The Dartmouth 02/09/16

VOL. CLXXIII NO.26

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

SAE derecognized by the College

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By PRIYA RAMAIAH

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

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Tabard faces three terms of suspension and probation

By ZACHARY BENJAMIN OPINION

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended by its national organization for a minimum of five years for violations of health and safety regulations as well as a failure to comply with the national organization’s standards, according to a statement released by SAE national executive director of communications Brandon Weghorst.

Members of the chapter at the College have also been suspended indefinitely from SAE national.

Investigations by the Hanover Police Department and

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Last Thursday, the College suspended the Tabard gender-inclusive fraternity for three terms after the house admitted to violations of the College’s hazing, alcohol and recruiting policies, college spokesperson Diana Lawrence said. Following their period of suspension, the house will be placed on probation until the end of 2017, she said.

Hanover police department began an investigation into the Tabard’s activities

last June, Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis said. He declined to comment on the current state of the investigation, as it is still ongoing. The information from the investigation has been forwarded to the Grafton County attorney’s office, he said.

The policy violations occurred last spring, assistant director for judicial affairs Katherine Strong wrote in an email. During this time, the Tabard broke College rules against hazing, hard alcohol and serving alcohol to minors, she said. In addition, the house violated Greek Let-

ter Organizations and Societies policies against new member recruitment, which require that potential new members be sophomores or older, she said.

While suspended, the Tabard is banned from participating in or hosting any activities, according to the College’s Standards of Conduct.

Activities after the suspension ends are less restricted. While on social probation, the Tabard will be banned from serving alcohol, Strong said, but there are not restrictions on activities during College probation.

The new leadership has spoken with judicial affairs to explain the steps they plan to take to refocus and strengthen the organization, Strong said.

The Tabard is not the only Greek organization that has faced disciplinary action by the College this winter term.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was suspended by their national fraternity for a period of at least five years last Thursday, and subsequently derecognized by the College, following violations of health and SEE TABARD PAGE 2

Feeder line failure leaves main campus in the dark

By CARTER BRACE

The Dartmouth Staff

From approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night to approximately 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, parts of the College campus and the town of Hanover suffered a power outage.

The blackout was concentrated around the central area of campus, including all buildings around the Green, the Class of 1953 Commons, Massachusetts Row as well as southern and eastern parts of campus. The Choates cluster also lost power as well as some restaurants

and stores in downtown Hanover.

The outage was caused by a failed “feeder line” from Liberty Utilities, the electrical company that supplies the College with power. “[The feeder line] is essentially one way for Liberty Utilities to provide the College with power and its one of the main routes from their utility to our campus, and that one failed,” director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne said.

Liberty Utilities eventually restored power to campus by re-routing the way the College receives its power, Kinne said.

During the outage, the College’s power plant was able to generate some electricity to buildings which had lost power such as Collis, ’53 Commons and Massachusetts Row, Kinne added.

The College’s Facilities Operations and Management department is conferring with Liberty Utilities to figure out the specific reason for the failure of the feeder line. Kinne said the outage was due to a failure in Liberty Utilities’ infrastructure, not the College’s.

Safety and Security responded to several alarms on campus during

the blackout. Kinne said that both fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were triggered in relation to the power failure.

Some generators on campus succeeded in providing emergency lighting. However, the generators did cause diesel fumes to come into one building on campus.

“There was a report that came in that there was a smell and there was an indication that one of the carbon monoxide detectors had gone off in the generator room, so as a precauSEE POWER PAGE 5

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DAILY DEBRIEFING On the eve of the first-in-the-nation primary, Donald Trump is slated to win the Republican primary by an average of 16.3 points, RealClear Politics reported. Bernie Sanders is expected to win the Democratic primary by an average of 13.2 points. Nationwide, Trump is up an average of 8.5 points while Hillary Clinton is leading by an average of 13.3 points.

NPR reported on the five things voters should know before today’s primary. Voting is more straightforward in the New Hampshire primary compared to the caucus system in Iowa. However, the New Hampshire primary is not without its oddities. Each town gets to determine when the polls are open, and three towns in the Granite State — Dixville Notch, Hart’s Location and Millsfield — choose to vote just after midnight on Tuesday morning. The majority of voting stations open around 6 or 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

In addition, it takes either 100 signatures or costs $1,000 dollars to get on the ballot in the Granite State, so expect 58 people on the ballot (30 on the Republican side and 28 on the Democratic side). The fourth and fifth facts about the primaries have to do with New Hampshire’s track record in previous years. The Granite State is known for high voter turnout and large quantity of undeclared or independent voters. In addition, New Hampshire has had a more accurate track record of picking GOP nominees in recent years.

