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Faculty donations skew Democrat NAP director
appointment sparks controversy By Lauren budd The Dartmouth Staff
the few colleges that the Center has looked at where contributions sometimes trend toward Republican candidates. In 2008, 88 percent of the $132,293 donated by people employed by or affiliated with the College went to Democrats and 12 percent went to Republicans, Novak said, citing the Center’s publicly available donation data. In 2014, 70 percent of the
Recently appointed director of the Native American Program Susan Taffe Reed said she hopes to contribute to an environment in which Native students at the College continue to thrive. The appointment, however, has sparked controversy from some alumni and students alike. Reed began her job on Sept. 1 after completing her Ph.D. in musicology and American Indian studies at Cornell University and doing post-doctoral work at Bowdoin College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She came under fire from some Native students and alumni after a post on the blog “FakeIndians” surfaced questioning her ethnic background. Reed said she is president of the Eastern Delaware Nation — a non-profit organization and federally unrecognized tribe that allows non-Native people to join as social members — and identifies as a person of mixed Native and European ancestry. The blog post claims that Reed is solely of Irish descent. Reed wrote in an email that the purpose of the Eastern Delaware Nations is to bring together the Native people of Delaware and related heritage to restore traditional culture and promote cultural awareness. In terms of her goals at the College, she wrote that she wants to continue to make Dartmouth a “home away from home for Native students” and to advocate for students and support their educational experience. She wrote that she will draw from experiences teaching and working with students at other universities to provide “academic, cultural and personal support to all Native students.”
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With the exception of the 2010 and 2012 election cycles, College professors have historically donated more to Democratic candidates than Republicans.
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As the College prepares for an influx of political attention during next year’s presidential election season, professors will face personal decisions about which, if any, of the candidates to support in a crowded field. Although the College’s academics have historically given more money to Democratic candidates, professors and stu-
dents said they do not expect that campus’ professors will inflect their teaching with personal political philosophies. Editorial and communications director at the Center for Responsive Politics Viveca Novak said that donations from academics are an overwhelming source of political money for candidates, but they often remain overlooked. She said that professors usually donate to Democratic candidates. Dartmouth, she said, is one of
WGST program adds “sexuality” to its name B y emilia baldwin The Dartmouth Staff
With the start of fall classes, the first women’s, gender and sexuality studies courses are being offered after the program changed its name from women’s and gender studies in July. Professors in the department said that the new name more accurately reflects the program’s historical interest in studying the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. WGSS and religion professor Susan Ackerman said that the new name reflects recent innovations in sexuality studies within the program, and that last year the program appointed its first full-time faculty specializing in sexuality studies. WGSS professor Michael Bronski agreed with Ackerman, saying SEE WGSS PAGE 2
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CAMPUS BLOTTER Sept. 18, 3:58 p.m., Connecticut River: Safety and Security officers responded to an anonymous report of students swimming in the river. They identified 25 members of the Class of 2019 swimming in the river and asked them to leave the dock. Sept. 18, 6:52 p.m., Alumni Gym: Safety and Security officers and Hanover Fire Department assisted a guest who felt ill at Alumni Gym. The guest was transferred to DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center for evaluation. Sept. 18, 11:10 p.m.: Safety and Security officers transported a student back to campus from the Hanover Police Department. The student had been arrested for using false identification at Stinson’s to purchase alcohol. Sept. 18, 11:15 p.m.: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services rendered medical assistance to two members of the Class of 2019. The students were intoxicated and taken to Dick’s House, where they were admitted for the evening. Sept. 19, 12:25 a.m., Collis Student Center: Safety and Security officers, Hanover Police and Hanover Fire Department attempted to locate a student who had placed three 911 calls stating he had a collapsed lung while at Collis. After confirming the student was OK, the individual stated he had had a strong reaction to alcohol consumption. He was admitted to Dick’s House for the evening, and Hanover Police obtained an arrest warrant for false reporting to a law enforcement agency. Sept. 19, 12:30 a.m., Massachusetts Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth EMS responded to a Good Sam call in Mid Mass. The female student was transported to DHMC and later released to Dick’s House due to intoxication. Sept. 19, 1:19 a.m.: Safety and Security officers, Dartmouth EMS and Hanover Fire Department rendered medical assistance to a student who was intoxicated and had fallen, hitting their head on a pole. The student was admitted to DHMC for evaluation, treated and released to Dick’s House.
