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Tuck School of Business professor Emily Blanchard moderated the discussion on Wednesday.

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Yesterday, Tuck School of Business professor Emily Blanchard sat down as a moderator with Senate candidates Kelly Ayotte, the Republican incumbent, and current New Hampshire Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan. The two spoke separately in a public forum to discuss their views. Both can-

didates are matched evenly with each other in the polls, making New Hampshire one of the tightest Senate races in the country. In addition, the Associated Press reported that funding for this senate race is predicted to exceed a $100 million in total, which will break the record in New Hampshire.

The event included two separate forums, each lasting an hour, with time at the end for pre-approved student

questions directed at each candidate. During the event, Blanchard brought up issues such as the government’s role in keeping corporations accountable, facilitating international trade without displacing jobs and foreign policy issues. She also asked each candidate what she thought could be done to increase the number of elections with women on both tickets.

Almost two weeks after the four-alarm fire in Morton Hall, former residents are still adjusting. All 67 students have been relocated to new housing in places such as neighboring McCulloch Hall, as well as apartments on South Park Street. Although many students have not yet claimed any financial assistance, assistant dean and director of case management Kristi Clemens said that students can receive reimbursements from the College for any damages incurred.

As students get their affairs in order, the College continues to assess the building damages and eventual recovery process.

Frank Roberts, the associate vice president of Facilities Operations and Management, said that the damage done to Morton was extensive, and that most of the carpet and sheet rock will have to be removed and dried out. Only after the building is dried out with commercial dryers can a complete evaluation be made.

Roberts said that the engineering firm Harriman — which has a location in Portsmouth, New Hampshire — is designing a permanent fix for Morton. He added that the time-frame and overall cost of rebuilding Morton are unknown at this time due to ongoing evaluations.

Student Financial Services and the Student Affairs department can reimburse victims within 24 hours of the

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Sleuth of bears sighted near School Street and West Wheelock Street

By ANTHONY ROBLES The Dartmouth

The fall term has not only brought with it the changing color of the leaves, but also an increased number of black bear sightings around campus — specifically a large female bear with three cubs.

Housemates Claire Apuan ’18 and Abby Livingston ’18 first spotted the sleuth of bears the weekend before the term started. Apuan said that she was just getting off the Dartmouth Coach when she received multiple

text messages informing her that there were black bears roaming around her home.

Although Apuan had first heard that bears had been sighted near campus last spring while she was running in Pine Park, she was taken aback by the fact that they were roaming around her house.

“I was just like ‘Wait where am I living?’” Apuan said. “There are bears in my front yard.”

The next time Apuan saw the bears was last Saturday night as she

was attempting to leave her house.

While the bears had remained in the nearby trees the first time she had seen them, this time they were rummaging through the garbage can.

Livingston said that she has mainly seen the bears searching for food by knocking the garbage can down and going through empty containers of ice cream and Goldfish crackers. As a result, she and her housemates no longer keep the garbage can outside, SEE BEAR PAGE 3

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Black bears have been spotted in the neighborhood.

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At the event, both candidates stressed the importance of quick vocational training for New Hampshire workers and United States military power in establishing safe zones and defeating ISIS. Hassan also stressed her own work in decreasing college tuition in New Hampshire while Ayotte mentioned her previous bipartisan efforts and her work on the armed service committee in the Senate.

Government professor Linda Fowler said, in this election, neither candidate is making a big issue about their party. “[Ayotte] is trying to dissociate herself from the Republican party and she’s chosen a bunch of symbolic issues to do that,” Fowler said. These issues include the opioid epidemic or women’s health.

“It’s not necessarily clear that that’s what the voters care about, but it solves her problem [of being] a relatively conservative Republican running in a purple state,” Fowler added.

Charlie Blatt ’18, president of the College Democrats, said she believes Ayotte advocates for policies that make her popular rather than what she thinks is best. She said one issue that particularly upsets her is that Ayotte is supporting a bill that will make birth control available over the counter, which will prevent health insurance from covering the cost. Blatt said that this support is an example of Ayotte choosing a policy that looks good on the surface that has hidden repercussions.

