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A petition calling for the resignation of Student Assembly president-elect Frank Cunningham ’16 following what it called “uncouth, unjustified” behavior at a student protest Saturday afternoon has garnered 359 signatures as of press time. Cunningham sent an email to campus Wednesday morning, in which he apologized and wrote that he “had no business approaching a female member of our community in that way” and acknowledged that his actions appeared “threatening.” Both Cunningham and the female student declined to
This weekend saw multipled demonstrations as students stood in solidarity with the protests in Baltimore.
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Sexual assault survey sees 40 percent response rate
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Forty percent of the student body — including undergraduate students, graduate students and those in professional schools — submitted responses to the Association of American Universities sexual assault campus climate survey sent out to campus last month, Title IX coordinator and Clery Act compliance officer Heather Lindkvist said. Dartmouth was one of 28 univer-
sities to participate in the survey, though not all other schools have completed the survey. Lindkvist said that though she would always hope for a higher response rate, she was excited by the yield and that it would be possible to draw meaningful conclusions from the results. A final response rate will be made available after May 10 following a more complete review of the responses, Lindkvist said, which would prevent survey responses with minor errors, such as a participant
missing one question, from being included in the final tally. “I feel confident that we’ll be able to learn something from this survey and implement changes based on the survey,” Lindkvist said. The survey will be helpful in evaluating resources on campus and in identifying the prevalence of sexual assault at the College, she said, and will inform future steps taken to improve services. Lindkvist noted that resources are will not only be provided to students, but will be
Dever approves plans to split the Tucker Foundation B y ERIN LEE
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Provost Carolyn Dever recently approved plans for two new centers — the Dartmouth Center for Service and the William Jewett Tucker Center — that will continue the work of the Tucker Foundation following the Board of Trustees’ approval to split the foundation last June. Dever proposed new mission statements and outlined preliminary plans for the organization
of each center at the end of the winter term, Tucker interim dean Theresa Ellis ’97 said. Tucker is currently in the process of finalizing the split, which includes settling legal matters related to the distribution of Tucker’s endowment, she said. Administrators hope to complete the process by the end of the calendar year, though no clear date has been established, she added. SEE TUCKER PAGE 3
made available to faculty and staff as well. “I think this will be incredibly helpful for someone like me who’s looking institutionally about concerns of sexual assault and misconduct to find out what’s really happening in the community,” Lindkvist said. The content of the responses will not be available until the fall, when the data will be made accessible to SEE SURVEY PAGE 2
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DAily debriefing Brown University: Brown had a record-low acceptance rate this year, dropping 0.1 percent from last year for a rate of 8.5 percent, the Brown Daily Herald reported. This year was also the second largest pool of applicants in Brown’s history, with 30, 397 total applicants and 2,580 accepted students. Columbia University: More than 100 students attended a candlelight vigil to honor those affected by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal, the Columbia Spectator reported. The Nepali Students at Columbia University, the Mailman School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Organization for Migration and Emergencies and Amnesty International organized this event, which featured signs that read, “I stand with Nepal.” Cornell University: About 60 students blocked off an intersection of campus on the morning of May 1 for annual May Day protests, according to the Cornell Sun. The protest, which began around 9:30 a.m., was aimed at numerous issues including Cornell’s $350 mandatory health fee, graduate student rights, Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore and capitalism. Harvard University: A lawsuit against Harvard for alleged race-based discrimination in the admissions process that was put forward by the nonprofit group Students for Fair Admissions has continued, The Harvard Crimson reported. During a meeting on April 30, William Consovoy, the lawyer representing Students for Fair Admissions, requested that Harvard supply extensive paperwork from its admissions records. The nonprofit purports that Harvard’s undergraduate admissions offices set “target percentages” for underrepresented minorities and illegal quotas on students of Asian descent. Princeton University: On May 3, the Daily Princetonian announced that an educational foundation, the Princeton Prospect Foundation, had contributed a total of $30,985.50 to one of Princeton’s eating clubs, the Cap & Gown Club. The foundation — established to “stimulate and encourage the love of learning and pursuit of knowledge” within eating clubs — helped pay for a $5 million addition to the group’s clubhouse.
