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While official programming for the College’s social justice themed celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. officially begins today, about 40 students joined in a protest in Baker-Berry Library last night, chanting “black lives matter, we can’t breathe.” The protest comes before a lecture and programming that will address the events surrounding the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and general issues of social justice and civil rights.

About 40 students, mainly members of the black and

About 40 students staged a “die-in” on First Floor Baker on Thursday night.

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Applications for Class of 2019 up six percent

B y Estephanie Aquino

Nearly 20,500 students have applied for acceptance to the Class of 2019, representing a more than six percent increase in applications over last year, according to Dartmouth Now. This follows a more than 10 percent increase in the number of students who applied to Dartmouth through the early decision program.

Last year, the College saw a 14 percent decrease in applications, when 19,235 students applied for

the Class of 2018. While this year’s admissions statistics represent an increase over last year, the total number of applicants is lower than the numbers received in 2011, 2012 and 2013, when application numbers were 22,385, 23,110 and 22,416, respectively.

While the office did not report a specific reason for the decline in applications for the Class of 2018, some attribute the drop in applications to the negative publicity the College has received in the media

in recent years.

Dean of admissions Maria Laskaris says she credits this year’s increase in applications to a variety of factors, including the visible successes of students both on and off campus.

“We have been highlighting everything from global opportunities and internship opportunities so that prospective students get a broader sense of what types of programs are available to them if they do choose to apply,” she said.

Hanover sees decreased business over winter interim B y Sara McGahan The Dartmouth Staff

Even two years after Dartmouth extended its winter interim period, Hanover retailers and restaurants still feel the pain of depressed economic activity from Thanksgiving until a week before Christmas, town manager Julia Griffin said.

The term calendar changed just as restaurants and retailers fully recovered from the 2008 recession, she added.

In order to combat the slump, business

The College has been working to highlight President Phil Hanlon’s vision of experiential learning, Laskaris said, as well as new and growing opportunities like the Neukom Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab. Such programs demonstrate to prospective students the diverse opportunities available at Dartmouth, she said.

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owners have begun offering promotions, new menu items and discounts to rev up earnings.

Market Table owner Nicky Barraclough said that though locals and tourists dine at the restaurant, Market Table still feels the absence of students and professors at the end of the year. Although Market Table added “more casual, lower-priced” items to its menu during the winter interim, Barraclough said this initiative failed to counteract MAY NGUYEN/THE DARTMOUTH

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DAily debriefing Despite being $19.2 million ahead in revenue compared to projections, the state of New Hampshire remains $30 million behind in balancing its budget, the Concord Monitor reported.

While revenue had increased, the state falls $4.9 million short in expected surpluses, leaving a $29.8 million overall deficit. State officials remain divided over the source of the deficit. Spokesman for Gov. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) said that the deficit results from decreased tax revenue combined with increased caseloads at Health and Human Services. Some legislators, however, have accused the state of spending beyond its means. In addition to previous budget cuts and tax increases, Hassan and the legislature will work together to create the state’s upcoming two-year budget.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) visited New Hampshire earlier this week amid speculation about the upcoming 2016 presidential race, the Concord Monitor reported. Paul spoke to state legislators and leaders about issues ranging from the Affordable Care Act, oil drilling, land rights and foreign policy. Paul also emphasized ways in which he is trying to find common ground with political opponents on certain issues. According to polls conducted by the University of New Hampshire, Paul’s favorability remains high among potential 2016 Republican candidates, despite fluctuations.

The City Council will review a proposal for clearing around 30 acres of trees near the Lebanon airport, the Valley News reported.

A 2009 obstruction study found that the area could potentially inhibit safe landings and takeoffs. The project intends to clear the area of trees to provide for a safer, larger landing zone in non-ideal conditions. Residents and homeowners near the area, however, are protesting the project. They propose concerns of increased light and noise disturbances in addition to destruction of the surrounding environment. Residents have expressed a desire for a scaled-down version of the project to balance these concerns with safety issues.

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Nearly 20,500 apply for Class of 2019 FROM DECISIONS PAGE 1

Development to highlight the successes our students have, regardless of their major,” Laskaris said.

Matt Norris, a regular decision applicant for the Class of 2019, said that the campus tour exposed him to the variety of academic and extracurricular programs offered at the College. Norris listed several academic interests and said he was looking forward to pursuing all of them at Dartmouth, where he said innovations like drill enhance student learning.

College consultant Michele Hernandez ’89, founder of Hernandez College Consulting, said that she works with approximately 40 to 50 students a year throughout the application process. She said that students’ primary concerns when applying to college vary from the institution’s academics to the social scene the school offers.

Hernandez said she noticed among students she has worked with that students choose to apply to schools where they picture themselves feeling comfortable and thriving academically.

“When applying to Dartmouth students were concerned about the social scene and the bad publicity

Greek life and the social climate has received in recent years,” Hernandez said.

Proximity to home, academic departments and faculty also factor into a student’s decision to apply, she said.

“When applying to Dartmouth students were concerned about the social scene and the bad publicity Greek life and the social climate has received in recent years.”

- MICHELE HERNANDEZ ’89, FOUNDER OF HERNANDEZ COLLEGE CONSULTING Norris cited the energy of current students on campus as a compelling reason for his application.

“Everyone seemed to be rushing to be somewhere, but they all

seemed excited, as if they were rushing to be somewhere because they were so passionate and excited about what they were doing,” he said. “Being around that type of energy is inspirational.”

