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VOL. CLXXII NO. 75

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

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The three “Moving Dartmouth Forward” working groups — tasked with creating implementation recommendations for College President Phil Hanlon’s policy initiative — briefed an audience of roughly 20 on Tuesday night on their progress before an open questionand-answer session. Palaeopitus senior society and the Dean of the College’s office sponsored the event, and Palaeopitus members Valerie Zhao ’15 and Ashneil Jain ’15 moderated the discussion.

Members of Palaeopitus senior society and the Dean of the College’s office co-host a town hall discussion.

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College announces six residential cluster professors

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Biology professor Ryan Calsbeek, physics and astronomy professor Ryan Hickox, engineering professor Jane Hill, sociology professor Kathryn Lively, mathematics professor Craig Sutton and comparative literature professor Dennis Washburn will be the first six house professors in Dartmouth’s new residential cluster system, the College announced yesterday.

Provost Dever asked faculty to ap-

ply for the house professor positions, outlined as part of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiatives, earlier this spring.

Dever received more than 20 applications, a number that both interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer and director of residential education Michael Wooten said they found exciting yet unsurprising.

Ameer and Wooten organized a committee involving members of the committee on student life, the committee on policy and the dean of the

faculty. This group proposed a list of finalists to the Provost, who made the final decision on which finalists would be the six house professors.

The appointment of the house professors to the residential communities is the beginning of what Ameer called a 20 to 25 year project to restructure housing at the College.

Ameer said each house professor will serve as the “intellectual leader of the house.” One of the major responsibilities of the house professors when they begin their posts in July will be to

help define and plan the direction of the communities’ development, Ameer added.

The professors will serve a four-year term beginning on July 1 this year, and they will move into a residence near their respective clusters the following summer.

Each house professor will be responsible for approximately 300 students.

Wooten said, however, that administrators are in the process of developing SEE CLUSTER PAGE 5

Tuck will launch new minority business program

B y ERIN LEE

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The Tuck School of Business will launch a new program this June that will focus on helping those from underrepresented communities capitalize on new digital technologies to grow their businesses.

Google will sponsor the three days of hands-on sessions, collectively titled “Digital Excellence Program for Minority Entrepreneurs,” program leader and Tuck digital strategies faculty director Alva Taylor said.

“The idea of the session is that in

today’s world, in order for a company to be successful, they have to understand the digital world, understand how it impacts their business and use it to be successful,” Taylor said.

Technology reduces the barriers to entering the corporate sector for many companies, particularly small and underrepresented businesses, he said. Taylor noted that entrepreneurs use social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook to find more ways to access capital, contact potential consumers and understand their consumers.

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Tuck School of Business will launch a program that addresses digital technologies.

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DAily debriefing May 1, 11:13 a.m., The Friends of Dartmouth Rowing Boathouse: Safety and Security officers and the Grounds Crew responded to a report of an 8-foot sinkhole near the Boathouse. L&M Construction arrived upon request with an excavator to correct the sinkhole.

May 2, 1:33 a.m., Bissel Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers, Dartmouth EMS and Hanover Police responded to a Good Sam call at Bissel. The intoxicated individual was evaluated, transported to DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center and then returned to Dick’s House two hours later.

May 2, 3:53 a.m., Goldstein Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers discovered an intoxicated student asleep on the floor of an elevator in Goldstein. The student was evaluated by Dartmouth EMS and transported to Dick’s House for a high level of intoxication.

May 2, 7:31 p.m., The United Church of Christ: Safety and Security officers responded to a report of students throwing rocks at the UCC. One individual was identified as a Dartmouth student. No damage to the building was reported.

May 2, 7:38 p.m., North Fayerweather Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers, Dartmouth EMS and Hanover Ambulance responded to a Good Sam call at North Faye. The intoxicated individual was evaluated and transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for high level of intoxication.

May 3, 9:21 a.m., Theta Delta Chi Fraternity: Safety and Security officers observed an unattended fire in the fire pit at TDX. A Safety and Security officer extinguished the fire and contacted the house.

May 3, 8:15 p.m., South Massachusetts Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers transported a student to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where the student was treated for a concussion that was sustained while skiing at Tuckerman’s Ravine. The student was transported back to campus by Safety and Security one hour later.

