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Spurred by a suggestion in a November discussion about sexual assault at the College, two Grafton County attorneys have begun holding open office hours on a
monthly basis at the College with the intent of answering legal questions students may have on a variety of topics. Organizers say that the program can be a good resource to students, but thus far there has been little student participation.
“We are certainly hoping that for some students, that gives them the opportunity to ask us questions that they may have,” Grafton County attorney Lara Saffo, one of the two Dartmouth liasons, said. SEE ATTORNEY PAGE 3
The Undergraduate Finance Committee approved funding of $1,080,000, up from last year’s $1,045,000, for 10 student organizations. UFC’s budget comes from the student activities fee charged to each student’s tuition every term, currently an $83 charge. On May 3, UFC held an allday retreat to listen to proposals from these organizations for the 2015-16 fiscal year. UFC chair Carolyn Parrish ’16 said that none of the organizational budgets changed significantly from last year, but almost all groups saw some increase in their funding. Special Programs and Events Committee received $167,000, while Student Assembly received $44,000, Class Council on Student Organizations received $280,000 and Collis Governing Board was given $84,000. Programming Board was allotted $319,000, Club Sports received $45,750,
Dartmouth Outing Club got $48,500 and the Bonfire committee was allotted $32,750. Class Council saw the only decrease, from $32,000 to $30,000. Parrish said that the committee intends to reduce funding for Green Key, as it costs a disproportionately large amount compared to other big weekends at about $200,000, compared to $50,000 each for Homecoming and Winter Carnival. She said that the organization wants to fund events in “the best and most efficient way” and not “squander” it on one weekend. The UFC changed its method of funding for Student Assembly, she said, by giving it a lump sum so newly-elected students do not need to present proposals immediately following their election. Parrish said that because budget proposals are required shortly after the elections, the new Assembly SEE UFC PAGE 2
DEN’s first year sees high level of student participation B y Hannah Hye Min Chung The Dartmouth Staff
The Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network Innovation Center and New Venture Incubator is wrapping up its first full operating year, having hosted 43 cocurricular events, including trips to Boston and California, and held programming in support of students interested in entrepreneurship. Over 1,190 students and 77 alumni participated in programs over the fall and winter terms, though final spring numbers are not yet available, DEN entrepreneurship director Jamie Coughlin said. DEN focused on developing co-
curricular programming — events that tie into academics — over the past two terms, which Coughlin said reflect the College’s liberal arts focus and help establish entrepreneurship in a local context. “Oftentimes, there’s this desire to replicate, say, Silicon Valley,” he said. “And my challenge to our team is how do we lead, how do we come to our own thoughtful conclusion on what is going to be appropriate for Dartmouth.” While traditional startup programs mainly focus on for-profit, technologybased business models, Coughlin said that DEN strives to expand the concept of entrepreneurship to include the social sector and arts and entertainment.
In an attempt to establish a Dartmouth-specific entrepreneurial mindset, DEN teaches students how to walk through the creative process, translate ideas into tangible work and analyze the market competence — or viability — of their work, Coughlin said. DEN associate Ryan Buckvar ’17 said that DEN has focused on creating various diverse programs. Gradually, DEN’s focus shifted toward fine-tuning the details of these co-curricular programs and identifying the exact demands and needs of “the network” — involved students, professors and alumni. At a DEN board retreat in Boston last week, Buckvar said that the DEN associ-
ates and board members discussed how to encourage new students to join while securing resources for students already working on startup models. As a DEN associate, Buckvar said that he oversees, organizes and evaluates various co-curricular programs. He added that the role of associates has evolved to meet the changing needs of the network’s members. Coughlin said that College President Phil Hanlon and Provost Carolyn Dever’s interest in fostering student entrepreneurship has been helpful in the development of the DEN Innovation Center, the SEE DEN PAGE 5
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DAily debriefing Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are pushing for the National Science Foundation to start releasing the names of scientists it finds guilty of research misconduct to the public, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The proposal is known as the Competes Act reauthorization and will undergo a floor vote on Wednesday. While university researchers are not enthusiastic about the reauthorization, some supported the proposal. Many Democrats think that the bill contains provisions that they view as hostile and distrustful toward scientists, with their main concern being with a proposal to dictate division-bydivision budget allocations for the NSF, with cuts for social sciences and earth sciences. The legislation would also order the NSF to maintain a 35-year-old program, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, that gives grant money to states where researchers and universities cannot win money on their own. There are doubts as to whether the program helps competitive