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Students enjoy a free Stinson’s Barbecue outside of Robinson Hall to celebrate Green Key.

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Sororities consider localization B y PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff

As female-dominated social spaces and local sororities have become a fixture in the debates about reforming Dartmouth’s social scene, the College’s Panhellenic Council has drafted a document this term outlining the localization process that they have forwarded to sorority

leaders to support those organizations considering localization.

The document, “Navigating Sorority Localization at Dartmouth College,” was prepared this term by Panhell’s vice presidents of policy and research, Samantha Cheng ’16 and Carly Schnitzler ’16.

The discussion of the pros and cons of being local

E. coli unlikely to affect Hanover

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Following the positive tests for Colifor m and E. coli bacteria, the City of Lebanon issued a boil water order for potable water, effective until further notice, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne wrote in an email to campus.

He said in an interview, however, that these findings will not affect

Hanover and that authorities in Lebanon and West Lebanon are handling the situation. The bacteria was found at multiple testing sites.

Kinne said that he sent the email to campus to alert Dartmouth employees and graduate students who live in Lebanon or West Lebanon that the boil water order is in effect, but that there is no reason to believe that this will be a problem in Hanover.

versus national dominates conversations in houses more than it has in the past, Cheng said, although she would not discuss the plans or debates within any specific sororities.

“We realized that a lot of the information about this process and reincorporating into the College is really buried and that would SEE SORORITIES PAGE 5

Students enrolled in “General Chemistry” will likely be camping in the library rather than reveling in the sunshine or attending the many concerts on campus over Green Key weekend, as they have a midterm on Sunday evening. Because Green Key is not listed as an official college holiday on the registrar’s website, many professors said they did not consider the big weekend when creating their syllabi.

“General Chemistry” professor Dean Wilcox, in addition to other professors whose classes will be having midterms over the next few days, wrote in an email that he did not know the date of the big weekend when scheduling exams for the course.

He also wrote that factors such as logical breaks in course material, lab schedules and exam room availability contributed to the decision to hold the midterm on this specific date.

“Green Key weekend is not a College-sponsored event and does not appear on the

registrar’s website,” Wilcox wrote. “It was not considered when planning the dates of our exams, which have been scheduled since the start of term.”

Earth sciences professor Edward Meyer also cited that the event is not an official College holiday when explaining his logic for scheduling a midterm in his introductory earth sciences class “How the Earth Works” this Friday.

“Dartmouth has very short terms and EARS 1 covers a lot of ground, so it is important that the course takes advantage of every possible class period,” Meyer wrote.

“This provides students with a meaningful exposure to the course material.”

Psychology professor Catherine Cramer, whose class is cancelled Friday, said she already had course work planned for this week’s x-hour, but did not know the date of Green Key when making this decision.

“This just happened to coSEE ACADEMICS PAGE 2

Green Key features live music

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For this year’s Green Key weekend, students can expect an array of live music, parties, free Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and even a hot air balloon. Highlights include a number of concerts and parties, mainly hosted by Programming Board, Collis Governing Board and various Greek houses.

T-Pain, the Far East Movement and MisterWives are performing at the annual Green Key concert on Friday. Programming Board concert chair Leif Harder ’15 said that Program-

ming Board prioritized student responses to a campus-wide survey when selecting the acts, noting that the top acts were very close in percentage points.

Beyond that, they considered other factors such as the affordability and availability of the performers, other schools’ experiences with them and how well they would likely be received at the College.

Harder said that Programming Board began hosting Green Key concerts two years ago, and he thinks the concert serves as a unifying and inclusive event for all of campus.

Programming Board does not

charge students to attend the concert, and in the past up to 5,000 people have attended.

“We’re trying to get as much of campus together to have a good time, and what better way to do that than putting on a big concert?” Harder said.

Collis Center director of student activities Anna Hall said Collis Governing Board has released a schedule of their events for the weekend. They are holding a three-day event that incorporates concerts, barbecues and activities for students, including a hot air balloon on the SEE GREEN KEY PAGE 3

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DAily debriefing Anxiety is the most common condition among students seeking care at campus counseling centers for the fifth year in a row, Inside Higher Education reported. The information was gathered through a survey released by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. Depression was the top condition prior to anxiety, although now it is second at 40 percent of students, compared to 47 percent with anxiety.

Both of the mental illnesses are up a percentage point from last year. The survey also showed that counseling centers are reaching racially and ethnically diverse populations. Males make up an average of 44 percent of the student body at the schools surveyed, while they only represent 34 percent of those that seek counseling. Counseling center directors have been concerned about an increase in demand for services while not having an increase in staff. The survey reported that this worry was being alleviated as 54 percent of counseling centers reported a gain in additional clinical or psychiatric staff. The information was compiled into a chart depicting enrollment compared to number of weeks with a waiting list and the largest number of students on a waiting list.

