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The Dartmouth chapter of the NAACP organized a Black Lives Matter protest in January.

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The geography department and African and AfricanAmerican studies program are introducing a new course for the upcoming spring term called “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” dedicated to considering race, structural inequality and violence in both a historical and

modern context.

About 15 Dartmouth professors will teach separate sections of the class from different academic disciplines over the course of the term. Professors teaching this course come from over 10 academic departments and programs, including anthropology, history, women’s and gender studies, mathematics and English, among others.

Geography professor Abi-

gail Neely said that the idea to create this course stemmed from a Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning workshop, which urged faculty to incorporate the 2014 events in Ferguson, Missouri, culminating in the non-indictment of Darren Wilson for the unarmed shooting of Michael Brown, into their various SEE CLASS PAGE 2

CoFIRED “undocumented” petition not approved B y ALLISON LIEGNER

Dartmouth Coalition for Immigration Reform, Equality and DREAMers’ petition to the Library of Congress last summer to use the word “undocumented” instead of “illegal” when describing immigrants in subject headings was not approved, the group announced in early January.

In the spring of 2014, CoFIRED originally asked for Baker-Berry Library to formally change the way

While students and faculty have expressed mixed reactions to College President Phil Hanlon’s new set of social and academic reforms announced last week, alumni leaders of Greek house have voiced general support of the policies.

While Greek alumni advisors and alumni group presidents interviewed by The Dartmouth agreed that the College’s new hard alcohol ban would be challenging to enforce, most also agreed with its general mission.

“I understand why people find it controversial and that it may not be a panacea for all that ails Dartmouth, at least in respect to high-risk drinking, but I think it’s at least a thoughtful approach to mitigate some of the specific risks that I think we find prevalent on our campus,” Theta Delta Chi fraternity

alumni advisor Geoff Colla ’04 said.

Alpha Delta fraternity advisor John Engelman called the ban “a reasonable step,” although he added that students will find a way to dodge the restrictions no matter what steps the College takes to enforce it.

Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity advisor James Adler ’60 and Beta Alpha Omega fraternity advisor Dimitri Gerakaris ’69 also expressed qualified support for the ban, although Gerakaris said that how the ban will be enforced will play a major role in its success or failure.

Citing the failure of prohibition in the U.S. during the 1920s and early 1930s, Gerakaris advocated against pursuing the ban overly aggressively, which he said could cause student backlash.

“If it’s pursued and SEE ALUM PAGE 3

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it refers to undocumented immigrants and was informed by library that the subject heading policy was determined by national procedures created by the LOC. CoFIRED co-founder Halimo Hassen ’17 said that the Dartmouth Library staff was very helpful in the group’s efforts and lent their expertise to help formulate the petition.

CoFIRED and the library staff have been involved in the initiative SEE I-WORD PAGE 5

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DAily debriefing Researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine have found that a mechanism of protein phosphorylation determines circadian rhythms, as Geisel reported earlier this week. Their findings could lead to the development of treatments for jet lag, sleep disorders and other issues related to biological clocks. The proteins that regulate these cycles have an average lifetime of 24 hours, and scientists have long thought that a cycle ended when a protein was degraded. In this model, a protein’s stability would dictate the length of a period. The Geisel researchers, however, discovered that the biological clock’s period is determined not by protein stability but by protein structure and when feedback mechanisms are terminated. Researchers hope the discovery will lead to further developments.

Geisel School of Medicine professor William Green and Dartmouth Ph.D. candidate Megan O’Connor are among 37 researcher and trainee teams that have been named American Association of Immunologist Fellows, according to Geisel. The inaugural Careers in Immunology Fellowship award presents trainees with a one-year grant, which will support O’Connor’s research for her thesis and other related projects. Fellows are chosen based on the quality of the research project and the trainee’s potential. Green studies the development of viral diseases and cell-mediated immunity to viruses that cause immunodeficiency or leukemia. O’Connor focuses on cellular immune responses to retroviral infection in mice to develop immunotherapy for infections like HIV. Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center have discovered a new proteinrelated cancer resistance mechanism in an effort to treat drug-resistant breast cancers, according to Newswise.

Some first- and second-line cancer therapies target the protein ERBB2, but the cancer sometimes develops a resistance to the drugs. The team determined that the drug-resistant cancer switches its reliance from ERBB2 to the ERBB4 protein to proliferate. This discovery suggests that anti-ERBB4 drugs could be effective in patients with drug-resistant cancer cells. Future work involves findings the mechanisms that allow drug-resistant cancers to shift their protein dependence.

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New Black Lives Matter class for spring FROM MATTER PAGE 1

courses.

“We just thought that it might be interesting and innovative and exciting to have a course that’s dedicated to this, whereas lots of other people are incorporating it into other courses,” Neely said.

