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College community
reacts to DACA
termination
by Sarah Drumm
Orient Staff
President Clayton Rose reaf-
firmed the Colleges support for
undocumented students in light
of President Donald Trumps de-
cision to terminate the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program. In response
to the decision, a large group of
students will travel from the Col-
lege to attend a rally in Portland
on Friday.
In an email to the Bowdoin
community on Tuesday, Rose
to see very little to no activity or
concerns on the issue of DACA,
which led to my initiation, start-
ing a community-based effort at
Bowdoin, wrote Armenta in an
email to the Orient.
I was in my mothers womb
when she and my father crossed
the border in hopes of provid-
ing a better future. I was fortu-
nate to be born in the United
States, she wrote. However, if
my parents had not been able to
cross before my birth and had
later on succeeded to cross, I ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
would also be affected by the BSG SHOWS SUPPORT: The Bowdoin Student Government put up posters to condemn bias. Students signed a banner in solidarity following the incident.

Students unite after campus bias incident

expressed deep disappointment
in Trumps decision and remind-
ed the community of the ways in
which the College can and will
continue to protect students with-
in the limits of the law.
Students have responded
positively to Roses message
of support.
The number of students on
campus potentially affected by the
decision remains undisclosed due
to the desire to protect the safety
and privacy of those individuals.
Kathleen Armenta 21, a
first-generation and Mexi-
can-American student, invited
the Bowdoin community in a
campus-wide email to wear the
colors blue and purple on Thurs-
day in solidarity with those affect-
ed.
Armenta grew up with her im-
migrant parents in the southern
part of Tucson, Ariz., which has
seen an outpouring of activism
since Tuesdays announcement.
However, being here at
Bowdoin, I was very surprised
termination of DACA.
In February, a group of stu-
dents presented a petition to Pres-
ident Rose demanding a number
of steps for the College to take to
support students potentially af- the perpetrator of this incident the new year, said Foster. positive message, without glori-
fected by the Trump administra- by Faria Nasruddin was from the student body or The same day Dean Fosters fying the incident.
Orient Staff
tions policies. These steps includ- from outside the College. email was sent, Bowdoin Hillel [The] second day of class-
ed, among others, providing pro Early Tuesday morning, a The longer I thought about organized a space to process and es, we get the email from Dean
bono legal assistance to students member of the housekeeping what happened in the VAC, talk about the incident. Foster about the bias incident,
who may be affected and guaran- staff discovered that whiteboards the more sure I felt that it was Our intention was just to and our first thought wasnt im-
teeing full financial assistance to
in the student study space on a student. Whether or not that have an intentional space to mediately to respond but to con-
students who may lose federal aid.the third floor of the Visual Arts student or group of students re- gather and process, said Sam vene and chat about whether we
Organizers also urged greater Center (VAC) had been defaced alized how malicious what they Kyzivat 18, who is also a board should respond, what a response
transparency on the part of Bow- with numerous graphic and in- were doing was, I dont know, member of Bowdoin Hillel. It would look like, how would we
doins administration about the appropriate images, including said Carly Berlin 18, a board wasnt a huge turnout, but I was do it, what it would mean to
resources already provided. two drawing of male genitalia, a member of Bowdoin Hillel, the impressed since it was represen- respond, said President of BSG
Cesar Siguencia 18, a student swastika, the letters FUKKK, Jewish student association. tative of all campus groups. Irfan Alam 18.
involved in the creation and the names of two individuals and This particular instance elic- Both Bowdoin Hillel and BSG organized posters and
presentation of the petition, saidhomophobic language. Multiple ited larger reactions than previ- Bowdoin Student Government a banner in Smith Union for
he is pleased with how the Col- chairs were also knocked over. ously similar instances have. In (BSG) grappled with how to students to sign. The message of
lege has addressed the petition The full investigation re- an email sent out to the student respond to the situation and these posters was not targeted,
demands since the spring, and vealed that until 11 p.m. on body early Thursday morning, turned to Director of Spiritual but rather a general reaffirmation
with how Rose has responded in Monday night, there was public Dean of Student Affairs Tim and Religious Life Eduardo Pa- of Bowdoins values.
recent days. access into the VAC and that Foster summarized the events zos for guidance. My hope is that seeing people
Im really satisfied with one exterior door was malfunc- that occurred and reiterated the Pazos encouraged the groups sign this banner, [students] will
[Roses response] at the moment tioning. According to Randy message that violence and intol- to send an email to campus, but feel some sort of relief knowing
Nichols, director of safety and erance have no place at Bowdoin. BSG ultimately decided upon a
Please see DACA, page 4 security, it is unclear whether Its a dispiriting way to start response that would highlight a Please see BIAS, page 4