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Tuck will expand minority programs FROM TUCK PAGE 1

The program aims to provide underrepresented populations in the business world, including ethnic minorities, women, those with developmental disabilities and those with military backgrounds, with access to digital technology, Taylor said. He said that the expected enrollment for the program is 100 people.

Tuck managing director of minority business programs Fred McKinney said that the new program will introduce digital tools for the minority business community that can facilitate customer service, marketing, internal operations, finance and globalization.

Taylor said that this program, unlike other Tuck-run minority business education programs, focuses purely on the digital aspect of business. He said that other courses he has taught over the past 10 years include technology alongside other topics such as marketing, operations and supply and demand.

Tuck professor and director of programs for minority and women-owned businesses Leonard Greenhalgh said Tuck began offering minority-specific programs 35 years ago.

Greenhalgh said that minorities and women are held to a higher standard to obtain bank loans, often settling for contracts with higher interest rates than white males do or not obtaining loans at all, which could reflect an unconscious bias among financial

institutions.

McKinney noted that owners and families usually fund their own businesses, and an overwhelming majority of minorities do not have access to the capital necessary to start a business. The new program can help minority entrepreneurs figure out how to access capital from others who have it, he said.

McKinney said that the wealth gap is increasing between white and minority households. The net worth of an average white family is $110,000, while the net worth of an average Hispanic family is $7,500 and that of an African-American family is $5,000, he said.

Another problem that minority entrepreneurs encounter is difficulty with networking, McKinney said. He said that business is a “contact sport,” as entrepreneurs cannot succeed without having connections.

“In the African-American and Hispanic communities in this country, there is a dearth of wealth and entrepreneurs who have remained in these communities that also have the wherewithal to support early stage businesses,” he said.

McKinney noted that cities like San Francisco, Boston and Washington, D.C. are meccas for business owners.

“Entrepreneurs like to be around other entrepreneurs,” he said. “They like to talk to other entrepreneurs. If you’re not in that group, you’re going to have a hard time getting into that group.”

Tuck’s program will help create

connections, both among minority entrepreneurs and with other parties, such as financial institutions, he said.

Taylor said that the program would allow participants to rotate between people with different expertise during the hands-on sessions.

“It’s the equivalent of business speed-dating,” he said. “The program is intended to be an actionable program, so people that have finished going through these three-day sessions can go back to their companies and do things differently.”

Google technology experts will be present during the program to help expose participants to the tools and technologies available, McKinney said.

The new program will take place June 8 through 10 at Google’s offices in Boston. A second round of sessions is expected to run in Seattle in September.

Greenhalgh said that the gap between minority business owners and the rest of the business world is being fixed slowly.

“If you leave people excluded from the mainstream so that they can’t earn a living wage and there’s tremendous unemployment in the community, you end up with hopelessness and despair,” he said.

“You get situations like you found in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island and a lot of other places. We saw that in the ’60s and we’d hope we learned the lessons from the ’60s, but we have to relearn them again.”

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The Tuck School of Business will offer programs to help underrepresented groups in business.

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Chairs of the social event and alcohol management group Taylor Watson ’16 and assistant dean and director of case management Kristi Clemens said they are one to two weeks away from having a completed draft of their recommendations.

The group’s goal is to mitigate dangerous drinking while keeping in mind the reality of the College’s social scene and to create an open dialogue between administrators and students, Watson and Clemons said. Clemens said that another goal was to figure out how to make third-party bartenders and security viable options for Greek houses.

When asked which areas of the social event management procedures were the weakest, Watson cited the rule that states that parties can only serve one category of alcohol — either beer and cider or wine and champagne. Watson also mentioned the inconsistencies between College policy and the SEMP in regards to whether or not kegs are allowed.

The group also aims to streamline event registration through an online web form and to have every event with alcohol registered, Clemens said.

The student organization standards and review working group, represented at the panel by its two chairs, assistant director of Greek Letters Organizations and Societies standards and management Sam Waltemeyer and Collis Center director of student activities Anna Hall, are currently halfway through their seven to eight weeks allotted time during which they expect to produce a base proposal.

The group is aiming to create baseline standards that all of the 12 departments that recognize and oversee campus organizations will follow and to ensure that student organizations are making a positive impact on campus, Hall said.

