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Student Assembly will discuss the confirmation of its new vice president over the next two weeks, Assembly president Frank Cunningham ’16 said. Cunningham announced in June that he was nominating Dari Seo ’16 as vice president, immediately following the resignation of then-vice president-elect Julia Dressel ’17. According to the Student Assembly constitution, a nominee must be approved by two thirds of the General Assembly when there is a vacancy in the post of vice
The general Assembly will vote on whether to confirm Dari Seo ’16 as Student Assembly vice president.
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Class of 2019 is first class to sign Citizenship Pledge
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The Class of 2019 became the first group of Dartmouth students to sign the Dartmouth Citizenship Pledge, a document of 136 words outlining community values that was borne out of College President Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative. First-years signed the pledge in two leather-bound books directly before meeting with Hanlon for
matriculation on Tuesday. The pledge was discussed during the “Principles of Dartmouth” conversation that occurred over Orientation, senior associate dean of student affairs Liz Agosto said. Agosto is responsible for oversight of the parts of “Moving Dartmouth Forward” that involve student affairs and worked closely with the community citizenship working group charged with drafting the pledge. Hanlon first described the introduction of a pledge in his “Moving
Dartmouth Forward” announcement speech on Jan. 29 as “a code of conduct that articulates the expectations — as they relate to civility, dignity, diversity, community and safety — for all members of the Dartmouth community.” Agosto describes the pledge as a way to tie together the broad language of the College’s standards of conduct, principles of community and academic honor code in an “action-oriented” way that outlines “these are things that I commit to as
an individual to be a citizen of our community,” she said. The pledge falls under the Code of Conduct, but is a separate entity that is not adjudicable but rather aspirational, she said. After the plan for the pledge was announced, a campus-wide email solicited participation to help write this pledge. A group of 11 undergraduate and graduate students, parents and faculty members — formally called SEE PLEDGE PAGE 5
Several campus construction projects will conclude this year
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From Memorial Field to the area behind McNutt Hall, several construction projects are underway and nearing the final stages of completion this fall. After the final home football game last fall, the demolition of Memorial Field’s West Stands began. John Scherding, director of campus design and construction, said the Memorial
Field project is in the final stages and will be finished before the first home football game against Sacred Heart University on Saturday, Sept. 26. Scherding emphasized that the renovated facility is a tremendous improvement and offers an added value for spectators. “In general, everything will function much better,” he said. “The aisles are much more accommodating, the seating is better and
the restrooms are a terrific improvement over what they once were.” Buddy Teevens, varsity football head coach, expressed a similar sentiment regarding the Memorial Field renovations. “It has exceeded my expectations,” Teevens said. “We are really proud of our facility.” Teevens added that he was extremely impressed by
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DAily debriefing The American Medical Association is cautioning against a merger between Anthem and Cigna, two of the largest health insurers in New Hampshire, the Concord Monitor reported. The two companies combined would provide insurance for about 53 million people nationwide, and the AMA projects that the acquisition will significantly reduce competition both in New Hampshire and throughout the United States. Competition will be reduced by more than 50 percent in some areas of New Hampshire, including Manchester and Nashua, the AMA predicts. Anthem, which announced the merger in July, claims the deal could reduce costs and increase efficiency. A 38-acre property in West Lebanon called River Park will be converted into offices, laboratories, retail stores and housing, as well as a public recreation space along the Connecticut River, the Valley News reported. Developer David Clem is looking to make the river and the surrounding land accessible to the local community while balancing potential revenue. Landscape designers will present proposals for the park later this month in a public exhibition. Buildings on the River Park land could potentially house new companies started by Dartmouth professors. The development’s first building is planned to open in early 2017. The Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon will again provide access to Tor, an anonymous internet browsing network, the Valley News reported. The library suspended its relay last month due to concerns that the network could be used for criminal activities. The United States Department of Homeland Security warned city officials that Tor is sometimes used to distribute child pornography or illegal drugs, due to users’ anonymity. At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lebanon Library board of trustees upheld its June decision to use some of the library’s bandwidth to support Tor access. The network can be useful to many, including victims of domestic violence, journalists, political activists and law enforcement officials. The library is the first in the country to host a Tor relay. —COMPILED BY ERIN LEE