Laskaris says the applicant pool for the Class of 2019 is strong and that she is excited to see how the admissions process will conclude in the next several months.

In December, Dartmouth admitted 483 students to the Class of 2019 from a pool of 1,859 early decision applicants for an early acceptance rate of nearly 26 percent.

The Office of Admissions expects that students admitted early decision will comprise about 41 percent of the Class of 2019.

Princeton has received a total of 26,993 applications for admission to the Class of 2019, the second largest in its history. The University of Pennsylvania received 37,264 applications, representing a four percent increase from last year’s 35,865. Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University and Yale University have yet to release their application numbers.

Admissions decisions will be released on March 31, according to Dartmouth Now.

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MLK programming to focus on Ferguson, social justice FROM PROTEST PAGE 1

Latino community as well as allies, joined in a protest Thursday night, organized by Dartmouth’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, chapter president Kevin Gillespie ’15 said.

Protesters carried signs that read “Why did you shoot me” and “I can’t breathe” and chanted “black lives matter, we can’t breathe” as they moved through the library from Novack Cafe to First Floor Berry, Baker Lobby, the 1902

Room and back. Protestors then staged a “die-in” in the hallway of First Floor Berry, lying still on the ground, Gillespie said.

About seven to 10 students joined the protest as it moved through the library, he said. Some in the library responded with heckling, not wanting a disruption, some commented and some applauded, Gillespie said. He said that while some laughed or joked and may not have wanted to understand the message of the protest, some looked up and stopped working.

“They are aware. They don’t

mind losing a few moments of their normalcy,” he said.

Dartmouth’s NAACP chapter decided to stage the protest in response to recent conflicts across the country, he said, citing Eric Garner’s death and the rulings in such cases, as well as violence against black and transgender people.

Protests arose across the country after rulings in Ferguson and in the Eric Garner case, and while students returned to Dartmouth after the climax of most protesting, the group still wanted to make sure voices were heard at the College

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on these events and the issues they discussion titled “Lessons Learned in Ferguson and Their Implications have raised.

He said that NAACP members for the Country.” have also hung banners in the Collis Wilson was not available for Center that read “end police bru- comment. tality” and “don’t shoot,” as well Events on Monday include as spread posters across campus hourly loops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. reading “black lives matter” and of the “I Have a Dream” speech in “stop police brutality,” over the Dartmouth Hall, a quilting marathon for refugee relief sponsored past week.

“We want to make sure the by the Tucker Foundation and the campus is aware of this issue and Student Forum on Global Learning, aware of these injustices,” he said. which will include several presenta Gillespie said he believes it is tions focused on student awareness. important for students to be aware Additionally, Alpha Phi Alpha of the issues raised by the protest, fraternity will be holding the whether they agree with the mes- 23rd annual Martin Luther King Candlelight Vigil at 5 p.m. at sage or not.

“This is our reality,” he said. “We Cutter-Shabazz Hall. Alpha Phi can’t escape this. No American can Alpha president Josh Rivers ’15 said that the group wishes to keep escape this.”

Other students who participated the main focus of the vigil the same as it has been in in the protest past years. w e r e u n a b l e “This is our reality. We

“The to be reached can’t escape this. No event has always by press time been about or declined to American can escape Martin Luther comment. this.”

King and his Gillespie said works, so that’s the timing of what the vigil the protest on -Kevin gillespie, chapwill be comthe Thursday ter president of the memorating,” before Martin he said. “This Luther King Jr. national association day really is, Day was coinci- for the advancement and has always dental but “necbeen, all about essary.” He also of colored people Martin Luther noted that the King.” timing toward T h e the start of term was perfect, because students are event will open with a speech by still tuned into events over winter Alpha Phi Alpha alum and history professor Derrick E. White. Rivers interim period.

In light of racially-charged says he hopes White’s speech will events, highlighted by yesterday’s provide a platform to discuss other protest, the College has taken this events, but maintained the importime to not only commemorate tance of keeping the day focused King but also to address those who on MLK. continue to fight against racial in- The day will culminate in a justice. This year’s theme is “Find keynote address from professor of business administration at the a Voice in a Whisper.”

“The focus of these events is still Tuck School of Business Ella L.J. going to be Martin Luther King, Bell Smith. She said that she was as it always has been,” Evelynn honored to have been chosen and Ellis, vice president of institutional overwhelmed at the task of talking diversity and equity, said. She orga- about such a great figure. nized many of the events honoring “When I think of finding a voice King this month. “People following in a whisper, I think of reflection,” our celebrations in past years will she said. “I hope my address will be notice that it is usually bound to a time of reflection on the changes some sort of communal event. We King made during his life, and how always connect it to some sort of do we apply them to making Dartevent in the country, this one is just mouth a more diverse and inclusive place.” easier to spot.”

Ellis said that in previous years, During last year’s MLK prothe commemoration started on gramming, members of the DartSunday, the day before MLK day. mouth community protested This year, the events are starting indifference to economic and racial on Friday in order to appropri- inequality and issues of sexual asately address events such as the sault. Prior to the weekend’s keyFerguson trial. Rev. Starsky Wilson, note address, which was given by CEO of the Deaconess Founda- ABC News correspondent John tion and co-chair of the Ferguson Quioñones, students took to the Commission, will speak in Filene stage at Moore Theater, led by Jalil Auditorium on Friday at 4 p.m. on Bishop ’14, then-president of the the consequences of the event in a Afro-American Society.

