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Justin Anderson, current interim vice president for communications, was appointed vice president for communications yesterday, the office of public affairs announced.

Anderson said that he is honored by the appointment made by College President Phil Hanlon. He noted that he was thrilled to have the opportunity to share the College’s stories with a large audience.

Anderson said that he thinks people outside of the College can sometimes possess a “one-dimensional” view

Justin Anderson, current interim vice president for communications, was appointed vice president for communications.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month sees success

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Student organizers and College experts hailed this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month as a success, saying that it reached a broader audience thanks to more diverse programming.

New to Sexual Assault Awareness Month this year was the studentcreated “Still I Rise” show put on by WISE @ Dartmouth, which features performances of student-submitted poetry, prose, songs and dance related

to surviving sexual assault or sexual violence. Sexual Assault Awareness Program coordinator Amanda Childress said the event was very well-attended.

Caeli Cavanagh ’14, who directed the performance, said that in organizing the event she aspired to create something different from survivor speak-outs, which she said are important but often attract a very specific crowd.

“We thought by focusing on artistic expression, the emphasis would be

more on survival and the strength of survivors,” Cavanagh said. “We got a broader audience and we’re really happy about that.”

Cavanagh said that she hopes the event will continue in future years, though its continuation is largely contingent on securing funding.

“It was a really powerful experience, and we’re really glad we got the chance to pull it off,” Cavanagh said.

College survivor advocate Benjamin Bradley said the event was extremely moving and powerful,

Geisel and DHMC funding remains steady B y ERIN LEE

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Funding for medical research at Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has remained relatively steady despite recent declines in federal funding, Geisel interim dean Duane Compton said. In 2013, the National Institutes of Health received a five percent budget cut, equivalent to $1.55 billion, as part of a federally mandated sequester.

adding that he was encouraged by high attendance.

Also new to programming this year was the Hopkins Center’s screening of two critically acclaimed films. “The Hunting Ground” (2015) and “S#x Acts” (2012) both centered around sexual assault and covered different perspectives on the issue, Childress said. Both films were followed by discussion panels, which Childress said were also successful.

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Compton said that the federal budget cuts have affected research at Geisel and that most academic centers are experiencing a “contraction.” He added that the medical school is actively looking for industry partnerships and funding from philanthropic organizations and foundations.

NIH received $30.1 billion in the 2014 fiscal year and will receive $30.6 billion for the 2015 fiscal year. Last month, the TIFFANY ZHAI/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

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AROUND THE IVIES Brown University: Players on the Brown softball team recently came forward with accusations of bullying against head coach Katie Flynn, the Brown Daily Herald reported. Players claim that Flynn made hurtful comments about players’ weights and created a hostile, emotionally exhausting environment. Since Flynn’s first season in 2013, she has lost nine of her 12 original players. Athletic director Jack Hayes has made no action against Flynn.

Columbia University: Columbia student group Student-Worker Solidarity claims that employees at the university are prohibited from speaking languages other than English in the presence of students, the Columbia Spectator reported. A spokesperson for Columbia claimed that the student complaint against an employee speaking Spanish was a response to the employee’s comment, not the use of Spanish.

Cornell University: In reaction to the recent instances of police brutality, nearly 100 students, faculty and staff members held a “die-in” at Cornell, the Cornell Sun reported. Participants laid on the ground to bring awareness to their cause by hindering people’s daily commute.

Harvard University: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Harvard on Monday to speak about his reform agenda and the necessity of stable U.S.-Japan relations, the Harvard Crimson reported. His speech, however, was met with backlash from students — 18 Harvard student groups and 161 students signed a petition for Japan to acknowledge its role in “operating a system of sexual slavery during World War II.” Princeton University: A Princeton referendum that demanded the University divest from companies that maintain the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and facilitate state repression against Palestinians has failed to pass. Of the 2,032 students who voted, 47.5 percent voted against and 52.5 percent in favor of the referendum, the Daily Princetonian reported. The slim margin of loss has left many representatives hopeful that with more outreach, the referendum could pass in the future.

University of Pennsylvania: During Penn’s Spring Fling, which took place from April 17-19, members of the Vietnamese Students’ Association claim to have experienced an alleged hate crime from a group comprised primarily members of OZ, an underground fraternity. The event occurred during a members-only barbecue when an OZ brother approached the group, which escalated to a larger group returning and aiming racial slurs and death threats at the VSA, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. The OZ president has reprimanded his brothers and had the perpetrators issue a formal apology.

