The Dartmouth 10/27/2016

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Over 30 events planned for Homecoming

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Baker sees first renovations

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With events ranging from a lecture on the upcoming election to tours of Baker Library Bell Tower to the traditional parade and bonfire on the Green, this year’s Homecoming schedule includes more than 30 events. Vice President for Alumni Relations Martha Beattie ’76 said between 4,000 to 5,000 alumni typically return for Homecoming and the College expects a similar turnout this year.

This year’s Homecoming weekend is later than usual.

Beattie said that several factors play into the selection of a date, including the football schedule and holidays such as Yom Kippur and Halloween.

Because of Homecoming’s proximity to Halloween, the Collis Center’s events will incorporate the holiday theme. Collis After Dark will host an event on Saturday night featuring pumpkin carving and Halloween-themed cupcake decorating, Collis associate director David Pack said.

Kicking off the weekend on Friday is DARToberfest held on Alumni Gym lawn, which will feature a beer garden and food. This event is the initial gathering of alumni as they come into town, Beattie said, though the event is open to the entire community.

Following DARToberfest, alumni will participate in a parade, starting at the end of the football field, taking a right on Main Street and circling the Green.

After the parade, the Dartmouth Night ceremony will take place on the steps of Dartmouth Hall. The gathering will include speakers such as College President Phil SEE HOMECOMING PAGE 3

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Though the tower received many renovations, the clock face stayed true to its original design.

By EMMA DEMERS The Dartmout

After being wrapped up in a scrim for most of the fall term, Baker Bell Tower — one of the College’s most iconic buildings — has been uncovered from its full-size photograph facade. Its first-ever renovation is complete just in time for Homecoming Weekend.

According to Facilities Operations and Management program manager Patrick

O’Hern, the entire restoration cost approximately $5.5 million.

While the bells in the tower were left unchanged, the surrounding structure received major upgrades.

Such changes include a revamped bell-ringing system, which first went digital in the 1980s and was upgraded to a Macintosh program in 1997, said Rauner Library archivist Peter Carini. Prior to having computer controls, the bells

were rung manually. The recent project refitted the Baker Bell Tower with more modern controls for both the bells and clock face.

Additionally, the old copper was replaced, which will reinforce the building. Some of the tower’s new copper, such as the railing around the top, was encased in wood and painted white, while other parts, such as the roof of the tower, were left SEE BAKER PAGE 2

Research approved by FDA Q&A with philosophy professor Ann Bumpus

By ALI PATILLO

The Dartmouth Staff

Last week, a research team from the Dartmouth Center for Surgical Innovation received Food and Drug Administration approval to explore the use of a new fluorescent agent in neurosurgical procedures. Led by biomedical engineering professor Keith Paulsen and neurosurgery professor and

primary clinical investigator David Roberts, this study is the first to involve human subjects and could potentially transform neurosurgery.

Known as ABY-029, the agent binds to epithelial growth receptors within tumor tissue.

When exposed to a particular light during surgery, the agent fluoresces, enabling surgeons to more accurately distinguish between healthy

tissue and cancerous tissue. Paulsen, who is also the project leader for Dartmouth’s Center for Surgical Innovation said that if successful, this study could significantly improve clinical outcomes.

“In a primary brain tumor, tumor tissue growing in the brain looks exactly like normal brain tissue,” Paulsen SEE RESEARCH PAGE 2

By RACQUEL LYN The Dartmouth

When philosophy professor Ann Bumpus accepted a position at the College in 1991, she expected to be in Hanover for only a year. Twenty-six years later, Bumpus continues to teach popular classes in the philosophy, writing and women’s, gender and sexuality studies departments. Bumpus earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology and a B.A. from Union College. With a primary research interest in reproductive rights, specifically in designer babies, Bumpus enjoys learning about new reproductive technologies and incorporating the subsequent ethical questions into her teaching. This term, she is teaching two Writing 5 classes, one focusing on human cloning and the other on the death penalty.

SEE Q&A PAGE 5

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Neuro research to study Baker renovations total $5.5 million surgical innovation project the bells’ sound, and the original weathervane, which depicts with a natural appearance. O’Hern Eleazar Wheelock and a Native said that one of the original debates American, were only repainted and between the planning team centered restored. on whether to keep the natural copThe bell tower also received per color or make it green through a a new lighting system, which process called O’Hern said will patination, “highlight the orwhich occurs “It was challenging to namental details through met- keep track of detail, without being al oxidation. overwhelming.”