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Verbum Ultimum The Dartmouth Editorial Board

CONTRIBUTING Columnist REEM CHAMSEDDINE ’17

A Shallow Promise

Unintended Consequences

Obama’s “College Promise” proposal alone cannot solve higher education.

Last week, President Obama announced his goal of making community college free “for everybody who is willing to work for it.” The plan would require over $60 billion in federal funds, and student eligibility for subsidies would be dependent on certain criteria, such as minimum grade point average and enrollment status. Critics have questioned how effective, both in terms of cost and outcome, such a move would be.

While Obama’s plan is imperfect, we — as students with the privilege of attending Dartmouth — must recognize it as an important first step forward in making higher education more accessible nationwide.

Half of undergraduate students in the United States attend a community college — any improvements that can be made, therefore, will deliver significant benefits to the working-age population. Yet data reveal that only 20 percent of students who began community college in 2009 completed their two-year programs in three years or less — a full year more than Obama’s proposal would cover.

In today’s job market, those with only a high school diploma face a distinct disadvantage compared to peers who graduate from colleges or universities. Students who want to continue their education and thus improve their employment prospects should have the chance to do so.

Despite its potential, the proposal fails to fully address immediate questions about financial aid and community college. For the lowest-income students, for example, Pell Grants already cover up to $5,730 in expenses, which in many cases exceeds the full cost of tuition. Community college students face many challenges beyond the cost of tuition, such as childcare and transportation, that do not affect most Dartmouth undergraduates.

Ideally, this proposal would mean that Pell Grant money could cover these outof-pocket costs, which act as barriers to attending school for lower-income students.

Funds could also go toward improving the educational resources of community colleges.

Federal funds to community colleges may, however, lead to unintended hikes in overall operating costs, as community colleges’ expenses will no longer be constrained by the revenues raised from student tuition, thereby offsetting the efficacy of the new proposal.

Further, free community college is not a universal answer. Focusing on community college alone risks missing other ways to improve education and provide lower-income Americans with necessary job training. Funding should also help expand the availability and reduce the cost of professional certification programs and technical training, as these programs can act as alternatives to community college for those interested in developing vocational skills.

Moreover, we hope that this announcement signals an increased focus on how to reform the U.S. education system as a whole. Many of the problems with student retention and performance that afflict community colleges originate in underfunded K-12 schools. Free community college cannot deliver its full potential if its students come from a broken primary and secondary education system.

While this proposal may not have an immediate impact on Dartmouth or its students, it is part of a larger movement to increase college accessibility, reduce the burden of student loans and increase the potential for social mobility.

Obama’s proposal has its shortcomings, but regardless of whether it becomes law, it has still expanded the conversation on how to reform American higher education. The proposal makes significant strides towards ensuring that American education in the twenty-first century is equitable and accessible to all socioeconomic groups. We must not let that opportunity go to waste.

The U.S. airstrikes campaign in Syria is misguided.

From crucifixions to public beheadings, the list of the Islamic State’s brutality is endless. When the U.S. announced its air campaign against the rebel group in both Iraq and Syria last summer, it seemed to be the right decision. A closer look at the implications of this campaign in Syria, however, shows that the decision to intervene is misguided. The U.S. has no strategic interests in defeating the Islamic State in Syria and the campaign is unlikely to be effective.

The American intervention against the Islamic State in Syria is not in self-defense. Despite the known beheadings of three Americans thus far, security experts agree that the Islamic State does not pose an immediate threat to the U.S., according to a Sep. 10 article in The New York Times.

While the U.S. should be interested in protecting its allies in the region — from Israel to Egypt and Saudi Arabia — they are not under direct threat from the Islamic State either.

Furthermore, there is no reason to believe that these states would not be able to combat the Islamic State should the need arise. Helping the Iraqi government — an ally who hasn’t been able to defend itself — makes sense, in cases such as the American airstrikes in northern Iraq. Syria, however, is not currently an ally of the U.S. By extending the privilege of defense to Syria, the U.S. is not fulfilling any immediate security interests.

Admittedly, the U.S. could be motivated by humanitarian concerns — this has been true of American interventions in the past. Because Bashar al-Assad’s Ba’athist regime has lost legitimacy by killing thousands of its own people, the U.S. has just cause to stop the Islamic State’s aggression against Syrian civilians. This air campaign, however, is unlikely to do the job because targeting the Islamic State empowers the Syrian government and its allies. Assad is not the lesser of two evils — the regime’s record in human rights violations and abuses is long, horrific and arguably worse than that of the Islamic State. By choosing to strike the latter and not the Syrian regime, the U.S. is essentially helping the Syrian Army combat the enemies of the regime. The U.S. is, by default, taking the side of the Syrian government and other actors interested in preserv-

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ing the Ba’ath party — like Hezbollah and Iran.

Moreover, conducting airstrikes carries significant risks in regard to the civilian population.

President Obama publicly promised to not send in ground combat troops to fight the Islamic State in a nationally televised address on Sep. 10. Without boots on the ground, there is little intelligence gathering, which exacerbates the problem of identifying terrorist networks and infrastructure. Without accurate intelligence, airstrikes can be imprecise — especially because the U.S. has relaxed its policies on avoiding collateral damage in Syria. Additionally, American airstrikes allow the Assad regime to cover its own strikes on civilians. Another problem is the effective spread of military and humanitarian aid to civilians. Without ground troops, both weapons and humanitarian aid could end up in the wrong hands. In October, for example, The Guardian reported that the Islamic State seized a U.S. airdrop meant for Kurdish fighters.

