The Dartmouth 1/20/17

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College reports $112 million operating loss

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SPORTS

Q&A: JOE WALSH ’84 PAGE 8

Students joined the theater department on The Green in support of the Ghostlight Project.

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ARTS

HOPKINS CENTER STUDENT JOBS

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Student Assembly Montgomery Fellow talks art Senate sees reform

By JOYCE LEE

OPINION

Due to a combination of rising expenses and flat growth in revenues, in conjunction with the reorganization of the Geisel School of Medicine, the College suffered a financial operating loss of $112 million this last fiscal year, compared to a $15.2 million loss reported the prior year.

In addition, the College’s endowment declined by $189.1 million, from roughly $4.7 billion to $4.5 billion.

In an interview, chief financial officer of the College Mike Wagner cited sluggish investments and increasing expenses and decreasing tuition revenues as a few of the reasons for

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By ALEX FREDMAN The Dartmouth

When Student Assembly president Nick Harrington ’17 and vice president Sally Portman ’17 ran for election last spring, they campaigned on a promise to reform student government by democratizing the system.

This fall, they created a Student Assembly Senate with 24 elected members representing their housing communities, Harrington and Portman say that the new system is working well, but there is much work to be done.

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Last week, artist Eric Van Hove began his term as this winter’s Montgomery Fellow.

His work as a conceptual artist was introduced to the College last year when the Hood Museum bought “V12 Laraki,” a sculpture that is a replica of Mercedes-Benz’s engine. He and several Moroccan artisans constructed the sculpture by hand using dozens of materials.

It was put on display last year at the Hopkins Center while Van Hove was an artist-in-residence in the department.

As a Montgomery Fellow, Van Hove plans to construct an electric motorbike with the craftsmen of Morocco, thus building on his work on “V12 Laraki.” Van Hove said that globalization and imports have increasingly become a threat for the three million craftsmen in the country. He thinks it is important for the craftsmen

to find a way to reconnect with the core industry in the country, and that the new line of products will provide a better income and create a source of pride.

Van Hove’s first prototype moped was a fully-functioning replication of a relatively simple motorbike from China. He built every element of the bike, save the battery and engine, which he said he transposed SEE MONTGOMERY PAGE 3

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This week marks the beginning of a series of mini-seminars hosted by the house communities. Each house community will offer several seminars on various topics, such as climate change, emotional intelligence and exploring autobiography through comic books.

Dean of the College and current initiative leader Rebecca Biron said the mini-seminars aim to provide opportunities for intellectual engagement outside the classroom.

“The idea is that they will be informal, low-stakes and brief and will allow faculty, staff and students to think together through a topic that they SEE SEMINARS PAGE 5

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House communities will host seminars for residents.

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Geisel reorganization contributes to operating shortfall FROM SHORTFALL PAGE 1

the operating losses.

The reorganization of Geisel listed an accounting charge of around $53.5 million, all of which was counted under the College’s expenses for the 2016 fiscal year, even though they will be paid in future years, Wagner said. The expenses consisted of severance agreements for faculty and staff, facility costs and associated costs of moving certain operations from Geisel to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he said.

Revenue stagnation has also complicated the matter and led to increasing losses for the College.

Revenues dropped two percent, from $876.2 million to $859.6 million, while expenses grew three percent, from $891.4 million to $918.1 million.

Many of the expenses listed in the operating losses are very large because they are currently unfunded, since the College plans to fund them through future revenues, Wagner said.

Depreciation of financial assets, or the devaluation of them over time, has also taken a toll on the College, as it has been using cash to pay expenses such as building repairs and health benefits for retirees, Wagner said.

The depreciation of the College’s financial assets over time has reduced the value of future budgets, since funds are decreasing and current expenses are planned to be paid through future revenues.

As a part of the same interview, executive vice president Rick Mills said that the College has an obligation to provide health benefits for its retirees.

“We can change that obligation theoretically, but so long as we have that obligation there is this future expense that we have to sustain,” Mills said. “But there is this accruing accounting burden of obligation that we are required to recognize and shows up as a deficit, but it doesn’t show as cash that we don’t have this year.”

Investment income was also a reason for the losses, as the returns in cash and working capital were less in the 2016 fiscal year than they were in the 2015 fiscal year,

although this trend was not limited to Dartmouth, Wagner said.

In the 2015 fiscal year, the College had a special distribution from its endowment of about $17 million that did not recur in the 2016 fiscal year. Additionally, research revenues and unrestricted gifts for current College operations remained flat in 2016 compared to 2015, Wagner noted.

The College raised $250 million in April by issuing Series2016A bonds, which brought the College’s long-term debt down to $1.2 billion.

In particular, the College saw minimal revenue growth in net tuition, which is the net revenue the College receives after financial aid is deducted from billed tuition.

Though net tuition accounts for roughly a quarter of the College’s funding, it saw growth of less than one percent, Wagner said.

“I think with tuition levels where they are there aren’t ways for net tuition to grow,” Mills said. “If you want to reach the best students and offer financial aid and want to put a lid on just growth and tuition charge, you are inherently continuing to squeeze that revenue source. I think that is true for everyone.”

T he slow g rowth can be accounted for in part by the College’s philosophy of needblind admissions for all domestic applicants and commitment to meeting fully demonstrated financial need for admitted students, Wagner said.

The losses are not unique to Dartmouth, as many other university endowments have faced challenges in the stock market, Mills said. He also said that federal funding, a traditional source for growth, is not expected to improve in the future, which also contributes to the difficulties higher education faces.

