PARTLY CLOUDY
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
VOL. CLXXI NO. 42
Student assaulted over weekend, per campus-wide alert
COPTER IN FLIGHT
HIGH 19 LOW -11
By THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
A female College student reported that she was sexually assaulted by an identified male undergraduate last weekend in a student residential facility, according to a campus-wide Safety and Security alert sent Wednesday night. Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said in the email that the alleged incident occurred on March 2 in a building on the southeast side of campus. Hanover Police is investigating the alleged incident with the help of Safety and Security. The alert included a paragraph stating that victims are not responsible for perpetrators’ actions. Last fall, two alerts that TRACY WANG/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF
SPORTS
WOMEN’S LACROSSE DROPS IVY OPENER PAGE 7
OPINION
SHIFTING THE BLAME PAGE 4
ARTS
FEMALE DRAMA STUDENTS PAVE WAY AT COLLEGE
Anna Knowles ’16 tests a helicopter she is programming for a computer science class.
SEE ASSAULT PAGE 5
Boe discusses healthy Over Dimensions,freshmen will no college relationships longer pose as prospective students B y CLAIRE DALY
The Dartmouth Staff
Author and speaker Aaron Boe called upon audience members to be part of the “educated generation” by breaking the cycle of disrespect and sexual assault on college campuses in a talk Tuesday afternoon. Boe, a
former stand-up comedian, spoke in Filene Auditorium about fostering physically and emotionally balanced relationships. “Raise your hand if you’ve ever known someone in an unhealthy relationship,” he said. “Raise your SEE BOE PAGE 3
B y CHRIS LEECH
The Dartmouth Staff
This spring’s newly admitted students program, Dimensions of Dartmouth, will offer three dates for prospective students to visit campus rather than one, and enrolled students will not pose as prospective members of the Class of
2018, dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said. In previous years, students performing in the Dimensions show pretended to be high school students at the start of the program to facilitate social interactions. They revealed themselves as current students during the Dimensions show. Laskaris said that she has
not made any specific changes to the program because of the protest at last year’s Dimensions show, during which members of the campus group Real Talk Dartmouth, holding signs highlighting discriminatory acts at the College, took the stage shouting “Dartmouth SEE DIMENSIONS PAGE 2
PAGE 8
‘THE ALCHEMIST’ PREVIEW PAGE 8 READ US ON
DARTBEAT DARTBEAT ASKS: NOVACK CAFE RENOVATIONS FOLLOW US ON
TWITTER @thedartmouth COPYRIGHT © 2014 THE DARTMOUTH, INC.
In final projects,engineering Students unite in support students tackle campus issues of Venezuelan protestors B y CAROLINE HANSEN
For a final project in a design thinking engineering class, Sophie Sheeline ’16 and her team proposed a new social network called the “Granite system” to replace the Greek system. Freshmen would be sorted into one of 30 houses based on the results of Myers-Briggs personality tests, with each house containing various personality types.
Basement vending machines would sell beer, and the proceeds would go toward financial aid stipends. Sheeline’s project is one of eight in the class, an engineering course that focuses on human-centered design methodologies. The class shows students the “human side of the equation” in engineering and SEE ENGS PAGE 3
B y BRYN MORGAN
The Dartmouth Staff
On the eve of the first anniversary of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s death, around 30 Dartmouth students gathered in support of the Venezuelan students thousands of miles away who are leading national protests against the regime of current president
Nicolas Maduro. After the Latin American Political Society gave a presentation about the political unrest that has rocked Venezuela since Chavez died last March, students spoke with Caracas residents Jeroen and Marlene Candel, who have participated in the ongoing demonstrations, via Skype. SEE VENEZUELA PAGE 5
THE DARTMOUTH NEWS
PAGE 2
DAily debriefing A new study by Dartmouth researchers found that the methods used by public health researchers to promote childhood vaccines are counterproductive, causing parents to be less likely to vaccinate their children, Scientific American reported. The researchers surveyed 1,759 parents and found that on average, the chance that they would vaccinate their child was approximately 70 percent. After providing parents proof that measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations do not cause autism, however, the percentage of parents dropped to 45 percent. Government professor Brendan Nyhan said that this behavior may due to the fact that people are motivated to defend their strongly held beliefs towards vaccines. When shown information that goes against their beliefs, subjects may think of additional reasons to be skeptical of vaccines and become less likely to report that they would vaccinate a child, he said. Geisel School of Medicine researchers found that children who have TV sets in their bedrooms are more likely to gain weight than those who do not, NBC News reported. The study concluded that about 60 percent of children between ages 10 and 14 had a TV set in their bedrooms, and on average those children gained an extra pound per year. Past research has suggested that children with TVs in their bedrooms often sleep less and have later bedtimes, and they may also be more sedentary and snack more. These findings have widespread implications, as they would account for around 15 million pounds of extra weight gained per year among adolescents, according to lead researcher and Geisel professor Diane Gilbert-Diamond. Dartmouth researchers reported that the shrinkage of Peru’s Quelccaya Ice Cap 18,000 feet above sea level is due to changes in temperature, not levels of snowfall. Researchers used field mapping, ice cores and advanced dating techniques to study the ice mass in the Andes region. Study co-author and Dartmouth earth sciences professor Meredith Kelly said this finding is important because it confirms earlier hypotheses that suggested that the tropical glaciers are shrinking rapidly due to global warming. This phenomenon is also affecting other glaciers in South America. — COMPILED BY JOSE BURNES
