The Dartmouth 11/06/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 144

CLOUDY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Protest displays stolen pong table with Indian head

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By PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff

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OPINION

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SPORTS

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In the early hours of Thursday morning, a large piece of plywood with the Dartmouth Indian head painted on it and a sign that read “WE stand with NAD. We say ENOUGH” were placed on the steps of Dartmouth Hall. The piece of plywood — a pong table — also included the words “Boom Boom Lodge,” a slang phrase used to refer to Theta Delta Chi fraternity and its physical building. The sign also said the Dartmouth Indian “seeps from our basements, to our minds, to our hearts” and that it “dehumanizes cultures, and individuals.” The Dartmouth Indian “makes people afraid” and “is racist,”

The Pan-Asian Community hosts a blackboard tile-decorating social event.

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“Stop Hiding, Start Talking”campaign culminated in panel

B y KATIE RAFTER

The Dartmouth Staff

Six panelists discussed mental health issues at what was a culminating event for Student Assembly’s “Stop Hiding, Start Talking” initiative on Thursday night in Rollins Chapel. Topics ranged from struggles with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and eating disorders. The panel began with opening remarks from Student Assembly health and wellness chair Speight Carr ’16,

who spoke about how critical of an issue mental health is at the College and campuses nationwide. Carr said mental health is a stigmatized and taboo topic. Without talking about the issue, however, we cannot normalize it, so it is important to start a dialogue that moves beyond the stigma, he said. Director of Counseling and Human Development Heather Earle said representations of mental health in the media prevent people from wanting to discuss it. Panels like

this are important in creating safe spaces for discussion and education on campus, she said. “I think it’s really great when students speak about mental health issues and really break the silence and put a different face to it,” Earle said. Writing professor Jennifer Sargent spoke about her own struggles with mental health throughout her life and career, emphasizing the importance of self-recognition and reaching out to the available resources.

CoFIRED will host immigration reform conference B y BRIANA TANG The Dartmouth

United by a common interest in discussing and developing immigration reform, students from 20 different institutions representing all corners of the United States will arrive at Dartmouth today for the sixth annual Collegial Alliance for Immigration Reform Conference. The conference, organized by the non-partisan Coalition for Immigration Reform, Equality and DREAMers, will run from Nov.

Sargent said many faculty, staff and administrators are dealing with the same issues as students, which makes them more understanding. In total, six panelists spoke about their experiences with mental illness, both at the College and before they arrived. Alex Libre ’16 discussed his diagnosis with bipolar disorder and his experience with psychiatric medication. He said the medication kept SEE STOP HIDING PAGE 3

DIWALI DANCERS

6 to Nov. 8 and has a varied schedule of events, including lectures, workshops, presentations and discussions. Around 50 people from other institutions are expected to be at the conference. These students represent a mix of four-year and two-year private and public schools, from both the East and West Coast, including all of the Ivy League. There will be about 100 people at the conference including Dartmouth students, staff and ALICE HARRISON/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

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The Shanti Club rehearses for the Diwali Celebration to be held on campus.


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