English professor Aimee Bahng said when she was writing the syllabi for her winter term courses, she felt it was imperative that she incorporate the events into her curriculum.

Bahng said that by teaching the new course, the faculty hope to create a culture of learning that goes beyond the classroom and cultivate a discussion amongst scholars about questions of race in America.

The course will approach this and other social issues from a number of different disciplines, which will give students who take the course the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary discussions firsthand, Bahng said.

Neely said that the course will break down barriers between different disciplines, a goal an institution like Dartmouth is designed to achieve.

She said that the faculty hope to not only place Ferguson in a temporal context, but also to highlight that it was not an isolated incident in the United States or around the world.

Bahng said they want to use Ferguson as a teaching opportunity.

“We hope students will be able to understand that Ferguson is not just an event in 2014, but something that’s tethered in time to a long history and still-emerging ideas about race in the U.S. and how policing works in an age of social media and distributed surveillance,” Bahng said.

Geography department chair Susanne Freidberg said that the interdisciplinary structure should have broad appeal and provide a way for students to approach an issue that might seem to be only sociological or political, and see that there are also things to be learned about it from other viewpoints, such as from a religious or geographical perspective.

“I hope that for the students it will provide an opportunity to learn and

“We hope students will be able to understand that Ferguson is not just an event in 2014, but something that’s tethered in time to a long history and still emerging ideas about race in the U.S.” - AIMEE BAHNG, ENGLISH PROFESSOR talk about things that might seem very far away from Dartmouth but affect a lot of people in the country, and to do so with a lot of different professors,” she said.

Anthropology professor Chelsey Kivland said this is an opportunity “to use Ferguson as a starting point for broadening the conversation about the national problems of inequality, race and violence.”

Kivland teaches the “Ethnography of Violence” course in the anthropology department and spends a week

during the course discussing police brutality. She said she was motivated to participate in teaching the new course because this is material that she already teaches and feels is important.

History professor Annelise Orleck, who will also be teaching a section of the class, said that the professors involved saw the events in Ferguson as being important enough to require prolonged discussion.

Orleck said it is important that as the Black Lives Matters movement builds, classroom discussion be rooted in history. She will be working to create a sense of historical context and perspective on issues of urban inequality and policing, as well as the community response to these issues.

Kevin Gillespie ’15, the president of the Dartmouth chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that the course seems to be exactly what the College needs in regard to raising awareness.

He said the course is relevant to issues the NAACP has been focused on recently.

“Courses like these are extremely important, and they get us all out of our comfort zones, whether you’re taking the course or not, because people will be talking about it,” Gillespie said.

The NAACP organized a “Black Lives Matter” protest and die-in in Baker-Berry Library on Jan. 15 that had about 40 participants. Over the winter interim period, Dartmouth students, faculty and community members led two separate demonstrations, one against police brutality on Hanover’s Main Street and the other as part of the National White Coat Die-in at the Geisel School of Medicine.

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The Jan. 30 article “Students and faculty reactions to ‘Moving Dartmouth Forward’ are mixed” mistakenly quoted Avery Feingold ’17 as saying that he was disappointed by the announcement and said that the policy for UGAs, which will provide training on how to enforce the new policies, changes the purpose of the role. Feingold was reacting to the change in the rounds policy, not to the new training. The Dartmouth regrets the error.

The Jan. 30 article “Students and faculty reactions to ‘Moving Dartmouth Forward’ are mixed” mistakenly quoted Julian Marcu ’18 as saying that the announcement painted the College in an unfair light compared to other schools who have similar problems. Marcu does not believe that Dartmouth has these problems, while other schools do.

The Dartmouth regrets the error.

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Dartmouth students participated in a die-in last month in response to the events in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Students petition Library of Congress FROM I-WORD PAGE 1

for nearly a year, Hassen said, and many members put a great amount of effort into the proposal.

The Library of Congress responded to the group’s initiative at the start of winter term, telling them that their petition would not move forward in the process. The LOC responded that it would not change the structure of its cataloguing system, which currently uses the term “illegal” to describe undocumented immigrants.

On its Facebook page, CoFIRED described the term “illegal alien” as a “dehumanizing, inaccurate, offensive and inflammatory term.”

Hassen noted that the group was disappointed that their petition was denied, but said they were optimistic going forward. CoFIRED is interested in entering the larger national debate on immigration issues in the future, as the group currently only focuses on undocumented students at Dartmouth and other colleges.

Daniela Pelaez ’16 added that although many members were disappointed with the result, the process was both exciting and rewarding.

