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Cancelled Harvard men’s soccer season could impact Ivy League standings
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After the discovery of published documents containing the ratings of women in explicitly sexual terms, Harvard University announced the cancellation of the men’s soccer team’s season on Thursday. The
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that members of the 2012 Harvard men’s soccer team assessed freshmen recruits from the women’s soccer team in a nine-page document known as the “scouting report.” The document, which is part of an annual team tradition, included photographs of the recruiting SEE SOCCER PAGE 3
Former NCCC head sues DHMC By ALEXA GREEN
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Mark Israel, the former director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, filed a lawsuit against DHMC last month. The suit alleges that DHMC officials diverted $6 million raised for cancer research to operating expenses and unjustly pressured him to resign as director. The intent of the lawsuit is for DHMC to restore the $6 million to the philanthropic accounts. In addition, Israel is suing DHMC for at least $2 million in lost pay and compensatory damages. Of the $6 million in philanthropic funds that Israel claims were used inappropriately, he said $1.6 million came from Prouty funds. “We raise a lot of money for the Prouty and want people to know what we spend the money for,” Israel said. “So, when they told me they were going to take the money, I complained. And when I complained loud enough, they told me they were going to replace me.” The Prouty is comprised of two days of athletic events, including
a bike race and run. The event raises funds for the cancer center. It began in August 1982 to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The money raised is allocated to clinical research, community health education and prevention, patient support, research program development and resource improvement. During 2002, the first year that Israel served as director, the event raised $183,000. This past year, the 35th annual Prouty raised more than $3.15 million. The organization’s website boasts that “nearly 90 cents of every dollar goes to support cancer research and patient services at NCCC.” Israel said that the DHMC CEO and President James Weinstein along with other General Counsel officials said that the money had to be placed into operations in order to be in compliance with the law. Dartmouth-Hitchcock spokesperson Rick Adams told the Valley News that the hospital was acting in acquiescence with SEE DHMC PAGE 2
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cancellations could have Championship implications. Athletics director Robert L. Scalise wrote in an email to Harvard’s student athletes that the team-wide issue continued beyond 2012 into the current season. On Oct. 24, The Harvard Crimson first reported
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On Thursday night, the Digital Arts, Leadership, and Innovation lab and DEN hosted their “Shark Tank” style entrepreneurial show, The Pitch, in Filene Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. Nineteen total groups participated, with four winning groups selected: BASIIC, Seabird Apps, The Life You Can Lead You Game and ClearPay Healthcare. Ballots were given out to audience members before the pitches began for each audience
member to pick his or her top three pitches to be considered for the People’s Choice Award, which was awarded to ClearPay Healthcare. Each winning group receives funding from DEN and development assistance from the DALI lab, with third place receiving $1,000, second place receiving $2,000, first place receiving $3,000, and the People’s Choice Award also receiving $2,000. A panel of six judges, consisting of a mix of Dartmouth students and alumni, gathered during a 20 minute intermission to decide the best three pitches. The judges based their deci-
sions on criteria including how relevant and cool the pitch ideas were, their potential impact, feasibility and the quality of the pitches themselves. Each group was allotted two minutes for their pitches, describing how they would use the funds to develop their ideas. Prior to The Pitch, each group participated in “The Pitch Clinic,” a workshop to prepare their pitches and flesh out how they would use the DEN funds and DALI Lab resources. First place winner The Life You Can Lead You Game is an online game that allows users to receive virtual points for doing
community service, with the greatest amount of points given for serving specific causes. Users can virtually experience a lifetime in a service-related career, after which the user’s character dies and is reincarnated in proportion to how many people they reached through their service and donations. James Drain ’17, the creator of the game, recently founded Dartmouth’s Effective Altruism Club, which he described as “created to show people some of the world’s best charities, whose effectiveness is sometimes up to 700 times better than that of normal charities.” He provided
