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Dartmouth Night Joseph Rago Alumnus

Friday is Dartmouth Night, an evening of tradition impressive even

by Dartmouth College standards. It kicks off the traditional Homecoming weekend with an evening of speeches, a parade, and of course, the famous bonfire. For over one-hundred years, Dartmouth students, alumni, and—ahem—administrators have reveled in the camaraderie, good cheer, and College spirit. For instance, Douglas Vanderhoof 1901 wrote home to his parents during his freshman year, “This is one of the best nights for years… & of course great enthusiasm was aroused.”

Though much has changed since then, the classic spirit of the legendary fire remains.

The origins of the Dartmouth Night fire trace back over a century. In 1888, stu-

dents from all four classes built a bonfire of cordwood from the forests around the college to celebrate a baseball victory over Manchester, 34-0. An editorial in The Daily Dartmouth criticized the fire, saying “It disturbed the slumbers of a peaceful town, destroyed some property, made the boys feel that they were being men, and in fact did no one any good.” Nevertheless, the idea remained popular and the bonfires continued informally, both before athletic events and in celebration of their victories. These bonfires frequently included an outhouse as part of the fuel for the fire. Five years later, the College officially recognized the fires.

Seven years after the fires began, President William Jewett Tucker introduced the ceremony of Dartmouth Night. On September 20, 1895, the first Dartmouth Night was held

to celebrate the accomplishments of the alumni of the College and, in Tucker’s words, “to promote class spirit and… initiate freshmen into the community.”

The Daily Dartmouth described it as an event where students were “addressed by representative alumni who illustrate the success and ability of Dartmouth graduates.” However, less formal sources relate that the evening tended to be composed of torturously long speeches. Fortunately, over time the speeches came to compose a smaller part of the ceremony and other events became more prominent.

Dartmouth Night became part of President Tucker’s self-conscious effort to strengthen and deepen what he called the “Dartmouth Spirit.” Or, as he put it another time, it was a way to “capitalize the history of the College.” In 1901, for example, the eve-

ning celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the graduation of Daniel Webster (students were dressed in eighteenth-century costume). At Dartmouth Night in 1896, Richard Hovey’s “Men of Dartmouth’ was elected as the best of all the songs of the College.

Probably the most famous Dartmouth Night occurred almost exactly a century ago, as William Heneage Legge, the Sixth Earl of Dartmouth and direct descendent of the British noble who provided most of the original capital for the College, visited the campus. The occasion was both dire and celebratory.

In February, the old woodpost Dartmouth Hall had burned to the ground in a matter of minutes. The Earl was here to lay the cornerstone for the modern recreation that stands on the same ground today.

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Sexual Assault at Dartmouth Rachel T. Gambee Contributor On September 22, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made good on her claims that her department would investigate the Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault.

In an extremely brief, two-page letter, the Office of Civil Rights (ORC) under DeVos’s leadership removed the Obama era guidance, as set out in the controversial “Dear Colleague” letter of 2011.

In addition, DeVos contemporaneously issued interim guidance for campus sexual assault. As the 2017 letter makes clear, the old guidance was scrapped on the grounds that it established an unjust system for handling

college sexual assault.

The points of particular concern in the 2011 letter were the fact that the it lowered the necessary standard of proof for a guilty verdict, allowed appeals for not-guilty findings, discouraged cross-examination, forbade the colleges from relying on the criminal justice system to handle cases of assault, and stated that concern for the accused’s right to due process should not “unnecessarily delay“ the colleges judicial proceedings in these cases. For these reasons the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter received strong criticism from scholars across the political spectrum.

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THOUGHTS IN AUTUMN

LETTERS FROM “REFUGEES”

THE GREEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

Editor-in-Chief Jack Mourouzis offers some thoughts regarding Homecoming at Dartmouth.

Students bear the brunt of the housing crisis here are some first-hand accounts.

The Review provides readers with its famous - and accurate - profiles of the College’s Greek houses.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE A History of Dartmouth Night

The late Joe Rago describes the history of one of the College’s most storied traditions the Friday night of Homecoming weekend.................................................................. PAGE 1

Some Changes in Title IX

Contributor Rachel Gambee looks at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ changes to the previous administration’s Title IX policies................................................................... PAGE 1

Letters from Dartmouth Refugees

Students affected by the housing crisis offer thoughts on the administration’s decision to explore expanding the student body......................................................................................... PAGE 7

Images of Homecomings Past

The Review provides a selection of images of past Homecoming celebrations for your viewing pleasure................................................................................................................... PAGE 9

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The Greeks Shall Inherit the Earth

The Review offers a brief profile of every Greek house on campus........................ PAGE 10

A Retrospective on Dartmouth Night

Alumnus Sterling Beard offers his thoughts on the experience that is Homecoming.................................................................................................................. PAGE 12

Rush the Field

A homecoming must..................................................................................................... PAGE 13

Touch the Fire

Worst class ever.............................................................................................................. PAGE 13

A Timeline of Scandal

The College is most certainly not perfect... here’s why.............................................. PAGE 15

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MASTHEAD & EDITORIAL EST. 1980

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win great triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to takerank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”

—Theodore Roosevelt

EDITORIAL BOARD

EDITORIAL

Editor-in-Chief

Thoughts in Autumn

Jack F. Mourouzis

Executive Editors Joshua D. Kotran Marcus J. Thompson

Managing Editors Devon M. Kurtz Zachary P. Port

Associate Editors Elliott A. Lancry B. Webb Harrington Brandon E. Teixeira

BUSINESS STAFF President

Robert Y. Sayegh

Vice Presidents Jason B. Ceto & Noah J. Sofio

ADVISORY Founders

Greg Fossedal, Gordon Haff, Benjamin Hart, Keeney Jones

Legal Counsel

Mean-Spirited, Cruel, and Ugly

Board of Trustees

Martin Anderson, Patrick Buchanan, Theodore Cooperstein, Dinesh D’Souza, Michael Ellis, Robert Flanigan, John Fund, Kevin Robbins, Gordon Haff, Jeffrey Hart, Laura Ingraham, Mildred Fay Jefferson, William Lind, Steven Menashi, James Panero, Hugo Restall, Roland Reynolds, William Rusher, Weston Sager, Emily Esfahani-Smith, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Sidney Zion

NOTES Special thanks to William F. Buckley, Jr. 21s - Worst class ever.

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Once again I quote the great T.S. Eliot, this time from a different part of his Four Quartets, entitled East Coker:

each passing day, these freedoms and opportunities are infringed upon. My peers and I often find ourselves wondering how much better our Dartmouth Experience Home is where one starts from. could have been if not for the administraAs we grow older tion’s constant meddling. To appropriate the world becomes stranger, the Left’s favorite academic term, the inthe pattern more complicated tersectionality of the administration’s failOf dead and living. ings is truly a marvel – and also fits with Not the intense moment common idiomatic claims. There truly are Isolated, with no before and after, too many cooks in the kitchen; it would be But a lifetime burning in every moment harder to find an institute of higher learnAnd not the lifetime of one man only ing more crippled by administrative But of old stones that cannot be debloat. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it; ciphered. the house system, hard alcohol ban, and derecognition of It is a difficult feeling to Greek houses are not popular comprehend that I have initiatives among the student reached my fourth and final body. Don’t count your chickyear at the College on the ens before they hatch; unless, Hill. After three long years of course, one is willing to of spectacular landscapes, bulldoze College Park, tear lifelong relationship-buildup the golf course, and ing, intellectual inquiry, perhaps even annex parts intriguing academic enof nearby Vermont in ordeavors, and worldwide der to facilitate a student travels, that final raging body increase, regardbonfire looms on the horiless of the fact that there zon, illuminating the night has been a housing shortJack F. Mourouzis sky with its ethereal orage for years. These things ange glow. It becomes quite clear: the bon- may seem like common sense; however, the fire is one of the College’s oldest and most failings of this administration has officially treasured rituals. passed the realm of surprise.

Homecoming is a time of reminiscence It is no secret that we at The Review love and memory, remembrance and reflec- nothing more than critiquing – with a tion. For what other reason would hun- well-intentioned heart – the ill-advised acdreds, perhaps thousands of alumni re- tions of failed administrations. We do this, turn every year? Each pilgrim takes their however, because the College is a place we moment to gaze into the fire and reflect on care deeply about; we have seen what she their four years. Each vision is unique – was, and also see how she is, and do not indeed, “The Dartmouth Experience” is a want her spoiled for generations of stubeautiful and diverse thing. I think about dents to come. For these reasons we come how mine was more unique than others – across as overly negative, crying out about most people do not get their Sophomore issues quite similar to our colleagues on the Summer waived or spend the better part Left that we so often decry. The difference of a year in Germany. But therein lies the between us lies in our intention: we want beauty of the College’s biggest marketing nothing more than the best for this institupoint: it is a unique, tailor-made experi- tion, and it causes us pain to see it fall into ence crafted not by the College, but by the such disrepair. individual. Dartmouth’s biggest strength Ultimately, however, regret is not a good is its unrivaled focus on undergraduate feeling to hold onto. Rather, it does more to teaching. Its second biggest strength is dwell on the positives of one’s time at the the freedom and control it grants its stu- College. I can speak to many, as can the dents. Freedom of class choice, with dis- overwhelming majority of students who tributive requirements only for the pur- pass through these halls. This year, I along poses of widening students’ experiences. with a thousand other seniors will gaze into A tremendous breadth of extracurricular the raging inferno and reflect. I will think programs, offering students any conceiv- about what could have been, yes, but I will able activity to get involved in during their also express thanks for how things are. time on campus. Opportunities to study Even at its downright obnoxious price tag, abroad, in lands far and wide, gaining the College is still a positive investment. I access to cultures and perspectives vastly am a different – a better – person because different than in the Upper Valley. of my time as a Dartmouth student. And it These freedoms and opportunities are is my sincere hope that all who spend their what make Dartmouth great. And yet, with best four years here feel the same way.