NBC News reported a few unanswered storylines to watch going into the primary today. The first: Can Trump maintain his double-digit lead? While the polls predicted a win for Trump in Iowa, he came out 3.3 points under Ted Cruz. However, NBC points out that there are important differences, such as the influence of independents, not evangelicals, between the Granite State and Iowa. The second question is how Marco Rubio’s debate performance will affect the polls in New Hampshire. Rubio is currently polling second to Trump, according to RealClear Politics, but his momentum may shift after last Saturday’s ABC Republican debate. The third question looks at if the number of GOP candidates will diminish after New Hampshire, although NBC News is skeptical this will happen, especially after Rubio’s performance in the Republican debate. NBC News also wonders just how much of a lead Bernie Sanders has over Hillary Clinton, and if Clinton can garner the vote of women and registered Democrats in the Granite State. Recent polls show that Sanders leads Clinton among women and registered Democrats, but if Clinton can get more people from these groups to support her, she may be able to cut down the Vermont senator’s lead.

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In the Jan. 28 article, “Regular decision pool sees slight increase by 43 students,” a prospective student’s name was misspelled as Tin Phamm. The correct spelling is actually Tin Pham.

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Violations of hazing, alcohol policies FROM TABARD PAGE 1

safety standards. Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority was also suspended for one term in January, to be followed by periods of social and College probation until January 2017, for violations of alcohol policies and property damage.

In the fall, the Tabard extended 10 bids to new members. This winter, the Tabard did not take any new members.

Last spring, Alpha Delta fraternity was derecognized by the College after a branding incident the previous fall while AD was suspended.

In May 2010, the Hanover Police Department charged the Tabard with two counts of serving alcohol to underage individuals, following the arrest of a 20-year-old student who had consumed 10 cups of beer while playing pong at the house. At the time, the department noted that this was not the first time the Tabard had violated laws against serving alcohol to underage individuals. The Tabard had received a previous warning in April, one of six issued by Hanover Police as part of the department’s compliance checks at Greek organization’s physical plants.

The police stopped these checks after receiving heavy student criticism.

Ultimately the Tabard pleaded no contest in a plea agreement, agreeing to pay a $2,000 fine for each charge and perform 500 hours of community

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The Tabard gender-inclusive fraternity is suspended for three terms.

service over the following two years. In return the charges were reduced to Class B misdemeanors. As part of their plea agreement, the organization agreed to fully comply with the College’s alcohol

policies, their attorney Tim Clark said at the time.

The Tabard co-presidents did not respond to multiple requests for comment by press time.

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Police investigations pending for SAE FROM SAE PAGE 1

the Grafton County attorney’s office are still pending. Director of Judicial Affairs Leigh Remy wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that while the chapter will not be rerecognized as a local, SAE could still return to campus as a national once the five years have passed.

College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that the suspension of SAE’s charter by its national organization derecognizes SAE as a student organization as of March 15, 2016, the end of winter term.

As Dartmouth policy prohibits students from living in the building of an unrecognized student organization, SAE can no longer serve as a residential space beginning in Spring 2016.

SAE national said that after an investigation into a hazing complaint about the College chapter, they passed this information to school administrators for a College investigation. The organization has a zero-tolerance policy for hazing and any behaviors not consistent with their “True Gentleman” creed of leadership, scholarship and service, the statement said.

The College then notified Hanover Police, with a police investigation commencing Oct. 20. Lawrence said that the pending disciplinary review of the

organization’s activities by the Office of Judicial Affairs will not be continued given the closure of the SAE chapter by its national organization.

The Dartmouth College chapter of SAE was founded in 1908. SAE national said in their statement that they hope to re-establish the chapter in the future.

Because the decision of SAE national was based on misconduct, Lawrence said, the College will not consider any proposals for the chapter to continue operations as a local organization.

Remy said that Safety and Security completed an investigation of SAE new member activity in the fall, which included interviews with SAE members. While the organizational investigation has been discontinued by Judicial Affairs due to the action by SAE’s national organization, Remy said, Judicial Affairs will be reviewing information obtained from the investigation to evaluate individual conduct over the next two weeks.

Remy said that although the College has derecognized SAE, their return after five years is still a possibility. She added that the College will continue to work with the national leadership of SAE assuming that members and alumni trustees close the chapter responsibly.