She says one of CoFIRED’s main objectives is to “provide a voice for undocumented students on campus.” She said the organization was founded last year by a group of undocumented students who wanted to raise awareness about the issues associated with being undocumented. In addition to the petition, CoFIRED ran a flier campaign aimed at promoting awareness and dispelling myths about undocumented immigrants on campus, she said. The group also hosted an event in coordination with the “Drop the I-Word” campaign that featured a lecture on the topic from Institute of Writ-

ing and Rhetoric lecturer Claudia Anguiano.

Despite the denial of their petition, CoFIRED’s initiatives have allowed the group to expand its network to other colleges, Pelaez said. Pelaez said she hopes to see a conference of groups formed between Ivy League colleges.

Additionally, Hassen hopes CoFIRED can aid other universities in putting forward another petition.

In 2010, national organization Race Forward began its “Drop the I-Word” campaign, petitioning journalists and media outlets to avoid using certain terms to describe undocumented immigrants.

Race Forward says terms like “illegal immigrant” are raciallycharged and legally incorrect.

While using “illegal” to describe actions is appropriate, the group says, it is dehumanizing to describe people in this way. In response to the campaign, the Associated Press changed its widely-referenced stylebook to omit the term in April 2013. While CoFIRED’s petition was unrelated to the Race Forward campaign, Hassen said, the group is supportive of the national campaign.

An effort stemming from the national “Drop the I-word” campaign was successful at the University of California at Los Angeles, which recently passed a resolution requiring the use of “undocumented” over “illegal” by campus organizations. Irmary Garcia — the Cultural Affairs Commissioner for UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association — wrote in an email that the reasoning behind the ban was because referring to a person as illegal is objecting. Actions are illegal, not people themselves, she said. She added that using the term undocumented was crucial to avoid belittling or dehumanizing undocumented students.

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A Time to Rush

Defending Recruitment

The College should move Greek recruitment to freshman spring.

At the beginning of sophomore year, most students seem to have found their stride.

They live where and with whom they choose, friend groups grow closer and most students have begun to develop a stronger idea of their prospective academic path. Students no longer feel like the new kids on campus, and they are ready to embrace the Dartmouth social scene — whatever that means for each individual — with excitement and confidence. However, one aspect of the College’s social structure serves to knock these excited and confident young people off their pedestals and into uncertainty — the requirement that students wait until their sophomore fall to join a Greek house.

For better or worse, the majority of students choose to be involved in Greek life. It is one of the most prominent facets of the social scene here, and for many people it defines their social experience at the College. Although the school has abolished pledge term, the first term in a Greek house can still be quite difficult. New members become involved in a familiar space in a way they never have before, and many people often struggle to meet older members while continuing to develop new relationships with members of their class. This experience of uncertainty and difficulty is necessary for acquainting people with the new house — but I believe it should take place over freshman spring rather than sophomore fall.

At many schools, the rush process happens soon after students arrive on campus, if not immediately. It is important, however, for freshmen to have enough time to make friends and find their niche before joining a Greek house. This allows for affiliated people to still have friends in various houses and across social spaces, which in turn increases inclusivity among them. Two terms, however, is sufficient time to make and solidify these friendships.

Between floormates, classmates, sports teams and various clubs, students have ample opportunities to make lasting friendships during their first six months on campus — especially with the six-week Greek ban. Allowing freshmen to rush a Greek house during their third term

would provide them with yet another group in which to form friendships, as well as serving as a culminating experience to close out their freshman year.

Sophomore fall and winter rush also create a host of problems that could be avoided with a shift to freshman spring. Many students choose to study abroad or take off-terms during their sophomore year — two options that are not open to freshmen. By holding rush during sophomore fall, however, students are often discouraged from applying for study abroad programs or seeking internships off campus for fear of being excluded from an important social aspect of Dartmouth. Shifting rush to freshman spring would open sophomore fall up for students who are passionate about going Greek and allow them to take full advantage of the term in ways they could not otherwise.

The current rush period also hurts out-ofhouse relationships for many people. Most students do not see their freshman year friends over the summer, and the long absence can put a heavy strain on friendships. As soon as they return, though, it is easy for students to get so caught up in pre-rush events and the rush process itself that they seldom see their firstyear friends that elected not to rush or became affiliated with different houses. If rush were to move to freshman spring, however, students could go into it with strong friendships from the winter — as well as the assurance that no matter how time consuming their first Greek term is, they are still going to see their floormates on a daily basis.

Joining a Greek house, while very exciting and often fulfilling, is also a new experience rife with uncertainty. Shifting the Greek adjustment period to freshman spring would allow students to come into their sophomore year with much more confidence. This shift would also put less of a strain on freshman year friendships and open up sophomore fall as one of the most dynamic terms of the D-plan. The Greek system is an important part of Dartmouth social life — students should be allowed to integrate into it sooner.

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Don’t be so quick to malign corporate recruiting.

