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rather have, a pork chop or sex?”

’15 Girl 1: “Why is campus so dead

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on.”

Gov Prof: “I spent all morning preparing for

this lecture. Not sure why because I wrote the book

on it.”

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Clas-sics Prof: “How

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I’ve learned a bunch of my Facebook friends’ middle names this month. Corpo-rate recruiting is heating up, and changing online identities to thwart snoopy potential employers is the new trend. Nicknames are substituted for first names, middle names re-place last names and spellings are distorted, all in the hopes of covering up any signs of scandal and maintaining a clean online pres-ence. It sounds paranoid, but if you ask around, the concern is warranted. When my older brother was of fered a job in Cleveland recently, the employer told him that other recruits had been dismissed due to their vulgar language on Twitter. According to a Huffington Post article last year, nearly 40 percent of hiring managers search for applicants on social media sites. Across the Atlantic, the U.K. business psy-chology firm OPP reports an even higher rate — up to 56 percent. In a competitive job market and less than stellar economy, a one-in-two shot of that profile picture from pledge term ruining your prospects doesn’t seem worth it. Beyond the statistics and stories, our own Career Services office is certain that employers check out potential hires’ social media activity, and urges students to avoid doing anything online that might tarnish their image. “Our advice is if you have anything on social media that you wouldn’t want your mother or father to see, take it down,” associ-ate director Monica Wilson said. “Another piece of advice is to have a friend Google you to see what comes up. It doesn’t work quite as well if you do it yourself.” The office has seen a number of cases where students’ online material backfires. Employers have contacted Wilson after finding photos of students drinking alcohol or dressed provocatively. Riley Ennis ’15, recipient of a Thiel Founda-tion Fellowship, said he has been in contact

with researchers through social networking sites since 11th grade, and knows that many of his connections actively check employee social media activity, especially Facebook. “They have ways of looking at it so that even if you hide it, they’ll still find it,” he said. “Anything you do on the Internet is there.” When recruiters are Dartmouth alumni, they’re likely to tap into campus networks and mutual connections to learn about potential hires. “Alums will be more clued in as to where to look to find information about you as a Dartmouth student,” Wilson said. To circumvent these potential obstacles, students like Julia Souba ’15 have found their own ways to prevent employers from tracking them down. “I changed my name on Facebook in case an employer does decide to creep,” she said. “Nobody advised me to do so, but I figured rather be safe than sorry, though I don’t have too much incriminating stuff.” James McNay ’15 is also in the midst of corporate recruiting, but chose to keep his real name online. “I’ve heard there’s a reasonably good chance an employer could find you on Face-book,” he said. “I just went through mine before recruiting started and made sure there wasn’t anything really bad on there.” Determining what qualifies as “really bad” is partially dependent on the industry you are aiming to join. Government jobs and related fields such as the Peace Corps require an extensive background check. Even when you think you’re playing it safe, your social media activity can follow you. Consider Snapchat. Although the popular application’s main feature is that photos disappear seconds after they are opened, incriminating images can be saved in screenshots and published online. Career Services has also had the reverse happen: students have come to them regard-ing inappropriate things they found online

about potential employers. “We’re always happy to meet with students one-on-one to help them develop their appear-ance online,” Wilson said. “And we can give you tips on how to search for people too.” In terms of developing a professional pres-ence on the Internet, LinkedIn is probably a more appropriate forum than Facebook or Twitter. Corey Vann ’13 got his current job at Linke-dIn when a recruiter saw his profile on the site. He now works as a GSO program rotational associate. “It’s a program for undergraduates from the best schools to learn all aspects of the business and eventually become leaders of the company,” he said. “I’m in the recruiting part of the rotation now, so I work to identify and recruit the best talent for LinkedIn. Someone found me who was doing what I am doing right now.” Wilson added that Career Services encour-ages students to build and maintain profiles on the site. “We’ve had a series of workshops on them this term, both basic and advanced,” she said. “It’s a great way to network with alumni and other contacts in fields that are of interest to you.” While Facebook creeping is the new norm, the reality is that even a stellar online persona is unlikely to help you. Companies aren’t im-pressed by cover photos, the Facebook “about me” section is no substitute for a resume and you won’t be fooling anyone by making your profile picture more business casual. Still, as in an interview, having the wrong appearance can hurt you. So be careful, and if your hobbies still include things like raging, and if that album of bathroom mirror selfies is still on display, consider cleaning things up. When you land that job on Wall Street — or in San Francisco, or even in Hanover — you’ll be happy you did. Vann is a former member of The Dartmouth staff.

