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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire judge lets voting law SB3 stand

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opportunities for Dartmouth’s progress.

According to an email from College spokesperson Diana Lawrence, the summit was “a private gathering of trustees, school overseers, academic leadership, faculty, and a small group of alumni and parents to discuss ideas and opportunities for advancing Dartmouth.”

The summit also introduced an upcoming capital campaign,

On Sept. 12, a New Hampshire Superior Court judge allowed Senate Bill 3 — a bill that changes the proof of residency requirements for voters who choose to register same-day — to take effect but blocked a portion of the bill imposing fines on voters who are unable to produce the required documents.

Hanover town clerk Betsy McClain said that before the bill, voters who chose to register same-day could verbally confirm their residency and sign a document on-site if they were unable to produce proper identification on voting day, swearing under penalty of perjury that they live in the town of Hanover.

Now, these voters will need to fill out a different form and return to the clerk’s office within 10 days of registration to provide proof of residence. Acceptable proof of residence documents include a driver’s license, a utility bill or, according to McClain, “[proof of] residence at an institution of learning.”

Primary bill sponsor Republican State Sen. Regina Birdsell said the purpose of the bill is to combat voter fraud. Birdsell explained that when she ran for Congress and personally talked with constituents, she “got a lot of consternations from the constituents … about their concern for our electoral system.” She believes SB3 “would help put a little bit of integrity into our electoral system.”

Chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party Raymond Buckley said when he was a state representative,

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Trustees, faculty and alumni attend Presidential Summit

By AUTUMN DINH The Dartmouth

From Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees had their quarterly meeting on campus contemporaneously with the annual Class Officers Weekend and a Presidential Summit meeting.

Topics discussed at the Board of Trustees meetings ranged from the new directors of the Irving Institute and the Norris Cotton Cancer

Center to the Task Force on Undergraduate Enrollment Scale. Other agenda items presented included student housing and construction projects such as building a facility for the Irving Institute and razing Gilman Hall. The meeting also honored faculty who had won external awards.

Over the weekend, trustees also attended meetings at the Presidential Summit, an alumni leadership event created to discuss ideas and

First-year Greek house ban reaches fifth year

By REBECCA FLOWERS The Dartmouth Staff

This year marks the fifth year that the fraternity ban for first-year students has been in place. The ban forbids first-year students from entering Greek houses during the first six weeks of

term, or until Homecoming, whichever is later in a given year, Greek Leadership Council accountability chair Chris Huberty ’18 said.

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FYSEP expands as interest grows among freshmen

By GIGI GRIGORIAN The Dartmouth

This year, the First-Year Student Enrichment program saw a 22 percent increase in size, with 88 members of the Class of 2021 participating compared to the Class of 2020’s 72 participants, according to FYSEP director Jay Davis ’90. This number also reflects a 57 percent increase in class

size compared to two years ago, when 56 members of the Class of 2019 participated in the program.

Since 2009, the First-Year Student Enrichment program has worked to help lowincome and first-generation students prepare for their first year at Dartmouth with a pre-orientation program and events and academic check-ins throughout students’ first years.

During the pre-orientation program, faculty, staff and upperclassmen mentors guided the participating students in skills workshops focused on preparing for academics at Dartmouth. For example, the program taught students how to take advantage of the Academic Skills Center and to use office hours effectively.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Q&A with geography postdoctoral fellow Garrett Nelson

By LEX KANG

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that looking at a map encourages you to.

Boston. So the way that kind of cold, unfeeling data analysis ended up with results that actually really closely match our own sense of how the world works is really illuminating.

Geography postdoctoral fellow Why did you decide to construct Garrett Nelson recently won a this map of megaregions in Royal Town Planning Institute the United States?

Research Excellence Award for GN: One of the things I’m really his paper and map on the role interested in is how we divide places What kind of research do you of commuter patterns on the into discrete units. We took this want to do next? development of megaregions in the really large data set about communal GN: One of the things I’m United States, really curious about is how these United States, and we basically patterns have changed over time. t i t l e d “A n “I’ve been interested asked ourselves So unfortunately our best data Economic in maps since I was a t h e q u e s t i o n , sets are from the present, but I Geog raphy “If we look at want to explore new kinds of data of the United little kid, when I put how people are on how spatial interpretation has States: From maps up on my wall.” moving across changed, how people’s lifestyles Commutes to states from their have changed, how economic Megaregions” homes to their integration has changed and t h at h e c o - -GARRETT NELSON, workplaces, how how patterns of mobility and wrote with GEOGRAPHY would we use circulation have changed.

Alasdair Rae, that to think a n u r b a n POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW about how the H o w d o yo u t h i n k yo u r studies and U.S. is divided research can be applied by planning up into discrete policy makers? professor parts, instead of GN: So we still make most of our at The University of Sheffield. Their using political lines that in some policies based on political lines that have always existed. Not always, paper was one of five winners cases we’ve had for centuries?” but, for many, many years. So state of the award, given at the 2017 United Kingdom-Ireland What was the most interesting laws and regional planning laws are based on these Planning Research Conference in discovery you geographic Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nelson found in your “I think some of the divisions completed his undergraduate research? that were degree at Harvard College, where GN: One of the best research begins sometimes he studied social sciences and things I was most with curiosity, and drawn by visual and environmental studies. interested in was colonial He then went on to get his Master’s the places where then it goes on to governments degree in geography, landscape d a t a a n a l y s i s ask the questions of, from London. and culture at the University of matched with our ‘How am I going to In real life, Nottingham and earned his Ph.D., intuitive sense we know also in geography, at the University of place. So for find and analyze the these borders of Wisconsin-Madison. At the instance, western evidence that will give oftentimes College, Nelson’s research focuses Massachusetts, d o n’t m a k e on the intersection between social in our analysis, me the answer to this sense, so if g e t s m a t c h e d curiosity that I started change and geography. you’re asking more closely out with?’” a question How did you get interested with Connecticut about where than it does with in maps? should a new GN: I’ve been interested in maps Boston. And to -GARRETT NELSON, commuter rail since I was a little kid, when I put t h e c o m p u t e r be built, or maps up on my wall. In college, I t h a t d i d t h e GEOGRAPHY how should a started learning about the field of data analysis, it POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW new regional geography as a geography major. obviously doesn’t park system I started realizing that maps are know anything be designed, one of the best sources of evidence about how people about how the places we live in imagine places. But in our own it’s more useful to think about the change. For those reasons, I wanted sense of the world, people who functional patters of interaction to start studying geography at live in western Massachusetts often in these megaregions. It’s more the graduate level — to basically really do feel more connected useful to think about those than think about the world in a way to Connecticut than they do to it is to think about the boundaries