CORRECTIONS We welcome corrections. If you believe there is a factual error in a story, please email editor@thedartmouth.com.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
Dimensions 2014 to see alterations FROM DIMENSIONS PAGE 1
has a problem.” The protest and the response it engendered — which consisted of vitriolic threats and comments posted anonymously on Bored at Baker — prompted administrators to cancel classes for a day of reflection and discussion. “Student protest around important issues has long been associated with the college experience,” Laskaris said in an email. “Finding one’s voice and passion is part of that process and something we expect to happen at Dartmouth. If, like last year, this year’s Dimensions program is interrupted, our primary concern will be for the safety of both our visitors and community members.” The Dimensions program should emphasize authentic interaction between prospective students and current students and faculty, which is hindered by the practice of having fake prospective students, Laskaris said. “I just can’t overstate the importance of being genuine and welcoming,” she said. “That doesn’t include students pretending to be people they aren’t.” Matt Krantz ’16, who performed in the Dimensions show last year and attended as a prospective student, said he was upset by the decision. While he said he was “heartbroken” when, as a prospective student, he saw the show and realized his new friends were not fellow prospective students, he was happy that he could spend his next three years with the upperclassmen friends he had already met. That current freshmen commit so much time to prospective students, he said, is unique. “I really think it shows how much people love and care for this place,”
he said. “I think the admissions office is trying to fix something that isn’t broken.” James Howe ’17, who applied to be a member of this year’s Dimensions crew and watched last year’s performance online, said he believes the fake prospective students make Dartmouth’s accepted student program more memorable than those of other schools. While it may be deceptive, the reveal is surprising and fun. Raphael Sacks ’17, who also applied to be in the show, said he hopes to have the opportunity to be a “fake prospie,” but understands the decision to cancel the program. “I think part of the reason people choose Dartmouth is because doing wacky things and wearing flair is part of the experience,” he said. “But on the other hand, it’s deceptive, and even if it’s meant to be in good fun, people might feel they are being treated in a condescending way.” Unlike in previous years, this year’s program will be offered in three separate sessions, two one-day sessions on April 11 and April 16, and a longer program April 24 to 25. The Dimensions show will take place at the third session. Offering two programs earlier in the month will hopefully allow more students make it to campus, Laskaris said. With fewer students and families visiting at a time, she said, the College can provide a better experience for each prospective student. Considering the size of last year’s audience, and the fact that students were turned away, this year’s Dimensions show will be held twice. The performance will take place in Collis Common Ground instead of the Class of 1953 Commons because of its higher capacity. Emily Leach ’16, who performed
in last year’s show and is now the codirector of this year’s performance, or the “Dimensions Mom,” said she appreciates the new setting. “We don’t want to have the performance in an auditorium, like Spaulding,” Leach said. “The show isn’t a performance, it’s an experience.” Co-director Garrett Watumull ’16 declined to comment. The show features songs set to popular music describing various parts of Dartmouth’s culture, including dining and social life. Leach said that there will be little changed in the planned content for the performance this year. The codirectors solicited Dimensions crew applications from a diverse group of students, as they have done in the past, she said. “We have the applications in now, and I think there are going to be people from all different parts of campus,” Leach said. “If people didn’t feel last year that their voices were being recognized by Dimensions, that’s a problem.” Decisions about changing the program’s content are left to the incoming crew members, Leach said. Howe said he thought that last year’s Dimensions program accurately represented his positive experience at the College. The co-directors, in coordination with the admissions department, are also considering hosting a talk about participants’ “real Dartmouth experiences” the day after the shows, Leach said. The talk would not have a negative tone, she said, but would discuss how the campus climate is changing. “Unlike the protest, this might inspire people to come here and be a part of the change,” Leach said. “We want to take what happened with the protest and turn it into meaningful discussion.”
SHOW AND TELL Ramunto’s Brick & Brew Here at Ramunto’s Brick & Brew we are dedicated to the highest quality New York pizzas. Our handcrafted pizzas, calzones, and stromboli require the freshest dough, which is made daily along with our signature sauce and freshly grated, premium whole- milk mozzarella. Our authentic woodfired and seasoned slate ovens finish the process with our skilled cooks monitoring the process. Come join us for a real pizzeria experience in a fun family atmosphere.
9 South Street Hanover, NH (603) 643-9500 ramuntospizza.com
MELISSA VASQUEZ/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
Students in the engineering class System Dynamics in Policy Design and Analysis present their final projects.