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WGSS change part of trend in field FROM WGSS PAGE 1
he thinks that the revision is part of a greater trend within women’s and gender studies. He added that several of the College’s peer institutions have already revised their programs’ names to include sexuality studies. “This sort of change is trending up,” Bronski said. “I would say that Dartmouth is in the middle of this trend,” though he added that several programs still have not made the change at all. As a part-time lecturer who only teaches at the College in the winter, Bronski said that he was not a part of the discussions about the recent change of name. Bronski said that colleges and universities around the country began to develop women’s studies programs in the 1970s and eventually expanded to include gender studies. With changes in the field, he said that the new name of WGSS programs more accurately portrays the interests present in the field of women’s and gender studies. Sexuality deserves its own intersection within the program, as shown by student interest in the subject and an increase of literature on the topic within the discipline, he said. “It’s truth in advertising — it’s what we know and what we do,” Professor Bronski said.
Bronski also added that several programs, such as that of Skidmore College, have dropped the term “women’s” from their program’s name all together, opting for the broader “gender studies” title. “The point of view is that if they just say something like gender, women will be included within that,” Bronski said.
“The new name reflects a better understanding of what the major is about, not only women and gender, but the spaces they each occupy.” -Lulu riley ’16
The omission of “women” in the title of a program sends a very clear and pointed message, though it potentially raises concerns — while taking the word “women” out of the title theoretically broadens the subject, many academics and experts within the field fear that this sort of change might devalue the importance of women’s studies within the
programs, he said. “Women tend to historically be left behind,” Bronski said. Ackerman echoed Professor Bronski’s sentiments, saying that the new name honors both the history and the future of the program. “I think the ‘women’ part of our name reflects back to our history in the same way our new name reflects our more recent innovations,” she said. Ackerman said that she is very proud of the advancements and successes of the program, which began in 1978, adding that it was the first women’s studies program of its kind among the previously all-male Ivy League universities. Lulu Riley ’16, a WGSS major, said that the new name of the program makes sense, as many classes within the program focus on the relationship and intersection between sexuality and gender. “The new name reflects a better understanding of what the major is about, not only women and gender, but the spaces they each occupy,” she said. Riley also said that most of the classes she has taken within WGSS have discussed the name of the program. “If it was possible, the department would probably have added in a few more intersections, like women, gender, sexuality and social class study,” Riley said.
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Sept. 19, 1:57 a.m., McLane Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers responded to a report of bikes being thrown over the patio at McLane Hall. Several bikes appeared to have been thrown over the hall but were undamaged and returned to the bike rack. No one was identified. Sept. 20, 12:52 a.m., Wheeler Residence Hall: Safety and Security officers, Hanover Police and Hanover Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in a student room in Wheeler. It was determined that an individual had left candles burning, catching a comforter and box of tissues on fire. Safety and Security officers put out the fire and the Hanover Fire Department removed the burnt material and allowed students back into the residence hall. —Compiled by Jess Zischke
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Alumni took to the public Native American Alumni at Dartmouth Facebook group to voice their discontent and confusion about the appointment. Many alumni expressed greater frustration with a perceived lack of transparency than with the alleged fact that Reed is of solely European descent. In a statement to the Valley News, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence said that Reed never misrepresented herself as a member of a federal- or state-recognized tribe and that she was transparent about her professional and personal experience during the search process, and Reed maintains that she is of mixed ancestry. Reed added that it is not uncommon for Native identities to be mixed and complex, and that the Native community at the College is “inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences.” Lawrence did not respond to a request for comment by press time. One of the critics, writer and Native American activist Jacqueline Keeler ’91, said the appointment of Reed was a disappointment and an example of Dartmouth’s administrators failing to live up to expectations.