While patina- but it was a full The new lights t i o n o c c u r s restoration that the will be LED and naturally over will have dimschool can be proud time, the proming capabilities. cess can also of.”

While Hanover be expedited has a town ordithrough the nance against upuse of oxidiz- -CARL JAY, HEAD OF lighting — which ing chemicals. HISTORIC PRESERVATION includes light Ultimately, the attachments to AT SHAWMUT team decided certain building to allow the ARCHITECTURE AND exteriors — the copper to age CONSTRUCTION town made an naturally in orexception for the der to preserve Baker Bell Tower the patina’s due to its landauthenticity. mark status.

The clock face, on the other The Tower Room also received hand, was not altered. While the a full renovation, which included clock’s internal mechanisms were enhanced lighting, modern electrireplaced, the clock face itself was cal outlets and new flooring. carefully reconstructed using arIn June 2015, Shawmut Archichives from Rauner. Additionally, tecture and Construction was conthe louvers around the tower, which tracted to design renovations that FROM BAKER PAGE 1

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said. “It’s not like it has a different color or texture, so it is really difficult to differentiate what is normal brain tissue and what isn’t, especially in malignant tumors. And of course in the brain, there is so much critical function. A millimeter matters.”

The Center for Surgical Innovation is focused on improving the efficacy and safety of surgery without the time and cost constraints that typically exist in an operating room.

The facility opened in 2013, with two operating rooms, and two procedure rooms and is equipped with advanced technology: CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, robotics and surgical navigation.

With FDA approval, the research team at CSI is studying the use of the agent as a diagnostic tool, not as a form of therapy.

“This is a small, first-in-human surgical series that will hopefully show that such a strategy for identifying tumors intraoperatively is feasible and safe, laying the groundwork for subsequent larger trials that will look at such clinical outcomes as more complete tumor resection, longer survival and lower morbidity,” Roberts said.

Paulsen and Roberts noted that surgeons are incredibly receptive to new developments in the field, especially in neurosurgery, where decision-making is critical and often occurs with significant uncertainty.

“Unlike a drug trial or an imaging trial where you can pretty much predict what you want to do and it happens the same every time, in surgery, there’s always something

unique, or interesting or different about every case,” Paulsen said.

“Surgeons are always having to adapt and solve a particular challenge.”

This research stems from a longstanding collaborative relationship between the College, Thayer School of Engineering, Geisel School of Medicine and DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center. For the past decade, researchers have been exploring another type of fluorescence-based guidance, and this new study is an extension of that research using a new agent.

The research team plans to recruit one human subject per month over the next year or so, specifically focusing on patients with malignant gliomas, tumors in the brain or spinal cord.

“There are very real implications for the larger field of medicine because the concept of such molecular targeting is hardly restricted to intracranial applications,” Roberts said. “Such strategies will likely be applicable to tumors almost anywhere in the body.”

The new agent, if successful, would most effectively be used on tumors overexpressing the epithelial growth factor, such as cancers in the head, neck and extremities.

“This research has the opportunity to significantly advance the ability to safely and effectively operate on people with malignant brain tumors,” Roberts said. “That’s incredibly meaningful to anyone working in the field of cancer surgery, and the novel aspect of the strategy employed makes it especially interesting.”

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would preserve the school’s most well-known landmark. Carl Jay, head of Shawmut’s historic preservation department, emphasized the importance of staying true to the tower’s original design.

“My role is to describe why the building lasted so well for 100 years and then replicate that craftsmanship,” he said.

Carini noted that over the past century, the building had sustained “some pretty serious damage,” especially to the exterior. Modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Baker Bell Tower was built in 1928 to house a carillon — a musical instrument comprised of bells — that rang every hour, with tunes ranging from “Dear Old Dartmouth” to “Barbie Girl.”

Although the project was expensive, O’Hern said the investment will be worth it because the renovations are expected to last another 85 to 90 years.

Jay agreed, stating that the tower has several improvements that will last for many years.

“It was challenging to keep track of the level of detail,” he said, “But it was a full restoration that the school can be proud of.”

Baker Bell Tower tours will take place on Oct. 28, the Friday of Homecoming Weekend.

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College plans lectures, sports events FROM HOMECOMING PAGE 1

Hanlon, football co-captain Brandon Cooper ’17 and women’s soccer cocaptain Holly Patterson ’17, as well as a performance from the Glee Club.

The Class of 2020 will then parade to the Green before the bonfire is lit.

