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Tabard suspended Asian-American studies petition for three terms By SONIA QIN
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended by its national organization for a minimum of five years for violations of health and safety regulations as well as a failure to comply with the national organization’s standards, according to a statement released by SAE national executive director of communications Brandon Weghorst. Members of the chapter at the College have also been suspended indefinitely from SAE national . College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that the suspension of SAE’s charter by its
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The sanctions come as a result of an investigation into reports of organizational misconduct in the spring of 2015, after which the Tabard admitted to violating the College’s hazing and alcohol policies in addition to the Greek Letter Organization’s recruitment policy.
Effective immediately, the Tabard gender inclusive fraternity will be suspended for three terms, according to a statement to The Dartmouth from college spokesperson Diana Lawrence. Following the suspension, the Tabard will be subject to social This story will be updated as more and College probation until the information is reported. end of 2017.
On Monday, Alice Liou ’13 started a petition on Change.org pushing for the immediate creation of an Asian-American studies department. As of press time, 316 people have signed the petition, which has been widely circulated on social media sites such as Facebook. The petition specifically addresses chairman of the Board of Trustees Bill Hel-
Free State project reaches goal
By JOYCE LEE
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A mass migration across the United States in pursuit of political freedom sounds more like a description of historical events such as the 1847 Mormon migration to Utah, not a modern movement. However, the Free State Project is a modern political migration organization seeking to relocate
liberty-minded individuals to New Hampshire. On Tuesday, the project reached its goal of gathering 20,000 signers pledging to move to the Granite State within the next five years. Government professor Jason Sorens founded the project in 2001 as a Ph.D. student at Yale University. He published an article in The Libertarian Enterprise that highlighted the failure to
elect libertarian candidates to federal office and outlined ideas for a secessionist movement. New Hampshire was chosen among ten states as a final migration location after the project reached 5,000 signatures, Soren said. Currently, close to 2,000 libertarian individuals have moved to New Hampshire, SEE FREE STATE PAGE 5
man ’80, College President Phil Hanlon, Provost Carolyn Dever, Dean of the College Rebecca Biron, as well as faculty, staff and other members of the Dartmouth community. The petition makes note of the numerous unsuccessful attempts over the past years to implement this program. It states that in contrast to its peers, the College “has not taken any action to become a leader in ethnic studies and diversity
outreach and pedagogy.” The petition further states that an Asian-American studies program would fall in line with the College’s community values, the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” initiative and the need for more diversity and inclusiveness at the College. Liou wrote the petition letter together with Huang He ’13 and Damaris Altomerianos ’13, she said. SEE STUDIES PAGE 2
Cushing proposes bill on land grant By JOSEPH REGAN The Dartmouth
For over two centuries Dartmouth has provided financial aid to its students. One of the most prominent sources of this financial aid is the 1807 Second College Land Grant, so called
because it followed a series of smaller land grants given to the college even earlier, according to documents at Rauner Special Collections Library. In January and October, New Hampshire state representative Robert Cushing SEE LAND PAGE 3
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DAILY DEBRIEFING Jan. 29, 5:08 p.m.: Safety and Security officers rendered assistance to a student accidentally struck by a hockey puck below his left eye. The student was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment and released shortly thereafter. Jan. 29, 7:51 p.m., Alumni Gymnasium: Safety and Security officers rendered assistance to a student who reported that his wallet was stolen from his backpack. The missing item was originally stored in a locker. Jan. 30, 10:25 a.m., Dartmouth Ski Way: Dartmouth Ski Patrol rendered assistance to an injured student with a possible fracture to the right knee. The student was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment then transported back to campus later in the day. Jan. 31, 12:23 p.m.: Safety and Security officers rendered assistance to an intoxicated student. The student was transported to Dick’s House and admitted for the night. Jan. 31, 12:34 p.m., Collis Center: Safety and Security officers and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services rendered assistance to a student demonstrating signs of intoxication at Collis Late Night. The Hanover Fire Department transported the student to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment. Jan. 31, 1:43 a.m., Collis Center: Safety and Security officers rendered assistance to two students demonstrating signs of intoxication at Collis Late Night. Both students were transported to Dick’s House and admitted for the night. - COMPILED BY JULIA VALLONE
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Call for Asian-American studies FROM STUDIES PAGE 1
“Diversity is a noun, but it’s something we have to enact and actively do,” Liou said, adding that the responsibility of diversity advocacy often falls on student groups rather than administrators. “If Dartmouth is really committed to diversity, we need to see institutional support for this,” she said. Liou said that Asian-American studies would be beneficial for all students, not just those who identify as Asian-American. She cited a Stanford University study from last month which showed that students who take ethnic studies courses perform better than those who do not take them or who do not have the option available to them. History professor Annelise Orleck said she has worked with many students over the years who have urged for the implementation of the Asian-American studies program. “It’s baffling to me why there has been resistance to establishing an institution-wide presence in AsianAmerican studies,” Orleck said. Orleck said that there also needs to be a presence of Asian-American studies in the social sciences and the humanities. “Our position in history in Asian-American studies has remained empty, and we should be filling that position,” she said. Orleck said that it is very difficult to create a new department or program in a short period of time, but an Asian-American studies program can follow in the footsteps of Jewish Studies, which was established in 1997 with the help of a donation and remained probationary for a number of years. She said that one option is to get outside funding. “This has been going on for the whole 25 years that I’ve been here,” Orleck said, referring to the activism surrounding the issue. “It’s a rich field and one that Dartmouth really ought to have represented in our curriculum.” Orleck said one reason the College has been reluctant to implement this program is a fear there will not be enough student interest, but the repeated attempts by students over the years to establish Asian-American studies at Dartmouth is proof of ongoing student interest. “You do need to stir up interest,” Orleck said. “You also need permanent faculty to establish the field on campus and draw students.” Last spring, a student group submitted a faculty cluster hiring proposal calling for the strengthening of existing ethnic studies programs and the establishment of a formal Asian-American studies program at the College.
