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Students gather on the Green to view ice carvings from this year’s contest.
Two named to Thayer Board By ALYSSA MEHRA
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The Thayer Board of Overseers has elected two new members, Andy Silvernail ’94 and Catherine Sellman ’93. The will each serve a three-and-a-half year term. The Thayer Board of
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Overseers was established in 1987 and is chartered as an advisory board to the dean of the Thayer School of Engineering and ultimately to the board of trustees, chair of the board Terry McGuire Th’82 said. The overseers provide advice to both the dean and trustees.
On Tuesday Feb. 16, the College’s fourth DartmouthX course will launch officially on edX, welcoming more than 2,000 students into the classroom of “The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century.” Following the launch, five new DartmouthX courses will be created throughout 2016 and 2017: “Question Reality! Physics, Philosophy and the Limits of Knowledge,” “Free Will, Attention, Top-Down Causation and Consciousness in the Brain,” “John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’,” “Materials in Gear” and “Complementary and Alternative Medicine.” Since 2014, the College has collaborated with the online learning platform edX to create four massive open online courses. “The American Renaissance” will be led by English professors Donald Pease and James Dobson, who are also team-teaching English 52.04, “The American Renaissance at Dartmouth,” on campus. Dobson said that he and Pease will be bridging the residential course and the online course together. In both settings, the course will employ an
array of technologies, including a digital annotation tool that allows both residential and online students to work with the texts. Pease said that through this online course, he hopes to see how members of the residential classroom will come to recognize the difference between their readings of the great works of American literature and those of students and scholars from across the globe. “Those differences, I think, will be educative on every imaginable level,” he said. Both Pease and Dobson said that the successful production of this DartmouthX course is the result of a team effort, which include the input of people involved in sectors such as media production and public outreach. Pease described the process of producing the course as an incredible pedagogical collaboration between a variety of groups. Thayer School of Engineering professor Rachel Obbard Th’06, will be teaching “Materials in Gear,” a course that aims to
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Reyad Allie ’11 was recently named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in consumer tech for his work as a global threat analyst at Uber. The Dartmouth spoke with Allie about his time at Uber and how his experience at the College has effected his career. What is your reaction to this accolade of being featured on the Forbes List of 30 under 30? RA: To be honest, I was a bit
surprised at first. After reading the biographies of the other recipients, I was proud and humbled to be part of such a hardworking group of people. Every year I would read the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and think that I needed to step up my game but I never thought I would make it onto this list. It is so cool to be a part of it this year. What does your typical daily schedule look like at Uber? RA: My days are the same. My work depends on what is going
on in the world. Some days I’m looking at the geopolitical situation in Nigeria and the next I’m looking into how to make things safer for riders, drivers and employees in Mexico. My role is to analyze information from a variety of sources to determine how to keep our offices, our executives and our brand safe. I look at political and social situations in cities and countries we operate in so we can understand the level of risk and help mitigate that risk. What do you find most fulfilling about your career in security technology
at Uber? What previous careers did you pursue before starting at Uber?
RA: Working in security has been great, as the work I do has a direct impact on the lives of people around the world. And never have I felt that my work makes more of a difference than at Uber. My work is rewarding because it directly impacts our ability to successfully bring the magic of Uber to new parts of the world. Before starting at Uber, I was part of building the threat analysis and intelligence team at Fidelity
Investments for five months. The opportunity to manage a team was very exciting. Before that, I worked on Google’s Intelligence team for a year where I helped expand the scope of the team. I started my career at Google in People Operations, or HR. My team made sure that there was one high Google hiring bar. I did this for about two and a half years and learned a lot about what Google looks for when it hires people. How has Dartmouth inSEE ALLIE PAGE 5