By now you have likely seen at least one fearless soul braving the winter elements without boots or a coat, but rather in suits and dress shoes. No, these folks did not sustain brain damage from slipping on black ice — I would know, because I was one of them. For those uninitiated, welcome to a special hell known as corporate recruiting.

For much of fall and winter terms, aspiring upperclassmen scramble together some semblance of professionalism from years spent between hazy frat basements and starkly lit library rooms. They try to cobble together resumes and cover letters, a process for which the College has prepared many of them all too inadequately. After the exceedingly rigorous screening process and additional interviews to narrow down the pool, only a limited number of students succeed in finding their post-graduate jobs through on-campus recruiting. The culture of cutthroat competition is enough to drive anyone insane, and the process is the equivalent of taking an additional class, if not more. In recruiting, however, there are no professors or teaching assistants to ask for guidance — everyone is seemingly on their own.

So why go through it all? Beyond the obvious perks of job stability, there is a surprising amount to take away from the unpleasant process. I fully admit that it can crush individuality and creativity and funnel bright young minds into a corporate meat grinder, transforming them into dull drones. While these claims are not unfounded, the recruiting process also teaches valuable professional and life skills that are not found in the average 10A. Frankly, much of Dartmouth’s academic curriculum seems relatively less rigorous than many of its peer institutions. There are, of course, exceptions. Take one look at our median grade inflation across multiple departments, or better, Webster Avenue on a Friday night, though, and I’m tempted to believe that the average Dartmouth student probably does not work as hard as students from the University of California at Berkeley

or the University of Chicago. In job markets, regardless of the field, I will have to directly compete with all university graduates for a limited number of positions.

So what is the edge for Dartmouth students?

Our degrees get us on the map, but what is to distinguish us from candidates from equally prestigious schools? The well-rounded aspect of a liberal arts education means little if we can’t get through the technical parts of an interview — or even score one to begin with.

Corporate recruiting both puts the world into perspective for the insulated Dartmouth student and forces a necessary discipline and self-sufficiency on its participants. There are no extensions, no NROs or curves, no professors or deans holding my hand. It’s sink or swim in the true sense of the phrase.

Corporate recruitment may bear an ugly stigma as “selling out” to some parts of campus, but it happens at most schools of equal caliber. There is a bigger world outside of the Hanover bubble, and competition is fierce out there. Rather than disregarding the process as evil, why not take a moment to evaluate it as an opportunity to compete with, measure up with and even learn from some of the most talented and intelligent people in the world?

Dartmouth taught me how to succeed, but the real world is about failure and dealing with the fallout. The recruiting process is the perfect microcosm of developing the necessary perseverance and thick skin necessary to survive and succeed.

By no means is this a perfect process, nor is it suited for every student. I will be the first to say that Dartmouth lacks the pre-professional development programs that many of its students need, but the opportunities exist in abundance if one cares to look. Corporate recruiting has offered me a fair shot in my early twenties to earn my keep and grow skills pertinent to my professional and personal life, and I can’t realistically ask for much more.

Not to mention the pay and job security are pretty good too, if you’re into that kind of thing.

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Greek advisors approve of Moving Dartmouth Forward changes Colla wrote in a follow-up email that TDX has utilized third-party perceived as a measure to curtail security for large events since last excessive, abusive drinking, I think spring, although he noted that fundeverybody’s going to benefit,” he ing the expense can be challenging, said. “If it’s pursued with a ven- as can finding security on short geance, then it’s going to drive notice. drinking underground, where more One major drawback of hiring people are going to get hurt.” third-party bartenders is the restric A major contions it places cern, Adler said, on fraternities’ “If [the hard alcohol is that not all ability to serve students will ad- ban] is pursued alcohol, Engelhere to the new and perceived as a man said. Since policy. third-party bar “There’s no measure to curtail tenders could question about excessive, abusive not serve to it,” he said. those below the drinking, I think “ Yo u ’d h o p e legal drinking that everybody everybody’s going to age of 21, unwill simply ac- benefit.” derage drinking cept that it is would be pushed a rule and an underg round, important rule - Dimitri gerakaris resulting in and follow it. more high-risk ’69, beta alpha omega I expect that pre-gaming, he Greek organi- fraternity advisor said. zations will, but EngelI worry more man also pointabout individuals in their dorm ed to a potential lack of bartenders rooms.” in the area, citing a high demand Ann Munves Malenka ’80, the as a result of the requirement. He alumnae advisor to Sigma Delta called on the College to keep a list sorority, wrote in an email that she of third-party bartenders. and other sorority advisors sup- “I don’t know if there’s a critical ported the new policies. mass of licensed bartenders in the In addition to the new restric- area who would be willing to take tions on hard alcohol, Hanlon’s on that kind of responsibility and plan calls for third-party bouncers that kind of liability,” he said. and bartenders at events at which The financial burden of hiring alcohol is served. While Hanlon security and bartenders could also be did not clarify which events will be a major problem for some fraternirequired to have third-party vendors ties, Adler said. in his speech or in his published plan, “I would very much hope that the several alumni advisors said that they College would pick up that end of expect the rule to apply primarily to it, and certainly provide assistance large, registered events. to offset the financial burden that FROM ALUM PAGE 1

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Over 800 community members attended College President Phil Hanlon’s speech announcing policy changes.

that step entails,” he said.

