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Examining Columbus Day Dorms in College Park Daniel M. Bring Marcus J. Thompson Contributor Executive Editor
The politicization of America’s history has been popularized by protests surrounding monuments, statues, and dedications commemorating historical figures. As we at The Review have covered, Amherst College controversially eliminated any mention of Lord Jeffrey Amherst in school sports and apparel, Princeton University is debating progressive President Woodrow Wilson’s legacy, and Yale University renamed hotly contested Calhoun College. Outside of higher education, protests against monuments honoring Confederate political and military leaders have triggered towns and cities across the country to reevaluate their commemoration. Dartmouth College’s
unique heritage as a school founded for the education of Native Americans, and its subsequent straying from that mandate, make our College in particular a platform for the debate surrounding Christopher Columbus. While not the first European to make contact with North America, Columbus opened the New World to European colonization, religious missions, and commercial ventures. He has long been commemorated on Columbus Day, but aspects of his governorship of Hispaniola have led many to shun his celebration, instead opting for “Indigenous People’s Day.” This debate falls primarily along partisan lines, with many on the Left decrying Columbus as a sadistic brute and the Right responding with the usual defense of tradition, Christianity, and Western Civilization. We intend
to examine the historical Columbus: his vision, leadership, successes, and failures. Debate over his commemoration inevitably includes the centuries of conflict succeeding first contact, but the unobjective and partisan slander or praise of Columbus warrants a more specific interrogation of his actions. One common charge leveled against Columbus was that he permitted the trade of underage Indian girls for sexual slavery. While this human trafficking certainly occurred during colonization and is an abhorrent moral blight upon the epoch, we cannot actually be certain of Columbus’ role in the practice. In his oft-quoted letter to Dona Juana de la Torre, Columbus stated, “There are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to ten are now in demand,
and for all ages a good price must be paid.” Many of Columbus’ detractors have claimed that this sentence indicates the explorer’s complicity in the trade of sex slaves. However, when taken in context with the following lines from the letter, “I assert that the violence of the calumny of turbulent persons has injured me more than my services have profited me; which is a bad example for the present and for the future. I take my oath that a number of men have gone to the Indies who did not deserve water in the sight of God and of the world,” we see his explicit condemnation. Although we can never be completely certain of Columbus’ actions in the Caribbean, it is clear in his writings that he wholeheartedly disavowed the sexual traffic of minor indigenous women.
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Jack F. Mourouzis
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On October 19, I attended a focus group for the planning of the proposed dorms in College Park, which consisted of twenty undergraduate students (who responded to an open invitation on a first-come-first-serve basis), college administrators from the housing and residential life offices, and a group of four sharply-dressed foreign architects from Sasaki Associates. After seeing the proposed architectural designs, the ongoing development of the dorms, and the rhetoric of the administrators, my inkling is that the future of College Park is in dire jeopardy. In order to convey as much information
as efficiently as possible, I will report as accurately as possible what I learned from the focus group, and will explain how this information was conveyed at the meeting. • According to the College’s official administrative rhetoric, the project is not guaranteed, and is only in the very early stages of exploration. Upon my arrival, I opened with a question about the chance of the project being seen through. The administrator responded with the retort that nothing is ever certain at Dartmouth. Several other students asked the same question; they were also met with the same answer.
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THE DANGER OF STAGNANCY, PART I
FOOTBALL MIDSEASON UPDATE
A TIMELINE OF SCANDAL: PART II
Editor-in-Chief Jack F. Mourouzis explores the many issues plaguing the Hanlon administration
The Review examines the football team’s phenomenal journey so far this season
We take a look back at some of the College’s biggest scandals of the past several years
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INSIDE THE ISSUE Examining Columbus Day
The Review takes a look at the historical facts surrounding Christopher Columbus and consider whether or not the leftist controversy regarding the legendary explorer is actually warranted........................................................................................................... PAGE 1
The Death of College Park?
Dartmouth Football: Midseason Update
Sports Correspondent Peter Vo takes a look at the Big Green’s season so far and also discusses the team’s potential for the rest of the season.............................................. PAGE 8
Republicans & Democrats Dinner Series: Climate Change
Editor-in-Chief Jack Mourouzis attended a focus group regarding the proposed new dorms and uncovered some interesting information.................................................. PAGE 1
We look at the newly-founded biweekly dinner series taking place between the College Republicans and College Democrats, which focuses on a variety of current hot topics, this time focusing on climate change............................................................................ PAGE 9
An Interview with Shiva Ayyadurai
A Timeline of Scandal: Part II
The Review sits down with the bold challenger to Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren for the upcoming Massachusetts Senate race........................................................................... PAGE 7
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Leonardo da Vinci wrote that “Iron rusts but also due to the effect it might have on from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity potential donors in the future. As donations and in cold weather becomes frozen; even to the College continue to drop (both overall so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” contributions and senior gifts, a metric often Recently, I gave some thought to coming up used for gauging future contributions), both with a simple way to characterize the past short and long-term fundraising are importfour years of the Hanlon administration. The ant things that Hanlon and his administralist of scandals stretches back to long before tion ought to be keeping in mind. when even this year’s senior class first maUnfortunately, however, the administratriculated; while many might cite Andrew tion seems to give little thought to the overall Lohse as the true source of the College’s opinions and viewpoints of its largest client woes in recent years, I posit that the true or- base: undergraduate students. A recent poll igin of Dartmouth’s problems stem from a by The Dartmouth detailed students’ views woefully incompetent administration. Han- of the College, including their beliefs as to lon and his cronies have not only failed its core mission. The results are jarto recognize the true issues facing ring, but certainly not surprising the College, but have actually to any undergraduate (or, more made moves that actively inlikely, any alumnus). Students hibit its persisting excellence. were overwhelmingly against Some moves are more signifthe proposition of increasing icant than others, but over the size of the College’s stutime, each action adds up dent body, especially given the and eventually amounts to a current housing crisis (which mountain of troubles a future The Review recently offered administration will one day not-too-satirical comhave to resolve. mentary on). And yet, the Perhaps it makes sense “task force to explore pros to start small. Dartmouth and cons of a larger stuis a school that has lived dent body” will plod on. off tradition since its incepIn his September 6 post tion; indeed, it has thrived “Too Big, Too Small, or Just Jack F. Mourouzis from it. However, in more Right?” Joe Asch mused modern times, the administration has tak- that “you don’t build an addition onto a en an active stance opposing College rituals. structure until you are sure that the foundaOne particularly visible example of this is tion is solid.” Given the current state of afthe plodding, methodical attempt to stop fairs, to describe the College’s foundation as students from touching the fire. After ramp- anything other than “precarious” would be ing up security measures in recent years, a dubious claim at best. And when even The going so far as to even install a camera to Dartmouth’s editorial board (one infamous catch students on video, this fall, the Col- for advocating the end of the Greek system) lege erected a tall chain-link fence – one that jumps on board to condemn the decision, it would have made even our country’s presi- might make sense to rethink the move. dent proud – in an ultimately futile attempt And yet, the administration’s out-ofto end the tradition. It is also interesting to touch-o-meter continues to climb. It really is note how the 1999 bonfire collapse at Texas the small things that make a difference, and A&M is cited as reasoning for the changes— often times it may seem that the adminisnot only because nearly two decades having tration cannot win; after no denouncement passed since the incident, but also due to the was made following the 2015 Black Lives fact that it was a construction accident, not Matter library protests, a denouncement a flaming cascade of logs, which claimed following the pro-violence remarks by Mark twelve lives. But alas, The Review has already Bray resulted in significant outcry from the covered the deadly debacle that was the con- faculty. Perhaps it is due to the increasing struction of the Hanover Inn. radicalization of the student body; while The College also faced significant outcry most enjoy the legendary tradition that with the recent announcement regarding is the Homecoming bonfire, a significant the potential closing of the Hanover Coun- number of students also choose to protest try Club. In a story which broke in mid-Au- the bonfire’s ‘white supremacy’ (even after gust, many news sources, ranging from Joe reading all the posters on campus, I still fail Asch’s DartBlog to the Valley News, cov- to understand their concerns). But are these ered the controversial decision, which was not the problems that Hanlon’s intersecseen by many as one borne out of a budget tional army of women’s and gender studies crisis—a hole for which only the College’s degree-wielding administrators are trained administration could be responsible. The to handle? Apparently not, given the recent bigger issue seen by many, however, was the resignation of Provost Carolyn Dever. And intangible value of the golf course, a wide- even if the administration is in a truly diffiopen, green, and beautiful space which is cult, schismatic position, what, if anything, used by countless undergraduates, and not have they done to mediate it? just those on the golf team. The move would The second part of this editorial will run in not only have been ill advised due to the fi- the upcoming issue of The Review, which will nancial and sentimental value of the land, run on October 30.