Data released from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed that 2015 college enrollment numbers dropped by 1.9 percent to be lower than 18.6 million, according to Inside Higher Education. The decline was seen mostly in the number of students who are 24 or older, which declined to 7 million, a 3.6 percent drop. This decline was seen mostly in two-year public colleges, which were down 3.9 percent and at four-year for-profit institutions which saw a 4.9 percent drop. The research manager for the center Jason Dewitt tied the decline to the economic recovery. Growth for part-time students enrolled in four-year for-profit schools is still high, as it was at 10.5 percent this spring. At four-year public institutions and four-year private colleges enrollment was consistent at 7.5 million and 3.6 million.

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Green Key sees little impact on courses FROM ACADEMICS PAGE 1

incide with Green Key,” she said. “I don’t think most of us cancel classes just because it is a big weekend.”

English professor Cynthia Huntington said that her decision to move her class to the x-hour period was due to a meeting out of the town that she needs to attend, not because of the Green Key weekend.

Biology professor and chair of the ad hoc committee on grading practices Mark McPeek said that while Greek Key weekend is an opportunity for students to relax, they should still prioritize academics.

The committee McPeek chairs submitted a proposal to administrators yesterday about how to encourage student engagement in classes and combat grade inflation, but it did not specifically address proposals for class schedules around big weekends.

“There is no reason students shouldn’t be able to have fun on the weekends, but you still have to get your work done,” McPeek said.

Elana Folbe ’15, whose anthropology class is cancelled this Friday, said that while she appreciates the mental break Green Key offers,

students who attend class on the Friday of a big weekend are often unprepared or unengaged.

“I think it is cool to have a weekend where we can all have a break so we can enjoy Dartmouth in the spring together,” she said. “But I am usually taking science classes, so they are rarely cancelled.”

Folbe also said that College President Phil Hanlon’s focus on academic rigor might be better characterized as an encouragement for students to engage more with academics.

“I don’t know if ‘academic rigor’ is necessarily the right term,” she said. “I think it is more about being engaged in classes and being immersed in their learning.”

Cramer said faculty members from her department often discuss grading standards, but not “academic rigor,” as per Hanlon’s call to combat grade inflation in the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative.

“In my department, the level of class can be very different from ‘psychology 1’ to a senior psychology seminar, and we have different expectations for each of these classes,” Cramer said. “We don’t

necessarily use the word ‘rigor’ very often, but I think each of us tries to design our courses in a way that challenges our students.”

Both McPeek and Cramer pointed to increased involvement in extra-curricular activities as a possible cause for the shift in focus away from classes. McPeek said that while working as a part of the ad hoc committee, he learned that many students said they participate in at least 35-45 hours per week of extra-curricular activities.

“To me this seems a little excessive,” McPeek said. “It is like having a full-time job and going to Dartmouth on the side.”

Cramer cited recent data released by the College that reported students spend less time on courses now than they did in the past.

“I have been here more than 30 years, and there have always been individual students who were very busy, and it seems much more common now,” she said. “One reason could be that the students who come here have already lived lives that involved a lot of activity, so we wouldn’t expect them to stop doing these extra-curricular change.”

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be stepping up oversight of student-loan services. The agency will also look into “economic incentives that may affect the quality of service” that buyers receive. The oversight comes from a memorandum that President Obama released two months ago. The memorandum required services to provide disclosures and protections to consumers. The services provide management for borrowers’ accounts, process payments and help with debt-management plans.

In February, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators issued recommendation to improve the sector due to complaints from consumers about the services.

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Students enjoy sunshine and outdoor music on the front lawn of the Collis Center as a part of Green Key programming.

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Alumni return to Hanover for Green Key weekend festivities FROM GREEN KEY PAGE 1

Green on Saturday.

Collis assistant director David Pack said that there will be a range of bands performing on the main stage, from student groups to local bands. He said that after the success of MisterWives at Collis last year, they are also trying to bring “emerging” national bands to the stage.

“We are excited to bring them here before they blow up,” he said.

A student committee was formed this year to help select artists and organize events. Zachary Tannenbaum ’17 said that the committee met weekly to compile and narrow down a list of performers before settling on a final line-up.

Pack said the bands they have lined up include MOTHXR, Ghost Beach and Saints of Valory, who have toured and collaborated with major artists in the past.

Patrick Kang ’17, a member of the student committee, said that he hopes that what Collis offers becomes incorporated into Green Key traditions.

