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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Town approves proposed budget for 2017
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A (MUSICAL) FORMULA FOR SUCCESS PAGE 4-5
OPINION
HARRIS: THE REMEMBRANCE OF 9/11 PAGE 7
BOZARTH: SHEBA IS ANTIBLACK PAGE 7
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ON RESPECTING OTHERS PAGE 7
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Earlier this week, the town of Hanover voted to approve the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017, following modifications in the municipal general tax rate and social agency funds. In FY2016, the town had $16,757,539 in total expenditures. FY2017 runs from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Hanover’s total effective revenue for the 2017 fiscal year is estimated to be $16,286,410. The Hanover finance committee proposes the Hanover town budget every fiscal year. The committee formulates
Students utilize the study space in House Center B to complete assignments.
DOC elects new directorate By PETER CHARALAMBOUS The Dartmouth Staff
The new directorate for the Dartmouth Outing Club for the next four terms was announced on Tuesday night via email. The elected members will replace the current directorate in the spring. The voting period
for DOC members closed the previous Sunday, Jan. 26. The DOC is the College’s largest student organization, with over 1,500 members and 13 different sub-clubs. Mallory Byrd ’19 was the SEE DOC PAGE 8
SEE BUDGET PAGE 8
Thayer club hosts competition
By SUNPREET SINGH The Dartmouth Staff
Last Friday, the Thayer Consulting Club hosted its sixth annual case competition, where 50 undergraduate and graduate students competed in groups of three or four for cash prizes and first-round interviews with prestigious consulting firms L.E.K. and Oliver Wyman. This year, the winning group was a graduate team
of four engineering graduate students: Neeraj Ahuja Th’17, Juan Wegner Th’18, Agostina Colaizzo Th’18 and Jaime Dominguez Th’18, who won a $500 cash prize. The second place group won a $250 cash prize, and both groups secured first-round interviews with the consulting firms. Lisan Shaikh Th’17, the vice president of external relations of the Thayer Consulting Club, said that the groups were given the
case one week before the competition. She added that the case was about how Chobani, a yogurt company based in New York, could expand in other countries. The case included financial and strategy information about the company. The teams’ jobs were to evaluate the company on financial, market and brandimage bases in addition to SEE CONSULTING PAGE 2
Professor Xia Zhou receives Sloan Fellowship By MIKA JEHOON LEE The Dartmouth Staff
Computer science professor Xia Zhou was awarded the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowship on Feb. 21, a professional distinction given to earlycareer scientific researchers that, this year, came with a two-year, $60,000 fellowship to support their research. Zhou became the 21st Dartmouth
faculty member and the eighth computer science professor to be named a Sloan Research Fellow while associated with the College. The computer science department has produced more Sloan Research Fellows than any other department at Dartmouth. The Sloan Research Fellowship COURTESY OF XIA ZHOU
SEE SLOAN PAGE 2
Computer science professor Xia Zhou received the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowship.