research. A study found that college faculty members’ First Amendment lawsuits against colleges lose a majority of the time and the prospects of winning were lower as the cases went into appeals court, the Chronicle reported on May 21. Of the more than 200 federal and state court decisions examined, only a few relied on the American Association of University Professors’ definitions and standards. It was also found that tenured faculty lost cases more often, although that may more reflect a hesitation among the college to pursue situations from which a legal challenge might arise. The author of the study, Michael H. Leroy, said that a small number of the cases actually had the expression of controversial ideas. He said that instances in which there was harassment among faculty members and confrontational behavior were the most common cases. Seventy-three percent of the cases were college wins. Leroy used federal government databases, the Westlaw Internet service, and case citations to find each ruling used in the study. He looked at 340 decisions in around 210 separate cases. While men and women were equally likely to win, over three times as many men as women were listed as the plaintiffs. After the 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case Waters v. Churchill, which allows public agencies to restrict more forms of free speech, colleges’ chances of winning on appeal rose. Inside Higher Ed. Reported on May 18 that over 60 Asian-American organizations filed a complaint with the U.S. Education Department against Harvard University, claiming that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, which would be constituted as illegal discrimination. In response, Harvard said that it does consider race in admissions, but does so within the law. Research was submitted which shows that Asian-American applicants to elite schools may need much higher test scores and grades to be admitted than other students do. Asian-American applicants needed 3.4 more points on the ACT or 140 more points on the SAT to have the same odds of admission as white applicants. In 2013 Harvard had 18 percent Asian-Americans, compared to the California Institute of Technology’s 43 percent. Institutions such as the University of California at Los Angeles or Berkeley have much higher Asian-American enrollments. California also has a voter-approved law that bans the consideration of race. —COMPLIED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN
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does not have sufficient time to create an accurate and comprehensive proposal. Student Assembly press director Reilly Johnson ’16 said that she remembers when last year’s newly-elected president Casey Dennis ’15 and vice president Frank Cunningham ’16 had to develop a budget proposal before becoming familiar with the needs of the student body. “As soon as they were elected they were frantically scrambling to put a budget together when they essentially knew very little about the needs of the students,” Johnson said. She said that this new process allows Student Assembly to adapt to student needs and offer programming that fits what students want. For the second year, Club Sports requested increased funding for a saferide program that would pay for buses for team travel rather than individual student cars and vans. Parrish said that the club fencing team, when faced with dangerous traveling conditions last winter, had to use their own funds to stay at a hotel instead of driving. If these trips were insured by the College,
the team could have more easily made the decision, she said. “They shouldn’t be weighing safety against personal finances,” she said. Parrish said that although the UFC does not have the funds to support Club Sports’ request for funding for safer transport, they are lobbying in support of funding for them from the College. She said that she met with interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer this week, who agrees with the proposal and aims to support it. Ajay Kannan ’15, a COSO member, said that the organization’s goal is to support students with proposals to create interest groups and host campuswide events, and receiving funding from the UFC helps COSO to fulfill this mission. SPEC, a group that allocates funding to groups requiring $5,000 or less, wants to increase financial transparency for groups requesting funding, Parrish said. SPEC wants to ensure that only groups that would not otherwise be able to hold their events receive funding, she said. UFC will now require organizations to present all outside funding information five weeks before their events. “This is a great change for next year that will really level the playing field,”
Parrish said. Parrish said that typically funding should increase following the same trend as the yearly tuition, because funding comes from the student activities fee. Other factors, however, lead to a need for funding increases, she said. For example, Parrish said that this year, the DOC received an increase of $5,800 because their budget proposal offered an explanation for more funding. The DOC argued that the policy preventing first-year students from entering Greek houses for the first six weeks increased the Class of 2017’s involvement in the DOC. As a result, the club has expanded their membership and are running more trips. They expect that this trend will continue, and therefore need more funding, she said. Parrish said that the UFC is objective in its decision-making by analyzing both historical data about the organizations as well as evaluating current expressed needs. She said if an organization requests more funding, but does not propose new initiatives, that group is less likely to be allocated more money. “We encourage people to be creative with their budgets, as well as honest,” she said.