Unless the Obama administration changes its policy, there is little hope that the operation against the Islamic State will be effective. Collateral damage due to U.S. airstrikes could even move the civilian population to support the Islamic State.

These unintended consequences could make the campaign counter­productive.

Finally, even if troops were deployed to Syria, they would not settle the complex sectarian conflict. Military intervention against one side disrupts the process that ultimately leads to the victory of one over the other. While U.S. intervention would terminate the war sooner, it would leave the power balance between the warring parties unresolved. The likeliness of recurring conflict would remain high, given the absence of a political solution between the two parties. Letting the war in Syria run its course is bad for the short term, but necessary for stabilizing the country in the future.

Despite its admirable intent, the U.S. campaign is not strategic, but risky and possibly destabilizing.

For now, the U.S. should stop its airstrikes in Syria.

Eventually, it will have an important role to play in relief aid and the reconstruction of post-­war Syria.

Caitlin Flint ’16

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Hanover businesses adjust to student absence in December FROM BUSINESS PAGE 1

the economic absence of the majority of the Dartmouth community.

Griffin said retailers and restaurants expected to lose student business, but did not anticipate the low number of Dartmouth faculty members in town.

The Canoe Club owner John Chapin said that his restaurant felt the absence of the additional people the College brings to the area: speakers, professors, administrators, recruiters, academic visitors and others who fall into the “tier beyond the student body itself.”

“The local people are the core of our business, but the Dartmouth community is the critical frosting on the cake,” Chapin said. “And it’s hard to have the frosting out of town.”

Dartmouth’s fall term calendar shift caused Chapin to invent ways of attracting customers, including special food events, a vegetarian menu and unique music offerings.

Salt Hill Pub owner Josh Tuohy said that the longer winter break caused a “measurable decline” in economic activity, but the decrease in business was not as much as he feared. Tuohy said that he would be happy if Dartmouth changed the calendar back, but the restaurant maintains a solid following from residents living in Hanover and

Norwich and remain in town.

Tuohy said that a “silver lining” of the calendar switch, however, is that it allows increased ease in scheduling renovations and is a convenient time to encourage staff members to take vacation.

Everything But Anchovies also experienced low business levels, and tried to attract on-campus students through a meal promotion, marketing and catering manager Danielle Paro said.

The restaurant experienced the most notable change during late night hours, she said. As a result, the restaurant began closing at midnight, instead of 2 a.m., on weeknights, she said.

Beyond simply a financial impact, businesses can physically see the lack of student presence.

Owner of Khawachen/InnerAsia Kathy Harvard said that merchants observed a “ghost town” during the first year of Dartmouth’s extended winter break.

Jennifer Packard, public relations director for Blue Sky Restaurant Group, which runs Molly’s Restaurant and Bar and Jesse’s Restaurant, said that the aspect that changes most is the atmosphere inside the restaurant.

This December, the Canoe Club, Everything But Anchovies, Salt Hill Pub and Molly’s — along with other

restaurants from around the area — participated in Restaurant Week, an inaugural promotional event designed by the Hanover Business Council.

In order to participate, restaurants supplied a fixed two-course lunch and three-course dinner menu with discounted prices. Restaurant Week was implemented in response to the decrease in commercial activity at the end of the year, Paro said.

“For most of the restaurants, it was a really great success,” Paro added.

This event — which occurred during the week of Dec. 6 through Dec. 14 — ran in conjunction with Celebrate the Season, a holiday festivities event that has been going on for several years.

While Restaurant Week was created to help businesses struggling during the winter interm period, other town businesses expressed that they only experienced minimal impacts from the lack of students.

Owner of Left Bank Books Nancy Cressman said that though her numbers do not reflect a decrease in business during the month of December, she was “proactive” in implementing a new customer appreciation night last year. Music, food and a 30 percent off sale accompanied this event, organized in response to the fact that the “streets were so quiet,” Cressman said.

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Bargen Jewelry, said that her store has not experienced a substantial impact from the change in Dartmouth’s term calendar, but added that students are not a significant part of her store’s business.

The Dartmouth Co-op owner Gene Kohn ’60 said that Dartmouth’s extended break does not cause a disruption in business, but does require adjustment. Whereas the Dartmouth Co-op used to have two promotions at the end of the year — one prior to Thanksgiv-

ing and the other before finals — the extended winter break pushed sales into a more concentrated period of time. Many of these sales promotions are generally arranged around the Dartmouth football schedule, which was rearranged when the new term calendar was announced.

The fall term calendar changed in the 2012-2013 academic year as a response to rising plane ticket costs and a desire from professors to maintain continuity in their classes.

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Hanover businesses notice student absence during winter interim.

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Tuesday, January 20

Tuesday, January 27

Art of the Civil Rights Movement

“We Were There…Dartmouth and the Civil Rights Movement”

A Better Life

Hood Exhibition

HOOD MUSEUM OF ART

Drawn from the Hood’s permanent collection, the works depict the diverse perspectives, experiences, and artistic visions of three artists—George Tooker, Lloyd McNeill, and Harry Benson—as they responded to major events of the 1960s civil rights movement.