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Professor awarded Sloan Fellowship
distribution in a particular space. Zhou said that this system is useful was established in 1955 by the if someone wants a stronger signal Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a in one space and a weaker signal philanthropic organization. It is in another. awarded every year to early-career Former member of DartNets researchers in eight scientific and Lab Annie Ke ’19 added that she technical fields who hold a tenure was very pleased to hear about track position at U.S. or Canadian Zhou’s win, as she enjoyed working higher-education institutions. With with Zhou last winter and spring the addition of 126 fellows in the on visible light sensing projects. 2017 class, there are now more Computer science professor than 5,000 fellows in total. Among Gevorg Grigoryan, who received all fellows there are 43 Nobel the Fellowship for his research on protein design in Prize recipients, 69 said that National Medal of “It’s not just about 2013, the prestige and Science recipients the competitive and 16 winners of how many people nature of the the Fields Medal in we produce in the Fellowship helps mathematics. winners receive Zhou received end, but more research funding t h e f e l l o w s h i p about producing more easily in the for her work well-rounded future. on visible light “In terms c o m mu n i c at i o n researchers and o f f u n d s , i t ’s a n d s e n s i n g . maybe future relatively a Zhou’s cosmall amount,” authored papers faculty.” Grigoryan said. on visible light “ B u t s o m e h ow communication, a -XIA ZHOU, over the years it process that uses a has become a very light signal to send COMPUTER SCIENCE prestigious thing data, received the PROFESSOR ... and it’s sort of best video award something that at MobiCom, an annual international conference puts you on the map as a young on mobile computing and wireless investigator to say that you got a networks, in 2015 and 2016. She Sloan Fellowship, so it makes other was also awarded the honorable things easier to get.” mention award at Ubicomp, a Computer science professor computing conference, for co- Hany Farid, who received the authoring a paper about how Fellowship in 2002 for his work with smartphones can assess behavioral photo forensics, wrote in an email trends and academic performance that Dartmouth computer science professors’ ability to win awards of college students. At Dartmouth, Zhou has like the Sloan Research Fellowship conducted research with members indicates the department’s success of DartNets Lab, which she co- in recruiting some of the best directs with computer science faculty in the world. professor Andrew Campbell. In addition to her research, DartNets Lab is a research Zhou said that her ultimate goal team comprising primarily of is to produce good students and Dartmouth undergraduate and help them succeed. graduate students that explores “I’m trying to maximize the smartphone sensing, visible light potential of my Ph.D. students, and communication systems and mobile I’m really a guidance for them,” energy efficiency. According to Zhou said, “It’s not just about how Zhou, DartNets Lab is currently many people we produce in the end, working on a project that uses 3D but more about producing wellprinting to redirect the propagation rounded researchers and maybe of a signal so as to customize its future faculty.” FROM SLOAN PAGE 1
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Club hosts Thayer case competition FROM CONSULTING PAGE 1
having to come up with innovative and sound strategies for Chobani to expand its business and diversify its product line, Shaikh said. “The most important parameter for the teams was how structured their plans were,” she said. “They had to have good, well-rounded structures that were analyzed from various angles.” Shaikh added that there were two rounds in the competition, with the first judged by a professor and a consultant and the second judged solely by three consultants from the consulting firms — two from Oliver Wyman and one from L.E.K. The Thayer Consulting Club also holds case workshops every week where students are given cases to work on so that they can develop case-solving skills. Ahuja said that as soon as his group received the case on the Saturday before the competition, they began brainstorming to determine the key problem with Chobani’s strategy and the best suggested course of action. He added that he and his group had to submit their presentation by Thursday, so they spent a lot of time doing research to find data to back up their suggestions. The group’s proposal was for Chobani to expand into the nondairy food market by creating a new almond milk yogurt for people with certain allergies and food restrictions. “We showed that the dairyalternative industry has grown a lot and that it is expected to continue to grow in America and in other countries,” Ahuja said. “By doing so, we were able to present the costs of
Chobani to move into a new market and the benefits of diversifying their product line beyond just Greek yogurt.” Wegner said that the first round went very well, as the group was able to anticipate most of the questions asked. However, he said the final round was challenging because the questions were difficult, requiring the team to be “very tough and sharp in our answers.” He also said that he thought the group was able to respond well because they were all engineering graduate students that knew how to present and research data. Furthermore, the team members had all worked in business settings in the past. Colaizzo said that the group was successful because they supported their proposal with data and focused on one topic, while other groups tried to address multiple topics. She added that she thought that her group had the most creative ideas in the final round and that identifying the problem and providing a sensible analysis of the issue were the key reasons her group was successful. Dominguez said that many groups made the mistake of explaining why certain ideas were wrong, and that many of them did not understand the problem. “Our idea wasn’t the best idea out there, but we were able to back it up with data while the other groups’ projects were not consistent as they did not analyze their markets or the viability of their projects,” he said. Wegner, echoing Dominguez, said that while some other groups proposed creative ideas such as frozen yogurt lines and crowd-funding
campaigns, those ideas were not backed up with enough data or market analysis. Wegner added that while the group was very pleased by the outcome and appreciated the experience, each member had to postpone other commitments because there was so much work to do. “The week before the competition was very tough because we didn’t get much sleep because we were so engaged with the project and wanted it to be as great as possible,” he said. James Chartouni ’19, who also participated in the competition, said he wished the competition had taken place earlier because he had other responsibilities and assignments to think about towards the end of the term. “I wish it was earlier in the term in week two or three rather than week eight because we had to research a lot to understand the current issues surrounding Chobani,” Chartouni said. Chartouni added that he thought that his group was at a disadvantage because, as undergraduates, they did not have the prior experience with consulting and case competitions that the graduate student groups had. Anthony Law ’19, another participant and member of the Dartmouth Consulting Group, said that he thought the competition was great because he was able to deal with real-life consulting applications and learn from current consultants. “During the networking lunch, I was able to connect with one of the final round judges to learn how they got into the consulting field and on how to improve my case skills,” Law said.
