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VOLUME 146, NUMBER 11
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Rose rejects sanctuary label, pledges to support undocumented students

BY JAMES CALLAHAN
ORIENT STAFF
In a preemptive response to a student petition calling on college administrators to make Bowdoin a sanctuary
campus, President Clayton Rose affirmed the Colleges support for undocumented students but stated that
the College could not meet the criteria
to become a sanctuary campus. The
students involved in writing and circulating the petition are still planning on
presenting the petition to Rose today.
The stakes for [undocumented]

students who may be at risk have never
been higher, and we have an obligation
as a college to make sure that we are
straight with our students about what
we can and cannot do for them. And
we will do everything we can within
our power to assist them, he said in a
phone interview with the Orient. But
there are things that may be legally out
of our ability to control. In those circumstances, students need to understand that and to be prepared.
Seniors Leah Alper and Julia Berk-
man-Hill began circulating the petition that called on college administrators to stand with other colleges
and universities and investigate how
to make Bowdoin a sanctuary campus that will protect our current and
future students from intimidation,
unfair investigation, and deportation. As of press time, 870 Bowdoin
students, faculty, staff, alumni and
community members had signed it.
The petition and Roses response
delivered through a campus-wide
email on November 22come at a
time when many higher education

institutions are grappling with how
to respond to potential changes in
immigration policy under the presidency of Donald Trump. Changes
could include increased immigration
enforcement and a repeal of President
Barack Obamas Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,
which shields undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States
as children from deportation.
Along with over 400 other college presidents, Rose signed a state-
ment on November 21 in support of

upholding DACA. Moreover, Rose
wrote in his email to the College
that unless compelled by law, [the
College] will do nothing that would
put a member of our community in
jeopardy.
However, Rose also felt strongly
that it would be wrong to declare
Bowdoin a sanctuary campus.
The question presented by this
petition (and by others like it) is
Please see SANCTUARY, page 4
Professor
Emeritus
Mayo leaves
legacy in
community,
chemistry lab
BY EMILY WEYRAUCH
ORIENT STAFF
Professor Emeritus Dana Mayo, who

taught chemistry at Bowdoin for over
25 years, died in his home in Topsham
on Saturday. Mayo was internationally
known as a leader in infrared (IR) spectroscopy, a researcher in oil pollution
and a pioneer in the development of microscale lab techniques used in teaching chemistry. He was known at Bowdoin as a community member through
and through.
Mayo came to Bowdoin in 1962, attracted by its location in Maine. He went
on Outing Club trips in the 60s and 70s
with his colleague and friend Samuel
S. Butcher, also a professor emeritus of
chemistry. The two, along with Professor Ronald Pike of Merrimack College,
worked together to develop microscale
techniques for undergraduates.
Our kids were nearly the same age,
so that kind of bonds people together,
said Butcher in a phone interview with
the Orient. He was a very easy person
to get along with.
Mayo came to Bowdoin following
seven years of service in the U.S. Air
Force and two years as a fellow at MITs
School for Advanced Study. He earned
his Ph.D at Indiana University.
COURTESY OF BOWDOIN ASIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD
GOING GLOBAL: Jouya Mahmoudi 20 (left) and Shu-Shu Hsia 19 (right) pose for the photoshoot on microaggressions sponsored by Bowdoins Asian Students Association (ASA) and
South Asian Students Association (SASA). The photos have been shared over 90,000 times and viewed 18 million times on Facebook.
Microaggression photos go viral, elicit controversial reactions

BY BRENDAN PULSIFER
ORIENT STAFF
Photos from the #ThisIs2016 photoshoot by

Bowdoins Asian Students Association (ASA) and
South Asian Students Association (SASA) went viral on Facebook, with 85,000 album shares, 5,000
individual photo shares and 18 million total views
in a span of two weeks.
ASA and SASA uploaded the photoswhich are
also hanging in David Saul Smith Unionto Facebook on November 18.
My friend in Korea messaged me the other day

and said she saw the album, but from her other
friends, not from my status, said ASA Secretary
Arah Kang 19, who helped organize the project.
I left for Thanksgiving break and we had just broken 100 likes. But now look at itover 30,000! We
had no idea it would leave this campus, let alone go
worldwide.
The project originally drew inspiration from a
New York Times article written by Asian-American editor Michael Luo. In the article, published
in October, Luo directly addresses a stranger who
TWO NEW CASES OF

MUMPS REPORTED
ORIENT STAFF
Two new cases of mumps were diagnosed on

November 22 and 23, bringing the total number
of cases since November 1 to seven, according
to Director of Health Services Jeffrey Maher.
Both infected students were vaccinated, and
both have completed their five days of isolation
and are no longer contagious. The new all clear
date, through which unvaccinated students are
required to remain in exclusion, is December 11.
MISS CONGENIALITY
Carolyn Brady 19 competed in the Miss

Maine USA pageant. Page 4.
Please see MAYO, page 3
Please see PHOTOS, page 4
Full-time to no time: process and practice of medical leaves at Bowdoin

BY RACHAEL ALLEN, CALDER
MCHUGH AND LUCIA RYAN
ORIENT STAFF
BY JULIAN ANDREWS
yelled Go back to China! at his family, AsianAmericans across the nation responded to Luo and
his encounter by using the hashtag #ThisIs2016
and sharing their stories of confronting racism.
Luos piece, in addition to the timing of the divisive
election and No Hate November, served as inspiration for the project.
As the project has gained an immense following, much of the attention has been directed at the
comment threads on the photos. Since the subject
Austin Goldsmith 18 was two weeks into her

first year at Bowdoin when she got her first concussion during a volleyball game. Her struggle to
make it to classes led to several meetings with former Dean of First Year Students Janet Lohmann,
who suggested Goldsmith take a medical leave
an option in which Goldsmith was not interested.
[Does] a strong word from Lohmann make
[my leave] involuntary? Does that mean its not
my decision? ... What power or autonomy do I
have? said Goldsmith in a phone interview with
THE BIRDS AND THE BOOKS
Special Collections turns another page of

Birds of America. Page 6.
the Orient. As much as the [Bowdoin Student]

Handbook gives you information, its so unclear
and its so vague.
According to Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster, medical leave cases are considered on a caseby-case basis. However, the deans have displayed
a pattern of strongly recommending a voluntary
medical leave to students.
Approximately 10 to 20 students are on voluntary medical leave each semester, according to
Kim Pacelli, the senior associate dean of student
affairs. However, many students feel pressured
by the deans recommendations and question
whether these leaves are elective in practice or if
the College is making the decision for them.
NATURAL HAIR SOLUTIONS
Diamond Walker 17 leads students in tutorials on

natural hair care. Page 7.
RIVALRY WEEKEND
The Handbook states students may request a

voluntary medical leave in the event that the student believes that physical and/or mental health
concerns are significantly interfering with the
ability to succeed at Bowdoin [or to recover].
Only if a student is presenting a significant
threat to themselves or others while on campus,
the deans, in consultation with the health care
provider, may force a student to go home. The
Handbook classifies this as an involuntary medical leave. According to Pacelli, no students are on
involuntary medical leave this semester. These
leaves, Pacelli noted, are pretty rare.
Bowdoin takes on Colby in mens ice hockey

Friday and Saturday. Page 11.
Please see pages 8 and 9
ACTIONS NOT WORDS
Ari Mehrberg asks for more support for

transgender students. Page 14.
SOPHIE WASHINGTON
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friday, December 2, 2016
STUDENT SPEAK:
What would you like to take the place of
Jacks Juice Bar?
Julie Villa 19
ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX WESTFALL
SECURITY REPORT: 11/17 to 12/1

Thursday, November 17
A student reported the theft of a pair of Nike Lunar

Glide 7 running shoes from the mens locker room at
Farley Field House. The shoe size is 10 1/2 and they
are gray with a red/orange heel.
Friday, November 18
An employee reported over $100 in cash stolen from

a wallet in the mens locker room at Morrell Gym.
An employee reported $21 in cash stolen from the

mens locker room at Morrell Gym.
An intoxicated minor student was transported from

West Hall to Mid Coast Hospital.
Saturday, November 19
An officer checked on the well-being of an intoxicated student near Russwurm House and escorted the
student to a residence hall.
An officer responded to a report of an intoxicated

student at Thorne Hall and escorted the student to a
residence hall.
A students stolen bicycle was recovered at a Garrison

Street residence and returned.
A white GT bicycle was stolen from a bike rack at

Baxter House. The bike had been left unlocked.
Sunday, November 20
Two local men were given trespass warnings after

students at Reed House reported that they were trespassing and smoking marijuana on the lawn during a
registered event.
Brunswick Police Department (BPD) responded to a

neighborhood noise complaint related to an event at
Reed House.
A student using a hair dryer at Appleton Hall inadvertently set off a smoke alarm.
Monday, November 21
A safe ride driver dropping off a student on Pleasant

Street reported that a man appeared to be hiding in
bushes. Brunswick police responded and did locate
the man.
A black GS mountain bike was stolen from the bike

rack at Baxter House.
A student practicing jujitsu injured an ear and was

escorted to Mid Coast Hospital.
Tuesday, November 22
A student reported a white Apple iPhone missing or

stolen from a room in Hyde Hall.
Wednesday, November 23
Three students walking downtown on Maine Street

reported being harassed by a motorist. The driver
was identified and the incident was referred to BPD.
A fire alarm activated at a faculty rental house on

Longfellow Avenue when a hot lamp ignited some
bedding. There was minor damage and no injuries.
Thursday, November 24
A baggie containing a small amount of marijuana was

found outside Osher Hall.
Sunday, November 27
A smoke alarm at Brunswick Apartments was activated by smoke from burnt cooking grease.
A student reported that a maroon Fuji bicycle was

stolen from the south bike rack at Sills Hall.
A student reported that a suspicious man was trying

to gain access through locked doors at Hatch Library
and Kanbar Hall.
Monday, November 28
A local man was arrested after violating a campus

trespass order.
A live Christmas tree (in violation of policy) was removed from Coleman Hall.
Tuesday, November 29
A suspicious man seen earlier at Hawthorne-Longfellow Library was thought to have stolen a library book.
Pry marks found on a window screen at the Childrens Center may be evidence of a possible attempted
burglary. The building was not entered.
A student accidentally kicked a soccer ball through a

ceiling tile at Morrell Gym.
Wednesday, November 30
A student with severe stomach pain was escorted to

Mid Coast Hospital.
A visitor to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art fell

as she was entering the building and sustained a nose
laceration. She was treated on site by Brunswick Rescue personnel.
Thursday, December 1
The man suspected of stealing a book at HawthorneLongfellow Library on Tuesday returned to the library. Library staff called security. The suspect was
banned from all College property and the stolen book
was recovered.
I work in the Juice Bar! Im the manager!

Theres no job. I need workers comp. I am
an unemployed college student right now.
I have to go back to the job market next
semester. Its really hard and Im a woman! If
the Bar goes down, I go down.
Bridget Went 17
I think there should be a crpe bar instead.
I would volunteer to make the crpes myself.
You could do crpes with Nutella, banana,
savory crpes tooit could be like a brunch
experience. And an espresso bar.
Clara Hunnewell 17
I would like a smoothie bar. The smoothie
would be made with fresh fruit. Or there could
be blenders for you to make your own smoothies.
Ben Wolf 18
I would choose McDonalds because you can

get a dollar burger and its not good for you
but its cheap food. It would be nice to have
something here thats cheap and good food. I
guess we have the Pub.
Sophie Friedman 20
A little caf with tea and books would be really cute. Just a cozy place where you could sit
and talk. Exactly like the caf but tea-oriented
and more cutesy with a crafty component.
COMPILED BY OLIVIA ATWOOD, ELIZA GRAUMLICH AND ELEANOR PAASCHE
A GUIDE
TO THE
CHAIRS
OF SMITH
UNION
BY ELEANOR PAASCHE
ORIENT STAFF
ILLUSTRATIONS BY SOPHIE WASHINGTON
Behold the David Saul Smith Union rocking chair.