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I’m not even going to pretend I know enough about corporate recruiting to say something clever about it here. The extent to which I have participated in the process has involved driving friends around so that they can be on time to pre-interviews — since when is that a thing? — and interviews. One thing I do know, however, is that whether I end up trying to land a job as a taxi driver in New York or a job on Wall Street, when I fi nally get around to planning my off term next summer , I don’t want to lose any opportunity because of some silly Facebook picture or mindlessly crafted tweet. I would like to abuse this chance and send a note to potential future employers — the most promising of which at the moment seems to be the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission — when this pops up on a Google search of my name: such things of me on the Internet have never existed nor will they ever, I promise! Aside from noticing friends’ names change on Facebook in an effort to cover up any possible in-criminating photos , there’s been a whole lot more to notice on campus lately. In this issue, we take a look at how Dartmouth’s LGBT resources compare to other Ivy League schools and how students keep vegan in our dining halls. We also take a look at the ever-evolving student-parent relationship, just in time for parents weekend. Whether you’re spending most of your time recruiting or chilling by the river, take a second to sit back, relax and read the Mirror!

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A look at LGBT resources at the College — and how we compare to the other Ivies. BY EMMA MOLEY

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SWEATSHIRTS AND PANTS

PROFS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

STARRY NIGHTS

Age range: middle school to Tuck Bridge

CAMPERS

Forecast: profusive sweat or winter in sum-mer. Take your pick, or

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Expecting you to have read the Overheards by

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PYTHONNot the computer program. Since when did snakes become a thing?

(Lookingat you Tabard and

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The name Rainbow Room implies a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere, an image Offi ce of Pluralism and Leadership intern Therese Kiene-mund ’15 certainly has in mind for its renovation. Currently an unpainted room with an empty bulletin board and bare walls yearning for decora-tion, the Rainbow Room is Dart-mouth’s primary resource center and study area for LGBT students. Throughout this term, Kienemund, with the help of student input, hopes to re-conceptualize the room to live up to its name as an inclusive and useful space for all of campus. Here, the Mirror examines LGBT resources at the College and looks at how we stack up in the Ivy League.

STUDENT SPACES Located on the fi rst fl oor of Robin-son Hall, the Rainbow Room offers a “safer space” amid what can often be a hostile atmosphere at Dartmouth, Kienemund said. Used for discussion, group meet-ings and study breaks, the room hosts a small library of LGBT videos and books, and provides educational materials on topics such as gender pronoun use and sexuality. Kienemund is using student input to re-conceptualize the space. The changes include stocking more recent fi ction, expanding the health and wellness section to incorporate a range of safe sex materials, enhanc-ing the room’s accessibility and developing a web presence. The renovation will also ensure that no subset of the LGBT com-munity feels excluded. “A lot of communities within the larger identity are marginalized, so in order to make this room the most useful it can be, it’s not just a ques-tion of updating the material but of deliberately choosing material that is gender-inclusive, racially-inclusive and class-inclusive, so that we don’t reproduce oppressive structures of the system at large,” Kienemund said. While OPAL has one staff mem-ber, two full-time interns and one part-time intern who work with LGBT students, no one offi cially staffs the Rainbow Room. Cornell University has two staff members and fi ve in-terns working at their LGBT resource center, while Harvard University’s Queer Resource Center employed 12 undergraduate staff members this spring. Assistant dean and LGBT advisor Reese Kelly is the only College staff member who works specifi cally with LGBT individuals.

