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New Hampshire faces drought
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As peak foliage returns to Hanover this fall, the beautiful autumn colors symbolize a yearly New England tradition. But underground, the situation could not be more different. Currently, abnor mally low groundwater levels have caused much of the state of New Hampshire to experience drought conditions. As of Oct. 6, Hanover is considered to be under “moderate drought” conditions by the United States Drought Monitor. However, the conditions are not serious enough to call for any water restrictions or bans. So far, those actions have been confined mostly to the southern part of the state, where drought conditions are far worse. As a result of these conditions, restrictions have been placed on over one hundred water systems in the southern part of the state. These range from voluntary restrictions on water usage to outright bans on outdoor usage. Todd Cartier, the superintendent of the Hanover Water Department, said while the state can impose water restrictions, it’s up to the individual water departments, like Hanover’s, to take specific actions. “We monitor the reservoir levels weekly, and we look at historically where they have
been this time of year. We’re really not below average,” Cartier said. While there are a few restrictions enacted in other parts of Grafton County, the closest bans are roughly 40 miles away from Hanover. Because of this, Dartmouth is not taking any immediate water conservation measures, according to Phil Charbonneau of Facilities, Operations & Management. He said that because the College’s water supply originates from the town water supply, the town water department ultimately determines whether or not the college should be conserving water. The drought began this summer and is expected to continue into the spring of 2017, according to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Causes for the drought include a lower-than-average snowpack from last winter, a decrease in precipitation, an increase in evapotranspiration and a depletion of groundwater, according to a press release from DES. Although the threat to the water supply is not serious in Hanover, the drought conditions have nonetheless affected the environment. The Hanover ConservanSEE DROUGHT PAGE 3
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In the wake of Morton Hall fire on Oct. 1, groups on campus, as well as those in the surrounding Upper Valley, have come together to provide support for the 67 displaced students through initiatives such as fundraising and donations. The residents were forced to relocate to new rooms. Students in six rooms likely lost everything, according to a College press release. Theta Delta Chi, Gamma Delta Chi and Chi Heorot fraternities teamed up to
organize a fundraiser for victims through GoFundMe, an online crowdsourcing website. In eight days, the campaign has raised $4,224 from 97 unique contributors. Cameron Lee ’16, the organizer of the GoFundMe campaign and a member of TDX, said he has been in touch with College President Phil Hanlon about allocating the funds after the campaign concludes. Lee said the funds will be distributed according to “who lost the most and what those students need to get through the term, especially during midterms season.”
Heorot service chair Scott Hammond ’17 said that each of the three fraternities behind the campaign donated some of their own house funds and encouraged individual members to donate as well. Hammond added that TDX, GDX and Heorot fraternities are “pretty close” and thus decided to work together in this endeavor. Lee said that GDX president Paul Gudmudsson ’17, Heorot president Devon Birch ’17 and TDX president Jesse Brown ’17 each SEE COMMUNITY PAGE 2
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In its 117th year, Tuck shifts its mission.
One year ago, Dean of the Tuck School of Business Matthew Slaughter, along with several members of the leadership team, set out to refine the graduate school’s mission. In late September, they condensed the
mission to a one-sentence statement: Tuck educates wise leaders to better the world of business. The previous mission statement emphasized the provision of a world class business preparation and outstanding faculty. Last year marked Slaughter’s first year serving as dean, and he felt it was the right time to look
at both Tuck’s strengths and its future. The expanded version of the new mission identifies three aspects of wisdom: confident humility, empathy and judgment. Tuck professor Howard Anderson said that confident SEE TUCK PAGE 3
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DAILY DEBRIEFING The Lebanon Planning Board voted on Tuesday to hold the entirety of $250,000 in performance bonds for phase one of the Prospect Hill subdivision, The Valley News reported. Developers were surprised and disappointed by the decision, as they planned on having the money to finance the project’s second phase. City staffers and developers have disagreed on both the monetary value and the scope of the work that remains to be done on the development. The Public Utilities Commission rejected a bid from Liberty Utilities to build and operate a natural gas facility in Lebanon, The Valley News reported. The commission argued there was not enough information on the business plan for the site proposed along Route 12A. The commission ruled the proposal as a premature one that would be revisited in the future. John Birkmeyer, executive vice president for integrated delivery systems and chief academic officer at DartmouthHitchcock medical center resigned. His departure ends a two-year tenure amid recent upheaval at the institution. He will leave the post next week, the Valley News Reported.
