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The Nations Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly Friday, October 13, 2017 Volume 147, Number 5 bowdoinorient.com
N REPORTS RELEASED F CATERING TO CAMPUS A TOP TRACKS S BRINGING IT HOME O ACADEMICS OVER POLITICS
18 students charged for academic, social or Seniors Gentile and Billings debut food Chris Ritter 21 names his favorite songs of Football team looks to win weekends Philip Kiefer 18 reflects on last Mondays
sexual misconduct. Page 3. delivery app PolarEats. Page 6. the school year. Page 10. homecoming game. Page 9. talk. Page 10.
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Friday, October 13, 2017
Saturday, September 30
the Whittier Field Grandstand was
asked to leave campus property.
one repeatedly knocking on doors
at Harpswell Apartments. Securi-
private North Dining Room at
Excessive noise was reported
on the 14th oor of Coles Tower.
A re alarm at Fairley Field
House was apparently caused by
ty ofcers located and identied
the intoxicated student.
Moulton Union."
A students bike that was re- shower steam and overpowering
ported stolen from Moulton Union mens cologne. Monday, October 9
was found at Pine Street Apartments. A wooden table and several Braedon Kohler 18
Two students were trapped Wednesday, October 4 chairs were damaged after being
briey in a malfunctioning eleva-
tor at Coles Tower.
A bike that was stolen from the
West Hall bike rack was recovered.
left out on the Ladd House patio
during heavy rain. "Probably start at Little Tokyo,
A vehicle was reported to be
driving at high speed in the area
There was a report of a
strong odor of marijuana on the
A pot holder left inside an
oven at Brunswick Apartments then go to Mai Tai for drinks and
finish the night at Gelato Fiasco. "
of South and College streets. third oor of Chamberlain Hall. caught re when the oven was
An ofcer escorted a student Two transients were found turned on.
with abdominal pain to Mid Coast passed out in the Whittier Field
Hospital. Grandstand. There was evidence Tuesday, October 10
Students in Coles Tower re- of drug use. Brunswick police An elderly man passed out COMPILED BY SAMUEL ROSARIO
ported being disturbed by repeat- were called in to issue trespass while waiting for an elevator at
ed knocking on doors and yelling warnings barring the men from all Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
in the hallways. College property. The man received a head abrasion,
A Longfellow Avenue res- Two students in Osher Hall but refused medical treatment.
ident complained of excessive were found in possession of mari- A smoke alarm at Chamber-
noise from students walking in juana and paraphernalia. lain Hall may have been caused
the neighborhood. A student tossing a Frisbee by the use of a body spray.
accidentally broke a window pane A student reported being
Sunday, October 1 at Massachusetts Hall. sexually harassed by a student.
A student was cited for punch-
ing a hole in a third oor hallway Friday, October 6 Wednesday, October 11
wall at Ladd House. An ofcer checked on the A local resident reported the
Students in Osher Hall report- wellbeing of an intoxicated stu- daytime theft of a white Special-
ed that someone threw a poutine dent sleeping on the front lawn at ized E5 road bike from the bike
container at a rst oor window. Quinby House at 1:00 a.m. rack near the Farley Field House
An ofcer checked on the A Maine Hall student using main entrance. The bike is valued
wellbeing of an intoxicated student a hair straightener accidentally set at $1,800. Bowdoin security and
in the Thorne Hall mens room. off a smoke alarm. Brunswick police are investigating.
Two students were found An ofcer checked on the
smoking a marijuana blunt along Saturday, October 7 wellbeing of a student at May-
the Whittier Field walking path. A student at Brunswick ower Apartments.
Apartments reported that a stu- A suspicious person seen en-
Monday, October 2 dent has been entering the apart- tering Coles Tower turned out to
A student walking on Maine ment without permission, eating be a students guest.
