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Carolyn Dever, dean of the college of arts and sciences at Vanderbilt University, will serve as Dartmouth’s next provost beginning July 1, College President Phil Hanlon announced Thursday in an email to campus. Dever, an English professor known for her efforts in furthering diversity, has served in academic administrative roles for over a decade.

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Selected after a nearly eight-month search, Carolyn Dever will assume the provost position on July 1.

Rush will proceed despite Panhell exec. abstention

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In a meeting that began at 10 p.m. and lasted until around midnight on Thursday, the College’s eight sorority presidents met with nine executive members of Panhellenic Council and voted to proceed with winter recruitment.

“After much discussion, the Panhellenic Sororities have voted to go forward with winter recruitment as scheduled, primarily so that the women

who planned to participate in recruitment this term have the opportunity to do so,” a statement obtained by The Dartmouth read. “However, we also acknowledge that we operate in an imperfect system, and that our recruitment process often reflects these flaws.

As such, we are working together on short- and long-term improvements to the recruitment process itself and to the sorority experience at Dartmouth as a whole.”

Earlier on Thursday, five Panhell executives sent a “call to action” to

campus via email, explaining their decision to abstain from recruitment next week.

“We feel that there are clear flaws in our Greek system and we acknowledge our role in re-creating these flaws, through processes such as recruitment and on a daily basis,” the email read.

At the meeting that was held in Collis 101 last night, the sorority presidents and eight of 10 Panhell executives, including one who is currently off campus and did not attend, affirmed the sentiments expressed in the email

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As the new Muslim and Multi-Faith advisor of the Tucker Foundation, Sharif Rosen will serve as a resource for students grappling with faith-based issues.Rosen, who joined the Tucker Foundation in December, provides support for the Tucker Foundation’s various multi-faith programs, including Tuesday evening multi-faith conversations and the Inter-Faith Living

and Learning Community located on first floor of Rauner Hall.

Born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother in a home where, he said, the discussion of spiritual issues was considered taboo, Rosen often yearned for the chance to explore his religious side freely. The moment arrived when he underwent a “spiritual journey” as an undergraduate at Loyola Marymount University.

“I was very fortunate that in my most SEE ROSEN PAGE 3

sent by the abstaining Panhell executives earlier that day.

“While we maintain individual differences in opinion — and while the abstention of five of the Panhellenic Executive Council members still stands — we are determined to move forward together to tackle the root problems within our Greek system,” the statement drafted at the Thursday night meeting read.

As of press time, Panhell’s two vice SEE PANHELL PAGE 2

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will complete the construction of a new center, the Williamson Translational Research Building, in the fall of 2015. The six-level building will host a clinical pathology laboratory, a medical center devoted to computational and theoretical research, office space and lab support space, said Gail Dahlstrom, DHMC vice president of facilities management.

DHMC has sought to expand the pathology lab and add more research space for years, ever since the College of American Pathologists recommended that the facility develop additional space for both technical testing and administration, DHMC pathology lab director Mike Harhen said.

The building, which will cost approximately $116.5 million , will hold a microbiology pathology lab, molecular pathology lab and a pathology translational research lab.

The department currently conducts about 3 million billable tests per year — a testing volume that has grown two to three times in the past two decades, Harhen said.

One level of the building will house The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical practice, while Geisel School of Medicine researchers will occupy the other floors.

The project will also include the construction of additional laboratories for cancer research and research in immunology, inflammation and neuroscience, said Duane Compton, senior associate dean for research at Geisel.

This will be the first time The Dartmouth’s Institutes’ 150 faculty and staff members will be together in the same building in six years.

Compton said he hopes the Williamson building, a key component in meeting Geisel’s strategic goals for 2020, will strengthen Geisel’s research enterprise, create stronger ties with DHMC and allow for more recruitment.

— Compiled by Erica Buonanno and Sera Kwon

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Hiking high above the Tanzanian plains, Anna Condino Med ’14 and Wes Chapman ’77, Tu’81 pushed forward, leading a group bearing yellow ribbons inscribed with the names of cancer survivors and victims. They stepped toward the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 19,340 feet. In the months leading up to the trip, which lasted from Dec. 26 to Jan. 6, the group of 11 raised nearly $50,000 to benefit research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

The trip was part of the fundraising series called the Prouty Mountaineering Program, conceived to honor cancer’s victims by hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro as well as local peaks. One element of raising money for the Center was the Audrey’s Ribbon Brigade campaign.

