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Troubles with GreenPrint proliferated after a Google Chrome update.

B y Nicholas Vernice Michael Ohene-Adjei ’18 has never used GreenPrint. After hearing of friends’ difﬁculties with the campus-wide printing system, he bought his own printer. His decision comes as students complain about printing speed, paper jams and margin size. The system has seen a number of com-

plications this term, many of which can be traced to a new version of Google Chrome that was installed on campus desktop computers last week, assistant director of campus information technology support Ellen Young wrote in an email. The upgrade affected the default paper size on all documents printed from the browser, causing delays with

GreenPrint and other printers, Young explained, noting that College information technology staff has worked with students to change paper size settings and has enabled printing of documents set at any size. “We have also changed the conﬁguration on the GreenPrint printers so that when SEE GREENPRINT PAGE 3

Student Assembly to launch awareness campaigns B y TIMOTHY CONNOR

Student Assembly announced structural and procedural changes on Tuesday that its leaders say aim to boost connections with the student body and institutional transparency. A “State of the Student Body” report outlined the fall term goals of student body president Casey Dennis ’15 and vice president Frank Cunningham ’16. One goal outlined in Tuesday’s document explained a desire to

More than $5,000 worth of private college counseling bought five months of advice on realistic school choices, deadline reminders and application essay vocabulary for a female member of the Class of 2016. Although her public high school employed a guidance counselor who had previously evaluated applications for a prestigious institution , the student’s family insisted on hiring a counselor who had once worked as a Harvard University admissions officer. The student, who requested anonymity to keep her family’s financial status private, said that while her friends never discussed the topic, all of them paid for private consultants, too. “Everyone in my town above a certain income bracket definitely had

them,” she said. As hundreds of thousands of high school students draft and edit their early decision applications, due in little more than a month, these expensive services say they provide an advantage in the process. Last year, more than 31,000 students applied early action or early decision to the eight Ivy League schools — 1,678 to Dartmouth. Judi Robinovitz, founder and co-owner of the tutoring and educational consulting company Score at the Top, said she has about seven former advisees attending Dartmouth. The company’s website says it hosts sessions called “Secrets of College Admissions — Revealed!” at five schools, alongside seven additional presentations. Most people likely underestimate the number SEE ADMISSIONS PAGE 5

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increase institutional transparency. To that end, the Assembly report indicates that members will release executive board meeting notes online and host open office hours on Sunday evenings, and it will expand to include two rotating members who will serve on its board each term. The statement’s authors promised to continue collaborating with Dick’s House to examine the scope and severity of mental health issues SEE ASSEMBLY PAGE 3

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DAily debriefing RESEARCH ROUNDUP

With the use of cutting-edge technology and a focus on education, engineering professor Rachel Obbard and her team will embark on a cross-country mission to analyze ice cores, Dartmouth Engineer Magazine reported. The team will use the ICE-MITT, a refrigerator-like device that keeps ice cores at their original temperature, to transport them from Alaska to New Hampshire. Dartmouth students have spent three years developing the ICE-MITT. Trekking across the nation, Obbard’s team will stop at schools, libraries and museums to educate citizens about ICE-MITT, sea ice and marine microecosystems. Graduate student Shrirang Mare has created a bracelet called ZEBRA (Zero-Effort Bilateral Recurring Authentication) that prevents unauthorized access to sensitive information, Science Newsline reported on Monday. Many Internet terminal users do not log out of a terminal when they leave, creating a major security concern, which the bracelet seeks to address. ZEBRA compares the movement of the wearer’s wrist with the keyboard/mouse inputs to determine if the user is actively using the terminal. If the data doesn’t match, then ZEBRA logs off the user. During testing, the bracelet verified the correct user 85 percent of the time and identified unauthorized users within 11 seconds. With a team, computer science professor Andrew Campbell has created an app — called StudentLife — that tracks the mental well-being of users, CBS News reported. Relying on data collected from various parts of the user’s smartphone, including the microphone and location detectors, StudentLife analyzes the living conditions of its user and compares those conditions to surveys to depict a user’s mental health. In around five years, the app should be available to the public with new updates, including personalized suggestions for improving one’s mental health, Campbell told CBS News. Campbell said the app’s biggest challenge is maintaining privacy. — Compiled by Roshni Chandwani

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Pilot program emphasizes wellness B y JISU SONG

This fall, the office of student health promotion and wellness has introduced an eight-week pilot program to explore stress management, diet and sleep habits, among other aspects of health. Called “Thriving@Dartmouth,” the program is open to peer advisors, wellness living learning community residents and those who have been involved in Dartmouth on Purpose. The class has 12 participants. Finding time to focus on wellness is important, especially in college, Presidential fellow Maria Sperduto ’14 wrote in an email. “Students are guaranteed a few hours every week during which their attention is devoted entirely towards taking care of themselves,” Sperduto wrote, “which is something that not all students are always able to fit into their busy lifestyles.” Sperduto, who cofounded Dartmouth on Purpose while an undergraduate to focus on wellness and successful living, will lead the pilot program along with assistant director for student health promotion and wellness Amanda Childress. Last winter, nearly 400 students took a 21-day challenge, sponsored by Dartmouth on Purpose, to make or break habits and live more mindfully.

Hilary Lynch and Claudette Peck, who work in counseling and human development, will lead sessions on stress reduction and balanced eating practices, respectively. The program was developed based in part on student feedback and a shift in department goals toward prevention and evidencebased intervention, Childress

“The act of being physically healthy, being mentally healthy, all these things are hard in a fast-paced term.” - JAKE DONEHEY ’17, A MEMBER oF the Dartmouth chapter of active minds wrote in an email. Jake Donehey ’17, a member of the Dartmouth chapter of Active Minds, a national mental health advocacy group, said the group worked with Thrive at a wellness fair at the beginning of the term. Since the event, he said, the organization have not collaborated much, though he said he hopes

to work together more moving forward, noting that he thinks “Thriving@Dartmouth” will be a valuable program. “The act of being physically healthy, being mentally healthy, all these things are hard in a fastpaced term,” Donehey said. Enrolled students will meet twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays for two-hour-long evening sessions and will receive a physical education credit for their participation. Participants cited “sub-par” wellness and the desire to learn more about healthy habits as reasons for their enrollment in the program, Sperduto wrote in an email. According to a study conducted in 2011 by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, less than a quarter of undergraduate students surveyed got seven to eight hours of sleep per night — the amount recommended for optimal brain functioning. The office of health and student wellness “Refresh” program, also launched this fall, teaches sleep hygiene strategies and relaxation skills, among other things. Sperduto wrote that if the “Thriving@Dartmouth” pilot is received positively, they will open the program to campus. Though Dartmouth on Purpose and the course are not formally connected, Sperduto said that the two have similar goals.