Orleck said that cluster hiring would help diversify the faculty and reach 25 percent of underrepresented minority tenure track faculty in the next few years, a goal stated by the College in its first annual report on faculty diversity released in January. The petition has garnered the support of many alumni as well. While the response is encouraging, Liou said that she hopes to continuing garnering attention to the document, particularly from influential alumni. “Three hundred people is a drop in the overflowing bucket of Dartmouth alumni,” she said. Laurel Anderson ’14, who signed the petition, said she was happy to see that somebody had taken steps to try and get a response from the administration about the issue of Asian-American studies. “As an institution that strives to be as good as we can be, it would be good to support students in pursuing whatever course of study they’re called to at a liberal arts institution,” Anderson said. Even if the program ultimately does not get implemented, Anderson said she believes the administration should still respond to the petition. “An Asian-American studies program would open more awareness about issues that different ethnic groups face, beyond just viewing Asian-Americans as a model minority,” Anderson said. “I think that part of the reason why universities exist is so we can undertake intellectual pursuits not based on economic viability, but on serving the needs of the community.” Anderson said she would like to see administrators meet with students and maybe alumni as well to discuss what the possibilities are for creating an Asian-American program, or even creating a track within another department. Kameko Winborn ’14, a member of Asian/American Students for Action also known as 4A during her time at Dartmouth, said the group has been advocating for Asian-American studies at the College for a long time. She said that this advocacy has been in the works since the 1990s. “Despite the support of the student body, it’s never been able to get through because of the administration,” Winborn said. Winborn said she hopes this petition will succeed. The implementation of an Asian-American studies program is important because the current classes in the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies department focus more on ancient subjects like Confucius, with less concentration of contemporary studies and the importance of
Asian-American perspectives on these issues, she said. Liou said one of her motivations for starting the petition was demonstrating to students such as those in 4A that their activism was being supported by a broader alumni base outside of Dartmouth, especially as movements calling for Asian-American studies have been ongoing at the College since the 1990s. 4A member Kevin Bui ’17 said he has met with professors and administrators to talk about AsianAmerican studies during his time at the College. The petition’s page features pictures of current students from the College holding up whiteboard signs in support of the petition’s contents. Bui said the pictures were part of a photo campaign last year to raise awareness about the lack of Asian-American studies at the College. 4A asked alumni to write the letter of support, he said. “I think Asian-American studies, as an ethnic studies program, is really important for understanding the history, literature and culture of our country,” Bui said, adding that the history of Asian-Americans is no less important than the history of other groups of Americans. “Ethnic studies as a whole is really important for intellectual excellence at Dartmouth,” Bui said. He said that as the United States is always touted as a “melting pot,” it’s important to actually learn about this diversity and push for diverse content within the College’s intellectual body. “We want tenure track for Asian-American studies professors and we want them to have institutionalized support and be given time to build up their classes,” Bui said. He said that a formalized major and minor in Asian-American studies would show that the College considers this to be a priority. Winborn said the College needs to acknowledge the students who are invested in this issue. “The administration needs to really see and understand that this is what students are asking for and they’ve been asking for this for a really long time,” she said. Assistant Dean and Advisor to Pan-Asian Students Shiella Cervantes wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that a new program would require a commitment from both the College and the students involved. “Many of our peer institutions have Asian American Studies programs, and most if not all were established as a result of students advocating for themselves and an equitable education,” she said. “This petition shows that the interest is there in the student community.”