For $100, a donor wishing to honor someone impacted by the disease can purchase a ribbon brought to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Sponsoring a ribbon that is sent to the top of Mt. Moosilauke or another New Hampshire 4,000-feet peak costs $50, while sending one on a training climbing trip is $25.

“Cancer is ultimately a disease about people — those fighting the

disease, those providing care and those who have passed on,” the campaign’s website says. “We conceived the Prouty Mountaineering Program with a very simple premise; honor those people.”

The ribbons were presented to their donors upon the climbers’ return, and proved to be a potent symbol of support for cancer victims and survivors, Condino said.

“At the end of the day, it really wasn’t about cancer,” Condino said. “It’s about people with cancer.”

Chapman said he approached the Norris Cotton Cancer Center staff in 2012 with a proposal to incorporate a Mt. Kilimanjaro climb into their Prouty SEE KILIMANJARO PAGE 3

Panhell vows to reexamine recruitment FROM PANHELL PAGE 1

presidents for recruitment had not appended their names to the statement, which is to be sent out to campus today.

The announcement that five out of nine Panhell executives would abstain from recruitment provoked strong emotions from the student body — a mix of frustration, confusion, admiration and approval.

Much of the confusion stemmed from the wording of the abstaining Panhell executives’ statement, sent to campus around 10 a.m. Thursday, which to some seemed to imply that women would not be able to participate in recruitment this term.

“To the women who wanted to rush this quarter: We know our decision may feel unfair to you,” the email read. “However, we feel that enabling you to enter this unchanging cycle would be more unjust.”

Several female members of the Class 2016, speaking on condition of anonymity due to their intention to participate in recruitment, said they were upset by the manner in which the five Panhell executives’ were choosing to express their concerns.

“The girls who rushed in the fall and were lucky enough to get bid in houses they liked are set, but the other girls who were off in fall or dropped out will be the only ones affected,” one woman in the Class of 2016 said.

Others speculated that postponing or cancelling winter rush would divide affiliated and nonaffiliated members of their class. Several women said they would not have dropped out of fall recruitment had they known that there was a possibility they would not be able to rush again the following quarter, pointing out that the timing of the email was unfair to the very students the decision was intended to benefit.

One member of the Class of 2016 intending to participate in recruitment said she felt the decision should have involved discussion with

female members of her class and other students.

An email sent out from the official Panhell account at around 3 p.m. indicated that recruitment would continue as scheduled. It reminded potential new members of the deadline for registration and included the dates of an upcoming information session and recruitment events.

“To clarify confusion from an earlier blitz to campus,” the email read, “Panhellenic Council would like to clarify that winter recruitment will proceed as normal starting on

“For students who are coming from backgrounds where they have to contribute for their tuition, they have to choose — do I pay for Greek dues or do I help my parents?”

- Hui Cheng ’16 Tuesday.”

Upon hearing that recruitment would continue as planned, some students questioned whether the decision to abstain by Panhell’s president, vice president of operations, vice president of public relations and two programming chairs had accomplished any substantial change.

Other members of the Dartmouth community, however, were quick to praise the five abstaining Panhell members for their bravery.

Hui Cheng ’16 said that she thought their decision demonstrated leadership.

“I think we should respect these five women for having taken on a very difficult position based on what they think is right, regardless of what popular opinion may be,” Cheng said.

Cheng said she also agreed with

several points raised in the “call to action” email regarding flaws in recruitment, particularly the observation that the recruitment process is more accessible to people from certain racial or socioeconomic backgrounds.

“For students who are coming from backgrounds where they have to contribute for their tuition, they have to choose,” she said. “Do I pay for Greek dues or do I help my parents?”

Emily Estelle ’14 said she found recruitment to be a superficial process. By the end of her conversations at each rush party, she said she did not feel she had a good sense of who people were.

Several students said that some of the superficiality in rush could stem from the fact that sororities are not seen as open social spaces on campus.