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pledged $1,000 of house money to the campaign. As of press time, only Heorot has already made the donation. The vast majority of the GoFundMe contributions came within the first week of the campaign, which Lee plans to end on Friday. He will then begin to plan the fund’s apportionment. Shortly after the fire was extinguished, residential life director Mike Wooten informed Morton residents that they had 10 minutes to retrieve their most important belongings from their rooms. Residential life staff said that students would eventually be able to fully retrieve their belongings, but in the meantime, other forms of community support have attempted to offset the losses. Alpha Xi Delta sorority is holding a clothing drive. Rachel DeChiara ’17, the clothing drive organizer,said that when she learned about the fire, “all [she] could think of was what [she] could do to help.” By the Monday after the fire, the house already had hundreds of items. Donations ranged from basic clothing to necessities such as shoes and backpacks. AXiD extended an open invitation to Morton residents to come by the house at any time and take what they needed from the drive. Campus groups and local businesses
also donated items to the drive. Indigo — a clothing store on Main Street — donated shopping bags so that Morton residents could carry what they took. The DEN Innovation Center also donated a large amount of clothing, DeChiara said. E&R Laundry Services, which provides a regular service to about 400 Dartmouth students, volunteered to launder affected victims’ belongings for free. The laundry services are still ongoing but will likely finish by the end of this week, sales director Patrick Caveny said. Caveny said that on top of managing E&R’s busiest time of the year, he and
his colleagues worked extra hours this past weekend. Much of the victims’ laundry requires extra attention, as a large amount of it is wet or smells of smoke. “It’s a big job but one that we’re tackling,” he said. The College’s Information Technology Services department handed out laptops to victims who lost their computers. The American Red Cross New Hampshire and Vermont Region offices continue to accept donations for those affected by the Morton fire. Rachel DeChiara is the publisher of The Dartmouth.
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Tuck changes its mission statement Hanover unlikely to limit water usage FROM TUCK PAGE 1
humility refers to individuals who are motivated and ambitious and develop confidence by doing the right thing - in short, being “confident but not doctrinaire.” Tuck professor Robert Shumsky added that confidence originates from practicing interactive skills. Students in his classes consistently speak and present about a variety of topics to enhance their communicative abilities and fluidity, he said. To foster empathy, the newlylaunched TuckGo offers an opportunity to experience diverse regions and cultures in the world. TuckGo, which was implemented fully in the last academic year, requires that all Tuck students take at least one course abroad in countries such as South Africa, Argentina, Brazil and Vietnam. Participants travel in groups of five to 30 students, and trips last somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. “The program connects students with the diversity and dynamism of the global economy,” he said. Tuck Associate Dean of Innova-
tion and Growth Punam Keller said she aims to increase inclusion in the three programs she oversees in order to promote empathy. She oversees the TuckBridge program, the MBA program, the executive education program and innovation centers associated with alumni. For TuckBridge, Keller and her team are working towards attracting more military veterans, professional athletes and Olympians. In addition, Keller has helped implement a Back to Business program for women who have taken maternity leave. In order to develop keen judgment, students go through academic programs, such as business simulations and case methods, Shumsky said. Anderson echoed Shumsky, saying that in his sales class, students have to make decisions on pricing and effectively introducing a new product. These decisions help the instructors gauge whether students are too bold or too conservative in their approach. Anderson also said that he emphasizes the importance of making smart hiring choices. Instead of hiring
people that look and sound exactly like them, students must look for potential partners with international experience and diverse ideas, he said. This new mission is exactly what Tuck aspires to accomplish, Anderson said, adding that Tuck wants to make great leaders but believes that great leaders make themselves. Instead, Tuck hopes to give its students the skills they need to make advancements in the business world. Slaughter hopes the new mission will sharpen Tuck’s admissions message to candidates so they may understand why Tuck might be a good match for them. Keller said she hopes the refined mission will attract students who are interested in taking business principles and applying them in a variety of new fields, such as non profit organizations. Keller added that these three wisdom attributes of the mission emphasize the idea that success has new criteria, and that students and future business leaders must seek ways to give back not only to shareholders but also to employees and to their countries.