CORRECTIONS We welcome corrections. If you believe there is a factual error in a story, please email editor@thedartmouth.com for corrections.

Correction Appended (Sept. 25, 2017): The original version of the article titled “Dartmouth places in top 20 in research and innovation index” incorrectly referred to David Swinbanks as the managing director of Nature America, when he is in fact the managing director of Springer Nature in Australia. The article has been updated to reflect this change.

Correction Appended (Sept. 25, 2017): The original version of the article “One-on-one with Connor Clark ‘17” incorrectly labeled Clark’s hometown as Middle Valley, California instead of Mill Valley, California. The article has been updated to reflect this change.

COURTESY OF GARRETT NELSON

Geography postdoctoral fellow Garrett Nelson recently won an award for his work on how commuter patterns affect the development of megaregions.

that have been left behind by older borders in geographical organization.

What recommendations or advice do you have for other scholars pursuing geography?

GN: My advice is to ask questions first and then figure out how to make your tools and your evidence fit those questions. I’ve studied the same question about geographic interaction, looking at many different pieces of evidence. I’ve looked at how planners in the

19th century debated politicians in terms of how to organize cities and metropolitan areas, and then I’ve done this more recent work using data analysis on commuter zones. So I think some of the best research begins with curiosity, and then it goes on to ask the questions of, “How am I going to find and analyze the evidence that will give me the answer to this curiosity that I started out with?”

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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Board of Trustees FYSEP grows as more students apply discuss new leadership FROM FYSEP PAGE 1

that stood out this year: a trustee panel, a student panel and the new although no funds were solicited at it, venue. according to Lawrence. Several tents Firstly, three trustees, Morton were set up on Baker-Berry Library Kondracke ’60, R. William Burgess lawn for the summit participants. ’81 and S. Caroline Kerr ’05, The College’s most recent participated in a panel for Class capital campaign, which ran from Officers Weekend attendees, Son 2002 to 2009 under the tenures said. of then-College Presidents James During the trustee panel, the Wright and Jim Yong Kim, raised participating members talked about $1.3 billion. According to a College their views on Dartmouth’s sense of press release from 2010, the funds place, the liberal arts and preparing endowed professorships, increased students to be leaders in the outside undergraduate scholarships and world. contributed to the cost of building “What stood out to me was 18 new facilities. how open the trustees were — The summit, titled “Presidential open to sharing their vision for Summit: The Call to Lead,” featured Dartmouth and open to listening to a keynote address from College feedback from the class officers in President Phil Hanlon and panels attendance,” Son said. “We got to with speakers including Irving know what and where [was] going Institute director on, and how Elizabeth Wilson, our class project N C C C d i re c t o r “We make sure is meaningful S t e v e n L e a c h that work that gets for the school. and DartmouthThe alumni Hitchcock chief done on campus are willing to executive officer and and scholarship by give funds for president Joanne faculty and students the projects if Conroy ’77. they’re aware Chair o f can have an impact of what is going Dartmouth’s Board on the world.” on.” of Trustees Laurel Another event Richie ’81 said that was a student she was impressed -LAUREL RICHIE ’81, panel, in with the discussion which current BOARD OF TRUSTEES and interaction with a n d re c e n t l y faculty members and CHAIR graduated by their preparation. s t u d e n t s Richie said that reflected on adding value to the how gifts from College through D a r t m o u t h ’s p ro m o t i n g c o re classes and class qualities, such as p ro j e c t s h a d the liberal arts education and the affected the student body’s lives. scholar teacher model, is one of The venue for some of the main the primary purposes of the Board events was a tent outside of the Class meeting. of 1978 Life Sciences Center instead “We make sure that work that gets of the Alumni Gym, Son said. done on campus and scholarship by When asked about his role faculty and students can have an as MC, Son said he enjoyed the impact on the world,” she said. opportunity to speak with leaders Richie, who was elected to her in the Dartmouth community. current position last November, said “As a member of one of her prior experience, such as serving Dartmouth’s younger alumni classes, as president of the Women’s National it was an honor to address volunteer Basketball Association, gave her the leaders, many of whom have served opportunity to contribute more to Dartmouth for decades,” Son said.

Dartmouth than she would have To Son and other class officers, otherwise.

Class Officers Weekend is an In parallel with the trustees opportunity to bring classmates meeting, the Class Officers Weekend together. took place on Sept. 15 and 16. The “I love coming back to campus annual weekend was an opportunity every year,” Son said. “I love walking for Dartmouth’s volunteer class around campus and seeing what’s leaders to get together and share changed from the previous, from their experiences, celebrate the new art installations to buildings. It’s classes’ achievements and get also fun to walk around and realize energized for the upcoming year, what little has changed. I’ve been out master of ceremonies and Class of for eight years, but I still feel like I’m 2009 president Andrew Son ’09 said. a student when I’m walking around Son said there were three aspects campus.”