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WEEK IN REVIEW PROVOST CAROLYN DEVER TO STEP DOWN AT THE CONCLUSION OF 17F On Tuesday, October 10, President Hanlon wrote to the Dartmouth College community to announce that Provost Carolyn Dever will leave her post at the end of fall term and return to academic life. Her last day in office will be November 22. Dever has served as Dartmouth’s chief academic and budget officer for four years, having been appointed by Hanlon in January 2014. Dever had previously served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University for five years. An interim provost will be announced in the coming weeks, with a search committee for Dever’s replacement following close behind. The Provost, Dartmouth’s second-ranking officer, is “directly responsible for overseeing the overall academic integrity of the entire institution and for those operations transcending the work of a single faculty,” according to the Office of the Provost. As Provost, Dever was one of the highest-paid members of the faculty, receiving a total compensation of $783,890 in 2015. It is uncertain what pay she will be receiving as a faculty member, and it’s possible that she will retain some privileges, including the Provost’s residence in Hanover, in an emeritus role. Dever’s legacy, much like her time as Provost, will be controversial; for many, she was seen a diversity appointment. A feminist gender studies scholar, she taught in the Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, even while serving as Provost. Last January, she presided over the sudden departure of contentious Vice-Provost for Student Affairs IngeLise Ameer, who was infamous for her crackdown on the fraternity system. Dever’s detractors cite her lack of tangible achievements while Provost as a reason for their discontent. The official press release from the College names one of her major accomplishments as “leading an effort to improve campus diversity and inclusivity.” Others are critical of her active role in Moving Dartmouth Forward, considering her role as President Hanlon’s chief collaborator and aide-de-camp in his program of reform. Regardless of her impact on the College, Dever’s departure from her post is a major administrative shake-up. The President has lost a loyal supporter and advocate of his plans; Dever was a significant
proponent of such Hanlon innovations as the undergraduate house community system. The vacant Office of the Provost creates more uncertainty in the future of the unstable current administration. For the sake of Dartmouth, The Review hopes for the appointment of a Provost capable overseeing real academic integrity and intellectual honesty.
DARTMOUTH CHEERLEADERS PROTEST BY KNEELING DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM Last weekend, students on the Dartmouth cheerleading team took protested President Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program implemented by the Obama administration. Eight of the twenty present Dartmouth cheerleaders knelt for the national anthem during Saturday’s game against Yale. This display was organized by Valentina Gonzalez, a cheerleader and junior at the College. Ms. Gonzalez also serves as co-director of Dartmouth CoFired: Coalition For Immigration Reform, Equality, and Dreamers. A “dreamer” herself, Ms. Gonzalez spoke candidly with the Valley News about what President Trump’s announcement has meant for her personally and the work being done on campus to protest this action. Referring specifically to the group that knelt during the national anthem, the Valley News reported that Ms. Gonzalez “wanted to make sure the whole team was behind whoever decided to kneel.” The majority of Dartmouth’s team remained standing for the anthem, but there was no apparent animosity amongst the team. Following the anthem, all members carried on with their cheers and homecoming festivities as if nothing were amiss. Many of the spectators, especially current students of the College who arrive late to football games and do not read the Valley News - that is to say everyone, remain completely ignorant of the fact that a protest took place at all. This, however, is certainly not the only response that President Trump’s announcement has elicited on campus. In early September, President Trump ordered the end of the Obama-era policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, within the next six months. Following this, President Hanlon released a statement that he was “deeply disappointed in President Trump’s decision.” Additionally, the College officially affirms its commitment “to inclusion and diversity” for their undocumented and DACA students and seeks to aid them in legal pro-
ceedings. Members of Dartmouth CoFired feel that this is not enough. They issued a letter following the election calling on President Hanlon to establish Dartmouth as a “sanctuary” school and to not comply with any potential coming changes in immigration policy. President Hanlon denied their request at the time. He appears to be resolute in his decision even now that these changes have come to pass. Dartmouth College will continue to advocate for their undocumented students that may potentially face deportment, but they will only do so “within the bounds of the law.”
INVESTIGATIONS INTO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CASES IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTINUE In the ongoing saga of the Trump administration’s policy changes, the Department of Justice will be investigating affirmative action in higher education. This is in response to a “joint complaint filed by 64 Asian American associations” in May 2015 that alleged Asian-American students are being unfairly discriminated against in college admissions on the basis of their race. Government watchdog group American Oversight filed a Freedom of Information Act request to release documents pertaining to ongoing investigations into Harvard College and the University of North Carolina on August 30, 2017. There is currently no active investigation into UNC, but the Department of Justice has declined to release files pertaining to Harvard College because it could impede the investigation process. The basis of the original claim, however, is available. In May 2015, 64 Asian-American organizations worked together to file a complaint against “Harvard University and other Ivy League colleges” for discriminating against Asian-American students in the admissions process. Their reasoning was that “[m] any Asian-American students who have almost perfect SAT scores, top 1 percent GPAs, plus significant awards or leadership positions in various extracurricular activities have been rejected” while students of other races who have comparable or lesser qualifications are accepted to the same schools. The investigation could impact the ongoing lawsuit brought against Harvard in November 2014 by a small anti-affirmative action advocacy group, Students for Fair Admission, for applying illegal ra-
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Alexander Rauda cial quotas in the applications process. Harvard has been fighting this lawsuit in the years since, and the next stages are expected to commence in May 2018. According to the Harvard student news outlet, the Harvard Crimson, it’s possible that the Department of Justice could submit an amicus brief, file a “statement of interest”, or even attempt to “intervene” in the case—that is, join the lawsuit on behalf of either Harvard College or Students for Fair Admission, depending on the results of the investigation. In 1978, a landmark Supreme Court ruling, University of California v. Bakke, upheld that colleges may consider race in the admissions process, but forbade the use of specific quotas. Affirmative action has been challenged in court multiple times since and always upheld by narrow margins. In this case, Harvard is under investigation for the use of quotas rather than the consideration of race in general. The results of the Harvard suit—which could well be influenced by the Department of Justice investigation, and whether the Justice Department throws its weight into the lawsuit—have the potential to heavily influence future court rulings about affirmative action.