“Obviously there’s Block Party, and fraternities have their parties, but I hope this is a way that Collis can make its stamp on Green Key weekend,” Kang said.

Pack said that the students will enjoy the musical performances that Collis has prepared.

“I would love to see the conversation about Green Key start to be about what a great weekend of live music it is,” he said.

Several Greek houses are holding events for students this weekend as well.

Wednesday night started off with Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority’s termly “tackiez” party, the Tabard coed fraternity hosted its termly lingerie event and Chi Heorot fraternity hosted a dance

party.

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity hosted a party Thursday night, while Psi Upsilon fraternity hosted the band Viceroy that evening.

Phi Delta Alpha fraternity will host its annual Block Party on Friday afternoon, featuring live performances from shArk, The Rooks and Lawrence. Following the Programming Board’s Green Key concert, Chi Gamma Epsilon will host its annual Gammapalooza event, co-hosted for the first time by SHEBA dance troupe, and Beta Alpha Omega fraternity will host an American-themed party.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity will host a concert with two performers, Tim Gunter and Gazzo, on their front lawn Saturday afternoon, event organizer Michael Lustrin ’16 said. The brothers wanted to hold an inclusive, accessible event that anybody on campus could attend, he said.

On Saturday evening, Gamma Delta Chi fraternity will host a concert headlined by Elephante.

Alumni Council president Lou Spelios ’95 said that over 100 members of the alumni council will be arriving in Hanover this weekend for a series of meetings from Thursday to Saturday afternoon.

Spelios said that they have a number of events planned for the alumni council, including meetings with College President Phil Hanlon and the Board of Trustees and with interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer and the deans of the three graduate schools.

“One thing we’re doing this weekend is really focusing on the academic offerings that make Dartmouth unique,” Spelios said.

He said that he hopes the meetings will inform alumni about what is happening at the College relating to academics and administrative initiatives.

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Students will once again hear live music during today’s Block Party, which is pictured here from 2014.

“I hope that alumni come away with a really full and current understanding of what is happening on campus,” Spelios said.

He said they will also be visiting the graduate schools and hope to get a chance to interact with students there.

On Friday night, the alumni council will be having a dinner with under-

graduate students at the College. They will divide into three groups and hear from students from the Rockefeller Leadership program, students involved in entrepreneurship on campus or the Dickey Center for International Understanding and students who participated in the Tucker Foundation alternative spring break program.

Spelios said that, beyond the turnout for the council meetings, he expects a large number of alumni to visit campus for the big weekend.

“I know that alumni love to come up for Green Key, and I don’t have a sense of how many, but my guess is that you’ll see a pretty good contingent on campus this weekend,” he said.

President Hanlon invites you to

Open Office Hours For students:

For faculty:

Tuesday, May 19, 4-5 pm Friday, May 29, 4-5 pm Tuesday, June 2, 3:30-4:15 pm

Friday, May 15, 3-4 pm Friday, May 22, 3-4 pm Friday, May 29, 3-4 pm

Meetings are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are held in

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Collis Common Ground fills up with equipment in preparation for the weekend’s concerts.

Please check dartmouth.edu/~president/officehours for any changes in the schedule.

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

VERBUM ULTIMUM THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD

staff columnist annika park ’18

Money Matters

Life, Unfiltered

We must be more conscious of the implications of class on this campus.

This term, we have devoted our special issues of sexual assault, binge drinking and issue to class and money at the College. So- exclusivity, we must also consider how class cioeconomic status, and the privileges or lack manifests itself on our campus. Money affects thereof that come with it, affect every aspect our lives in so many ways. It does not reflect of our lives. intelligence or work ethic, but it informs all Class manifests itself in the clothes that of our collective knowledge, abilities and we wear, the textbooks we can or cannot experiences. Whether we want to admit it afford, the financial dues we pay to social or not, the survey data suggests a disconnect organizations and the ability to go into town between students’ perceptions and reality. for a burger and a pint of beer on a Friday Leaders of organizations have a particular night. It influences who is more successful in responsibility to be more conscious of how corporate recruiting, who can experiment with socioeconomic status impacts students’ lives, their post-collegiate plans, who can afford to because of their increased influence on inditake an unpaid internship. viduals’ opportunities and experiences.

