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The Nations Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly Friday, October 13, 2017 Volume 147, Number 5 bowdoinorient.com

Brooks, Bruni talk receives mixed reviews


brough said that Neither of
by Elizabeth Fosler-Jones and [the speakers] is a conventional
Rohini Kurup spokesperson for [his] team.
Orient Staff
As the discussion progressed,
Last Monday, Arthur C. this statement rang true as the
Brooks and Frank Bruni par- two speakers largely agreed on
ticipated in a discussion on most of the questions raised by
campus titled Talking Face-to- Yarbrough.
Face When You Dont See Eye- This summer, Rose asked
to-Eye, the latest installment Yarbrough to moderate the
in the Colleges efforts to foster discussion. When creating the
open discussion across the po- questions for Bruni and Brooks,
litical spectrum. Yarbrough focused on topics
The discussion was part of where she believed the speakers
a series of events planned by a would differ in their beliefs, and
committee convened by Presi- issues she thought are particu-
dent Clayton Rose to promote larly relevant to millennials and
open dialogue, the first of college-age students.
which was held last December [What] I was hoping to do
between journalists Nicholas was to poke around and high-
Kristof and Jason Riley. The re- light some of those differences
sponse to the talk last year was of opinions but also to do it with
largely negative as students felt a light touch, said Yarbrough.
that Kristof and Riley failed to [I started] with football, some-
challenge each others ideas. thing that students could easily HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN:
The talk was moderated by identify with. TOP: Arthur C. Brooks (left), pres-
Gary M. Pendy Professor of Brooks, president of the ident of a prominent conservative
Social Sciences Jean Yarbrough conservative think tank Amer- think tank, and Frank Bruni (right),
columnist for the New York Times, sit
and primarily focused on three ican Enterprise Institute (AEI),
down to discuss topics such as free
issues: the recent controversy immediately established his po- speech, NFL players taking a knee
surrounding NFL players kneel- litical position when discussing during the national anthem and the
ing during the national anthem this topic. imbalance between conservatives.
and the Presidents response, Im a conservative, he said. and liberals on college campuses.
the rights of companies to fire Some of the values I hold very BELOW: Ethan Winter 19 challenges
employees with controversial dear are free expression and free Brooks on his economic positions.
points of view and the preva- markets. When the president
lence of liberal ideas on college of the United States weighs in
campuses. Following the dis- on football players trampling
cussion, the audience had the on the expression of football
opportunity to ask Brooks and players, thats a violation. Thats
Bruni questions. speech policing, thats what I
In her introduction of the
speakers at the event, Yar- Please see TALK, page 4
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Administrative hires exceed OUTtober starts


those of faculty as needs change
This month is the Colleges of events and education for
first annual OUTtober, a month people within the community to
of programming by Bowdo- socialize thats earlier in the year,
in Queer Straight Alliance more visibile, to show that there
(BQSA) celebrating various is a community of people on
by James Callahan structor to student ratio has the announcement at the rec- riculum. Thats no longer the sexuality and gender identities. campus to first years who might
and Lowell Ruck gone from about 9:1 to 6:1 ommendation of last years Ad case, said Boyd. In the past, BQSA has orga- be new to the college, said Pres-
Orient Staff since 1980, the administrator Hoc Committee on Inclusion. For example, in the 1980s, nized events during the week ident of BQSA Rayne Stone 18.
When Bowdoin first opened to student ratio has jumped As defined by the clas- Boyd served on the admissions of National Coming Out Day In addition to speakers and
its doors on September 3, 1802, from 17:1 to 5:1 during the sifications in the academic committee along with two or on October 11 and has hosted a performances, OUTtober will
it had two employees: Presi- same time period. This shift handbook and the college cat- three other faculty members, month of programming in Feb- include Yellow Shirt Day on
dent Joseph McKeen and one in hiring prioritization is con- alogues, the College currently spending a week over break re- ruary, known as Februqueery. October 24, which has tra-
professor, John Abbot. Togeth- sistent with peer institutions, employs 333 administrators viewing applications and help- OUTtober will replace ditionally been a part of Out
er, they taught eight students. according to Charles Dorn, and 318 instructors. ing make the final cuts before Februqueery as BQSAs month- Week programming. Partici-
Since then, the College has professor of education, asso- Administrators range from acceptance letters were sent long series of events, although pating students will don shirts
grown to staff over 945 employ- ciate dean for academic affairs deans to software engineers, out. Since 1980, admissions BQSA will continue to recognize reading Respect all genders
ees with 1,806 students. But in and associate affirmative ac- and some hold multiple posi- has professionalized, growing Transgender Day of Visibility on and sexualities, which are
2010, Bowdoin reached a new tion officer. tions. Instructors positions in- from six administrators to 14. March 31. distributed without charge by
milestone that would affect the It is absolutely the case clude tenured faculty, assistant Something is missing now Our thinking behind OUT- sports teams and various stu-
distribution of responsibility of that, over the course of the professors, lecturers, language that were not there. We may tober is having a larger offering dent groups.
administrators and faculty on past few decades, what you teaching fellows, laboratory not have all the abilities that
campus. For the first time in its might call administrative instructors and even sports those folks have, but theyre
history, the College began em- bureaucracy at many institu- coaches. Those who serve in missing some of the abilities
MORE THAN A PUN: OUTtober looks to engage
ploying more administrators tions really has mushroomed. administrative roles and in- that we have and thats unfor-
than instructors. So theres been a dramatic structor roles are counted only tunate, she said. LGBTQ community and campus allies. See Features,
An Orient investigation into increasea disproportionate as instructors in the Colleges Boyd noted that faculty page 6.
college hiring decisions reveals increasein the number of classification. meetings also changed sig-
that since 1980, Bowdoin pri- administrators compared to Professor of Latin and Greek nificantly over the past few DISABILITY AND IDENTITY: Student groups
oritized administrative hiring faculty, said Dorn. Barbara Boyd explained that decades, particularly during cosponsor queer and disabled activist and poet. See
over instructor hiring as it Most recently, in August, the the role of the faculty on cam- President Robert Edwards
A&E, page 8.
added hundreds of positions College announced the creation pus has narrowed since she term from 1990 to 2001.
in offices ranging from Dean of of a new administrative posi- arrived at the College in 1980. In some ways its more like QUEER ART: Jonathan Katz discussed pop art as a
Students to Development and tiona Senior Vice President It used to be that faculty the managers reporting to the queer form of self expression. See A&E, page 8.
Alumni Relations. for Inclusion and Diversity. played really decisive roles in
As a result, while the in- President Clayton Rose made some things besides the cur- Please see STAFF, page 4

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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PAGE TWO
Friday, October 13, 2017

Toga talk: Epicuria debrief STUDENT SPEAK:


by Samuel Rosario
Orient Staff
I had the opportunity to bear
witness to five and a half people (I
olution towards a larger age group
brand. Even Bowdoins friendly Where would you take Clayton Rose on a date?
caught myself in the end) body slam- neighborhood Spider Woman 21
Twas the night of September 30 ming the floor in the span of three came to check out the scene and
and the gods of ancient Rome had minutes. Even more interesting are hopefully aid in the revolution. She
decidedfor whatever reasonto the intellectual think tanks trying commented, It was boring as Hell. Michael Cloppse 20
descend and engage with the mor- to figure out what exactly made the The best part of the night had to be
tals of Bowdoin College. Of course
these type of deities happened to be
floor so slippery. Im no intellectu-
al, but I believe Ladd spread grease
the outfit. It offered some form of ex-
citement, said Spider Woman who "Take him off campus, somewhere
slightly under the influence from
various pre games, or in some cases,
on the floor prior to the party. One
scholarly first year named Chris
later introduced herself as Keisha
from AT&T. nice, like Frontier. Have some nice
pre-pregames. It was a night where Ritter conjectured, I suspect it was All in all, despite the overhyping
poutine trucks came to visit, secu- various bodily fluids. of this rite of passage, Epicuria one-on-one time where we can
rity guards turned a blind eye to The responses to the evening, at didnt seem that much different
the half-naked and wild roommate
requests were thrown around that
least from the limited number of first
years I spoke with, seemed to always
from regular parties, besides the
slip n slide floors and the alien
wine and dine."
sounded like: Suzie! I need your include the word overhyped. slime that no doubt plagued the
bedsheet ASAP! (I promise you Its true that a big fuss was made in walls. First years were made to Eliza Denious 21
I didnt say this. My roommate is the days leading up to Epicuria, but expect some exotic party, but in
named Kevin.)
The whole campus decided to dis-
some people took advantage of all the
attention being tossed around. Some
truth it was just a bunch of sweaty
people squished into a poorly lit
"I would take him skiing. Well
miss the notion of fire hazards and
flooded into Ladd House to listen to
students fashioned themselves with
cool, sophisticated togas with iconic
room with a valid excuse to be half
naked. Fortunately, the first years hang out. Ill make him some nice
the song Stacys Mom performed
by The Band that Played at Epicuria.
references. For example, the Hello
Kitty Toga worn by Jack Barry 21.
had upperclass students to nurse us
back to health with poutine in hand sandwiches."
What followed the fist pumping was Barry unapologetically told me, I and toga around our legs so every-
people falling on their butts because think too often people think of Hello one made it out safe...except for my
of the slippery floor with no Life Kitty as a brand for elementary age clothed integrity, which will never
Alert in sight. girls, but I hoped to start the rev- be recovered again.
Ariel Alejandro Gonzales 21
"He seems like a classy guy, so Ill
SECURITY REPORT: 9/29 to 10/11 probably take him to a Japanese
Friday, September 29 and the information was passed Mid Coast Hospital. restaurant. Get some fancy sushi,
A student with u symptoms
was given an escort to the Mid
on to the Brunswick police.
A student reported the theft of
Smoke from burnt micro-
wave popcorn set off a smoke maybe a specialty roll."
Coast Walk-In Clinic. a gray Magna Great Divide bicycle alarm in Moore Hall.
A student reported seeing a from the bike rack at 52 Harpswell.
suspicious person wandering in
the area of the Quad. An ofcer
The bike had been left unlocked.
A student reported behavior
Sunday, October 8
A student was found respon-
Will Bucci 19
located the person and determined
that he was playing Pokemon GO.
of a student that resulted in the
issuance of a no-contact order.
sible for vandalizing a metal sign
near Baxter House. "That is a wonderful question. I
would definitely take him to the
A complaint of loud noise on A student was cited for inde-
the fourth oor of Chamberlain Tuesday, October 3 cent conduct near Baxter House.
Hall was resolved. A local man found loitering at There were reports of some-

