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A look at the alcohol policy one-year out

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DO YOU THINK THE HARD ALCOHOL BAN HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LOWERING HIGHRISK DRINKING ON CAMPUS?

By NOAH GOLDSTEIN The Dartmouth Staff

This is the first in a two-part series examining the College’s hard alcohol policy. The second piece will be published tomorrow.

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Three Greek councils elect new officers for next year

By CARTER BRACE OPINION

The hard alcohol ban remains one of the most debated aspects of College President Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative. A year after it’s implementation, the success of the policy in “eliminating high-risk behavior” — its stated goal — remains an open question.

The Dartmouth released a survey to all undergraduate

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The Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Gender-Inclusive Greek Council elected new officers, who will start their year-long terms of office in the spring.

Kalie Marsicano ’17 was elected as the new Panhell president, James Burton ’17 will be the new IFC president, and Yasmeen Erritouni ’17 will head the GIGC. Burton, from Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, will replace current president

Sam Macomber ’16, also from Beta.

Macomber became president after the originally elected president Chase Gilmore ’16 resigned the position following the derecognition of his fraternity, Alpha Delta, last April. Macomber was originally elected as treasurer.

In an email statement, Burton wrote that he would like to see the IFC play a more significant role in bringing visibility to the philanthropy and service work of fraternity members.

The new IFC council will be comprised of vice president Matthew Kim ’17 from Psi Upsilon fraternity, treasurer

Nick Pruthi ’17 from Phi Delta Alpha fraternity, secretary Chase Shipp ’17 from Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, service chair Adam Philie ’17 of Theta Delta Chi fraternity, programming chair Kevin Neilson ’17 from Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity, recruitment chair Zach Tannenbaum ’17 from Bones Gate fraternity and public relations and outreach chair Andrew Carothers ’17 from Sig Ep. All those eligible for IFC position were notified about vacancies and were given information on the election process. The presidents of IFC fraternities then reached out to their houses and submitted nomina-

tions to the IFC. The fraternity presidents and the outgoing IFC then discussed the candidates and voted on them before the Feb. 18 elections.

In an email statement, Macomber wrote that a strong group of candidates applied this year. He said that the new council will help create a stronger Greek system and safer campus.

Marsicano, from Sigma Delta sorority, will take over from current Panhell president Jordyn Turner ’16 from Kappa Delta Epsilon. Marsicano said that the council SEE OFFICERS PAGE 2

Dartmouth professors talk gender, race, and politics

By JOYCE LEE

The Dartmouth Staff

Based on results from the primary elections on Tuesday, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the probable nominees for the respective Democratic and Republican parties. Yet for all nine candidates still in the presidential race, issues of race, class and gender key issues in this election cycle, according to three Dartmouth government professors.

Prior to Clinton’s victory in the primaries on Tuesday, she edged out a

tight win in Iowa before being swept by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire. Statewide, Sanders swept out Clinton 60.4 percent to her 38 percent. In Hanover, the margin was smaller with 2,286 votes to her 2,005.

Government professor Joseph Bafumi said that Sanders has been more successful than Clinton in gathering support from younger voters regardless of other demographics, most notably with female voters who are not supporting Clinton.

Bafumi said this might be because young women do not feel like people their age are sexist or feel they are restricted

by their gender, so they might not see a woman becoming president as significant as older women may.

“They’re seeming to vote more on message, ideology, and vision than gender,” he added.

Emily Chan ’16, co-director of Dartmouth Quest for Socioeconomic Engagement — the organization that hosted a dinner discussion last Wednesday titled “Race, Class and Gender in the 2016 Election” with government professors John Carey, Linda Fowler and Bafumi— said that attendees discussed how race and class are interconnected based on

America’s history. Chan, who said she identifies as a Democrat and voted for Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, said that her upbringing as the child of first-generation Americans allowed her to appreciate Clinton’s political expertise due to Chan’s lack of understanding of United States politics.

“The interconnection of identities is how our society is fundamentally structured, and I think that plays an incredibly huge role in how we view our candidates, whether they be Democratic or RepubliSEE LECTURE PAGE 3

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DAILY DEBRIEFING Harvard University: The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations organized the 31st annual Cultural Rhythms Festival, during which 12 student groups performed on stage in celebration of actress Lucy Liu’s accomplishments, The Harvard Crimson reported. Liu was presented with the 2016 Artist of the Year award for her contributions to film, as well as her artistic and humanitarian work, including her work as a UNICEF ambassador. The festival featured performances by the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, the Asian American Dance Troupe and Omo Naija, a Nigerian dance group founded this year by Harvard freshmen.

University of Pennsylvania: Nearly 400 musicians from 64 countries participated in a 48-hour international music production competition operated by graduate student Nicholas Yiu. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported. Given three short music files, musicians had 48 hours to create an original mixtape incorporating all three stems. The event, called Mixathon48, received 58 tapes (up from the 35 submitted during the first competition last September) that will be judged over the next two weeks. In the future, the Mixathon48 team plans to hold more international competitions and set up online tutorials and mentorships, in-person competitions and a summer camp for aspiring musicians.

Princeton University: Princeton graduate students organized a protest in solidarity with India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, The Daily Princetonian reported. Kanhaiya Kumar, president of the Students’ Union, was arrested under charges of sedition after a student group, associated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata party, reported the use of of anti-Indian slogans during the demonstration. Nikhil Menon, a doctoral candidate in the history department and one of the primary event organizers, noted that Princeton’s protest was similar to thousands of others across India, North America and areas of Europe in show of solidarity with JNU. Yale University: Hundreds of students participated in the Schwarzman Center Thinkathon, a daylong event in which undergraduates and graduates competed to come up with the next big “Ydea,” the Yale Daily News reported. Each of the 57 teams brainstormed a concept for the newly announced center.