the example of the Against Malaria Foundation, which he said has been rated as the best charity in the world. The game also plans to develop an “animal reincarnation” mode. “For every dog and cat killed in the U.S., 70 land animals are slaughtered in factory farms,” Drain said. “I want the game to help people learn about the evils of factory farming.” Drain intends to use the funds from DEN to hire developers for the game as well as researchers to study the lives of the people SEE PITCH PAGE 2
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“required accounting standards and state law,” though he did not clarify what legal requirement DHMC officials were satisfying. Adams did not respond to a request for comment by press time. Israel attributes the diversion of funds to the hospital’s financial troubles. “Without the $6 million dollars from the Cancer Center’s philanthropy, they would have been in the red,” he said. The complaint alleges that DHMC reported an operating margin of over $3 million for the 2015 fiscal year and “created the illusion that it had produced a gain in operations for the fiscal year,” adding that this happened “shortly after taking the donated funds from the cancer center.” The NCCC falls under the College’s jurisdiction as well as under DHMC. “Some of our philanthropic dollars are kept in College accounts and some are in hospital accounts,” Israel
said. Fundraising was a large part of Israel’s role as the director. He added that the hospital was able to circumvent his objection and then “simply took the money out of the accounts.” College spokesperson Diana Lawrence declined to comment. Before resigning, Israel was director of the NCCC for 14 years. Under his direction, research funding drastically increased. He had applied for and received grants for the Center, totaling values which exceed $50 million. Israel has previously worked at the National Institutes of Health for 14 years, including five years as head of the Molecular Genetics Section in the Pediatric Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute. The College did not give a reason for Israel’s departure as director. He will continue to serve as a tenured faculty member at the Geisel School of Medicine. At its September board meeting, the DHMC board of trustees approved a resolution that would grant $6 million to NCCC to be used over a period of six years.
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The Pitch funds inventive students “students may face high deductibles on the school’s health plan, so it can help affected. He also plans to use DALI the community a lot to better underLab’s expertise to develop the best stand their healthcare and to test the platform and language for the game. feasibility of the movement.” The People’s Choice Award WinWasher also said that receiving ner, ClearPay the People’s Healthcare, is an Choice Award app that helps “The Pitch creates was especially individuals avoid a culture of people meaningful. surprise medical “It coming up with bills and increases shows that peotransparency by creative ideas and ple really are fed sorting healthcare pitching them to foster up with being providers accordburned by suring to costs and creativity among prising medical allowing patients to students, doctors, bills and spipay upfront rather raling healthstaff, faculty and than waiting weeks care costs,” he whoever wishes to for medical bills. said. “We see David Washer, take their ideas to the this as a movethe co-founder and ment against CEO of ClearPay next level.” an expensive Healthcare, is a healthcare sysdoctoral and MBA tem to improve -LORI LOEB, EXECUTIVE candidate at the people’s expeGeisel School of DIRECTOR AND COriences with Medicine and Tuck FOUNDER OF THE DALI healthcare and School of Business billing.” LAB. respectively. Seabird ClearPay Apps, which agHealthcare will be gregates various using the funds to launch a local pilot at student accounts like DASH, Canvas Dartmouth to give back to the support and DBA, won second place. The defrom DALI, DEN and the Dartmouth velopers will be using the prize money community, Washer said. He added that and DALI Lab support to expand to FROM PITCH PAGE 1
other schools and flesh out the backend of the app itself. Sean Cann ’17, CEO and cofounder of Seabird Apps, said the prize will allow Seabird to expand its partnerships with local businesses to provide students with more discounts, such as a recent one with Domino’s Pizza that gives students at the College a 15 percent discount with the promotional code DART. In addition to the prize money, winners also receive personal support from DEN advisors, said Eileen O’Toole, the program manager at DEN and the DEN director of The Pitch. However, she added, regardless of who wins, every group receives valuable feedback and skills that they can apply in the future. “The Pitch creates a culture of people coming up with creative ideas and pitching them to foster creativity among students, doctors, staff, faculty and whoever wishes to take their ideas to the next level,” said Lori Loeb, the executive director and co-founder of the DALI Lab. She added that winning groups are able to jump the queue for DALI support on their projects. This fall’s Pitch was the ninth one held. Two more Pitch events will be held in the winter and spring terms. Cann is a former member of The Dartmouth Staff.