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DAILY DEBRIEFING Researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center have successfully used a sensitive data analysis model to show the link between different types of immune cells and breast cancer prognosis, Newswise reported. The team, lead by Geisel School of Medicine professor Chao Cheng, found that the presence of natural killer immune cells and plasmacytoic dendritic cells corresponded with a good chance of survival in cancer patients, while the presence of CD8+ effector T cells corresponded with a bad chance of survival. The research team was able to figure out which types of immune cells were present in breast tumors using gene expression data, and it was the first time an in-depth computational examination of this type has been performed. If the type of cell present in a patient’s tumors can be determined, doctors can determine whether or not a patient will respond to immunotherapy. The Valley News reported that Dartmouth has received a four-year almost $1.4 million grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that will go towards developing new treatments for patients with the genetic disease. Geisel School of Medicine professor Bruce Stanton is leading the research team that will develop treatments for rare variations of the disease that current drugs do not treat. Cystic fibrosis is an incurable disease that can be caused by more than 1,600 different genetic mutations. Current drugs only treat cystic fibrosis caused by the most common mutations, which only treat about 50 to 60 percent of patients. Under the cluster initiative, a new academic research group was established to direct the growth of personalized treatments for cystic fibrosis, and this grant will aid that academic cluster. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center pediatrician and neonatologist Juliette Madan and Geisel School of Medicine professor Anne Hoen are hoping to discover what effects an infant’s delivery method and early diet have on their heath, PRI reported. The researchers are aiming to discover what the exact mechanisms are behind the health benefits of breast feeding by studying around 1,500 mothers and babies in New Hampshire. The pair found that the gut microbiomes of babies who were fed both breastmilk and formula food resembled the gut microbiome composition of babies who had exclusively been fed formula. The gut microbiome composition of only breastmilk-fed infants was unique, and Madan and Hoen hope to figure out why. - COMPILED BY SARA MCGAHAN
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MOOCs reach out to bigger audience talk about the different materials that are used in it.” introduce people to basic engineering Obbard said that she is interested in principles through the study of sports raising the public’s literacy on STEM gear. subjects by teaching this online course, Obbard said that the creation of a and that she believes that everybody DartmouthX course witnesses a lot of should have access to a quality education. collaboration between different groups The online platform will also be an of people such opportunity to test as professors, STEM “A MOOC is the perfect different instructional teaching strategies d e s i g n e r s , way for reaching a much and cyberlearning librarians and wider audience than is initiatives. c o m p u t e r possible in a traditional Ps ych o l o gi cal programmers. and brain sciences classroom.” As the professor Peter development Tse ’84 will be of her course is -PETER TSE ’84, leading “Free Will, still in its initial Attention, Topphases, many PSYCHOLOGICAL Down Causation, details of the AND BRAIN SCIENCES and Consciousness class have yet to in the Brain.” He PROFESSOR be determined, wrote in an email Obbard said. that he wishes to The class would possibly last four to six reach out to people who would like to weeks, during which she plans to focus learn about how volitional attention, on one type of sports equipment, such consciousness and free will might be as boards. demonstrated in the activity of neural “Baseball bats, cricket bats, circuitry. snowboards and skateboards all “A MOOC is the perfect way for have some common engineering reaching a much wider audience than requirements, and they use some is possible in a traditional classroom,” similar materials,” she said. “But Tse said. they also involve very different Geisel School of Medicine associate materials depending on their different professor of pharmacology and requirements. So by basing [the class] toxicology Mark Spaller will be teaching on a certain class of equipment, I can “Complementary and Alternative FROM EDX PAGE 1
Medicine.” Spaller wrote in an email that a number of practices encapsulated by “complementary and alternative medicine” are of great interest to the public. At the same time, there is a “hidden in plain site” quality to this topic. “A clear and objective introduction would benefit many who are curious about [complementary and alternative medicine], but feel they are either uninformed, ill-informed or misinformed on the topic,” he said. As an online platform is highly effective in reaching out to a large audience from a wide spectrum of demographic groups, a DartmouthX course would be “an ideal venue to have a large and positive educational impact on this subject,” he said. Spaller said that teaching a MOOC will be both a personal and a professional challenge. Having taught in the traditional classroom settings for years, Spaller said that an online platform presents a “new direction,” which would aid him in the further development of his teaching skills. “In this regard, I’m still a student myself,” he said. “Developing this course will be a team effort, and I look forward to learning from the experts on the DartmouthX staff on how to translate my knowledge into an effective and compelling online educational experience.”
