The Dartmouth 08/12/2016

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SPORTS

Former Big Green athletes shine in first week of Olympics

SPORTS

FIRST TEAM WITH RAY LU ’18 PAGE 8

OPINION

CHIN: A NOD TO OUR HISTORY PAGE 4

ARTS

NYTW PRESENTS TWO PIECES PAGE 7

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Madison Hughes ’15 was the captain of the U.S. rugby team in this year’s Olympics in Rio. The team placed ninth after winning against Spain in the ninth-place match.

By CHRIS SHIM

the women’s road race and individual time trial this past week. On Sunday, Aug. With the first week of the Olympic 7, she placed 12th in the women’s road Games in Rio in the books, multiple race, completing the 85-mile distance in Dartmouth alumni have already posted 3 hours, 52 minutes and 43 seconds. strong performances.

SEE OLYMPICS PAGE 8 Evelyn Stevens ’05 competed in both The Dartmouth Staff

GiftAMeal app helps users give back

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Sharing photos, charity involvement and foodie culture: the triumvirate that rules the lives of many millennials — at least in the popular imagination — has come together in the startup GiftAMeal, a company co-founded by Aidan Folbe ’19 that has expanded rapidly since its launch last October.

Folbe, GiftAMeal’s chief operating officer, first met the other co-founder Andrew Glantz at a venture capital event two years ago. The pair

created the idea for GiftAMeal — initially called FoodShare — then and built it up over the intervening months before its launch.

“We’re a social marketing platform in restaurants, but in reality we’re an app that is trying to make an impact on the community while helping local businesses,” Folbe said.

The company’s business model is three-fold: users share photos of meals, which advertises restaurants. The restaurants partnered with GiftAMeal pay a monthly fee to the company. Each time a SEE GIFTAMEAL PAGE 5

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Women of color talk careers in higher education

By KATIE RAFTER

The Dartmouth Staff

Last Thursday and Friday, close to 75 women of color convened at Dartmouth to discuss their experiences working at colleges throughout New England, as part of the “African American Women in Higher Education New England” conference.

This is the organization’s 14th annual conference, but the first time that it has been hosted at the College. According to its website, AAWHE aims to support the professional development and advancement of African American women working in higher education and seeks to provide a network of connections for these women.

The conference began Thursday evening with a recep-

tion with Provost Carolyn Dever at the Hanover Inn. On Friday, executive vice president Rick Mills gave an opening speech, followed an address from the keynote speaker, executive director of the Center for Hope and Healing Isa Woldeguiorguis.

Vice president for institutional diversity and equity Evelynn Ellis provided support to the members of the organization who brought the conference to the College this year. She met the organizers a year ago and worked with them to plan the event here.

She led a workshop at the conference offering advice on how to remain calm and make progress career-wise even when under stress in unsupportive environments.

Ellis noted that often African SEE CONFERENCE PAGE 3

MIRROR

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In a survey conducted by The Dartmouth of the Class of 2018, 51.9 percent of respondents said that voting against a candidate was their primary motivation, while 38.3 percent said their primary motivation was voting for a specific candidate. Alexander Agadjanian ’18 examines the satisfaction of voters in the Class of 2018 in this issue of the Mirror. See page M2-M3.

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DAILY DEBRIEFING Democrat Sue Minter, previously Vermont’s secretary of transportation, and Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott won their party’s nominations for governor following Tuesday’s primary elections in Vermont, as reported by The Valley News. The candidates will run against each other in November, with the winner replacing current Gov. Peter Shumlin. Minter claimed just over 50 percent of Democratic primary votes, with former lawmaker and businessman Matt Dunne receiving 36 percent and former state Sen. Peter Galbraith receiving 9 percent. Scott won just under 60 percent of votes in the Republican race, while retired Wall Street executive Bruce Lisman claimed 39 percent. State Sen. David Zuckerman secured the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, and former state Sen. Randy Brock won the Republican nomination.

New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has approved a three-year plan to reduce energy consumption, according to the Union Leader. The initiative, as part of new Energy Efficiency Resource Standards, aims to lower energy costs and will subsidize purchases of energy-efficient products, including appliances and insulation. Though short-term costs of electric and natural gas bills will rise to pay for the programs, in the long run prices are expected to decrease as the area uses fewer resources to meet its energy needs. By the end of 2020, the plan is meant to reduce electricity consumption by 3.1 percent and natural gas by 2.25 percent, compared to 2014 levels. The other five New England states have already implemented energy consumption reduction programs, which means New Hampshire would begin to pay a disproportionate share of energy costs in the grid if its efficiency lags behind.

The Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment ruled last week that Skinny Pancake can charge money at the door for live music, according to The Valley News. The restaurant had cancelled a benefit concert in June after zoning administrator Judith Brotman told them they could not charge cover fees. Co-owner Jonny Adler filed an appeal last month, and the zoning board ruled 3-0 in his favor. Adler had previously told The Valley News that hosting concerts with cover fees was part of Skinny Pancake’s mission to promote local institutions and that he planned to charge cover fees twice a month, usually after 9 p.m.

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German consul general discusses German-Jewish relations

“Many people are surprised when children to public schools. they go to Germany and they see Horlemann emphasized the imthat the synagogues and the Jewish portance of maintaining Germany’s Ralf Horlemann, the consul gen- schools are protected by police,” he tolerance, which has been achieved eral of Germany, spoke yesterday at said. in spite of its prejudiced past. He said the Rockefeller Center about Ger- He attributed the need for po- that he has faith in Germany’s ability man-Jewish relations. The lecture, lice protection to to accommodate these refugees as entitled “Rethe existence of best as possible. membrance “It’s obviously a legacy neo-Nazi white su- Kumar said that she enjoyed and Hope — premacist groups. hearing about German immigration that’s persistent in Past, Present Horlemann also today in relation to the Holocaust. and Future Germans’ lives now.” discussed the re- “It’s not like they’re viewing of Germansurgence of openly their immigration policies as a way Jewish Relaxenophobic, far- to make up for the Holocaust, but tions,” drew -DEVINA KUMAR ’18 right political par- I definitely think the tolerance that parallels ties throughout exists there can be attributed to between the Europe. He said moving forward from their past,” historical that these groups come with a new Kumar said. treatment of Jews in Germany and found extremist nationalism and are Heschel agreed with Kumar, notthe treatment of Syrian refugees staunchly against immigration and ing the moral and legal obligation in the ongoing crisis. Horlemann the admitting of Syrian refugees.