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Harvard cancels men’s soccer season
Big Green wins both its remaining games. If Dartmouth loses a game class and sexually explicit descriptions or more, the League’s treatment of of each woman as well as numerical Harvard’s forfeits will come into play. According to the NCAA’s Statistics rankings. Until recently, the documents remained publicly accessible and Policy Guidelines, “An institution via the men’s Google Group account. shall not, for statistical purposes, deAccording to The Crimson, one clare a forfeit for nonfulfillment of a contest. Such instances woman reshall be considered as ceived the “We feel hopeless ‘no contest.’ In cirnickname cumstances involving “Gumbi” because men who are institutions from the on the doc- supposed to be our same conference, the ument bebrothers degrade us league office has the cause “her option to declare a g u m t o like this.” forfeit win and loss tooth ratio for conference standis about 1 ings purposes only but to 1.” The - SIX MEMBERS OF THE this does not change men also HARVARD 2012 WOMEN’S an institution’s overall assigned SOCCER TEAM’S won-lost record. The sexual ‘no contest’ declaration positions, RECRUITING CLASS IN A came into effect at the which they HARVARD CRIMSON OPstart of the 1977-78 perceived season.” to be each ED Trevor Rutledgew o m a n’s Leverenz, assistant ex“preferred position,” including “doggy style,” ecutive director for communications “the triple lindy” and “cowgirl,” The and championships for the Ivy League, said a meeting will be held Crimson reported. In response to The Crimson’s first on Friday to review the matter. “There have been conversations, story, six members of the Harvard 2012 women’s soccer team’s recruit- so we just want to do what is in the ing class wrote an op-ed entitled, best interest of fairness of every “Stronger Together,” as a reaction other team in the league,” Rutledgeto the “scouting report.” They wrote, Leverenz said. In 2013, Grambling State Univer“We feel hopeless because men who are supposed to be our brothers de- sity forfeited a football game against grade us like this.” The women also Jackson State University. At the time, offered their forgiveness to the men’s USA Today reported that the game did not count in the team’s official soccer team. The cancellation means that Har- win-loss record. The Southwestern vard’s men’s soccer will not play its Athletic Conference declared the remaining two games against Colum- game a forfeit, awarding Jackson bia University and the University of State a win within the conference.The NCAA Pennsylvania. Although l e a eve s the Crimson currently the desits atop the Ivy League “There have been termistandings, it will not be conversations, so we ion in contention for the Ivy just want to do what is nofa tconLeague Championship ference or an NCAA tourna- in the best interest of champiment berth, which is fairness of every other ons and automatically given to league the top team in the Ivy team in the league.” records League. to the inThe Big Green are -TREVOR RUTLEDGEdividual currently tied for second conferplace with Columbia, LEVERENZ, IVY LEAGUE ences. although the men beat ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE Prior to the Lions 1-0 on Oct. the 2013 22. As both Columbia DIRECTOR FOR S WA C and Dartmouth sit at a COMMUNICATIONS AND Cham3-1-1 in second place, CHAMPIONSHIPS pionship the treatment by the Ivy game, League of Harvard’s completed and forfeited games could which Jackson State lost, the team have Championship implications. had an 8-1 conference record but Harvard beat the Big Green over only a 7-3 overall record. The NCAA, Homecoming weekend, but Dart- per its policy, regarded the forfeit as mouth will be League champions, no a no contest, while the conference matter the League’s decision, if the regarded the forfeit as a win. FROM SOCCER PAGE 1
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STAFF COLUMNIST CLARA CHIN ’19
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An Artists’ President