THE DARTMOUTH NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
PAGE 3
Lecture promotes healthy emotional, physical relationships FROM BOE PAGE 1
hand if you have ever experienced and/or caused drama in a relationship.” When asked about relationship drama, many students in the audience of over 200 raised their hands. His goal, he said, was to empower students to help themselves and their friends by giving them the knowledge he wishes he had possessed as a young man. He shared a mix of personal anecdotes, examples from modern celebrities and humorous GIFs to emphasize his message. When it comes to relationships, he said, “even smart people are human.” We all tend to “abandon
reason,” make assumptions and lower our standards, falling for those who like us or for superficial cues like fraternity affiliation, he said. Citing Newton’s third law of motion, which states that every action produces an equal and opposite reaction, Boe said relationships boil down to “not annoying people.” Nothing shows strength more than giving a partner space since, while natural, seeking to control loved ones may cause them to push back. He discussed what it means to be a “good fighter” when approaching a conflict. He named three possible responses to every argument: being reactive, passive or “calming down but speaking up.” To combat conflict
Problem-solving is key to engineering final projects FROM ENGS PAGE 1
teaches them to address complex and pressing issues, said professor Peter Robbie, who teaches the course. “Students define a problem, find the real need and then envision solutions for these problems,” Robbie said. Students receive weekly design projects throughout the term and then spend the last two weeks on a Dartmouth-specific prompt that asks each group to solve a different campus problem. Robbie said he thought of the idea after attending a workshop 15 years ago that focused on using humancentered design to study a population. This method has grown in popularity in the years since the workshop, he said. The final project is especially pertinent for the design thinking course, he said, because human-centered design concepts are best used in a close and accessible population. Students’ passion for solving campus issues also makes the class material more relevant, he added. At the end of the course, students can pitch their ideas to the College. “It provides a window into student thinking,” Robbie said. Projects range from encouraging meaningful faculty mentorship and increasing experiential learning to easing the “sophomore slump.” Robbie said that the digitization of course evaluations was in part due to a previous design thinking project. Patrick Campbell ’15 and Tara Roudi ’15, students in the class, are working on a project to ease the “sophomore slump.” They interviewed 20 students and asked them to plot their happiness level for each term they had been at Dartmouth. The pair deduced that most students experience a “slump” at some point during their time at the College.
Campbell said his group has two solutions that it is considering pitching to the College. The first would be an art exhibit about this slump, which would pair the graphs of students interviewed with anonymous quotes to raise awareness. The second would be an anonymous online forum that would connect unhappy students with undergraduate advisors and mental health advisors to ask questions. Michael Berger ’14 and his fellow group members are addressing mental health issues on campus, specifically stress and anxiety. After many student interviews, the team identified the “work hard, play hard” mentality as a strong issue on campus, he said. “Mental health seems to be a low priority when there are so many other things going on,” Berger said. The team proposed appointing non-academic deans for students and the creation of first-year peer groups of six to eight students led by upperclassmen, helping to ease adjustment to the College. They also envisioned mental health panels at the beginning of each term and a continued connection between academic and student life. To further strengthen this connection, the Center for Professional Development would help students find jobs before senior year begins. They also seek to create a redefine success in a way that puts a premium on students taking time for themselves and their mental health, not just the traditional focus on grades and friends. Campbell said he has had a “tremendous” experience in the class this term, calling it “fascinating.” “It’s not necessarily teaching you content, but it’s teaching you a process,” he said. “It’s teaching you a way to problem-solve that’s different from what most people experience, teaching you a set of very applicable skills.”
in relationships, he advised audience members to refrain from saying “always” or “never,” use humor to diffuse tension, seek to understand the other person’s perspective and avoid “guilt-tripping.” Boe said a healthy relationship is one in which two people see and treat each other as equals. He began the second portion of his talk, on the physical aspect of relationships, with humorous tips. “If another person is performing a sexual act on you, it is considered impolite to be texting,” he said. Yet he moved onto more serious topics like consent and assault. Boe shared a personal story about his sister, who was raped in college by an acquaintance in their small hometown of 11,000. He named four common misconceptions of rape: that one’s personal situation is different and would not count as rape, that rape is sex, that rape is harmless and that it is the victim’s fault for not stopping it. Both partners must “be the brains,” he said, since consent can be subjective and varies from moment to moment. He ended his speech by addressing male audience members. “Guys, what is stronger than dominance?” he asked. “Being above the need to dominate.” Students who attended Boe’s talk
ALLISON CHOU/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
Aaron Boe told students to think critically about their relationships.
said that he raised valid points. Kristen Rothe ’15 said that recent dialogue on campus related to sexual assault could benefit from outside perspectives, and that continued discussion is bound to produce a solution. “I think it is important to be thoughtful about your sexual and emotional relationships,” William Athol ’15 said. The event was co-sponsored by the Greek Leadership Council and Alpha Delta fraternity. AD president Siegfried von Bonin ’14 said in an email that the
fraternity wanted to bring Boe to Dartmouth because they found his perspective on sexual assault interesting and relevant to recent campus discussions. Boe’s focus on relationship violence stuck out as pertinent, he said, as assaults often take place between friends and acquaintances. “Dartmouth is not known for fostering the healthiest relationships,” he said. “By better understanding and addressing our romantic and interpersonal relationships, hopefully we can make a difference in ending sexual assault on our campus.”
Still room in…
Comparative Literature Courses for S14
COLT10, Don Juan
Swislocki @ 10A INTorLIT/W Explore the Don Juan legend in literature, music, and film, from the seventeenth century to the present – myth and legend, Eros and power, rhetoric of seduction and conquest, feminist perspectives, and Don Juan in the twenty-first century.
COLT48, Beasts on the Page: Animals in Literature
Carranza @ 12 LIT/W Learn how animals have been represented in literature from Aesop through the Middle Ages to the present, and what this literature tells us about animals as well as ourselves.
COLT63, Protest Literature in the Americas Smolin @ 2 INTorLIT/CI Can literature change the world? Reading protest literature from the United States and Latin America, topics will include independence movements, abolition and emancipation, indigenous rights, feminist movements, gay liberation, anti-war protests, and contemporary denunciations of economic inequality.