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the new stands’ visual impact and the positive response the project has received from alumni, players, parents and prospective studentathletes. He said that although the old stadium was very historic and had great memories, the stands were lagging in comparison to other athletic facilities on campus. Scherding said a challenging aspect of the Memorial Field construction project was keeping the brick walls of the stands structurally intact after demolishing the interior support. “The wall was held up with about 40 braces,” he said. “The brick wall was important to maintain for the historical value of the stadium and the College.” The renovation to Memorial Field maintained the tribute to the College’s community and history while also modernizing the facility and making it more attractive, Teevens said. On another side of campus, construction behind McNutt Hall is in progress. Capital renewal program manager Patrick O’Hern said that the construction behind McNutt is the replacement of steam manhole No. 24, which is a component of the campus-wide steam distribution system. “It was recently found to have substantial structural and mechanical deficiencies,” he said. “To ensure future reliable operation of the campus heating system, facilities operations and management made this project one of the top priorities
on the annual utility maintenance program.” O’Hern noted that the site work for this project is scheduled to be completed at the end of September and that the project is on schedule and on budget for $450,000. On another part of campus, Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity’s house renovation project is still in progress. The project will add five bedrooms to the facility, redesign the house’s interior extensively, update the building’s egress routes to the most recent planning codes and construct substantial additions to both the east and west sides of the house, Bernie O’Rourke, the architect for the Tri-Kap project at Wiemann Lamphere Architects, said. The scheduled completion date for the renovation project has been moved back by a few weeks, O’Rourke said. He added that the new target date is around April 1. Most of the demolition of the house is completed and the new foundation has been laid, O’Rourke said. Additionally, most of the materials that are being used in the renovation have been approved and ordered. Bruce Williamson ’74, president of Domus Custom Builders and TriKap alum, added that the project is in the framing stage. “It’s at this stage where the shape of the new building becomes apparent, particularly the large expansion to the west and the expansion to the east,” he said. “It’s really exciting for us to see the new spaces, and how they relate to the spaces our fellow Tri-Kaps have always loved.”
Because of all of the construction, Tri-Kap will hold recruitment in the Rockefeller Center, Tri-Kap president Keaton Renta ’16 said. “We’re excited to bring in the 2018 class into Tri-Kap at such a historic time for us. The new house will really help us take full advantage of everything the brotherhood has to offer and will further strengthen the Tri-Kap experience,” Renta said. “While we’ll have to be creative in some ways, the project won’t affect our operations and we’ll still be a very active and close brotherhood over the short construction period.” Future construction projects include the rebuilding of Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and the renovation of Baker Tower. O’Hern said that the Baker Tower construction is a restoration and renovation of the main roof around Baker Library. He added that it will be a highly visible project because there will be a lot of scaffolding around the tower. “There will be some rooms that will be impacted by the library tower renovation, notabably the Tower Room,” he said. “There may be different routes around the library, but access will continue to be open for students during the summer.” Further, construction to the Lodge could begin as early as fall of 2016. According to the project’s website, its goal is to create a safe, durable structure that could continue to be maintained by students while retaining the character, tradition and community of the Lodge.
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president. Dressel, who was elected with Cunningham in last April under the #wecantstop campaign, wrote in a campus-wide email that she was unable to commit herself to the team, and “Dartmouth deserves a leader that can fully commit her or himself.” Dressel has not commented on her resignation since her email three months ago. She did not respond to a request for comment on this story. The Assembly has faced a number of challenges over the past year. In fall 2014, the Assembly was sanctioned by the Undergraduate Finance Committee for misuse of funds, including the spending of $1,876 on customized Patagonia jackets for 23 Assembly executives and $966 on an invite-only lunch to discuss sexual assault prevention. In May, a video of Cunningham yelling at a female student protesting outside Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority’s annual Derby event was posted on YouTube. The video had over 20,000 views as of press time. Following the incident, a petition calling for his resignation received more than 500 signatures, though not all signatures were from College students. Cunningham then sent a campus-wide email apologizing for approaching the female student in a “threatening” manner. Cunningham said that Seo’s confirmation is the first item on the Assembly’s agenda for the fall term, so the Assembly can move on to other points in its agenda. “It’s critical that we get an Assembly together and they start to understand what Student Assembly does as well as why it’s so important that [Seo] is confirmed as vice president,” Cunningham said. Cunningham said that he believes Seo will be confirmed as vice president. “I think the question is why wouldn’t he be — because [Seo] is a phenomenal human being,” he said. Cunningham said that he respected Dressel’s decision to step down. He said his next move after her resignation was to determine what was best for the College, and he sought to find a candidate who represents a host of demographics on campus and embodies Dartmouth’s values. Cunningham and Dressel pledged during their campaign to unite all corners of campus around a shared mission. Seo and Cunningham are both members of Alpha Delta fraternity, which was derecognized last spring. Cunningham said that despite their common affiliation with the organization, he believes he and Seo can still reach a wide range of students on campus, as they are also members