Thursday, January 15 Geisel School of Medicine

Unnatural Causes “In Sickness and in Wealth” Film Screening and Discussion Facilitator: Bianca Williams MS II 6:00 pm, Chilcott Auditorium

What are the connections between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color? This session will explore why we get sick in the first place, and why patterns of health and illness reflect underlying patterns of class and racial inequities.

Friday, January 16

Rockefeller Center

Moderator and panelist: Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Professor of English and Chair of AAAS; Panelists J. Bruce Nelson, Professor Emeritus of History, and Jay Satterfield, Special Collections Librarian 4:30-6:00 pm, Rockefeller Center, Room 003

The faculty panel will explore Dartmouth’s connections to the Civil Rights Movement, Dartmouth faculty participation in the movement, and how Dartmouth fraternities were shaped by the Movement.

Wednesday, January 21

The Hood Museum of Art Presents

“Mine Eyes Have Seen:” Photographer Harry Benson and the Mourning of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jessica Womack ‘14, Hood Museum’s Curatorial Assistant 5:00–6:00 pm, Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art

“Lessons Learned in Ferguson and Their Implications for the Country”

Photographer Harry Benson traveled between Memphis and Atlanta, capturing images of the marches and memorials organized in King’s honor, as well as poignant shots of King’s family as they grieved.

4:00-5:30 pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

Thursday, January 22

Rockefeller Center

Rev. Starsky Wilson; Co-chair, The Ferguson Commission Rev. Wilson will share his experience in Ferguson and how the community will move forward; the implications for the rest of the country; what should be making us feel uncomfortable; and what system change – re: race, class – needs to happen.

Sunday, January 18 Tucker Foundation

Community Multi-Faith Celebration

Rev. Starsky Wilson; Co-chair, The Ferguson Commission 3:00-4:15 pm, Rollins Chapel

Rev. Wilson will preach on “Selma to Ferguson: Why We Can’t Wait.” The service will include readings from the works of Rev. King and several faith traditions. There will be musical offerings by the Dartmouth Gospel Choir and the World Music Percussion Ensemble.

Monday, January 19 Human Resources Presents

MLK Day Employee Breakfast

Prof. Denise Anthony, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives 8:30-10:00 am, Hanover Inn, Grand Ballroom

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech at Dartmouth Towards Freedom: An Audiorecording of King’s Speech with Images from the Civil Rights Movement 9:00 am–3:00 pm, 105 Dartmouth Hall

Tucker Foundation Service Opportunity

MLK Day of Service: Dartmouth Gives Back 10:00 am–3:00 pm, Collis Common Ground

Stop in for a moment or spend all day at the quilting marathon for refugee relief. Join us to make quilts for global refugees (no skills required—if you can tie a knot, you can help!). Blankets will be sent to Lutheran World Relief.

Student Forum on Global Learning

Opening address by Ryan M. West ʾ14, U.S.M.C Veteran 11:30 am–3:30 pm, Haldeman & Kemeny Halls

Sessions run throughout the day; full presentation abstracts available online: http://global.dartmouth.edu/ for more information Dartmouth Alliance for Children of Color Playdate

Sharing Dreams for the Future

3:30–5:00 pm, Cutter-Shabazz Hall, mural room

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Presents

23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil Procession

Geisel School of Medicine Keynote

“What would Martin think?: Health Disparity and Health Inequity in America”

Dr. Wayne Riley, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine 5:30 pm Reception, 6:00 pm Keynote, Life Sciences Center

Room 100

Wednesday, January 28 Geisel School of Medicine

Understanding Access with Disadvantaged Patients Interactive Panel Facilitated by Temi Fregene, MS I 6:00 pm, Life Sciences Center Room 200

Panelists Drs. Bowie and Winkfield will present patient case studies around healthcare access in an interactive, small group format.

Thursday, January 29

Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Awards and Honoree Panel Discussion 4:30 pm, Georgiopoulos Classroom, Raether Building, Tuck

Reception to follow Student Organization - CoFIRED Holly Fell Sateia Award- Gabrielle Lucke Ongoing Commitment- Frank Venegas Jr Lifetime Achievement- Constance Clery Lester B. Granger ‘18 Lifetime Award-Richard Joseph,‘65

Friday, January 30 Hopkins Center Film

Citizenfour

*7:00 pm, LOEW, Black Family Visual Arts Center

Dear White People

Hopkins Center for the Arts Performance

Hopkins Center Film

*7:00 pm, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts

Dear White People follows four black students at an Ivy League college where riots break out after an ill-conceived “African American” themed party. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, this poignant comedy explores racial identity in “post-racial” America while weaving a universal story of forging one’s unique path.

Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits

* 8:00 pm, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts

7:30 pm, Collis Underground

One of Africa’s most beloved musical ambassadors, Zimbabwe’s “Tuku” concocts an ecstatic, irresistibly danceable blend of traditional and contemporary African music, backed by a band playing modern and traditional instruments. Singing intricate melodies in Shona, Ndebele and English, and executing loose-limbed dance moves and shimmering guitar licks, Tuku gives voice to people’s daily struggles and the call for tolerance and peace. Tickets at hop. dartmouth.edu

Saturday, January 24

Sunday, February 8

Student Performance Showcase

Lifted: A Celebration of Unity and Song Hopkins Center Film

Pride

*7:00 pm, LOEW, Black Family Visual Arts Center

Dartmouth Film Society

Beyond The Lights

This outrageous, heartfelt comedy tells the true story of an unlikely partnership. In solidarity, a small group of gay London activists travels to rural Wales to support a beleaguered village during the 1984 miners strike. Needless to say, the townspeople are somewhat flummoxed by their champions. This is the Holy Grail for filmmakers: a story with a message that is also shamelessly entertaining, moving and funny. Tickets at hop.dartmouth.edu

*4:00 pm, LOEW, Black Family Visual Arts Center

Hopkins Center for the Arts

Combat Paper Project

Tuesday, March 31/Wednesday, April 1

Drew Cameron’s Combat Paper Project uses traditional hand papermaking and pulp printing techniques, transforming uniforms worn in service into unique works of art. Workshops and artist talk open to the whole community. For times and locations visit the MLK website or hop.dartmouth.edu.

“When the Wolves Came In” Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.Motion

January 24-26

Multi Part Event and Workshop

Keynote Address: Professor Ella LJ Bell Smith

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry

Free tickets available at the Hopkins Center Box Office.

Four-ticket limit per person. Ticket holders must be in their seats by 6:45 pm, after which empty seats become available to those without tickets. Reception to follow at the Top of the Hop.

Brown bag lunch; beverages and dessert provided A gardener in East LA struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give him the opportunities he never had.

Friday, January 23

Sunday, January 25

*7:00 pm, The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts

12 noon–2:00 pm, 324 Blunt Alumni Center

In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras started receiving encrypted e-mails from “citizen four”—Edward Snowden, who was ready to blow the whistle on the NSA’s massive covert surveillance programs. This 100% real-life thriller unfolds by the minute as Poitras and Snowden attempt to manage the raging media storm, forced to make quick decisions that will impact their lives—and the world’s.

Tickets at hop.dartmouth.edu

We will explore health disparities and health inequity, both current and historical in America noting key quotes attributed to Dr. King which underscore the importance of addressing these challenges to create a healthier and more productive nation.

5:00 pm, gather at Cutter-Shabazz Hall, first floor

with remarks by President Phil Hanlon ‘77 and Benny Niles ‘15, President of the Afro-American Society

Institutional Diversity & Equity Film Presentation

Dartmouth Film Society

*4:00 pm, LOEW, Black Family Visual Arts Center

This exhilarating documentary is a must-see for anyone dissatisfied with current gender politics—it will answer questions you didn’t even know you had. The film resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, brilliant activists who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. Artfully combining archival imagery with interviews with key leaders, the film dramatizes the evolving feminist movements in all their quarrelsome, scandalous, hilarious and heart-wrenching glory. Tickets at hop.dartmouth.edu

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) delivers a fierce performance as Noni, a young singer on the verge of superstardom. Shaped from childhood by her steely stage mom (Minnie Driver), she struggles for validity in an industry built on female hyper-sexuality and public perception. Lights strikes a risky, but successful balancing act between being immensely entertaining as a hip-hop romance and making dramatic, important statements about depression, self-worth and female empowerment. Tickets at hop.dartmouth.edu Hopkins Center for the Arts Performance

* 7:00 pm, The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts

MacArthur “genius” choreographer Abraham, whose Another Night (2012) the Hop commissioned for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns with a new work marking 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation and 20 since the end of South African apartheid. Set to spirituals and scores by Nico Muhly and Robert Glasper, Wolves features Abraham’s “smart….self-aware and luscious” (The New York Times) dance vocabulary fusing classical and modern styles. Tickets at hop.dartmouth.edu

For Full Event Schedule visit WWW.DARTMOUTH.EDU/~MLK

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. * Denotes tickets or reservations required.

For additional information please call (603) 646-2923 or email conferences.and.events@dartmouth.edu.

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Men’s basketball loses to Vermont in weekday game

B y RAY LU

The Dartmouth Staff

The Big Green men’s basketball team (6-8, 0-1) fell short of a late rally in a 55-52 loss against the University of Vermont (8-8, 3-0) on Wednesday night. “[It was a] back-and-forth game,” co-captain Alex Mitola ’16 said. “[There were] offensive struggles for both teams, and both teams played very good defensively.”

For games as close as those that end in a three-point loss, coach Paul Cormier said it is necessary to play efficiently.

“Against some teams, maybe you can make a mistake, maybe two, three or four.” Cormier said. “But up there in that environment, you can’t.”

Connor Boehm ’16 had 11 points and shot five-for-seven from the field, raising his field goal percentage for the season to 55 percent, good for first in the Ivy League.

Mitola got himself back into double digits after busting his 16-game spree of 10 points or more against Harvard University. He chipped in 11 points, the bulk of which came from his three three-pointers.

The game was a closely contested affair throughout, with nine lead changes and 13 ties. Malik Gill ’16 had one last opportunity in the closing seconds to send the game to overtime, but the deep three bounced off the front of the rim.

“You put yourself in a position to win, and unfortunately, we just weren’t able to put it down,” Cormier said.

The two teams traded baskets throughout most of the first half, but with five minutes left, the Catamounts went on a six-point run to enter halftime with a 29-23 lead. In that time span, UVM capitalized on Big Green ball control issues as Dartmouth turned the ball over five times.

“We just need to be, on a more efficient basis, taking care of the ball a little bit better,” Mitola said.