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

Annual reports on student misconduct released


Official statistics cannot adequately represent the extent to which these violations occur
semesters for one of the students. I would encourage a faculty and accept any penalties directly Of these cases, only one student cent of students officially report-
by Sarah Drumm The most frequent violation of member to always pick up the from a dean. was sanctioned for the charge. One ed sexual assault. The 12 rapes
Orient Staff the Academic Honor Code was phone and talk to me. Just by The Colleges Student Dis- respondentthe student alleged listed in the Clery report only
ACADEMIC HONOR CODE inadequate citation of sources, virtue of the fact that we have a ciplinary Process policy does to have committed the charge represent a very small propor-
& SOCIAL CODE with twice as many violations as conversation doesnt necessarily not indicate what constitutes resigned from the College in the tion of victims of sexual assault
seen in the 2015-2016 report. An lead to a J-Board case, she said. special circumstances, but middle of the investigation. The at Bowdoin.
The 2016-2017 Annual Re- F in the course combined with a Foster stressed that a profes- simply states the Dean of Stu- remaining cases were resolved According to Director of Safe-
port from the Judicial Board one-semester suspension was the sors decision not to refer alle- dents may act administratively through an informal resolution or ty and Security Randy Nichols,
(J-Board) revealed 16 Academic most common punishment rec- gations to the Board jeopardizes in appropriate cases without a the complaint was withdrawn. the Clery statistic is compiled
Honor Code violations and one ommended by the Board. the Colleges ability to treat stu- Judicial Board hearing. The Board consists of one through reports made to the Of-
Social Code violation. This year, While 18 cases of academic dents fairly. As an example, Foster cited faculty member and one student fice of Safety and Security, local,
the largest case of collaboration dishonesty were referred to the [Say] a faculty member de- a situation where a professor member of the J-Board who is county and state law enforce-
involved three students, a sig- J-Board, that number cannot cides without consultation with discovered a case of academic specially trained by Director of ment, the Title IX coordinators,
nificant decrease from the 2015- adequately represent the amount us to handle a matter them- dishonesty in late May when Gender Violence Prevention and campus security authorities.
2016 year report when 11 cases of dishonesty that may occur in a selves within the class, [and] grading final papers. Because and Education and Title IX and Campus security authorities
were brought before the J-Board given year at the College. later in the same class a faculty students had already returned Compliance Benje Douglas in include, among others, staff
from a single course in the De- Faculty members are under member takes a case and brings home, convening the J-Board the sexual misconduct policy in Residential Life, Student
partment of Computer Science. no obligation to report suspect- it forward to us and we discover would have been difficult. and process. Activities, Student Affairs, the
As the Orient reported in ed violations of the Academic through the process of the hear- In the old days we used to take As per Bowdoins Sexual Mis- Health Center and Athletics.
April, this case of collaboration Honor Code to the Deans ing or in advance of the hearing a case like that and say we wont conduct Policy, cases reported to Individuals in these depart-
between three students also orig- Office and have the right to that the faculty member has hear it until the Board reconvenes the Title IX coordinator are re- ments are mandated reporters
inated in the computer science resolve situations of academic dealt with a previous case him in the fall semester, right before ferred to an independent investi- of sexual assault.
department. dishonesty independently of or herselfthat is wildly prob- classes resume, said Foster. And gator who prepares a preliminary Reports made to religious
In this case, each student was the formal disciplinary process. lematic, said Foster. it was just too hard and unfair to report to be read by the Student counselors, professional coun-
charged with giving, receiving Dean of Student Affairs Tim Faculty members receive the students involved to say you sexual misconduct board. selors and others not designated
or using unauthorized assis- Foster said that faculty are strongly training during new faculty ori- have to live with that all summer, In the last week of September, as mandated reporters are not
tance and submission of work encouraged to seek counsel from entation on handling academic of not knowing how this case is in accordance with the Jeanne included in the clary crime sta-
not a students own original the Office of the Dean of Student dishonesty and also receive guid- going to be resolved. Clery Disclosure of Campus Se- tistics.
effort. According to the report, Affairs or Advisor to the Judicial ance in the faculty handbook. However, in this special and curity Policy and Campus Crime These positions are exempt
all three students were inten- Board Kate OGrady before han- Ultimately, the decision to refer a unusual student will always be Statistics Act of 1998, the Col- from disclosing reported of-
tionally dishonest with the intent dling matters on their own. case rests in their hands. given the choice to have their case lege released its Annual Security fenses when functioning within
to deceive during the hearing, From our offices point of This year the Office of the heard through a judicial board Report on Campus Crime, Fire, the scope of their professional
and communicated with each view, I believe that cases of Dean of Student Affairs handled hearing instead of internally. Alcohol and Illegal Drugs, which roles, in order to protect the
other via social media and text suspected academic dishonesty five cases administratively. Only stated that 12 rapes were report- counselor-client relationship,
messages to fabricate their state- are best handled by the board under special and unusual cir- SEXUAL ASSAULT ed during the 2016 year. Unlike said Nichols in an email to the
ments. That said, faculty are under cumstances may the Deans Of- the complaints brought before Orient.
The Board recommended an no obligation to bring cases fice choose to handle a case inter- The Student Sexual Miscon- the Student Sexual Misconduct Benje Douglas and I meet
F in the course and indefinite dis- forward. Thats an expectation, nally. However the referral of the duct Board heard four complaints Board, this number also includes several times prior to the publi-
missal for three semesters with no but its not an obligation, Fos- case must originate with a faculty of non-consensual sexual inter- anonymous reports. cation of our Clery campus crime
guarantee of readmission. For- ter said. member. In these circumstances, course in the 2016-2017 year. Last years Bowdoin Experi- statistics to ensure that our sexu-
mer Senior Associate Dean for OGrady, who is also dean rather the J-Board hearing the However, this number includes ences and Attitudes about Re- al assault reporting is precise.
Student Affairs Dean Kim Pacelli of community standards, case, a student is given the op- only cases formally reported to lationships and Sex (B.E.A.R.S)
increased that sanction to four echoed Foster. portunity to admit to the charge the Title IX coordinator. survey stated that only 11 per-

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DEAN DELONG TAKES NEW JOB AT


BATES COLLEGE
Allen Delong, associate dean of student affairs, will depart from
Bowdoin on November 10 to serve in the newly created position

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Sessions educate about gender violence prevention


program last spring. She de- the chance to create their own to broaden their perspective will do is still up for them to understanding how to engage
by Ella Chaffin cided to expand the program programs related to the pre- in how gender violence affects decide. Learning how to do with them.
Staff Writer
to eleven sessions this year vention of gender violence. people across all ages and lo- prevention work really ce- Creating that culture shift
Through an interactive pro- based on participant feedback Guest speakers are a vital cation, Peterson said. ments it if folks can then put really has to start at the stu-
gram facilitated by the Office and her own assessments. component of the training, Students who choose to it into practice and see what dent level and hopefully as
of Gender Violence Prevention The program, which will as they provide students with participate in the training it feels like to plan your own many folks feel prepared in
and Education, Bowdoin first have 12 participants this year, an understanding of violence will then create a program program and put it on, said having those conversations as
years and sophomores have aims to give students the re- that takes place off campus to present to others on cam- Peterson. possible, said Peterson.
the opportunity to participate sources and base knowledge which effects a wide range of pus, incorporating what they Peterson emphasized that In addition to the 11-ses-
in a leadership training insti- they need to participate in people. Participants will have learned and their leadership gender violence prevention sion institute, which will be-
tute focused on the prevention healthy relationships and dis- the chance to hear from agen- skills gained. Last years par- and education extends be- gin on October 16, the Office
of and education about sexual cussions regarding dating and cies in the local community ticipants developed a capstone yond the sessions and is about of Gender Violence Preven-
violence, dating violence and sexual violence at Bowdoin that help victims of gender called Breaking Down Break- changing the conversation on tion and Education will also
stalking on campus. and beyond. In the fall, the violence, such as the Sexual ing Up, a program that helps campus in the ways that stu- sponsor Take Back the Night,
Associate Director of Gen- training will be focused on Assault Support Services of students think about ending dents think about sex, dating a nighttime march to raise
der Violence Prevention and understanding the dynamics Midcoast Maine and Family a relationship in a healthy, re- and relationships. Peterson awareness about sexual and
Education Lisa Peterson de- of gender violence and in the Crisis Services. spectful way. hopes to change how students domestic violence later in
veloped a five-session training spring, participants will have This is a good opportunity What this groups institute interact with these subjects by October.

STAFF spike, said Dorn.


As such, this tracking done
sponsibilities that [current
Dean of Student Affairs] Tim
Administrators now outnumber Bowdoin faculty.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
by academic affairs is one of the Foster has, said Springer. Number of administrators and faculty members over time
employees and less like col- ways faculty positions are added. I think theres just a recog-
Source: Bowdoin Course Catalogs
leagues, said Boyd, referring Another area of expansion nition now that a lot of differ-
to the way she believes faculty at Bowdoin is at the Haw- ent administrative areas that 300
meetings are now run. thorne-Longfellow Library. In in the past were covered more
Dorn straddles the world 1980, it employed just eight thinly can profit by having
between administrator and in- administrators whose positions more people working in them,
Number of Employees

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
150
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.