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County Attorney office hours see low student turnout to come to campus and be available to students. While Saffo stressed that the Saffo and assistant county atlawyers cannot give legal advice torney Mariana Pastore have held on a specific matter, she said they office hours on mornings of the can talk about the legal process and second Friday the month since show people pertinent laws, such as February, although they could not those about hazing, for example. come during May. But so far, no The goal of the program is to get students have showed up to ask quesa better pulse tions. Currently, of what conthe two hold these “We first wanted to cerns students office hours in a have and an- work through the conference room swer reason- logistics of it, but now in Dick’s House able questions. that belongs to In addition, we’re ready. It certainly the judicial afthe attorneys’ hasn’t been hidden, but fairs office and office is hoping Safety and Seto “take the now we are working on curity. Saffo said mystery out of promotion.” they are happy who we are” to meet people in and “improve other places and communica- - LARA SAFFO, GRAFTON come to student t i o n s o w e COUNTY ATTORNEY organizations. can increase Saffo says they public safety,” have just now beSaffo said. gun promoting On Nov. 23, 2014, the College this service, which is maybe why hosted a panel discussion about there have not been any students sexual assault at Dartmouth attend- yet. ed by Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., “We first wanted to work through College President Phil Hanlon, Ha- the logistics of it, but now we’re nover police Chief Charlie Dennis, ready” she said. “It certainly hasn’t Saffo, two students and numerous been hidden, but now we are workcollege officials. ing on promotion.” The group talked about how difThe day and time of the current ferent processes work for different office hours are a “stab in the dark,” sexual assault survivors, Saffo said. Saffo said, that are potentially open Saffo said that one of the students to change. present at this meeting said their “We want to see what the interest peers did not know much about level is like and go from there,” she the office of the Grafton County said. attorneys. The group then spoke Saffo also stressed that her advice about ways to address this issue. was not just for sexual assault-related The fact that the attorneys’ office questions, although it would not is an hour away from Dartmouth’s surprise her if students bring procampus separates students’ from cedural questions to her, she said. their county attorneys as well, Saffo The Grafton County attorneys said. are doing similar work at Plymouth One “piece of the puzzle” to solv- State University, Saffo said, since ing this issue was for the attorneys they just opened a small office in FROM ATTORNEY PAGE 1
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Plymouth. She said, however, there has been a sexual assault resource team in Plymouth for a decade at this point with representation from the university. The office has worked more directly with students at Plymouth in the past through their criminal justice program and internships, making the relationship different from the nascent relationship with Dartmouth. Dennis said the program is a great way to build relationships with the Dartmouth community and students. The Hanover Police Department has spoken with the College in the past about having a college liaison officer just assigned to Dartmouth who could provide a similar service. This is something, Dennis said, he would like to have a future dialogue about. Former student and presidential committee on sexual assault chair Sophia Pedlow ’15, who was present at the November discussion, said that specifically for sexual assault cases, the attorneys will help to demystify the process and allow students to know their options for pursuing whatever course of action
they want to. A lack of information often inhibits students from pursuing their own type of justice, she said, whether that is going through the College process or understanding what the legal process in their state looks like. “It can be hard to get the right information at the right time from the right person,” she said. “We are lucky enough to have an attorney who is very checked into the community, but also to sexual violence work so that students can understand better what the legal rules are.” Of eight additional students interviewed for this story, three said that they would not use the resource themselves and two students said that they would. “As someone who has thought about going to law school, yes, I’d find it useful,” Caitlin Flint ’16 said. Other students, like Roshen John ’15, said that while they would not use the service personally, they still thought it was a good option for students to have. “If I had a reason to use it, I
definitely would,” Ziqin Yuan ’18 said. “A lot of students aren’t very informed about law in general. It sounds like a good resource to have.” Yuan is a member of The Dartmouth opinion staff.
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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
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Inconsistent Accommodations
Where is the Air Conditioning?
We must bear in mind the broader implications of the Saturday classes.
The Office of Residential Life must better regulate building temperatures.