A cocoon of leather comfort and support that
rocks you into meaningful conversation and deep
reflection.
The slipperiness of the wood will physically keep Drab, sad, bleak, these black chairs give the
you at the edge of your seat. Aesthetically, it
seated individual a lowered stature both
belongs at a family restaurant o the thruway. physically and emotionally, reflecting a state of
However, it is the perfect chair for anxiously
impending doom.
spinning back and forth as you hover over a
problem set.
Definitely the coolest, hippest spot for an interview, conversation, or a brief repose. The wavy
line and polka dot motif along with the sleek
Scandinavian style wood arms make these chairs
the most chic that Smith has to oer.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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KRISTOF AND RILEY TO TALK FREE SPEECH

Manhattan Institute fellow and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof
will speak at an event titled Up for Discussion: Free Speech and Political
Correctness on College Campuses at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Pickard Theater. The discussion will be moderated by Associate Professor of History
and Environmental Studies Connie Chiang.
Registration for the event opened online on November 18 and students
obtained tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of students also registered to join the speakers for a dessert reception in Thorne
Hall after the event to debrief the talk and discuss the issues raised. Tickets
for both the event and the reception are no longer available.
In a November 2015 column, Kristof addressed the issue of race and free
speech on campuses, writing, Whats unfolding at universities is not just
about free expression but also about a safe and nurturing environment.
Riley expressed dismay last May after he was disinvited to speak at Virginia Tech due to concerns that his writings on race in The Wall Street
Journal would spark protests.
Both speakers were selected by a working group of students, faculty and staff,
chaired by President Clayton Rose. The choice of speakers was influenced by a survey last December gauging student interest for speakers, in which the theme of free
speech and political correctness on college campuses garnered the most support.
JACKS JUICE BAR WILL CLOSE DOORS

Next week will be the last for Jacks Juice Bar, due to its struggle to make
a profit since opening in fall of 2015. An offshoot of Jack McGees Pub
& Grill, the juice bar offers fresh-to-order fruit and vegetable juices and
smoothies on weekdays, some of which will be available in the Caf and the
C-Store next semester.
Although the juice bar had a small regular customer base, student workers said business was typically very slow.
Theres not a lot of people who came, and they kept doing a lot of renovations to try to make it more profitable, said Sophie Lemkin 19, who
began working at the juice bar last semester.
Juices and smooties were priced between $3.49 and $4.99, depending on
the ingredients. This semester, the juice bar cut back from two employees
per shift to one.
For a business to exist at this school at all it has to be [that] everyone
would want to come there, just because its such a small school, she said.
So we had a number of people who enjoyed the juice bar. If this was at a
big school with the same percentage of people who liked juice, it would be
a fine business.
Lemkin said she will miss the juice bar, although students will still be able
to get juice in other places.
I dont think the juice bar closing will really affect the Bowdoin community. It just will affect the 10 employees who worked there, she said.
TOWN ENACTS MARIJUANA MORITORIUM

On November 21, the Brunswick Town Council voted unanimously to
immediately begin a 50-day moratorium that prohibits the licensing of
marijuana franchises in the town, the Forecaster reported. The council will
consider extending the moratorium to 180 days at a hearing scheduled for
December 15. Brunswicks Town Charter prohibits moratoriums of longer
than 50 days without a public hearing.
Maine voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use in November by
a margin of roughly 4,000 votes. The results of the election were contested
and the measure will begin to undergo recount on December 5.
Assuming the results hold, the law still allows local municipalities to restrict or ban marijuana sales. Town Council members argued that a moratorium is necessary while the town decides on regulations.
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NASA organizes first Native heritage month at Bowdoin

Concerned about low membership, club emphasizes outreach.
BY JAMES JELIN
ORIENT STAFF
The Native American Student Association (NASA) put on Bowdoins first

Native American Heritage Month in
November featuring multiple speakers
and events. The program focused on intersectionality and outreach, as the club
voiced concerns about low membership.
Last year [the club had] six Native
American students, and now its back
to two, aid NASA co-leader Dylan
Goodwill 17.
She pointed to NASAs lack of a formal adviser and the absence of Native
American studies in Bowdoins academics as reasons for the clubs low membership. The College does not have a Native
American studies program, and there are
no courses being taught next semester
with Native or Indian in the title.
The only Native American faculty
or staff member is JT Tyler, and hes on
security, Goodwill said. So hes cool, we
hang out with him. But we just need
more support.
NASA planned these events in part to
bring Native American culture to Bowdoins campus on its own terms.
We are tired of having to do these
talks about cultural appropriation,
Goodwill said. This is something thats
not about us in a Halloween costume,
MAYO
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One thing that really stands out in
my view, in terms of contribution, was
the microscale [lab technique development]. That impacted chemistry far beyond Bowdoin, said Butcher.
The new laboratory techniques were
designed to use smaller quantities of
chemicals in order to reduce health
risks, environmental damage and cost.
[Mayo] was excited while finding
new ways to do dozens and dozens of
reactions that had been carried out for
a long time at a large scale. And all of
those had to be boiled down to something much smaller, said Butcher. He
was very inventive in doing that. He
brought a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm.
Designing lab experiments to create only a drop of a chemicalas opposed to a tablespoonwas, according
to Butcher, something previously only
done in research lab settings.
It was a tremendous job to come
up with those methods and applica-
its showing whats really going on It

feels like something for us instead of
about us.
NASA co-leader Rayne Sampson 18
hoped the month could provide an opportunity for more students to engage
with the Native community at Bowdoin.
Many students who arent Native
themselves feel a degree of hesitation
about getting involved because they see
it as a group for Native people by Native
people, Sampson said. Were hoping
more people see that NASA is a way they
too can get involved.
Goodwill said that with so few students, the future of the Native American
Student Association is uncertain.
She added that nearly every year,
members of NASA have wondered if
the organization would survive, and it
always has. As she prepares to graduate
in May and move back to the reservation where she grew up, Goodwill said
she is proud of NASAs accomplishments this year.
Were just excited that its our first Native American Heritage Month at Bowdoin, Goodwill said.
One event was a panel featuring professors from Bowdoin, Dartmouth and
the University of Maine called Water is
Life: Indigenous Lands & Environmental Justice. The event was an attempt to
engage with the ongoing protests at the
Standing Rock Indian Reservation over

the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), and
also discussed other water issues, such as
lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan.
Goodwill said that the pipeline affects
Native Americans across the country.
She has family members who have gone
to Standing Rock to protest as well as
friends who are currently there.
Its hard knowing that I am not there,
she said. Talking about the DAPL is a
way for me to be the activist I want to be,
but on Bowdoins campus.
It hits close to home for her, as she is
a member of the Navajo tribe who grew
up on Window Rock, the largest Native
American reservation in the country.
In 2015, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) caused the release of massive amounts of toxic wastewater into the
Animas River, turning the entire river
bright yellow. The Navajo nation filed a
lawsuit earlier this year alleging that the
EPA failed to deal with the disaster and
compensate Native American who rely
on the river to farm.
In Maine, the Penobscot nation has
teamed up with the Department of Justice to appeal a court decision stating that
the tribes reservation does not include
the water in the Penobscot River.
[DAPL] is just a continuation of what
has been happening on all of our reservations, Goodwill said.
tions, make
adjustments,
and also convince other
chemistry
lab instructors that indeed it could
be
done,
said Butcher.
When we
I
COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS started,
think a lot of
chemistry faculty just threw up their
hands and said, How can you do this
with 18-year olds? They just thought it
was impossible.
His microscale organic chemistry
curriculum was adopted by more than
400 colleges and universities in the
United States.
[He was] someone who devoted
himself entirely to the benefit of
his students, of his colleagues, of
the faculty and making Bowdoin a
better college, said President Clayton Rose in a phone interview with
the Orient.
Mayos work was recognized not

just at the College itself but beyond
Bowdoin as well.
With his team of Butcher and Pike,
Mayo won the first Charles A. Dana
Award for Pioneering Achievement
in Higher Education in 1986 and
the 1987 American Chemical Society Health and Safety Award. With
Pike, he also won the 1988 James
Flack Norris Award for Outstanding
Achievements in Teaching Chemistry by the Northeastern Section
of the American Chemical Society.
In addition, Mayo individually received a National Catalyst Award
from the Chemical Manufacturers
Association in 1989.
At Bowdoin, Mayo and Butcher
were awarded the Bowdoin Prize, the
Colleges highest honor, according
to Rose. The two are the only nonalumni who have received the award.
Mayos wife, O. Jeanne dArc Mayo,
former Bowdoin physical therapist
and athletic trainer, survives him,
along with his two sons, a daughter
and seven grandchildren.
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Carolyn Brady 19 places fifth in Miss Maine USA, named Miss Congeniality
BY JANE CHANG
ORIENT STAFF
Carolyn Brady 19 won Fourth

Runner-Up as well as Miss Congeniality in the 2017 Miss Maine USA
pageant this past weekend. Twentythree women between the ages of 18
and 27 competed for the title of Miss
Maine USA. Only five contestants,
including Brady, made it to the final round.
The competition was Bradys first
pageant. Aware of the many assumptions about beauty pageants, Brady
said she wanted to compete while
staying true to herself.
Unfortunately, some girls starve
themselves and there are a lot of eating disorders associated with it and
there can be a lot of negative images, she said. I really wanted to see
[if I could] just be myself, and see
how far that could get me.
She also felt that she was able to
meet a wide array of women who
were familiar with both the benefits
of the pageantsuch as extensive
networks and boosted confidence
and the downsides like eating disorders and low self-esteem.
I got to meet people on both
ends of the spectrum: [People] who
benefitted from [the pageantry] and
[people who] kind-of felt bent down
about themselves. I wanted to try
and uplift those [bent-down] people
while tugging on the happy energy

of the people on the other end,
Brady said.
A newcomer to the pageant scene,
Brady competed without having
done extensive research or preparation for the pageant categories.
I went to orientation having
done absolutely nothing, other than
bought a dress and some shoes,
she said.
Brady excelled despite her lack of
preparation and familiarity with the
event. She said her primary motivation for competing was to make
new friends in the state of Maine.
I liked the idea of not doing
any preparations for it and just going and seeing where it led me,
said Brady. I was like, Lets just
do something totally for fun, something super weird, that most people
wouldnt do.
Brady was awarded the title of
Miss Congeniality by a popular vote
of her fellow contestants, who were
asked to pick the contestant who
they felt was the most sister-like
throughout the pageant.
I dont think Ill do [the pageant]
again, or at least not in Maine I
got the title of Miss Congeniality
and thats all I was going for, said
Brady. I feel like that means more
than if Id practiced for eight months
on how to answer a specifically
scripted answer.
COURTESY OF BRIAN BRADY
NEW FRIENDS: Carolyn Brady 19 (right) poses with Miss Maine USA 2016 Marisa Butler at the Miss Maine USA 2017 pageant in Portland last weekend. Brady
finished as the fourth runner-up and was named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.
PHOTOS
SANCTUARY
material touches on sensitive and often

controversial themes, it has elicited a
wide range of strong responses, some
supportive and some polemical.
Many Facebook users argued that
students involved in the project were
overreacting to comments. In response
to a photo of a female Indian student
holding a whiteboard reading, Are you
going to have an arranged marriage?
one Facebook user commented: Its
actually a perfectly reasonable question
and anyone from India would expect
another Indian to ask the same. This is
not racist or bigoted in any way.
Other commenters supported the
students and their reactions resolutely.
In response to a photo of an Asian student holding a whiteboard that read,
I guess youre pretty for an Asian
#ThisIs2016, one user commented,
Oh my gosh, I hate this one! I get it
too. Oh, youre so pretty for a dark
skinned girl As if because Im dark I
would automatically not be pretty.
We understand that posting our
project publicly online is an open invite to criticism, said Irfan Alam 18,
president of SASA. There will always
be internet trolls who will say whatever they want. Now were thinking of
ways to respond to the comments as
an organization, because so far its just
been individuals reaching out. But its
amazing that our message is getting out
there.
Alam was pleased to see the students
message resonate outside of Bowdoin.
As I look at the photo album and
all the comments, I think about how
much we get stuck inside the Bowdoin
Bubble, he said. Im amazed at how
many peoplenot just nationally, but
internationallyunderstood the sentiments I expressed on my photo. We
really shattered the bubble.
At the same time, most non-Bowdoin Facebook users didnt have the
same context for the project that students did.
whether Bowdoin or other colleges

and universities could effectively
declare our campuses to be havens
where immigration laws cannot be
enforced. Legal counsel tells us that
we have no such power, so to make
this kind of declaration would be
both disingenuous and falsely reassuring, he wrote in his email.
Despite Roses commitment to not
designating Bowdoin a sanctuary campus, Alper plans to present the petition to him today. She pointed to other
colleges and universities that have declared as sanctuary campuses.
Wesleyan has declared as a sanctuary campus [and] places like
Columbia have declared as sanctuary campuses, she said. If you look
at [President Roses] email and compare it to the statements made by the
other 28 college presidents who have
declared as sanctuary campuses, the
language is very similar.
For Alper, the sanctuary designation is part of a larger movement and
carries symbolic weight.
This is a declaration that undocumented students belong on campus
and will be welcomed here, she said.
The more schools that sign onto it
will not only help students on our
campus but also potentially students
COURTESY OF BOWDOIN ASIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD
NOT PRETENDING: Michael Amano 17 poses for the ASA photoshoot.