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Survey results to be released in fall FROM SURVEY PAGE 1
the public on the Office of Institutional Research’s website, she added. “We’re in basically a holding pattern until there,” Lindkvist said. AAU’s vice president for public affairs Barry Toiv said he could not compare Dartmouth’s response rate to that of other schools’ because it is the responsibility of individual schools to release results. Toiv said all participating schools will have completed the survey by the end of May. Aggregate data from every university participating will be released in the fall, Toiv said, though it will be impossible to differentiate between universities unless they choose to release their data independently. Toiv noted that this data will not include Dartmouth because the College is not an member of the AAU. The data aggregation will serve to gauge the broader climate of sexual assault at research universities, though Toiv added that many types of colleges do not belong to AAU, including small private colleges, community colleges and smaller universities. “I wouldn’t want to imply that [the results are] national,” Toiv said. “It’s only for the research institutions that belong to AAU.” The goal of the survey, Toiv said, is to gather data for individual schools’ use and to inform policymakers and researchers. Dartmouth’s implementation of the survey has provided lessons for the survey’s implementation at
other schools, Lindkvist said. Most notably, in the informed consent section, a “trigger warning” section was not as bold or prominent as some respondents would have liked, Lindkvist said. In response to this feedback from Dartmouth students, Lindkvist said other schools have worked to make the warning more prominent in the beginning of the surveys and in other sections where it is especially applicable. John Damianos ’16, a member of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, learned about the survey yield results at the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” town hall meeting hosted by Palaeopitus senior society Tuesday night. “I’m very optimistic about the survey,” Damianos said. “I think it’s a huge step in doing research on college campuses. It’s important to do these surveys. It’s important to collect these numbers, as laborious as these surveys may be.” This survey will be more helpful in evaluating campus climate than simply counting the number of assaults reported, Damianos said, because survey participants are not required to file formal reports. Damianos said he had heard mixed reviews about the survey from other students — some said its comprehensiveness was a positive point, while others said that the chain of questions prompted by responding “yes” to certain questions made for an overly long and involved process that deterred respondents from completing the survey. A Dartmouth-specific social
climate survey is coming in the future, Damianos said, which he believes will be more accurate in evaluating the campus climate and will mitigate potential concerns about the AAU’s data being skewed or otherwise inaccurate. A female member of the class of 2017 who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the topic, said the survey was made in a way that was psychologically harmful to those who had experienced assault, especially those who had experienced multiple assaults. “Once you say yes to an incident, you’re just piled on with follow-up questions to relate the incident to other incidents,” she said. The survey was important, she said, in evaluating how many assaults are happening, and it could be improved by removing the follow-up questions and asking respondents to simply report their experiences in a straightforward manner. This is not a one-time survey, Lindkvist said, but rather a part of an ongoing process aimed at listening to students’ concerns and improving services for students. The survey will be sent out again in the future, she said. “I think that’s really important for the community to know, you can’t only assess a place in time, and in order to track improvement you have to implement the survey again and hopefully again after that,” Lindkvist said. “This is only the beginning of a long process of conducting assessments of our programs.”
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University of Pennsylvania: Finals week means one thing for students at Penn — food deliveries. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn made Grubhub’s list of top 14 schools that order the most food during finals, ranking tenth. Virginia Polytech Institute and State University topped the list, followed by Cornell University in second. Yale University: Yale reported an unusually low yield rate for its graduate program in the Spanish and Portuguese Department this year — zero students, the Yale Daily News reported. Of the five students offered admission by the University, none accepted the offers. Many professors attribute the low yield rate to the unsigned letter that brought charges of sexual harassment against an individual in the department earlier in March. — Compiled by Kate Hildreth
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Plans to divide Tucker waiting on legal, endowment finalizations FROM TUCKER PAGE 1
“We are eager to get the last legal bits finished,” she said. Tracy Dustin-Eichler, the Tucker Foundation program officer for local community service, said that because Tucker has been a single organization for over 60 years, its endowment will need to be split between the two new centers. The timeline for creating the new centers depends on how long the legal process takes to finalize the new endowment plans, which could happen as early as June or take until the end of the year, she said. Ellis said that thus far, the plan for the proposed new centers has not encountered any obstacles and has received generally positive feedback. Dustin-Eicheler said that the initiative is still in its planning stages and is currently evolving. “Though the vision has been released, the actual articulation of those visions into concrete programming is still in process,” she said. The William Jewett Tucker Center will focus on spirituality and religious life, while the Dartmouth Center for Service will support public service and social activism, according to a statement released by the Board last summer. Dustin-Eichler noted that a permanent name for the Center for Service is still being determined. Dustin-Eichler said 1,200 students volunteered in local service through Tucker last year, totaling about 40,000 hours with more than 25 service organizations, which is generally consistent with previous years. She added that students also participate in fellowships, leave-term opportunities and internships offered by Tucker. Kieran Sim ’17, student director of public relations, said Tucker serves as an “umbrella group” on campus that coordinates the activities of many different local and student organizations. He said he believes the split will allow the foundation to better serve the local community. “I always found it quite interested