THE DARTMOUTH OPINION
PAGE 4
Staff Columnist Michelle gil ’16
Contributing Columnist Aylin Woodward ’15
Shifting the Blame
‘Freedom’ Facts
The Greek system alone is not responsible for sexual assault. Over the course of my term abroad in Spain, I have followed recent events at Dartmouth from a relative distance, and I have been horrified. But in spite of the chaos, I cannot agree with the automatic and impetuous outcry against the Greek system. Blaming fraternities entirely for sexual assault is dangerous. Doing so misses the root of the problem and places blame just for the sake of placing blame. This draws attention from the real issue of sexual assault and its underlying causes. Yes, these underlying causes happen to exist in the Greek system, but they also exist in the outside world. By placing the blame solely on the Greek system, we miss the chance to delve deeper and examine the societal and psychological causes of sexual assault. The issue is not black and white. There are so many causes of sexual assault: a traditionally patriarchal society, a media that continues to push the boundaries of how much sexuality and sexism it can show, our impulsive, instant-gratification generation that believes it is entitled to what it wants, when it wants it — even if what it wants is another person’s body without consent. But alas, these problems are not limited to the Greek system. They exist on a broader, societal level. At Dartmouth, we seem to live in a bubble. We refuse to look beyond ourselves to see how many other schools are facing the same issues. Sexual assault appears to be pandemic. Yale University, Columbia University, Swarthmore College, Stonehill College and the University of California at Berkeley are just a few of the myriad other schools currently grappling with this issue. There are dozens of schools, including Dartmouth, currently under investigation for violating Title IX. Eliminating Dartmouth’s Greek system would do little, if anything, to curb sexual assault. Sexual assault would still exist, both on our campus and in society at large. It is not a shock that sexual assault has taken place within the setting of the Greek system, as
the Greek system is a collection of people from this troubled society; thus, this selection reflects the problems of society as a whole. Those quick to decry the Greek system conflate cause and effect. The Greek system does not automatically cause sexual assault. Rather, when any group of people is selected from a society riddled with sexism, patriarchy and sexual assault, all of the above will unfortunately be present. Whether that group is a fraternity or a sports team or even an entire college campus, the sad reality is that rape will still occur. The Greek system provides a location and house at which sexual assault can occur, but without fraternities, a new location would merely take their place. This is not an excuse to give up pursuing the issue of sexual assault. We still need to address it and do all we can to reduce it. I agree that the Greek system has faults that need to be tackled: classism, racial tensions, excessive hazing, among others. Maybe these reasons are even enough to disband the system. But doing so will not realize an end to sexual assault, nor will it magically rid campus of the other problems I just mentioned. Eradicating the Greek system in an effort to cure society’s maladies is like putting a Band-Aid on a deep, festering wound. Without a disinfecting salve, one that gets to the core of the injury, it will just become infected and continue to worsen. Society, not a social system comprised of fraternity houses, needs an overhaul. By all means, let’s fight to reform the Greek system. By all means, we should do all we can to reduce sexual assault on campus. But do not be foolish enough to think that by simply by achieving the former, the latter is sure to follow. And maybe, just maybe, if we stop wasting time placing blame on one small institution and get to the root of the societal disease, we will be fortunate enough to see improvements to our campus and the Greek system.
212 Robinson Hall, Hanover N.H. 03755 • (603) 646-2600
Lindsay ellis, Editor-in-Chief stephanie mcfeeters, Executive Editor
carla larin, Publisher Michael riordan, Executive Editor
taylor malmsheimer, Day Managing Editor madison pauly, Evening Managing Editor PRODUCTION EDITORS katie mcKay, Opinion Editor lorelei yang, Opinion Editor brett drucker, Sports Editor BLAZE JOEL, Sports Editor Axel Hufford, Arts & Entertainment Editor
sasha dudding, Evening Managing Editor BUSINESS DIRECTORS piotr dormus, Finance & Strategy Director elizabeth mcnally, Design Director Jasmine xu, Technology Director gardiner kreglow, Advertising Director
ashley ulrich, Arts & Entertainment Editor erin landau, Mirror Editor marina shkuratov, Mirror Editor aditi kirtikar, Dartbeat Editor emma moley, Dartbeat Editor tracy wang, Photography Editor Alex Becker, Multimedia Editor
ISSUE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
NEWS EDITORS: Laura Weiss and Nancy Wu, LAYOUT EDITOR: Jin Shin, TEMPLATING EDITOR: Meg Parson, COPY EDITOR: Kelley Lin.
SUBMISSIONS: We welcome letters and guest columns. All submissions must include the author’s name and affiliation with Dartmouth College, and should not exceed 250 words for letters or 700 words for columns. The Dartmouth reserves the right to edit all material before publication. All material submitted becomes property of The Dartmouth. Please email submissions to editor@thedartmouth.com.
