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Oh rats! Residents of New sexual assault prevention French Hall face daily program unveiled for first-years battle with local rodents B y LAUREN ADLER The Dartmouth
As students moved in for the fall term, many living on the first and basement floors of French Hall were dismayed to find that they would be sharing their building with a few extra residents: mice. The mice, whom students have collectively dubbed “Remy the River Rat” after the rodent protagonist of the movie “Ratatouille,”
have been sighted in French several times over the last three weeks. Emily Hester ’23, who lives on the first floor of French, said that the mouse sightings are “just a daily thing now.” “We just have to roll with it,” said Frandy Rodriguez ’23, who also lives on the first floor. “We have a rat in our dorm. We have several.” Several students have had SEE RODENTS PAGE 5
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Thought Project LLC adjusts to life in former Sig Ep house
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Unlike most residents in Dartmouth’s living learning communities, upperclassmen residents of the Thought Project Living Lear ning Community moved into a locale a little different from the McLaughlin cluster this fall: 11 Webster Avenue, the former house of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a fraternity de-recognized by the College in 2018.
Thought Project student coordinator Kos Twum ’21 said that the transition has been an unexpectedly large adjustment and brought mixed results so far. The Thought Project LLC has around 70 participants, some 40 of which belong to the Class of 2023. “Last year, Thought Project was only a floor,” Twum said. “So going from SEE LLC PAGE 3
The Sexual Violence Prevention Project is being rolled out by the College this fall.
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The campus g roup Movement Against Violence announced on Wednesday that its programming is being absorbed into the Sexual Violence Prevention Project, with MAV no longer “existing in name.” Starting this fall, SVPP will take over all sexual violence prevention programming for undergraduate students,including MAV’s facilitated discussions and first-year programming. A critical component of this change is that unlike the student facilitators of MAV, student facilitators involved in SVPP will be paid by the
College and serve as private resources, resulting in a shift in their sexual violence reporting obligations. Associate director of the Student Wellness Center Amanda Childress, who is also one of the staff members of SVPP and a former MAV advisor, said that while the student-run MAV had “all the right intentions” regarding developing programming that engaged students around the topic of consent, the efficacy of these programs was not assessed in a systematic manner. “The students didn’t have the time or the knowledge to be developing those assessments — they didn’t have the time to do the
research about curriculum or about what is really going to be beneficial and useful,” Childress said. “As experts in the field, that’s what we know how to do.” However, Childress also emphasized the importance of student participation in the design of the four-year program, which is seeing its first iteration for the Class of 2023. She said that the SVPP’s ultimate goal is to inspire concrete alteration in student behaviors and execute this mission in a logical manner. Since 2015, the executive board of SVPP has developed its four-year c u r r i c u l u m by p i l o t i n g SEE SVPP PAGE 3
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THE DARTMOUTH NEWS
Q&A with Vermont gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Holcombe B y JENNIE RHODES The Dartmouth Staff
Rebecca Holcombe, a former education instructor at Dartmouth, announced her candidacy this July for governor of Vermont in the 2020 election. Holcombe, a Democrat, grew up in Afghanistan, the Fiji Islands, Pakistan and Sudan with parents who worked for the United Nations. While she began her education overseas, she completed her high school and college education in the United States, later receiving a doctorate in education leadership, policy and practice from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She is a former teacher, principal and administrator for the Rivendell School District in New Hampshire, and she served as director of Dartmouth’s Teacher Education program from 2011 until 2014. In 2014, she was appointed as Vermont’s secretary of education, a position she held until 2018, when she resigned due to policy differences with Gov. Phil Scott (R). She currently lives in Norwich, VT with her family. Why are you running for governor? RH: Because Vermont is such a fantastic state with so many tremendous assets and opportunities ahead. But we also have some significant challenges, like the increasing challenges of equity and the ability to bring opportunity to all parts of the state — not just the places that are doing well. I want to take advantage of my experience to push the democratic project of making sure the state is working to create opportunities so people can go out and live well. You considered running in 2018.