This year’s Homecoming football game will be against Harvard University at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be followed by the “Year Zero Reunion,” which occurs every year for members of the most recent graduating class who are returning to Hanover for their first Homecoming as alumni.

According to Beattie, visitors from

about 30 different classes are expected to return to campus this weekend. In addition to the Class of 2016’s reunion, individual class reunions will be held on Saturday.

A “Back to Class” lecture will be held on Saturday morning, with a focus on the upcoming election.

Government professor Dean Lacy will moderate the panel, which will feature Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding Daniel Benjamin and government professors Deborah Brooks and Brendan Nyhan.

“It is a rock-star faculty panel that we’re sharing with all alumni and friends, and students are more than welcome to come,” Beattie said.

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The Alumni Relations office will also live stream the lecture for the first time this year.

Other events are planned by the Collis Center. According to Pack, Collis will be hosting a late night breakfast after the bonfire with a performance by the student band Life After Disco.

As part of a recent attempt to tailor Homecoming to family members of all ages, this year will feature, for the second time, “Touch-A-Truck.” Various vehicles, including firetrucks, ambulances, police cars and dump trucks, will be set up on the Green for children to climb on. Following the event will be a scavenger hunt around campus for families. Besides the Hanover Inn and other hotels in town, which are usually fully booked, alumni will be staying in friends’ homes or utilizing Airbnb, Beattie said.

“I have friends who have houses here that they put on Airbnb just for this, and they have loved it,” Beattie said. “They have Dartmouth alumni coming in, and they get to meet them and be friends, and it really works well.”

Beattie advises students to get involved as much as possible in the events, especially the parade.

“I always say that the passion of our alumni is our greatest asset, and to have a weekend like this where everyone comes back is just so vibrant and fun,” she said.

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CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST JULIA HUEBNER ’20

Opinion Asks

Not Your Mother’s Tech Talk

What are your thoughts on Yale University’s use of the Dartmouth Indian mascot?

Yale University’s program covers for the 100th Yale-Dartmouth football game have received intense criticism for portraying Dartmouth’s former mascot, the Indian.

Do you think the public backlash has been too much, just right or not enough? How should we reconcile accurate representation of history with perpetuating racism and other social issues?

This debacle is Exhibit A of the disconnect between intent and outcome. As with all microaggressions, I prefer to work off the premise of an assumption of goodwill. That is, that the designers of the Dartmouth-Yale football program covers were not purposefully perpetuating racism, but did so nonetheless.

Moderation is key in mediating the aftermath; learning — not shaming — is our end goal.

On one hand, there’s no need — and should be no tolerance — for cruel, public shaming of the offenders. Personal insults and social media humiliation only increase collective hurt, polarization and misunderstanding. On the other hand, the Yale Athletics Department should be empathetic and apologetic to those who find their publication problematic and particularly cognizant not to make the same mistake in the future. Because Yale University has already issued an official apology and faced a fair amount of media scrutiny, I expect that the Yale students involved have learned their lesson and will demonstrate increased sensitivity in future publications. Case closed.

-Julia C. Huebner ’20 As members of the Dartmouth community, we must not ignore our history. I am not proud of our old mascot, but a discussion about what it portrayed and its continued relevance should not be swept under the rug. We should be honest about our past and proud of our present.

-Eliana Miller ’20 I think the public backlash is sufficient for the issue at hand. Yale University carelessly published some old program covers featuring inaccurate representations of Native Americans, realized its mistake after the public criticized the

university for perpetuating racist stereotypes and is making an effort to reconcile the situation.

Yes, I agree that Yale made a mistake by not considering the impact its actions would have on the Native community — a community that has been marginalized by Ivy League schools since their inception. However, I don’t think Yale intentionally meant to insult the Native American people. Given that Dartmouth’s mascot was the Indian for a good number of years, trying to find a program cover without the Indian is difficult. Yale’s intention was simply to honor a long tradition of competetive football between the two schools, but they unfortunately decided to go about it the wrong way. Being angry and accusing the university of intentional racism, however, goes a step too far. Instead, Yale should work with the Native community to foster a safe environment for discussing and appreciating of Native history and culture.

-Sofia A. Stanescu-Bellu ’20 This topic only just recently came up in conversation when a friend and I, while looking through images of Dartmouth’s annual Homecoming bonfire over the decades, stumbled upon an old picture of a student dressed in Native American garb and wearing what appeared to be redface. The image was appalling, and I was immediately taken aback. I thought, “I can’t believe people used to do this” — and yet the fact remains that they did. The fact remains that Dartmouth has a history of discriminating against people of color, excluding women and caricaturing Native Americans — a history that is manifested in the Yale-Dartmouth football game program covers and a history that will never go away.

