The Dartmouth 09/23/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 112

SUNNY HIGH 76 LOW 49

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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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OPINION

JEON: OVERHANDLED WITH CARE PAGE 4

ARTS

SPOTLIGHT: ADENRELE ADEWUSI ’15 PAGE 7

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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.

B y kelsey flower The Dartmouth Staff

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

LIGHT OF MY LIFE

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Artist-in-residence Phillip K. Smith III explores light, shadow and color in his exhibit.


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