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“Committee weighs divestment options” (Sept. 23, 2014): Divest Dartmouth seeks to divest the College’s endowment from a list of 200 publicly traded companies with the largest known fossil fuel reserves, not from all companies that extract fossil fuels. “DEN, KD, Triangle House open for fall term” (Sept. 23, 2014): This article initially reported that Kappa Delta sorority has a fireplace, which it does not.

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Assembly to focus on mental health, assault FROM ASSEMBLY PAGE 1

on campus. In an interview, Cunningham said addressing mental health holds particular importance for him. “This campaign is something that’s near and dear to my heart, since I’ve dealt with my own issues of mental health,” Cunningham said. “There are a lot of students dealing with mental health issues on campus right now, and it’s just one of those topics we don’t talk about.” As part of the mental health campaign, the Assembly will host a panel in Moore Auditorium on Sept. 30 in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Week. A campaign to address sexual assault will begin with a roundtable discussion among student leaders next week, in partnership with the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, and will continue with a social media campaign and an event marking National Campus Conversation Week in November. The exact nature of the event is currently undetermined, Casey Dennis said. “That’s for our campaign team to decide,” he said. “Frank and I have many different ideas — we’ve had this planned out for many months — but with so many new members, we’d like to get fresh perspectives.” The report also described a partnership with the National Campus Leaders Council that will focus on collaboration with policy makers to address sexual assault, and pledged to support the Obama administration’s recent “It’s On Us” campaign. Two rotating members, Grace

Mermel ’16 and Evan Read ‘16, will sit on the board for a single term with full voting powers. The Assembly has also named a press director, Reilly Johnson ’16, and its first marketing director, Kyle Dennis ’15. Johnson, Mermel and Kyle Dennis were appointed by the executive pair, while Read applied for his position and was accepted. Johnson will serve as an intermediary between the Assembly and the press, and Kyle Dennis will be responsible for the management of social media on behalf of the group, Casey Dennis said. Kyle Dennis said his goal is to publicize the Assembly’s activities, both on and off campus. Several committees within the Assembly have been redesigned, including the academic affairs committee, which will now include four faculty members, according to the report. The Assembly’s restructuring will include the creation of a campaign committee, a team of 12 students tasked with the management of the mental health and sexual assault initiatives, and a new Greek Life task force which will focus on inclusivity, Cunningham said. “The ultimate goal will be to find solutions to make sure that every student feels welcome and can feel as though they can join the Greek system no matter what,” Cunningham said. Casey Dennis said that, with these new changes, the body will include more than 90 students. The report also includes plans for tailgates and providing students with online subscriptions to the New York Times.

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Printer delays follow Chrome update FROM GREENPRINT PAGE 1

someone sends a file to print that is a paper size that is not available, the job will print anyway, it’s just the margins on the paper will be off,” she wrote in an email. Such efforts have had adverse effects, Ella Ryan ’18 said, noting that she has seen many students in the Russell Sage Hyphen struggle to print essays in the correct format. Josh Alexakos ’17 said one out of every four or five documents he attempts to print through the system fails to materialize. “I come to the station, swipe my card, press to print it, and there’s not paper in it, there’s a malfunction, a jam, and because of the way the system works, I’ve lost that print job,” Alexakos said. “It’s just really inconvenient, and it costs a lost of time and money.” Printers see different use rates, and high volume can affect functionality. To address this, GreenPrint vendor Ricoh redistributed printers across campus during the summer and fall interim, switching printers in high-use areas and low-use areas. The information technology support team is continuing to work with Ricoh to improve printers’

ability to withstand heavy usage and plans to hire students later this term to monitor and resolve basic issues on nights and weekends.

“I come to the station, swipe my card, press to print it, and there’s not paper in it, there’s a malfunction, a jam, and because of the way the system works, I’ve lost that print job.” - JOSH ALEXAKOS ’17 Six of eight students interviewed described recent trouble with GreenPrint, and said they have received little explanation as to why the system malfunctions or for how much longer problems will continue. Sarah Lee ’17 said she has had her study habits altered by an inability to print “Sometimes, I just give up and end up reading the papers on my laptop instead, which is sometime also hard, but I just don’t really want

to go through the struggle of using GreenPrint,” Lee said. Other students have begun to seek out alternative methods of printing on campus. Leila Vicinelli ’18 said her personal printer has become communal, with floormates coming to her for their printing needs. Aniksha Balamurugan ’16 said she prints her documents at the Thayer School of Engineering free of charge. Security changes have also removed GreenPrint accessibility from the “Dartmouth Library Public” wireless network, Young wrote. Her team is troubleshooting, but since most students do not use that network, they should not be affected by the change, she wrote. GreenPrint has seen difficulties since its introduction in 2002, when it was heralded as a newer and more efficient printing system. The system was hacked in 2004 and malfunctioned on Macintosh computers in 2008. Jamming issues with a new model of printers installed later that year brought Dell engineers to campus. Young said the recent Chrome upgrade affected other universities using the same printing system.

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CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST JESSICA LU ’18

Staff Columnist WILLIAM PETERS ’15

My iPhone Is Ruining My Life

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Look around: The smartphone addiction at Dartmouth is real.

Premature U.S. troop withdrawal allowed the rise of the Islamic State.