Prizes were awarded in three categories: ideas and opinions, arts and performance and social events. The grand prize went to a group of three Yale School of Management students. Their idea was to transform the center into an artistic hallmark for the university by using digital mapping on the exterior of the building.

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

A typo the Feb. 29 article, “Divest Dartmouth nears 2,000 signatures on petition,” misidentified Morgan Curtis ‘14 as Mogan Curtis ‘14. This error has been corrected.

The March 2 article, “Aprahamian wins Cram Lehn Pedersen prize,” incorrectly identified supramolecular chemistry as supramicrochemistry in four different places. These have been corrected.

The March 1 article, “Men’s squash finishes 7th at Potter Cup, women take Kurtz,” incorrectly referred to the women’s squash team as ranked No. 11. In fact, the team went into last weekend’s competition ranked No. 11, but is now ranked No. 9. This error has been corrected.

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has not met yet to determine the goals for the coming year. She noted that the general goals of every council are to increase the financial accessibility of the Greek system and to increase safety by preventing and responding to sexual assault.

Marsicano became interested in running for Panhell president after she served as summer president of the council.

“I got a little bit of the experience and decided it was something I was interested in continuing,” she said.

Panhell’s new council will be made up of vice president of operations Lauren Huff ’17 from Alpha Phi sorority, vice presidents of recruitment Alexis Wallace ’17 from Alpha Phi and Meredith Nissenbaum ’17 from KDE, vice president of finance Clara Wang ’17 from Alpha Xi Delta sorority, vice president of public relations Maria Howe ’18 from KDE, vice presidents of policy and research Jade McLaughlin ’17 from Kappa Delta sorority and Kira Farris ’17 from Chi Delta sorority, vice presidents of community and outreach Nicole Simineri ’17 from Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority and Ayanda Heita ’18 from Sigma Delt.

Applications for Panhell were blitzed out to campus and applicants were then interviewed by the council. Panhell

received 27 applicantions, current vice president of operations Kate Healy ’16 said. Candidates applied to the board generally, though they could note preferences they had for certain positions. The week following interviews, the council prepared a slate of candidates that were then approved by a majority of the eight Panhellenic sorority presidents this past Sunday.

Erritouni, from Alpha Theta genderinclusive fraternity, will replace current president Veri di Suvero ’16, also from Alpha Theta. The new vice president will be Francine Mejia ’18, also from Alpha Theta.

Erritouni said her main responsibility will be creating community among all three gender-inclusive houses and keeping them together as one group.

Erritouni will also act as a spokesperson for the gender-inclusive houses.

As vice president, Mejia will be responsible for setting up events to promote the gender inclusive houses and gender inclusion, mentioning ideas such as a trivia night open to the campus and a movie night.

“I’m still learning about the position from the old VP but I definitely want to do a lot more events,” Mejia said.

However, the GIGC will be affected by the February suspension of the Tabard for three terms, which will decrease the gender-inclusive fraternity budget.

“The gender-inclusive houses all share a budget, so with one less house there’s a lower budget to work with and it limits the stuff that we can do,” Mejia said.

Erritouni also commented on the recent suspension of the Tabard for three terms.

“The bottom line is keeping the other houses afloat, as well as getting Tabard back on its feet,” Erritouni said. “I imagine Tabard will be involved more with its own house dealing with those issues than I will be as the GIGC president but I’m happy and willing to help.”

Burton wrote that he does not forsee the IFC being affected by the derecognition of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

The new treasurer of the GIGC will be Radheshwar Arora ’18 from Phi Tau. The new Secretary will be Abigail Chen ’17 from Alpha Theta.

Elections for the GIGC were held in early February, with the outgoing board voting on the candidates.

The Greek Leadership Council will accept applications until this Friday at midnight via resume drop. The GLC will pass a final slate of next year’s leadership on March 7.

Kalie Marsicano ’17 is a former member of The Dartmouth staff.

Nichole Simerini ’17 is a member of The Dartmouth staff.

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Politics, gender and class play into the 2016 presidential race FROM LECTURE PAGE 1

can,” Chan said.

Fowler expanded on the idea of younger women having less experience with gender discrimination and Clinton’s own history as a political figure.

As a former First Lady, Clinton was a national figure during a time when ideas on the roles of women were rapidly changing. Some of her remarks about choosing her career over a traditional gender role caused debate amongst critics, who claimed that Clinton was

devaluing women who were housewives.

According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2015, 92 percent of those asked stated that they would vote for a “wellqualified woman” to be a presidential nominee. However, Fowler questioned what it meant to be a “well-qualified woman.”

“When you talk to older men who say she’s not electable because of the emails or because of Benghazi — that can just be a way of saying ‘She’s a woman,’” Fowler said. “While [the two

issues] may indicate that she had poor judgement, neither are such offenses of such magnitude that you might vote for Trump instead, but some people are doing that.”

Sanders may also be more successful appealing to a more diverse group of younger voters than Clinton. Bafumi said his campaign has been more successful using social media and he has a more comprehensible message.

The Sanders student campaign group had the greatest number of volunteers and the largest presence on

Dartmouth’s campus.

“Sanders’ message is a much more left, populist message. It’s very clear who the bad and good guys are,” Bafumi said. “It’s very ideologically pure and simpler so I think it’s right to say that he doesn’t promote his message with as much complexity.”

In the New Hampshire primary, Sanders won 82 percent of voters ages 18 to 24, according to a CNN exit poll.

Younger people may also be more inclined to vote for Sanders because of the difference in their fiscal experience to older voters, Bafumi said. Older individuals would be more concerned about an increase in taxes that would be needed to support Sanders’ more radical reforms.