OH, THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS DELIGHTFUL
CORRECTIONS We welcome corrections. If you believe there is a factual error in a story, please email editor@thedartmouth.com. Correction appended (Feb. 28, 2017): An earlier version of the article “Researchers win EPA grant for watershed research” stated that Shannon Rogers ’04 has begun researching water quality in the Great Bay with assistance from graduate students at the University of New Hampshire. In fact, the graduate students are from Plymouth State University.
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Students take advantage of the warmer weather, sitting outside on the steps of Dartmouth Hall during drill.
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Read the YouTube comments for any well-loved oldie and you’re guaranteed to see things like “This is what real music is, kids!” or “Music nowadays is just about drugs and sex.” But there are lots of common elements in famous songs, even across three centuries. From a music theory standpoint, this article will point out similarities and differences between a modern rap song, 20th century classic rock and a classical music classic. It’s all about context. By: Betty Kim
“BLACK BEATLES” BY RAE SREM�URD, 2016 US BIL�BOARD TOP 100 (#1)
This has been a hit among young people. Here are some of its claims to fame: 1. The Mannequin Challenge. The intro synth part is played as people do the “mannequin challenge,” a viral internet trend, and the song has become so recognizable in part because of it. 2. Adding “black” to Beatles. Rae Sremmurd likens itself to the iconic Beatles, rapping, “Rockin’ John Lennon lenses.”
“Black Beatles” m.4
“Because” m.5
“Moonlight Sonata” m.3
Part of music theory is knowing music history; what are these songs’/artists’ claim to fame, and what inspiration did they draw from each other?
“BECAUSE” BY THE BEATLES, 1969 ON THE ICONIC ALBUM AB�EY ROAD
1. The song borrows chords from Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” The story goes that John Lennon was listening to girlfriend Yoko Ono playing the sonata. He took the chord progression, played it backwards and transformed it into this song. 2. The new Beethoven. Not only did they sample his chords, they also sang a version of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven,” which has similar lyrics: “Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news.”