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Davis attributed this year’s increase to a greater number of students applying to the program. All lowincome and first-generation freshmen are invited to apply and are then selected as participants based on their applications.

“I think more and more students identified the services of FYSEP as important to them in their transition,” Davis said.

Program participant Sabyne Pierre ’20 said that FYSEP would benefit from expanding. She has met several low-income, first-generation ’20s who could not attend FYSEP because of the limited slots available, she said.

“It would have been great to have everyone included,” she said.

With its growth since last year, FYSEP sought to address this concern.

Davis said that, when selecting students from the pool of applicants, he strove for a “sweet spot,” which he said they hit this year.

“We want to maximize our ability to meet the greatest number of students’ needs while also preserving the sense of intimacy and connection in the program,” Davis said.

About one in 15 ’21s are participating in FYSEP this year.

Vincent Chang ’21 noted that the program maintained its tight sense of community despite the larger number

of students involved.

To accommodate the increased number of students, the program needed more upperclassmen to serve as mentors to the ’21s, Davis said.

FYSEP recruited 32 ’18s and ’19s in total to mentor the 88 freshmen in the program this year, he said.

The program tried to have more small group discussions than in past years to counter its larger size, Davis explained. The smaller groups, often as small as three or four students, were especially important when addressing complicated or challenging topics, he added.

The program is also limited by the availability of rooms on campus that can accommodate large groups while facilitating discussion and conversation, Davis said.

“It feels like the current size is about what we can handle with our current staffing and resources as well as the current days available to us,” Davis said.

Davis does not attribute the increased number of applicants to FYSEP this year to more extensive outreach or advertisement for the program. Instead, he noted that attendance at informational events has been increasing in recent years.

In order to reach out to incoming freshmen, FYSEP hosted a luncheon at Dimensions this past April.

At this meeting, the incoming

first-year students met FYSEP administrators and upperclassmen who had previously participated in the program, Amari Young ’21 said.

Young, who is participating in FYSEP this year, said she decided to apply to the program after attending this event. At the luncheon, Young identified w i t h o n e u p p e rc l a s s m a n i n particular because of their similar backgrounds and experiences and knew from this interaction that she wanted to join the program.

Pablo Correa ’20 also cited the Dimensions FYSEP lunch, which he attended in 2016, as the reason he applied to the program. While interacting with other ’20s at the event, he said he realized the group included individuals that he ”would love to spend more time with.”

Davis said that since his undergraduate years at Dartmouth in the late ’80s, Dartmouth has “done a dramatically better job of both getting students here from underrepresented backgrounds and meeting their needs” through the establishment of programs like FYSEP. “I think there’s an ethical responsibility on an institution, if it brings students in, to have services there to ensure the students have the opportunity to succeed,” Davis said.

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST RACHNA SHAH ’21

STAFF COLUMNIST LUCY LI ’19

Under the Same Moon

Can Ducks Float?

In the Dartmouth community, it’s easy to feel small in a large world.

Dartmouth encourages and aspires for debating the trade-offs and alternatives that us to become citizens and leaders of the exist in other countries, we can use their world, and an international perspective is a examples to improve our own health care critical indicator of an enriching education. system and health outcomes. For example, Yet gaining this perspective begins with how we can examine America’s opioid epidemic we read the world. To read it insightfully in conjunction with the influx of Fentanyl, and critically, we require intercultural a painkiller, in Wales. Both countries are competence, knowledge about one’s own attempting to increase awareness and culture and other cultures and the ability improve treatment options, and by working to bridge these divides through dialogue. together we may find a better solution than For many of us, especially those not we could in isolation. fortunate enough to currently be studying In the financial sector, cryptocurrencies abroad or completing an internship, our will stretch our definitions of traditional source of literature is the (economic) border s. news. When we watch the “While many Financial centers and news, we should consider inter national banks issues in an international countries’ healthcare cur rently allow for perspective to achieve systems have a goods and services our goals, to fulfill our to be exchanged civic responsibilities and larger percentage of across border s, but to expand our minds. cryptocurrencies such government control We naturally tend to as Bitcoin act as a than the United focus on domestic news. medium of exchange Yet in doing so, we are States’ does, each that can be recognized often closed off from is multifaceted and by all and, according international news that to cryptocurrency reflect similar realities to unique to the country’s consultant Michael J. the ones we face at home. political, economic and Casey, have the ability The devastation inflicted to “challenge the social context.” by hurricanes Harvey, power of the nationIrma, Jose and Maria s t a t e. ” D e v e l o p i n g have global implications an international that can be understood in the broader context perspective will help us understand the role of destructive South Asian monsoons, which it can take. A starving boy named Saleem caused the deaths of over 1,000 people became the face of the suffering caused by over the past year. By understanding the the Yemen War. Today, he is surviving, but devastation that occurs at home and abroad, barely, and he is one of millions for whom we in the United States can collaborate more calls for ceasefire and sanctions have done effectively internationally through initiatives little. like the 2015 Climate Change Conference In a similar light, the Rohing ya agreement. We must remember that no refugee crisis has not resulted in broader country is an island. international actions aside from aid efforts, In the healthcare debate, many arguments yet the crisis is considered by some to be the are based around the idea that the United beginnings of a genocide. From the United States should be more like the “rest of States, these events may seem distant and the world.” This is an overgeneralization. unrelated to our day to day lives. Yet they While many countries’ healthcare systems are more connected that one might believe. have a larger percentage of government In such situations, the cryptocurrency control than the United States’ does, each Bitcoin, which uses a public ledger that is multifaceted and unique to the country’s tracks the flow of money, can be used to political, economic and societal context. By SEE SHAH PAGE 6

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Yes. Yes they can.