of several other different campus organizations. “The biggest thing about me and [Seo] and AD is that we understand that it’s a brotherhood, but it’s not our only community,” he said. Seo is a member of several other groups on campus, including the men’s club soccer and the Korean Student Association. He is also an undergraduate advisor. “I want to be able to connect different communities on campus and bring the students together, and I think I’ll have the opportunity to do so,” Seo said. Seo appeared in an advertisement for Cunningham and Dressel’s spring election campaign. In the video, he praises both Dressel and Cunningham. “[Cunningham] and [Dressel] are the leaders we need, the leaders to rebuild our school — make it our home, make it our Dartmouth,” he said. Cunningham said that he considered and spoke to other candidates. “When I spoke to [Seo], there was something that just clicked,” Cunningham said. Cunningham declined to name the other students he considered for the post. He noted in an electronic message that all other students declined the position because they were concerned about the public nature of the post. He also wrote that he considered students from a variety of backgrounds and campus communities. A committee of representatives of the student body will vote on Seo’s confirmation. Cunningham said he believes that the confirmation process is fair. Seo said that he does not know how the student body will respond
if he is confirmed as vice president. He said that a big difference is that he does not need to sell himself. “I’ll be in a position from the very beginning where I have to act — I hope that my actions will speak for themselves,” he said. Seo has had previous leadership experience on the Assembly and Class Council — he served as the president of the Class of 2016 in the 2013-2014 academic year. “I feel like being a senior, you have the choice of just chilling and doing nothing, or actually taking responsibility and making an impact,” Seo said. 2016 Class Council president Daniel Reitsch ’16, who succeeded Seo as president in 2014, said working with a friend can often make for a smoother transition. “It all comes down to not who you are or how you’re connected — it’s all about what kind of job you’re going to do,” he said. Cunningham said that he and Seo plan to keep working on the platform on which he ran with Dressel, but they have made some changes and are working to decide on goals for the year. Seo said they spoke throughout the summer about potential plans. “We wanted to start, not only brainstorming, but also structuring what we want to do, and understanding what the values and goals of Student Assembly should be,” he said. Jake Gaba ’16, who ran for Student Assembly president against Cunningham, said that he approves of Seo as vice president. He noted that Yik Yak was very supportive of Seo last year. He said that the Assembly should follow the rules — if general Assem-
bly must approve of the president’s appointment, then that is what should happen, he said. Gaba said Cunningham did not reach out to him or Penelope Williams ’16, who ran for vice president alongside Gaba, when Dressel stepped down. Williams said that she does not think she should have been approached, because Cunningham should choose the candidate with whom he will work best, as long as that person cares about the College and its student body. She said that she questions the fairness of having an un-elected vice president, but added that she thinks many students would have voted for Seo if he had run. “I have heard from several people I know that [Seo] is the person that they would have chosen anyway,” she said. Garrison Roe ’18, who serves as co-chair of the Assembly’s financial oversight committee and Student Assembly delegate to the Undergraduate Finance Committee, said he doesn’t know Seo very well. The interactions that he has had with him so far have been positive, he said. “It seems like he fits the mold of a Student Assembly vice president quite well, as he always appears energetic and ready to get involved with Student Assembly initiatives, and I trust that if [Cunningham] thinks he will make a suitable vice president, then the Student Assembly will be very effective under his leadership,” he said. John Damianos ’16, a member of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault and an undergraduate advisor, signed the petition last year calling for Cunningham’s resignation. He said
that the Assembly is under intense scrutiny, but he noted that additional attention could help them ensure they accomplish their goals. Damianos said Seo’s work as a UGA demonstrates his dedication to the health and safety of students. “[Cunningham] had faith in himself that he could overcome all the things in the past, and he decided to take a different approach as president. And I think [Seo] can help him and even keep him in check if he does see something questionable,” Damianos said. UFC chair Carolyn Parrish ’16 said that she believes that Cunningham chose a candidate in which he is confident. She expressed a cautious optimism for the Assembly’s spending habits this year — although she said the Assembly has had an inconsistent presence on UFC, she hopes that the Assembly will have a stronger voice on the committee. “I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that he thinks that, after [Dressel] resigning, [Seo] will be the best vice president, and they will work really hard to make sure that no slip-ups happen in terms of the way that they use their money,” she said. 2017 Class Council president Elisabeth Schricker ’17 said that while she’s disappointed with the conduct that has become the reputation of the Assembly, students should not disregard the importance of the organization. “Those calling for the abolition of SA are effectively throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” she said. Palaeopitus Senior Society moderator Robert Scales ’16 declined to comment since Cunningham is a Palaeop member.