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New board members reflect on joining cite ENGS 21, “Introduction to Engineering,” as an especially life to the current issues Thayer faces. changing course. The board, which has 22 seats The skills gained through the currently filled, largely seeks to process of creating a business plan carry out the mission of Thayer and set of financial statements for by overseeing the activities and a product developed in the class direction of the engineering school helped Sellman as she subsequently and work on fundraising, Silvernail went into business after college, she said. said. Silvernail is chairman and chief “That was the real beginning executive officer of IDEX Corpora- and an eye-opening experience tion, a life sciences company with a for understanding how you take a strong engineering core. Silvernail product and turn it into a business,” received a bachelor’s degree in Sellman said. government from the College, but She described professor John he took many classes at Thayer that Collier, who still teaches the course, were crucial to the work he does as a “vibrant” and “incredible” now, he said. professor. Silvernail will bring the skills he Silvernail said he was heavily gained from running a successful influenced by the concept of exlarge life sciences business to the periential learning. board, McGuire said. His per- “When I go back in time, spective will be and think about valuable as one “To be part of that when I excelled, of the themes of I really do beThayer school community and to lieve that that is engineering help in any way that sense of hands and medicine, on learning was you can to really he added. important,” he “ I t ’ s o n e make Thayer and said. “When I thing to come took ENGS 21, up with a good Dartmouth successful it was transforidea,” McGuire is just a wonderful mational for me, said. “It’s anthinking about other thing to opportunity.” what I wanted translate that to spend my cainto an imporreer doing.” - ANDY SILVERNAIL t a n t p ro d u c t Sellthat’s going to ’94, THAYER BOARD OF man also said impact people, OVERSEERS MEMBER Peter Robbie’s and I think industrial dethat’s what [Silsign class taught ver nail] does her how to day in, day out.” think creatively. Sellman is the founder and the While the class has been expanded portfolio manager of the Aperi- since her time at the College, it mus Funds as well as a managing then consisted of only four or five member and founder of Aperimus students going to the woodshop to Capital, LLC — an investment ad- build various products and solve visory company located in Marina design problems, she said. Del Rey, California. After the board approaches pro Her interest in academia was spective candidates about joining, reawakened when she started guest the nomination governance comlecturing at the Anderson School mittee discusses the nomination. of Business at the University of The larger board then votes on the California, Los Angeles, where she proposed candidate. Jacobs said the received her MBA. At Dartmouth, selection of new board members Sellman graduated with a degree has a formal set of criteria, includin engineering sciences. ing a connection to Dartmouth or Sellman’s entrepreneurial suc- Thayer, an interest in improving cess is one reason why the board engineering at Dartmouth and a is thrilled she was willing to join, giving expectation. McGuire said. Silvernail said his appreciation “She’s an entrepreneur, she’s for the strong community at the taken her analytical skills that she College even after graduation and developed and honed at Thayer his desire to be a part of that comschool and combined them with her munity influenced his decision to business degree to form an invest- become an overseer. He said that ment company,” McGuire said. one can easily lose that strong con In addition, Sellman lives in Los nection to the College after graduAngeles. McGuire noted that one ation as one begins to form one’s of the reasons she was elected as an own life, noting that he believes overseer is because Thayer wants to that becoming a board member will connect with the strong alumni base provide him an opportunity to be living in that area of the country. a part of that community again. Both Silvernail and Sellman “There is incredible camaradeFROM THAYER PAGE 1
rie,” he said. “There is a sense of that you are part of something that’s important, something that really is changing the world.” Silvernail said he believes in the mission of Thayer and the methods it employs, especially its focus on hands on learning. Sellman echoed Silvernail, and credited the school with teaching her life-long problem solving skills. “My interest in joining the board comes from the value of what Thayer does in terms of liberal engineering — its integration with a world class liberal arts program — but also its ability to provide a world class engineering degree,” she said. “That’s rare and special.” Additionally, Sellman values Thayer’s commitment to women in engineering, exemplified by its effort and success in recruiting a sizable number of women to the school. Though nationally women earn less than 20 percent of engineering bachelor’s degrees, women make up 33 percent of Thayer’s student body. Sellman said she admired the fact that currently Thayer’s senior class is 50 percent women. During McGuire’s tenure as chairman, 12 new members have joined the board. He takes pride in the people he has brought onto the board during his tenure. Thayer is about leadership in technology and real-world solutions, he said, adding that the current board undoubtedly represents that. The chairman ensures that the overseers are well organized and the board meets their obligations, McGuire said. Additionally, he said he makes sure that the right people are on the board and are contributing in meaningful ways. The board typically meets three times a year, twice in Hanover and once off-site every winter, Jacobs said. The meetings involve assessing the programs of Thayer in relation to the other academics at the College as well as reviewing the budgets and funds of the school. They also approve the faculty resources of the academic programs at the school. Looking to the future, Thayer will become even more critical to the overall Dartmouth community, Silvernail said. He sees his involvement on the board as a way to work on the mission of Thayer and help shape its role, he said. “To be part of that community and to help in any way that you can to really make Thayer and Dartmouth successful is just a wonderful opportunity,” Silvernail said. As Dartmouth undergoes several notable changes, the academic cluster initiative will be the one change that most directly influences the Thayer students and the board, McGuire said.