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WEEK IN REVIEW PRESIDENT TRUMP UNVEILS HIS PLANS FOR TAX CODE REFORM After months of waiting, the framework for President Trump’s tax reform initiative has finally been released, though some of the details remain for Congress to decide. If passed, it will go a long way toward Trump’s goal of simplifying the tax system. The tax plan proposes collapsing the existing seven tax brackets to three, set at 12%, 25%, and 35%. * It would also eliminate the alternative minimum tax, state income tax deductions, many itemized deductions aside from those for mortgage interest and charitable donations, and the hotly debated estate or “death” tax. In contrast, the individual standard deduction would increase to $12,000 — $24,000 for married couples — creating a larger zero tax bracket. The child deduction would also increase, and the plan suggests a $500 deduction for a taxpayer’s elderly or ill dependents.

On the business side, Trump has outlined one of his biggest goals: the corporate tax, under this plan, would fall from 35% to 20%.

While not the 15% corporate tax rate he has previously called for, the significant drop would still come as a godsend to American companies, especially when combined with the clause allowing businesses to immediately write off “the cost of new investments in depreciable assets”. Finally, the Tax Reform document released by the White House also states that tax rules affecting specific industries will be modernized, and includes multiple initiatives to bring offshore investments and jobs back to America.

Predictably, the President’s initiative has already drawn heavy criticism from both sides of the aisle for different reasons. Democrats remain convinced it will be a “sucker punch” to the middle and lower classes while giving the biggest rewards to the highest class of income earners.

They’ve especially condemned the elimination of the state income tax deduction, the elimination of the estate tax, and the 2% increase in the lowest tax bracket, though supporters argue the last would be offset by increased standard and child deductions. Meanwhile, Republican senators have already expressed concerns about the bill, particularly those from high-tax states like New York and California, where elimination of the state income tax deduction would be most felt. With only a 52-seat Republican majority in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ever-present migraine is likely worsening as he attempts to balance lobbyists, state interests, and the narrow margin for error in coming up with a bill that will pass the test its healthcare cousins failed.

There is also the possibility for a Congressional committee to add a fourth tax bracket for the highest income earners, which seems to be a ‘break glass in case Democrat votes needed’ measure.

On Tuesday, September 26, the US Department of Justice submitted a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by students at Georgia Gwinnett College concerning their rights to free speech on campus. The college designated two small “free-speech zones” to which their rights of free expression were limited. Furthermore, they could only be used if they

received explicit permission from the college in advance. These locations only made up a negligible 0.0015% of the college campus, nothing more than the size of a couple dorm rooms.

FREE SPEECH: AN ISSUE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES? This limitation, standing in blatant violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, led Attorney General Jeff Sessions to say in a statement, “a national recommitment to free speech on campus and to ensuring First Amendment rights is long overdue,” with a promise to “protect students’ free expression.” This has momentous implications across colleges and universities, many of which are mired in free speech debates.

That same Tuesday, Attorney General Sessions gave an address at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, where he spoke to many of the same issues. “A state official actually had students jailed for handing out copies of the United States Constitution,” he mentioned in his address, referring to a particularly dumbfounding instance at a public college in Michigan last year. He also referenced similar restrictions in the Student Codes of Conduct at Boise State and Clemson, which base the entirety of their ruleset off of an ambiguous, subjective definition of the word “offensive.”

Sessions also noted occurrences involving invited speakers at universities nationwide, which has recently gained popular media attention.

One such instance was when a transgender rights speech at Brown was shut down solely because it was sponsored by a Jewish group.

The Attorney General acknowledged that these practices could not be tolerated, and promised to take the first legal steps to fix this problem.

He was quick to state his intentions to put an end to this oppression of free thought, especially in the places where free speech should be practiced and celebrated most.

“Starting today, the Department of Justice will do its part in this struggle. We will enforce federal law, defend free speech, and protect students’ free expression from whatever end of the political spectrum it may come.”

Judge Roy Moore defeated Senator Luther Strange (R-A.L.) in the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, September 26th, leading up to Alabama’s special election in December to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Moore overcame the incumbent Senator Strange, who was appointed by former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley as Sessions’ immediate replacement, by a wide margin.

Moore’s victory, anticipated by pre-election polling, comes as a blow to the Republican establishment, who had largely thrown their weight behind Senator Strange. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) was a vocal proponent of Senator Strange, with organizations linked to the Leader spending millions in his support. Moore, the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, was supported primarily by populist conservatives, most notably former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon. President Trump himself had sup-

ROY MOORE DEFEATS LUTHER STRANGE IN ALABAMA SPECIAL ELECTION ported Senator Strange, but following Tuesday’s vote, announced his wholehearted backing for Moore’s campaign.

For many across the political spectrum, Moore’s success in the runoff was unexpected or unwanted.

To call Moore a controversial figure, even in Republican circles, would be an understatement. He first rose to national prominence in 2003 for refusing to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments. In May 2016, he was suspended from his position as Alabama Chief Justice for directing probate judges to enforce his state’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the past, he aroused contention for his role in the anti-Obama “birther” movement and his vocal opposition to Islam. Moore has never shied away from his belief that Christian faith and principles should directly inform public policy decisions.

Moore’s victory is perhaps referendum by Republican voters on the type of conservative politics they want to see in Washington. Just as it did in the 2016 Presidential primaries, dynamic populism triumphed over the staid principles of a stagnant GOP. Former Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka, a noted populist analyst, called Moore’s win a “revolutionary moment in American politics.” Alabama’s Republicans, who turned out en masse for President Trump last November, have sent a clear signal to their national leadership that they will continue to favor anti-establishment rhetoric and ideas.

Moore currently enjoys a significant lead over Democratic challenger Doug Jones in the polls and, at the moment, is favored to be elected to the U.S. Senate on December 12th, 2017.

In the late hours of October 2, the sound of gunfire ripped through the guitar notes of the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, 64, fortified himself on the 32nd floor on the Mandalay Bay casino, across the street from Route 91 Harvest. Then, Paddock unloaded his weapon upon the concertgoers, raining bullets onto them.

As of October 3, 59 lay dead and 529 more are injured. The Las Vegas Shooting now surpasses last year’s attack on the Orlando Pulse Club as the most vicious mass slaughter of American citizens in history.

Josh Abbot, one of the musicians, recalls that his “crew members were hit with shrapnel.” President Donald Trump rightfully denounced the action of as an “act of pure evil.” As President Trump was thanking the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and the first responders, “for their courageous efforts and for helping save the lives of so many,” many politicians sought to appropriate the shooting for their own personal gain. Hilary Clinton, who has yet to get over losing in the 2016 election, tweeted “Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get.”

There is no doubt that this tragedy will renew the national debate on gun control. As details regarding the types of weapons used, potential

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Week three of the NFL season saw a dramatic escalation of anthem protests that began in the 2016 season. The protests were sparked last year when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the national anthem. He explained later, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”

Protests worsened after President Trump fired off tweets condemning football players and organizations for kneeling. The President has drawn criticism from players, owners, and celebrity liberals alike for his comments.

The NFL protests have become so widespread that a team of eightyear-old football players in Illinois recently took a knee for the national anthem. According to a new CNN poll, only 49 percent of Americans say the protesting players are wrong in their conduct. This same CNN poll indicated that 81 percent of black Americans agreed with the anthem protests. It seems therefore that the only real effect the protests have is to divide Americans. Unfortunately, the NFL has become another platform for criticism of America and seems to grant free speech only if it fits their broader agenda. Unsurprisingly, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell refused the Dallas Cowboys an opportunity to honor police officers murdered in July of 2016, but immediately criticized the President’s remarks. We at The Review recognize players right to free speech, the President’s right to condemn their protests, and team manager’s right to discipline players for making decisions against their team.

NFL PROTESTS DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM SPARK NATIONWIDE CONTROVERSY

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A History of Dartmouth Night > CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Thousands of alumni came to town for the event, gathering underneath a huge electric arch over the length of the Dartmouth Hall site, making brilliant the words, “ 1 7 9 1 — D a r t m out h — 1 9 0 4 .”

The Earl rose and said, “President Tucker is the head of the family of Dartmouth on this side of the water, as I am of the one on the other side. His family is larger than mine, but I do not believe that I envy him in this respect.”

He continued. “I do believe, however, that his hope and ambition for his family are identical with mine, that the sons of Dartmouth, whether they be many or few, may be God-fearing men and an honor to the name they bear.”

Royal Parkinson 1905, an undergraduate at the time, remembered, “When that came from his heart as you could see that it did, and as it must have since he was called on unexpectedly, old alumni and guests on the platform jumped up and waved their hats and an alumnus called for a cheer for Lord Dartmouth. We almost had tears in our eyes but we gave the two loudest cheers that ever shook the walls of a building.

After that the cornerstone was a small part of the occasion.”

The Earl’s visit on Dartmouth Night was as a matter of course celebrated with an enormous bonfire, but the students were not content with the traditional fire alone. In order to make a vivid impression on the visiting Earl and his companion, the young Winston Churchill, the students formed a parade.

The Earl took up the lead, and the students, dressed in their pajamas, marched around the Green. The traditional herding of the freshmen around the bonfire was inaugurated.

In 1907, the orations were moved from their original home in the chapel of Dartmouth Hall to the newly-completed Webster Hall.

The celebration continued to be a big event for alumni.

Alumni groups from all over the nation converged on Hanover for the festivities. For those who were unable to attend in person, radio links were established to let clubs all over the nation listen to the speeches and revelry, and Mr. Rago is a former Editor-in-Chief at The Dartmouth Review and was a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

it was popular for the clubs to send telegrams to Hanover for reading at the ceremonies.

Football first began to be associated with Dartmouth Night in the early 1920s. Memorial Field was dedicated on Dartmouth Night in 1923.