Schillers donate $10 million Bus service expands to Brunswick

toward Coastal Studies Center
by Elizabeth Fosler-Jones
Orient Staff
On Wednesday, the College
announced plans to construct
a new dry laboratory and con-
vening center, complete with
housing and dining services,
at the newly renamed Schiller
Coastal Studies Center (SCSC).
This marks the Colleges second
major investment in the study of
the environment in recent years,
with the Roux Center for the
Environment expected to open
in September 2018.
The new coastal studies fa-
cilities will be built using a $10
million gift from Philip Schil-
ler, Senior Vice President of
Worldwide Marketing at Apple
Inc., and his wife Kim Gas-
sett-Schiller. They each serve
on the boards of a number of
philanthropic, educational and
business institutions. One of
Schillers sons, Mark, is a mem-
ber of the Class of 2017.
The Colleges Coastal Stud-
ies Center is located on an 118
acre property with 2.5 miles
of shoreline, 20 minutes from
campus on Orrs Island in Casco
Bay. The property was originally
given to the College in 1981 by
William H. Thalheimer 27 and
Irma G. Thalheimer and has
been built up to its current state
with successive gifts from Bow-
doin trustee Geoffrey C. Rusack
78, P13 and Alison Wrigley
Rusack P13 and Charles M.
Leighton 57.
Currently, the site has four
primary buildings: a farm-
house, a marine lab, a terrestri-
al lab and a sailing center. Ad-
ditionally, it serves as the home
base for Bowdoin Marine Sci-
ence Semester (BMSS). BMSS
is a semester-long immersion
course that exposes students
to field and lab work, focusing
on marine life. BMSS is open to
Bowdoin students as well as to
students attending member in-
by James Callahan
Orient Staff
funded by both local and federal
grants. In addition, Bowdoin plans
to contribute $10,000 per year.
That study revealed that there
are potentially 538 regional
public transportation riders
stitutions of the 12-College Ex- On August 24, the Metro Sustainability Outreach among the Bowdoin faculty,
change Program and requires BREEZ bus began regular com- Coordinator Bethany Taylor, staff and their households. As
students to spend full days at muter service between Bruns- a bus rider herself, praised the for commuters, the study found
the SCSC. wick and Portland. With $3 one- positive environmental impact that about 9 percent of College
The creation of the two way tickets and a stop on Bath of the extension. employeesor about 75 individ-
new facilities will allow BMSS Road next to Pickard Theater, Anytime you can get people ualslived in Portland.
to increase the program size Bowdoin faculty and staff are to drive less youre winning, One of those commuters
beyond its current capacity of already taking advantage of the she said. I live in Portland, so I is Professor of Theater and
12 students, and potentially new extended service. am particularly excited to have Dance Sarah Bay-Cheng. She
provide accommodations for The bus schedule is largely public transportation. praised the effect of the bus on
BMSS students to live at the geared towards commuters, with In the first year of the pilot her productivity.
center. The facilities will alsoestablished stops in Freeport and service, the line ran to Yarmouth, It has Wi-Fi, she said with a
allow for more teaching and Yarmouth. Falmouth and Freeport and had smile. I get all of my email done in
research possibilities. On weekdays, there are 14 around 100 daily riders. According the morning on the way in.
We can technically increasenorthbound daily trips out of Port- to Metro Director of Marketing Another one of those riders
the size of the class, which is land beginning at 6:00 a.m. and Denise Beck, ridership on the line will soon be Assistant Professor
great, and itll provide more ending at 9:05 p.m. Southbound increased around 50 additional of Romance Languages and Lit-
space, which means more op- trips leaving from Brunswick start daily riders since the recent exten- eratures Meryem Belkad, who
portunity for our students who at 6:05 a.m. and end 8:05 p.m. sion to Brunswick. is moving to Portland from
are in the BMSS, said Dave Car- On Saturdays, trips are less fre- In 2015, a faculty and staff Brunswick this week. Part of
lon, associate professor of biol-
quent. There are six northbound transportation survey was her decision was the new bus
ogy and director of the SCSC, trips, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and commissioned by Senior Lec- line extension.
who has been running BMSS ending at 9:05 p.m. Southbound turer in Physics Karen Topp Now I know that I dont have
during the fall semester for thetrips start at 9:15 a.m. and end at and Sustainability Coordinator to buy a car, which I dont want to
past four years. 8:05 p.m. Keisha Payson to help better do, said Belkad.
According to President The extension to Brunswick public transportation for the Prior to coming to Maine,
comes one year into a three-year Bowdoin College and Bruns-
Please see SCHILLERS, page 4 trial period for the bus, which is wick communities. Please see BUS, page 4