Germany has to the immigrants. has worked in the German foreign He noted that Germany has taken She added that she believes it will service for over two decades and is in about 1.5 million refugees in the be hard for Germany to integrate an expert in transatlantic relations. past year, implementing measures these immigrants, especially because Among the audience of about 30 such as convertof the country’s was current Montgomery fellow ing a former airpast of violence Atifete Jahjaga, former president port in Berlin, “It’s extremely and exclusion. of the Republic of Kosovo.

Tempelhof, into important for “What does it Jewish studies professor Susan- a massive refugee mean to stand for nah Heschel said she organized center, in order Germany to do its Germany? How the lecture because she thought to accommodate upmost to integrate do you get people Horlemann could help her students the large number [Syrian] immigrants from that backbetter understand how Germany of immigrants. ground to stand has dealt with its contentious anti- The acceptance in order to maintain up for a country Semitic past. of refugees into stability. ” that has a history “One question I get over and over Germany has not like that?” Hesagain from students is how Germany been entirely well chel said. copes with its dark past,” she said. received, both on -RALF HORLEMANN, Eliza Ezrapour She added that she thought Hor- the national and ’18 said she found GERMANY’S CONSUL lemann opened a valuable discussion international levthe lecture to be a regarding the treatment of Jews in els, inciting fear GENERAL great supplement Germany today. that the immito the material In his talk, Horlemann empha- grants will not in “The History sized the importance of keeping integrate successfully, he said. of the Jews in Germany,” a Jewish the memory of Germany’s horrific “It’s extremely important for studies class taught by Heschel. anti-Semitic past alive and pointed Germany to do its upmost to inte- “I’ve definitely found this to be out that the country has several grate these immigrants in order to one of the better lectures I’ve gone memorials and museums dedicated maintain stability,” Horlemann said. to for the class,” Ezrapour said. “It to the Holocaust and its victims. He He included that this integration was really cool to hear from such a added that by the end of World War includes teaching the immigrants direct source what’s actually going II, Germany’s Jewish population, German, as well as sending the on there.” which was previously 500,000, had dwindled to around 15,000.

Many German Jews immigrated to Israel, but there is a growing trend among their descendants of applying for the restitution of their German citizenship, he said. He added that Israel’s safety as a nation is extremely important to Germany as a nation. Currently, there are around 200,000 Jews in Germany, including a group of Israeli immigrants.

Devina Kumar ’18 said that she found it interesting to see how much Germany has integrated the memory of the Holocaust into its culture.

“It’s obviously a legacy that’s persistent in Germans’ lives now,” she said.

Horlemann also acknowledged the ongoing struggle against antiHOLLYE SWINEHART/THE DARTMOUTH Semitism in Germany.

Students weave baskets at a workshop hosted at the Native American House.

By EMILIA BALDWIN The Dartmouth Staff

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Conference builds network for women

ship, and Rachel Edens, OPAL advisor to first-generation and low-income American women do not have mentors students. or a community to turn to within their “The questions were geared institutions and are very isolated as a towards unapologetically being yourresult. This conference helps provide self,” Hernandez said. attendees with a network and shows the Hernandez said that it is important women on Dartmouth’s campus and that African American women are selfthroughout New England that they are assured in the workplace and have the not alone and are part of something confidence to assert themselves.

“A lot of what you see is separating larger, she said.

“You can also have a support system your affirmation versus your profesoutside your institution, so you feel the sionalism, for example not being ‘too network support that cannot replace black’ or ‘too much of a woman’ and but can definitely fill a void,” Ellis said. any other things that aren’t being a She said these issues are not typically white, straight man,” she said. on anyone’s radar, so there is usually She said she found Cook’s worknot enough support to organize this shop, called “Leading While Black,” kind of event. It is only recently that especially helpful. The workshop these topics are beginning to gain more centered around navigating relationattention and be addressed, she added. ships in the workplace with superiors and confidently giv Woldeguiing feedback and orguis first be- “The goal is building expressing ideas. came involved their resilience and Hernandez said with the organiit is important that zation because really maximizing the these conferences one of the incredible assets that exist to show women board memof color that there bers is a col- they are, we are, to are others in the league of hers. higher education.” same positions facShe based her ing the same chalkeynote speech lenges. a ro u n d t h e -ISA WOLDEGUIORGUIS, She added that it main themes of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF demonstrates that the conference, there are people discussing the THE CENTER FOR HOPE that want to support importance of AND HEALING women in these situAfrican Amerations and encourican women age them. She said maintaining their identities and claiming space in that while many black professionals hold conferences, she does not see as higher education.

She said an important purpose of many conferences organized by prothe conference is to support the leader- fessionals of other racial groups and ship of African American women in ethnicities, possibly because they are struggling to find a support system as higher education.

“The goal is building their resilience well. and really maximizing the incredible Woldeguiorguis said that the panel assets that they are, we are, to higher impressed her as the panelists shared their real life experiences. education,” Woldeguiorguis said.

She added that it is important that “I think it was impressive in terms of places of higher education hold panels real life experiences and engaging the such as those at the conference to en- audience in thinking and in dialogue sure that the problems that face African about networking and supporting one American women in the workplace can another,” she said.

She highlighted the networking asbe highlighted and addressed.

“They minimize and help to avoid pect of the conference as an important some of the factors that weaken benefit.

African American women in higher Hernandez echoed this sentiment, education, particularly the professional adding that the conference helped her isolation that we face at times,” she connect to other women doing similar work at other institutions. These consaid.

Theresa Hernandez, a panelist at nections could prove beneficial in helpthe conference and Dartmouth intra- ing to push forward similar diversity mural and club sports coordinator, and inclusivity initiatives, she said. spoke of her own personal experiences Ellis hopes that the conference working at the College in a discussion provided a positive atmosphere for about leadership and inclusivity. Dart- the attendees, as this would encourage mouth alumni admissions ambassador them both to return to the College and coordinator Theodosia Cook moder- recommend it as a welcoming environated the panel, which also featured ment for women of color, as well as set Kari Cooke, advisor to black students a precedent for similar future events to at the Office of Pluralism and Leader- promote diversity in higher education.

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A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

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Charlie Blatt ’18 shares stories of the ups and downs of her experience at Dartmouth so far with other students as part of the Walks Clamantis series hosted by the Tucker Center.

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STAFF COLUMNIST CLARA CHIN ‘19

Opinion Asks

A Nod to Our History

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is unveiling a new program, “Summer Arch,” a summer term inspired by Dartmouth’s sophomore summer.