that the Tucker Foundation was a collective amalgamation of both religious life and service, and I felt like students could be very involved in one side without aligning with both,” he said. “I think the split makes a lot of logical sense. Though they can be related, fundamentally they serve different functions.” Ellis said the two new centers will allow students to access new resources and interact with leaders fully invested in either religion or service. “It will make it possible for each focus to have the full attention it deserves,” she said. In fall 2013, then-interim provost and current vice provost for research Martin Wybourne convened a task force that recommended dividing Tucker. Soon after the Board’s announcement, one working groups for each center was formed to conduct research and gather feedback. Ellis is leading the Center for Service group and Tucker religious and spiritual life director Rev. Nancy Vogele is leading the other. Both groups are comprised of faculty, students, Tucker Board members and alumni. Sim said student members of Tucker’s staff were invited to a forum last fall to offer suggestions and provide feedback. Ellis said that after legal matters are resolved, Tucker will initiate searches to find directors for both centers. Ellis said that as interim dean of Tucker, she will leave her position once new leaders are hired for the new centers. Dustin-Eichler said that the split will allow both centers to concentrate on their specific purposes. “I think it’s an opportunity for both centers to shine a light on what is unique to their mission,” she said. “It’s an opportunity for the Tucker Center to fully embrace and promote spirituality on campus and an opportunity for the Center for Service to think about new ways to promote civic engagement and service leadership.”
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Provost Carolyn Dever approved plans to split the Tucker Foundation into two centers that address service and religion separately.
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Staff Columnist JESSICA LU ’16
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On Honoring Culture
A Call for Engagement
The desire to honor a culture does not excuse a disrespectful depiction. Cultural appropriation, the process in which a dominant group — usually an oppressive one — uses and trivializes the culture of an oppressed minority group, isn’t always a clear-cut issue, particularly when it is done under the claim of honoring the appropriated culture. The Chicago Blackhawks’ logo, while not as controversial as that of the Washington Redskins, has been a topic of debate for decades, particularly among fans like myself. The logo, the first version of which was designed by a non-Native woman, Irene Castle, is an “Indian head” — it is meant to depict Sauk chief Black Hawk, who fought against the United States government in the 1832 Black Hawk War. While the team’s name is not a slur and its logo does not rely on many racist caricatures found in other native-inspired mascots, the team still uses a Native American face as a logo and not that of Black Hawk himself. This is borrowing a culture’s imagery, not honoring it. The Blackhawks organization has made efforts to avoid the use of Native American culture for entertainment purposes — officials do not use mascots or “Indian chants” and do not condone racist catchphrases or costumes. The organization has reached out to the local Native American community to raise broader awareness of Native issues and worked closely with the American Indian Center of Chicago. The organization’s attempts to honor Native Americans, however, does not mean that its logo aligns with those goals. Their official stance may forbid costumes, but fans often show up to games in headdresses. For all their attempts to honor the Sauk people, a recent event provides evidence to the contrary. Goalie Corey Crawford received a new mask for the playoffs, one that features the design of a Plains Indian war bonnet. Even if Crawford were a Plains Indian — and he is not — a headdress is a symbol of great honor reserved for those who have earned it on the battlefield. The wearing of such an important cultural as decoration does not work towards cultural education and awareness — it is unquestionably appropriation. Though some may assert that the war bonnet is intended to honor Native Americans, I argue that it does not. The Blackhawks are named for
the Sauk tribe, who are not part of Plains Indian culture. The mask is not just appropriation — it is a misleading misrepresentation of Native American tribes. To undermine the cultural distinctions between Native American peoples and merge them into one stereotype is culturally insensitive. We should not overlook the Blackhawks logo just because it is buried under a pile of worse offenses from other teams, and the lack of a national outcry akin to the Washington Redskins debate does not prove that is respectful. When Blackhawks officials claim that they are respecting Native Americans with their logo, it seems to be an attempt to justify and preempt criticism of their co-opting of Native American culture. Other forms of appropriation, while less obvious, are still concerning. At this year’s gala celebrating the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — the theme of which was “China: Through the Looking Glass” — Sarah Jessica Parker wore a towering red headdress that stirred a buzz in the media — specifically, ABC said that she “stunned” with her “Asian-inspired gown.” What the actress actually did was show an utter disregard for an entire culture by wearing a stereotypical hat created by a non-Chinese designer. It played right into Western stereotypes of the so-called exotic East. She and designer Philip Treacy defended the design by claiming it was in honor of phoenix crowns — traditional bridal headgear — and the 2008 Beijing Olympics cartoon mascot. Yet these choices hardly do justice to the diversity of traditions among China’s regions and ethnic groups, and homogenizing China’s rich culture is not the way to honor it. At a gala meant to celebrate China and Chinese culture, it is not respectful to cherry-pick stereotypical features for one outfit and call it a tribute to an entire culture. Likewise, an organization that claims to honor the Sauk Indians with their logo is not committed enough if it allows its goalie to don a helmet stylized with a Plains Indian headdress. Even when borrowing from another culture does not strike us as outright appropriation, the wearer is not immune from criticism if their tribute to that culture falls closer to a parody than a celebration.
