VOL. CLXXI NO. 117
PARTLY CLOUDY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fraternities vote to abolish pledge term
GREEN OVER BLUE
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By sera KWON and Sasha dudding The Dartmouth Staff
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The Big Green beat Central Connecticut State University 35-25 in a game under the lights.
Fraternities must abolish pledge terms for new members, members of the Interfraternity Council decided unanimously on Sunday night. The vote does not come with any new enforcement measures, IFC president Wil Chockley ’15 said, noting that College and government policies already ban hazing. Its student-driven nature, combined with a fear of system-wide retribution if
a fraternity violates the policy, will contribute to its enforcement, fraternity presidents interviewed said. The decision follows a closed session on the Greek system’s future hosted by College President Phil Hanlon last week. For an hour and a half, Hanlon, Board of Trustees Chair Bill Helman and “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee chair Barbara Will spoke with fraternity and sorority presidents and other Greek SEE IFC PAGE 3
‘Disorientation Guide’ promotes allyship, activism B y Priya RAMAIAH The Dartmouth Staff
Members of The Dartmouth Radical and the Action Collective released a “Disorientation Guide” late last week, distributing copies across campus newsstands and to passers-by in the Class of 1953 Commons. The 43-page booklet, marked with an image of Baker Tower inside a raised fist, contains information on
course selection, social life and cultural appropriation, among other topics. The compilation process began in July, said Oscar Cornejo ’17, who co-manages the Action Collective’s email list. The guide’s creators invited members of the Collective to submit essays, articles and other pieces of writing for inclusion in the publication. “We believe that there is a need for an orientation guide
Alumnus contributes to Liberia’s Ebola response
B y Charlie rafkin The Dartmouth Staff
When Timothy F lanigan ’79 called Hanover home as an undergraduate, he and a group of friends at Aquinas House, Dartmouth’s Catholic student center, drove to the Bronx to meet Mother Teresa. Flanigan said her words and history inspired him — not simply because she was generous, but also
because she was courageous in helping others, no matter the danger. Following Mother Teresa’s example, Flanigan took a break this August from his position as professor of medicine at Brown University Medical School’s infectious diseases division to set off for Monrovia, Liberia. In Monrovia, he has worked to SEE EBOLA PAGE 2
that provides our truths, and prepares underclassmen for a Dartmouth that we ourselves were unprepared to face,” the authors’ note states. Managing editors Melissa Padilla ’16 and Guillermo Rojas Hernandez ’13 declined to comment. While the guide is aimed toward freshmen, Cornejo said anyone could benefit from
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Students distributed the 43-page guide.
Women talk superficiality, pressure in panel about rush
B y MICHAEL QIAN
The Dartmouth Staff
Eight women opened up Friday about their experiences with Greek life and community, describing a superficiality that pervades rush, pressure to join a house and the realities of being affiliated. Organized by the Inter-Community Council, Friday’s panel came days before the start of fall recruitment. About 400 women are expected to participate in Panhellenic Council sorority
recruitment, said Panhell recruitment vice presidents Sara Heard ’15 and Kathleen Wahl ’15, beginning with round one parties Monday. Sunday evening, posters urging students “Don’t Rush into Rush” were taped onto Collis Café’s walls and tacked onto bulletin boards on the first floor of the Collis Center for Student Involvement. “I didn’t want to rush, but I was influenced by my peers,” read one. “In my SEE PANEL PAGE 5