Why run now and not in the previous election? RH: That was late in the race. There was already a full group of candidates. It didn’t seem like the right time. For politics in Vermont, you need to plan ahead and start early. As a Democrat, you need to get out early to get your message out and be heard, so people have a choice.
What we really need to do is help the families of the kids exposed to trauma. We can treat children, but if we send them back to a family struggling, then the child will just be re-exposed to trauma. Instead of trying to treat people after they are hurt, we need to go to the source and find out what is hurting people in the first place. We need to do this in a number of sectors.
You said in an interview with the Valley News, “I joined Gov. Scott’s administration because I took him at his word that he was serious about working to make Vermont more affordable and more equitable. I resigned when I realized that was just talk.” If elected, how will you make Vermont more affordable and more equitable? RH: In a number of ways. One example is health care, which is absolutely critical. The underlying cost of health care has gone up six percent in one year. Health insurance rates for qualified health plans have gone up double digits this year. People cannot afford this, particularly younger and working-age people. One-third of people in Vermont that are of working age are under insured. Health is one sector that touches everything. For example, the governor is saying that school budgets are too high. The driving increase is health care. If we want to make Vermont more affordable, we have to do the hard work to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible. Another way is in education. The state’s mental health system is underfunded. There are challenges around people that need treatment to addiction and people exposed to trauma. Schools can only treat children, but can’t treat family.
You worked at Dartmouth as the director of the Teacher Education Program, as a former public school teacher and as an administrator in the Rivendell school district. What did you take from your time working in public education that you will use if elected? RH: I took away three things. First, the notion that we are all better off if we make sure we all have a chance. When children have the opportunity to get a good education, they will always take that with them to make good things happen even in the face of challenge. Our best investment in young people is giving them a strong positive start. There are few places where people come together and talk about their hopes for the future. Public schools are one of the only places that do that. Diverse communities are brought together by how to build an institution that prepares children for the future. Schools are the most democratic institution because we come together to figure out how to work together. There are a lot of concerns about the future. Schools are — at their core — hopeful because they are creating opportunity for the next generation. Education in Vermont is very pragmatic. It’s about good ideals to make sure we create opportunity, but we have to have a budget and vote on it. We all have financial restraints. It’s all about doing the most you can with the least amount of dollars. When I was at Rivendell, I was standing outside the school. I was talking to a parent and mentioned that I would love to get the building wired. His comment was “What wire do you need?” A few days later, we wired the entire school. This was years ago. Now, we don’t do wires. But in rural areas, it was a big deal. There’s a pragmatic
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Holcombe was director of Dartmouth’s Teacher Education program from 2011-14.
mentality you see in a lot of Vermont schools. How do we do this? We get the job done well with what we have. I like that spirit. Your background is primarily in education and education policy. Over the next year, how do you plan on staying up to date on other policy issues and making those views known? RH: Having worked at the state level, I have a lot of connections already and pull heavily on my network when thinking about the primary issues to address and how best to address them. That’s been incredibly helpful. In terms of moving forward with the campaign, the fun part is getting out around the state. I am trying to hit all 251 towns. I want to get out and meet people and hear from them. I want to hear what they are worried about, what they think is a strength and how the state should move forward. Getting input from the public and people that are already in the state government, there seems to be an emerging consensus about important priorities. The first part is building a strong base of support, reaching out to all the democratic committees and establishing those connections. As I continue to fundraise, I will bring on a staff. I am planning on leveraging contacts I have from my previous work. The interesting thing about working in education is it touches so many aspects of life that people don’t realize.