Yale University: A new study from researchers at Yale has shown that the amount of a husband’s physical activity can affect his wife’s mental health. While in older men more physical activity betters their own mental well-being, that correlation is much smaller for older women, the Yale Daily News Reported. Yet, wives whose husbands complete more physical activity are less depressed. Researchers believe that because women are more focused on relationships, they’re happier when their spouse creates a healthier and happier environment.

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Colleages praise Anderson’s strategy FROM ANDERSON PAGE 1

of Dartmouth. He said that part of his job is to improve and expand people’s understanding of the College.

He said he hopes to be able to share the details that make the College distinct from other institutions of higher education with the largest possible audience.

“I am hoping to expand the audience of people that know and appreciate all of the great things that happen at Dartmouth,” he said.

Anderson served as interim vice president for communications since November after Thomas Bruce left the position. He began working at Dartmouth as director of media relations in 2011 after working at ABC News for 13 years as a broadcast journalist.

He said that due to his work as interim vice president there would be no transitional time as he understands the College and the responsibilities of the job.

“I’ve been doing the job, and I understand what it takes to be successful,” Anderson said.

Since beginning his work as interim vice president in November, Anderson said he is proud of the way that the office of public affairs

communicated with both the “internal” and “external” Dartmouth communities about Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative.

Anderson said he feels proud of the leadership Hanlon has shown in the area of student life.

“If I am able to, in a small way, contribute to peoples’ understanding about what he is trying to accomplish, it’s a great thing and I’m very pleased by that,” he said.

He said that every school could face stories in the media that point out instances of hazing, high-risk drinking or sexual assault.

“I think what we want to do is acknowledge that those things are happening and demonstrate that we are doing everything to alleviate the harm associated with them,” Anderson said.

He noted that the office of public affairs should be more concerned with the positive actions at the College, as these will lead to positive coverage, rather than controlling the coverage.

“As long as we are taking positive action, that will be treated positively by the media,” Anderson said.

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lege, said that Anderson is a strategic thinker and always keeps the College’s overall strategy in mind when it comes to communication.

“He’s very responsive to the press because he’s been on the other side of the microphone and he brings that experience here,” Spalding said.

Bill Helman ’80, chairman of the Board of Trustees, also highlighted Anderson’s strategic thinking, adding that Anderson has been at Dartmouth long enough to know a significant amount about the College.

“What [Anderson] does is bring an understanding of the whole Dartmouth story,” he said.

Provost Carolyn Dever said that Anderson is confident and has a clear vision for the College.

“He has seen our campus through transitions and development and good times and bad, with a kind of deft touch that is very impressive,” Dever said.

She said Anderson is a great colleague and she is excited to continue working with him on a more permanent basis.

“I think he will be instrumental in telling Dartmouth’s story, in all its complexity, powerfully in the global media,” Dever said.

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Geisel and DHMC hope for increased collaboration on research FROM RESEARCH PAGE 1

House Budget Committee rejected an amendment to add $51 billion in NIH funding over the next decade.

NIH funding in the last five years has essentially been flat, but in reality funding is declining as inflation increases the cost of doing research, Geisel’s psychiatry department chair Alan Green said.

“If funding is threatened even somewhat, that makes a dent in the

capacity of the research output in the United States,” he said. “Cutbacks in federal funding can’t be ignored — it’s a serious problem. I hope this will at some point turn around, though investigators at Dartmouth are continuing to do quite well with NIH funding.”

Geisel epidemiology professor Jennifer Doherty said the major goal for most biomedical researchers is to receive federal funding, mainly through NIH. She added

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that alternative sources of funding include other federal organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense as well as non-profit foundations such as the American Heart Association and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Compton said that Geisel covers most overhead costs of research, including the provision of lab space and facilities.

Geisel medicine professor and DHMC immunologist Jeffrey Parsonnet said that the amount of NIH funding available varies from field to field. He said some researchers receive funding from corporations to conduct clinical trials or develop products. He is currently working with a tampon manufacturer on toxic shock syndrome research, he said.

Geisel medicine professor and DHMC cardiologist Paul Steiner said that there have not been many NIH grants within DHMC’s cardiology department. The College offers some funding as seed money for younger researchers to help support their career development, he said.