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Students must actively recognize the violence that many of their peers face. As a Korean student who has lived in the United States for the last two and a half years, I accept that I do not understand what it is like to be black in America. Despite efforts to educate myself about the struggle for racial justice, I will never truly be able to walk a mile in the shoes of black Americans as they mourn the deaths of Rekia Boyd, Freddie Gray and countless others who were murdered by police officers. Yet I believe I have had a small window into the pain felt by my peers regarding this issue by drawing parallels to Korean experiences of collective trauma — specifically, the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, 2014. Relating these separate tragedies and the emotional responses they have caused in those affected has compelled me to question the lack of more proactive, broader support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement among students. If you feel like an outsider to the struggle, I urge you to try drawing parallels and considering your perspective. The Sewol ferry disaster hit the people of South Korea hard. Sitting in my room in the McLaughlin residential cluster 7,000 miles away from home, I was no exception — over the ensuing days, Koreans from all walks of life prayed and wept for the safe return of the 304 victims trapped in the capsized Sewol. As it became clear that none would come back alive, the nation was paralyzed with not just shock and grief, but most importantly, anger — anger because the state had failed to protect its citizens through its negligence of broken systems and corrupt leadership. It was a disappointing moment to be Korean, but the shared grief and sense of injustice was reaffirming to our shared identity and determination to solve the nation’s problems together. We are in the process of learning that no nation should require the loss of even one innocent life for it to wake up and resolve to fight against its failings. Through the lens of the collective Korean experience of Sewol, I feel that I am better able to recognize the grief and anger felt by
many of my peers as innocent black Americans continually die at the hands of police. A human and psychological toll comparable to a sunken ferry disaster has regularly struck the American black community throughout the country’s history, and it is not hard to believe that black students can feel the effects of this violence. Meanwhile, campus has remained largely undisturbed, with the exception of minority student groups. I have been wondering — if such groups were out of the picture, would any other collective of students have publicly lamented the tragic killings happening across the U.S.? Would anyone have cared, let alone have called for action? In the aftermath of the Sewol ferry disaster, schools and public institutions in South Korea cancelled public events to be mindful of those affected and to grieve together. I can’t help but ask — why is this not the case at Dartmouth? How is everyone carrying on with life? Why is there such a great divide among students that minority students suffer a major traumatic experience and raise awareness about a threat to their right to live while the rest of campus expresses cool concern at most — or even asks that the issue not cause too much fuss, too much inconvenience? Ultimately, the loss of black lives should not be viewed as a tragedy for the black community alone, but a tragedy for the entire nation. While law enforcement ends black lives and throws tear gas and arrests demonstrators when black America demands justice, I believe mainstream America remains unfazed because it sees black suffering as unremarkable and standard. This mentality pervades our campus culture, too. I find it problematic, and I wish to challenge it. Take a moment to listen when students express grief and anger, then ask yourself — am I exacerbating or enabling racism through my inaction and negligence? We should all strive to be part of the solution to the problem that breaks the hearts and endangers lives in the communities of so many of our peers.