Among the other Ivy League colleges, Brown University, Cornell University, Colombia University, Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania saw negative returns on investment for their endowments over the past fiscal year. Princeton University and Yale University saw positive returns.

In the past, research funding

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Correction Appended (Jan. 19, 2017): The original version of the article titled, “Students plan snow sculpture despite cancellation,” attributed quotes made by director of the Collis Center Anna Hall to associate director of the Collis Center David Pack, and vice versa. The article has been updated so that the quotes are correctly attributed.

typically went to specific fields of up, which would reduce the cost increases in recruitment and science, such as cell biology or for the College of insuring post- retention of employees, both of immunology, Mills said. However, retiree health, and upon potential which can put upward pressure there has been a shift toward changes in life expectancies, Mills on expenses, Wagner said. allocating money to solve real-world said.

Mills said that he expects the problems, which often requires In regards to market fluctuations, College, as well as other members interdisciplinary research. He said Mills said that Dartmouth was in of the Ivy League, to spend the next that the College should focus more a relatively good spot. five to ten years figuring out how on collaboration between fields in “We are a wealthy enough to adjust to shifts in the financial order to secure grants for research. institution with a well-established climate. Questions about the role The College currently has brand and a clear quality level that of technology and how much an academic cluster initiative there are going to be people below time higher education institutions spearheaded by College President us ... that there are places that are have to adjust will also affect their Phil Hanlon that emphasizes cross- less affluent than us in terms of thinking, he said. disciplinary work.

In the future, “If you want to reach the best students and F i n a n c i a l l y, the College plans things are not to focus on making offer financial aid and want to put a lid on just expected to sure expenditures growth and tuition charge, you are inherently return to how go to areas that they were in n e e d f u n d i n g continuing to squeeze that revenue source. I the past, Mills t h e m o s t a n d think that is true for everyone.” added. ensuring that any “I don’t think new activities that [the College’s require funding do -RICK MILLS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT financial not significantly situation] will impact the budget, Wagner said. brand or academic quality that go back to where it was — it is The College is expecting to are going to be affected first,” more like a warning light going on continue to run operating deficits Mills said. “I think we have a bit in your car,” he said. “It is not like in future years, even though the of a cushion and the luxury to be you have to pull over right now. It operational budgets for the 2018 able to sort out what we are doing is not your oil pan is ripped open, fiscal year and onward are still being and realign things, whereas other and your engine is going to seize, developed, he said. institutions may have less time.” but you got a warning light. You The size of operating deficits However, the College tracks should finish your trip and call a in the future will also depend on many indices of costs and is mechanic and talk about what you whether healthcare interest rates go wor ried about inf lation and are going to do.”

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Eric Van Hove begins term as Fellow Student Assembly committees launch FROM MONTGOMERY PAGE 1

from the original motorbike.

Since then, Van Hove said he has made a second prototype with an original design that showed the craftsman’s potential to make motorbikes. Because driving mopeds is a sign of status in Morocco and other African countries are oriented towards driving mopeds, Van Hove said that there could be a huge market for such a product. He said that while most of the mopeds found in Morocco and Africa are made in China, the number of skilled craftsmen in Africa inspired him to consider how they could build their own motorbikes.

“The point of the project I’m going to work on this term as a Montgomery Fellow is to involve the Dartmouth community in conceptualizing and realizing the third prototype,” he said.

Van Hove has already begun to work with Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network, which put together a task force of students. They arrived in Marrakech, Morroco a month ago.

DEN director of entrepreneurship Jamie Coughlin said that students have been working with Van Hove for a crowdfunding campaign to develop the content, the story and the visual side, through both photography and videography. The campaign will launch on Apr. 15, during the opening

of Van Hove’s exhibition in Belgium.

Kristie Chow ’20, a DEN student who went to Morocco during winter interim, said that she and other students were able meet with the artisans working with Van Hove. She was involved in creating a video for the campaign on Indiegogo.

“It was heartwarming to meet the artisans firsthand,” she said. “Through interacting with them, it proved that they truly love what they do, and I think that reinforced how important what [Van Hove] is doing.”

Van Hove said that he will be developing a pilot project that will build a hundred units of motorbikes based on his third prototype. He plans to use copper, steel, bone, wood and 3D-printed materials. He said that this prototype will include parts that are 65 percent made by craft, 15 to 25 percent 3D-printed and some factorymade parts, such as the battery. “[This is] a project that could potentially change things for a place like Morocco and other countries that [have] similar properties or needs, between craftsmen presence and the need for mobility,” he said.

Van Hove said he hopes to put together a task force of students to begin building the third prototype.

He plans to begin the project by drawing the motorbike, assessing its strengths and its fragilities and

then using the Wood Workshop at the Hopkins Center, as well as the 3D-printing machine at Thayer School of Engineering, to materialize the design and build a life-size model.

He plans to finish this model by this summer, after which he will bring the design to his team in Morocco.

The craftsmen will then attempt to replicate it with local materials.

Van Hove said that he hopes to have a finalized prototype that he can commercialize by the end of this year and to raise enough funds to produce in a larger number.

In the further future, he plans to approach the government of Morocco to see if they could help implement “formations,” or guilds, focused on building motorbikes so young craftsmen can also be involved.

Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, has already established formation centers for crafts including woodwork, metalwork, copper work and wielding, but Van Hove said he wants to establish a master-class in those centers so that younger craftsmen, who don’t enjoy the work they consider to be old fashioned, low paying and labor intensive, can apply what they’ve already learned to make motorbikes.