The raucous pre-football rallies, though, remained quite separate from the somber official activities. In 1936, the College first began the tradition of Homecoming games.

Football, though, had always been an integral part of the Dartmouth experience.

Professor Edwin J. Bartlett 1872 remembered in his little volume A Dartmouth Book of Remembrance: Pen Sketches of Hanover and the College Before the Centennial and After (1922), “Football was simplicity itself. You ran all over the campus, and when, as, and if you got the chance you kicked a round rubber ball. You might run all the afternoon and not get your toe upon the ball, but you could not deny that you had had a fair chance, and the exercise was yours and could be valued by the number of hot rolls consumed at the evening meal.”

Bartlett was clear on the value of football, “It was glorious for exercise, and had enough excitement to make

it highly interesting. It gave ample opportunity for competitions in speed, finesse, dodging, endurance, and

women from area female colleges like Smith, Wellesley, et cetera, would be trucked onto campus.

The Earl’s visit on Dartmouth Night was as a matter of course celebrated with an enormous bonfire, but the students were not content with the traditional fire alone. occasional personal collisions.” However, not all agreed, “For a year the faculty in its inscrutable wisdom debarred this highly useful game because of abuses, as they thought, in the manner

During World War II, the celebrations were scaled down markedly. In 1943, President Ernest Hopkins presided over only a small gathering in Thayer Hall.

However, following World

In 1946, the formal College events and the unofficial rally were combined in a single grand event, and for the first time the festivities were intentionally scheduled on the weekend of Homecoming. of playing it.” Bartlett was a member of the student committee that successfully petitioned the faculty to reinstate football at the College.

And like all of Dartmouth’s big weekends, Homecoming became in many ways an excuse to import women to the College. In the days before coeducation, when Hanover was far more of an outpost than it is today, Homecoming was one of the first times that

War II, Dartmouth Night enjoyed a resurgence of popularity.

In 1946, the formal College events and the unofficial rally were combined in a single grand event, and for the first time the festivities were intentionally scheduled on the weekend of Homecoming. In the 1950s, the current hexagonal construction of railroad ties was first used. Since then, the weekend has undergone

a number of changes, but its unique essence remains.

Often, the tradition has been interrupted or sullied by mischief, violence, or act of God. In 1954, the bonfire was canceled due to an impending hurricane, and in 1963, a drought raised concerns about a major fire, which led to the cancellation of the bonfire. From 1969 to 1972, campus political sentiment was such that there was no official celebration of Dartmouth Night. In 1976, student radicals lit the bonfire prematurely, as it was under construction, for political causes. In 1987, a dissident group calling itself “Womyn to Overthrow Dartmyth” and the “Wimmin’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell” dressed as witches and threw eggs at the podium during the addresses. And in 1992 and again in 1997, the freshmen sweep degenerated into full-scale rioting, with downtown Hanover laid waste.

Despite change, Dartmouth Night and the ensuing games of Homecoming weekend still provide the ideal opportunities for all members of the College community to show their dedication to Dartmouth, lest the old traditions fail.

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A Tragedy of the Common Rooms

Zachary P. Port Daniel M. Bring Brian A. Morrison Managing Editor Contributors

Editor’s Note: The Review recently received letters from three students who recently caught wind of rumblings that the College is interested in expanding its student body. *

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To whom it may concern, My name is Zachary Port, and I live in a common room.

A spacious common room, but a common room nonetheless.

If you would like to know how I ended up in a common room, the story goes something like this: School House ran out of rooms during the room draw period, leaving those so unfortunate as to have drawn a low room number, by default, in the bureaucratic purgatory known as the housing waitlist.

From May to mid-August my roommate and my housing status remained unchanged and undefined, as if Franz Kafka had been appointed interim Dean of Residential Affairs. Housing sent emails offering opportunities to join a one-room double in the Global Village Living Learning Community, Alpha Theta, or La Casa, looking to make me not their problem. It was as if they were an airline and had overbooked a flight, only instead of being offered a $200 travel voucher, I had my pick of housing options whose names would make the even guy in charge of naming Disney World resorts cringe.

At last, my patience expired.

I picked up my phone one morning in August and dialed up Residential Affairs demanding to speak to whomever was in charge. “She is not in at the moment, but will call you back within the hour.” That hour turned into three, which turned into the late afternoon, when, at 5:00 PM, my situation was resolved: I was given a common room which “is normally a student lounge” but had been “converted” for my roommate and me.

I have come to learn that my room is haunted by the ghosts of old Dartmouth from eons past, perpetually awake and laboring on papers and problem sets into the wee hours of daybreak. Others slumber on the couch for weeks, having been sexiled by their more fortunate roommates whose girlfriends Mr. Port is a sophomore at the College and Managing Editor at The Dartmouth Review. Messrs.

Bring and Morrison are freshmen at the College and contributors to The Dartmouth Review.

had come to visit from afar.

These are the paranormal entities that make their appearances known at the end of an involved night on the town.

The room has beds, dressers, and desks, but if that’s all that makes a room, Kemeny 008 could be great option as the first one-room quad. On second thought: professors’ offices by day, student dormitories by night. I might have one of the larger “dorm rooms” on campus, but that is not the point.

One can only go to the bathroom at night and get locked out of his room so many times before he can fairly demand that his door not lock only from the outside.

It is in that spirit – of using dorm rooms exclusively as dorm room – that I suggest the Dartmouth administration first rectify my situation before admitting another 1000 students.

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Mr. Port, With all due respect, my name is Sir Isaac William Alksalot and as a resident of the distant community known as the River, it is I who is best equipped to discuss the matter of student body expansion. You see, you live on the prestigious Massachusetts Row, have a cavernous room, and enjoy the convenience of a hop, skip, and a jump to anywhere on campus.

As for me… each morning I must rise before the sun breaks over the horizon. I lace my hefty hiking boots, throw my frame pack over my shoulder, and begin my haul towards campus.

The feats of those souls who travel the Appalachian Trail pale in comparison to my daily hike. On my way I must traverse past the bodies of my fallen floor mates laying in exhaustion on the sides of the trail. Arms outreached, they beg for assistance, but I must trek on, lest I join them roadside. Those who claim Everest is the most grueling test of physical endurance have clearly never attempted a visit to the River. It has become legend back in my dorm that Sir Edmund Hillary did not perish on Everest, but rather haunts the path to the River, where he met his true match. I have been told that there once was a shortcut to FoCo that existed, but that it is so dangerous, and so treacherous, that all that remains is a graveyard full of those who dared to make the leap and died trying.

Rather than spending money on hot air balloon rides tethered down to the Green, the school should instead invest in helipads at both the River and on the Green. However, despite its

issues, there remains some upside to my otherworldly living community. I fear not a nuclear missile strike on Dartmouth Hall, for I know that I am well outside the blast radius of any conventional weaponry (so fire away, Rocket Man). And late at night, I am soothed to sleep by the blissful purr of NASA’s reconnaissance probe as it collects samples of our distant world.

As the College considers building new housing to for a larger student body, I can only imagine the undiscovered lands upon which they will base this housing. Christopher Columbus would have been jealous of the freshman souls who each day will travel to their own new world in the wilderness, perhaps they may even be the ones to discover a new Northwest Passage.

I would like to point out the obvious lack of space within a reasonable proximity to the center of our campus. Adding dorms will dilute the campus culture, and if Dartmouth is to take pride in itself as the smallest school in the Ivy league, its campus ought to be concentrated so that it is conducive to a tight community. Designed to be a walking campus, Dartmouth cannot forsake its fundamental characteristic of being the small school on the hill.

I hereby demand bullet train service to the River before new dorms get built.

Humbly yours, Sir I. W. Alksalot *

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Sir Alksalot, I find your sufferings lamentable, but I must note that it is without a doubt, I, who is most unfortunate... as I live in the Choates.

I am none other than Scrod Herringford, and I am in dire need of humanitarian aid. I used to be a wise young boy in high school, but having not slept in the four weeks since I arrived on campus, my brain has lost much of its mental capacity. The hum of the improvised diesel generator that powers my minifridge keeps me awake to hear the frantic scurrying of unidentified creatures within the walls until, finally, the putrid stench of soiled hallways wafts into my nose in the morning. The flickering of the decades-old fluorescent tube lights induces a fit of epilepsy when I open my eyes. What is this hell on Earth, you ask?

What is this waking existential nightmare? It is a place, known only in a frightened whisper, as “the Choates.” This complex of four freshman dorms was meant to be only temporary housing for Dartmouth’s expanding student population after the GI

Bill. That was over fifty-five years ago, and today in 2017, it is still standing… but just barely. The Choates has witnessed more than many Americans: the moon landings, the end of the Vietnam War, the Watergate Scandal, and even some of Phil Hanlon’s freshman escapades.

Now they are home to hundreds of beleaguered freshmen, including myself, my two roommates, and several rare varieties of black mold.

Venturing into the dank, crusted corridors of Bissell, where I live, one has to dodge an undulating rat king that feasts on the garbage students pile into the halls. Freshmen, sick with “the Plague,” huddle against the walls, coughing and shivering, too weak to crawl into their own rooms. A running stream of waste, like an open sewer, flows on a porous carpet; when windows are too rusted to open, many resort to tossing buckets of excrement out from their doors. Weeks ago, or what seems like years ago, I would have gagged at this sight. Not anymore. That’s what the Choates has done to me. I have applied several times already for refugee status in McLaughlin, but Residential Affairs has turned me away each time, having enacted strict quotas on how many of us they will take in.

For many of its inhabitants, especially the diverse array of flora and fauna, the Choates is a self-contained ecosystem. An elaborate barter system centered on laundry tokens, singular Advil’s, and shot glasses filled with antiseptic has developed.