We worked with the Department of Agriculture to feed children, childcare providers and senior citizens. We worked closely with the Health Department and Health Education. We worked with the Department of Labor on workforce development. We had to work with the Tax Department. You can’t work in any agency and not touch other agencies. Do you have any advice for Dartmouth students interested in pursuing politics or just wishing to be more informed? RH: First of all, vote. You have to register to vote. Vermont wants to hear young people’s voices heard. We want to know where you want the nation to go. Everyone of your readers should go out to vote and can register to do it online, so there are no excuses. For folks who want to move into politics, know that issues are hard. Don’t expect that there is a simple answer because it probably isn’t going to work the way you think it will. But you can’t give up. Begin by understanding your core values. Always be motivated by your commitment to your core purpose. This will keep you on a straight course in a world that can get confusing fast. I don’t think there is a more important election than the one in 2020. You can also always volunteer with my campaign if you want to reach out. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
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New residence gives LLC more space for community-building FROM LLC PAGE 1
a floor to a house plus a floor is a big adjustment, but it seems like it’s going to be good, though.” Associate director of residential education, living learning communities and academic initiatives Abi FranceKelly said she believes the recentlyrenovated house has the potential to allow for great community building. “They have a big common room, a private study room and some other opportunities to do more programming in there, and we thought that would be a great way they could use that space in a more intentional way than just having students in there who weren’t associated with an LLC,” she said. According to various students living in the former Sig Ep house, the bedrooms all have full beds. First-year residents of the LLC, however, still reside in the McLaughlin cluster, instead of at the former Sig Ep house, according to Twum. “It would be weird to have freshmen on Frat Row, especially with the [fraternity ban],” she said. “I think that’s just the better option for them.” Amanda Sun ’23, a Thought Project resident living on the first floor of Rauner Hall, said that while she has enjoyed her experience at the LLC, she has struggled to meet older members of the Thought Project,
stating that she would prefer that all of the LLC live in one dedicated area, even if that meant making the size of the Thought Project smaller. Twum said that integrating the freshmen and upperclassmen –– despite the distance –– was an issue the leadership of the LLC has discussed and is working to address. “It’s almost like they’re strangers coming into your floor,” she said, describing the potential interaction between upperclassmen and freshmen members of the LLC. France-Kelly added that the College is providing resources to help facilitate the transition, such as an advisor who will be serving as a liaison between the first-year community living in McLaughlin and the residents living in the former Sig Ep house. To build community and bridge geographic distance in the LLC, the group hosted a brunch last Sunday at the former Sig Ep house. In terms of adjusting to life on Webster Avenue at the former Sig Ep house, Twum said the majority of residents find it funny and are treating the idea of an LLC on what is known as Frat Row with a sense of humor. “It’s an interesting feeling because it feels so out of place [compared] to the other houses around it, but they kind of like being in a house,” she said. “It’s kind of fun being on a house rather than on a floor.” France-Kelly noted that the
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The Thought Project LLC residents live in the building formerly occupied by the de-recognized fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon.
location of the former Sig Ep house allowed the Thought Project LLC to differentiate itself from the other LLCs located in McLaughlin. “Where the house is located, it is near the president’s house; it is near the West House professor’s home,” she said. “It’s on the end of the street where there is a different vibe of the community. We hope that would help to make it feel [like] less of the experiences students kind of associate with Webster Avenue.”
An unexpected barrier, Twum said, arose in problems with card access to dorms, as residents of the Thought Project LLC living in the former Sig Ep house do not have card access to enter McLaughlin, which includes Occom Commons. She added that the restricted access to Occom, which serves as a centralized location for McLaughlin, necessitated the need to reach out to administrators in order to resolve the situation. France-Kelly said that because
the LLC is spread out between McLaughlin and the former Sig Ep house, they have an opportunity to exercise flexibility in choosing spaces that fit their programming. “If they want to have a private program where they don’t necessarily have to do the room reservations they would have to do in Occom Commons, they can use the Thought Project house for that,” she said. “They would be able to come and go as they needed.”