Do you think sophomore summer will translate well to other colleges, especially semester schools?

Sophomore summer at Dartmouth, for most, centers around three pillars: Greek life, corporate recruiting and Astro 2/3.

It has its pros and cons — fewer classes are offered and it can be difficult to find the right classes and knock out the right distributive or major requirements, but we also get the chance to spend 10 weeks and change in New Hampshire in the summer.

The flexibility sophomore summer gives — specifically, the ability to take an off term and do a winter internship — is a huge advantage to Dartmouth students.

Many of the internships offered in the sophomore summer recruiting cycle pull only from Dartmouth and one or two other schools, giving us a huge advantage in the job market.

Whether this same flexibility would apply to RPI’s program is unclear as their summer semester would be optional to start and might not free them up for another term down the road. For a semester school, they also have the additional challenge of the summer being shorter than a normal term, making it very difficult to adapt their current classes and curriculum. I don’t know if it’s possible for RPI to run a sophomore summer as academically challenging and advantageous as Dartmouth’s, although I have faith that the fun aspect of Dartmouth’s sophomore summer would apply anywhere. For RPI’s program to be truly successful the way Dartmouth’s is, they would need to put in a lot of work. In my opinion, sophomore summer is unique to Dartmouth because it only truly works at a school like ours.

-Jessica Lu ’18 Sophomore summer would translate well to other quarter schools, but it may not translate as well to semester schools. Expecting a 12-week semester to accomplish the same as a 14-week one is not feasible — courses that work perfectly for a 14-week semester will be crammed into a 12-week one, and students will suffer as they have to handle the same course load with only 85 percent of the time they normally would

have. Professors could redesign classes to fit the summer schedule, but in doing that they would risk skimming over important information they would have been able to cover during a regular term. With time, we will see whether RPI’s plan works. Since the school will only require the program starting with the Class of 2021, RPI will hopefully be able to fix any issues that arise in the next few years as they start to implement it.

Although a sophomore summer-inspired program may not work at semester schools such as RPI, it would work at other quarter schools such as Northwestern University or University of California at San Diego.

Sophomore summer at Dartmouth, for all its faults, works well — it allows students to bond with their class and take another term off to do something interesting, whether that be working at an internship or going on a backpacking trip. And it helps keep campus less congested, as sophomores will then take off during other terms. If other schools are able to implement a plan similar to Dartmouth’s sophomore summer without sacrificing academics, I believe it would translate very well.

-Ziqin Yuan ’18 I have doubts as to whether sophomore summer would work well at RPI. The primary reason I enjoy sophomore summer is that I know most people on campus and am able to get close to my class, and I believe our relatively small student body and campus contributes to that.

However, from an academic and professional standpoint I believe sophomore summer can be quite useful at any college.

After all, it allows students to take offcycle terms off to travel, do an internship or volunteer — all things that might not otherwise be possible through sophomore summer. All in all I think there is potential for other colleges implementing sophomore summer, but it must be tailored to the specific college’s needs.

-Caroline Hsu ’18

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Embrace tradition while acknowledging the importance of change.

A version of this article will also be published in a history of celebrating male athletes that the 2016 Freshman Issue. has inspired fun but gendered movies such “It is a small college, yet there are those as “Animal House.” Meanwhile, resources who love it.” for activities once seen as feminine, such as Whether you’ve heard this on “Scandal” or dance, are scant or undeveloped. The lack of through the actual 1819 Dartmouth College a presence of women at Dartmouth during a v. Woodward case, you may eventually begin time when such activities were often restricted to feel this way, too. After finishing my first to women means that these activities are still year, I know I do. A huge part of Dartmouth’s in the shadows. identity is holding firm to staunch traditions, The same holds true for people of color. and I like this quote because it reminds me Currently, student groups like Asian/Asian of Dartmouth’s two-and-a-half-century-long American Students for Action call to strengthhistory and the endearing intimacy that is en ethnic study programs at Dartmouth. particularly strong at this Dartmouth was initially small, old school. founded as a school to edu“The college’s long As someone who apcate Native Americans, but preciates nostalgia and history means that partly due to his inability anything old-fashioned, I it is well-established to recruit enough Native enjoy many of Dartmouth’s Americans to attend the traditions. I loved my first- and its members school, Eleazar Wheelock year trip, despite having an tend to be close-knit, shifted the school’s purpose intense fear of insects and and focus toward white cabins in the middle of but it can also be Americans. Yet embedded nowhere. I loved sipping a resistant to change.” in Dartmouth’s insignia latte from KAF and walking and its motto are symbols through the elaborate ice and depictions of Native sculptures on the snowAmericans that appropricovered Green with my friends during Winter ate their culture. To make up for the exclusion Carnival. Most of all, I love being able to and cultural ridicule of the past, ethnic study say that I write for America’s oldest college programs and sensitivity about racial slurs newspaper. and jokes are especially important now, but But I also acknowledge the reality that the the presence of flyers such as those mocktraditions I enjoy so much only became acces- ing Indigenous People’s Day shows that the sible to women in 1972; that the first Asian school has a long way to go. woman, Theresa Look, didn’t graduate until But for those of you already aware of a year later. The college’s long history means these uncomfortable truths, I urge you to that it is well-established and its members tend remember that these issues are not unique to to be close-knit, but it can also be resistant Dartmouth. We must seek action yet remain to change. Holding fast to tradition allows us patient. To see students write hateful comto participate in activities founded centuries ments on Yik Yak about those simply trying to ago, but it also allowed the school to reject call out racism on a national and local scale, coeducation three separate times, first in or to see misogynist behavior in frats, can be 1872, before finally becomfrustrating and disheartening the last Ivy to allow it in ing. But remembering the 1972. To continue making “Traditions are past reminds us that much Dartmouth welcome for part of the reason of Dartmouth’s progress everyone here, we must be on inclusivity came later aware of its traditions for I love our school. in its history, so we canits benefits and its flaws. not expect it to be perfect However, we must Recent campus political yet. Rather, we can begin issues and incidents, such as not let tradition to take responsibility for the Black Lives Matter and lead to exclusivity continually improving its #FightForFacultyofColor inclusivity. movements, the posting and resistance to Traditions are part of the and prompt removal of necessary change.” reason I love our school.