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STAFF COLUMNIST HANSA SHARMA ’19
STAFF COLUMNIST BENJAMIN SZUHAJ ’19
Rethinking Cultural Appropriation
The Problem With Pink
It’s time for us to do away with a problematic double standard.
The “Pink Tax” is a byproduct of American patriarchy.
When Coldplay and Beyoncé released the If cultural appropriation is such an offense to music video for their new single “Hymn for the Indians today, then why are English artists Weekend,” they were immediately accused of like Amy Jackson and Katrina welcomed and cultural appropriation. According to the Oxford celebrated in mainstream Indian culture? If English Dictionary, cultural appropriation en- Bollywood chooses to allow foreigners to “aptails the taking over of creative or artistic forms, propriate” Indian culture, why is it so offensive themes, or practices by one cultural group from when superstars like Chris Martin and Beyoncé another. Generally, we use it to describe Western do the same? appropriation of non‐Western or non‐white While it can be argued that Beyoncé is culture. The music video, shot in Varanasi and exploiting Bollywood culture (the distinction Mumbai during the spring festival of Holi, has between Indian and Bollywood is significant been criticized for exoticizing India. as she is portraying a Bollywood actress, not Postcolonial imagery aside, the most contro- an ordinary Indian citizen) for profit, this versial aspect of the video was Beyoncé’s role critique is largely unfounded. In situations as fictional Bollywood actress, Rani. Although like these, we would do well to look at the flip Beyoncé’s short dance sequence could be inter- side. Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor, two preted as cultural appropriation, the entire video legendary Indian actors, have participated in shouldn’t be condenmned. Hollywood films. In “The Great As we consider this issue, “Globalization is Gatsby” (2013), Amitabh Bacha question comes to the chan played the Jewish Meyer fore — where should we a two-way street. Wolfsheim. Is that not cultural draw the line between ac- Indians cannot appropriation? Likewise, Fretive cultural exchange and ida Pinto played Phaedra, an realistically cultural appropriation? India ancient Greek priestess in “Imis currently undergoing rapid expect to borrow mortals” (2011). globalization. It is becoming and incorporate If Indian celebrities are so increasingly difficult to find willing to distance themselves Bollywood films shot in lo- elements of from Indian culture in an era of cal destinations as opposed ‘exotic’ cultures, globalization, the same creative to exotic locales. Celebrities should be granted to their and then cry foul license of Indian descent, such as American counterparts. Freida Pinto and Priyanka when others Frankly, Bollywood so Chopra are crossing over return the favor.” rarely portrays “cliché” scenes of into Hollywood, just as BritHoli, Hindu temples, or children ish beauty queens like Amy playing cricket on the street that Jackson are appearing in it was refreshing to see those Bollywood movies. Urban families caught up unique aspects of Indian culture portrayed in in Americanophilia celebrate Thanksgiving. Beyoncé and Chris Martin’s music video. Critics of the music video were quick to Globalization is a two-way street. Indians bring up this shifting power dynamic. They saw cannot realistically expect to borrow and incorthe Western artists, Chris Martin and Beyoncé, porate elements of “exotic” cultures into their as oppressive forces leeching off of the native pop culture and cry foul when others return culture of a postcolonial nation. Although the favor. we shouldn’t deny India’s colonial past, these India has moved swiftly towards globalizadetractors are somewhat misguided. tion by accepting different cultures but it must India, as the world’s largest democracy, is also learn not to insulate its own culture, which on the verge of becoming a global superpower. is already lacking in its own media.