SVPP, in first iteration, aims to inspire changes in student behaviors FROM SVPP PAGE 1
programs, collecting feedback from thousands of students, revising the program and simultaneously trying to rebuild, according to Childress. Assistant director for violence prevention Benjamin Bradley added that he wants students to get involved in the development of SVPP’s curriculum. “We’ve been doing our best to build this from the ground up, so it’s something that students have a role in and it doesn’t seem like something is being thrown down
or forcing everyone to do this one thing,” Bradley said. Still, according to MAV’s former leadership, the transition to the SVPP has not been seamless. Former MAV executive Katie Erdos ’20 noted the abrupt nature of the transition to the SVPP, referencing the College’s response to a recentlysettled sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by nine former students. “There hasn’t been a clear t i m e l i n e, e s p e c i a l l y b e c a u s e Dartmouth really kicked things into gear after the Title IX lawsuit that’s been happening over the last
year or so,” Erdos said. She added that many discussions took place regarding the nature of the relationship between MAV and SVPP as SVPP was being developed — including what the overlap in subject matter would be and how the two organizations would be able to collaborate. Former director of prevention education Anne Pinkney ’20 explained that the peer-to-peer facilitations, which characterized MAV’s educational approach, were unique. However, during her time on the executive board of MAV, it
became evident that the fall and summer curricula run by MAV were not as comprehensive as possible. If there was a better option to prevent sexual violence on campus, according to Pinkney, it would be in the best interest of the organization to be reconfigured. “When you are confronted with the opportunity to have someone do the work that you are doing in a better, more sophisticated way, it makes a lot of sense to say yes,” Pinkney said. “Transitioning to a staff-based model would increase the efficacy of our facilitations. It would
be irresponsible to not do that.” One critical aspect of facilitation that SVPP will be taking over from MAV is the programming tailored toward members of Greek life at Dartmouth. Since approximately 60 percent of Dartmouth students are affiliated with a fraternity or sorority, the efficacy of this programming will be instrumental for the success of the SVPP. According to the Student Wellness Center’s website, the College will monitor its progress through a longitudinal study run in conjunction with University of New Hampshire.
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THE DARTMOUTH OPINION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST OPHELIA WOODLAND ‘23
THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD
Is Modern American Feminism Necessary?
Verbum Ultimum: Out of Touch
Reproductive rights and income inequality are obvious injustices.
The College should look to students for concrete solutions on sexual assault.
Is modern American feminism necessary? male-dominated professions, but as more women In a word, absolutely. Feminism is a necessary entered them, their wages went down by 57 force in the United States as long as men and percent, 43 percent and 18 percent, respectively. women are on unequal footing. As our country The responsibilities of these jobs didn’t change. stands now, they certainly are. Men enjoy a soft, The only thing that changed was the gender of plush carpet — with a color that lies somewhere the person performing them — and when that between cream and beige — while women are person was female, they got paid less. plopped squarely in the middle of an ice rink (if The converse is similarly true. Computer we are to continue with the footing metaphor). programming used to be a female-dominated Let’s start with economic inequality. Fact: field, but once men entered the industry, those women make 80 cents for every dollar a man jobs increased in salary and reputation. Clearly, earns (and that’s women in general; women our country devalues the work of women, no of color face an even greater disparity). matter what field they’re in. Conservatives are often quick to point out It’s not just their work, but also their bodies, that women choose lowerthat our society doesn’t paying jobs, and that it is value. Earlier this summer, “Clearly, our country actually illegal to pay men Georgia passed a fairly and women less, so we really devalues the work of egregious abortion bill, not shouldn’t worry about women, no matter only disallowing abortions that 20-cent difference too past the six week mark much. What if I told you what field they’re in.” (nevermind the assertion that the former isn’t true, by Scientific American that and that the latter, while consciousness doesn’t even true, is rarely adhered to? begin until at least the 24th This year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics week of pregnancy), but it genuinely allows reported that for the first quarter of 2019, the prosecutors to question women who miscarry median usual weekly earnings for women were and to put them on trial. For second degree 80.4 percent of the median usual weekly earnings murder. Welcome to Georgia! for men. That doesn’t sound like equality to me. In the discussion of abortion, I think it’s A large part of the wage gap is often attributed important to mention that vasectomies are to women picking different work than men. Anti- pretty much 100 percent effective at preventing feminists (or as I prefer to call them, sexists) will pregnancy, and are completely reversible — and proudly tout the fact that women choose “softer,” yet, nobody ever suggests that we should mandate easier, lower-paying jobs. According to the New men to seal their testicles shut. Why? Because York Times, when women enter a field, the seizing control over someone else’s body is only median pay for these jobs is lower. Recreation workers, ticketing agents, and biologists are all SEE WOODLAND PAGE 6