LEFTISTS STAGE PROTEST AT ANNUAL HOMECOMING BONFIRE A defining element of the Dartmouth College experience are the rites of passage and traditions students experience throughout their time on campus. Each year hundreds of freshmen proudly don their green to sing “Dear old Dartmouth, set a watch, lest the old traditions fail.” The Homecoming bonfire in particular remains a staple of Dartmouth tradition as alums and students have come together in cultlike fashion around the Homecoming bonfire since 1888. Not all Dartmouth students, however, wished to participate in bonfire last week. A group even protested the tradition at the bonfire itself. The day before Homecoming, the Dartmouth published an article calling for Dartmouth 21s to “refuse to run around the bonfire” and “let the old traditions fail.” Although there was no mass boycott of the bonfire, a group did protest on the south side of the green calling for a reevaluation of tradition. The protestors did not necessarily all have a coherent, unified message, but many of them argue that to celebrate the homecoming bonfire is to support what they perceive as Dartmouth’s elitist history and neglect of many of its students. They contend that Dartmouth has a “legacy of colonialism,” does not do enough to protect its students affected by our current administration’s rescinding of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals order, and generally is not a safe environment for minority students. Some argued, for example, that a Native American student would not feel comfortable celebrating the homecoming bonfire because the bonfire is celebrated on what was once Abenaki land. In the face of these protests, the Dartmouth community should continue to celebrate the Dartmouth bonfire for what it is: a night when Dartmouth students and alumni of all backgrounds can come together to take part in a timeless tradition. Dartmouth may not have always been a welcoming place for everyone, but we can still celebrate traditions together as the diverse group of individuals that Dartmouth has become. We at The Review believe that Homecoming is a tradition that does not celebrate the negative aspects of Dartmouth’s past, but a unifying force to welcome the newest class of students into the Dartmouth family and celebrate the best of our College.
Rachel T. Gambee Daniel M. Bring
ARMED ROBBERY AT MCDONALD’S IN WEST LEBANON In the wee hours of Monday, October 9th the McDonald’s on Plainfield Road in West Lebanon, New Hampshire was burglarized. As an employee was taking out the trash, the suspect forced him to hand over a nondisclosed amount of cash. Fleeing the location, the assailant shot the employee in the leg. The employee described his leg as “on fire” after being shot. Fortunately, the 19-year-old victim received care at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to treat a non-critical
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leg injury. Currently the Lebanon Police Department is working around the clock to bring the suspect to justice. Updated descriptions of the robber describe a male in their 20’s or 30’s, around 5 feet, 11 inches, with black shoes and black pants. The assailant was wearing either a black sweatshirt with a red hood, or a black sweatshirt on top of a red sweatshirt. Although McDonald’s has cameras, there is no footage of the robbery. The Lebanon Police Department has been unable to use facial recognition software due to a black plastic mask. The location of the suspect is currently unknown as well, although Deputy Chief Phil Roberts states “he may have had a dirt bike.” The armed robbery is truly a shocking event for West Lebanon. Support of the officers is crucial at this moment as they seek only to protect citizens and prevent these incidents from happening. We at The Review hope the Lebanon Police Department receives more information that will lead to the apprehension of the suspect and that the wounded employee makes a quick recovery.
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“All this outcry over nothing. You’d think the bonfire voted for Trump or something!”
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The Death of College Park? into “study areas.”
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• It was firmly stated that this massive expansion in beds would not lead to an increase in enrollment, a claim which this narrator finds dubious, at best. • One of the goals of the project is to “enhance the house system” and potentially allow for the co-location of first years, which means that all first years would live together. • Another one of the goals of the project is to “enhance and complement the landscape around the Bema.” Even if the Bema itself is preserved, the upper ridge of College Park will be drastically altered, with the removal of the observatory and development all along the area where Bartlett Tower, the Lone Pine, and the Robert Frost statue now stand. However, the architects and administrators ensured the group that these elements would be “preserved.” • As the Campus Services website details, the project will ultimately provide for a total of 750 new beds. To put this figure in context, the McLaughlin Cluster and East Wheelock Cluster – the two largest residential clusters on campus – contain, respectively, 342 and 332 beds. If the true goal of the project is to relieve the pressure of the housing crisis, the figure Mr. Mourouzis is a senior at the College and Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Review.
of 750 is surely hyperbolic, given that most buildings house fewer than 150 students, and most clusters under 300. The proposed dorms would be more than twice the size of any exist-
Image courtesy of Dartmouth Campus Services ble, and prove that Dartmouth is committed to the goals of environmentalism. How a plan that involves cutting down hundreds of trees and desecrating the best natural
It would be irresponsible – indeed, ‘fake news’ – to report that Phil Hanlon wants to turn half of College Park into dorms. However, it is evident that this is indeed a conscious decision by his administration. ing cluster on campus, which would make this the largest building project in the history of the College. The project is, to put it simply, massive. • The architects were very focused on sustainability and accessibility, stating that the project would have the highest LEED ratings for sustainability. Students, however, were not satisfied, and expressed their desire that the project ultimately be “net zero.” • The students did have a lot to say about the project. One admirable student launched into an emotional soliloquy about the importance of College Park as a space on campus, and was the only one to express disdain for the project as a whole. Her grievances were noted, but the focus group continued. Another student raised the issue of students living in close proximity to a relatively dangerous cliff, given the drinking habits of undergraduate students. Another student expressed his opinion that the project ought to be as sustainable as possi-
space on the College’s campus can in any way be considered “green” is beyond me. • The question-and-answer session with the students was primarily used to gauge what elements of buildings would be important, such as com-
mon spaces, study rooms, and dorm layouts. • The image on the Campus Services website is identical to a slide in architects’ PowerPoint presentation, save for one detail that is not present on the website: the upper half of the diagram – the grey space of College Park not covered by the circle labeled “Study Area” – is encircled, and labeled “Build.” I asked for clarification, and the explanation was unclear. From my best understanding, the northern area – where Dragon now stands – would be the area where dormitories themselves would be developed, and the area along the ridge behind Wilder would be made
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• Apparently, the area where “The Onion” currently stands was considered as another site for possible development, along with the old science centers, which still lie empty. The College Park site is of the most interest because of its proximity to the Green and the fact that it would still allow for a “walking campus,” in addition to having the space for a proposed 750 beds. However, College Park as a site of interest was actually something that was dictated by “senior leadership.” Given that the administrators in attendance were the heads of their departments in housing and residential life, only a few candidates are left for whom “senior leadership” actually refers to. It would be irresponsible – indeed, ‘fake news’ – to report that Phil Hanlon wants to turn half of College Park into dorms. However, it is evident that this is indeed a conscious decision by his administration. My experience at the focus group left me very pessimistic for the future of College Park. Based on the administrators’ rhetoric and the questions being asked, and despite the firm reassurance that the project was not guaranteed, I am doubtful that we will have this beautiful natural haven for much longer. And given this Administration’s record of waging active war against the old traditions and indeed everything that true sons and daughters of Dartmouth hold dear, I’d take a walk up the hill and along the ridge while you still can. Image courtesy of Flickriver
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An Interview with Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai
“I’m the only one who can defeat her because I can expose everything fake about her, and I can expose everything fake about the establishment. We’re here to drain the swamp, which includes not just her, but also the sewer rats among the RINOs and the Dems.”
political climate on college campuses has changed since you were a student?