TALK speakers emphasized the im-


portance of ideological diversity
a committee of students, faculty
and staff, led by Rose, with the
disagreement among the two
speakers, said Teddy Murphy
their conflict, said Dadachanji.
Some students, however, felt
pretty dismissive of Trump and
Trump supporters and his pol-
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and creating discourse around aim of prompting discussion on 18. I dont know if that was that the event was successful in icy positions, when clearly that
dont like on college campuses the subject, especially on college difficult and critical issues. more based on the questions, if showing possibilities for agree- is what America is talking about
when that happens campuses. Two years ago, I asked a in the creation of the questions ment between those of different right now, said Necheles. I
Bruni, a liberal op-ed colum- When you are hiring or group of students, faculty and they had anticipated more dis- political opinions. wish there had been more dis-
nist for the New York Times, when you are admitting stu- staff who have very different agreement or not, but I think I would say [it shows] two peo- cussion about policies.
added, The president didnt dents into your university, you political, social and worldviews that would have been a little ple who disagree with each other Emma Kane 18, who co-
weigh in, he dove in He was are constantly asking yourself, to come together and think more interesting. in many other realmsin terms leads the Bowdoin Democrats
trying to create big noise and a What kind of mosaic am I con- about what kind of program Shea Necheles 18, the Bow- of free speech and the way colleges with Necheles, wished the Col-
big scandal. structing? Do I have various we may offer for the campus, doin Democrats co-leader, are[can] agree so much, said lege had chosen speakers with a
The two speakers further skill sets and various angles and for students in particular, echoed this sentiment. Francisco Navarro 19, co-leader diversity of experience.
agreed on Googles right to covered? said Bruni. that would provide a sense, The conversation was a lit- of the Bowdoin Republicans. For me, I thought that po-
fire engineer James Damore Bruni warned against uni- an understanding and an en- tle idealistic and unrealistic in Bruni attributed this agree- litically they were very similar.
after he wrote an anti-diversity versities not wanting to hire gagement with the notion of like, Look how good it can be! ment to their relatively moder- Just as far as their experiences,
memo. Both speakers shared conservative professors as thoughtful, respectful and real Two people who dont agree on ate stances. like they both are white males
their qualms with Google firing it is not consistent with the discourse about tough issues anything can come together and The truth of the matter is, and I think in the future, it
Damore on free speech grounds world we live in. Brooks fur- that face our society and cam- have this really interesting con- when you deal with people who would be really interesting, as
yet acknowledged that as a pri- ther emphasized the impor- puses as well, said Rose in his versation, said Necheles. are not extreme ideologues, the President moves forward
vate company, it had the right to tance of the competition of introductory remarks. Huma Dadachanji 20 and [Brooks] is not an extreme with these talks to have people
fire him. ideas on college campuses. He explained that the event hopes that the campus will ideologue from the right, nor I who represent a different expe-
Google has the right to take If you dont have that com- series on open dialogue is part engage more thoroughly to from the left, and you do have rience in America, said Kane.
steps when it comes to hiring petition of ideas, you just arent of a larger mosaic of program- understand the nuances of po- a discussion that is not about Brooks however remained
and firing that affect the morale getting a good enough educa- ming taking place on campus, litical disagreement. sound bites but is nuanced, you confident that the dialogue ex-
of their workforce and optimize tion. You should be outraged be it in the first year bricks, the Im interested to see how do find that there are more areas hibited on stage could occur on
the morale of their workforce, if you dont see an actual com- college houses or larger events. we can continue [this dialogue] of agreement, said Bruni in an campus as long as students were
said Bruni. [Google] came to petition of ideas that go head While most students the instead of having just these interview with the Orient. willing to listen to one another.
the conclusion that to keep that to head, said Brooks. If you Orient spoke to following the speakers that come and tell us Necheles believes that al- If youre trying to argue for
employee would feel like an in- arent being honed and specta- event said that having these dis- that discourse is important, but though the talk was provocative your point of view, theres lots of
sult to many more employees. I tors for the best minds who are cussions and events on campus actually having a way in which and productive at times, it failed polarization. If youre trying to
can understand why they made talking about different points of is beneficial, many felt the two we could somehow get conser- to address key questions being actually talk to another person,
that decision. views, you are not going to learn speakers agreed too strongly on vatives and liberals to talk on discussed in politics today. and more importantly listen to
They were well within their enough. You are not going to most topics without having sub- these issues and not just speak One of the things that was another person, a lot of that falls
right to do it, said Brooks. prepared as intellectuals. stantive debate. face to face, but actually discuss the biggest shame of the situ- away, he said in an interview
Throughout the event, the The event was organized by I did wish there was more what they see that the root of ation was that they were both with the Orient.
Friday, October 13, 2017 NEWS 5

On this day
The Orient compiled a selection of articles published on Homecoming Weekend, 50
years ago to the date.
F FEATURES
6 Friday, October 13, 2017

OUTTOBER

OUTtober strives for intersectionality, inclusion


Mitchell discussed ways in rasinha identifies as queer, dis-
by Alyce McFadden which individuals of all iden- abled and gender non-binary.
Orient Staff tities can consciously use their Theres literally no discus-
By hosting speakers from a unique privileges to highlight sion of the intersection of dis-
queer disabled writer to a black the voices and perspectives of ability and the experience of
transgender reverend, Bowdoin people without those privileges. people of color in the broader
Queer Straight Alliance (BQSA) Stone and other BQSA leaders scope of campus. She talks
hopes that the first annual felt that this message would be about [these intersections] so
OUTtober will engage with relevant to Bowdoins commu- articulately, thoughtfully and
and respect a wider range of nity and began to plan Mitch- artistically, said Stone.
Bowdoins LGBTQ community. ells visit to campus soon after. In addition to engaging with
BQSA has a history of fold- Associate Dean of Students all members of the campus
ing puns into the names of for Diversity and Inclusion LGBT community, Stone hopes
its awareness initiatives. First Kate Stern praised the leaders OUTtober will foster meaning-
there was Gaypril, which was of BQSA for their success in ful and sustained engagement
replaced by Februqueery. This reflecting the intersection of among campus allies.
year the club debuted a new different identities represented Its easy enough to come to an
month of programming along in the LGBTQ community. OUT Peer/OUT Ally training and
with a new pun: OUTtober. Sexuality and gender is never have your name on the list, and
For many students on cam- all of what somebody is. We are its easy enough to wear the shirt
pus, however, the name is more all many different pieces, and I for one day and then be in a
than a catchy play on words. ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT love that [BQSA is] collaborating picture, Stone said. Its another
BQSA President Rayne ENGAGING WITH IDENTITY: Louis Mitchell delivered OUTtobers keynote address on October 3. His talk was one with the Office of Religious and thing entirely to show up and sup-
Stone 18 explained that com- of many programs planned by the Bowdoin Queer Straight Alliance for the month of October. Spiritual Life, the Disabled Stu- port us and keep supporting us.
ing out can be a difficult and There has been a lot of talk tentional enough in the span of talks, each of which is unique dents Association and other stu- BQSA made the decision to
dangerous process for members about the word queer, how we programming in that what were and extemporaneous. dent groups to think about how move the month of program-
of the LGBTQ community both use it on campus and how it trying to have happen is every- [Mitchell] is such a power- we can be with all of ourselves as ming from Februqueery in the
on and off Bowdoins campus. can be really empowering and one in the community can find ful, engaging, honest and gen- opposed to just the one part of second semester to OUTtober in
[What] we want to do with helpful for some people as an a place for themselves in what uine speaker, and he keeps it ourselves, said Stern, who is also the first in order to reach out to
this month is to have a greater identity and a label but for oth- were doing and can see them- so real, but the things that hes co-director of the Center for Sex- first year students who may not
sense of awareness of the strug- er people it can feel profoundly selves reflected and have their saying are so vitally important uality, Women & Gender. I love be involved with the alliance and
gle that a lot of people, includ- uncomfortable or threatening, voices be heard, Stone said. coming from his perspective, their approach this year in terms to avoid the logistical challenges
ing people on campus are feel- Stone said. Activist and minister Louis Stone said. These issues are of making it more intersectional posed by Februarys proximi-
ing: the pressure to be out and Stone aims to engage with Mitchell delivered OUTtobers real. They affect real people. and inclusive. ty to winter break. The month
the burden of not being out, all members of campus LGBTQ keynote address on October 3 Stone and other BQSA OUTtobers second major expands on OUTweek which
said Stone. community, particularly those and spoke about his identity members first heard Mitchell event took place on Thursday BQSA has traditionally observed
Changing the name from who have not been involved and experience as a transgen- speak in January at First Event, evening when writer and per- around National Coming Out
Februqueery to OUTtober re- with the alliance or its pro- der black man of faith. Mitchell an annual conference on issues formance artist Leah Lakshmi Day on October 11.
flects BQSAs desire to include a grams in the past. typically prepares for about five affecting the transgender and Piepzna-Samarasinha performed Plus, added Stone, its just
more diverse range of identities. I hope that weve been in- minutes before delivering his gender variant communities. for students. Piepzna-Sama- a great pun.

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.

JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT


(APP)ETITE: Seniors Sawyer Billings (left) and Joe Gentile (right) began designing PolarEats this summer. Currently,
COURTESY OF SAWYER BILLINGS the app features local restaurants Portland Pie Co. and Benchwarmers.
Friday, October 13, 2017 FEATURES 7