Fowler said that Ayotte is running as the classic incumbent who has gotten things done in the past.

However, both Senate candidates are well liked within New Hampshire and do not hold extreme views. In events such as the forum, the candidates are competing for the votes of independent middle class suburbanites, which have been volatile in the last few elections, Fowler said.

Government professor Joseph Bafumi said in addition to independents swing voters could be young people, who tend to be less partisan.

He said what is often more important than the [forum] itself is the coverage that comes up afterwards, as it can sway voters towards certain candidates.

Abraham Herrera ’18, who attended the event and is also a member of the College Republicans, said that Hassan’s forum dealt more with foreign policy than he expected and was surprised and impressed by the level of depth in her answers concerning the refugee crisis, Syria and ISIS. He added that Hassan is not known to be strong on national security, and while he may not agree with some of her opinions, she was a lot more knowledgeable on the subjects than he expected her to be.

Fowler said Ayotte has criticized Hassan for not being “tough enough” on military issues and previously has emphasized her own role in defense and on the armed services committee on the Senate. Fowler said something that has helped Hassan is that Ayotte has “very awkwardly” endorsed Donald Trump and then after the Billy Bush tape, retracted her endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate.

Blatt also pointed out that Ayotte, before un-endorsing Trump, had called him “a good role model,” a statement she later took back. In contrast, Blatt described a positive experience she had with Hassan during Blatt’s freshmen year. In the meeting, Blatt especially warmed to Hassan after Hassan asked about her. She added that she felt like Hassan has also fought for women’s rights, such as working to refund Planned Parenthood and created economic opportunity in the state.

Herrera said he had previously worked on Ayotte’s campaign and Super PAC. He said three reasons he supports her include her work concerning with national security, protecting the environment and the economic policy of keeping taxes low and bringing business back to New Hampshire.

“She’s one of the few Republicans to be bipartisan on this issue and do a lot and do something about conserving the environment,” Herrera said.

Herrera said it was refreshing to hear what both sides had to say concerning trade which he said is a big issue in this election and he was surprised that Hassan was not opposed to free trade. Blanchard commented during the forum that it is rare that both presidential candidates oppose a trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, this election.

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Family includes 3 cubs School to reimburse Morton residents Earth,’” Pattillo said. “It was great.”

Before Pattillo saw the family of taking it out only on days when the bears Saturday night, she had been warned by a member of the Class of garbage truck does its rounds.

On the first night that the bears 2016 to be wary of walking around were spotted, one of Livingston’s School Street and West Street late at housemates called the police in night, brushing it off as a joke until order for them to play their siren as she saw them herself.

As a result of the increased sightan attempt to scare the bears away.

Livingston said that when a police- ings of black bears, students living in man showed up, he only shined a off-campus housing have formed a light at the trees and said that the GroupMe in order to keep each other bears would go away, which they informed in case they spot the bears again. Pattillo said that she has heard eventually did.

Apuan and Livingston’s house was from fellow classmates that the bears are considered not the only stop state property for the sleuth of “It seems like they’re and therefore bears last Saturcannot be day night. They very used to humans moved unless also went to Ali t h ey at t a c k Pattillo ’17’s off- and aren’t afraid at all. someone. For campus apart- I’m sure everything will now, the bears ment, located on West Wheelock be fine unless you get in will continue to Street. between the mama and remain in the area around Pattillo said Hanover. that she was her bears.”

A c taking a shower cording to the when she sud-ALI PATTILLO ’17 New Hampdenly received shire Fish and s eve r a l t ex t s Game website, from her friend if someone enSally Portman counters a bear ’17, who lives they should nearby, telling keep their disher that there were black bears roaming around tance and make it aware of their outside. Pattillo quickly joined a presence by clapping, talking, singing group of people that had gathered or making other sounds. Although to watch the bears, which were “in bears are capable of harming huher dumpster, playing around in their mans, they have not caused a fatality in New Hampshire since 1784. own little world.”