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The Facade of a Freer Cuba
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Releasing 3,522 prisoners does not show true change in Cuba’s dictatorship.
What are your reflections on the new Dartmouth “Citizenship Pledge?”
With all eyes trained on Pope Francis’ arrival in Washington, D.C., next Tuesday, many news outlets have dedicated a significant amount of coverage to preparations for the special guest. The visit will begin that afternoon, when President Barack Obama will greet the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. After paying his respects at the White House the next morning, Pope Francis will embark on a two-week-long journey across the United States. While the Holy Father’s visit is an occasion for celebration, we should be weary of the inevitable commotion that will accompany it. The truth is that the U.S. is not the only stop on the papal itinerary. Instead, we should be paying more attention to where Pope Francis will be spending his days prior to setting foot on American soil. At 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, Pope Francis will arrive at Jose Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. As a so-called “gesture of goodwill” to the Holy Father, the Castro regime has agreed to release 3,522 prisoners leading up to his three-day stay on the island. While this may seem like a step in the right direction with regard to the dictatorship’s human rights record, we should not be so easy to impress. Now more than ever, the Castro brothers’ political machinations should be subject to utmost scrutiny. The release of more than 3,000 prisoners should be taken for what it truly is — a strategic maneuver to maintain the façade of a freer Cuba. There is no dearth of prisoners on the island. In many cases, its jails are filled to capacity. Cuba’s people are often imprisoned at the whim of an oppressive government. Until a few years ago, someone who wanted to provide internet to Cubans could very well have shared a cell with a rapist or murderer. Apparently, free market enterprise continues to be a major thorn in the side of the regime. Despite the fanfare and photoops surrounding the regime’s “benevolent” act, 3,522 prisoners is little more than a drop in the bucket for the dictatorship. Who the regime has decided to release is also little cause for celebration. According to a Sept. 11 article in The New York Times, the government
Beginning this year, all incoming students will have to sign the “Citizenship Pledge,” which encapsulates the College’s goal of educating students who value honesty, responsibility, a diverse community and intellectual engagement. While I agree that these qualities are critical to any education and I respect the pledge’s meaning, I am disappointed that administrators feel the need to coddle students by spelling out the obvious. Because of its reputation as one of the country’s top schools for undergraduate education, the College naturally attracts students who are looking for intellectual growth and engagement with some of the best minds in the world. Yet, the College still felt the need to dedicate time and resources to formulating this redundant pledge. This seems to be a part of a larger trend that has been becoming more and more obvious — administrators do not appear to trust students. Based off the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative, for example, it seems clear to me that administrators do not trust the students with alcohol, and now with this pledge, they seem to not trust the students to meet the College’s standard of what a student is and should be. By immediately reminding incoming students of why they were accepted to the College and what they are expected to contribute to it, administrators give the impression they are not only questioning the morals of its students before they have even enrolled, but also to be questioning the College itself — and its ability to attract students worth having. For all its pretty words and admirable meaning, the pledge’s purpose is unclear at best and seems to be evidence of the College’s distrust of its students and growing inferiority complex at worst.
pardoned “a mix of women, inmates younger than 20 with no prior offenses, those older than 60, prisoners with illnesses, some foreigners whose countries have agreed to repatriate them and others whose terms are coming to an end.” Not included in this list is a group just as deserving of their freedom — political prisoners. Instead, those accused of crimes against the state will continue to suffer at the hands of the dictatorship. For them, Pope Francis’ visit will provide little, if any, reprieve. Such a realization, however, should not really come as a surprise to anyone. As President Obama has doggedly promoted a détente with the island, Cuban officials have done next to nothing to keep up their end of the bargain. Time and time again, we have failed to hold them accountable. This past Monday, Cuban authorities detained over 50 people peacefully protesting the regime’s long list of political prisoners. Most of those incarcerated were members of the prominent dissident group, Ladies in White. Likewise, Josefina Vidal, the head of the Cuban commission charged with restoring diplomatic relations with the United States, recently asserted that “Cuba will do absolutely nothing, will not move one millimeter its position to try to respond to people that are not looking out for our nation’s best interests.” Such unwillingness to compromise hearkens back to something that our nation’s leaders seem unable to comprehend — the fate of anyone who opposes the regime seems bleaker than ever. When all is said and done, Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba will be a monumental occasion for celebration, and rightfully so. The Cuban regime’s release of a select few prisoners, on the other hand, is unworthy of such commemoration. It should neither be hailed as a victory for human rights, nor go down in history books as a milestone in reestablishing diplomatic relations. We should not be deluded into praising such falseness as tangible progress. Our nation’s leaders must instead hold Cuba’s leaders accountable, even if it means detouring from a policy of détente. Until then, a truly free Cuba will remain entirely outside the realm of possibility. And that too, is nothing to celebrate.