Sanders is not explicitly advocating for lower-class individuals, as most Americans label themselves as middleclass, Fowler said. One of the problems that will affect Sanders’ campaign will be the increase in a citizen’s cost for health insurance, she said.

“The other thing you have to recognize in American politics is that people’s attitudes towards poor people are so conditioned by race,” Fowler said. “A lot of evidence has been compiled by political scientists that say when some people say they’re for small government, it’s really a non-racial way of saying ‘I don’t want black people and Latinos getting my tax dollars,’” Fowler said.

Though Sanders may have won the support of younger voters, Clinton has been able to win the support from older voters in minority groups, most significantly black Americans, Bafumi said.

While Clinton may be seen as a Democratic favorite for black Americans, second only to President Barack Obama, presidential candidate Donald Trump of the Republican party is appealing to voters as the “anti-Obama,” Bafumi said.

“After eight years in the White House, the pendulum swings in the opposite direction and the American people want the opposite of what the president has represented for eight years,” Bafumi said.

Trump has positioned himself as the opposite of Obama by opposing political correctness and notions of racial diversity or civil rights, Bafumi said.

While Trump has been involved in controversies about his refusal to denounce white supremacists and the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, there has been more racial diversity among Republican candidates — Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are CubanAmerican and Ben Carson is black.

“On the one hand, you have diversity in the candidates but you have a front runner who’s sounding to many people to be racially exclusive rather than inclusive,” Bafumi said. “That’s going to make it difficult for the Republican party in the future to be the party of winning coalitions, but it is working for Trump in this cycle.”

Fowler said that Trump’s appeals to women despite his more “chauvinistic remarks” earlier in the summer was surprising. However, while he is appealing broadly across region, Hispanic and black voters are not weighing in on his candidacy because they are voting in the Democratic primary, Fowler said.

Rubio and Cruz have not tried to appeal themselves to the Hispanic vote, Bafumi said. They are instead following Trump’s example in his stance against illegal immigration despite evidence of supporting amnesty in the past, Bafumi said.

Trump is disproportionately most appealing to lower-educated voters who identify as blue collar workers, not billionaires, Fowler said. Such voters have been the most affected by the loss of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and the influx of immigrants who have increased the demand for blue-collar jobs.

Trump’s appeal to white blue-collar workers that he calls “the silent majority” indicates a racial shift in the Republican and Democratic parties, Bafumi said.

“It increasingly seems like the Republicans are becoming the party of white voters and the Democrats are becoming the party of minorities,” Bafumi said. “Their constituents are becoming different not only ideologically but also racially over time.”

Yet while some may place Trump as an “ultra-rightist” candidate due to his social views, his economic policies are more moderate than Cruz or Rubio, Carey said. While some individuals may place candidates such as Sanders and Trump at opposite ends of the spectrum, they actually overlap in some economic areas, such as their stances against trade deficit, the transfer of manufacturing job overseas and the role of special interest in politics.

However, Trump may be objectionable enough to moderate voters that he may be viewed as an extreme right candidate, Carey said. If moderate voters are faced with the decision of extreme left and extreme right candidates, an independent candidacy is more than likely.

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STAFF COLUMNIST TADEAS UHLIR ’19

STAFF COLUMNIST IOANA SOLOMON ’19

Downfall of Democracy

Wake Up America

The upcoming election could have severe consequences.

Winston Churchill once said, “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” While these words reflect an elitist view of governing, they offer at least some insight into the upcoming election. American democracy, like all others, will stand or fall with the average voter. Hence, it can be terrifying to imagine who will be elected to lead our nation. Recent developments on the campaign trail have been particularly concerning — the average voter seems to be gravitating towards notso-average candidates. This election cycle, we’ve witnessed the rise of both a billionaireturned-politician and a 74-year-old socialist.

Obviously, I’m referring to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

But, the rise of political ideologues isn’t just an American phenomenon. In Britain, the far-left politician Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour Party leader by a landslide.

In France, the far-right National Front party gained 27 percent of the vote in regional elections. In fact, its leader Marine Le Pen is expected to run for president this year. In my home country of the Czech Republic, the most popular politician is finance minister Andrej Babis. Babis is also the second richest person in the country and heavily invested in the food industry and publishing business.

The popularity of politicians with such extreme views — and here I do not mean extremists, as none of the people mentioned above would deserve such a title — is not simply the result of ignorant voters. Given that this is global trend, it has more to do with the worldwide sociopolitical climate.

Historically, the popularity of unconventional leaders is inversely related with the general state of a country — after all, Nazism and fascism rose to power during the devastating Great Depression. But strangely enough, we currently live in a period of economic recovery and low unemployment. While our lives are certainly not easy, we don’t face any truly imminent danger, such as nuclear war.

We are much more likely to be killed by our

eating habits than by religious terrorists. We have also made great strides in the field of social justice and while there is still a lot more work to do, objectively the world is more just than ever.

So why have elections all over the Western world suggested that the population is not satisfied with status quo? I believe this is the result many factors, but the most important is globalization. This goes beyond the influx of foreigners to Western countries. People all over the world now have access to an overwhelming amount of information due to technology and international trade. Although many intellectuals and academics have long put globalization on a pedestal, it is a major test for Western nations. With our perceived exceptionalism, national pride and wellestablished capitalist economies, globalization is uncomfortable. For the first time, we’re learning that we are not the center of the universe. We’re watching as our institutions become more diverse. In a way, the Cold War was an easier time to live in — we knew who to hate, we knew who to love.

Of course there are many other factors contributing to people’s dissatisfaction. For example, rising socioeconomic inequality has allowed Trump to exploit the American electorate and win votes. Overall, democracy is failing — instead of protecting what works and improving on what doesn’t, voters are intent on blowing everything up. In this complicated world, we look for simple solutions, like those offered by Trump. Such simplicity, however, will never be successful in either foreign or domestic policy.