Although men can rush every quarter if they do not get bids from the house of their choice, women who participate in recruitment cannot rush for a year if they are not matched with a house on preference night.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity president Alex Olesen ’14 said that while he did not think the decision by the five Panhell executives to abstain from winter sorority recruitment would directly affect fraternities, their public statement raised important issues about Greek life.

“It’s an opportunity for fraternities to reflect internally how to make our social spaces safer,” he said.

Greek Life Organizations and Societies Director Wes Schaub wrote in an email that GLOS would operate as usual and would assist women with the recruitment process while working with the Panhell executives on their stance.

Panhell executives and the presidents of Alpha Phi, Sigma Delta, Kappa Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Epsilon Kappa Theta and Kappa Delta Epsilon sororities did not respond to requests for comment.

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Student, alum summit Kilimanjaro in annual Prouty hike FROM KILIMANJARO PAGE 2

Challenge campaign, a series of events raising research funds through outdoor activities. “[The Mt. Kilimanjaro climb] seemed like a natural extension of the Prouty, which is always about supporting the fight of cancer and outdoor athletic activities,” Chapman said. “The two came together naturally.”

In addition to the Ribbon Brigade campaign, each participant collected contributions from family friends and through social media, Condino said. In addition to the approximately $3,500 per person price, each participant must contribute a minimum donation to the Cancer Center of $5,000, or $7,800 for two family members climbing together, according to the campaign’s website.

The price of the trip includes hotel accommodations, park fees, camping equipment and transportation within Tanzania.

Rebecca Gray, senior program manager for Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, said this year’s climbers collected about $20,000 more

in donations than last year.

Gray, in addition to facilitating the Prouty Challenge, is also a cancer survivor and participated in the Ribbon Brigade.

“My husband gave me a ribbon to go to the top last year for our wedding anniversary,” she said. “It was very lovely.”

Chapman said that three of this year’s ribbons were dedicated to members of his undergraduate class, all of whom he had known personally. It was the first time they brought up ribbons for classmates who had died from cancer.

Gray said that the program has received positive feedback from cancer survivors, including letters from people whose names had been brought to the top.

Funds raised from the climb will go to the Center, and will then be allocated to research development and outreach, Gray said.

The Mt. Kilimanjaro trip is part of The Prouty Challenge’s “Reach for the Peaks” campaign, which also includes an upcoming hike of New Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4,000 feet.

New Tucker advisor to lead spiritual health talks FROM ROSEN PAGE 1

reflective phase I actually began to meet Muslims who embodied the balance and humility and wisdom that I was seeking in my life,” said Rosen, a convert to Islam.

While an undergraduate, Rosen served as the community relations coordinator of the University Muslim Medical Association community clinic in south Los Angeles, an experience that he said taught him to listen and care deeply for others.

Most recently, Rosen served as student services director at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Jordan, where he worked with college students studying Arabic abroad.

Rosen said his experiences from his previous posts will help him guide students who may be fear navigating and embracing the questions they have about their own spirituality.

“I really saw the need to support students who in some way are outwardly quite successful but inwardly are quite conflicted,” he said.

Aside from his advising duties, which include Dartmouth’s Muslim Students Association, Al-Nur, he is currently translating a ritual prayer and purification book into English.

Rifat Zaman, a second-year student at the Geisel School of Medicine and a member of the search committee that selected the new advisor, said Rosen seemed willing to reach out to a broad group of students.

“I think he’s the sort of person who

brings people together,” she said. “I hope he will be a catalyst for further dialogue and increased cohesion within the Dartmouth community and Al-Nur.” Hamza Abbasi ’16, the president of Al-Nur, said Rosen’s accessibility and passion for service were clear and that he was a good fit for the College’s small but diverse Muslim community.

“He embodies the ideals of the community and of Dartmouth — just working by using your knowledge to improve your surroundings,” Abbasi said.

Rosen said that he and his family feel honored to be part of the pluralist discussions that he encounters in the area. He said he feels that his religion is often misunderstood in the media.

“We’ve never seen a community that’s so receptive to genuinely wanting to know us,” he said. “Dartmouth plays a large part in promoting that kind of ethos in the community.”