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— Nicole Simineri ’17 The pledge is an unfortunate reminder that we live in an increasingly infantile young adult culture. It reads more like something
a private preparatory school would create for its students, not a document from one of the very institutions to which many of those schools aim to send their students. I think it will likely prove counterproductive because it will, at best, embarrass students and at worst, push them into a defensive crouch. — Julia Ceraolo ’15 As active members in the Dartmouth community, it is important for all of us to apply the principles in the text of the “Citizenship Pledge.” The “Citizenship Pledge,” however, is unlikely to have any tangible impact. Students who embody the qualities outlined in the pledge do so regardless of any signature. On the flip side, students who wish to violate the terms of the pledge can do so despite their previous endorsement of the pledge. This is not to suggest that the pledge is pointless — it serves a symbolic value by reminding the incoming class of their responsibilities toward their classmates in this new community. It is a nice touch, if you will, to the list of pre-matriculation tasks. — Reem Chamseddine ’17 Although I think the new “Citizenship Pledge” sounds good on paper, I do not think it will make a significant difference in the behavior of most students. As adults, the majority of students already know how they should behave. I can not envision that a pledge will make a difference in their intrinsic morals or values. Rather, the pledge essentially states the obvious without doing anything substantial. Unfortunately, many people often need strict rules and regulations for any change to be enacted. So while I think the “Citizenship Pledge” has good intentions, it is not concrete or tangible enough to make a difference. — Caroline Hsu ’18
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the community citizenship working group — was created to draft the document during the spring term. Bobby Kaufman, a graduate student on the committee, said the College has a strong sense of community within classes, graduate departments, athletic teams and other organizations on campus, but lacks cohesion between the different communities. The overarching goal of the committee was to try to codify what it means to be a member of the Dartmouth community — understanding differences but recognizing commonalities as well, he said. People coming from different parts of the community had different ideas about what was important
for the pledge to emphasize, Kauffman said. Last spring, a preliminary document was posted online so that community members could give feedback, which Agosto said was mostly positive. The draft was also read to a graduate student committee at a Hanover Town Hall meeting and to several undergraduate student groups from different parts of campus, committee member and administrative assistant at the office of judicial affairs Becca Wistrom said. In 2011, freshmen at Harvard University were required to sign a similar pledge upon matriculation, promising to uphold values in Harvard’s mission statement. The pledge was criticized by members
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code that students will sign, into which some of the language from the Class of 2015 Pledge may be incorporated, he said. Of the six Dartmouth freshmen interviewed for this article, five did not read the pledge upon signing it. Anna Ellis ’19 said while she personally knew what she was signing, because there were several instances where freshmen were shown where they could find the pledge, she thought it took an “extra step of initiative” to read through it. She thought the content of the pledge itself was positive. “Dartmouth attracts students from diverse backgrounds,” Ellis said. “It’s important to have a pledge that allows people to express a sense of community.” Although the version of the document that Dartmouth freshmen signed Tuesday was very similar to the draft the committee created last spring, it is meant to be a living document that changes over time, Agosto said. Starting in October, Agosto will reach out to different parts of campus, including organizations, residential halls and faculty to spread word about the document. Eventually, the document will
be posted on the student affairs website, Agosto said. In the future, graduate students, faculty and the rest of the Dartmouth community will have the opportunity to sign the pledge. Agosto said that while the terms of the pledge will not be adjudicated, she still believes that the pledge will have a positive impact on campus. “I believe that language is powerful and that how we talk about ourselves as a community and the expectations we set for ourselves as a community matter,” Agosto said. She added that she thinks that people will rise to whatever expectations the College sets, and the pledge makes these standards more explicit. Wistrom said it is easier to hold people accountable to Dartmouth’s values in the way they live their lives if those values are explicitly stated at the get-go. Committee member Myles McMurchy ’16 said having a pledge that makes community values explicit is valuable. “I think it’s going to be a useful primer for students coming in to Dartmouth, for what we stand for and some of the values students should be thinking about,” he said.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
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Telluride at Dartmouth returns for a 30th year
B y haley gordon The Dartmouth Staff
In 1972, Bill Pence and his wife Stella Pence transformed an old opera house into a functional theater and screened two movies there. The opera-house-turnedtheater was in Telluride, Colorado, and the Telluride Film Festival was born. Over the years, the film festival grew to become an international favorite, attracting attention from critics, stars and film fans alike. This festival is particularly well-known for its egalitarian approach to treating attendees and its remarkable seclusion from the press. For the last 30 years, a partnership has existed between the Telluride Film Festival and the College,