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Students respond to protest incident with petition, discussion FROM PETITION PAGE 1
comment. Jordan Terry ’15, one of the early drafters of the petition, said that he and several other concerned students began the petition on Change.org in response to what he called Cunningham’s “bullying and taunting” of a female protestor shown in footage taken during Saturday’s protest. A group of around 20 students protested outside of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority during its annual Derby event. It was the second of two protests that took place last weekend in solidarity with protestors in Baltimore to “fight police brutality and complicity/complacency at Dartmouth,” according to the official title of the May 1 march, which drew over 150 participants. The video depicts Cunningham inches from the face of one of the demonstrators yelling “I can’t breathe” in sync with the rest of the demonstrators. While their chants are directed at students attending Derby, he is directly facing the student. A shortened, two-minute video has over 2,600 views on YouTube as of press time, while a seven-minute video of the incident has over 1,600. Both videos were posted under the Big Green Microaggressions account. Terry said that, in particular, Cunningham’s “reappropriation of Eric Garner’s last words” shocked the drafters of the petition. “He is essentially using those words to taunt a young black female
activist,” Terry said. Terry noted that this “disrespectful behavior” was unbecoming of a Student Assembly president. Garner died last July after a police officer held him in a chokehold in New York City. In the email, Cunningham wrote that in no way was his behavior excusable, but that he responded to the protestors due to high emotions after being called a “derogatory name.” The Dartmouth could not independently confirm that a protestor called Cunningham a derogatory name, and it is not apparent in the video. Justin Maffet ’16, who can be seen in the video ushering Cunningham away from the female student immediately following the incident, said he is a friend of Cunningham’s and had advised him at the time against placing himself at the scene. “The optics of the situation were pretty poor, and there was such a contrast between KDE’s event of derby and the actual protest in terms of the racial composition, and also the message that was being presented, so I was worried that with him being [Student Assembly] president-[elect] that this would not be the message that he was trying to project,” Maffet said. All things considered, however, Maffet said he believes Cunningham’s presence was valid. “One of the points that I’ve tried to make is that his intent was to protect the rights of the students in terms of protesting, and it doesn’t
necessarily come across in the video all that was going into that thought process,” he said. Terry said that the petition was created as a platform for concerned students to be active. “We don’t believe this is a representation that Dartmouth students would want,” Terry said. “This kind of disrespectful behavior really does counter the ideals of mutual respect and vigorous debate that our very mission statement proclaims.” The signatories of the petition come from an array of backgrounds, Terry said. He added that the petition itself is just one response to the incident. Over the course of the week, Terry said he hopes the petition gathers more support, but that it is also up to those involved in Student Assembly, including Cunningham himself, to determine what will happen next. Student Assembly’s constitution gives the General Assembly the power to impeach the president, vice president, committee chairs and officers for “embezzlement, gross ethical misjudgement, gross failure to faithfully represent the Assembly and gross violations of the constitution,” as well as other offenses. A concurrence of twothirds of membership is required to remove the person. John Damianos ’16, who signed the petition, said that the incident was the latest in a string of three events that made him skeptical of Cunningham’s ability to run Student Assembly.
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Damianos worked with Cunningham for eight months as part of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee and said that Cunningham’s framing of himself as the “champion of the Greek system” during his campaign showed little regard to those who were unaffiliated or did not follow the “traditional Dartmouth trajectory.” He also pointed to the sanctioning of Student Assembly by the Undergraduate Finance Committee in the fall, while Cunningham was vice president, after it spent $1,876 of student funds on customized apparel. The UFC deemed this to be in violation of the spirit of the student activity fee — an $83-per-student termly tuition charge that the UFC distributes to student groups. The funds have since been repaid. Damianos said that Cunningham “represents the status quo” rather than someone who can think in an innovative manner to improve Dartmouth. He noted that the petition, even if it does not ultimately result in Cunningham’s resignation, will hopefully lead to more discussion and awareness of issues affecting students that cannot be ignored. Briana Franklin ’17 said she signed the petition because after seeing “visual confirmation” of the incident, she felt it would be “unacceptable and actually deplorable, as a black woman, if I was to allow that behavior to be exhibited by our student body leader.” She said that she was somewhat surprised by how quickly signatures amassed due to Cunningham’s large support base when he ran for Student Assembly president last month. Cunningham was elected president on April 20 with 966 votes, or 59 percent of voters. His running
mate, vice president-elect Julia Dressel ’17, received 1,149 votes, representing 70 percent of voters. The pair ran on a campaign of improving inclusivity on campus, as well as plans for a student bill of rights, diversity dialogues, mental health programming and student representation on the Board of Trustees. Dressel declined to comment at this time. In light of the recent increased conversation at the College, particularly among black and minority students, Franklin said the petition would bring “more eyes on men of color to protect fellow women of color and to not repeat [Cunningham’s] actions,” which she said diminished the efforts of the protestors. In addition, the petition would hopefully lead to more transparency in the election process and more thorough vetting of Student Assembly candidates, she said. “We’re seeing a trend here, and as far as who we chose to lead us, this will hopefully help us to make more informed decisions,” Franklin said. She noted that the incident was an eye-opener for many to recognize the “multi-faceted” nature of the issues at hand. The demonstrations on campus are in solidarity with protests in Baltimore over the several weeks following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died after injuries sustained while in police custody. On Saturday, the group of about 20 students protested outside of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity’s annual Pigstick party before the demonstration at the Derby event at which the footage of Cunningham was captured.