Class also has more subtle manifestations, Differences in socioeconomic status will such as the various cultural norms and values reverberate across our lives — and despite ingrained in each of us — something that the variations in income mentioned above, is not always recognized in both academic Dartmouth offers students the chance to and social settings. It presents itself in one’s be on more equal footing than may be posknowledge of art history and literature, in sible in the broader world. Though there popular culture, in are several concrete the level and quality steps administrators of education your “Money affects our lives in so can take — increasfamily has received, many ways. It does not reflect ing financial aid for in the amount and intelligence or work ethic, but subsidiary expenses, quality of medical it informs all of our collective creating legacy-blind care which is available knowledge, abilities and admissions and reto you, in opportuni- experiences.” directing outreach ties to travel around from elite secondary the country and the schools to lowerworld. Simply put, class is everywhere. income areas — we must also learn how to The majority of Dartmouth students do discuss these issues while in this relatively not necessarily have to think about class and open and diverse environment. money on a daily basis. Fifty-nine percent Dartmouth is a community, and though of the student body comes from an annual in many ways both our thoughts and actions household income of over $200,000 — which reflect this, we must think more critically about represents only six percent of the United States the issues that color our lives even when not population. Yet, when asked to self-report their readily apparent. Though a lack of awareness family income and perception of their class about socioeconomic status and privilege is not status, 70 percent of these students defined endemic to Dartmouth — this is a problem themselves as somewhere in the middle class. in American elite education at large — each Similarly, only 11 percent of Dartmouth of us has the ability to start making change students represent the bottom 40 percent of here and now. Increasing the percentage of Americans by household income. students from a lower socioeconomic back The disparity in these numbers reflects ground will be meaningless if our culture an often overlooked dynamic on campus. does not adapt to become more open to all Just as we critically analyze and engage with students, regardless of their background.

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Social media users should heed the advice, “It’s OK not to be OK.” The much-anticipated Green Key has finally arrived — students have been posting about their excitement for the weekend on social media outlets for days. As excited as students may be, however, there are many others who say that they feel an intense feeling of “FOMO,” or “a fear of missing out,” for the upcoming weekend, much of which seems to stem from a desire to feel included in a crowd, to feel as though they are part of a group. Social inclusion is something many of us value highly, and it’s astonishing how much we fail to pay attention to it in our daily lives.

We live in a divided world, one in which social media makes the image that we project to others one that is significantly malleable.

As we choose what filter to put on an image, for example, we are also filtering ourselves or our lives to look more desirable than they are.

As I flip through my own Instagram profile right now, I have a photo of the side door of Baker Library, its stairs sprinkled with fallen blossoms after a light drizzle. It’s filtered to perfection, almost ethereal-looking in its serenity. Yet when I typed in the caption — “Post-rain gloriousness” — I could only think about how anxious I was heading to afternoon practice.

Why are we all so obsessed with projecting an image of perfection? Why do we always have this need to show others that we are OK, when we’re not? In my view, this is the nature of being a college student. Leaving home to attend college, we often lose the safety nets that keep us grounded, that allow us to be happy with who we are. We need to find new friends, adjust to a new environment and cope with increased academic demands. Particularly for varsity student-athletes — like Madison Holleran, the track star at the University of Pennsylvania who committed suicide last year after battling depression — the struggles of balancing academics and athletics can be tough. For some, constructing a perfect self through social media platforms can be a coping mechanism when in a new environment.

It’s a catch-22 — a painful cycle of trying

to meet others’ expectations of perfection as well as our own. Young 18- and 19-year-old students entering college are likely still constructing a complete sense of self-worth, and it’s easy for many of us to get tied up in a world where we can portray our lives as perfect.

None of this eases the challenging transition from high school to college. It takes a couple of years before we’ve all settled into a comfortable rhythm. Making a group of consistent and tight-knit friends requires more effort than it may have in high school due to sporadic classes and separated residential communities. Not even Greek-affiliated students or varsity athletes — whom many assume have the privilege of a guaranteed, pre-determined social group — are immune from the feelings of anxiety and doubts of self-worth that social insecurity causes. Pursuing the perfect online image can seem like the ideal remedy to a sense of inadequacy in real lives, but I believe this sets us up for more disappointment.

There’s no doubt that the prestige of the Ivy League name convinced more than a few of us to come here. Dartmouth is picturesque and pastoral — but sometimes life isn’t as idyllic as admissions brochures would have you believe. Because so many students seem to have it all together and appear chill and laid back, it can be even more alienating for students who feel differently.

So I will start. When I posted a selfie of myself and a friend after a night of hopping around fraternities, it was not because it was a memorable and enjoyable night, but because I thought that’s what a night out should look like to my Instagram followers. When I posted a scenic photo of a sunrise a couple weeks ago, underneath my witty caption lay a surge of disappointment as I fell behind my teammates on just a short morning run.

Never do something because you think that it will enhance how others perceive you. If we are not honest with ourselves and others, no number of likes will make us feel better. Stay safe this weekend, my friends, and remember, it’s OK not to be OK.

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Panhell releases document to help sororities navigate localization FROM SORORITIES PAGE 1

be really important information for people to know,” Cheng said.