The current proposal has little to do with the original “Freedom Budget.” While you may choose to disregard this column as simply one of many reiterative pieces written on the Dartmouth “Freedom Budget” in the past two weeks, I urge you to reconsider. I’m here to clarify the history behind the original document that those who signed Dartmouth’s version said was the genesis of their efforts. They wrote they were “invok[ing] The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.” However, the original proposal, “A Freedom Budget for All Americans,” has much less to do with King than that line indicates. In fact, the two documents have less in common than the Dartmouth proposal would suggest. I will point out some critical divergences between the two documents and their inception, divergences that highlight the difference between previous inclusive progressive rhetoric and the current tension-filled atmosphere at Dartmouth. The original “Freedom Budget” was issued on Oct. 26, 1966 as a collaborative effort between intellectual activist Bayard Rustin and the A. Philip Randolph Institute in conjunction with economist Leon Keyserling. Keyserling provided the economic analysis undergirding the project and facilitated the creation of a realistic budget, comprehensible to all. The purpose of the $185 billion, 10-year budget plan was to create a policy to eliminate poverty and improve housing, educational and health care conditions for those on the bottom rung of the economic ladder. King did not write the document, and he had very little to do with its inception. After Rustin, King’s mentor, encouraged King to endorse the budget, he wrote an eloquent forward for the pamphlet. While invoking King as the inspiration for the grassroots movement at Dartmouth sends a powerful message, it is important to realize his contribution to the original document was negligible. Moreover, Rustin considered framing the debate in terms of widespread applicability a key element of his movement. He made the elimination of poverty seem desirable as a collective goal, attainable only if a majority of Americans applied themselves to the task. The demands of Dartmouth’s “Freedom Budget” are not posed in a manner conducive to campus-wide identification
and empathy to its appeals. Rustin’s two-pronged campaign targeted the infrastructure in place and built a grassroots mobilization effort composed of blacks and whites alike. He approached senators to arrange bipartisan briefings in Congress and actively sought administrative endorsement, not compliance. Rustin recognized that attempting to force compliance did nothing to forward his ultimate goal of economic equality. His budget was concrete and bold enough that the press latched on, giving Rustin the leverage to approach civil rights leadership and secure further endorsement. Over 600 individuals and many organizations — including labor leaders, Americans for Democratic Action, American Jewish Congress and the NAACP — voiced their support. Rustin wanted endorsements from both sides of the racial lines. The Dartmouth “Freedom Budget” demands compliance and does not seek universal endorsement. Rustin called for all people, regardless of race, to unite around his “Freedom Budget.” He further stated that the act would only work if everyone worked together. Again, the Dartmouth “Freedom Budget” writers makes no effort to engage with students outside their respective gender and racially defined circles. Rustin listened to the racial rhetoric of his era and saw a movement grounded in frustration — much like the movement here at Dartmouth. At the root of both debates, past and present, exists a feedback loop between extremist cries for racial and gender empowerment and the subsequent backlash in favor of the status quo. Ultimately, the “Freedom Budget for All Americans” failed as the opportunities for progressive coalitions vanished. If history serves as any sort of litmus test, I predict that the misguided execution of this new Dartmouth “Freedom Budget,” too, will cause it to fail. It is unfortunate that its writers have already implicitly eradicated the potential for coalition-building. This new call for action is not the “Dartmouth Freedom Budget.” It is merely a budget penned by “concerned Asian, Black, Latin@, Native, Undocumented, Queer and Differently-Abled students,” predicated on the notion that such demands for racial and gender equality represents the collective voice of campus.
THE DARTMOUTH NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
PAGE 5
Caracas couple details realities of Venezuelan protests to students these days,” Marlene Candel said. “It’s a very, very difficult situation.” Protests began on Feb. 12 , when The couple attended a protest thousands flooded the streets to on Feb. 23, hoping that the demexpress opposition to the govern- onstrations would highlight the nament. Since the unrest began, the tion’s political corruption, Marlene Venezuelan government has cen- Candel said. sored the press and social media “It was massive,” Jeroen Candel and arrested opposition leaders said. “It was three kilometers of a four-lane major avenue in Caracas, and college students. Latin American Political Society absolutely packed with people. It member Alejandro Gomez-Barbo- was peaceful. There were a lot of sa ’14 said he organized Tuesday’s students with very creative ways event to support the 18 people who of telling what is wrong and what have been killed since the unrest should change.” began, the hundreds who have been At the event, Sonja Uribe ’14 and Gilberto Garcia injured and the ’14 spoke about thousands that the current pohave mobilized “Right now the only litical unrest in to oppose the thing we can do from Venezuela, emgovernment. phasizing the “Right now far away is hope that failing economy the only thing an assimilation of and dissatisfacwe can do from information compels tion with Madfar away is hope uro. that an assimila- the government to “This tion of infor- act. Not only that, but government is mation compels an illegitimate the government that the international to act,” Gomez- spotlight pressures the gover nment,” Jeroen Candel Barbosa said. government to act. said. “It’s a ter“Not only that, rible gover nbu t t h at t h e The situation is not as ment in terms i n t e r n at i o n a l black and white as the of managing spotlight presthe most imsures the gov- government is making portant process ernment to act. it seem.” in the country, The situation is the economical not as black and process, and it white as the gov- - ALEJANDRO Gomezis an abysmal ernment is mak- BARBOSA ’14, Member government in ing it seem.” terms of man Jeroen Can- of the latin american aging human del said that al- political society rights and listhough the protening to the tests began with college students demonstrating voice of people who are not in around Caracas, they have become agreement.” Maduro, a former bus driver, a nationwide social movement. The Candels, friends of Gomez- officially took office last April after Barbosa, said they have felt increas- winning the election by a margin ingly unsafe in the three weeks since of 1.5 percent. He since has empowered the military “Chavistas,” the protests began. “We drive in an armored car and or Chavez supporters, Uribe said, we stay at home most of the time adding that despite shared ideals, FROM VENEZUELA PAGE 1
Campus alerted to sexual assault of female student FROM ASSAULT PAGE 1
reported sexual assaults also included this message. “No action or inaction by a crime survivor makes that person responsible for his or her victimization,” the alert read. “Perpetrators are responsible for crimes and their effects.” Tuesday’s alert listed the contact information for nine campus resources, including the Dartmouth Bystander
Initiative and the WISE crisis hotline, that “may help reduce the possibility of experiencing a crime, or may improve opportunities to receive prompt assistance and services.” Like the alerts sent last term, Tuesday’s included the telephone numbers of Safety and Security, the Hanover Police Department and Safe Ride. Kinne and Hanover Police chief Frank Moran could not be reached for comment by press time.
