College is facing.

Trustees at Princeton University The task force will communicate developed a strategic framework with and examine peer institutions that would raise the number of who have seen increases in their its undergraduates from 5,200 to enrollment. Additionally, the task 5,700 students over four years. With force plans to incorporate feedback 4,310 students, Dartmouth has the from students, alumni, faculty smallest undergraduate student members and local businesses into body in the Ivy League. the implementation plan, Biron Some students have had mixed added. reactions to the College’s possible “We need information about increase in enrollment. John Rossi student-faculty ratio, classroom ’20 said a reasonable and gradual space, housing, student support expansion would be beneficial in the among many other things and effects long term because it will increase [of increased enrollment] on dining, diversity on campus and expand health service and everything that Dartmouth’s influence in the rest supports undergraduates here, so of the world. we are collecting data on all these Joshua Perlmutter ’20 said areas,” Biron said. another benefit The eightof increased “We need person task force enrollment would is co-chaired by information ... so be the provision Biron and dean of we are collecting of additional faculty of arts and housing, but he sciences Elizabeth data on all these b e l i e ve s t h e r e Smith. Economics areas.” are significant professor James drawbacks as well.

Fey r e r, b i o l o g y “One of the p ro f e s s o r M a rk -REBECCA BIRON, reasons I chose McPeek, religion DEAN OF THE Dartmouth was professor Reiko that it was a small O h n u m a , COLLEGE college — they mathematics call it ‘Dartmouth professor Scott Pauls, comparative College’ and not ‘Dartmouth literature and French professor University’ because the school Andrea Tarnowski and member prioritizes individualized attention of the Board of Trustees Dave on students,” Perlmutter said. “But Hodgson ’78 are the other members. if the only option they have to solve College spokesperson Diana the housing crisis is to add more Lawrence wrote in an email students, I wouldn’t be super upset statement that an enrollment about that.” increase in the 10 to 25 percent range Sarah Chong ’21 said she would would be in line with the recent be concerned about the enrollment growth in faculty members at the growth potentially decreasing College. According to Lawrence, the opportunities for students to build number of faculty in the arts and strong relationships with faculty sciences has increased by 22 percent members. since 2001 with a corresponding “One of the defining factors increase of only 5 percent in that led me to choose Dartmouth undergraduate enrollment. In the was that professors here seemed to future, Lawrence said the College really care about students,” Chong anticipates growing the faculty said. “I don’t know if programs like by another 10 percent through Take a Faculty Member to Lunch fundraising efforts, expanding Program would be possible if the the computer science department student-to-faculty ratio increases.”

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English professor Alexander Chee receives writing award FROM CHEE PAGE 1

group dedicated to publishing and spoke highly of Chee’s work. creative writing pieces by Asian- Members of the board of someone who has improved their American writers. d i re c t o r s at t h e I ow a C i t y c o m m u n i t y.

I n a d d i t i o n , UNESCO City of Literature The prize was “I didn’t set out to win C h e e w a s a n evaluated all of the nominations established active member of and ultimately selected Chee as this prize, and I don’t in 2011 in Queer Nation, an the winner, Kenyon said. honor of Paul know if you can. That’s LGBTQ activist “I didn’t set out to win this prize, Engle, a poet, the funny thing about o r g a n i z a t i o n . and I don’t know if you can,” Chee writer and After joining the said. “That’s the funny thing about director of the it.” g ro u p i n S a n it.”

University of Francisco during Chee spoke of his helping Iowa Writers’ the 1990s, he said different groups such as burgeoning -ALEXANDER CHEE, Wo r k s h o p . h e s t i mu l at e d writers, confused college students Past recipients ENGLISH PROFESSOR d i s c u s s i o n s and the queer community as a i n c l u d e o n r a c e a n d byproduct of his work.

P u l i t ze r sexuality and “I think of community as being Prize-winning author James Alan participated in direct such an McPherson and Roxane Gay, action protest, which “[Chee is] clearly a important author of “Bad Feminist” and “An ranged from marches part of life, fantastic teacher — Untamed State.” to kiss-ins. much less Kenyon said, while Chee has Chee also authored students seem to be being a written several lauded novels and W h i t i n g A w a r d w r i t e r, a n d essays, they are not the sole reason w i n n i n g n o v e l flocking to his classes so it doesn’t for his winning of the Engle Prize. “ E d i n bu r g h ” a n d — so we’re really feel out of “With Chee, obviously he has “Girl,” an essay that thrilled that we were the ordinary,” great writing that he has done both was included in the Chee said. with his novels and his essays, but 2016 Best American able to hire him.”