I’m sure most of us at Dartmouth have heard of the Stanford Duck Syndrome — it’s frequently mentioned around campus, although rarely actually discussed. For those of you who may need a refresher, the Duck Syndrome gets its name from the fact that ducks appear to wade calmly through water, but underneath the surface they’re frantically paddling to stay afloat.

When referring to people, we’re talking about those divine humans who seem to be flawlessly succeeding in every aspect of their lives, from looking well-dressed to getting 4.0’s to being a charismatic and talented leader all at the same time, while internally trying not to drown just to meet the demands of life.

But can ducks float without paddling?

Because honestly, their little duck legs are so small, they must be exhausted from all that paddling and they really seem to be doing just fine on the surface. If they get tired of it, I can’t tell.

So I asked Google, and here’s what I found: Ducks can float without paddling.

How’s that for a game changer?

It turns out that ducks have a special gland called the uropygial gland which produces an oil that they spread all over their body to make their feathers waterrepellent. Ducks’ feathers can also trap air, which helps them stay buoyant in the same way floaties keep us above water.

So basically, the entire conception of the Duck Syndrome in itself is founded on a lie. If ducks don’t need to keep paddling frantically to stay afloat, we don’t need to either.

It’s taken me two years to figure this out, and I’m still struggling with it, but one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned at Dartmouth is that in order to do more you have to do less. What this means is that you can’t go at 100 miles per hour and expect to sustain the same level of quality, drive, efficiency and, most importantly, happiness during week five of the term as you could during week one. Take breaks, and take them regularly. Risk lower performance on one assessment so you don’t end up so burnt out later in the term that you tank or risk your health to do well. Most importantly, value your time off, and if you can’t seem to find time for it, make time.

This term is my first truly difficult term since last fall. After that term, I was blessed with an intentionally easy winter term to avoid a repeat of my freshman winter plagued by seasonal affective disorder (among other diseases), a spring term in Barcelona and a truly lazy river-esque sophomore summer.

But now that it’s my fifth on-term in a row, my classes are as demanding as they are awesome, I’m trying to propose a special major, I need to find an internship for the winter, I’ve stumbled upon incredible opportunities that I could never say no to, half the people I love on this campus are abroad, the food lines are insane and I have minimal time to myself. I’m definitively

burnt out.

Screw ambition, right? No, don’t screw ambition. Ambition is awesome, and it’s the reason why so many of us worked so hard to be here. We all love ambition, and this may partly account for why the Duck Syndrome exists in the first place.

So if ducks can float and be just fine, so can I. I still find myself saying no to opportunities to have fun and relax, two phrases I find fairly difficult to relate to right now, but I realize that it’s entirely up to me to say yes and make time. There is an unfortunate irony in the fact that today I said no to going to the river with a friend while doing reading for a class that was literally telling me to say yes to life.

This reading, a chapter of “Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up” by Patricia Ryan Madson — an interesting title for a book assigned by a professor, I might add — outlines 13 maxims of improv to apply to real life. The first maxim is simple: Say “yes.” This means forgoing the schedules and restrictions we set for ourselves, saying yes to everything and accepting all offers.

The author adds that she isn’t encouraging a “Yes Man” attitude that led to the absurd events we see Jim Carrey act out in the movie of the same name — we should obviously exercise common sense. She does, however, want her readers to realize that saying no is a form of blocking out inspiration, and it’s how we get stuck in a cycle of closed doors, rigid schedules, pessimism and lost faith. Making time to be a real person who eats, sleeps, enjoys being with friends and occasionally exhibits sloth-like behavior does not mean that your ambitious self is slacking off; it means that you’ll find more opportunities to be inspired and excel in the domains you care about and love.

So do any work you can at home in your pajamas (and also in a hot pink robe with bunny ears, if you have one like I do) once it’s late. And do it on the couch. Don’t get all your dinners to-go so you can eat it while doing work in the stacks; eat with friends every now or even while you call your mom.

On the couch. Order Domino’s when you need to, not just when you’re drunk. Sleep for 11 hours straight every week or so. Take your vitamins. Go to the river or watch a movie with your friends. Ask your friends to go to the river or watch a movie with you. Don’t go out if you don’t feel like it; go out if you feel like it. Recognize that if you don’t come home from the Black Family Visual Arts Center or Thayer or Sudikoff or wherever until 4 a.m., you have the right to make up the sleep.

Maybe you do all of the above already.

Power to you, and don’t be afraid to hide it.

Maybe none of that works for you, because my Dartmouth experience is solely my own and the ways I stay sane won’t work for you — it’s not supposed to. But if nothing else, remember that if ducks can still float when they’re not paddling and sharks don’t actually need to keep swimming forever to stay alive, then we all can too.

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Freshman Greek house Voting law SB3 upheld by New Hampshire Superior Court judge ban will last six weeks FROM SB3 PAGE 1

8,000 voters in Hanover registered vote for themselves that they can, and he never encountered these concerns same day. of course trying to avoid any kind of from constituents.

Buckley said now that students fraudulent votes for the other side,” “The latest [University of New need to obtain proof of residence, he said.