KANG-CHUN CHENG/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
At a gathering Tuesday night, students communicated with a couple in Caracas via Skype about recent protests.
Maduro lacks the charisma that won supporters for Chavez. Garcia said the protests were sparked by outrage over increasing violence and corruption. Many have struggled to find necessities like toilet paper and groceries, Gomez-Barbosa said. The current protests are the largest since Chavez died of cancer last year. Before the presentation, students
gathered for a picture, showing support for the Venezuelan opposition by wearing white shirts and holding the Venezuelan flag and banners that read, “WE ARE DARTMOUTH AND WE CARE #PRAYFORVENEZUELA” and “#SOSVENEZUELA.” After speaking with the Candels, several students reflected and shared their thoughts on Venezuelan politics.
Some said that one of their primary concerns is violence in Venezuela, noting that neither Maduro nor Chavez has done anything to reduce crime rates. Gomez-Barbosa said the Latin American Political Society, founded last year by Nicolas Blanco Galindo ’14 and Julio Santiago Guerrero ’14, has 14 members and organizes approximately three presentations each term.
Join us for the Imposition of Ashes Ash Wednesday Services March 5, Noon and 7pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church (between Theta Delta Chi and Psi Upsilon) www.saintthomashanover.org
What will you take up for Lent?
PAGE 6
THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 1:00 p.m. Introduction to final presentations, Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall
4:15 p.m. Computer science colloquium, “Reasoning and Decisions in High Dimensions — A Unified Approach,” with Qiang Liu of the University of California at Irvine, Steele 006
8:00 p.m. Theater honors project, “The Alchemist,” Bentley Theater
TOMORROW 4:30 p.m. “Hope in a Dark Time: Visual Politics in the City of Great Peace,” Chin-Sung Chang of Seoul National University, Carpenter Hall 013
7:00 p.m. Film screening, “War Horse” (2011), Loew Auditorium
7:00 p.m. Performance, Dartmouth Dance Ensemble, Hopkins Center, Moore Theater
ADVERTISING For advertising information, please call (603) 646-2600 or email info@thedartmouth. com. The advertising deadline is noon, two days before publication. We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement. Opinions expressed in advertisements do not necessarily reflect those of The Dartmouth, Inc. or its officers, employees and agents. The Dartmouth, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation chartered in the state of New Hampshire. USPS 148-540 ISSN 01999931
THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
PAGE 7
Softball team goes 2-2 in weekend games at JMU tournament B y Josh SCHIEFELBEIN The Dartmouth Staff
The softball team went 2-2 at the James Madison Tournament in Harrisonburg, Va. last weekend, defeating Pennsylvania State University and Fairfield University on Saturday while falling to Fairfield and host James Madison University on Sunday. In a weekend with two doubleheaders, the team split each day, winning the early game before losing the second leg.
PENN STATE
3
DARTMOUTH 6
DARTMOUTH 3 FAIRFIELD 7
FAIRFIELD 1 DARTMOUTH 4
JAMES MADISON
3
DARTMOUTH
2
Dartmouth’s offense was strong throughout the tournament. After amassing only nine runs in five games in the Florida International Tournament last month, the team put up 15 in its four weekend contests. “We made a little fire under ourselves to really get us going and get us playing as a team,” Kelsey Miller ’16 said. Friday’s games were cancelled due to low temperatures. Though
it remained cold, the tournament continued as scheduled on Saturday. Dartmouth was better prepared than its opponents because of Hanover’s cold weather, Karen Chaw ’17 said. Chaw won the Ivy League’s first rookie of the week award for the 2014 season after hitting .313 with two home runs and seven RBIs in the JMU tournament. Miller ended the weekend with a team-high .533 batting average and eight hits, including a home run, earning her Ivy League player of the week. On Saturday, Dartmouth defeated the Nittany Lions (5-11, 0-0 Big Ten) 6-3 for its first win of the season before dropping the afternoon contest to Fairfield (2-5, 0-0 MAAC) 7-3 on Friday. Chaw starred on Friday against Penn State, belting a three-run home run as part of a 2-4 outing. Down 2-0 in the fifth, Chaw’s second home run of the year put Dartmouth into the lead 3-2. A solo blast to left center for Penn State tied the game, but Dartmouth seized the lead for good with an RBI double by Brianna Lohmann ’16 in the top of the sixth. Kristen Rumley ’15 earned her first win of the season, allowing three runs on 10 hits over seven innings. In the top of the seventh, Dartmouth sealed the game with a tworun double by Chloe Madill ’17. In the first inning of the Big Green’s second Saturday game, the Stags jumped to a quick 3-0. Dartmouth responded in the bottom of the inning with a two-run
ZONIA MOORE/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
The softball team aims to reprise last season’s Ivy Championship Series appearance.