My iPhone is ruining my life. My relation- my attention. I find myself thoughtlessly ship with it can be described with one word checking to see if I have any new messages, — addiction. even if I know I don’t because I’ve already And yeah, I know, first world problems. checked three times in the last 30 seconds. But still. I can’t go more than an hour without Here’s some background: I had the same making sure that all is well with it. Even flip phone from seventh worse, I’ll answer a grade until my junior year text and end up spendof high school. It went “The bags under my eyes ing 10 minutes playing through everything with aren’t because I was up late Jelly Splash. I’ll email me and survived more writing a paper, but because my brother and get than I could have pos- I got sucked into a blog or a sucked into Tumblr. sibly expected it to. I had game. Sometimes, progress What always begins dropped it off a roof, it had isn’t actually progress. as a quick, productumbled halfway down a tive exchange almost small mountain, and yet it always devolve into met its overdue demise when my water bottle something a bit less efficient. spilled in my bag, drowning both my phone You know how people say they just don’t and my iPod. have time for a relationship? Well, I just don’t So after I’d finished my period of mourning, have time for my iPhone anymore. I decided to do the logical thing and kill two A smartphone is supposed to be the ultibirds with one stone. I would get an iPhone, mate way to streamline your life. Everything which would replace both my cellular device is at the tip of your fingers, literally. You can and my iPod. I braved the Black Friday crowds organize your calendar, check your messages, and secured a brand spankin’ new gold iPhone buy things you really don’t need and book a 5S. flight anywhere, all on the same device. But It immediately became my baby. Rather, my iPhone has not made me more productive. it became my significant other. In a twisted Instead, it has become a time suck. I waste mixture of fatal attraction and Silas Marner- away minutes, hours, sometimes days, it seems, esque obsession, I became totally enthralled on my phone. The bags under my eyes aren’t with my phone. As soon as I took it out of its because I was up late writing a paper, but shiny packaging, I was Snapchatting prolifi- because I got sucked into a blog or a game. cally — and by prolifically, I mean I sent five Sometimes, progress isn’t actually progress. hundred Snapchats in one day. Candy Crush My shiny new iPhone takes me away from sucked me in until I hallucinated rows of more important things: my studies (yes, I’m bright candies before bed. My iPhone is now a dork), my family, my friends. The time I the first thing I check in the morning and the spend goofing off on my iPhone could be last thing I see before I close my eyes at night. put toward something more meaningful than Honestly, we’re in a committed relationship. Diner Dash. Texting is no substitute for actual We sleep in the same bed. We go everywhere human contact, and it’s strange that the device together, and AutoCorrect means it finishes invented to connect the world has, in a way, my sentences. I cry into it, I laugh into it, and pulled it further apart. While we may “speak” through thick and thin, it is always there for me. more to one another, communication cannot We’ve become that disgusting, codependent be relegated to text bubbles of a few hundred couple everyone hates. characters. But our relationship isn’t all sunshine and It’s time for me and my iPhone to take a roses. My iPhone is clingy. It always demands break. Maybe you should consider it too.

What has more value, an American life or from militias — particularly in cities such as an Iraqi life? Would you prefer to see more Fallujah and Samarra. To say that Iraq had Americans die in order to see fewer Iraqis a capable security force in 2011 would be a slain, or would you rather see our troops come serious case of misjudgment. home and let Iraq deal with its own issues? But is this what we paid for? Thousands of In a way, the 2008 presidential election asked lives, more than a trillion dollars, and we paid voters these questions when they had to choose for a state that can’t protect itself. The Kurdbetween Senator John McCain and then-Sen- ish inhabitants in the north are gearing up for ator Barack Obama. In election-based politics, partition and independence after successfully there are actually some promises that must fighting the Islamic State, which brings some be kept — and a U.S. troop withdrawal from hope to their people. an unpopular war was one of them. But with But neither George W. Bush nor Obama had the emergence of the Islamic State extremist hoped to see Iraq on the brink of dissolution group, we are witnessing the consequences of just three years after troop withdrawal (at least that kept promise. not publicly). Perhaps partition is the answer Four thousand, four hundred and eighty- — if not to find peace, then to find a more nine Americans died in Iraq since the war manageable situation of consolidated ethnic began in March 2003. While they were sup- groups with their own borders and security. posed to be fighting terrorism and helping the Iraqi people get back on their feet, come the But I ask again, whose lives are more valu2008 election season, the American public’s able? Those of Americans or Iraqis? Staying view of the war was relatively simple: get the in Iraq longer likely would have cost American troops out of Iraq. Obama began the process lives, but it also could have possibly saved of troop withdrawal in June 2009 and finished thousands of Iraqis by training a better security in December 2011. Did he fulfill his promise force ... or perhaps not. Perhaps the Iraqi state to the public too soon? was never able or willing to function with a rep The mission was not resentative democratic only to eliminate al-Qaeda government and a in Iraq, but to simultane- “But I ask again, whose lives national security force. ously train Iraqi secu- are more valuable? Those A civil war and an rity forces and establish a of Americans or Iraqis? insurgency sprang up stable, democratic govern- Staying in Iraq longer likely while American troops ment. Given the current would have cost American were there, so what situation — Islamic State was to stop that from lives, but it also could have extremists are pouring in perpetuating once they possibly saved thousands through the Syrian border left? and seizing cities, captur- of Iraqis by training a better Here is a hard ing major infrastructure security force ... or perhaps truth that few want to and orchestrating bomb- not.” accept, whether they ings in and around Baghare American, Iraqi, dad — it’s fair to say that soldier, civilian, politithe Iraqi security forces weren’t prepared for cian or proletarian: Once the U.S. toppled Sadthis insurgency. Perhaps Nouri al-Maliki’s dam Hussein’s regime and the army disbanded, government wasn’t either. we walked into a long-term commitment. It’s important to remember that the 2003 Without U.S. forces to keep the Iraqi military invasion and subsequent victory dismantled and militiamen in check, they were bound to an entire totalitarian regime and its military, fight each other, join up with al-Qaeda and which left the people of Iraq looking to local fail to protect Sunni-dominated spaces. Our leaders. This was a recipe for instant oligarchy, state-building efforts created a shaky democwhether the U.S. or Iraq wanted it or not. The racy, one that prioritized the Shiite majority Shiites, who suffered under years of Sunni and provided almost no safety net for Sunnis minority rule, control the central government, or Kurds. but the fact remains that most Iraqis trust local It is hard to say what Iraq would look like leadership significantly more than they trust today if U.S. troops were still there. The Islamic Baghdad. State had been growing thanks to the civil war Particularly in Sunni-dominated areas in Syria and support from al-Qaeda, and they like Anbar, and the so-called “Triangle of very likely would pose a threat to Iraqi security Death” south of Baghdad, Iraqis rely on the regardless. governance of sheiks and the protection from Civil conflicts and insurgencies are partially local militias. Shiite and Sunni militias were matters of opportunity. The Islamic State saw largely responsible for much of the sectarian the U.S. military withdrawal as a big opportuviolence that flared up in 2006. During what nity, and as it knows that the American public became known as the Sunni Awakening, Sunni does not want troops on the ground, that is militias, such as the Sons of Iraq, formed and where they will fight. We invaded Iraq and successfully reduced the strength of al-Qaeda defeated a tyrant, but when we left, a terror in Iraq. However, al-Maliki refused to integrate group began attempting to take his place. What them into Iraq’s security forces, and many did we pay for with all we spent on Iraq? joined up with the Islamic State. Peters is a staff columnist who served in With U.S. troops gone, and an ineffective Yusufiyah, Iraq from August 2006 through army and police force, much of the resistance November 2007. His unit worked closely with the Islamic State has encountered has been Sunni militias and training the Iraqi army.