We developed the project thinking
it would be seen solely by Bowdoin students, said President of ASA Mitsuki
Nishimoto 17. Because its gotten so
popular, some of the context is missing
and the comments might not have the
clearest understanding of our goal and
of who the students in the pictures are.
Though they did not expect that
they would receive such passionate responses from around the world, leaders of ASA and SASA are very happy
with the following that the project
has garnered and the attention it has
brought to microaggressions.
Ive heard these types of jokes starting in elementary school, and at that
age, we dont know how to respond

to it, so we become desensitized to
it, Kang said. People are saying You
must have it easy with racism, being
Asian, but one type of microaggression
is not better or worse than someone
elses. None of them are okay.
Multiple outlets, including Upworthy, have contacted ASA and SASA in
recent days to report on the ascendancy of their project. Moving forward,
ASA and SASA leaders are now focusing on contextualizing their project for
a broader audience.
The project might end with the
photos, but the discussions wont,
Nishimoto said.
on other campuses.
Alper, along with a larger group of
students, is looking forward to having
a conversation with Rose about College
policies under a Trump presidency.
We are just thinking about what
does Bowdoin need in all realms
not just undocumented students,
said Alper. Something that Im personally interested in is making sure
that birth control is covered under
Bowdoins insuranceeven if its not
required to be.
Moving forward, Rose declined
to speculate about how the College
would respond to specific changes in
immigration policy before they occurred. However, he did say that the
College would provide support in a
number of different areas for those
of our students who may be in these
at-risk categories.
This could include helping at-risk
students get access to legal counsel as well as continuing the policies
that Rose mentioned in his campuswide email.
The College already safeguards
student privacy and confidentiality.
We do not discriminate with regard
to student housing, nor do we use EVerify, and our Safety and Security
personnel do not enforce immigration laws or make inquiries about
the immigration status of students or
employees, he wrote.
WHAT IS A SANCTUARY?
Twenty-eight colleges and universities in the United States have declared themselves sanctuary campuses, including Wesleyan University and Columbia University, although the policy
implications of this label are unclear.
Some activists and administrators have compared sanctuary campuses to sanctuary cities,
local municipalities that take certain measures to shelter undocumented immigrants. These
measures vary from city to city, but include banning public officials from inquiring about an
individuals immigration status, detaining individuals solely on the basis of their immigration
status and informing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about an undocumented
individual.
Regardless of sanctuary status, ICE, which is responsible for carrying out deportations, cannot
arrest or deport people at will. For example, ICE cannot enter a private residence without a
warrant from a judge or permission from an adult in the residence.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Curtain Callers bring music to the morbid in Heathers the Musical

BY ELIZABETH FOSLERJONES
ORIENT STAFF
Exploring suicide, sexual assault and gun violence in a suburban high school setting, Bowdoins
student-run musical theater group
Curtain Callers will perform the satirical, dark comedy Heathers the
Musical this coming weekend.
The musical is based on the 1988
film Heathers, a cult classic set in
a fictional Ohio high school. Unlike
the movie, the show is focused primarily on the relationship between
Veronica and J.D., two nerdy outcasts.
Its a high school comedy-drama gone so wrong, said director
Holly Hornbeck 18.
The play centers around Veronica, who is invited to become friends
with a group of popular girls at
school, all named Heather. As the
Heathers start to compromise Veronicas image as the friendly girl,
she devises a plan with the rebellious J.D. to kill the cool kids.
Veronica is super satirical, ironic and girl power all the way, so I
have some rock-out, strong numbers. I love playing this character
whos just a really strong woman,
said Phoebe Smukler 17, who plays
Veronica.
This year, Heathers will be
performed in Kresge Auditorium,
a location that allows the show to
use more advanced audiovisual
equipment. In the past, the Curtain
Callers have put on performances
such as Sweeney Todd in Chase
Barn, which is not ideal due to its
small size and lack of equipment.
Hornbeck hopes that performing
in Kresge will revamp the Curtain
Callers image.
Its going to be a way bigger production than Curtain Callers has
put on, said Hornbeck.
Hornbeck decided she wanted
to perform Heathers because of
its popularity and cult following,
and received enthusiastic responses
when she told people she was considering directing it.
I wanted an edgy show, I wanted
a funny show, but I didnt want to
put on a show like Rent because
that was too much to live up to,
said Hornbeck.
The show also presents sensitive
SEE IT YOURSELF
Heathers the Musical will be
performed tonight and tomorrow
at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.
Tickets are not required.
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
HERE COME THE HEATHERS: (TOP) In a performance ofHeathers the Musical,Railey Zantop-Zimlinghaus19, Isabell Udell19 and Sally Rose Zuckert
19 pose asThe Heathers,the vicious clique that terrorizes the main character, Veronica. (BOTTOM) Leo Levine17 and Phoebe Smuckler17, the shows leads, discuss
their future and the fates of their classmates.
subject matter such as sexual assault and homophobia in a comical
way and discusses the daily, relatable
struggles of suburban high schoolers.
The show does say a lot about,

no matter who a person is and how
they portray themselves, everyone does have inner insecurities
and deeper issues, said Hornbeck.

I think that the show itself takes
these characters that seem so one
dimensional, but then you are able
to see their deeper struggles within

their relationships and friendships.
The shows intense, violent topics
are presented in such a nonchalant
way that Hornbeck and Smukler hope
that it will bring about discussion and
draw awareness to the fact that these
subjects are difficult to discuss.
Its satire and its dark Its
definitely an imperfect show, but I
do still think it has value as a satirical, dark comedy, said Hornbeck.
Youll be able to see the characters
go on a journey and mature. Its a
coming-of-age story. I think its going to strike exactly the right tone.
The musical will be performed
this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
in Kresge Auditorium. Tickets are
free and not required in advance.
Visiting artist Lily Bo Shapiro 12 joins student dancers in annual winter dance concert
BY EMILY COHEN
ORIENT STAFF
DARIUS RILEY, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
DANCING FIENDS: Marissa Fichter19 and Sierra Soghikian19 wait to practice their routine for the
intro-level class Making Dances during the dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening.
Both experienced and novice

dancers will debut their semesters
work this weekend at the annual December Dance Concert. Featuring a
wide variety of repertory styles, the
concert will also showcase the abstract work of visiting artist Lily Bo
Shapiro 12.
Senior Lecturer in Dance Performance Gwyneth Jones hopes that
students will come to see their peers
perform and recognize that the
dance department includes dancers
of all levels.
I think thats a pretty terrific
thing to realize, she said.
According to Nick Walker 16, a
dancer in the Modern II: Repertory
and Performance class, energy between movements can differ, even
within a single piece. He is dancing
in a four-movement piece with five

other dancers.
The first and the third [movements] are just slower, more
thoughtful, and then the second and
fourth are a little more energetic,
he said.
Walker has taken three dance
classes at Bowdoin and noted that
his performance this year features
the individual dancers creations
more prominently than in the past.
He and his peers were able to choreograph much of the routine.
Lucia Gagliardone 20, also a
dancer in Modern II, will make her
dance debut this weekend. She said
she thinks the dance, which involves
partner and group work, offers the
audience a different perspective of
dance and interaction.
Movement in an ensemble is really
about trusting each other and working together, she said, Theres not a
SEE IT YOURSELF
The December Dance Concert will
have two more performances on
Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5
p.m. in Room 210 of the Edwards
Center for Art and Dance. Tickets are
free and available at the door.
hierarchy. Its all about the ensemble.
I do think that its an art form
that is often taken for granted. I
hope more people will start to love
it too by seeing it, Gagliardone said.
Students will share the stage with
Shapiro, whose visit comes as part of an
ongoing effort by the dance department
to bring alumni to campus to perform
for and connect with the students.
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Audubon bird illustrations take flight monthly in Hawthorne-Longfellow

BY ALYCE MCFADDEN
ORIENT STAFF
For the past year, a nearly

200-year-old, hand-colored edition
of John James Audubons The Birds
of America has been on display in
Special Collections. A small crowd
gathers on the first Friday of every
month for a ceremonial page turning. Should the page-turning continue each month, it wont be until
the year 2052 that every page will
have been displayed.
The book, which depicts one species on each page, is so large that it
requires two librarians to turn the
pages. Once a month, Special Collections holds this ceremonial pageturning in the Reading Room. The
12th page-turning event will take
place on Friday at 12:30 p.m. and
will feature a short presentation by
biologist Justin Schuetz 94.
Schuetz believes that the fusion
of artistic and scientific talent represented in this rare edition of The
Birds of America will draw a wide
range of Bowdoin faculty, staff, students and community members to
the page-turning.
Some people will come because
of an interest in art and art history.
Others will come because of an interest in book making, and I suspect
there will be some bird watchers
there, he said. What Audubon does
uniquely well is put all those people
DANCE
[Its a nice way] for students to
see that alums are dancing outside
of Bowdoin, said Jones, who also
produced this years concert. And I
think when you have exposure thats
also more personallike theyre going to get to work with herI think
its something youll remember
for much longer.
It feels really good to come back
to Bowdoin with a purpose or with
a job: to be teaching, to be performing, to come back and have a really
specific engagement with students
and faculty and community, Shapiro said.
DIEGO GROSSMANN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BIRD IS THE WORD: (LEFT) The 11th page of John James

Audubons Birds of Americaon display for the month of November.
(RIGHT) Special Collections Education and Outreach Librarian Marieke Van
Der Steenhoven stands with the large-format book in the Reading Room.
The book turns one page each month at a ceremonial page-turning event.
together in one room and have them
see something that is interesting to
all of them.
Much like The Birds of America, Schuetzs career and passions
straddle the worlds of art and science. After graduating from Bowdoin, he earned a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from
Cornell University as well as a
Masters of Fine Arts from the San
Francisco Art Institute. A selection
of his photographic work was displayed at Bowdoin during the 20152016 academic year.
According to Special Collections
Education and Outreach Librarian Marieke Van Der Steenhoven, a
group of bird enthusiasts from the
surrounding communities has consistently attended the page-turnings
since the event debuted in January
of this year.
There is starting to be a com-
Shapiro said that alumni and other guest artists can demonstrate the
opportunities and possibilities that
dance can open up to students.
The other three pieces in the concert come from the Making Dances
class and the Modern I and Modern II: Repertory and Performance
classes. Two of these classes, Making
Dances and Modern I, are introductory-level, and their performances
feature students who may have never danced before an audience.
Shapiro also encouraged students
to participate in and attend live performances on campus.
Its important for the students to
have opportunities to perform, she
said. Its also important for folks to
go see live performance Its ritualistic, its religious, its spiritual, its
community oriented, and I really
do think that live performance can
change lives.
Its ritualistic, its

religious, its spiritual,
its community oriented,
and I really do think that
live performance can
change lives.
LILY BO SHAPIRO 12
There are ways that dance or
performance or art making can continue in ones life or as a career, as a
life practice, she said.
munity around the page turning. I

think its a fun way to come in and
see something totally different and
have an excuse to stop studying for
a minute, Van Der Steenhoven said.
The event on Friday will reveal
the bird to be on display for the
month of December. Schuetz plans
on discussing the biology of the species and the way in which that biology is depicted in Audubons art.
Attendees of the event will receive
a complimentary pin featuring the

species of the month and will have
the opportunity to explore a selection of books about birds that will be
on display in the reading room.
Van Der Steenhoven hopes that
the page-turning will help expose
members of the Bowdoin community to Special Collections.
I think that this department is
a hidden treasure of the College,
she said.
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Diamond Walker 17 teaches students about natural hair care

BY ROHINI KURUP
ORIENT STAFF
When she was 16, Diamond

Walker 17 stopped using relaxers
lotions used to chemically smooth
or straighten very curly hair and
started looking for natural hair
products. She found that products
on the market were expensive
and decided to make her own hair
products with simple ingredients
found at a grocery store. Now, years
later, Walker has begun to share her
discoveries in a series of hair care
tutorials at Bowdoin.
The tutorials, which took place
throughout the month of November,
were split into three parts. Walker
decided to break up the series
according to the way she washes
her own hair. She discussed oil
treatments and herbal hair rinses in
the first program, shampooing in the
second week and deep conditioning
in the third.
Caring for natural hair isnt something talked

about growing up because lots of women
get relaxers even though that is changing
over generations. A lot of us grew up with
straightened hair and had to learn to care for
our hair all by ourselves.
DIAMOND WALKER 17
rinses. I explained how to use them, and
people were able to take them home and
use them, she explained.
Walker said that she saw a specific
need for this type of program at
Bowdoin. Her intended audience
was anyone interested in using noncommercial products.
It was more so people whose
hair wasnt responding well to
store-bought products and wanted
to know more about the process,
Walker said. Caring for natural
hair isnt something talked about
Making your own products is very liberating

and you know exactly whats going into
your hair and your scalp. For me its a really
rewarding experience.
DIAMOND WALKER 17
Each session I would explain
what the topic was, its benefits and
how to carry it out, Walker said.
In the first tutorial, Walker helped
participants make herbal hair rinses.
I had bought rosemary and thyme
leaves. We boiled [the mixture], let it sit,
put it in containers and made our own
growing up because lots of women

get relaxers even though that is
changing over generations. A lot of
us grew up with straightened hair
and had to learn to care for our hair
all by ourselves, she added.
She created the program to be
helpful for people of all hair types
and wanted the tutorials to be open