I am a centrist who believes that evolution is better than revolution. If people like Trump, Le Pen or Corbyn were ever successful in a general election, then voters must be ready to live with four years of a social experiment. In the worst case scenario, maybe such experiments will bring about the end of democracy as we know it. In 2020, maybe we’ll finally appreciate the world we lived in today, in 2016.

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For the sake of our nation, we need to stop Donald Trump.

Stop Trump. Now. to the manipulative tactics of someone like Let’s be real — Donald Trump will be the Trump, we are bound to lose the respect Republican Party’s nominee in the upcom- we’ve worked for centuries to gain. Even ing election if current trends continue. Let’s if Trump doesn’t become president, the be even more real — his simple fact that we have success is easily the bigallowed him to get this gest failure in American “The most dangerous far is already a major politics in recent his- thing we could do concern. tory. This is the last This isn’t about Trump column I get to write now is fall into the being a Republican. This this term, and I can’t trap of political isn’t about most reasonthink of anything more able, ordinary Republidivisiveness, critical than asking you cans. In truth, this isn’t to refrain from support- of accusing all even about the GOP — ing him. If you’re not Republicans of although I do hold it rea big Hillary or Bernie sponsible, to an extent, for fan, that’s fine. I get being racists or all failing to provide a strong that. To be perfectly Democrats of being alternative to Trump. The frank, none of the canmost dangerous thing didates in this election socialists. In doing we could do now is fall are what we truly need. so, we only prevent into the trap of political This November, we will meaningful discourse divisiveness, of accusing be forced to choose the all Republicans of being lesser of two evils. Yet, from taking place.” racists or all Democrats of even if this choice is a being socialists. In doing difficult one, it has the so, we prevent meaningpotential to drastically change the course ful discourse from taking place. We need of this country and our way of life. Most to be aware, intelligent and rational. We of us are lucky enough to be of voting age need to discuss concrete issues even if our at a time when our votes are perhaps more candidates refuse to. And, most of all, we powerful than ever. Let’s not waste that. need to approach the upcoming election Honestly, I’m disappointed. I’m disap- with a healthy dose of skepticism. That pointed with this election and I’m disap- means judging Trump for who he is. pointed with the direction in which the There are those who say Trump is an American electorate is heading. opportunist. He is being intentionally inI wish I didn’t have to waste 750 words flammatory because he wants to capitalize making an argument that should have on the votes of a politically unsophisticated, been blatantly obvious frustrated sector of the within the first few electorate. Proponents of months of this election “This November, this view might also claim cycle. I wish I could ad- we will be forced that the “real” Trump is dress specific economic actually a reasonable huto choose between policies, prison reform, man being. In reality, this the war on drugs, the the lesser of two distinction really doesn’t war on terror, climate evils. Yet, even matter. Every vote cast change and other legitifor Trump affirms his ofmate issues we should if this choice is a fensive rhetoric. A future be worried about. I difficult one, it has with him as president is a wish that, instead of future of instability, isolathe potential to empty rhetoric, untion and violence. realistic slogans and drastically change If Trump doesn’t mean ad hominem attacks the course of this what he says, he is still (from both sides of the dangerous. His supporters aisle), we had the kind country and our way are still entrusting him of real, pragmatic and of life. Most of us with the future of our intellectual political country. are lucky enough to discussions we claim to It’s time for us to stop be of voting age at a thinking about Trump as a deserve.

On one hand, I time when our votes successful businessman, a have faith in young, self-funded revolutionary educated voters who, are perhaps more or an honest and simple for the most part, are powerful than ever. guy. It’s time to tear down able to think through façade.

Let’s not waste that.” the candidates’ messages Trump has failed in busiand discer n empty ness; he has been up to his promises from genuine eyeballs in debt as a result policy options. On the other, I keep seeing of multiple bankruptcies. Trump isn’t being polls with Trump in the lead and cringe. honest; he’s simply telling those who are The truth is, the world is watching us. If fed-up what they want to hear. It’s time to our behavior as a nation reflects bigotry, rac- stop him. For the sake of our country, it’s ism, xenophobia and a mindless surrender time to wake up.

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Survey finds students dissatisfied with alcohol policy, penalties FROM MDF PAGE 1

students to gauge opinions on the hard alcohol ban one year since its implementation. The survey was released twice over a span of two weeks, and received 1,745 responses. While the number of responses reflects approximately 40 percent of undergraduates, the survey was not weighted for demographic representation.

Of the 1,745 respondents, 80 percent indicated that they do not think the hard alcohol ban has been successful in lowering high-risk drinking on campus. Additionally, 85 percent of respondents said they have consumed hard alcohol on campus since the ban was implemented.

The ban on hard alcohol, defined as alcohol 30 proof or greater, came with heightened disciplinary sanctions for individuals and Greek houses or other organizations that are found in violation of the policy. Individuals who are found in possession of hard alcohol are placed on probation for a first violation and suspended for a second violation.

The duration of each punishment, or number of terms, is not specified. Organizations that are found in violation of the hard alcohol policy will be called to judicial affairs for a hearing and must remain dry until the hearing begins.

On a second violation, organizations risk derecognition from the College.

Of those that responded to the survey, 88 percent do not believe the penalties for breaking the hard alcohol policy are fair. Fifty-five percent of respondents also indicated that they knew someone who had been punished for hard alcohol consumption.

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about the ban, she said.

Alpha Theta gender-inclusive fraternity president Noah Cramer ’16 said that, prior to the hard alcohol ban, cocktails were the primary drink served at his house’s parties. The hard alcohol ban caused his house to swap cocktails for beer, cider and other drinks less than 15 percent alcohol by volume.

“We still feel like our parties are fun, successful, well attended [and] safe,” Cramer said. “It hasn’t caused a huge quality of life decrease, although it did change some of our party procedures.”