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Land grant bill fails in the legislature
that Dartmouth was in compliance with the substance of the 1883 apintroduced two bills to the legislature, propriation by investing the $10,000 which would prohibit the College as part of the College endowment and from selling land granted by the 1807 using the earnings for scholarships Second College Land Grant and hold for New Hampshire students, it apthe College accountable for a $10,000 peared that we had not submitted the annual accounting to the Governor. fund set up in 1883. Upon learning of this situation, we Both bills were defeated. Bill 1190, which was defeated 17-0, immediately began to discuss with was introduced to the state legislature the director of Charitable Trusts a on Jan.27 by Cushing and eight other procedure for the preparation and representatives. The bill would pro- filing of an annual accounting, which hibit “the trustees of Dartmouth Col- would be a public document, as part of Dartmouth’s lege from selling a certain tract of “My understanding is that annual report to the Charitable land granted by the general court an amiable agreement Trust Unit of the in 1807. The bill was reached between Attorney General’s Office.” also repeals a O n subsequent 1846 Dartmouth and the Dec. 10, 2015, law authorizing Legislature.” the College and the trustees of the director Dartmouth Colof Charitable lege to sell such Trusts entered tract of land.” -RAYMON GAGNON, into a MemoranBill 1189-FN, dum of Underdefeated 16-2, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE standing providintroduced on REPRESENTATIVE ing for such an Oct. 28 by Cushannual report, ing and six other representatives as well as Sen. Fuller according to Donin. The 1807 Grant provides 27,000 Clark, sought to amend an 1883 act that created a $10,000 dollar fund for acres of forest in compensation for indigent New Hampshire students. another tract seized by a royal goverThe bill calls for Dartmouth to release nor in the days before the American an annual report to the speaker of the Revolution. The grant has continuHouse of Representatives and other ously provided aid to students since government officials and committees. its inception. At first, the College attempted to The bill would also fine the College $10,000 for the failure to release the monetize the land by leasing 100-acre report, permit women to apply for lots to settlers in the area, though the $10,000 fund and establish a fund the initiative eventually failed. The in the Department of Education for College would later employ different Higher Education with the purpose methods to monetize and effectively of supporting postsecondary educa- manage the land. In June 1846, the New Hampshire tion. Dartmouth’s General Counsel Robert B. Donin, offered state legislature passed an act authotestimony on Bill 1190. According rizing the Trustees of the College to to documents on his testimony from sell the land to outside contractors the committee hearing, he described with “the income from the avails of Dartmouth’s management of the Sec- such sales to be forever appropriated ond College Grant as “responsible,” agreeably to the provisions of said and added that the College’s financial act.” The 1846 act was passed to allow aid provisions for New Hampshire students has far exceeded the income the College to lease out the land to that the Grant’s operations generate. contractors and businesses who would The bill purports that it would also pay certain fees for the privilege of make the language of the 1883 act cutting timber. On Feb.19, 1919, another amendgender neutral so that both women and men could receive aid from ment was passed that authorized the fund. However, the College has income from the grant to be used for already been giving aid on a gender- “general purposes,” which means that the money derived from the land’s neutral basis, Donin said. Raymond Gagnon, a sponsor of timber could now be funneled into arbill 1189-FN, commented that “we eas other than student aid. By 1929, Brown & Company, over want to provide scholarships for New Hampshire kids” and that “my under- a period of ten years, had been given standing is that an amiable agreement rights to the land and provided the was reached between Dartmouth and College with $1.5 million. The College used part of the surplus cash to the Legislature.” In his testimony on Bill 1189-FN, construct a new house on Webster Donin said, “So while it was clear Avenue for the College’s president. FROM LAND PAGE 1
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Safety Not Guaranteed
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On “unexpected” perpetrators and “safe” schools.