Dartmouth burst out of the gates after halftime, quickly making up for the deficit caused by earlier mistakes with a 9-0 run.

During this run, four different players scored, highlighted by John Golden ’15’s layup and subsequent free throw point to give the Big Green the 30-29 lead.

Boehm followed up the three point play with a jumper assisted

by Mitola to give Dartmouth its biggest lead of the night at 32-29.

Dartmouth and UVM proved evenly matched, continuing to trade blows. For the rest of the game, the score differential would never rise above six points. Big Green

contributions came from all over the floor, with eight players scoring points.

“We try to run stuff for as many people as possible,” co-captain Gabas Maldunas ’15 said. “Coach always tells us that the sum of our parts is better than the parts themselves.”

Spreading the ball around prevents teams from focusing on certain players, and that’s what the Big Green had been struggling with the past two years, Cormier said.

With seven minutes left in the game, Mitola hit a three-pointer to give Dartmouth the lead at 45-44. After Mitola’s three, the Catamounts went on a 7-0 run to push the score to 51-45 with 5:24 remaining. The Big Green would

never recover.

“We couldn’t really catch them,” said Maldunas. “That was pretty much it.”

Maldunas missed a bulk of last season with a torn ACL, but said that he feels 100 percent better and is working hard at improving for the upcoming stretch against the Ivy League. He shot three for 12 on the night and played for 30 minutes, good for the third-most court time on the team.

The Big Green held UVM’s leading scorer Ethan O’Day ’16 to 8 point, with him making only four of the 11 shots he attempted, but other players would step up in his place. Hector Harold ’15 and Dre Wills ’17 led UVM with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

In the last five minutes, Dartmouth simply could not get its shots to fall, going one-for-six from the field after the Catamounts’s run, including Gill’s final heave.

“Our defense is keeping us in games,” Mitola said. “We just need to get a little bit better on the other end.”

The Big Green has a career record of 57-42 against the Catamounts, but have dropped 15 of the last 16 matches against them, including the last seven straight.

Dartmouth will host New Jersey Institute of Technology in Leede Arena Saturday, Jan. 17 for its final non-conference game this season before travelling to Cambridge, Mass. for a rematch against Harvard.

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Continuing its up-and-down season, men’s basketball loses to the University of Vermont by three on a missed last-second hurl from downtown by Malik Gill ’16.

Nordic ski team posts strong results at National Championship

B y Henry arndt and ray lu The Dartmouth Staff

In its final action before the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association carnival season, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s nordic ski compete in the US Cross Country Championships from Jan. 2 to Jan. 9.

Led by standout performances from Corey Stock ’16 and Patrick Caldwell ’17, the nordic team enjoyed a strong showing in the week-long event. The same day the competition began, the inaugural SYNC Coaches Poll ranked the Dartmouth ski team sixth in the

nation and the Nordic team seventh after a sixth-place finish at the 2014 NCAA Skiing Championships.

The nordic team received 31 points from the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.

The U.S. Cross Country Championship, featuring a field mixed with both collegiate and professional skiers, is one of the biggest events of the year for the Dartmouth nordic team.

“The only skiers nationwide that weren’t at those championships were the small group of skiers racing at the World Cup,” men’s Nordic coach Ruff Patterson said.

Cross country skiers travel to

Michigan from all over the country, breaking the East Coast–West Coast collegiate divide. Since the Championships gather all the top skiing names in one place, they allow for scouting by the United States National Skiing team.

For college skiers looking to compete on this team, the Championships can be a great opportunity to prove themselves as ready to compete at the highest level of the sport.

“It’s qualifying for major international trips — the World Junior Championships and the Under-23 Championships, as well as qualifying toward World Championships,”

women’s coach Cami Thompson Graves said. “For our athletes, it’s twofold. It’s a chance to get the season kicked into gear and get going, because we race four races in seven or eight days, and then for some of our athletes it’s a chance to qualify for some of these big trips.”

Among Dartmouth nordic skiers, Caldwell, the son and grandson of Olympic cross country skiers, shows promise of having a similarly bright future in the sport.

“Patrick Caldwell is definitely on a national track,” Patterson said.

“He’s going to school and racing at the college level, but his sights

are set on skiing post-graduation.”

Caldwell, who earned first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Skiing Championships last year for finishing fifth in the 20k Freestyle, has kicked off 2015 by living one of his dreams — standing on the podium at a national skiing championship.

“This was definitely the best I’ve done at Nationals,” Caldwell said.

“I was totally excited to be on the podium. It was sort of a dream goal to be on the podium, and it wasn’t really on my radar heading into the week.”

Caldwell placed third in the SEE NORDIC PAGE 8

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15K freestyle — second among collegiate skiers — by finishing the event in 42:54.3. He followed up his podium performance by finishing the 30k classic in 1:31:39.9, good for a top-10 finish overall and, again, second among collegiate skiers.

Due to his standout performance at the Championships, Caldwell was one of five male skiers to qualify for the United States U23 World Championship Cross Country team. He will travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan to compete from Jan. 27 to Feb. 9.

“It’s going to be an amazing experience,” Caldwell said. “I never thought I would go to Kazakhstan, so that will be really cool.”