On May 20, the College confirmed that it moved the start date of the upcoming fall term to Sept. 16 from Sept. 14 to avoid overlap with the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. To compensate, two special days of Saturday classes have been added to the fall term calendar. We cannot find fault with the College’s apparent motive of taking the religious obligations of students and faculty into consideration. Especially in light of Dartmouth’s history of institutional anti-Semitism, that the College will ensure that its Jewish students can celebrate an important holiday in their calendar and still attend the first day of class indicates that it has embraced a commitment to inclusivity and diversity rather than mere tolerance. Yet, we must also bear in mind the broader implications for the role of religion in academic life. The way in which the College made this adjustment — rather than the rationale — strikes us as a rash and underhanded. We question why the College has departed from its standard practice of accommodating absences for religious holidays on an individual, as-needed basis — particularly if the College knew in advance that these adjustments could only be counterbalanced by Saturday classes. Good intentions cannot excuse that this move and the message it sends were not well thought out. A major issue is that the College has now set a precedent of changing the calendar for religious holidays. To fail to accord other religious communities on campus the same accommodation would indicate a concerning bias in the College’s holiday selection. The significance of Rosh Hashanah cannot provide any rigorous sort of benchmark for College’s scheduling choices. The College holds regular classes on the important Christian holiday Good Friday, and also does not make changes for the Islamic observance of Ramadan, which entails fasting during daylight hours for one lunar month — putting Muslim students at odds with Dartmouth Dining Service operating hours. Beyond the Abrahamic faiths, there are numerous important holidays, like Holi
Although complaints about Hanover weather typically involve phrases such as “brutally cold” and “subzero temperatures,” students and faculty are now faced with a very different issue. With spring in full bloom and summer just around the corner, the sweltering heat is beginning to replace the freezing cold. To make the situation worse, almost all dorms are devoid of central air-conditioning, and per Office of Residential Life policies, students are not allowed to have personal air-conditioning units in College housing. As temperatures rise, window fans are a staple in nearly every room. While one could argue that the financial toll of having a central air-conditioning system renders it unrealistic, I beg to differ. With an annual cost of attendance exceeding $67,000, with housing alone accounting for more than $8,500, I’m sure that there is room in the budget for proper air-conditioning for less than half of the year. The allocation of funds should be reevaluated so as to provide air-conditioning for all dorms during the warmer seasons. Given how it can affect our mood, our studies and our health, students’ physical comfort should be considered one of the College’s top priorities. A core reason why the College should provide air-conditioned dormitories is one that is unique to our campus. I am referring, of course, to sophomore summer. In the peak of the summer, when temperatures can exceed 90 degrees, students must endure the stifling humidity without any reprieve from going inside. If we are mandated to stay on campus in the summer, it is ridiculous that our rooms do not have any cooling mechanisms beyond fans that we must buy ourselves. According to the heating/air-conditioning policy page on the College’s website, “as a general policy, the College does not provide comfort air-conditioning unless it is an integral part of the building design.” I wonder who is to say whether or not air-conditioning is an “integral part of the building design.” That policy seems to be an arbitrary one, and the reality is that if the heat is so uncomfortable for students that it is distracting, there should be
or Vesak, that students of various faiths must celebrate alongside their Dartmouth lives. We are also concerned by the lack of transparency surrounding this calendar adjustment. The change was posted to the registrar’s website months ago, yet we only learned of the reasoning for it this week. At a time when many students have ambivalent feelings toward administrators, we would expect the College to be forthright about its decisions. Yet this decision, essentially an ad hoc fix to a calendar conflict brought to administrators’ attention, was done quietly, with no effort to alert students. All of this contributes to the sense that this change has been foisted upon students, which may undermine the basic premise of the schedule change — that the College can afford to delay fall term by two days if it recoups the lost time through Saturday classes. But this is an imprudent solution if it engenders student resentment and encourages absences. An unintended consequence, then, may be elevated mistrust of administrators. Students and faculty should be able to take absences for religious reasons when required. While the original fall term start date may have caused scheduling difficulties for Jewish students, the College should have thought about this conflict before it drafted the 2015-2016 academic calendar, rather than tacking on Saturday classes to repair its oversight. Accommodating the religious holiday of one community must also respect the time and needs of students unaffiliated with that faith. More importantly, the College should not be in the business of arbitrating the merits of religious holidays. Unfortunately, we are stuck with the current situation — we either keep the total number of course hours using Saturday classes that disrupt student extracurriculars and their deserved weekend rest, lose course hours by canceling Saturday classes or reschedule them in equally — if not more — disruptive weeknight evening time blocks, as proposed by the Student Assembly. It is deeply regrettable that the College’s desire to heed religious needs has been marred by its habit of circumventing widespread student input and delivering its decisions as facts.