The issue of sorority localization was a topic of discussion in the recent election for Student Assembly president and vice president.

Frank Cunningham ’16 and Julia Dressel ’17, the winning candidates, made sorority localization a key point in their platform.

Dressel, a member of Sigma Delta sorority, which is local, said that local sororities have the ability to offer greater decision-making power to their members, characterizing locals as “a great alternative to the mainstream social environment.”

Dressel also said that the necessity to ask women, not men, for alcohol in local sororities and the female ownership of the space have the potential to revolutionize the campus social scene.

The document was drafted with input from the Greek Letter Organizations and Societies office and the leadership of sororities who previously disaffiliated from their national organizations at Dartmouth. Esoteric College policies that might have been challenging to find for individual sorority leaders were also gathered in one place, Cheng said.

The document outlines the basic benefits of national and local sororities — touching on subjects like alumnae networks, recruitment workshops, large philanthropic networks and scholarships for nationals versus the option of hosting events and having an open basement, local control and more flexibility in dues and philanthropic actions for locals.

It then proceeds to sketch out the procedure for disaffiliation.

Before transitioning, a sorority would be expected to alert its national organization to the discussion surrounding disaffiliation then vote to set a threshold for a disaffiliation vote. Sororities could opt to require only a simply majority or could call for a two-thirds majority or unanimity.

Thereafter, the sorority could debate upon localization and hold a final vote.

Sororities would then need to negotiate the surrender of traditions, rituals and items associated with the national organization. Between those items and the loss of furniture or other expenses paid for by national, sororities could face total losses of $60,000 to $70,000.

Additionally, the sorority would have to settle any loans for furniture, operating money or other costs with the national organization. These costs could be substantial.

“If the debt is significant enough, a sorority could approach the College for financial support,” Panhell vice president for public relations Allison Chou ’17 said.

Members of the organization would then be faced with two options

— they could either remain alumnae of their national organization or opt to surrender personal membership of the national and affiliate with the local organization. The sorority’s house would continue to be held by women who chose to remain affiliated with the national organization, not by members of the new local organization, assuming any women chose to remain with the national.

“It’s not guaranteed that the girls disaffiliating and trying to come back as a local organization will have a new house immediately,” Cheng said.

Following disaffiliation, sororities would have to navigate the reincorporation process. They would need to agree to new bylaws, traditions and organizational rules, re-file for 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation status with the state, acquire new accounts and tax information, buy new insurance through the College or an independent provider and generally prepare for re-recognition.

“I think it is very possible that sororities will strongly consider this process,” Chou said. “It is a long process and it is a costly process, and what Panhell wants to do is just provide as much information and support that we can to any sororities looking to begin this long process.”

Following the sorority’s reincorporation, it would be granted colony status by the College. A colony organization can exist for no more than two years and must, according to the GLOS handbook, demonstrate “that [it has] the potential to persist and contribute positively to the Dartmouth College community.”

Colonies lose many privileges associated with full-fledged Greek organizations, including the right to serve or keep alcohol. Following a successful colony period, GLOS would re-recognize the new organization under its new letters or name.

In January, The New York Times published an article, titled “Sorority Anti-Rape Idea: Drinking on Own Turf,” that referenced Sigma Delt in its discussion of the potential for reducing sexual assaults when parties occur in female-dominated spaces.

“I would say that there is a growing awareness of the power that sororities can have on campus,” Cheng said.

The last Dartmouth sorority to localize was Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority, which disaffiliated from the national organization Kappa Alpha Theta in May 1992. When interviewed by The Dartmouth last October, Karen Febeo ’93, the president of EKT at the time if the disaffiliation, said that the process presented some challenges but ultimately benefited the organization, which was awarded a house and gained more control over its goals and values.

Another potential change associated with localization is the reform of the women’s rush system.

“The power of local sororities is

that they don’t have to follow national rush rules,” Dressel said. “If there were more local sororities on campus, Dartmouth could maybe figure out a system that isn’t as racist and classist or just that doesn’t favor certain individuals more in the process or just a system that works better than what national rush currently is.”

Cheng said that even before the localization document was published

this term, some houses requested further information about localizing.

Still, Cheng said that she does not expect any house will initiate the disaffiliation process within the next two months.

“Even in the houses where there is a high majority of women considering localization, there is still a back-andforth,” she said.

Chou said that Panhell is com-

mitted to helping and supporting sororities as they consider localization, whatever their choice.

“These processes are long and will take time, but the infrastructure is there to support sororities that would like to go through with this process, absolutely,” she said.

Panhell’s role is primarily an educational one, Chou said.

Schnitzler declined to comment.