N MINIMUM WAGE A ROCK REVIEW F TAKING UP SPACE S LEAVE IT ON THE FIELD O OUT LOUD
College increases student minimum wage Chris Ritter 21 analyzes new album by The Daisy Wislar 18 reflects on her identity as a Field hockey looks to rebuild after Ari Mehrberg 20 discusses LGBT housing
to $10. Page 3. War on Drugs. Page 5. disabled, queer Bowdoin student. Page 7. disappointing last season. Page 8. discrimination. Page 10.
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2 Friday, September 8, 2017
PAGE TWO
SECURITY REPORT
8/26 to 9/7
Saturday, August 26
A student at 52 Harpswell reported that a black
Ninja blender is missing or stolen from the kitchen
between August 22-26.
Monday, August 28
Brunswick police warned an intoxicated student
for public urination. A security officer brought the stu-
dent back to his off-campus residence.
A sleepwalking student at Baxter House acciden-
tally triggered an audible door alarm.
A student with a head injury, sustained in a bicycle
spill, was transported to Mid Coast Hospital for evalu-
ation.
Overheated food in a microwave caused a smoke
alarm at 52 Harpswell.
Tuesday, August 29
A town resident complained of excessive noise
coming from Pine Street Apartments.
Students reported a group of unknown people at
Ladd House. It was determined that they were students.
A housekeeper reported finding drawings of a swas-
tika, KKK, male genitalia, and offensive phrases on dry
erase boards located on the third floor of the Visual Arts
Center. This bias incident is under investigation.
A student with a minor head injury was escorted
to the health center.
A backing moving truck pulled a telephone wire
down at Smith House.
A students purple Schwinn bicycle was stolen
from the area of the Pickard Field House during the
lobster bake.
An ill student was given an escort from Coleman
Hall to Mid Coast Hospital.
Wednesday, August 30
Brunswick Rescue transported an ill student from
Osher Hall to Mid Coast Hospital.
An officer escorted a sick student from Bruns-
wick Apartments to the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
Thursday, August 31
An officer assisted a student in emotional distress
at Coles Tower.
Friday, September 1
A student at Stowe Hall report that someone was
knocking on doors on the second floor. It turned out to
be a student who was locked out of a room.
At the request of a coach, an officer checked on
the wellbeing of an ill student.
A students lost wallet was found and the student
reported that $60 cash was missing from it.
An ill student with ongoing symptoms was es-
corted to Mid Coast Hospital.
A teal Schwinn mountain bike was stolen from
the south bike rack at Maine Hall. The bike had been
left unlocked.
An officer checked on the wellbeing of an intoxi-
cated student at Appleton Hall.
STUDENT SPEAK:
What party theme do you want to see
this year?
Sam Monkman 18
"No theme."
Maggie Coster 19
"I'd like to see Epicuria recreate
what happened in the Colosseum
to a more historically accurate de-
gree. I want there to be a plot line.
I want there to be crowd hype. "
MOLLY KENNEDY Griffin Brewer 18
A Maine Street resident complained about late
night noise from students walking by. "I like the Soviet vs American party,
Saturday, September 2 but what if we did British loyalist vs
An officer checked on the condition of an intoxi-
cated student at Chamberlain Hall. American revolutionary."
Sunday, September 3
A student reported being disturbed by loud music
at Baxter and Ladd.
An officer conducted a wellness check for an in- Jacob Baskes 20
toxicated student at West Hall.
An officer took possession of a grinder contain-
ing marijuana at Quinby House. "Bug Night Actually. With actual
An officer checked on the wellbeing of an intoxi-
cated student at Hyde Hall. bugs."
A student with a sprained ankle was escorted to
the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
Burnt microwave popcorn activated a smoke
alarm at Moore Hall.
A burning candle in a Coles Tower bedroom ac-
Holly Hornbeck 18 and Anu Asaolu 19
tivated a smoke alarm. Note: The use of lit candles in
campus buildings is prohibited.
Monday, September 4
A minor student was found in possession of three
"A roaring twenties party would be
fraudulent identification cards. dope. "
Tuesday, September 5
A local motorist reported instances of students
carelessly crossing at crosswalks and students on bikes
darting in front of vehicles. Note: Maine law requires
a bicyclist to dismount and walk the bicycle across
Beatrice Cabrera20
pedestrian crosswalks. A pedestrian may not suddenly
leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run
into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is
impossible for the operator to yield. "I would like to see a Disney
Wednesday, September 6
Two alert students reported a bike theft in prog-
theme. I want it to be socially ac-
ress near Massachusetts Hall. A security officer ap-
prehended the suspect on Maine Street and notified
ceptable for me to sing Lion King
Brunswick police. The police issued the 54-year-old
Brunswick man a criminal trespass warning barring
on the dance floor. "
him from all campus property. The womens Huffy
Cranbrook bicycle was recovered.
Esra Park 21
A student with flu-like symptoms was escorted to
the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
"Sour patch kids party. Like in the
A student reported that the driver of a mini-van
on College Street yelled something unintelligible at
the student.
An officer escorted a student with a twisted ankle
to Mid Coast Hospital.
commercials: first theyre sour then
Thursday, September 7
theyre sweet. "
A partial campus power outage occurred at 3:30
p.m. when a tree branch came down on Columbia Av-
enue. CMP restored power within 30 minutes.
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
COMPILED BY GWEN DAVIDSON AND ANN BASU
Friday, September 8, 2017 NEWS 3