“It seems like they’re very used In an attempt to get a better view of the bears, Pattillo ventured out- to humans and aren’t afraid at all,” side, but could not get a clear look at Pattillo said. “I’m sure everything will the bears without getting too close. be fine unless you get in between the Back inside the apartment, Pattillo mama and her bears.” watched the bears tear through the Patillo is a member of The Dartmouth trash through a large window.

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“The college has helped me replace everything,” she said. “Electronicsrequest and deposit money directly wise, they gave out loaners, and into their student tuition accounts. then the computer store helped us “I don’t need receipts, I don’t fix them.” need anything,” Clemens said. “I’m Clemens stressed the fact that asking students to estimate how financial reimbursement is an onmuch money going process that they need to students should take “We’ve had alums replace items advantage of if they that are dam- and other donors need something. aged or are come to the College According to the completely Offi ce of Risk and and say, ‘We want to destroyed.”

Internal Controls She said help.’”

Services, personal much of this property in Colmoney comes lege buildings is -KRISTI CLEMENS, from the Ofnot covered by the fice of the DIRECTOR OF CASE College’s insurance.

President’s MANAGEMENT The office recomemergency mends that faculty, fund, which students and staff has received contributions from who keep personal belongings in several anonymous donors.

College spaces purchase their own “We’ve had alums and other insurance. donors come to the College and say, Clemens said that although ‘We want to help. We don’t want the Student Affairs department our name on this, we just want to is offering reimbursements, it still do what’s right to replace whatever recommends that students check students need,’” Clemens said. if they have renter’s insurance.

To Regina Yan ’19, the College’s She explained that many of these support was comprehensive. insurance companies have high deFROM FIRE PAGE 1

ductibles — which require families to pay thousands out of their own pockets before receiving coverage — but “Dartmouth is able to close that gap.”

Yan and other Morton students have received an outpouring of financial support from the campus community as well. Theta Delta Chi, Gamma Delta Chi and Chi Heorot fraternities started a joint GoFundMe campaign for Morton victims that has already raised more than $4,400. Meanwhile, Alpha Xi Delta sorority is running a clothing drive to support those who lost many of their belongings.

The American Red Cross New Hampshire and Vermont Region offices have also been accepting donations for those affected by the Morton fire.

Jonah Cohen ’19, who received aid from the Red Cross chapter, said he did not have to pay for much out of his own pocket. He added that, while the College took some time to organize its relief response, its help has been tremendous.

“They’re really trying to go above and beyond to make up for it, which is nice,” he said.

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Outdated and Dangerous

The Wrong Move

The Electoral College significantly limits our right to vote.

In the weeks leading up to the election, we as potential voters are bombarded with a constant stream of messages and calls to action. From electing the proper presidential candidate to stave off impending doom to making sure that we vote on the newest amendment to “preserve family values,” every election comes with a tidal wave of contradicting directions from both sides of the aisle. One message it seems that everyone can agree on, however, is that everyone who can register to vote should do so to make sure that they can cast a ballot on Election Day. Politicians, voter outreach groups like Rock the Vote and even celebrities constantly remind us that we have the right, privilege and duty to make our voices heard. On campus as well, groups like the College Democrats, Collis Governing Board, NextGen Climate and others have been doing their best to get students to register to vote. This is a worthy cause; whatever your political beliefs, we can all agree that we’re fortunate to live under a political system over which many of us can exercise influence. However, for many students, it would make a good deal of sense to register to vote in New Hampshire instead of their home state. The reason why is troubling.

Despite being surrounded by mostly blue states on all sides, New Hampshire has historically been known as a swing state. Because of this tendency, one could argue that a student’s vote in New Hampshire would be worth significantly more than a vote in their home state. Of the 2018, 49 percent of students come from only seven states, with as many as 25 percent coming from only two states: California and New York. Yet not even one of those seven states made it onto Politico’s list of swing states for the 2016 election.