Dartmouth is supposedly a pretty safe campus. I have a friend who feels comfortable leaving her backpack (with her laptop, textbooks and other expensive items) in Baker Berry Library or even Collis for hours on end. I myself feel fine walking home from the library late at night despite the unreliable streetlights that often turn off while I walk past them. I hear many people talk about how lucky we are to be at such a safe school. But is Dartmouth really so much safer than other schools? While I acknowledge that extreme paranoia isn’t positive and feeling safe should be a top priority, it’s a good idea to evaluate why we feel safer here compared to students at other college campuses. The idea that we live on a safe campus implies that we worry less about college crimes that other students may feel concerned about — theft, sexual assault, etc. One of my high school friends, for example, goes to a large public university in a supposedly “unsafe” city. She talks about the homeless people on the streets and not wanting to be out late. Perhaps the perception that Dartmouth is a safe campus has something to do with its location. After all, most people have a stereotypical idea of what a criminal may look like or where they are more likely to be found — a stereotype that tends to be gendered and racially or socioeconomically problematic. Groups concerned with sexual assault outline very similar myths and dispel them with the facts. These myths include the idea that rape is only committed by hidden strangers in alleyways not top students at an elite institution in a well-to-do town. The presumption is that people here know how to behave. Then, there is the case of Owen Labrie — an Ivy-League-bound New Hampshire boarding school student who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 16 year-old-girl during his “senior salute,” a tradition where older students pursue younger students for romantic encounters. “The case has already raised uncomfortable questions about the connection between privilege and sexual assault, and between sexual assault in American colleges and in high schools,” Jess Bidgood and Motoko Rich wrote in their
August article in the New York Times. In fact, his defense lawyer called his client “an intelligent student” who was deeply respected on campus with plans to study divinity, implying that Labrie is either incapable or excused of his alleged misconduct because of his intelligence, respect and devoutness. We assume that the “elite,” whether economically or in academia, are less likely to commit crimes, neglecting to take into account the culture of privilege and entitlement (including to sex) that often pervades campuses like ours. Society teaches girls not to stride down dark alleyways in “urban” areas because they presume that assaulters are always strangers lurking in impoverished neighborhoods. The police stop African-Americans and Latinos more often than Caucasians, which hints at some unsettling implications about our perception of crime. The problem with these generalizations is that they teach that the potential victim is solely responsible for ensuring that they don’t get assaulted, rather than focusing the blame where it truly lies, on the assailant. They perpetuate the idea that the victim is to blame, not the assaulter, because victims are “asking for it.” Secondly, we are led to believe stereotypes about perpetrators. This includes racial and economic profiling. Not only are perpetrator generalizations harmful to victims, but they also lead to prejudiced ideas about the face of a criminal which may lead to prejudiced sentences due to profiling. Finally, it lulls us into a false sense of security, or at least a very misconstrued sense of safety. Again, feeling safe is generally good, but I feel that these ideas of safety are built up for the wrong reasons. We should enjoy a sense of security because we form healthy relationships and engage in meaningful conversations. We should enjoy a sense of security because we respect each other. We should not feel safe simply because of the reasons Labrie’s defense attorney listed. Well-bred academics and respected students do not automatically have a better moral compass because of their intellect or where they come from.
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Academic rigor should help us broaden our global horizons. Last January, College President Phil education, it continues to lag behind its peer Hanlon announced “Moving Dartmouth institutions. Forward.” MDF aimed to cultivate a At Princeton University, undergraduates healthier campus culture through address- can choose from a wide range of courses ing issues including inclusivity, high-risk in Asian-American/Asian Diasporic studdrinking and academics. The initiatives an- ies. The same is true at the University of nounced included a ban on all hard alcohol, Pennsylvania, where students can work toa new residential housing wards a minor in Asiansystem, a mandatory American studies. Both four-year sexual violence “Despite the College’s of these programs offer prevention program and for culturc o m m i t m e n t t o a opportunities an increased focus on al immersion and facilig l o b a l tate greater awareness academics, outlining r i g o r o u s , ways to increase “aca- education, it continues in students. Dartmouth demic rigor.” The latter undergraduates, just like was in response to faculty to lag behind its peer their counterparts at concern over the decline institutions.” Princeton and UPenn, of intellectual pursuits at would have much to gain the College. from such experiences. On the heels of Han Further more, lon’s announcement, these institutions also students submitted a proposal to the admin- surpass Dartmouth in foreign language istration calling for the establishment of an offerings. The Rassias Method used at the Asian-American studies program. On Feb. College improves undergraduates’ fluency 16 of last year, members of Asian/American in only a select few languages. The U.S. Students for Action presented their plan to State Department recently identified 14 vice provost for academic initiatives Denise “critical foreign languages” that will become Anthony. They group had received over 60 increasingly important in the coming years. signatures of support from students and Of these, Dartmouth offers instruction in alumni. only four — Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Although it has been almost a year since Russian. In contrast, students at Princeton the organization filed its petition with can study 22 languages, including nine of administrators, no significant action has the State Department’s critical languages. been taken to address its concerns. The Likewise, Harvard University offers nearly establishment of an Asian-American stud- 100 different languages, including 10 critical ies program remains a distant possibility. languages. The result? Dartmouth students The College’s tepid response to students are at a consistent disadvantage relative to seeking greater intellectual engagement is their peers at other Ivy League institutions. concerning for a number of reasons. With The College’s liberal arts education and increased academic rigor as a central tenet commitment to global awareness likely perof MDF, administrators should be more suaded many of us to make the leap from responsive. It is incumbent upon them to prospective students to members of the meet the needs of students in search of an Dartmouth community. From the day we enhanced educational experience. matriculate, we are told that we will leave As of the 2015Hanover, four years later, 2016 school year, “While rural New as worldly citizens ready to Dartmouth offers take on whatever lies ahead. i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y Hampshire may While rural New Hampshire programs in African not be the most may not be the most conduand African-Amercive setting for cultivating ican studies, Asian conducive setting worldliness, Dartmouth and Middle-Eastern for cultivating could do better. studies, Latin Amer The College’s adminican, Latino and worldliness, istrators should be doing Caribbean studies, Dartmouth could do everything in their power Native American to enhance our educational studies and women, better.” experience. This includes gender and sexuality and goes beyond establishing studies. With regard an Asian-American studies to foreign language study, students can elect program. The College should offer more courses in both romance and non-romance languages and diversify its faculty and its languages. That being said, the College’s course offerings. If it wants to continue offerings in non-romance languages are attracting the best and the brightest, Dartlimited and inflexible, tending to inconve- mouth must keep up its end of the bargain. nience students. Introductory courses in For almost 250 years, students have come to Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese and Hanover — not for frigid winters or moose Russian are offered only in the fall, mak- sightings — for an education. Ultimately, a ing them largely inaccessible to students Dartmouth education should serve students juggling their D-Plans with other academic so that when we leave Hanover to roam or extracurricular pursuits. Despite the “the girdled earth” we do so as informed College’s commitment to a rigorous, global and aware as possible.