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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 4:00 p.m. “A Maiden’s Consent: Romance and Sexual Ethics at the Dawn of Christianity,” lecture, Rockefeller Center, Room 003
4:00 p.m. “Future Directions in Quantum Nanoscience: Physics, Materials, Devices and Applications,” seminar, Wilder 202
4:30 p.m. “A Different Kind of Patriotism: Women and Anti-War Activism in the U.S. and Beyond,” public panel, Haldeman 41
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
“Game of Tones” brings jazz, not dragons B y haley gordon The Dartmouth Staff
To watch the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble practice, simply peek through the windows of Hartman Rehearsal Hall on a Tuesday evening as director Don Glasgo conducts the 21-piece band with fervor. It’s a pleasure to watch — but not quite as entertaining as Glasgo says the Barbary Coast’s spring senior feature concert will be this Saturday night. “This particular group is a very interesting, eclectic bunch and very good musicians,” Glasgo said. “It’s going to be a very interesting concert because you won’t be able to predict what happens from one piece to the next.” Titled “Game of Tones,” this year’s concert — the ensemble’s 36th annual senior feature — will feature the sounds of eight graduating members — Jeremy Whitaker, Leif Harder, Hannah O’Flynn, Manav Raj, Brett Szalapski, Matt Metzler and Dan Nulton, all members of the Class of 2015, and Angela Kim, a graduate student in digital musics. The program for the evening will feature 12 songs, with one song featuring the particular skill set of each graduating student, Glasgo said. “The theme is really kind of based around the poster,” Glasgo said. “They were adamant that there had to be a ‘Game of Thrones’ takeoff.” While the group picked a theme for the concert collectively — with Szalapski providing the pun — most of the musical choices do not individually relate to the theme, Glasgo said. Performances will range from “Resolution,” a classic by John Coltrane, to Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” according to the performance’s program. “[The graduating members] actually all picked their own songs, which is a little unusual,” Glasgo said. “Usually I help out in that process, but they all knew specifically what they were going to do.” According to Glasgo, six of the eight graduating ensemble members have been involved with Barbary Coast since their first year at the College. Glasgo said that the graduating group is one of the largest he has ever had, adding that there is a strong social component among the graduates, who have been known to grab dessert together after rehearsals in a tradition known as “post-Coast pie.” “Playing in the Coast has been one of the most fun things I’ve done in the past four years,” Meltzer, a trumpeter, said. “Music has been a huge part of my life since I was five years old, and it’s really nice to be able to continue playing music with a bunch of people that I really love.” Among the graduating seniors, each offered a unique reason for the piece they had selected as their showcase. Whitaker, who usually sings gospel and
classical music, said that he wanted to perform a big band vocal arrangement for his senior feature, and Raj, who is performing a piece called “Mystic Brew,” said that his musical taste in genres outside of jazz led him to his selection. “I chose [Mystic Brew] because I’m a big rap fan,” he said. “I found out that [Electric Relaxation] has a really cool baseline with a rap over it, and I found out that it samples a jazz song, so I decided I wanted to do it for my senior feature” Glasgo, who has been directing the ensemble for 39 years, said that the senior features remain enjoyable every year because he never knows what the seniors will choose to do. In his program notes, he referred to this year’s graduates as “an extraordinary group.” “Together they’ve played an enormous role in raising the bar for the Barbary Coast,” he wrote. “Game of Tones” will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening in Spaulding Auditorium. Tickets range from nine to 10 dollars.
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“MERRY” REHEARSALS MAKE FOR MERRY PERFORMANCES
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“Merrily We Roll Along,” the latest production from the College’s theater department, opens on Friday.
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FAULKNER RECITAL HALL
Drawing on a long tradition of contemporary music practice at Dartmouth College, the Department of Music presents Festival of Contemporary American Music, featuring works by composers from across the Dartmouth community, including current students and alumni, faculty and emeritus faculty. The evening will feature world-class string ensemble String Noise.