So instead of futilely attempting to bury this deeply problematic history, we should keep it in mind as a reminder of what once was and of how far Dartmouth, not to mention society, has come since then. Moreover, let us look at it as a reminder of how far we have still yet to go. Erasure isn’t the answer — it is only an exacerbation of the problem.

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A lack of digital authenticity degrades long-distance friendships.

I’ve come to the realization that I’ve been a shoddy friend.

More specifically, I’ve been a shoddy long-distance friend. It took rereading a syllabus, checking out a library book (gasp!) and being a college freshman away from home to realize it.

First, the syllabus: when I read professor Dennis Washburn’s “Read the World” syllabus on the first day of fall term, I was taken aback. Nestled with the course description and learning objectives was a strange header: Washburn’s email policy.

“I welcome face-to-face conversations with you,” he wrote. “No absences will be excused over email. No extensions will be granted over email. If you have classes that conflict with my office hours, you are welcome to email me to arrange in-person meetings, or to arrange phone conversations with me.”

I smiled. How New England, I thought patronizingly while refreshing Facebook absentmindedly. Washburn’s policy, while principled, seemed inconveniently traditional. While face-to-face interactions are undoubtedly more nuanced than digital ones, isn’t it simply more efficient and thus better to conduct business over email?

Sherry Turkle would disagree. Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.” Last week, I watched the abridged version of the argument in her paired TED talk, “Connected, but Alone?”. Afterward, I walked to Baker Berry Library and checked out her book.

I had expected Turkle’s criticism of human interaction in the monsoon of 21st century technology to be another fingerwaving warning that “anything you put on the internet stays there forever!” We all know this; we also know, as we’ve been told countless times, that social media is constructed to show someone’s highlight reel, that it’s easy to hide behind a screen and that time spent on technology depletes what little time we have for precious face-toface interactions. We know that technology can be both a springboard and a crutch.

But what I didn’t realize is the extent to which all of my technological connections are filtered. It’s not just Instagram photos that are retouched, edited, censored until disconcertingly flawless; it’s my emails, my texts and my instant messages. “Whenever one has time to write, edit and delete,” Turkle argues in Alone Together, “there is room for performance.” Additionally, there is room for time: time to craft a witty text, time to proofread my thoughts and time to appear just a tad funnier, smarter and a million other superlatives than I am.

Is Turkle right? Although I know that my loosely termed Facebook “friends” and Instagram followers see Superlative Julia, do my true friends outside of Hanover see a flattened Julia, too?

If they do, it’s because I perpetuate it.

When friends bring up personal problems via digital media, I ask the same questions, offer the same support and posit the same advice as I do in-person. But when I’m running late to class, earning a subpar grade on a paper and losing my room key, it’s a whole lot easier to text back “Everything’s great, thanks!” to “How’s college so far???”

I’ve sent and received the above text more times than I can count. Since we packed our bags and parted ways, my Chicagoan friendships have gone from nuanced to flat. I’ve gone from noticing the little things in their replies to texting impersonal check-ins. And while the ability to check in with friends is an unbelievable advantage of modern technology, two-second “how are you” texts are thoughtful but not really probing. When my phone lights up with a “how’s everything?” from a girlfriend at Princeton University, I don’t reply with a vulnerable and lengthy text detailing the good, the bad and the ugly of freshman fall, even though I know she would listen to every word. If I do type out an epic about how everything really is, it’s tantalizing to edit myself down to the noncommittal — emotional baggage is backbreaking, so it’s best to appear “chill.”

Thus, my long-distance friendships are still friendships, but friendships “that can always be interrupted,” according to Turkle.

Honestly, I don’t want to be interrupted.

And I don’t want to be the interrupter. I want to stop saying “sorry, didn’t see your text!” hours later because we all know that’s garbage. My few deep friendships from home are too important for me to check off with a check-in text.

I realize that I haven’t always been there for my closest friends as I navigate the steep learning curve of transitioning into college.

I can do better.

So I might try letter writing. Although handwritten letters may seem archaic in the age of texting, writing a letter is purposeful: it requires forethought and a time commitment. Rather than antiquated, I regard my friends who write handwritten letters as downright classy.