Cramer added that his house’s risk management procedures have not changed since the policy’s implementation last spring. If someone seems too drunk or rowdy, his house responds the same way as it would before, he said.

According to Moving Dartmouth Forward’s website, the ultimate goal of the hard alcohol ban is to foster a “safer and healthier campus environment.” Fifty-two percent of survey respondents said they think there needs to be measures in place that foster such an environment, while 25 percent indicated that they did not see a need for such measures and 23 percent said they were not sure. Seventy-six percent of respondents said that they do not think the hard alcohol ban helps foster a safer and healthier environment on campus.

Eight percent of respondents said they do think the hard alcohol policy fosters a safer and healthier environment on campus, and 15 percent of respondents indicated that they were unsure of the effects of the ban on campus climate.

Agosto said that she was worried only 52 percent of students thought such measures were needed to be a healthier and safer community on

Leigh Remy, 19 hearings were been called for individual hard alcohol violations in the period from March 30, 2015 through Feb. 11. Of those, 10 students were found responsible for breaking the hard alcohol policy, six were found not responsible and three cases remain open. Four organizations have faced hearing during the same time period.

Of those, three organizations were found responsible for breaking the hard alcohol ban and one was found not responsible.

In terms of individual alcohol consumption, 80 percent of survey respondents said that the hard alcohol ban has not changed their drinking habits, while 15 percent indicated that they drink more times per week and 4 percent indicated that they drink fewer times per week.

Director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne said that these results did not surprise him.

“In any case, when something is prohibited, realistically there are going to be instances in which people — in the case of hard alcohol — have hard alcohol,” he said.

Kinne added that even if the ban has just created a situation where people are more careful when drinking hard alcohol, he sees that as a positive, as the “bottom line” is the safety of students.

“In other words, if [students] are concerned about the ramifications from having possessed hard alcohol, perhaps people are being more careful in consuming it.”

Senior associate dean of student affairs Liz Agosto also said that she was unsurprised by The Dartmouth’s survey data, as it falls in line with a number of concerns that students have raised

HAS THE HARD ALCOHOL POLICY CHANGED YOUR DRINKING HABITS?

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Data for this graph was taken from 1,745 responses collected over two weeks.

HAVE YOU CONSUMED HARD ALCOHOL ON CAMPUS SINCE THE BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED?

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Data for this graph was taken from 1,745 responses collected over two weeks.

campus.

The idea for the hard alcohol ban came after the Moving Dartmouth Forward presidential steering committee — made up of a variety of students, faculty and alumni — examined alcohol transports and discovered that hard alcohol was more often involved alongside wine or beer, Agosto said.

Student Wellness Center director Caitlin Barthelmes said that there were fears that high risk drinking may spike after the implementation of these policies, but data collected by the center indicated that alcohol-related incidents have either decreased or remained stable.

Comparing spring 2014 to spring 2015, which was the first term hard alcohol was banned on campus, alcohol-related incidents with Safety and Security went from 118 to 75, according to numbers released by the center. In 2012, there were 90 incidents; in 2013, 67. The number of Good Samaritan calls to Safety and Security decreased from 28 to 21, and the number of alcohol transports to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center or Dick’s House went from 90 to 54.

Between fall 2014 and fall 2015, alcohol-related incidents with Safety and Security went from 160 to 163. The number of Good Sam calls to Safety and Security went from 34 to 28, and the number of alcohol transports to DHMC or Dick’s House went from 90 to 62.

Barthelmes said that she was also looking forward to seeing data from this winter and next spring, as it will provide a better picture of the effectiveness of the hard alcohol ban.

She said that the College will be continuously sharing alcohol data online going into the future.

Kinne said that it feels like Safety and

Security is dealing with less intoxicated students this year than in previous years, he said. He hopes this indicates that people are consuming less hard alcohol, and added that Safety and Security does not see hard alcohol policy violations often.

“We haven’t run into a lot of situations where we found hard alcohol,” Kinne said. “There have been some situations, but we have noticed that there is not an appearance of hard alcohol that we have become aware of in our routine activities.”

Comparing spring 2014, fall 2014 and winter 2015 — the last three terms preceding the hard alcohol ban — to spring 2015, fall 2015 and half of winter 2016, there has been a 17 percent decrease in the number of reported alcohol-related incidents occurring in Greek houses, a 50 percent decrease in the number of students who have been arrested, a 26 percent decrease in reports of public intoxication and the number of reported fights have gone from three to zero, according to a document given to The Dartmouth

by Remy.

Associate dean for student life Eric Ramsey said that alcohol policies need to be continuously tweaked. He added that a survey regarding alcohol management will be going out to all Greek leaders, but did not specify when. He also said that he will be asking students to reach out to him with their concerns.

Agosto said that she knows that students will still drink or smoke even though the hard alcohol ban has been implemented, but she hopes the policy will at least make students think twice before engaging in risky behavior.

Multiple other Greek organizations and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

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DARTMOUTH EVENTS TODAY 5:00 p.m.

“After the Arab Spring: Failed States and Incompatible Islams,” Oxford University Professor Eugene Rogan, Rockefeller Center, Room 003

7:00 p.m.

“Music Department Residency: Rhythm and Dance of India,” Moore Theater, Hopkins Center

9:00 p.m.

“Cool Sweats,” a storytelling experience assembled and performed

by Sam Van Wetter ’16, Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center

TOMORROW 12:30 p.m.

“When Lobbying Leads to Polarization: Evidence from Colorado and Ohio,” University of Pennsylvania professor Alex Garlick, Silsby 119

5:00 p.m.