The chairs outlined the steps of their plan. First, the group learned about what expectations currently exist for campus organizations.

Second, the group looked at peer institutions for potential models.

The next step is to come up with general expectations, review them and then look toward implementation.

Community citizenship working group chair Thomas Cormen, the computer science department chair, spoke about his group’s progress. The objective of the group create a code of conduct reminding students of the values

that guide Dartmouth, Cormen said.

The group tried to make the code concise and visible, Cormen said. It is comprised of three paragraphs — the first addresses broad standards, the second addresses responsibilities and the third addresses educational values, Cormen said.

When asked where on campus students would engage in a dialogue about values, Cormen said these conversations could take place in the new residential house clusters and during FirstYear Trips. Dumanian said that, since the housing clusters will have representatives from all four classes, upperclassmen could lead productive discussions in regards to values.

The group presented this code of conduct to the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” implementation committee, who then suggested changes. Some of the changes were reflected in the code shown at Tuesday’s town hall meeting.

Zhao said in an interview before the town hall meeting that Palaeopitus decided to host the event due to the confusion among the student body as to what the working groups were and what they did. She said that she hoped the town hall would put everyone on the same page.

When asked if they thought the general student body was well informed about the working groups, Kate Dumanian ’18, a member of the community citizenship working group, said that there has not been great visibility. Watson and Waltemeyer said, however, that the groups have revealed all they can, but are not able to reveal incomplete policy.

John Damianos ’16, who served on the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee, said while town halls were great for encouraging transparency, he wished that more students had attended the event.

Aylin Woodward ’15, who is a member of Palaeopitus but wished to speak only as a student, said that she was worried about how the code of conduct would be effective without any accountability, but that she was excited that SEMP policy is being examined more closely.

Robert Scales ’16 said that he was worried there would not be a clear outlet for student feedback, as no formal process was mentioned during the town hall.

Woodward is a member of The Dartmouth opinion staff. Jain is a former member of The Dartmouth business senior staff.

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TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY

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Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji gives a lecture titled “Transforming Inida: Development and Diplomacy.”

TACO TUESDAY

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The Box food truck sold special tacos in honor of Cinco de Mayo outside of Silsby Hall on Tuck Drive.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

CONTRIBUTING Columnist ANMOL GHAVRI ’18

STAFF Columnist ZIQIN YUAN ’18

NuancedTakes on Baltimore

Incorrectly Politically Correct

Both demonstrators and law enforcement officials deserve understanding.

On April 19 in Baltimore, a 25-year-old African-American man named Freddie Gray died as a result of spine and neck injuries he sustained while being arrested and transported in a police vehicle a week earlier. Details eventually came out implicating six police officers in police brutality, including giving Gray a “rough ride” — that is, placing him on his stomach in the back of a police vehicle while handcuffed and throwing him around by driving erratically. Since then, both peaceful and violent protests have occurred.

If you watched the news this past week, you would have seen demonstrators throwing rocks, slitting fire hoses, looting and setting buildings on fire. You would have also seen peaceful day protests in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and many other cities across the United States.

You would have seen political pundits, protesters and members of the law enforcement community siding with either Gray or the police. Often, however, taking sides oversimplifies the issues at hand and leads people to rashly and unfairly judge the situation and parties involved. The situation is far more complicated than could possibly be captured in a sound bite, and we must all give both sides the nuance they deserve. Otherwise, the cycle of violence, abuse and oppression will continue to spiral on.

Many nights during the week of April 27, which the Washington Post referred to as “the worst of the riots,” saw civil unrest reach a breaking point — this is when some protests turned violent and looting occurred. Thousands of police officers and National Guard troops were deployed. Both a curfew and a state of emergency were declared in Baltimore on April 28.

It can be easy to jump to conclusions based on these events. Even President Barack Obama called the looting rioters “thugs.” While I do not condone the looting and burning of buildings, calling looters thugs is not the right path — these individuals are still people with complex motivations. Calling them “thugs” dehumanizes them and makes their motivations seem singular, inhibiting a nuanced perspective. Many of the rioters who are looting stores are poverty-stricken young men who lack economic opportunity. While I do not condone

many rioters’ actions, to call them “thugs” from such a detached perspective is vicious and unfair.