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Politicians must acknowledge the importance of art in its own right. President Barack Obama has been praised for being up-to-date with popular culture. He appeared on the travel and food show “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” for example, sharing beer and bun cha with the show’s host. He enjoys rap, especially Kendrick Lamar, and has sung with B.B. King. Nevertheless, the president’s purview on art remains rather limited, focusing on the mainstream rather than the avant-garde. Rather than celebrate boundary-pushing innovation, politicians tend to treat art as a mere subset of education policy or as a tool to prove their own relevance, not as its own political domain. We often overlook the political influence of art, especially that which lies outside of the mainstream. In the midst of global corporatism and burgeoning technology, popular art is alive and well. However, political leaders should encourage and appreciate artistic thinking outside the narrow realm of what is popular. While the president’s art initiatives — including hosting a student film festival and partnering with the Turnaround Arts initiative for empowering students in lowperforming schools through art — are a step toward integrating art into our everyday lives, we should also appreciate art for art’s sake. We have yet to truly have an artists’ president, and neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump seem likely to take on this role. We need a president who conceives of art as not just a tool for economic or other policies, but a domain with a transformative, innovative power in its own right. Recent presidents have created art initiatives and shown interest in the arts, but it seems to be mostly for show. As early as 2008, Obama created the National Arts Policy Committee, which released a promise to promote cultural diplomacy and win the “war of ideas.” This initiative, however, did not come to fruition; it also promoted the idea of art as a tool instead of something that can stand alone. Obama himself has failed to engage in the arts; by September of this year, Obama had yet to visit the National Gallery of Art and only infrequently visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, though both are major forums for art in the heart of Washington, D.C. Obama’s main claim to artistic appreciation is his praise for “Hamilton,” a popular Broadway
musical with clear political underpinnings. Much of Obama’s art advocacy involves forming groups like the Artist Corps and the National Arts Policy Committee. Yet these mostly include producers and directors of large corporations and do not seem to support artistic individuality. Part of the reason we do not yet have an artists’ president is because it is difficult to understand where artists stand in the world of politics. Yet politics exist in art forms such as films all the time; Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” alludes to the space race, Akira Kurosawa’s “Dreams” contains an analogy to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko” references the 1988 United States presidential election. Sylvia Plath’s essay “Context” similarly describes the role art takes in conceptualizing the political world. Art always exists, implicitly or explicitly, as a response to our reality. If politics exist in the realm of art, then shouldn’t art also exist in the realm of politics? Trump is the candidate most antithetical to art. There is nothing to read into, not even in his racist or misogynist rhetoric. His words seem straightforward and often unplanned, whereas artists typically strive for layered, carefully considered creations. Similarly, Clinton does not usually portray an especially deep knowledge or appreciation of the fine arts, though she did inspire a dance video called “Pantsuit Power.” This video — showcasing dancers across different genres and featuring corporate sponsorship by brands like Aritzia — demonstrates a rare synergy between individuality and multiplicity, corporate America and artistic America — which though often pitted against one another, actually depend on one another for their existence. Instead of thinking about art as merely functional or traditional, we should think about art the way we think about entrepreneurship or science, technology, engineering and math. As a nation, we value STEM because we think of those subjects as the future, while entrepreneurship has a connotation of expansion. Art, too, can be innovative, and even often serves as the root of STEM and entrepreneurial imagination. Art is the future — but only when political leaders help create a culture around art and celebrate artistic individuality will this vision of artistic innovation be realized.