to take much further action. “There’s not much we can do cy, a local non-profit organization other than to encourage people to focused on land and water con- practice sensible water conservation,” Mulligan servation, has said. been moni Despite receivtoring local “We monitor the ing an averstreams and reservoir levels age of over 40 reserves. inches of rain “Some of weekly, and we look per year, New them are quite at historically where Hampshire’s gedry,” said Exology makes it e c u t i ve D i - they have been this more susceptible rector Adair time of year. We’re to drought than Mulligan. many other parts She said the really not below of the country organization average.” s i n ce mo s t o f is concerned the state’s waterabout a reducsheds are incation in aquatic - TODD CARTIER pable of storing habitats due large amounts of to a warming water. of the water A d d i t i o n a l l y, and that this only 14 percent is dangerous of New Hampshire’s land area sits for cold-water species like trout. The situation, however, is not se- over unconsolidated groundwater rious enough for the Conservancy deposits, which is significantly less than in most other states. This makes the state’s water supply system less resilient to dry periods, according to DES. The last time this area experienced drought conditions was from 2001 to 2003. This particular drought was the third-worst THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA on record. As a result, many with JEREMY DENK, PIANO communities adopted new water outh FRI • OCT 14 • 8 PM • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM conservation methods to increase D a r t m nt s stu d e the resiliency of water systems in Musician-led orchestra performs Mozart, Schubert and the world premiere of a Hop the event of future droughts. commission by George Tsontakis. $ Although much of the state, including Hanover, is not under direct threat of water restrictions, DES still urges residents across the state to conserve water, especially TROKER for non-essential uses like washing SAT • OCT 15 • 8 PM • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM cars or watering lawns. From Guadalajara, a muscular jazz-meets-mariachi fusion—with the grit of rock For areas like Hanover experiand groove of funk. encing less-severe conditions, DES suggests limiting outdoor water usage to every other day between the hours of 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. As of now, these are only suggestions and are not mandatory. BARBARY COAST JAZZ ENSEMBLE As the drought continues, the DON GLASGO director Hanover Water Department is SAT • OCT 22 • 8 PM • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM prepared for the possibility of takThe Coast welcomes two stellar guest artists this fall: multi-instrumentalist Peter ing action if conditions worsen in Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone, piano, drums) and flutist Nicole Mitchell. this area. Cartier, the water superintendent, said the first step would be to enact a voluntary water restricouth D a r t m nt s tion and then reassess the situation e stu d IAN BOSTRIDGE, TENOR to see what additional steps are $ with THOMAS ADÈS, PIANO needed. He said that if the voluntary TUE • OCT 25 • 7 PM • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM restrictions were effective in World-renowned British tenor’s transcendent interpretation of Schubert’s magnificent mitigating water shortages, there song cycle Winterreise, a towering masterpiece of musical storytelling. would be no need to take further action. “If not,” he added, “we may 603.646.2422 • #HopkinsCenter • Dartmouth College • Hanover, NH have to impose a mandatory water restriction.” FROM DROUGHT PAGE 1
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CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST ALEXIS REAVES ’20
On Listening
We should listen to people before discounting their experiences. Western society has always placed a premium over others who are much more affected. Conon debate. From the early forums of Rome to the sequently, those who actually are affected feel too current political boxing ring, intellectual activity uncomfortable to share their experiences with has been consistently built on discussion. Yet this conversation partners who have just dismissed blind worship of discourse has its drawbacks, their real experiences without taking the time to notably when it comes to how easily it can silence acknowledge them. minority voices. We as a society are so insistent on This brings me back to the notion of debate. proving our own points that we unintentionally Some may think that it is entirely appropriate to silence those who need to be heard the most. argue freely about topics such as racism, sexism I am not advocating the death of communi- or bigotry of any kind. However, for those who cation. We should be able and willing to convey do not have the luxury of belonging to a group ideas to each other, but we also need to make unaffected by such topics, it can feel like they the time to simply listen to others and hear their are forced to qualify why they should be treated views. equally. No one should have to make eloquent I am not arguing that you are not allowed to arguments about why their trials deserve to be have a view on certain issues, but that you should respected and acknowledged, yet that is often form your view on these issues by stepping back the implication underlying these discussions. and listening to others who This goes beyond have more authority on the not hurting someone’s “No one should have feelings. It goes to a much topic first. This proposition may to make eloquent deeper, much more visceral seem frightening at first. with society. Imagarguments about why problem For members of the socially ine that, after experiencing dominant group who are their trials deserve some kind of abuse, you used to always having their to be respected were told you just misinvoices heard, it may appear terpreted what happened. as if I’m slighting your and acknowledged, That somehow what you right to speak your mind. yet that is often went through was questionUnfortunately, sometimes able and therefore ripe for your insights aren’t as valu- the implication deliberation. Imagine that able. When you speak on a underlying these the person lecturing you is topic that you are not deeply an outsider to your experiknowledgeable about, you, discussions.” ence, completely unaware by virtue of your higher soof how painful that ordeal cial status, risk silencing the thoughts of those who was for you. I am guessing that you would, like have had time to formulate in-depth opinions. anyone else, feel humiliated, belittled and utterly This is not a critique of your identity but disrespected. of your lack of experience. For example, white This is the sort of backlash that some from people generally don’t have a frame of reference marginalized groups might feel when their for racism because they have never experienced various trials and tribulations are considered it themselves. Likewise, men have trouble with up for debate. I urge those who have dominant the concept of misogyny because we live in a identities to simply listen to those who aren’t as male-dominated society in which they are the fortunate. If it is an issue that has no bearing to perpetrators and seldom the victims. The list your life and no implications for your humangoes on and on, and this concept can be applied ity, then just stay quiet. You’re not obligated to to everything from transphobia to ableism. adopt a viewpoint with which you don’t agree, The current narrative around racialized police but I hope you feel obligated to at least give it a brutality provides one especially appropriate ex- chance. Human beings are diverse creatures, and ample. I have personally experienced how white as such we have diverse backgrounds. Instead people take complete control of conversations on of constantly trying to challenge someone else’s police brutality, speaking so passionately about narrative with your own ideas, take the time to a topic that does not affect them that they talk listen first.