“The idea is to informally change the mindset of Africans about their SEE MONTGOMERY PAGE 5

of past Assemblies. The Senate chose to continue committee activities The Senate conducts business that worked in previous years and through four committees: Student streamline activities that did not work Affairs, Wellness, Communications as well.

The Student Affairs committee is and Finance, according to Harrington.

Representatives can choose the working on a variety of new policies, committees on which they would like Harrington said. These include informing students of their rights in to serve.

“I’ve been exceptionally pleased,” interactions with Safety and Security Harrington said of the new Senate. officers and reducing the cost of “I think we found a good group of an overnight stay at Dick’s House people this year, which I’m really after being referred through a call protected by the Good Samaritan excited about.”

Portman, however, said that it took Policy.

“We advocate on the students’ some time to fully implement the new behalf to try and get policies that system.

“Going into Student Assembly make sense and benefit students,” said Student Affairs elections last committee chair year, Nick and Austin Welch ’17.

I knew that “The new structure Welch, who is doing this big has brought in a new also chair of the change-up Greek Leadership … was going culture that I think Council, said that to take some will allow Student a main goal of time to become Assembly to thrive.”

Student Assembly routine,” is to work with Portman said. student leaders in She added -NICK HARRINGTON ’17 the Greek system that last term, across campus. the Assembly A popular focused on logistical matters, such as committee committee from last year, the Wellness formation, in order to test out the new committee is planning a mental health awareness week, tentatively slated for system.

The structure of this Assembly Feb. 27 through Mar. 3, according to stands in marked contrast to those Harrington.

“Mental health awareness is of Assemblies in years past. Before this year, the leadership of Student something that Student Assembly Assembly personally selected in the past has done a great job on,” members from a pool of applicants. Portman said.

The third committee, Only the president and vice president were directly elected by the student Communications, is new; its duties were previously operated by one body.

The old structure resulted in a person. This year, it aims to revamp few issues surrounding nepotism the Student Assembly website and and patronage, Harrington said in reach out across campus.

The fourth committee, Finance, a Oct. 4, 2016 article. In 2014, the Undergraduate Finance Committee coordinates with the Undergraduate sanctioned the Assembly for misuse Finance Committee to handle of funds, including a $1,876 of logistical matters, Harrington said.

In addition to these committee customized Patagonia sweaters for activities, the Assembly is working its executive members.

Electing Assembly members on outside projects, such as creating through the housing system actually an organizational chart detailing reduced its size. According to the structure of the Student Affairs Office and establishing more formal Harrington, this was intentional.

“What we found historically methods of communication between with Student Assembly is that the students and the Board of Trustees, more people you have, the less Harrington said.

He said he hopes these efforts, accountability there is,” he said.

He added that having fewer plus a more concerted effort to reach members is more suitable because it out to students regarding the impact helps clarify the specific roles of the of Student Assembly on the student experience, will increase interest representatives.

Before the September election, among those who are unaware of Harrington and Portman expressed the Assembly’s activities.

“The new structure has brought some uncertainty about specific initiatives the Assembly would in a new culture that I think will undertake and decided to leave allow Student Assembly to thrive,” many decisions up to the new Harrington said. “We have a lot of students who care about this representatives.

Portman said that the four community, and so that’s something committees were modeled on those I’m really grateful for.”

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STAFF COLUMNIST CLARA CHIN ’19

VERBUM ULTIMUM THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD

A Lonely World

Death at an Inaugural

We must not yield to isolationist tendencies to preserve our democracy.

Even before the impending presidency of Donald Trump, American culture has seen a trend of growing isolationism. With just a computer, one can live in a personalized (albeit lonely) virtual world. Facebook conveniently filters out alternative viewpoints, providing fake news to your liking. You can use Tinder and Friendsy to mechanically swipe through faces instead of meeting people in real life.

Trump supporters and opponents alike may want to recede further into isolation. While Trump’s platform is largely based on mistrust of racial and political groups, many Democrats respond by saying they cannot bear to read the news or participate in politics. But the political fragmentation evident in the 2016 presidential election demonstrates that interconnection will be especially important in the coming years.

Isolationist tendencies exist on both the personal and the national scale. While other presidential candidates like Sen. Bernie Sanders opposed the Transpacific Partnership and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton received bad press for saying she wanted “open trade with open borders,” it is Trump who is most overtly isolationist. In addition to his policies on international trade, he called for “building a wall” on the border between the United States and Mexico. He made divisive statements about Muslims and inner cities, thus promoting racial, political and international divides. His presidential win exposes widespread fear of exponential interconnectivity — expanded trade, diverse cities and multiple streams of connection.

Following the results of the election, news websites and constituents called for a reframing of the Democratic Party to include the interests of the working class. For many, this includes drawing back from international trade agreements. The seeming importance of this issue as a voting topic highlights the fear of the effects of globalization on both sides of the aisle.

These isolationist tendencies are mirrored in our social lives too, exacerbated by the convenience of digital communication. Instead of using the internet to enhance the connectedness, we utilize it to draw back. While digital communication may be a tool to enhance or increase human connectivity, some types of digital communication have made it easiest to neglect in-person confrontations and other intimate forms

of interaction. This underscores an inability to see the value of interaction and collaboration. The rise of online classes, for example, takes away the opportunity to form connections with other students to enhance learning. Dating apps make meeting people easier but digitize the process, resulting in a more impersonal experience. In our personal and political lives, minimizing connections with other people minimizes certain risks but also makes way for a lonely and sometimes paranoid way of being.

