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Last week marked the beginning of a series of events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and accomplishments. The programming, which will continue until Feb. 1, featured a keynote address by guest speaker Rohina Malik, a multi-faith celebration with Rev. Leah Daughtry ’84, a documentary screening and discussion hosted by the Geisel School of Medicine, a faculty celebration breakfast, the 2016 Student Forum on Global Learning and the 24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil Procession.
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Republican presidential candidate John Kasich appeared on Monday at a town hall meeting sponsored by the Tuck School of Business and the Rockefeller Center to discuss economic issues in America. Kasich spoke about his economic policy as governor of Ohio, his proposed plan
to balance the national budget, climate change and healthcare to around 150 students and outside attendees. Kasich said that under his governance he turned a projected $8 billion budget deficit into a $2 billion surplus and cut $5 billion in taxes. His administration devoted more resources to less fortunate members of society, including drug ad-
dicts, the mentally ill and the working poor, he added. “When we rise, we have an obligation not to leave anybody in the shadows,” Kasich said. In a question and answer session, one attendee asked, if elected president, whether Kasich would base his policies on empirical data or on political expediency, particularly in the case of global warming.
Kasich responded that he is not sure to what extent humans have contributed to global warming, though he noted he is open to new evidence. While he supports all forms of energy, he said he is concerned about the unrealistic standards the government sets for renewable energy usage, which he believes hurt small businesses. He questioned those who attack coal and natural gas
and dismiss nuclear power, which he called the cleanest and most reliable energy source. At the same time, he said that he supports sustainability and efficiency efforts within practical limits. “I don’t want to leave this country in a place where my daughters, who are sixteen years old and at some point are going to have their own SEE KASICH PAGE 3
Rand Paul discusses policy and fellow candidates By JOYCE LEE
The Dartmouth Staff
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul visited the Salt Hill Pub in Hanover Saturday afternoon on his campaign stop. The Kentucky senator spoke to a crowd of around 125 students and Upper Valley residents while the restaurant proceeded with their normal lunch service — servers delivered food to patrons and a football game played in the
background. Paul discussed his nomination, United States’ policy in the Middle East, his proposed limited intervention Middle East policy, the national debt and his fellow candidates. Paul started by saying that he would not allow himself to be shut out from the nomination, acknowledging his exclusion from the Republican debate a few days before. He said that he was a candidate who stood for minority values of the Republican party.
“There needs to be someone on the stage, there needs to be someone in the Republican party, who is not a reactionary, who doesn’t believe that war is the first resort, but someone who believes that war is the last resort,” Paul said. Paul argued that the U.S. should play a smaller role in Middle Eastern conflicts. He pointed to America’s role in the regime change in Libya and the subsequent emergence of ISIS as proof of the
potential consequences of high U.S. involvement. “It has to be fellow members of the Islamic faith saying that this [ISIS] is an aberration; it doesn’t represent us,” Paul said. “It can’t always be us that does everybody’s fighting.” He criticized fellow presidential candidates for promoting intervention in the Middle East. Paul also argued against a no-fly zone policy in the Middle East due to Russia
already flying over the area, a point he brought up during his last debate appearance. To instate such a policy would mean shooting down Russian planes and creating more conflict, Paul said. “For 70 years, both Republicans and Democrats have been lucky enough to have someone in the White House who doesn’t approve of war,” Paul said. He said that his antiSEE PAUL PAGE 2
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DAILY DEBRIEFING According to an article published by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Americans who seek treatment for depression may not be getting all the information they need from doctors to make decisions about treatment options. The disconnect comes in the cost and insurance coverage of a treatment option. While both patients and clinicians want a treatment plan that will be most effective in treating the depression, patients prioritize cost and insurance information more than clinicians. Over 15 million Americans seek treatment for depression annually, and the research team — headed by Paul Barr — is developing tools to help increase shared decision making between patients and clinicians. Dartmouth College and University of California, Santa Barbara scientists studying a Caribbean fishing village are shedding new light on the social and ecological factors pressuring coral reef fisheries around the world, EurekAlert! reports. Assistant professor of environmental studies Michael Cox is a co-author on the study. In their latest study, the researchers analyzed the fishermen’s fishing and social behavior and found that their gear choice largely determined the amount of fish caught (compressor divers have higher catches), how the fishermen divide themselves (such as by membership in the local fishermen’s association) and their inability to act collectively to conserve the fishery. Fishermen are very dependent on the fishery and have such little economic leverage within the current market structure that they often have little power to shift their behaviors to more sustainable practices. Ryan Hickox, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study supermassive black holes, according to an article published by Dartmouth Now. The grant, which was given as a Faculty Early Career Development award, will give Hickox five years of funding for his project, for a total amount of $672,000. Hickox project is titled “The Hidden Monsters: Cosmic Evolution of Obscured Supermassive Black Holes,” and he will use the funding to analyze data generated by observatories around the world. Hickox said that the award will also allow him to expand a program called AstroConnect, which uses video chat to connect professional astronomers with schools in both the Upper Valley and around the country. COMPILED BY SARA MCGAHAN
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Paul criticizes fellow candidates FROM PAUL PAGE 1