Many find their needs for food, drink, and entertainment sated by the lively black market that dominates the lowest levels of the BisCoh common room. The kingpins of the Choates, rich in detergent and over-the-counter cold remedies, dominate these haphazard economies; meanwhile, runners, chosen by lot, venture out to siphon clean water from bathrooms in Kemeny Hall and the Haldeman Center.

My hellish existence means only one thing. Dartmouth needs to focus on providing quality housing for all of its students before it devotes resources and time to expanding its enrollment. With many freshmen languishing in the conditions of the Choates, the College must simply prioritize improving quality of life for its current students over increasing the general number of students. Every Dartmouth freshman should be entitled to livable housing that doesn’t threaten academic performance by causing a number of sick days.

We urgently await any help you can send.

All the best, Scrod Herringford

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Our troubles are numerous and they explain the folly of expanding Dartmouth: that our administration is incapable of taking care of the students already enrolled, and that the administration will only overwhelm itself by taking more students. More laughable than our dramatic situations is the fact that of all the administrations, it is the one most incompetent that will attempt the most challenging undertakings. We all know what Hanlon’s investigatory committee will find: that expanding the student body will be incredibly challenging, severely inconvenient and exorbitantly expensive, but not impossible. The plan will yield no benefit for the students already here, but it will augment President Hanlon’s legacy if carried out, so Hanlon will look for any justification he can to proceed.

Indeed we come to appreciate that the best presidents are the ones that do the least. Operating under self-restraint, they keep things simple and stick to the basics, making sure the College runs smoothly and that the students and faculty feel taken care of. Taking more students might make sense under any other more competent administration, but then again, only an administration as inept as Hanlon’s would ever suggest expanding the student body in the midst of a housing shortage.

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Lest the Old Traditions...

Clockwise from top left: An historic building falls victim to the fire, without heavy machinery, the reason why we can’t have nice things, a fire to rival the tower, before recycling, Men of Dartmouth, a team effort, the hippie Indian

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...Go Up in Flames

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The Greeks Shall Inherit the Earth

Marcus J. Thompson John S. Stahel Managing Editor Contributor

We at The Review offer these Greek house profiles as a general guide to those unversed in the ways of the mainstream Dartmouth social scene. Every description should be taken with a grain of salt, and readers are encouraged to form their own opinions on different houses.

Fraternities

Alpha Chi Alpha Alpha Chi Alpha is known for its high GPA and impressive presence in many campus organizations, including Model United Nations and The Daily Dartmouth. Alpha Chi’s are fond of live music and known for their annual day party, “Pig Stick,” in the spring. The name refers to the giant wooden pole erected behind the house for daring students to climb, and the entire pig they roast and serve to partygoers.

The physical house appears to be a more appropriate place for livestock than frat bros, however their backyard boasts a beach volleyball court rather than a pasture. Brothers can be identified by their red baseball caps sporting their fraternity letters.

Alpha Delta Once known as the inspiration for the legendary film “Animal House,” AD was comprised mainly of rugby, soccer, tennis, and squash players.

However, after recent events, their once magnificent lawn has been sectioned off, their windows have been boarded up, and their basement’s open sewer now runs dry. Now that said sports teams have joined other houses, AD’s brotherhood faces extinction. Some claim to see lights on and ghostly sounds of revelry emanating from the house late at night, but such reports are unverified.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha was founded as the first historically black fraternity at Dartmouth College in 1972. Notable alumni include all-star NFL running back Reggie Williams and the MLB’s head of Baseball Operations Jimmie Lee Solomon. The fraternity has occupied two houses on Webster Avenue in the recent past and currently resides in the Channing Cox apartment facilities.

Beta Alpha Omega Beta went dark for a few years in the early 2000’s but reemerged as fixture of Webster Avenue after kicking AZD out of their old house. Brothers are generally soft, polite, and kind - often to a fault.

They are known for flipping tables in order to enjoy a good dance party, so good luck ever getting on table, especially as a freshman. Their yard serves as a great place for grilling and spikeball on days warm enough to enjoy the outdoors.

Under suspension in recent months, Beta has returned with a vengeance in 2017. The house recruits from various sports teams, both varsity and club, and usually takes a large brotherhood.

Bones Gate Relaxed and laid-back, Bones Gate enjoys a good time, which probably accounts for their at-times tempestuous relationship with the administration. BG has a reputation for dabbling in harder substances, perhaps contributing to their generally apathetic (in a good way) reputation. Don’t be fooled by their chill vibes, as the brothers of BG are known for their ironic approach to Greek life: one of their signature house chants is simply “F--k BG.” They’re known for their live bands – usually jam, funk, or DJs – and their signature drink, Cutter.

Chi Gamma Epsilon Although they have struggled to fill their pledge classes in the past few years, all in all, Chi Gams are solid guys.

A block rush transformed the house, and many of brothers are now lightweight rowers or track and field athletes. They boast a consistently high GPA as well as many STEM majors.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that Chi Gam boasts a large, open basement very conducive to pong.

Chi Heorot Heorot is a conglomeration of Hockey, Baseball, Rowing, Track, and Soccer players, as well as three or four token NARPs. Known for a healthy pong scene, large basement, and the Great Hall, Heorot boasts plenty of space for debauchery including the annual Masters tournament final match. Their termly “Hilighter” party and the presence of sports teams attract masses of freshmen. For Heorots interested in reading this article, an audio copy will soon be made available.

Gamma Delta Chi GDX might as well be Memorial Field. The football house tries to keep it medium-rare, but sometimes things fall through. The pit in the basement was originally designed as a swimming pool, but for safety reasons was soon converted to a racquetball court. That didn’t work out either; now, it is primarily used for more bibulous basement activities. GDX has increasingly sought to recruit beyond the football team and has rushed a handful of brothers outside its traditional roster.

Kappa Kappa Kappa Tri-Kap is the oldest local fraternity, dating back to 1842.

Having completed physical renovations during the spring of 2015, the brotherhood boasts perhaps the nicest interior out of all the fraternities. The brotherhood, which is the most diverse on campus, is known for one of the harder pledge terms on campus (they’ll often eagerly tell you, hoping to impress) and copious consumption of Keystone Light, the brothers of Tri-Kap are never reluctant to execute a Quick-Six.

Phi Delta Alpha Lest the old traditions fail. But don’t worry, they won’t. That big white house on the row bleeds the darkest shade of classic Dartmouth green. A mixed bag of Rugby players, performance group members, and other campus leaders calls Phi Delt home, sharing in a quasi-cultish respect for tradition and one of the closest brotherhoods on campus. Known for hosting live bands during Green Key weekend’s “Block Party,” Phi Delt brothers are also down for laid back “scenes” at the “zig” and pong into the wee hours of the morning. A lot at Dartmouth has changed over the years, but the big white house on Webster has stood firm.

President’s Residence While not really a “fraternity” in the traditional sense of the word, 14 Webster Avenue is legendary for its debaucherous partying, loose morals, and outof-control, anything-goes behavior. We hear Gail Hanlon is a real dinner party animal; if you’ve got the stuff, try to score an invite to her annual “Administrators Gone Wild” gala ball. Former President James O. Freedman had a grotto installed in the backyard, which we hear can be quite sensuous in the right company.

Psi Upsilon Known for their preppy clothes and pretentious attitudes, the brothers of Psi U can be seen partying through the windows of their “at capacity” house. Don’t bother trying to climb through the

window, it’s been done before. If you ever hear reference to a turkey, it’s probably an illusion to Psi U’s rather odd new member term. Psi U’s are fond of teenage angst inspired music and love to play it at their dance parties. Quite a few brothers play country club sports like squash, sailing, rowing, tennis, and golf.

Sigma Nu Despite the national fraternity’s origin in post-bellum Virginia Military Institute, Sig Nu is one of the more diverse houses on campus. They’re a small group of gregarious, genuine, and friendly guys who are prepared to chug, boot, and die, as their oft-repeated slogan suggests – as soon as marching band and Dungeons and Dragons society obligations are finished, of course. Their termly Sigma Nupa Valley party features (non-boxed) vintages, and likely more than half of the student body played their first game of pong in their basement.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon An affluent and preppy brotherhood, SAE is known for its termly champagne party and egregiously preppy clothing, including popped collars and crustacean-embroidered shorts. Boasting a central location adjacent to Baker Library, SAE has been the subject of some amount of controversy in recent years due to libelous and disproven accusations of hazing. Despite the lack of evidence substantiating these wild claims, the College derecognized SAE in the winter of 2016 after an investigation into the fraternity’s new member term.

With a spirit of perseverance, SAE took a full pledge class this fall and maintained its crowded basement scene. Their winter Beach Party entices hordes of scantily-clad students to trudge through the snow in order to frolic in the tons of sand they import for the event.

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Fraternity and Sorority Profiles Theta Delta Chi Ever since Robert Frost’s tenure at the organization in the 1890s, the literary reputation of Theta Delt has been in steady decline. TDX is known for their affinity for both black labs, lacrosse, and an increasing number of rugby players. Come 2:30 am the Boom Boom Lodge (a nickname earned after the murder of a Dartmouth student during prohibition) turns into a sweaty, steamy dance floor where hopeless partiers go as a last resort to find that special someone. The brothers of Theta Delt are famed for their soft-spoken sensitivity and respect for women, especially freshmen. But don’t let their mild nature fool you, these scoundrels can boot with the best of them.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Sig Ep is the cheese pizza of fraternities. They’re not known for one thing in particular, but they still manage to appeal to everyone. They probably have the easiest new member term of any house, which, along with their large pledge classes, probably explains why their brotherhood isn’t particularly close.

The antithesis of pompous, the brothers of Sig Ep want to have a good time without spending the night trying to dance with freshmen girls or engaging in excessive alcohol consumption. The house itself is probably one of the most sanitary on campus and is home to an absurdly large jack-of-all-trades sisterhood.