For those of you who haven’t yet heard of with her appearance. The mantra fed to women the Pink Tax, prepare yourselves. A study by the has long been, “Enhance your appearance with New York City Department of Consumer Af- overpriced products, because expensive equals fairs found that, on average, the “female” version better.” This reasoning is largely subconscious of a product costs seven percent more than its and highly toxic. But it’s only half the story. “male” counterpart. The The other half, supply, most well-documented is a more subtle form of “As with the Pink examples of this inequity discrimination. The extra are found in health and Tax on services, the research and development beauty products. There’s Pink Tax on products supposedly put into develthe pink razor that costs oping additional, modified, more than the blue razor is exploitative, but or special products such as and the women’s sham- not necessarily evil. women’s plus-sized jeans or poo that costs more than a pink bike helmet, assumes Rather, the price the men’s, despite being the existence of an original made of essentially the exists because the model — the regular jeans, same ingredients. For the market can support the blue or black helmet. most part, there is no disThe boy’s product is the cernible reason — other it. But why can the original model, while the than marketing — for the market support the girl’s product is extraneous, difference in price. an addition for which one price? In short, the This is not a new must pay extra. This attitude phenomenon. It is so answer is patriarchy.” is not new: it is reflected in well-documented in the the work place, where tramarketing industry that it ditionally male-dominated has given rise to the production motto, “Pink sectors marvel at the integration of the sexes, it and shrink it.” Accordingly, a manufacturer viewing the female professional as out to take takes a good, makes it smaller and pink, and “the man’s job.” re-releases it to the market with an up-charge. And it can be found, unsurprisingly, in poliOne study of the Target Corporation found a tics. Of the 100 U.S. Senators currently serving, 73 percent increase in price between the pink, 20 are female. Three of the ten Supreme Court “little girl,” bike helmet and the blue one made Justices are women. Hillary Clinton is the only for boys. The Pink Tax does not only affect chil- woman making a serious presidential bid. And dren’s products. Makers of women’s plus-sized somehow, her decades-long hard work and jeans, such as Gap Inc.’s Old Navy, have been determination can be reduced to nothing more criticized for price gouging. Their justification than her gender when some ignorant soul spews: for higher prices? To offset the cost of research “We may get a lady-president in 2016.” and development necessary to produce jeans We don’t marvel at the grotesque surplus of “specifically designed and manufactured to fit incapable men who inhabit a disproportionand flatter” plus-sized women. ate number of supposedly equal-opportunity The Pink Tax extends positions. And yet we break to services as well. A “We must praise the the internet when some Northwestern University individual of a group rises study found that on aver- individual merits of above adversity to become age, women who called skillfull individuals, but a symbol for their marginauto-repair shops were group. We focus on we must be sure not to alized quoted 11.2 percent their struggle against the more than the repair take away from their system, while simultaneshould have cost. On accomplishments by ously transforming them the other hand, men into something to be conwho called in and asked focusing only on their sumed, commented on or the same questions were race, gender or sexual hashtagged. quoted only 4.9 percent We must praise the inorientation.” more. While this is bladividual merits of skillful tantly unfair, I do not individuals, but we must be believe it is a grand consure not to take away from spiracy to deprive women of their hard-earned their accomplishments by focusing only on their cash. Rather, the assumption is yet another race, gender or sexual orientation. These labels example of classic American patriarchy — comprise parts of their identity, but they do obviously, women must know less about cars. not comprise their entire identity. They are As with the Pink Tax on services, the Pink Tax certainly not the reasons for their success, on products is exploitative, but not intentionally nor should they be causes for oppression. evil. Rather, the price exists because the market In human terms, there is no “original prodcan support it. But why can the market support uct,” blue is no better than pink, nor did the price? In short, the answer is patriarchy. one come first. It’s a subtle and perversive Prices fluctuate, for the most part, in ac- ignorance to assume that one did, to price cordance to supply and demand. But why is one differently from the other on the basis demand so high for “the best” shampoos, flat- of appearance alone, just as it to marvel at tering jeans and pretty bike helmets? Because a single part of a person’s physical identity for decades it has been (incorrectly) acceptable and to conceive of them as differing so and even lauded to associate a women’s value drastically from you.
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Allie reflects on how time at College influenced security career FROM ALLIE PAGE 1
fluenced your career?
What advice would you give a Dartmouth student interested in entrepreneurship and leadership?
RA: I was [a] government and Asian and Middle Eastern studies RA: You don’t have to know what major at Dartyou want to do mouth. I liked with your dethese disciplines “It is easy to coast gree. A lot of because in social along and not stand people think sciences, unlike that they can’t m a t h , t h e r e out, to be in the s w i t ch wh at isn’t a right or middle ground, but they’re dowrong answer. ing and move They were more pushing boundaries around. I talk abstract, and I in your 20s leads to to a lot of Dartthink that was mouth alums very valuable to better opportunities and students, me in my career. in the future.” and I tell them I also particithat they should pated in seven be happy and independent re- - REYAD ALLIE ’11 fulfilled. It is search projects up to you to at Dartmouth, figure out what most of which you want to do. were in governI’m five years out of college, have ment. I found them to be very chal- had four jobs, been with three lenging and fulfilling, and they taught companies, and have worked in two me some valuable research skills. I different fields — HR and security. It also studied at Oxford during my is easy to coast along and not stand time at Dartmouth. At Oxford, they out, to be in the middle ground, but would give us 20 books and 50 plus pushing boundaries in your 20s leads articles and ask us to write a paper to better opportunities in the future. in a week. I learned not only how to You have to step out of your comfort read quickly, but also how to skim. zone to find things you love doing. I pore through information in my job everyday, looking at newspaper This article has been condensed and edited articles and social media. for clarity and length.