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BARBARY COAST JAZZ ENSEMBLE
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36th annUaL “senior featUre” concert • DonaLD GLasGo director Join us as we celebrate the extraordinary musical talents of our eight graduating students. Ain’t nothin’ but a party, as each student chooses his or her own selection to perform—from classics by Cab Calloway, Horace Silver and John Coltrane to new tunes by pop/R&B singer Bruno Mars and the jazz/funk/world music collective Snarky Puppy.
SALLY piNkAS piano Written after Shostakovich was evacuated from the Siege of Leningrad in 1943, Sonata No. 2 is a searing, haunting testimony to those 900 days, full of that city’s beauty and culture as well as the horrific suffering of its inhabitants. The Hop’s pianist-in-residence complements this work with gems by Schubert and Beethoven, as well as the premiere of a work by a young Puerto Rican composer whose fresh, original style integrates elements of Caribbean folk music with the forms and aesthetics of minimalism.
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A favorite of Conan, This American Life, and her top-ranking weekly podcast, Professor Blastoff, Notaro rocketed to fame three years ago when her “gorgeously acute standup” set (Louis CK) about a platter of recent horrors—her beloved mother’s sudden death, a bad breakup, and a breast cancer diagnosis—went viral. One of Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People Now,” she brings her signature deadpan delivery to guest roles on network and cable TV, and at comedy and music festivals around the world. Show may include mature language.
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Senior Spring: Konrad von Moltke ’15 leaves legacy as leader B y ray lu
The Dartmouth Staff
When he was 10 years old, Konrad von Moltke ’15 never imagined that he would finish his collegiate career as a co-captain of Dartmouth’s swimming and diving team. “I really started swimming because I wanted to be in this carpool with my three best friends,” von Moltke said. “I said, ‘Mom, how can I get in this carpool?’ And she said, ‘Well, you’re going to have to join the swim team.’” As someone who embodies the role of a student-athlete, von Moltke has received accolades for his athletics and was one of 22 Phi Beta Kappa inductees from the class of 2015. Von Moltke was born and raised in a small suburb north of Chicago. An only child, he spent a lot of time with his close-knit family. Sports were a big part of his life, and one could often find him playing lacrosse, hockey or water polo whenever he wasn’t swimming in the pool. “I had tons of energy,” von Moltke said. “I would always run around the house.” His hometown spanned just one square mile, and von Moltke attended a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school with only 60 or so kids per graduating class. Since the local New Trier Township High School boasted an enrollment of more than 1,000 kids in each grade, entering high school was a big change for von Moltke. Taking after his father, who swam for Northwestern University from 1978 to 1982, von Moltke began to take the sport more seriously. “He didn’t ever push me to swim,” von Moltke said. “He wanted me to just do whatever I wanted to do, but he does throw me some technique tips and pointers every once in a while.” In his sophomore season, von Moltke’s high school swim team won the state championship. In addition, von Moltke played water polo in the spring and swam on the club circuit in summer. As he progressed throughout high school, von Moltke picked up numerous athletic accolades. Academics, however, still played a crucial part of his life and were one of his top priorities entering the recruiting process. For him, the Ivy League was the ultimate goal. “I loved the fact that all of the coaches in the Ivy League, especially at Dartmouth, really would’ve given me the opportunity to swim at a high
level and to have a great education because that’s going to stay with you forever,” von Moltke said. After five official visits, von Moltke felt himself drawn to the small school in Hanover where he had the opportunity to swim for an up-and-coming program and could take advantage of an intimate academic setting. “I just absolutely loved the campus,” von Moltke said. “Everyone who I talked to, all my host’s friends, they were all so pumped up about Dartmouth, and they all seemed really excited about how special this place was.” As is common with many freshmen student-athletes, von Moltke had a transitional phase in both athletics and academics. “Freshman year of college was a huge adjustment period,” von Moltke said. “I had gotten a little bit of that when I had gone from eight grade to ninth grade in high school, joining the varsity team as the smallest guy on the team. All these guys are three years [or] three-and-a-half years older than you.” Nonetheless, upperclassmen on the team were quick to help. “It was great because all the guys on the team, especially the [members of the Class of 2012], were super supportive and great mentors,” von Moltke said. “I remember I had a thousand questions about classes and dorms and swimming and everything, and they were ready to answer all of them.” With the support and mentorship of his team, von Moltke enjoyed a fantastic freshman campaign. He specializes in the breast stroke and the individual medley, and his freshman season saw him drop time in each of his races. A steady and consistent first season on the water, Moltke said, helped him grow and improve throughout his career, culminating in captaincy this past season. “It’s obviously a huge honor to be voted team captain for the senior year,” von Moltke said. “I think it’s a testament to my work ethic and the fact that people respect me on the team.” Von Moltke’s road to captaincy was similar to his journey in high school. In both cases, he had three years to learn from other leaders before becoming captain himself. His mentality reflects what he has learned over the years. “To be a really good leader, you have to be a good follower to a certain point because you have to know what