NEWS IN BRIEF Student minimum wage raised in

restructure of compensation plan
COMPILED BY RACHAEL ALLEN, HARRY DIPRINZIO
AND ELIZABETH FOSLER-JONES

GREATER PERCENTAGE OF CLASS

OF 2021 RECEIVES FINANCIAL AID exclusively for Dining Service think that is something students have their own policies regarding
A greater percentage of students in the Class of 2021 are receiving fi- by Nicholas Mitch student employees. Under the have to balance in terms of not go- student employment.
Orient Staff
nancial aid than in any class before, reflecting in part a change in the Of- new plan, all dining employees ing after too many hours because It seems like most schools are
fice of Admissions high school recruitment and application fee policies. In an effort to stay in line with will earn at least $11 per hour. In its pretty easy here to have three or trying to look at what the jobs are
Of the students in the first year Class, 52 percent are receiving finan- Maines increasing minimum recent semesters, Dining Service four jobs, she said. and compensate appropriately in a
cial aid, up from 47 percent of the incoming Class of 2020 and 45 percent wage, the College has raised the has struggled to recruit student Bowdoins student employees similar fashion to what were do-
of the incoming Class of 2019. student minimum wage for the employees. Haralson clarified that are only allowed to work a total ing, said Haralson.
This increase in financial aid recipients for two consecutive years rep- second year in a row. the restructuring of the compen- of 20 hours per week across all of However, comparing mini-
resents a significant change in the socioeconomic makeup of Bowdoin, All student employees will sation plan was not a direct reac- their jobs. mum wage increases for student
which has sought to admit a greater percentage of low-income appli- now earn at least $10 per hour, tion to this but said she hoped it As prescribed by a ballot ini- employees across peer schools can
cants over the past 10 years. The total percentage of students receiving fi- up from $9 last year. The College would help solve the problem. tiative passed in November 2016, be difficult.
nancial aid has remained at roughly 45 percent since 2008somewhere also entirely restructured its stu- Nearly all student employees the minimum wage in Maine in- Its hard to think across [peer
in the middle of our peer schools rates. At Colby, 39 percent of students dent compensation plan in an ef- received a wage increase, accord- creased to $9 per hour on January schools] when you get outside of
received financial aid during the 2014-15 academic year, but at Amherst, fort to ensure student wage rates ing to Haralson. She said that the 1, 2017. It will increase to $10 per Maine, explained Vice President
a school with a larger endowment, 58 percent of students received aid are reflective of the complexity of only student employees who did hour on January 1, 2018, to $11 for Human Resources Tama Spo-
during the same period. the job. not were those working in high- per hour on January 1, 2019 and to erri, citing differences in states
The increase in students receiving aid is at least partially related to [As] part of this process of ly-skilled positions that had wages $12.00 in January 1, 2020. minimum wage laws.
changes in the application process, according to Whitney Soule, dean of increasing wages, we looked at already above the new $10 mini- After 2020, cost of living adjust- According to Haralson, about
admissions and financial aid. For the first time, the College waived the the whole structure of [compen- mum wage. ments will be made to increase the 60 percent of Bowdoin students
application fee for students applying for financial aid and for first-gen- sation], said Associate Director Ava Alexander 18 works in states minimum wage annually. hold at least one job on campus,
eration college students. According to Soule, Bowdoin received nearly of Student Employment Meredith Hawthorne-Longfellow Library The College will continue to in- a statistic that has held steady for
seven percent more applicants for the Class of 2021 than the previous Haralson. We tried to create and as a teaching assistant and crease its student wages to main- many years. Despite increasing
year and two-thirds of the applicants had their fee waived. more equity amongst departments research assistant for the psychol- tain compliance with this law. As costs as a result of the higher wag-
By dropping the application feewhich had probably been a barri- across campus so that a student ogy department. She is excited by a result, student employees will es, Haralson does not expect a
erwe were hoping that that would allow more students to get into the working in one department and the change but suggested students no longer receive automatic pay decrease in the number of students
application pool. So that probably had some effect there, which is what a student working in a similar job should not let the higher wages en- increases after two semesters on employed by the school.
we were hoping forto make it easier to apply, said Soule in a previously in another department are actually tice them to work too many hours. the job and instead will receive pay The Student Employment Of-
unpublished April interview with the Orient. being paid a similar wage. It definitely has encouraged increases at the beginning of each fice will hold an on-campus job
In addition, Bowdoin is pursuing a more robust admissions outreach This restructuring included me to agree to do new jobs and academic year. fair today from 1:30 p.m to 4:00
strategy to seek out students from diverse backgrounds. the creation of a new pay grade cover peoples shifts, although I Bowdoins peer schools each p.m. in Morell Lounge.
Our recruitment is really broad and deliberate. Were putting our-
selves in places where students might otherwise not find us on their

Faculty adds majors focusing on performance

own, knowing that students from upper-middle-class or upper-class
backgrounds are in environments where theres college-going behavior
and theres a lot of information and a lot of support, said Soule in April.
We know that there are students who arent experiencing that. A lot of

art, study of Italian language and culture

our work is to build those relationships and to find those pathways for
students to bring them into our applicant pool.