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Project sees 20,000 commit to move to New Hampshire FROM FREE STATE PAGE 1
in addition to 2,500 friends of the Free State Project who already live in the state, Soren said. These in-state friends are not part of the 20,000 signers. Sorens said that despite reaching the goal of 20,000 signers ahead of schedule, the project initially had difficulty recruiting, with only 8,000 signatures as recently as 2008. “What really energized the Free State Project and brought in a lot of new members was that some of the early movers had started to accomplish things that we could advertise,” Sorens said. Such accomplishments included the election of the first “Free Stater,” Joel Winters, to New Hampshire legislature in 2006, as well as three additional “Free Stater” candidates who were elected in 2008, Sorens said. Ron Paul’s campaign for presidency as a libertarian candidate in 2008 and 2012 also brought young people to work on his campaign, some of whom stayed in New Hampshire after learning of the Free State Project. “Even if [members of Ron Paul’s campaign] didn’t stay, they signed up, and the word got out that something was happening here,” Sorens said. Sorens said that participants of the Free State Project are expected to exert their fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society
where the maximum role of government is protection of an individual’s rights to life, liberty and property. Because Free Staters cover a wide range in political philosophy, from moderate classical liberalism to anarchism, the project does not take a specific political stance but instead focuses on such issues as removing barriers to business entry. Examples of the work Free Staters have done in New Hampshire included passing a bill in the 2011-2012 legislature that eliminated the certificate of need requirement for new hospital construction, which was a way for hospitals to shut out competition, Sorens said. Another example was the battle over Uber in Portsmouth, Sorens said, where a Free State Project early mover, Christopher David, left his employment at Uber because the company supported a bill in New Hampshire legislature that would require every transportation network to carry $1 million in liability insurance on every driver — an expensive coverage that Uber already provided. In response, David founded his own decentralized transportation company, Arcade City, which will be launching this month. Other issues that concer n members of the Free State Project include criminal justice reform, privacy issues and drug policy reform, Sorens said. Free Staters were also instrumental in legalizing micro
and nano breweries and passing a bill to allow jury nullification, where juries may judge not only the defendant but the law itself. On a more entrepreneurial front, Free Staters are active in starting businesses and participating in social community building efforts, Sorens said. One example are community market days in Manchester, started by Free Staters, where community members can bring produce and other goods for purchase. “These are a few examples of things that Free Staters and local allies have begun in New Hampshire since we chose New Hampshire and had close to 2,000 participants move to the state,” Sorens said. “It’ll be interesting to see what’ll happen with 20,000 movers in the next five years.” Despite efforts for positive change, the project has been met with some resistance, Sorens said. One area of such resistance includes school choice programs, including one where Free State Project early mover and chair of Croyden’s school board Jody Underwood decided that parents had the right to send children to non-religious private schools or public schools after grade four. While initially approved by state government, the decision has come under pressure by the board of education who lobbied the attorney general to get involved in attempting to shut down the school choice program.