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Reyad Allie ’11 was recently included on Forbes “30 Under 30” list.
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Spoon dissociates from national branch, takes on new role By NALINI RAMANATHAN The Dartmouth
Dartmouth’s chapter of Spoon University, a club designed around the appreciation of food, dissociated from the national start-up Spoon University at the end of fall term. Spoon University is a start-up that publishes student-generated content about food. Founded in October 2013 by Victoria Li ’16 and Diksha Gautham ’15, the club was officially recognized by the College in January 2014. The two hoped to create a club that would create more of a food culture at Dartmouth, and they decided to found a chapter after learning about the national organization. Initially, the club played two roles. The first was as a food publication, sponsored and advised by Spoon University, in which members would write about recipes and restaurants on campus. The second was as a host for food-related events, sponsored by Dartmouth’s Council on Student Organizations. However, over time, many of Dartmouth’s Spoon members found that they were more interested in the latter role of Spoon. As Hanover is a smaller area with fewer restaurants than larger
college towns, many of the Spoon in the way they would have liked. writers have found less content to Wang said that there are many report on in terms of Dartmouth’s other outlets for writing about food food culture. on campus, pointing to Dartbeat, “At Dartmouth we don’t have The Dartmouth’s daily blog, which as many food resources as other has its own food section discussing campuses in larger cities,” Li said. new restaurants on campus and “Spoon University itself just has a modes of student eating at Dartdifferent interest than us.” mouth. Li said that although she be- There were also some objections lieved that what Spoon University to the function of the organization. was doing was As a start-up “great, it just “At Dartmouth we based on free didn’t fit our student-generchapter or our don’t have as many ated content, campus.” This food resources as other some members, was part of campuses in larger including Chris the reasoning Novak ’17, b e h i n d t h e cities. Spoon University found it somegroup’s break itself just has a different what troubling from the nathat the nationtional organi- interest than us.” al organization zation. was essentially Few mem- -VICTORIA LI ’16, SPOON making a profit bers have oboff of ads from jected to this FOUNDER web traffic that change. Many, the club was including generating for Alma Wang free. ’18, found that Spoon University’s Thus, the club decided to break articles did not challenge writers in from Spoon University and focus the way they would have liked them on more outreach-based programto. Many members were interested ming, hoping to create more of a in the food world’s cutting-edge food community and culture at techniques, but Spoon University Dartmouth by exposing members did not allow them to be creative of the Dartmouth community to
new types of food and new methods different things, including lemons. of cooking. Miracle berries are a fruit that alter Novak is particularly interested one’s sense of taste by binding to in molecular gastronomy, a form of one’s taste buds, thus making sour modernist cuisine that involves ma- foods, including the lemons, taste nipulation of chemical properties sweet. of food in order to create unusual Many also found that Spoon, yet appetizing food combinations. as an event-based organization, During the fall ter m, Spoon creates a food-based community hosted an event where Novak made not found in many other places on prosciutto and cantaloupe juice campus. spheres topped with mint. “At home, my friends and I hung “Through out and centered Spoon, we our activities “Through Spoon, can expose the around food a D a r t m o u t h we can expose the lot,” Wang said. community to Dartmouth community Wang and her cool food that friends found it i t w o u l d n’t to cool food that difficult to find see normally,” it wouldn’t see spaces to cook Novak said. around campus, normally.” Wang said but she found that that this exSpoon was a comp e r i m e n t a - -CHRIS NOVAK ’17 munity where she tion is what had a space to do distinguishes that. Spoon from Li said that the other food club is very exgroups on campus, including the cited to put on more events, and Dartmouth Organic Farm, where plans to host a “Will it Waffle” the focus is on producing healthy event on Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. in New and sustainable food. Hampshire Hall’s kitchen. This Spoon also hosted an event event will involve cooking several called “Senses” this fall, at which types of food with a waffle iron, students were given miracle ber- inspired by cooking videos and ries and then encouraged to taste articles by BuzzFeed.