conflict policy did not make him a “shrinking violet,” but rather he wanted to avoid war. Paul criticized fellow candidate Donald Trump for not being able to answer a question on nuclear triads, the U.S. nuclear-weapon system based on aircraft, land missiles and submarines, in last month’s debate. Paul noted that Trump’s campaign team, when asked again a week after the debate, said that the U.S. had not been willing enough to use the nuclear arsenals at their disposal. U.S. debt was a primary reason to reduce intervention and conflict, he said. Paul noted that Democrats and Republicans were both to blame for its increase over the last few years. He criticized members of the Republican party calling for unlimited military spending, as well as Democrats calling for domestic and welfare spending. The debt increase was “out of control,” Paul said. Paul criticized presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, stating that they had doubled the debt. He noted that Obama is said to have increased the national debt more than all presidents before him
combined. He described himself as being the only fiscally conservative candidate. Paul said that while some citizens might take issue with a limited budget on defense spending, limited defense spending would not to lead to a weaker defense. “We are not stronger as a nation if we borrow more money,” Paul said. He pointed to half a million dollars of military spending used to build natural gas station in Afghanistan, despite the fact that Afghanistan not only did not have cars that ran on natural gas, but also did not have many cars in general, as evidence of inappropriate spending. The military spent more money in Afghanistan with less effect, Paul said, than the country spent under the Marshall Plan after World War II. Nation building is an ineffective policy in the Middle East, as Afghanistan and Iraq are not actual countries due to the tribal nature of ethnicities in the region, Paul said. Borders of countries were drawn without consideration to tribal loyalties and regional politics, he said. He criticized past Western intervention in the Middle East as ignorant. Paul called for a return to con-
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servative roots that promotes small government and limited power. He noted that Trump represented the party being lead away from these roots. In a question and answer session, he addressed college debt and the effect of loans on current students. Paul called Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ plan for free college naive. He noted that this cost would further increase the national debt. Instead, he proposed breaking up the educational monopoly in order to create competition among schools as well as using online courses to decrease college debt. Leanna Arjune ’19, a Hillary Clinton supporter who attended Paul’s event, said she supports Paul’s views on non-intervention. She said that Paul’s only strong comments were on foreign policy. Vibhor Khanna ’19, a supporter of Paul’s campaign, said that Paul was one of the only candidates who would be willing to downsize the government, no matter what branches he has to cut costs from. Jennifer Galvin, Salt Hill Pub general manager, said that the restaurant often hosts political events due to the size and location of the restaurant.
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Kasich, fourth presidential candidate to speak in series Kasich’s talk is the fourth in a series of town hall meetings, called children, are going to begin to see “America’s Economic Future,” ordeterioration of this environment ganized by former New Hampshire to the point where it can’t be fixed,” governor and Tuck senior fellow he said. “We’re all in this together.” John Lynch. Though open to the Another audience member asked general public, they are designed Kasich about his plans to balance to primarily serve as an educational forum for Dartmouth students, the federal budget. There are three ways to do this, Lynch said. “It’s meant to be educational Kasich said: regulatory reform, tax cuts and fiscal control. He said that and really an extension of their regulations should be designed to either undergraduate or graduate work effectively without unduly experience,” he said. All presidential candidates harming small businesses or jobs, pointing to Ohio’s fracking indus- have been invited to speak at these meetings, Lynch said. New York try as an example. Kasich called single-payer Governor George Pataki, Senahealthcare inherently inefficient, tor Lindsey Graham and former in response to another question. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton He advocated repealing the Af- have spoken. The meeting opened with fordable Care Act and allocating some of its funds towards Medic- brief speeches of introduction from Lynch, aid to provide Tu c k D e a n benefits for “When we rise, we Matthew the working S l a u g h t e r, poor. In ad- have an obligation not d i t i o n , t h e to leave anybody in the Ro c k e f e l l e r Center direchealthcare inshadows.” t o r A n d re w dustry needs Samwick and increased transparency, -JOHN KASICH, REPUBLICIAN S e a n F l o o d TU’16, who Kasich said. thanked KaIf elected PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE sich for agreepresident, one ing to attend. of the fir st Sam things KaLawhon ’19 sich would do said that he would be to attended the set meetings event to learn with members more about of Congress Kasich, whom on both sides he described of the aisle as a “bali n o rd er to anced” leader. increase coHe said that operation, he said. Kasich talked about the Unit- he plans to vote in the Republican ed States’ relationships abroad, primary for New Hampshire and criticizing what he perceived as was pleased by the economic focus a lack of support for France after of the event, as he felt that such isthe terrorist attacks in Paris this sues were more relevant than social December and earlier in the year ones for presidential candidates. Suneal Chandran TU ’17 said at the Charlie Hebdo offices. K-12 education should also that he came to the meeting to be reformed at the local level to learn more about the candidate, be more flexible and vocational, as he is undecided about who to Kasich said. Schools should work support. He said that he has mixed to provide vocational opportunities feelings about Kasich, liking his for students who are not interested support for the Trans-Pacific Partin traditional educational paths, nership, but disliking his desire to raise the minimum wage. he said. Tuck professor John Vogel said Kasich said that people should look more to themselves and that Kasich was probably one their local communities to solve of the most sensible Republican problems instead of the federal candidates. Before the speech, he government. For example, solving said he wanted to learn more about issues of drug abuse begins with Kasich’s views on climate change people deciding for themselves and the Obama administration. Chad Rairie ’16 said that he not to do drugs, he said. Similarly, issues like the shooting at San Ber- agreed with Kasich’s message nardino could have been avoided about relying on the local comhad the shooters’ family been munity and the role of the indimore proactive in getting them vidual in solving problems. He also help, or reporting their suspicious expressed gratitude for Kasich’s bipartisan attitude. behavior, he said. FROM KASICH PAGE 1
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SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST EMILY ALBRECHT ’16
STAFF COLUMNIST MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN ‘18
Diversity in Action
The Dearth of News
Affirmative action should focus on socioecnoomic status to promote true diversity.