Hanover Police Chief Charlie

Dennis said that he was unable to comment as the investigation into SAE is ongoing and is also under review of the Grafton County Attorney’s office.

Grafton County attorney Lara Saffo also said that she was not able to comment on a pending investigation, defining a pending investigation as one in which her office has decided not to prosecute the case or a case that has not been resolved with either a plea or trial.

Last spring, Alpha Delta fraternity was derecognized after a branding incident that fall while AD was suspended.

In the past two decades, three fraternities have been derecognized and later reinstated. Beta Theta Pi fraternity, now Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, and Zeta Psi fraternity were derecognized in 1996 and 2001, respectively.

Beta returned to campus as a local chapter in 2008 and Zete returned in 2011 after a two-year re-recognition process.

Phi Delta Alpha fraternity was indefinitely derecognized in 2000 but was re-recognized in 2004.

Chi Heorot fraternity successfully appealed its derecognition by the College in 2001, and was instead subject to three terms of social probation.

SAE members did not respond to multiple requests for comments by press time.

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Dartmouth’s Pan-Asian Council held Lunar New Year’s celebration at Occom Commons on Monday.

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STAFF COLUMNIST DAN FISHBEIN ’19

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Get Out and Vote

Voces Clamantium

Supporters of Sanders must rally behind him in New Hampshire.

I’m definitely not a morning person but last Monday, at 4:30 a.m., I stood in some nondescript Chinese restaurant’s parking lot, in the freezing cold, clustered around the flatbed of a Ford in Concord to welcome the newly arrived Sen. Bernie Sanders to his next primary state. Later that day, when I woke up in the early afternoon, I watched some footage of the previous night’s event on MSNBC. One of the reporters described Sanders’ rally as “American politics at its best.”

Sure, maybe all the Sanders naysayers do have a point. Maybe the country cannot afford to pay for public college education and health insurance for all of its citizens. Regardless of this, the MSNBC announcer accurately described an incredible event. Sanders won 84 percent of the vote in the 17-29 demographic in a still-disputed victory for Hillary Clinton by the narrowest of margins, so narrow that some of the caucus votes were even decided on a literal coin flip. Sanders drew a crowd of roughly 200 people to stage an impromptu welcoming at the crack-of-dawn. Say what you will about the formerly-Independent, selfidentifying “democratic socialist” senator from Vermont, but there is no denying the seemingly infectious effect he has on his millennial voter base.

Even after what Sanders called a “virtual tie” in Iowa, most polls still show Clinton comfortably ahead of him nationally. In Iowa, Sanders won the very liberal vote by 19 percentage points; unluckily for him, however, while 68 percent of Iowa caucus goers identified as liberals, only 47 percent of Democratic voters identified as such in the 2008 election. In fact, some critics see Sanders’ performance in Iowa as a harbinger for his future demise due to his inability to decisively win a state made up of his most devoted electorate.

Now, with the national spotlight turned to our state for the New Hampshire presidential primary today, Democratic primary voters have the ability to dictate the direction of our country in what some pundits think might turn into one of the landmark elections in United

States history, à la the 1904 election in which the dark-horse progressive Theodore Roosevelt came out of nowhere to defeat the establishment candidate. If history is going to repeat itself in the form of Sanders beating Clinton, he will no doubt rely heavily on his millennial base.

Similar to Iowa, New Hampshire has predominantly white, liberal Democratic voters: in the 2008 election, 54 percent of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters identified as white and liberal, the second highest percentage nationally. This means that, although polls may lean heavily in Sanders’ favor, the margin of victory will be significant in deciding whether or not a win today gets portrayed in the media as an underdog upset. America loves a good underdog story, so if the media deems this an upset and sticks to the accompanying narrative, the Sanders campaign will have momentum heading into the less friendly states of Nevada and South Carolina two weeks from now.

In essence, Dartmouth students will have a chance to impact what may turn out to be a historically significant primary race. If students turn out to vote in support of Sanders and thus bring a win for his campaign, they would help Sanders increase a margin of victory that will be crucial for the next stage of the election cycle. And furthermore, Sanders is not the only candidate with a lot on the line here. Clinton has the chance for an ’08-like comeback, in which she trailed Obama by eight percent in the polls before upsetting the future president and jumpstarting a close, drawn-out campaign. On the Republican ticket, a Ted Cruz victory would likely paint him as that party’s frontrunner if he adds a victory in New Hampshire to his win in Iowa. For Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, two candidates headed in apparently opposite directions, this Tuesday could either rescue or curse their future chances for the nomination.