On hookup culture: a round table with Bowdoin men


but because of that taboo it
Love, Lust also eliminates any potential
and Like-Liking for like monogamous, healthy
Amber Rock and Anne Gregory relationships that arent nec-
essarily dating someone. If I
We interviewed three men, do see people dating Im like
Mac Brower 18, Justin Weath- damn, they love each other.
ers 18, and Harry Porter 19 Like theyre fully in it. But then
about their experiences navi- it seems like theres no in be-
gating the hookup and dating tweenbetween that and like
scene here at Bowdoin. This is a ohwe hookup on a Saturday
continuation of a series of per- night and never see each other.
spectives on Bowdoins hookup MB: And for me personally
culture through the lens of dif- sometimes I feel jaded and bit-
fering gender identities. ter when I see couples. Because
at this point Ive never had a
Anne Gregory/Amber Rock: real relationship before, and
How has your experience been Ive done the hookup thing,
with the dating scene at Bow- and it was fun, but at at this
doin? point in my life I know that
Mac Brower: I did a blind its not satisfying anymore. So
date once, but it was pretty then when I see people that
awkward. I know blind dates are in a relationship, Im like
are usually like, oh I think how the hell did that happen?
you would get along with this Especially gay relationships.
person, but in this case it was Im like where the fuck did you
like oh heres another person come from?
in the class of 2018 whos
gay, go have lunch with him. AG/AR: How has your
It was finethere was noth- identity affected your inter-
ing wrong with the guybut action with Bowdoins hook-
I was like this isnt gonna up scene?
happen again. I guess for me MB: I think my experience
everything about the hookup is very different from like the
and dating scene is that theres typical Bowdoin one because SARA CAPLAN
very few of us. I cant just go to a party and
Justin Weathers: I guess I hookup with someone; I have to that, especially because you get into the realm of emo- each others exes and what not. operates. There seems to be a
didnt think of college as place to plan. Like I would not be Im so invested in that com- tions and vulnerability, you do I thought there would be these certain level of dissatisfaction.
where people go to date. But it surprised if I didnt hook up munity. There does seem to have to be a lot more aware of four years of opportunity and HP: I think as a first year
does seem taboo for someone with a single Bowdoin stu- sometimes be glass ceilings fetishizationor is this person then it didnt really work out I was very satisfied with the
to have a mature, intimate re- dent this entire year. And its on potential for relationships just interested in me because that way. I dont really have idea of partying, because I was
lationship with someone thats not because I dont want to. across differences. Every sex- of the cultural capital that much advice to give on that just excited to be in college,
not in the dark, between the Im a 21 year old guyI want ual experience feels in some comes along with? Once you because, what am I supposed and that was something that
hours of 12a.m. and 3a.m.. to hook up with people. But way weirdly politicized. make yourself vulnerable to to say? Like hey, it keeps being I hadnt been that accustomed
Harry Porter: Theres a there just arent people, and HP: I definitely agree. Its someone, you have to be ready terrible every year! But I dont to. But I think as Ive been at
lot of guidelines surrounding its not easy to find people. a different experience being a to consider all of the potential know, maybe my advice would Bowdoin and have seen the
hookups, like being exclusive It can be very frustrating at person of color in the hookup reasons behind that engage- be not to confine yourself to party scene, my issue is less
or not, that have confused my times, especially being at a scene at a small, private, white ment on both ends. the Bowdoin community. For with the hookup culture and
idea of what actually dating small school like this. institution. Especially being men in my position, you have dating scene as it is with the
someone is. Like when youre JW: Im straight, so its not a person who identifies as bi- AG/AR: In terms of look- to look outward, because Bow- party scene, and the fact that
hooking up with someone ex- like my dating pool is partic- racial, its a little different. Its ing forward and back at the doin is too small. Like, look these parties are designed
clusively it feels like youre dat- ularly small, but I think par- easier to hook up and be in same time, how has your view west young man. more for hookups, and less
ing, but then theres all these ticularly in terms of race, dat- that kind of culture at a social of the hookup scene changed JW: I mean I dont know for actually getting to know
different lines you draw with ing outside of my race will at house party or something like since your first year? Do you that I want to place judgment someone. And when youre
emotional boundaries. the very least raise eyebrows. that, but I think that the dating feel optimistic? Jaded? on the sceneit is what it is. being a little more vulnerable,
MB: Because a consistent And not to say that Bowdoin pool is just smaller because MB: When I was a first year I guess the lack of maturity it gives you more room for
hookup is not the same thing students arent okay with in- well youre not necessarily stig- I definitely felt like there was in the dating scene has been possibly dating someone as
as dating someone. terracial dating, but Ive been matized for dating outside of more out there. Like I guess sometimes frustrating. I do opposed to going to a party
HP: Right, and as Ive gotten in an interracial relationship your race, but youre more just this is me being a washed up, wish that there was more op- and going home with some-
older and more mature I think before, and it comes with its along the line of being almost jaded seniorlike a senior portunity for people to just one and not knowing a lot
Ive wanted to have the dating own complications, just like fetishized as a person of color. washed up gay or something kind of get to know each oth- about them. But I wouldnt
aspect, but its kind of taboo. how that dynamic between JW: Yeah I think Har- like that. I didnt think about er and see where things go as change much else, because I
JW: I feel like people ar- two people is negotiated. ry makes a good distinction how small it would be, because opposed to the kind of fleet- think everyones perspective is
ent trying to date, or be in And then theres how the about dating versus hooking theres all these weird dynam- ing, secret, uncomfortable unique and thats what makes
an established relationship, black community will react up as a man of color. And once ics of people hooking up with way that I think it currently college college.

Student group manages Bowdoins social media presence


er colleges and universities, with faculty pages updates, so- gram being run by a small, manager who oversees SDMT, Angel Ramirez 20, a mem-
by Nina McKay the majority of which employ cial media analytics and, this group of students. starts the recruitment process ber of SDMT, takes photos of
Staff Writer
professional photographers, summer, creating Bowdoin I really love connecting by following a student on In- events he attends or interesting
From sunsets on the Quad and not students, to generate Takeovers. people across generations to- stagram for a few months, things he sees on campus.
to scenic nature adventures the Instagram content. In- Bowdoin Takeovers offer gether, said Rawding. either because she becomes If I see something interest-
and students abroad, Bowdo- stead, Bowdoins Instagram students and administrators After noticing a Bowdoin aware of the persons Insta- ing or if Im at an event [I] just
ins official Instagram account has a unique, less curated im- the opportunity to use the Takeover, alumni have some- gram presence when they tag take a picture of it, Ramirez
has become an important age because of its student-de- Colleges Instagram to show- times reached out to express ex- the College in their posts or said. I feel like with the Bow-
element of the colleges com- veloped content. case an aspect of their college citement at the ability to see new because a current member of doin social media account, it
munication strategy. Aware of Its very much up to us experience, even if they them- students filling the roles that SDMT recommends them. gives students the opportunity
the more than 10,000 students, members of the student team selves do not have a role with they once occupied on campus. I just look at what theyre to show what Bowdoin looks
parents, prospective students to decide what content is gen- the Digital and Social Media Those sorts of things were doing and what theyre a part like through their lens.
and alumni following the ac- erated, said Mariah Rawd- team. For the sake of students, really eye-opening and it was of on campus, and if they seem While new employees do
count, the Student Digital Me- ing 18, a member of SDMT. parents, alumni and prospec- cool to see how digital and like theyre just really excited have to sign a contract outlin-
dia Team (SDMT)a group Were representing a great tive students, Bowdoin Take- social media can make those and theyre doing all these cool ing some dos and donts of their
of eight students comprised institution that we really love overs aim to facilitate greater connections, Rawding said. things, then I will reach out, new position, the terms of the
of sophomores, juniors and se- and we want to give off an au- awareness of a wide variety of We want to connect people, Doyle said. document are simply meant to
niors employed by the Digital thentic image. activities and projects happen- but we dont want to consume Once they become mem- foster an appreciation for the
and Social Media teamworks Joining the team her soph- ing on campus. your life. bers of SDMT, though, stu- role Instagram plays in repre-
to make this portrait as genuine omore year, Rawding began The initiative has also Under the current system, dents have a great deal of senting the College, said Doyle.
and encompassing as possible. producing posts for the col- helped expand the select nar- students must be recruited to freedom in determining the What I always think of is:
This student-led approach leges Instagram. However, her rative of Bowdoin life that join SDMT. Chelsea Doyle, content they generate for would Clayton Rose want to
sets Bowdoin apart from oth- role has evolved to helping may result from the Insta- the digital communications Bowdoins Instagram. see this? said Rawding.
A ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
8 Friday, October 13, 2017

OUTTOBER

Disability and identity: imagining a liberated future


pass as normal and pretend that id, a collective of performance and message will be reassur- rasinha explained the concept of activism that is accessible and
by Emily Cohen were not disabled. It makes it artists who identify as disabled, ing to queer students of color disability justice, a movement inclusive of all people.
Orient Staff
difficult for disabled students queer or as a people of color. on campus. started by those marginalized Learning about things like ac-
A queer disabled nonbinary to organize and talk about our [Sins Invalid co-founder I hope that students of col- by the mainstream disability cess and how to care for each oth-
femme writer and cultural work- issues, she said. Patty Berne] believes that its or here are able to see someone rights movement, namely queer er and . . . how to fight for dignity
er of Burger/Tamil Sri Lankan During her performance, pretty radical for disabled peo- who represents them out in the women of color, and introduced and justice is really important for
and Irish/Roma ascent is how Piepzna-Samarasinha articulated ple to suggest that were beauti- real world because I think artists and organizers involved everybody because its going to
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Sama- the need for visionaries at the ful, that were sexual, that theres public figures like [Piepzna-Sa- in the movement. affect all of us eventually, said
rasinha describes herself on her present moment. nothing wrong with our bodies marasinha] are lacking in the real She discussed the chal- Piepzna-Samarasinha.
website. An activist and poet, It can feel really, really hard as they are, she said in a phone world, the student said. [Here lenges faced by these com- Often the push to make
she came to Bowdoin last night to imagine a liberated future, but interview with the Orient. But is] someone whos making it their munities that prompted the movements accessible is com-
to share her work in several this is actually the time when we weve kind of used that as a lens lifes mission to educate people movement, including stigma, ing from disabled people, but it
events sponsored by various have to imagine it the most, she to look at the issues that we face and to make people feel comfort- denial and ableism. She also needs to be coming from allies
groups from all areas of campus, said. Its at these moments where as disabled black and brown able about their identities. prompted discussion about as well, Wislar said. It needs to
underscoring the intersecting it is on us to dream something folks and otherwise marginal- Thursday afternoon, the art- the accessibility of social jus- be coming from people without
identities that have influenced that is beyond survival, thats ac- ized folks. ist also held a workshop and tice movements and events, disabilities who are saying, This
her experience and perspective. tually to us flourishing and living Daisy Wislar 18, co-chair of discussion at MacMillan House with the goal of giving stu- matters to me that this experi-
Piepzna-Samarasinhas visit the lives that were meant to have. DASA, was a major coordinator titled No Body Left Behind. dentswith and without ence and this perspective is in
culminated in a performance titled And that comes out of disabled of Piepzna-Samarasinhas visit. In the workshop Piepzna-Sama- disabilitiestools to organize the room.
Queer Disabled Femme of Color bodies, of black and brown bod- Wislar hopes that Piepzna-Sama-
Magic that was co-sponsored by ies and queer bodies. Were the rasinha will encourage a neces-
the Disabled Students Association ones who always dream some sary discussion of disability and
(DASA), Center for Sexuality, completely crazy shit that was not intersectionality on campus.
Women and Gender (SWAG) and supposed to happen. The conversation about dis-
multiple other student organiza- Piepzna-Samarasinha was ability at Bowdoin is so new. I
tions and administrative offices. born and raised in Worcester, really wanted to broaden and
She read from her 2016 Audre Mass. and has since spent time complicate our discussion and
Lorde Poetry Award Finalist book in Toronto and Oakland, Calif. make it more nuanced and more
of poems, Bodymap. Drawing on her life experiences intersectional and more radical,
Piepzna-Samarasinha hopes in her workswhich includes she said.
to contribute to discussions about several books and other pieces Piepzna-Samarasinha also at-
disability and access on college published in over a dozen pub- tended the Queer Person of Color
campuses. According to her, such lications and anthologiesshe Lunch and Intersections Dinner,
discussions and the organization discusses the intersections of dis- both organized by SWAG.
of students around disability jus- ability and racism and classism [Her visit] is impactful and
tice, including on Bowdoins cam- and gender, as well as topics of important to so many different
pus, have only recently become abuse and survivorhood. communities on campus, so its a
more frequent due to challenges In 2006 she co-founded Man- really cool way for a lot of differ-
of access and inclusion that stu- gos With Chili, a performance ent people to coordinate efforts,
dents with disabilities face. group of queer and trans artists of said Wislar.
I think that historically color and was co-director of the A student organizer of the
disabled students are systemat- group until 2015. Today Piepz- events, who wished to remain ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ically excluded from being able na-Samarasinha often works with anonymous, hopes that Piepz- DISABILITY DISCOURSE: Poet and activist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (right) speaks with Maddie Lemal-Brown 18
to go to school or pressured to an organization called Sins Inval- na-Samarasinhas presence (left) and Sabrina Hunte 20 (center) after her performance in Kresge Auditorium last night.