Rosen said multi-faith conversations allow members of the community to have robust discussions about religion and faith where no one is judged or put on the defensive. Such programs allow for the development of a basic kind of religious literacy that he said society lacks.

Rosen said he believes faith is a curative process, beginning with the self and gradually branching outward.

“Faith in general is about healing,” he said. “Healing oneself, healing with one’s neighbor and then healing communities as a whole.”

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Guest Columnist Marissa Wizig ’14

The Dartmouth editorial board Verbum ultimum

Dear Hanlon: Be Bold

Honoring the Humanities

Denouncing the American Studies Association’s boycott is not enough.

Dear President Phil Hanlon, I am writing to thank you for joining with over 80 other university presidents across America to condemn the American Studies Association’s academic boycott of Israeli colleges and universities. I am also asking you to do a little more.

In your Dec. 28 letter to the Dartmouth community, you were right to point out the danger that an academic boycott poses to the “free exchange of ideas that are at the heart of Dartmouth’s dual mission to educate citizen-leaders and advance the frontiers of knowledge.” As Michael Beechert explained in these pages earlier this week (‘Backward Boycott,’ Jan. 8), the boycott is both unlikely to accomplish much and ironic in its failure to address the human rights abuses being committed by repressive regimes elsewhere in the world.

As it turns out, yours is not a particularly controversial position. A few weeks ago, the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas announced that he does not support boycotts of Israel, either. Yet the relatively insignificant academic association still presumes to have a better idea of what is best for Palestinians than Abbas himself. Like your counterparts at other universities, you strongly condemned academic boycotts on principle. But I’m writing today to tell you that you can do more than merely denounce boycotts. The association’s boycott has presented the academic community with a timely opportunity to express support for the state of Israel. As I write this, peace talks backed by the U.S. are taking place between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Academic boycotts will not generate a two-state solution, but American support for Israel can. History shows that Israeli leaders are more willing to take risks for peace when they feel that they have the support of the U.S. A strong U.S.-Israel relationship allows Israeli leaders to make decisions with confidence rather than fear.

When I was in Israel last week, I met Israelis and Palestinians who expressed unambiguous optimism. Leaders on both sides truly believe that the current round of peace talks facilitated

by Secretary of State John Kerry could result in a successful deal in the coming months. Despite overall enthusiasm, the Israelis I heard from are

nonetheless concerned that the relationship between our two countries is weakening. If a peace deal is the goal, then actions like the association’s boycott and the larger Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement send the wrong signal. If Americans want peace, then now, more than ever, we must stand with Israel.

American universities can play a critical role in maintaining and expressing that support.

Dartmouth is already connected to Israel in more ways than one. Our community includes Israeli professors, Israeli students, Israel Defense Force veterans, students who spent a gap year in Israel and students who plan to move to Israel after graduation. Dartmouth students routinely study abroad in Israel. Even more students will have the opportunity to study in Israel if the new Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures exchange program with Hebrew University is approved. Over 50 Jewish students travel to Israel each year on a Birthright trip, and that number is growing. In November, we even had the privilege to host former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on campus.

Support for Israel is already prevalent on our campus. Do not let the misguided protest that occurred after Olmert’s speech fool you — though about 10 people protested his speech, there were at least 50 more who cheered when the Israeli flag was waved. I would estimate that over the past year, I’ve spoken with nearly 100 students, both Jewish and non-Jewish, about Israel and its relationship with the U.S. They hail from all walks of campus life. Many are campus leaders.

The vast majority of students with whom I have spoken care deeply about Israel, recognize the complexities of the region and want to see peace between Israelis and Palestinians realized.

Dartmouth can be a leader among its peer institutions by taking a bold step to announce our support for Israel. Denouncing the association’s boycott because it undermines free speech in academia is simply not enough.

Respectfully, Marissa Wizig ’14 Wizig is the Co-President of Dartmouth Students for Israel.

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The provost decision indicates academic balance is an institutional priority.

Yesterday the College announced that Carolyn Dever, dean of Vanderbilt University’s College of Arts and Science, would serve as its new provost, citing her expertise in the humanities. Dever is a professor in English and women’s and gender studies, and the decision to place her at the helm publicly reaffirms the College’s commitment to the humanities.