Regardless of party or candidate affiliation, Dartmouth students need to get out and vote on Tuesday. All eyes have turned to New Hampshire. It’s exciting, really. The future of America hangs in the balance.

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A selection of views on today’s primary from our readers.

Love Bernie; Vote for Hillary I love Bernie (the other one, not me) and agree with most of his positions. However, I will be voting for Hillary Clinton today because she will make a better president for our country and a better leader for our chaotic world. Not only does she have the intelligence, knowledge and broad experience needed for the job, but she also has demonstrated a life long commitment to improving the well-being of all peoples.

She is a multi-dimensional problem solver, capable of analyzing events, forming appropriate responses to changing situations and is always guided by her sense of fairness and empathy. She is not an ideologue, but a practical politician who has demonstrated an ability, when appropriate, to compromise with the opposition to pass progressive legislation. While she and Bernie agree on most issues, I believe she is best positioned to get

“A strong win in New Hampshire will send an important message that Democrats are united in our belief that we are still a dynamic country capable of improving, and that Hillary can best lead all citizens to a prosperous future.”

-BERNIE BENN legislation passed that actually implements those goals and values.

The strategy that some Democrats say they will follow is to vote for Bernie in the primary to send a message against the current obscene disparity in wealth and opportunity, but then vote for Hillary in the general election where she is best positioned to win. Hillary understands the message. She has laid out solutions that support working families, that will level the economic playing field, and that will recreate a vibrant middle class.

If one believes that Hillary can win and is most qualified to get policies enacted that she and Bernie agree on, then this strategy should be reconsidered. I urge Democrats to support Hillary Clinton in the primary and not wait for the general election. A strong win in New Hampshire will send an important message that Democrats are united in our belief that we are still a dynamic country capable of improving, and that Hillary can best lead all citizens to a prosperous future.

Former State Rep. Bernie Benn Hanover, New Hampshire The Mensch of Burlington Vermont No one doubts, at least no Democrats doubt, that Hillary Clinton is one of the most qualified presidential candidates today. As a lawyer, community service worker, first lady during the Clinton administration, United States senator

from New York and most recently Secretary of State for four years, she definitely fits the bill to be the first woman president of the United States.

Then there is Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is also a highly qualified candidate, elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont as a “socialist democrat.”

He was so successful in meeting the needs of his community, and widely respected by many Democrats and Republicans alike, that he was elected to Congress for 16 years. He is now serving a second term in the Senate after receiving an impressive 71 percent of the votes cast. His integrity, pragmatism and tenacity have enabled him to pass legislation and amendments by working across party lines, as well as unapologetically clarifying just what a “democratic socialist” is.

Their similarities are numerous and their differences are due mainly to intensity and extent. Both agree we need to build on President Barack Obama’s far-reaching accomplishments.

But now, in this election the dire issues and the unprecedented partisan opposition demands a clear and demonstrative voice of action for radical, not conservative, change.

The candidates will have to deal aggressively with colossal disparities in our economic system, inequities in our health care availability and educational opportunities, the unconscionable dominance of money in politics, restrictions on voting rights, climate change, structural and systemic racism, partisan threats to Social Security, gun lobbyists challenging citizens’ rights and safety, failing infrastructure and crumbling schools, the devastation of war, an unfair tax code and unfair systemic advantages that only favor the wealthy. All of these challenges must be dealt with the urgency of NOW. Hillary, we believe, would be more strategic and conservative in dealing with these challenges and cautiously put a lid on those issues, which are very controversial, for a more politically convenient time.

Bernie is ready to take the lid off and risk a political and socio-economic revolution. To achieve this he will need all those who support his agenda now to slog through the morass of political opposition while maintaining moral and political stamina and commitment for many years to come.

Win or lose, Sen. Bernie Sanders must carry his message as far as possible, educating and inspiring the American people to action. Hopefully, he can also persuade former Sen. Hillary Clinton to take much more demonstrative stands on these issues that profoundly matter to us and many in the Democratic party.

Whoever wins the nomination, our fervent hope is that this remarkable, white haired, mensch Mayor of Burlington Vermont and current senator, who speaks passionately to his educated conviction that our government and economy are rigged in favor of the one percent, will be affirmed and thoroughly addressed. Also, Bernie’s dedication to the welfare of ALL Americans will ultimately convince Hillary to leave Wall Street behind and persevere with the rest of us here on Main Street.

P.S. We are not young supporters, we have just entered our 80s.

