The Dartmouth newspaper 7/03/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 96

MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH 79 LOW 50

FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Campusreactstogaymarriageruling Hillary Clinton

to campaign in Hanover Friday By SARA MCGAHAN The Dartmouth Staff

MIRROR

IS FACETIMEY BETTER? PAGE M2

FRIENDS ‘TIL THE END? PAGE M3

OPINION

ALBRECHT: STOP FLYING THAT FLAG PAGE 4

SPORTS

Q&A: ABBEY D’AGOSTINO ’14 PAGE 8

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A pride flag hangs at the Collis Center as a part of this spring’s Pride Week celebrations.

B y ANNIE MA The Dartmouth Staff

Though it is unlikely that many students have upcoming nuptials on their minds, the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage has social ramifications that will impact the student community here at the College. Women’s and gender studies professor Michael Bronski described the decision as “groundbreaking.” Bronski

reflected on his 40-plus years of political organizing in the LGBTQ+ community, noting that people his age at the beginning of their activism would have never imagined such progress. “The ruling is saying something that no one thought was possible,” Bronski said. “Beyond getting married, it says that you have a constitutional right to choosing your partner.” Gover nment professor

Sonu Bedi called the decision “magisterial,” and said that the ruling sends a strong signal that members of the LGBTQ+ community are equal to everyone else. “I think that the result the justices reached is required by the Constitution,” he said. In New Hampshire, samesex marriage has been legal since 2010. While Bronski said that the Supreme Court decision may result in minimal

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will visit Hanover this afternoon at 12:30 p.m. and speak at a “grassroots organization event,” according to Clinton’s campaign website. The public event was originally planned at a private home on Rope Ferry Road at 1:30 p.m. Clinton campaign aide Julie McClain said, however, that the event will now be held at the BEMA due to a large amount of local interest. McClain said attendees at the event will have an opportunity to sign up as volunteers, hear Clinton speak about her campaign ideas and fill out commit to vote cards, which indicate an individual’s promise to vote for Clinton in the New Hampshire presidential primary election on Feb. 9, 2016. New Hampshire law states that its primary will be the first in the nation. Government professor Joseph Bafumi said that this organizing event might function more as an effort to rally volunteers than as a way to attract votes. “It’s a smaller, intimate setting,” he said. “Rather than targeting just voters, she’s speaking to people who are knocking on doors. It will organize the volunteer base rather than direct votes, and it’s in a more controlled setting, connecting staffers with potential volunteers, especially here at Dartmouth with people and students who could potentially contribute significantly to the campaign.” As of press time, former senator and former Rhode SEE CLINTON PAGE 2

SEE GAY MARRIAGE PAGE 3

95 students audition for SHEBA-lite B y REBECCA ASOULIN The Dartmouth Staff

“If you were a vegetable what would you be?” Anyone who auditioned for a cappella freshman fall — whether on a whim or as a diversion from an otherwise serious career — probably remembers answering some strange questions. The 42 students who auditioned for Summerphonics, the summer a cappella spin-off of the Dartmouth

Dodecaphonics, had some entertaining answers to the above vegetable query, summer president Alyssa Gonzalez ’17 said. “I think someone said, ‘Broccoli because I’m better steamy,’” Gonzalez said with a laugh. She said that the large number of students surprised her as she found it difficult to gauge interest in the group. Gonzalez noted that the summer term provides an opportunity to open up

a cappella to more students. “Most sang in high school and haven’t sung since,” Gonzalez said. “It’s great to get them back in the music world.” She said that the majority of those who tried out for the group do not participate in other a cappela groups during the remainder of the year. Seeing people she knows from other contexts sing at auditions was exciting, she said. SHEBA-lite co-director

Amanda Harkavy ’17 said that, based on past turn out, she expected many students to show up to auditions, but seeing the 95 students crowded in a rehearsal room in the gym last Sunday still shocked her. SHEBA-lite is a much larger group than SHEBA, with 35 new members in addition to nine SHEBA members. The talent of those who came out to audition, including those who had never danced before,

pleasantly surprised her and her fellow SHEBA members, Harkavy said. Summer perfor mance g roups give students a chance to meet peers in a more relaxing context, she said. Splendaplum, the summer dance group run by members of Sugarplum, took 24 of the 35 students who auditioned for the group this week. Splendaplum co-director SEE SUMMER DANCE PAGE 5


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