Jonathan Katz identifies Warhols pop art as queer art


mately interact with his viewers. claim the work that fits our con- Museum of Art, was instru- more broadly on the histories Museum is going to do is
by Cooper Dart This style formed the under- temporary categories of identity, mental in bringing Katz to that were constructing through essentially articulate the cen-
Staff Writer pinning of Warhols pop art- he said. campus. Prior to her work the permanent collection, said trality of sexual difference
In his lecture on Wednes- work. As Americans began to The pursuit of queer stud- with the College, Goodyear Goodyear. to the very formation of the
day, Jonathan Katz argued that repress their sense of self, War- ies has a storied past with worked as a senior fellow and Moving forward, Katz has American museum and why
pop art is an inherently queer hol exploited this rejection of Katz. Like Warhol, he has had curator for the Smithsonian proposed a new exhibit to the museums became places that
form of self-expression, an idea difference by presenting queer- to confront personal instanc- Institution. And it was in Wadsworth Atheneum Museum were safe for queer people at a
originally censored in a now ness solely in reference to the es of censorship. the National Portrait Gallery of Art in Hartford, Conn., enti- historical period where other
fully-published interview with non-queer world. As a doctoral candidate, he where she first met Katz. At tled Queering the Museum. parts of the world were not
Andy Warhol. [Warhols pop art] not only was kicked out of three elite the time, he was working with What Queering the safe, said Katz.
Katzfounder of the Harvey promotes an engagement with universities for proposing a the Smithsonian to curate his
Milk Institute and director of the the other culture, [but] it speaks dissertation on queer studies exhibit Hide/Seek: Difference
visual culture studies doctoral to the language of that culture, in the visual field. Later, a vid- and Desire in American Por-
program at the State University references its codes while cri- eo piece was removed by the traiture, and he worked with
of New York at Buffalopre- tiquing and internalizing its Smithsonian from his exhibi- Goodyear to find connections
sented his interpretation of Andy standards, said Katz. tion in the National Portrait within the Portrait Gallery.
Warhols pop artwork through a Katzs personal scholarship Gallery over claims of an- With her past interactions
unique lens of queer studies and in queer studies explores this ti-Catholicism. with Katz in mind, Goodyear
censorship in his lecture, The irony of focus. This was an era when Rea- recognized the powerful impact
Unknown Queer Warhol. Im using the word queer gan was office, there was a new he could have on campus.
Flowing from an analysis not because Im trying to be rising tide of Christian conser- I think Jonathan will also
of a resurrected version of this anachronistic to any historical vatism in this country, and what help us to think precisely about
formerly censored interview period, but because Im trying I did was almost by definition this question of histories, plural,
with Warhol, Katz argued that to say thatlike feminism isnt seen as not only beyond the versus history, and to help us
Warhols pop imagery provided about women, its about men, pale, but quite literally impossi- think about, what are the larg-
no less commentary on modern and critical race studies is not ble, said Katz. er social, intellectual, political
homosexuality than his blatantly about blacks, its about whites What I came to realize is structures that cause us to think
queer early works. In fact, many that queer studies is about the that again and again, institu- in certain ways, said Goodyear.
of his most popular pieces em- construction of heterosexuality, tional authority is enthralled to This lecture represents a
ploy a careful critique of Amer- said Katz in an interview with social and cultural hierarchies broader goal of the art museum
ican individualism to shed light the Orient. that have nothing to do with to incorporate lectures that shed
on queerness. Working at the intersection art but that nonetheless very light on the museums extensive
Katz provided a brief histor- of art and queer studies, Katz is aggressively determine what permanent collection.
ical context to the rise of post- himself irritated with the conser- gets seen and what gets heard, Its really important for us to ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
modern artart that speaks to vative representation of artwork he said. develop a body of programming
the audience about itselfwhich within museums. Anne Goodyear, the co-di- that...[brings] vantage points to
QUEERING THE MUSEUM: Jonathan Katz, founder of the Harvey Milk
gave Warhol a medium to inti- We cant just harvest and rector of the Bowdoin College campus that help us to reflect Institute and visual culture scholar, spoke about censorship of Warhols art.
Friday, October 13, 2017 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

Jude Marx 18 on photography, poetry and memory


powerful in exploring identi- being able to look at people
by Aisha Rickford ty and in showing who we are, and just see how beautiful
Staff Writer
and thats how I want to use they are. It sounds really
Jude Marx 18 is an English themgoing beyond just the hokey, but [looking at] the
and education coordinate aesthetic and the pretty. light on their facesyou dont
major who has worked at get to just stare at people a lot,
Bowdoin and beyond to carry AR: What projects have but when youre making pho-
out creative projects, mainly you done on campus? tographs of them you do. I
through portraiture and cre- always see new things that are
ative writing. Her work focus- JM: Since my first year Ive pretty exciting.
es on the themes of memory been doing portraits of the
and queer identities, as well queer community at Bowdo- AR: Which of your projects
as other intersecting margin- in. Ive been photographing was the most meaningful?
alized identities. [them] more each year. Some
people Ive been photograph- JM: The longer term
The following interview ing again because their iden- project with Adaiah really
has been edited for length and tities are held in a stagnant changed how I thought about
clarity. place in the originals, and photography [and its poten-
thats not how identity works. tial]. That was really cool,
Aisha Rickford: How did I also had an amazing oppor- because I got to get to know
you first become interested tunity to work with Daisy her so well through making
in photography? Wislar 18. Her project was photographs of her. I think
about raising awareness about the photographs of the queer
Jude Marx: When I was lit- students with disabilities. I community have been the SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
tle, I always took photographs also did a longer term portrait most meaningful because Ive
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: Jude Marx 18 has a passion for teaching, writing and portrait photography. Much of her
on disposable cameras, and project about Jewish identity been able to continue it and work encompasses all three interests. For Marx, portraiture is about collaboration, visibility and empowerment.
they were really weirdpic- and memory with a woman work with the same people for
tures of the ceiling. But I that I got really close with. so long. Building those rela- past three years. Almost all of now Im studying teaching creative nonfiction work. For
loved it and always wanted to tionships matters a lot to me. them were from Mexico. intensely. Thats where Im me, its very poetic, but I love
take a photo class. Ive always AR: Who was the woman? Also, this summer I taught headed in my life, so Im fig- to do longer pieces that are
written poetry, and I wanted working with students to AR: Where does teaching uring out ways to always bring based on interviews with peo-
to combine the two for a long JM: She was an Israeli create their own photobook. and artwork come together photography into the class- ple and getting to know them.
time. I used to combine books woman [called] Adaiah. Im That was often even more for you? room, and how I can think of Posing that with the photog-
with photos in high school really interested in memory, meaningful than creating my myself as an artist-educator. I raphy is very exciting. I really
with writing too, but I didnt and trauma, and the idea of own photos. Its giving them JM: I think for a long time miss intensively working on like bringing them together.
really have any of the tools I inherited trauma through gen- a voice. Ive thought of [them] sep- my own photographs as well,
needed until [I came] here. erations, especially around the arately. I had a professor tell but I think its something that AR: What is the message
Holocaust. She also had Alz- AR: Where have you taught? me a couple weeks ago that I I always will be doing and you try to communicate
AR: What are your pre- heimers, so there was a theme always need to think of my- hopefully be bringing into through your art?
ferred subjects for your of forgetting and remember- JM: This summer I was self as an artist-educator, and teaching in a powerful way.
photography and poetry? ing at the same time. in Milbridge, Maine, with I cant think of those parts of JM: A lot of it is about visi-
Mano en Mano, an organi- myself as separate. AR: Can you tell me more bility. My goal in making por-
JM: When I first started, AR: What do portraits zation started by a Bowdoin about your writing style and traits is that theyre collabo-
I did a lot of landscape. But mean for you? alum [Ian Yaffe 09]. It works AR: Are there any proj- what you like to write about? rative, and that my subjects
when I started taking por- with the migrant worker ects that youre working on are able to really represent
traits [of people], I realized JM: I just love when you community that comes to now or hoping to start? JM: I write a lot of poetry. themselves how they want to
thats what I really loved. The can see a piece of someone or harvest blueberries. I was Much of my poetry is inspired be represented in the photo-
most meaningful projects that connect to someone through working with the kids that JM: Im really interested by photography. Some of my graph and have power over
Ive done are with portrai- a photograph. Photographs work there year round, but in making a book [about the best poems have been in re- that, because photography
tureespecially when I can can be a counter narrative to still qualify for the migrant Bowdoin queer community], sponse to looking at other doesnt always happen like
do interviews with my sub- a lot of our assumptions. Its education program, because especially with some then photographers work and then that. But it can. And when it
jects. Photographs can be so a visceral connectionI love theyve been moving for the and now portraits. Right writing. I also really like more does, its really powerful.