Film Review: ‘Brooklyn’ (2015) brings classic story to life upscale clothing store, and live in an Irish boarding house for women. The Dartmouth Staff Her seasickness on the lengthy boat It is a pity that Valentine’s Day ride quickly becomes homesickness just passed, since “Brooklyn”(2015) on land, as the New York accents is the most uplifting love story of grate and the greyery of city blocks the year. Granted “Fifty Shades of replaces the greenery of home. Grey” (2015) put up a good fight, but Even the boarding house feels the classy classicism of “Brooklyn” slightly uncanny, like a replica of makes this simple tale of two cities her old home, but the pieces aren’t a heartwarming crowd pleaser, and quite right. Its inhabitants are at glamorizes Colm Tóibín’s 2009 various stages of assimilation, from a flirtatious, gigsource novel. gling pair nearly “Brookshor n of their ly n ” b e g i n s “But Eilis’ tale is not Irish identifiers, i n I r e l a n d , one of martyrdom down to a homely wh e re E i l i s or pity. There are no neophyte just off (pronounced the boat. Only Ay-lish, and scenes of her being the madam of the played bril- splashed by a passing house, Mrs. Keliantly by Saohoe (Julie Walters, ir se Ronan) truck or mistakenly known for her has lived in entering some seedy Molly Weasley Enniscorthy, underworld.” role in the Harry County WexPotter series), preford her whole serves the piety life, a town where “everyone knows her auntie and piquancy so familiar from and loves to talk.” She works week- home. ends at the local grocer under her But Eilis’ tale is not one of maraquiline, churlish boss, yet seems tyrdom or pity. There are no scenes content with the womblike security of her being splashed by a passing of her small community. But her sis- truck or mistakenly entering some ter, Rose, has bigger plans for young seedy underworld. Her American Eilis, and sends her off to Brooklyn, life has been properly pre-organized New York to work at Bartocci’s, an by her sister and Father Flood of
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the local church, and her savviness and quiet tenacity carry her through the storm of transition. This is not “The Immigrant”(2013); the traditional destitution and hardship of immigrant life is glossily painted over in warm pastels and a jazzy score. Scenes of her alone in diners and crying over letters from home are quickly replaced by those of her rapt in night school and dancing at church functions. At the church’s weekly Irish dances she finds Tony (Emory Cohen), a cute Italian plumber who has a thing for Irish girls — “Italian girls use their hands too much” he admits. He has touches of Marlon Brando with his edges softened by his love for baseball and family. Theirs is the classic love story in fast-forward, accelerated by the rapture of discovery. Eilis experiences “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952), the Coney Island beach and spaghetti all for the first time, and delights in their foreignness. And Tony delights in the foreignness of her. Indeed, Eilis braves this new world, allowing the kaleidoscopic urban experience to dazzle and bring color to her blank slate. Her clothes move from the ascetically chaste to the aesthetically scintillating, from church sweaters to vibrant, flowing dresses and sunglasses. Her mousy,
forced small talk with customers This is not a film about culture becomes bubbly banter. One could shock, but about reverse culture almost see her slapping a taxi Ratso shock, of returning home and Rizzo style, but the Catholic in her finding a foreign world altered by would never be so gauche. contrast. The beaches are quieter, She marries Tony like a true New but life is smaller, where people Yorker: spontaneously and rapidly. make promises to travel the world But the sudden death of her sister but never venture beyond Enniscorbrings Eilis back to Ireland for a thy’s pastures. She is torn between month, where the town colludes Tony and Jim, who symbolize to keep her the two poles at home of Eilis’ life: “This is not a film about for fear one promises of perma- culture shock, but about adventure, nently los- reverse culture shock, of the other seing one of curity. While their own. returning home and finding the love story Eilis takes a foreign world altered by occasionally feels comover Rose’s contrast. The beaches are monplace, position as the immian accoun- quieter, but life is smaller, grant frametant and is where people make work makes courted by the film feel t h e t o w n promises to travel the r e m a rk a b l y catch, Jim world but never venture fresh and one Farrell beyond Enniscorthy’s you certainly (Domhnall want to keep G l e e s o n , pastures.” in your pocket who played for next ValBill Weasentine’s Day. ley in the Harry Potter series). The siren song of home lulls Eilis into old comforts Rating: 9/10 and it becomes unclear whether “Brooklyn” is now playing at the Eilis will ever tie herself to the boat Nugget Theater at 4:20 p.m. and and return to Brooklyn and Tony. 6 p.m.