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air-conditioning in our dorms. I have spoken to many fellow students about these concerns. Sophomore summer aside, many report having trouble sleeping even during the spring, while others say they try to spend as little time in their room as possible — again, all because of the heat. To make the problem worse, it is against College policies to use air-conditioners in any of the dormitories, with a $50 fine for any student who violates this rule. Personal air-conditioning units are only allowed in privately-owned Greek and society houses, and even then, it is often at the individual cost of the resident. We are not only denied airconditioning, but we are also prevented from trying to fix the problem ourselves. While there is the potential for issues to arise if students begin installing their own air-conditioners, the College should deal with this on a case-by-case basis, rather than enforcing a sweeping ban against them. If students are to live in their dorms and take classes when it is exceedingly hot outside, then it only follows that air-conditioners should be installed. Uncomfortable living situations can make working and even sleeping nearly impossible. One of my friends has recounted countless nights from her sophomore summer wherein she could not fall asleep because her room was so hot — open windows and her personal fan did nothing to help — and then had to go to class the following day without adequate rest. The situation is also exacerbated by the fact that many dorms still have heating on well into the spring term. Hanover weather is admittedly volatile — but if it is above 70 degrees and the heat is on full blast, there is a serious problem. The reality is that the College must address this situation as soon as possible. Infrastructure is crucial, and it cannot be ignored in favor of more seemingly “immediate” concerns. Although it will take time, effort and money to implement a new air-conditioning system, I believe it would be greatly beneficial to all.
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DEN hosts variety of programs, looks to expand FROM DEN PAGE 1
physical facility of DEN where the organization hosts events. Participants come from diverse academic fields and include faculty, graduate students, alumni and community members from the Upper Valley area, he said. “It’s kind of like an open-door policy — we want all of these different individuals to partake,” Coughlin said. “And the reason for that is the belief that it ultimately takes a village to build these ideas.” Since its start, DEN has organized various off-campus activities in addition to its on-campus programming. These include a trip to Boston in the fall, a West Coast trip over winter break and a visit to New York City in the winter. In addition, this year saw the establishment of a DEN living and learning community on the fourth floor of New Hampshire residential hall. Jay Batchu ’18, a resident in the DEN in Residence program, said that though he did not have a conventional first-year experience, living in DEN gave him the opportunity to bond with an interesting mix of like-minded upperclassmen. Whether it be during an official floor meeting or a casual dinner, he said that
the residents interact with one another actively and regularly. “There has been one too many late-night discussions that stretched past two or three in the morning that we, as a floor, had,” he said. He said that he appreciates how he can go up to anyone at any time and discuss his startup ideas or ask for advice. Buckvar, who participated in the West Coast trip, said that the program provided him with an opportunity to manage real-world business problems and gain hands-on experience in carrying out market surveys. The 15 participants of the program worked for three different early-stage startups over a two-week period. Moving forward, Coughlin said that DEN is focusing on finding ways to provide support and resources for the network members’ developing startup ideas. This will include securing more funding and matching members with alumni mentors. He added that funding efforts have been successful so far, with DEN raising $4.5 million. He said the organization is piloting a DEN founder grant, which gives $5,000 to early-stage entrepreneurs on campus, and holding an annual conference, Dartmouth Venture, which awards $25,000 to network members.