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The Dartmouth Review (TDR): I’m Devon Kurtz with the Dartmouth Review and I’m in Cambridge today With Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, who’s running for senate against the fake Indian, Senator Elizabeth Warren. So Dr. Shiva, let’s start by discussing your time in college, can you tell us about what kind of student you were and if you were involved in politics on campus? Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai (SA): A great question. You know I came to MIT, if I recall, with enough credit to probably graduate MIT in like two and a half years. But I was more interested in how systems work. You know I built this email system as a kid, growing up under the caste system in India. So one of the things MIT was known for was systems theory and so I started really wanting to understand how systems worked: the caste system, political systems. My interest in politics really peaked around 1983, 1984. I was essentially becoming more and more anti-establishment. I got a little bit intrigued by this campaign called the ‘Rainbow Movement’, which seemed to be initially against the Democrats and Republicans, and was led by Jesse Jackson, a man who Mr. Kurtz is a sophomore at the College and news editor at The Dartmouth Review. Messrs. Bring and Morrison are freshmen at the College and contributors to The Dartmouth Review.
later tendered to be a sellout and Uncle Tom. On the date of the Democratic convention [Jackson] gave all of his votes to Walter Mondale, and basically mislead, just like Bernie Sanders did, all of his followers back into the establishment Democratic Party. So that’s when I broke with both parties, and started a radical newspaper on campus called The Student. Our core theme was coming out against both Democrats and Republicans and from that standpoint, we analyzed all different issues. So it was a very powerful newspaper – the administration of MIT at one point got so scared of our newspaper and the influence we were having they actually started another fake news newspaper called The Thistle. We were so far radical against the establishment that the administrators started an intermediary newspaper to mislead people. That’s what the people in establishment do. You have the establishment, you have the change agents and when there’s a vacuum they create a third group, which is designed to mislead the change agents back to the establishment. So yeah my life at MIT was very, very political, in fact, you can read about it, we even organized the food service workers to demand better benefits and pay. You know the Liberals [at MIT] were complaining about South African apartheid, but many of these liberal students wouldn’t go near Dorchester or Roxbury. So while it’s easy for them to talk about racism 10,000 miles away, many of them had racial issues themselves. TDR: How do you believe the
DS: Yeah, it’s a great question. In the 60s, you know, the political environment was very rich, with a lot of varied debate and a lot of different parties. When I came to MIT my 80s, it was still there and we had a very vibrant college discourse. What’s happened over the last ten years that’s unfortunate is that we have seen the culling of discourse into a very narrow framework, so that if you’re too far right or too far left — you know libertarian or Tea Party or even very far left — that’s not allowed on college campuses. What’s actually happened with academics — you know academic research, academic professorships — which were really meant for free discourse and free speech, what’s happened is that we actually get rid of professors if they’re too radical. So, what you have now is a lot of professors who are all part of this sheep, you know, and so that’s what’s happened. You don’t have as much discourse among students, but also among faculty to make tenure — you know faculty many of them have seven years to get their tenure — so they all have to speak the party line to make it out there. TDR: Senator Warren has a large, arguably cult-like, following in both Massachusetts and the US as a whole. Do you think it is most important to damage her image in an effort to lower her popularity to a point where a challenger could stand a chance or is it more important for you to create your own image that can gain mo-
been a real fighter, a real innovator, and a real Indian. You know if you go to our website, shiva4senate.com, we have an about section. From the time I was six or seven, I was introduced to the ridiculous caste system in India. If you go to the about section of our website, you see me fighting MIT, fighting for good things, exposing the war in Iraq, which is fake, a fake war, we didn’t have to send our soldiers to fight there, exposing fake news, and fighting against Monsanto. Here’s a real fighter. You also have a guy who’s a real innovator. You know, I invented the first e-mail system when I was 14 years old, and then went on to innovate, create seven different companies, and actually had to hire people and create jobs. The fake Indian hasn’t done that. What she has done is destroy small banks—Dodd-Frank destroyed 1200 community banks and it explosively grew big banks. She singlehandedly also supports Obamacare. They’re reveling, her and [Senator Chuck] Schumer, fondling each other and stroking each other, but the reality is that Obamacare has nothing to do with the small doctor, the healer who can help you or I. It has to do with explosively growing big insurance, which means big hospitals, corporatization of medicine, and Sarbanes-Oxley, which she also support[ed]. She has destroyed thousands of small companies in both healthcare and finance. So what I’m trying to say is that it’s not one or the other. The fact is that a real Indian is running against a fake Indian. I’m also a real innovator, a real fighter, and I’m the only one who can defeat her, so she has a lot of problems. The issue
“That’s what the people in establishment do. You have the establishment, you have the change agents and when there’s a vacuum they create a third group, which is designed to mislead the change agents back to the establishment.” mentum? Obviously, you’ll use both tactics, but which one is more important to the overall campaign? DS: Well, getting back to the whole “real Indian” versus “fake Indian,” it sort of is doing both. It’s a double-edged sword. In our view, the reality of that slogan again comes back to the issue. You’re talking to someone who has
is getting on the stage against her, because we have to deal with the swamp of the establishment Republican Party in Massachusetts, who actually wants to throw the election to her, and that’s really the fight. I’m not concerned about beating her; it’s having the right to beat her. TDR: It is no secret that Senator Warren has vast finan-
cial resources. Do you plan to try to out-raise Senator Warren? If not, how do you plan to head-to-head with her and win? DS: Well, look, if people want to know our website, it’s shiva4senate.com, and people should be donating to our campaign, but let me tell you this. Jeb Bush had lots of money, right? Hillary Clinton had lots of money. And they both lost. It’s the message that matters. Ultimately, people get moved by the message. You know, a small group of people fought against a huge British empire. It wasn’t the resources or money, but it was the message and the fact they were willing to do things in innovative ways. Our campaign is explosively growing in spite of the local establishment in Massachusetts—RINOs and Democrats who don’t want to support us. We have explosive growth on social media, and nearly fifty million views all over the Internet. And we’ve done this without any approval from the establishment and that proves it’s our message that is carrying this campaign. What is our message? Our message is real Indian versus fake Indian. It’s about winning the future for you. It’s about unleashing science and engineering for real jobs, real health, real education, you know, including clean air, clean food, and clean government. This is very powerful and it’s coming from me, who’s actually gone through that journey. These aren’t just words, this is something real that we’re going to go implement. So what I’m trying to say is that the message is what matters. You can have all the money in the world and your message means nothing. With Elizabeth Warren, I’m the only one who can defeat her because I can expose everything fake about her, and I can expose everything fake about the establishment. We’re here to drain the swamp, which includes not just her, but also the sewer rats among the RINOs and the Dems. That’s what our whole movement, Shiva4Senate, is all about. That’s why we haven’t even started our fundraising. We did $50,000 last quarter without even trying. I’ve contributed a lot of my own resources, I’m a very successful entrepreneur, and I can’t be bought. So I think money is not the issue, it’s the message. The money will come if the message is right.