Eight years have passed since Abigail Fisher introduced her case against the University of Texas at Austin’s admission policies, and yet, we are all still waiting to hear the latest verdict from the Supreme Court regarding affirmative action. Though UT Austin’s policies have previously been found to be consistent with the guidelines set out in Grutter v. Bollinger — essentially, that race-conscious admissions policies are legal — the Fisher case still has supporters of race-based affirmative action biting their nails. Even if the Supreme Court rules in Fisher’s favor later this year, her victory does not spell disaster for effective affirmative action. If administrators in higher education are looking to increase meaningful diversity on their campuses, they should look to socioeconomic status as the main factor in affirmative-action admissions policies, rather than race. Racial diversity is important, but differences in life experiences do not always boil down only to race. There are many facets of life that do — for example, the disproportionate amount of people of color incarcerated for crimes committed equally among racial and ethnic demographics or the tragedy of police brutality seen in the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Freddie Grey, Michael Brown and countless other individuals. In many other ways, however, socioeconomic diversity affects the daily lives and opportunities of individuals more so than their race. Wealth and status affect the kinds of primary and secondary education available to students, the safety of the neighborhoods in which one can live, the books and technology and resources to which one has access and the kinds of vacations one can afford. For example, on any form that asks for my demographic information, I mark “Hispanic/ Latino” because that is what my birth certificate says — whether I look like it or not, I am a Latina in the eyes of Dartmouth’s admissions office. Yet, I have very little affiliation or visceral identification with my Mexican heritage, outside of broken Spanglish and a holiday tradition of eating tamales on Christmas Eve. I come from an upper-middle class family, went to good schools throughout my life and have quite honestly wanted for very little. I sincerely believe that I do not meaningfully add to the
“diversity” of the Class of 2016 — but, on paper, I could be used as an example of racial diversity at the College. In my experience, I have more in common with those from a similar socioeconomic background as mine than I do with those from a similar ethnic background. For meaningful cross-cultural interaction and exposure in higher education, socioeconomic status should be the central factor in crafting meaningful diversity, instead of race. Race should still be considered, but it is not the end-all, be-all of affirmative action. Moreover, it is worth noting that socioeconomic status correlates strongly with race: for example, African-American children are roughly three times more likely to live under the poverty line than Caucasian children. Several states have already banned raceconscious affirmative action, and still manage to promote both racial and socioeconomic diversity on campuses through other effective means. The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, found that out of 11 universities who use race-neutral affirmative action, seven promoted racial diversity as effectively as racially-based methods. In addition, two schools’ policies were found to be as effective for Latinos, though not for African-Americans. Instead of racially-based affirmative action, these campuses use methods such as funding new financial aid programs, improving lowincome recruitment, dropping legacy preferences and creating percent plans whereby the top 10 or 15 percent of students from all public high schools gain admission, thus equalizing the playing field for under-resourced schools. This final percent policy is in place in my home state of Texas. Exposure creates understanding and breaks down stereotypes — and, as author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reminds us in a 2009 TED Talk, “The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.” If Dartmouth and other universities want to promote exposure and create effective, meaningful and lasting diversity on our campus, they should look to socioeconomic factors. Doing so will work toward deconstructing stereotypes more than racially-based affirmative action alone would.
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The Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Review both fail to deliver unbiased, complete, and meaningful reporting.