Salonika
For you: generations
later, still no Passover,

no white tablecloth,

no bitter herb,

no glass for Elijahs

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

spare us, el dio,


el dio ke moz
vouadre de esta
hazenoura COURTESY OF JUDE MARX
THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY: (ABOVE): Marx interviewed and photographed
Adaiah, a Jewish Israeli woman, for documentary photography and writing projects through
photography courses. (LEFT): Salonika, an original poem by Marx.
10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, October 13, 2017

Songs of the school year: musics best since arrival day


The Aux Cord culminating in her trium-
phant sophomore LP, Lai-
by Chris Ritter las Wisdom. The title track
showcases Rapsodys talents
with grace and grit, spitting
Jhene Aiko - Jukai (Sep- crafty bars over a fittingly old
tember 22) school beat that samples Are-
tha Franklins Young, Gifted
Jhene Aiko seems to finally and Black. Rapsody has a
be hitting her stride as one of lot to be proud of, landing a
R&Bs truly unique artists. The deal with JAY-Zs Roc Nation
cool, unmistakable radiance KAYLA SNYDER
late last year, but Lailas Wis-
of her voice has always been dom goes beyond brag rap.
there, but on her latest album, The song is a love letter to
Trip, Aiko has the produc- the Seattle-based EDM duo effortlessness displayed by the Chance the Rapper feat. Caesars passionate cry in the the people who got her where
tion to back it up. The albums has made a living off dreamy silky smooth R&B singer in Daniel Caesar - First World songs final chorus. Still, the she is now, and that includes
second track, Jukai, finds synths, quirky drums and making this club-banger. The Problems (September 26) poignancy of lines like I hear herself. Rapsodys lines are
Aiko lost in her own mind, as even quirkier vocal samples. vibe is a far cry from Miguels the seams snappin and Im victorious and grateful, often
strings and rich vocal harmo- But its third album, A Mo- 2015 masterpiece Wildheart, Perhaps even more effortless the team captain/ Im just at the same time, as she pro-
nies create a misty atmosphere ment Apart, sees ODESZA but the Cali native makes the than Sky Walker was Chance gon keep rappin / and yall claims, Should be a crime to
for contemplation. Its a mood working to take that sound transition gracefully, letting the Rappers surprise perfor- keep actin / like Flint got clean be this fly and awesome / And
that fits Aikos voice and allows and make it enormous. The his brash lyrics linger over the mance on The Late Show, water and yall dont got teen to think love is all it cost em.
for her most gripping song- work does it well on Divide, hazy instrumental, inserting where the Chicagoan debuted daughters and black friends Rapsody is at the top of her
writing to date, as she contem- which pairs the boom of 808s flourish only when needed. an unreleased gem alongside and gay cousins makes it hard game here, but her poise and
plates suicide amidst the death with twinkling chimes, burst- Travis Scott makes a wor- R&B up-and-comer Daniel to believe the song was strung determination suggest that
of her brother: Hell is not a ing into a chorus that shines thy contribution as well. His Caesar. When so much turns together in just two days. Its a her ascension is far from over.
place, hell is not a certain evil / less like glitter and more like autotune pairs surprisingly to too much / Have a dream beautiful ode to the overcom-
Hell is other people / or the the night sky itself. The song well with Miguels harmonic and then never wake up, goes mitteda millennial sermon
lack thereof, and their lack of feels like what ODESZA has backgrounds, while Scotts the refrain over Caesars som- for all of us to do a little more Other highlights:
love. The end result is Aikos been aiming for all along: signature ad-libs and vocal ber guitar, the lyrics whispered despite our busy lifestyles.
best worka meditation thats nuanced, well-built chillwave riffs from Miguel combine in the same tone as Chances
enveloping and almost ines- with drops that will make you for a backdrop just as atten- Same Drugs from last year. Rapsody - Lailas Wis- BROCKHAMPTON -
capable. But make no mistake, say oh shit multiple times tion-grabbing as the lead. The The same regretful nostalgia is dom (September 22) GUMMY (Aug. 26)
as she confirms in a repetition during the same song. Its an combination sounds saturated there too, as Chance illustrates The War on Drugs -
in the songs final lines: I exciting goal to see realized. on paper, but the swagger the his struggles in a world where Bodak Yellow has spent Pain (Aug. 26)
made it out alive two bring offset any complica- ambition, activism, fatherhood two weeks at number one, Frank Ocean - Pro-
Miguel feat. Travis Scott - tion, as they strut over lyrics and family cant be fully rec- but those calling Cardi B vider (Aug. 27)
ODESZA feat. Kelsey Bulkin Sky Walker (August 25) like, Quick to dead the bull onciled. Joining Chance and the undisputed queen of rap LCD Soundsystem
- Divide (September 9) like a matador / Right now Caesar are The Social Exper- probably havent listened to - how do you sleep?
It would be so easy to Im higher up than Canada. If iment, who have earned such Rapsody. The Carolina MCs (Sept. 1)
In a genre that favors songs do one of these songs, said Wildheart solidified Miguel a rep for arranging gospel rap star has steadily risen over the Ibeyi - I Wanna Be
that sound bigger and bigger, Miguel before making Sky as an essential artist in the that their impressiveness is past few years, gaining notori- Like You (Sept. 29)
ODESZA tries to reconcile Walker. That quote, from R&B world, Sky Walker is almost a given. The ensem- ety for guest verses on Kendrick
grandiosity with attention to an interview with Genius. the shining display of that art- ble builds a warm backdrop Lamars To Pimp a Butterfly,
detail. Since its debut in 2012, com, just about sums up the ist with nothing to prove. that erupts alongside Daniel and Anderson .Paaks Malibu,

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Friday, October 13, 2017 11

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.

Bouncing back: The womens


rugby team (3-1) fell 61-15
to the University of New En-
gland (4-1) in its first loss of
Panel highlights gender, sexual diversity in athletics
anonymously and they swapped nering with that organization more so about gender. scribed said theyd never thought
the season. UNE gained an by Anjulee Bhalla out with me and read their own and thinking about the ways The event stressed the im- about that. They never thought
early lead, coming out of the Orient Staff story, said Kendall Schutzer 18, in which we can spread infor- portance of intentional, in- about how their sport had been
first half 36-0. In the second
Last week, the Athletic De- who helped organize the event. mation to our current students clusive language and behavior gendered through their uniform,
half, the Polar Bears made
partment and the Resource It had been just after Connolly and prospective students about as many of these norms are and how they were being sexu-
three tries, but were unable
Center for Sexual and Gender had spoken about courage, and the culture that we promote reflected in social interactions alized potentially through that,
to catch up to their oppo-
Diversity teamed up to put on this person wanted to share their within our athletic programs, among team members. In said Schutzer. So I think we
nents. The teams next game
Winning Together: Allies in own story and it was a really said Ashmead White Director situations from asking about moved beyond the conversation
is against in-state rival Col-
Athletics, an event to discuss powerful moment. of Athletics Tim Ryan, refer- weekend plans to discussing about language and a little bit
by in a homecoming match
topics of sexual orientation and Now in its ninth year, the ring to the national initiative to relationships and hookup cul- more deeply into culture.
on Saturday at 11 a.m. at
gender identity on athletic teams program was initially developed promote respect and safety for ture to planning team mixers, However, enacting cultural
home.
at Bowdoin. The dinner event, to address the homophobic LGBTQ athletes. avoiding making assumptions change on sports teams and in
which occurs annually, featured language used within athletic The program has shifted and can help create an environment the wider Bowdoin community
five speakers who shared their teams and the Bowdoin com- grown as campus culture has that lets members know its ac- doesnt come without inten-
personal experiences with rep- munity, according to Kate Stern, changed, including changing cepting of everyone. tional action and leadership,
On the rebound: The womens resentatives from each team, as associate dean of students for its name from Anything but Its become more the het- according to Schutzer.
soccer team (7-3-1, NES- well as small group discussions diversity and inclusion and Straight in Athletics to Win- erosexist assumptions that keep The sophomores that were
CAC 2-3-1) broke their five- facilitated by campus leaders. co-director of the Center for ning Together four years ago. people in the closet, said Stern. in the room needed to take the
game winning streak after The yearly panel of speak- Sexuality, Women & Gender. While in its first few years, the How do all of those things keep good that they found on their
a 1-0 loss to Trinity (6-5-1, ers features a variety of athletes When I got here in 2008, program focused primarily on people in the closet from com- team and improve on that, but
NESCAC 4-3) on Saturday. and coaches who speak about there was a lot more homophobic eliminating explicitly homopho- ing out and being their whole that good didnt happen by ac-
Despite outshooting the personal experiences or read language on campus and some of bic language from team rhetoric, self on a team? Or what are the cident and its not maintained
Bantams 11-6, the Polar anonymous statements by oth- that existed in the athletic realm, it has since extended to encom- signposts along the way that let by accident, said Schutzer.
Bears were unable to score, ers regarding the experiences of although not all of it, said Stern. pass eliminating more implicit somebody know that its going to The Allies in Athletics event
with the one goal coming LGBTQ athletes. This year, Base- The athletic teams were the behavior and exclusive norms in be okay to come out, that this is a will further be built upon in the
from Trinity at 77:56. The ball Head Coach Mike Connolly places where people began to team culture. place where you can come out? spring with Winning Together:
next day, Bowdoin came joined four students to share his say Lets change our community. Homophobia is socially The event also challenged Intersections between Race and
back on top, shutting out story about a roommate and Lets change the language we use unacceptable in the wider Bow- the attendees to reflect on small Athletics in an effort to address
Husson (6-5) 4-0 after scor- teammate who came out to him on and off the field or ice. doin community at this point, aspects of their athletic expe- other ways athletes can build an
ing three goals in the sec- after collegea narrative that The programs continued suc- so I think that the next steps are riences that reinforce gender inclusive team.
ond half. The team will face inspired one of the students who cess over the last few years demon- figuring out what happens be- normsthings that often go un- Im really glad to see that
Hamilton (6-4-2, NESCAC had intended to have her state- strates Bowdoin and the Athletic hind closed doors and in smaller noticed because they are deeply that new event is happening,
2-4-2) and Colby (4-5-2, ment read anonymously to read Departments effort to improve the communities on certain athlet- ingrained in the binary nature of and I would love to see a little
NESCAC 0-5-1) this week- it herself. LGBTQ athlete experience. ic teams, said Schutzer. But their sports. more continuity and connec-
end at home. I was sitting at the front We were the first NESCAC I think more importantly its One of the panelists spoke tion between the events and
of the room, and I got a tap on athletic department to partici- about norms. I want to see this about uniforms, and somebody thinking about intersectionality
the shoulder from the person pate in a You Can Play video, campus be less normative about who played on a team that also between different identifiers on
COMPILED BY ANNA FAUVER
whose story I was about to read so were at the forefront of part- sexual orientation, but even wore a skirt like the panelists de- athletic teams, said Schutzer.
12 SPORTS Friday, October 13, 2017