We must fully consider the history of oppression and systematic violence African-Americans have experienced when interpreting the actions of individuals in the face of events such as Gray’s death. While I think the way to respond to injustice is not looting and setting buildings on fire because rioting only harms communities, I know I cannot judge absolutely those who choose that path.

But just as generalized hatred directed towards protestors or rioters must stop, generalized police bashing needs to stop as well. Police brutality is real, and the anger and frustration from AfricanAmericans is palpable. That being said, the majority of cops are not racist bullies — most have families to go home to and are simply doing their job. One death as a result of police brutality is too many, but only the videos of police officers abusing their power make the news. A small minority of bad cops exist in police forces across America — the challenge is to root them out. This will help the great majority of community-minded officers better serve and protect their communities.

As of this week, I believe that the peaceful protesting, rather than its violent counterpart, worked. These prolonged protests have led to swift justice. On Friday May 1, Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby filed charges against six police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Mosby hopes to hold the six police officers involved in Gray’s death accountable for murder. In the weeks to come, community leaders should urge protestors, civic-minded citizens and law-enforcement agencies in Baltimore and across the nation to come together and review what is causing the instances of racially-charged police brutality that keeps making headlines.

Most importantly, Baltimore and the nation as a whole need increased dialogue between law enforcement agencies and the communities they are charged to protect. This must occur against the backdrop of peace — not violence perpetrated by either “side.” Not all protesters are thugs, and not all cops are bullies or racist. We must give both the protesters and law enforcement members the nuance they deserve.

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Our generation has become harmful in its political correctness.

With May 5 — or “Cinco de Mayo” — occurring this week, discussions of political correctness abound as many question whether celebrations of the holiday are politically correct.

This phrase, commonly shortened to “PC,” has become somewhat of a buzzword, whose meaning can be difficult to pin down. MerriamWebster defines “politically correct” as “agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people.” In its best iteration, political correctness manifests itself as sensitivity to others’ circumstances and cultures — taking into account their life experiences, understanding the reasons behind any possible sensitivity toward certain subjects and acknowledging our own potential to commit microagressions.

Being politically correct, however, can also entail tiptoeing past every uncomfortable subject in fear that we will be labelled “insensitive” or, worse, “racist.” After one of Jay Leno’s college interns asserted that disliking Mexican food was “kind of racist,” he remarked, “College kids now are so politically correct ... That’s not racist. No, being anti-guacamole is not racist, okay? You have no idea what racism is.”

Political correctness as a means to respect others’ viewpoints is a noble concept, but being overly politically correct can provide a shield for people to hide behind. A grandfather recently photographed by Humans of New York noted, “I’m raising a biracial grandson full time.

Every time I try to discipline him, he says it’s discrimination.” While his statement was likely said in jest, it nonetheless captures the biggest problem of being too politically correct — a once-serious term that connotes a history of injustice, “discrimination” becomes just another buzzword. And since most people are terrified of being labeled a bigot or racist, they don’t challenge such claims.

From my experience, what can result is a downward spiral of people using their ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or any other potentially marginalized category as an excuse to

shut down critiques of personal character, and of others being afraid to speak their minds for fear of hurting someone’s feelings — or being labeled some kind of -ist or -phobe.

People do not seem to realize that being overly politically correct hurts people in much the same way as overly protective parenting.

Beyond allowing people to not be held accountable for their personal actions, it allows them to hide from the real world, where most people do not care about making sure you feel safe and protected. It does not end racism or bigotry — it just postpones one’s inevitable exposure to these forces.

This is not a call to stop self-censoring any and all insensitive thoughts. This is a call to stop using political correctness as an excuse, to stop letting the fear of political incorrectness to cloud our judgements and prevent us from engaging in more nuanced dialogue. We should not be insensitive to other people’s heritage and ethnicity — many people suffer various injustices that affect how they see the world. We need to draw a clear distinction, however, between being sensitive and understanding to others and being so afraid to say our own opinion that we allow the fear of reproach from others to prevent us from speaking our mind. Political correctness, at its best, should allow educated debate and discussion about people’s cultures and views.

It should not allow people to hide behind these views or use them as a crutch. For example, attempts to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and engage with Mexican-American culture should not be be baselessly labeled as racist — so long as these are legitimate attempts, and not platforms for cultural insensitivity.