Zeta Psi Known for their weekly Zeta Psider event, the brothers of Zeta Psi are friendly, even towards freshmen wandering into their house. The house itself is new and spacious, allowing plenty of room for pong in the basement.

Be sure to be on the lookout for brothers selling McDonald’s burgers on Webster late Mr. Thompson is a junior at the College and a Managing Editor at The Dartmouth Review. Mr. Stahel is a senior at the College and a contributor to The Dartmouth Review.

at night: the money goes to a good cause!

La Unidad Latina Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Lambda Upsilon Lambda is a Latino affinity organization first established at Dartmouth in 1997. The organization has no physical plant, but hosts an annual semi-formal dinner featuring a guest speaker to discuss issues of Latin culture.

Sororities and Co-Ed Houses Chi Delta

and respecting women.”

Alpha Xi Delta

Recently booted from their former house by the resurrected Betas, AZD is known for its achievements in the classroom more so than in the basement.

This sorority maintains a high GPA and a close relationship with Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity, whom they date at an alarmingly disproportionate rate.

Located past Alumni Gymnasium, Kappa rarely plays host to any notable social functions, but these gals are a staple on the Greek circuit. Kharacterized by the age old saying “We eat karrots and date Heorots,” these girls are often konsidered the social queens of kampus, as demonstrated in their social media presence. Although not as sporty as KDE, the sisters of Kappa enjoy their athletics, particularly skiing the slopes of NH in the winter. If you’re looking for a Kappa your best bet is to head to KAF and keep an eye out for their signature tote bag.

Alpha Phi

Alpha Theta Formerly Tri Delt, Chi Delt recently went local and boasts a class of great girls fond of flair. With aspirations to join the list of local sorority pong scenes, Chi Delt has big plans for the house’s future. Despite their love of pong, Chi Delts are more likely found on third floor Berry studying for their midterms two weeks out, rather than grimy frat basements.

These librarians probably screwed your class median making them great girls to bring home to the parents.

Epsilon Kappa Theta

Alpha Thetas are a rambunctious lot – or were, back in the late Seventies. They used to get juiced up and drive their cars relentlessly around Phi Tau until they were apprehended by the authorities or the thrill was gone – whichever came first. These days, as with most of the College’s more reckless traditions, the “Phi Tau 500” is no more. Alpha Theta has mellowed out as well. They are now known more for their capes and top hats than their antics behind the wheel.

Kappa Delta Epsilon

Formerly the Harold Parmington Foundation (HPF), EKT is one of two sororities that has dropped formal recruitment in favor of shakeout. Despite having small pledge classes, EKT boasts a very strong and diverse sisterhood. Many sisters are involved in campus activism, and the members tend to stick togather.

Sigma Delta A handful of Sigma Delt sisters started a streaking club a few summers ago. Since then, they have targeted basements, study areas, and even the open air, so keep your eyes peeled.

These enthusiastic ladies are fun and fond of drink, earning them a reputation as one of the “frattier” sororities. A popular destination for frat bros on probation seeking a familiar ambiance. Remember their motto: “Sinking halves

A local sorority, KDE boasts an outgoing sisterhood known for their loud outfits and voices.

Formerly famous for its preppy Derby party in the spring, the sisterhood recently succumbed to political correctness and changed the theme to Woodstock (Derby with flowers). KDE’s rambunctious reputation pairs well with their recruitment from many girls’ athletic teams. As it enjoys the most spacious basement of any house on campus, KDE is one of the few sororities to play host to frat-style partying and pong.

Don’t underestimate these girls; they have a lot of practice.

Kappa Kappa Gamma

The Tabard Resentment and disco dance parties are on the menu at this progressive, co-ed house.

Many Tabards are emembers of the DOC or artistic organizations. In a strange trend, Tabard attracts some frat boys later in their Dartmouth careers because they want to appear deep. Their lingerie show attracts freshmen aplenty – definitely not for the faint of heart. The Greek letters in the wrought iron railing over Tabard’s front entrance spell out the house’s former, Greek name: Sigma Epsilon Chi.

One of the newest sororities, Alpha Phi boasts increasingly strong pledge classes of outgoing, attractive Dartmouth women. If not in a frat basement, A Phi’s can be found laughing loudly on first floor Berry.

Kappa Delta Recently relocated to a palladial new house at the far end of Webster Avenue, Kappa Delta is Dartmouth’s newest sorority.

Known for its large and diverse sisterhood, this sorority quickly outgrew its old home on the fourth floor of Hitchcock and now has room to grow for the years ahead.

Phi Tau One might characterize Phi Tau as “eccentric,” but those more familiar with the house might count that as an understatement. They embrace their oddity and aren’t ashamed to demonstrate it. If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Their house is likely the nicest out of all the Greek houses, especially if you appreciate sci-fi and cooking.

Their termly bash, “Milque and Cookies,” features thousands of diverse cookies and a thick dairy beverage brewed in cauldrons. Sadly, it is (mostly) non-alcoholic.

Panarchy Formerly Phi Sigma Psi, Panarchy isn’t quite a fraternity or a sorority—it’s a co-educational undergraduate society. The house broke away from the Greek system in 1994 and now hosts post-modern social events featuring striking architecture and clothing made of duct tape. They organize a popular “Gatsby” party once per term and are a desti-

nation for “free spirits.”

Amarna Another co-educational undergraduate society, Amarna is known for its termly Wine and Cheese party, as well as its eclectic membership. In recent years, a series of controversies have lowered membership.

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A Retrospective on the Bonfire

Sterling C. Beard Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Editor’s Note: We present the following description of Homecoming weekends in the recent past so that freshmen may know how much the College has changed in just a few short years. While originally addressed to the Class of 2013 (truly the Worst Class Ever for their inability to either touch the fire or rush the field), this article provides a quick glimpse at the bonfires of just yesteryear. While those weekends were very different from those of yore, they were still harsher and more traditional than the current incarnations.

Dartmouth changes from year to year as it is defined by the ever-changing student body. We at The Dartmouth Review find this article to be a wonderful reminder of how the student body has shifted the tone and impact of a weekend in less than one generation.

Ah, homecoming, the time when the sons and daughters of Dartmouth descend en masse upon the College on the Hill to relive old times and renew old friendships. Alumni know the drill. For freshmen, however, it’s one giant carnival of sound, music, and wild fun. This year the class of 2018 will run around the bonfire one-hundred and eighteen times. I’d like to take this opportunity to pass on some of my homecoming experiences to the freshmen—so listen up, ‘18s, this article is for your benefit.

Before the freshmen sweep passed East Wheelock, I deMr. Beard is an alumnus of the College and the current Editor-in-Chief of Campus Reform.

scended from Andres 302-C towards Brace Commons clad in classic attire for the occasion: jeans, tennis shoes and my class jersey emblazoned with the oversized “Dartmouth 12” on the front. East Wheelock has long had the reputation of being the quiet dorm cluster populated by nerdy, introverted types, but that certainly wasn’t the case that night. Music was pounding, everything from old Backstreet Boys hits to much more modern tunes (if memory serves, “Soulja Boy” was played at least once), the lighting was turned down low and dozens if not hundreds of pea green freshmen were gyrating wildly around and having a blast. If you didn’t want to stand out in this crowd, you had to affix a number of temporary tattoos to your body, fasten a ludicrous number of green glow sticks around an appendage of your choice and then dance like a fool.

So I did; one pair of glow sticks made a loop around my neck and another bundle was snapped together and wrapped around my right forearm like some sort of brace. I had “Class of ‘12” temporary tattoos on the backs of both my hands and on my scruffy right cheek. I was ready for anything, or so I thought.

It wasn’t too long before the world’s biggest ‘shmob marched by outside and collected us. As the horde of freshmen oozed towards the Green, my roommate and I broke off from the main group and joined the glee club in front of Dartmouth Hall, which gave us the best view of the Green.

When I said that Dartmouth alumni descend en masse, I wasn’t kidding. Thousands of people from every graduating

class for decades stood shoulder to shoulder in front of Dartmouth Hall. The marching band made their way into the near-corner of the Green and after a few short speeches, including one from then President Jim Wright, Louis Burkot, the glee club director, took his position in front of us. We sang two Dartmouth classics: the alma mater and “Son of a Gun,” two of the oldest Dartmouth songs. To all you freshmen reading this, I hope you enjoy the smell of Keystone.

Then we were all but shoved downhill through the crowd of people and back into the mob surrounding the wooden bonfire.

The bonfire was lit and it didn’t take long for the flames to begin devouring the towering structure. It was time to run.

My aforementioned roommate, an engineering major, had taken the time to estimate the distance of the run we were to take that night: nine miles, quite a distance for people who weren’t in shape. I wasn’t too concerned.

I had played football in high school and had withstood some conditioning in my time. How bad could a leisurely jog around a bonfire surrounded by my fellow classmates be? I’d just set an easy pace and keep at it until I had completed all one-hundred and twelve laps. I was going to complete this thing with ease and style to show my less fortitudinous classmates how it was done.

I should have known better.

As Colin Powell once said, “No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Unfortunately for myself that night, I was my own worst enemy because I’d failed to take into account several things.

First, the diameter of the circled-off area was fifty yards, which meant that the freshmen had to run around one hundred fifty yards per lap. On the face of things that may seem like plenty of room, but in practice it’s rather difficult to squeeze a thousand hyped up freshmen into an area that small, so the first seven laps or so took some time to complete and resembled less a marathon than a cattle roundup. Second was the rather obvious fact that the gigantic bonfire was hot, even from a good distance away; the towering inferno was enough to remind one of the Biblical story of the Israelites as they were led out of Egypt by the pillar of flame at night, but this particular pillar of flame was the god of NASCAR and we only made left turns on a small track.