On Sept. 18, the College officially launched sexual assaults first-hand and offering solutions the Sexual Violence Prevention Project for the to prevent them, we should start by listening to Class of 2023 after piloting the program for the students. Students understand the nuances of last two years. Meanwhile, members of the Class many of these situations better than people who of 2022 are currently participating in Dartmouth have never found themselves in these specific Bystander Initiative presentations in preparation contexts. Student sexual assault prevention for fraternity and sorority rush. With the College groups serve an important role on campus, but recently settling the federal class-action sexual they are often lumped in with less helpful, generic misconduct lawsuit filed by nine former students, programming that undermines their success. sexual assault and how it influences the culture on Perhaps the College’s resources could be better campus is at the forefront of the minds of many spent on programs run by students who feel administrators, faculty members and students. strongly enough about their peers’ safety to get As it stands, Dartmouth’s programming for involved in this way. combating sexual assault is not working. Sessions This is not a generational issue. Even if an at orientation or freshman floor meetings on administrator is young but not a student, they sexual assault point to still may not understand the resources after an incident situations that place students has occurred, as opposed to “As it stands, most at risk. On the other preventing the incident in Dartmouth’s hand, an Undergraduate the first place. Some of the Advisor or a Sexual Assault programming for examples often proposed, Peer Advisor may be more like unplugging the auxiliary combating sexual approachable to freshmen cord at a fraternity party to assualt is not working.” — who are at a higher risk create a “distraction” in a for sexual assault — because threatening situation, could peers are present in the same work in theory, but are not socially realistic and social situations and understand the limitations demonstrate the distance between students who of Dartmouth’s culture. receive these trainings and those who facilitate Examples of effective programs can already the material. be found on Dartmouth’s campus, but not as a We propose prioritizing the involvement of part of SVPP. The most effective learning comes students in the writing of programming and the from specific, concrete examples and personal faciliation of training. Students’ understanding anecdotes. Platforms that allow students to share of the campus culture is realistic. Hearing about their lived experiences and tell their own stories, one another’s lived experiences is the best way like the annual performance of “Voices,” are to learn and self-reflect. Furthermore, student far more valuable as teaching moments than involvement will create a buy-in; having students a hypothetical situation in a workshop. The create the program will give them a sense of existence of these kinds of platforms is contingent ownership over it. While the College’s press upon the hard work of a small group of very release announcing the creation of SVPP said the passionate students, speaking up, applying for program was created with student involvement, funding and organizing events despite the broader the associate director of the Student Wellness institutional focus on other forms of training. Center, Amanda Childress, told The Dartmouth This gives an ownership of the experience to the that the program will place less of a burden on students sharing and the students learning. students to be in charge — the opposite of what It would be mistaken to believe that watching would be most helpful. a video during rush or filling out a worksheet If individuals at the helm have not experienced during orientation is enough. If the College the Greek system, modern dating apps and must use certain programs to keep astride with technology, social hierarchies or how LGBTQIA+ peer institutions and third-party evaluations, so students fit into the community, just to name a be it. By all means, do whatever must be done to few examples, then they should look to the people follow the industry standard — but do not stop who experience it all the time: current Dartmouth there. The dialogue should be proactive instead students. of reactive, and it should be conceived of by It is important to note that not all non-students students. are out of touch, and we applaud the College’s efforts to address the issue of sexual assault. But The editorial board consists of the opinion editors, the when it comes to witnessing or experiencing executive editor and the editor-in-chief.