Hampshire] poll stated that 87 percent the entire registration process could Buckley said that the Republicans of New Hampshire’s voters believe take many hours. are seeking any victories they can. that there is no voter fraud in New “I think that what worries me is “I think that the Republicans are Hampshire,” that [SB3] is the first desperate,” Buckley said. “Because he said. step in an effort by the the reality is the past 10 years in New B i r d s e l l “I think that Republican party to Hampshire have been the best decade spoke o f what worries me disenfranchise entire the Democrats have ever had. The 196 cases of classes of individuals Republicans aren’t used to losing.” people who is that [SB3] is based on how they McClain said that SB3 adds new voted in New the first step in vote,” he said. rules and paperwork.

Hampshire Birdsell, however, said “I think [SB3] adds more an effort by the and may have SB3 actually requires complexity to a process that is by also voted in Republican party less paperwork, as it and large run by volunteers who another state, to disenfranchise combined two forms, don’t make this a profession,” she but said these the domiciles affidavit said. “It’s a passion of theirs, but c a s e s a r e entire classes of and the registration it’s getting harder and harder to get “still in the individuals based form, into one. people to interpret these laws that are investigation Another change ever-changing and more complex.” on how they vote.” for college students, She is concerned that civil phase.” In response to McClain said, is that servants will start to receive calls with t h i s c l a i m , -RAYMOND BUCKLEY, many students may clarifying questions, and she worries Buckley’s office be registered in two “about being able to adequately pointed to a NEW HAMPSHIRE places at once, such explain and provide input for our Wa s h i n g t o n DEMOCRATIC PARTY as their college town voters to make their own decisions,” Post article and hometown. This she said.

CHAIRMAN from July that does not mean they Bafumisaidthelawhasimplications revealed that are casting more than of the future of democracy as a the Crosscheck System, which one ballot in the same election but whole, pointing toward increasing Birdsell referenced in naming the are active voters in two states at distrust in the electoral process.

196 voters who may have committed once. SB3 requires them to choose “If we don’t think our elections fraud, proved false over 99 percent between the two. are legitimate, then we’re going of the time.

McClain to be much less Though the bill passed the said students likely to support “If we don’t think Republican-controlled Senate and “ s h o u l d n ’ t our political House bodies, and has gone into just flip flop our elections are institutions, effect in the state, the New Hampshire d e p e n d i n g legitimate, then not only our Democratic Party and the League of upon where politicians but our Women Voters continue to fight the they happen to we’re going to be very institutions bill in court based on constitutionality. be at any given much less likely to and the laws that As it currently stands, the court t i m e w i t h i n they’ve passed,” support our political ruled to suspend the portion of the their extended he said. bill that imposes penalties of $5,000 stay in New institutions, not only Bafumi said and a year in jail if a voter fails to Hampshire.” our politicians but our that the bill might display proper identification within T h o u g h “threaten voters the 10-day window. citizens can very institutions and n o t t o vo t e ” Judge Charles Temple, who r e g i s t e r i n the laws that they’ve b e c a u s e t h ey presided over the case, wrote in the different places may be scared announcement that the penalties for different passed.” of possible were a strong voting deterrent. elections, each repercussions and “To the Court, these provisions … t i m e t h e y -JOSEPH BAFUMI, complications. act as a very serious deterrent on the register in New Despite the right to vote, and if there is indeed H a m p s h i r e , GOVERNMENT lawsuit and a ‘compelling’ need for them, the they will now PROFESSOR negative press, Court has yet to see it,” he wrote. have to sign Birdsell stands by Buckley said he believes that as a document her bill. hearings continue, SB3 will be ruled stating they are “I’ve had quite as unconstitutional, as it suppresses not registered to vote in any other a few people come up to me and voters. state at the time. thank me for putting in this bill, so it’s Birdsell, on the other hand, still Joseph Bafumi, a government something that they think has been supports the bill, and said the bill is professor and self-proclaimed needed and I’m proud to do it,” Birdsell fully constitutional. centrist, said that the stark difference said. “I think SB3 has been vilified.”

Many Democrats feel that rather between the Republican and As to students at Dartmouth who are than addressing fraud, this bill aims Democratic views on the issue reflect looking to vote in upcoming elections to make it harder for college students, a polarization between parties. here in New Hampshire, the Office who have often voted Democrat in “In a place like New Hampshire of Residential Life will be working the past several elections, to cast a wh e re [ fo r m e r D e m o c r at i c with the Hanover town clerk’s office ballot. presidential candidate] Hillary to help students obtain the paperwork McClain said that in last Clinton won, but just by a little bit, they need to prove residence here at November’s election, 1,235 of about each party is looking to rescue every Dartmouth, McClain said.

to Dartmouth,” Huberty said.

If, on the other hand, a first-year the ban will last for six weeks this year, is found responsible by the GLC executive board, their rush privileges Huberty said.

The ban was originally instituted will be suspended until after they have by the Greek Leadership Council. completed their sophomore year, The “Greek First Year Safety and according to the constitution.

Risk Reduction Policy,” as it is called Enforcement has therefore been in the GLC Constitution, is designed good in the past couple of years, to “increase freshmen safety during Huberty said, and he said he has seen the crucial first month of fall term no violations thus far this term. while mitigating related risks that While the GLC Constitution Greek organizations assume when emphasizes safety in the policy, hosting freshman during this time.” Huberty cited its benefit of promoting The policy was a student initiative class bonding. that was written into the Constitution “The idea is that freshmen can use the six weeks … to get to know in 2013, Huberty said. their class more and Interim director of spend some time as Safety and Security “In general, a freshman class, Keysi Montás meeting people on expressed support for fraternities take the ban. it pretty seriously their floor, meeting people in their “ We w e l c o m e house communities but do not enforce because the now,” Huberty said. it,” Montás said, sanctions are Iris Wang ’20, because it is a policy so severe, and who experienced instituted by the GLC an eight weekand not a regulation ’21s generally by the College’s know not to go to long ban last year, agreed that the ban administration. made it easier to However, Montás frats.” get to know other encourages freshman students to still make -CHRIS HUBERTY ’18, freshmen when the social life was not Good Samaritan calls, dominated by the by which students GREEK LEADERSHIP Greek scene and can call Safety and COUNCIL freshmen usually Security to help others we n t t o d o r m with dangerous levels ACCOUNTABILITY parties instead. of intoxication or CHAIR “There just seems influence of drugs to be more meeting without repercussions people in the process of the night than to themselves, even during the ban.