The third-party vendor requirement could make guest lists more commonplace at Dartmouth, Colla said, which would go against the Greek system’s relatively open history and spirit.

Herb Philpott ’85, the advisor for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, said that many of the proposed changes line up well with what Sig Ep has already done to make its brotherhood more inclusive and safe. He pointed to the “Balanced Man” program that Sig Ep has had in place instead of

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College President Phil Hanlon announced a hard alcohol ban and new residential communities last Thursday.

pledging since 1991 as a model for safe and inclusive Greek spaces.

“We think Sig Ep is well-positioned to lead the campus,” he said.

He also noted that Sig Ep is already working on obtaining a female faculty advisor to go with its male faculty advisor, as per another part of Hanlon’s plan.

In his Thursday address, Hanlon also called upon Greek organizations to step up and to continue reforming and changing to reduce high-risk drinking, increase inclusivity and end sexual assault. He also hinted at an ultimatum, saying that the Greek system would have its existence reconsidered if it failed to change.

“The small minority of those who are screwing up are going to be shown the door, and people who really should be here will be,” Gerakaris said.

Adler said that he viewed Hanlon’s announcement as an attempt to hold individual organizations accountable, rather than an attempt to judge the entire Greek system by the actions of a few.

“If one or two cannot come up to a reasonable standard, I think strong consideration will be given to removing them from the Dartmouth family, but I don’t think that would automatically lead to the entire Greek community being closed down,” he said.

Gerakaris said that the Greek system has the potential to change at this time more than it has in the past, largely due to student involvement.

“I think Dartmouth is really on the upswing and it’s moving in a very

positive direction, and that’s not to say that change is easy,” he said.

“Change is always challenging.”

The move toward a residential house system for undergraduates, under which all students will be affiliated with one of six houses, will also impact Greek life, advisors said.

“One of the things that puts a lot of pressure on the fraternities is that ever since the D-Plan, the only place you could feel home, since you weren’t guaranteed to get back into your dorm, was the fraternities, so one of the reasons that they grew so much and took on so much power on campus in the ’70s and ’80s and all the way to today is that there was no competition from residential life,” Philpott said.

He added that if the Greek system could not keep up with the new sense of community created by the residential houses, it would “go out of business.”

Colla said that the residential housing changes could also take “a little bit of pressure off of the Greek system” and would also open up new spaces for those on the fence about joining a Greek house.

Overall, support for the changes was strong amongst alumni advisors.

Many praised Hanlon’s work, and vowed continued support for the initiatives.

“I am impressed with Phil Hanlon,” Adler said. “I think he’s the right man at the right place at the right time, and I plan to support him.”

Numerous other alumni leaders of Greek organizations did not respond to requests seeking comment.​

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TODAY 4:30 p.m.

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“From Spears to Kalashnikovs: Warrior Theatre and the Construction of Masculinity in the North Rift, Kenya,” lecture with Sidney Kasfir of Emory University, Hood Auditorium

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Coffeehouse Concerts Beyond the Bubble: Determining begin this term which movies deserve reimaginings

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The cold weather calls for a different type of social space, preferably one that involves hot chocolate and coffee. Programming Board’s new Coffeehouse Concerts aim to create this new environment by providing students with a relaxed atmosphere where they can socialize and listen to live music from up-and-coming bands in One Wheelock.

The concert series began on Jan. 22 with a performance by the Spring Standards and will continue with two other performances this term, all on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

When planning the concert series, Programming Board used the feedback from last winter’s American Authors concert, after which many students expressed dissatisfaction with the exclusive nature of limited tickets. The tickets were limited because there is not an indoor space on campus that can provide an inclusive event for the entire student body — the largest indoor venue that is appropriate for a concert, Leverone Field House, only holds approximately 1,500 people. The Programming Board’s assistant concert director Zachary Tannenbaum ’17, however, said that the group is hoping that by providing three smaller, casual events, more students will be able to attend.

Tannenbaum said that the first of the concerts had a “low-key vibe” and gave students a nice place to relax and listen to music while taking a break from studying.

The process of organizing the shows began last term and involved a large amount of planning, Tannenbaum said. When choosing the artists, Programming Board looked for small, highly-acclaimed bands.

The three groups performing in One Wheelock this term have impressive resumes, including playing at festivals such as South by Southwest music festival, collaborating with well-known artists such as Bon Iver and attracting attention from National Public Radio.