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Dartmouth Football Midseason Report
THE FOOTBALL TEAM takes the field at the beginning of the miraculous come-from-behind victory against Yale on Homecoming Weekend All images courtesy of Dartmouth Sports
Peter D. Vo
Sports Contributor Dartmouth football has started its 136th season in quite an impressive fashion. Five games in, the Big Green are 5-0 but have won four out of those five by a combined total of eight points. The team shot out of the gate with a dominant 37-7 victory over Stetson, but has since had to pull off miraculous comebacks and a bit of lucky magic. In the home opener against Holy Cross, the game went into overtime and the defense had to make a fourth down stop to hold onto a 27-26 win. The very next week against Penn, backup quarterback Jared Gerbino ran in the winning touchdown as time expired for the 16-13 road win. To continue this bizarre trend, during Dartmouth’s very own homecoming, the Big Green went down 21-0 against Yale in the second quarter before cornerback Isiah Swann intercepted a pass and took it back for a touchdown. Led by senior quarter Jack Heneghan, Dartmouth stormed back in the second half and took a onepoint lead with 34 seconds left in the game. The crazy homecoming game ended with a 2827 Dartmouth win. This past weekend, Dartmouth found itself in a familiar position. After being down 23-14 at the half, Jack Heneghan, affectionately known as Quarterback Jack (QBJ), threw the game winning touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter for the 29-26 win over Sacred Heart. That makes it the 10th consecutive non-conference win for Dartmouth. Reaching the halfway point of the season undefeated is a Mr. Vo is a senior at the College and the sports contributor to The Dartmouth Review.
huge improvement over last season’s subpar 4-6 record. One of the notable changes was the addition of Kevin Daft as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The offense struggled mightily in 2016 but in 2017 has shown some promising strides. Quarterback and team captain Jack Heneghan has improved immensely from last season as he now has 978 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and only 2 picks. However, the strength of the offense appears to be in the team’s ground game. Dartmouth, led by Senior Ryder Stone, is fourth in the Ivy League in rushing yards (922). On occasion, however, the play calling appears to have hindered the team more than it has helped. Dartmouth very clearly wants to be a run first team and many teams know it. Especially in the first half of games, opponents have continually committed to stopping the run and stagnated the Big Green’s offensive attack. The team rallies when Heneghan is in control and slinging the ball everywhere. This was most evident in the Yale homecoming game as the Big Green only attempted seven passes in the first half. At one point in the game Yale outgained Dartmouth offensively 273-54 yards. Dartmouth continued going to the ground but were unable to move the ball, resulting in the 21-point deficit. In the second half, the coaches gave QBJ the reigns and let him spark the comeback. Heneghan threw 3 touchdown passes in the second half and finished with 314 yards off a career high 42 attempts. Other notable offensive contributors include wide receivers Hunter Hagdorn, Emory Thompson, Drew Hunnicutt, and Dylan Mellor and back-
up quarterback Jared Gerbino. The four wideouts have combined for 664 yards and eight touchdowns. Hagdorn exploded his freshman year as a fast and shifty slot receiver. Unfortunately, he hurt his ankle during the Yale game and his status is unclear. Thompson has proven to be a great outside receiver and currently leads the team in receptions with 17 and three touchdowns. Hunnicutt has lately grown into Heneghan’s most reliable target and leads the team with 203 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mellor has stepped up greatly in the absence of Hagdorn and will definitely get more looks as the season goes on. The newest wrinkle to the group is sophomore quarterback Jared Gerbino. Gerbino, a powerful, 230-pound grinder, is mainly used in the wildcat formation and other short yardage situations. He is second on the team rushing with 131 yards and two touchdowns. He has only attempted three passes on the year so it is unclear whether or not head coach Buddy Teevens is grooming him and preparing for Heneghan’s inevitable departure. But for right now, Gerbino is being used as a gadget and it’s working. Moving forward, Dartmouth needs to find a balance and not lean to heavily on one dimension. All LSU fans know exactly what happens when a team only runs and does not pass enough. Ask Leonard Fournette. On the other side of the ball, the defense has continued suffocating its opponents left and right. The Big Green have the Ivy League’s third best defense allowing 325 yards per game. The team is also second in the league with seven interceptions, two of which resulted in touchdowns. Senior captains Jeremiah “JD” Douchee
and Kyran McKinney-Crudden provide strong leadership for the defensive unit. McKinney-Crudden is currently third on the team in tackles as a safety and owns one of the team’s seven interceptions. Douchee, is a fifth year senior defensive end who has battled through multiple injuries over the course of his career, has finally broken through and has earned his fair share of playing time this year. Some notable contributors on the defense include Jack Traynor, Justin Edwards, and Jackson Perry. Junior linebacker Jack Traynor currently leads the team with 47 tackles. He also has 2.5 tackles for loss (TFLs) and a pick to go with his impressive season. Another linebacker, senior Justin Edwards, leads the team with two sacks and has three TFLs to go along with his forced fumble. Finally, big, 300-pound defensive tackle Jackson Perry leads the team with five TFLs to go with his 1.5 sacks. The junior is a big presence on the line and a key reason for Dartmouth’s fourth best rushing defense, but was also hurt during the homecoming game against Yale and may not return this fall. With such a strong defense, it appears Coach Teevens is trying to apply the same formula that won him a piece of the Ivy League title in 2015: play good defense and give the offense a chance. With the loss to Columbia behind them, Dartmouth will look to bounce back and finish off the rest of their schedule filled with only Ivy League opponents. October 28 will be a road game to the bitter rival that is the Harvard Crimson. The Big Green definitely aspire to get over this hump; Dartmouth has not beaten Harvard since 2003. The Crimson currently have the top defense in
the conference and currently sit at 3-3, so the annual rivalry will be a much anticipated slugfest. The subsequent game is against Cornell, which looks destined for the bottom of the Ivy League standings after a 2-4 start. The fun game, however, will be the game against Brown in Fenway Park. Dartmouth will be one of the few teams with the opportunity to play a football game in a baseball stadium! Brown sits in the bottom half of the league in nearly every offensive and defensive category and the Big Green should be able to win under the Green Monster. Then, in the season finale, Dartmouth will get the chance of knock off last year’s co-champion Princeton back home on Memorial Field. The Dartmouth-Princeton game has always proven to be exciting and is often of significant importance. In 2015, the Big Green pulled off an amazing 17-10 win that sealed a share of the Ivy League title. Princeton proceeded to get revenge with a 38-21 victory the following year. Currently, the Tigers have a 4-1 record and are 1-1 in league play. However, they are armed with the league’s top total offense and top passing offense averaging a staggering 468.4 and 300.4 yards per game respectively. It would not be a surprise if the champion is once again decided by the Dartmouth-Princeton game. At the halfway point, this 2017 squad shows strong promise and is currently in the good graces of lady luck. Hopefully they’ll stay on her good side, however, as it is always better to be lucky than good. Of course, being good helps too. Coach Teevens continues to push his team forward and Dartmouth’s 19th championship seems to be just over the horizon.
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Right vs. Left: A Dinner Discussion Series
Zachary P. Port
Managing Editor
This fall, Dartmouth College Republicans, along with the Dartmouth College Democrats, have planned and launched a series of bi-weekly dinner discussions centered on a variety of pressing topics. The series started out with a discussion on ANTIFA, and whether they fit the definition of a terrorist group. Last week, the dinner discussion considered a conservative solution to climate change, and still to come are dinner discussions on various dynamic topics such as immigration and North Korea. College Republicans President Abraham Herrera ’18, said of the dinner series “It’s important that the CRs and Dems host this series of dinner discussions so that we can amicably speak about issues that concern each and every one of us and not have to take and offensive or defensive stance much like in a debate. By breaking bread with one another and listening to each side’s concerns and approaches to the issues we don’t see those sitting across from us simply as a label [liberal or conservative] or as a caricature, but rather another American that loves this country and wants to make it a better place. We may disagree on the policy approaches fundamentally, but that shouldn’t bar us from trying to understand another point of view and that’s something we’ve striven to do through these discussions.” This past Tuesday, Abe and I had the pleasure of unveiling a conservative solution to climate change. Since then College ReMr. Port is a sophomore at the College and a managing editor at The Dartmouth Review.