Barbara and Bud James Newmarket, New Hampshire

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Power outage dims main campus and parts of Hanover FROM POWER PAGE 1

tion we evacuated the building,” Kinne said. “The fire department arrived, made the determination and allowed people back in.”

Kinne was unaware if the outage was caused for the same reasons as a previous power outage last spring, though he said that the effects of both blackouts were similar.

The Hanover Police Department was also active during the blackout. The police helped man intersections where the traffic lights lost power due to the blackout and provided backup for the fire department as it was overloaded by alarm calls.

“I guess with the power outage there’s many homes or businesses that have generator backup,” Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis said. “Those were functioning, but they were setting off a lot of the [carbon monoxide] detectors.”

The police also patrolled areas experiencing power outages to protect property, Dennis said.

Students had different experiences of the blackout. Some students enjoyed the blackout, including Taylor Watson ‘16, who was in Baker-Berry Library.

“It was cool for me,” he said.

“I was in the library and then plans in another way. the power went out and I didn’t “I took a nap and I was supposed know anyone around me but we to wake up 30 minutes later, so I left all started talking about it.” my lights on because that doesn’t Depending on the building, enable me to go into a deep sleep,” some students fared better than she said. “Then the power went out, their friends in dorms without and I woke up four hours later.” power.

Some businesses were adversely “I live in the affected by the River, so power “I was in the library and power outage. was on the whole Thai Orchid, time,” Evan Mor- then the power went which was on gan ’19 said. “I out and I didn’t know the block that had a few friends l o s t p o w e r, who lived in the anyone around me but had its kitchC h o a t e s w h o we all started talking ens shut down came over and by the blackcrashed with me about it.” out. until midnight.”

“That Kevin Cheng day was really ’16 said that he hard because w a s i n c o n v e - -TAYLOR WATSON ’16 at the time the nienced by the power went power outage as out, around he was trying to 7:30 p.m., my write an essay in the library when [customers] just started coming,” the blackout occurred. owner of Thai Orchid Pim Pinit“It made it very hard for me to montri said. “The whole dining keep my laptop powered on and room was full. And there were a lot write the essay because it was pitch of tables who had not yet ordered.” black,” he said. “So I had to go find Ultimately, only two tables in somewhere with light, which was the restaurant on Saturday were a little bit hard to find.” able to receive appetizers before Chinedum Uche ’18 said that the power outage, Pinitmontri. the power outage disrupted her The restaurant lost $2,000 on

Saturday and $3,000 on Sunday due to lost business — it experienced continuing electrical problems into Sunday afternoon and evening. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are typically the days when the restaurant makes a significant amount of money, Pinitmontri said.

However, other businesses that did not lose power benefited from the blackout, such as pizza restaurant Everything But Anchovies.

Manager Edward Bogosian said that EBA’s was already having a busy evening before the power outage caused customers to flow

in at an even faster rate.

“It made us really, really busy,” he said. “They need to do it more often.”

At Salt Hill Pub, there was a less noticeable increase in business.

“It was a Saturday night so it was really busy,” general manager Jennifer Galvin said. “I know we got at least a couple people that came over from other places, but I don’t know that we saw a huge uptick in business.”

Morgan is a member of The Dartmouth Staff.

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The women’s volleyball team raises moneyselling McDonald’s burgers.

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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 12:30 p.m.

“Queer Cyborgs and Postcolonial Freaks,” Associate professor Laura Edmondson, Hood Museum of Art

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Career Conversation with David Uejio, Class of 1930 Room, Rockefeller Center

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“A Simple Album: The Concertina Spine with Pamphlet Pages,” instructor Deborah Howe, Room 21, Baker Library

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“Europe and the Challenge of Immigration: Germany’s Role,” German Consul General for New England Ralf Horlemann, Thornton 105

5:30 p.m.

“What is a Minicomic?” cartoonist and instructor at The Center for Cartoon Studies Jon Chad, Baker Library, Treasure Room

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Student Spotlight: Raaz dancer Nivi Nagaraj ’16

By NALINI RAMANATHAN The Dartmouth

From her work as a volunteer “baby-cuddler” at DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center to her job at the Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center to her 5 p.m. sunset runs in Pine Park, Nivedita “Nivi” Nagaraj ’16 has many roles at Dartmouth.

Her role as president of Raaz, Dartmouth’s only South Asian fusion dance team, however is one of her favorites. The group’s performances combine more modern Indian styles of Bhangra and Bollywood with classical styles of Indian dance such as Bharatanatyam and even modern American styles such as jazz.

Started in 2011, Raaz was created as a more selective alternative to Vandana, another group at the time which was open to all and mainly focused on Bollywood styles.