The idea for the Coffeehouse Concerts came from the results of a campus-wide survey asking students what events they would like to see on campus, Tannenbaum said. From a cappella groups, Collis After Dark’s “Brews and Bands” series and Collis Governing Board’s open mic nights, free music shows already have a large presence on campus. Many students, however, expressed interest in concerts with a “coffeehouse” atmosphere, he said.

“We felt that there wasn’t any-

where on campus where there was a coffeehouse setting where you could come and do your homework, and just relax with coffee and music,” he said. “We want to try out and see how it would go.”

Around 100 students attended the last event, which Tannenbaum said Programming Board considers a great turnout considering that it was a new event held on a fairly busy day.

Tannenbaum said that he hopes the attendance will grow as information for the events are better advertised and spread through word-of-mouth.

“We were very happy with [the attendance] of the first one, but we think we can do better,” Tannenbaum said.

Bob Wang ’18, who did not attend last week’s concert, said that he would be interested in attending one of the concerts in the future.

“I like a chill, relaxing alternative social space and I think One Wheelock is underrated,” he said.

“Sometimes, Dartmouth students are just looking for something to do but can’t seem to find any event.”

Vivian Lee ’18 said that she would consider going to the concerts in the future because she believes they provide a good contrast with the fraternity scene.

“As Hanover is a small town, we don’t really get [coffeehouse concert type] events,” Lee said.

“It’s nice to have.”

Other students, however, said that the day of the week might pose a problem in the future.

Lauren Mitchell ’18 said that Thursday night is not an ideal time for concerts and that she would be more willing to attend if the series featured more students.

Wang suggested instead of Thursday nights, future events be moved to Friday or Saturday night in the early evening when students are looking to de-stress by listening to music.

Tannenbaum said that Programming Board wants the student body to give as much input as possible for their events, including the concerts.

Anais Mitchell will be performing at One Wheelock this Thursday for an hour to 90 minutes at 8 p.m.

Mitchell has been called the “queen of modern folk music” and compared to Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

The Ballroom Thieves, a folk band that mixes in blues and rock influences, will play the final concert on Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. The Ballroom Thieves have played at the South by Southwest music festival and with bands including The Lone Bellow and Dispatch.

B y andrea nease The Dartmouth Staff

Why are the classics of literature, theater and film subjected to repeated reimaginings and twists?

How does a work even qualify as “classic” enough to deserve a new version?

Is Hollywood getting carried away with recycling these so-called classics and assuming films will be successful based on their predecessors? From “Footloose” (1984) to the Spiderman franchise, “War of the Worlds” (1953) to “Annie” (1982), movies of all ages and genres are potential victims of the Hollywood recycle.

Is there such a thing as justifiable remakes that hold more value than another attempt at increasing revenue?

The theater department’s winter play is a new twist on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespeare’s works are the most prominent in the remake trend, due to his mass readership and the comprehensive ode to the human condition in his plays, two important features for defining a classic and determining the feasibility of a reimagining.

As much as we would like to believe a classic film or play is simply the product of genius, it is not. Steven Spielberg said it best in a 2012 interview for Universal Orlando, “[Audience members] are the custodians of these visual memories, these stories. And by holding onto a film, or a fragment from a film, that marks a time in your life that will always be a part of your life,” in reference to the subjectivity of a movie’s timelessness, which is largely defined by the audience.

Shakespeare epitomizes timelessness. There is a relatable commentary on human condition in his plays that transcends time and allows plays like “Romeo and Juliet” to be recycled and reimagined over and over again.

“The Lion King” (1994) is a reimagining of Hamlet, “She’s the Man” (2006) is a reimagining of Twelfth Night, “Ten Things I Hate About You” (1999) is a reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew and the list goes on. Hollywood has been profiting off of Shakespeare’s genius for some time now and I don’t think they are going to stop anytime soon.

When I heard that the College was putting on “Romeo and Juliet” with a modern twist, I was simultaneously interested and intrigued.

Why was I excited by the title alone?

My excitement was a testament to the power that Shakespeare has on modern audiences.

Anyone from angst-ridden teens to all-knowing grandparents can ap-

preciate the story line of true love hindered by familial obligations and political obduracy ending in tragic martyrdom. Shakespeare mastered themes that can universally resonate with any audience.

This explains Hollywood’s love for Shakespeare and what I think is Hollywood’s rationale for pushing the reimagining of other works in recent decades. What Hollywood has yet to realize, however, is that not all once-successful movies operate as well as Shakespeare’s works when reimagined, and that remaking them does not always guarantee critical success.

For example, was a “Footloose” remake necessary in 2011? It was reproduced in hopes of profiting off the positive reception of the original back in the 1980s, but the original lacks the timeless and relatable nature to fully succeed outside of its context. When a film’s success is rooted in its existence during a specific time period, a remake is going to flop.