THESIS PRESENTATIONS BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT HONORS STUDENTS CLASS OF 2015
ALL ARE WELCOME 215 Silsby Hall MONDAY, MAY 18
2:00 PM NIKITA SACHDEVA
Choice Architecture in Social Policy: An Analysis of Social Impact Bonds in the United States
8:00 AM MEGAN BOGIA 1:00 PM ZACHARY MARKOVICH
Why Do People Fight for a Country? Hemingway on Patriotism Volatile States: Volatility in American Presidential Elections
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Security Force Structure and Sectarian Conflict: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Recruitment, Composition, and Performance Laws are Made to be Broken: Executive Prerogative and the Rule of Law
2:00 PM SAMUEL STRATTON 8:00 AM HENRY FROST 12:00 PM ALEXANDER RUBIN
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Threat Perception and Nuclear Deterrability: Understanding Deterrence Policy in a Changing Nuclear Landscape Dangerous Allies? The Potential Costs of America’s Asian Alliances
FRIDAY, MAY 22
9:00 AM ALEXANDRA JOHNSON 1:00 PM ANDREW LI
An Anti-Terrorist Toolkit: Investigating the Roots of Variation in Islamist Terrorist Attacks Coalition Bargaining in Two-Party Legislatures
9:00 AM SARA KASSIR 2:00 PM BRETT DRUCKER
Changing Words, Changing Minds: Examine How Variations on Soft Power Rhetoric Affect Public Diplomacy Outcomes in Egypt Softening Anti-Americanism through Soft Power: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in France
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Leaders, Ballots, and Bullets: Political Survival and State Responses to Secessionism
2:00 PM AARON GOODMAN
Moderating Moral Reasoning: Lincoln’s Contributions to Interpretive Theory
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Mano Dura Doesn’t Win: Examining the Effectiveness of Anti-Crime Platforms in Latin American Presidential Campaigns AMANDA LAMOTHE-CADET Chinese Soft Power: Motivations and Objectives
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Harder to Read, Easier to Understand? Political Misinformation and the Disfluency Effect
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Dr. Jim Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system was one of ninety honorees to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations-NECO. Honorees of this prestigious award share a vision of a better world for all, the tenacity to overcome challenges, and the leadership and imagination to blaze their own trail.
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The Big Green enjoyed a year of firsts this year with a national title in equestrian and a first-ever appearance for the women’s tennis team in the NCAA tournament. Nordic skiing also saw its first national title in four years. Dartmouth enjoyed success in the Ivy League as well, winning the Ivy League softball championship
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for the second consecutive year and tallying four second-place Ivy League finishes — baseball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and football. To kick off The Dartmouth’s second annual D Sports Awards, we are presenting nominees in the Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete categories. Vote on our website before noon this Sunday, and we’ll announce the winner in the sports section on Tuesday.
DALYN WILLIAMS ’16
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Soccer Striker
Nordic Skiing
Rugby Scrum Half
Tennis No. 1 Singles, No. 1 doubles
Football Quarterback
Near the end of the 2014 fall term, Alex Adelabu ’15 wrapped up one of the most illustrious careers in Big Green soccer history. As the team’s top goal scorer in 2014, the senior — with a menacing goal-poaching presence at the striker position — led Dartmouth to its first Ivy League championship in three years and its first postseason tournament appearance in four years. Adelabu’s 10 goals also ranked him second among goal scorers in the Ivy League and in the top 25 within Division I men’s soccer. In terms of Dartmouth soccer history, Adelabu’s single-season goal tally in 2014 placed him ninth of all-time. After the team fielded a 4-4-2 formation the previous two years, Adelabu noted how a tactical change made him the focal point of the Big Green offense. “I improved my movement around the box,” he said. “We played with one striker [in 2014] so that helped. Tactically, that means most of the attack runs through me. Credit the coaches for that, because they changed the formation to fit my strength and the strength of players on the team.” A prolific shooting ability had Adelabu strike 45 shots on the season, tied for third in the Ivies, 23 of which came on goal. Both totals led the team by a wide margin, with his five assists leading the Big Green as well. Four of his 2014 goals were also game-winners, the most thrilling of which came in late November of last year when Adelabu scored in the 86th minute to help Dartmouth win its opening round NCAA tournament match against Fordham University 2-1. Such results merited Adelabu All-Ivy first-team honors and saw him named to the NSCAA All-East Region team.
A year ago Patrick Caldwell ’17 won The Dartmouth’s Best Freshman Athlete award after placing first in the 3x3.25-kilometer free relay and the 10K classic races at the Williams Carnival and finishing fifth in the 20K race at the 2014 NCAA Championships. This year, Caldwell only capitalized upon his past success. In January, Caldwell competed at the U.S. Cross Country Championships and placed third in the 15K freestyle and 10th in the 30K classic to earn a spot at the U23 Cross Country Skiing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he finished second among the U.S. skiers in both events. At the 2015 NCAA Championships, Caldwell placed first in the 10K freestyle at Mt. Van Hoevenberg and led the men’s Nordic squad to a sixth-place finish overall with a 10th-place finish in the 20K Classic, garnering both first and secondteam all-America honors. Caldwell said the 10K race at the NCAA Championships was a target race for him all season long. “Placing on the podium that day was one of my big goals all season long,” Caldwell said. “It was amazing to have everything come together for a championship race.” The athlete also earned the distinction of Men’s Nordic Skier of the Year by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association. Earlier this week, the College’s athletic department presented Caldwell with the Alfred E. Watson Trophy for most outstanding male athlete.