“[The relationship] will probably continue as long as I continue to be here at Dartmouth. Thirty years ago, I was going into my fourth year here at the College. I felt frankly that I owed them my best work in terms of curating films.” -bill pence, co-founder of the telluride film festival and director of film at the hopkins center solely through the relationship with Pence, who is the Hopkins Center’s film director. The 30th annual presentation of six Telluride films at the College will begin on Friday evening at 4 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium. This years’ film lineup includes “He Named Me Malala” (2015), “Spotlight” (2015), “Suffragette” (2015), “Ixcanul” (2015), “Rams” (2015) and “45 Years” (2015). “He Named Me Malala,” directed by Academy Award-winning director David Guggenheim, tells the story of Nobel Peace prize recipient and education activist Malala Yousafzai. The film focuses on her relationship with her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is also an activist, and her survival of an assassination attempt. “Spotlight” depicts the story of a group of reporters at The Boston Globe who uncovered a massive child abuse scandal within the city’s Catholic church and ultimately won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting. The film stars Rachel
McAdams, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Stanley Tucci. “Suffragette” explores the stories of three women involved in the British suffragette movement — a factory worker (Carey Mulligan), a teacher-organizer (Helena Bonham Carter) and British political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep). “Ixcanul,” which became the first Guatemalan film to be submitted to the Academy Awards, tells the story of a young woman whose unplanned pregnancy brings her into contact with a new world. “Rams,” which has already won the Prize Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be Iceland’s entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, tells the story of two elderly shepherd brothers trapped in a years-long feud and how their relationship changes when one of their sheep falls ill with a contagious disease. Pence described “45 Years” as a British film that tells the story of a couple married for 45 years as they are affected by discoveries of the past that may reveal more than desired. Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, who play the couple, won best actress and best actor, respectively, at the Berlin International Film Festival. Pence, who attends the showings at the College every year, said he was most excited to see “45 Years.” “My wife and I are ready to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary this coming year,” Pence said. “And I do not want to it to be the disaster like I suspect is portrayed in the film.” Current Telluride intern Andrew Kingsley ’16 said that “45 Years” was the film that personally affected him the most and described it as “devastating.” Kingsley also said that he recommends that students see two of the films with ensemble casts, “Suffragette” and “Spotlight.” He said that the these two films in particular were bound to attract attention when released later in the year and could be relied upon for an engaging viewing experience. A busy Dartmouth student might wonder why she should attend these advance screenings instead of waiting for the titles to appear on her Netflix homepage next year. Director of the Dartmouth Film Society Johanna Evans ’10 emphasized the draw of a festival of films over solitary movie watching, explaining that the power of the community can help heighten the emotional component of the experience. “Seeing a movie with that many other people, you get a totally different experience with the film,”
Evans said. “You can really gauge the power of the film on a broader scale [by seeing] how many people are laughing at what you’re laughing at, or when it’s totally silent, then you really get a full experience of the film that you cannot get when you’re sitting alone watching it on your laptop.” Evans said that another advantage of going to Telluride at Dartmouth is seeing a movie without much or any previous knowledge given by previews or reviews. “It’s nice to go in with a clean slate,” she said. “I read a lot of film reviews before I go see them, and I think a lot of people of people who care about film will read reviews first, but I find more and more it’s hard to go into the film without having all those preconceived ideas about what the film is about or what parts of it are good rather than just watching the film.” Pence said that he wants to continue the relationship between the festival and the Hopkins Center. “[The relationship] will probably continue as long as I continue to be here at Dartmouth,” Pence said. “Thirty years ago, I was going into my fourth year here at the College. I felt frankly that I owed them my best work in terms of
curating films.” Pence said that he wanted to express his gratitude to the College by forging this relationship with the festival. Although Pence chose to relinquish his position as one of the directors of the festival in 2007, he has maintained some involvement by playing a role in the selection of the short films shown each year. With the help of the Telluride interns, each spring, beginning in March, the group narrows the shorts that have the potential to be screened from 1,600 to around 60 to 70, Pence said. Kingsley said that for the selection process he would watch each short, write a mini-synopsis, a mini-critique and give a “final stamp” of no, maybe or yes. Pence would watch those with a “maybe” or a “yes”, and send his final picks to the festival’s board of directors. The two Telluride interns, Kingsley and Mac Simonson ’16, both got to attend the festival in Colorado. They were assigned to help with individual theaters. Kingsley said his job involved scanning all the passes of the people in the queue for data collection. “The queues can range from 100 to 600 [people] long”, King-
sley said, “so the spots are really coveted.” The festival not only showcases the latest and greatest in modern films but also features viewings of revivals and restorations that may be relevant to each year’s lineup. “It seems like it’s preserving all that’s still important in cinema today,” Kingsley said of the festival. “There was a five and a half hour silent German film that people went to. Nowhere else in world would you be able to show a five and a half hour silent German film and people would be like ‘Yeah I like that, that’s cool.’” “He Named Me Malala” will be shown on Friday at 4 and 7 p.m. “Spotlight” will be shown on Saturday at 4 and 7 p.m. “Suffragette” will be shown on Sunday at 4 and 7 p.m. “Ixcanul” will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 4 and 7 p.m. “Rams” will be shown on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4 and 7 p.m. “45 Years” will be shown on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 and 7 p.m. Tickets will be $12 a ticket or $60 for a pass for general audiences and $6 a ticket or $30 for a pass for students. The pass includes admission for all six films. Andrew Kingsley is a member of The Dartmouth staff.
