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Yesterday, Savage Media released a video of a poem by Preston Wells ’15 titled “If the Indian Mascot Could Speak.” The video invoked a sense of anger that I had never been able to express.
Recent calls to stop using the NFL's Washington Redskins name have become the latest example in the debate over whether certain sports mascots are offensive to the Native American community. In the past month, two highly prominent sportswriters, Sports Illustrated's Peter King and Grantland's Bill Simmons, have joined the boycott of the team name. It's one thing for activists to make a statement, but the issue gains entirely new momentum when two of the nation's most widely read sports columnists take a stand.
The relationship between Dartmouth and "Green" is intricate, steeped in tradition and ever-changing. Green is our school color. The Green is a central figure on campus, and even our mascot. But these days "green" is also synonymous with the movement toward sustainability, which many campus organizations have embraced in full.
Dimensions crew members declined to comment about the meeting with protesters held last night.
Standing before hundreds of prospective students awaiting the annual welcome show, the protesters rallied around cries of recent incidents of homophobia, sexual assault and racism on campus, and chanted criticisms of current students' and the College's portrayal of these issues over Dimensions weekend. The group brandished posters with messages such as "I was called fag in my freshman dorm" and noted the College's adoption of an Indian as its mascot in the first half of the 20th century.
Standing before hundreds of prospective students awaiting the annual welcome show, the protesters rallied around cries of recent incidents of homophobia, sexual assault and racism on campus and chanted criticisms of current students' and the College's portrayal of these issues over Dimensions weekend. The group brandished posters with messages such as "I was called fag in my freshman dorm" and noted the College's adoption of an Indian as its mascot in the first half of the 20th century.
Hanover may be just as frigid and isolated as the rest of rural New Hampshire, but this town does boast many of the trappings of civilization, including – surprisingly – its own television show.
"The typical Dartmouth student is very eco-friendly, crunchy, into rock-climbing and the outdoors, but at the same time they have the Ivy League feel," Tierra Lynch '16 said. "Dartmouth also has a very fratty Animal House' vibe."
Why do we have Dartmouth "Secure"? Why not just have a really fast public Internet connection that everyone can use? Presumably, we have a guarded network so we can protect users' sensitive information. Kiewit, which is responsible for the maintenance of Dartmouth's main computer networks, has seen an overhaul of these systems in the last year. Before the new Internet security policies were implemented, Dartmouth had a reasonably strong network, but our networks are now laughably insecure. Despite knowledgeable individuals bringing this fact to Kiewit's attention, these problems have been ignored and Kiewit refuses to rectify them. This raises serious questions not only about our network security, but the ways in which the Dartmouth administration operates.
"We heard all these wa-hoo-wah' cheers and drums beating, and we were all pretty confused and uncomfortable," he said. "I never went to another football game again, and I stayed off campus during fall quarters to avoid dealing with football season and the Indian mascot running around."
For many, the term “snow sculpture” could be considered a fancy way of describing a snowman. At Dartmouth, however, snow sculptures are anything but your typical carrot-nosed Jack Frost.
Much to my chagrin, the NBA's liberal approach to team nickname alterations will leave many basketball fans utterly confused.
Notable among these is the old tradition of freshman beanies. Incoming Dartmouth students were required to buy green caps emblazoned with their class numbers in large white text to identify themselves as new members of the community. The custom began in 1911 and continued until 1969, when freshman from the Class of 1973 last wore the beanies. On our contemporary campus, the wearing of the caps would likely be seen as hazing, especially because there was undoubtedly an element of degradation and subservience associated with the tradition.
Frustrated by society's tendency to degrade and appropriate Native American symbols, a group of Native American students at Dartmouth uploaded a video to Youtube on Sept. 10 titled "A Letter to Urban Outfitters," in light of the company's recent release of a "Navajo"-inspired clothing line. In the video, which had over 5,300 views as of press time, students recite a poem written by Autumn White Eyes '14 that asks viewers to respect Native American heritage.
Let's face it: If there were a higher power capable of silencing everything controversial or provocative that the publication produced, there is no way that The Mirror, much less The Dartmouth, would even exist.
This was a good weekend. Football beat Cornell. Hockey beat Princeton. Field hockey beat Cornell (and on its senior day, no less). The Giants beat the Patriots. Yes, a good weekend all around.
Even though it sometimes seems that our dear old Dartmouth is flawless, we have to remember that the College that we've come to know and love does have an extensive history of failures. Try as they might to sweep the dirt under the rug, the higher-ups can't hide some of Dartmouth's most egregious oversights, missteps and embarrassments. Let's take a walk through the shadier side of Dartmouth's history.
Now a senior fellow pursuing an interdisciplinary study in Native American studies, history and theater, Gorlin has come far from her eighth grade oral history project. She crisscrossed between Dartmouth and Minneapolis eight times this year in order to complete her final project a play titled "88 Voices" that will be presented on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. in Silsby 028.
Several community members have recently asked me if my columns for The Dartmouth are designed to be offensive. In "Silencing Conservatism," (March 30), I attributed such questioning of motive to a "politically correct" speech culture that is often unreceptive to underrepresented viewpoints. This close-mindedness is a deep problem that largely stems from the temptation to think people we disagree with are malevolent.
If you're lucky enough to be involved in an organization with your 10 best friends and you have little interest in meeting new people, then Dartmouth's social culture is perfect for you and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But it's telling that juniors' social lives have become so stale, rigid and confined that a secret club is the only way for them to meet new people. I'm in BG, Panarchy, a secret society and, most recently, Tabard. Yes, I do receive hundreds of blitzes per hour, and yes, I do find emptying my inbox exhausting. But I didn't join these groups to impress people with my vast collection of social networks. I joined because Dartmouth culture actively discourages people from branching out. To make new friends outside of a social group is perceived as disloyal.