A completely student-run group, the members of Raaz come from various dancing backgrounds, ranging from Bollywood to Indian classical dance. Although all the members are currently female, it is open to all genders, Nagaraj said.

Nagaraj began her dancing career in first grade in Rochester Hills, Michigan when she took Bharatanatyam with her best friend.

She continued for seven years, but quit once she started high school due to other commitments. She then joined a local South Asian fusion dance team, which focused mainly

on Bollywood and Bhangra, and fell one that has particularly developed since her junior year. Team bonding in love with the style.

Looking for a similar experience activities vary from late evenings at Dartmouth, Nagaraj joined the spent studying to nights spent watchgroup her freshman year. By her ing Bollywood movies and eating junior year, Nagaraj was team presi- take-out from Jewel of India.

“It’s the closest thing I have to a dent.

The team’s dance routines are family on campus,” Nagaraj said. typically choreographed by one or “Dance is a great way to pull people two people. Nagaraj’s specialty is together.” classical Indian dance, but she notes For Nagaraj, community is also a that she often asks other people for central part of dance. input if she gets stuck or wants to “I like dancing wherever my incorporate more of a Bollywood team’s at, or wherever there are people around,” she said. flavor to her routines.

Many of her Teamteammates attribute m a t e “I think she brings so this sense of community Shinar to Nagaraj herself.

Jain ’18 much optimism to

“She’s been resaid that Raaz itself, and I think ally great in pushing Nagaraj’s you can see that when all of us to be our best choreogselves and our best raphy is she dances and when dancers,” says teamvery cre- she choreographs mate Abhilasha Gokuative, but lan ’18. “She’s always that it is songs for us.” happy and always a ball her optiof energy, even if it’s a mism and -SHINAR JAIN ’18, RAAZ late practice and we’re energy all exhausted.” that real- MEMBER

Sai Mupparaju ly shapes her choreography and her dancing. ’18, who joined Raaz this year, said “The thing I see most in her that Nagaraj was particularly welchoreography is this really powerful coming to new members. energy,” Jain said. “I think she brings “From the get-go, she really so much optimism to Raaz itself, and helped us just integrate into the I think you can see that when she group, tried to plan events that we dances and when she choreographs could all do together, and she would just always ask for our opinions, even songs for us.”

One of Nagaraj’s favorite quality from the beginning,” Mupparaju of the team is its sense of community, said. “As new members, it’s hard to

BUILD IT DAY BY DAY INTO FOREVER

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The “Chicago” (1975) stagecrew works on set and light design in one of the last weeks leading up to opening night.

COURTESY OF NIVI NAGARAJ

Nivi Nagaraj ’16, middle, stands with her fellow Raaz dancers, in costume.

kind of get your opinions and your by increasing their accessibility to ideas out there, but she always asked the Dartmouth community and for them.” sharing this part of their culture.

Since Raaz is a newer group, it is Raaz plans on implementing open still working on improving its name practices and creating a summer recognition. At first, it was hard for program, titled “Raazberries,” in the group to find shows to perform the vein of SHEBA-lite, SHEBA’s in, Nagaraj said. summer group, and Splendaplum, However, with recent perfor- Sugarplum’s summer version. mances at Relay for Life, Dimensions Many of her teammates attribute of Dartmouth and a performance at this growth and outreach to Nagaraj’s Raunak, leadership.

H a r va rd “She’s definitely U n i v e r - “From the get-go, she a very organized sity’s fall really helped us just person, and S o u t h integrate into the group, knows what she A s i a n wants out of the d a n c e tried to plan events that team and has a showcase, we could all do together, good vision for the group it,” Gokulan said. has been and she would just always Nagaraj is gradg a i n - ask for our opinions, even uating this spring ing more with a major in from the beginning.” traction. biomedical engiThe team neering and plans has been -SAI MUPPARAJU ’18, RAAZ to work in healthaccepted care consulting into Co- MEMBER with Clearview lumbia’s Healthcare PartNaach ners. She hopes Nation that she can conSouth Asian fusion dance showcase tinue dancing once she graduates, this year, an achievement Nagaraj perhaps by joining a dance company and the other Raaz members are or just for fun. particularly proud of.