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“Challenges and Opportunities in Scheduling Healthcare Providers,” lecture with Amy Cohn of the University of Michigan, Cummings Hall, Spanos Auditorium

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Public astronomical observing, Shattuck Observatory

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Plant sale with the Hanover Garden Club, Pine Knoll Cemetery, NH Route 10

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Men’s crew teams prepare for competition at Eastern Sprints B y emily wechsler The Dartmouth Staff

The men’s heavyweight and lightweight crew teams will both travel to Worcester, Massachusetts, this weekend to begin their post-season competition at the Eastern Sprints Regatta, the annual rowing championship for the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges.

While the lightweight team only needs to finish in the top eight and the heavyweight in the top 12 to continue on to the IRA National Championship Regatta, both squads have set their sights on getting into the top six, heavyweight head coach Wyatt Allen and lightweight head coach Sean Healey said. The women placed second out of 13 teams at the Eastern Women’s Sprints on May 3.

The No. 14 heavyweight team, Jamie Billings ’16 said, is feeling more confident after sweeping No. 16 Syracuse University at the dual regatta last weekend.

“I’m really excited, especially coming off of the momentum from last weekend,” Billings said. “Across the board we put out a pretty dominant performance against Syracuse. I think I speak for the entire team when I say we’re really excited for this weekend,

and we think we can do better than recent years.”

Dartmouth will send four lightweight crews and five heavyweight crews to the competition. For each boat to get into the top six, it must be in the top two in its first heat, putting it through to the grand final. Allen said, however, that many of the crews are ranked such that they are more likely to place into the petit final.

“It’s a really exciting venue,” Billings said. “You have 18 teams there from sort of across the Northeast, and it’s easy to get really excited but also really nervous. There’s a lot of chatter, a lot of noise, things are pretty hectic, there’s not a lot of area to warm up and so if you’re not careful, you can be thrown off your game plan.”

Despite the confusion of a large competition, the rowers, Allen said, have become seasoned competitors through the fall and spring seasons and should not be too affected by the larger numbers of boats.

The regatta will feature Ivy League schools as well as other universities from the Northeast.

“Our league, the sprints league, is always really competitive, but I think our guys are as prepared as they’re going to be at this point,” Allen said.

On the lightweight side, Cornell

University and Columbia University are the favorites, but the rest of the field is more even and Dartmouth has a chance at success, Healey said.

Earlier this season, the Big Green lightweight team lost in every boat to Columbia, Cornell, Yale and Harvard Universities. The results and predictions of one week’s performances, though, can be turned on their head the next, Healey said, so he is still optimistic about the Big Green’s prospects moving forward.

The Big Green heavyweights have enjoyed more success in 2015, ranking as high as No. 10 in the nation.

“In my four years, this is the best spot that the team has been in going into the championship season, so it’s really exciting,” heavyweight captain Stuart Maeder ’15 said.

The success the heavyweight team is seeing is “a combination of a lot of little things,” Billings said. He said there has been a shift in mentality on the team that has positioned this year’s crew in a place to succeed in the upcoming races.

“Guys on the team are fitter than they’ve ever been — our erg scores this winter definitely showed that,” Billings said. “I think guys on the team are rowing better than they ever have, technically, and I think that technique

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The men’s crew teams are competing in the Eastern Sprints this weekend.

on the team is more unified across rowers, across boats.”

In addition, the team has a new coaching staff this year, and players spoke highly of first year-head coach Allen and assistant coach Al Monte.

It also is larger than before, featuring five boats of athletes who push each other to improve, Billings said.

The teams have been improving this season, particularly as they tried to come back from the latest start-date

for practice on the water of any school.

The start date of April 14 tied with 1978 for the latest ever, Healey said.

Every other team, however, is also building toward this regatta, Allen said.

Dartmouth has won the varsity heavyweight 8 just once since it began in 1946, and it has won the lightweight 8 competition three times, including 2007 when it set the still-standing 5:38.894 regatta record.

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ily Head Coach of Women’s tennis position with a gift of $1.5 million.

Women’s tennis head coach Bob Dallis said the donation is a testament to the Boss family’s commitment to Dartmouth athletics.

“I’m overwhelmed by the Boss family’s generosity,” Dallis said.

“They’ve been so important to the tennis program here.”

This year, the women’s tennis team finished second in conference play and qualified for the NCAA Championship with an at-large bid for the first time in program history.

Taylor Ng ’17 received the title of Ivy Player of the Year and is set to play in the NCAA singles championship in Waco, Texas, after the team lost to the University of North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

“It’s a nice cherry on top of the season,” Dallis said. “In college sports, funding is important, so having this position endowed is exciting.”