She said, for herself and for many other Native alumni, the background of this type of leader did not matter because the job could be performed by a qualified candidate of any ethnic background. “The issue here is one of integrity and honesty,” she said. “We have a situation here where the applicant was, to a certain extent, dishonest or delusional, neither of which is great considering you’re working with youth.” Keeler also added that during her time at the College, this role was held by a woman who was “100 percent New England, but she didn’t pretend to be Indian.” “She was just there for us, emotionally and otherwise,” she said. Native alumni George Hill ’05 echoed that the alumni consensus was not that Reed had to be Native to fill this position, though the post does require a deep level of understanding of the Native world. “The [Native American students at Dartmouth] student body is one of the largest Native higher education groups that exist,” he said. “It’s tremendously important to all of Indian Country that they have a good education here and get through the whole thing.” He said the misleading nature of
the appointment, however, makes Reed less relatable to Native students, especially those from reservations, for whom Dartmouth is “an alien world.” “Dartmouth needs to take its commitment to Native students seriously,” he said. “It seems the administration does not know very basic, general things about Indian Country despite this supposed rededication to the school’s original, founding mission.” The Eastern Delaware Nation should not be compared to unrecognized tribes, Keeler said, which can provide documentation and attribute their lack of recognition to historical oppression rather than having to craft stories about their ancestry. “It’s very frustrating because there are real tribes that struggle with political recognition,” she said. “So many tribes on the East Coast are unrecognized because of some really terrible history.” She said Dartmouth should apologize to the Delaware Nation, for whom there are three actual tribes. “I talked to some Delaware tribal members and they are deeply hurt by this, because this gives credence to people who are practicing cultural theft,” Keeler said. “They can’t stand up for themselves in Pennsylvania
because they were removed 200 years ago, so these groups are filling the vacuum.” Corinne Kasper ’17 said the issue was very sensitive and confusing for many Native students on campus and upsetting for others. While the issue of identity policing and its detriment to Native communities is something she has encountered, she said this particular type of issue is new to many students.
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She expressed concern for current students and said she is upset about a lack of transparency. “I’m worried about the reactions of alums and other outside sources and how that will affect Native American students here,” she said. Native American studies professor Bruce Duthu, who headed the search committee to fill this position, was unavailable to comment by press time.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
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Donald Trump’s noxious brand of populism has made politics exciting again. Maybe you are reading this column in the hopes that someone is finally defending your favorite presidential candidate. Maybe you’re lingering on this page because you are outraged that someone would try to defend Donald Trump’s political positions. This is not that column. I firmly believe that not only is Trump’s message egotistical and racist but that he has no business running a country. His views are misogynistic and his political platform overtly approves of the continued, if not intensified, oppression of minority groups. Yet, I am arguing that Trump’s decision to run for the Republican presidential nomination has benefited American politics. His bizarre orange tuft of hair has dominated the news cycle because much of the country seems to have a strange love affair with him. Some genuinely support him, but many enjoy being horrified or appalled by his statements. Comedians like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert cannot stop talking about him, and neither can many Americans. A record number of viewers tuned in to last week’s Republican presidential primary debate hosted by CNN. Yes, an average of more than 23 million people watched the stage full of presidential hopefuls. For a moment, Yik Yak was no longer littered with recycled jokes or invitations to “Netflix and chill,” but instead with posts about the candidates. This year, more than ever, has made politics look fun, rather than a string of dry and empty promises uttered by the usual lineup of old white men. While Trump does not inspire the same sense of positivity and hopefulness that President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign might have, what he does elicit from the American people is bafflement and morbid fascination. One of the biggest issues in our democratic system is low voter turnout and lack of engagement or interest in what the candidates are saying. How can we call ourselves a democracy when only 57.5 percent of eligible voters participated in the last presidential election? Almost half of eligible Americans do not vote for their president, let alone for their less glamorous local representatives — who arguably have a greater impact — where
voter turnout numbers can hover around 20 percent. The men and women we elect are not truly reflective of whom we all want and what we value as a nation — they only reflect what half of us want. As someone who does a lot of canvassing for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, one common answer to the question of whom an individual is voting for in the upcoming Democratic primary is, “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it,” followed by, “I wasn’t planning on voting in the primary.” Many do not see the point in voting, perhaps because they just do not find politics that interesting. There has, however, has been a noticeable shift in attitudes this year. Americans are following the race — even with more than a year to go until the general election. The race to the White House has become more than just a political event. Most people I know who watched the Republican debate last week wanted to see what new outrageous thing Trump might say about women or Latinos. Meanwhile, former Florida governor Jeb Bush — considered by many the darling of the Republican party — has not generated much of a popular following, sidelined by the fixation on the dark horse candidate. There is no doubt that Trump has taken valuable airtime away from more deserving candidates. Yet his overall effect — increased attention to the 2016 election — outweighs those negatives. Even when — and hopefully not if — Trump eventually leaves the race, it seems the momentum he has injected into electoral politics will remain. Is Trump trivializing politics and what politicians do? Maybe. But the interest he is generating is likely to carry over to the general election race. The men and women who could be our president, arguably the most powerful person in the world, deserve our attention and scrutiny. We should be vetting these people — not just making a game-time decision at the polls, assuming we vote at all. The fact that it took a red-faced, orange-haired class clown shouting about losers, haters and a “huuuge” wall shows that we might not have our priorities straight, and we might be focusing on the wrong people — but at least we finally care.