Blue Lives Matter flyers, the However, we must not let posting of flyers mocking tradition lead to exclusivity Indigenous People’s Day as well as Native and resistance to necessary change. My enAmericans and national issues such as campus counter with the Dartmouth alumnae serves sexual assault make certain aspects of our as a reminder that we should be aware of this College’s history especially relevant today. school’s history — both how far the school has I met a friendly Concord resident, part of come in recent years and how much we still that first class of women to attend the Col- need to improve. As new students, we need lege, over the summer at a political event for you to help shape the dialogue. Let’s celebrate women. Though my complaints about rigid the traditions of the past while striving for gender roles seemed small compared to the progress in the future. I like Dartmouth’s blatant sexism she faced during her time at traditions because they make me feel like a the College, our experiences are not unre- part of a larger whole. Entering Dartmouth lated. Some of Dartmouth’s traditions can critical of its history and open to change often be described as hyper-masculine, with a will allow the best Dartmouth traditions to social scene centered around fraternities and become accessible to a wider range of people.

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U.S. Politics Survey A survey sent to the Class of 2018 shows strong support for Hillary Clinton, with 58.1 percent of students predicting a narrow Clinton victory. However, 77 percent of students are dissatisfied with candidate options, and 40.1 percent of students are voting mostly against Donald Trump.

By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff

Vote Choice When students were asked about their vote intention with third party candidates listed, 65.9 percent of Dartmouth students said they would vote for Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton. Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson garnered 13.6 of the intended vote, while Republican Party nominee Donald Trump managed only 6.3 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein received 2.8. When forced to decide in a twoway matchup between the major party nominees, 74.4 percent of respondents side with Clinton and 10.2 with Trump.

As the presidential primary season concluded, speculation abounded as to whether rank and file voters would coalesce around their respective nominees. Among the polled Dartmouth students who voted for former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in the primaries, 63.4 percent said they were planning to vote for Clinton, 12.2 for Johnson, 12.2 for Stein and none for Trump. Among students who voted for former Republican candidate John Kasich in the primaries, 34.8 percent said they were voting for Clinton in the fall, 30.4 for Johnson and 21.7 for Trump.

In a parallel trend, self-identifying Republicans at Dartmouth have decidedly not fallen back on their party’s nominee. While Clinton attracted support from 90.6 of Democratic students, 42.1 percent of Republicans plan to vote for Johnson, 23.7 for Trump and 15.8 for Clinton. While Clinton pulled in a good amount of

Republicans, the ideological disposition of her supporters at Dartmouth remains staunchly leftward: 87.9 percent of students planning to vote for Clinton said their ideological views are very, somewhat or slightly liberal, with only 9.5 self-identifying as moderates.

Candidate Favorability Ratings In expressing the favorability of the presidential nominees, the upshot from these ratings was clear: Dartmouth students overwhelmingly like the Democratic nominee more than the Republican one. While Trump received a -89.1 net favorability rating, Clinton had a +18.9 one. A few noteworthy discrepancies by demographic characteristics appeared in these ratings.

Students from families with household incomes north of $200,000 give a 21.4 percentage point greater net favorability rating to Clinton than students who come from below that income group. In addition, there was a 16.2 greater net favorability rating for Clinton from students affiliated with Greek life compared to those non-affiliated.

“I’m definitely am not surprised by how unfavorable Trump is at Dartmouth,” said College Democrats president Charlotte Blatt ’18 after seeing the ratings. “I think Dartmouth students are very sensitive to things like social issues, are very sensitive to issues of race and ethnicity because we have a lot of dialogue about that on our own campus. So hearing this rhetoric is particularly offense. I think that the dialogue on our campus makes us receptive to a lot of criticism of Trump.”

Feelings about this Election Even after divisive primary seasons like the one that occurred in the 2016 electoral cycle, voters ultimately end up voting for their party’s nominated candidate at high rates. However, that does not always mean direct support for the party’s nominee is their primary impetus behind voting. When asked about what’s motivating their vote choice, 40.1 percent of students said they’re mostly voting “against Trump,” with only 34.1 percent chose voting “for Clinton” as their primary vote motivation.

How does voter motivation vary by partisan affiliation? Among Democrats, 43.5 percent listed “against Trump” as their vote choice motivation, compared to 51.9 percent “for Clinton.” Among Independents, 50 percent said “against Trump.” For Republicans, 30.6 percent said “against Trump,” and 44.4 listed “against Clinton” as their motivation.

Altogether, 51.9 percent of students said voting against a candidate was their primary vote motivation, as opposed to 38.3 who listed voting for a candidate as their chief reason. This aspect leads into another key finding from the survey: the strong discontent expressed by students with the candidate options for president in front of them. A combined 77 percent of respondents said they were either very or somewhat dissatisfied with their vote choice options, given the nominations of Clinton and Trump. Republicans in particular — 81.6 percent — expressed dissatisfaction

with their options.

Demographics Of respondents, 44.6 were male and 55.4 percent were female. When asked about their race/ethnicity, 64.4 percent of respondents identified only as white, with the remaining 35.6 choosing black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, multi-racial or other. Of respondents, 41.8 percent said they came from families with household incomes greater than $200,000, while 22.5 said their family income was less than $100,000. Of students surveyed, 63.9 percent said they were part of a fraternity sorority or gender inclusive fraternity. In terms of party identification, 66.4 percent of respondents identified as Democrats or Democrat leaners, while 21.8 percent identified as Republicans or Republican leaners.

Methodology From Wednesday, Aug. 3 to Monday, Aug. 8, The Dartmouth administered an online survey of student attitudes on issues related to U.S. politics. Focusing only on opinions of students on campus, the survey was only sent to members of the Class of 2018. One hundred and eighty of the 1,152 Class of 2018 students responded, making for a 15.6 percent response rate. Using an opt-in survey such as this one does not make for a random or entirely representative sample, but the sample characteristics matched demographic distributions of administrative information and those found in past surveys well.

Dartmouth College Republicans president Michelle Knesbach ’17 did not respond to requests for comment.

Editor’s Note

ALL GRAPHS BY ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

A few weeks ago, all anyone was talking about were the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The internet was ablaze with recordings of speeches, political attack articles and photos of Bill Clinton kicking balloons. Now, although my Facebook newsfeed and my phone’s New York Times updates have been taken over by Olympics buzz, the lasting significance of the two party nominees weighs over our heads as we decide how to vote this November.

The Class of 2018 has something to say about their voting preferences in this week’s issue of the Mirror. Hopefully, their voices serve as a reminder of the impact that our decisions on who to vote for, and whether to vote at all, have this fall.

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08.11.16 VOL. CLXXIII NO. 102 MIRROR EDITOR KELSEY FLOWER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF REBECCA ASOULIN PUBLISHER RACHEL DECHIARA

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Political Internships Guide Future Aspirations

Students use internship experiences to explore political passions.