One alumnus chose to remain anonymous after donating $1.5 million to endow the head coaching position of the men’s Nordic ski team. The men enjoyed an extremely successful season under coach Ruff Patterson this past winter, placing sixth at the NCAA Ski Championships and earning a top individual championship in the 10K freestyle

from Patrick Caldwell ’17, who was also named the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association’s Men’s Nordic Skier of the Year.

In 2010, Dartmouth had only three endowed coaching positions — the 1998 endowment for the Marjorie and Herbert Chase ’30 head coaches of women’s and men’s track and field and the 2000 endowment of the Robert L. Blackman head coach of football. Compared to the other Ivies, Dartmouth had the lowest number of endowed coaching positions, with the top numbers from Cornell University at 23, Yale University at 19 and 11 at Harvard University.

Since the College announced its push to raise $20 million, the number of endowed positions has increased to 14, including the 2007 endowment of the Holekamp Family Strength and Conditioning Coach.

In 2013, five gifts totaling $5.5 million helped support Dartmouth athletics with three of the donations endowing coaching positions — the Digger Donahue 1973 Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Squash, the Bill Johnson Head Coach of Men’s Golf and the Carolyn A. Pelzel 1954 Head Coach of Women’s Golf.

A year ago, the College received four more gifts totaling $7 million, resulting in the establishment of the Anny Jenny Head Coach of Women’s Alpine Skiing, the Koenig Family

Head Coach of Men’s Hockey, the Betsy and Mark Gates 1959 Head Coach of Men’s Heavyweight Crew and an anonymous donation to endow the head coach of women’s rowing.

In the 2013-2014 school year, the endowment income accounted for 11 percent of the athletic department’s total expenses, Ceplikas said.

Dartmouth currently has the lowest average salary for both men’s and women’s coaches in the Ivy League.

Ceplikas said that while the endowment’s annual income will support a coach’s salary, this does not necessarily mean the salary will increase.

“The income frees budget money that is used to address pressing needs in that sport,” Ceplikas said. “Often a sport’s most urgent needs pertain to team travel, equipment or recruiting.”

With these recent gifts, the College is $3.5 million away from reaching its goal to endow more head coaching positions and make the athletic program more competitive for conference and NCAA titles. Since the Ivy League first held championships in 1956, Dartmouth has won 133 conference titles, the third lowest total in the conference.

Leading the Ancient Eight is Princeton University with 440 championships and Harvard with 384.

Since 1957, the Big Green has won 41 NCAA championships — 3 team and 38 individual titles — through

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Men’s soccer head coach Chad Riley occupies the newly endowed coaching position.

the 2013-2014 season.

More than a third of the head coaching positions of Dartmouth’s 34 — soon to be 35 with women’s rugby elevating to varsity status next year — varsity sports are now endowed.

Although there is no way to know which sports will receive donations to the athletic department’s endowment, the administrators remain

optimistic about reaching their goal.

Ceplikas cited director of athletics and recreation Harry Sheehy’s role in traveling to meet with potential donors and development officers.

“We know there are a number of alumni considering endowment gifts for their favorite sports,” Ceplikas said. “It’s impossible to predict who will be next to step forward with a seven-figure commitment.”

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SPORTS B y BLAZE JOEL AND BRETT DRUCKER The Dartmouth Senior Staff

Spring term and spring sports seasons are winding down here in Hanover. The only Big Green teams in action this weekend are softball, men’s and women’s track and field, sailing and the crew teams. Dovydas Sakinis ’16 and Taylor Ng ’17 are also still competing as singles in the NCAA tennis tournament. This weekend, the softball team will compete in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, this time in Tallahassee, Florida, in a pool with No. 9 Florida State University, the University of South Carolina and the University of Central Florida.

The crew teams will also head into their own championship weekend.

Softball at Florida State University (Friday at 7 p.m.)

The softball team (25-16, 16-4 Ivy) heads back to the NCAA tournament and faces the Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State Seminoles (45-12, 20-3 ACC) in its first game. Their double-elimination regional also includes the Southeastern Conference’s South Carolina (37-20, 10-14 SEC) and American Athletic champions Central Florida (48-7, 16-2 AAC). It’ll be a tough road for the Big Green, as they face three strong programs with winning traditions and impressive resumes.

The Noles are the only guaranteed opponent for the Big Green, as their second (and potential third) opponent depends on the results of the first games.

Florida State has been in the top 12 in the nation the entire season and has won 12 of its last 13 matches on a eight-win streak.

The Seminoles are stout on both sides and are led by superstar senior pitcher Lacey Waldrop and freshman infielder Jessica Warren.