homer by Chaw. Fairfield added another run in the fifth before exploding for another three-run inning in the sixth off pitcher Morgan McCalmon ’16. Though the game was out of reach in the bottom of the seventh, Kara Curosh ’14 crushed a solo home run to left field, but senior pitcher Rae Ball stymied any chance of a Big Green comeback. Miller took on the lead role Sunday with five hits on the day. Chaw also notched two hits and two RBIs against JMU (10-8, 0-0 CAA). In the first game of its Sunday double-header, Dartmouth avenged Saturday’s loss to Fairfield with a 4-1 victory. The Big Green started fast, as Miller belted a home run to left on the fifth pitch of the game. The Stags tied it up in the bottom of the first but could not get another
run against Rumley, who had a spectacular outing. In earning her second win, Rumley threw another complete game with nine strikeouts, allowing just four hits and one run. She was also effective at the plate, notching an RBI double to score McCalmon and seal the game in the seventh. Neither team could generate hits over the next five innings as Rumley and her Fairfield counterpart, senior Rebecca Trott, shut down the opposing offense until the sixth inning when a two-run homer by Katie McEachern ’16 broke the tie, giving the Big Green a 3-1 advantage. Dartmouth nearly eked out a victory over JMU in the second game on Saturday, but a walk-off double handed the Dukes a 3-2 win. “We did a lot of the little things right such as stringing hits togeth-
er,” Miller said. “Even though we ended up losing, it was definitely one of our best games.” Rumley was once again called into action. The junior held JMU scoreless for the first five innings. The Big Green’s batting lineup, however, was also held in check. Dartmouth finally scored in the fifth as Chaw’s double scored runners from first and second, putting Dartmouth on top 2-0. Needing just six outs for another victory, Rumley tried to close the game. McCalmon relieved Rumley after the Dukes had put runners on second and third with no outs. JMU scored with a single and a sacrifice fly in the sixth, tying the game heading into the final inning. Dartmouth put runners in scoring position in the top of the seventh, but Chaw popped out to end the threat. A seven-pitch at bat, sacrifice bunt and double gave the Dukes the win. “We’ve had some off moments in our game, but we’ve played at a high level the whole time,” head coach Rachel Hanson said. “Regardless of the competition, we just have to keep battling and we learned that this weekend.” Chaw and Rumley were both named to the JMU Softball Invitational All-Tournament Team. Dartmouth will not return to the field until March 14, when the Big Green heads to California to compete in the University of California at Santa Barbara Tournament and the Loyola Marymount University Tournament.
Women’s lacrosse drops Ivy League opener vs. Yale 12-5
B y THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
The women’s lacrosse team fell 12-5 to the visiting Yale University Bulldogs over the weekend. Dartmouth’s Ivy League opener was close through the first half with
Side -BySide
Dartmouth
Yale
5
Goals
12
16
Shots
31
11
Saves
8
5
15 Draw Controls
the Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) heading into halftime with a slim 4-3 lead over the Big Green (2-1, 0-1 Ivy). However, Yale opened up a significant gap in the second half, outscoring Dartmouth 8-2 to finish
the game with a seven-goal advantage. Sarah Byrne ’15 continued her hot start to the season, adding three goals for the Big Green. Her total of 13 after only three games leads the Ivy League. Dartmouth drew the first blood with a goal from Danielle Lisovicz ’16 at 26:57. Liz Calby ’14 set up the goal with a crease roll that drew her defender and created space for Lisovicz to get a clean shot on a cut through the crease. But Yale struck right back, and neither team could open more than a one-goal advantage. Even though the scoreboard did not show it, Yale had more opportunities in the first, outshooting Dartmouth 15-8. After trading goals to open the second period, Yale scored seven goals in a row, effectively putting the game out of reach. Yale also won 15 draw controls to Dartmouth’s five, giving the Bulldogs a significant possession advantage. The Big Green takes to the field again this afternoon in a non-league matchup against Boston University.
JOSH RENAUD/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
Despite three more goals from Sarah Byrne ’15, the women’s lacrosse team couldn’t overcome Yale’s potent attack.
PAGE 8
THE DARTMOUTH ARTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
ARTS
Drama students paved way at College ‘The Alchemist’ sparks laughter 400 years later
in the department and Alicia Annas more modern works into its repertoire, served as the costume designer. like W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s This article is the first in a two-part series Transfer student Carol Dudley “Patience,” a comic opera. about female students’ impact on the arts at the described the department as having “a Moliere’s “The Miser” was the College leading up to and just after coeducation. great balance” of professional experi- department’s most successful show of Before Dartmouth became co- ence and styles. She noted Alexander’s the 1968-69 season and toured local educational in fall 1972, a handful strength as a director and Hill’s exten- playhouses and schools. The production of pioneering transfer students in the sive classical training, included several fetheater department helped to pave the which included time at “We were on even male transfer students path for women to follow. The women the Royal Academy of in leading roles and as footing — we had participated in the Congregation Dramatic Art. stage managers. of the Arts, a summer arts program on While at Dart- had rehearsals Fergenson recampus from 1963-1969 that brought mouth, Hill organized together, we hung called the group’s together musicians, composers, actors lunchtime one-act tour as one of his and dancers from various colleges. play productions out together.” favorite Dartmouth Dartmouth’s theater department called “12:30 Rep.” experiences. was outstanding but lacked talented The productions - NANALEE RAPHAEL, “We had two stafemale leads — prior to the transfer were popular with tion wagons, and we transfer stuent students’ arrival, faculty wives, Hanover students, and perdid it in St. Johnsbury, high school students and local women formers decked out in in Manchester, in played female parts. In summer 1968, period costumes for the shows, which Nashua, in Concord, in Salem — I female students attending the summer included “Les Precieuses Ridicules” by think a total of eight one-night stands,” program could apply to a year-long Moliere. he said. “We worked together. We acted transfer to Dartmouth to study