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By Kourtney Kawano

Now that we have officially passed the halfway mark of our undergraduate careers, the push to find work during off-terms or study programs is becoming more essential as we begin “the hardest year at Dartmouth” according to the undergraduate deans.

To gain experience in the political world, there are many routes that Dartmouth students can take. They can apply to specific posts on their own, such as the ones at White House, State Department or the offices of members of Congress.

The Rockefeller Center accepts funding applications for all unpaid internships with clear ties to activities that help shape and determine public policy. Of the internships that the Rockefeller Internship Program funds, 56 percent are at government agencies, 25 percent are at nonprofit organizations and 15 percent are at think tanks, Rockefeller Center program officer Sam Williamson said.

Each spring, students participating in the government department’s domestic study program in Washington, D.C. also complete an internship as part of their curriculum.

During the program this past spring, Annie Huang ’18 and Ruben Gallardo ’18 interned at the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy research institute.

Huang served as a research assistant for the economic policy research department. She worked on citations of papers written by various scholars and collected data for a project focused on analyzing the relationship between Supreme Court decisions involving publically traded companies and the stock price of those companies.

Gallardo worked for the institute’s external affairs department with an emphasis on media relations. His internship entailed planning events and talks as well as completing the citations and bibliography of an article before it was published.

That particular experience, he noted, was special because he realized the article’s author was Maura Corrigan, a former Michigan Supreme Court justice. On another occasion, Gallardo met Arthur Brooks, the current president of AEI and a New York Times bestselling author.

“Interacting with these scholars was a great way to learn about politics,” Gal-

lardo said.

Huang also noted the wide range of scholars with distinguished public service and policy careers that worked at AEI, including Paul Wolfowitz, former World Bank president.

During this period, Jessica Kočan ’18 also worked at the AEI during her offterm as an intern for Frederick Kagan’s critical threats project.

To get the position, Kočan reached out to Elena Zinski ’15 and Emily Estelle ’15 for contact information at the institute after expressing interest in the counterterrorism department. She applied and received Rockefeller Center funding, she said.

Kočan, an Asian and Middle Eastern studies major, read daily news reports in Arabic about conflicts and terrorism primarily in Yemen and the Horn of Africa and produced political analyses. Then, she and a colleague would work together to generate a forecast about what events would occur in the following week based on trends observed in the previous week.

During her internship, she made two accurate forecasts.

First, she predicted there would be an increase in ground clashes on the Northern Yemeni-Saudi border between Saudi forces and Yemeni militant forces in an area that is affected both by terrorism and a civil war. Second, she predicted a major terrorist attack would occur in Aden, a port city in southern Yemen.

She said that as an analyst dedicated to ensuring national security, these accurate predictions were both rewarding, but bittersweet because of the violent nature of her research.

“The terrorist attack was an event where it is unfortunate to be correct, but rewarding to develop analytical skills that I’d like to keep improving,” Kočan said.

Although it may seem extensive knowledge in politics or economics is required to apply for these internships, Huang and Gallardo said that is not necessarily the case. There is no clearly defined formula or checklist that will guarantee one will receive an internship at a think tank.

Gallardo noted that for his external affairs position, exposure to public policy and American politics was helpful, but not a key factor.

COURTESY OF RUBEN GALLARDO

Dartmouth students attend dinner honoring Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning ’90 in Washington D.C.

During the interview process, Huang said although she was asked about her background in macroeconomics and policy, the institute was mainly concerned about having inherent interest in the work she would need to conduct as an intern.

“There is not a particular skill required to do the work that I did,” she said. “But interest is important,” However, for an internship geared toward a specific region as Kočan’s, background knowledge in Middle Eastern language and culture was essential. Most, if not all, the articles she read were in Arabic or Somali.

Beforehand, Kočan took Arabic 1, 2 and 3 at Dartmouth and participated in the language study abroad program in Morocco, where she took a course that exposed her to the relationship among individuals of low socioeconomic background and the likelihood of being persuaded to join an extremist terrorist group.

“Realizing that terrorists were targeting boys at a vulnerable age sparked my interest in terrorism and understanding it a little bit more,” Kočan said. “I started doing my own research about ISIS and from there, that interest grew into my current focus on counterterrorism.”

For many of these students, it seems there is a common understanding that an exceptional internship should provide the best in-depth look into what a career in policy, economics or law would look like.

As a student interested in indigenous law, public policy and the judicial system, Kalei Akau ’18 is hoping to intern for Mazie Hirono, one of two United States senators for the state of Hawaii.

“I’m really interested in interning for [Hirono’s] office because I want to understand better the laws, policies and legislations she’s working on,” Akau said.

“I’m also looking at other internship opportunities that offer insight into the dayto-day life, the workload and how people in political positions function.”

While Akau hopes to learn more about her home state’s political practices through her internship, Huang was able to learn more about this country’s government by living and working in the nation’s capital.

A native of New Zealand, Huang

discovered how much bigger America’s government is compared to her home country’s. The experience, she said, was eye-opening.

“The government is not only a government in America,” she said. “It’s an industry of bureaucrats, contractors, lobbyists, lawyers and associations.”

Because of how this “industry” is compacted into one small geographic area, Huang said students with any interest in policy should consider applying for an internship in Washington D.C. “I think being a young person in D.C. is very exciting,” Huang said. “It’s a very cool thing to do.”

Williamson said that around 75 percent of the interns that the Rockefeller Center funds enter a similar field post graduation.

Based on his internship experience, Gallardo realized he does not want to pursue academia or research, regardless of the topic. However, he is still interested in politics and is currently looking into a possible internship for a corporate law firm.

Huang expressed interest in exploring different industries immediately after graduating but sees a return to government or policy-making as a long-term goal.

After taking courses in the government department as well as writing courses concentrated in judicial writing, Akau said she plans on applying to law school in addition to seeking political internships in Hawaii.

“It’s interesting to see how law and interpretations of the law can shape how we govern ourselves and impact the future,” she said.

Kočan said her plans to pursue a career in counterterrorism were solidified after her internship at AEI. In the fall, she will be participating in an exchange at the University of Jordan. Though it has not been confirmed, Kočan is in contact with an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, another Washington D.C. based think tank, regarding a possible remote internship that could involve collecting paper sources about conflicts that are printed in Jordan. If not, she has her eye on applying for an internship with the U.S. State Department.

COURTESY OF JESSICA KOCAN

Jessica Kocan ’18 interned at the American Enterprise Insititue last spring term in Washington D.C.