Essentially, this means that the presidential election votes of nearly half of the student body “wouldn’t count” if students voted in their home states. Our presidential elections have gotten to the point where the majority of American states are written off, and a massive portion of each candidate’s time and resources are spent on a few states that end up deciding the fate of the entire nation. The concept of “one person, one vote” no longer applies when a person’s vote is basically considered a wash. This issue can be traced back to one

of our country’s most befuddling institutions: the Electoral College.

When it was established, the Electoral College made sense. Without modern technology there was simply no way that most Americans in the 18th century could have made informed decisions about candidates, many of whom they may have never heard of before Election Day. In 2016, however, this institution is incredibly outdated. It is naïve to believe that the entire electorate is well informed enough to make the best decision, but information is now accessible enough that they theoretically could be.

The extra degree of separation between the electorate and the election itself is not only outdated — it is potentially dangerous. Political affiliations aside, one has to consider what the world would currently look like if the 2000 election reflected the popular vote instead of the Electoral College. If the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Al Gore, who won the popular vote, had become president, would we be as involved in the Middle East as we are now? It may be a hypothetical thought exercise, but it wouldn’t have to be if presidential elections were based simply on popular vote count.

As it stands now, the options for Dartmouth students who don’t live in swing states are limited. They could register in New Hampshire and have their voice represented in the presidential election, but then they could lose the right to vote on various other issues.

Nobody should have to sacrifice the right to vote on important issues like congressional elections or constitutional referendums just so they can have a say in the presidential race.

The only other option is to vote in their home state and essentially give up their vote for one of the most powerful positions in the world.

The necessary change wouldn’t be difficult to implement: keep the registration system in place so eligible voters can still have a say in local issues that pertain to them, while deciding the presidential election by popular vote. After all, our elections are supposed to reflect the will of the people — not just the people in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

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Protesting the Women’s Chess Championship is counterproductive.

As a female chess player, I had to prepare myself every time I stepped into the tournament hall for one simple truth: I would most likely be the only woman there.

Sure, there are women that play chess — the tournaments for younger children or lower ranked players are filled with them, but as they get older and the playing level increases, almost all drop out, unable to handle the pressure of having to constantly prove their worth in a field where few appreciate female effort.

Chess is a sport still struggling to bridge the gender gap and increase the number of women competing at an elite level, where compensation — as if it’s a surprise — is more than two times less than what it is for men. There are almost 8,000 active female chess players in the United States compared to almost 60,000 men. In an activity that is desperately in need of women, the smallest, negative act against female participation can do immense harm. For instance, the 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess National Champion Nazi Paikidze has recently announced her intention to boycott the World Women’s Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran. As one of the most promising chess talents playing for the U.S., the reigning U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and an open advocate for the women in chess movement, Paikidze’s choice is a potentially lethal move that could cripple female representation in this incredibly complex and fascinating game.

Paikidze’s decision was made to protest against a rule requiring players to wear a hijab in the hopes that the tournament will be relocated or postponed. She has framed her decision as a protest against women’s oppression, stating that it is “unacceptable to host a women’s world championship in a place where women do not have basic fundamental rights and are treated as second-class citizens.” And yet, while her intentions are good, her action might backfire.

As Paikidze has pointed out, Iran’s theocratic regime limits women’s freedoms by requiring them to abide by stricter standards than men. It’s also a country where chess is considered “haram,” or forbidden, by the Islamic leadership. Hosting the Women’s World Chess Championship in a country that hasn’t hosted any event of a similar caliber for women in its entire history is a revolutionary act. This tournament is one of the only chances for female Iranian chess players to show their country and the world what they are capable of.

It’s also important to note that many of the women competing come from poor backgrounds, and the world championship is one of the only opportunities they have to try and create a better future for themselves.

Paikidze is encouraging others to join her in boycotting this important tournament and has even created an online petition to do so. With this, she is effectively asking others to help her block Iranian women’s

only chance to gain recognition in their own country. Considering that Paikidze is an advocate for the increased participation of women in chess, this boycott is the antithesis of what she claims to stand for.