If one of our goals as a student populawhen only one of those is given column tion is to receive consistent, complete, ideoinches. We must reverse the precedent by logically neutral and change-making news, which news that breaks anywhere past we are failing miserably. There are, right Main Street doesn’t make it anywhere near now, two sources of news on campus: The page one. Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Review. Beyond the need for global coverage, Neither is consistent — one in publication, both The Review and The Dartmouth need the other in quality. Neither is complete to do much better in striving for ideologi— both are missing vital features a vibrant cal neutrality. The Review labels itself as and informative newspaper should have. conservative, and is thus in many ways less Neither is ideologically neutral. Neither harmful to campus discourse than The changes the world around it. Today is the Dartmouth, which never openly proclaims day we must hasten the end of this trend, a leftward bent but is commonly seen, in and forge a new path forward in campus Yik Yak posts and casual conversation, to news. possess it. Again, there is no issue to be In the current American campus climate taken with an openly liberal publication. of liberalism and righteous indignation, it There is an issue when a paper, cultivating is easy to call the Review low-hanging fruit. an image of objectivity by campus ubiquity, Its expressly conservative bent and moronic actively misleads its readers. There is a insistence on continuing to use a Native problem when one Democratic presidential American mascot render it almost ridicucandidate, Bernie Sanders, comes to camlous to the average reader at Dartmouth. pus and is the subject of two articles — one Despite some journalistic merit, and some announcing his arrival to campus and one great writing, its pitfall comes in its angry recording his visit — but Republicans Rand reactionary disposition — nemo me imPaul and John Kasich received no previews pune lacessit, or, “No one attacks me with while Lindsay Graham received no coverimpunity,” is its motto, pasted in large print age at all. on the homepage of its website. Finally, if it were to maintain an Meanwhile, The insistence on exclusively Dartmouth touts itself covering events on cam“Regardless of what as America’s oldest pus, any good newspaper college newspaper, should at least delve deep any other school’s and it shows. In 1799, into the topics it covers. when it was founded, it newspaper may look The vast majority of the would have taken days reporting in The Dartlike, we must do for coverage of a Senmouth and The Review better.” ate vote or filibuster is superficial at best, and to reach Hanover and downright lazy at worst. weeks — if not months This past year, Dartmouth — for word on a diplomatic development was the subject of a veritable small-scale in the Middle East. Therefore a daily news- Prohibition in the form of College Presipaper, especially a rural New Hampshire dent Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth publication, was relegated to the relatively Forward” initiatives. Protests from every simple task of covering the few square miles imaginable spot on the campus activism around it. Today, the dual miracles of the spectrum have swept the campus, and Internet and newswires, with their content Safety and Security’s increasing harassment relayed through the likes of Twitter, make of the student body has led to decreasing it possible — easy, even — to know what’s trust from students. The College has been happening when it’s happening. And yet run through the wringer in national media The Dartmouth, like most campus newspa- over Greek life and residential life. Whenpers, insists on covering the most mundane ever campus politics come up in conversaof the College’s events over important tion, these usual suspects are thought and international breaking news, guided by the spoken of. So where is the in-depth journalfalse assumption that just because someism? Where is the critical eye a newspaper thing happens near you, it means you care. should lend to any situation? Where is the The simple fact is that if we attend advocacy for the voiceless and powerless Dartmouth to become better global citiin the face of the institutions that hold the zens, more informed members of the intelvoice and the power? Where are the core lectual elite, and more well-rounded bearers journalistic values once thought so imporof good and bad news, diplomatic deals tant they made up part of a constitutional with foreign nations and the day-to-day amendment? operation of the NASDAQ are far more Regardless of what any other school’s important for a campus newspaper to cover newspaper may look like, we must do than a newly constructed fence. Barrierbetter. Dartmouth must take the lead and breaking artistic innovation on Broadway become the bastion of the youthful press. and in Hollywood by cultural pioneers is The good news is we can. It is, as Daniel a much more worthy use of column space Webster once said, a small school, and yet than an article about Hanover’s deer poputhere are those who love it. So to anyone lation. There is no issue to be taken with a who shares any of these concerns: love it paper that covers both of these realms — enough to ensure it is all that it can be. And the local and the global. There is an issue take action to make it so.