HOUSING Those who desire a longer-term safe space can visit Triangle House, which will open in fall 2014. The LGBT affi nity house, located on 4 North Park St., will offer space to 25 undergraduates and an advisor

apartment. The College currently offers a gender-neutral floor in McLane. Sixteen residents, along with an undergraduate advisor, typically live on the gender-neutral fl oor and spend most Sunday mornings discussing gender and social issues. Joseph Miller ’14, who lived on the fl oor his sophomore year and was an undergraduate advisor there this past year, said residents were deeply engaged in topics of gender and sexu-ality, especially after homophobic graffi ti was scrawled on a window in 2011. Former gender-neutral floor resident Lizzy Southwell ’15 said she found the program slightly less serious than expected, though still effective in fostering a safe environ-ment. “What was most helpful was for people that don’t feel that comfort-able elsewhere on campus to be somewhere where inclusivity was demanded,” she said. Although the fl oor attracts some applicants simply due to its prime location, Southwell said the program does an excellent job selecting sup-portive and open-minded students. Proponents of the Triangle House, which will offer a more insulated experience than the gender-neutral fl oor, have attracted negative criti-cism for self-segregating, Southwell said. She added that she considers self-selection a natural process. “At the end of the day, we’re hu-man and we want to be with people who are like us,” she said. Dartmouth is one of the only Ivy League schools with a structured gender-neutral fl oor program, which was established in fall 2007. In 2003, the University of Penn-

sylvania became the first in the Ivy League to offer gender-neutral suites, and was the fi rst Ivy to offer gender-neutral housing to incoming freshmen, starting last year. Columbia University offers mixed-gender doubles, and Q House, its residential community for LGBT students, is moving from its cur-rent space in a residential hall to a university-owned brownstone this fall. Harvard University only per-mits gender-neutral housing upon request. In 2010, Yale University seniors received the option to live in mixed-gender suites. Princeton University and Cornell University introduced gender-neutral housing options this year.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS The College’s OUTReach pro-gram pairs students with a trained mentor who has experience with the LGBT community and is willing to discuss personal, social and academic issues. Gender Sexuality XYZ offers a weekly forum for students seeking an outlet to share thoughts on LGBT subjects. Dartmouth IvyQ helps coordinate the annual IvyQ conference, which provides LGBT community across the Ivy League with a chance to share experiences. Dar tmouth recently submitted a bid to host the fi fth conference next year. Miller said he would like to see more participation in the existing or-ganizations, a problem that can only be ameliorated by student initiative. “It’s up to students to participate and engage,” he said. Southwell, who said there are not suffi cient resources for individuals who choose to keep their sexuality private, suggested a blog or colum-

nist to whom students could anony-mously direct questions. While Dartmouth has three LGBT student organizations, most other Ivy League schools offer at least fi ve un-dergraduate groups. Many of these organizations are identity-specifi c. Cornell’s Ga’avah group is open to Jewish LGBT students, Penn Ultra produces LGBT art and Girlspot pro-vides Harvard women with an oppor-tunity to discuss sexual orientation. Columbia’s Offi ce of Multicultural Affairs works with Proud Colors to host mixers for LGBT students of color, while Brown University offers a support group for LGBT student athletes.

LOOKING FORWARD While broadening the range of student organizations may boost tolerance at Dartmouth, radically transforming the campus climate can only result from collaboration between members of the LGBT community and students from across campus. “I think that there’s sometimes an assumption that just because most students are integrated in campus, that this is a safe, affi rming place for LGBTQ students at all times,” Kelly said. “To make the campus a more inclusive space, I think it’s important to acknowledge that there is an ineq-uity across campus and to make a commitment toward changing that.” Though the College appears to lag behind in mentoring programs, student organizations and staf f dedicated specifi cally to LGBT needs, Dartmouth is moving forward by providing gender-neutral housing with the affi nity program in McLane residence hall and by developing Triangle House.

ADITI KIRTIKAR // THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

The Rainbow Room on the fi rst fl oor of Robinson Hall offers a space safe for conversation.