PIANO SONATA NO. 14 “MO�NLIGH�” BY LUDWIG VAN BE�THOVEN, 1801 1. Beethoven also borrowed material from past classical masters. For example, his Variations on a Theme by Diabelli directly reference the Baroque composer’s work. His teacher Joseph Haydn’s influence is also seen in his work. 2. Likewise, composers also borrow material from Beethoven. The “Moonlight Sonata” is also the basis for Frederic Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu and other works.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
DARTMOUTHEVENTS TODAY 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Seminar: “Climate Change in New England: Trends, Impacts and Solutions,” with University of New Hampshire Professor Cameron Wake, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Physics & Astronomy Quantum Nano Seminar: “Gravitational Phenomena in Low Energy Quantum Systems,” with theoretical physicist Igor Pikovski, Wilder Hall 202
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading with Michael Collier and Martha Rhodes, Sanborn Library, Sanborn House
TOMORROW
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lecture: “The Coming Revolution in Cognitive Science,” with Rice University professor emeritus Sydney Lamb, Reed Hall 108
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dartmouth Idol Finals 2017: 10th Anniversary, hosted by Rachel Dratch ’88, directed by Walt Cunningham, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts
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THE DARTMOUTH OPINION
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
GUEST COLUMNIST GABRIELLE BOZARTH ’17
CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST HOLDEN HARRIS ’20
Sheba is Anti-Black
The Remembrance of 9/11
The hip-hop dance group loves Black culture. It doesn’t love Black people. Gang signs are not cute. Gang signs are not fun. Gang sings are not hip-hop. Gang signs are real, tangible signals that get people killed every day. But to you, gang signs are Black. And that’s what you were going for. In early February, students in the dance group Sheba posted photos on Instagram from their performance on Feb. 6. One photo that has since been removed emerged with a group of the underclassmen in the troupe holding up what appear to be Crip “Blood killer” signs over one eye. When I saw this image, I wanted to be shocked, but this is not the first time that Sheba has knowingly displayed gang signs. During summer term 2015, one of Sheba’s summer directors choreographed a Crip gang call into one of the dance routines. Many of the students of color in the group refused to perform that choreography, raising the issue with both of the summer’s dance directors. But the choreographer was resistant to changing the move, claiming that it fit the song’s lyrics. I personally reached out to leadership in the group to express why this was appropriative and dangerous. They assured me that they had been discussing it, and that the choreography would be removed, which it was. Lesson learned, right? Except here we are. Nearly 2,000 people die from gang-related violence every year. In 2016, homicide rates were climbing in many cities in the United States, and gang violence was one major cause of the increase. Gang signs are a marker for police officers as well as rival gang members to identify someone as a target. But Sheba knew this already. We had this conversation nearly two years ago. For the members of Sheba in the Class of 2017, through your intentional decisions to incorporate gang signs into your group’s choreography and behavior, you have proven what your dance group truly cares about: presenting an authentically Black performance. Dancing hip-hop and following Black music, culture and trends shows your interest in Blackness and Black lives. Your continued use of gang signs shows your
disregard for their value. What looks “hip-hop” to you in a fraternity basement performance is a calling card for death on the streets of cities across the United States. As you bring in new members and teach this behavior, you are reinforcing anti-Blackness. You are teaching and inculcating a disregard for the lived experiences of many Black people in the United States. I see the rationalization forming at the tip of your lips: “I’ve seen that sign elsewhere before! NBA players do that all the time!” But prior knowledge dictates you understood the root of this signal. The music your group chooses to dance to, a genre that was born of gang culture, draws a clear connection between the signal and its purpose — performative Blackness. You love hip-hop music. You love twerking. You love to throw up gang signs. You love Black culture. But you don’t love Black people. Not once in the past four years has Sheba performed at the Shabazz Center. Not once have you, as a group, shown up for a Black culture event on Dartmouth’s campus. Where was Sheba at the #BlackLivesMatter Protest in the fall of 2015? I didn’t see you at the #fight4facultyofcolor march this past spring, either. You’ve shown a fetish for gang culture, so why don’t I see Sheba fundraising for nonprofits working to stop the spread of gangs? Or canvassing for the legalization of marijuana, a drug that currently criminalizes much of the underground economy gangs are built on? Sheba’s desire to emulate Blackness has resulted in blatant disregard for Black lives in the process. Your behavior does not occur in a vacuum. I see you. I see your racism, and I am tired of it. The Dartmouth welcomes guest columns. We request that guest columns be the original work of the submitter. Submissions may be sent to both opinion@ thedartmouth.com and editor@thedartmouth.com. Submissions will receive a response within three business days.
