VOL. CLXXIII NO.43
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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