Let me be clear: choosing to host the Women’s World Chess Championship in Iran was a mistake to begin with. The World Chess Federation should not have even considered Tehran as a viable venue option. But given that Tehran was the only city with a bid to host the event, and the championship must be held each year, there was no other option. Iran has been the host of previous international chess events, and no one has voiced their outrage. Many of the top players in the world, including women, have played in Iran and have worn the hijab while playing, citing their wish to respect the local traditions and culture. This event should not be considered drastically different from others in the past.

Yes, forcing women to do something — in this case, wear a hijab — is deplorable.

Considering Iran’s stance on human rights issues, the problem becomes even more revolting. However, boycotting one event will not change a policy that has been around for almost half a century or change an entire country’s views on the way religion should be integrated into everyday life.

Providing women a forum to demonstrate their prowess, however, can go a long way for securing more rights.

If you look closely at the comments on Paikidze’s petition, there are quite a few racist statements from supporters that lead one to question the true intentions of many of those in favor of this protest. Is this boycott about empowering women or fulfilling a political agenda? If the tournament cannot be moved, which seems to be the case, what’s done is done. It would be a shame to call it off and deprive Iranian women of their chance in the spotlight just because some people decided to make this tournament a political statement. The tournament should be about the women competing in it and them alone.

This article should not be misconstrued as a statement of support of Iran and its policies, but rather a critique of the way Paikidze chose to attack them. Women’s rights and freedoms have been and will continue to be an issue for the foreseeable future, in Iran and beyond. The gender gap, the wage gap and the representation of women in society aren’t issues to be taken lightly, either. For the women of Iran, attending the Women’s World Chess Championship is an unparalleled opportunity to show the world what they are capable of achieving.

If giving those women and others a chance to show off their talent means wearing a hijab and respecting what is a very integral, albeit controversial, part of Iranian culture, then that sacrifice is a small one to make.

We need to focus on actions that will visibly affect on a women’s position in societies throughout the world. This boycott is not one of them.

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“Energy and Society,” Dan Reicher ‘78, Stanford University, Georgiopoulos Classroom, Raether Hall

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“Listening In: A Dialogue on the Intimacies of Racial Publics,” Summer Kim Lee and Iván Ramos, Kemeny 007

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Performance by St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with Jeremy Denk, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center

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“Equity” (2016), directed by Meera Menon and starring Anna Gunn, Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center

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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra to perform at Spaulding

By KAINA CHEN

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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, considered one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world, considers themselves to be true classical musicians — it is for this reason that they have never performed a pop concert. The Hopkins Center, which has maintained a close relationship with the Minnesota-based ensemble created over two decades ago, can attest to that. The chamber orchestra will perform a classical concert tonight in Spaulding Auditorium.

“Great classical music is just as great literature. It’s important to a society and civilization, and gives people a feeling for who they are, transcending the passing fads of the day,” Charles Ullery, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra bassoonist, said.

The Saint Paul musicians believe that this act of preserving culture “adds to help the morale of the orchestra,” Ullery said.

“We’re trying to sell the real product, and in a really convincing way,” Ullery said.

While the orchestra may be traditionalists when it comes to musical choices, the ensemble has stepped forward into the digital age. It has an enormous online presence, with a listening library of over 250 recordings available for free and mobile apps available for download.

In another break from traditional norms, the ensemble has no permanent conductor. Instead, the

orchestra chooses to collaborate with artistic partners. Currently, pianist Jeremy Denk,a 2013 MacArthur Fellow, is touring with the ensemble and will be featured in the second piece on the program, “Concerto No. 23 in A for Piano and Orchestra, K. 488,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The position of artistic director, typically reserved for staff outside of ensembles, has been appointed to Kyu-Young Kim, an ensemble member and principal violinist.

This decision, made at the start of the year, was part of an attempt to bring the artistic direction of the ensemble into the hands of the group members.

“This [structure] really defines who we are,” Ullery said.

He concedes, however, that having a member be the artistic director means that the ensemble spends more time than most do in preparing pieces for concerts.