Flaharty leads volleyball into Middlebury game


in their offense in different sets One thing that is nice about
by Jason Cahoon and different set plays. So for a small team is that you can take
Staff Writer
us all week we focused on some the time to get to know each
The Bowdoin volleyball team of the combinations that we individual on the team, said
(9-7, NESCAC 6-1) is making might see and how to defend Sydney Salle 19. The last couple
its presence felt in the NESCAC against those, Head Coach weeks we have learned to get to
after winning four consecu- Erin Cady said. know each other a lot more and
tive conference games over the Hamilton was a really strong enjoy the time that we spend
course of two weekends before defensive team so we had to fo- with each other both on and off
falling to Bates on Tuesday. cus on our offense and where the court.
On Saturday, Bowdoin we can find weaknesses in their The Polar Bears carried
proved victorious in a back defense and just outlasting them these team strengths into the
and forth 3-2 victory versus to get the win, added Cady. following weekend, in which
Amherst. Outside hitter Car- Both Cady and the players they extended their NESCAC
oline Flaharty 20 highlighted attributed their success against win streak to four games. The
the match with a career-high Hamilton and Williams to their teams fast style of play proved
26-kill performance with only lightning fast style of play. effective against both against
two errors. She was named We are working a lot on Trinity and Amherst.
this weeks NESCAC Volleyball pushing the pace of the game, They led the weekend off
Player of the Week. Flaharty is which means passing faster to by dominating Trinity in a 3-0
second in the NESCAC in kills, our setter, and making our sets sweep on Friday night. Again,
producing 200 kills in just 7 faster to our hitters to catch the Bowdoin maintained a faster
NESCAC games. other team off guard, captain tempo than Trinity and had a SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
The winning streak began Michelle Albright 18 said. higher hitting percentage.147
with a three-set sweep against After speeding up the tempo versus Trinitys .082.
HITTING THE BAR: Captain Michelle Albright 18 bumps the ball in a match against Bates on Sept. 16 as her
teammates watch on. The Polar Bears won 3-1 but lost their more recent non-conference game against the Bobcats.
Williams on September 29. of their play, the Polar Bears won Currently, Bowdoin is
The Polar Bears closed the three sets in a row. searching for a comeback week- Polar Bears because the Pan- with 221 kills. around homecoming in that
weekend with a dramatic 3-2 Bowdoins recent success has end after falling 3-1 against thers fall just one place behind The players and coaching game might be a little bit
comeback after falling behind paralleled its exceptional team Bates this past Tuesday. This in the current standings. staff anticipate a large home- stressful, but I think in the
2-0 against Hamilton. chemistry both on and off of upcoming weekend, Bowdoin The match will receive addi- coming crowd, which they hope past couple weeks we have
The team overcame two very the court. As a fall sports team, will host a homecoming dou- tional buzz around campus be- will create an energetic atmo- made big stride in handling
different styles of play over the the Polar Bears were challenged ble-header against Middlebury cause it features a NESCAC star sphere in Morrell Gym. The Po- stress and pressure and turn-
course of the weekend. to quickly build team rapport and the University of Maine at on both sides of the net. Fla- lar Bears plan to feed off of the ing it into positive energy that
Williams is a really strong with their season starting as Presque Isle. The first match harty will face off against Mid- home-crowd energy and use it we can feed off of rather than
offensive team, and [the play- soon as new team members ar- against Middlebury is an im- dleburys outside hitter, Becca to their advantage. feeling small and fearful of it,
ers] really bring a lot of variety rived on campus. portant NESCAC game for the Raffel who leads the NESCAC I think the initial buzz Albright said.

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.
O OPINION
13 Friday, October 13, 2017

Big names, small gains


Political diversity does not equate to
intellectual diversity in College hires
Last weeks discussion between Frank Bruni and Arthur C. Brooks missed the
mark. Dj vu? A bit.
Although the discussion proved markedly more substantive than last years de-
bate between Nicholas Kristof and Jason Riley, ultimately the night suffered from
many of the same problems that years discussion had.
First, Bruni and Brooks simply do not disagree on fundamental political ques- debate? Should we hire a climate lens of our political system.
tions. Although they clashed briefly over the sincerity of some conservatives eco- by Philip Kiefer skeptic in the name of ideological I do think our educations are
nomic beliefs, or whether Google made a savvy business decision when it fired a Op-Ed Contributor diversity? Would it benefit cam- close to worthless if we are not ex-
programmer who made known his beliefs on the biological differences between Frank Bruni and Arthur C. Brooks pus to invite climate skeptics as posed to debate. In the case of cli-
men and women, neither challenged the basic premises of the others politics. see eye to eye on a lot of things, de- speakers because we need to learn mate change, for example, I fiercely
The event was billed as a model of connecting across difference but Brooks and spite what the table tents in Moulton to engage with the other side? Im resist anyone who describes science
Bruni failed to capture the complexity and difficulty of doing so for much of the might have you think. One of those going to guess that these sugges- as settled.
colleges student body. things, according to last Mondays tions make you uneasy. You should We never make progress in any
Brunis center-left politics were not representative of the more progressive polit- talk, is that American higher educa- bethe entire project of science is field without skepticismfor almost
ical beliefs that many students hold. A Bernie Sanders-esque democrat would have tion suffers from a fundamental lack undermined if political consider- half a century, American psycho-
supplied a more appropriate counterpoint to Brooks free-market conservatism. of ideological diversity. The solution ations shape the course of research analysts sneered at any study of the
In addition, the discussion did not address many of the social issues, such as to this, they suggested, is to make a and debate. human mind that wasnt couched in
equity in terms of race, class and power that occupy students minds today. concerted effort to hire faculty with But the idea of shaping other Freudian analysis. Now, we teach
Despite these problems, these debates between high-profile public intellectuals a wide range of viewpointsal- disciplines to reflect the political about Freud in the history of psy-
can only do so much to solve the problem that they implicitly seek to address. It is though, reading between the lines, a discourse du jour should make you chology, while largely ignoring his
true that at Bowdoin, like at many other colleges, conservative students feel hesi- wide range essentially means hir- uneasy as well. I dont want to go to actual theories about the human
tance voicing their opinions but, this and last years eventswhich were planned ing more conservative faculty. a school where the history and so- mind. The list continues: theories of
concurrentlyappear to have been aimed more at crafting the appearance of en- This lack of ideological diversity ciology departments hire professors both plate tectonics and extinction
gagement across difference rather than rigorously pursuing that engagement. is a detriment to our educations, because they represent many sides of events were brushed aside for years
There are many ways to do this that do not involve paying large sums of money they argued. Brooks compared a political debateI want them to be before their eventual adoption.
to the featured speakers. ideological homogeneity to the con- hired because they represent many This is all to say that science, and
Many students cited the post-talk discussion in Thorne as the most rewarding ditions that give rise to peanut al- sides of an academic debate. academia more broadly, do not move
and fruitful part of the evening. Granted space and a sensitivity towards politi- lergies. Sterility of the environment I asked Brooks and Bruni about all forward without those who are willing
cal differences, the event gave students from all political beliefs an opportunity to causes fragility of the body. I want of this in Thorne following the event. to push back against the orthodoxy.
share and connect in a way that does not normally happen in our lives hereairing to make you strong, he repeated. Each had a similar response: they But that pushback should come
the viewpoints that exist within the student body itself is an important step in mak- I agree that my education bene- didnt want to suggest that academia from within academia, not without,
ing space for conservative voices. Although a keynote event can help to spur these fits when I am put into conversation should be shaped by politics. Instead, which is why I cringe when thinking
discussions, it is not the only possible means. with people and ideas that I disagree it should be more reflective of the de- about hiring a climate-change-deny-
Other What Matters events, like the discussion of ideological diversity at with. I agree that we will be better bate between two abstractions, con- ing physicist.
Bowdoin, moderated by Professor of Government Paul Franco last February, or a prepared for the world if we are servatism and liberalism. We should strive for ideological
professor panel held in spring 2016 on freedom of expression, have drawn sizeable challenged on our beliefs. However, to suggest that conser- diversity within our departments,
crowds and spurred meaningful discussion. Events like these show that the College I challenge their assertion that vatism and liberalism can actually but that doesnt mean that we should
does not have to reach for A-list public intellectuals to enliven campus discussion intellectual sterility at Bowdoin, or be separated from their respective necessarily hire a faculty that re-
but rather can simply engage those already within our community. At our best, at any school, will be solved by what political movements is misleading. flects our countrys political make-
we can use these discussions to embrace the messiness and complexities of each they grudgingly termed intellectu- Conservative is a shifting target, up. In economics, it might mean the
others ideas to better understand one another. al affirmative action. Allowing the defined as much by contemporary oppositehiring a professor who
contours of academic discourse to political movements as by histori- studies non-capitalistic economic
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board, be defined by the political winds of cal precedent. Do we label someone theories (think Marxism).
which is comprised of Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah Drumm, Alyce McFadden, and Ian the current moment will in the end conservative because they work for There are, of course, disciplines
Ward. do more harm than good for the a think tank that has historically where political diversity is correlat-
project of intellectual discovery. been considered conservative? Or ed with diversity of academic per-
The climate change debate is the do we allow popular opinion, like spectivesmostly in the social sci-
most obvious example of discourse that of the millions of Republican ences. But even in those disciplines,
that could be skewed by political voters who identify as conservative, the point is not to hire conserva-
hiring. Skepticism about climate to define the ideology? What does tives. The point is to hire professors
change originates in the political conservatism have to say about who can teach us something new.
realm, not in the scientificsee the national identity? I might guess Political beliefs are important if they
book Merchants of Doubt and oth- that it said different things during are instrumental to bringing a new
ESTABLISHED 1871 er histories of climate change skepti- Ronald Latinos are Republicans perspective to a discipline, but polit-
cism if you dont believe me on this. they just dont know it yet Reagans ical ideology should always be sec-
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But it is a real debate in our society presidency than Donald Trumps. ondary to academic discourse. Oth-
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information with enormous ramifications. Thats the point. There is no abstract erwise, we risk allowing academia
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators, Does that mean that our phys- conservatism that we can represent to be consumed in order to humor
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in ics department should shape itself in our facultywe can only engage some convoluted vision of diversity.
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse according to that with ideology as it manifests in the Philip Kiefer is a member of the
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. present, filtered through the Class of 2018.