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GUEST COLUMNIST JESSICA HEINE ’19
We Are Here
Sorority recruitment is more flawed than getting second-choice houses. We the rejects of sorority recruitment are here. We exist, in the flesh. I went through formal recruitment and shake out with an open mind. I trusted the system. When friends went to invite-only pre-rush parties in the spring, I did not fret. When round one of rush arrived, I dressed up and smiled gamely at the parties, and I spent a night with butterflies in my stomach waiting to hear about round two. I had only butterflies — not knots — because I had been told along with the rest of my rush group that we were guaranteed at least one callback. For me, this turned out to be true: I was called back to two houses. But when I heard that the Panhellenic Council had reneged on its one callback guarantee, I felt guilty about being part of an organization that would reject girls based on a five-minute conversation. Despite a queasy feeling in my stomach, I listened to others’ reassurances that only girls who were especially rude would be eliminated. I tried to tell myself that they were to blame, that they were just making no effort to be friendly. During round two, I went to my two houses, talked to a few sisters in each house, and before I knew it, it was over. I prayed for all of those girls already eliminated, hoping I would not join them. After a sleepless night and long day, I received the text that I was not going to preference night, the final step of formal recruitment. I would not find that home away from home I had hoped to gain in a sorority. I would not participate in the meetings every Wednesday, the tails every Friday and Saturday, the charity events, the bonding experiences, the sophomore summer extravaganzas. Five conversations after I entered round two, I was voted out. In the past year, I had been told by many that every girl was guaranteed a bid. Others claimed that, although it wasn’t technically true, it was almost impossible not to get a bid. Not a single person I asked about Greek life mentioned knowing anyone rejected just because no houses wanted her. When I asked upperclassmen this question at a pre-rush event in the spring, they said that if I wanted a bid, I would get a bid. At an informational session, an adult told me that as long as I went through formal recruitment, I was guaranteed a bid. My Rho Chi, a student assigned to guide me through the rush process, told me the truth the night before rush. However, she assured me that complete rejections were very rare. I went to the Office of Greek Life, where an employee begrudgingly told me that roughly three percent of rushees are kicked out of the system unwillingly. But once again, she assured me it wouldn’t happen to me, insinuating as many others had that those who were rejected were somehow less than normal, unfit even to be acknowledged. Yet here I am. After many tears and a trip home to avoid bid night, I’m back at Dartmouth as an unaffiliated woman. I’ve
been advised to pretend that I dropped rush because I didn’t get my top choice. But I refuse to sit silently as everyone affiliated assumes that those forced outside the system are faceless and effectively nonexistent. When I asked my Rho Chi for an estimate on how many women were in the same situation as I was, I was told that, according to Panhell, I wasn’t allowed to know. It’s no surprise that women like me are invisible on campus. We are initially told that this situation doesn’t exist; once we are in it, we are prevented from learning anything about how it occurred. I have read so many articles about the pros and cons of Greek life. Not once have I read or heard a single statement that mentions what it is like to rush, be open to every option and still be rejected straight out. I hope to provide that perspective. Dartmouth needs to remember that people like me exist and are not just numbers on a page. We sit near you letter-wearers in class. I do not disparage you, as I could have quite easily been you. Perhaps had I been a bit thinner, smiled a bit more sweetly and joked a bit more endearingly, I would have been you. Perhaps, in a future term, I could be you. Regardless, I will not let Dartmouth pretend that I do not exist. The only purpose my rejection serves is to perpetuate a system where some people are “in” and others — the invisible few — are “out.” If the employee at the Office of Greek Life estimated accurately, each sorority would only need to take one to two more new members to accommodate everyone. Claiming that there is no better solution is not an excuse. My rejection is not just a flaw in the system. Each house could have easily taken one more new member like me, someone who — while perhaps not the most beautiful or cool “sorority girl” — is kind and friendly and cannot possibly ruin any parties. A “flawed” computer system did not inform me that I was rejected by every sorority, sending me into one of my most painful weekends to date — people did that. The problem is not that there is simply no room for me but that I serve a critical purpose for the exclusivity of the Greek system. As one of the “outs,” knowledge of my (preferably faceless) existence reminds people that they are “in.” You can claim I deserve rejection, but you cannot claim, as so many did to me, that the total rejection of “normal” women doesn’t happen at Dartmouth. If you are like me, remember that you are not alone, you are not invaluable, you are not unworthy. You do not need to lie to your classmates and claim that you chose to drop out. Your rejection says more about the Greek system’s need to feel more exclusive than it does about your own worth. Dartmouth must remember that our tears, our pain and our loneliness are the price it pays for the golden exclusivity that makes Greek letters shine.