College tends to be a bubble — especially at Dartmouth, we are sheltered from the harsher aspects of the real world. Yet just because we live in a relatively liberal and accepting place does not mean that the rest of the world is the same way. College is supposed to prepare us for the real world, including its harsh realities.

In being overly politically correct, it achieves the opposite effect, instead sheltering us from reality.

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Cluster professors hope to create community, engage students FROM CLUSTER PAGE 1

an affiliate program to facilitate the involvement of more faculty in the housing communities. Ameer and Wooten both asserted that faculty interest in the communities has been strong. In addition, Ameer said graduate students and others affiliated with the College will be involved in the communities, and each house will also have student governance.

Hill said that she experienced the residential college system at Yale University as a graduate student.

Having seen the success of the system at Yale, she said she was excited for what the housing communities could mean for the College. She added that she envisions each house coming to be defined by a distinct personality, influenced by the house professor.

Hickox who participated in the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee, said it became clear to him that house professors would be important to ensuring that changes to residential life are a success.

“Having thought about it for nine months, it became clear it was something I’d like to do,” he said.

Hickox said that he thinks a primary part of being a professor at Dartmouth is being passionate about an “active, tight-knit, intel-

lectual community.” With a diverse grouping of undergraduates, postdoctorates, graduate students, faculty and staff in a small rural town,

“One of the things that attracts me to this job is the opportunity to engage with students outside of the classroom. The classroom is fine.

You’re there for an hour, but it’s really the informal settings where you get to know each other and engage in meaningful intellectual and personal exchanges.

- CRAIG SUTTON, HOUSE PROFESSOR Hickox said Dartmouth has all the components necessary for a great housing system.

Hickox said he will be bring his

wife and two daughters to live in the house with him.

Sutton, who was also on the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee, said he responded to the Provost’s request for house professor applications so he could help make the new housing recommendations a success.

He said he is getting ready to meet with the other house professors and groups over the next year to bring the housing plan into reality.

“One of the things that attracts me to this job is the opportunity to engage with students outside of the classroom,” he said. “The classroom is fine. You’re there for an hour, but it’s really the informal settings where you get to know each other and engage in meaningful intellectual and personal exchanges.”

Calsbeek said he and his family have had significant interactions with students through the biology foreign study program in Costa Rica and said he hopes for similar opportunities to interact with students in his new role as house professor. He said he thinks his young daughters will help break down barriers between him and the students, as they have in the past.

Lively said she thinks her role as house professor will giver he a better appreciation of students’ lives and will make her a better teacher. She

was on the committee on student affairs under former Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson a few years ago and worked on a report that recommended a residential house system, so she said the idea of being a house professor has been “on the back burner” for awhile.

Lively, who will be bringing her husband and cats to live with her in the cluster, hopes to create a salonstyle atmosphere in her cluster.

Washburn was not available for comment by press time.

Sean Li ’17, who took Wash-

burn’s “Krieger’s Virtual Girlfriend, Japanese Anime and the Idea of the Posthuman” last term, said he thinks the house professor position will suit Washburn well. Li said Washburn that Washburn is a great resource outside of the classroom, citing the fact that he and wife, Japanese professor Ikuko Watanabe, invite first-year students to their house for dinner.

Wooten said he is optimistic about the future success of the residential clusters.

“How we live together affects how we think together,” he said.

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THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY All Day Room draw for fall term housing

4:15 p.m.

“Science Innovation and National Security,” lecture with White House assistant director for national security and international affairs Susan Coller-Monarez, Dartmouth Hall, Room 105

4:30 p.m.

“Why the Vietnam War Still Matters,” lecture with Christian Appy of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Haldeman 41

TOMORROW 4:00 p.m.

“A Maiden’s Consent: Romance and Sexual Ethics at the Dawn of Christianity,” lecture, Rockefeller Center, Room 003

4:00 p.m.

“Future Directions in Quantum Nanoscience: Physics, Materials, Devices and Applications,” seminar, Wilder 202

4:30 p.m.