My final mistake was my attire. The night was cold and the combination of continuously running with my left side facing the fire and my right side exposed to the cold night air meant that it felt like I was getting sunburned while freezing. On balance, however, my jeans meant I’d dressed too warmly. The biggest problem with my clothing,

however, was that I was running nine miles and not wearing athletic gear. I’d have been in much better shape had I been wearing mesh shorts and a jock instead of my jeans—at least I wouldn’t have chafed like mad. As you can imagine, all of these things made my progress rather slow, especially later on.

Of course, in a throwback to Dartmouth’s old school sanctioned hazing, upperclassmen encircled the freshmen and made grabs at the glow sticks while screaming various epithets and commands.

“Hey, twelves, you guys are the worst class ever!”

“You suck!”

And other variegated insults not fit for publication.

And of course, that perennial favorite, “Freshmen, touch the fire!” was yelled incessantly.

The pack began to thin as some fellow ‘12s made up excuses to leave like, “Hey, two plus zero plus one plus two is five, so I’ll just run that many laps!”

Others ran only twelve laps.

Some ran thirty-two. More still gave up when they got bored, regardless of what lap they were on. I pushed on, determined that my jogging partner and I would be two of the few crazies who ran all one hundred and twelve and reasoning that we would never forgive ourselves if we didn’t.

As the night wore on and my jeans wore on my legs, the fire began to die down a little bit. The ring of S&S officers tightened up

and upperclassmen crowded the freshmen towards the bonfire. The effect was twofold. The number of freshmen running had dropped considerably so that only a few score were still going and that meant that it was easier to move around the fire in a tighter circle without bashing into my fellow classmen. Regrettably the closer proximity to the burned down fire—which by the end of the run was merely a pile of embers— meant that I had to contend with rather thick smoke. I also wasn’t as physically fit as I thought. I was still making it around the bonfire at a steady pace but I was regularly lapped by those who had run cross country before coming to Hanover.

Finally, I was done. I checked the Baker-Berry tower clock. All one - hundred and twelve laps had taken about an hour and forty minutes. I’d managed to neither pull a groin muscle nor singe my eyebrows off. What did I earn for my trouble? Well, I and fourteen others joined a Facebook group titled “I ran all 112 laps at Homecoming ’08,” and I had to walk tenderly for a few days afterward.

Those were unimportant, though.

What was important was that under our watch the old tradition had not failed.

So now it falls to you ‘18s. In the words of the alma mater, “dare a deed for the old mother,” and complete all the laps. Ingrain yourself in the proud, long running tradition. You won’t regret it.

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Rush the Field Edmund Finnerty Former Contributer Try initiating a conversation with a friend from off campus on the subject of Dartmouth, noting our wealth of opportunities, uniquely rich history, and strong commitment to teaching. Nine times out of ten you will be rebutted with equally passionate criticisms of the workload, the weather, and our remote location. To be fair, even we who ultimately chose to enroll here most likely dedicated a good amount of thought to these same negative aspects before our arrival in Hanover. It is a wonder, then, to note the speed and boldness of our transformation from hesitant prospees into sturdy sons and daughters of Old Dartmouth. And although we may not have recognized our metamorphosis as it occurred, it is important to understand that it didn’t happen on its own. Our

Mr. Finnerty is an ‘05 at the College and a former contributer to The Dartmouth Review.

affection for the College is a direct result of our deep and immediate immersion in the many ancient student traditions that define the Dartmouth experience. We create and perpetuate all that is worthwhile about our school because if stripped of our customs, nothing will remain other than the tough schedules, scathing winters, and lackluster setting of which we were once afraid.

It was in this mindset that I chose to rush Memorial Field during halftime of the 2010 Homecoming football game, and thereby created for myself what will long remain a favorite memory of my experience at Dartmouth.

The four fellow freshmen with whom I collaborated — Reed Wommack ‘14, Jay Dumanian ‘14, Sebastian DeLuca ‘14, and Freddie Fletcher ‘14 — had all arrived at the same conclusion as I had in the days leading up to the game. Soon after packing into the front row of the stands, we began to plot the logistics of the rush. As the game slowly progressed and the prospect of

victory over Harvard dwindled, our determination to revive the tradition and generate a spark of excitement for ourselves and for the crowd only intensified.

When halftime finally arrived, the crowd began to heckle and the Crimson band took the field. We hardly hesitated before breaking from the stands and taking off in a line across the field toward the Harvard– occupied side. Wommack, at the point of the charge, quickly snatched the Harvard cheerleaders’ capital “D” sign (used to spell out their college’s name) in accordance with an idea we’d hatched to reclaim the precious symbol of the College from our opponents. As we made off with the prize, however, we found ourselves trailed by members of our opposition’s band, one of whom overtook Wommack and recaptured the letter. In a state of heightened intensity, and with a determination not to be outdone, DeLuca and I wrestled with the Harvard student for possession of the sign until an athletic security officer arrived to put an end to our struggle and

return our “D” to Harvard.

Though we returned to the stadium exhausted and empty-handed, our spirits were lifted by the immediate and overwhelmingly positive response that we received from alumni we encountered along the way.

In the absence of a win from the football team, and under a dreary sky, we had revived a storied College tradition; only one ’12 and not a single ’13 had rushed the field in the years before, but now the continuity seemed assured.

“Our motivation was well beyond goading. We had prior intent; we had motive; we had a cause. And so, damn the consequences, we ran to gain a few feet against those who favor change for change’s sake; we ran to strike a blow against the administrative Leviathan,” recalled Alston Ramsay ’04, my predecessor of ten years, in an article published in The Dartmouth Review in 2000. While I hope you’ll agree that Ramsay may have overreached in his choice of words to describe the act, I’d say that his description does not

go far enough in its justification of its continuance. Not only must we continue to rush the field as an act of defiance against the administration’s efforts to dismantle the rich culture that Dartmouth men and women have spent centuries constructing, but also to contradict the common assertion of misguided students that we ought to reevaluate our customs, and eliminate or reform those with no “functional” purpose. Many of our country’s most sacred patriotic traditions — from launching fireworks on July 4th to flying fighter jets over sporting events to commemorate our armed forces — cannot be said to produce any tangible benefit to our nation.

But just as Americans are moved by the underlying meaning of these displays, I hope that Dartmouth students are inspired by the sight of their freshman peers who have accepted their role as stewards of tradition, willing to risk arrest to demonstrate to the entire student body exactly how much Dartmouth means to them.

tackle me. I sidestepped one as he ran by and slipped, then tried to run past a second officer as he attempted to tackle me.

My shoulder collided with his chest and he fell to the ground.

A third officer gave chase as I dove back into the crowd of 15’s. He pushed towards me, but I kept running, up behind Dartmouth Hall without looking back.

I stopped, caught my breath, and took inventory. My shirt was a little burned, but other than that I felt fine. I returned to my friends at the bonfire, we ran a few more laps, and then went back to the dorm to change and go out.

That night I lived it up, even got a beer before a girl did at Psi U. It was an amazing feeling,

and made Homecoming that much better, but all good things do come to an end.

After about a week, the glory faded. I went back to Freshman Fall, the realities of long lines and the bottom of the X. But every once in a while someone will bring up Homecoming or the bonfire, and my friend will allude to my courage on that cold night. You touched the fire? And you didn’t get caught?

Amazing!

The fact of the matter is that the administration is trying to crush tradition at this school, and the fire is one of the last tenets of old Dartmouth. Wes Schaub, the head of GLOS, labeled the bonfire hazing. If he is going to be that uncompromising in his stance against

tradition, there is no compromise to be had. Administrators unfamiliar with Dartmouth can alienate as many students as much as they care to; it’ll just breed an unhealthy relationship between those who run the school and those who attend it.

Those who touch the fire are either the boldest or dumbest in a class. It’s an act of rebellion so existential its practically Lohsian, a reminder that no matter what the administration attempts, Dear Old Dartmouth lives on in the flame that warms our hearts on Homecoming.

If you happen to know any ’18 who’s touched the fire, send them over to me. We’ll share a drink, as long as they’re over 21. Wouldn’t want to break too many rules.

Touch the Fire Michael T. Haughey Former Contributer

I had done my research, tied my shoes, and braced myself for the sprint as I circled the bonfire. Dartmouth Night was in full swing as my fellow fifteens and I ran in circles on the Green, jogging with friends, chatting it up, slowly charring the left sides of our bodies. A combination of S&S and H-Po circled the blaze, blocking students from potentially “Touching the Fire”. The tradition was whispered of, or talked about hypothetically.

Mr. Finnerty was a member of the Class of 2015 and a former contributer to The Dartmouth Review.

People screamed at me to touch the fire as I ran my laps, but it was more joking that I wouldn’t than actually urging me on. As I ran past the McNutt side of the fire, I saw a figure burst through the crowd, sprinting towards the flame, authorities close behind. All eyes were on him as he raced through the inner circle and continued for the other side. That was when I lost sight of him as my friend and I ducked below the yellow caution tape and made for the bonfire. I made it past the first set of guards, and luckily the wind blew the fire away from me as I slapped a burning wooden pillar. I was Prometheus, in all his glory.

By now three officers were running towards me, ready to

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DeVos and Changes to Title IX

BETSY DEVOS 11th Secretary of Education

> CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The 2017 letter is quick to remind the reader of these criticisms, quoting from, among others, the Harvard faculty’s famous open letter to the Boston Globe which stated that the Obama-era guidance “lack[ed] the most basic elements of fairness and due process, [was] overwhelmingly stacked against the accused, and [was] in no way required by Title IX law or regulation.” Despite this, DeVos’s decision to do away with the 2011 letter mandates is already being heralded as an attack on fundamental rights guaranteed through Title IX. Such heralds ought to reread Title IX. This not a Herculean task to be sure; it is only one sentence long.