it’s like to be in all the positions on the team,” von Moltke said. “Whether you’re the fastest guy or the slowest guy, it doesn’t really matter — you can still be a leader.” Traditionally, the Ivy League men’s swimming and diving circuit has been dominated by Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities. Together, three powerhouses account for all but seven of the 74 Ivy League championships — shared and outright — that have been crowned since the sport began. Dartmouth and Brown University represent the only two of the Ancient Eight to have never won a men’s swimming and diving championship. Nonetheless, the Big Green has seen improvement in the past three years, finishing fifth in total points in 2012 and 2013 and sixth in 2014 when only a few years prior the team was most commonly seen ranked last. Since von Moltke joined the Big Green, he has displayed an unwavering commitment to improving the program. “A big principle for me is, if you’re going to do something, do it 100 percent the whole way,” von Moltke said. “So you really don’t want to hold back or have any reservations or any regrets.” Von Moltke, an economics major and environmental studies minor, also applies these principles to his academic career. His leadership and mentoring abilities translated to the classroom as well, as he served as a dean’s office consultant, an academic advisor and an advisor in Dartmouth Peak Performance. “It’s always great to get awards, but I think the most important thing is to try your best in everything that you do,” von Moltke said. Part of that mentality includes dedication to time management and maintaining a clear dialogue with professors. “I would say that time management is one of the hardest things,” von Moltke said. “Whether you’re in athletics or in some other activity, I think time management is one of the most important skills you can have.” During von Moltke’s freshman year, he took a first-year seminar with environmental studies professor Christopher Sneddon. The class inspired von Moltke to ask Sneddon about other opportunities in the department at the end of the term. “The faculty [members] here are so
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Konrad von Moltke ’15, swimming and diving co-captain, embodies the student-athlete.
impressive, and you can learn so much from them that it doesn’t make sense to waste it,” von Moltke said. “That’s one of the biggest challenges — being able to focus on all the different aspects of your experience.” Von Moltke graduated at the end of the winter and is currently conducting research and serving as a teaching assistant for economics professors Douglas Irwin and Nina Pavcnik. In the summer, he will work full-time at Deutsche Bank’s New York office as part of a leveraged finance group. Von Moltke worked with Deutsche Bank last summer. “[The job] is very comparable to athletics in that you’re working in teams on different deals,” von Moltke said. “I’m definitely going to take a lot of lessons on communication and teamwork into the workplace setting.” Von Moltke plans to remain in the finance sector for a couple of years. In terms of a greater picture, that is still to come for him. Whatever happens after, it is clear that the College has made a lasting impression on von Moltke’s life. “I’m not really sure what I want to do in the future, but I’ve definitely — through swimming and academics here — really been all about helping people and giving people guidance and advising and teaching as well, and I think becoming a professor is something that I would definitely look into in the future,” von Moltke said. As for his career in the pool, von Moltke put the finishing touches on that this past season. His most
memorable moments from his time swimming for the Big Green are drawn from the collective experiences he shared with his team “In college [swimming], I found great success myself, but I think the team’s success was the most lasting,” von Moltke said. “Watching two of my other seniors, Ian Woon [’15] and Jay Schulte [’15], finish up their careers on really high notes this year was great, and it has been great to see them develop into strong leaders.” Reflecting on his time at the College, von Moltke described leaving Hanover as bittersweet. “Whenever you go into a next chapter in your life, it’s always important to look back on the last chapter and take a step back and really look at what your experience was like and try to draw some lessons from that for the future,” von Moltke said. Von Moltke leaves Dartmouth as one of its most well-rounded student athletes. In an email statement that he sent after the conclusion of the interview, however, he was quick to attribute his success to the hard work of his parents, coaches and professors, as well as all of the opportunities Dartmouth provided him. For those looking to follow in his footsteps, he left a few choice words. “Attach meaning to everything you do,” von Moltke said. “Think about why you are doing things and what you can gain from that [thing]. You can learn a lot from different people. Always keep your ears open and listen.”