After he’s also done a lot of work to help Essays. joi ning the people in different populations,” A c c o r d i n g t o C o l l e g e -ANDREW MCCANN, Kenyon said.

Kenyon, Chee was faculty this He cited Chee’s past work with nominated for the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ye a r, C h e e AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, prize by Gay, who was CHAIR said he has an AIDS advocacy organization, last year’s recipient. strived to and with the Asian American He added that Gay help student Writers’ Workshop, a nonprofit contacted Iowa City UNESCO writers on campus.

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English professor Alexander Chee won the 2017 Paul Engle Prize.

“I help emerging writers to network and find colonies, learn how to apply for fellowships, how to set themselves up with a recommendation, who they need to turn to for this event,” he said.

Eng lish de partment chair Andrew McCann said Chee’s a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s p o s i t i ve l y reflected on the English department.

“It underscores the prominence of someone like [Chee] in the field of creative writing, and a s a n ex t e n s i o n m a k e s o u r creative writing program more recognizable,” he said. “He’s clearly a fantastic teacher — students seem to be flocking to his classes — so we’re really thrilled that we were able to hire him.”

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Opiate Fiasco

Bigger Isn’t Always Better

The opioid crisis is destroying lives just next door. We need real solutions.

Health, according to the World Health Organization’s Constitution, is defined as “complete physical, mental and social wellbeing.” Drug abuse can take all that away. Opioid addiction is not a “moral issue” as the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors claims. It is an illness and deserves to be treated as such.

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 25 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, and about 80 percent of people who use heroin misused prescription opioids first. Despite this fact and the state’s negative track record of drug abuse, New Hampshire doctors prescribed 72 to 82 opioid prescriptions per 100 people in 2012. In prescribing opioids, doctors are generally trying to do good — they want to reduce patients’ pain and reduce the need for those in rural areas to return for refills. Yet without programs that monitor prescriptions, addiction is prevalent through practices such as “doctor shopping.”

In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that New Hampshire was the state with the second highest death rate due to drug overdose; with 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people, this reflected a 30.9 percent increase from the previous year. The next year, CNBC reported that drug abuse was the number one issue New Hampshire residents considered when they went to the polls in 2016. New Hampshire is taking action — the state recently sued Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of prescription painkiller OxyContin, for “deceptive marketing practices.” Yet even going as far as to declare the opioid epidemic as a national emergency does little to treat the causes of the issue.

A key obstacle to decreasing the opioid epidemic in New Hampshire is the misguided cultural stigma it receives. Drug abuse is often viewed as a simple matter of lack of self-control that can be fixed without help or money rather than as a complex disease that necessitates interventions.

Isolating and condemning people only exacerbates the vicious cycle. Group-based acceptance and decreasing stigma on a structural level requires that communities, ranging from health care providers to police officers to students, work together. For more people to receive the treatment that they need, communities must do more than just limit the amount of opioid prescriptions given out — they must also acknowledge this need

and encourage them to seek treatments that are becoming increasingly available.

Unfortunately, these treatments are less likely to be covered for those who aren’t well-off. Some, such as physical therapy and behavioral therapies, are considered alternative treatments and are less likely to be covered by insurance companies, though they can promote long-term progress rather than short-term fixes. And medicine effective at combating opioid addiction can be pushed out of reach through price gouging.

The drug naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, combats the effects of opioids. Yet due to a sudden increase in demand, the price for a naloxone injector (Evzio) recently rose from $575 to $4,500 for a twin-pack auto-injector. In the midst of this nation’s opioid crisis, price gouging should be prohibited.

By understanding and acknowledging that drug abuse is a disease rather than a result of a moral flaw, communities can help advocate for expanded access to necessary treatments. Developing rehabilitation programs is a responsibility that both the public and the private sector should uphold, and it is one that is positive for both addicts and society. Rather than imprisoning addicts or leaving them to die, rehabilitation allows them to return to work and a more stable family life. Addicts can thus give back to their communities and loved ones.

Many of the strategies above have been stated as priorities by the New Hampshire government.

HB 271 “allows for a broad prescribing, dispensing, and distribution of Naloxone.” The Anyone, Anytime campaign promotes prevention and recovery, and the New Hampshire Statewide Addiction Crisis Line helps callers determine what level of treatment and what types of treatment would be best for them. There are no sweeping answers, simply small solutions that cumulatively make an impact. To reach these solutions, New Hampshire as a community must first acknowledge and accept that drug abuse is a disease and should be treated as such.