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We should not let the shadows of the past destroy our present lives. I was only 3 years old that day. I was at home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, watching cartoons. An abrupt, loud, repeating noise silenced my show with letters racing across the screen. It said “Emergency” in bold red colors. The screen switched to a news announcement of some sort. That was the first glimpse I had of the twin towers, black smoke covering the tips of the screen. Being an innocent 3 year old, I assumed it was part of the program. At the time, I only knew that Sept. 11 was supposed to be a happy day, but my mother’s birthday had to take the back seat to a large scale terrorist attack. 9/11 was no doubt a tragic event in United States history. In New York, just mentioning “9/11” causes heads to turn. Only after growing up did I fully understand what this tragedy meant. I may not have been personally affected, but I have close friends who have lost family in the chaos. 9/11 left a bread crumb trail throughout my life. That day sparked a furiously raging fire that the United States maintained and fueled to fight terrorism across the globe at a much larger scale than before. This is what we thought the country needed: to hold someone or something responsible for this unthinkable event. But, plain and simple, we wanted revenge. We commenced new wars to seek out vengeance. A large amount of our military’s strength used to annihilate this terrorist group like it was a stain on a carpet, but like any stain, it was hard to get rid of. What the public really wanted was the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the man responsible for our tragedy. It wasn’t until Barack Obama’s presidency that he was finally killed. Our streets were overrun by ecstatic citizens rejoicing, but this vendetta grew larger than expected. After a while, we started to lose sight of the real perpetrators and found hatred for a generalized group — those who practice Islam. We made the enemy not just the terrorist groups, but all of those who follow Islam, which is why I am seriously concerned for anyone
who openly manifests such beliefs. I have seen Muslims verbally attacked on the street by strangers. In subways, I’ve heard friends express fear because a man wearing a turban walked on the train. It is truly astonishing how a turban can make people scared. You can almost feel their expressed disgust toward these free-practicing people. Now, in 2017, we have elected a man that reeks of racism, sexism, fraud, and well, the list goes on. The fact is, this man’s election shows me that this country’s “progress” was just gilding the truth about modern racism. I had believed we were taking steps toward equality these last eight years with Obama, but within only two months, we have lunged right back into the same prejudice we started from. President Donald Trump issued a ban against seven countries known to have a high concentration of Muslims. Trump proclaimed, “The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror.” This may prevent terrorism from entering our country, but we also restrict the innocent. Luckily this ban was batted down by judges for being “unconstitutional,” but Trump is fighting to bring the ban back to action. I understand that this country will never forget 9/11 or the other terrorist attacks that followed, but fear cannot dictate our actions any longer. Fear of the past is poisoning this country. Trump used the fear of American citizens to win the presidential election. Now that he is our president, he continues to use fear to consolidate his unconstitutional actions. Let us not forget that this country was founded on freedom of religion and the idea that “all men are created equal.” We have disowned these values to foster discrimination, and there will be ramifications. For every step we take in the wrong direction, the more we lose the title of “greatest country on earth.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
On Respecting the Dignity of Others
The United Campus Ministers of Dartmouth College minister to a diversity of students across a broad range of faith traditions. We value our religious diversity. We also value the presence of citizens and non-citizens in our groups. Many of us minister to students who are deeply anxious about their immigration status. All of us have an abiding concern for the Dartmouth community at this time of turbulence in our nation’s life. Many of us have marched in protest to support Muslims, refugees and others who were caught up in the travel ban. While we do not all share identical religious or political beliefs we do offer our support for all community members, students, staff and faculty whose immigration status has now become a cause for concern. The world’s religious teachings are different. However, each values respecting the dignity and looking for the good in others. We believe that we will be a stronger community if we can see treat one another as beloved, rather than possessing a particular immigration status. To this end, the UCM calls upon people of faith and people of goodwill to add their voices to the growing conversation here at Dartmouth
around supporting immigrants and refugees. One of the ways this can happen is by each of us having the courage to listen to others who may not share our views. We minister to people on different sides of the political divide, and we hope and pray that we may grow stronger as a community committed to values of inclusion, diversity and mutual respect. We are all in this together. Whatever your religious tradition or immigration status, know that you are not alone. We are heartened to see so many people of goodwill expressing their deep concerns for immigrants and refugees in the Dartmouth community. The UCM continues to hold immigrants and refugees in our thoughts and prayers. We also hope that these words may serve as a call to action to engage with, and support, the important work others are doing to strengthen this community as we reach out to serve immigrants and refugees. – Rev. Guy Collins and Rabbi Edward Boraz Boraz and Collins are the co-chairs of the campus issues subcommittee of the United Campus Ministers of Dartmouth.