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No student should be in need of vigilant protection from others’ views. The impetus for my penning this column originates in The Atlantic’s Sept. 2015 article, “The Coddling of the American Mind.” The piece analyzes what the authors perceive as an unspoken movement spreading across the nation’s college campuses to efface any words and actions that might offend even a minuscule portion of students. The piece highlights microaggressions and trigger warnings as manifestations of the movement, instances where exposure to speech or content might offend or upset a student. The author attributes these buzzwords to a culture of “vindictive protectiveness” that shields undergraduates from potential psychological distress. Many of us can attest to having heard the aforementioned expressions at some point during our time on campus, but the portion of the article that strikes me as the most reminiscent of Dartmouth’s atmosphere is the reported cancellation of an event titled “Hump Day” at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The event, which invited people to pet a camel in celebration of Wednesday, was protested by a group of students as “insensitive to people from the Middle East,” even though it did not contain any explicit reference to them. The incident bears a startling resemblance to the April 2014 cancellation of “Phiesta,” an annual philanthropic event that was co-hosted by Alpha Phi sorority and Phi Delta Alpha fraternity. The decision followed an email that Daniela Hernández ’15 had sent to several administrators raising concerns about the party’s appropriation of Mexican culture. Certainly, the College has an extremely troubling history of abhorrent appropriation — in 2013, Alpha Delta fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority co-hosted a “Bloods and Crips” party that reportedly mocked gang violence with racialized speech and costumes. Judging by the responses that exploded onand offline after Phiesta’s cancellation, however, it doesn’t seem that the previous year’s Phiesta had featured any garments or props that could be construed as derogatory toward Mexican culture, but rather consisted of attendees enjoying chips and salsa, guacamole and other Mexican dishes for the cause of cardiac care. Although I cannot independently verify this account, if it is correct, I could not help but feel that Hernández, albeit correct about the continuing “exploitation of groups of people and cultures for the sake of business opportunities,” was gravely misguided to brand Phiesta as an example of marginalization. To be sure, other aspects of the party could have affronted students of Mexican and Latino/a descent — I do not dispute that Mexicans and Latinos should be the authoritative voice on their
cultures. Nonetheless, I, a Korean international student on financial aid and self-identified liberal, believe that the sort of reflexive, hyperbolic sense of aggrievement described in The Atlantic article does exist among a sizable segment of my fellow minority students at Dartmouth. Too often, we — I have been guilty of this behavior as well — immediately discount and take offense at faintly conservative views on race relations or other hot-button topics, especially if they come from students with privileged backgrounds. I write the above from a place of deep sympathy, respect and love. I do not mean to trivialize the centuries of state-sanctioned violence against black and indigenous peoples, the effects of which are still felt today, or the numerous tragedies and tribulations inflicted on other minorities in the United States historically and currently. Nor do I discount the unseen privileges of whiteness, which scholar Peggy McIntosh once characterized as an “invisible knapsack.” Nevertheless, the cries that I frequently hear from my fellow minority students and activists — that someone “just doesn’t get it” because said individual is white, male, upper-middle class, cisgender and/or heterosexual — constitute an ultimately inane and counterproductive method of advancing the goals of racial, gender, sexual and socioeconomic equality. Being a member of privileged groups does not preclude one from comprehending and engaging with issues that disproportionately affect minorities. Conversely, being a minority does not automatically legitimize one’s claim of offense. It goes without saying that being a minority does not signify one’s inability to understand or engage with issues of most concern to the U.S.’s white mainstream society, and that being in the dominant white culture does not grant one a rhetorical trump card in any matters, either. I do not intend to censor or police any honest discussions on race, gender and all other social constructs of significance to students — if anything, I welcome and encourage these discussions. Instead, I advocate for greater intellectual maturity from both sides — a capacity to recognize the inevitable and desirable nuance in others’ diverse perspectives, to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of others’ opinions without blindly attributing ill intent or moral deficiencies to those who disagree with us and to be passionate about our beliefs without imposing them wholesale on others. After all, as much as it is offensive to make fun of Asian eyes or traditional Muslim headscarves, it is equally offensive to suggest that minority students like me are so infantile as to need constant protection from even the most innocuous of comments.