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A vote for Republicans like Ayotte is a vote against reproductive rights. Tuesday is Election Day. After a presiden- individual states. tial race that has taken the better part of two This election season is shaping up to be years, and feels like it has taken the better one of the most significant for women’s repart of a decade, we can finally see the light productive health in recent memory. Between at the end of the tunnel. A great deal of ink calls to defund Planned Parenthood and the has been spilled in this section concerning GOP’s dramatic rhetoric about partial-birth the presidential election. As important and abortions — which almost never happen, historic as the presidential race is, this edi- and are only legal if the mother’s life is in torial is not about that; endorsements were danger — women’s right to have control made and what needed to be said was said. over their reproductive health is in serious However, there is a lot more than just the jeopardy. White House at stake this coming Tuesday. Opponents often cite the fact that constituOn Tuesday, every member of the House ents who oppose abortion on a religious level of Representatives must defend their seat, should not have to pay for it through their and 34 Senate seats are up for reelection. federal taxes. Yet it goes without saying that These races’ importance cannot be over- we do not all get to choose everything our stated: this election will decide whether taxes go toward. One might be religiously Congress remains controlled by the Repub- or morally opposed to war, universal healthlican Party or whether care or even an interstate legislative power will highway system — but “If Ayotte retains shift to the Democratic that doesn’t mean one Party. If whoever wins her seat, it could shouldn’t have to pay for the White House is able those things like everyone result in a Senate to secure or retain conelse. Such is the cost of trol over Congress, that that is one vote living in a modern sociparty will have a powerful closer to defunding ety. Perhaps even more mandate to implement relevant, however, is the its policy agenda for at Planned Parenthood, fact that no federal funds least the next two years. or one vote closer allocated to Planned Since many of us will be Parenthood go towards casting a ballot in New to approving a performing abortions; Hampshire next week, staunchly pro-life in fact, it is illegal for it would be benefi cial Planned Parenthood to to highlight a particu- Supreme Court provide abortion services lar congressional race, Justice.” using federal funds. namely that between In other words, a vote Republican Sen. Kelly to take away federal fundAyotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan. ing for Planned Parenthood, like the one Both candidates have strived to paint that Ayotte has cast six times and almost themselves as bipartisan pragmatists who certainly will again in the future, doesn’t are more focused on getting things done actually prevent funding for abortions — it than strictly towing the party line. They do, just prevents funding for nearly everything however, differ on one issue that has proven else. This means that, because certain people to be incredibly divisive as of late: federal disagree with what the Supreme Court funding for Planned Parenthood. decided is the law of the land more than Put simply, Planned Parenthood is a 40 years ago, millions of people will not non-profit organization that seeks to provide have access to vital reproductive healthcare free or low-cost reproductive healthcare and services like contraceptives, pregnancy tests, pregnancy services to people across America STD tests and adoptions services if Planned and the world. The controversy surrounding Parenthood is defunded — a frightening this important organization stems from the prospect that may become a reality under fact that one of these services is providing Republican politicians like Ayotte. legal abortions to people who wish to terDepending on who wins the White House minate their pregnancy. next week — a race that seems to be getting Because of their staunch, near universal even tighter as Election Day approaches — “pro-life” stance, Republican lawmakers reproductive healthcare for women as well have made countless attempts to cut fed- as men may be jeopardized in the months eral funding to Planned Parenthood, and to come. If the GOP were to take the White many GOP candidates run on the promise House and retain control of Congress, it is that they will do so. Ayotte is one of these likely that the person who fills the vacant Republican lawmakers. Although she did Supreme Court seat will not be a champion oppose Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s plan to tie a of women’s reproductive rights. If Ayotte must-pass government spending bill to the retains her seat, it could result in a Senate defunding of Planned Parenthood, she has, that is one vote closer to defunding Planned as of March 2016, voted to defund Planned Parenthood, or one vote closer to approving Parenthood six times. a staunchly pro-life Supreme Court Justice. This is not Ayotte’s only controversial When you go to the polls on Tuesday, please stance on important issues: she also said in remember: your vote matters, and so do a 2010 debate that Row v. Wade should be women’s reproductive rights. overturned, preferring instead to leave the The editorial board consists of the editorial chair, legality and regulation of abortion up to the opinion editors and the opinion staff.