On the other hand, the James Bond reboot “Casino Royale” (2006) was incredibly well-received by moviegoers everywhere. Daniel Craig successfully brought new life to a classic character because the character himself is timeless. Who hasn’t heard of 007, who doesn’t have some notion attached to the character of James Bond or some nostalgia of the original James Bond productions?

So the reason I had an instant positive reaction to the upcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet” is the timelessness of the work and its themes. I don’t believe “Spiderman” or “Psycho” remakes were necessary because they simply redid a oneand-done box office hit. A classic worth remaking is not confined to a shot-by-shot replica or a spin-off or even a period piece twist. A classic, like Shakespeare, can be recycled in different genres for different audiences under a non-Shakespearian or non-classical pretext.

Shakespeare’s plays withstand time because even when society modernizes, humans at their core still identify with the same emotional conditions experienced centuries ago.

At the risk of sounding hypocritical, I am a fan of the reimagining.

I truly am, and I am eager to experience the College’s “Romeo and Juliet,” but there is a line. Being redone should be reserved for the deserving, and Hollywood has hit the remake craze too hard. Identifying a movie as a classic is already a daunting task, but identifying a classic as deserving of a remake is even harder.

As long as our definitions of what makes a good movie great and a great movie classic depend on subjective grounds of audience reception and timelessness, reimaging a classic will remain a game of trial and error...unless it’s Shakespeare.

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Women’s hockey ties Princeton and falls to Quinnipiac

B y haley gordon The Dartmouth Staff

The women’s ice hockey team had mixed success this weekend, coming away with a 2-2 tie against Princeton University and a 3-1 loss against No. 5 Quinnipiac University. The Big Green’s record moved to 10-10-2 overall and 6-8-2 in conference.

In Friday night’s game against Princeton, Dartmouth came out strong, putting two unanswered goals on the board by the middle of the second period. The first goal came unassisted from Laura Stacey ’16 eight minutes into the first period after she intercepted the puck and took a long shot out just past the blue line.

The Dartmouth offense maintained the pressure, holding Princeton scoreless in the first period. Both Robyn Chemago ’17 and Princeton’s Kimberly Newell made 11 saves in the period.

“Princeton had very strong goaltending,” Lindsey Allen ’16 said. “We knew [that] going into the game, so we had to try and get as many shots possible from inside the half.”

In the second period Princeton’s offense stepped up its pressure. Chemago was forced to make 21 saves in the 20-minute period. In comparison, the

Dartmouth offense stepped back, only forcing nine saves for Newell.

The Big Green increased its lead to 2-0 in the second period following a power play goal by Eleni Tebano ’17, assisted by Allen and Kennedy Ottenbreit ’17.

Five minutes later, the Tigers answered back with a goal off a loose puck in front of the net after three consecutive saves by Chemago.

Entering the third period, Dartmouth came on the ice fired up, forcing Princeton’s goalie to make three saves within the first 15 seconds. Both teams laid heavy offensive pressure, but neither could score until just over halfway through the period. Princeton’s Molly Contini, with the assist from Kelsey Koelzer, was able to get the tying goal past Chemago after a deflection.

The third period ended without another goal, sending the game into overtime. The five-minute overtime gave four scoring chances to both teams but neither capitalized, ending the match in a tie. Chemago made 43 saves in the game, a career high for her, while Newell made 32.

“Whether I get 10 shots a game or 50 shots a game, I’m thinking about the same things, the things that make me successful,”Chemago said. “I usually focus on staying square to the puck,

knowing where all the players are on the ice so I can read the play and trying to keep a visual...on the puck.”

The next afternoon, Dartmouth took the ice against the nationally ranked Quinnipiac team.

The players worked with new lines in this game, as a method of shaking up the offense and trying to incite more offensive success, Allen said.

“I think it helped motivate people a little bit more,” Brooke Ahbe ’18 said.

“It was hard at first, but I think there could be some new combinations that could work out well.”

The first period of the game was dominated by the defenses, which kept it scoreless. Dartmouth had a goal recalled by the referee after it was judged that the puck had been kicked into the net rather than simply deflected.

Quinnipiac struck first in the second period, taking advantage of an interference call against Dartmouth.

The Bobcats scored again in the second, with Nicole Connery shooting after receiving a cross-ice pass.

The Bobcats would score again five minutes into the third, gaining a three-goal lead over the Big Green.

Ahbe would score the solitary goal for the Big Green in the 16th minute of the third period, pouncing

on a deflected puck in front of the net. Chemago made 27 saves in the effort, with Quinnipiac outshooting Dartmouth 30-17.