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Professor donations historically skew to Democrats FROM DONATIONS PAGE 1
$100,084 donated went to Democrats and 27 percent went to Republicans. In 2010, however, 46 percent of the $132,476 donated went to Democrats and 50 percent when to Republicans, and in 2012, people affiliated with the College donated a record $308,017 — 58 percent to Republicans and 41 percent to Democrats. While Dartmouth employees and affiliates have donated exclusively to Democrats so far this year, Novak said not much money has been given yet. Just $2,700 was donated by March 15, compared to the more than $300,000 donated by the end of the 2012 presidential campaign cycle. Of all firms and institutions tracked by the Center for Responsive Politics, Dartmouth’s employees have given the ninth most total donations to Vermont senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, as of July 21. Employees and affiliates of the College have given more to Sanders’ campaign than employees of any other Ivy League institution. Employees and affiliates also gave more than those who work for large institutions like Merrill Lynch, Amazon.com and the United States Postal Service. Employees and affiliates of the College do not crack the top 10 for
Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley or any Republican presidential campaigns. Employees of Yale University have given the fourth most to Clinton’s presidential bid. Still, Dartmouth employees’ donations as a whole skew toward Democrats. In the past 15 years, just 12 percent of professor donations went to Republicans, but 73 percent was donated to Democrats. In 2014, 63 percent of donations were funneled to Democratic candidates, while 33 percent made its way to Republican candidate. Four College professors interviewed said that they do not think personal politics play a role in the pedagogy of their departments. They disagreed on whether revealing their personal politics to students is acceptable. Government professor John Carey said that while there are many government classes that deal with normative questions, those classes tend not to focus on current campaigns. He said that in courses that do focus on current campaigns and draw from current events, their central discussions do not involve how students should vote. Most political professors both at the College and nationally are Democrats, Carey said, but he stressed that as a result of the questions being asked in government classes, a political scientist’s own
views are not relevant to the scholarship, reading and discussions taking place. “Academic scholarship tends not to be partisan,” he said. He said that he does not hide his political affiliations, but he does not present them either, unless he is asked a question that would betray his partisanship. Sociology professor John Campbell said that he does not answer questions that would reveal his political leanings, although he does teach a few courses that involve political topics. “My job is to present different theories and data that students can use to make up their own minds about whatever the political issue might happen to be, not to stand up there and advocate for one position or another,” Campbell said. He said that while he is sure his preferences may somehow permeate his teaching, he does his best to keep them out. Mathematics department chair Dana Williams said that since mathematics are devoid from politics, there is no reason why his politics should arise in a math class — although he will occasionally make a political joke. Because professors hold a position of authority, he said that he believes revealing his political affiliations could make students uncomfortable. Williams
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said, however, that it could be more difficult for professors teaching classes related to politics to keep their opinions to themselves. Public policy professor Ronald Shaiko noted that there is not a set campus policy about disclosing personal politics. His view, he said, is that by the end of the term, he thinks students would have a hard time figuring out where he stands politically. “I don’t think it’s our job to indoctrinate [students] into any political philosophy,” he said. At the beginning of his class “Introduction to Public Policy,” Shaiko said, he gets a sense of where each student in the class stands politically. That way, if the class skews in one direction, he can act as a balancing force. Although both the majority of “Introduction to Public Policy” students and Shaiko himself tend to be moderates, Shaiko said it is important of students of all political beliefs to feel comfortable. Shaiko said, however, he thinks his moderate political views make it easier for him to teach his public policy classes. “It’s easier for me not being an ideologue to teach public policy,” he said. “I don’t have a vested interest in either party, so the way I teach is how can we make it better. If it’s a Democratic plan or a Republican plan, as long as it makes
policy better, I’m for that.” Shaiko said he has nothing against faculty members with distinct political point of views as long as they clearly delineate these to their students, so that students are not indoctrinated into those views unknowingly. College Republicans president Michelle Knesbach ’17, an economics and government double major, said she is not concerned that there are fewer Republican faculty at College than Democratic faculty. She thinks there is a “fair lack of polarization” in the government department. She said she thinks that to whom professors donate money politically is less important than their commitment to unbiased teaching. As a result, professors’ political leanings have not affected her time at the College, she said. “Professors do a really good job of committing to the promise of not having a political bias or influence in the classroom,” she said. Charlotte Blatt ’18, a government major and member of the College Democrats’ executive council, also said that her professors’ political affiliations do not matter to her. “I assume that if you are [a faculty member] at Dartmouth, you’re an incredibly smart person who has so much to share with students, regardless of political affiliation,” she said.