Stock, who was forced out of the NCAA Championships last year on the second day due to an untimely illness, was crowned the women’s grand champion at the Cross Country Championships for scoring the most points out of all collegiate skiers in events that were counted toward the Collegiate Cup. Among college competitors,

B y Blaze joel and brett drucker The Dartmouth Senior Staff

In the second weekend of the term, 10 Dartmouth teams are set to compete across the Northeast. After strong performances from the men’s and women’s track and field teams and the women’s hockey team last weekend, they return to action at home for big matchups on Saturday.

The men’s hockey team is looking to rebound from a win-less weekend back in the friendly confines of Thompson Arena, and the men’s basketball team will play its final non-conference opponent of the season from Leede Arena on Saturday as well. We’re here to give you some insight an analysis for this weekend’s games to keep you clued in to the action.

Men’s Hockey vs. St. Lawrence University (Friday 7 p.m.)

Stock finished fifth in the women’s 10K free with a time of 23:40.3 and fourth in the women’s 20K classic with a time of 1:14:34.9.

“Corey was one of the top women in all the races,” Caldwell said. “It’s always good to see teammates and other college skiers near the top of the rankings in these races.”

Big Green alumna Rosie Brennan ’11 competed against Stock in these events, taking bronze in the 10k free and winning the 20K classic.

At the week-long Championships, skiers compete across styles in either freestyle or classic events and across short, medium or long distances. Although carnival rules stipulate that only six men and women can travel, the Championships set no such limit.

Therefore, the Championships also serve as an opportunity for the top-end skiers in Dartmouth’s development program rather than strictly skiers from Dartmouth’s varsity team, Patterson said.

The Big Green kicks off carnival season today in Maine at the Bates Carnival.

The men’s hockey team (6-6-3, 3-4-1 ECAC) currently sits in 10th in the ECAC standings and returns to Thompson Friday night to take on fourth-place St. Lawrence (9-10-2, 5-4-0). It has been an up-and-down season for both the Big Green and Saints, as each has faced some of the toughest competition in the country playing out of the ECAC. The Big Green’s season has featured two marquee wins — a 2-0 shutout of then-No. 1 Boston University and a shootout win over then-No. 11 University of Denver.

Dartmouth and SLU’s most recent common opponent is the University of Vermont, who the Big Green lost to 4-1 last Sunday.

The Catamounts swept the season series with SLU, winning by an aggregate score of 4-1. The Saints can light up a scoreboard, having topped four goals three times this season, including a 10-goal outburst

Courtesy of Ruff Patterson

The cross country ski team traveled to Michigan on Jan. 2 for the week-long U.S. Cross Country Championship.

against the Niagara University and a five-goal win over now No. 9 Miami University. The Big Green has accomplished that feat twice, most notably in an early season win over Brown University. The main differences between Dartmouth and SLU are on the defensive end and between the pipes.

The Big Green has surrendered 33 goals to the Saints’ 46 on the year. James Kruger ’16 has been phenomenal in goal, with a 2.03 GAA and .924 save percentage. If he has a good night, the Big Green should be able to quiet the Saints’ attack and find the net for the win.

PREDICTION: Dartmouth 2-1 Men’s Basketball vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology (Saturday 3 p.m.)

In another battle of up-and-down teams, the men’s basketball team (6-8, 0-1 Ivy) squares off against the 10-9 Highlanders from NJIT. The Big Green is mired in a two-game losing streak while NJIT has been soaring on a five-game winning streak, including a 78-71 marker against an impressive 11-6 Yale University team.

The Highlanders also have perhaps the upset of the college hoops

season on their resume with a 72-70 stunner over then-No. 16 University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

The real difference between these teams is offensive firepower — the Big Green has only eclipsed 60 points eight times this season, while the Highlanders have done so in 15 of 19 games. However, the defensive side of the ball is equally tilted in the Big Green’s favor — Dartmouth surrenders just 61.4 points per game, while NJIT gives up 70.4 to its opponents.

This is good news for Dartmouth’s own “Big Three” of Alex Mitola ’16, Connor Boehm ’16 and Gabas Maldunas ’15, all of whom have averaged 10 or more points per game this season. If the supporting cast can step up to complement these three, the Big Green has a chance to win. Also working in the Big Green’s favor is the Highlanders’ 4-8 record on the road, compared to 6-1 in the Garden State this season.

PREDICTION: NJIT 72-67 Women’s Hockey vs. No. 5 Harvard University (Saturday 2 p.m.)

The women’s hockey team (9-7-1, 5-5-1 ECAC) returns home after a six-game road trip to face one of

the premiere programs in the nation in Harvard (12-2-2, 9-1-1 ECAC).

Harvard has not lost since a 10-2 defeat to undefeated No. 1 Boston College on Nov. 28.

Since then, the Crimson offense has been on a tear, notching four or more goals in seven of 10 games, including a 4-1 win over Dartmouth in Cambridge. For comparison, the Big Green lost 6-1 to the Eagles in Hanover.

The only ECAC opponent to beat Harvard was St. Lawrence, who the Big Green soundly defeated 5-1 in a non-league game before falling to them 2-1 in conference action.

The Big Green comes into the game on a nice streak of their own, having won five of six to catapult them into the thick of the playoff race in the ECAC. Dartmouth has done an excellent job finding the net this year, as six players have doubledigit points.

If the Dartmouth women want to contend with Harvard, Kennedy Ottenbreit ’17, Laura Stacey ’16 and Lindsey Allen ’16 will all need to have stellar games, and Robyn Chemago ’17 will need to hold down the fort between the pipes.

PREDICTION: 2-2 Tie