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Corporate Creeping This article was originally published in a July 26, 2013 edition of The Mirror. I’ve learned a bunch of my Facebook friends’ middle names this month. Corporate recruiting is heating up, and changing online identities to thwart snoopy potential employers is the new trend. Nicknames are substituted for first names, middle names replace last names and spellings are distorted, all in the hopes of covering up any signs of scandal and maintaining a clean online presence. It sounds paranoid, but if you ask around, the concern is warranted. When my older brother was offered a job in Cleveland recently, the employer told him that other recruits had been dismissed due to their vulgar language on Twitter. According to a 2012 Huffington Post article, nearly 40 percent of hiring managers search for applicants on social media sites. Across the Atlantic, the U.K. business psychology firm OPP reports an even higher rate up to 56 percent. In a competitive job market and less than stellar economy, a onein-two shot of that profile picture from pledge term ruining your prospects doesn’t seem worth it. Beyond the statistics and stories, our own Career Services office is certain that employers check out potential hires’ social media activity, and urges students to avoid doing anything online that might tarnish their image. “Our advice is if you have anything on social media that you wouldn’t want your mother or father to see, take it down,” associate director Monica Wilson said. “Another piece of advice is

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to have a friend Google you to see what comes up. It doesn’t work quite as well if you do it yourself.” The office has seen a number of cases where students’ online material backfires. Employers have contacted Wilson after finding photos of students drinking alcohol or dressed provocatively. Riley Ennis ’15, recipient of a Thiel Foundation Fellowship, said he has been in contact with researchers through social networking sites since 11th grade, and knows that many of his connections actively check employee social media activity, especially Facebook. “They have ways of looking at it so that even if you hide it, they’ll still find it,” he said. “Anything you do on the Internet is there.” When recruiters are Dartmouth alumni, they’re likely to tap into campus networks and mutual connections to learn about potential hires. “Alums will be more clued in as to where to look to find information about you as a Dartmouth student,” Wilson said. To circumvent these potential obstacles, students like Julia Souba ’15 have found their own ways to prevent employers from tracking them down. “I changed my name on Facebook in case an employer does decide to creep,” she said. “Nobody advised me to do so, but I figured rather be safe than sorry, though I don’t have too much incriminating stuff.” James McNay ’15 is also in the midst of corporate recruiting, but chose to keep his real name online. “I’ve heard there’s a reasonably good chance an employer could

NUMBERS students visited the Center for Professional Development’s Employer Connections Fair.

About one ﬁfth of the Class of 2016, totaling 244 students, applied for internships through the center this summer.

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find you on Facebook,” he said. “I just went through mine before recruiting started and made sure there wasn’t anything really bad on there.” Determining what qualifies as

“We’re always happy to meet with students one-on-one to help them develop their appearance online. And we can give you tips on how to search for people too.” - MONICA WILSON, CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR “really bad” is partially dependent on the industry you are aiming to join. Government jobs and related fields such as the Peace Corps require an extensive background check. Even when you think you’re playing it safe, your social media

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B y Sara Kassir activity can follow you. Consider Snapchat. Although the popular application’s main feature is that photos disappear seconds after they are opened, incriminating images can be saved in screenshots and published online. Career Services has also had the reverse happen: students have come to them regarding inappropriate things they found online about potential employers. “We’re always happy to meet with students one-on-one to help them develop their appearance online,” Wilson said. “And we can give you tips on how to search for people too.” In terms of developing a professional presence on the Internet, LinkedIn is probably a more appropriate forum than Facebook or Twitter. Corey Vann ’13 got his current job at LinkedIn when a recruiter saw his profile on the site. He now works as a GSO program rotational associate. “It’s a program for undergraduates from the best schools to learn all aspects of the business and eventually become leaders of the company,” he said. “I’m in the recruiting part of the rotation now, so I work to identify and recruit the

best talent for LinkedIn. Someone found me who was doing what I am doing right now.” Wilson added that Career Services encourages students to build and maintain profiles on the site. “We’ve had a series of workshops on them this term, both basic and advanced,” she said. “It’s a great way to network with alumni and other contacts in fields that are of interest to you.” While Facebook creeping is the new norm, the reality is that even a stellar online persona is unlikely to help you. Companies aren’t impressed by cover photos, the Facebook “about me” section is no substitute for a resume and you won’t be fooling anyone by making your profile picture more business casual. Still, as in an interview, having the wrong appearance can hurt you. So be careful, and if your hobbies still include things like raging, and if that album of bathroom mirror selfies is still on display, consider cleaning things up. When you land that job on Wall Street or in San Francisco, or even in Hanover you’ll be happy you did. Vann is a former member of The Dartmouth staff.

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A record 1,083 students visited the Center for Professional Development’s Employer Connections Fair last week, said Monica Wilson, the center’s senior associate director. There were more than 1,500 employer-student connections at the event, which hosted around 50 firms in various fields in Hanover last week, according to data provided by the center. Two hundred and forty four members of the Class of 2016, around one fifth of the class, applied during the summer’s recruiting cycle. About 80 percent were offered first-round interviews. During the summer of 2013, 235 students participated in recruitment, and in 2012, 201. Participation in the winter recruitment season has also increased significantly — last year, 714 students participated compared to 615 students in 2011. Feyaad Allie ’16, who found a winter internship through the summer recruitment cycle, spoke positively about his experience. He said the center guided students through the entire process. He also cited informational sessions and on-campus interviews conducted by potential employers as positive elements of his experience, and mentioned that the center’s resume and cover letter review services helped him apply. Jackie Wei ’15 participated in sophomore summer recruiting for a winter internship at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and returned there for a second internship this summer. She said she is impressed by the center’s programs, but said they could be better advertised to students by the center rather than through word of mouth. “It is, I think, a great resource,” Wei said. “It’s just that a lot of people don’t know about it.” She said that students should both take advantage of these op-