The GLC enforces the ban through in regular ‘fratting,’” Wang said. its Constitution, Huberty said. If any Rachel Kent ’21 agreed that the incidents of first-year students in ban as well as the fact that firstfraternities are reported, the Greek years are not allowed to rush until Board of Accountability — run by sophomore year encourage students Huberty — meets and determines to engage in other extracurricular sanctions on a case-by-case basis, activities and communities outside of Greek life. However, she feels the Huberty said.

“In general, fraternities take it issue is two-sided because students pretty seriously because the sanctions who want to drink have no alternative are so severe, and ’21s generally know space in which to do that.

“For students who are wanting not to go to frats,” Huberty said.

As written in the GLC constitution, to drink and party, the only other if a Greek organization is found alternative is dorm parties, which I responsible for an incident violating would say are a bit more complicated the first-year ban, it will face a fine. and messy than [a frat],” Kent said.

The fine’s amount is determined by The ban can also be helpful for the the severity of the offense and “should Greek organizations themselves. As be reasonably significant,” according a sophomore in the middle of rush, Wang thinks that the ban is “beneficial to the constitution.

The consequences are especially also for the houses in reducing the severe for repeat offenders, Huberty liability that they have,” she said. said. After a Greek organization’s third Ultimately, opinions about the ban offense in a year, the Greek Board seem to be mixed. Kent felt that the of Accountability can recommend ban was not a big deal because “we have four years here,” she said.

College-level sanctions.

Huberty said he finds that “I see the pros and cons of it,” fraternities do a good job checking Wang added. “I think that I appreciate the pros now more in hindsight, [but] students’ IDs. “Generally I’ve found that people at the time when I was a freshman ... spend more time looking at what year experiencing the frat ban, I mostly you are as opposed to if you just go focused on the negatives.”

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THE DARTMOUTH EVENTS

STOPPING FOR ICE CREAM

CAROLINE COOK ’21

TODAY

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Workshop: “Hands-on Introduction to Latex and BYO Problem/Data, Part One,” Instructional Center (1st Floor), 37 Dewey Field Road

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Seminar: “Development and Sexual Differentiation of the External Genitalia,” with University of Florida professor Martin J. Cohn, Chilcott Auditorium

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Lecture: “The Mexico-U.S. Relationship at a Crossroads,” with former Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)

TOMORROW

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Hanover Farmers Market, Dartmouth Green

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Adult Workshop: “Sound Art: Learning to Look and Learning to Listen,” registration required, Hood Downtown, 53 Main Street

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Film: “Being Mortal,” a collaboration between Atul Gawande and “Frontline,” Auditorium H, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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combat corruption and bring aid to those it is meant for.

Echo chambers also exist in the disconnect between our perspective of global events and the events themselves.

Familiarity with a foreign language can enhance your understanding of news in a country, but even without that knowledge simply reading a larger variety of publications can help. The Economist focuses on policies and political implications rather than on breaking news. The Financial Times is a business publication that is free for Dartmouth students. Der Spiegel provides perspective into European news. Haaretz in Israel, Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan and El País in Spain provide English translations of their articles. Online media sites also provide international news, from the World Economic Forum or

Dartmouth’s own World Outlook.

The Council on Foreign Relations and Chatham House also provide publications and in-depth analyses on policies and policy issues. This is not to say that the news is perfect — these news outlets are not perfectly unbiased. For instance, RT, a Russian English-language news channel, portrays a government-funded view of Russian news. Nonetheless, reading through a wide spectrum of news sources will allow you to challenge each interpretation of events and understand multiple perspectives and sides of a story.

West Germany’s first chancellor Konrad Adenauer once said, “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.” The world is not just America. Ethnocentrism without acknowledging other cultures leads us to unfairly presume American superiority and supremacy.

In analyzing events in the world and in our communities, try not to think in terms of right or wrong or in us versus them. Each culture and its value system brings a fresh look and perspective to policy debates in all fields of work, ranging from healthcare to business.

We are citizens of a global community, but worldwide events that should bring us together often do not. Broadening your worldview takes time — it is certainly more difficult than relying on scrolling through your current Facebook feed or glancing through the top highlights on Google News. However, we must take advantage of our college years and the resources we have here to set a foundation for the rest of our lives.

While expanding your worldview is not limited to the news, in reading the news, you will be reading — and better yet, understanding — the world.

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Review: ‘mother!’ is unrestrained, bold

By SEBASTIAN WURZRAINER The Dartmouth Staff

Darren Aronofsky and I have a complicated relationship. Well, to be more accurate, his films and I have a charged, complex and often fraught relationship.

The common thread among his previous six films is the ability of each to elicit a distinct emotional response from me. “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan” are masterpieces of modern tragedy, while “The Wrestler” is a solid, if unremarkable, film. On the other end of the spectrum, I found “Pi” to be a touch underwhelming and I absolutely loathe both “The Fountain” and “Noah.” Based on those precedents, I really had no idea what to expect from “mother!” other than the fact that it would inevitably provoke a strong reaction. And it most certainly did.