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App allows diners to share photos of food to donate meals

COURTESY OF AIDAN FOLBE

Aidan Folbe ’19 co-founded GiftAMeal, which currently partners with more than 115 restaurants.

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user posts a photo of a meal, the company donates a meal to a person in need through partnered food pantries and food shelves.

“Our users love that it’s something that lets them do good,” Folbe said.

“The feeling you get when you donate a meal is an awesome feeling.”

Currently, the company operates in greater St. Louis — where Glantz is a student at Washington University in St. Louis — and in Chicago, where it has begun operations over the past months. Eventually, the company’s founders want to take their app nationwide.

Today, more than 115 restaurants are partnered with GiftAMeal, over 4,700 meals have been donated and user participation is quintuple what it was in January, Glantz said.

“We don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon,” Folbe said.

Applebee’s, a restaurant chain that has joined with GiftAMeal, makes up a large portion of the duo’s restaurant partners in greater St. Louis.

Jeff Crowe ’78, a venture capitalist who met Folbe while he was speaking at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network in March, said the company benefits restaurants, social media users and the hungry all at the same time, which makes its model more effective.

“I think it also responds to a desire on the side of the restaurant which is how to use social media to promote themselves, but to do it in conjunction with consumers in a way that feels good to everybody,” he said.

The use of social media photos — a major trend amongst millennials that is especially popular on photo sharing apps like Instagram — also draws in a younger demographic, something that appeals to restaurants.

Doing “some kind of social good”

is something that appeals to “millennial customers who obviously would like to share good food with their friends,” Crowe said.

GiftAMeal has benefited from a high degree of startup funding and awards since its founding. In addition to winning the Pitch competition at Dartmouth in February, co-hosted

by DEN and the Dali Lab, the company received a boost from Capital Innovators, a major venture capital firm that has invested in GiftAMeal.

At South By Southwest, GiftAMeal was named one of the top three student-run startups in the country.

The company also aims to take advantage of an increased interest in social entrepreneurship. Companies that aim to turn a profit while doing social good are an increasingly important facet of the American business landscape and GiftAMeal falls squarely into that model of operation.

“On the investor side, social entrepreneurship is definitely on the rise,” Folbe said.

Dali Lab director and computer science professor Lorie Loeb said social good is a key component of what makes companies attractive for investment, especially for groups like the Dali Lab, which often mentors Dartmouth-based student companies.

“We always choose projects that are well-presented, have the potential for a big impact and have the right team in place,” she said.

GiftAMeal — then FoodShare — won the Pitch largely because of its ability to check all of the boxes the competition looked for, she said.

At the event, 20 groups pitch their start-up ideas to a panel of six judges and an audience. Folbe’s group won $3,000 for their first-place finish.

“We’re interested in it being entrepreneurial and being a business

success, but we’re also interested in it having a social impact,” Loeb said.

The originality of GiftAMeal’s concept was another thing that caught Loeb’s eye.

By capitalizing on the trend of sharing photos of food while also engaging consumers in a social cause that also puts money into the pockets

of restaurants — many of which are locally owned — the company has hit upon a major crossroads that makes it not just an app but a potentially effective business in the long term.

While Folbe and Glantz are aiming to continue expansion and grow their business, Loeb said that many student-run startups can be considered successful even if they eventually fail or are abandoned as students go on to other pursuits. The experience of pitching, running and organizing a company is invaluable, she said.

Crowe acknowledged that the odds for success for any startup are not high, but said student-run startups are just as likely as others to succeed.

“Only a few startups end up succeeding,” he said. “The odds for any startup can be long, but studentfounded startups have as good odds as anybody.”

Crowe said he seeks to fund Dartmouth-run startups because he himself got his start through funding by a Dartmouth alumnus, but also because his job as a venture capitalist requires that he constantly search for the next big thing in business and technology.

“I’m always looking for the next hot startup and I would love for the next hot startup to come out of

Dartmouth College,” he said.

Even though GiftAMeal is a forprofit company, its ability to contribute to those in need is one of the key drivers for its founders. Glantz said he gained motivation from the 491,000 people who are food insecure in St. Louis.

Food insecurity — meaning the lack of reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable and nutritious food — is a major problem throughout the United States. In 2014, almost 50 million Americans, about 14 percent of all American households, were food insecure, according to statics from the charity Feeding America.

Folbe hopes to bring GiftAMeal to Hanover and the Upper Valley in the near future as part of the company’s continued expansion.

Today, the company has many active users and targets new restaurant partners through three key statistics: 60 percent of its user base are millennials, its regular users are 60 percent more likely to choose a GiftAMeal restaurant and they are 71 percent more likely to return to one, according to Glantz.

The prospect of increased social media presence, increased food traffic and a more loyal customer base appeals to many restaurants, Folbe said.

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New York Theatre Workshop brings new plays in 25th year

By KAINA CHEN

The Dartmouth Staff

From watching a play on a small stage to viewing a projection in a large arena, audiences experience the unfolding of original — or adapted — stories. Harry falls for Sally, Valjean transforms from convict to hero and ambition consumes Macbeth. These characters will remain what their creators intended them to be.

But how did Nora Ephron, Victor Hugo and William Shakespeare find the inspiration to create their most famous characters and their respective stories? Were they created in a moment of ingenuity or developed over time?

Students in Theater 65 may only be able to speculate at the development of these works, but this term they learned about the writing and workshopping process for works-inprogress through a partnership with the New York Theatre Workshop.

The NYTW is a “laboratory for theater exploration” that produces plays which challenge, provoke and push boundaries for artists and audiences alike, according to their website.

This year, NYTW celebrates the collaboration’s 25th anniversary, an occasion that will be recognized and celebrated at NYTW’s spring gala

next year, said Margaret Lawrence, director of programming at the Hopkins Center.

Each summer, directors and writers from the NYTW participate in a residency program in August to workshop selected plays. Over the span of three weeks, groups from the NYTW will live in Hanover and workshop plays in a one-week increments. During their time at Dartmouth, the artists hold a “Brown Bag Lunch” event every Tuesday at the Bentley Theater as an open forum for people to interact with the directors, writers and performers about the current works-in-progress. At the end of each week, NYTW stages readings and other presentations of the works-in-progress. This year, the NYTW brought six works to workshop and present.

Last week, Becca Blackwell performed “They, Themselves and Schmerm,” a comedic and reflective piece they wrote in solo show format.