Nagaraj noted that she would miss Jain said that Nagaraj has worked the ability to lead and choreograph to make Raaz more well-known within a dance group, something that by reaching out to the Dartmouth she said is harder to find in the real community and showcases outside world. of Dartmouth. She is particularly proud of the team’s acceptance into Quick Quotes: Columbia University’s Naach Nation South Asian fusion dance showcase. Favorite TV Show: “How to Get Away “That probably would have never with Murder” (2014) happened if Nivi hadn’t been excited Favorite Bollywood Movie: “Kuch Kuch about applying and gotten us to make Kota Hai” (1998) this audition video,” Jain said.

The team plans to expand further Jain is a member of The Dartmouth staff.

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Men’s basketball drops two Ivy League games this weekend

By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff

Since 1959, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team has managed to win a mere total of eight games combined in its annual away game trips to the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. Last weekend’s trek down the East Coast brought no change to that pattern, as the Big Green (7-13, 1-5) let another game get away against Penn (8-11, 2-3) 71-64, and fell behind early against Princeton (14-5, 4-1) to lose 83-70, wrapping up a mid-conference four-game losing streak that leaves the team tied for last place in the Ivy League.

Friday night played out in an eerily familiar fashion for Dartmouth. Similar to all but one of its previous Ivy games, the Big Green engaged in a tight affair — in which at one point under the five-minute mark, the margin was four points or less. Yet for the third time in this stretch, the team could not close out a close game.

Leading 59-56 up until 4:43 remaining, the Big Green once again failed to ward off its opponent’s last push, succumbing to a 17-5 Quaker surge to close out the contest, as Penn claimed its first conference victory of the season.

“I think we definitely tense up at the end of games,” guard Malik Gill ’16 said of the recurring theme.

Gill said that the team leads often with strong performances in the middle of the second halves.

He added that the team then gets a little too comfortable, allowing its opponents to make runs.

“That’s a real big issue because I don’t know if we have that killer instinct that the really good teams have,” Gill said.

After scoring just two points in the first half, 6’11” Penn center Darien Nelson-Henry dominated the paint in the latter 20 minutes of play, upending the game’s balance more than any other player on the court. With no Dartmouth defender close to containing him, the senior scored 17 of 19 total points in the second half, during which he made all seven of his shots and added three free throws.

As Penn went from minus-four to a plus-11 point differential from one half to the next, Nelson-Henry decidedly spearheaded this effort.

The performances of Quaker freshmen Jake Silpe and Jackson Donahue also proved critical, as the two guards recorded 13 points each, and combined for five key three-pointers scattered throughout the night. The deep threat complemented the team’s inside game nicely, allowing the home team to never get too far behind on the scoreboard. With both sides ensnared in a two-minute scoring drought in the final stages of the game, Silpe drove to the hoop and

scored, adding a free throw off a foul to catapult Penn ahead 62-59 — a lead that held for the rest of the night.

The Big Green was down 6461 with 44 seconds left and called a timeout, Dartmouth faced this same situation one week ago against Cornell. Just like last Saturday, the offense coming out of the timeout culminated in a quick, forced three-point shot that all but relinquished Dartmouth’s last true opportunity in the game.

Taking control of the game early, entering halftime up four and possessing an edge for much of the second half, the Big Green led for nearly 28 of the total 40 minutes of play. But for the second straight game, Dartmouth lost despite leading for nearly 70 percent of the game clock.

Top scorer Evan Boudreaux ’19 assumed the lion’s share of offensive workload again, this time taking it to new heights. The freshman notched a career-high 27 points on 10-21 shooting, along with eight rebounds. His seven turnovers, however, nearly gave him an undesirable triple-double.

Taylor Johnson ’18, increasingly emerging as a potent three-point threat, had two deep balls en route to a career night with 16 points.

Playing against an upper echelon Ivy squad less than 24 hours later, the team’s fortunes hardly improved the following night.

Unable to stem an early opposing onslaught and incapable of defending a fierce three-point shot, the Big Green fell to the Tigers 83-70 in a contest at one point seemed destined for a blowout.

Three different Princeton players finished the night with at least 14 points, as Steven Cook led all scorers with 27 of 10-15 shooting and one of the top Ivy freshman, Henry Caruso, added 17. Each part of this trio of top scorers converted at least three long-range shots, fueling an explosive three-point attack captured by a scintillating 13-24 mark from deep.

The greater challenge in playing Princeton, noted by forward Connor Boehm ’16, is the team’s ability to threaten defenses with options beyond the three-point shot.

“They’ve been running a similar offense for decades, with lots of back cuts, and if you take away the back cuts, they stop and shoot a three,” Boehm said. “We initially did a good job of taking [the back cuts] away, which ended up giving them better looks from three, and they buried us from there.”