I might leave voicemails, as so few friends actually pick up the phone. But at least voicemails convey tone, are detailed and are authentic, unlike texting. Even a game of phone tag allows you the pleasure of hearing an old friend’s voice.

Or I might adopt Washburn’s email policy.

“I welcome face-to-face conversations with you,” I’ll declare. “No lame apologies will be excused over text. No smoothed-over appearances of “chill” will be accepted over Facebook Messenger. If you have insanely busy schedules that conflict with my own, you are welcome to email me to arrange in-person meetings, or to arrange phone conversations with me.”

Or maybe a long, uninterrupted FaceTime call will do.

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Are you working on any current research?

AB: When I have the time, yes. One of the things I teach and am working on now is the area of reproductive rights — basically using new technologies to choose the traits of your offspring. It is pretty interesting and mostly looks at the ethics around choosing enhanced traits such as memory or super strength. I have learned over the past few years that there are also people who use the technology to choose to have a kid with what you might think of as a disability, like a deaf child or a kid with dwarfism. Some of this is more looking to the future, and there are newer technologies that may make it easier over to time to have more and more choices, which, if you don’t know, can cause ethical issues. The last several years I have been teaching and incorporating in my classes a lot of bioethics.

Why should students be interested in taking your class?

AB: My classes are really fun. I really push people to think through their view very carefully. Since I teach things like entrepreneurial issues, abortion, physician-assisted suicide, people usually come in already having views on it. They can have whatever view they want, but they really have to learn how to

defend it rigorously. I think most students want that challenge and opportunity to really think through their beliefs and see why they hold them and if they can defend them.

How have you liked the Hanover region?

AB: On the whole, there is a lot I like about it. I moved here from the Boston area, and I used to live in San Francisco.

It was a big change, but it’s beautiful and I love the outdoors. I love hiking, looking at the leaves and definitely do not miss the traffic in those cities! The cold I am a little mixed on. I actually have a 13-year-old daughter, and you may have noticed the Vermont [and] New Hampshire area is very white, and my kid isn’t. In some ways, I wish I were raising her in a more diverse place.

Yet, she goes to school in Thetford, VT, which is a super nice community and a great place to raise children.

What do you like to do for fun when you are not teaching?

AB: I think my favorite thing to do is woodworking and making furniture.

I started making stuff in the Dartmouth woodshop, and they are amazing because there are so many people there to help you. I went in there not knowing how to cut a piece of wood and just found it really challenging and satisfying to make things. The biggest thing I have made is a built-in cabinet for stereos and also built-in dressers. I actually took a class this summer where we made funky, fun boxes, but it took me several days just to make a little box. There was one big conference table that I started for one of my friends, who has an architecture business before I adopted my daughter.

Eight years later, I was able to deliver it!

It totally varies.

This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

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“Shifting Accents and Evolving Competence,” professor Jennifer Nycz, Georgetown University, Dartmouth 102

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“Wonder and Inspiration,” pro-vice chancellor Claire Warwick, Durham University, Rockefeller Center 003

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“What to Expect When You’re Electing,” performance by The Capitol Steps, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts

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“Lateral Field Excited Acoustic Wave Sensing Platform,” prof. John Vetelino, University of Maine, Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall

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“Galactic Archaeology, Chemical Tagging and Stellar Evolution,” professor Aaron Dotter, Harvard University, Wilder 104

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Annual Homecoming Bonfire with a post-glow gathering of alumni, family and friends, Dartmouth Green RELEASE DATE– Thursday, October 27, 2016

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Alumna Q&A: children’s novelist, playwright Tara Dairman ’01

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Tara Dairman ’01 is a novelist and playwright whose children’s books have inspired praise, awards and even fan recipes based off the food in her books. Her debut novel “All Four Stars,” which stars the 11-year old food critic Gladys, was recognized as an Amazon Best Book of the Month and a Mighty Girl Top Book of the Year in 2014; its two sequels have also been received enthusiastically by reviewers and readers. Dairman’s plays have been professionally produced, and, as a creative writing major at Dartmouth, she won the Eleanor Frost Playwriting Contest.

In your bio on your website taradairman.com, you’re described as a novelist, playwright and “survivor of the world’s longest honeymoon.”

How have your travels affected your work?

TD: At first, they slowed things down because I was about halfway through with [my first novel] when I started that honeymoon. I wasn’t able to write every day, or even every week, because we were traveling so quickly. But my travels also gave me a chance to eat a lot of foods firsthand that ended up in some of my books, so [they] definitely added to and deepened the descriptions of the foods.