“A Different Kind of Patriotism: Women and Anti-War Activism in the U.S. and Beyond,” public panel, Haldeman 41

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“Merrily We Roll Along” will play this weekend

term and cast Noah Samotin ’17 and Katelyn Onufrey ’15 alongside The Dartmouth Staff Samuels as Frank’s best friends In a time when most students are Charley and Mary, respectively. focused on acing their midterms He said that he also began to put or finding that perfect summer together his creative design team internship, have we given ourselves in the winter because he knew the the chance to take a moment to difficulties of directing a musical stop and reflect about our past in six weeks, a truncated time decisions, such as why we chose period due to the shortness of the to come to the College in the first College’s terms. place and how we chose the career In the second round of auditions paths we want to pursue? Those at the beginning of spring term, deep questions about everything Gottschall said that he finished we sacrifice in order to achieve casting the remaining three success will be explored when principal roles and a 10-person the College’s theater department ensemble with Haley Reicher presents “Merrily We Roll Along” ’17 and Liza Couser ’17 starring (1981), a musical based on the as Frank’s wives Gussie and 1934 eponymous play by George Beth, respectively, and Romen Kaufman and Moss Hart with Mookerjee ’15 as Gussie’s exmusic and lyrics by Academy- and husband Joe. Tony-Award winning composer Gottschall said the cast and crew Stephen Sondheim, this weekend. rehearsed four to six times a week Set primarily in New York for four hours a night for about four during the late 20th century, weeks, adding that the amount of “Merrily” chronicles the life of rehearsal time was relatively low songwriter and film producer for a show as big and complex as Franklin Shepard who will be “Merrily.” played by Max Samuels ’15. Aside from the short timeframe, Through a series of flashbacks, Gottschall said that he and his the audience will see the choices design team had to overcome other Frank makes that help him find obstacles during rehearsals, such career success at the price of losing as working with the large space in touch with his family and friends. Moore Theater.

Stage and musical director T h e a t e r p r o f e s s o r Ja m i e Max Gottschall ’15 said that Horton, one of Gottschall’s two as a theater major he chose to thesis advisors, said musicals are present this musical as his senior always more demanding than thesis because of its relatable other forms of theater because themes, particularly for students of their technical requirements, on the verge of graduating, and such as sound engineering and its depiction working with a of the tough live orchestra. choices that “It resonates with “In every c a n ch a n g e everyone who aspect, there are people’s lives. more elements to “It’s a rare wants to watch it, handle and the musical that whether they’re collaborations can be topical students who are just a n d p a r t i e s and really involved are make people starting out in their greater in t h i n k a n d lives or parents and number,” Horton wonder and said. reconsider,” community members Because of the G o t t s c h a l l who remember what added difficulty said.

“It designing a set it was like to be that in makes people that will work for think a little way and the things all the location harder about they’ve lost since and time shifts t h e ch o i c e s throughout the t h e y m a k e then and the things musical, the a n d w h a t they’ve gained since production’s set succeeding d e s i g n e r Ju l i e then.” and what Solomon ’17 said unhappiness the team decided r e a l l y d o e s -max gottschall ’15, to use projections m e a n , to define the because it’s stage and musical locations instead. harder than director of “Merrily “I have never it seems.” designed a set we roll along” A f t e r before using selecting projections, so “Merrily” for I’m learning as I his thesis a year ago, Gottschall go,” Solomon said. “I’m finding said that he held auditions for the images and editing them and three largest roles over the winter making sure they’re perfect.”

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Choreographer Veronica Burt ’16 said she needed to change and restructure most of the show’s choreography two weeks ago when the cast began to practice with using three sets of levels and stairs that will be on the stage, due to the challenges involved with working around them.

“I think the play is an interesting and very challenging way of storytelling because it happens in reverse. It’s a little trickier, but the cast is bringing a lot of heart and an enormous amount of hard work and it’s really paying off.”

just re-blocked everything.”

In the remaining days before the show opens, Gottschall said the crew will focus on incorporating the technical and lighting aspects into the show, while the cast will spend the rehearsals returning to the heart of the story and figuring out how they want to convey the characters to the audience. He said that ideally the cast will have two full dress rehearsals with costumes and props to work out any final kinks before Friday’s show.

Horton said that the musical’s structure helps make it distinct and engaging.

“I think the play is an interesting and very challenging way of storytelling because it happens in reverse,” Horton said. “It’s a little trickier, but the cast is bringing a lot of heart and an enormous amount

of hard work and it’s really paying off.”