to the whole campus.
She spread the word about
her tutorials by placing cards in
students mailboxes. This helped
Walker reach a wider audience and
led more students to come to the
tutorials than she expected.
Walker intended the tutorials to be
a one-time series, but she is open to
continuing them if there is a high demand.
If she were to host more tutorials,
she said she would want to gear
them toward naturally kinky hair.
At Bowdoin, the community is
very white so we cant find many
of our products in stores here. [A
tutorial] could just be really helpful,
she said.
Walker felt that the event was
a success.
The people who did come learned a
lot and were really into it and thats all I
could ask for, she said. If someone was
having a real problem with their hair,
and I could offer advice that was helpful,
it made me really happy knowing that
I could possibly make them more
confident. Hair is a very important part
of everyones identity. Whether you
shave it off or grow it long, we express
ourselves through our hair.
COURTESY OF DIAMOND WALKER
PURE CURE: (From left) Fanta Traore 17, Amie Sillah 17 and Hannah Jorgensen 17 made
natural hair care products at tutorials taught by Diamond Walker 17. Walker spent the month of
November teaching three dierent tutorials about natural hair care. She began making her own hair
products when she was 16 because of the high cost of chemical relaxers.
Walker hopes that the tutorials
helped students learn more about
natural hair care and inspired
them to create natural products for
themselves.
Making your own products is

very liberating and you know exactly
whats going into your hair and your
scalp. For me its a really rewarding
experience, said Walker.
Everybody hurts sometimes when My limitations as an autism

sipping Falkenburg Riesling 2014 advocate and columnist
BOTTOM OF
THE BARREL
WILL SCHWELLER AND JUSTIN RAMOS
Wednesday December 25, 2002:
Chevy Chase, Maryland
It was a still morning, 36 degrees
Fahrenheit, and the smell of my
mothers mahogany balsam 3-Wick
Candle filled the air. Christmas
morning, bitches. Few moments in
life are filled with more excitement
and anticipation than the Christmas mornings of your youth. But
this year was different. This year
there was a craze sweeping the nation. This year Pokmon Ruby and
Sapphire hit stores. I had sent St.
Nick an analytical paper detailing
why exactly I deserved a spot on the
nice list. It was perhaps my
greatest work. In return I
had asked for one of the two games.

Truthfully I had a preference for
Ruby but I was in no position to be
picky. So that morning, filled to the
brim with enthusiasm, I immediately ran towards the Christmas tree.
Within moments of shredding the
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
wrapping paper, I knew. Underneath
that exceptionally crafted exterior
laid a brand new Easy Bake Oven.
Underneath that exceptionally crafted exterior laid disappointment.
Sunday, August 25, 2013: Dewey
Beach, Delaware
The surf is soft as you wake Sunday morning, mouth tasting like
crab cakes, heart heavy. Youre two
weeks from starting your freshman
year of collegeyou applied early

to Dartmouth, but bygones...The
broken air conditioner of your familys timeshare, two blocks from the
beach, clangs. Its noise is not why
you slept poorly the night before.
Love, or rather love lost is why you
slept poorly the night before. Erica.
Hell, did you ever love Erica? It sure
seemed like it just two nights ago
when you shared a Marlboro Gold
with her under the boardwalk, enjoying the relaxed curfew earned
at age 18. She was back in town
from her freshman year at The New
School, grown up, sophisticated,
cultured. You thought this was your
break. Thats when you asked the
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PHOEBE ZIPPER
BEN YORK
AN AUTISTICS GUIDE
TO AUTISM
Many of my autistic friends have
talked to me about how they feel
that others think of autism as monolithic in nature: that all autistic people are the same, or that there are
only two or three kinds of autistic
people. Early diagnostic criteria for
autism was narrowly defined, and
while the criteria for diagnoses have
broadened in the past twenty or so
years, the general public is still taking its time to catch up. The media
does little to abate this misconception, with depictions of autism that
are few and far between and often
couched in the language of autism as
an epidemic. While those who live
with autistic people and those who
are autistic may know differently,
the uninformed and uninitiated may
think the adjective autistic refers to
a homogenous group.
One of my responsibilities as an
autism advocate, I feel, is to dispel
this myth of autism as describing a
narrow range of individuals. The experiences of one autistic person can
be very different from the experiences of another. The range in ability and disability within the autistic
community is almost as large as the

number of people in the community
itself. What one person may find
as their strengths, another person
can find as their weaknesses and
vice versa.
I recall working during my summer between high school and college with a student with whom I had
such a gulf in life experience. He was
nonverbal, had gross motor skill difficulties and was intellectually impaired. While he and I shared certain
common experienceswe both have
difficulty eating certain foods, both
have difficulties with crowds and
loud noises and both need structure
and order in our lives to be comfortablewe also had great differences
in what we had experienced, what
we were capable of doing and what
we were unable to do.
When I write this column, I always
try to write from a first-person perspective. I am the ultimate authority on my own experiences, and so I
write about who I know best: myself.
However, I am also an advocate for a
large and diverse community. I have
been given opportunities that others
have not, given resources others have
not had and as a result now have a
platform through which to speak my
mind to a wide audience. That is a
Please see YORK, page 10
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POLITICS, PROCESS AND PRACTICE OF

MEDICAL LEAVES AT BOWD
We talked to over 15 students and 12 administrators about health at Bowdoin. Many of our peers have found frustration in th
ity and obscurity of who has not only the power, but also the judgment to make these decisions. Moreover, how does Bowd
student whose health concerns cannot necessarily be solved with a medical leave?
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In the case of voluntary medical leaves, occasionally a student may enter the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs knowing he or she would like
to request a leave. However, some students question whether a leave will
benefit their health, resist postponing their graduation date or feel hesitant to go through the process of readmission upon return. Many times,
students feel the conversation with their dean is what ultimately guides
their decision.
Former Dean of First Year Students Janet Lohmann claimed to be a
fan of the leave.
My goal is that I want students to be successful at Bowdoin, said
Lohmann. If I feel that students are limping along and compromising
their success merely for the sake of being here, then really I want [the
student] to be able to perform at the level [the student is] capable of.
The administrators who spoke with the Orient on this subject shared
this sentiment.
Many students who spoke with the Orient felt this pressure from their
deans as well.
[The deans are] very pushy. Theyre like this is what we wantwe
want you to do well. Bowdoin is four years of your life and we want you
to get the best time with it, not struggling to get through it, for reasons
beyond your control, Goldsmith said. That was the biggest message I
got. We want you to have the best experience possible.
While unsure how her concussion would progress, Goldsmith knew
she would be happier to remain at school, rather than leave for the year
and re-matriculate the following fall, as is asked of first years taking a
medical leave their fall semester.
[Lohmann] could have been right She was coming from oh weve
seen this before and weve seen this go both ways. Im sure shes seen a lot
of more people do poorly than do well, continued Goldsmith. [But] she
didnt know me the way that I knew me.
Goldsmith did not take a leave that fall semester.
CAN THEY MAKE ME LEAVE?
A conversation between the student and his or her dean often plays the
biggest role in influencing the students decision to take a leave.
Prior to this type of conversation, Pacelli noted that she looks at the
students academic performancewhich includes class attendance (a red
flag when a student misses three weeks of classes), completion of work

and any additional comments from faculty. She also looks at his or her
conductwhether the student has been in any disciplinary trouble with
the College.
However, considering the case-by-case nature of each students
mental or physical health problems, the deans advisal should have
the recommendation of the [medical] provider, according to Pacelli.
They always do.
A Bowdoin students medical provider includes Bowdoin Counseling,
the Bowdoin Health Center or a medical professional unaffiliated with
the College.
I think sometimes our office gets a bad rap ofand an unfair one
that were looking to send everybody on med leave all the time. I dont
think thats accurate, Pacelli said.
Though the deans office may rely on a health care provider for this recommendation, the students health information is only shared with the
students permission under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA). In the case of a concussion, the Health Center informs the
students dean of how many days of brain rest the student requires so that
the deans may share that information with the students professors.
Counseling or the Health Center can share a students health information with the students dean or parents only in the cases deemed a
significant threat to the health or safety of a student or other individuals.
Such a threat, as outlined in the Handbook, would warrant an involuntary medical leave.
Many students under voluntary medical leaves, however, still feel confused as to whether the decision is their own.
I really felt a lot of pressure from the administration. I remember
scanning the Handbook with my dad, being like can they make me
leave? Goldsmith said.
Megan Retana 19, who is currently on a medical leave,
echoed Goldsmith.
There was initially a lack of clarity in what they could offer me, what
additional help they could give me and what the policies were, said Retana in a phone interview with the Orient.
Following a hospitalization for mental health reasons in the spring of
her first year, Retana agreed to take off the rest of the semester and this
current fall semester per the evaluation of the Counseling Center and her
AUSTIN GOLDSMITH 18
Goldsmith sustains a concussion during her
first year, causing her to miss five days of class.
Lohmann reaches out to Goldsmith for a meeting and

introduces the idea of a medical leave. A few weeks
later, Goldsmiths father comes to Bowdoin to meet with
Lohmann and Goldsmith to discuss the leave. They decide
Goldsmith will drop a class and check in three weeks later.
Goldsmith remains at Bowdoin. Throughout

the rest of the year, she meets with Counseling
where often the idea of going home comes up.
Goldsmith sustains a second concussion in the spring. Following

her subsequent visit to the Health Center, Goldsmith receives a call
from Lohmann to arrange a meeting for that day, where she again
indicates Goldsmith should go home. Goldsmith eventually agrees.
Goldsmith returns home and finishes finals over the summer. She does not have
to go through the readmission process
because she did not take incompletes.
Goldsmith returns fall 2015. She

takes a full course load.
dean. The final decision was negotiated in a phone call in June between
Retanas mother and Assistant Dean of First Year Students Khoa Khuong,
according to Retana.
My mom had been advocating for me to go back in the fall because
we both thought I could do it and then they [said] no, said Retana.
Counseling was concerned about my well-being while I had a different
opinion on what that was or what would help me.
While both Retana and her mother wanted her to return in the fall,
Retana agreed to take the fall semester off because the deans told her they
believed this was the only way Bowdoins Readmission Committee would
allow her to come back to campus.
The readmission process requires a short application, in which the
student must prove their readiness to re-enter life at the College. This requires documentation from the students health care provider. The committeecomprised of members of the deans office, Residential Life and
Admissions and advised by the directors of Counseling and the Health
Centerthen determines whether the student is healthy enough to come
back to campus.
According to Retana, the decision to leave felt involuntary though it
is recorded as voluntary because she did, under this pressure, consent to
the leave.
[The problem] was more in terms of lack of transparency, or clarity,
or organization on their part because...they didnt [initially] tell me [in the
spring] that I had to take [the fall] semester off, Retana said. Had they
offered those things in the first place, I wouldnt have been upset.
She said although she ultimately appreciated her time off, she wished
the process was clearer.
I wanted to make my own decisions but at the same time Im grateful
to the school for stepping in because Im so grateful for this semester off,
Retana said. But I do wish there had been more consistency throughout
the process.
EDUCATIONAL NOT THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
The College views its role of stepping in as necessary in preventing a
students health from impeding on the rest of his or her life at Bowdoin.
Bowdoin is an educational community, not a therapeutic community, said Foster. So if somebody really needs the time to regain
MEGAN RETANA 19
Retana meets with Counseling throughout the
spring of her first year and with her dean to ask for
extensions on her assignments before spring break.
Retana is hospitalized for mental health

reasons in late April 2016.
Counseling and her dean inform Retana that she should pack up and
go home, which, according to Retana, seemed to be the protocol. Bowdoin pays for her mother to fly up to campus to bring Retana home.
Retana finishes her spring semester academic work

at home. Retana believes she will be able to return
to Bowdoin in the fall.
In June, her dean, after talking to Counseling, tells Retanas mother

in a phone conversation that Retana should take the fall semester
o. Since her dean told her he thought taking this leave was the
only way the Readmission Committee would allow her to return to
campus, Retana agreed to take the fall semester o.
Retana plans to return to Bowdoin in the spring of 2017.
HAND
Student would like to take a voluntary
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F
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Jacqueline Colao 17 (left) and Uma