Madison Hughes ’15 has spent the past year with the United States Eagles sevens team. The youngest player on the squad, Hughes also serves as its captain. The Eagles recently took home their first ever World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series title, defeating Australia 45-22 in the final on May 17. Hughes was named to the Dream Team at the tournament, his first time ever receiving that honor. Hughes was the first-ever junior to serve as captain of the Big Green men’s rugby team, and he was an integral part of the Big Green’s Collegiate Rugby Championship title defense in 2012. “Playing rugby at Dartmouth has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I think it’s something that I’ll absolutely cherish,” Hughes said. As Hughes looks forward to the Olympic qualifiers with the Eagles on June 13 and 14, he is thankful for the experiences he has had with the Big Green. The Eagles will be playing for an automatic spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “The spirit we have at the club is something that I absolutely love, and I think it’s an absolutely incredible organization, one that I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of,” Hughes said. “So many of my best friends are members of the club, and I’m just so grateful to everything that they have put in to allow me to continue to grow as a rugby player and as a person.”
In the 2014-15 tennis season, Dovydas Sakinis ’16 dominated the conference slate en route to winning the Ivy League Player of the Year award. Adding to his accolades, he also notched all-Ivy first-team honors for singles play — for the second straight season — and first team honors for doubles. That Sakinis is only a junior and playing in just his second season of college tennis, makes his feats all the more remarkable. From the onset of the 2014-15 season, Sakinis was a nationally ranked player, coming in at No. 72 for singles in the preseason. The junior would only ascend through the standings thereafter, ultimately ending his campaign ranked No. 38 in the NCAA. Due to his outstanding play on the court, Sakinis received an invitation to the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Singles Championship, in which he played this past Wednesday. Playing at the No. 1 singles match slot for most of the year, Sakinis faced the toughest competition from opposing schools and largely succeeded against it. The junior went 17-6 in singles matches, beat five nationally ranked foes and posted a 6-1 record in Ivy League singles matches. Sakinis ascribes his strong season to several improvements he made from last year. “It’s just basically finishing the points,” he said. “I worked on where I do my serve, finishing points, my fitness is better. Overall, experience at being at number one helps. I had only one year under my belt, and this year helped me a lot to build confidence and feel well at the number one spot.”
Dalyn Williams ’16 put together the most impressive season of his already prolific career this year. Williams was named to the all-Ivy first team and was a finalist for the Bushnell Cup, a prize awarded to the Ivy League’s top offensive and defensive players. Williams was the Big Green’s first Bushnell Cup finalist since running back Nick Schwieger ’12 received a nomination in 2011 after taking home the award in 2010. Williams led the Big Green to its best record in 17 years and guided the squad to a second-place finish in the Ivy League. The team’s only Ivy loss came against Harvard University. Williams threw for more than 2,000 yards this season and paired his 21 passing touchdowns with just three interceptions, the best touchdown to interception ratio in Big Green history. Williams also led the Ivy League in passing efficiency and completion percentage this season. His completion percentage of .675 was also the best in Big Green history. The high point of Williams’ season came when the Big Green took down Yale University in a 3831 thriller. “Coming back and beating Yale, that was a shootout and it was extremely fun,” Williams said. “I just think it was a well-rounded team effort, and it was great for the program.” Williams threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns in the Yale game while also rushing for 55 yards and a score.
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SPORTS Best Female Athlete DANA GIORDANO ’16
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Cross country, track and field 3,000 meters, distance medley relay, 1,500 meters
KATIE MCEACHERN ’16
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TAYLOR NG ’17
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FRIDAY LINEUP
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In many ways, female athletes and women’s sports defined Dartmouth sports news during the 2014-2015 year. The women’s cross country team defended its Ivy League title, the softball team won its second consecutive Ivy League title under first-year head coach Shannon Doepking and athletic director Har-
ry Sheehy announced the women’s rugby team’s impending elevation to varsity status for the 2015-2016 season. As those programs enjoyed exciting news, the nominees below enjoyed phenomenal success on an individual level. Who deserves to be chosen as the best among them? Vote on our website before noon on Sunday, and we will announce the winner in the sports section on Tuesday.