Following Blackwell’s work, the NYTW presented Mfoniso Udofia’s “Her Portmanteau,” an emotional piece depicting the reunion of an estranged daughter and mother, one of nine plays chronicling a Nigerian family.

This Saturday, Daphne RubinVega’s “Frequently Unanswered Questions” will be staged at 4 p.m.

followed by Clare Barron’s “Dirty Crusty” at 7:30 p.m.

“Because of the nature of their work, and the artists being here for one week, there are 10-hour work days or sometimes longer,” Rebecca Bailey, Hop publicity coordinator said. “Time is so precious.”

This collaboration is particularly special for students taking Theater 65: “New Plays in Development.”

As a part of the course’s curriculum, students get a front row seat to the creative process and can serve as assistants to the visiting playwrights and directors. Sometimes, being a fly on the wall can lead to novel insights.

Sadhana Puri ’18 praised the director she worked with, Ed Sylvanus Iskander.

“Every comment he made was razor sharp,” Puri said. “He taught us to be critical in our responses and have more meaning in the things we say and the way we think about theater.”

By taking on the role of an active observer, Puri witnessed interactions among the playwrights, directors and actors, noting that everyone had a very essential voice in the process.

Each Saturday, those involved with that week’s show attend a “critical response process,” a method of critique developed by American

choreographer Liz Lerman. The method guides works-in-progress through a four-step process aimed at facilitating open conversation and discussion between artists, peers and audiences.

Even with the short amount of time, a play can change tremendously from the first rehearsal to the final performance. “[‘Her Portmanteau’] was such a powerful performance,” Puri said.

“It almost felt like the artists were saving their best performance for the show, and each actor embodied their character completely.”

Even after 25 years, Lawrence praises NYTW’s ability to bring and showcase completely different works. She noted how remarkable and memorable Blackwell’s performance was. “[‘They, Themselves and Schmer m’] is an unabashed and physical comedy, yet very thoughtprovoking and moving,” Lawrence said.

After the presentation at Dartmouth, the work may continue to be workshopped before being finalized.

The possibility of this perfected piece returning to the College after seeing success in New York is a particular asset to this partnership, Bailey noted.

For example, five years ago, Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader’s

‘Closer’ (2016), this summer’s anthem

By KOURTNEY KAWANO

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

It’s official. The moment we’ve been waiting eight weeks for has finally arrived. Amidst the Calvin Harris and Drake-filled nights spent wandering to and from basement dance parties, a bass-dropping, fist-pumping, lyricscreaming masterpiece emerged, becoming the anthem that will define the remainder of our sophomore summer.

Fresh off the release of “Inside Out” (2016), The Chainsmokers have found major success in their most recent single, “Closer” (2016), which features vocals from Halsey and Andrew Taggart, who along with Alex Pall comprises the American DJ duo. The track features The Chainsmokers’ seemingly perfected combination of infectious beats with powerful lead vocals, leading to a debut at the ninth spot on the Billboard Hot 100. And it’s only just getting started.

Much like what the ’17s experienced last June when “Roses” (2015) dropped, “Closer” is a song with the potential to improve any dance party instantly. It’s the kind of song that elicits screams when the intro blasts from speakers.

The kind of song that begs to be danced to while standing on a table. While it may seem hyperbolic for me to claim that one song could have such power,

I think it’s fair to note that “Roses” still has the ability to do what “Closer” can do.

After making America laugh with their cult hit “Selfie” (2014), The Chainsmokers began to explore the more respectable world of romance.

With “Roses,” Pall and Taggart crafted a tale of an utopic romance filled with alcohol and marijuana. In their collaboration with Daya on “Don’t Let Me Down” (2016), they explored a couple on the brink of a split. In “Closer,” the duo describe the feelings of nostalgia and heartbreak after running into an ex-lover.

Though the topic and story is familiar, what makes “Closer” so great is its playful lyrics from two perspectives in a relationship and its powerful riff.

Taggart opens the song in a laidback voice that contrasts with the emotionally strained line, “Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you.”

When Halsey enters in the second verse, she, too is swept up in emotion, singing, “You look as good as the day I met you/I forget just why I left you, I was insane.”

Though catchy, the meaning behind most of the lyrics will remain an enigma to most beyond the song’s five writers or the roommate “back in Boulder” who lost a mattress.

Despite my curiosity about the song’s

narrative (What Blink-182 song? Seriously? “Four years, no calls?”), it’s easy to ignore the lack of background information when the upbeat pre-chorus starts and Halsey and Taggart join forces, insisting, “We ain’t ever getting older.”

As many music critics have realized, the song is truly a work of and for millennials. It’s a song about holding on to the treasured and vulnerable experiences from one’s youth and not being afraid to admit that sometimes, we really don’t learn from our mistakes.

As we cross over into the “official” start to our junior years, “Closer” becomes more and more relevant. When we look back on our time at Dartmouth, it is very likely we’ll characterize it based on changes, including the evolution of music and our personal tastes.

Perhaps “Closer” is already the song you sang with friends on your way back from an ice cream run. Maybe it’ll be the song you listen to when you experience your own heartbreak. If you’re like me, it’s the song you’ve listened to on repeat this entire week.

Whatever the case, “Closer” is one of those songs that anyone can hear and relate to. It’s both fresh and nostalgic.

Intimate and mysterious. More than anything, it’s a reminder to take the opportunities we’re given. Live in the moment because “We ain’t ever getting older.”

“Food and Fadwa” came to Dartmouth as part of the NYTW’s residency, and it later took the stage in New York.

This partnership with an education-focused theater organization provides students with a unique experiential learning, Bailey said.

“To work in various capacities with nationally and internationallyrecognized theater artists is a pretty unique opportunity that [‘New Plays in Development’ students] have,” Bailey said.

Moreover, this partnership frequently hosts artists from outside of New York.

This year, NYTW invited artists from Chile and Bulgaria, providing insight at how new theater works across the world can be compared and contrasted with those in America and specifically at Dartmouth.

“It is a rare and exciting opportunity for undergraduate students to have exposure to this quality of professional work,” said Jamie Horton, “New Plays in Development” professor. “NYTW is one of the premiere organizations dedicated to fostering new works.

For our students to have a part in that equation for three weeks is just remarkable.”

This week’s performances will be held in the Bentley Theater. Student tickets are $5.00.

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FREQUENTLY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS sat AUG 13 4 pm • WARNER BENTLEY THEATER

Written and performed by Daphne Rubin-Vega Directed by Aaron Mark Autobiographical laugh riot memoir about death and identity – with original songs!