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Student Spotlight: Adenrele Adewusi ’15
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clearly apparent to her peers. “I think her art is inspired,” The Dartmouth Staff Justin Maffett ’16 said. “I think she When Adenrele Adewusi ’15 truly enjoys what she does. I restepped onto campus her freshman member when as a math major she fall, she felt that she only saw three was working on a four-dimensional academic options for students — model, and it was quite clear that “pre-med, pre-law and pre-Wall she had artistic ability.” Street.” Adewusi went with the Last April, in her last term at the third option, and College, Adewushe planned to “Everything is possible si was featured in leave the College and life is a lot bigger the digital arts with a degree in and has a lot more exhibition at the mathematics. options that it feels like Hopkins Center. As a kid, Ad “I had a digiit does at Dartmouth. ewusi had always tal photography “played around” Don’t let fear be a piece, a series with digital art, factor in your decision” of photographs designing things and I also walked l i k e bu s i n e s s my piece in the cards for her - Adenrele Adewusi ’15 digital fashion m o t h e r wh e n show,” she said. she was only Sahara 10 years old. Tankersley ’17, Throughout middle school and one of Adewusi’s models for the high school, however, her academ- exhibit, said that she enjoyed ics remained firmly rooted in the working with Adewusi, describing sciences, and she had no reason to working with her as “really fun and believe that would change in col- relaxed.” lege. Adewusi spent this past sum Adewusi’s path altered course mer serving as a studio art intern during her sophomore summer with the College. She said that the when she painted the walls of her position was a way for her to get room in the Tabard coeducational an idea of what life would be like fraternity, sparking a “creative as an art professor. outburst.” Adewusi had not taken “We had a lot of mentors’ time,” any art classes at the College up Adewusi said. “We were just in to that point, but began working there at night while the students to make up for lost ground in her were working. I learned a lot from junior winter. them and their processes, what they “I changed my major to modify it were doing.” with studio art and I started taking In this position, Adewusi was art classes,” Adewusi said. “I was able to learn and to help others really eager to get involved, so I learn at the same time. would volunteer to help professors “I did ‘Sculpture 1’ and ‘Phowith their exhibitions, definitely go tography 1.’ Sculpture I had the extra mile in my classes and experience in, but photography I that’s how I got to be in the position had never taken at Dartmouth,” that I am in now.” Adewusi said. “I actually was able Adewusi’s interest in the arts was to work alongside the students and
Eyewash is an eye-opener
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Eyewash is a termly experimental images and sounds exposition.
Courtesy of Adenrele Adewusi
Adewusi gave up the pre-Wall Street path for a life in the arts, focusing on visual mediums and digital art.
learn as they learned. It was a big learning experience and a way to immerse myself in the art world.” While Adewusi’s role of studio art intern exposed her to sculpture and photography, her lifelong passion for digital art remains important to her, and the internship refreshed her interest in the area. “It definitely reaffirmed my passion for the arts,” she said. “It was great to be able to interact with accomplished artists, like your professors or the artists in residence, to see how people are making a career out of art.” Another summer studio art intern, Gabriel Barrios ’15 commented on Adewusi’s artistic growth over the summer. “I feel like she was starting to move towards more inward expression of herself contrary to outside expectations,” he said. Adewusi created an installation of posters depicting notable women in mathematics and their individual accomplishments, which will be hung this fall in Kemeny Hall. These posters are not merely literal infographics, but are rather a positive social commentary aimed at highlighting the sometimes overshadowed or ignored accomplishments of women in the mathematical field, Adewusi said.
“It’s definitely an art piece,” Adewusi said. “It’s not an informational poster. I took what they contributed to math and found a cool way to represent that graphically.” Tankersley believes the women in mathematics posters could affect a wide audience. “Her math series posters are very inspirational for women who are interested in math, especially a younger audience,” Tankersley said. Another example of Adewusi’s tendency toward social commentary can be found with her recent summer showpiece featured in the rotunda at the Hop. Her memorial sculpture depicted deceased victims of police brutality in a sensitive and hopeful manner. Adewusi said the piece was met with mixed criticism. “All of my art is a social commentary,” Adewusi said. “I wasn’t able to communicate verbally with how I felt, and I also didn’t understand how I felt being a woman at Dartmouth, being a black female math major and also being black at Dartmouth while all these hate crimes were going on. I pretty much put all of those feelings into my artwork. I try to make the commentary positive.” Adewusi graduated from the
College in June with a math major modified with studio art. Rather than pursue the Wall Street life that had attracted her during her first year, Adewusi decided that she would spend her twenties chasing a dream of supporting herself as an artist. “I figured I might as well try and be an artist now, and if it doesn’t work out I can always fall back on my math major,” Adewusi said. Adewusi now has a position at the College aiding Soo “Sunny” Young Park, the chair of the studio art department. Adewusi could not freely comment on the exact nature of her work with the professor, except to say “it’s just beginning.” “It’s kind of my dream job. I never expected to be able work for an artist,” she said. “It’s great to know what it takes to produce work like she does, and to see an artist transform.” Adewusi said she would advise College students who are afraid of committing to careers in the arts to be brave and take risks. “Our twenties are the time to make mistakes,” Adewusi said. “Everything is possible and life is a lot bigger and has a lot more options that it feels like it does at Dartmouth. Don’t let fear be a factor in your decision.”
THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
WEDNESDAY LINEUP
No athletic events scheduled
Women’s golf places fourth, Calbi ’19 earns second in invitational
B y Henry ARNDT
The Dartmouth Senior Staff
Led by an exciting second-place overall performance from Julia Calbi ’19, the women’s golf team opened its 2015-2016 season with a solid fourthplace finish among the field of 11 teams at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational on the par-72 United States Naval Academy golf course. Despite not having a single golfer finish in the top five individuals, the University of Pennsylvania won the event on the strength of a tournament-low 301 second-round score and a 61-over-par finish on the weekend. “It was a good test,” head coach Alex Kirk said. “I think we were right there with them, and I think we’re going to have a better year this year. This weekend was a good indicator.” A one-hole playoff for first place between Calbi and Towson University junior Emma Hjarne — Dartmouth’s first in recent memory — served as the highlight of the weekend action. “The playoff was a really exciting,” Lily Morrison ’16 said. “That’s the first time I’ve gotten to watch a Dartmouth player in a playoff. It was her first tournament ever, so we were already really proud of how well she did and how she really held her own, and we’re excited
to see her win it next time.” After 54 holes, Calbi was deadlocked with Towson’s Hjarne at nine-over. Calbi, who played the third round in the same group as Hjarne, putted in on the 18th hole thinking that she was actually one stroke behind Hjarne and had lost the tournament, only to find out after walking off the course that she had finished in a tie. “[Hjarne] made a putt for par, and I made a bogey down the stretch so I thought for some reason she was ahead of me by one,” Calbi said. “I thought, ‘Okay let’s just par in and keep it steady.’” Calbi said she did not believe Kirk at first when he told her she had earned a playoff for the top spot, and did not realize the final standings until a tournament official came over to inform her. The playoff took place on a long par five, and Hjarne’s distance off the tee made the difference. “It’s a game of inches,” Kirk said. “[Calbi] left a putt hanging on the 17th hole that almost went in for birdie, and she missed one. If that goes in, we win.” At the 2015 Ivy League Women’s Golf Championship in April, the Big Green came in seventh and finished 53 strokes behind fifth-place Penn. This weekend, the Big Green shot 73-over and was only 12 strokes behind Penn at the end of the tournament, indicative
of a potentially shrinking gap between Dartmouth and its Ivy League competition. More than anything, the first competition of the year showed a bright future for the women’s golf team, which featured a travel lineup of four freshmen and one senior. Although the freshmen had yet to complete even a full week of classes, they immediately proved their mettle and set a precedent early in their collegiate careers. Calbi, the No. 30-ranked high school recruit in the nation, lived up to lofty expectations in her debut. Faced with the mental and physical challenges of nine hours of golf on a 36-hole Saturday, Calbi rose to the occasion and finished the first day atop the leaderboard, dropping a pair of two-over 74s. “The first day it was kind of sunny, and the heat was getting to you by the last six holes,” Calbi said. “You really just had to gut it out and grind. It was a really good mental and physical test. Golf is already mentally challenging, so when you’re playing 36 [holes] in one day, it makes you appreciate playing 18.” The remaining three Big Green freshmen also finished their first collegiate competition in the top 30. “The golf team only gets two recruits every year, so two of our freshmen
were actually walk-ons,” Morrison said. “Women’s golf in general is really improving. It’s amazing in my time in the past four years how much it’s grown and how much more people are involved in trying to play college golf.” Despite the windy conditions on Sunday, Angela Zhang ’19 made a push in the final round, shooting a 77 to finish the tournament 18-over and tie for 14th. “[Zhang] played really well, which was exciting,” Calbi said. “She’s a really consistent ball striker, and she was feeling super consistent especially on the last day.” Catherine Roddy ’19 shot a 79 on the final 18 to finish the tournament in
24th, and Hana Bradshaw ’19 ended the weekend 23-over in 28th. While the team experienced encouraging success, the Big Green has even bigger goals in mind for the rest of the season. To elevate their play, the women need to continue to fine tune their short game, Morrison said. “Right now, we are focused on working hard on our short game so that we can take advantage of where we are after our longer shots and drives and turn that into lower scores,” Morrison said. The Big Green returns home this weekend for the annual Dartmouth Invitational on the Hanover Country Club course.