Shah is a member of the Class of 2021.

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Dartmouth must think carefully before it increases student body size.

Last month, College President Phil Hanlon announced a working group that will “explore the opportunities and challenges of increasing the size of the undergraduate student body.”This occurs as the College faces a housing shortage, a low rate of faculty increase and a shortage of classroom space, not to mention increasingly crowded dining halls and study facilities. Before it even considers increasing the size of the student body, Dartmouth should first address existing concerns, since any increase in undergraduates should be accompanied by new extensive facilities and an equal or greater increase in faculty numbers.

Dartmouth has a unique character. Even the most uncharitable assessments of our school note its strong community and its distinctive ethos. The College on the Hill is not a research university first, like Princeton University, Harvard University or Yale University; it stands out from its Ivy League peers because it focuses on its undergraduate teaching and the liberal arts.

Dartmouth’s students, for the most part, chose the College because it puts undergraduates first.

If Dartmouth expands by 10 to 25 percent, the potential change — as many as 1,100 more students — risks stripping the College of its identity, even if facilities are also expanded.

While Yale and Princeton have announced plans to increase their student bodies by 800 and 500 students, respectively, over the next four years, both schools are already larger than the College, making the percentile changes far smaller.

Both schools have also announced extensive construction programs, something the College has yet to do.

This past spring foreshadows what may happen if the College does not engage in a large building scheme before increasing enrollment. The large size of the Class of 2021 forced the College to reassign graduate housing to undergraduates and increased housing uncertainty for many students. The faults of the River and Choate clusters are well known, but other dorms are also in need of renovations.

Classroom space is increasingly at a premium.

The College’s faculty has increased by fewer than 20 individuals since Hanlon became president in 2013, though the faculty grew regularly in the decade and a half before 2014. Perhaps an increase in students could be accompanied by facility and staffing increases, but those changes would need to be accomplished before new students came if we are to avoid even longer lines, larger classes and overstuffed dorms.

Amherst College provides a sobering example of what occurs when a college over-admits: in 2002, the school began assigning students to live in temporary trailers due to renovations.

Announcing the task force to consider expanding the student body, Hanlon said he hopes to “amplify [Dartmouth’s] impact on the world.” Yet Dartmouth already holds an outsized presence in many walks of life. The four Dartmouth alumni serving in the United States Senate are a cohort as large as all but one other undergraduate program, Harvard’s, tying the College with Yale and Brigham Young University. From 2006 to 2013, the United States Treasury was run by Dartmouth alumni.

Dartmouth has graduated more incumbent

governors than any other school in the country, beating Harvard, Yale and Princeton (the latter has zero), not to mention every other college in the country. The creators of television shows like “Game of Thrones,” “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “The Mindy Project” all graduated from the College. Any plan to increase student body size by roughly 430 to 1,100 new students must explain how these changes would actually be a boon to Dartmouth’s reputation and potential to impact the world.

Between 1998 and 2012, Dartmouth added 20 buildings, including student residences with around 650 beds for undergraduates, six major academic buildings, three athletic buildings, and the Berry Library. Between 2002 and 2012, the College’s undergraduate student body increased by just 2.67 percent. While some of these buildings replaced older ones, many did not. If 20 new buildings were needed for a 2.67 percent increase, how many new facilities — residential, academic and athletic — does the College plan to construct to accommodate a 10 to 25 percent increase? Physical space on campus is also at a premium, meaning the College could be hard pressed to find locations for the new buildings that would be required by a student body increase.

When the College became coeducational in the 1970s, it instituted the D-Plan as “a way to put 4,000 students into 3,000 beds.” Perhaps the College will need a new version of the D-Plan — one that requires students to take multiple off-terms during the fall, winter and spring terms, rather than just one.

Currently, there is no finalized plan to increase undergraduate enrollment at Dartmouth, but the language utilized in the College’s announcement is telling. The actual job of the task force should not be to see if the increase is 10 to 25 percent, but zero to 25 percent. The working group could even consider reducing the student body in coming years. An increase should not be a foregone conclusion, but the College’s rhetoric makes it seem like one. The group — which is expected to have an initial proposal by October and a finalized plan by next March — must be transparent and inclusive if it is to be successful, drawing in voices from across the Dartmouth community, particularly those of students. It is still early in the process, and there is a wide variation in the task force’s potential outcomes.