Gottschall said that he thinks “Merrily” is not worth missing with its relevant story and contrasting mix of singing, dancing and humor.

“It resonates with everyone who wants to watch it, whether they’re students who are just starting out in their lives or parents and community members who remember what is was like to be that way and the things they’ve lost since then and the things they’ve gained since then,” Gottschall said.

“Merrily” will open on Friday night at 8 p.m. in Moore Theater, with two additional performances on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are five dollars for students and general admission.

-jamie horton, theater professor and Gottschall’s thesis advisor “Even though I choreographed with those levels in mind, it’s such a different beast when you see these actors on these different playing spaces,” Burt said. “But we worked with what we had and

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Men’s and women’s tennis players receive Ivy League honors B y CHANELLE QI

The Dartmouth Staff

Players on both the men’s and women’s tennis teams received a number of major accolades over the past week.

The teams saw players placed on the first and second 2015 All-Ivy teams, and some also clinched Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year awards.

Taylor Ng ’17 and Kristina Mathis ’18 were named to the first All-Ivy team for doubles. The nationally-ranked duo of Ng and Mathis won 15 of the 19 doubles matches they played together in the 2014-2015 season. In Ivy League competition, the pair’s only loss came from a match with Princeton University in April.

Both Ng and Mathis stated that the balanced team dynamic between the doubles partners has been invaluable to their success.

“We complement each other very well in different aspects,” Ng said. “In terms of our games, [Mathis] is very consistent, which is great. She’s solid from baseline, sees court extremely well and knows what she wants to do with the ball.”

Ng also said that their compatible personalities led to good balance on the court.

“Personality-wise, both of us don’t

show that much negativity on the court.

She’s very quiet, but confident. I’m a lot more vocal. It’s a good balance because when I can feel myself getting overexcited, she’s there to help me tone it down,” Ng said. “Sometimes when she needs a little energy, I’m there to pump her up.”

Mathis agreed, also commenting on the importance of trust in doubles teams.

“In the beginning, [Ng] was there to guide me through our first doubles matches, and it really built up trust,” Mathis said. “We understand each other, and I think it’s a really good relationship to have with your partner.”

Mathis’ selection to the first-team All-Ivy doubles is especially notable considering that she is a freshman.

“It’s definitely a big shock for me,” Mathis said. “I’m really happy, since I had very little experience in doubles prior to coming to college. Everybody’s helped me so much.”

In addition to her first-team doubles spot, Ng automatically earned a spot on the first team for singles. Ng was previously selected to the second singles team her freshman year. Even more impressive, Ng was also unanimously named the 2015 Ivy League Player of the Year. She is the first Big Green player to be named Player of the Year since 1999.

Ng automatically qualifies for the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship as the Ivy League singles champion. She is the first player from Dartmouth to ever qualify for the singles championship and is also the sole singles qualifier in the Ivy League this year.

“Playing college tennis as part of a team has reinforced why I love tennis,” Ng said. “A few years ago, I would have viewed tennis as a completely individual sport. Being on the court with everyone on the team supporting each other brings me a lot of pride.”

Ng was undefeated in singles this conference season, playing at the No. 1 position. During the spring singles season, Ng won 42 out of the 46 sets she played as well as 22 out of the overall 23 matches.

For the men’s team, three individuals were recognized. Dovydas Sakinis ’16 was named Ivy League Player of the Year and selected to the first team for singles and doubles. Sakinis is the third male player from Dartmouth to be named Player of the Year and the first in over two decades. Nationally ranked, Sakinis played at the No. 1 position for singles. Sakinis was previously awarded Rookie of the Year as a sophomore, and was the first from Dartmouth.

“Getting Player of the Year was one of my goals this year, and I’m re-

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Taylor Ng ’17 was unanimously named the Ivy League Player of the Year.

ally happy I was able to play my best tennis,” Sakinis said.

Sakinis went 6-1 in Ivy League singles competition this season, and has consistently played at the No. 1 position in both singles and doubles.

“It makes me feel better that the team trusts me to be at the top spots, and it’s more motivation to practice,” he said. “It pushes me to work more every day.”

In addition to his All-Ivy recognition, Sakinis also qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship.