Hop Film: “Carol” (2015), Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center

7:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball, Dartmouth v. University of Pennsylvania, Leede Arena

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Dartmouth Idol finals: Profiles of the six finalists

By WILL TACKETT The Dartmouth

Tomorrow evening six students will take the stage for the Dartmouth Idol finals in front of a sold-out auditorium.

They will compete for the coveted title of “Dartmouth Idol,” $500 and the opportunity to record a two-song demo.

Jimmy Ragan ’16 Ragan, who has been singing his whole life, comes from a “singing family.”

He got involved in singing more formally with choirs at his school and church before participating in musical theater during high school. He considers himself to be classically trained ­— his voice does not have the conventional pop sound that many artists do today.

“What I feel like I excel at and what I like to do is singer-songwriter ballad stuff where I can really milk a note and add a lot of different emotion into it,” Ragan said. “Slow works better for me than fast.”

Ragan said he likes to sit down at the piano when he sings, especially when he performs solo. He entertained the idea of playing the piano while singing for Idol but ultimately decided to let the live band handle the music for his song.

“To have live music behind you while you’re singing is really cool, I’m pumped for that,” Ragan said.

On campus, Ragan is an avid hiker and member of Alpha Theta and is

involved with many V-February events.

Nikhil Arora ’16 Early in his music career, Arora was more serious about his violin playing, which he picked up in third grade, than singing. But “somewhere along the line I just realized how much I loved to sing,” he said.

Like Ragan, Arora was initially trained as a classical singer, taking voice lessons and performing in a choir in high school, including participating in the Texas All-State Choir process. Arora still retains some of the classical influence in his voice, even when performing more pop-oriented numbers with the all-male a cappella group the Aires.

Arora said some of the numbers he has had to sing in the competition so far have been a little out of his comfort zone, but he thinks that the challenge is the best part of the competition.

“I think this competition is more than just singing something you’re comfortable with, I think it’s about growth and really challenging yourself as a singer,” Arora said.

Arora is musical director of the Aires, a member of Psi Upsilon and a tour guide.

Grace Carney ’17 Music has played a part in Carney’s life for as long as she can remember.

“I did toddler drum circles and things like that,” Carney said. “I started singing I guess with my family. My dad’s family

is really big into singing.”

She played classical cello for 12 years and sang in choirs when she was younger. She now sings in a Bostonbased band, Grace and the Carnivore, with her brothers.

She describes her voice as “sort of jazzy and soulful,” citing Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Etta James as influences.

“I take those jazz singer influences and then translate them into more alternative music,” she said.

This is Carney’s third year participating in Dartmouth Idol. She likes that the competition offers her the opportunity to perform solo as opposed to performing with her band or a cappella group.

This year, however, she is excited for her duets.

“There are so many talented people here, but it’s hard to find time to collaborate with them and this is an opportunity to do that,” Carney said.

Carney is a member of the all-female a cappella group the Rockapellas.

Stephanie Everett ’19 Everett got into music by singing with her parents and in her church before participating in musicals in middle school and choir her junior year of high school. She listens to a lot of country and soul music, two genres that have had an impact on her style. She cited Leela James and Darius Rucker as two of her influences.

“When you sing, you can bring up

any kind of emotion,” Everett said. “It’s just a fun activity that’s not stressful at all.”

Everett has also appreciated the opportunity to work with students that she would not otherwise have met, as well as the chance to work with the directors.

“It instantly boosts my mood when I see them,” Everett said.

Everett plays on the women’s soccer team and sings in the all-female a cappella group the Decibelles.

Chelsea Lim ’16 Lim never had formal voice training.

She grew up singing in the shower, doing karaoke and singing with her older sister, as well as doing musicals and plays in elementary school. She describes singing as “a hobby that’s developed over the years.”

Lim joined the coed a cappella group the Dodecaphonics her freshman year, but left due to other commitments.

She still sings occasionally for worship groups like Logos, but primarily sings on her own time. Lim said that Idol’s support system, including director Walt Cunningham, helped her build more confidence in herself.

“Getting a lot of support and guidance from amazing people like [Dartmouth Idol director] Walt Cunningham and the Idol team has really made a difference and boosted my confidence,” Lim said.

When performing, Lim focuses on conveying the emotions of the song she

is singing.

“Whatever it is you are supposed to feel in the song, I try to channel a related experience to make it as personal as possible,” Lim said. “I try to take the audience on a journey with me as I’m singing.”

Lim is involved in pre-professional clubs like Smart Woman Securities and Dartmouth Consulting Group and does Zumba for fun.

Sean Haughey ’17 Haughey began his music career taking piano lessons when he was little.

“I did the same thing that both my brothers did — older and younger — so my older brother started singing around the piano one time, and we all just kind of picked it up,” Haughey said.

He never sang formally until joining the all-male a cappella group the Cords his freshman fall.

Haughey appreciates the support that he has received from friends as well as the other singers and production members involved with Idol.

“They’ve been really generous with their time and asking us if we need anything and being very accommodating despite the fact that we don’t really need anything; we’re just happy to be here,” Haughey said. “Or at least I’m just happy to be here.”

Besides the Cords, Haughey is involved with the improv comedy group the Dog Day Players, club basketball and the club soccer reserves team.

Sandeep Das to lead ensemble in North Indian classical music

By SOPHIA SIU

The Dartmouth

World-renowned tabla player Sandeep Das will lead an ensemble of Indian musicians and dancers in a performance showcasing North Indian classical music and dance tonight at the Hopkins Center.

His ensemble will consist of Ramesh Mishra on the sarangi, Mouli Pal, an Odissi dancer, and Urmi Samadar, a Kathak dancer.

Music professor Ted Levin referred to the tabla as the principle percussion instrument in Northern Indian music, formed as a synthesis of indigenous Indian and Persian instruments during the Mughal Empire. It is now used widely in Indian Bollywood films and Indian pop, as well as various world music and fusion groups.