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Residents of French Hall “squeak by” in attempt to be rid of mice FROM RODENTS PAGE 1
first-hand experiences with the mice, including basement resident Phoebe Ford ’23. “I felt something on my foot, and I look down and there’s this black — I mean, I knew it was a mouse, and it ran across my foot and under my bed,” she said. Ford, several of her floor mates and a Safety and Security officer pursued the mouse into the building’s laundry room but were ultimately unable to catch it. While residents of French could not concretely state the number of mice present in the building, students estimated that there may have been as many as six rodents in the building at once: On move-in day, one was found dead in a student’s room, while at a later date, two were caught in mousetraps, and one was caught in a trash can. However, students said that at least two more mice are still on the loose. The mice are extremely fast and small enough to fit under doors, several students have reported, which has made it difficult to address the problem; residents have taken to stuffing towels under their doors as a temporary fix. According to associate director of residential operations Bernard Haskell, the College contacted the exterminator company Maguire Pest Control upon hearing about the
issue. Dartmouth has a long-standing contract with Maguire and has used the company many times in the past to take care of rodents, bees and other pests on campus, according to Haskell. Associate dean of residential life and director of residential education Michael Wooten wrote in an email that “work control staff responded [in French] last week and continue to monitor the situation,” although all students interviewed reported that they were unaware of the College taking any steps to address the problem. A d d i t i o n a l l y, d i r e c t o r o f residential operations Catherine Henault wrote in an email that while the College requested an exterminator last week, the exterminator was unable to visit any residence halls until this week. Rodriguez said that as of this week, she has not been aware of any exterminators in French. “Maybe they came, maybe they didn’t, but there are still mice running around our hallways … the only mice that have been caught have been caught by us,” Hester said. Leo Xie ’23, who also lives on the first floor of French, said that all of the mousetraps currently being used in French were purchased and set up by students, although the building custodian has helped to dispose of any mice caught in the traps. When Abigail Smith ’23 heard
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A mouse trap is set up in French Hall as residents deal with a mice infestation.
that there was a rodent problem on her floor, her thoughts went in a different direction: t-shirts. “It was just a funny situation,” she said. “We all really bonded over the mouse thing.” When another student on the floor suggested they make commemorative shirts, she decided to take charge of the design, drawing from her
experience designing shirts for events at her high school. The shirts feature a wild west-style “wanted” poster for Remy the Rat, and residents ordered 30 of the shirts last week. Though some of the students living in French have said that the presence of the mice have bothered them, they generally agreed that the problem is mostly just an
inconvenience and has brought them closer together. “It’s a little weird and we don’t love [Remy], but he hasn’t really caused any real trouble other than just running around and making us nervous … there could be worse things,” Smith said. “We’re building a better community, and we’re all going to be really good buds.”
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DARTMOUTHEVENTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS
THE TRIPLETS
CHARLIE PIKE ’22
TODAY 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Lecture: “Testing Inflation with the BICEP/Keck Array and South Pole Telescope,” with Dr. Kimmy Wu, sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wilder, Room 104.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lecture: “Space for Dialouge: The Poitics of Pink,” with Museum intern Charlotte Grussing ’19, sponsored by Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art.
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Panel: “Dartmouth and the World: Religion and Political Economy @ 1769,” sponsored by the Political Economy Project and the College Sestercentennial Committee, Dartmouth Hall, Room 105.
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Viewing: “Public Astronomical Observing,” sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shattuck Observatory.
TOMORROW 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Conference: “Dartmouth and the World: Religion and Political Economy @ 1769,” sponsored by the Political Economy Project, Sanborn House, Wren Room.
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Review: “It: Chapter 2” surpasses prequel in thrill and quality B y James cronin The Dartmouth