Moreover, both these changes have broken many hierarchal notions long-etched in the centuriesold tradition of ensemble music.

Typically, there is an unwritten ensemble rule that musicians’ critiques or comments are taken more seriously based on his or her standing in the orchestra. For example, it would be uncommon for a violinist in the back of the section to raise a concern about the cohesiveness of the wind section. However, with the absence of a see-all conductor that is tasked with group cohesiveness, the duty falls evenly on each member of the ensemble.

“Everyone is interacting, listening. It’s exhausting, but stimulating,” Ullery said.

During the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s stay at Dartmouth, members collaborated with the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble for a casual “Collis Cabaret” performance in Collis Common Ground on Tuesday, Oct.12. The program included pieces by Kreisler, RimskyKorsakov, Hindemith and Gounod.

Yesterday, Denk held a piano master class with observation open to the public.

Anna Matusewicz ’20, wind ensemble bassoonist, said she enjoyed the Collis performance, noting that Ullery gave helpful advice.

The Collis Cabaret performance was “impromptu in that we didn’t really rehearse it,” Irene Feng ’17, wind ensemble oboist, said. The casual setting of the concert “speaks to the fact that music comes with us everywhere,” Feng said.

As for Ullery, he wishes that he would have had similar opportunities to play with professional artists when he was a young musician.

“It’s always challenging [to be a mentor]; you want to help the students,” Ullery said.

On Wednesday, chamber members sat in on a wind ensemble rehearsal, offering feedback and commentary about how the wind ensemble could improve.

The wind ensemble was preparing “Symphonies of Wind Instruments” for their Nov.11 concert, and comments about musicality, technique and listening from the St.

Paul Chamber Orchestra members “allowed us to grow as a group,” Mallory Rutigliano ‘17, wind ensemble flautist, said.

Despite the age and knowledge gap of the students and the professionals, their common identity as members of an ensemble gave them more common ground than Feng had imagined they would have.

“It was comforting to know that they, as professionals, go through the same issues with counting and rhythm,” Feng said. “They made us realize that everything will come with trying to feel how your part ties into the whole — it matters who the person is behind the instrument.”

As for tomorrow, Matusewicz is looking forward to the concert because she is fond of watching chamber orchestra performances, which normally incorporate more movement. She is also excited to talk with the ensemble members at a meet-and-greet immediately following the concert.

Tonight at 8 p.m. the full 34-member ensemble will be in concert at Spaulding Auditorium, opening with the world premiere of “O Mikros, O Megas” (This Tiny World, This Enormous World), composed by George Tsontakis. Tickets are $10 for students and between $17 and $50 for community members.

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Pianist Jeremy Denk is touring with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Jazz-mariachi fusion band Troker to perform tomorrow

By VICTOR WU The Dartmouth

COURTESY OF OH ESTUDIO

Troker has performed at Glastonbury Festival and South by Southwest.

Jazz lovers of Dartmouth, clear up your calendars and get ready for a burst of funk, jazz, rock and hip hop this Saturday. Troker, a group that has performed at over 90 international festivals including the Glastonbury Festival and South

by Southwest, will showcase its jazz and mariachi fusion style music in Spaulding this weekend.

In 2003, Troker came together in Guadalajara, a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco. They spent three years participating in casual jam sessions before recording an album, Troker’s general manager Ana Rodriguez said.

“They started gathering big crowds in restaurants. People started asking for an album,” Rodriguez said. “So when they released their first album in 2007, they already had a big audience.”

The group’s live performances are known to have incredible energy, passion and excitement.

“The freedom of the genre and

the movement on stage makes jazz exciting,” Troker bassist Samo González said. “We get the high energy from our time performing in Mexico and combine it with jazz.

It’s a freestyle.”

In addition to its high energy, Troker is known for combining jazz with untraditional elements; they often play around with rock and hip hop elements. Rodriguez said that the band first decided that it wanted to perform instrumental music, later narrowing its focus to jazz even though none of the members were jazz players.