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CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST JULIA HUEBNER ’20
STAFF COLUMNIST IONANA SOLOMON ’19
A Useful Housing System
Locker Room to Game Day
On Wednesday, I had breakfast with South necessitate a write-up and budget. Many House professor Kathryn Lively to discuss ideas will need to be vetted through more ways to improve the new housing system at than one authority figure and will need to be the College. Before our meeting, I was admit- proposed by a working group rather than a tedly skeptical: According to upperclassmen, single individual. Such oversight is necessary the housing system was a device engineered in preventing abuse of the system and will by the administration to squash the Greek result in better ideas stemming from multiple system and micromanage student life. I was contributors. However, the fact that we even told that the administration was opaque and have the chance to participate in this process sluggish; in short, good luck trying to get is exciting. anything meaningful done on campus. For better or for worse, the experience So, although I had expected Lively to be of the ’20s at Dartmouth is one in which polite and receptive, I also suspected her to be fraternities such as Alpha Delta and Sigma nothing more than a rung on the administra- Alpha Epsilon have been replaced with tive ladder. If I was lucky, she might offer to Moving Dartmouth Forward, a hard alcohol forward my suggestions ban and the new housing to the administration. If “’20s should not system. While I disagree I was not, my ideas would with some aspects of our be lost in suggestion-box strive to revert recent reforms, the fact of purgatory. the matter is that this is Dartmouth to what Over coffee at the Dirt the Dartmouth that ’20s Cowboy Cafe, I outlined it once was but have inherited. With the my ideas: namely, that challenge Dartmouth vision over a thousand each house would have a fresh pairs of eyes bring, student communication to become a better ’20s should not strive to liaison, an upperclass- version of what it revert Dartmouth to what men-led initiation into it once was but challenge the community for new currently is.” Dartmouth to become a members and opportunibetter version of what it ties to bring students together in their respec- currently is. tive physical housing communities (for South This is not a call to abolish the old traHouse, House Center A near Alumni Gym). ditions that define a standard Dartmouth In short, I wanted the ethos of the housing experience. I don’t expect or even want the communities to be student-centered rather housing system to totally replace Greek life than orchestrated by faculty. on campus or change the social fabric of To my surprise, Lively agreed with every- the school. However, these ideas are not thing — she was just as motivated to better mutually exclusive. For me, the social fabric the fledgling system as I was. One moment of the College transcends fraternity parties; stood out to me in particular. We had just the Dartmouth community is one of mutual finished discussing ways to bring students into support, not of Greek letters. Although this their physical houses, and I suggested that view might be ignorant or naïve considering the houses could offer free food during prime my short time at Dartmouth, it is still both study hours as a study break for students. experience-based and valid. “How’s tomorrow?” Lively asked. This is also not a call to join the govern I was confused. Where was the red tape? ing board of your respective house. Each The paperwork? The sluggish bureaucracy? Dartmouth student should give back to By the time I finished their community in the my coffee, Lively had way that they deem right. purchased 30 croissants “Through the housing For some students, giving from Dirt Cowboy Cafe community system, back will be speaking up and two to-go containers as a student leader of we have been gifted of Starbucks coffee to be their housing commusupplied in House Center an enormous budget, nity; for others, it will be A from 8-11 p.m. the folsimply attending an elecadministrative lowing evening. tion watch party. Others Thursday’s “Crois- blessing and may not find a use for sants and Coffee” was system and abstain opportunity to affect the an objective success. By from participation. All 10:30, my friends and our experience at are valid opinions. I had downed $114.45 Dartmouth.” But this is a call to worth of pastries. Was recognize the opporour word-of-mouth gettunity that is currently together as exciting as a Friday night at the presented to ’20s and, frankly, any current frats? Probably not. But was laughing with student willing to impact their social experifriends over buttery croissants better than ence at the College. Through the housing getting trashed, forging fake friendships and community system, we have been gifted an forgetting what happened the night before? enormous budget, administrative blessing Definitely. and opportunity to affect our experience I don’t expect most proposals for one’s at Dartmouth. We could lament the good housing system to be as easy to implement old days at Dartmouth, or we could create as Thursday’s snack break. Larger events new ones.