Courtesy of Lily Morrison
Women’s golf placed fourth at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational this past weekend.
Women’s rugby gets first victory of inaugural varsity season
B y CHris SHIM
The Dartmouth Staff
At its inaugural game as a varsity program, the women’s rugby team ushered in a new era with a 77-5 win against the University of Pennsylvania on Sept. 13 at Brophy Field. This immediate success was followed by a tough loss against Quinnipiac University last Saturday, 5-43. “Having been elevated to varsity status has created a lot of unknowns for the team since March, and [Penn] was the first time we were all back together playing our game,” Yeja Dunn ’16 said. “I don’t think any of us knew what would happen, and the win plus the amazing time we had playing together really shows that this season is going to be one for the books.” The game against the Quakers was originally scheduled for this past Saturday in Philadelphia, but because of Pope Francis’ scheduled visit to the city, the game was rescheduled to be
played the weekend before in Hanover, head coach Katie Dowty said. “We called it ‘an act of God,’” Dowty said. “It was an early match that we wanted to get in, and we’re really thankful that [Penn] came up.” Dartmouth started off strong as five different players recorded tries by the midpoint of the first half to put the Big Green up 29-0. After allowing the sole try on the day for the Quakers, the Big Green added 19 more points for a score of 48-5 heading into the intermission. In the second half, the women extended their lead another 29 points. “It was nice to have our inaugural match be our home opener,” Dowty said. Dunn had three tries, accounting for 15 points, both game-highs, while Audrey Perez ’17 added two for the Big Green. Penn was playing a player down, which made it easier for the Dartmouth women to find space on the field in which to attack, Dunn said. Ultimately, rescheduling the game
against Penn to precede the one against Quinnipiac proved beneficial. “I think it’s always great to have more time than less time on the field with your team,” Dunn said. “So having those 80 minutes under our belt before Quinnipiac was great in getting to play together and relearn each others’ styles on the field.” The team faced a strong challenger in Quinnipiac, a team that qualified for the final four in last year’s national tournament. The Big Green held its own in the first half, being the first to score and ending the half just behind the Bobcats at 14-7. The first points on the board were recorded by Big Green flanker Lilie Zhang ’18. In the first half, “We were very good with keeping to our plan and focusing on our set pieces, scrums and lineouts,” Dowty said. “[Quinnipiac] wants to keep the ball moving down the line and to the outside, but our defense shut them down on the outside and we controlled the tempo of the game
in the first half.” In the second half, however, the Bobcats responded by attacking up the middle and running away with the game by scoring an additional 29 points in the half. “When we stepped on the field for the second half, I think our minds weren’t where they were in the first half due to the heat, exhaustion and actual physical time break between halves,” Dunn said. “There was a period of five to 10 minutes where I think they scored the majority of their tries, and this was in part to our lack of discipline in that time.” Nonetheless, the team remained pleased with their performance against Quinnipiac. “I was very happy to see the girls adapted to our new system well,” Dowty said. “We’re relying on our forwards to be very dynamic passers and playmakers.” The team also received strong rookie performances from Milla Anderson ’19,
Alex Stendahl ’19, Kendall Ronzano ’17 and Kat Ramage ’19. “Our rookies were outstanding — they played other flow sports in the past so they have a good understanding of the game and some natural aggression,” Dowty said. “You wouldn’t have been able to tell that they were new to the sport.” Ashley Zepeda ’18 is confident that by the next game, the team will have continued to improve greatly. Zepeda attributes much of the team’s improvement to the new varsity status of the program. The biggest change, she said, has been the “privilege” that has come along with being elevated to varsity status. “It was more stressful as a club team because we were always fighting for resources,” Zepeda said. “Now, its easier to be the best we can because we don’t have to worry about that.” The Big Green will host its next three games, beginning with Brown University at noon on Saturday, Oct. 3.