VOL. CLXXV NO. 86
SUNNY HIGH 57 LOW 31
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
Chabad opens house worth $3.2 million
B y MARIA HARRAST The Dartmouth Staff
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Chabad at Dartmouth now has a new place in Hanover to call home. On Oct. 14, the Hilary Chana Chabad House — located two blocks from the Green at 19 Allen Street — opened the doors of its new 9,000-square-foot building with a weekend of festivities that culminated in a dedication ceremony on Sunday. The grand opening included remarks by Chabad Rabbi Moshe Gray and other prominent figures in the College’s Jewish community, student speeches, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, as well as presentations to George
and Pamela Rohr, Sue Ann Arnall and Robert and Debbie Ezrapour, who helped fund the $3.2 million purchase and renovation of the new house. The latter three are parents of Dartmouth graduates. Katie Goldstein ’20 spoke during the event, discussing how she found her home in Chabad at Dartmouth. “During my speech, I gravitated towards my own experience with Chabad,” Goldstein said. “I spoke towards how grateful I was towards [Gray] for creating such a great atmosphere that I really felt SEE CHABAD HOUSE PAGE 3
Town hall draws over 150 attendees B y SAVANNAH ELLER The Dartmouth
Over 150 Dartmouth students, faculty and community members gathered at a town hall on Wednesday afternoon to hear from outgoing interim provost David Kotz ’86 and Thayer School of Engineering Dean Joseph Helble, the new provost of the College. Presenters also addressed the College’s reaccreditation process
and the upcoming expansion of the Thayer School. Executive vice president Rick Mills introduced Helble, who is set to take over from Kotz at the end of this month. During the town hall, Kotz reflected on his 11 months as acting provost. “I have deep feelings for this institution and want to make it SEE TOWN HALL PAGE 5
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Phi Beta Kappa inducts 21 members
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The Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony was held Thursday night in Occom Commons.
B y THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF O n T h u r s d ay, 2 1 members of the Class of 2019 were inducted into Dartmouth’s Alpha of New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Six members of the Class of 2020 received the Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Prize. The induction ceremony was held at Occom Commons. Founded in 1776 at the College of William & Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the first college society with a Greekletter name. Dartmouth’s chapter was established in 1787 and is the fourth oldest
in the country. The senior Phi Beta Kappa inductees are Olivia Bewley ’19, Connor Bondarchuk ’19, Emily Chao ’19, Nicole Chen ’19, John Davidson ’19, Christine Dong ’19, James Herman ’19, Meredith Holmes ’19, Young Jang ’19, Josephina Lin ’19, Andrew Liu ’19, Anant Mishra ’19, Colleen O’Connor ’19, Sonia Qin ’19, Sonia Rowley ’19, Samantha Ster n ’19, Alexander Sullivan ’19, Arvind Suresh ’19, Elizabeth Terman ’19, Ruoni Wang ’19 and David Wong ’19. Criteria for election to the society requires that
students hold one of the top 20 cumulative grade point averages in their class after completing eight academic terms within three years of matriculating. The Sophomore Prize is awarded to students who have the highest cumulative grade point averages in their class after five terms of enrollment. The juniors who received the Sophomore Prize are Emma Esterman ’20, Brandon Nye ’20, Scott Okuno ’20, Joshua Perlmutter ’20, Armin Tavakkoli ’20 and Sebastian Wurzrainer ’20. A full story will be published in the future.
Fall foliage draws tourists to Hanover B y Emily sun The Dartmouth
Cindy Yuan ’22 was on a road trip for a sports competition when she spotted something rather different in the landscape from what she was used to back home in California. “When we drove past
all the yellow and orange mountains, I was awed,” Yuan said. “I couldn’t believe the mountains were yellow because of turning leaves and not because of dead grass.” “Leaf peeping” is the act of admiring the changing of leaves during the autumn season. Luckily for Yuan, she
caught the foliage at its peak. By next week, however, this peak foliage is expected to pass, according to Visit New Hampshire’s foliage tracker. The New Hampshire Division of Travel and To u r i s m D e v e l o p m e n t expects roughly 3 million o u t - o f - s t a t e ov e r n i g h t visitors, who are projected
to spend 1.4 billion dollars this fall season. This reflects an upwards trend, with the number of tourists increasing by 4.5 percent and spending by 5 percent compared to last year, according to Kris Neilsen, communications manager for New Hampshire Travel and Tourism Development.
“[Leaf peeping] definitely plays a critical economic role in many aspects of our tourism industry,” Neilsen said. “There’s a lot of people and business that count on people visiting during the fall season.” Lou’s Restaurant and SEE FOLIAGE PAGE 2