KRISTEN RUMLEY ’15
ALI SAVAGE ’15
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Softball Shortstop
Tennis No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
Softball Pitcher
Field Hockey Forward
With three Ivy League titles and one All-American performance in her junior campaign, Dana Giordano ’16 has established herself among Dartmouth’s best female distance runners. Giordano’s strong performances throughout the cross country season as the team’s first runner culminated in a second-place individual performance, leading the Big Green to another Ivy League Heptagonal title. At the cross country NCAA Championship meet, she placed 45th individually. An untimely fall one kilometer into the six-kilometer race probably cost her a chance at All-American honors, which is reserved for the top 40 finishers. Building on a strong cross country season, Giordano returned to the indoor track a force, winning both the mile and 3000-meter Ivy League titles, setting two new personal records in the process. Her fast times and strong performances qualified her for the NCAA Championships, where she earned second-team All-American honors with a 12th-place finish in the 3000 meters. In the spring, she won her second consecutive 1,500-meter title at the Ivy League Championships.
After being chosen as the 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and named to the 2013 and 2014 first team all-Ivy, Katie McEachern ’16 raised her performance to even higher levels during the 2015 season. Due to her stellar season at bat, McEachern became the second Dartmouth softball player ever to win the Ivy League Player of the Year award. All season long, she was the driving force behind the softball team’s offense, maintaining a .447 batting average, a .596 on base percentage and a .833 slugging percentage over 114 at bats. As the leadoff hitter for the Big Green, McEachern had 51 hits, 25 walks, 11 stolen bases and 10 home runs to score 43 runs and bat 29 runs in, leading the team in all of these categories except RBIs. The impact of McEachern’s presence was felt through the disparity of the team’s performance based on her position in the lineup. When she batted leadoff, the team was 20-7 as opposed to 5-11 when she did not. She led the team to an 11-game win streak, during which she held an 18-game hitting streak against Ivy League schools.
In her sophomore campaign, Taylor Ng ’17 put together arguably the best season ever seen from a Dartmouth women’s tennis player. Ng went undefeated in Ivy League singles play and was named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Ng was also named to the Ivy League first team for both singles and doubles. Ng led the Big Green to its first NCAA Tournament bid in school history. Once in the tournament, the Big Green took down the College of William and Mary before falling to the second-seeded University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ng won 42 of 46 sets in regular season singles play and only lost one singles match throughout the spring regular season. She automatically qualified for the NCAA women’s singles tournament, the first Big Green player in history to earn that honor. Ng excelled in doubles as well this season, going 15-4 over the course of the season while paired with Kristina Mathis ’18. The duo took down all but one of their Ivy League opponents, falling only to Princeton University’s top doubles team.
When she graduates, Kristen Rumley ’15 will be known as the greatest Dartmouth softball pitcher to ever take the mound. She leads the program with 60 wins, 669 strikeouts and 60 complete games — 19 of which were shutouts — all through 94 games started in 661.2 innings throughout her four years playing for the Big Green. This year, she pitched the fifth no-hitter in program history against Columbia University, striking out nine Lions over six flawless innings. In the second game that day against Columbia, Rumley did not give up much more, only allowing 2 hits. This season, Rumley compiled a 15-12 record with a 2.14 ERA and struck out 136 batters over 163.1 innings. For her performance on the mound, she won the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Award and became the first player in Ivy League History to win the award three times. The softball team won the Ivy League championship and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year.
Ali Savage ’15 cemented her place in the Dartmouth record books with an outstanding career as a forward for the Big Green field hockey team, capped off by a dominant senior season. The first three-time consecutive unanimous All-Ivy first-team member in Dartmouth history, Savage will graduate second all-time in goals and points with 47 and 119, respectively, and fifth all-time in assists. During the 2014 season, Savage led the field hockey team with 10 goals and 27 points, but perhaps her greatest asset was her ability to deliver for the Big Green in the clutch. In a season that saw wins come tough for Dartmouth, Savage slotted five game-winning goals — an Ivy League best — accounting for all five of the team’s wins. As a testament to her dominance, Savage was selected as one of 38 players in the nation to compete in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior game. During her senior season, Savage more than tripled the goal total of any other member of the field hockey team.
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