Instituted in 1972 under the Education Amendments Act, Title IX states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” The effect that Title IX has had on collegiate education is nearly immeasurable. In the new letter, the ORC themselves wrote of the “remarkable progress toward an educational environment free of sex discrimination” that this law has brought about. For forty-five years, Title IX has been the foundation for all laws pertaining to an American woman’s right to education, but it is just that: a foundation. While DeVos and her department have removed the structure that the Obama Administration built on top of the foundation of Title IX, they have in no way altered this foundation. Quite to the contrary, DeVos and her Department are nearly breathless from proclaiming their desire “to Ms. Gambee is a freshman at the College and a contributor to The Dartmouth Review.

protect fair and equitable access to education”.

As previously stated, the 2017 letter cited five main complaints against the Obama-era guidance.

The first of these complaints was that the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter lowered the necessary standard of proof for cases of campus sexual assault. This is objectively true. In the 2011 letter it was mandated that all colleges must lower their necessary standard of proof from what had previously been required, the “clear and convincing” standard, to the “preponderance” standard.

In a numeric sense, the “clear and convincing” standard denotes 75% certainty of guilt whereas the “preponderance” standard represents 50.01% certainty of guilt. The preponderance standard is the lowest standard of evidence accepted in any American court and is often referred to as the “more likely than not” standard. Though many schools expressed grievances with this extremely low standard of proof, any school that was found to be not in compliance with this new rule would have been stripped of their federal funding. All were forced to comply. In DeVos’s new interim guidance, the “clear and convincing” standard has been reinstated as an acceptable standard of evidence, but the “preponderance” standard has not been removed. It is now up to each individual college to decide which standard of evidence they would like to implement. This is the first example of the flexibility that characterizes the interim policies issued by DeVos. The second point in the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter that the new administration took issue with was the fact that the old guidance “insisted that schools with an appeals process allow complainants to appeal not-guilty findings.” This is again objectively true, but may be slightly misleading. In the 2011 letter it was stated that “the ORC also recommends that schools provide

an appeals process. If a school provides for appeal of the findings or remedy, it must do so for both parties.” At no point in the letter were “not-guilty findings” specifically referenced. The point that DeVos’s department is most closely referencing is the fact that prior to the 2011 mandate, schools frequently either did not provide a system for appeals or, more commonly, only allowed appeals for the accused students. In DeVos’s interim guidance a school may “choose to allow appeals” for either only the responding party or for both parties. Additionally, the schools are not “encouraged” to provide a system for appeals at all.

Both of these decisions are left solely at the college’s discretion, only furthering the aforementioned trend towards flexibility in the interim guidance.

The third claim that DeVos and her department made against the 2011 guidance was that it supposedly discouraged cross-examination. Again, this claim enters into a slightly gray area. Officially, the 2011 guidance did not discourage cross-examination itself, only cross-examination conducted by the parties personally. This was outlined in the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter writing, “the ORC strongly discourages schools from allowing the parties personally to question or cross-examine each other during the hearings.” This of course contradicts an individual’s right to self-representation. The ORC under Obama justified this piece of guidance writing, “allowing an alleged perpetrator to question and alleged victim directly may be traumatic or intimidating.” This was problematic in that it gave the appearance that the accused should be denied the right to self-representation, while those same restrictions should not be applied to the accusers. DeVos’s interim guidance has removed all of this rhetoric. It makes no reference to discouraging cross-examination by the parties personally, and states very clearly that “any process made available to one party in the adjudication procedure should be made equally available to both parties.”

While the implications are very different, this does not directly contradict anything that was put out in the Obama-era guidance. Additionally, it does not dictate what these “processes” that are made available should be; those are again left up to the colleges to decide for themselves.

The fourth point of contention between the two letters was that the 2011 letter expressly forbade the reliance on the criminal justice system to handle instances of campus sexual assault. This was quite clear in the ORC’s 2011 statement in which they wrote, “the school’s Title IX investigation is different from any law-enforcement investigation, a law-enforcement investigation does not relieve the school of its independent Title IX obligation to investigate the conduct.” As critiqued in the new letter, this mandate did indeed force many schools to develop a structure within their administration for deal-

ing with sexual assault that had not previously existed. The construction of these kinds of facilities within the school were extremely expensive and unpopular with schools that felt that it was outside their purview as an educational institution to have to personally address these issues.

In DeVos’s interim guidance, reliance on law-enforcement to sort out these matters is not forbidden—it is not addressed at all. Even when going back to the 2001 federal guidance from the Bush administration, which for all intents and purposes, is now the reigning guidance, there is no express mention of this issue.

Even with this reversion to Bush-era policy, schools are not likely to gut the vast and complex bureaucratic infrastructures for handling sexual assault that they were forced to create in 2011. This lack of statement furthers DeVos’s predominate decision in her interim guidance—leave almost every decision up to the colleges and institute almost no federal mandates.

The fifth and final grievance aired by the new administration against the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter was that the 2011 letter encouraged schools to infringe upon their students right to due process. This has been likely the most publicized of the problems with the Obama-era guidance. The 2011 letter rather infamously wrote, “schools should ensure that steps taken to accord due process rights do not restrict or unnecessarily delay the Title IX protections.” This statement received considerable blowback from leading institutions, including Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, who both had faculty that wrote extensively on the problems that could potentially ensue from this kind of proclamation. One of the main problems was that this statement was remarkably vague, and allowed schools to infringe upon those stated due process rights with essentially no checks. Ironically, DeVos is new interim guidance on this topic could be also termed as vague. She now only mandates that a “prompt investigation” be carried out, but there is “no fixed time frame under which a school must complete a Title IX investigation.” However, the interim guidance does give several odes to the importance of “equitable” proceedings and to the protection of due process rights. Despite this, there is once again no strong mandate directly contradicting the Obama-era guidance, and any change that would happen in that direction would be a decision made the individual college alone.

There are valid reasons why DeVos would create federal interim guidance on sexual assault that is so remarkably flexible. Namely, this guidance must be applied to schools all across the country, both large and small, public and private.

It would thus be advantageous in an ideal situation for schools to choose their own policies. Unfortunately, in reality, her actions may have mixed results. In light of the problems with the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter, it is promising start that DeVos has

removed that action. Without new mandates forcing change, however, the colleges, whose systems are now completely shaped by the 2011 guidance, are unlikely to institute such change themselves. The reasons for this are twofold. First, in today’s cultural climate it would be a public relations nightmare for a school to scale back their administrative services against sexual assault. No school wants to be, or more importantly, be seen as being, soft on sexual assault. Furthermore, it is clear to everyone that this removal of the 2011 guidance has come straight from leaders in the Trump administration. Regardless of how necessary this removal was, no school will want to touch the Trump-tainted new policies with a ten-foot poll. They will only do so if absolutely forced, something that this interim guidance does not do.

We can only hope that DeVos will promptly follow her most recent actions with a much stronger list of mandated policies for the management of campus sexual assault. As it stands now, nothing is likely to change other than the written action itself.

This inertia is to be expected in most colleges across the country and will almost certainly be evident seen here at dear old Dartmouth.

Fortunately, Dartmouth does have an advantage in that our current system, the one put in place after the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter and then expanded in President Hanlon’s current plan for the college, is, or at least is perceived to be, working well. With the exception of the College’s own self-reported statistics, Dartmouth has received relatively little outside attention when it comes to the issue of sexual assault. This stands in stark contrast to many of our Ivy League peers such as Yale and Harvard. This is not to say that Dartmouth does not have a sexual assault problem—any acts of sexual violence are reprehensible.

The College does seem, however, to be handling these problems with relative proficiency. Additionally, Dartmouth has received no press accusing the college of being a “police-state” school either. To date, none of the young men of Dartmouth have been wrongfully crucified on the Green over unfounded claims of sexual assault. This is certainly not true of our peer institutions that seem to almost relish the sexual assault witch-hunts they regularly put their students though.

The College on the Hill has, in fact, received much praise for its administrative programs against sexual assault, foremost of which being the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative. If you do not know about DBI, you have clearly never spoken to a Dartmouth administrator for longer than thirty seconds. As the name implies, this program focuses on the responsibility to care for and about your fellow community members that is incumbent upon every Dartmouth student. This policy is no doubt strong because it plays to one of Dartmouth’s strengths – our communal spirit.

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A Timeline of Scandal: Part 1

Jack F. Mourouzis Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran in the Finals Issue of the Fall of 2014. It has been updated with the past two years of scandals and presented here for reference in the modern Dartmouth era.

The second part of this feature will be released in our next issue.

2012 January 25 – Lohse’s First Column – The now-infamous Andrew Lohse publishes his initial (and quite dubious) exposé of Dartmouth’s hazing rituals as an opinion piece in The Dartmouth. This preliminary exposure does not quite reach the degree of publicity as do his later endeavors (see March 28), but this column ultimately gets the ball rolling for the next few years of Dartmouth controversies.

March 23 – Departure of President Kim – President Kim announces his departure from Dartmouth after being called on by President Obama to head the World Bank. Stating that “the prospect of leaving Dartmouth at this stage is very difficult,” Kim seems to recognize the looming distress in which the College will soon be engaged, but ultimately leaves after winning the election in April. He is replaced by Interim President Carol Folt.

March 28 – “Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy” – This Rolling Stone article by Janet Reitman brings Dartmouth’s issues to the mainstream.

This article explores the alleged abuses perpetrated upon Lohse and many others in the SAE fraternity (claims that will afterward be summarily refuted by a plethora of brothers).

Regardless, with a total of over 20,000 shares on social media, the negative impact of this piece on public perception of DartBESTSELLER Lohse’s book, which really got the ball rolling

mouth cannot be understated.

April 9 – Fallout – Dartmouth alumna from the class of 2009 Ravital Segal, a sister at Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, follows up Lohse’s claims with her own revelatory column in the Huffington Post. Segal details her own experience with hazing while criticizing President Kim for his “fear of reduced alumni giving and campus tension.”