Isolating ourselves can also be selfish. Those who did not and do not support Trump desire avoiding confrontation instead of protesting or actively opposing whatever policies with which they disagree. In a Jan. 15 article in The Atlantic, couples discuss their decision to build small communes in the woods as a response to the Trump presidency. Gil Benmoshe said, “I don’t want to be an activist anymore … It requires me to rub against the things that I hate too much, and I get sad and frustrated.” Unfortunately, not everyone has the option to recede into the woods and avoid politics. It is a cost-consuming, time-consuming lifestyle only beneficial to a few.

Underrepresented minorities and impoverished people are more directly affected and cannot simply escape. While many constituents vote and make other decisions based on their well-being, the tradition of political dissent and protest has it that we should not only act out of self-interest.

It is a utopia reminiscent of Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” or the recent 2016 film “Captain Fantastic,” both of which highlight the infeasibility and eventual dullness of solitary life. While opposition to international trade agreements and immigration is partly a response to the fear of losing jobs in the United States, it is underscored and justified by a wariness of other people. Continuing to isolate ourselves from our national policies and even from one another will only increase mistrust and misunderstanding between people in an already fragmented political sphere. If we are receding from society to understand one another, then further distancing ourselves will increase the boundaries between people. Instead of fearing the interconnected world, we should embrace the numerous opportunities that exist to bring people with diverse political and personal backgrounds together and use them to understand one another.

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Donald Trump deviates from the dignity and grace of our political culture.

There is a literary motif of a line of thrones meant to serve the people, yes, but to be true filled with carvings of kings and queens: the leaders. They must also be the best of us, they first rulers with wise, kind faces in a line that must show the greatest aspirations of our society descends into an ending of cruel and twisted in their manner and their conduct. However, effigies. Here lies a metaphor for the sweep Trump is an inversion of that, contrary to a of history, with societies first valuing noble, tradition of dignity and American honor. In gracious sovereigns, then — through strife and him, we see that politics is about winning, not corruption — selecting instead those of lower trying to help or lead; next, it seems we are to learn that governing is about cronyism and moral bearing.

Today, we bid goodbye to that first sort of policy by tweet rather than measured thinking man. Whatever his policy accomplishments, or discussions between learned legislators and President Barack Obama has brought grace, administrators.

Trump is not responsible for these dignity and humility to his office, and in that he is in the best traditions of our leaders. changes all by himself. American politics — George Washington — renowned for his especially in Washington, D.C. — has been devolving into clannish manners, kindness and virtue — began that partisanship and petty trend. He was, in the bickering for many years. words of Abigail Adams, “The inauguration He is just the crowning “polite with dignity, affable itself ought to be achievement of that trend. without formality, distant Few elected officials in without haughtiness, grave a ceremony above our nation’s capital now without austerity; modest, politics, a celebration fulfill the best traditions wise and good” — that is, the perfect character of of our republic and the of American politics: fundamentally good a president. Others have peaceful transition of people with monumental come and gone. They power.” disagreements who work have sacrificed their own in concert to protect our interests for those of our country. They have led us with fearsome bravery. democracy, fighting ever for their beliefs and They have asked the most of us and given even never for personal gain.

The inauguration itself ought to be a more of themselves.

Today is surreal for many Americans. The ceremony above politics, a celebration of our country of Franklin Roosevelt and Robert republic and the peaceful transition of power.

Kennedy, of Margaret Chase Smith and Dwight But will it be a dignified event with Trump at its Eisenhower, of Thomas Jefferson and Martin center? We shall see, but all evidence suggests it Luther King, Jr., has elected as its leader a man will not. His treatment of his political opponents who publicly mocked a disabled reporter, brags — including many within his own party — and about sexually assaulting women and advocated the way in which he acts toward those he views as his inferiors suggests that calling his own daughter he will be hard pressed “a piece of ass.” For all to stall his antics for the their flaws, most of our few hours today when he leaders of yesteryear will officially, before the have found it possible eyes of the world, join to put aside their private the club of 45 men who vices to embody the have at least attempted ideals of our country in to bring dignity to the their public lives. There office. Trump has sullied are innumerable such that office before even incidents, but today, as stepping into it in a way the country inaugurates more damaging and President-elect Donald likely more lasting than Trump as its next any president, including commander-in-chief, LUCY LI/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF Richard Nixon. We hope we do not need to recount all incidents. Instead, we will discuss what Trump that he will change his temperament entirely after he is sworn in. means for this country.

When he spoke to the black community of Our political culture is decaying. Today, the American people will see as their chief a man Indianapolis, Indiana upon King’s assassination who mocks and belittles those who disagree with in 1968, Robert Kennedy united black and him, who has little self-control or sense of shame. white, men and women, all Americans, in We are now living in a society where children peaceful mourning for a truly great American will look up to a man who acts like Trump — leader. Kennedy quoted the poetry of Aeschylus, and how do we think they will learn to behave? a poem rife with grief that told of rebirth and We live in a country where our politicians win the finding of acceptance. And he concluded: elections not through the discussion of issues “Let’s dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks of importance but through insult comedy. And wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world. so the rot has settled deeper amongst us.

For years we have sought politicians who Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a are like us, men and women with whom we prayer for our country and for our people.” want to “grab a beer.” Perhaps it is our own The editorial board consists of the opinion staff, the fault, then, that we now have a president who represents the worst in us. Our politicians are opinion editor, both executive editors and the editor-in-chief.

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may not have a chance to work on together in the formal classroom,” she said.