publicans has issued the following statement:
Tuesday night was an important night for Dartmouth College Republicans as we unveiled a conservative solution to climate change. In the decades past, the debate has been one that is all or none: either climate change
way, as they provide affordable energy to the greatest number of people. Second: that with current technology, climate change’s effects are already irreversible. The operative qualifier here, though, is with current technology. In this doomsday scenario, our only chance at survival is to
“It’s important that the CRs and Dems host this series of dinner discussions so that we can amicably speak about issues that concern each and every one of us and not have to take and offensive or defensive stance much like in a debate.” is not real, or if it is, the climate lobby’s platform, in its entirety, is incontestable. We feel this debate is a red herring that is intellectually dishonest, mischaracterizing possible alternatives, and falsely dichotomizing the issue. Simply put, it is logically invalid. For a science that is supposedly “settled” environmental studies offer concerningly little capability in predicting the future. Cost-benefit analyses of carbon emissions reductions are unreliable and vary heavily depending you ask. Take the most basic question you can ask: what are the long term environmental implications of maintaining our emissions rates? You will find 3 reasonable answers to this question, and given the speculative nature of environmental science, we believe our environmental policy should be conditional based on which of these cases rings most true: First: that climate change poses no risk that we cannot or will not be able to manage. If this is true – and in the short term, it has been – then there is no point in discouraging emissions in any
invent our way out of our problems. This would be concerning, but still the words of one of America’s most glorious scientists, Albert Einstein, ring as true as ever: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” In this case we must prioritize invention, which is inextricably linked to growth. Sacrificing growth for environmental regulations would be akin to tying a hand behind our
its effects. This seems to be the mainstream belief among actors on the left and we do not believe it to be inherently unreasonable. But we heed caution not to fall for the old logical trap; as the saying goes, we need to do something, and this is something, so we should do it. In attempting to do something, environmental policy has disposed of any semblance of cost-benefit analysis to presume that any reduction in emissions is worth any cost, a ludicrous assumption. It is in this light that we present a solution to the Goldilocks Scenario: revenue-neutral carbon taxes contingent on environmental deregulation. To break the plan down into its components: • Carbon taxes would be levied on raw materials and would gradually increase over time. The tax would act as an incentive to substitute fossil fuels for renewable energies such as nuclear power. • Since the taxes would have
“We must take advantage of any opportunity to cut red tape and environmental regulations in particular offer a unique chance to rollback some of businesses’ most suffocating regulations, since many of them will be moot now that the private cost of emissions will better reflect the social costs.”
back, as it would only decrease our chances of finding moonshot technology. The third scenario is perhaps most interesting: we call it the “Goldilocks Scenario.” This states that climate change is not so insignificant that we need not worry about it, nor so overwhelming that we must throw a Hail Mary, but that with enough work we can successfully stop
a negative income effect, they should be offset by a compensatory income tax credit. • Thirdly, as we are living in an open economy, a border adjustment tax would be necessary to maintain American competitiveness and encourage other nations to join our progress. Lastly, as the good College Republicans we are, we would
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be remiss if we did not advocate deregulation. It is worth repeating ad nauseam that the cost of compliance with regulation is 2 trillion dollars, or roughly 10% of our GDP. We must take advantage of any opportunity to cut red tape and environmental regulations in particular offer a unique chance to rollback some of businesses’ most suffocating regulations, since many of them will be moot now that the private cost of emissions will better reflect the social costs. A plan nearly identical to this, though differing in distribution mechanisms, was proposed by the Climate Leadership Council and has since been endorsed by the likes of Hank Paulson, Greg Mankiw, Michael Bloomberg, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and even large oil corporations. While we disagree with some subtleties of the Climate Leadership Council’s plan, in particular their disbursement of dividends, which we see as disincentive to work, rather than our proposed tax cuts, we believe the plan is a step in the right direction of reframing the debate on climate change. The proposal initially drew the College Democrats’ skeptical criticism, which we have grown to know and love; however, by the end of an open Q&A session, we were amazed by the thoughtfulness and consideration both sides had given to the proposal. With similar intellectual contributions from both sides, the next two dinner discussions this term will surely prove to be equally successful, serving to truly open the doors to more productive discourse between the right and left on campus.
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Examining the Historical Columbus
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Another popular accusation is that Columbus instituted the brutal labor system of the encomienda that pervaded the Spanish colonies in the early 16th-century. The encomienda entrusted Spanish settlers with the control of a number of Indians in a specified area and the ability to exact tribute in gold from them; it was a system prone to common and grave human rights abuses. Many have named Columbus as the mastermind of the encomienda, but this is far from the truth. Historically, it was established by a later Governor of the Indies, Nicolás de Ovando, well after Columbus was ousted from this role by royal decree. More accurately, Columbus presided over the labor system of the repartimiento, which was indeed a system of forced labor, but with more legal protections for the indigenous workers, including mandatory wages. In fact, the creation of the repartimiento was forced on Columbus by revolting Spanish settlers, who left him with no choice but to institute the system. Certainly, abuses of the Indians did occur under the this system, but Columbus’ role in implementing is complicated by political pressure for forced labor and a profitable venture. He Mr. Bring is a freshman at the College and a contributor to The Dartmouth Review. Mr. Thompson is a junior at the College and an executive editor at The Dartmouth Review.
can be faulted neither directly for these nor for the broader and more pervasive mistreatment under the encomienda system. One of the most significant allegations made against Columbus declares that he was the perpetrator of a genocide of the indigenous Taino people. Proponents of this claim suggest that by the time smallpox, the largest killer of Native Americans, arrived in the New World in 1518 nearly all of the Taino had already been massacred by the Spanish. The historical record from Columbus’ first voyage shows that his initial interactions with the Taino were peaceful, but that the first colony that he founded on Hispaniola was destroyed by the natives. Columbus responded with brutal military reprisals for the deaths of the men he had left behind to establish the settlement. The Spanish victory in this retaliatory conflict was the first recorded instance of slave-taking by settlers. Hundreds of Taino men were detained as prisoners of war and used for labor. Columbus’ role in later clashes with the Taino is not exactly clear, but it is certain that he hand some hand in the earliest violence between settlers and the natives including a harsh response to the Taino attack. However, the greatest Spanish atrocities committed against the Taino occurred after he had been relieved of his position as Governor of the Indies. Many of these claims of genocide regarding Columbus are based on the excerpted writings of his contemporaries, Francisco de Bobadilla and Bartolomé
de las Casas. A report by Bobadilla accuses Columbus of the most grievous offences and is often cited by the most vitriolic anti-Columbus publications; however, this report is inherently skewed. Bobadilla was a vicious political opponent of Columbus and schemed, ultimately successfully, to depose him as Governor of the Indies. Bobadilla was certainly no friend of the Indians, as he pardoned the rebel leader responsible for the establishment of the repartimiento system. He also accused Columbus of abusing the Indians and had him sent back to Spain in chains for these alleged misdeeds. Though his report is accepted as a piece of objective history by Columbus’ opponents, it should be viewed as a piece of political slander to discredit Columbus, furthering Bobadilla’s selfish bid to become Governor of the Indies. Las Casas, a Catholic friar and contemporary historian, is widely viewed, even by Columbus’ detractors, as the greatest supporter of indigenous rights among the earliest Spaniards in the New World. His writings reveal serious and harrowing cruelties perpetrated by the Spanish against the indigenous peoples. It is important to note that Las Casas did not arrive in the New World until 1508, two years after Columbus died in Spain. Las Casas did write, however, of his admiration of the late explorer, viewing him as having opened the doors for Christendom in the New World, and thought that he had been treated unfairly by the monarchs of Spain when
he was recalled from his post. The Atlantic slave trade has been suggested as a long term and devastating impact of Columbus’ perceived misdeeds. Though it is obvious that Columbus opened the avenues of trade in general from Europe to the Americas, he played no historically evident role in moving slaves across the ocean or importing slaves from Africa. It was later colonial figures, including Las Casas, who encouraged the importation of African slaves to replace indigenous labor. It is irrefutable that Columbus actively conscripted and coerced Native Americans into labor that was often life-threatening, but it is more of a stretch to suggest that Columbus was a particular pioneer in this practice. Columbus was hardly the father of the Atlantic slave trade, but can be seen as possessing early significance in it. The slave trade was expanding worldwide at the time of the first voyages to the New World and the forced labor systems of the Spanish were, at the time of Columbus’ expeditions, nothing peculiar. To fault Columbus for tolerating the presence and employment of slavery in his colonies is presentism, plain and simple. Some historians, such as Kirkpatrick Sale and Howard Zinn, view Columbus’ motivation as imperialism and the expansion of the Spanish colonial network. This perspective contrasts with Columbus’ own writings and those of Las Casas, which cel-
ebrate his accomplishments in terms of spreading the Christian religion. Columbus definitely had considerable personal shortcomings, but none of these promote the touted image of him as a genocidal mercenary. His navigation to the New World was deeply flawed, relying on a system of navigation known as dead reckoning and widely understood as imprecise. His own calculations to find land across the Atlantic Ocean were completely incorrect. He was convinced that he had sailed to China and the Indies and claimed this to his death, despite evidence to the contrary. He was also nepotistic to a fault, appointing his brothers and sons to high colonial positions regardless of the resentment of Spanish settlers. The positive image of Columbus as a visionary scholar, first to discover the roundness of the Earth, is also invalid; contemporary belief never was that the world was flat. Columbus was undoubtedly a man of great personal faith and drive, but is possible that these motivations caused him to overlook many misdeeds occurring under his own nose. It is a mistake to conflate Columbus with the atrocities of colonialism that succeeded his voyages. Columbus Day should neither be a moment of absolute praise or condemnation, but an opportunity to appreciate mutual discoveries between European and Indians, learn from mistakes that were made, and celebrate moments of coexistence.