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Subtleties, DStyle and SHEBA shine in Winter WhingDing By JOYCE LEE
The Dartmouth Staff
This past Saturday, Dartmouth all-female a cappella group the Subtleties showcased their talents in their Winter WhingDing Concert in Spaulding Auditorium, along with freestyle rap group DStyle and dance group SHEBA. Led by Subtleties president Jordyn Turner ’16, the group began the show with a video that showed members realizing they were late for the concert and alerting each other one by one before running to the Hopkins Center for the Arts in a flurry of winter coats and colorful scarves. The group, now dressed in white, ran out onto the stage as a live continuation of the video and breathlessly delved into an energetic medley of Taylor Swift songs, including “Blank Space,” “Love Story,” “You Belong With Me,” “I Knew You Were Trouble” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Liza Couser ’17, Tess McGuinness ’18 and Anna Gottardi ’17 performed solos for the medley. The group continued with a quiet and moving rendition of “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele, sung by Elena Alicea ’16, and the emotional “The Mother We Share” by CHVRCHES, with Turner soloing. After the three pieces, Turner officially introduced the Subtleties and the next featured group, DStyle.
DStyle opened with a freestyle rap that was set to a beat by beatboxers Anup Chamrajnagar ’18 and Elena Ridker ’16 and melody sung by Latika Sridhar ’16. DStyle’s method of performance includes improvisation and audience participation. One such improvised piece, “My Favorite Things,” was set to the melody of a song of the same name from the musical “The Sound of Music” (1965). Using topics proposed by the audience, members Victor Muchatuta ’16, Ricky Berman ’18 and Aaron Cheese ’18 rapped about favorites such as cotton candy and brushing one’s hair. Their next piece, “Person, Place and Thing,” called for audience members to name a person, place and thing to rap about. Kyle Tarantino ’18 was given the topic of Voldemort, Josh Koenig ’16 rapped about Applebee’s, the restaurant, and Alec Tarantino ’16 rapped about skis. When next asked to name a movie, audience members called out “Mean Girls” (2004), at which point Tarantino, Koenig and Cheese were given a minute, thirty seconds and ten seconds respectively to rap a summary of the film. Finally, the audience was asked to name a favorite food and dessert as part of a “Love Song for Food,” in light of Valentine’s Day. Upon receiving sushi and Foco cookies as
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Students compete in the annual Winter Carnival ice sculpture competition.
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The Subtleties hosted Winter WhingDing and sang pieces by a variety of artists, including Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
suggestions, Sridhar set the melody with John Legend’s “All of Me,” and the group members rapped about their appreciation for the suggested food items. Upon concluding their performance, DStyle returned backstage and the Subtleties emerged in edgier black-and-leather accessories along with their previously all-white outfits to perform Rihanna and Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie.” The song featured Cheese and Berman of DStyle and Maya Srinivasan ’18 as rap soloists, as well as Hannah Matheson ’18 as a vocal soloist. The Subtleties also performed “Stitches” by Shawn Mendes with Claire Alcus ’18 as the soloist and “Shots” by Imagine Dragons before handing the stage over to dance group SHEBA. Performing in their characteristic hip-hop dance style, SHEBA’s set was dynamic and invigorating, with well-coordinated collaboration between the group’s members. The Subtleties returned to the stage after SHEBA’s set, this time dressed in all black, to perform “What Now” by Rihanna with soloist Virginia Ogden ’18. Their final song was “Don’t Wait” by Mapei with a solo by Zahra Ruffin ’17.
Christian Williams ’19, an audi“What was neat was as the show ence member, said that he thought progressed, they changed from allthe show was incredibly well done white dresses to white and black and all of the performers seemed outfits and then to all-black dresses to have worked extremely hard in — that gave each segment of the preparation for the concert. show a different feel,” Kwan said. “It’s incredible to see how much Hansa Sharma ’19, an auditalent went into this show and these ence member, said that the concert groups,” Williams said. was a great way to spend the night Natawith friends because lie Kwan “It’s incredible to see it brought together ’18 , who three different pera l s o how much talent went forming styles in one watched into this show and night. She said that the show, she thought freestyle these groups.” said that rap was an interestWinter ing method of perW h i n g - -CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS ’19, formance and that Ding was she enjoyed how the o n e o f AUDIENCE MEMBER Subtleties had hosted her favorthe event. She also ite parts enjoyed the Taylor of Winter Swift medley and the Carnival because she was able to see SHEBA performance. a more extended performance from “[SHEBA] had such high energy one a cappella group, compared and they were super awesome,” to shorter shows at fraternities Sharma said. “I [also] really liked throughout the year. She said that DStyle’s ‘Person, Place or Thing’ she also enjoyed the DStyle and because of the random answers SHEBA performances because they — Voldemort, Applebee’s and skis. kept the audience involved and en- I thought it was very funny.” gaged. She added that her favorite part of the concert was the Taylor Sharma is a member of The Dartmouth Swift medley opener. opinion staff.