South House professor Kathryn Lively said in an email statement that the mini-seminars offer a more casual way for students to interact with their peers and faculty.

As the program is being offered by the residential housing system, participating faculty members were divided up by house. Professors who were already a member of a house were assigned to teach at their own house, and the others were distributed such that each house will offer at least two seminars. School House is offering five seminars this term, the most of all the houses, Biron said.

An aim of the program is to build intellectual communities within the houses, but each seminar is open to everyone regardless of house membership. Faculty, staff and students are all encouraged to participate. Each seminar will span a total of three hours, divided among two or three sessions.

Many of the faculty members participating in the series are speaking about topics that they do not normally teach or expand upon their own research areas, Biron said.

Some of the lectures, which may

correspond to existing classes, offer an informal opportunity for students to get a sense of a class they are not taking.

For example, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures Wen Xing will be offering a seminar on fractal calligraphy through School House. He has been teaching Chinese calligraphy at Dartmouth for many years, and his class is typically fully enrolled with a long waiting list, he said. The miniseminar will offer the opportunity for more students to experience his teaching on the topic.

Fractal calligraphy is the study of calligraphy in the context of geometry and mathematics. Though Xing will focus on the discipline as it applies to Chinese calligraphy, it can also be applied to calligraphy of any language, he said. His seminar will cover the basics of Chinese calligraphy and fractal art and then introduce a method of producing fractal art using Adobe Photoshop.

Professors applying to the program could choose one of four broad categories for their seminar, Biron said. One option was to present a piece through Intergroup Dialogue, a multi-part program offered by the Office of Pluralism and Leadership that connects faculty and students across social identity groups. A second option was “Telling My

Story,” which is another program on campus run by women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor Pati Hernández. Professors could also present on emotional intelligence and learn from facilitators in the Student Wellness Center how to lead workshops on the topic. A fourth option was to design their own seminar and work with one of Dartmouth’s instructional designers to create an interactive mini-seminar.

“The goal was to have the faculty choose one of those four themes and then work with some of our campus pedagogical experts in developing new ways to participate with students as co-learners,” Biron said.

The program is sponsored by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, which seeks to support various innovative educational initiatives.

The organization took an interest in helping to inaugurate Dartmouth’s new residential housing system and experiment in methods of strengthening intellectual community within the houses, Biron said.

Lively wrote that she believes the mini-seminars are consistent with the aims of the house system.

As a pilot program this winter, Biron is looking to assess enrollment in each seminar, scheduling, advertising and topics of interest during this initial run of the program.

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own craft,” Van Hove said. “If craft represents 20 percent of the active workforce in the country, as well as throughout the continent, we hope to launch an inspiring project so they can make their own motorbike for their own market.”

Van Hove’s project will also connect with Morocco’s efforts to achieve 42 percent renewable energy in the country by 2020. He said that the theme of renewal is present in his project not only with the source of energy for electric motorbikes but also with the craftsmen, for whom there is not much vision for the future.

“Connecting these two things would be something the palace is interested in,” he said. “It will help the beginning of this new century to reintegrate craft with a new industry, [and] to create a hybrid model to better fit how Africans can do industry.”

Van Hove said that he hopes to also work with Tuck School of Business students to market the motorbike, as they will have to deal with a largely informal economy and an organic manufacturing model. He said that they would have to focus on not only replicating the Western model of marketing, but also creating an entirely

new one.

“When it comes down to craft, it comes as a package with a lot of doubts,” he said. “Craft can be seen as low-key and not something you want to consume when you’ve been told for so long to consume things wrapped in plastic. Even when it looks gorgeous, if it’s made from copper, it seems old-school, so it’s a very interesting case study in the post-colonial context and post-Fordist context on how to approach a nation’s consumers for something that they will create themselves but don’t have an embedded trust in their own production.”

Van Hove said that he also wants to work with students from Thayer to conceive of a strong, simple moped that could fit the needs of Moroccans.

Coughlin said that DEN is introducing and connecting more technical students with Van Hove and that students also expressed interest in the business aspect of the project.

“We discovered there was a lot of potential for collaboration and partnership because what [Van Hove] was beginning to explore himself was the concept of social entrepreneurship, and DEN was supportive about this concept,” Coughlin said.

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Brooklyn Self-Awareness

TODAY 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

“Psychic Nowhere,” a talk by University of Pennsylvania Professor David Eng, Leslie Humanities Center Seminar Room, Haldeman Hall

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Film: “Arrival,” directed by Denis Villeneuve, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Public Astronomical Observing, Shattuck Observatory

TOMORROW

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Met Opera in HD: “Roméo et Juliette,” Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Film: “Eagle Huntress,” directed by Otto Bell, Spaulding Auditorium Hopkins Center

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

“WIRED!” the 24-hour playwriting experience, Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center

“And I said, ‘bro, I don’t see color, I just see white people.’”

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THE DARTMOUTH ARTS

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Hopkins Center jobs help students earn money, enjoy the arts

By LONG DO

The Dartmouth

Ever wonder how the students sitting in the galleries of the Hopkins Center for the Arts or the students behind the ticket counter got their jobs? The Hop presents a number of opportunities for students to find work on campus in positions such as ushers, gallery attendants, production assistants, ticket sellers and stage managers. These jobs not only provide students with compensation but can also lead one to great insider experiences with the arts at Dartmouth.