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BEYOND THE RAINBOW ROOM

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HI MOM AND DAD Keeping in touch amidst evolving relationshipsBy MARGARETTE NELSON

THE VEGAN LIFESTYLEADITI KIRTIKAR // THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

With parents weekend upon us, I realized that I’ve only talked to my parents once since I got back to campus this summer. Our phone conversation lasted 16 minutes as I stood outside of Molly’s on the Fourth of July. Five of those minutes were spent listening to my mother search for my dad at a barbeque party so that she could give him the phone. While I rarely call my parents, there are some students who call home on days more often than Federal holidays. “We talk most days, but not necessarily every day,” Amber Jenkins ’15 said. “We probably average about five times a week.” There doesn’t seem to be a standard fre-quency. Some Snapchat their mom from Collis, while others have a hard time pinpointing the last time they heard their dad’s voice. Yu Jin Nam ’15, from South Korea, attended boarding school in the United States for middle and high school. “When you’re 13 or 14, you have to talk to your parents a few times a week,” she said. This fizzled out later in high school, and Nam said she now “rarely ever” talks to her parents. “We got in fights a lot,” Nam said. “In the end, the things we talked about were the things I didn’t want to talk about.” The language barrier between Nam and her

Growing up, veganism was a mystery to me. Hailing from the rolling plains of Colorado, I’m a big fan of steak and burgers. In my senior year of high school, my friends and I competed to see who could be vegetarian the longest. I lasted four days — and lost the competition, of course. When I came to Dartmouth, I knew the basic principles behind veganism — no animal by-products, such as meat or dairy — but it wasn’t until I noticed the plethora of vegan baked goods that frequently adorn the Collis counters that I began to wonder more about the lifestyle. Among the vegans I spoke to, many said they started as vegetarians, and some have only become vegan since coming to the College. For Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group co-president Jennifer Davidson ’15, the decision to go vegan was based on animal rights.

“I’d been a vegetarian before and I wanted to take the next step, and it seemed natural to go vegan,” she said. “I’m a big animal person.” Though DAWG is focused on animal rights issues, many members have found a community of vegans within the club. “My decision is definitely tied to animal rights and not being part of a system that abuses animals,” co-president Laura Bergsten ’15 said. Many vegans said their philosophies toward food are still in flux. Kelly McGlinchey ’12 became vegetarian when she was 12, and said the change in diet set her on a personal food journey. McGlinchey became involved in DAWG her freshman year and credits the club with inspiring her to think about her eating choices. “I’d done a lot of research and discovered some of the truths of the food industry, and not just the meat industry but the egg and dairy

industry as well,” said McGlinchey, a former president of DAWG. Recently, a number of people have turned to veganism for health benefits as well. Victor Galli, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania last year, said veganism has grown in response to research on plant-based diets. Galli, who became vegan his freshman winter, founded the annual Ivy League Vegan Conference, which invites students, faculty and staff to discuss food issues relating to the environment, health and ethics. Penn is “a veritable vegan utopia,” with nu-merous options in the dining halls and access to Philadelphia’s restaurant scene, Galli said, adding that he has worked with staff to bring a wide range of vegan items to campus. “Penn is leading the way in creating food items that appeal not only to vegans but to other

parents only provided an additional obstacle. Certain American idioms and Dartmouth lingo, including her involvement in a sorority, don’t exactly translate into Korean. “It’s not just a generation gap, but also the fact that I grew up here since I was 13,” she said. On the other hand, students whose parents are alumni have a much easier time relating their experiences. Will Bollenbach ’15, whose father graduated in 1978, said his parents “know what to expect” when he tells them about college life. He said anticipates them hanging out at Tri-Kap over parent’s weekend. While phone calls are the most common way to communicate, being abroad, or even living south of Wheelock Street, where service is sparse at best, can make it that much harder to stay in touch. I learned my lesson during a five-month stint in boarding school that involved simply “overlooking” emails or requests to call from back home. I don’t recommend this approach. A text or two can go a long way to assure parents that their child is still breathing, or at the very least that the joints in her fingers still work. Not having a phone is no excuse to leave the parents hanging. While Bollenbach was on a Foreign Study Program in Argentina, he used