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MLK events themed ‘Develop a World Perspective’ FROM MLK PAGE 1
The theme of this year’s celebrations is “Develop a World Perspective.” The theme is drawn from a speech in which King said, “If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.” Keynote speaker Malik, a playwright, actress and solo performance artist, was welcomed on stage last night with thunderous applause. She performed her own play divided into five segments, taking on the identity of a different Muslim woman for each one. Monday evening’s keynote address opened with an introduction by mistress of ceremony Kristina Williams ’16, who introduced College President Phil Hanlon. Hanlon’s remarks made connections between this presentation and the MLK celebrations as a whole. “Diversity is an opportunity to be seized, not an obligation to be met,” Hanlon said. Williams then retook the microphone and spoke about problems with discrimination on the College’s campus, generating a strong response from the audience. In the first segment, Malik was a Pakistani woman living in America who explained her story of a confrontation with a racist man at her friend’s wedding. In the second segment, Malik changed into a blazer as she took on the role of a Moroccan lawyer speaking to a client about her personal experience with death and the justice system. In this segment, Malik’s character married someone who had converted to Islam. Her husband dies at the hands of a group of thugs and rapists. “Silence is sometimes a crime,” Malik’s character said. “Never say ‘Why me?’, instead ask ‘What for?’ You have to speak — your words, they have power.” Malik then portrayed a black woman who experienced the community’s fear of the hijab. The pressure of people’s attitudes toward her veil made her take off her hijab, which the character regretted and saw as a violation of her Constitutional rights. “We are all Americans, and we have to protect each other,” Malik’s character said. “Today it’s my rights, tomorrow, it could be yours.” Malik started the fourth segment with a rap on diversity and acceptance. This scene incorporated elements of hip hop as Malik’s character explained that the heart of hip hop is getting people to discover what they represent. In the scene, hip hop makes her character realize that she represents Islam. Her decision to start
wearing a hijab is met with fierce op- better,” she said. and social justice movement — so Thursday. position from her mother, whom she Audience members reacted posi- when we celebrate his birthday, we’re Shawn O’Leary, director of mulstands up to. tively to the performance. celebrating other people too.” ticultural affairs at Geisel, said that “The obsession with white skin is “I think [Malik] really illustrated Ellis said that other than simply the aim of the event was to explore a global problem,” Malik’s character the power of theater and art and the being a celebration, the MLK events issues of race in America and talk said. “People keep talking about veils impact that a single individual can are also about learning, especially about race in medicine. and oppression, but I know what real have,” Kelleen Moriarty ’19 said. from the likes of Malik and Daughtry. “Our celebration was initially oppression is, and it’s called racism.” Clara Batchelder ’19 said that she “My goal always is, when I am started 10 years ago, in the hopes that In the fifth and final segment, Ma- thought the performance brought going to meet people, I don’t want we could offer something specific to lik spoke directly to the events of 9/11 hope and inspired change. to be the same person I was before I folks who are being trained to be the as she portrayed a Muslim woman “Coming at a time where there’s a met them,” Ellis said.“What you do next generation of medical providwhose brother lot of really hate- is, you take some of what they bring, ers,” O’Leary said. was killed in the ful anti-refugee their experiences, their knowledge, O’Leary said he hoped in the i s a n rhetoric, espe- their wisdom, and make it part of future to have more voices join in bombings. As “ D i v e r s i t y her character opportunity to be cially against you.” both attending and planning future picks her chilMuslims and the On Friday, Daughtry delivered MLK events. dren up from seized, not an obligation Muslim commu- a lecture called “Words and Their “The end goal of all of our work is school because to be met.” nity, I thought Consequences: Civil Discourse in that we’re not sitting here, at an elite of a mob, she that it was so 21st Century.” institution, and patting ourselves on sees her friend relevant to have Jasmine Lee ’19 said that she left the back and saying,‘What a great getting assaulted -PHIL HANLON, COLLEGE something like the lecture very inspired and moved. job we’ve done here,’” O’Leary said. by a mob mem- PRESIDENT this,” Mariko Lee said she was most profoundly “The purpose is to make meaningful ber. Malik’s charWhitenack ’17 impacted by Daughtry when she said change, and engage people to actually acter stands up to said. that our culture has come to confuse make a difference in the community the man. T h e respect with tolerance. we’re talking about.” “You see, I MLK Celebra- “I think her speech was a really Geisel will be hosting two more wear a veil on my head, but my heart tions are meant to be a celebration, great way to highlight the importance MLK events over the next two Thursis uncovered,” Malik’s character said. not a memorial, Ellis said. of communication between people, days, a Jan. 1 keynote speech and an Evelynn Ellis, vice president of “We do always want it to be a and a common attitude of respect interactive panel on Jan.28. the Office of Institutional Diversity celebration of King’s life, but [it] isn’t we should have for each other when Other events in the MLK series and Equity, said that planning for just a celebration of King’s life,” Ellis discussing sensitive topics,” Lee said. that will be held in the next few days this year’s MLK celebrations started said. “Thousands and thousands of One of the first events of the series include a faculty panel by professors three weeks after the end of last people are ‘King’; they were part of was a film screening and discussion teaching the Black Lives Matter year’s events. The MLK committee that civil rights movement, part of event about the film “American course and a student performance in charge of planning is representative what continues to be a civil rights Denial” (2015), held at Geisel on showcase called “Lifted.” of people and organizations across campus, she said. “What you have to do is, quickly, while it’s still in your head, debrief what went right, what went wrong, what did the audience really take to, what did they not take to,” Ellis said. As IDE leads the planning for MLK celebrations, Ellis found the keynote speaker, she said. In April, Ellis attended a Muslim Student Association celebration where she met Malik for the first time and sat through Malik’s presentation “with her mouth open,” she said. “I said to myself then, ‘I have my Polish your job skills, work closely with senior leaders, make speaker,’” Ellis said. Following Malik’s performance great connections, advance Dartmouth's mission was a question and answer session, facilitated by Ellis. Malik said that the motivation for writing the play came from a Information Session: visit to her mother’s house when her 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20th mother had guests over. During this Collis 101 visit, Malik realized that everyone present had a personal story related to discrimination and racism. Multiple one-year positions with salary and benefits The play aims to show the range July 2016 to June 2017 of a Muslim woman and demonstrate how she can be a lawyer or a rapper Application Deadline: January 31, 2016 or anything she wants, Malik said. Malik also spoke about the importance of her play in the context of Dartmouth’s campus and students’ education about diversity. “You were not created to just make Learn more: money and pay bills,” Malik said. www.dartmouth.edu/~president/fellows “There’s more to your life than that.” Malik encouraged students to use their Ivy League education to do something that “makes this planet