Blanchard 17 (right) have suered
from concussions at Bowdoin and have
petitioned the Recording Committee to
take two courses during a semester, with
divergent results.
he complexoin support a
(LEFT) VICTORIA YU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
(RIGHT) ASHLEY KOATZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
their health ... its oftentimes better to seek the care

that you need in order to fully regain your health so
you can be here and be successful.
Director of Counseling Services Bernie Hershberger, whose
office is independent of the deans, said it does not push students to
leave against their will.
If its better for the student to stay on campus then thats going to be
the first priority and thats what were going to push for. Its not that often
that a student would want to go, and so were not going to push that unless
it aligns with their deepest desire, he said.
Uma Blanchard 17, who has struggled with a concussion since the
end of her sophomore year, was skeptical of Counselings relationship
with the deans office because she had heard rumors that the two offices
communicate with each other about students often.
I began to see a counselor off campusI felt safer seeing someone
who wasnt connected to the deans office and wasnt feeding me the
Bowdoin line, which I feel is pretty much always the same which is you
should go home, said Blanchard.
Many students said it was difficult to fight the Colleges push to leave
even when their own medical providers felt that going home was not the
best solution.
Following a conversation with her first-year dean, Jacqueline Colao 17
decided to take a gap year a day and half into her pre-orientation trip
because of a persistent concussion she sustained in high school. Upon
returning to campus and still feeling the effects of her concussion, Colao
chose not to take any medical leaves. Instead, beginning her sophomore
year, she decided on a reduced course load for four semesters.
[Bowdoin is] very good about letting people take time off, but thats
the go-to solution, said Colao.
My neurologist [said] that it was better for me for my healing process
to be at school taking two courses than it would be for me to take time off
because you still need your brain to be working in a certain capacity. You
cant just sit around, thats not good either, Colao noted.
Getting approved to take two classeswhich makes a student parttimeis not easy. However, students may petition the Recording Committee for a reduced course load. The student must submit a one-page statementas well as supporting documentation from a medical professional,
faculty member or Director of Accommodations Lisa Petersonabout
DBOOK
medical leave because he or she feels
nterfering with the ability to succeed
nterfering with recovery or safety.
vices or Director of Counseling Services.
scuss the terms of the leave.
draw form, if possible, and takes a leave.
sends a letter requesting readmission

nt includes a report from his or her
er readiness to return to the College.
with his or her dean before returning
why he or
she requires
this alteration.
The Recording
Committee is made up
of several professors and two
students. Because there are no health
professionals on it, the committee relies on a rating system from the
Health Center to determine the severity of a students medical condition.
Professor of Government Allen Springer, who is the Chair of the Recording Committee for this academic year, explained, The Health Center will provide a rating for people to tell us that a. There is a concern and
b. How confident they are its a serious concern. Quite honestly we take
those ratings very seriously and were not in a position to second-guess
medical professionals about whether or not medical factors should be
taken into account in making a decision.
This rating is the only metric considered by the Recording Committee,
and, in addition to reports from the Health Center, takes into account
doctors notes from outside practitioners.
Blanchards petition to take two classes her junior springwhich was
substantiated by letters from her counselor and her parents indicating
Blanchards home doctors recommendation that she remain at school
and take a reduced course loadwas denied. The committees decisions
are final and do not include any face-to-face interaction between the student and the committee.
I was a little unclear why the Recording Committee ... was able to
make what was a medical decision for me. It would not have been good
for me to go home because I would not have been able to use my brain,
said Blanchard.
On the other hand, Colaos request to take two classessupported by
letters from her neurologist, Hershberger and her deanwas accepted.
However, still struggling with her concussion sophomore spring, Colao
did not want to go through the process of petitioning again because her
concussion made the process particularly exhausting for her.
Additionally, Colao felt the committee would not be amenable to recurring requests.
I asked multiple times why you have to petition the Recording Committee to only take two classes, Colao said. I was never given a clear
UMA BLANCHARD 17
The summer before her junior year at Bowdoin,
Blanchard sustains her third concussion in a year.
Her doctors still clear her to go back to school in
the fall. When she does, her symptoms persist.
Blanchard meets with her dean and decides

to drop a class.
Blanchard continues to struggling managing her schoolwork with

concussive symptoms. She consults with doctors o campus, who
advise that taking two courses would be best for her brain.
Blanchard meets with the same dean to discuss taking

two courses. According to Blanchard, he responds, if you
cant take three classes, you shouldnt be [at Bowdoin].
Blanchard petitions the Recording Committee for a reduced courseload. She includes letters from her parents
stating that her doctors believe it is best for Blanchards
health to take two classes.
The petition is denied and Blanchard takes three

courses, struggling throughout the semester.
answer on that, I was just told thats not a thing that Bowdoin does.
Lohmann confirmed that Bowdoin does not allow students to continually take only two courses. While students may successfully petition
to take two classes, this accommodation is restricted to temporary medical issues with a clearly defined recovery period.
We dont really do half-time status, Lohmann said. Were a residential liberal arts college. We expect students to be fully engaged in living
in the college.
Pacelli shares this position. This is supposed to be a full-time experience and a full course load is three or more credits, she said. If all you
can do is two credits then maybe its better to think about med leave.
Pacelli said that finances do not play a role in the Recording Committees decision of whether to allow a student to take two courses.
Further, taking two classes does not reduce the cost of tuition aid.
However, if a student takes a medical leave in the middle of a semester, he
or she is not reimbursed after the fifth week of school. The Student Aid
Office only covers eight semesters of aid, though a student may appeal for
a ninth semester of aid with the support of the Office of Student Affairs.
Pacelli noted that [the deans] can and do step up.
Colaos recovery period continued for the next three semesters; she
took three classes during each one. Her sophomore spring proved to be
especially demanding as she struggled to balance her academics with
her recovery.
The only way I was able to stay here [my sophomore spring] and take
three classes was I was able to only do school and nothing else, Colao
said. So I ate meals by myself because talking to people at meals would
bring up my symptoms ... I would nap every day for a couple hours. I never went out. I barely talked to people. Literally all I did was schoolwork.
I think it would be helpful to delve into more solutions about how
we can get people to stay at Bowdoin and be successful while still dealing with whatever issue that caused them to think about taking time off,
Colao said.
Blanchard echoed this sentiment.
I felt very strongly last semester that there is this notion that if
youre not totally healthy then you shouldnt be here, Blanchard said.
For the first time I thought wow Bowdoin doesnt want me to be
here right now, because I am not perfect. ... I think thats definitely a
common experience.
JACQUELINE COLAO 17
Still feeling the eects of a concussion she sustained in high
school, Colao meets with former Dean of First-Year Students
Janet Lohmann a day and a half into her on-campus preorientation trip and decides take a gap year to deal with her health.
Colao matriculates the following fall. By the end of that

year, she realizes her concussion symptoms still exist, yet
she nor her doctors want her to take a medical leave, as
brain should still be engaged in limited schoolwork.
Colao returns as a sophomore, begins seeing Counseling on a

regular basis and meets with the Director of Accommodations.
With a letter of advocacy from her neurologist, Colao

petitions the Recording Committee to take two classes,
her dean having informed her she had a 50-50 chance of
success. Colaos petition is approved.
Not wanting to go through the process of petitioning the

Recording Committee again, Colao takes three classes
spring semester. She struggles with her academics, only
do[ing] school and nothing else.
Colao takes three classes her junior year and now

a full courseload her senior year.
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features
the bowdoin orient
Logging the way to minimized waste, hour-by-hour

BY EMMA MOESSWILDE
COLUMNIST
FAL
L
Monday, November 28, 2016:

Brunswick, Maine
Its past starting to get cold. Its
downright chilly. Its dark. Our guts
are heavy from a week of binge eating. However, our spirits are high.
We arrived at Bootleggers, over in
Topsham, with dreams of finding
the perfect pre-final paper mood
elevator. Copping a bottle of something toasty to cuddle up with. We
were prepared to fork over more
than the standard $10 for something
special. We were overjoyed to find
that for $12 we could get something
exciting, though slightly a-seasonal:
an ostentatiously packaged Falkenburg Riesling from 2014.
As wine columnists weve striven
to toe the party line: wine is a pretty
dang good thing. Weve waxed poetic
on how it can help set the atmosphere
on a melancholy evening alone, how
it makes you want to sit in the back
of a Wraith with the starlights on the
ceiling, how it is simply tasty and an
object worth enjoying. We expected,
when purchasing the Falkenburg 14,
to be stunned. The German wine
comes in a 1.5L bottle stretched to re-
ST
WE
question, So, how do you feel

about long distance? For three
summers you talked with her at
beachside barbeques, yearning for
stolen kisses, late night confidences.
There was an awkward silence in the
air, each second feeling like an eternity, and then she responded Sorry
kiddo, Ive got a man in the city.
EX
WINE
11:23 a.m.: Time for classI take

my quiz with a mechanical pencil that
can be refilled. In class, I use Moleskine notebooks, which have paper
covers and are sewn with thread so
that they can be composted or recycled if I ever decide I want to get rid
of my notes (which of course I never,
ever will). Anticipating funny looks, I blow my nose
into a handkerchief instead of a tissue, but
no one notices.
12:57 p.m.: I go
back to Moulton
for lunch. Express
lunch can be a
huge
source
of waste, but
this is easy to
avoid. Look
for
foods
packaged in
rigid recyclable containers or paper
AL
Ive written a lot about the statements and choices that we as Bowdoin
students make, but all of these things
are visible. Parts of our lives are less
obvious, but are just as much of a part
of our impact. Every day, most of us
throw things away, and our trash vanishes almost magically. But trash builds
up, and it turns out a lot of it can be
avoided. I decided to spend Monday
living as I typically would but without
throwing anything in a trash can and
trying to put as little as possible
in the recycling. I kept a journal
throughout the day to see just
how small my feet could be
(If you really want to know, I
wear a kids size five).
7:40 a.m.: I wake up, only
pressing snooze once. I brush
my teeth with a recycled
plastic toothbrush, wash
my hair with a shampoo
bar that came wrapped
in paper and put in
my contacts.
8:15 a.m.:
I walk to
breakfast at
Moulton.
I
forgo a muffin since its
wrapping is
disposable,
instead eating
oatmeal and
grapefruit.
Both of these
things can be
bought without packaging.
I fill my stainless
steel
insulated
Klean Kanteen with
coffee and almond milk and drink a

Mason jar of water as I catch up on
some reading and study for a quiz.
9:29 a.m.: I go to my campus job in
the music department, where I notice
how much paper is recycled. We recycle paper all over campus, but recycling takes a lot of energy and isnt
always the most ecofriendly solution.
semble a cross between the majesty of

the Saturn V rocket and the modernist je ne sais quoi of Brancusis Bird in
Space. Loyal readers of the column
will know that empirically, the cooler
the bottle, the better the wine. Well,
now we can say thats not always the
case. The ol Falkenburg is gross. A
disappointment greater than that of
Easy Bake Ovens or unrequited love.
It is hardly worth noting flavor profiles. There isnt much to say other
than: were we you, we would not buy
this wine.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Tonights Soundtrack: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Justin: Id like to thank my
parents for getting me all the
Pokemon paraphernalia you
could possibly imagine.
Will: I feel like Yu-Gi-Oh!
doesnt get as much shine as it
deserves these days.
Nose:
Legs:
Mouthfeel:
Taste:
Bottle:
Overall:
Every day, most of us throw things away,

and our trash vanishes almost magically.
But trash builds up, and it turns out a lot
of it can be avoided.
rather than plastic wrap, keep a metal
utensil in your bag instead of using disposable plastic cutlery (which
breaks all the time anyway) and avoid
chip bags that will go straight to the
landfill by selecting a piece of fruit
instead. Consider refilling your water bottle rather than grabbing a can
or carton. Packing lunch in a reusable
bag or refusing a (fragile) paper bag is
easy to do.
2:20 p.m.: I print out some readings before class. Although paper
takes a lot of water, energy and trees
to produce, I struggle to understand
things that I read on my laptop, and
my professor doesnt allow computers
in class anyway. Deciding to prioritize
my education, I print my readings and
paper clip them instead of stapling. At
the end of the semester, Ill recycle the
paper and reuse the paper clip.
4:03 p.m.: I head to the Union to do
some work before dinner. I want a cup
of tea, and although teabags without
staples can be composted, Bowdoin
doesnt have compost receptacles in
campus buildings and the tea in the
dining hall comes wrapped in plastic.
The most zero-waste option is to use
loose-leaf tea, which can be bought
unpackaged at many stores. I keep a
container of loose green tea in my bag
that I put in a tea infuser and I ask
the Caf to fill my insulated mug with
hot water.
4:49 p.m.: After checking my mailbox (no mail), I swing by an informational table in the Union offering
stickers, flyers and buttons. Although
I love stickers as much as anyone, I de-
cide that taking a sticker isnt a good

idea since the backing will have to go
in the trash. I also take a picture of
the flyer with my phone to keep the
information, since Ill just recycle the
flyer anyway.
5:45 p.m.: I meet friends for dinner.
Since I typically use about nine paper
napkins at every meal (Im sure Im not
the only one), I bring a cloth napkin to
dinner. Despite my roommate laughing at me, its not a huge inconvenience
to use my own napkin, and I feel pretty
fancy not scrubbing my face with paper after a huge bite of dessert.
8:26 p.m.: I take a break from studying to order a green juice. (Its nearing
the end of the semester, and I still have
Polar Points; something is wrong.) As
you probably know if youve seen any
of the multiple videos about plastic
pollution, disposable straws can hurt
animals and pollute the ocean as well as
take up space in landfills. I love drinking out of straws, and because of my
sympathy for turtles, Ive carried a reusable stainless steel straw with me for
over a year now. Put into a jar instead
of a plastic cup, my juice is waste-free.
12 a.m.: Its time for bed. Im exhausted but ready for another day of
the zero-waste lifestyle tomorrow.
Living a zero-waste lifestyle isnt
always easy; medications and other
necessities often come wrapped in
disposable packaging, and sometimes
you just want to get a sticker from
the Union. But implementing one or
two of these simple ideas, or just refusing a disposable straw, does make
a difference.
YORK