Where do the specific places you traveled to appear in your work?

TD: In my first book, there’s a scene where my main character Gladys experiences Indian food for the first time at a big Indian feast at her friend’s house, and that was definitely informed by the six weeks that I spent eating all around India.

There’s [also] a dessert from Malaysia called apam balik, a peanut pancake I ate in Malaysia. There’s a scene in the third book where she goes to a convention where all different types of dried meats and jerkies are being sold; I pulled details about every dried meat I had ever eaten in any country I could think of stepping into that scene.

Can you tell us about your most recent play, the dark-comedy play “PB&J?” TD: That was my first full-length play, and I produced it in the New York Fringe Festival. A play that I really enjoyed when I was younger was “Arsenic and Old Lace,” so that was a bit of the inspiration behind “PB&J.” It’s about two old ladies who look innocent but are doing something sinister behind the scenes.

I wanted there to be some moral ambiguity about what they were doing and whether it was justified or not.

It was a chance for me to explore

some feminist ideas and also make it dark and funny.

How is writing children’s books different from writing plays?

TD: When I’m writing novels, I’m in charge of all of the details — all of the responsibility of writing is on me. When I’m writing a play, I have to come up with all the dialogue, but I know that I’ll be collaborating with other people who do the acting, design the scenery and direct the play, so [it’s] much more collaborative. They both have their pluses and minuses.

What kind of messages do you try to convey to young children in through your novels?

TD: I don’t try to convey any sort of moral lesson in my books, and I think that most good children’s writers try not to do that. Of course, themes often emerge in the process of writing many drafts of the book, but I definitely don’t start out trying to teach anyone a lesson. Young readers will definitely pick up on if you’re trying to teach them something rather than focus on the story. For me, the story’s always the most important. If

I’m doing a good job writing a story and writing realistic characters, then surely some interesting themes will emerge, but that’s not where I start the process.

if I didn’t ask too many questions.”

Then I thought, “What kind of writer should she be?” It was my original interest in food that made me think that it would be fun to put it in the book and give me an excuse to do “foodie research,” eating at different restaurants and traveling around.

“All Four Stars” has not only received praise and awards from critics and readers, but has also inspired a lot of How did your time at Dartfan recipes. You also provide mouth contribute to your carecipes on your website for reer as a writer?

TD: One year, the dishes mena play that I tioned in the “The advice that wrote was chobooks. Can you I’d give to students sen [for the talk about why Eleanor Frost food is such a no matter what age Playwriting big part of the they are is to read Contest], so I “All Four Stars” a lot, to write a lot, had the experitrilogy? ence of having TD: I was working and to have as many I’d writat the time as a interesting experiences atenplayproduced. magazine editor, That totally and I had a lot of and adventures as got me bitten freelance writers possible.” by the theater who worked for bug, and all me that I never met in person or talked to on the I wanted was to write more plays phone. I thought one day, “If there and see them up on stage. Having was a kid who was a good writer, professors who were published, could maybe I would end up publishing her explain how that process worked and

thought that my work was heading in the right direction was [also] a huge boost in the many years that followed when I was trying to finish a book, trying to get published and working on producing my plays. Dartmouth played a huge role in getting me interested in writing and giving me the confidence that my work was good enough to be published and seen by the public.

Do you have any advice for college students who want to become writers and creators in the future?

TD: The advice that I’d give to students no matter what age they are is to read a lot, to write a lot and to have as many interesting life experiences and adventures as possible. If you’re on the fence about going on an FSP, definitely go on the FSP. Travel, try new foods and meet people who are different from you because you never know when these details are also going to serve your writing. I think that the more experiences that you have, the better. Even though it’s important to write a lot, it’s also important to go out and live an interesting life.

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VOLLEYBALL AT LEEDE ARENA 5 p.m.

Big Green to play tough matches over Homecoming weekend

By SAMANTHA HUSSEY The Dartmouth

In addition to freshmen running around the bonfire, this upcoming weekend will present several thrilling athletic matchups that show off Dartmouth’s intense Ivy League rivalries.

Beyond celebrating alumni returning to campus, Homecoming is also a time to showcase Big Green pride, both new and ageless, across the College’s many athletic disciplines. Here are some of the games to attend this weekend and the histories behind the matchups.

Volleyball: Oct. 28, 5 p.m., vs.

Princeton University and Oct. 29, 5 p.m., vs. University of Pennsylvania, Leede Arena The volleyball team is in for a busy weekend with two big conference matches in the second round of play.