Street near campus reported being food and drinking beer. MOLLY KENNEDY
followed by a white Ford Focus. A Brunswick Rescue transport-
COMPILED BY
security ofcer was able to obtain ed an intoxicated minor student THE OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
the vehicles registration number from Harpswell Apartments to
Friday, October 13, 2017 NEWS 3
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of senior associate dean at Bates College. Drawing from his expe-
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Colleges changing demography, Delong will head the Purposeful
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structor. His role as associate ranged from acquisitions li- he said. 250
dean for academic affairs is a brarian to cataloguer. Today, it In particular, Springer not-
three-year, full-time position employs 35 administrators who ed how the growth in admin-
held by a professor chosen by hold positions ranging from istrative roles has redirected
the faculty. academic multimedia produc- responsibilities once held by 200
I dont feel the tension in er & consultant to associate Counseling Services and indi-
myself between being faculty librarian for discovery, digiti- vidual advisors into more com-
member and an administrator, zation and special collections petent hands. Administrators
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said Dorn. My role in this of- and director of the George J. I think weve recognized Faculty
fice is to collaborate with faculty Mitchell Department of Special the need to deal with issues like
and colleagues and with depart- Collections & Archives. sexual harassment and other
ments and programs to provide Professor of Government things in a more pragmatic 100
them with the best educational and Legal Studies Allen Spring- way than we tried to back in
experience we can for students. er has taught at the College the late 1970s and 80s, said
In addition to commu- since 1976. Soon after arriving Springer. Part of the reason 1980 1990 2000 2010
nicating with departments, at Bowdoin, he served as the was we didnt have the people
Academic Affairs continually dean of students while still at the time and, in some cases, GIDEON MOORE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
tracks enrollment numbers to serving as a professor, but the the expertise to do that.
see if more instructors or ten- role of the office has expanded One of the new positions lot in 35 to 40 years. Both the instructor is not always clear ic, important and unique role
ure-track positions are needed. since he started at Bowdoin. added since the 1980s is Benje consistent needs of students in a liberal arts setting since for the education of students
Were able to track increas- Dean of students then was Douglas position as director coming in and the expecta- learning happens both inside here that is wildly different
es in enrollment over time and a very different position. The of gender violence prevention tion that we have consistent and outside the classroom. than what we do, but I think
if we findas was the situation College was differently struc- and education as well as Title professionals who can deliver I do think that everyone I that what we do can be com-
in computer science last year tured and the dean of students IX coordinator. In these capac- on those needs I think is very work with as an administra- plementary of it in the fact
and mathematics last year actually reported to the dean ities, he works to prevent and important, Douglas said. tor is an educatorwere just that were showing in action
that theres a sort of spike in of the college. My office didnt respond to violence on campus. Douglas also noted how the not faculty, said Douglas. some of the things that are
enrollment and a continuing have nearly the range of re- Colleges have changed a line between administrator and Faculty have a really specif- discussed in the classroom.
On this day
The Orient compiled a selection of articles published on Homecoming Weekend, 50
years ago to the date.
F FEATURES
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OUTTOBER
Seniors design delivery app PolarEats Billings and Gentile came up could definitely compete. So Now I know how to make an the students project. rant during this time will not
by Kodie Garza with the idea this summer, when the idea was [a] burger place, effort to figure out how business- I was pretty excited, said Je- be fully staffed. The restricted
Staff Writer they were working in different burrito place, pizza place and es work, said Gentile. Its been rome. I think more so for them options are a cause for con-
Recognizing a lack of late cities that both offered plenty of some Asian cuisine whether it a really huge learning experience to be developing an app in their cern for Jerome.
night food options for students, online delivery options such as be Little Tokyo, Asian Garden or in its own right. dorm room in college at Bowdo- I dont want Bowdoin stu-
seniors Sawyer Billings and Joe UberEATS and Grubhub. Gen- China Rose. Despite their endeavors, Bill- in. I thought that was really cool. dents to think all Portland Pie
Gentile developed PolarEats, an tile realized that small college A big part of this was taking ings and Gentile were dependent But he also saw business po- Co. has is pepperoni pizza and
app that creates a digital mar- towns lack the technological in- down Dominos, added Billings. upon responses from restaurant tential in expanding late-night breadsticks, he said.
ketplace for local restaurants to frastructure for an online deliv- PolarEats went into develop- owners, not all of whom were service options. Jerome hopes the late-night
make late-night deliveries ac- ery service and recruited Billings ment around the end of August. enthusiastic right away. We have never stayed open hours will serve as an incentive
cessible to anyone in the Bruns- to help with the programming. Billings, who had previous expe- We were turned away by until two in the morning. No for Bowdoin students to come
wick-Topsham area. Brunswick lacked the con- rience developing apps, worked a couple restaurants who sim- Portland Pie has in the 20 back during the restaurants
The app is modeled after nection between Bowdoin on the technical end. ply didnt understand what we years of its existence, said Je- regular hours and to try the
UberEATS, an app created by students and local Brunswick This is probably my fifth meant, said Billings. It wasnt rome. My business partner Joe full menu.