In the final sprint of arguably the most least acceptable, trait in a leader. bizarre election in American history, every Unfortunately, much of the endorsement of possible news source is beyond saturated Trump’s rhetoric and behavior has come from with the words “Trump” and “Clinton.” Like women themselves. I am not just referring many Americans, I am tired. I am tired of to his female voters; the women in Trump’s the political vitriol, the crude and indecent personal life have stood by him throughout dialogue and the utter failure of the media and the years despite everything he has done. His candidates to ge first wife, Ivana, declared nuinely address matters “This article is not during their divorce proof substance. I am tired ceedings that she had of having to justify every- about which candidate been physically abused thing as a choice between is more fit to be and raped by Trump. She the lesser of two evils. later dismissed the gravpresident. Rather, it And most of all, I am tired ity of the situation, but of feeling embarrassed, as is about our moral to this day she has never an American citizen, of explicitly recanted any of degeneracy as a the international laughher allegations. Trump’s ingstock we have become. society.” 2005 Access Hollywood But this article is not statements bordered on about which candidate is a description of sexual more fit to be president. Rather, it is about our assault while his current wife Melania was moral degeneracy as a society, made evident pregnant with their child. Yet after the stateby the fact that we have allowed sexist and ments were released, she still stood by her sexually abusive men such as Donald Trump husband. Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, has to attain success and power. painted him as a model father, a man of suc Despite his claims to the contrary, Trump’s cess and someone worthy of respect. Much locker room talk is not like Hillary Clinton has just locker room talk. stood by Bill Clinton’s “Trump’s locker room It is talk he brings with side through multiple him on game day. It is talk is not just locker accusations of infidelity, talk he conveys on the the women in Trump’s room talk. It is talk campaign trail, on social life have advocated for media, on national tele- he brings with him on him despite a plethora of vision and, disturbingly game day.” evidence and public stateenough, on the floor of ments proving him to be American presidential the disgusting chauvinist debates. Worst of all, it is he really is. talk that reflects Trump’s past acts and predicts I am not blaming only women for suphis future ones if encouraged. porting Trump in spite of his brazen sexism. The country in which someone like Trump I am blaming everyone who contributes to can repeatedly treat women with such little the social pressure that forces women to respect and still come so close to becoming stick with men who fail to respect them; I President is the same country in which rapists am blaming everyone who contributes to the like Brock Turner get to spend a mere summer normalization of verbal and physical abuse vacation’s worth of time in jail for assaulting against women; and most of all, I am blaming an unconscious woman those who, through their behind a dumpster. It is “I am blaming voices and their votes, a country in which every show that they care more 109 seconds an American everyone who about their own material is sexually assaulted, with contributes to the wealth than about treating 90 percent of victims behuman beings of every ing women. It is a country social pressure that gender, race, origin and in which half of the human forces women to stick status with care, dignity race still receives unand civility. equal treatment, unequal with men who fail to Trump is where recognition and unequal respect them; I am he is because of us. Turner recompense. is back in school because Men like Trump are not blaming everyone of us. Men defending our disease — they are our who contributes to Trump’s rhetoric as locker symptoms. Trump was room talk can go back elected as the Republican the normalization of to loving and forgiving Party’s nominee through verbal and physical families and wives bepopular vote. Whether cause of us. The world his supporters agree with abuse against women.” will not change overnight, his sexist opinions or but our attitudes can begin simply do not know or to shift. Unless we estabcare enough to reevaluate their votes does lish a zero-tolerance policy for sexist, racist, not matter. When it was time to cast their discriminatory or otherwise morally degradballots, these men and women endorsed him, ing dialogue and behavior, we will continue endorsing his views and therefore endorsing to subject our society to increasingly bigger the idea that misogyny is a welcome, or at threats from men like Trump.