Cady Whicker ’17 works as a building monitor and a house manager at the Hop. Her tasks vary, from sitting at the information desk to event planning for the various productions the College puts on. She started working at the Hop during her junior year after working for the previous two years in a lab. “[The lab] is a good part-time job, but it was also very draining to be held up in a lab and never see the light of the day,” Whicker said. “So I applied [to the Hop]. I really like interacting with people more and to be sort of closer to what’s happening here on campus.”

For Whicker, one of the main advantages of working at the Hop is the exposure to different forms of art.

“If you work for events, you can come to any show and watch it,” Whicker said. “I definitely got to see a bunch of those movies, which is awesome. Because a lot of them are foreign, they won’t be released to regular theater.”

Arthur Mensah ’19, who works at the box office ticket counter, agreed

that Hop employment can promote one’s connection to arts events on campus. Last spring term, Mensah had the opportunity to meet one of his favorite artists, Angélique Kidjo, through an event at the Hop. “It’s cool being connected to someone you have been listening to for a while,” he said. “It is a surreal moment.”

Mensah appreciates working at the box office because it connects him to the “non-academic side of Dartmouth.”

“I think working there is a reminder of all the cool things that Dartmouth has to offer outside of classes,” Mensah said.

Jo Cormier ’17, who works as an usher at the Hop, was first drawn to the job because she performed in artsrelated activities during high school and was excited by the prospect of getting paid while being involved in theater. During the show, only a few of the ushers have to be in specific positions, so the remaining ones have the flexibility to watch the show or do homework outside, Cormier said.

“That’s partly why I took the job,” Cormier said. “I was going to be at these things anyway, so if I could get paid to be at them, it’s perfect.”

She noted that there are a lot of opportunities for Hop employees to get tickets to performances, whether it be special events or films, such as “Hamilton’s America.”

Nico Turk ’19 works as an attendant at the Strauss Gallery, serving as the first line of communication for visitors wanting to learn more about the exhibit.

“It’s usually basic questions like who’s the artist, what’s the purpose of the project,” Turk said. “It’s our

responsibility to learn those things and be able to talk about them.”

The attendants also check on the art periodically to ensure that no one touches the work. Other responsibilities include cleaning the windows, tracking the number of entrants and managing the notebook where visitors can record their thoughts.

Students usually go through training prior to starting their jobs.

For example, at the beginning of fall term, there is a general orientation for all stage-related positions. Prospective employees learn how to safely move and lift heavy objects, position their bodies and deal with cables, among other tasks.

“It’s sort of a broad overview,” Sarah Westney, production office business coordinator said.

Afterward, the applicants receive more specialized training. For positions working with sound and lighting, students have the chance to work one-on-one with professional staff members. Cormier stated that for the ushers, the first few shifts consist of onthe-job training with more seasoned employees.

Students interested in these jobs continue to gain knowledge and can access resources after the initial training, no matter what department they are working in. Steffen Eriksen ’17, a student gallery manager, believes the entire process of being a gallery attendant is a learning experience.

“At the opening of each exhibition, there is a lecture that is given by the studio art department, and I ask all the attendants to attend the lecture,” Eriksen said. “They can meet the artist. They can understand what art is on display and the broader narrative

behind that exhibition.”

Eriksen noted that it is a “fantastic opportunity” for students to meet the artists and to better understand the art that they are monitoring.

Some jobs are more popular than others. The gallery attendant position is one of the most popular, in part because it pays well and gives students time to do their homework.

“It’s a prime job for a number of reasons,” Eriksen said. “You get to sit in a really interesting space and admire all the articles around you.”

Turk said that because of the popularity of some of the jobs, it can be difficult to get a spot. One of his tips was to meet the right people.

“Just hang out around the art gallery and be persistent if you want this job,” Turk said. “Ask the attendant and see if they can figure something out.”

Westney said that for some positions, there is no formal interview process.

Applicants are asked about their prior experience, but the process is less

intensive because of the thorough training that student employees go through. Cormier said that when she applied for the usher position, she merely sent in her résumé to get the position.

“We will basically accept any students who are willing to arrive on time, be professional and show interest,” Westney said.

He also noted that the Hop attempts to place students in positions that they are specifically interested in.

“If there is a particular area that they want to specialize in, we can focus on their training on that area,” Westney said.

Cormier said that there is a sense of community among the Hop employees.

“A lot of my really good friends have come from people that I’ve worked with at the Hop,” Cormier said.

Eriksen is a former news reporter for The Dartmouth.

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The gallery attendant position is a popular student job at the Hopkins Center.

Music review: The Chainsmokers, Migos and The Weeknd

By EMMA GUO The Dartmouth

“Paris,” The Chainsmokers Fresh off the heels of hits such as “Roses” and “Closer,” The Chainsmokers released its new single “Paris” last Friday. Coinciding with its formula for producing successful tracks, “Paris” begins softly, with a few standalone notes that eventually are layered on with a solid beat, creating another party hit. However, The Chainsmokers have chosen to deviate from its highly successful formula in this single by highlighting member Andrew Taggart’s vocal abilities.

Taggart sings almost the entire song with hints of female backing vocals. In another break from the norm, “Paris” is a primarily lyric-driven song.

Lyrics like “You look so proud / Standing there with a frown and a cigarette / Posting pictures of yourself on the internet” paint a highly specific picture. This attention to detail is

reminiscent of “Closer,” whose chorus reads “The backseat of your Rover / That I know you can’t afford” and “Pull the sheets right off the corner / Of the mattress that you stole / From your roommate back in Boulder” leave the listener feeling like the hypothetical ex-girlfriend who inspired the song definitely knows that she’s being called out. “Paris” achieves a similar effect.