Waldrop has been on a tear in the circle this season, posting a 28-6 record and a 1.49 ERA with 222 strikeouts. Teams are batting well below the Mendoza Line against the senior this season, with a .165 average. Warren has been no slouch in her first season in Tallahassee, leading the team in seven offensive categories including home runs, RBI, runs and slugging percentage.

The Big Green has also built itself into an Ancient Eight powerhouse over the last few seasons with star power of its own in Ivy Pitcher of the Year Kristin Rumley ’15 and Ivy Player of the Year Katie McEachern ’16. Rumley has continued her success pitching with a 15-10 record, a sub-2.00 ERA, 125 strikeouts and eight shutouts.

McEachern leads the Ivy League in batting average, home runs and runs scored.

Last year, the Big Green hung

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After being named Ivy League Player of the Year, Dovydas Sakinis ’16 qualified for the NCAA singles championship.

tough with No. 4 Arizona State University through five innings before the Sun Devils blew the game open en route to an 8-0 win.

The Big Green may very likely win a game in this year’s tournament, but doing so against the Seminoles will be a very tall task.

PREDICTION: Florida State 6-0 Sakinis and Ng in the NCAA Singles Tournament (May 20-25) Both Sakinis and Ng will travel to Waco, Texas, to compete in the 64-person men’s and women’s individual NCAA tournaments next week. The bracket for the tournament has not been released yet, but neither Big Green athlete

is seeded in the tournament.

Sakinis did not automatically qualify for the tournament and was selected as an at-large bid for the tournament. He has been the No. 1 player for the Big Green all season and has posted an impressive 6-1 record against the top competition in the Ancient Eight this season.

Sakinis was recently honored as the Ivy Player of the Year and was named to the All-Ivy first team for both singles and doubles. Sakinis experience in these high-stakes matches will serve him well in the tournament, as he has already defeated five ranked opponents.

Ng is not only carrying the flag for Dartmouth as the first Big Green woman to qualify for the

NCAA singles tournament, but is also carrying the flag for the Ivy League.

Ng is the only Ancient Eight woman to qualify for this season’s tournament. Quite simply, the Ivy Player of the Year has been dominant in league play this season. Ng has gone undefeated in conference matches playing against the top talent for each team. She is on a streak of 22 wins in 23 matches dating back to January. Ng will have momentum on her side in Waco.

Sakinis and Ng’s success is largely dependent on their draw in the tournament, but both Big Green athletes have the talent to make a run to at least the Round of 32, if not the Sweet 16.

Alumni gifts grant funds for three new coach endowments

B y Kourtney Kawano The Dartmouth Staff

To ensure that the College’s varsity athletic program remains competitive among Division I conferences, the Big Green has been relying on generous donations by alumni and supporters to reach its goal of increasing endowed head coaching positions over the past five years. Last Monday, the Office of Public Affairs announced the College’s athletic department received three gifts totaling $5 million for the endowment of the head coaching positions for men’s soccer,

women’s tennis and men’s Nordic skiing.

The gifts come as the most recent batch of donations made toward athletic endowment as part of the College’s advancement division’s effort to endow more coaching positions.

Senior vice president Bob Lasher and associate director of leadership giving Emily Caldwell spearheaded the fundraising initiative, announced in 2010, to raise $20 million in endowed head coaching positions, deputy director of athletics Bob Ceplikas said.

To honor his former soccer coach,

Gregg Lemkau ’91 and his wife Kate donated $2 million to endow the Bobby Clark Head Coach of Men’s Soccer position. During his time with the Big Green, Clark amassed an 82-42-13 record from 1985-93 and led the men’s soccer team to three Ivy League Championships titles in 1988, 1990 and 1992.

The surreal aspect of this announcement, men’s soccer head coach Chad Riley said, is that the naming of this position honors his former head coach at the University of Notre Dame.

“To have the position named for

one of my biggest mentors is huge,” Riley said. “For the soccer program, having it endowed by a former player is a huge compliment to their experience at Dartmouth.”

This past fall, Riley led the men’s soccer team to a 12-5-2 overall record, a share of the Ivy League title and the automatic bid for the NCAA tournament. The team ended the regular season at No. 20 after being defeated by Providence College in the second round of the tournament. In his second year as head coach, Riley was named the Ivy League coach of the year.

The process of endowing the position had been in the works for some time after the success of his predecessor Jeff Cook, Riley said.

“I’m not sure what drove the timing, but it always helps to win,” Riley said.

After making a significant donation in 2000 for the establishment of the Alexis Boss Tennis Center, named in honor of their daughter Alexis Boss ’93, a five-time All-Ivy tennis player for the Big Green, Russell Boss ’61 and his wife Marjorie established the Marjorie and Russell Boss 1961 FamSEE COACH ENDOWMENT PAGE 7