Uber which allows users to restaurants, said Gentile. I or sixth app on the App Store, a matter of no, we dont want to ONeil and I had tossed around To Gentile, Portland Pie Co.s
place online orders from local felt like there was a huge dis- said Billings. do that. It was literally like I dont the idea of staying open later. It connection with PolarEats ele-
restaurants and have them de- connect there. He has been coding since know what that is or what that was not until PolarEats that we vates the late-night experience
livered. As of now, Benchwarm- Dominos dominates the he was 13, and PolarEats is the technology is and I dont know really, really decided to make of students and Brunswick resi-
ers and Portland Pie Co. are the late-night industry, said Bill- second business he has started how it could work for me, so the change. dents alike.
only restaurants participating, ings. We knew that if we could through the App marketplace. thanks but no thanks. The menu offered during When this app comes out,
with more to hopefully be add- get a second option to Dominos Meanwhile, Gentile devised Mike Jerome, the co-owner of the new late-night hours is dont go with Dominos, said Gen-
ed soon. during late-night hours then we pitches for the restaurants. Portland Pie Co., saw potential in simplified because the restau- tile. Dont settle for bad pizza.
OUTTOBER
Salonika
For you: generations
later, still no Passover,
no white tablecloth,
no bitter herb,
absence.
A lifetime in the city you never learned to call home and you collected
storiesjuniper, myrtle, poppies folded into stone. The landscape gold
grass on hillside, early spring sunset, and nights spent kneeling, stuttering,
your kneecaps white tables set for redemption.
Es pesah, es pesah
ay ramores: the Germans
have come to the gates,
poerta de salonique
SPORTS
HIGHLIGHT Football looks towards homecoming game
REEL by Kate Lusignan
Orient Staff
Southern Love: Bowdoin mens
tennis team members Grant Following a loss to Tufts (3-1)
Urken 19 and Luke Tercek last weekend, the football team
18 won their first match in (0-4) is hopeful for a win on Sat-
the Intercollegiate Tennis urday in the emotionally-charged
Association Oracle Cup 1-6, homecoming game against Ham-
6-2, 10-6 against Adrien ilton (0-4), after increasing the
Bouchet and Will Wanner of depth of the team and focusing
Emory University in Rome, on consistency.
Georgia on Thursday. The The football team has experi-
Polar Bear duo, which is enced injuries of crucial players,
seeded at No. 2, qualified but the team does not view this
for the tournament two setback as an excuse for its record.
weeks ago after winning According to Head Coach J.B.
the ITA Northeast Region- Wells, the injuries serve as an op-
al. They will continue their portunity for the younger players
weekend against JT Wynne on the team to play more.
and Steven Koulouris from Anytime we have [had] some-
Skidmore College today at thing unfortunate happen with a one that will force the players to
1:30 p.m. player ... weve had another player focus on technique rather than
step into that role and perform the intense emotions associated
well, Wells said. Thats showing with the homecoming game.
that maybe we potentially have This is especially important since
depth, that were building some many key players in the game will
Victory Goal: The mens soc-
depth, and that is going to pay off be less experienced.
cer team (9-2, NESCAC
in the long run. In a methodical way, were
5-1) extended their win-
In addition to the new depth going to be ready for all this be-
ning streak to five games af-
of the team, captain Ryan San- cause once the game happens,
ter two conference wins this
born 18 believes that the play- the emotions are going to come,
weekend against Trinity (3-
ers respond well to the energy Wells said. Dont lose your minds
8-1, NESCAC 1-6-1) and
that alumni and students bring and lose all your techniques and
Bates (5-3-2, NESCAC 1-3-
during the weekend. Even all these things that weve worked ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
2). On Saturday, Bowdoin
during preparations, the team on. Play emotionally, but play DOWN TO THE WIRE: (ABOVE): Chandler Gee 20 is tackled by a Middlebury opponent. (BOTTOM): Players
beat Trinity 2-1 in overtime
has already felt the emotions of emotionally in the scheme of the watch the Middlebury game from the sidelines. The team lost to the Panthers 41-14 in its first home game.
after Maxwell McPherron
the homecoming game. techniques were using.