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New DOC leaders to start in spring Town approves budget for FY2017 FROM DOC PAGE 1
sole presidential candidate and was subsequently elected president for the next four terms. As a co-chair of the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club, she instituted new trip leader training requirements and policies that monitor the DMC’s carbon emissions. She also participates in the Ledyard Canoe Club and was a member of Klymbing Cru for the 2016 First-Year Trips. “She brings a fantastic energy, passion for the outdoors, vision for change and demonstrated ability to turn ideas into tangible outcomes,” said Alex Lochoff ’17, the current DOC president. As president, Byrd hopes to institute policies that will help the DOC become more cognizant of its carbon emission and overall environmental impact, she said. She also hopes to expand safety measures for trips and increase the inclusivity of the organization. She plans to make the most of her four terms as president by ensuring that policy ideas materialize instead of stalling during the planning stage. “It’s an incredible honor, and I’m really hoping that I am going to be able to do well for the club and actually push it forward,” she said. Carolyn McShea ’18, Anna Ellis ’19, Laura Hutchinson ’19, Rongfei Lu ’18 and Laura Mendelsohn ’19 were elected as vice presidents of the DOC. McShea will serve for the spring and fall of 2017 and winter 2018. She began her involvement with the DOC as a freshman by participating in Cabin and Trail. Since her initial involvement, she has become a leader in CnT and has explored other organizations under the DOC umbrella. She also
served as the DOC president last summer and co-chair of Women in the Wilderness. Ellis will serve as vice president for spring and summer 2017. Within the DOC, Ellis serves as a leader in CnT and has organized hiking trips to Big Bend National Park in Texas and Hawaii and to the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. She has also participated in activities with Ledyard. As a vice president, she hopes to organize inter-club activities to increase overall student participation in the DOC. Hutchinson will serve during the summer of 2017. She has worked as the chair of Winter Sports Club and Women in the Wilderness for three consecutive terms. She also traveled to southern Arizona and northern Quebec with the DOC. Hutchinson hopes to increase inclusivity and better advertise the DOC’s resources and opportunities as vice president. Lu will serve during the fall of 2017. He previously worked as the treasurer of the DOC during the spring of 2015. Mendelsohn will serve as vice president during the winter of 2018. She has been a leader of the Woodsmen team and CnT. She has also been a member of summer trial crew. Andrew Crutchfield ’18 and Alex Derenchuk ’19 were elected as treasurers. Crutchfield will serve during spring and fall 2017 and winter 2018. Crutchfield began participating in the DOC during his freshman winter. While his primary involvement has been with Ledyard, he has expanded his involvement to other sub-clubs in the DOC. Derenchuk will serve as the treasurer during the summer of
2017. He has been a leader of the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club. He also participates in Winter Sports Club and CnT. He hopes to use his position as treasurer to increase DOC outreach and subsidize trips. This election also marks the end of the current directorate’s tenure. During Lochoff’s tenure, he helped the DOC create policies that increase trip leader preparedness and overall inclusivity. He also led the creation of the fund in honor of Chris Vale ’18, a student and former DOC member who died this past summer while climbing. That fund will supply a group of Dartmouth students with $5,000 to pursue an outdoor trip. This year’s beneficiaries will travel to Alaska in the summer to free ascend mountain walls, Lochoff said. He also spearheaded efforts to increase DOC involvement with other campus organizations. “As the oldest, the largest, one of the most well established and well run outing clubs in the country, it’s easy to fall into the routine of just keeping the boat afloat,” Lochoff said. “There’s still a lot of ways we can grow, and the DOC really has an infinite capacity to expand and improve and serve the entire Dartmouth community better.” Up until the election, Dru Falco ’18 and Lainie Caswell ’17 served as vice presidents, and John Brady ’19 was the organization’s treasurer. “Being part of DOC leadership has been an important part of my Dartmouth experience because it allows me to give back to the club that gave me a community on campus,” wrote Caswell in an email statement. Lochoff said that, although he is no longer the leader of the club, he hopes it will continue to thrive.