Chairman of DHMC’s Board of Trustees Robert Oden noted that Green’s research team won an $18 million grant in 2013 from NIH’s

Clinical and Translational Science Award program that supports the College’s clinical and translational science institute, called Dartmouth Synergy. Translational research fo-

“I would call it one of the biggest single grants the whole of Dartmouth has ever gotten. If we keep up that kind of success, I would worry a whole lot less about the future.”

- ROBERT ODEN, CHAIRMAN OF DHMC’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES cuses on bridging the gap between lab science and practical medical applications.

“I would call it one of the biggest single grants the whole of Dartmouth has ever gotten,” he said. “If we keep up that kind of success, I would worry a whole lot less about the future.”

Green said that the grant will continue to fund Synergy until 2018, when he said he intends to reapply to the program.

Doherty said the number and size of grant proposals researchers submit depend on the size of their research program and whether they are also receiving revenue from clinical work. She said that researchers often submit about six to 10 grant proposals per year.

Compton said that Geisel and DHMC are working on collaborating more to facilitate research at both institutions. A strong partnership between Geisel and DHMC is required to educate students and conduct research effectively, he said.

Geisel and DHMC have wanted to strengthen their partnership for decades, Oden said. He added that trustees for both institutions regularly have dinner together to improve the connection.

Oden said one of his concerns for the future is that research will not be prioritized as budgets are allocated.

“A worry is that commercial organizations and the non-academic general public won’t understand how crucially important research is for the future,” he said. “If professors are not doing research, they’re not advancing their fields.”

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Opinion Asks

Making Campus Safe for All

What purpose does Student Assembly serve? What sorts of changes would you like to see from SA leaders?

In March, I helped put together Student Assembly’s “Profiles in Excellence” event, a termly dinner held in honor of extraordinary professors. Computer science professor Prasad Jayanti — the professor whom students voted most committed to undergraduate teaching — arrived to a packed house. Over Boloco burritos, more than a dozen of his students shared how they had been moved by his teaching, recalling the wisdom and energy that brought his lectures to life. Jayanti, in turn, spoke at length about his joy for creating and sharing knowledge. This is how Student Assembly can thrive — by bringing our community together — faculty and students, administrators and Greek leaders, social activists and guardians of the old way. SA can facilitate meaningful dialogue through an exchange of perspectives. That is where progress lies.

— Jon Vandermause ’16 As I argued in my April 27 column “With Great Responsibility,” I believe SA should focus on addressing and clarifying the implications of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative. I think that SA absolutely has a purpose and is relevant to students — after all, they represent students to administrators and are elected to advance the interests of the student body. Without SA, we would not have a forum dedicated to allowing student voices to be heard.

As I have argued, however, there are some flaws in the campaigning process, particularly in the visibility of different campaigns and apparent student interest in public debates. The level of effort that candidates put into the campaign varied, with some seeming to take more interest in the process. I believe, therefore, that candidates need more structure and guidance when campaigning.

— Caroline Hsu ’18 I think it’s telling that I — and many other students — do not know what exactly SA does.

As a member of the Class of 2018, my only impression of SA is a vague knowledge of the Great Patagonia Scandal of 2014. Other than that, I am unaware of anything it has done during my time here. Ostensibly “here to coalesce and

strengthen student participation in the College’s decision-making process,” it feels like the assembly has not been doing a great job, especially in light of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” initiatives.

For a Government 10 project last term, my group and I sent out a campus-wide survey to collect data on student support for each of the main pillars of the plan — academic rigor, new sexual assault measures, the hard alcohol ban and new regulations on student organizations.

Responses were overwhelmingly negative for both academic rigor and the hard alcohol ban, with most students disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with these new measures. If we, as students, are so against “Moving Dartmouth Forward,” then why is it being implemented in this way? Isn’t it SA’s job to understand our wants and communicate those to administrators? That in the past year administrators have made one unpopular decision after another is proof of SA’s lack of power. Even if SA leaders are trying to make our voices heard, they certainly haven’t been effective. And if they aren’t doing their job, why do we have them at all? Some sort of reform needs to happen — either our representatives need to work harder for us, or administrators need to listen to and recognize the opinions of our representatives and take them into account.

Either way, there’s a break in the communication between administrators and students, and the organization that is supposed to bridge that gap isn’t doing so. This is still our college — we should be heard.