It is imperative that the eventual plan be one that honors Dartmouth’s unique culture and character and puts the needs of current students before any plan for wide-ranging expansion.

Dartmouth needs to consider the needs of its current students, including its stretched housing capacity, tight dining hall space and the need for further academic facilities and faculty, before it thinks about adding more undergraduates. As an institution, we must also consider the costs of expansion, and what would be lost. Everyone in the Dartmouth community wants to see the College thrive. But would Dartmouth still be the undergraduate-focused liberal arts college that its students love if it enlarges?

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Medical Services arrives with Safety and Security to assess the impaired student. Depending on the severity of the case, Safety and Security can either transport a student to Dick’s House for an overnight stay or DHMC for more serious cases.

“For the student who is watching a friend have a reaction, overdose or be impaired to a degree where they need medical intervention, my hope is that any student would call in that moment ... If you are considering that they need medical intervention, the trouble is there, and they need help and they need it immediately,” director of Judicial Affairs Katharine Strong said.

If a student makes the call, the impaired student will not face disciplinary action from Judicial Affairs. While Judicial Affairs may request a meeting to review policy such as the hard-alcohol ban, the student will not face any disciplinary action for the consumption.

Possession of banned substances may result in separate disciplinary action by Hanover Police, however.

Regardless of the severity of the case, a student who receives medical attention after a Good Sam call must attend a Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students session, which is orchestrated by either staff or graduate students at the College’s Student Wellness Center. This 30- to 45-minute session utilizes non-judgmental motivational interviewing techniques to encourage a student to make better choices regarding alcohol in the future.

Apart from some changes in length, the College’s BASICS program is similar to programs at other colleges. Unpublished data from an internal evaluation by the Office of Institutional Research found that students who participated in BASICS witnessed a 50 percent reduction in high risk drinking for up to a year. The evaluation of Dartmouth’s BASICS program also found that athletes who participate in BASICS as a preventative intervention showed a 30 percent reduction in high risk drinking up to one year after the intervention.

“The majority of the conversation is really about asking students questions to help them understand where they are at according to their use and where they want to be regarding their use,” Barthelmes said. “We try to empower them to do what is best for them.”

The Good Sam policy also works in conjunction with two other college initiatives and programs which encourage safe drinking practices.

The hard-alcohol ban, which was implemented in 2015 as part of

College President Phil Hanlon’s Moving Dartmouth Forward program, prohibits the possession and consumption of hard alcohol on Dartmouth’s campus, even if the offender is over 21 years of age. Also, the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative educates students to recognize and prevent dangerous or harmful situations. This initiative ­is explained during Orientation for incoming students, at training for First-Year Trip members and at information sessions for potential new members of Dartmouth’s Greek-letter organization community.

Dartmouth also announced on Sunday that the College’s Good Sam policy would now include drug use.

As of this term, students may receive medical attention for the use of drugs without disciplinary action. However, the College’s policy does not cover the possession of drugs or paraphernalia or the distribution of drugs. Students who received punishment in the past for the use of drugs will not incur retroactive application of this new policy.

“In the past, if you were ‘Good Sam-ed’ and both [alcohol and drugs] were present, the Good Sam counted for the alcohol and we would still meet with the student judicially for drug use,” Strong said.

Safety and Security also plans to enforce the policy similarly to the way it enforced the alcohol policy in the past. However, Safety and Security is neither trained to administer overdose medication such as Narcan nor equipped to deliver it, said interim Safety and Security director Keysi Montás.

“The only thing that I will say [that is] different is that depending on the kind of drug overdose or the medical condition of the individual, then I might foresee more direct runs to DHMC than an intermediate point,” he said.

If Safety and Security finds either drugs on scene or paraphernalia, it will result in judiciary action by the College. Safety and Security will also confiscate the items and alert Hanover Police Department. If the Hanover Police Department decides to pursue the case, which it does not always do, Safety and Security would share the report of the case with the authorities. In cases where Safety and Security finds signs of distribution such as scales or large amounts of cash, it will seal the room and immediately contact the Hanover Police Department for an official investigation.

As this policy takes effect this term, Montas offered some advice for anyone thinking about calling in a Good Samaritan call: “The earlier that the call is made the better off we are.”