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‘Intimate Apparel’ predominantly features actors of color By NALINI RAMANTHAN The Dartmouth Staff
With simple Edwardian-style furniture strewn across the stage and plain white linen sheets hung to dry on laundry lines by the rafters and a multicultural patchwork quilt in the background, the set of “Intimate Apparel” (2003), like the play itself, breaks from the typical perceptions of a period piece. Broaching realities of sex work, immigration and racial and gender inequality in the early 20th century, the production not only recounts histories often left out of typical American narratives, but is also one of the few mainstage theater department productions at Dartmouth with a cast of predominantly people of color. African-American playwright and Columbia University professor Lynn Nottage wrote the play in 2003, basing much of the story on the experiences of her own great-grandmother. The play focuses on the aspirations of Esther, an African-American seamstress who starts her own lingerie business, targeting both society ladies and sex workers such as Mayme. The theater department decided on this play for a mainstage production early last spring. According to guest director Tazewell Thompson, the department chose the play because
it was a strong play in which African American students were represented. Zahra Ruffin ’17, who plays Esther in the production, said that students of color in the theater department have pushed for more representation in productions. The choice of “Intimate Apparel” is in part a response to that. Carene Mekertichyan ’16, Ruffin said, played a very strong role in advocating for more roles for people of color as well. Last spring, Mekertichyan chose “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf ” (1976) for her senior thesis. She acted as both dramaturge, conducting background research, for the production and played the Lady in Red. Both Ruffin and Jovanay Carter ’19, who plays Mrs. Dickinson in “Intimate Apparel,” acted in Mekertichyan’s production. The show, Ruffin said, sold out for every performance, a success which she said moved the theater department to bring in more students of color. Last spring, as part of the discussion that the theater department has with rising seniors, Ruffin also spoke about her desire to continue the discussion on representation that Mekertichyan started with her senior thesis. Ruffin said that Mekertichyan had wanted to do this show as long as she knew her.
“One of the things she kept saying to me was: One, you have to audition and two, you have to make sure that people audition, because since there are so few of us, if nobody shows up for this, they’re not going to make anything like this again regardless of people who are interested in it,” Ruffin said. The department selected the play with guest director Thompson in mind because they believed he would give the play the treatment it deserves, Ruffin said. Thompson also directed Dartmouth’s mainstage production of “Big Love” in 2013, which Ruffin also acted in. As director, Thompson said he looked for strong actors who knew how to tell a story emotionally and who had a genuine love for theater. Much of the cast has a background in theater, including Nashe Mutenda ’20, who plays Mayme in the production and was one of the few minority actors in her high school in Japan. She was encouraged to audition for the role of Mayme due to her skill as a singer and classically trained pianist, though se did not originally plan on doing so. Mutenda said she could connect to her character’s love for music, particularly when she uses the pieces she plays to reflect her emotions. Thompson works primarily as a director in the professional world of
opera and theater, but he also has extensive experience as a guest artist and chair for college and high school theater. On his directing style, Carter said that Thompson has a very funny, big spirit and expects a lot out of his actors. Despite his vast directorial experience, Dartmouth students stick out to him. “What I love about my experiences at Dartmouth is that Dartmouth students are filled with curiosity,” Thompson said. Although he has the cast work on character development on their own time, Thompson focuses on the cast and crew’s cultural and family backgrounds, particularly due to the play’s theme of immigration, a topic that he finds particularly relevant in present political discussions. In the program, Carter talks about her own great-grandmother, who like the character she plays, Mrs. Dickinson, is from the South, and how her great-grandmother shapes the way she sees her character. She also points out differences between her greatgrandmother and Mrs. Dickinson. In particular, she noted that Mrs. Dickinson, who is older than her greatgrandmother, lived in a different time period with other kinds of expectations for a 50-year-old woman. Mutenda wrote about her own
background as well, discussing her childhood in Japan with Sri Lankan and Zimbabwean parents. As Mayme, Mutenda said she finds her character, who does everything on her own terms, very empowering, noting the character is very different from the typical roles designated to women in Japan. For the cast, the story remains relevant beyond their personal connections. Carter commented on the exploitation of Esther by her partner George in the play, which she believes relates to cultures of male dominance on college campuses. “You feel that in university, men have a dominant culture, sometimes they don’t care,” Carter said. Ruffin also believes viewers can relate to the play on a broader level as well. “If you’ve ever been optimistic, if you’ve ever been hopeful for something, this applies to you. If you’ve ever been an outsider trying to carve your own space in something, this show is for you,” Ruffin said. “If you are in anyway abreast in politics and the discussion of immigrants and who is American and who can make it in this country, this show is for you.” “Intimate Apparel” will have seven showings in the Moore Theater, beginning tonight at 8 p.m.