— Jessica Lu ’18 I do not see the point of SA. There are several student organizations on campus that can advocate their own issues to the administrators who have the power to change things. Student Assembly seems a little bit like forced representation where it doesn’t exist. The most frustrating element of the recent SA campaign was that the elected president and vice president “staffed” their own team as if they were real-life elections. In college, this “staffing” almost always includes friends of the president and VP and lacks inclusivity.

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The College must fix deficiencies in mental health services and their delivery.

Students at Dartmouth often suffer silently, alone, unaided by peers and the College either because they fear to come forward or because the College does not offer the services they require. Issues of mental health are often brushed aside at Dartmouth or outright ignored — these are not just personal issues, however, but a broader struggle that undermines academics and campus-wide safety. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 30 percent of college students said they were “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some time in the past year and that suicide is the third leading cause of death for young adults aged 15 to 24.

Mental health is a pressing issue here at Dartmouth. The College’s unique circumstances — the D-Plan with its fast-paced academic schedule and the inconsistency it creates in students’ support systems — make the lives of struggling students more difficult still. Roughly a quarter of students attend counseling services each year according to the Counseling and Human Resources department webpage, but that number is a tithe of those who truly need help. That Dick’s House places limitations on counseling appointments but not general medical appointments indicates “a willingness to acknowledge physical health and not mental health,” Movement Against Violence operations director Rebecca Schantz ’16 said. How can students be expected to recover, to build up a bastion of good mental health, when their own college cannot even provide them with the necessary number of contact hours with a counselor?

Issues of mental health do not stand alone — survivors of sexual assault on college campuses are more at risk for mental health-related disorders and existing issues can be compounded by the distress brought on by sexual assault.

Nearly one-third of survivors of assault develop post-traumatic stress disorder sometime during their life. Last year, the White House Council on Women and Girls found that survivors were almost five times more likely to have lifetime major depressive episodes and four times as likely to contemplate suicide than were non-victims.

But it isn’t just women who are at risk — violence can affect all genders. Untreated childhood trauma from violence and abuse increases risks of perpetration and re-victimization. Promoting the student body’s mental health is not enough — we must acknowledge the unique needs of survivors of sexual assault as well.

The College fails to advertise its mental health services and commitment to the issue in a systematic and welcoming way. Jordan Kunzika ’16, creator of Helping Hand, a stress management resource app, said that he believes students “never hear about the issues of mental health during orientation.” And awareness doesn’t get better after freshman year — Active Minds chair Jake Donehey ’17 noted, “the average Dartmouth student doesn’t even know the resources that exist for them.” While the Counseling and Human Development department offers support groups for those with depression and for those of various minority groups, the lack of strategic outreach prevents most groups from meeting their minimum enrollment of four members. Student Assembly vice president Julia Dressel ’17 said, “the silence around the resources increases the stigma of seeking services.”

While it is laudable that the College hosts screening fairs and has taken the initiative to hire a confidential sexual assault counselor, students are still limited to one hour of counseling per week and only 10 to 12 sessions per academic year. Additionally, only students enrolled full-time who are taking classes can access these resources, meaning students off-campus or on leave-terms in residence cannot seek out the College’s care.

The College’s counselor-on-call service responds in emergency situations, but students should not have to be in crisis to finally access the help they need. The College’s insufficient infrastructure to treat the mental health needs of students is irresponsible. To foster a safe and healthy environment and reach our true intellectual and academic potential, we cannot allow untreated mental disorders impede our ability to thrive.

Frank Cunningham ’16 is Student Assembly president, and Tori Nevel ’16 is the chair of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault.

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Sexual Assault Awareness programming more varied FROM ASSAULT PAGE 1

The screening of “The Hunting Ground,” which focused on sexual assault on college campuses, was better attended, most likely due to the national media coverage that the film received, Childress said.

Hundreds of students attended the film screening in Spaulding Auditorium, though the panel afterwards was less popular, Bradley said. Bradley said “The Hunting Ground” and the subsequent panel were particularly powerful events due to the film’s focus on a range of survivors’ experiences at colleges nationwide, as well as its examination of colleges’ responses and student judicial processes.

“S#x Acts,” an Israeli film, centered on acts of coercion, manipulation and other predatory behaviors leading to sexual violence in a high school setting.