theater. “It was all new plays, and it was together. We were together.” They would take other classes as well, also a great way of getting people who Outside of the theater department, but could not receive a Dartmouth didn’t normally go to the main stage some women faced difficulty interacting degree. productions, which were much more with male students. They were isolated Seven women were accepted conventional, to come to the theater,” at their apartment in town and lacked through the program, including Na- Dudley said. advisors to help them navigate the nalee Raphael, who recalled how the Female students also participated in school. drama department allowed students to interfraternity play competitions, which Raphael remembers feeling some perform and use their creative talents. featured original works written, directed hostility from non-theater students. “Being in the theater department, and acted by students, and the Frost Play Men were hesitant to approach or even the guys there were just guys,” she Contest, an annual contest started by acknowledge the female students in their said. “We were on even footing — we former theater professor Henry Wil- classes, she said, perhaps because they had rehearsals together, we hung out liams to encourage students to write had attended all-male high schools and together. So it was exceedingly normal.” and produce experimental plays. planned to study at an all-male college. Within the theater department, the Transfer student Geri Silk called “Nobody ever insulted me, but it female transfer students said they felt her peers “spoiled” for having so many was a very interesting experiment,” part of a community. classical and modern she said. “I intentionally would sit in a Women also joined “It made a big performance oppor- very obvious place in the classroom, and the Dartmouth Playtunities. nobody would sit near me. Not one guy ers, a theater perfor- difference to have “T here were ever got close to me even to say, ‘Hi’ or mance group, Delta them as part great parts,” Silk said. ‘Are you one of the girls?’” Kappa Epsilon fra“There was great cho- Virginia Feingold said she rememof the college ternity and the Foley reography.” bers enjoying her classes but was frusHouse, whose mem- experience.” Male and female trated that the 1968-69 play season did bers included many theater students were not offer more roles for women. Feingold theater majors. “like a tight little band said she participated in anti-war political Outside the the- - arthur of actors and singers demonstrations on campus. ater department, and dancers,” Silk Dudley described most men as awkfergenson ’69 women were a novsaid. Outside class, ward, not vindictive, when interacting elty, referred to as “the students would often with the female students. drama coeds.” They lived together in hang out together at the Top of the “A lot of [the guys] were too afraid apartments in downtown Hanover. Hop or in the stage area, practicing or to come up and talk to you, and the Theater major Arthur Fergenson improvising, she said. others wanted to kind of jump your ’69 said the female students made a The department’s costumes were bones with no preliminary,” she said. positive impact on campus, in and out particularly excellent, Dudley said, as Dartmouth admitted 53 female of the classroom. Annas made period pieces for student transfer students to join the College “They were not just there to do productions, including corsets, by hand. for the 1969-70 academic year, 68 for theater,” he said. “It made a big differ- “The level workmanship and quality 1970-71 and 110 for 1971-72. Though ence to have them as part of the college was on a professional level,” she said. the women could not receive degrees experience.” At the time, Dartmouth’s theater from Dartmouth, they were adopted At the time, Rod Alexander chaired department, hoping to attract a broader to the Class of 1969 at its 40th reunion the drama department, Errol Hill taught audience to its shows, incorporated celebration.
B y MAYA PODDAR
B y Apoorva dixit The Dartmouth Staff
“Fortune, that favors fools, these two short hours/we wish away, both for your sakes and ours.” So begins 17th century playwright Ben Jonson’s comedy “The Alchemist.” Director Nick O’Leary ’14 has added his own touches to recreate this classic, witty tale, which will amuse even modern audiences on Wednesday evening. “The Alchemist” is the story of a crooked butler, Face, a fake alchemist, Subtle, and their partner in crime, Doll Common. When the plague forces an unsuspecting gentleman, Lovewit, to leave his London home, Face, Subtle and Doll Common devise an elaborate con scheme for London’s remaining upstanding citizens, and trouble ensues. “Will they, won’t they pull off the perfect crime?” said Diane Chen ’14, who plays Face. “There are a lot of different people that come in, and we con them and use them to con other people.” Chen recommends that playgoers look out for how the con artists react when their plan begins to unravel. The physical comedy, ridiculous plot and hilarious panic give “The Alchemist” the “same farcical energy” that drives many modern comedic plays, O’Leary said. “I was really excited to do a classic play that doesn’t get done very much,” he said. “[It’s] funny for a contemporary audience, even though it was written in 1610.”
O’Leary said that he likes to work with plays that reflect the magic of theater, such as characters that become different people by changing disguises. Costume designers Gaia Santiago ’15 and Chiara Santiago ’15 said that O’Leary’s production utilizes three “layers” of costume design: 1920s neutral costume, 1600s costume and 1600s disguise. While the start of the play employs 1920s costumes, characters soon morph into the 17th century — at that moment costumes become a conglomeration of the 1920s and the 1600s, as the characters jump in and out of both worlds, Gaia Santiago said. The costumes are influenced by “Tim Burton, Rodarte and crazy Alexander McQueen,” Gaia Santiago said. Doll Common’s costume, one of the designers’ favorite creations, is the most elaborate to allow the character to transform into a fairy during the play. O’Leary chose to filter out antiquated jokes and words, while preserving the original iambic pentameter. “For me, it’s been really exciting to be doing many different parts of the project, and putting together the pieces,” he said. Chiara Santiago said that the Bentley Theater’s professional space, the costume shop and the theater department’s budget have eased the process of running a student-driven play. “Since all the pressure is placed on us, it feels like we are in our own real world,” Chiara Santiago said. “The Alchemist” runs from Wednesday to Friday in the Bentley Theater.
JOSH RENAUD/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
Actors rehearsed “The Alchemist,” a student-produced play.