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‘Antigone in Ferguson’: a classical reading starts conversation

By EMMA GUO

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What does a play written 2,500 years ago and a suburb of St. Louis have in common? The upcoming Theater of War production of “Antigone in Ferguson” at the Hopkins Center for the Arts draws parallels between the events of the ancient Greek play by Sophocles and those in Ferguson, Missouri surrounding the death of Michael Brown in 2014.

The production company will take over the Moore Theater on Sept. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. “Rent” actress Tracie Thoms will perform the titular role, and “The Good Wife” actor Zach Grenier will take on the role of the king who raised her, Creon. Marjolaine Goldsmith and Willie Woodmore will also read, alongside Duane Foster, a native of St. Louis who will additionally lead the gospel choirstyle chorus. All three frequently have appeared in Theater of War productions.

The primary conflict of “Antigone” is centered around the treatment of the deceased body of Polyneices, the title character’s brother. Considered an enemy of the state, Polyneices’ posthumous punishment is to be left unburied on the battlefield — a great dishonor in Greek society.

Antigone fights for his proper Polyneices — we’re not making burial under the argument that an some facile equivalent,” said Bryan individual deserves to be treated Doerries, the artistic director of with respect, professor Roberta the production. “The whole point Stewart of the classics department of the performance is to set up said. Ultimately, Creon sentences the conditions for a conversation her to death for her defiance. in which people will interrogate After a police officer shot Brown, what the word ‘Ferguson’ means his body was left on the street for to them.” four hours following his death. Audience members will hear Residents of a reading of Ferguson took the ancient to the streets “The whole point of Greek play i n p a r t t o the performance is to accompanied express their by the Phil a n g e r a n d set up the conditions Wo o d m o r e f r u s t r a t i o n for a conversation S i n g e r s at what they and the in which people will viewed as the Dartmouth d e s e c r a t i o n interrogate what the Gospel Choir. of his body, word ‘Ferguson’ means An open on top of discussion the injustice to them.” will follow sur rounding the reading, the police intentionally -BRYAN DOERRIES, ARTISTIC i n c l u d i n g killing of an unar med DIRECTOR OF THEATER OF input from t e e n a g e r . WAR PRODUCTIONS different T h i s d e s i re viewpoints to achieve a a n d proper burial perspectives. also brought forth issues larger in The discussion is set to involve scope to the forefront, including people from different facets of the racism and the militarization of conversation, including members the police. The act of burying a of the Ferguson community who loved one, however, is a theme knew Brown personally, members that translates to the play. of social justice g roups like “We’re not saying Brown is Standing Up for Racial Justice and

Black Lives Matter and members their beliefs in a new and different of the law enforcement community way. from both the Hanover area and The mission of Theater of Ferguson.

War Productions is to “comfort “There are these micro-stories the afflicted and to afflict the and layers within this project that comfortable,” Doerries said. Greek are equally powerful – the fact that tragedies are rife with characters these community members from that doggedly pursue what they Ferguson are singing together to try believe is just. Those involved to heal and seek dialogue around in the production hope to raise some really thorny racial issues the question of whether, like in a in our country is amazing,” said Greek tragedy, it is necessary for Margaret Lawrence, the director violence and death to occur as a of programming at the Hop. catalyst for dramatic social change The ultimate or if a society can be goal of “Antigone refor med through in Ferguson” is “It’s a play that o t h e r, p e a c e f u l not to promote doesn’t give you means. a prog ressive In “Antigone,” or conservative an easy answer the play ends with agenda through and doesn’t give the preservation the reading of of societal order. you one answer.” the play but H o w e v e r, t h a t instead to foster preservation costs conversation.

Creon dearly. At -ROBERTA STEWART, T h e the close of the convergence of CLASSICS PROFESSOR play, he has lost all divergent voices the members of his at the end of family. the reading is “The goal meant to “model [of “Antigone in a new definition Ferguson”] is the of Ferguson that is positive and discourse itself, the recognition constructive,” Doerries said. of the problem in all of its T h r o u g h t h e r e a d i n g , complexity,” Stewart said. “It’s a Doerries hopes to put people in play that doesn’t give you an easy a less defensive position, allowing answer and doesn’t give you one audience members to reflect upon answer.”

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Jack Heneghan ’18 leads Big Green options at quarterback

By CHRIS SHIM

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

The start of classes and the dropping temperatures can only mean one thing — the start of football season. While many students only recently arrived in Hanover, Dartmouth’s football team has been hard at work the past few weeks training.