“It showed some very clear processes in how someone uses manipulation and uses coercion to really set up the act,” Childress said.

“It was a very real look, and very detailed look, at sexual violence at this age level.”

A workshop titled “How to Help a Friend” was also offered as part of the month’s events and will likely continue to be offered in the future, Bradley said. The event, which provided advice on how to help a friend who has been sexually assaulted, was poorly attended, he said, citing inopportune timing as a probable factor.

“We’re going to try to do a better job letting people know that it’s available, and maybe having it on a more regular basis so people can go,” Bradley said.

The workshop has the potential to be very helpful, Bradley said, because it involves student Sexual Assault Peer Advisors and is a very low-intensity event.

“So many of us know friends, family and people who have been affected by this, but it can be a really difficult thing to know what to do and what to say,” Bradley said.

“So having that conversation in a safe space will be really helpful for folks in the future.”

This year’s programming also included the annual Take Back the Night rally. Bradley said some of the more poignant aspects of the rally included the student speakers and the time allotted for participants to discuss their emotions surrounding sexual assault.

Though Dartmouth On Purpose’s “Sex on Purpose” event happened to fall within Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it was not a part of the month’s official program-

ming. “Sex on Purpose” focused more on communication, positive sexual interactions and sexual pleasure, Childress said, as opposed to sexual violence. Childress clarified that most sexual assaults have nothing to do with communication or lack thereof. She said that most assaults are not acts of sex but rather acts of violence.

“There are some similarities and a lot of people put healthy sexual acts and healthy sexual relationships as a kind of precursor to a sexual assault, but there are very different elements in nature,” Childress said.

“While from a societal standpoint they share the same terms, one is an act of love and connection and passion while the other is an act of violence, an independent act.”

The message behind “Sex on Purpose” is still an important one in regards to sexual assault, Childress said, because establishing healthy relationships and communication as the norm is essential in changing the culture surrounding sexual assault and setting standards for what bystanders in the community should or should not tolerate.

The AAU sexual assault climate survey was also conducted as part of the awareness month, Childress said. Title IX coordinator and Clery Act compliance officer Heather Lindkvist did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

In the future, Childress said she hopes to coordinate more with Lindkvist, graduate students, faculty and staff to extend the events and programming to all of campus, instead of focusing primarily on undergraduate students. This month featured some events that were opened to the broader community, including the film screenings, a workshop specifically for faculty and staff that addressed how to better respond to survivors and Denim Day, held on April 24, during which participants wore denim in support for victims of sexual violence, Childress said.

“We’d like to make this more of a collaborative effort,” she said.

Bradley said that a particular strength of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month is that it no longer centers around only one event, the Take Back the Night rally.

“We’re now having a few different avenues for survivors to talk and for these issues to really come to light and for the community to participate,” Bradley said. “There are also a lot of avenues for people to get involved. Students have done a great job building awareness around this issue, and we’re really headed in a great direction.”

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THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015

DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 12:00 p.m.

“Mesa Portuguesa,” weekly lunch meeting discussion in Portuguese, Class of 1953 Commons

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“Dark Money and Shadow Parties: The Real Problem in Campaign Finance,” Rockefeller Center, Room 003

4:45 p.m.

“The Latin American Oil Industry After the Boom: Is Resource Nationalism Fading?” Tuck School of Business, Borelli Classroom

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“Conversation with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski” of MSNBC, lecture, Murdough Center, Cook Auditorium

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Music department senior recital with Leif Harder ’15, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Faulkner Recital Hall

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“Money in Politics: A Discussion of Recent Developments,” Law Day panel, Rockefeller Center, Room 003

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Wind Ensemble tackles Stravinsky

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After exploring the works of Shakespeare in the fall and spending an evening in Metropolis this past winter, the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble will conclude their 20142015 season this Saturday by featuring work from several 20th-century composers. In the Spaulding Auditorium concert — titled “Stravinsky and Friends” and featuring work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky as well as composers from France and Belgium — the wind ensemble will explore the “strong connection” between the featured composers, Hopkins Center student relations advisor and wind ensemble member Ryan McWilliams ’14 said.

“You can really see it come together, especially toward the end of the term as you get closer to the concert date,” McWilliams said. “When things start to gel — especially on this material, which is really difficult and professional-level stuff — it’s exciting to see that come together.”