BOWDOIN ACQUIRES SOUGHT- by Rohini Kurup

Orient Staff
AFTER 28 COLLEGE STREET Starting this semester, students
After a lengthy legal battle, Bowdoin purchased the property at 28 can now declare majors in Italian
College Street yesterday, the last remaining property on College Street studies and performance arts and
that Bowdoin did not own. The College has not revealed any plans for declare a minor in music perfor-
the property, the selling price of which remains confidential. mance. The faculty voted on the
In August 2016, the College filed suit against Arline P. Lay, the prop- changes at a meeting last spring
ertys former owner, claiming that she failed to uphold a 1996 agreement due to strong interest from stu-
that gave Bowdoin the right to purchase the property before any other dents across the departments.
buyers, should Lay choose to sell the property. In April 2017, the Cum- Italian, which is part of the
berland County Superior Court ruled in Bowdoins favor, paving the way Romance languages and litera-
for the present purchase and sale agreement. tures department, is the last of the
Despite the legal complications, Lay and her family responded posi- Romance languages at Bowdoin
tively to the sale. to have its own major. The new
The result [of the purchase and sale agreement] is both reasonable Italian Studies major requires nine
and fair to our family and we appreciate the Colleges willingness to work courses.
with us to resolve the matter, the Lay family said in a press release. Unlike the minor, the Italian
studies major allows two courses
taught in another department that
CS POLICY TO PROVIDE CLARITY have a focus on Italian art, culture,
ON COLLABORATION cinema or music. The expansion
will increase the scope of courses
In the wake of multiple plagiarism cases last year, the Computer Sci- and material available to majors,
ence Department revamped its collaboration policies this year, imple- according to Professor of Ro-
menting a standardized, department-wide system. The system ranks mance Languages and Literatures
assignments at four different levels where each level corresponds to an Arielle Saiber.
allowed amount of collaboration with other students. Italian studies has grown sig-
Level zero has no restriction on collaboration; level one allows for nificantly over the past couple of
the exchange of ideas without the use of any written material; level two decades. Saiber explained that
collaboration allows students to talk to teaching assistants; and level when she arrived at Bowdoin in
three is generally used in exams, where students are only allowed to 1999, the section of the Romance
talk to professors. Languages and Literatures depart-
We hope that now with the policy being much more clear and ment was small and only had one
much more specific and with examples and taglines, it will make it section of elementary Italian and
even clearer whats allowed and whats not, said Associate Professor one section of intermediate Italian.
of Computer Science and Chair of Computer Science Department, She was hired to help grow the
Professor Laura Toma. program and over the years, built
Bo Bleckel 18, who is a computer science major as well as a Teach- it up to more sections and added
ing Assistant in the department, thinks that the new policy will provide literature classes and classes in
clarity for students. English. In 2004, Italian became a
Now, every time I get a new assignment, the top of the handout minor.
says level one, level two, and then you just have this website to refer to Saiber hopes that the Italian
that gives you very specific instructions, said Bleckel. studies major will encourage more