“You’ll always find a few people who are opposed, politically, to what we’re doing,” Sorens said. “We expect to encounter disagreement, but we hope to promote our ideas and show people that they work, and build win-win solutions to policy problems. We don’t expect disagreement to go away, but we hope people will understand where we’re coming from, and why we’re doing what we’re doing and engage in a dialogue.” While the project has been successful at receiving 20,000 signatures, they will continue to recruit until 20,000 movers have arrived at New Hampshire, Sorens said. At the current rate, 30,000 people will have signed up to move by the next year. Once 20,000 people move to New Hampshire, the Free State Project will shut down, Sorens said. Co-president of the College Libertarians Latrell Williams ’16 said that the Free State Project focused more on state and local politics than national politics, and that state politics ultimately decided more of everyday life for citizens. He said that he had been taken to a Free State Project
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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
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Random Acts of Kindness orangized a snowflake making meeting in the Collis Center on Thursday night.
conference by Sorens, and had been able to meet members of the community behind the project. “The community there was very interesting,” Williams said. “They were a very close group and they had bonded over the fact that they had the same political views. It was just very interesting to see this group of people freely decide to be part of this state and just be with each other and live together.” Brian Chen ’17, co-president of the College Libertarians and self-described friend of the Free State Project, said that he felt, upon meeting participants of the project, that they were very committed individuals who would bring in jobs and other benefits to the state of New Hampshire. “The reason why New Hampshire has persistently been so successful at the state [level] is because it’s been very hard for the government to implement bad things,” Chen said. “I have full confidence that Free Staters will continue the greater New Hampshire tradition and continue to limit the size of government when other states are rapidly expanding the size of their governments.”
national organization derecognizes SAE as a student organization as of March 15, 2016, the end of winter term. As Dartmouth policy prohibits students from living in the building of an unrecognized student organization, SAE can no longer serve as a residential space beginning in Spring 2016. SAE national said that after an investigation into a hazing complaint about the College chapter, they passed this information to school administrators for a College investigation. The organization has a zero-tolerance policy for hazing and any behaviors not consistent with their “True Gentleman” creed of leadership, scholarship and service, the statement said. The College then notified Hanover Police, with a police investigation commencing Oct. 20. College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that the pending disciplinary review of the organization’s activities by the Office of Judicial Affairs will not be continued given the closure of the SAE chapter by its national organization. The Dartmouth College chapter of SAE was founded in 1908. SAE
national said in their statement that they hope to re-establish the chapter in the future. Because the decision of SAE national was based on misconduct, Lawrence said, the College will not consider any proposals for the chapter to continue operations as a local organization. Last spring, Alpha Delta fraternity was derecognized after a branding incident that fall while AD was suspended. In the past two decades, three fraternities have been derecognized and later reinstated. Beta Theta Pi fraternity, now Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, and Zeta Psi fraternity were derecognized in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Beta returned to campus as a local chapter in 2008 and Zete returned in 2011 after a two-year re-recognition process. Phi Delta Alpha fraternity was indefinitely derecognized in 2000 but was re-recognized in 2004. Chi Heorot fraternity successfully appealed its derecognition by the College in 2001, and was instead subject to three terms of social probation. The Dartmouth has reached out to the president of the College’s SAE chapter for comment.
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THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS
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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 3:30 p.m.
“Responsive Materials for Portable Chemical Sensing,” Assistant chemistry professor Katherine Mirica, Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall
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A screening of 2016 Oscar-nominated live action shorts, Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
8:00 p.m.
A screening of 2016 Oscar-nominated animated short, Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
TOMORROW 11:00 a.m.
“Investigate Ice! The Science and Art of Frozen Water,” a special family event at the Montshire Museum of Science
1:00 p.m.
“Their Eyes Were Watching God,” (2005) screening and discussion, Valerie Scoon, Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
8:00 p.m.
“In the Heart of the Sea,” (2015) Directed by Ron Howard, inspired by “Moby-Dick,” Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
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THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS
FRIDAY, FBRUARY 6, 2015
ONE ON ONE
WITH OSCAR FRIEDMAN ’16
By VIKRAM BODAS The Dartmouth
This week, The Dartmouth spoke with Nordic skier and team captain Oscar Friedman ’16. The Boulder, Colorado native recently earned a top ten finish in the 15-kilometer classic during the Colby Carnival and has his eyes set on a professional skiing career after graduation. Can you give everyone a quick recap of the ski team’s season thus far? OF: We started around Thanksgiving in Yellowstone, Montana where we had a couple of professional races that went quite well. Then we had training camp in British Columbia where we had another couple of Canadian professional races. Our college season officially started just about four weeks ago and we had strong depth the last couple of carnivals but we didn’t win until last week at the Colby Carnival. That victory was the first time we won that carnival in four years, which was very exciting for the program. You had a top ten finish at the Colby Carnival in the 15K classic, what went right for you on that day? OF: I would say in the distance race if you put in the training over the year you put yourself in a good position to compete at a high level. I just skied like I do in any other race, but because I had such strong training I was able to stick with the lead pack for pretty much the whole race. Although I was very happy with my eighth place
finish, I am looking to improve on that this coming week during the Vermont Carnival. Has the unusually war m weather affected the season thus far? OF: It’s a bit rough to be honest. For the first half of the season we were going between Montana, British Columbia and Michigan where the snow was great, but coming back here has been tough. When you have limited snow you have to drive further to train and the races are on small loops. While it’s mentally tough, I think we are going to get through it just fine.