This season, the team has struggled to close out matches, leading to its 1-7 record in conference play. At home, though, the team has a 5-3 record, which could play a factor in helping the women avenge their away-game losses against Penn and Princeton earlier this season.

According to co-captains Emily Astarita ’17 and Kaira Lujan ’16, a bigger and more enthusiastic crowd will make these games exciting for the team.

“There’s always a lot of alums who come back, and so there are people here visiting who aren’t usually here during regular matches,” Lujan said.

The co-captains also agreed that the team tends to go into the Friday match a bit more focused before attending the Homecoming festivities

Lesson #2: Forming an Identity It has been almost three weeks since the release of the best thing ever to happen to Dartmouth College after the opening of Hanover’s third consecutive Thai restaurant: NARP Meets World.

Each week, I effortlessly tap into my inflated ego and weave together a string of absurd self-assertions about my prowess. The best part about this is that even though nothing about my

and playing again on Saturday.

Since 2005, Dartmouth has won six of 23 games against Princeton and one of 23 games against Penn. Currently, Princeton stands atop the Ivy League standings with an 8-0 record while Penn is tied for fifth with a 3-5 record.

Women’s Soccer: Oct. 29, 11 a.m., vs. Harvard University, Burnham Field With a 0-3-2 conference record, the women’s soccer team will look to capitalize on its home field advantage against the Crimson.

Co-captains Holly Patterson ’17 and Hayley Snyder ’17 noted how special this year is for the seniors since this is only the second time the team will play at home during Homecoming.

“We have a lot of pride in our big, bad Burnham, so [Homecoming] is a big thing for us,” Patterson said. “[Homecoming] always adds a lot of energy into the group, and it’s less work to do on our part to get everyone good to go.”

Currently, Harvard is second in the Ivy League standings. At last year’s matchup against the Crimson, which also came late in the season, the women played to a 1-1 tie in double overtime at Cambridge.

Saturday’s game also marks the team’s Senior Day, the last home game for the graduating seniors.

“We have a tremendous home fan base,” Snyder said. “It’s kind of sad that it’s our last time playing at home.”

match against the College of the Holy Cross this past Wednesday, the field hockey team will look to improve upon its 4-10 overall record with the late season game against Harvard this Saturday. The Crimson is currently first in the Ivy League, and the women have yet to earn a win in the conference.

Although the team may not have the best record, Morgan Philie ’18 said the women stack up pretty evenly to Harvard, noting the team’s competitive nature.

“It should be a good match,” Philie said. “We have a really positive outlook toward the future.”

Since 2005, the field hockey team has won seven of 11 games against the Crimson. In last season’s matchup, Dartmouth lost 1-4.

Although this is a big weekend, Philie said the team will not regard the game differently from normal games.

“If it affects the team in any way it would be that everyone is a little more excited,” she said. “It’s probably gonna be a really good game for us.”

Field Hockey: Oct. 29, 1 p.m., vs. Harvard University, Chase AstroTurf Field After winning a non-conference

Football: Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m., vs.

Harvard University, Memorial Field Since the annual football game during Homecoming became associated with Dartmouth Night in the 1920s, many students, faculty and alumni look forward to the matchup on Saturday.

Despite coming off of a 2015 Ivy League Championship and a strong non-conference performance against the University of New Hampshire earlier this season, the Big Green Football team has struggled to make a name for itself within the league. The

character lends a shred of evidence for such proclamations, you guys love it. In this fast-paced, 10-week hellhole we call home, the only consistency is my column. With each article, you seek refuge from the toxic academic environment of the Lone Pine through NARP Meets World, living vicariously through the grandiose tales I reliably produce on a weekly basis. But it’s time to wake up.

NARP Meets World is nothing more than Gatsby’s green light beyond the docks, a nebulous fantasy of social mobility I mercilessly constructed out of nothingness to provide you all with a few moments of ignorant bliss. Nothing about this column is real. I just wish I could say this is as bad as it gets.