How does reality differ from theory in regards to the housing system?
The 2016 election exposes our inexcusable tolerance of misogyny.
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Arts explores: Thayer machine shop and 3-D printers By KRIPA SHRESTHA The Dartmouth
Of the many technologies that have been developed at or gifted to the Thayer School of Engineering Machine Shop, the 3-D printer stands out in the way it attracts students from all disciplines to explore new ideas in design. Dartmouth acquired the first 3-D printer in 1997 and subsequently obtained two more of these amazingly robust machines about 15 years ago, special instructor Peter Fontaine said. Fontaine said that Dartmouth’s first 3-D printer was made by Stratasys, a company founded by Scott Crump. “Scott Crump literally invented it in his backyard,” Fontaine said. “He invented the FDM (fused deposition modeling) process out in his garage.” Machine shop manager Kevin Baron said that Thayer was able to get a lot of the 3-D printing technology before other institutions because of Dartmouth’s connection to Scott Crump’s father, Ralph Crump, who was an overseer at Thayer. “One of the ways [Ralph Crump] likes to express gratitude to Dartmouth
College is to donate these machines that his son had played such a key role in developing,” Baron said. Baron said that there are three different 3-D printers in Thayer: the Stratasys model, called the Titan, the Z printer and the Objet. “The Stratasys model is fused deposition,” Baron said. “It uses a thermosetting plastic and sort of mimics a glue gun to build material on a platform.” The Z printer is the only printer that can print in color and with plaster. The Objet, their most popular machine, uses a spray jet and urethane material, to manipulate chemistry in real time to get different material properties as it produces products in 3-D. The Objet originally came from the physics department, Baron said. “A professor from the physics department got this on a grant, and over time, he became a little flummoxed at being the go-to person for getting 3-D printing in the Physics department,” Baron said, “So I made a deal with him. I said, ‘Well, give it to us. We’ll train students to use it, we’ll do all your work for you and we’ll make it available for everybody.’ He was delighted to send it over here and
we were delighted to have access to it for the larger Dartmouth community.” The printers are used for a multitude of purposes, including iterations of student design projects, “one-of-a-kind parts” and specialized attachments for research equipment. Baron noted that students often use parts they have printed in 3-D in conjunction with other tools. “I’m seeing objects, research apparatuses being built in the labs with a hybrid combination of parts that have been machined, parts that have been cast and parts that have been 3-D printed, all assembled together and now are making a working device,” Baron said. Besides being useful tools for engineers, the 3-D printers are used by a variety of departments, including physics, computer science and studio art. “Digital artwork is really becoming quite a big thing,” Fontaine said. “[The studio art department] doesn’t have a facility where they can produce things like that, particularly like our Titan, which will build up to 14 inches tall, so they can actually do a sculpture, scaled
down but still big enough so they can actually see it in visualized proportions.” Baron commented on the possibilities that 3-D design creates, including the ability to “generate physical models of shapes that occur in nature.” As a manager of the machine shop, Baron largely hopes to close the gap between what students imagine and what they can actually create. “That’s what makes these printers so attractive, because they’re one way of closing the gap in capturing ideas,” Baron said. “It empowers young designers who are just getting started. They find that with a series of keystrokes, they can make a real object from their imagination without any particular craft skills.” Baron’s strategy is to turn over the 3-D printers to students and develop a student team that will manage the machines. Regarding a recent request by the Chemistry department to model molecules, Baron hopes to turn over some of that work to students. “We don’t have time necessarily to support all that,” Baron said. “These processes however, are catnip to these students and by allowing maximum
access to the equipment, we can keep things moving.” While the machine shop has limited hours, students can access a 3-D printer any time they want at the FAB Lab, a separate machine shop facility that is open 24/7 to students after they have completed a short training session. This training consists of a 20-minute video followed by a quick demonstration to prove that students understand how 3-D printing works. “Students can come in here, download their designs and run this anytime they like,” Baron said. “Access is limited only by your ability to log on to the machine and access the software.” Ivan Duong ’19, who started working at the machine shop this term, said that after only five weeks he had printed enough to be able to teach others. He has worked with the Mojo printer, which he called a “versatile machine” once students learn how to use Solidworks, the software Dartmouth printers operate on. “It can make all your dreams come true, provided you can make those dreams in a 3-D software program,” Duong said.