21 scored the first goal of
Its important that they see that For many of the upperclass ward to avenging this defeat. consistency and minor details. a 31-14 loss.
his career at 97:52. The next
were working hard and were do- students, the emotions of the Each year its always a good Both the captains and Wells say Especially in the game
day, Bowdoin won against
ing everything that we can, San- game are heightened due to last game between us and Hamilton. the team is able to play a strong against Amherst, we were in
Bates 2-1 after a goal each
born said. We have Bowdoin on seasons one-point loss to Ham- Last year they beat us at the end of first half but needs to learn to carry the game, we were competing,
from Matty McColl 19 and
our chest. We want to make sure ilton. Hamilton scored a touch- the game, Sanborn said. So that the level of play into the second. and we came out of halftime,
Jake Stenquist 19. The Po-
that were representing the team down in the final 34 seconds one stung, and we want to make Sanborn says that the failure to and we let two quick scores and
lar Bears will look to con-
and the program well. of the game, making the final sure we come out this time and play a strong second half, despite that kind of let it get away from
tinue their streak against
With the players emotions al- score 26-25. Before the 2016 put it all together and get a win be- playing excellent football in the us, Sanborn said.
Hamilton (5-4-2, NESCAC
ready high, Wells is taking a more season, Bowdoin had not lost cause we need some revenge from first, was particularly evident in The homecoming game against
2-4-1) on Saturday at home
methodical approach in preparing to Hamilton since 2012. The last year. the game against Amherst (3-1) Hamilton will start at 12 p.m. on
at noon.
the team for the Hamilton game, Polar Bears are looking for- The team is also focused on on September 30, which ended in Saturday at Whittier Field.
Cross country hopes to continue success at home ishing the 8K at 25:54.7. 50 seconds.
by Kathryn McGinnis According to womens cap- [It] would be an important
Staff Writer tain Julia ORourke 19, the his- consideration for the womens
While most students enjoyed toric New England Invitational team to try to reduce the gap
a well-deserved break from col- is an exciting race due to the va- to get under 60 seconds, said
lege life last weekend, Bowdoins riety of teams and the location. Slovenski. Its an interesting
cross country teams travelled The race is held in Franklin challenge when youve got such
to Boston to compete against Park and the trail passes some a strong number one runner as
fellow NESCAC and some Divi- abandoned structures from the Sarah, but our number 4,5,6 run-
sion I teams in the New England Franklin Park Zoos early days. ners ... [will] be able to close the
Invitational after placing first in You start out on a field and gap in that way too.
both the Bowdoin Invitational I you funnel in within the first On the mens team, fast times
and II. 400 [meters] or less and thats in the JV race speak to the teams
The mens team placed 16th really difficult. Youll see some depth and indicate a promising
of 27 teams and the women collisions there. Its excitingI future for the program.
ranked 18th of 28 in the Invita- got spiked, said ORourke, re- First years in the JV race
tional. Sarah Kelley 18 and Ben ferring to getting hit with the were leading the team and
Torda 18 both placed fourth spikes on running shoes. And their times were even getting
out of Division III entries in then you go up Bear Cage Hill competitive with the varsity
their respective events, with which is kind of pebbly. Its pret- race, which was really excit-
Kelley completing the 5K with ty hard, but then you come up ing to see, said mens captain
a time of 18:29.7 and Torda fin- on this big bear cage thing and Sean MacDonald 19. It was
DANIEL JANG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT its hilarious. hot, so we had a lot of peo-
Currently, the Bowdoin mens ple that struggled with the
cross country team is ranked heat, but overall it was very
10th in the New England Re- exciting and promising to
gion while the womens team is see some of the times given
8th. However, last Saturday was the conditions and size of the
the first time the cross country race. I think [we] adapted re-
teams encountered NESCAC ally well, which is going to be
competition this season. key moving forward.
[The rankings] are based This confidence is especially
somewhat on who you have important as team priorities be-
coming back and who they know gin focusing on NESCAC place-
you [have] for freshmen, said ment as the state and regional
Head Coach Peter Slovenski. meets draw near.