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SPORTS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
THURSDAY LINEUP
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Volleyball bounces back from losses to win home invitational
B y Daniel Lee
The Dartmouth Staff
Although the volleyball team began with a tough start to the preseason, ending 0-3 after losses in the San Diego State University and University of San Diego Invitational, the women quickly bounced back in their own tournament this past weekend, defeating both visiting teams, West Virginia University and the University of Connecticut. The Big Green had difficulties in Southern California, proving unable to win a single set during the three games of the tournament. In the first game against Texas Christian University, Dartmouth’s offense committed 22 attack errors and had a .129 attack percentage while the Horned Frogs had only 6 attack errors for an impressive .407 attack percentage. The women then took on the University of the Pacific in the second game the next day, but were unable to maintain an 18-17 lead in the first set as the game quickly slipped away after three consecutive attack errors. The Big Green would go on to lose the next two sets as Tiger outside hitter Lexi Elman logged 13 kills and setter Kimmy Whitson personally tied Dartmouth’s team total assists with 30. In the final game against co-host
University of San Diego, the Big Green struggled to side out as the Toreros had three streaks of four or more points in the first set for a 25-14 win. The next two sets would be very close, but Dartmouth was unable to capitalize on the opportunities late in the game. The second set was tied 20-20, but the team ultimately lost the set 25-22. Then, a 20-19 lead in the third set quickly disappeared after a 5-0 run by the Toreros who again took the set 25-22 to close the match. Despite the three losses, there was not much room for concern given this was the team’s first tournament after the addition of six freshmen from the Class of 2019. “The big part of that has to do with having more playing time together,” middle blocker and co-captain Kaira Lujan ’16 said. “It was our first season opener, and we had some fresh talent on the court, which is always a good thing, but it’s just a matter of getting right with each other and getting more comfortable playing next to each other.” Despite the losses, freshman libero Zoe Leonard ’19 was named to the AllTournament team after accumulating 32 digs over the course of the three matches. With the opening weekend under their belt, the team saw quick improvements as they hosted their own invita-
tional and faced West Virginia this past Friday. The Big Green won the first two sets against the Mountaineers and went on to win the game 3-1 with the help of opposite Emily Astarita ’17, who logged 20 kills, and co-captain setter Kayden Cook ’16, who added 47 assists. On Sunday afternoon, after a strong win in the first set against Connecticut, Dartmouth was dealt a significant defeat in the second set by a score of 25-11 after the Huskies went on a 13-1 run early in the set for a 14-3 lead. The Big Green, however, quickly went back to work and won the next two sets, both with scores of 25-22. The team chemistry was evident as three players for the Big Green — Astarita and outside hitters Molly Kornfeind ’17 and co-captain Paige Caridi ’16 — recorded double digits in kills off Cook’s 45 assists. “The biggest takeaways we got from this past weekend was that we lost a big set against [the] University of Connecticut, but we came back and we ended up winning the last game,” Cook said. “[This] shows the resilience our team has and the capability to shake it off if we lose a set, which is to come out strong for the next set.” When asked about specific adjustments, middle blocker Allison Brady ’16 and Cook mentioned that coaches and players had a great emphasis on
passing. “That allowed us to run our offense and open it up for a lot of hitters,” Brady said. “Our setter [Cook] did a great job. She had a lot of assists, and we had a lot of kills with each hitter on each side of the court.” Cook also added that adjustments in the game plan contributed to this weekend’s success. “We went in this past weekend with a lot more set game plan — our coaches
did a lot of scouting and we came in with very specific things that each position needed to do, and I thought we executed them very well,” she said. The Big Green will return to the court this weekend as they travel to Rochester, Michigan, to compete against Western Michigan University on Friday at 2 p.m. The next day they’ll take on Eastern Illinois University and tournament host Oakland University at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
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Kayden Cook ’16 recorded 47 and 45 assists in back-to-back wins this weekend.