As a Dartmouth student, the end of summer can be a pretty lonely time. With almost all other colleges starting the last week of August, the stretch between when home friends leave to the journey back to Hanover can be a slow and painful one. I am on campus now, of course — and it would be an understatement to say that my schedule is just a bit chaotic — but when I lived in a ghost town for those couple weeks, I had nothing but free time. On Sept. 5, in my infinite boredom, I realized that “It: Chapter 2” would come out in theaters later that night. I instantly knew that for the first time in a long time, I would have something else to do with my night besides watching re-runs of the “Jeopardy! All-Star Games” with my parents. Because neither my mom nor dad love Stephen King — or clowns — all that much, I went to the 10:45 p.m. showing by myself. Driving home that night was not a fun time. “It: Chapter 2” sees Andy Muschetti at the helm again for the sequel of his 2017 smash-hit reboot of “It,” based on the King novel. “It: Chapter 2” stars Andy Bean, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone and Jay Ryan as the grownup versions of the Losers Club, which is what the friends call their group, and features Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise the clown. This time around, 27 years after the Losers Club first defeated Pennywise, It has returned. In accordance with the oaths they made as preteens, the now adult
members of the club return to did not let me down, but I do think Derry, ME to defeat the evil it was a bit longer than it needed clown once and for all. Peppered to be. in between all the scary hijinks While I enjoyed every minute that accompany their reunion are of it, “It: Chapter 2” could have flashbacks to the 1980s that include easily been 30 minutes shorter. appearances from the cast of the The flashbacks, which I am sure first movie. were included to make the film Clocking in at two hours and more faithful to the King novel 49 minutes “It: did not really Chapter 2” is the add much to the longest horror “This movie scared movie beyond a m ov i e I h ave me on multiple few good jump ever seen and the scares. The occasions, and while second longest flashbacks cause m ov i e I h ave some of the scares t h e m ov i e t o s e e n i n 2 0 1 9 were cheap jump drag on at times, — “Avenger s: and while I did Endgame” is a scares, Skarsgård’s not hate them mere 12 minutes performance will by any measure, l o n g e r. Fo r they did make be seared into my m a ny p e o p l e, the movie feel the runtime of memory for the rest of like the plot the movie will my life.” was just spooky be its scariest meandering at aspect, but I was times. delighted to hear the movie would Despite the slightly bloated be that long. runtime, I loved the movie. I enjoyed Long movies rarely let me the first movie despite not liking down. Many of Quentin Tarantino how the decade changed from the and Martin Scorsese’s lengthy ’50s, which is when the books are films occupy high spots on my set, to the ’80s. It felt to me that it top-movies list. For a big-budget was done in order to cash in on the film like “It: Chapter 2,” I see a “Stranger Things”-induced ’80s long runtime as a sign of good nostalgia that has been so popular faith and an endorsement of the the last few years. Unsurprisingly, movie’s quality from the production the first film felt like a slightly company. A longer runtime means darker “Stranger Things” — Finn a movie cannot be shown as often Wolfhard included — but the sequel as a shorter film. Therefore, longer drops the nostalgia factor and is all movies must rely on marketing hype the better for it. and film quality to make a similar Despite the fact that the movie profit to that of a shorter movie. has the makings of a quality film, The long runtime also means that that is not to say that Muschetti the director and editor sat down, sacrifices thrill. I am no chicken. watched the whole thing and agreed I love a good horror movie, and that there was not much they could I love being scared by a film. It is cut without compromising the difficult to create entertainment director’s vision. Indeed, the film that can elicit strong, physical
responses from an audience, so I was impressed by Muschetti and Skarsgård when I literally could not fall asleep for two hours because Pennywise would not leave my thoughts alone. That is the first time that has ever happened to me. This movie scared me on multiple occasions, and while some of the scares were cheap jump scares, Skarsgård’s performance will be seared into my memory for the rest of my life. Speaking of acting performances, they are all great. Unsurprisingly, McAvoy did a notable job as the adult Bill Denbrough. He disappeared completely into the role, stutter and all. Another standout performance was Hader’s. If you have not seen the HBO series “Barry,” which stars Hader, you would be forgiven for wondering what a comedian like him is doing in a serious horror movie. If you have seen “Barry,” you know that
his acting ability is no joke and that few actors can make you laugh one moment and then cry the next like he can. Skarsgård takes the cake though, giving the most impressive and memorable performance. I saw “It: Chapter 2” three weeks ago. It entertained me for two hours and 49 minutes and gave my adrenal glands a workout. Its runtime is long, but I enjoyed the whole ride. How the “It” duology will be remembered critically in the annals of horror film history, I am not sure. What I am sure about is that the pair of films — if you find being scared by movies fun — are a good time. If you have the copious amounts of free time that I no longer have, I would recommend spending close to three hours being thrilled and getting chills watching “It: Chapter 2.” With Halloween just over a month away, it is a perfect time to be reminded of just how much you hate clowns.