Skype and email to update his parents. Jenkins said she and her three siblings com-municate through a family group text. “It gets used about once a week, but I don’t really talk to my siblings other than that.” Being overseas doesn’t make the cost of communicating with parents at all prohibitive. Nam said her mother uses a calling card that costs around $30 each year. Still, that doesn’t mean there aren’t other costs to calling your parents — such as your precious time, which prevents you from calling and then stresses your parents out. For Nam, interning in India during the winter was a turning point in her relationship with her parents, as she hardly contacted them. “They were going nuts. They were so wor-ried,” she said. “My mom would call me some-thing like 12 times without me picking up.” While their concern seemed “a little silly,” Nam said she felt guilty for not communicating more and has been inspired to take a new ap-proach. “Just be friendly, don’t be snarky, and if you don’t want to talk to them in person, just write an email,” she said. Nam’s mother reminded her that there are basic obligations within a family, and one of them is staying in touch. Talking to her parents more often has come

with unforeseen consequences. “Now my mom thinks we’re super buddy-buddy and calls, like, five times a week,” Nam said. “Maybe we’re slightly dysfunctional,” she added, “But what family isn’t?” Ashton Slatev ’15 said his relationship with his parents has changed as he has matured. “We used to talk a lot freshman year, but not so much anymore,” he said. “I think it’s because I’m growing more independent.” Bollenbach also said that college changed his relationship with his parents. He said he sees his parents less frequently, so “when we do hang out, it’s a little more special.” With some distance, personal growth and varying degrees of technological competence, family relationships are bound to change dur-ing college. And it’s a good thing they do. What 22-year-old trying to make a good impression in the office wants to be caught talking on the phone with their mom when they’re most needed by the boss? Distance often makes the heart grow fonder, and after a few years away from home, many students seem more secure and stable in their relationship with their parents, no matter how dynamic that relationship has been. So give your parents a little extra love this weekend, whether you’re seeing them in person or texting them!

students as well.” At Dartmouth, the vegans I spoke with praised Dartmouth Dining Services and its efforts to bring more vegan food to campus. Class of 1953 Commons manager Beth Rosenberger said the Herbivore station offers vegan and vegetarian options for every meal, with over 160 vegan recipes on rotation. Vegan choices are clearly marked by a “V” symbol,. DDS is constantly exploring new options, and several vegan students have provided the staff with recipe ideas. “A lot of things in ’53 now are actual requests from vegans here looking for other options,” Rosenberger said. “We try to listen to what our customers want and provide it.” The vegan pizza, for example, was introduced after students worked with DDS to find special providers for the dough, cheese and toppings. Other recent additions include soy yogurt, almond milk and vegan chocolate chip cookies. “Every time we’ve worked with DDS through DAWG they’ve been really receptive,” Davidson said. Don’t assume that vegans only eat raw car-rots and quinoa. “Veganism can have a reputation for nar-rowing your food options, but I think it can also really expand the food cultures you’re exposed to and inspire you to be more conscious with what you’re eating,” McGlinchey said. Despite praise for FoCo’s effort to accommo-date vegan diets, many head to Collis for most of their meals. Emily Reeves ’15 said she eats Collis stir-fry nearly every day, and Davidson cited the soups and salads as go-to choices. Legendary Mary Ann Milanese, the mas-termind behind Collis baked goods, works with other chefs to develop tasty vegan recipes, said McGlinchey, who scored the coveted job working alongside the baker. McGlinchey occasionally blitzes out about available baked goods, such as fudgy zucchini brownies and whole wheat maple hazelnut cookies. Though the community is small, the consen-sus seems to be that being a vegan at Dartmouth is, perhaps surprisingly, pretty easy. “If veganism is something you care about and feel strongly about, then you find a way to make it work for you wherever you are,” McGlinchey said.