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Student Spotlight: Filmmaker and digital artist Kwaii Bell ’16 ing with nontraditional media and methods. The Dartmouth Staff “Even when I’m doing traditional Before coming to Dartmouth, film, I have more of an experimental Kwaii Bell ’16 thought that he was aesthetic,” Bell said. going to become a lawyer. He had After taking a class with film and planned on majoring in women media studies professor Jodie Mack and gender studies and psychology, last year, Bell began to combine difhoping to eventually work in law as ferent types of media and processes. a gay rights activist. However, after “She showed me all these amazing making a documentary in a writing crossmodal possibilities,” Bell said. class his freshman year, Bell became Mack said that she thought that fascinated with film and decided to Bell “really gained a sense of mateexplore the world behind the cam- riality during the class.” era. After taking an editing class his Over the summer Bell began to sophomore year, he became a film explore the plastic arts even further, and media studies major instead. building sculptures and installations Bell works in a variety of media, out of painted pieces of paper. from collage and sculpture to animaThe Black Family Visual Arts tion and film. Center currently houses one of Bell’s “I try to collage all my different sculptures, a paper tree made out of skills into my own paper hearts, sort of aesthetic,” which Bell at“He worked with he said. tached to the Jenny Ontiveros patterns and textures wall. He said ’15, who was a TA that he was for Bell’s anima- in a way that I haven’t interested tion class, “Cut seen many other in the idea and Paste: Collage that smaller students work.” Animation,” noted pieces of the that he uses bold same shape textures and colors -JENNY ONTIVEROS ’15 could be used in an innovative to build an inway. finite number “ H e w o rk e d of things. He with patterns and said that he textures in a way that I haven’t seen got the idea from Minecraft. many other students work,” OntiveAlthough he is interested in ros said. painting and sculpture, Bell develAlthough he originally thought oped his own nontraditional twist that he would work with more tradi- by combining these methods with tional film, he soon realized that he digital programs like Photoshop to was more interested in experiment- achieve his desired effect.
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“I try to use digital programs to make up for the technical skill that I lack,” he said. Ontiveros said that Bell uses these digital programs to create a fantastical world. “[Bell] has a tendency to work towards really magical textures and mystical scenery,” she said. “He really likes the imagery of the bunny, which might tie in with his love of nature.” Bell is currently working on his film and media studies culminating experience. For this project, he is working on an installation in which he will use painting and collage to create an animation. He will also build a structure to house the installation, which will be displayed in the film and media studies gallery on the second floor of the BVAC. The animation will build on the projects he worked on in an animation class in the fall. Mack said that Bell’s style and concepts have developed over the past year. “He’s started building his own visual style, which graduated out of the type of work he was making over the summer,” Mack said. “It’s exciting on my part; it’s all coming together.” Bell said that if he had known that he wanted to major in film before applying to college he might have considered going to a school with a more technical focus. However, he said that there are benefits to studying the arts at Dartmouth, and that the college has more resources in film and media than he had expected. “Coming from Dartmouth you have more access to opportunities, he said. “In getting those opportunities and being able to prove yourself you gain more technical skills.” Bell has taken advantage of many of the different opportunities Dartmouth has to offer. This term Bell is the BVAC digital arts intern. He has also worked as a teaching assistant for “Filmmaking 1.” He also did an independent study with Mack, in which they made a rotoscope animation for a music video featuring the Chicago band Roommate. Bell said he often finds inspiring work and artists online. He is currently interested in the work by new media artist Nick Briz and installation artist Crystal Wagner. He also looks to other artists for examples of process and work ethic. “I like hard workers,” he said. Bell said that he tries to bring awareness to social issues through his work. Ontiveros said that in Bell’s final piece for the animation class, he sent an environmental message. “In his final piece he was trying to send a message about how humans don’t really pay attention to nature
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An installation in the BVAC that Kwaii Bell ’16 did this past summer.
and don’t realize the harm that they’re causing,” Ontiveros said. “But he does it in a very magical way, which makes it approachable for viewers.” “I’m an artist under the belief that it’s an artist’s job to comment on the times and to bring light to things that we think are important,” he said. He said that he is inspired by work that explores issues of race, gender and sexuality and the environment. Mack said that Bell’s subject matter, especially his interest in the environment and landscape devastation, also shows an interest in media and material. “His concept approaches mate-
riality,” she said. Bell said that although he likes creating work that is fun and fantastic, he always wants it to be grounded in reality and in real world problems. “I really like my art to balance playfulness in terms of construction and aesthetic, and maybe a sort of fantasticalness or unreality, but at the same time to be calling attention to important issues,” he said. Quick Quotes: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live: The Redwoods in California Favorite snack: Dried mangoes and popcorn Favorite color: Silver
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A still shot from one of Kwaii Bell ’16’s animation pieces.
THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS
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SPORTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016
TUESDAY LINEUP
No athletic events scheduled
Men’s basketball sets scoring record versus Pine Manor 121-56 By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff
In the final tune-up game before the Ivy League schedule permanently sets in, Dartmouth reeled off its most explosive offensive performance of the season. By point total, it was also the best offensive showing in the program’s entire history. Playing in Leede Arena in the second matchup of a five-game home stretch, the Big Green (6-9) utilized its superior interior strength to the fullest extent, accruing a substantial lead early on, and built on it throughout the rest of the day to trounce visiting Pine Manor College (9-8) 121-56, setting a single-game school scoring record in the process. Facing the Gators — a Division III independent in its second year as a basketball program and composed solely of freshmen and sophomores — Dartmouth also set a program record for made field goals with 50, and posted the third largest ever margin of victory of 65, the highest in more than 90 years. Evan Boudreaux ’19 led the way once again with 25 points, aided by five other players reaching double-digits. With the blowout ensuing early in the second half, all sixteen members on the roster saw playing time, and all but three managed to score.
Shot-taking accuracy proved crucial and constant throughout the afternoon, as a .633 shooting percentage — finishing a game above 60 percent for the first time in nearly a year — far exceeded the .424 season average entering the game. An overwhelming presence near the basket also resulted in a 59-17 rebound differential for the Big Green, who scored 87 of their points in the paint. The first half of play — more specifically the first 10 minutes or so — definitively set the tone not only for the game’s balance, but also for the scoreboard margin. As part of scoring on each of their first six possessions, Dartmouth dominated the paint and pulled down offensive rebounds at will — three of which directly led to six of the team’s first eight points in the opening two minutes. Moreover, all of the Big Green’s first 23 points of the game resulted from drives to the hoop in one way or another — primarily on post-up offense near the rim, but also with free throws off fouls at the rim and transition layups. It wasn’t until the 12:43 mark that Dartmouth produced some offense outside of these drives. “We’re trying to go inside out, that’s what we try to do against anyone we play,” head coach Paul Cormier said
about the interior-focused strategy. “I wanted to make sure against this team that instead of taking the first open shots, that we don’t settle for taking jumpshots. That was a point of emphasis the whole game: get the ball inside and go inside out.” By halftime, that style of play translated to a 58-35 lead. Entering the day, Dartmouth averaged 30 points per first half on the season, and moreover, saw a majority of its point total — 57 percent — come in the second half of contests. Yet that trend got turned on its head, as the 58 point total marked the most in one half this season. 38 of those points came in the paint — including several fast break points. Further, drives penetrating the paint led to a 9-for-10 free throw mark. In other words, just three three-pointers and one midrange field goal accounted for offense outside of the paint in the first half. “We knew that they were a little bit on the smaller side,” Boudreaux said. “We knew our bigs would have a chance to really be effective down low, and I think we came out and executed that really well.” Guard Cameron Smith ’18, who had nine points and three assists in the first half, also noted that this was a key area for the offense, but emphasized the importance of maintaining the team’s
usual offensive identity as well. “We definitely knew we had to get it inside, because we had a big size advantage,” Smith said. “But we were also trying to stay disciplined, because we know we’re not going to have that [type of] size advantage when we play against teams in our league. We just wanted to be disciplined and run our offense, and be able to get good looks against anybody.” On the defensive end, Dartmouth encountered a few more difficulties. For the visitors, prolific three-point shooting dictated the offensive approach to the game. Notably, the Gators converted seven of 15 three-point attempts, allowing them to stay close in the early parts of the opening 20 minutes. “In the first half I was very disappointed,” Cormier said in discussing his team’s defense. “We took away the paint, but we gave them open shots.” That greater defensive response by the Big Green forced Pine Manor to miss all 12 of its second half three-point shots. In addition, the visitors experiencing a giant drop off in overall field goal percentage from one half to the next, plummeting from .464 to .194. As Dartmouth continued to exploit its size advantage and post game strengths in the second period, its lead continued to balloon. When Wesley
Dickinson ’17 — who, having averaged just 3.1 minutes per game this season, finished the day with 14 points due to more playing time — found some room underneath the rim and easily laid the ball in at 8:00, the team crossed the 100-point mark. This was the first time this season this feat has occurred, and the first time the team has scored 100 points since November of 2013. Boudreaux said that these past two games, wins against Canisius College and Pine Manor, have given the Big Green a lot of confidence going into Ivy League play. His teammate Smith echoed those optimistic sentiments. “I think we’re right where we want to be,” Smith said. “Just come out and get this next win, we’re still in contention for this league championship and to make it to the NCAA tournament. So it all starts next weekend.” Those may seem like lofty aspirations for the team, but considering Dartmouth matched up very well with perennial conference powerhouse Harvard University one week ago, those goals don’t seem so far out of reach. First, however, the Big Green must take another crack at toppling Harvard after having lost in Cambridge, as the second set of the rivalry tilt takes place next Saturday at 7 p.m. in Leede.
