The Dartmouth 10/19/17

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VOL. CLXXIV NO.132

MOSTLY SUNNY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Provost Carolyn Dever to return to teaching

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Provost Carolyn Dever will step down as provost at the conclusion of the fall term, ending her three and a half year tenure. She will continue to serve as a faculty member in the English department, according to an Oct. 1 press release. Dever said that now was a “good moment” to return to her academic roots, citing her 7-year-old child and her desire to continue her own research and teaching. Dever has served as Dartmouth’s chief academic officer since July 1, 2014, when she came to the College after working as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt

Students enjoy socializing during meals at the Class of 1953 Commons.

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Latinx events Students celebrate conclude on Nov. 1 Indigenous Peoples’ Week By GABRIEL ONATE The Dartmouth

Latinx Heritage Month has been celebrating the Latinx community and identity on campus since mid-September and will continue hosting events u n t i l N ov. 1 d e s p i t e decreased funding from

the College, according to Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee members Rosa Mendoza ’20 and Juan Laínez Iscoa ’20. This year’s theme is “our strength lives in our roots” with the goal of uniting everyone into SEE LATINX PAGE 3

By EILEEN BRADY The Dartmouth

The Native American community at the College celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day last Monday, Oct. 9. The celebration, planned by Native Americans at Dartmouth, began at midnight with a drumming circle on the Green and the lighting of a sacred fire,

according to Kianna Burke ’12, the Native American Program interim director. A rally protesting the celebration of Columbus Day and celebrating Native culture was also held on Monday afternoon. Events such as film screenings, meals and workshops were held throughout the following week in celebration of Indigenous

Peoples’ Week, a week-long celebration created last year by Burke. The midnight drumming circle is an event that has taken place for many years at Dartmouth, according to NAD member Samantha Maltais ’18. She noted that the event is something that most Native SEE NAD PAGE 3

Researchers study katydid evolution in Panama By ROHINI MANDAL The Dartmouth

Biology professor Hannah ter Hofstede led a team of researchers through Panama this past summer in order to learn more about the process of evolution by examining the katydid species. Katydids are predominantly nocturnal insects related to crickets, famous for their unique mating calls.

“One reason to do this kind of work in the tropics is that there is so much diversity,” ter Hofstede said. “In the tropics, there are a lot of species that use very high frequency sounds. Usually what’s happening with katydids is males producing sound and females walking to the male.” The calls of katydids have both COURTESY OF LAUREL SYMES

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Researchers traveled to Panama to study katydid calls.


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