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A Timeline of Scandal, Part II Jack F. Mourouzis
Editor-in-Chief
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of the article, the first part of which ran in our October 6 issue. October 17 – The Last Word – The Dartmouth’s editorial board releases their weekly Verbum Ultimum column, plastering the front of the paper with an editorial egregiously entitled “Abolish the Greek system.” The editorial is met with widespread student ire and backlash against the supposedly objective paper for producing such a heavily-biased issue. Several students quit in protest, and the paper continues to be heavily criticized for the headline. November 3 – Faculty Jump on Board – A 116-13-3 vote at a faculty meeting passes a motion expressing support for the abolition of the Greek system. The vote comes in wake of an open letter published by a group of faculty that ultimately gathered over 200 signatures. Though the motion carries no actual weight in the process to end the Greek system, the disdain shown to a crucial population of Dartmouth affiliates is a significant blow to proponents of the system. 2015 January 29 – Moving Dartmouth Forward – In an early-morning speech, President Hanlon finally unrolls his long-awaited and controversial plans for the future of the College. These plans include a residential housing system (set to begin at the beginning of the 2016 school year), an intensified campaign against sexual assault, implementation of a new Student Code of Conduct (in addition to heightened standards for student organizations), strengthened academic rigor, and, most notably, a ban on hard alcohol. Hanlon’s plans are, unsurprisingly, not particularly well received. April 20 – AD Derecognized – In the first and perhaps most devastating blow to Dartmouth’s Greek system, the administration finally brings down the hammer upon the College’s most famous fraternity, Alpha Delta. The derecognition stems from the alleged branding of pledges, in addition to a “threeyear history of disciplinary violations – including hazing, serving alcohol to minors and hosting unregistered parties.” The fraternity follows up with an appeal process through Hanover’s zoning board, which was ultimately resolved the following year. AD’s physical plant now sits on East Wheelock Street with boarded up windows and doors. Mr. Mourouzis is a senior at the College and Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Review.
May 2 – Derby Protests – Following the uprisings in Baltimore, a group of Dartmouth’s left-wing students launch a Black Lives Matter protest at KDE’s annual Derby party and AXA’s Pigstick. Scandal erupts after a video emerges of Student Assembly President Frank Cunningham yelling in the face of the protesters, who had allegedly personally insulted him. Cunningham issues an apology and brushes off calls for his resignation. The controversy rears its head nearly a year later on April 6, 2016, when the party theme is changed to “Woodstock” in a near-unanimous vote by the sorority. Then-Vice President of KDE Nikol Oydanich justifies the decision with the claim that the Derby theme is “related to prewar southern culture. Derby was a party that had the power to upset a lot of our classmates.” October 13 – Columbus Day Flyers – In the early hours of Columbus Day, flyers pop up around campus advertising “Columbus Day vintage apparel” featuring the Dartmouth Indian head image. The College’s Native American community breaks out in uproar over the “racially charged, violent attack” on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The culprit behind the flyers remains unknown, though many are quick to point fingers at the Review. November 5 – Pong Table Theft – An unknown group of individuals, who are identified only as “concerned upperclasswomen,” break into Theta Delta Chi fraternity and steal a pong table emblazoned with the Dartmouth Indian head and the words “Boom Boom Lodge.” The scandal prompts renewed campus discussion on the topic of the “dehumanizing and racist” imagery.
November 11 – Black Lives Matter Protests – Over one hundred students in support of the Black Lives Matter movement charge into the Baker-Berry Library and, during finals period, engage in a loud, disturbing protest. The protesters’ actions included yelling at studying students, confronting individuals about whether or not they believe that “Black lives matter,” and chanting obscenities at white students. Reports of violent altercations have not been confirmed. The incident draws national attention and a weak (at best) condemnation by the administration. Controversy continues when Vice Provost for Student Affairs IngeLise Ameer is caught on tape calling the protest a “wonderful, beautiful thing” and claiming the existence of “a whole conservative world out there that’s not very nice.” November 15 - Snow Justice Snow Peace - An email from various left-leaning student organizations calls for the changing of the “Seuss on the Loose” Winter
Carnival theme to “Snow Justice, Snow Peace,” which would center around social justice and even feature a visit from radical political theorist Cornel West. The proposed change is met with stark backlash from the general student body, and while additional social justice-themed events are held during Winter Carnival, the petition to change the theme falls flat. 2016
February 4 – SAE Derecognized – The administration takes down its second fraternity in recent memory in their war on Greek life. After unfounded (later proven so in court) allegations of hazing, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is handed a suspension by their national chapter and a derecognition from the College. As SAE owns the land upon which a part of the Baker-Berry Library is built, their physical plant remains in operation. Week of May 9 – #Fight4FacultyofColor – Controversy comes to a head regarding the denial of tenure to Assistant Professor Aimee Bahng, a professor in the English department. Students cite structural racism and their own personal relationships with Dr. Bahng while asserting that she deserves tenure. A public demonstration follows on May 27. The situation prompts widespread student discussion regarding such issues on campus, including a faculty petition and new committees from the administration. May 12 – Blue Lives Matter – Dartmouth’s College Republicans put up a board in Collis in honor of National Police Week, including the phrase “Blue Lives Matter” as part of the display. Within hours, the board is ripped down by other students and replaced by black flyers that read “You cannot co-opt the movement against state violence to memorialize its perpetrators. #blacklivesmatter.” Additional flyers are posted around featuring a picture of the College Republicans posing with Donald Trump emblazoned with aggressive statements. The College responds by affirming the Republicans’ right to post on the board. Hanlon enters the fray with a campus email regarding the importance of freedom of expression and open discourse. The events draw national media attention. May 17 – Class Petition – Class of 2016 President Danny Reitsch, with the support of other student leaders, launches a petition to the administration and Board of Trustees humbly requesting that the College’s leadership “depart from the realm of student life and instead expend every possible effort to eliminate unnecessary costs so that the school can refocus on the elements that once made Dartmouth a truly unique College.” The petition is generally