portunities and make sure to put in the appropriate amount of work to create resumes and research positions. Rex Woodbury ’15 went through the recruiting program multiple times, completing two internships with Morgan Stanley and a third at Goldman Sachs, where he will work full-time after graduation. Woodbury said that the large number of jobs for which students could apply was particularly impressive. “DartBoard has all these jobs and opportunities and is very open to students,” Woodbury said. Woodbury said he was also pleased with his experience with recruiting when he was off-campus. The center, he said, set up phone interviews and in-person interviews. Allie, Woodbury and Wei all said that while jobs in consulting and finance were plentiful, other fields were not well-represented in their recruiting experiences. “I think that for kids who are interested in finance, banking, consulting, investment management — they have a great program and service,” Wei said. “For people looking for other opportunities, I think there isn’t enough available.” Wei said this may be due to the nature of the financial industry, which she said frequently connects with top colleges and universities, rather than a fault of the center. Woodbury said that the center could improve its services by advertising internship funding sources. Wilson emphasized the Center’s efforts to expand the diversity of companies that recruit at Dartmouth, and noted that there were firms involved in education, nonprofits and start-ups present at last week’s fair. She also said that, while oncampus fairs remain popular, virtual employment fairs are a growing new medium, as are “Off the Green” program-specific immersion events that the center sponsors in cities across the country.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Staff Columnist FLORENCE GONSALVES ’15

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST MICHAEL MCDAVID ’15

Responsibilities and Priorities

Consider Your Options

We all must scrutinize the reasons behind our post-graduation plans.

Dartmouth is not just a pipeline to the financial and consulting worlds.

The start of senior year has been stressful. of around $20,000, luxuries like Starbucks and There’s simply no way around it, and every vacations become difficult to justify. passing interaction I’ve had with fellow students There’s an interesting tug of war between has reinforced the tension. Much of the stress, people who appreciate jobs like investment unsurprisingly, stems from jobs and hiring. While banking and people who roll their eyes at them. some were lucky to have job offers from summer When we hear about classmates who have landed internships, applying for jobs is overwhelming for jobs at big banks, one of two responses generally the rest of us. Not only is the post-grad job search follows: admiration, or skepticism and scrutiny. competitive — cue fears of indefinite unemploy- I tend toward the scrutiny side of the spectrum, ment — but we all face a major tension between particularly because the attractiveness of many finding a job that is suited to one’s passion and of these jobs seems to be purely in the paycheck. having a stable income. But after looking at alternatives, my conviction While the two aren’t nechas wavered. essarily mutually exclusive, My disillusion“So how much are we finding a job that is satisfactoment stems from a willing to sacrifice, in terms deceptively simple rery on both counts seems rare. Moreover, many students of money or passion, when alization: it’s really not feel pressured (particularly it comes to a job? How as simple just doing at schools like Dartmouth) to much of a lifestyle change is what you love if there land an impressive position at just too much to handle?” are financial burdens a well-recognized consulting, to be considered. We’re finance or law firm. Accordnot all from the same ing to the Dartmouth Class of 2012 Outcomes socioeconomic background. Our responsibilities Report, almost 34 percent of respondents chose to our families, as well as to our individual student careers in consulting or finance. loan situations, complicates the senior-year job Yet many of these jobs are also paradoxically search. often demonized as “soul-sucking,” or purely So how much are we willing to sacrifice, in attractive from a financial standpoint. terms of money or passion, when it comes to a At last week’s employer fair, I was skeptical job? How big of a lifestyle change is just too much about what would be offered for those of us to handle? If our main fiscal responsibility is a $5 not interested in a corporate career. Color me latte every morning, isn’t it important to consider pleasantly surprised. I found companies both in accepting lower pay for work that is fulfilling? the private and public sector whose messages and It would be great if we could get paid enough missions excited me. But after doing some research to live comfortably while working at a job we care on the starting salaries of these companies, I un- about. But if not, we need to consider seriously derstood better why there is a pull toward other, where we are willing to make trade-offs and more established, more “Dartmouth” professions. sacrifices. These are conversations we need to The annual starting salary for an Ameri- have now, not 10 years from now. Corps member is $13,607. Dartmouth’s guide With all that’s going on between thesis writing to working at a nonprofit even specifies that and graduate school applications, most of us just most entry-level positions have a salary between seem desperate to accept an offer at any company $20,000 to $30,000. It’s hard to justify making a that will hire us. Maybe some of us will keep an salary that is roughly half or one-third of the cost offer with a prestigious company because it’s easier of a year’s tuition at Dartmouth — such a sum than starting the search all over again. No matter hardly covers the cost of living in many cities. It what year you are at Dartmouth, I hope we can all also probably means paying off student loans take a step back and consider our responsibilities until somewhere around retirement. On a salary in conjunction with our priorities.

Corporate recruiting exemplifies Dart- consulting careers, the most recent figures mouth’s pre-professional, business minded available from Dartmouth’s Graduation culture. A career in the corporate world Outcomes Report show that a majority of often seems the default expectation for a students find their calling elsewhere. The Dartmouth student, which can be frustrat- corporate culture’s insistence on having a ing to those who have no interest in the job lined up as soon as possible is intimidatparticipating industries. The recruiting ing and impossible to replicate — especially process provides an opportunity for many when students do not have a concrete plan, Dartmouth students to connect directly a suitably lucrative passion or a long term with potential employers — something career arc. We must remember that findthat does not happen with other career ing a job early in senior year should be the paths, at least not to the same degree. exception and not the rule. Its extensive influence Dartmouth and culture can quickly does not have to become exasperating, “The recruiting process provide a system like and we must remember provides an opportunity for cor porate recruitit isn’t the only option many Dartmouth students ing for every career. on campus. But as the College to connect directly with In many ways, the potential employers — finds itself in a state College ought to be of flux, a moment something that does not proud of its reputaof self-examination, happen with other career tion as an educator of perhaps the time is business leaders. With paths, at least not to the ripe to examine what our strong network of same degree.” fosters this corporate alumni, history of fruitculture on campus. ful relationships with T hough a school big-name, blue chip corporations and the should be proud to be known as a pipeline presence of the Tuck School of Business, to a certain field, no school — especially few schools are better suited for the aspir- a liberal arts college — wants to overing businessperson. Each year, the College specialize. Doing so ultimately limits the undoubtedly draws students based on these options of its students. very opportunities. Corporate recruiting is Dartmouth ought to give students a a part of Dartmouth’s success. chance to meaningfully explore both their Yet so much campus energy focused on passions and their skills. Too much precorporate life detracts from the experi- professional preparation can quickly block ences of students interested in other post- the educational mission of the liberal arts. graduate activities. This is by no means To risk over-focusing on one post-graduate to suggest that one cannot graduate from option is to risk the character of the ColDartmouth and find success in fields like lege. academia, public service and theater. After Thankfully, we are not quite there yet. all, the College provides a stellar education Corporate recruiting is not going to bring and offers a lot more than economics classes. Dartmouth Hall crumbling down. Indeed, But the frustration stems from our culture for those entering the process at any point in — business comes first and everything else time this year, I wish you luck. But we must comes second. all bear in mind that it is but one option as However, though 34 percent of members we approach that world beyond Hanover, of the Class of 2012 pursued finance or neither better nor worse than any other.