got five chances to do it so I think it’s definitely possible. I’m also aiming to try and qualify for the NCAA Championships in Colorado. I’m hoping that those results will be good enough to land me a contract to ski with a professional team next year. Is skiing professionally something you are definitely going to try and pursue? OF: If I can get the opportunity to do it, I for sure am going to take it. That said, I recognize how competitive it is and I know that it isn’t something that I can
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expect to happen. I am going to work hard and hope everything breaks my way. As a senior now, how have you seen the program develop over your time here? OF: Well, I would say that there has not been that much change — which is a good thing in this case. Our coach has been here for about 25 years and the plan has never wavered. I’ve watched a lot of turnover in the team but I really like that the system is in place. For our sport especially, continuity in terms of training is something that
is extremely vital. What impact has head coach Ruff Patterson had on your career? OF: I would say Ruff ’s style is the most hands off style I’ve ever had in a coach. What that gives you is self-sufficiency. So, what I mean is that he has a general outline of the training plan, but I really fill in a lot of the blanks with my training. I make many of my own decisions on eating, sleeping and racing. I really appreciate that he has taught me to be a truly selfsufficient skier.
In the off-season, what do you guys do to get ready for the winter? OF: With cross-country skiing it’s a lot like running, so the biggest training volumes are done in the summer. At that time we are mostly doing running and roller skiing, while also lifting weights three times a week. I would say the training in the summer is really tough — we routinely do about 20 hours a week. During the season, we cut that down to about ten hours a week so we can race hard. The wintertime is when you cash in on all the hard work you did in the off-season. What are some goals that you have personally for the rest of the year? OF: I am looking to finish top three in one of the carnivals. I’ve
COURTESY OF OSCAR FRIEDMAN
Oscar Friedman ’16 looks to improve in his upcoming competitions and qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Women’s tennis looks to defend its ECAC title at home
By EVAN MORGAN The Dartmouth
This weekend, women’s tennis is coming to Dartmouth as the Big Green hosts the ECAC Winter Championships. Coming off a 4-1 win over the University of San Francisco on Jan. 24, the No. 32 women’s team enters the seven-team tournament with the No. 1 seed and a first round bye. After winning this tournament in 2015 at Cornell University, the No. 32 ranked Big Green now get to defend the title on their home court. “It’s really really special for us,” Jacqueline Crawford ’17 said of the home-court advantage. “We
get the opportunity [to host] once out of seven or eight years, so being able to defend our title at home is really cool.” Taylor Ng ’17, last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year, also emphasized the importance of playing at home. “It’s just nice to be around our community,” Ng said. “It means a lot to be able to share in the experience with everyone who’s supporting us.” After taking a break from competition for the winter interim, the team hopes to keep its focus for this weekend’s event, the team’s second tournament thus far in the dual match portion of the 2015-2016 season. Last weekend at the ITA Kick-
Off Weekend, the Big Green triumphed over the Dons but fell to No. 23 University of Kentucky. “We really have to be prepared physically and mentally from the start, because things happen very quickly and especially in a tournament where you have a clinchclinch format, you can’t let your foot off the gas,” Ng said. Head coach Bob Dallis highlighted the need to find footing early, saying that the team needs to concentrate on “playing well in doubles and getting off to a good start.” “When you’re done with doubles, being up 1-0 doesn’t sound like much, but it’s important,” Dallis said. Crawford has been focusing on
doubles in practice for this reason. “If you can start off a point ahead going into the singles it just feels that much better,” Crawford said. “It feels like a little victory and gives you a little bit more confidence.” Even though the Big Green won the tournament last year, the players downplayed any pressure to perform. “What we work on as a team and what we work on as individuals is really just being in the present, not thinking about anything that happened in the past, not thinking about anything outside of what we’re doing in the present moment, and I think that really does relieve some of the pressure,” Ng said. After its bye, the Big Green will
play the winner of fifth-seeded Yale University and fourth-seeded Columbia University, a match which Crawford and Ng say the team will follow closely. “Yale has a lot of cohesion, a lot of fire, and that’s really going to be a challenge,” Ng said. “Columbia too comes with a very deep lineup and a lot of talent, so that’s definitely going to be a good match to watch, and we’ll be watching too, because whoever comes out will be our target.” The remaining four teams at the Winter Championships are Princeton University, Brown University, Harvard University and Cornell. The tournament will be held from Feb. 5 to 7 at the Boss Tennis Center.