The sarangi is a bowed, string instrument that originated as a folk instrument and is said to resemble the sound of the human voice. Das considers Mishra to be one of the best and most senior sarangi players alive.

Das’s performance features an unprecedented combination of Kathak and Odissi, two stylistically and musically distinct dance forms that are rarely performed together.

According to Arati Gangadharan ’18, a member of Dartmouth’s South Asian fusion dance team, Raaz, Kathak is an Indian dance form that follows “a simplistic, beautiful, graceful form that has a lot of emotion and acting behind it.” Its origins can be traced back to nomadic, storytelling tribes. The style eventually became favored in courts across India.

In contrast, Odissi, which also has a long history in Indian classical dance, originated as a religious dance performed for the gods. Gangadharan characterized it as more step-based and rigorous.

Margaret Lawrence, programming director for the Hop, considered this performance a great opportunity to see the intimate relationship between percussion and dance stripped down.

Although Das has performed internationally since the 1990s, he initially exclusively played Indian classical music, but since meeting and playing with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, he has expanded his horizons as a musician by incorporating Indian classical music and the tabla into other styles of music and performance.

In 2001, Das was brought into the Silk Road Ensemble, a musical group started by Ma that consisted of musicians from various countries and

cultures along the historical Silk Road.

Levin, the founding executive director of the Silk Road Project, said the project envisioned the Silk Road “as an extended metaphor for cultural exchange based on idea that circulation of ideas, technologies and fashions along the historical Silk Road — and also more broadly — served as an incubator for creativity and innovation.”

“I realized how music is much more than just doing what you have learned, so that inspires me all the time,” Das said.

Das’s eagerness to mix and blend seemingly opposing styles of music will be reflected in his performance on Thursday, as this performance will likely be the first one to feature a combination of Kathak and Odissi dancing, along with tabla and sarangi players.

“I felt let’s do something that will give a good glimpse of Indian music and dance, yet will have something that will challenge us too. So it’s not about doing something that I’ve known all of my life, but for example I will be playing with an Odissi dancer, which will be the first time,” he said.

The first half of the performance will be a tabla solo by Das, with the sarangi player playing a melodic structure to maintain the beat. The tabla solo

will be followed by a solo by the Odissi dancer.

The third piece will be a traditional concert piece with tabla, Kathak dance and the sarangi. Das will then perform with the Odissi dancer. The performance will conclude by incorporating all four musicians and dancers into one final piece.

The improvisational nature of Indian classical music contributes to the unique nature of this performance and distinguishes it from conventional performances of Western music.

Prior to Thursday night, Das and the dancers have rehearsed once, and according to Das, the rehearsal primarily consisted of discussion rather than choreography.

“The more you rehearse, the more you choreograph, the more stale it becomes, so 90 percent of what we will do will be fresh on stage, and if you ask us to repeat it the next day, it will be different,” Das explained.

Through his performance, Das wishes to convey the joy that expressing himself onstage gives him.

Levin characterized Das as one of the leading tabla players in the world.

“He has a remarkable and inexhaustible ability to improvise, to come up with new patterns, new variations,

that are clever, that are — even without any knowledge of this language — any listener can listen to him and understand that what he’s doing, there’s a rhetoric in it, there are jokes, there are questions and answers,” Levin said.

Gangadharan also praised the performance as presenting students with a rare glimpse into Indian culture.

“You come to a college like Dartmouth, where Indian culture isn’t really emphasized in general, so I think exposing students to something, where you can see a multitude of styles and, especially, to see the comparative nature of that, is an incredible option.

I definitely think that it is innovative and I think it’s a great opportunity for students,” she said.

Das is also co-teaching the class “Music and Dance of Northern India” with professor Levin, during which he has not only introduced the tabla to the students, but has also brought in visiting artists to demonstrate various forms of Indian music and dance.

“My goal is not to turn them into tabla players, or to turn them into musicians. My goal is more to open a window in their lives and leave them with a positive experience,” Das said.

The performance will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the Moore Theater.

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Ski team takes second at Middlebury, sends 12 to NCAAs

By MAX KANEFIELD The Dartmouth Staff

In an up-and-down weekend, the Dartmouth ski team surged to an early lead with wins in men’s and women’s slalom on day one of racing before eventually dropping into a second place finish at the Middlebury Carnival. In the final carnival of the season that also served as the NCAA Regionals, the Big Green was unable to hold off University of Vermont but feels ready for the NCAA Championships that are next on its schedule.

The Big Green Alpine teams — both the men and the women — started off with strong performances in the slalom event. Brian McLaughlin ’18 and Kelly Moore ’18 led the charge for the Big Green.

Both ended up on the podium with third place finishes in the slalom.

Fellow sophomore Kevyn Read ’18 completed the race just one-ninth of a second behind McLaughlin.

Thomas Woolson ’17 pitched in a seventh place finish that vaulted the Big Green to the top of the standings in the slalom events and cemented the result as one of the team’s best this season.

“The biggest highlight was definitely the slalom,” Alpine skier Alexa Dlouhy ’19 said. “Having both teams win was pretty impressive. At the beginning of the season the men’s team wasn’t winning as much, so I think it was great to recognize how far our team has come as a whole.”

Mclaughlin, Read and Woolson will travel next week to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to represent the Dartmouth men’s Alpine team. The team can only bring three representatives from each discipline. On the women’s Alpine side, Dlouhy, Foreste Peterson ’18 and Moore will ski for the Big Green.

The women’s Alpine team is perhaps the strongest in the field. The team boasts the current leaders in

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Hank and Fish bid farewell to their loyal readership in the final Riding the Pine.

RIDING THE PINE WITH JOE CLYNE AND HENRY ARNDT

As the last winter term of our illustrious Dartmouth careers draws to a close, so, too, has our already dwindling self-respect.