Men’s hockey sweeps ECAC competition to win three straight By SAM STOCKTON The Dartmouth Staff
The men’s hockey team outdueled both Clarkson University and St. Lawrence University to earn a pair of home wins over the weekend to reach the .500 mark for the first time all season. The team’s overall mark of 8-8-1 (and 5-5 in the ECAC) is good for sixth place in the 12-team ECAC. The Big Green improved its record in 2016 to 5-1 and extended its current win-streak to three, the team’s longest of the season. “To get four points in this league, against two scholarship schools, is excellent,” head coach Bob Gaudet ’81 said. “Our kids continued to really compete in all phases — offensively, defensively and specialty teams.” The Friday night win over Clarkson was characterized by many firsts for Big Green players. Three sophomores, Kevin Neiley ’18, Tim Shoup ’18 and River Rymsha ’18, registered their first collegiate goals. Neiley added a thirdperiod goal to double his collegiate total.
Jack Barre ’16 notched a career-high three assists and the Big Green survived a back-and-forth second period en route to a 5-2 victory. Charles Grant ’16 stopped 24 shots for the team. With the man advantage, Clarkson defender James de Haas was able to sneak a shot from the top of the circles past Grant for the first power-play goal the Big Green has allowed in 2016. Grant made his sixth straight start in net against St. Lawrence the following night and backstopped the Big Green to a 4-2 victory, improving his own record to 5-4-0. The senior netminder turned aside 37 St. Lawrence shots and stood on his head throughout the third period, stopping 16 shots in the final frame alone. “I thought our goaltending was outstanding all game long,” Gaudet said. “In key moments in the third period, when the game was on the line, I thought Chuck Grant was just fabulous.” Following the victory, Grant downplayed his effort.
“All I tried to do is have an eye on every shot, try not to let myself get screened and made sure I was battling,” he said. “For most goalies, the more shots the easier it is. You never have time to fall out of focus. Lots of shots are always a little bit more fun.” The raucous Thompson Arena crowd witnessed an impressive performance against St. Lawrence, a team then-ranked 18th in the country by U.S. College Hockey Online. Troy Crema ’17 opened the scoring with a pretty power-play marker in the first period. “I got the puck on my end of the ice, came down and saw the [defense] open up,” Crema said. “I made a move on him and got the puck in the end. Eventually the puck went around the horn. [Connor] Yau [’19] made a great play to [Josh] Hartley [’17], and he got it back to me in the middle. Luckily it went in.” Unfortunately for the Ontario native, in the midst of an over-zealous celebration, Crema wiped out, crashing into the boards. After the game, he
laughed about his faux-pas. “Oh boy, I don’t want to talk about that,” Crema joked. “I tried the one leg up, high knee thing. My edge gave out, and I’m sure that will make some highlight tapes.” Moments later, Rymsha hammered a Saint forward into the boards as he attempted to enter the zone. The sophomore defenseman’s glass-rattling hit only augmented the Big Green’s momentum. With all the momentum on the home team’s side, St. Lawrence grew visibly frustrated, culminating in a Nolan Gluchowski slashing minor. The St. Lawrence penalty set up 1:28 of four-on-four, due to an earlier holding penalty on Ryan Bullock ’16, and then an abbreviated power-play for Dartmouth. Once the Big Green had the advantage, Brett Patterson ’16 showed tremendous patience before rifling the team’s second power-play goal of the night past St. Lawrence goalie Kyle Hayton. Late in the third, with its lead cut to
just one goal, the Big Green killed off a pair of late St. Lawrence power plays. Gaudet said that specialty teams was a big part of the game. “We moved the puck really well on the power play,” Gaudet said. “We really got some nice looks. The penalty killing came up big. Obviously, that’s a huge part of the game. We keep them off the board, especially late.” The Saints desperately pursued what would have been the game’s tying goal, pulling its goalie in favor of an extra attacker with just under a minute to play. Instead, Barre and Carl Hesler ’18 showed tremendous effort in clearing the puck out of the Dartmouth zone. Then, a sprawling Barre was able to slide a pass to captain Brad Schierhorn ’16, who deposited the puck into the empty net, sealing a 4-2 victory. “I thought we really competed tonight,” said Gaudet. “It was just a great college hockey game.” Next weekend, the Big Green will head to New York to take on Cornell University and Colgate University.