well-received and gathers nearly 2000 signatures. In addition, the 2016 Class Gift rate drops to just 30%, by far the lowest participation rate in years. November 9 – Donald J. Trump Wins the Election – November 9 was a day of rejoice for many Americans – and a day of devastation for many, especially many at the College. Hanover’s residents voted overwhelmingly for Clinton, with over 6,500 votes in her favor, versus under 1000 for Trump. Early in the morning of November 10, students begin gathering on the Green surrounding a small sign that reads simply, “NO.” Eventually, the protest grows to over 300 people, and a “Walk for Love and Justice” occurs throughout the streets of the town. Students and townsfolk alike participate in a circle of chants and crying. Despite the protesters’ valiant efforts, Trump remains in office to this very day. December 31 – Bored@Baker Shuts Down (For Good) – After ten long, controversial years, Columbia graduate Jonathan Pappas shuts down his (in?)famous message board service, citing rising costs, lack of support, and general stress. The site, rather than ending with a bang as many might have expected, simply fizzles out. In light of the failure of the YikYak app, which began its rise in 2014 and failed by the beginning of 2016, the Facebook group “Dartmouth Memes for Cold AF Teens,” run by Luke Cuomo ’20, seems to be the only replacement as a center of campus discourse. 2017 January 4 – Dean Ameer Departs – Provost Carolyn Dever announces the departure of never-actually-Dean Inge-Lise Ameer, who had served at the College for over six years, most recently in the capacity of Vice Provost for Student Affairs. After a controversy-marred record, Ameer leaves the College quietly and without fanfare. She now serves as the acting Dean of Students at Colby College. January 20 – Attempted Flag Burning – Just hours after Donald Trump ascended to the presidency, a protest organized by Timothy Messen ’18 occurs on the Green inspired by his recent editorial in The Dartmouth, which called for a flag burning in protest of Trump’s election. In an interesting turn of events, members from the Rolling Thunder biker gang show up bearing large star-spangled banners in a counter-protest against Messen and his supporters. Ultimately, no flag is burned, and the event turns into a relatively successful dialogue. March 27 – Duthu Appointed Dean of the Faculty – In an ill-advised and controversial move,
President Hanlon and Carolyn Dever announce the appointment of Professor N. Bruce Duthu to the post of Dean of the Faculty. The controversy surrounding Duthu’s appointment stemmed primarily from his support for the BDS movement, which is viewed by many as anti-Semitic, and also from what many viewed as his lack of qualification for the post. After significant outcry from The Review, Joe Asch’s DartBlog, and even the mainstream media, Duthu withdraws his appointment on May 22 after nearly two months of an onslaught of criticism. May 9 – Article 9 Fails – The zoning measure Article 9, which would have “changed the town’s definition of ‘student residence,’ making it such that student residences would not have to operate in conjunction with the College,” failed after unprecedented voter turnout in Hanover. The decision is a significant blow to SAE and AD, who continue to search for and pursue other measures to restore their former glory. May 26 – Break-in at KDE – A disgustingly graphic message was found posted on a fridge at KDE sorority during Wednesday night meetings, which, according to The Dartmouth, “described entering the house, accessing sisters’ personal possessions and committing vulgar and offensive acts inside the house with said possessions” and “called the sisters vulgar names, and the perpetrator threatened rape and continued surveillance of the house.” Safety & Security responded to reports of a burglary, and Hanover Police gets involved in the investigation after additional, similar reports at other locations in the town. Unfortunately, the case remains unsolved. October 11 – Dever Steps Down – After over three years at her post, Provost Carolyn Dever announces that she will step down at the conclusion of the term on November 22. Interestingly, her plans involve returning to teaching rather than moving on to a similar role at another institution. Naturally, the press release is overtly positive, despite Dever’s overwhelming unpopularity with the faculty. Fall 2017 and the Future – Uncertainty – The future of tensions at the College is uncertain. A protest at the bonfire, which was also marred by the introduction of a tall fence to inhibit fire-touchers, signal a dark time for the old traditions. Rumors of the shuttering of the beloved Hanover Country Club and the building of dormitories in College Park also contribute to the black cloud that has loomed overhead in recent years. It is difficult to say what the future may hold, but at the very least, the state of affairs at the College on the Hill can certainly be described as grim.
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The Dartmouth Review
THE LAST WORD GORDON HAFF’S
COMPILED BY MARCUS J. THOMPSON
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” -Soren Kierkegaard
“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.” -Epictetus
“According to most philosophers, God in making the world enslaved it. According to Christianity, in making it, He set it free. God had written, not so much a poem, but rather a play; a play he had planned as perfect, but which had necessarily been left to human actors and stage-managers, who had since made a great mess of it.” -G.K. Chesterton
“God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.” -Niccolo Machiavelli
“What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.” -Madeleine K. Albright “You say: I am not free. But I have raised and lowered my arm. Everyone understands that this illogical answer is an irrefutable proof of freedom.” -Leo Tolstoy “You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” -Sam Harris “The sin both of men and of angels, was rendered possible by the fact that God gave us free will.” -C.S. Lewis “Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.” -Henry David Thoreau “The mother of goodwill is freewill, if untainted by evil.” -Christian Hunt
“A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.” -Thomas Aquinas “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” -William Jennings Bryan “Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it’s always interesting how many people toss the facts.” -Rebecca Solnit “Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.” -Aristotle “I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice.” -Vladimir Putin
BARRETT’S MIXOLOGY
The Seal-Breaker Ingredients
1 beer Multiplied by 2 shots of cheap whiskey
The week after Homecoming was a rough one for W.A Bénak, and not just because he had a hangover spanning multiple days. The bonfire was gone, save for the black and burned trail tracing the center of the Green. The drums that beat as 21s ran round had long since trailed off, and though Wednesday night revelers were loud, their calls and shouts were not nearly as loud and fierce as they had been on that Friday night. At least this was the first “big” weekend ever that W.A had not broken or damaged his phone. In an effort to shrug off his sullenness, W.A made himself a good, old-fashioned Seal Breaker. This drink diverges from the traditional Boilermaker in that the flagon of beer contains two, not one, depth shots of whiskey. True to its name, the Seal-Breaker sent W.A straight to the commode in under 15 minutes. After several Seal-Breakers, and a few games of pong, W.A made his way back home, snuggling himself warmly beneath his flannel covers. As the night passed, W.A, still asleep, noticed his torso and lower body growing warmer: He dreamt of hot tubs and warm island waterfalls. Daybreak led W.A to realize that he lay in a pool of urine. At the center of this pool lay his iPhone 6S. As such, it was the Seal-Breaker after Homecoming, not Homecoming, that claimed W.A’s phone. It was the miracle of Homecoming.
— Graham Three Bulls
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” -Aeschylus “Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.” -Oscar Wilde “What we have found in this country, and maybe we’re more aware of it now, is one problem that we’ve had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.” -Ronald Reagan “The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!” -Dwight D. Eisenhower “Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman’s truncheon over the anarchist’s bomb.” -Spiro T. Agnew “I will offer a choice, not an echo.”
-Barry Goldwater
“A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible ‘lifestyles’ turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.” -George Will “If you don’t like the Greek system just don’t participate” -Dartmouth ‘20
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