Professors in the department will continue to be transparent about students to seriously pursue Italian
their use of the Measure of Software Similarity (MOSS), a software and to commit themselves to the
that runs code through a program in order to detect plagiarism, on subject.
some assignments. One of the things that I think
In addition to the policy regarding collaboration, the department is really great is when students
also hired one new professor. This year, Assistant Professor of Com- major in something that they
puter Science Sarah Harmon whose research is in computational me- love, like Italian, and not thinking,
dia, is teaching CSCI 1101: Intro to Computer Science. The depart- I am going to become something
ment is now offering one new class this year, CSCI 1103: Accelerated related to Italy. They are just do-
Intro to Computer Science, taught by Professor of Computer Science ing it because they want to, said
Eric Chown. Saiber.
It just serves the increasing number of students who come with Dean Zucconi 19 recently de-
some programming knowledge from high school, said Toma. clared an Italian studies major. He
praised the change for introducing
an interdisciplinary element, as it
allows him to connect other sub-
jects to the study of Italian.
Chair and Professor of Theater
and Dance Sarah Bay-Cheng said
that the department wanted the
performance art major to rep-
resent its own area of study. The
performance arts major combines
elements of studio technique, his-
tory and theory and creative work.
When Bay-Cheng arrived at
Bowdoin in 2016, there had al-
ready been discussion over the
past 10 years about creating a new
major in the theater and dance de-
partment.
What we wanted as a faculty
was to really create a mechanism
to encourage students to take
theater and dance seriously as an
academic and intellectual, artistic
endeavor, said Bay-Cheng. It is
the synthesis, in many ways, of lots
of different arts and humanities,
and sciences and social sciences.
The new major allows students
who would have only previously
minored in theater or dance, or
done an interdisciplinary English
and theater major, to dedicate
their focus to performance arts.
Students can concentrate in the-
MAJOR CHANGE: (TOP): Jae-Yeon Yoo 18, assistant director, watches
Eurydice rehearsal. (BOTTOM): Dance 1101 performs at Spring 2017 show.
ater or dance or in interdisciplin-
ary performance, which allows
for some combination of the two.
Cole Burkhardt 18 recently
decided to major in performance
arts after hearing that it was in the
works last year.
I think that its going to really
give opportunities for people who
are already really interested in
performing artsand there are al-
ready a really good number here
and open up their opportunities
for what they are able to study and
what they are able to focus on, said
Burkhardt.
Also new this year is a music
performance minor, which comes
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
as an addition to the general music
minor.
The minor is comprised of
three courses, two consecutive
semesters in a single ensemble
and two consecutive semesters in
intermediate individual perfor-
mance studies.
Saiber hopes that the new ma-
jors will encourage students to
pursue their passions wherever
that might lead them.
One of the things that makes
Bowdoin so special is that we re-
ally allow students to just throw
themselves into a major or majors,
and other classes and just gain ev-
erything they can, said Saiber.
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Library renovated, Whittier and Roux make progress DACA