Its lyrics narrate the familiar story of a couple that lives together but undergo struggles; this story is paired with an addictive, albeit redundant, tune. If I were to guess, Taggart and his partner Alex Pall have another massive hit on their hands.

Rating: 4/5

college campus during the past few months. Just know that when someone says “raindrop,” immediately respond with “drop top.”

“Bad and Boujee” is rife with rhythmic one-liners and backed by an irresistible, head-bobbing beat. It’s not particularly philosophical or thoughtinducing, but it certainly is catchy and easily quotable, with lines like “Cry me a river / Give you a tissue.” The song is the epitome of confidence, and Migos and Lil Uzi Vert captivate the listeners with their fluid rapping.

It’s no 2Pac, but it certainly is a wellproduced and well-written hit, and with good reason.

Rating: 4/5

“Bad and Boujee,” Migos (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) If you haven’t heard “Bad and Boujee” or at least heard of this song, you either didn’t watch Donald Glover thank Migos for its existence at the Golden Globes or haven’t lived on a

“Rockin’,” The Weeknd, “Starboy” “Rockin’” is track number five on the new album by the R&B artist The Weeknd. It opens with a series of quasi-psychedelic beats and soon transitions into a banger. Per usual,

The Weeknd sings about topics like sex, drugs and his irresistibility to women, with lyrics such as “I just want your body next to me / ’Cause it brings me so much ecstasy.” There is nothing particularly new or revolutionary about the lyrics of the song — it’s a classic song by The Weeknd.

The newest and most listenworthy aspects of the song are the beat and tune, courtesy of producers Max Martin and Ali Payami. I­t’s syncopated and infectious, making the listener want to get up and dance, At its core, the song seems more like an electronic dance music hit than a smooth R&B song, but The Weeknd’s unmistakable voice and the refreshing driving beat combine for a new style.

Rating: 3.5/5 “I Feel It Coming,” The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk), “Starboy” “I Feel It Coming” is the final track on The Weeknd’s new album,

marking the second appearance of Daft Punk as a collaborating artist (after “Starboy”). The track boasts a danceable beat combined with the soft crooning of The Weekend singing to a woman he hopes to seduce. The lyrics include lines such as “You’ve been scared of love and what it did to you / You don’t have to run, I know what you’ve been through” and “I can see it in your eyes / ’Cause they never tell my lies.”

The song itself isn’t a “banger,” nor is it classic R&B. It’s slow and takes its time to develop. “I Feel It Coming” layers electronically produced sounds, a syncopated, disco-esque background and a solid, danceable beat. Though the song lasts about four-and-a-half minutes, the repetitiveness of the last minute makes it seem much longer than it really is.

It’s certainly not fit for a fraternity “rager,” but it is a well-written song with a successful driving beat.

Rating: 4/5

THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017

SPORTS

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TODAY’S LINEUP

MEN’S HOCKEY VS. YALE 7 PM

One-on-one with Joe Walsh ’84, adaptive sports visionary

By SAMANTHA HUSSEY The Dartmouth Staff

While at Dartmouth, Joe Walsh ’84 discovered a love for cross-country skiing. That love launched a Paralympic career for the Braintree, Massachusetts native, who went on to work for the U.S. National Team. In 2009, he founded Adaptive Sports New England, a nonprofit which seeks to increase participation in sports among young adults in New England with visual, mobility and physical impairments.

How did you begin skiing?

JW: I actually really started cross-country skiing while I was at Dartmouth. I had done just a little bit and had alpine skied recreationally since I was a kid. I got involved with skiing because I was interested in the training and doing the things the skiers were doing in the off-season for training.

What difficulties did you face

as a Paralympic athlete?

JW: The biggest difficulty of being a Paralympic athlete in my era was the lack of attention, awareness and support. There weren’t a lot of people paying attention to what we were doing — anywhere — whether it was in Hanover, where I lived, within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic structure or within the public. It’s hard to do something like that when there are not a lot of other people asking how it’s going.

What inspired you to found Adaptive Sports New England?

JW: I was working as the managing director of Paralympics out in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 10 years. What we lacked the most in the U.S. system was the number of young athletes who came up through youth sports programs and contended for positions on the U.S. Paralympic National Team and U.S. Paralympic Olympic Team.

It’s tough to solve that problem when you are looking at the entire

country. What I said was “Okay, I’ve done my service here to the U.S. National Team program, let’s try and solve this other problem and look at it in a New England-wide setting” — that’s something a little bit more reasonable. Can we figure out how to get more kids playing sports in a region like New England and if we do that, what do we learn from that? Everywhere across the country, this is a big problem: the kids who have vision impairments or physical disabilities are not playing sports. They’re not getting the physical activity, but they’re also not getting the social interaction, the things you learn from playing sports — teamwork and leadership and perseverance.

How can people help the organization?

JW: The number one challenge that Adaptive Sports New England has is connecting to participants. The thing that would be the most helpful to us would be if anyone who finds out about Adaptive Sports New

England shares it with anybody they know who has a disability or visual or physical impairment.

Most of that population may know they can play sports, but they don’t know they are invited to play sports.

What we’re trying to do is make sure they get invited to play sports. If people are interested in doing more specific work for Adaptive Sports New England they can contact me, and we can talk about it. We’re not a big operation, and we don’t have a lot of money, but we are always looking for smart people to help.

What did you enjoy most in your 13 years coaching youth cross-country skiing?