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Using consultants does not guarantee admission, Laskaris says FROM ADMISSIONS PAGE 1

hire private college consultants, Robinovitz said. “In today’s high-stakes, anxietyridden world of college admissions, parents are sometimes more nervous and anxious than their children,” she said. “They need someone that can guide them.” Though many Ivy League students have used consultants, this fact is not well known, said Bev Taylor, founder of The Ivy Coach, a New York-based college-consulting firm. The firm boasts that 100 percent of its students were accepted to one of their top-three choices. Dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said she believes that some students, those who experience extraordinary situations or with special needs, could have a legitimate circumstance for hiring a specialized counselor. But she added that some people are concerned that private counselors allow “families that have the means” to try to gain an advantage over others in the application process. But Laskaris said that she does not believe admission into an Ivy League School can be guaranteed. The process, she said, is much more complex and holistic.

“I would be very skeptical of anyone who says they can guarantee admission to schools that have highly selective admissions processes, that are holistic in nature and that still utilize a very human

“Admissions offices will always want to go to bat for a kid who they feel has grown up with disadvantages, as opposed to the kid who has grown up with advantages.” - BEV TAYLOR, FOUNDER OF THE IVY COACH and individualized review process,” Laskaris said. Dartmouth’s admissions team reads thousands of applications individually, and many officers have years of experience, she said. Even if the office does not know if a student has used a paid consultant, there are parts of the application

that are more subjective, including peer evaluations, teacher recommendations, counselor recommendations and alumni interviews. Each of those points in the application is a “gut check,” and the admissions team pays attention to consistency, ensuring that recommendations echo what students say about themselves, Laskaris said. Although there is no way of knowing whether or not a student has used college consultant services, inconsistencies in applications can potentially lead to rejection letters, Laskaris said. Taylor said admissions officers and the press scorn private counselors. “It’s all about the haves and the have-nots,” Taylor said. “Admissions offices will always want to go to bat for a kid who they feel has grown up with disadvantages, as opposed to the kid who has grown up with advantages.” Taylor said she keeps her work strictly “behind-the-scenes” and encourages advisees to do the same. “We tell our students, ‘Don’t talk about it,’” Taylor said. “It’s not necessary to tell anyone.” The female member of the Class of 2016 said that students who use private counselors — in addition

to being wealthy enough to afford the service — have the “massive advantage” of not having to disclose the use of these services on their applications. Although she benefitted from the

“In today’s high-stakes, anxiety-ridden world of college admissions, parents are sometimes more nervous and anxious than their children. They need someone that can guide them.” - JUDI ROBINOVITZ, FOUNDER AND COOWNER OF SCORE AT THE TOP

opportunity, she said she believes it is morally wrong to use these services. “I think it’s pretty bad,” she said. “It really shuts out people who can’t

afford something that isn’t actually supposed to be a part of who you are as an applicant. It’s just a super strategic benefit that can only be achieved by a certain income bracket.” ThinkTank Learning, a California-based test-prep and tutoring company, recently gained notoriety when its founder, Steven Ma, guaranteed its clients admission to a top school, provided that the applicant held a certain grade point average, among other factors. The company uses an algorithm that determines a student’s chance of admission and then computes a fee based on the likelihood of admission, according to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek. Fees can total more than $25,000 for Ma’s services, and if an applicant is denied admission, he or she receives a refund. The company has an annual revenue of more than $18 million, Businessweek reported. Taylor said The Ivy Coach and similar companies seek out former admissions officers to hire as consultants. “The admissions at Dartmouth, for example, requires that admissions officers work for two years,” she said. “And after two years, we hire them.”

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Marie Chouinard brings Surrealist art to life through dance

that this is movement,” Chouinard said. “The notation of choreograThe Dartmouth Staff phy is in the book. From drawing Figures donned in black dance to drawing, there is choreography with extraordinary energy to heavy there somehow.” drum beats on screens speckled The company was created in through the halls of the Hopkins 1990 when Chouinard, previously a Center for the Arts. The clips pre- solo dancer, felt she could not create view the upcoming visit of the Com- a piece by herself, Chouinard said. pagnie Marie Chouinard, a premier “I wanted to be everywhere dance troupe from Montreal. A — I wanted to multiply myself,” convergence of artistic media and Chouinard said. “I felt that dance efforts, the performance, pre-show was a solo process. Finally I had to talk and dance master class will surrender, [and] I felt the only way bring to life India ink drawings out to create the piece was to hire of surrealist artist and poet Henri dancers. Then when I had dancers Michaux. with me, I loved it.” Born in Belgium in 1899, Mi- Chouinard’s style is characterischaux was raised in France. He is tically emotional, and she said she known for his stellar poetry as well aims to create work “that can reach as his a painting style that defied people in their soul.” the traditions of visual art. “My medium is to use the body as “His whole world was language,” an entity that is fully intelligent, fulHood Museum ly organic and of Art director “I wanted to be fully sensitive,” Michael Taylor Chouinard said. said. “He was everywhere — I “My aim is to res tric ted by wanted to multiply create a work the conventions of art that can myself.” of the written reach people in word. T hat’s their soul, mind when he started - Marie Chouinard, and spirit.” to do painting.” H e r After discov- Choreographer work, Dartering Surrealmouth Dance ism, an artistic Ensemble guest movement that director John stressed liberation from the con- Heginbotham said, creates a picscious mind, in the late 1920s, ture, using bold, scenic elements Michaux made his foray into art. with “a very strong, athletic and His travels around Asia in the 1930s technical base of movement.” drew him to use calligraphy in his Although Heginbotham has not works, which became a distinct part yet seen any of Chouinard’s shows of his style. live, he said that from what he has The Compagnie’s dancers wear heard and seen in the dance comblack, echoing the lines of ink munity, she has created a “strong” that comprise Michaux’s work. space for herself as a choreographer Although Michaux’s work is based and director. off the dramatic contrast between “She has a particular voice in the the black ink and white page, Ma- dance world,” Heginbotham said. rie Chouinard said that she found “She’s unique. She’s very bold.” that simplicity fueled the “absolute Taylor will give a pre-show talk in poetry” of the movement. the Kim Gallery of the Hood called Chouinard said that she had been “Understanding Michaux.” Taylor a longtime reader of Michaux’s said that when Hop programming poetry when, 20 years ago, she director Margaret Lawrence conreceived a book of his drawings as tacted him about the Compagnie, it a gift. was “serendipitous” that the Hood “It took me 20 years to realize had Michaux’s “No. 8” (1960) in its