At best, this column has served a very small but noble purpose, providing you all with a few chuckles. But even then, I am being disingenuous. When I said nothing about this column is real, I meant it. Even my humor is a derivative of a greater source. In my last article, I made a bold claim about my column’s predecessor, Riding The Pine, in an attempt to make a name for

myself. I called the authors a dynamic duo of monkeys, as their columns were nothing but an ambivalent collection of self-deprecating punch lines and unsubstantiated self-glorifications, occasionally with a side of insults directed toward their editor. But in some twist of fate, these monkeys have become my idols. The harsh reality is that NARP Meets World is a knockoff replica of RTP. As much as I hate to admit it, RTP was the first source of quality entertainment I saw in The Dartmouth. In the midst of all the polarizing news and opinion articles, I, like you guys, found respite in the nonsensical banter Hank and Fish provided. (No surprise that this column came from the sports section!) If making absurd claims embellished with egregious SAT vocabulary clearly pulled out of thesaurus.com is a skill, then these two curmudgeons were artisans of the craft. And one year later, I find myself in a similar position, sitting in the ninth circle of hell, a.k.a the stacks, pumping out a cheaper and poorer quality of RTP.

team currently has a 0-3 conference record, putting the Big Green at eighth place.

Looking to this weekend against the Crimson, who is tied for first place with Penn, offensive lineman Justin Call ’16 said the team is incredibly motivated and focused.

“We just really want to come out and play our best and show people what we’re capable of,” he said.

Last season, the Crimson beat the Big Green, 14-13, preventing the Big Green, the eventual three-way League Champions, from accomplishing its first perfect season since 1996.

Since 2000, the Big Green only won one game out of 16 matchups against the Crimson.

However, Call said the Big Green beat Harvard during a preseason scrimmage, alluding to the team’s potential to win on Saturday.

“It really all comes down to making sure everyone is doing their job and playing as well as they can,” he said.

Men’s Soccer: Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m., vs. Harvard University, Burnham Field With a third consecutive Ivy League Championship on the line and a 3-0-1 Ivy League record, the men’s soccer team is looking to win big against Harvard since they are both currently tied for first within the conference.

Starting goalkeeper James Hickok ’17 said playing during Homecoming makes the game more fun, noting the added energy on the field that comes from having more people cheering in the stands.

During last year’s Homecoming, the men defeated Yale, 1-0, before

My friends, these past two weeks have been an incredible milestone in my college career. In just this short period of time, I have received countless praises from my fellow classmates, my inbox has been filled to the brim with the ever so coveted flitzes and my hair has never looked better. I have obtained the three Fs: fame, flitz and flow. But even this trio of glory is not enough to appease my consciousness.

At the end of the day, I find myself in a similar situation as Gatsby. RTP was my green light across the docks, and in chasing after this quixotic fantasy I find myself shot in the chest by the piercing truths of this column, floating in a pool of self pity and shame.

As I contemplate my documented journey from NARP to King — this time three days past the due date and 100 words below the word limit — I cannot help but hum over the consoling words of one of the greatest philosophers of our time.

“We never had nothin’ handed, took nothin’ for granted

playing Harvard toward the end of the season and winning, 1-0, in overtime.

Regarding any pressure the team may feel this weekend, Hickok said the pressure is a good one to have.

“It’s nice to have something to play for,” he said.

Men’s Ice Hockey: Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., vs. University of Michigan, Thompson Arena For the first time since 2011, the men’s ice hockey team will be opening its season during Homecoming weekend. Since this is a new experience for seniors, alternate captain Grant Opperman ’17 said there is a little bit more of a buzz around campus.

“I don’t think it’s a huge deal to us, but it’s a little more involved than usual versus not having it on homecoming,” he said.

With a preseason draw with Harvard this past weekend that resulted in a 2-3 loss in a three-round shootout, the Big Green will host the Wolverines, who is currently ranked No. 11 according to a U.S. College Hockey poll.

Last season, the team traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to play the Wolverines in a two-game series. The Big Green lost the first match, 7-0, before tying the second game, 1-1, in overtime.

Since Michigan plays in the Big-10, Opperman noted the game will be exciting because students will get to see competition from outside the Ivy League.

“While it’s a little more fun when you’re playing an Ivy, I think it’s pretty exciting for students to come see a pretty big school and what their athletics have to offer,” he said.

Took nothin’ from no man, man, I’m my own man But as a shorty I looked up to the dope man Only adult man I knew that wasn’t broke, man Flickin’ Starter coats, man Man you don’t know, man We don’t care what people say” - Kanye West, “We Don’t Care” (2004) In a sense, Mr. West and I both share a similar story. We both have been heavily influenced by the dope man in our lives, and that is a fact from which we cannot separate ourselves. But how we choose to negotiate those influences and become our own person...that is a journey we all must embark on to find ourselves. We all have a dope man in our life, but in different ways. In some sense, Fish and Hank’s coolness was indeed addictive and irresistible.

“Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”

- Jean-Paul Sartre