JW: What I enjoy most about coaching is playing with kids who are excited. Working with elementary school kids and just having fun, smiling, singing, dancing and playing in the snow — that’s fantastic. I also coached a group of pretty serious high school athletes for a while when I was coaching cross-country skiing and

certainly interacted with some of our local Paralympic hopefuls and Paralympians. Although I’m not necessarily coaching them, working with them and seeing them getting excited about an improvement is really rewarding for me to watch.

What lessons do you hope your students take away from sports?

JW: We try to instill that participating in sports and competing in sports is important because one, it’s fun and enjoyable, and we all need that in our lives, and two, because you learn things and you get that satisfaction of improvement.

Winning is really fun and trying to win can be really fun too.

Sometimes you don’t win and that’s absolutely okay. If kids can grow up understanding that when you don’t win, it’s still okay — it might not be fun, but it’s okay —then that’s great.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

Skiing teams earn top honors in Nordic Championships

By MARK CUI

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

From Jan. 7 to 12, the Dartmouth skiing teams began their official seasons with a superb performance at the Nordic U.S. National Championships in Midway, Utah. Combining both the men’s and women’s total points, the team took top honors in a competition that featured 22 schools, including powerhouses from Utah, Denver, Michigan and Colorado.

Abby Drach ’20 led the way in the 10-kilometer women’s freestyle with a 32nd-place finish in 29:21.2. Lauren Jortberg ’20 finished second among the Dartmouth skiers, taking 44th place overall. The other five Dartmouth Nordic members finished in 56th, 67th, 89th, 94th and 142nd out of a total of 248 participants.

Jortberg and Lydia Blanchet ’19 led the Big Green in the women’s classic sprint on Jan. 8 with 25th and 33rd overall finishes overall, respectively.

The three freshmen on the women’s cross-country team, Drach, Jortberg and Leah Brams ’20, faced high expectations coming in. In particular, Jortberg and Drach, were chosen to represent the U.S. junior team as an

official member and an alternate, respectively, at the FIS International Ski Federation World Junior/U23 Nordic Championships beginning on Jan. 30.

The freshmen on the women’s Nordic team have already garnered praise from their veteran teammates, as Blanchet described the new members as an “awesome crop of freshman women who have been skiing really well.”

Blanchet also added that the team looks to continue building a positive culture that will be crucial for its longterm success.

“We [hope to] continue to perpetuate the culture we’ve been working on for the last year since I’ve been here which is definitely a culture of dedication to the sport, showing up to practice on time and training hard, and also being really supportive of each other,” Blanchet said.

The emphasis on culture has already led to a welcoming and positive environment despite the fierce competition for limited spots, particularly during the carnival season.

“We have a lot of girls competing for the six slots on the carnival team, but there’s pretty much no animosity

between members of the team, which leads to just a really positive, awesome team environment where everyone is able to do their best and be their best,” Blanchet said. “Everyone on the team is a strong skier, and I think on any given day, pretty much any girl on the team could be in those top six slots.”

The men’s Nordic team also performed exceptionally during the competition. On day one, which saw the 15-kilometer men’s freestyle, Callan DeLine ’18 placed 17th with a 36.23.0 and Luke Brown ’18 followed closed behind with a 36.23.3 to finish in 19th out of 306 participants. The final two Dartmouth men’s cross-country skiing members finished in 45th and 97th.

On Jan. 8 and Jan. 12, DeLine and Brown continued to have strong performances in the men’s classic sprint and freestyle sprint. DeLine finished 12th and 24th, respectively, while Brown finished 19th and 34th, respectively. DeLine was also selected to represent the U.S. junior team in the U-23 category.

Unlike the Nordic teams, the alpine teams have yet to compete in a largescale national event, but the teams have high expectations and goals for their

upcoming season. Women’s alpine coach John Dwyer seeks to improve an already solid overall performance from last season.

“This year’s women’s team has the ability to be the best in the country. Our goal is to be the most prepared team in the country, through good quality training and racing,” Dwyer wrote in an email statement. “We can top last year’s fifth place at NCAA’s by skiing to the best of our ability and landing on the podium, which for this group of girls is very realistic. On any given day any member of the team can jump ahead and set the pace for the day’s training, continuing to raise the bar for everyone on the team.”

According to Dwyer, any member of the team has the potential jump ahead and set the pace for the day’s training, challenging each of her teammates. He looks forward to the Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 10 to 11 as a good test and potential milestone for the team.

“Our focal points are to win every carnival this year and to have at least two girls on the podium in each event and to have all six competitors in the top ten,” Dwyer wrote. “The Dartmouth Carnival is obviously a special event

for us, and we would love to show the College why this team is so good.”

Men’s alpine coach Peter Dodge shared similar aspirations for his team.

“Our long-range goal is to recapture an NCAA title as a ski team here, which we did in 2007,” Dodge said. “Our [short-term] goal is to be the top team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association and to win some individual titles or team event titles at nationals.”

For the team to be successful, Dodge noted that the team must have depth and strong skiers.

“There’s a lot of depth in the whole country, so the competition is pretty stiff, but we have one of the deepest teams,” Dodge said. “For us to really be the best, we have to have a few of those guys, those strong skiers who have outstanding performances, so we’ve got to have a few guys who turn into stars, and we have [several] guys who can do that.”

Dodge cited Tanguy Nef ’20, Brian McLaughlin ’18 and Thomas Woolson ’17 as rising stars with great potential.

The alpine and Nordic teams will next compete at the St. Lawrence Carnival on Jan. 20 to 21 and the University of New Hampshire Carnival on Jan. 27 to 28.