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The women’s squash team will compete in the College Squash Association’s Individual Championship, beginning on March 3.
facing substance use provides a 24-hour crisis hotline for disorders their budget in part by tracking 10 or are otherwise in need of support similar towns in the Upper Valley and requested $8,000 rather than as a baseline for the budget and the previous $10,000 requested last year. She speculated that the recommendations. At the meeting, chairman of the organization possibly requested Hanover Selectboard Peter Christie less funding due to a change in proposed a motion for the board to leadership and is refocusing its adopt a general fund tax increase of energies as a result. McClain said 1.86 percent. This number refers to Headrest may have been granted the blended rate, which combines new money for opioid addiction the costs of the general municipal treatment from other sources. services and the fire protection The five percent increase in services. The town’s general fund social service funding for FY2017 covers the majority of Hanover’s is in part due to the fact that the tax-funded departments, while social service organizations have the fire department is allocated a not received a raise in funding in the last three separate fund. years. The new With t h e “By law, the town 2018 budget increase in the adds $3,681 to general fund tax cannot grant the social service rate, taxpayers will taxpayer money to fund. go from paying charity. If we are “ We h a v e $4.69 for every a business thousand dollars using municipal relationship of their property funds, the town [with these value to paying agencies], and $4.78 for every can only fund [the this is meant thousand dollars, agency] if they to highlight the according to offer a service that benefit they Hanover Director have given the of Administrative we were originally Services Betsey required to provide.” town,” Christie said. McClain. McClain added Town Manager that the increase Julia Griffin said -BETSEY MCCLAIN, in funding is in that there will be HANOVER DIRECTOR recognition that a re-valuation of other sources for p ro p e r t i e s a n d OF ADMINISTRATION social service a s s e s s m e n t s o f SERVICES organizations of realty next year. funding from the These calculations state and federal will show the governments is real effect on “in flux” and t a x p a ye r s, s h e demonstrates an “appreciation of added. This municipal tax rate is [the organizations’] value.” combined with the individual fire Griffin said that there has been district rate, which is unique to a surplus in the general fund over each of the three fire districts in the past two years due to the Hanover. District 1 has access to light winters, which correlates to pressurized fire hydrants. Their decreased overtime and winter rate will increase from $1.57 to maintenance. Decreased vehicle $1.60, a 1.91 percent increase. and building use has resulted in The rate for District 2 will go up $25,000 in savings. She said that from $1.37 to $1.39, a 1.46 percent while the town has not spent a increase. District 3 will see their large amount on snow-related rate move from 68 cents to 70 cents, expenditures, it did spend more on ice, which balances out the fund. which is a 2.94 percent increase. During the meeting, Christie M c C l a i n a d d e d t h a t t h e also questioned the adequacy of surplus can also be attributed to Hanover’s social service funding. vacancies in key positions in certain A variety of social service agencies departments. Another topic of discussion requested $61,806 in funding. “By law, the town cannot at the meeting was the former grant taxpayer money to charity,” Chieftain Motor Inn property. McClain said. “If we are using The property at 84 Lyme Road municipal funds, the town can only is currently being renovated for fund [the agency] if they offer a public waterfront access. Hanover service that we were originally is working with the Upper Valley Rowing Club, Lebanon High required to provide.” Griffin said that Headrest, an School and Dartmouth on funding organization that assists those and construction for the property. FROM BUDGET PAGE 1