But a lot of these [teams] havent This is where we start focus-
run against each other yet so the ing less on time and more on
rankings are kind of guesses. team place, said MacDonald, So
Slovenski would like to see our strategy is going to make sure
each team rank 5th in NESCAC, were keeping up with those other
and 6th in the region by the end [NESCAC] teams and competing
of the season. well and trying to place Bowdoin
The Bowdoin cross country as well as we can.
team has over 40 runners between The next meet is on Saturday
the mens and womens teams, but at home on the Pickard Cross
only the scorer of the first seven Country Course, where the team
actually benefits the team. is hoping to continue its streak
To become competitive in after two wins.
NESCAC, the cross country Those wins are huge in the
teams will have to work to reduce confidence sense, said ORourke,
the time gap between their first Because we are doing the exact
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
and fifth runners. The womens same course again [and] weve
RACING HOME: (ABOVE): The womens cross country team competes in the Bowdoin Invitational II on Sept. 30. (BELOW): Naphtali Moulton 19, Sean
team has a gap of 80 seconds done it well twice. To go and do it
MacDonald 19 and Demeke Geremew 21 race in the Bowdoin Invitational II at home. Both teams finished in first place in each of the two invitationals.
while the mens team has a gap of another time will be simple.
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WORKSHOP
Breaking Down Breaking Up
Gender Violence Prevention will sponsor a student-led
workshop to help students navigate how to end relationships.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 4 p.m.
COMMON HOUR
The Importance of Financial Literacy
Anand Marri 95, associate professor of social studies and
education at Teachers College, Columbia University and vice
president and head of outreach and education at the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, will discuss the importance of
financial literacy.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 12:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP
Introductory Workshop on Digital Film JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Production SENSING TIME: Olivia Erickson 18 (left) and June Lei 18 watch senior Eliza Nitzans Spinning at the Ramp Gallery opening reception. The
video is one of two current works on display as part of the new exhibit Sensing Time, a semester-long collaboration with the visual arts class
Matt Siegel, CLIO award-winning producer and director of Introduction to Digital Media Art. The show will be on display in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library for two weeks.
photography will hold a workshop on the fundamentals of
digital production. Siegel will talk about how to write a script,
MONDAY 16 WEDNESDAY 18
work with cameras and adjust lighting. Space is limited and
registration is required.
304 North, Visual Arts Center. 1 p.m.
LECTURE FILM
Opposition, Occultation, and Great Sometimes in April
Conjunctions: Astrology Among Jews, Alexandre Dauge-Roth, associate professor of French and
SATURDAY 14 Christians, and Muslims in 1500 Francophone studies at Bates College, will present Raoul
Robert Morrison, chair of the department of religion, Pecks film Sometimes in April. The film centers on a Hutu
through a discussion of the relationship between science and soldier who tries to navigate a path to safety during the
religion will explore how different religions view astrology. Rwandan genocides. The screening will be followed by a
PERFORMANCE
discussion.
Meddiebempster 80th Reunion Concert Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
Alumni will join the current Meddibempsters, one of
Bowdoins six a capella groups, to perform a variety of songs.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
Purity Pact Homecoming Show
The Purity Pact, Bowdoins all female comedy group, will
TUESDAY 17 THURSDAY 19
performing a stand-up comedy show DISCUSSION EVENT
Chase Barn. 8:30 p.m. The Rightful Role of Morality in Politics Whats its story?
Members of the Brunswick community will engage in a The pop-up museum will feature objects that students bring
conversation about many different political differences the in to display share a story. The pop-up museum is a tem-
nation faces. Bowdoin students are encouraged to participate porary exhibit that will be shaped by the stories and objects
SUNDAY 15
in the discussion. atendees share.
Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall. 7:30 p.m. Lobby 2nd floor, Hubbard Hall. 6:30 p.m.
EVENT LECTURE
PLAY
Detroit Kent Island Art Show and Info Session Did God Abandon the Ghetto?
Photographs and drawings taken by Bowdoin staff and Peter Fritzsche , professor of history at the University of
The Theater Project will present Detroit, a dark comedy by
students will be on display. An art reception and information Illinois, will look at the experience Jews in German-occupied
Lisa DAmour that chronicles a neighborhood barbeque that
session about Kent Island will be held afterward Poland and their relationship with God.
goes awry.
Lamarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union. 7:30 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
14 School Street, Brunswick. 2 p.m.
20 21 22 23 24 EVENT 25 26 PERFORMANCE
Music at the
Take Back the Museum with
Night George Lopez