Gavron’s ‘A Woman on the Edge of Time’ tells two stories in one By KYLEE SIBILIA The Dartmouth
Jeremy Gavron’s memoir “A Woman on the Edge of Time” gives
the reader deep insight into the inner psyche of both Gavron and his mother. Hannah Gavron committed suicide at 29-years-old despite living a relatively charmed life. Gavron
explores the complex ups and downs of her story with startling intensity. As the writer searches for his mother’s motivation in instigating her own death, he also explores the implications that this knowledge has had on his past and will have on his future. Gavron reveals early on in the text that he did not know that his mother’s death was a suicide until he turned 16, and even then it took years for him to be able to grapple with her death. When Gavron’s brother dies, he reexamines his mother’s death: a suicide wrapped in enigma. As a wife, mother of two and published author at the time of her death, Hannah’s suicide seems at first glance to have no logical motivation. However, as Gavron analyzes her life more closely, corresponding with his mother’s old friends, family and teachers, he learns that there was far more at stake in Hannah’s life than he first realized. Hannah’s story is an undoubtedly engaging one, laced with daring mishaps, rebellious streaks and many sexual encounters. Much of the first half of the memoir is dedicated to Gavron’s telling of this story, allowing the son to capture the multifaceted nature of his mother’s character. Hannah addresses the complex nature of her own personality herself in letters she wrote to a school friend, which Gavron quotes throughout the text. Hannah writes, “One of the
teachers said to me — deep inside you Hannah, you have a kind, sincere nature and you have a great deal to give, but on top of that there is a protective layer of hardness, selfishness and pride, and that is holding back what lies underneath.” This ambiguity makes the first half of the memoir so engaging. In the second half of the memoir, Gavron addresses the motivations behind Hannah’s unexpected suicide, examining factors ranging from her extramarital affairs, to her feelings of suffocation as a young mother, to the misogyny she faced in the academic world every day as a feminist in the 1960s. This part of the text is far murkier than earlier sections, mirroring the confusing nature of the subject matter. Gavron puts it best when he explains that there is no one explanation for Hannah’s death — such an assumption belies the very principle of suicide. But the many complex interactions examined as possible causes of Hannah’s death still present a compelling narrative tract for the remainder of the memoir. Gavron’s responses to the new information he discovers about his mother’s suicide make up the most engaging parts of the text. Early on, he acknowledges the painfulness of the process. “I am her son,” Gavron writes,
“and children never stop wanting their parents’ love, never lose their ability to be hurt by them.” Ultimately, the journey of examining the nature of his mother’s suicide proves therapeutic for Gavron, for he learns to love the family member he was never fortunate enough to know. “I discover, too,” Gavron writes, “that I like her. She could be solipsistic, bossy, dismissive of others, but there is also an openness, a naturalness...that warms me to her.” While the memoir may become a bit dry at times, giving detailed explanations of various factors in Hannah’s death, Gavron’s profound emotional response to all the information he learns makes this text a worthwhile and engaging read. The intertwining nature of the respective stories of a son and a mother are enough to keep any interested reader turning the page. While there is no real resolution to the conflict present in either story, there is certainly beauty in the journey taken by Gavron to uncover his history in a way that will profoundly influence his future. Gavron is the author of two nonfiction books and three novels, including the winner of the Encore Award “The Book of Israel.” This memoir, “A Woman on the Edge of Time,” was published in 2016 to critical acclaim. Rating: 8/10
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Rugby team to compete for second consecutive Ivy League title By DANIELLE OKONTA The Dartmouth