Student spotlight: actress and singer Zahra Ruffin ’17 By ELISE HIGGINS
The Dartmouth Staff
Although Zahra Ruffin ’17 is now an actress, she was introduced to the world of theater through dance. In middle school Ruffin’s homeroom teacher asked her to be a background dancer in the school’s performance of “Guys and Dolls”. Ruffin said that she thought her theater career would be over after that show, but the next year, the same teacher gave her the script for the fall production. “I loved the script and I auditioned,” Ruffin said. “That was basically the end of any free time I had outside the theater.” Ruffin continued to pursue acting and music throughout high school, and dance eventually began to take a back seat. Although Ruffin said she knew she was passionate about theater, she was unsure if she would continue along that path once she started at Dartmouth. “I didn’t necessarily come in knowing it was something I wanted to pursue,” Ruffin said. “I came in knowing it was something I really loved.” Ruffin’s plan for her first term at
Dartmouth was to take one class for her major, potentially one class for her language requirement and one class she loved. Ruffin originally planned on majoring in sociology, but she took so many theater classes that she eventually decided to switch. “I thought to my myself, ‘Zahra, if you love it this much, just do it’,” Ruffin said. Theater department chair and professor Laura Edmondson, who is also Ruffin’s major advisor, said that Ruffin’s infectious love for theater can be felt in the classroom. “She’s one of the students who is a joy to have in the classroom because they just care about the material so much,” Edmondson said. “That just sets the tone for all the other students in the class” As Ruffin’s major advisor, Edmondson is in charge of keeping track of Ruffin’s courses. Edmondson said that the theater major is very complex because students have to complete both class and production requirements. Edmondson said that as advisors, professors try to help students follow their passions and have positive experiences but also step outside of their comfort
zones. As a theater major, Ruffin has performed in shows every term at Dartmouth. Although she has done some mainstage performances, Ruffin said she really enjoys student shows because she likes to work with her peers. In addition to theater, Ruffin is also extremely passionate about music. She discovered music earlier than theater because it was more accessible to her. “You can always turn on a radio, but you can’t necessarily turn on a theater,” Ruffin said. Driven by her interest in music, Ruffin knew she wanted to join an a cappella group at Dartmouth. Ruffin said she had a friend who was in the Subtleties who wanted her to join, so she auditioned and eventually made the group. Liza Couser ’17, a member of the Subtleties, commented that Ruffin is quick to learn music and has a great soloist voice, making her a great addition to the group. In addition to performing with the Subtleties, Ruffin also performs at open mic nights at Bar Hop. She originally began working at Bar Hop as an usher,
but a friend who also worked there convinced her to perform during one of her shifts. Eventually Ruffin began to take a larger role in the planning of Bar Hop, and now she is the live events manager. The events manager reaches out to bands and a cappella groups to perform. Ruffin appreciates the details and the melodies in musicals, but she said that she actually prefers performing in plays because she feels that she does better. Now a senior, Ruffin says that she feels more confident in her acting abilities than she did when she first came to Dartmouth. “You become relatively seasoned,” Ruffin said. “You kind of know what you’re doing at this point.” Couser said that although Ruffin has always been confident and competent on stage, she has grown as a performer over the years. “We watch each other get better every show we do,” Couser said. The opportunity to take on larger roles throughout her years as a theater major has been one of Ruffin’s favorite parts of her experience. This fall, she will performing as the lead in “Inti-
mate Apparel,” directed by Tazewell Thompson. Ruffin plays Esther, a black woman living alone in New York City in the 1950s. She is a seamstress but has a dream of eventually opening up her own beauty parlor. Ruffin said that her favorite part about Esther is her optimism and resilience. “She’s not a victim at all,” Ruffin said. Ruffin is somewhat unsure of what her plans will be after college. She wants to pursue acting and perhaps go to graduate school. Ruffin said that her experience on the Theater FSP to London this past summer helped her realize that theater was something she wanted to pursue. “I have an idea of where I want to end up in maybe four years,” Ruffin said, “It’s figuring out that four year gap perchance that is super important.” While future plans are definitely on Ruffin’s mind, she still has some time to figure things out. As she finishes her final year at Dartmouth, Ruffin will continue to perform on stage and pursue her passion. “Intimate Apparel” will be performed at the Moore Theater from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13.