Cross country opens season with Dartmouth Invitational wins
B y CHris Shim
The Dartmouth Staff
The Big Green’s cross country teams opened their fall seasons in dominant fashion, taking first place in both the men’s and women’s races of the Dartmouth Invitational at the Hanover Country Club this past Saturday. Both the men and women recorded perfect team scores of 15 points in the home meet. “Going in, the expectation was to put a solid race together,” women’s head coach Courtney Jaworski said. “We knew that it was a meet that we should win.” Leading the way for the women’s team was Dana Giordano ’16, who won her second consecutive title at the Dartmouth Invitational. She completed the six-kilometer distance in 21:33.81. Close behind her was Leigh Moffett ’18, who pushed the pace in the middle of the race and finished at second in 21:40.86. “We expected to pack up the first
half of the race and then to move on the back end,” Giordano said. “Everyone did a fantastic job of working together and shifting up groups to secure the first [10] spots.” Rounding out the top five finishers and securing the perfect team point total for Dartmouth were Helen Schlachtenhaufen ’17, Reid Watson ’16 and Elizabeth Markowitz ’16. The women’s team ended the race with an impressive lead over all four competing schools, as the women swept the first 10 places of the race. “[Giordano] winning the race was wonderful — we kind of count on having her in front running well,” Jaworski said. “Moffett made some great improvements from last year and also ran a great race.” In the men’s race, Brian Masterson ’16 led a strong contingent of current and former Big Green runners across the line, completing the eight-kilometer distance in 24:24.51. The men did slightly better than the women’s 10-spot sweep, taking the
top 13 collegiate spots in the races. Two former Dartmouth runners and recent graduates, Philip Royer ’13 and Silas Talbot ’15, ran unattached in the men’s race, with respective fourth- and eighth-place finishes in the overall standings. “I wasn’t really sure what to expect,” Masterson said of the meet. “I just wanted to get in a good hard effort and use it to gauge our early season fitness.” Nat Adams ’17 and Peter Geithner ’16 followed Masterson, claiming second and third with only a second and a half separating them from each other. Patrick Gregory ’18 finished fourth on the team and fifth in the overall standings with a 24:32.09. Julian Heninger ’17 finished fifth in the team scoring in 24:37.24, while Daniel Salas ’17 and Joey Chapin ’16 finished sixth and seventh in the team scoring. “I told some guys to stick together during the first half of the race,” men’s head coach and director of track and field Barry Harwick ’77 said. “The second half is much more difficult than
the first, so I told some of the first-years to hold back during the first half.” Both the athletes and the coaching staff attributed the early season success to strong preparation over the summer. The upperclassmen traveled to the Dartmouth College Grant in northeastern New Hampshire two weeks ago, where they took advantage of the trails to run and complete two tough preseason workouts. They returned to campus a week ago to rejoin the first-year athletes. “Preseason training went really well,” Jaworski said. “You could tell that the women on the team did some great offseason work.” Masterson emphasized that although he dealt with a minor injury during his summer training, he “was able to get in a lot of quality miles in August and build a solid base for the season.” Looking forward, both teams look to contend for the Ivy League Championship in early November, where the women will seek to defend their Ivy
League crown for the third consecutive year. Both teams also hope to qualify for the NCAA National Championships in late November. “My sophomore season, we qualified for NCAAs as a team and I was one of the seven who ran at nationals,” Masterson said. “My one goal for the season is to get back to nationals. The [Dartmouth Invitational] reinforced my conviction that this team can make it back to NCAAs.” The teams will return to action in two weeks at the Boston College Invitational. Both will get the chance to assess their fitness against some of the strongest Division I teams. “It’ll be nice to race against some top teams, including three other Ivy League schools — Brown, Cornell and Harvard [Universities],” Jaworski said. “It’ll be good to wage ourselves against these Division I teams.” The Boston College Invitational will be on Friday, Sept. 25 at Franklin Park in Boston, with the races set to begin at 3 p.m.