As in many of the ensemble’s past concerts, Saturday’s performance will center around one featured piece of music and several accompanying compositions selected by director Matthew Marsit, according to the performance’s playbill. In the playbill, Marsit wrote that he chose Stravinsky’s “Concerto for Piano and wind Instruments” (1923) after soloist Scott Smedinghoff, a graduate student in mathematics, approached him nearly a year ago to express interest in performing the piece alongside the wind ensemble.

Marsit then selected additional works based on Stravinsky’s connections to composers writing throughout Western Europe in the same time period.

Smedinghoff said that while Marsit first encouraged him to think about performing the Stravinsky piece, he decided on his own that he wanted to approach Marsit and ask to audition for the part.

“Eventually I came back to [Marsit] and told him, ‘It would be really awesome if I could play this with the wind ensemble,’” Smedinghoff said.

“He asked me if I could prepare it just to play for him [first] — it’s a very difficult work to put together, and he wanted to make sure I was rock solid before he actually committed to putting it on the schedule for this year.”

In addition to the work by Stravinsky, the concert will also feature work by French composer Florent Schmitt, a member of the artistic cooperative “Les Apaches” that included Stravinsky, Spanish composer Manuel De Falla and French composer Maurice Ravel among its members, according to the program notes. Building on

each other’s influences, some of these artists shared similar styles, content and harmonic language, McWilliams said.

“You can really see it come together, especially toward the end of the term as you get closer to the concert date.”

-Ryan mcwilliams ’14, Hopkins Center Student relations advisor “They would review each other’s work, and they would promote each other’s performances and attend them,” McWilliams said. “It was a group collaboration, or a collective of composers. They would all support each other in these works.”

As a testament to this important collaboration and the links between Stravinsky and the other featured artists, Marsit will open the concert

with Schmitt’s “Dionysiaques, Op. 62” (1914), a challenging 11-minute composition that features climactic tuttis by the entire ensemble and chromatic shifts, according to the performance’s program notes. Following an intermission, the performance will also feature Alexander Arutiunian’s “Concerto for Trumpet and Symphonic Band” (1950), featuring soloist Ben Meyer ’15.

Like Smedinghoff, Meyer also initially approached Marsit about performing a solo in the spring concert. Meyer, who has performed in the wind ensemble since his freshman fall, said that he approached Marsit because he was interested in performing a solo piece near the end of the year in part as a culminating experience for his “most formal” musical outlet on campus. Meyer is also a member of two campus bands.

“The program as a whole is really lively and bombastic in many ways,” Meyer said. “All the music is great and [Marsit] has done a phenomenal job of preparing us. He’s a terrific leader and musician and a great person, and it’s just such an honor to be able to play with him and for him and that he had faith in me to be able to do this.”

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“MASTERING” THEIR CRAFT

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Stephen Drury met with students in a master class before tonight’s performance.

McWilliams, who played in the wind ensemble as a student at Dartmouth, echoed Meyer’s praise of Marsit.

“He’s really taken the ensemble and pushed it beyond what it had been doing in previous years,” McWilliams said.

Mallory Rutigliano ’17, who performs with the group and serves as the ensemble’s librarian, said that the wind ensemble does not always play with soloists and that their ad-

dition to the concert this spring had been a “wonderful transition.”

“As usual, we started just practicing with the ensemble, and then as we went along we started practicing with the soloists,” she said. “It was really great to see that transformation from playing with just the winds and the brass to playing with the soloists.”

“Stravinsky and Friends” will take place at 8 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets range from five to 10 dollars.

hopkins center for the arts $10

ALVIN LUCIER with the CALLIthUmpIAN CoNsoRt

thu

apr 30 7 pm

toniGht

ROLLINS CHAPEL

DARtmoUth CoLLEGE WIND ENsEmBLE

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stravinskY and friends • Matthew M. Marsit conductor

MaY 2 8 pm

$5

SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

tue

MaY 5

7 pm

SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

fri

free

MaY 8

8 pm

FAULKNER RECITAL HALL

sat

MaY 9 8 pm

$5

The New England Conservatory-based Callithumpian Consort performs works by Lucier, whose pioneering mixing of acoustic sound and pure wave oscillators creates shimmering, ethereal soundscapes. The program includes the premiere of a work celebrating the founding role Lucier’s father, a 1918 Dartmouth graduate, played in the College’s first jazz ensemble; and Still Lives, in which a pianist duets with sine waves meditatively tracing the shapes of common household items.

SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

In the early 20th century, Paris was the epicenter of tectonic activity that changed the way we hear music. This concert celebrates three composers who all worked within a “sound world” influenced greatly by Debussy’s and Wagner’s handling of harmonic color and orchestration. Those works are complemented by Alexander Arutiunian’s 1950 trumpet concerto, an energetic powerhouse of Eastern European lyricism and sound textures.

FEstIVAL oF CoNtEmpoRARY AmERICAN mUsIC Drawing on a long tradition of contemporary music practice at Dartmouth College, the Department of Music presents Festival of Contemporary American Music, featuring works by composers from across the Dartmouth community, including current students and alumni, faculty and emeritus faculty. Two evenings will feature world-class string ensembles FLUX Quartet (May 5) and String Noise (May 8).

BARBARY CoAst JAZZ ENsEmBLE

36th annUaL “senior featUre” concert • donaLd GLasGo director Join us as we celebrate the extraordinary musical talents of our eight graduating students. Ain’t nothin’ but a party, as each student chooses his or her own selection to perform—from classics by Cab Calloway, Horace Silver and John Coltrane to new tunes by pop/R&B singer Bruno Mars and the jazz/funk/world music collective Snarky Puppy.

hop.dartmouth.edu • 603.646.2422

dartmouth college • hanover, nh $5 and $10 for Dartmouth students

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015

THURSDAY LINEUP

No athletic events scheduled

Senior Spring: Australian field hockey phenom Ali Savage ’15 B y RAY LU

The Dartmouth Staff

Field hockey tri-captain Ali Savage ’15 wasn’t the only person that fell in love with Hanover on her visit from Australia.

“I think [my dad] would’ve liked to be recruited next,” Savage said. “He was asking if there were any older students at Dartmouth as our official visit went on.

I think he was having ideas, especially after he heard about the Dartmouth ski mountain that was just 20 minutes away.”

Savage was born and raised in Orange, New South Wales, Australia, a small city a few hours inland from Sydney, and she grew up in a family of sports fanatics.

“It’s been a big family thing, and it’s a big part of my culture as well coming from Australia,” Savage said.

Her mother was a swimmer and played field hockey, while her dad was a soccer and rugby star. She has two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother who specializes in skiing. Early on, however, it was clear that Savage had inherited a bulk of her family’s athletic genes.

“My sister played sports for a while,” Savage said. “But, when her younger sister started beating her in kindergarten and year one, I think she quickly found some other interests.”

Her focus on field hockey began when she transferred to Pymble Ladies’ College in Sydney. She was enrolled in the Pymble Elite Sportswomen’s program, cultivated specifically for students that demonstrate unique sporting talents. The program helped Savage advance her athletic talents while still maintaining an academic balance, an asset to her future career at the College.

A series of coincidences would help Savage find her way to Hanover. Former field hockey associate head coach Andy Smith used his British background to search overseas for a forward.

The previous season, the Big Green had lost seven of its 17 games, with 10 games decided by three goals or less.

Putting the ball in the back of the net was a priority for the team.

As it turned out, one of Smith’s close friends coached an English team that toured in Australia and faced Savage on both the high school and club circuit.

When Smith came knocking for suggestions, Savage’s name quickly popped up as a standout athlete.

Savage graduated from her high school in October and visited campus in

November. As a result of the scheduling differences in schools, she was unable to join the team until August of the next year.

Considering her weather preferences, it’s surprising that Savage found herself in Hanover in the first place. Her visit brought her a first taste of late fall New England weather.

“Coming from a very warm place... you could definitely say that I’m a beach girl,” Savage said. “It was snowing.

It was freezing, [and] it was around Thanksgiving time.”

As a result, Savage spent most of her visit indoors trying to find heaters.

She said that she knows the location of virtually every heater on campus, and that no outdoor practice in the winter was one of the biggest selling points Dartmouth could offer.

“To be honest, my parents had warned [Smith] and the coaching staff that snow should not be something that they should try to sell to me,” Savage said. “Even though we are a big skiing family, I am just not a cold person.”

With most students away for the winter interim period, Savage was only able to meet a few of the other athletes.

She said the fact that they came to talk and visit with her over coffee during her trip impacted her decision to join the team.