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A squirrel looks for winter sustenance as the leaves begin to turn.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
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Men’s soccer loses 4-2 in Albany, heads home for three games
B y ELIZABETH wilson The Dartmouth
On Tuesday, the men’s soccer team lost 4-2 to the State University of New York at Albany Great Danes. Despite a second-half comeback, the Big Green was unable to remedy its scoreless first half and come out with a win on the road. Coming off of its 7-1 win against Niagara University last weekend, the team carried its momentum through the beginning of the game. Dartmouth dominated the shots taken early on, with two early crosses from Garrett Scott ’22 and one shot on goal by Braden Salvati ’20 in the first 20 minutes of the game. Even though the Big Green took three out of the first four shots of the game, it failed to put the first points on the board. In the 29th minute of the game, Albany’s top scorer, Austin DaSilva, scored the first goal of the game. Two minutes later the Great Danes netted another goal, this time off a penalty kick by Reid Conde. While Dartmouth had some shots on goal and corner kicks following Albany’s goals, it had no successful attempts in the first half. The second half began with another goal by Albany’s DaSilva, giving the home team a 3-0 lead three minutes into the second half. This goal was quickly followed by another from Hafliði Sigurðarson to put Albany up 4-0. After Sigurðarson’s goal, the Big Green doubled down and responded with two goals of its own. The first was scored 13 minutes into the half by Tiger Graham ’21 and was assisted by Kota Sakurai ’21. Dawson McCartney ’21 netted the second fewer than 10 minutes later. With these two goals, the team made it
to its final score of 4-2, as the last 24 minutes of the game were a stalemate. Albany’s win was its first ever against the Dartmouth men’s soccer team. Dartmouth’s center defender Mothibi Penn-Kekana ’22 admitted that although Albany had a strong group of forwards and midfielders, Dartmouth’s defense worked hard to not give them too many opportunities. This is evident from the stats of the game; Albany recorded two goals in the first half but only had three shots. In the second half, Albany out-shot Dartmouth 8-4, but saves by Alex Budnik ’22 and additional blocks by the Big Green’s defense kept the Great Danes to only two goals in the second half. Meanwhile, Dartmouth was able to capitalize on half of its own second-half opportunities, with its two goals on four shots. Albany’s for midable offense has a clear leader in DaSilva. A sophomore on the team, he scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season against the Big Green. Based on NCAA Division I soccer statistics, DaSilva is in a 27-way tie for 22nd place in the league for scoring. He sits on that list with players from some of the top teams in the country and has scored more goals than topranked Stanford’s leading scorer, Gabe Segal. Although head coach Bo Oshoniyi described the second half of the game as an “uphill battle,” he noted that the players had an impressive drive and determination to make up their four-goal deficit. He described his players as having a “never die attitude” and said that this attitude is promising going forward into the rest of the season. Penn-Kekana shared a similar perspective, saying
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The Big Green lost to Albany for the first time in history this week. Dartmouth hosts UConn on Tuesday for its next game.
that he believes the team came back strong in the second half. Even when they were down by four goals, the team was still fighting to make a comeback. A notable feature of this game was the number of penalties called. Oshoniyi described some of the calls as frustrating, noting that the game “wasn’t a physical game like you would’ve thought” based on the number of fouls and yellow cards that were handed out over the course of the game. The Big Green and Great Danes were each handed two yellow cards, and Dartmouth committed 14 fouls to Albany’s 10. Penn-Kekana, the recipient of one of the yellow cards, agreed with his
coach that some of the penalties given out were a bit harsh. He explained that there were a few frustrating calls in the game, but emphasized the resilience of the team in the second half, despite all of the penalties against it. With this loss, the team’s record goes to an even 3-3. So far this season, the Big Green has been perfect at home, with all of its losses recorded at away games. Although the away games have the added challenge of a long bus ride, which often causes athletes’ legs to cramp up and can cause other aches and pains, Oshoniyi said that these games are going to have to be something that the team can get used
to soon. This will definitely be the case for the team if it wants to take the Ivy League title this year; four out of the seven conference games that team has this year are going to be on the road. Looking ahead at the season, the Big Green’s pattern of winning at home bodes well for its next the games. Next week, the Big Green face No. 4 University of Connecticut at home on Tuesday, and on Oct. 5, the team plays its first conference game at home against Princeton University. However, with the goal of going to the NCAA tournament, the team will need to focus on results for its future away and outof-conference games.