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SPORTS
FRIDAY, FBRUARY 6, 2015
FRIDAY LINEUP
WOMEN’S HOCKEY VS. YALE 7 PM
Alexa Dlouhy ’19 standing out in EISA competition
By MAX ZHUANG The Dartmouth
Freshman alpine skier Alexa Dlouhy ’19 has been dominating her competition in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association. After winning three straight slaloms, Dlouhy is one of the EISA first-ranked Dartmouth alpine skiing team’s most valuable assets. “She’s absolutely crushing it,” teammate Foreste Peterson ’18 said. “Alexa is kind of in a league of her own right now, but more than that she’s been such a breath of fresh air.” As a freshman, Dlouhy has been a big addition to the team as the current league leader in the slalom . To her teammates, however, Dlouhy is also known as someone who rounds out the ski team family with her unique personality. Known for her gullibility and entertaining vegetarian eating habits, Dlouhy is makes her teammates, who call her “snappy,” laugh in different ways. “I feel very comfortable and I can be just about as silly, outrageous, or rambunctious as I am with them,” Dlouhy said. “I’m definitely not the leader and I very much rely on my teammates for advice and a lot of guidance. I’m really lucky to have been having such a great season.” For Dlouhy, her amazing season can’t be solely attributed to luck. Born into a skiing family, her father competed at the collegiate level at McGill University in Montreal, her hometown. She has been skiing since she was four years old. When she was six, she began her skiing career and quickly realized that skiing was what she wanted to focus on, prompting her to transfer from her high school to Vermont ski academy the Green Mountain Valley School. “I remember how much my parents were willing to sacrifice for me to be able to race,” Dlouhy said. When it came time for college applications, Dartmouth was not interested in Dlouhy for skiing. She simply wasn’t competitive enough at that point. Nonetheless, with her new commitment to the ski academy, Dlouhy found herself quickly improving in the slalom and the giant slalom. Her success is due to her ability to snap her
skis around quickly on her turns, forming smaller arcs. She learned to cut the radius of her turns, develop quicker feet and to be more patient in the giant slalom looking for speed. After showing promise in early competitions in December, Dlouhy was contacted by the Dartmouth ski coach. By February, Dartmouth began to show serious interest in her and a month later officially recruited Dlouhy. “I have always been set on going to Dartmouth,” Dlouhy said. “Even as a little girl I would remember seeing Dartmouth [skiers] come to races and they were always known for not only being great skiers but also having a lot of fun.” After her senior year in high school, Dlouhy chose to take a gap year — not an unusual move for skiers so they can specifically focus on their training. During this time, Dlouhy traveled to ski with the Quebec ski team, spending time in France, Austria and western Canada. Not only did she meet fellow Dartmouth skier Kelly Moore ’18 along the way, Dlouhy also spent time with University of Vermont skier Laurence St-Germain who has been absent from EISA competition while skiing for Canada in the World Cup North American Circuits. To keep up with her talented teammates, Dlouhy trained and raced day and night, everyday. She learned to shorten her arcs to turn quicker, which combined with a smoother turn, gives her more speed during the space at the gates. It was during this time she developed the confidence and skills to put her slalom together and ski at the collegiate level. “Alexa is always first on the hill and last off the hill,” women’s alpine skiing head coach John Dwyer said. “It’s a testament to her dedication. She’s the slalom leader right now and hopefully she can retain that title for the rest of the season.” With her hard work, Dlouhy takes an aggressive approach when on the hill. She pushes herself to ski straighter than her competition, helping her ski faster. Not only has Dlouhy won each of the three slaloms to date, she has posted the best time on each of the six runs
that made up those three races. “She won her last slalom by two seconds,” Peterson, who finished that race in second place, said. “In terms of skiing, that’s a huge difference and she’s killing it. I think, based off the way Alexa is skiing right now, she has a long road ahead of her.” The Big Green snapped UVM’s 20 carnival win streak by winning the Colby Carnival with Dlouhy’s help. At next weekend’s Dartmouth Carnival, one of Dlouhy’s top rivals, UVM skier St-Germain
looks to dethrone Dlouhy and take the slalom leader title in the EISA. UVM as a team sits in second place of the EISA only behind Dartmouth College. For the first three out of six carnivals, St-Germain has not skied with the team due to World Cup competition. The two teams will face off during the Dartmouth Carnival Friday, Feb. 12, through Saturday, Feb. 13. “I think the way Alexa’s been skiing, she has a good shot at retaining the leader bid for the rest of the carnival season,” Dwyer said.
As for Dlouhy, she remains less concerned with her individual accomplishments compared to the team’s goals. According to Dlouhy, she can often be spotted “screaming her brains out” in support of her teammates during every race. “I’m hoping that we can remain number one,” Dlouhy said. “With a strong Nordic ski team as well, it would be excellent to clobber the other schools and remain first in the East. Then, we can advance to ski in NCAA championships against western teams.”
COURTESY OF ALEXA DLOUHY
Alexa Dlouhy ’19 is taking the EISA by storm, winning her last three slaloms. She looks to continue her success this weekend.