Ciro Riccardi ’18 was named

Rookie of the Year, joining Sakinis as the only two Dartmouth players in history to be given that title. Riccardi played at No. 3 singles for the men’s team and went 4-3 in Ivy League play.

Chris Kipouras ’15 was placed in the second team for singles and doubles. Kipouras regularly played at No. 2 singles for the spring season with an overall score of 14-8. Kipouras was previously recognized his junior year as part of the All-Ivy men’s second-team singles list.

The women’s team will enter NCAA competition on May 9 against No. 51 College of William and Mary.

Men’s crew teams have trouble in weekend battles with Cornell

B y JOSEPH CLYNE

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

The men’s heavyweight and lightweight crew teams had trying weekends as the rowing season approaches its conclusion. Neither team won a race as Cornell University dominated the weekend’s affairs.

The heavyweight team spent the weekend in Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River racing in the Madeira Cup. The Madeira Cup is traditionally a race between Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, but the Big Green competed this year as guests.

With little wind and no current on the Schuylkill, times were solid for all three teams. Overall, the Big Green put up a middling performance, failing to beat Cornell in any races but taking down Penn in two of the four classes.

In the first varsity eight boat, Cornell finished the 2,000-meter course in 5:35.4, while Penn finished in 5:37.2

and Dartmouth brought up the rear in 5:39.5.

“Penn and Cornell kind of jumped us at the start by about a length in the first 1,000 meters, and there was some open water,” Bobby Moffitt ’16 said. “In the second 1,000, we clawed back in and got the margin down to about two seconds on Penn. Cornell had opened up about a two-second lead on Penn, so we were four back of them. It was good, hard racing by all crews. They’re both top-notch teams.”

The second varsity eight put together a more dispiriting performance, finishing in 5:54.0, 11 seconds behind the victorious Big Red. Penn also beat out the Big Green’s second squad, finishing in 5:51.3.

A glimmer of hope came from the heavyweights’ third varsity eight performance. Here, the Big Green managed to take down the Quakers, though they still finished behind the dominating Big Red. Dartmouth’s third

varsity eight finished in 5:53.2, a time that beat out the Big Green’s second varsity eight.

“The 3V boat had a pretty good race,” Jamie Billings ’16 said. “We’ve had a lot of lineup changes. We jumped out with Cornell, but they opened up a lead of almost a length. The Cornell 3V is one of the best in the country and overall, we were very happy with our race.”

Finally, the Big Green put two boats forward in the fourth varsity eight category. Both boats took down Penn’s fourth boat, but once again the Big Red reigned supreme, taking home this race as well. Cornell walked away from the weekend winning both the Madeira Cup and the Wray Cup, which goes to the team that accrues the most points over the course of the weekend.

The heavyweight squad walked away from the weekend with a renewed understanding of the importance of quick starts, Billings said.

“The biggest takeaway is being aggressive right off the bat. Rowing is pretty much mental — there’s a big mental component,” Billings said. “It’s a lot harder to catch up than when you get an early lead or are right next to a crew. When you’re rowing next to another crew, that provides you with a little extra motivation.”

The lightweight crew team had a tough weekend, as Cornell again controlled the weekend. The Big Green lightweights took on Cornell on the Cayuga Lake Inlet to compete for the Baggaley Bowl. The Big Red won all four races with the Big Green finishing more than 10 seconds off the lead in each one.

“We knew we would have tough races, but we were not overall pleased with the outcomes,” Matt Marcus ’16 said. “A number of boats felt they didn’t perform as well as we could have given our practice times.”

The Big Green’s closest race came in

the third varsity eight category, where the Big Green finished in 6:25.3. The Big Red finished in 6:15.0, even though the team entered its fourth best boat against Dartmouth’s third best.

“Cornell is really good this year,” Marcus said. “Their top boat and their third varsity are the best in the country and their second and fourth boats are both second in the country, so we knew that they would have a pretty competitive crew.”

Both the heavyweight and lightweight crews will now cast their focus to the Eastern Sprints on May 17 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

“We’ve already improved from last year. It sort of comes down to our place this year at Eastern Sprints,” Moffitt said. “We want to get into that grand final and that involves beating some crews that have beaten us earlier this year. We’re getting faster and hopefully we’ll be able to get our bows ahead of theirs.”