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collection. “In ‘No. 8,’ every inch of the page has been activated,” Taylor said. “It has an almost hallucinogenic quality — it’s an intense work that when you immerse yourself into it, you see a whole world.” Michaux had an affinity for letting the pen explore the page and finding the forms later, Taylor said. As a result, he said, there is a deep connection between “image and self ” in his paintings. Taylor said he is excited to see how the dancers will use their bodies to communicate to the audience the “spontaneity” that he sees in the paintings. “When I first saw the piece we have, I thought it could have been dancers, as there is athleticism to

it,” Taylor said. “This translation from one art form to the other will be a rich and profound one.” Alongside the pre- and post-show talks, Paige Culley, a member of the Compagnie since 2011, taught an intermediate dance master class on Tuesday. In master classes like these, companies teach their approach to dance and what they consider important in technique and expression, Hop publicity coordinator Rebecca Bailey said. “Anyone with some dance background could benefit from diving in and getting a taste of the movement the company does,” Bailey said. Inspired by the Compagnie’s performance concept, Hop Garage invited members of Sugarplum to dance and recreate drawings

created by attendees. A group of easels, sketch pads and markers were placed in a corner of the Garage, where a mirror backed the area for the dancers. The colored lights of the Garage filtered the area with a kaleidoscope of hues. Because many of the drawings were of flowing lines, they lent themselves to contemporary style dance movements, Sugarplum member Shany Sun ’16 said. “As a dancer, I haven’t really interacted with artwork,” Sun said. “It was an interesting experience. It made me think a lot more creatively about my dance than I usually do.” Hop Garage attendee Josephine Cormier ’17 said that the Compagnie’s concept makes sense, as lines are the basis of all art.

FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR DARTMOUTH STUDENT PROJECTS IN THE ARTS

Complete Guidelines & Applications online: hop.dartmouth.edu hover over Dartmouth Students

The Robert Dance ’77 Arts Initiative Fund

The Robert Dance ’77 Fund enables talented Dartmouth undergraduates to undertake special projects in the arts. Preference is given to performing or visual arts projects that are “site-specific works,” created for venues other than traditional galleries, theaters or auditoriums. Outdoor venues, residential spaces and dining halls are among the sites that might be appropriate. The fund makes a total of up to $4,000 available to sponsor major student projects in the performing and visual arts. Undergraduate students and organizations are eligible to apply.

The Peter D. Smith Initiative Fund

The Peter D. Smith Student Initiative Fund was established for the support of student enterprises in the arts. It was established by the former Friends of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art and continues today with the support of the membership programs of the Hop and the Hood. It is intended to enable talented Dartmouth undergraduates to complete special projects. The fund makes a total of up to $3,000 available to sponsor major original projects. Application is open to individuals or groups.

The Lazarus Family Musical Theater Fund

The Lazarus Family Musical Theater Fund supports student-initiated projects in musical theater, with a priority given to original work. Although projects need not be curricular to be considered, senior projects that bring together work in theater and music are particularly appropriate. In the absence of proposals featuring original music, lyrics and/or text by students, productions that are to be directed, choreographed and designed by students may also be considered. The fund provides a total of up to $1,700 to support student-initiated projects.

The Class of 1961 Arts Initiative Fund

Undergraduates are invited to apply for support of student enterprises in the arts. This award is funded by members of the Class of 1961 in order to enable talented Dartmouth undergraduates to undertake special projects in the arts. Particular interest will be given to those projects that “stand alone”—that is, projects that are not undertaken as senior fellowships or honors projects nor are affiliated with student organizations. The fund makes up to $1,500 available to sponsor student-initiated projects in the performing and visual arts. Application is open to single or group projects.

Applications & Guidelines

Applications and complete guidelines for each fund are available online (hop.dartmouth.edu/studentfunding) or check with the offices of the Directors of Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art, the Chairs of the Departments of Theater, Music, Studio Art, Film & Media Studies, and Art History, the Hop Ensembles Office and the Hop Student Workshops.

DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 ALL APPLICATIONS and recommendations must be submitted to the Hopkins Center Director’s Office, Lower Level Wilson Hall, by 12 pm, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 or via email to margaret.c.burnett@dartmouth.edu.

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

WEDNESDAY LINEUP

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Volleyball cruises to nab 9-2 record Adelabu ’15 sparks men’s BLAZE JOEL soccer’s high hopes By

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

The volleyball team dominated Tuesday night’s contest against Bryant University in three sets to move to 9-2 on the season. In a total team effort, the Big Green made the Bulldogs look lost on the court, both offensively and defensively. Last season, Bryant defeated the Big Green in straight sets in Rhode Island.