Dever’s intellectual background provides her with an acute understanding of the humanities disciplines — which is particularly important at a small research university with a history of commitment to the liberal arts. She provides a key counterbalance to College President Phil Hanlon, whose area of expertise is in mathematics.

At a time when interest and participation in humanities fields has declined notably, Dever’s appointment sends a strong message that the College has not abandoned the humanities.

At Dartmouth, the percentage of completed majors in the humanities has declined, from 24 percent in the academic year 2003-04 to a mere 17 percent in 2012-13. The number of English majors in 2012-13 was just 54, compared to the 94 in 2001-02. These numbers reflect a trend of decreased interest in intellectual exploration for its own sake. Students instead choose subjects that they believe will guarantee economic security. Those who might have majored in the humanities 10 years ago instead opt for majors that seem more practical or hirable.

The numbers at Dartmouth reflect a

nationwide trend. Fewer students each year are interested in the humanities. Economic pressures that force many students out of the humanities disciplines certainly exist, but there are other considerations for choosing an academic path, like a genuine interest and passion for a subject that extends beyond practical concerns. The humanities, more so than ever, merit the administration’s attention.

The debate over the continued relevancy of the humanities often places the humanities and STEM subjects in opposition to each other. College administrators and academics should strive to explore the possibility for harmony or collaboration between the two. Dever and Hanlon’s complementary academic backgrounds reflect just this, reaffirming the College’s identity of a research institution with liberal arts at its core.

The College of course has top-notch programs in the humanities that feature foreign study programs and high-level seminars. But in public discourse, Hanlon’s focus so far has been on practicality, specifically with his emphasis on experiential learning and entrepreneurship. Dever’s appointment is a public endorsement of balance, and at an institution like Dartmouth, this balance is crucial.

Overall, the College’s decision to appoint Dever to such a high position comes as a public reassurance that the humanities will remain an institutional priority.

We look forward to the Dever-Hanlon partnership.

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Dever comes to Dartmouth with background in English FROM PROVOST PAGE 1

graduate schools and help oversee academic budgeting. Dever will also join the English department at the College, and she said she hopes to teach in the near future.

Bruce Duthu, head of the Provost search advisory committee, said that the committee welcomed Dever’s background in humanities.

“She came from a background that frankly we wanted to make sure was adequately and fairly addressed in terms of institutional priorities,” Duthu said. “We’ve got the liberal arts well positioned and well addressed at the senior level with her appointment.”

At Vanderbilt, Dever manages academic departments, research centers for the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities,

faculty and staff members and an annual budget of $180 million. After arriving at the university in 2000, she was appointed to her current position in 2008.

Her accomplishments include star ting regional and national partnerships for humanities postdoctoral positions and facilitating partnerships with historically black colleges and universities.

Fostering diversity among students, faculty and staff is crucial throughout American higher education, Dever said, calling the effort an “uphill battle.”

“We need to build pipelines that draw the most talented students to Dartmouth from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds,” she said. “We need to build pipelines that will draw the very, very best faculty

and staff talent to the Dartmouth campus and will bring diversity of perspective and experience and academic quality at the same time.”

Duthu said that he was impressed by her participation in developing Vanderbilt‘s Living Learning Communities, in which students are housed together based on their academic interests.

“There’s a provost who cares deeply about these issues and has a record of accomplishment in terms of moving the needle, in terms of improving the quality of life and students,” Duthu said. “This is someone I think is going to be a very good partner with President Hanlon.”

Mark Schoenfield, Vanderbilt’s English department chair, added that Dever is terrific to work with in multiple capacities and that she always focuses on what’s best for her environment.

Dever said she plans to make a concerted effort to familiarize herself with “the history, the practices, the policies, the culture, the quirks of Dartmouth” during her first few months in Hanover.

Her selection as an external candidate represents a deviation from past provost selections, as eight of the past 10 Dartmouth provosts were promoted internally. These provosts, on average, served in the

role for longer than those selected from outside the institution.

Duthu said the committee agreed from the beginning that they were open to both internal and external candidates. He said that the people with the best mix of skills and experience for the position happened to come from outside the College.