privilege I do not take lightly. So
while I think it is important to speak
to issues that affect all autistic people, I fear speaking to experiences I
have not had. For instance, I dont
know what its like to be nonverbal, or to have difficulties with
my gross motor functions like
the student I worked with during the summer. His are experiences that many autistic people
have had and continue to have,
and it would be wrong of me
to speak for those people
and their experiences I
do not share.
I began this column
with the hope that I
could give voice to an
often voiceless community. My fear has been in
addressing experiences
I have never had I will
take away the very voice I
sought to giveThat I will
be a part of the problem I
sought to correct. However, I
think that addressing all autistic experiences is important. I
do very little to expel the myth
of the autistic monolith when
mine is the only perspective
being heard. I hope to do more
to speak to autistic experiences
outside of my own in the coming months and years. Unfortunately, I, like many autistic
people, find change difficult. So I may need some
time to adjust.
ALEX W
ESTFA
LL
december 2, 2016
SPORTS
the bowdoin orient
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HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Ruling the pool. Bowdoin
swimming swept the NESCAC
Performers of the Week last week
with Sterling Dixon 19 and Karl
Sarier 19 earning the honors for
the womens and mens teams, respectively. In the teams first meet
against Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Dixon won
all three of her individual events
and Sarier earned two first-place
finishes, as well as a close second
place just .14 seconds behind the
leader. The teams will host the
Maine State Meet this weekend.
Tip-off time. Mens basketball
starts off the season 3-2 after holding on for a hard-fought 86-79 win
against Southern Maine at home
on Tuesday. The game featured a
dynamic attack as five Polar Bears
scored in the double digits and the
team outrebounded the Huskies 44
to 35. The team will face off against
Colby at home on Saturday at 3
p.m. in its first NESCAC game of
the season.
Bowdoin and Colby

face off in 207th game
of storied rivalry
BY ANNA FAUVER
ORIENT STAFF
The mens hockey team (3-2, 1-1

NESCAC) hopes to be at its best this
weekend when it plays in the 207th
and 208th matches of its famed rivalry against Colby (3-1, 2-0 NESCAC) in two key league games
this weekend.
Its a little different for us this year
because were kind of chasing them
in the standings, where normally its
the other way around, captain Brendan Conroy 17 said. But its still the
third NESCAC game of the [year], so
I think just setting the pace for the
rest of the season.
Though Colby is ahead in the standings, captain Mitch Barrington 17 believes that the team has the ability to
beat the Mules.
Colby is in first place right now,
so were trying to knock them off and
get two wins which will be tough but
I think its something that we expect
to do, he said. It wont come easily
but I think we can definitely achieve
it if we play two good games.
According to new Head Coach Jamie Dumont, the key to winning this
weekend will be playing a full game
of Bowdoin hockey.
These games are always fun from
a fans perspective, Dumont said.
From a coachs perspective, its an
emotional roller coaster. The big thing
for us is that we just want to make sure
were playing our game and focusing
on what were doing well.
The main challenge for the team is to
focus on the game instead of the crowd,
according to captain Matt Sullivan 17.
Its always a packed house which

is a lot of fun, but it can throw you
off your game a little bit if youre not
careful, Sullivan said. I think thats
something to keep in consideration:
going into the weekend and knowing that [were playing] two NESCAC
games just like every other weekend.
We fully expect to be competitive and
win those games.
A key factor in the teams success so far this season has been its
depth, which was especially evident
in its 8-3 win against Becker College
on Tuesday.
Our secondary scoring has been
very good, said Dumont. What I
mean by that is that were not just
relying on one or two guys. We have
everybody chipping in and were getting a lot of help from all forward
lines and six [defensemen] and all
four goalies.
Though several key players have
been out of the lineup due to suspensions, Barrington believes that
the team has been playing well so far
this season.
Weve done well especially considering some of the circumstances
weve been under, Barrington said.
Weve had guys suspended for a
few games and each game there
have been some key guys out of the
lineup. With that in mind, weve
performed pretty well. Weve played
some good teams and gotten more
wins than losses so I think were on
the right track and have had a pretty
successful start.
Despite the challenges that come
Please see COLBY, page 13
Killer quartet. Four members
LOUIS MENDEZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
THE MAINE EVENT: (TOP:) Forward Matthew Lison 18 leads the Polar Bear oense in their 4-2
win over the Mules last year. (BOTTOM:) The much-anticipated Bowdoin-Colby matchup draws a crowd each
year. In the teamslong history, Bowdoin leads Colby with a series record of 109-89-8.
Womens basketball opens

with five-game win streak
Polar Bears gear up for first NESCAC match against team
coached by former standout player Shannon Brady 16
BY ROITHER GONZALES
ORIENT STAFF
The womens basketball team remains

undefeated this season after a 85-40 blowout win over the University of Southern
Maine (1-5) on Tuesday. The Polar Bears
have dominated their first four games,
scoring at least 85 points and winning by
a margin of more than 20 points in each.
Head Coach Adrienne Shibles attributes the Polar Bears early success to the
teams increased depth and number of
players. The team is the biggest its been in
the last 10 years.
We have 16 rostered women and
theres not a weak link in the roster,
said Shibles. I think thats definitely our
strength and it allows us to do a lot more
exciting things defensively, like extending
the pressures [pushing] the ball more
and [playing] at a really high pace.

The graduation of Shannon Brady 16
last spring has also caused shifts in the
teams strategy.
I think we came to rely on [Brady]
too heavily last season, Shibles said. We
would look to her to do things that we
needed, like when we needed a basket or
anything. This year thus far, its still early
but I really like that on any given night,
it could be any one of our players who
is the high scorer. It could be any of our
players who is making the big play. And
so that more balanced approach is really
exciting.
Last year we only had one senior
and this year we have five. That creates
a different dynamic [on] the court, said
Marle Curle 17. Position-wise, Shannon
Please see W BASKETBALL, page 13
of the field hockey team earned

All-Region honors from the National
Field Hockey Coaches Association
after standout performances this year.
Captain Kimmy Ganong 17 was
named to the All-Region First Team
for the second consecutive year after
earning 35 points this season. Joining
Ganong, midfielder Juliana Fiore 18
also earned a spot on the First Team
in her first All-Region selection.
Elizabeth Bennewitz 19 was named
to the Second Team in her first season
starting for the Polar Bears, along
with Mettler Growney 17, who has
received All-Region honors for three
consecutive years.
Dynamic defenders. Two
members of the womens soccer

team earned All-New England
honors from the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America this
week. Defender Taylor Haist 17 was
named to the All-Region Second
Team and defender and midfielder
Nikki Wilson 18 was named to the
All-Region Third Team. The duo has
led the Polar Bear defense for the
last two years, starting in every game
and helping the team to allow only
.61 goals per game this fall.
More than the game. The
NESCAC recognized Bowdoin

athletes this week for outstanding
performance off the field with AllAcademic and All-Sportsmanship
honors. Ninety-nine fall athletes
earned Academic All-NESCAC
selections and nine athletes were
selected by their teams and coaches
as All-Sportsmanship choices.
Womens soccers Taylor Haist 17
and volleyballs Quincy Leech 17
were selected as All-Sportsmanship
and All-Academic honorees in addition to earning All-NESCAC honors
this season.
COMPILED BY ANJULEE BHALLA
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sports
the bowdoin orient
CRUSHING THE ICE: (LEFT) Meade Avery 20 and (RIGHT) Katie Leininger 20 race
down the ice in the Polar Bears3-0 shutout win against Colby. The two first years are part of
an impressive underclassmen group that has stepped up to help lead a team with only three
seniors to a 2-0-1 start to this season.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRIAN BEARD/CIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Strong goalkeeping powers womens ice hockey to unbeaten start

BY HARRY JUNG
ORIENT STAFF
The undefeated womens ice hockey

team (2-0-1, 1-0-1 NESCAC) hopes
to continue its hot start against Saint
Anselm this Saturday.
Goalies Kerri St. Denis 19 and
Sophia Lattanzio 19 have played
key roles in the teams success, conceding only three goals in the first
three games.
This week, St. Denis was named
NESCAC Player of the Week are averaging 1.44 goals against and a .946
save percentage in her first two games.
She is the first Bowdoin goalie to earn
the honor since 2014. After making
her program debut in the teams season opener at Colby, St. Denis held
the Holy Cross offense to one goal last
Saturday with 33 saves.
Lattanzio made her season debut
in a shutout victory against Colby in

the teams home-opener. According to
Head Coach Marissa ONeil, the dynamic duo of St. Denis and Lattanzio
will provide the team with a key advantage of flexibility and depth in goal
throughout the season.
If we were to keep that

one goal against average,
wed be pretty happy and
definitely win some games
this year.
MARISSA ONEIL
If we were to keep that one goal

against average, wed be pretty happy and
definitely win some games this year,
ONeil said. Itll be great if we continue
to have two goalies. I think it makes it
more challenging for our opponents
especially when we have back-to-back
NESCAC gamesif we can alternate
goalies. Two different styles of play can

throw an opponent off.
The team has found early success
through avoiding injuries and focusing on a key offensive tactic that involves strategic positioning in front
of the opponents goal to create scoring opportunities.
It is a big change from last year
that people are getting themselves in
those positions, ONeil said. It may
not be a pretty goal, hit off a shinpad and you may not even see it, but
you are creating traffic, getting to rebounds, screening the goalie, and all
those things can make a difference
when you are trying to put a goal in.
In addition to change in strategy,
the roster has shifted. The young team
features only eight upperclassmen.
However, the developments have not
hurt the teams performance.
We have three seniors, five ju-
niors and the rest are underclassmen,

which is hard in terms of experience
but its worked shockingly well because everyone has just stepped up,
captain Jess Bowen 17 said. Its going surprisingly well to have a such
young team playing like they have
the experience in games that are really hard to play.
Strong chemistry and communication have contributed to the teams
early success. Despite the teams
youth, the team has communicated
exceptionally well both on and off
the ice.
Weve done a lot more of that this
year and a lot more as a team meeting
up and talking about what we want
out of this season, Bowen said. We
want a culture thats competitive but
not cut-throat and we talk about not
being comfortable and holding each
other accountable.
CHEER THEM ON
The team will host Saint Anselm at
1 p.m. at Waston Arena tomorrow.
ONeil added that team culture can
boost confidence, which translates to
strength on the ice.
I think as we began to develop
more chemistry, confidence is going
to pick up and no matter the sport
and no matter the level, confidence
can make or break you, she added.
The team will use its growing chemistry to build on its early success.
We are not looking to peak in November, ONeil said. This year we
just want to get better week to week.
Im really proud of the team culture
off the ice right now and I think it
translates to success on the ice. We
have momentum.
After struggling to fill rosters, squash teams head into first league matches
BY MAIA COLEMAN
ORIENT STAFF
The womens and mens squash

teams began their seasons 0-2, after
both losing to Trinity and Drexel in
their opening matches.
Though losses to two top-10
teams would not normally be disheartening, both teams have struggled to fill their rosters since before
the season due to injured players
and juniors studying off campus.
Each team needs to fill at least nine
spots on its roster as that is the number of individual games played in a
squash match.
According to Head Coach Tomas
Fortson, having a small team is not
uncommon in the sport. Composed
of both recruits and walk-ons, there
is no guarantee that the Bowdoin

teams numbers will match those of
other programs. In the NESCAC,
on average about 16 and 13 players
compose a mens and womens team,
respectively.
However, this years roster issues
proved especially difficult as the
mens team questioned its ability to
even field a nine-man roster this fall.
As a result, Fortson opened up
spots to beginner walk-ons on both
teams. While this is a fairly regular
practice for the womens team, the
mens team has only done so one
other time in its history.
For the womens team, one of the
two walk-ons did not have any previous experience. The mens team
accepted three walk-onstwo with
no experience and one with low-
level high school experience.

With roster numbers still challengingly low, this years beginner
walk-ons have had significantly
more playing time than in the past,
especially on the mens side.
Theyre learning quickly, but
they [are not] ready this year for
the most part, said Fortson. Right
now its just an opportunity for
them to get involved and hopefully they can realistically be playing
matches next year.
The addition of the new players has also impacted the culture of
both teams. A younger, less-experienced team placed a new emphasis
on the top of the ladder.
With the hopes for improvement
of the teams bottom halves as the
season progresses, there is high po-
tential for success.