DIRTY CRUSTY

sat AUG 13 7:30 pm • WARNER BENTLEY THEATER

By Clare Barron Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll Learning about dance, sex, bad hygiene and reclaiming big dreams in an adult ballet class.

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Former Big Green athletes shine in first week of Olympics FROM OLYMPICS PAGE 1

Stevens was just over a minute behind all three medalists, the fastest of which stopped the clock at 3 hours, 51 minutes and 27 seconds. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands emerged victorious with Emma Johansson of Sweden and Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy taking the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Stevens then returned three days later to place 10th in the women’s individual time trial on Wednesday, Aug. 10, with a time of 46:00.08. Fellow American Kristin Armstrong took the gold medal, completing the distance in 44:26.42.

Stevens, a former investment banker who quit her day job to pursue a professional career in cycling, announced that she will be retiring at the end of this year in an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal on Aug. 11. Stevens was a member of the tennis team during her time at Dartmouth, and picked up cycling after graduating as a way of staying in shape.

This is her second time competing at the Olympic Games.

FIRST TEAM WITH RAY LU

Rabble Rousing The author of “First Team” has not slept very much recently. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that he hasn’t slept at all. However, I have to pull through for my boys, namely sports editor Chris Shim ’18. Incoming: 800 words — but just that. Coherency need not apply.

Apparently the good ole U.S. of A just snagged a pretty sick Olympic victory in gymnastics. As I scan ESPN for headlines, I would like to extend a sincere note of congratulations

Josh Konieczny ’13 and partner Andrew Campbell, Jr. qualified for the men’s lightweight double sculls A group semis on Thursday, Aug. 11. Konieczny and Campbell placed second in their Semifinal A/B, completing the 2-kilometer distance in 6:35.19. They will contend for medals in the A Final with the second-fastest seed time on Friday, Aug. 12 at 10:10 a.m.

Konieczny was a captain of the men’s lightweight rowing team during his time at Dartmouth.

Another alumnus of the Big Green’s lightweight rowing team, Anthony Fahden ’08, helped the men’s lightweight four team finish fourth in the B Final on Thursday, Aug. 11. The team completed the 2-kilometer distance in 6:36.93. Switzerland took home the gold medal with a time of 6:20.51, with Denmark and France taking the silver and bronze medals, respectively. This is Fahden’s second trip to the Olympics; he was a member of the United States’ team that finished eighth in London four years ago.

Madison Hughes ’15 captained the U.S. men’s Rugby Sevens team

to a ninth-place finish with its victory against Spain on Thursday, Aug. 11, with a final score of 24 to 12. Hughes, a former captain of the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club and the current captain of the U.S. team, started as a back in all five games. The national team from Fiji won the first gold medal in the country’s history with its 43-7 rout of Great Britain, which took silver. South Africa took bronze by defeating Japan 54-14 in the third-place game. This year marks the first time that rugby sevens has been played in the Olympics. In 1924, the last 15-a-side tournament was held as part of the Games.

With nine days of competition remaining, three Dartmouth alumni have yet to compete.

Alexi Pappas ’12 will compete in the 10,000-meter final on the track for Greece on Friday, Aug. 12 at 10:10 a.m. Abbey D’Agostino ’14 makes her Olympic debut in the 5,000-meter first round race on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 9:30 a.m., and Sean Furey ’08 will begin the qualifying rounds in the men’s javelin throw on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 8:30 p.m.

to Simone Biles and Aly Raisman for taking gold and silver in the gymnastics all-around final.

After Googling “Rio Olympics medal count,” my face is reactionless as I see United States at the top of the table. Once again, the Olympics has proven itself to be an extremely entertaining and riveting sporting event that has captured the nation beyond the simple fact of the number of medals that we are winning.

Full disclosure: I haven’t watched a single second of Olympic coverage this summer, if it wasn’t apparent already.

As the term comes to an end, I realize that “First Team” has followed the career arc of many superstar players. A blazing hot entrance into the world of elite sports columns quickly flamed out midway through the term.

I haven’t had the opportunity to really give “First Team” the time and love that it needed, if it needed any at all. I looked over to “Riding the Pine” weekly for inspiration on how not to write my article, but as the adage goes,

“You are what you eat.” “First Team” has devolved into nothing more than a shriveled-up raisin of the full, juicy grape that it once was. I can blame no one but Hank and Fish, and I refuse to accept any responsibility for its decline.

“First Team” had all the talent in the world and none of the hard work. If I had to choose one professional athlete to compare this column to, it would be Josh Gordon. Minus the drug suspensions. I think.

For all the character building aspects of sports that everyone holds so dearly, I would say that nothing builds more character than grinding away in the newsroom. I have grown so much as a person this summer that I don’t think I can grow anymore. This might be my peak.

Here’s a guns-blazing-wild-westrowdy-howdy exit to this week’s “First Team.” Giddy up cowboy!

1. When does fantasy football start? Summer sports are boring.

ers? I might need one of those to get me through the day.

2. Does ESPN those emotional

6. Little League baseball might be the most American thing of all time.

still run tearjerk-

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Olympian Madison Hughes ’15 captained the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club.

3. “Hard Knocks” is the best idea for a TV show since the “Desperate Housewives of SomeBig-City-But-Actually-of-theN e a r by - G a t e d - C o m mu n i t y. ” 4. The American basketball team is putting up buckets. Another year of following the Dream Team with the expectation that anything except gold is unacceptable. Who says that America is soft on sports? Just do your best, am I right? To be fair, these are the best basketball players on the planet, but the point still stands.

5. Unreal that ESPN3 is a constant stream of eSports.

Good thing I was just itching to watch the “International Dota 2 Championships” live.

There are probably higher quality streams for these games than for the Olympics anyways.

7. When are the 100-meter finals for the Olympics? That’s all I have the attention span to watch.

LeBron just re-signed with the Cavs as I wrote this article. #TheLand # I Ta k e M y B o y s W h e r e I G o 8. Is this column 800 words yet?

9. Almost quit school to become a Pokémon Go master, but then my app crashed. I suppose video games can be a sport.

10. I’ll end this week’s “First Team” with some words of wisdom for future classes as they enter sophomore summer. Have fun, even at the expense of your sanity. Do your homework. Revel in how beautiful everyone looks, especially yourself. Go to class most of the time. Tan hard. Play pong. Watch sports. Play sports.

Watch Masters. Win Masters.

Don’t get derecognized. Call your parents. There are two weeks left of a truly insane summer term. To quote the great Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

See you boys on the other side.