The first thing you need to understand about “mother!” is that the entire story is one gigantic metaphor. If you want to know absolutely nothing about the film before watching it, then you should stop reading right now. That being said, I have no qualms in spoiling the metaphor because I think that knowing some of what to expect before watching this film can genuinely enrich the viewing experience. So here goes: “mother!” is a metaphor for the Bible’s best-of hits. All of the fan favorites show up on the playlist, including some you might not initially notice.

Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star as Mother (Mother Earth) and Him (God), respectively.

They are presented as a married couple living in an ideal home that she is in the process of remodeling while he struggles to write a followup to his most recent literary success. One day, “Man” (Ed Harris) and “Woman” (Michelle Pfeiffer) appear on the couple’s doorstep and decide to take up residence in the house. This is quickly followed by the arrival of their quarrelling sons, paralleling the biblical Cain and Abel. The household soon devolves into utter chaos. So, where does “mother!” fall on the spectrum of Aronofsky’s oeuvre? I’ve had over a week to process the film, and I’m still not entirely sure how I feel, though I think I like it.

To be honest: Your enjoyment of this film may rely heavily on your personal experiences regarding religion, specifically Christianity. “mother!” has already been raked over the coals by some critics who feel that it offends their personal beliefs. While I have no desire to divulge my own feelings about Christianity, I will mention that “The Last Temptation of Christ”

also outraged several Christian groups, and I think it might be Martin Scorsese’s best work. If you’re liable to be outraged or upset by this film’s commentary, I completely understand and respect your position. But if you’re willing to accept “mother!” for the absolutely insane religious critique that it is, I think the film has some incredibly thought-provoking moments.

Which is not to say that it is without serious flaws; indeed, it has many. One of the more common criticisms has been that the film relies far too heavily on close-ups. I completely agree. If I had to guess, I’d approximate that 90 percent of the shots are close-ups, most of which are dominated by Lawrence’s face.

I have no doubt that Aronofsky and cinematographer Matthew Libatique had symbolic reasons for employing this technique. I’d argue, though, that the symbolic value of your cinematography is significantly diminished if the viewer is distracted by her or his throbbing headache.

I also wish more had been done with the “Woman.” Pfeiffer is probably the most engaging screen presence, but her character seems like a missed opportunity.

The depiction of Eve in the Bible has had huge influences on the way women have been portrayed in Western culture over the centuries, and I don’t necessarily mean that in a positive sense. Aronofsky could have really explored this notion in a modern context, but instead, Pfeiffer portrays little more than a nagging wife.

In contrast, I found Bardem’s performance to easily be the most captivating thing in the film. His portrayal of God isn’t particularly likeable (in fact, none of the characters are likeable or relatable), but it is interesting. For one thing, the poet-muse relationship between Him and Mother is used in compelling ways to examine the dynamics of power, gender and fame.

For example, we learn over the course of the film that Him has a fragile ego and wants nothing more than validation and love. Moreover, the performance is infused with a certain naiveté, a quality which implies that this deity might not know what to do with his immense powers.

And that’s precisely what appealed to me about this film. You may have heard from other critics that it’s excessively violent and gory and, in a sense, it is. Aronofsky loves insanity on screen and “mother!” is not lacking in that department. Yet the film is still decidedly thoughtful, and its outrageousness feels very intentional. It’s rare for a film these days to provoke such a visceral reaction from viewers, and I’m amazed that a major studio even agreed to finance it. But part of me is glad it did. “mother!” is unruly, wild and often deeply problematic, but that’s also why it makes for a great conversation starter — and that’s worth something.

I could not watch a film like “mother!” every week. I don’t even think I could watch a film like “mother!” every year. But every once in a while, I enjoy seeing a film that is this unrestrained and bold. It lacks the deft human touch of Aronofsky’s best work, to be sure, but it is as mind-boggling as any film he’s ever crafted. It’s not for everyone; it’s not even for most people. Some will love it, and some will hate it. I don’t fall into either camp, though I think when it is all said and done I align more closely with the former rather than the latter.

Rating: 7/10

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DSO to unveil new collaboration with Conservatory of Siena

By JORDAN MCDONALD The Dartmouth

A staple of the Upper Valley music scene, the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, comprised of Dartmouth students and local instrumentalists, is a major attraction for the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth during the fall, winter and spring. This fall, the orchestra, committed to evolution, will embark on a collaborative partnership with the world-renowned Italy-based Conservatory of Siena, its students and its teachers.

This DSO-Siena collaboration will first be showcased Oct. 28 in a DSO performance that will feature acclaimed guest flutist Luciano Tristaino. The next on-campus showcase will be in February of 2018 and will feature guest mandolinist Carlo Aonzo.

In December 2018, the DSO will travel abroad for an Italian tour with the Conservatory of Siena, making for a fully immersive musical

collaboration. Bringing together highly-skilled musicians from Dartmouth and the Conservatory, this partnership will involve touring, master classes and chamber music groups.

Filippo Ciabatti, the conductor and music director of the DSO, explained that he intends for this partnership as well as the international tour — the orchestra’s first tour under his direction — to bring about a true exchange.

Noting that music is “the universal language,” Ciabatti said that he believes the partnership will result in a “full immersion into a cultural exchange with people of another country and of another culture.”

Neerja Thakkar ’19, a violinist and student manager who joined the DSO during her freshman fall, expressed excitement about the collaboration and the interest Ciabatti has taken in ensuring members get the most out of the experience.

“He cares a lot about what’s best for the orchestra,” Thakkar said.