“Our whole team was really trying to get pucks to the net,” Ahbe said. “I think the score wasn’t exactly showing how the game was going because we could have capitalized on a few more opportunities.”

Next weekend, the team hopes to

take advantage of the opportunity to shake up the standings, Allen said.

“It’s going to be a very big weekend for us,” Allen said. “We know that both teams are going to put up a fight but we have to push back harder.”

The Big Green will have two important Ivy games in the upcoming weekend, hosting Brown and Yale Universities at 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday, respectively.

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Men’s basketball goes winless on Ivy roadtrip B y Ray Lu

The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team dropped games against both the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University this past weekend.

Offensive woes plagued the Big Green (8-10, 1-3 Ivy) in both games, losing to Penn (6-11, 1-2 Ivy) 58-51 and to Princeton (9-10, 2-1 Ivy) 64-53.

Traditionally, the Penn-Princeton weekend trip has been one of the most difficult for Dartmouth. Following the games this past weekend, the Quakers now hold a career 150-58 record against the Big Green, while the Tigers are 146-62. Since the 1955-56 season, Dartmouth has only won both games in the weekend once, accomplishing the feat in the 2008-09 season.

“We lost both games, and we were going into the weekend thinking we could win both because both teams are not as good this year as they are known to be historically,” Gabas Maldunas ’15 said.

Against the Quakers, the Big Green was down 13 points with 8:20 to go when the three-pointers started to fall.

Alex Mitola ’16 and Malik Gill ’16 accounted for a pair each, the last of Mitola’s bringing the deficit to 51-54 with 1:35 remaining. Penn’s freshman guard Antonio Woods responded with a lay-up and two free throws, and the Big Green couldn’t buy another bucket.

Gill finished with a team-high 15 points, the only non-starter to score.

Maldunas chipped in 14 points and three steals, and Connor Boehm ’16 posted 10 points on 4-for-11 shooting.

“The bench is the heart and soul of the team,” Gill said. “We call ourselves ‘bench mob.’ I think in the Penn game we struggled a lot because I was the only person who scored off the bench that game. Usually, the energy off the bench provides the spark that we need for most games, so that was a real downer that game.”

Dartmouth shot 6-for-24 in the first half, but the Quakers couldn’t pull away. The score was 20-16 at halftime

in Penn’s favor. Dartmouth’s defense kept them in the game, limiting the opposition to 33.3 percent from the field.

Before the weekend, Mitola spoke highly of Dartmouth’s defense in an interview with Dartmouthsports.com.

“We’re playing very well on the defensive end,” Mitola said. “We’re going to be in games. We’re going to be in close games, It’s just a matter of doing the extra stuff to get that win.

It’s often a lot of little things.”

The difference in this contest was the three-point game. Dartmouth went 0-for-6 for three-pointers in the first half and 5-for-19 in the game, while Penn hit 6-for-10. All five of Dartmouth’s threes came during the second half run.

Sophomore Matt Howard led both teams with a career-high 18 points, while the Quakers’ season-leading scorer Tony Hicks had 11.

The next day, Dartmouth traveled to nearby Princeton. Against the Tigers, the Big Green would never lead. The team improved their shot, posting 48.9

percent for the game but 0-9 from deep.

Saturday’s game marked the first time in 78 contests that the Big Green failed to make a three-pointer.

A 14-4 run by the Tigers in the middle of the first half put them up by 10 early. Dartmouth was hurt by 11 first-half turnovers, and Princeton was able to hit 4-for-11 from deep in the half. The Tigers took a 33-24 lead into halftime.

The Big Green came out of halftime with a spark. Cole Harrison ’17 put in back-to-back baskets, drawing the margin to five, but Dartmouth would never get closer. The Tigers responded with a 10-2 run of their own, effectively putting the game out of reach.

Maldunas led the Big Green with 12 points and three steals, and Miles Wright ’18 was the only other Dartmouth player in double-digits with 10.

Sophomore and season-leading scorer for the Tigers Spencer Weisz dropped 16 points and three steals.

Senior Ben Hazel came off the bench to hit four three-pointers and finished

with 14 points.

The stretch doesn’t get easier for the Big Green. The next game is a road trip to New Haven to take on Yale University. The Bulldogs are currently a perfect 4-0 in Ivy League play, with two wins against Brown University and victories against Columbia and Cornell Universities this past weekend.

They also garnered national attention for edging University of Connecticut earlier this season in a 45-44 thriller.

“Us beating Harvard last weekend and losing these two games right now shows that anything could really win it,” Maldunas said. “Harvard beat Princeton by only three points as well, so it’s really up to anyone to win this League. We got Yale coming up next who is 4-0 right now in the Ivy League, but they only beat Brown by four points and Brown is 0-4. So anybody can beat anybody on any given night.”

Dartmouth will face Yale on Friday and then travel to Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday to take on Brown.