The members, most of whom came from the rock and blues scene, enrolled in classes and bought instructional books, Rodriguez said.

Troker’s genre-mixing element plays a big role in its music and popularity.

Anthony Robles ’20, an arts ambassador for the Hopkins Center, said that he is excited to see Troker because of the group’s ability to blend different types of music together.

Troker hopes that its performance

will have a lasting impact on the Dartmouth students who attend the show. González said that he wants students to leave the performance feeling inspired.

“I hope Dartmouth students take away a motivation to dedicate their life to the arts,” González said.

“Embracing our roots is a huge part of our music, even though it has no lyrics.”

Members of Troker are visiting classes while on campus as part of the Hop’s program to match incoming artists with different class syllabi.

On Thursday, they visited “Audio-Vision: Film, Music, Sound,” and today they are visiting “Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean.” There is also a dinner planned with students and faculty today.

Troker will perform at 8 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium on Saturday.

Tickets, available on the Hop website, are $10 for Dartmouth students and $17 to $25 for community members.

Robles is a member of The Dartmouth staff.

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Powerlifting Club to compete at first Ivy League Championships

By MARK CUI

The Dartmouth Staff

It was only last fall when Tony Choi ’16 followed through on his dream to form a powerlifting club at Dartmouth.

Despite its humble beginnings, the club accomplished extraordinary feats in its first year, sending nine students to a regional competition in Brooklyn, New York and later sending five to compete at the USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championship in Providence, Rhode Island held on April 14 to 16.

Powerlifting consists of three lifts: the squat, the bench press and the deadlift. In these disciplines, competitors begin at the referee’s command and either lower into a squat, push the weight up off his or her chest or lift a loaded bar resting on the floor.

At meets sanctioned by USA Powerlifting, an organization that dictates the process of how athletes qualify for regional and national events, athletes are sorted according to their sex, age and bodyweight and must perform one to three of the lifting disciplines. Each competitor has a maximum of three attempts at each lift and the person with the highest total score from the combined weight from each discipline wins.

If competitors lift the same weight, the individual with the lowest body weight is declared the champion.

Ivan Carrier ’18 was first introduced to lifting by his uncle as a 12 year old.

Now leading the club after its successful inaugural year, Carrier hopes that the team can make even greater strides while continuing to appeal to both casual and hardcore powerlifters.

“One of the central goals is to expand both the community and competitive aspect. We want it to be a good space for people to learn how to be fit, lift and be comfortable in the weight room,” Carrier said. “But we also want it to be a good fit for those who want to participate in competitions.”

To qualify for this year’s nationals, participants needed to reach a benchmark weight in his or her own weight class at an official USA Powerlifting tournament.

At nationals, five members of the team represented the Big Green. In the men’s 83-kilogram class, Devin Lin ’16 placed 28th and totaled 500 kg after squatting 172.5 kg, bench pressing 112.5 kg and deadlifting 215 kg. Andre Chen ’16 totaled 455 kg after squatting 165 kg, bench pressing 97.5 kg and deadlifting 192.5 kg to place 33rd in the same weight class. In the men’s 93 kg class, Choi totaled 452.5 kg and placed

38th. Drake Corbin ’17 placed 13th in the men’s 120 kg class, totaling 572.5 kg. Coralie Phanord ’16 Th’17 totaled 257.5 kg after squatting 95 kg, bench pressing 47.5 kg and deadlifting 115 kg to place 30th in the women’s 72 kg class. Carrier was unable to compete having dislocated his shoulder in an unrelated activity in the winter.

Although other teams outmatched the Dartmouth group in both size and participant numbers, competing in nationals invaluably influenced the structure of the team. The Big Green had difficulty securing practice space, with Floren open only to varsity teams and club teams with full-time coaches and Alumni Gym unequipped to handle a full-fledged powerlifting team.

Originally, the upstairs area was not built to be a gym, so when patrons put down heavy weights, the ceilings of the offices downstairs shake so much that photo frames have fallen off the walls.