“He’s very dedicated to making it the said. best it can be musically and the best Ciabatti explained that he hopes experience it can be for everyone. the experience will “help us to build As part of planning the tour, he a broader reputation with that was hoping that it would be a really orchestra and excite the students with fun experience and it would make new opportunities that go beyond the us better Upper Valley.” musicians, While the seniors a n d i t “We want to expose in the orchestra w o u l d the students ... to more will graduate allow us before the Italian to enjoy high-level musical tour portion of ourselves opportunities.” the partnership, while also the younger and gaining a newer members of lot of skills -FILIPPO CIABATTI, the ensemble look from going DARTMOUTH SYMPHONY forward to what abroad the international a n d ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR component will w o r k i n g AND MUSIC DIRECTOR bring to their with other experience. people.”

“I think that An Italian musician himself, DSO is a really strong community, Ciabatti noted that his own heritage so just getting to be with fellow DSO played a part in the collaboration. members for that period of time will “I had connections with the be really fun,” Thakkar said. “I think Conservatory of Siena from my that it will be great to see what music career and my Italian heritage,” he is like in other countries because

music in some ways is universal but in other ways, it will be interesting to see how they do things. Getting to immerse myself in music for those two weeks will be amazing.”

Ultimately, the hope is that this partnership will impact not only members of the DSO and the Conservatory of Siena but also the Upper Valley and the Dartmouth community as a whole.

“I am proud, and all of us are proud, to share with the community the opportunity to basically see our progress and the fact that this orchestra is gaining an international profile,” Ciabatti said. “We want to bring the quality that we brought here at Dartmouth somewhere else in the world, and we want to expose the students that are here and very involved and very committed to the orchestra here at Dartmouth to more high-level musical opportunities.”

The first performance of the partnership will take place on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m.

The Dodecaphonics’ new EP features new and ‘iconic’ pieces

By SAVANNAH MILLER The Dartmouth

In August, coed a cappella group the Dodecaphonics released their new EP entitled “DDX.” “DDX” is the latest in a long line of albums released by the group since the early 1990s.

The Dodecaphonics, founded in 1984, is Dartmouth’s oldest coed a cappella group, according to the group’s website. The group currently has 21 members and two full albums on Spotify and iTunes, one of which is its most recent EP. According to Dodecs president Tara Joshi ’18, the goal of “DDX” was to highlight the group’s personal sound in a new way and focus on each member’s talents.

“The biggest goal of the album was to showcase everyone in some way,” Joshi said. “It’s our own sound, our own personality, our own voice.”

Current musical director Justine Goggin ’18 said the group paid for the expenses associated with recording the EP using earnings from its winter break tours and its on- and off-campus concerts.

The Dodecs recorded the EP in

the Hopkins Center for the Arts for over a year, beginning during the winter of 2016 and finishing late in the spring of 2017.

The group went through three musical directors during this time, the most recent being Goggin.

Goggin was in charge of listening to the recordings as they came back from the studio and ensuring they represented the Dodecs well.

“I focused on really trying to make sure they sounded like us as a group,” she said. “We wanted a product that we would be proud of and people would listen to, and ultimately that’s what we put out.”

“DDX” is a collection of 11 songs from across multiple genres, including pop, country and rock.

Most of the pieces were arranged by the group itself.

Goggin describes many of the songs on the album as crowd pleasers that listeners will recognize and enjoy. She also recognizes that many of the songs that made it onto the album were some of the group’s personal favorites, sentiments echoed by Joshi.

“A lot of it is for us,” Joshi said.

“We love the pieces that are on this album. They’re some of our

absolute fan favorites.” group felt a certain amount of Two specific songs cited by pressure to constantly improve Joshi were “Boondocks” and their sound.

“Unwritten,” the latter of which “There’s been a big upsurge Joshi described as “iconic” to the in a cappella,” Shlien said. group and its members.

“Pentatonix, if anything, has According to Dodecs business caused people to try and raise their manager Daniel game.”

Shlien ’18, the Shlien cites a Dodecs decided to “The biggest goal master class with release a new EP of the album Paris-based a partly because they group the was to showcase cappella felt it had been too Swingle Singers long since the last everyone in as something that album, “Hooked on some way. helped them grow Dodecaphonics,” as a group. released in 2012. It’s our own “They really The group wanted sound, our own pushed us to do to feature the seniors things in a more personality, our in their group, as interesting way, well as showcase own voice.” to blend better their new skills and with each other sounds. and work on these “ We f e l t l i k e -TARA JOSHI ’18, really interesting we needed this,” DODECAPHONICS contrasts,” he said. he said. “It’s new, “That’s featured PRESIDENT modernist and on a couple songs sleek.” on this album.”

While songs on Goggin believes “DDX” are all very the experience has personal to the Dodecs and not only made the Dodecs grow in really inspired by other groups ability, referencing the differences or artists, Shlien does believe the between recording in a studio and

performing live on a stage.

“We’ve learned how to adjust to different venues,” she said. “It only benefitted us. We had to be more precise in our parts than ever before.”

A c c o r d i n g t o Jo s h i , t h e experience of recording an album was one that brought the Dodecs members closer together as well as made them excited about upcoming performances and tours.

“We’re a family group,” Joshi said. “Whenever we get to do something like this, it’s a big deal for us. It’s a huge morale booster.”

Joshi also knows that the EP is very personal to many of the Dodecs, including herself.

“When I graduate, that’ll be a very distinct thing I’ll have to take with me from this group that meant so much to me,” she said.

Shlien also believes that “DDX” is something he can take away from his time at Dartmouth, citing it as a way for him to leave a mark on the College.

“I really feel a part of the group’s history,” Shlien said.

“People will look back at this album and be like, ‘Yeah, these were my Dodecs.’”