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“It means a lot,” head coach Erin Lindsey said. “I’m really proud of the team. We’ve been working really hard in the offseason and this preseason on improving and being resilient and more mentally tough than we were last year. I think that really showed tonight because we came out focused and determined.” The Big Green had a kill-to-error ratio of 41-11 while the Bulldogs (315) struggled to a 26 to 22 margin. “Our whole game we came out very competitive and aggressive and confident in ourselves,” co-captain Paige Caridi ’16 said. “We were able to predict that they were going to set their outside hitters a lot so that’s why we served aggressively.” The teams traded points in the first set. Bryant had a 2-1 advantage when Molly Kornfeind ’17 executed a perfectly placed tip shot to give the Big Green back the serve. The tip shot was effective all night for the home team, who kept the Bryant defenders on their toes by mixing spikes and tips. After trading points, the Big Green found itself trailing 4-3. This was the last time the Big Green would trail the entire evening, A four-point run put Dartmouth up 7-4. The Bulldogs responded with three of their own, then the teams traded two-point rallies to tie the score at 11. At that point, the Big Green took over both the set and the contest, notching seven of the next eight points to take a 17-12 lead and force Bryant to burn a time out. But Dartmouth’s momentum continued, as the team built its lead to 23-13 before the Bulldogs took their second time out of the

set. The Big Green won the first set 25-14, ending the frame on a 14-3 run. The second set was much like the first. The Big Green’s defense blocked two shots on a multi-shot rally that ended with the Dartmouth women winning the first point. The Big Green mixed tips and spikes again to extend that lead to 3-1 and 7-4. While Bryant kept the set within striking distance, the Big Green countered every Bulldog run with one of its own to maintain a lead throughout the entire set. “We’re determined and have a lot of grit,” Kaira Lujan ’16 said, referencing the fact that the team has gained a lot of experience playing and winning four five-set matches. “It’s something we pride ourselves on.” The home team then blew the game open, pushing a close lead to 20-12, then 23-14 and finally 25-14. Despite falling behind early, the Bulldogs made a game of the third set, pushing back from an 11-4 deficit to bring the score back to 16-13 and 19-17. But the Big Green was there with the counterpunch, each time embarking on multi-point runs to reestablish its control over the match. With the Dartmouth women

up 24-20, another well-executed placement shot caught the Bulldogs off their toes. The ball dropped on the second hit in the middle of the court to give the Big Green a 25-20 third-set win. Kornfeind and Lujan tied for the team lead with eight kills, while Emily Astarita ’17, Lottie MacAulay ’17 and Caridi were not far behind with seven, seven and six, respectively. The win pushes the team’s record to an impressive 9-2 on the early season, an accomplishment for a team that went 2-22 just two seasons ago. “Going into our freshman year, we knew we weren’t really ready to win the Ivy Championship, but that being said, we were ready to change the culture of the team and we knew we were building the team to get there,” Caridi said. “Right now it’s all coming together nicely. All the upperclassmen are taking on leadership roles, whether we like it or not.” The team hosts league powerhouse Harvard University Saturday at 4 p.m. in its Ivy opener. “They’re going to be a force offensively, so we’re going to have to play very good defense,” Lindsey said. “It’s really all about our first contact, our serve receive and our passing.”

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The volleyball team dominated Bryant and did not trail after an early 4-3 deﬁcit.

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Once the fall soccer season ends, Alex Adelabu ’15 is looking to devote himself to acting and yoga, learn how to swim and continue to focus on his Christian faith. Until then, the Big Green striker hopes to wreak havoc on the pitch and lead the Big Green (2-2) to an Ivy title and the NCAA Tournament. The centerpiece of the men’s soccer team’s offense and a proven prolific goal-scorer who has notched 19 career tallies, Adelabu has begun his final season forcefully with 2 goals and 2 assists in five games. Adelabu, who was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and lived there for more than a decade, said his childhood was central to his skill development and desire to play soccer. He played with his brothers on a field near their house, he said. When he was 11, Adelabu moved to live with an aunt in Houston where he attended Alief Taylor High School. The senior recalled one specific facet of his assimilation: learning to eat American food. “Eating pizza and burgers — I actually struggled to do that for the first few years,” Adelabu said, noting that he began eating pizza five years after his arrival in the U.S. Adelabu said moving widened his perspective and helped him learn to appreciate diversity. As for the effect on his soccer career, Adelabu noted that experiencing the game in the U.S. has made him more tactically aware. While in Nigeria, he said he played a game rooted in spontaneity, playground-style. His Dartmouth coach, Chad Riley, said that Adelabu’s technical training has complemented his natural talent. “That’s kind of what you always want, a little bit of the natural with some of the coached stuff, and he’s got a good mixture of both,” Riley said. Adelabu said that playing at Dartmouth has helped him develop a “team mentality.” Originally recruited to join the Pennsylvania State University soccer team, Adelabu said he changed paths after a shift in the program’s coaching staff. Adelabu instead opted to attend Kimball Union Academy, located about a half an hour away from Hanover, after high school.

There, Adelabu was first contacted by Dartmouth. Through three seasons and five additional games in the early stages of his senior year, Adelabu has appeared in 53 of 56 possible games, with 31 starts. Adelabu has averaged almost a goal for every two games played, and nearly an assist for every five, discounting his freshman campaign. “Alex is one of those guys who just has a tremendous amount of natural ability and talent,” Big Green co-captain Hugh Danilack ’15 said. “He is incredibly tenacious. He has a drive to win and a drive to score.” Riley noted that Adelabu, in addition to being a threat in the final third, has an uncanny ability to change pace during the course of a game, which can challenge the opposing defense. Calling him a striker “in the true sense of the word,” Riley said Adelabu is a dynamic attacker who is able to change the pace of a game and imbalance the opposing defense. Danilack said that this ability has provided advantages for the Big Green as a team. “He draws a lot of attention,” Danilack said. “Other teams plan for him, they put their best defender and multiple guys on him and it frees up space for the rest of us.” Adelabu may not be the most vocal member on the team, but still leads through example and demeanor, Danilack said. “Everyone sees his energy and passion — that he’s working hard and he wants it that much, and it spreads through the team,” he said. After a sophomore year breakout season, Adelabu stalled a bit in his third season — hindered to some extent by injuries — for the Big Green, reflected in the team’s 6-7-4 performance. Adelabu said he believes that team chemistry was forged in this period, which also paved the way for the squad’s current success. “We went through a tough stretch, and it was at that time where we had to be there for each other, in games where we weren’t playing for anything, but we had to go out and show why we love playing the game,” he said. “I think that brought us together. We knew we had the talent so it was only a matter of coming back into a fresh season and start, and bringing what we’ve learned from last year.”