Women’s and gender studies professor Michael Bronski said that bringing people from outside could give the College fresh perspectives. Given Dever’s academic background, Bronski said he is interested to see what she brings to the provost job and hear what she thinks about the Greek system and sexual assault, as well as violence against women and the LGBT community.

“It’s not a secret that Dartmouth has a lot of problems with sexual assault and with violence,” he said.

“Also with the Title IX lawsuit and questions of basic discrimination against women, after so many years of coeducation, to bring someone in here who actually talks about feminism in an explicit way is a bold move on President Hanlon’s part, and a move that calls for a great deal of respect for him.”

An external hire can bring in “new ideas, new blood and new visions,” he said.

Schoenfield said that despite

Dever’s busy routine as a dean, she continued to teach courses and advised students working on independent studies and honor theses.

“When she taught freshman classes, it would always be guaranteed that we would have new English majors because they loved her classes so much,” Schoenfield said. “She really is interested in helping students think widely and deeply about both literature and how literature works in the world.”

Dever said she sees her imminent move to Hanover as “something of a homecoming,” since she is originally from the Boston area. Her husband Paul Young, who currently teaches English and film studies at Vanderbilt, will join Dartmouth’s film and media studies department.

“We’re looking forward to being a part of this community that we’ve already received such a warm welcome from and feel really embraced,” Dever said.

Dever was selected after a nearly eight-month search by executive search firm Isaacson, Miller and the College’s search advisory committee, led by Native American studies chair Duthu.

While Dever accepted a second five-year appointment for her current role at Vanderbilt last March, she said her selection as Dartmouth’s next provost involved the support and knowledge of her colleagues.

Martin Wybourne has held the role of interim provost since July 2012, when former provost Carol Folt began as interim College President.

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Team plays UNH in Manchester Sat. FROM HOCKEY PAGE 8

later, hammering home a rebound.

Lovejoy netted his goal with 1:19 left in the period, giving Dartmouth its first lead of the night.

Dartmouth never looked back, as Neiley, the team’s leading scorer, increased the lead to two with Dartmouth’s first short-handed goal of the season. Neiley stole the puck at the Dartmouth blue line and broke

away, sliding a backhand between sophomore Sean Maguire’s pads while drawing a penalty himself.

The goal, his 10th of the season, set a new career high for Neiley.

Nick Bligh ’16 appeared to put the game out of reach with under six minutes to play but a goalie interference ruling by the referees negated his apparent goal.

Maguire made 32 saves in the game, but Dartmouth’s offensive

onslaught dropped him to 1-6-0 for the season.

Dartmouth travels instate to Manchester for a showdown with the University of New Hampshire at Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday for the RiverStone Cup. Dartmouth’s final non-conference match of the season starts at 5 p.m.

“It’s great to get a win to boost confidence going into a big matchup,” Neiley said.

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Men’s hockey upsets Boston University

B y josh schiefelbein The Dartmouth Staff

After a six-year hiatus, Boston University and Dartmouth men’s hockey squared off on the ice at Agganis Arena in Boston Wednesday night. The Big Green (3-11-2, 2-8-0 ECAC) stunned the Terriers (7-10-2, 2-4-1 Hockey East) 4-2, the first time Dartmouth has won consecutive bouts against them in over 30 years.

The former ECAC rivals had met 76 times prior to Wednesday’s game. Dartmouth won the last match 3-2, snapping a nine-game losing streak in the all-time series .

BU entered its final non-conference home game after going 0-3-1 in its last four contests while Dartmouth hoped to snap a fivegame winless streak. In their most recent games, Harvard University routed their cross-town rivals 7-4 while the Big Green fought then No. 20 Vermont to a 1-1 draw.

Despite their losing records, both the Terriers and Dartmouth boast some of the best power plays in the nation, ranking seventh and

15th respectively.

However, neither team’s offenses could capitalize on power play opportunities, combining to go 1-9. The Big Green posted an 0-4 night.

Some of Dartmouth’s key players could not suit up against the Terriers due to injury, but their absence was hardly felt on Wednesday night as several players stepped up and performed. Captain Tyler Sikura ’15 is currently recovering from knee injury that he said he hopes will be healed by mid-February. Troy Crema ’17 and Eric Robinson ’14 also missed the game, due to lower body and shoulder injuries, respectively.