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14 OPINION Friday, October 13, 2017

Uncovering the liberal hypocrisy of doxing Neo-Nazis


eo game industry in 2014. radicalization and exposes misguided in our attempts to
@mycolumn Being doxed often entails liberals own hypocrisy on is- solely punish these individu-
by Kinaya the release of ones private sues of race. als rather than reforming the
Hassane
information to the Internet, It is widely understood in broader structures that make
including ones home address, Europe that those who are people amenable to right-
This is not us became an phone number, employer and radicalized and join terrorist wing extremism.
oft-repeated mantra in the other identifying information. organizations like ISIS do so Peoples tendency to resort
aftermath of this summers Those who doxed participants because of dire socioeconom- to doxing Neo-Nazis online
violence in Charlottesville in the Charlottesville white ic situations. Economic hard- is also problematic in its dis-
set off by white supremacist supremacist rally in this sum- ship and rampant xenophobia tancing effect. Much like the
protesters. My social media mer aimed to expose infor- have made many young first- rallying cry of this is not us,
timelines were littered with mation about them in order and second-generation immi- exposing a strangers person-
posts by former high school to ensure that they get fired grants in western Europe sus- al information is a means of
classmates, many of whom from their jobs and ostracized ceptible to extremist groups. righteous acquiescence that
attend the University of Vir- in their communities. However, there is little con- keeps people from ques-
ginia and wanted to distance I do not take issue with the sideration of the neoliberal tioning themselves or their
the horrific events from the act of doxing people like the economic policies that have friends and family. Liberal
institution, the surrounding Neo-Nazi activists who took operated at the detriment hypocrisy is laid bare in the
town and our home state. to the streets to advocate for of the working class in the notion that it can be easier
ALEX BURNS
The desire to alienate the ethnic cleansing. Anyone who United States. Liberals and to expose a racist online and
Neo-Nazis who incited the holds these views and goes conservatives alike are com- ensure that they lose their job At Bowdoin, we tend to discourse in the name of free
chaos quickly devolved from out into public to espouse placent in the continuation than to call out someone we view these issues as easily speech. To me, it is still im-
posts made in solidarity to them deserves to suffer the of mass incarceration, police are close to for a racially in- fixable by calling people in portant that we work actively
the exposure of individuals consequences of believing in brutality and other forms of sensitive comment. How ded- and tolerating all points of to reinforce the illegitimacy
personal information. such a morally reprehensible racial violence that justify icated to racial justice can we view in the realm of debate. of racist ideas both on and
This act, doxing, has long ideology. However, this type notions of white superiority. be if we are not equally com- I am still not wholly con- offline. However, radicalism
been a part of Internet cul- of ostracization in the name of So while we are not necessar- mitted to calling out Neo-Na- vinced of this technique, will only flourish under our
ture and was recently used activism occurs without much ily wrong to deplore people zis online and the subtle acts as it often blurs otherwise continued inability to ques-
against female activists who consideration of the structur- who actively champion white of prejudice that occur in our distinct boundaries between tion our own acceptance of
critiqued sexism in the vid- al forces that lead to far-right supremacist ideology, we are own lives every day? acceptable and unacceptable inequality and injustice.

EPA Administrator Pruitt: public enemy number one


tend far beyond the confines of our nations greatest pieces of profitable business practices and economic regulation as throughout his entire career, a
Relevant Politics
the Korean peninsula. environmental legislation were or curbing corporate expan- necessary safeguards, a worth- figurehead of the resistance
by Brendan
Murtha This is a war on the environ- passed under a Republican ad- sion, the national consensus while price to pay for clean air, that materialized to combat
ment. I do not use those words ministration in the early 70s: was that environmental health water and open space. environmentalism in the 80s,
lightlywhat were seeing the formation of the EPA, the had to become a priority. This This sort of unity has all but when the resurgence of fiercely
Scott Pruitt is one of the today is not just a mockery of Clean Water and Air Acts, the awakening, the synthesis of the dissipated. So far gone are the nationalistic, corporate-driven
most dangerous men in the the EPAs original mission or Endangered Species Act, etc. modern environmental move- days of bipartisan environmental capitalism identified the en-
world. While we anxiously Obamas legacy. Instead, this These acts, much more am- ment, had been spurred by legislation that today, even the vironmental movement as an
watch Trump and Kim Jong- is a carefully orchestrated as- bitious than anything passed flashpoint events like the burn- governments smallest excur- enemyand rightfully so. As
Un bait each other with threats sault on the core principles of under Obama, were hailed by ing of the Cuyahoga River and sions into pollution regulation the scope of our environmental
of catastrophe and bloodshed, environmentalism, an attack politicians and voters on both the the publication of Rachel are declared overreach. The impact became more clear, and
Pruitt has been barreling that goes far beyond what is sides of the aisle as victories Carsons Silent Spring. We be- monumental legislation of the as the threat of climate change
ahead with his own war, of politically advantageous for the for American prosperity. Even gan to realize our enlightened 70s would never make it past materialized, environmental
which the body count will ex- GOP. Many of us forget that if it meant sacrificing certain dominion over the earth, our Pruitt and Trump if it fell on activists became critics of more
supposed right to pillage and their desks today, and its becom- than just pollution and defor-
plunder nature in the name ing increasingly apparent that estation. They began to recog-
of progress, was limited. We old environmental legislation is nize that our entire economic
were forced to stop assuming on the chopping block, too. I of- system, rooted in extractivism
our innovation would insulate ten hear people explain this ad- and boundless growth, was in-
us from environmental condi- ministrations anti-environment compatible with a sustainable
tionsour inescapable ties to agenda as a product of vendetta, society. The ideas that environ-
the natural world were made with Trump gutting Obamas mentalism (and especially cli-
more visible as we became sick legacy whenever and wherever mate action) began to expound
from hazy air and dirty water. he can. seemed suspiciously socialist
These revelations opposed no- This is an optimistic view. and dangerously radical to the
tions of limitless growth and Trump may just be spiteful, political and industrial elites.
unbridled capitalism, but for but Pruitt truly believes in They recognized true environ-
a short while Americans from what hes doing. He has been a mental justice as a threat to their
all points on the political spec- staunch opponent to any and way of life and took significant
trum accepted environmental all environmental regulation steps to insulate themselves,
their business and their profits
from any revolutionary change.
With Pruitt at the head of the
EPA, these elites have won a
victory against environmental-
ism that has been decades in the
making. There is a reason Pruitt
frequently sits down to dinner
with coal executives and oil
barons but will never be seen on
the ground in poor, downtrod-
den communities dealing with
the impacts of climate change.
To acknowledge natures plight,
and our entwined fates, is to
Pruitt and his colleagues an ad-
mittance of defeat, a bow to the
anti-capitalist, anti-extractivist
crowds that threaten the liveli-
hoods of his crowd.
The recent rollback of the
Clean Power Plan is nothing
more than a tactic of ideo-
logical warfare. Pruitt does
not care about environmental
health, the families of coal
SARA CAPLAN miners or revitalizing poor
communities. Dont let him
fool you.
Friday, October 13, 2017 OPINION 15

Engaging with community through the Bowdoin Hello


my biology reading, it doesnt common to us all on finding nature is representative of the tact with: past lab members present on campus. Each walk
Dis(orient)ed really matter. purpose and grounding in college we attendwhere the or freshman brick-mates who, across the quad seemed longer
by Charlotte In all seriousness though, life, especially while were still brochure buzzwords of com- Im ashamed to admit, I usual- without my head in my phone
Nash Ive spent each stage of my life based here at Bowdoin. munity and collectiveness ly choose to avoid by looking or my mind on my next class.
waiting for the next, whether I decided Id start at hello, often ring true. Even so, I down at the ground rather The biggest change I no-
As an upperclassman, Ive its college, graduation or the quite literally. The Bowdoin frequently let myself slip into than risk an awkward inter- ticed, however, was my con-
begun to realize how fleeting always looming Real World. Hello is a supposed tradition preset habits: whether by eat- action. This experiment gave cept of the Bowdoin com-
four years at Bowdoin are. Yet, It seems like people slightly in which all students greet one ing only in the light room or me an excuse to break out of munity. While Bowdoin is
thinking this only reminds older always have it all figured another while passing by on studying with the same peers, my comfort zone and engage certainly a small school (what
me of how short life is, which out, yet when I finally catch campus. While some contest I manage to make my personal in new conversations with old I thought surely had to be
leads me to stress about the up, Im still the same disori- it as folklore (as a side note, bubble even smaller than the friends. And as I should have an exaggeration in an online
vastness of the universe. This ented me. I dont want to keep when I asked a very friendly Bowdoin one. predicted, I got nothing but College Confidential review
then forces me to confront not waiting until Im grown up friend why he said hello to I chose to mix this up by friendliness in return. I read before coming: You
only my own insignificance, to start living, so I intend to everyone, he answered sim- taking part in the Bowdoin Saying hello to past ac- will run into your hookups on
but also the fundamental use this column to grapple ply that he didnt want to Hello for a minimum of two quaintances was slightly un- campusreally just omitted
truth that whether or not I do with questions hopefully always wear his glasses), its weeks. While I didnt specify comfortable, but the worst by the phrase five times a day),
strict parameters for myself far was saying hello to strang- I was most surprised by the
on actual exchanges, I had to ers, even Bowdoin ones. I had number of students I pass by
address every single campus considered myself fairly confi- every day and dont know. I
member I passed with a ver- dent, but I felt like the new kid was reminded of President
bal greeting (a small head nod in any one of those 80s high Roses words at my fresh-
didnt suffice). By doing this I school movies. Surely I came man orientation that, This
wanted to see what the effects across as foolish and overzeal- is likely the first time, and
would be of taking a slightly ous, and that group of first sadly in the way our society is
more conscious and active years leaving Appleton must constructed perhaps the last,
role around campus, especial- have been talking about the that you really have to get to
ly if it could be achieved with desperate junior they passed know so many people, from
what seemed to be a simple, on their walk to Thorne. so many backgrounds, and so
hasty Hi. As the weeks went on many views.
There are many reasons I though, I realized that saying The one thing we do all
wanted to do this experiment. hello in passing affected me have in common is a shared
I canand havejoked about more than it appeared to af- presence at Bowdoin. While
our Nalgene-toting or our fect anyone else. Sure, I might its easy to slip into our var-
football scores, but Ive never get a surprised smile or con- ious assemblages and daily
met a group of people that ex- fused look but most strangers patterns, we may be squander-
udes more passion (and for a greeted me in response rath- ing an opportunity. This same
wider variety of subjects) than er automatically. I realized I inattention can even become
Bowdoin students. Maybe its had fallen into the spotlight dangerous: on a larger scale,
only the camaraderie formed effect, the phenomenon in it certainly contributed to our
during our yearlong hiberna- which you think everyone is countrys current political rift.
tion in rural Maine, but this as keenly aware of your activi- When we pretend other views
passion usually extends to all ties as you are. dont exist and shrink into our
things and all people at Bow- And it didnt bother me comfort zones, we hurt our-
doin, too. that my actions didnt really selves in the end.
KODIE GARZA Even so, after two years here impact others. Being aware of Saying hello doesnt combat
there are already individuals those I was passing succeed- all of this, but its a start: a way
Ive sadly slipped out of con- ed in making me feel more of opening the dialogue.

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OCTOBER
FRIDAY 13
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

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