Womens captain Sarah Nelson 17
and mens captain Christian Dorff
17 acknowledged the difficulties of
competing as a novice but were positive about the improvement of the
teams new members.
Theyve definitely been a positive presence, said Dorff. Walking
on is a hard thing to do, but theyre
all doing a good job and I think
theyll end up being valuable members of the team.
Our program really stresses development of players and not always
recruiting the top players of the
class, but rather players that have a
lot of potential, said Nelson.
As the teams prepare for their
matches against Bates today, Fortson says each member is focusing on
improving individually and learning

from the previous two losses.
For both teams, this match is an
interesting challenge since the Bates
teams are similarly strong at the top.
This will also be the womens first
time facing Bates since last seasons
victory, which was the womens first
win over Bates in a decade.
With many matches to come and
a lot of room for improvement, both
Fortson and the teams captains are
optimistic for the season.
Every year is the same for us: we
hope to have people who are pretty
committed to the relationships they
have amongst themselves and to the
process of improving every day regardless of level, said Fortson. If we
can stay healthy and keep getting better, we should have a good season.
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TESSA EPSTEIN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
NOTHING BUT NET: Kate Kerrigan 18 helps propel Bowdoins oensive attack in a dominant
85-40 victory over Southern Maine on Tuesday. The game was the teams fourth consecutive win by at least a
20-point margin. The Polar Bears hope to carry this momentum into their game against Colby tomorrow.
W BASKETBALL
Brady was our center and she was a dominant force on the court. This year, its kind
of more dribble drive offense in. Just a lot
more movement in our offense. Its a different style from last year.
While Bradys strength was a definite
advantage last season, this years more
dynamic offense can be more difficult for
opposing teams defenses.
Defensively last year, a lot of teams
would hone in on [Brady] because she
was so talented and she contributed a
lot of points for us, said Norton. And
its really nice that this year we have a
more balanced scoring attack. I think
a prime example was [against Southern
Maine]. I dont think anyone had more
than 12 points.
The teams closest match of the
season was their 87-63 win over the
University of New England, an improvement over last year when the
Polar Bears fell to the Noreasters by
20 points. Bowdoin dominated much
of the game, taking a 42-22 lead into
halftime. Although the Noreasters
narrowed the Polar Bears lead to 58-
COLBY

with the absence of key players,
openings in the lineup have given
underclassmen a chance to play and
contribute to the teams success.
Every guy has gotten an opportunity to play which is pretty great.
A lot of guys have been able to show
their worth and the guys have really
bonded together with certain key
guys out of the lineup, Barrington
said. Its definitely probably brought
about more cohesion and team chemistry and just makes winning feel a
bit better considering everything that
has happened and stuff like that.
The added playing time is also essential to the development of first
years, according to Dumont.
Theyve been thrown into a very
important role right off the get go,
which is good because they can get
their feet wet pretty quickly, Dumont
44 in the third quarter, the Polar Bears

soundly won the game.
Despite the teams successful start
to the season, Shibles says that there is
still room for improvement.
I think weve just come out less focused defensively, said Shibles. We have
been putting up huge points, so Im not
too concerned about offense thus far. But
if you look at our third quarter defensive
performance, in my mind, were giving
out too many points.
The team looks to focus on its defense
in the future, particularly as it heads into
its first NESCAC match of the season
against Colby, where Brady works as the
assistant coach.
We try to think of every team as a
faceless opponent so on one hand, its
Shannon on the opposite team, but
we just try see our opponents as our
opponents for that day, said Norton.
Were trying to learn from each game
and improve. Were really not looking
three games in advance and four games
in the future. Were just focused on the
next one.
The team will travel to Colby at 2 p.m.
on Saturday as it looks to extend its win
streak to five.
said. Theyve stepped up unbelievably
and responded, with some growing
pains, but all in all, their coachability,
their work ethic and their attention to
detail has been outstanding.
In his first year as head coach, Dumont has focused on the larger legacy
of the program rather than implementing major changes.
This program has been successful for 100 years. Our big thing as
coaches that we really want to make
sure the guys know is that anytime
you put on a jersey, youre putting it
on for people that have played before
you and represented this program,
Dumont said. Make sure you bring
it, bring it with class and play hard
for your teammates.
The faceoff will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Watson Arena. All student
tickets have been distributed for the
game, but a limited number of returned tickets will be available at the
door at 6 p.m. tonight.
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OPINION
Safety without sanctuary
Since the election, a petition calling on the administration to designate Bowdoin as

a sanctuary campus has circulated among students, alumni and community members.
President Clayton Rose emailed all students and employees on November 22 in response, noting that legal counsel tells us that we have no such power. The email also
expressed that the College will not take action to put community members in this kind
of jeopardy unless compelled by law. He concluded with an expression of support to
the community.
In our most recent editorial, the Orient Editorial Board endorsed the establishment
of Bowdoin as a sanctuary campus. We stand by the statements we made, but we acknowledge the legal implications explained in Roses email and appreciate the clear and
honest tone of his communication.
However, the fear and uncertainty among undocumented students and students
with undocumented family members remains. Acknowledging that we dont have a
strong understanding of the relevant laws, we believe that Bowdoin can still harness
its many resources as an institution and provide support structures for the community
beyond campus.
Providing emotional support for undocumented students on our campus was a focus
of Roses email. In addition to the recognition of members of our campus community,
helping students who have undocumented family members should be an equal focus.
The Bowdoin Admissions website expresses a commitment to providing undocumented students with the support and resources they need to excel. To accomplish
this goal, bringing students with undocumented family members into this conversation
is crucial. If a students family situation is precarious, they, too, face uncertainty, which
provides a barrier to experiencing Bowdoin to the fullest.
Bowdoin has an extensive network of alumni and others committed to the College.
There is an opportunity for Bowdoin to harness this network in a new way given the
concerns outlined in the sanctuary campus petition.
The College should utilize its resources and take advantage of its far-reaching alumni network to educate and inform undocumented students and undocumented community members about what President-elect Donald Trumps intended legislation
means for them. This could include information about individual rights or available
legal counsel.
Expression of support from the campus community for students from all backgrounds should continue to be a focus. This includes facilitated conversations, safe
spaces and access to on-campus resources that already exist. In addition, Bowdoin must
actively pursue research into what is legally viable given the administrative structure
and network available to the College. Though the promise of a sanctuary campus is
not legally viable, Bowdoin must take explicit action to assist undocumented students
and families in whatever way it is able to. President Roses email cannot be the end of
this conversation.
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board,
which is comprised of Marina Affo, Julian Andrews, Steff Chavez, Grace Handler,
Meg Robbins and Joe Seibert.
Transgender voices ask to be heard

BY ARI MEHRBERG
OPED CONTRIBUTOR
At four in the afternoon on November

20, I was standing in Morrell Lounge, trying to hold back the tears that stung my
eyes as several of my fellow Bowdoin
Queer-Straight Alliance (BQSA) members read out the names of the 97 transgender people who have been murdered
in the past year. With each new person,
each new life taken as far away as Thailand and as nearby as Waterville, Maine,
I could not stamp out the fear and pain
that rose in meand the knowledge that
it could just as easily be my name or the
names of my friends on that list.
But fear was not the only emotion I felt
as I stood and listened for that half-hour.
No, as I looked around the room, at the
other students and faculty attending the
Transgender Day of Remembrance event,
I realized that there werent more than 15
people there. Other trans and non-binary
people, as visibly shaken as I was, were
there. Cisgender queer people and allies
from BQSA were, too. Maybe one or two
others as well. And that was all. When I
left that room, throbbing with the sheer
weight of what I had just been reminded of, I knew that I was one of the
few people on this campus carrying
that weight.
I received plenty of excuses from
people: too much homework, bad
timing and, of course, my personal favorite, Its not about me.
This isnt my place. I dont have
to deal with being trans or nonbinary or feel the pain of each
loss as if it were my own. Why
should I have to care?
This apathy is not limited
solely to this moment. The queer and

trans community on this campus is small,
but our voices are loud enough that we
should be able to be heard. And yet, no
one hears us. In October, when BQSA
held a vigil for the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlandothe largest mass shooting in American history and one where
the victims were primarily queer people
of colorthe turnout wasnt much higher
than it was for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Again, many claimed that
the timing was bad, but these excuses
no longer hold weight when we take into
account that just the night before, at the
same time and place, the Take Back the
Night event had an overwhelmingly high
number of attendees. This is not to say
that queer issues are more important than
any others, or that Take Back the Night
attendees are somehow at fault for lack of
interest in the Pulse vigil, but I simply
say that when it comes to the causes
that queer and trans people on
this campus try to promote, nobody listens.
After the
election,
students on this campus from all walks of

life raised a plea for solidarity and an initiative to fight back against injustice. And
yet, when faced with an opportunity to
actually put it into practice, they didnt.
Two weeks ago, these people were pledging to stand up for their peers, but today,
they stayed seated. Two weeks ago, these
people were asking what they could possibly do to show their solidarity, but today, they ignored us when we provided
them with an answer. Two weeks ago,
these people were promising to use their
privilege for good, but today, they didnt
use it for anything good at all. Two weeks
ago, these people were reassuring their
friends that they would always be there
for them, but today, they proved to us
that they werent.
Im not asking for the cisgender and
heterosexual people on this campus to change who they are or
feel shame in their privilege
or apologize for having
an advantage
in society that us
queer and trans
people do not.
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All Im askALEX WES
ing is that you
come to the
events that we
put on: the panels, the workshops, the
vigils. All Im asking is that you refer to
us with the pronouns that we have told
you to use, whether or not we are there
to hear them. All I am asking is that you
listen to our voices, which is not hard,
because we are literally screaming in order to be heard. All I am asking is that
you care.
Ari Mehrberg is a member of the Class
of 2020.
Gaining political perspective through the season of the Advent

RYAN WARD
HOLDING FAST
BROOKE GODDARD
In the wake of this years presidential election, I think most of us in this

country are ready for some Christmas
cheer to liven our spirits as we count
down the days to Donald Trumps inauguration. But before we rush to forget our collective sorrows in the ritual
consumption of the holiday season,
I think we would do well to remember that Christmas is still a few weeks
away, and we are just now entering the
Christian liturgical season of Advent.
Although today it is drowned out by
the good cheer marketed by corporations looking out for their bottom
line, we should not forget that Advent
is primarily a time for somber reflection in anticipation of the birth of
Christ. And I think there is no better
time for an honest evaluation of the
seemingly hopeless nature of our political situation.
Now I know many of you may not
share the Christian faith that informs
my reflections here. But I do hope
that what I have to say about what this
time of year means to me may provide
you with some degree of hope in light
of the present political circumstances.
Christs Advent is the fulfillment of
centuries of Messianic expectations of
the nation of Israel, which remained
at the hands of foreign oppressors
through much of its history. God
promised his people that he would
send a Messiah to sit on the throne
of David and to conquer their enemies.

Many of these promises come out of the
Book of Isaiah, which was written at a
time of great political turmoil. King Ahaz
had formed an alliance with the Assyrians to protect Judah against attack, but
because he did not trust in God to deliver
them, that alliance would lead to years of
Assyrian domination.
It was in this context that Isaiah wrote
the words of prophecy that form a common backdrop to Advent reflections:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government shall
be upon his shoulder: and his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). In the face
of imminent political oppression, this
promise gave Israel the hope of a ruler
who would not only conquer its enemies,
but would also establish an everlasting
Kingdom founded with justice and
righteousness. The message of Advent
is that this king has come and that he
arrived in the unexpected form of the
infant Jesus.
The good news for us is that with the
coming of Christ, the promise of deliverance God made to Israel is applied to all
of humanity which yearns for liberation
from the oppression of sin and death.
Christians believe that we are now living
in the time between Christs first coming,
when he conquered death through his
resurrection and established his eternal
Kingdom, and his second coming which
will bring that Kingdom to full fruition
on earth. In the meantime we live under
the authority of rulers on earth while still
bowing to Christ the King, whose first
coming we celebrate and whose second

coming we await in eager anticipation.
All political activity exists within this
framework, in this in-between time that
the season of Advent represents.
Now what has any of this to do with
our own political situation? I suggest that
these Advent reflections should give us
a hopeful outlook on all the uncertainties and political troubles of our time.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is just
another of a long line of rulers to assume
power during this time of waiting for the
fulfillment of Gods promised Kingdom.
But the important lesson of Advent is
that power does not belong to him, nor
does it belong to the political structures
that he now has authority over. Trump
may turn out to be a good or a bad ruler,
but his power is no more than temporary
in light of the Advent promise of the establishment of Christs Kingdom.
This is the hope that I wish to inject
into some of our more depressing political conversations. Now, I obviously
dont expect everyone to share my faith
in Jesus Christ, but I do hope that there
is still something very valuable to be
gained from these reflections. It is easy to
get caught up in the excitement of political happenings and forget that there are
things that lie far beyond the horizons
of our recurring election cycles. These
lasting things should give us grounds
for hope by allowing us to see all of our
troubles within a much more comprehensive framework. For me, it is my faith
in Christs Advent and in the coming of
his Kingdom that allows me to set my
sights beyond the uncertainties of our
political moment.
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White liberals must accept their racial biases to promote equality