On the other end, Boudreaux finished a rebound shy of a doubledouble, paving his team’s offensive path with 17 points. Johnson chipped in 13 to complete one of the better weekends of his career.

The early stages of the night left an indelible imprint on the rest of the game. Within the first

10 minutes, Princeton offense had already erupted to a 34-12 lead. After missing its first three-point shot, the Tigers proceeded to unleash an unassailable three-point barrage of eight consecutive long ball makes in less than eight minutes.

Yet as Princeton slightly cooled off, Dartmouth charged back, finishing the half on a 12-0 run to make it 46-35. That comeback trail expanded into the second half, as the Big Green cut its deficit to single digits less than a minute in. Getting within seven at 8:46, the visitors relentlessly pursued the Tigers, who matched each potentially key offensive basket with one of their own. Though the margin trickled back down to single digits within the final two minutes, Princeton sealed the deal late for the win.

Head coach Paul Cormier said that the team faced two very good teams in two very tough venues this weekend, and the first loss “took a little wind out of our sails,” but the players still showed a lot of resolve.

“I think this weekend the kids played hard enough to win,” Cormier said, reflecting on the two contests. “We’re still struggling [at] the ends of games to find a way to close them out.”

The Big Green return to Hanover this week, taking on the best team in the conference, Yale University, on Friday at 7 p.m., and Brown University the following day at the same time.

Dartmouth skiing wins back-to-back Carnivals with Vermont win

By MAX KANEFIELD The Dartmouth Staff

The Big Green ski team continued its hot streak, beating out their host University of Vermont to capture a win at the two-weekend UVM Carnival event. The team continued its consistency across disciplines and was bolstered by the return of 2015 NCAA Freestyle champion Patrick Caldwell ’17 along with another strong freshman performance. The team, held from a first place finish in carnival season over the past three years, has now netted back to back first place finishes in their last two carnivals.

“Everyone was so so excited and happy,” Nordic women’s captain Mary O’Connel ’16 said. “I haven’t seen that kind of reaction from our team in

a while. It was nice that we went into the weekend with a lead thanks to our Alpine team, and then we kept that for them.”

The UVM Carnival, unlike most Carnival competitions, was spread across two weekends. The Big Green ended the first weekend with a solid lead thanks to strong performances from the Alpine teams. With a second half of races to go, a winning effort during the first half of the Carnival seemed to prime the team for the second half of the event schedule.

“Seeing the first weekend results, it was a huge motivator,” Nordic captain Oscar Friedman ’16 said. “The Alpine team came out thirty points on top, which gave us the motivation and told us that we needed to step up and keep that lead.”

The men’s Nordic team managed its strongest performance of the season so far, with contributions from Caldwell, who has spent the winter with the United States National team but was on hand for the Eastern Cup series, allowing him to race with the Dartmouth team. In the 10K freestyle, Caldwell blew by the collegiate field with a time 50 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Friedman joined Caldwell on the podium with a career-best third place finish, and Fabian Stocek ’17 ensured the teams dominance in the discipline with a fourth place finish.

It seems that each weekend, the team is building on its past performance in all areas. The team seems cognizant of their momentum, gaining confidence with each passing carnival and each improving performance.

“We’ve just been slowly improving as the season goes on,” Lydia Blanchet ’19 said. “The first couple carnivals we were kind of nipping at UVM’s heels, but they got us. Then we just barely got them last weekend. We’ve just been gaining momentum all year. Seeing our Alpine skiers crush it, we came into the second weekend with a lot of excitement and energy. Every race has kind of built on itself.”

The development of the freshmen has played a huge role in the team’s progress over the course of the season.

In the Colby Carnival two weeks ago, it was freshman racer Taryn Hunt-Smith ’19 who placed fourth in a race to help the team emerge victorious at the Colby Carnival in late January. This time, it was fellow freshman Blanchet’s turn to help spur the Big Green to a win. Blan-

chet earned her first collegiate victory with a 11:54.2 in the 5K Freestyle event and helping the women’s Nordic team outpace competitors by a wide margin.

“I had no idea that I was going to be able to do that coming into the weekend,” Blanchet said. “Before the race I was warming up, and I felt really good — better than I had felt in a really long time. Its definitely a big confidence boost for me to know that I can compete at the collegiate level.”

The team now turns its attention to the Dartmouth Carnival set for Winter Carnival weekend. The Alpine team is scheduled to race at the Dartmouth Skiway on Saturday and Sunday. Due to deteriorating snow conditions, the Nordic team will race at Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsburg, Vermont.