The academics were also a big part of Savage’s decision. In contrast to Australia’s college system, which more or less requires that students know their field of interest prior to enrollment, the College’s flexibility gave Savage much more freedom. Savage graduated this past winter with a degree in neuroscience.

As with most international students, Savage found adjusting without her family to be one of the biggest challenges.

“I think one of the hardest things for me was that I don’t really have any family or connections over here,” Savage said. “It was a big decision to decide to come over.”

Savage’s father was able to visit once her freshman year, and her mother came to Hanover for two weeks during her junior year. In comparison, her senior season was incredibly special.

“My senior year my whole family came over for my senior season,” Savage said. “They got little bits here and there, but it was incredible to actually have them here to close off my field hockey career.”

Savage said that she never realized how important minor details such as

knowing the 50 states and being familiar with basic geographical regions were in making friends and relating to new people.

“One of the hardest things of adjusting was just to reform a support network and familiarize yourself with being pretty far,” Savage said.

In terms of her field hockey career, Savage admits to being afraid and intimidated her freshman season.

Nonetheless, Savage quickly came onto her own in the next few years.

Her freshman year, she was named to the All-Ivy Second Team and took home three Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards, a league high. That season, the Big Green snapped Princeton University’s 24-game win streak against conference opponents, picking up a 2-1 win in their Ivy League opener.

The win was the Big Green’s first since 2004 against the Tigers, who have won or shared the Ivy League title in 20 of the last 21 seasons.

“I was beyond nervous for that game,” Savage said of the first Ivy League match of her career. “It had been built up. We had been preparing for it basically the whole of preseason.”

At the end of her sophomore season, she led the team in scoring with 10 goals and six assists, picking up a unanimous selection for the All-Ivy First Team award. The team also found success, finishing second in the Ivy League behind Princeton. Savage was quick to attribute her growth to the development and focus programs that the College provided.

“One season, one year of that, and I think that any field hockey player is going to grow immensely,” Savage said.

Savage would go on to lead the team in goals the next two years as well.

This past season, she was unanimously named to the All-Ivy First Team for the third time, becoming just the sixth player in College history to receive three first-team awards and the first threetime unanimously selected first-team member for the Big Green.

“It’s an honor to have any sort of recognition when it is associated with the Dartmouth field hockey team,” Savage said.

Aside from statistical accolades, Savage, above all, has a devoted passion for the game and for representing the Big Green.

“I still get excited when I see the team, and [when I have] to put my uniform on,” Savage said. “It’s still something I think is very special, and I don’t think I would say I’m used to it.

I think it is an incredible honor to wear the Dartmouth uniform and represent such an incredible college.”

One of the two most memorable moments of her career — the other being the Princeton game her freshman year — was the final game of her senior season against Cornell University.

While the team was unable to come away with a victory, Savage was grateful to have her entire family there to watch her wrap up her career.

Savage recently returned from a trip to Spain and London where two of her closest friends from Australia live. She plans to walk at graduation at the end of the spring.

As for her future, she has had to make some tough decisions.

“I would love to play [field] hockey, kind of like my mom, until my knees go,” Savage said. “But, America is very much still developing a club system.

With field hockey, it’s still a new, upcoming sport here, whereas in Australia it’s already developed as one of the most popular sports.”

Savage said she was torn between returning home to Australia to play at a higher level on the club circuit and staying in the United States. Currently, she plans to stay in the U.S. for a couple

of years and settle into a career.

“It is hard to have both dreams, but hopefully I’ll be somewhere in the world or somewhere in America where I’m able to keep playing hockey,” Savage said. “But, right now I’m definitely prioritizing some other new adventures that I can start.”

While her options are limited by her visa restrictions, Savage is looking to move to a warmer climate after experiencing one of the coldest winters of her life.

“I’m excited about exploring the other side of what Dartmouth has given me, which is an incredible education and a renewed passion for neuroscience,” Savage said.

After visiting London, she is also considering taking advantage of their two-year work visa granted to Australians. No matter where she heads, Savage will be sure to take advantage of every opportunity.

“The successes that I’ve found so far in life have been from the most unexpected things, so that’s definitely something that I try to follow,” Savage said. “So, when an opportunity presents itself, I feel like it’s there for the taking.”

“Neuroscience,” she quipped.“Who knew?”

NATALIE CANTAVE/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

Ali Savage ’15 was unanimously selected to First Team All-Ivy the past three seasons.