Fall of 2012 – Alpha Phi Alpha Incident – Yesuto Shaw joins the ever-growing list of whistleblowers as he brings to light incidents of hazing at Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, in which pledges were allegedly beaten. This event draws especial controversy because of the relatively light punishment dealt to the fraternity, which many attribute to racial bias.

2013 March 31 – Clery Act Investigation – A group of Dartmouth students files a complaint with the Department of Education under the 1990 Clery Act. They claim the school “violated students’ civil rights by not thoroughly investigating sexual assaults, and failed to obey the Clery Act, a federal law that mandates the accurate tracking and public disclosure of crime statistics on campus, including sex offenses.”

April 19 – RealTalk / Dimensions Protests – Another group of students in the student organization RealTalk launches a protest during Dimensions, the weekend-long event centered around incoming students. The protest calls attention to “homophobia, sexual assault and racism on Dartmouth’s campus.”

Ultimately, the protesters are charged with violating the College’s Code of Conduct. Classes are canceled on April 24 and replaced with opportunities for discourse on the aforementioned issues on campus.

May 2 – Parker Gilbert Assault – Then-freshman student Parker Gilbert allegedly rapes another freshman student in the early morning after a night of partying. Gilbert is initially charged with four counts of aggravated felony sex assault.

Mr. Mourouzis is a senior at the College and Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Review.

July 1 – Hanlon Takes Office – Current President Philip Hanlon joins Dartmouth as its eighteenth president. Hanlon is a member of the Dartmouth class of 1977 and Alpha Delta fraternity. Upon assuming office, Hanlon remarks that he is “excited to be leading Dartmouth in a period when I believe higher education is going to change in important ways.”

NO JUSTICE NO PEACE Students launch a protest outside of Parkhurst July 26 – Bloods & Crips Party – A party organized by Greek organizations Alpha Delta and Tri-Delt is deemed racist after encouraging students to dress up as members of an infamous predominantly black Los Angeles-based street gang. The event drew significant negative media attention, prompting a release from AD stating that “While there was never any ill intent in the party’s theme, the gravity of our oversight is now apparent to us.”

Fall – The Beta Files – A series of private email exchanges by members of Beta Alpha Omega fraternity surface, publicized on Gawker. The emails detail hazing and pledge rituals. The fraternity is placed on probation for hazing and providing alcohol to minors, most significantly due to the providing of alcohol to an individual who allegedly perpetrated a sexual assault.

2014 January 10 – B@bB Rape Guide – A “rape guide” is anonymously posted to popular Dartmouth student message board Bored @ Baker. The post details how one should behave in order to sexually assault a specific fellow classmate, a freshman girl, on campus at the time. The author of the post is no longer a student at the College and the case is placed under review by the Committee on Standards. Backlash is primarily targeted at the website, even though it is a forum public to all Dartmouth students.

February 24 – The Freedom Budget – This now-infamous collection of radical suggestions (still available online for your reading pleasure) is sent to 13 different Dartmouth administrators. Over seventy students participate in the drafting of this list, seeking to “eradicate systems of oppression [namely racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism] as they affect marginalized communities on this

campus.” The College offers no immediate, detailed response.

March 14 – Ultraviolet Petition – US-based fringe feminist organization Ultraviolet releases a petition with over 50,000 signatures demanding that Dartmouth “take sexual assault seriously.” Regardless of the college’s recent million-dollar-plus initiatives aimed at risk reduction, the organization’s leadership continues the College’s “long history of students and faculty demanding better response to sexual assault.”

March 27 – Parker Gilbert Acquittal – Gilbert is found not guilty and acquitted of all charges in a trial that epitomizes the ambiguity of “drunken, awkward, college sex” and nonconsensual intercourse. The decision results in public outcry amongst a plethora of organizations, including WISE, drawing skepticism with regards to Dartmouth’s recent commitment against sexual assault.

April 2 – Freedom Budget Protests/Sit-In – Over seventy students affiliated with the drafting of the Freedom Budget launch a sit-in protest in President Hanlon’s office in a movement deemed “Occupy Parkhurst.” Ten students elect to stay overnight in the office, though ultimately their demands (namely, a specific response to all of the Freedom Budget’s points) are not met. President Hanlon offers a campus-wide response, stating “progress cannot be achieved through threats and demands.

Disrupting the work of others is counter-productive.”

April 5 – Ultraviolet Reprise – Feminist organization Ultraviolet follows up on their earlier petition by launching a series of social media advertisements that specifically target Dartmouth for the College’s alleged “rape problem.” Many students respond over social media, criticizing the aggressive na-

ture of the advertisement campaign, which is later expanded to target many more schools.

April 16 – The Steering Committee – President Hanlon launches the Steering Committee’s process of review and recommendation for the College.

This is part of a greater campaign termed Moving Dartmouth Forward. Students, faculty, administrators, and alumni are all invited to be a part of this decision-making committee whose deliberation is still ongoing.

April 25 – Phiesta – Yet another Dartmouth party, this one thrown to raise donations for cardiac assistance, is canceled due to its perceived racist and culturally-inappropriate nature. The theme of the party, organized by Greek organizations Phi Delta Alpha and Alpha Phi, is inspired by Cinco de Mayo, and accordingly inspires an offended student to announce that “it was sadly unsurprising that a culturally-themed party was seen as a casual venture for such a privileged institution.” Phi Delt (and Dartmouth Review) President Taylor Cathcart sardonically supports the cancellation, explaining, “We felt that the possibility of offending even one member of the Dartmouth community was not worth the potential benefits of having the fundraiser.”

September 22 – Pledge Term “Ends” – Dartmouth’s Interfraternity Council, or IFC, decides in an unanimous vote to abolish the institution of the pledge term amongst all Greek organizations, stating in the campus-wide email that “New members will enjoy full rights and privileges of current members.” The efficacy of this ban is uncertain and controversial, with many believing that any hazing (which, with the transparency of pledge term, was formerly benign) will simply be forced underground.

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THE LAST WORD GORDON HAFF’S

COMPILED BY SANDOR FARKAS

“Don’t give up the ship.”

-Juan Carlos

“Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.”

-Billy Graham “Being part of a fraternity has given me the foundation for everything I do in my career from the loyalty to the determination; it laid the foundation for everything I’ve been able to enjoy. I’m heavily involved with Omega Psi Phi.” -Terrence J “People decided that I was the frat guy, even though I’ve never been inside a fraternity, or the guy who beat them up at school, even though that wasn’t me at all.”

-Ben Affleck “The home is the chief school of human virtues.”

-William Ellery Channing “He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “When I go home, its an easy way to be grounded. You learn to realize what truly matters.”

-Tony Stewart “I saw ‘Animal House’ in the theater the night before I left for college. And for better or worse, it made an impression. Within a week, I was in a fraternity myself.”

-Neil Flynn

“How good and pleasant it is for brothers & sisters to sit together.”

–Psalm 113 “Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.”

-Author Unkown “Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.”

-Tyron Edwards

“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”

–Robert Frost

“When it comes to anything that’s social, whether it’s your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.”

-Bill Clinton

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

-Confucius

“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.”

-Doug Larson

“Home is the place we love best and grumble the most.”

-Billy Sunday

“For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other.”

-Millard Fuller

“Home is where one starts from”

- T. S. Eliot

“A girl phoned me the other day and said... ‘Come on over, there’s nobody home.’ I went over. Nobody was home.”

-Rodney Dangerfield “When memories fade, can one ever really return home?”

-Floyd Skloot “I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return.”

- Yo-Yo Ma

BARRETT’S MIXOLOGY

My Old Alpha Delta Home Ingredients

• One flask of Lagavulin 16 Year Malt Scotch • Maudlin folk music

I parked across the street, behind a minivan and in front of a beat-up old car that resembled the one I had driven on that very road, so many years ago. With no cars approaching, I quickly walked across the street, standing on a patch of dying grass that separated the sidewalk from the crumbling curb. The lawn was well-kept, free from the over-abundance of cans and junk that had characterized it in my day. Everything was clean, like it was supposed to be on homecoming. This was different, though. The orderly house and grounds were devoid of the pride, the spirit that should have accompanied the effort that so clearly went into making them presentable.

A no trespassing sign glared back at me from the lawn. I had not noticed it at first, and its presence startled me. I should have expected that there would be one, but I suppose that memory took over… or maybe wishful thinking. I lowered me eyelids and rested on my cane. I could see through the windows a crowd of people: drinking, talking smiling. I felt my flask, filled with Juan Carlos’s illicit Scotch, weigh heavy in my blazer pocket. I squeezed the Indian head finial, and opened my eyes to the drawn blinds.

With a brisk about-face, I turned to walk up East Wheelock Street into the gathering dusk. From far away I could hear the parade of freshmen making their way towards the Green. I arrived there before they had completed their journey, so I sat down on a bench across from the Hopkins Center to close my eyes: this was far past my bedtime.

I don’t know how long I slept, but I awoke to the sight of a blazing pillar of fire and the cries of thousands of young men and woman. As I watched, mesmerized by the flames licking at the numbers, a commotion erupted. The policemen surrounding the Green seemed to converge on the edge of the crowd nearest Pankhurst. At that moment, a young man in a Class of 2019 jersey broke through the spectators and ran past me towards the Hood Museum- for an instant, our eyes locked.

Less than a minute latter, three Hanover policemen ran over to me, and politely asked if I had seen a student flee the scene. I reached into my blazer pocket and took a sip from my flask. “Gentlemen, I do believe I saw a young man run in the direction of Bartlett Tower.” They thanked me and were off in an instant. My eyes turned back to the fire, and I do believe I may have cracked a slight smile. Or maybe it was the liquor.

— The Honorable John Blutarsky ’63

“You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right.”

-Maya Angelou “Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.”

-Charles Dickens “In reality he was not returned, but brought” -Julio Cortazar “I’m gonna touch the fire when I’m lit”

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-Dartmouth ’21