THE FEMINIST
MANIFESTO
HAYLEY NICHOLAS AND EMMA ROBERTS
Trumps recent election has legitimized and drawn widespread attention
to the racism that has been present in
our country since its inception. This reality is not news to people of color, like
Hayley, one of this articles authors, who
have been and still are marginalized
and devalued by these systems of oppression. Yet it has shocked many white
liberals, like Emma, the other author.
While it is easy for white liberals to exclusively blame Trump and his supporters for his win, it is important to consider how they may also be implicated
in and reinforce the racism that directly
contributed to Trumps rise.
But what? Im not racist! I voted for
Hillary! some may say. Others may
chime in, One of my best friends is
black! How could I be racist? We hate
to break it to you, but everyoneourselves includedhas unconscious racial
biases because we live in a racist society. Were not going to sugarcoat this.
America was built on white supremacy
and all white people in this country continue to benefit from it. As Amina Pugh
wrote in her recent article in BGD Press,
White people must stop convincing
themselves that white supremacy is upheld by a small minority, anonymously
typing behind computer screens, and
realize it is sustained by a silent majority. White supremacy elected Trump
and white people need to start owning
this. Being liberal or voting for Hillary

does not remove you from this system.
White people need to talk about
race because racial issues involve
them, too. The reality is, however, that
many white people feel uneasy talking about it. Most have never felt the
need to think critically about race, let
alone their own whiteness, because
they tend to grow up in racially isolated communities where their knowledge about racism and people of color
comes from brief, reductive history
lessons. Furthermore, when whites
learn about racism in school, it is often portrayed as a phenomenon of the
past. This makes it harder for white
people to comprehend the existence
of modern-day racism and how they
are directly implicated in it.
When people talk about race and
racism they disregard white responsibility. Racism against people of
color would literally not be possible
without white people. This can be a
hard truth to swallow, but it is important for white people, including
white liberals, to acknowledge their
role in establishing and maintaining
racism and racist structures. Even if
you condemn racist language, have
friends or family of color and actively believe that all races should
be treated with equal dignity and respect, you are still leveraged in this
system. We know white people cant
control being born white. People of
color cant control their skin color
either. The undeniable truth, though,
is that in America, skin color helps
determine life opportunities. So,
excuses,
deny the accusation and get angry. But I didnt mean it
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that way, they might say, or,
SH
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Youre just overreacting! This
HIE
SOP
inability of white people to confront
their own biases and racism has a name:
white fragility. According to Westfield
what can well-meaning white liber- State University Professor Robin DiAnals do? They need to talk about race, gelo, white fragility is a state in which
but more than that, they need to talk even a minimum amount of racial stress
about their own role in perpetuating becomes intolerable, triggering a range
racism. They need to listen to and of defensive moves. White people are
respect the experiences of people of not used to being held accountable for
color. They need to do better.
their role in racism. They constantly
Whats frustrating, though, is that experience what DiAngelo calls racial
in situations when their own behavior comfort, and when this comfort is mois questioned or labeled as racist, even mentarily disrupted, they feel threatwell-meaning white liberals will make ened and panic. For instance, if reading
this article
were to make a
white person defensive and upset, that
would be a perfect example
of white fragility.
We are not calling attention
to white fragility to shame white
people. Emma still struggles with it.
Rather, we are highlighting something that we believe is hindering
white liberals fight against racism. A
lot of white liberals acknowledge racisms existence but see it as something
they reject and take no part in. This
is a false narrative. In order for white
liberals to actively oppose white supremacy, they first need to confront
their own racial biases and privilege.
They need to validate people of colors experiences of racism rather than
silence them. They need to recognize
that being an ally is not an identity
but rather an ongoing learning process. They need to acknowledge and
accept their mistakes. The burden of
dismantling racism should not fall
solely on people of color. It is not a
one-way street. We all need to work
on this. Together.
Pursuing education takes priority over entertainment industry

CARLOS HOLGUIN
RAMBLINGS OF A
MOUNTAIN MAN
It is a common understanding that

education is the key to furthering an
individuals socioeconomic standing.
Individuals can also improve their socioeconomic status in the entertainment
business. However, individuals cannot
assure socioeconomic improvement due
to the volatile nature of the entertainment business. It is just as important for
a poor white person to obtain advanced
technical training or a college degree as
it is for their poor African-American
counterparts. While minorities have
been disproportionately poorer than
whites, there are still poor whites who
need to escape poverty, and education is
the surest key to escape their situation.
Advanced education is the best way
to escape poverty, though entertainment
is another way to make enough money
to improve socioeconomic standing. It
is not feasible for all those in the lower
rungs of society to become singers and
athletes as a means to end the cycle of
poverty. Less than one percent of all

high school athletes and singers make it
to the professional level in their respective sport or musical field. This means
there are still many who do not make it
each year even if they miss the cut by the
smallest of margins. Since only a select
number of people can become professional entertainers, these stars should
focus the spotlight on education, as this
allows for more people to advance in
society. This isnt to say people should
stop aspiring to become professional
entertainers, but rather should come to
understand an education is just asif
not moreimportant.
Advanced education is a surer way for
poor Americans to escape poverty. There
are many more jobs outside of entertainment and in some job sectors there arent
enough people to fill all the jobs. To obtain
these jobs, Americans in almost all cases
need some form of higher education,
even if this means an apprenticeship and
advanced technical training to become
an electrician, for example. This is a shift
from generations ago where workers
could work in factories with just a high
school degree and make enough to live a
comfortable life. This is no longer the case,

as many jobs nowadays are considered
be high-skill rather than low-skill. This
means a high school diploma is no longer
the golden standard for education. Instead, the standard has shifted up some to
require apprentice training or some form
of college degree. To highlight this change,
it might help to change the attitudes about
continuing education, making it seem not
like a novelty, but rather as a necessity for
a professional life.
For those fortunate enough to go to
college, this system isnt perfect either,
even with the introduction of legislation
helping underrepresented groups gain
entrance into the college system. Unfortunately, this didnt solve the issue around
actually paying for college, especially for
those of lower socioeconomic status.
College prices have been steadily rising
since the 1980s with no signs of slowing
down and some elite colleges even charge
upwards of $60,000 per year. Even with
financial aid, many poor students cannot afford to go to college, or if they do,
they take on exorbitant amounts of student debt. This hole in the system means
people of lower socioeconomic groups
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cannot further themselves without risking wrecking themselves financially. This

shouldnt be the case, and there needs to
be some way in which public colleges
and universities have ways to pay for students. This could come in
the form of federal legislation change to set money
aside to help those who
need financial aid, to
a higher degree than
what the Pell grants
seem to be able to
handle. Also, there
are many technical programs that
are very expensive.
Students amass a
great amount of
debt when they
enroll in
some of
these programs. All those
who wish to continue their education or
training should have the opportunity to do so even if this means
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fear of taking on massive debt.

Continuing ones education is the key
to success, and yet for so many it is so
far away. There has to be a system which
allows for those who need it the most to
access it. At the same time America
has to shift the spotlight away
f
from
making it as a
professional entertainer. The future is
here and advanced
education or training is the key to
moving forward
for everyone. At
the end of the day
education is the
great equalizer and
we can all agree a
mind is a terrible
thing to waste.
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DECEMBER
FRIDAY 2
DISCUSSION
Telepresence Demonstration and Discussion
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, associate dean at Yale College and

director of the Center for Language Study at Yale University,
will discuss how telepresence technology, which allows for
students to connect with professors and students at other universities around the world, can promote teaching and learning.
Media Commons, Hawthorne Longfellow Library. 11 a.m.
PERFORMANCE
Heathers the Musical
Curtain Callers will perform the dark, satirical musical adapted

from the 1980s cult classic film. This show may not be suitable
for children.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
VICTORIA YU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
PERFORMANCE
December Dance Concert
Students will perform modern dance pieces choreographed by

faculty of the Department of Theater and Dance. There will be
another show on Saturday evening.
Room 210, Edwards Arts Center. 7 p.m.
SATURDAY 3
PERFORMANCE
Bowdoin Chamber Choir Concert
The Bowdoin College Chamber Choir, directed by Robert

Greenlee, will perform its last concert of the semester. There will
also be a performance on Sunday afternoon.
Bowdoin Chapel. 3 p.m.
SUNDAY 4
EVENT
Write Here, Write Now! International

Write-In
The Writing Project will host a write-in for students to work on

final papers. Reference librarians and Writing Assistants will be
available for help. Pre-registration is required.
Center for Learning and Teaching. 3 p.m.
HIT THE ROAD JACK: Dash Lora 16 prepares ingredients to be juiced at the opening of Jacks Juice Bar in fall 2015. The juice bar serves fresh fruit and vegetable juices made-toorder. It is set to close next week due to financial diculties after over a year of operation.
MONDAY 5
WEDNESDAY 7
EVENT
EVENT
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times and Jason Riley of

the Wall Street Journal will discuss and debate freedom of
speech and political correctness on college campuses, a topic
selected through a student poll last year. The discussion will be
moderated by Associate Professor of History and Environmental
Studies Connie Chiang.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Director of Title IX and Compliance Benje Douglas will speak

about preventing dating violence amongst adolescents.
Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union. 12:15 p.m.
Up For Discussion
TUESDAY 6
LECTURE
Gallery Conversation: Art and Resolution:

The Twentieth Century Comes Into View
Ellen Tani, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow,

June Lei 18 and Hailey Beaman 18 will use the photographic
portraits of an Egyptian man and woman, Ghada and Sayed
to discuss art as a medium of peacekeeping and protest. The
works are part of the exhibition Art and Resolution, 1900
to Today.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Noon.
Teen Dating Violence
EVENT
Hamilton...What Really Happened?
Professors from the history and government and legal studies

departments will join students to watch and discuss clips of
PBSs Hamiltons America, a documentary about the creation of
the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton.
Jack Magees Pub and Grill. 7 p.m.
LECTURE
A New U.S. Policy Towards North Korea?
Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation professor of Korean

Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts,
will discuss how U.S. relations with North Korea might change in
the coming years.
Thomas F. Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 7 p.m.
THURSDAY 8
FILM SCREENING
A Theatrical Performance of Alexander

Pushkins Eugene Onegin
EVENT
There will be a film screening of the The Vakhtangov Theatres

production of Eugene Onegin based on Russian poet Alexander
Pushkins novel-in-verse.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 5:30 p.m.
EVENT
Desserts in
December
10
A CAPPELLA
Ursus Verses
Final Concert
11
3D Printer Unveiling Event
The Hatch Science Library will debut its 3D printer. Participants

will learn about the 3D printing process, watch the printer work
and examine previously printed objects.
Hatch Science Library. 3:30 p.m.
A CAPPELLA
BOKA Final Concert
12
PERFORMANCE
Mid-Day Music
13
PERFORMANCE
BMC Showcase
In the final Bowdoin Music Collective showcase of the semester,

student musicians will perform in band and solo acts.
Jack Magees Pub and Grill. 8 p.m.
14
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Rose rejects sanctuary label, pledges to support undocumented students

The stakes for [undocumented]

time when many higher education

ment on November 21 in support of

Please see SANCTUARY, page 4

Professor Emeritus Dana Mayo, who

COURTESY OF BOWDOIN ASIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD

Microaggression photos go viral, elicit controversial reactions

Photos from the #ThisIs2016 photoshoot by

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TWO NEW CASES OF

Two new cases of mumps were diagnosed on

Carolyn Brady 19 competed in the Miss

Please see MAYO, page 3

Please see PHOTOS, page 4

Full-time to no time: process and practice of medical leaves at Bowdoin

Austin Goldsmith 18 was two weeks into her

THE BIRDS AND THE BOOKS

Special Collections turns another page of

the Orient. As much as the [Bowdoin Student]

NATURAL HAIR SOLUTIONS

Diamond Walker 17 leads students in tutorials on

The Handbook states students may request a

Bowdoin takes on Colby in mens ice hockey

Please see pages 8 and 9

ACTIONS NOT WORDS

Ari Mehrberg asks for more support for

friday, December 2, 2016

ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX WESTFALL

SECURITY REPORT: 11/17 to 12/1

A student reported the theft of a pair of Nike Lunar

An employee reported over $100 in cash stolen from

An employee reported $21 in cash stolen from the

An intoxicated minor student was transported from

An officer responded to a report of an intoxicated

A students stolen bicycle was recovered at a Garrison

A white GT bicycle was stolen from a bike rack at

Two local men were given trespass warnings after

Brunswick Police Department (BPD) responded to a

A safe ride driver dropping off a student on Pleasant

A black GS mountain bike was stolen from the bike

A student practicing jujitsu injured an ear and was

A student reported a white Apple iPhone missing or

Three students walking downtown on Maine Street

A fire alarm activated at a faculty rental house on

A baggie containing a small amount of marijuana was

A student reported that a maroon Fuji bicycle was

A student reported that a suspicious man was trying

A local man was arrested after violating a campus

A student accidentally kicked a soccer ball through a

A student with severe stomach pain was escorted to

A visitor to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art fell

I work in the Juice Bar! Im the manager!

I would choose McDonalds because you can

ILLUSTRATIONS BY SOPHIE WASHINGTON

Behold the David Saul Smith Union rocking chair.

friday, december 2, 2016

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