Injuries are a part of the game, forward Eric Neiley ’15 said.

“When players go down, others need to step up, and we were able to do that today,” he said.

Nick Lovejoy ’14 broke the 2-2 tie late in the second period with his first career goal. Lovejoy, who normally plays defense, was playing his fourth career game as forward on Wednesday. The senior received a pass from Kyle Nicker-

son ’17 in the slot and was able to light the lamp from his knees.

The win wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for Charles Grant ’16 and his solid effort between the pipes. The sophomore netminder blocked 26 shots in the game.

BU struck first, taking its first lead of the night midway through the first period when junior Cason Hohmann netted his fifth goal of the season at the 7:49 mark on a wrap-around that shot past Grant’s outstretched glove.

It looked like BU would exit the first period with a 1-0 advantage until Charlie Mosey ’15 fired a snap shot into the top left corner of the net on a 2-on-1 with just 53 seconds left in the frame.

BU jumped back into the lead after sophomore Matt Grzelcyk scored on a 5-on-3 power play 7:41 into the second. It would be BU’s final lead of the night.

Brad Schierhorn ’16 tied the game at two just over two minutes SEE HOCKEY PAGE 7

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The men’s hockey team beat Boston University in Agganis Arena 4-2 in its midweek thriller.

B y Dan Bornstein

well as its stellar play. The arena’s prominence gave the week-long Conference play opened in the gala the national exposure that Big East this past week, but the helped propel the conference to group that had long stood out as basketball prestige. Teams and fans the nation’s premiere college bas- from across the Northeast would ketball league has crumbled as part descend on New York City, and of the money-driven, corporate- each successive win meant they minded shift in college athletics. could extend their stay in the Big The conference’s vaunted history Apple by another day.

When I attended last year, the and rivalry match-ups have all but disappeared as a consequence of crowd repeatedly saw a highlight the reshuffling. Schools’ zealous reel chronicling the best moments quest for higher-paying television of the tournament’s history. The contracts seems to have under- swan song was a bittersweet mined their interest in being part goodbye to alumni from Big East of a conference once considered schools who had long taken great the mecca of college hoops. Re- pride in their alma maters’ inclusion in the realignment will nowned league. bring an end to I could on ly a long-celebrat- “The Big East’s demise i m agi n e h ow ed basketball compromised legacy tradition. and history in exchange my father felt, having been at The Big East, for lucrative media St. John’s in the established in deals. Come March, the 1980s when the 1979, retained new bloc will play its Johnnies were a only four of postseason tournament national powerits seven original members: at the Garden. But with- house and often feuded with the G e o r g e t o w n out the old teams, the Hoyas.

University, St. tournament will not be T h e John’s Univer- the same.” tournament has sity, Seton Hall a long history University and Providence College. The league of intense rivalries and games, was the brainchild of Providence including Syracuse University and athletic director Dave Gavitt ’59, the University of Connecticut’s who boldly aimed to start a strong six-overtime game in the 2009 basketball conference as opposed quarterfinal , Kemba Walker leadto a football-based one. Gavitt ini- ing UConn in 2011 to five wins in tially worked closely with St. John’s five straight days to win the title Jack Kaiser and Georgetown’s (the only school ever to do so in Frank Rienzo to build momentum, that fashion) and Walter Berry and they soon brought Syracuse rejecting Pearl Washington’s layup University athletic director Jake at the buzzer to lift St. John’s over Crouthamel ’60 into their circle. Syracuse in the 1986 final . But (Gavitt and Crouthamel were both during the fast-paced realignment, fraternity brothers at Dartmouth’s rivalries like UConn and Villanova now-defunct Beta Theta Pi frater- or Georgetown and Syracuse will no longer exist. nity.)

The Big East’s demise comWhat do we lose as we witness this restructuring? The spirit and promised legacy and history in spectacle of the annual Big East exchange for lucrative media deals. conference tournament, held at Come March, the new bloc will Madison Square Garden each play its postseason tournament at March since 1983, distinguished the Garden. But without the old the league thanks to its of its teams, the tournament will not be intense and historic rivalries as the same.

The Dartmouth Staff