After defeating Brown University 45-14 Homecoming weekend, the women’s rugby team is set to play Harvard University for the Ivy Championship on Sunday. This will be the second consecutive championship match for the Big Green, who defeated Brown 19-12 in the Ivy 15s Tournament last year. The women boast a perfect 5-0 conference record and a 6-1 overall record despite having no seniors and eight juniors. The team’s only fault this season came from a 12-63 loss against the United States Military Academy, a team that has graduated several USA Rugby All-Americans. The Big Green managed to overcome the early loss as well as a hand injury to Becca Rosko ’20, going on a five-game win streak beginning on Sept. 17 in a contest against the Bears. Even after shutting out Columbia
University 110-0 and defeating Princeton University 84-15, Kat Ramage ’19 said the high of the season thus far was the semifinal match against Brown. “We executed a lot of what our coaches wanted to do and it is a great game to have played leading up into the Ivy finals,” she said. Since qualifying for championships, the team has been eagerly preparing for the game against the Crimson, who beat the Tigers in their semifinal match, 55-0. On Oct. 1, the Big Green defeated Harvard in a close match, 22-19. Frankie Sands ’20 said the team has been reviewing game footage from that win in order to improve offensive and defensive plays. Isabel Boettcher ’20 said the team is feeling confident, noting how the players and coaches have been discussing strategies geared toward attacking. In last month’s matchup against
the Crimson, Boettcher recorded three tries. This season, she has recorded 12 tries and a conversion, while Sands made nine tries. For both athletes, two of those tries came during the critical match against the Bears last week. Sands said the team has been looking forward to this championship matchup all season. “We have been harping a lot on our urgency,” she said. “We are really excited.” Undoubtedly, the stakes are high for the defending league champions, but the team will focus on playing the game itself and incorporating strategies based on the last matchup with the Crimson, head coach and Harvard alumna Katie Dowty said. “We play a very expansive running game whereas Harvard is very forward dominated and will play a tight power game,” she said. “We are going to make sure that we match them at the set piece and expand our
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The women’s rugby team will face Harvard University for the Ivy Championships.
running game even more than the last matchup.” This week, the women have been working on defense, Sands said. Using pads, players practiced clearing out an offensive push and rucks. For Dowty, this style of aggressive defense is characteristic of the Big Green, which usually puts opponents under pressure when combined with a quick offensive. Regarding its strong attacks, the team is also working on maintaining possession of the ball, Boettcher said. “One of our goals is to keep the ball alive,” she said. Similar to the Big Green, Harvard’s rugby team is also relatively young, with only one senior and four juniors on its roster. The lone senior Claire Collins recorded two tries against the Big Green while sophomore Caitlin Weigel added a third to bring the point deficit to three in the Crimson’s only loss of the season. In the semifinal match against the Tigers, many of the tries came from freshmen and sophomores, including the Crimson’s Delia Hellander and Genevieve Quirion. Despite these similarities in the athleticism of each team’s respective
underclassmen, Dowty said the Big Green is a much stronger team than it was in October. “We have progressed every week,” she said. “We set goals for ourselves that don’t have anything to do with the scoreline and be sure to play to our own standards and improve on each performance.” Regarding her connection to Harvard, Dowty said her allegiance is definitely with the Big Green and noted the mutual respect both teams have for each other. “It’s a lot more fun going into a game that you know is going to be a tight battle, especially when it is a team that you really respect how they play and treat the opposition,” she said. Even though the Big Green is focusing on playing well and getting the win like any other match, Dowty said winning a consecutive championship would be an extremely special moment. “We have a lot of support we would like to make proud,” she said. “To win would make us feel proud of all the work we have done all season.” Sunday’s game begins at 2 p.m. at Harvard.
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Going into the championship match against Harvard University, the Big Green is 6-1.