“Preseason training has been going well — guys have been working hard and capitalizing on a lot of hard work we put in in the offseason,” co-captain and quarterback Jack Heneghan ’18 said. “The team is coming together after a productive couple of weeks.”

Dartmouth’s football team looks to improve on what head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 referred to as a “disappointing” season last fall. In 2016, the Big Green swept its non-conference rivals but only mustered one Ivy League win against Cornell University to finish at the bottom of the conference standings. The Big Green come into this season with a simple goal in mind.

“This season, the goal is to win games — as many as possible,” Teevens said.

The team returns 15 starters from last season, along with some veterans

returning from injury, giving the Big Green an experienced squad on the field. However, one of the more exciting storylines of this season is at the quarterback position.

Heneghan returns after a breakout junior season last year, which saw him throw 2,725 yards, third-best in Dartmouth history. He also had the second-most completions (247) and attempts (414) in Dartmouth history. “[Heneghan] is coming in with a year under his belt, so we’re hoping that that level of maturity will play out well for us on the field,” Teevens said.

“We’ve already seen improvements in practice.”

Despite such a stellar past season, however, Heneghan is facing competition for the starting spot.

One of the contenders is Jimmy Fitzgerald ’20, a transfer student from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. Ranked the 27th best quarterback in high school by ESPN in 2015, Fitzgerald was highly sought by many top collegiate programs, including Dartmouth.

“We recruited [Fitzgerald] out of high school, so we knew what we were getting,” Teevens said. “He’s a great guy,

very hard working, very intelligent.”

Teevens also mentioned the adjustments that Fitzgerald has had to make upon joining the Big Green, noting that Fitzgerald had not played football in over a year after taking a gap year following his freshman campaign in Illinois.

“He’s had to adjust to playing football again, as well as adjusting to a new team, new system, new coaching staff,” Teevens said. “And then there are the social aspects, and of course adjusting to life at Dartmouth. But he seems to have taken to it well and has been improving every day.”

Another top contender for the starting position is Jake Pallotta ’20.

The sophomore saw limited action in his first season for the Big Green but has impressed both Teevens and Heneghan in preseason training thus far. Sophomore Cole Douglas ’20 and freshman Derek Kyler ’21 are also in the mix for the position.

“We have a good group of five quarterbacks in contention,” Teevens said. “They get along really well but are all very competitive — they’re all fighting for a starting spot.”

Another change to the offense is the

addition of a new offensive coordinator, Kevin Daft,who comes to Dartmouth with over a decade of experience coaching college football, most recently for the University of California, Davis.

Former offensive coordinator Keith Clark has stepped into a new role as the assistant coach for the offensive line.

Per Teevens, the adjustment to a new offensive coordinator has been very smooth. Working with the team’s quarterbacks, Daft has focused his work on rectifying weaknesses from last season.

“We moved the ball well last year but didn’t get it into the end zone as much as we would have liked,” Teevens said.

“This year, we’re focusing on protecting the football better and working on decision-making in different schemes.”

Improving field sense has been Heneghan’s focus this preseason, putting in extra work after practice with the receivers and the rest of the offense.

“I’ve been spending a lot of time with our coaching staff and with our teammates reviewing our offensive system and scheme, as well as the different defenses we might face,” Heneghan said.

Indeed, these are the traits that

Teevens and the coaching staff consider most when determining who will start.

With preseason training coming to a close, Teevens has an idea of what his starting lineup for quarterbacks will look like.

“Our top three is definitely [Heneghan] and then Jake Pallotta slash Jimmy Fitzgerald,” Teevens said, considering Pallotta and Fitzgerald to be tied for the second slot. However, Teevens was quick to qualify his statement.

“We’ve played against our own defense for the past two weeks,” Teevens said. “I want to look at how they play against guys from other teams. That will help to iron out who is in that starting spot.”

Currently, it looks like Heneghan will be the starting quarterback in the Big Green’s season opener on Sept. 16 against Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. But anything can happen during the season.

“We’ve been working hard together and have a really competitive but supportive relationship among us,” Heneghan said. “It’s helped us in the preseason, and it’s only going to help us more during the season.”

Starting quarterbacks during the second Buddy Teevens ’79 era Week

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Tom Bennewitz ’08

Mike Fritz ’07

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Charlie Rittgers ’06

Josh Cohen ’09

Alex Jenny ’10

Conner Kempe ’12

Alex Park ’14

Dalyn Williams ’16

Bruce Dixon ’19

Jack Heneghan ’18