Over the summer, Carrier secured a deal with the River Valley Club where the team now practices twice a week in a Crossfit gym equipped with rubber floors and plates. But practice wasn’t enough — the team wanted an Ivy League Championship.

Seeing the bigger and more competitive teams at Nationals inspired Dartmouth’s club to model itself after them, Yesenia Mejia ’18, secretary of the powerlifting club, said. The Big Green interacted with competitors from various Ivy League colleges, including Harvard University, Brown University and Princeton University.

These interactions motivated the team to contact the heads of the other Ivy League powerlifting teams to set up an Ivy League Championship for powerlifting, Mejia said.

To help make the championship an official meet, Carrier contacted Jim Kipp, a meet director for USA Powerlifting, who immediately agreed to the idea.

After months of planning and coordinating, USA Powerlifting officially released an announcement about the first Ivy League Championship, which is open to any student competitor of an Ivy League school and will take place in Lathem, New York on Nov. 12.

The news was particularly exciting for Mejia, who noted how beneficial the competition will be.

“Powerlifting isn’t a big thing up here,” Mejia said. “The tournament is a good way to expand our team and grow the sport.”

On the logistics side of the Ivy League Championship, Kipp said, Lathem, New York was specifically

chosen because of its convenient location off a major highway and its relative proximity to the participating schools.

As a USA Powerlifting meet, members from the organization will be present to ensure that athletes are not using performance-enhancing drugs, which is a key aspect of the organization’s mission.

The championship, Kipp said, will also help remove the stigma associated with powerlifters as “dumb guys who just move weights.” “[These athletes are] also really intelligent people who happen to enjoy powerlifting,” Kipp said.

In some powerlifting contests, winners receive prize money. Because of the competitive nature of the Ivy League, Kipp said a possible idea for future championships is a perpetual championship belt that would foster friendly competition.

Carrier is optimistic about the competition’s potential impact on the sport, hoping that it may allow powerlifting to be more widely accepted.

“A lot of schools are still pretty resistant to powerlifting teams because of the space required and liability issues,” Carrier said. “This annual event may be big in legitimizing many of the teams in the Ivy League.”

Because strength is a fundamental aspect of the sport, USA Powerlifting, which was formerly called the American Drug Free Powerlifting Association, Inc., takes careful precautions, including drug testing, to ensure athletes are not using supplements to gain an advantage.

USA Powerlifting also advocates for the spread of sports medicine knowledge so powerlifters are aware of issues such as muscle imbalances and overtraining.

As a testament of the significant strides the Dartmouth team has made since Choi started the club last year, the team will be the largest participating team at the Ivy League Championship. In fact, inspired by Dartmouth’s commitment to making powerlifting a competitive Ivy League sport, Brown is making moves on its own campus to make powerlifting a legitimate club sport.

In preparation for the conference meet and to help qualify for a spot at next year’s Collegiate National Championships, which will be held in San Antonio, Texas, on April 6, the team has continued to compete in various meets this term. Members traveled to New York for the Northern N.Y. Championships held on Aug. 13. Sam Kim ’18, Andres Jacob ’18, Carrier, Mejia and

Cheryl Chang ’18 represented the Big Green, with Carrier, Mejia and Chang setting several New Hampshire State Raw Records in the junior and open categories through their performances in the three disciplines.

The team is also looking to continue expanding by recruiting new members, Carrier said.

“A lot of people don’t know powerlifting is a thing and those who do may be intimidated,” Carrier said.

“We hope to get more attention and

support from the school.”

Kipp hopes that the sport as a whole will continue to gain traction, especially as Dartmouth continues to act as a pioneer in powerlifting for many of the other schools in the region.

“Powerlifting is strictly a matter of strength and power,” Kipp said.

“No matter how big or small you are, there’s a weight class for you. This gives an opportunity for other athletes to participate in a sport where they are equally challenged [by] other athletes.”

COURTESY OF IVAN CARRIER

Yesenia Mejia ’18 trains with and competes for Dartmouth’s Powerlifting Club.