Some people save their best for last.

We came in with a bang and are going out with a whimper, unread and unloved by the community that once adored us and hung on our every word.

In many ways, our column has been frozen in time despite this mild Hanover winter. Each week we churn out the same “impro-

visational” humor and hot takes, adorned by the same daunting picture. Though we tried to keep this column evergreen, frozen in amber in perpetuity, all good (and bad) things must eventually come to an end. The center cannot hold.

Things fall apart.

Archived in the annals of these very pages, this term was a turbulent one for us in many ways.

We bought Apple. We sold Apple.

We joined a housing community, and yes, it was East Wheelock. We

the giant slalom ranking (Peterson), the slalom ranking (Dlouhy) and Moore, who captured victories at both the Bates Carnival and NCAA Regionals at Middlebury.

“We are very excited,” Dlouhy said. “We know we can do really well. I think that we are all looking to get on the podium, individually.

And because we know we are capable of that, I think we can go in confident and shoot to be the best team.”

On the Nordic side, both the men’s and women’s teams finished the carnival with solid performances that they believe set them up well for the NCAA championships. For the men, consistent leader Fabian Stocek ’17 and Callan Deline ’18 took fourth and fifth place in the 10K freestyle to help Dartmouth to a second place finish.

“I think we raced really well as a team,” Nordic captain Mary O’Connell ’16 said. “I think we all thought we had good races, but

the results didn’t show it. We took positives away from the fact that we did put together really strong races, especially considering the fact that we haven’t been able to train like other teams because we don’t have snow to practice on and we had extra stress of midterm week. Even though we weren’t at the top of the results sheet, we were still able to put together really solid performances.”

The Middlebury Carnival was the last carnival in the circuit for the seniors on the team, who have contributed to one of the strongest seasons in recent memory. The team boasts two first place finishes in carnivals this year, which were the team’s first outright wins in almost four years.

“I’d say all together it was a surreal experience,” O’Connell said.

“Dartmouth had one of our better seasons in terms of consistency throughout the carnival season.

What was also exciting to me as a senior and a captain was the depth

that our team showed. We had six girls get top 10 finishes, multiple podiums and five girls objectively qualify for NCAAs — more than any other team. It was a perfect way to finish off four years.”

Depth will take a back seat in the NCAAs, where the team will bring just its top three racers to the Championship races hosted by the University of Colorado. The Big Green feels confident that it can put up a strong showing in the races, which will take place March 9 to 12.

“I think our races this weekend were definitely a good platform to jump off of for NCAAs,” Lydia Blanchet ’19 said. “A lot of us thought we hadn’t been able to train as much as we’d like to heading into this race. I think we’ll be able to build our confidence with training because we’ll be in Steamboat for a few days before on snow. I think we will go into Steamboat with a lot of really positive momentum.”

lost a fortune betting on political markets but made a fortune taking out loans that we never intend to repay. We witnessed the meteoric rise of Donald Trump and the catastrophic collapse of our beloved Jeb Bush.

Truth be told, the slow burn of winter term has simply bored us to tears. This winter was too warm to freeze Occom Pond for more than a few fleeting moments and too weak to make us hardened men.

It’s difficult to tell whether this term has gone by fast or slow as it feels for the most part like we’ve been stuck in some sort of cloudy haze.

Like zombies with our eyes rolled into the back of our heads, we’ve been creeping closer and closer toward the finish line where the promised land of spring break and the end of Joe’s Sig Ep presidential tenure lie waiting to shower us in their good graces.

Even though the temperatures have remained high this term, one thing has surely plummeted — our readership. Our Nielsen ratings were once Trumpesque.

Now they’re at Ben Carson levels.

Trump said earlier in the election that if his poll numbers went down, if people stopped caring about him, then he would get out of the race.

So too will we. If two columnists announce their retirements, but no one reads them, do they make

a sound?

Perhaps our brand of absurdist humor has finally reached its breaking point. Maybe we have lost our cache in this god-forsaken Buzzfeed culture. In Hanlon’s Brave New World, only one thing is forbidden: the illicit pleasure of deranged theoretical nonsense.

We’re going out of business.

Maybe we’re closing down the shop as a last thrash of protomasculine pride. Or maybe we’re just trying to prick ourselves and draw blood so we can once again feel pain.

This is the point in the column when we would normally flip the script and spend 150 words murmuring about the sports world to get our editors off our rear ends.

This is our last column though, and we’ve missed our deadline by nearly five hours. There’s nothing that they can do to us anymore...

After this dismal winter term, we felt like we should preview our hopes for the spring for you all so you know what to expect from the Riding the Pine boys once our names are no longer in print.

Think of this like the end-of-movie montage showing you where your favorite characters are now but before any of it has come to pass.

When we have finally broken ourselves from the shackles of print media, we will be able to indulge some of our more finer tastes in

life.

Ironically, just as Joe has finished his tenure on The Dartmouth’s back page, he will be taking his first creative writing class of his college career. Unfortunately, it will be too late for any of you plebeians to reap the benefits thereof.

Henry will spend his spring term oscillating between the Paleo diet and the golf course, unable to achieve any degree of success in either realm.

Well, that’s it for the boys from Riding the Pine. We’ve written 20 of these articles and have learned nothing at all. Nothing of value, nothing of interest, nothing of substance, merely nothing. We stand here, at the edge of all things, at the edge of the abyss, and stare down longingly, praying for the abyss to stare back.

Earlier, we quoted Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming.” That was not intended to get anyone’s hopes up. Riding the Pine is never coming back.

As we reflect on our time as this campus’ moral compass, as Dartmouth’s guiding lights, we are reminded of a quote from our favorite author, the only mind as absurd as our own, Franz Kafka.

“We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so.”

RIP RTP.