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especially him saying not just

by Emily Cohen
Orient Staff
This summer, contractors
carried out major renovation
projects around campus in
preparation for the new ac-
ademic year. Major projects
include the creation of two
new collaborative spaces in
Hawthorne-Longfellow Li-
brary (H-L), updates to Ma-
gee-Samuelson Track and
Whittier Field and initial
work on the Roux Center for
the Environment.
In H-L, several walls were
removed to create the Re-
search Lab, a collaborative
work space in the back of the
H-L as well as an adjacent In-
novation Lab, the new home
to the Office of Academic
Technology and Consulting.
These new spaces seek to con-
nect students and faculty with
the librarys various resources.
We wanted to be able to
provide better access to the
librarians, but also provide a
space for them to work col-
laboratively with students
and with faculty, Marjorie
Hassen, director of Bowdoin
College Library.
The Research Lab is sur-
rounded by the offices of re-
search librarians, creating a
designated area for students and
faculty to easily work with the
librarians, explained Hassen.
The Innovation Lab acts as a
liaison between faculty and stu-
dents and new technology. The
lab has a 3-D printer and a vir-
GENEROUS ENTHUSIASTS: Philip Schiller and Kim Gassett-Schiller donate to expand Coastal Studies Center.
SCHILLERS
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Clayton Rose, the College is nect with the ecosystem and thinking about, What college
tual reality simulator, showcas-
ing just a few of the ways that
faculty and students can bring
technology to the classroom
with help from the library.
Interestingly, libraries are
always at the forefront of tech-
nology, said Hassen.
The changes were made in
an effort to keep the library
the intellectual hub of cam-
pus, according to Hassen. She
and her colleagues continue to
adapt to the different ways that
students and faculty use and
interact with the librarys re-
sources, from physical and on-
line collections to the furniture.
Hassen and her colleagues
used feedback from the Stu-
dent Library Advisory Com-
mittee, which works with other
library faculty to ask students
for input and suggestions of
how the library may better
meet their needs, to craft pro-
posals for the renovations.
Theres no point in doing
this without students because
youre the ones who live in
this space, said Hassen.
Students have already be-
gun to use the Research Lab
and expressed satisfaction
with the new group study spot
that is slightly removed from
the rest of the first floor.
I really like [the Research
Lab] because I think its a
great way to motivate each
other to get together and
study, and I think its a very
relaxing environment, said
Erin Harris 20.
Renovations in Hatch Sci-
COURTESY OF THE BOWDOIN OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
which this donation is helping more students to Bowdoin.
to facilitate, will feel more im-
mersive and allow you to con- interest from students who are
NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR: The Hawthorne-Longfellow library underwent renovations over the summer for new study spaces.
ence Library also created
more open study space for
students by removing cubi-
cles and several walls on the
south side of the building and
replacing them with mobile
tables and chairs.
In addition the H-L reno-
vations, the College also con-
tinued work on the Whittier
Field facility, which began in
May. The first phase of the
two-phase Whittier Field ren-
ovation included upgrading
the track, replacing the grass
field with artificial turf and
several additional features
such as a press box and new
lighting. Phase one, amount-
ing to a $4.5 million project,
I think that itll generate
will be completed in time for
the football teams first home
game on September 23, said
Senior Vice President of Fi-
nance and Administration
Matt Orlando, who oversees
the Colleges major capital
projects.
According to Orlando,
planning for phase two of the
project will begin in October
and consists of building a
9,000 square-foot locker facil-
ity at Whittier Field for teams
and training room staff.
Construction for the Roux
Center began over the sum-
mer, and the primary work
so far has been on the sites
foundation. The building,
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that the students around them
arent necessarily against them,
but there are students who stand
up against hate, said Alam.
The timing of the incident,
close to when first years arrived
on campus, is what sparked the
large student response, accord-
ing to Alam.
Being on ResLife, working
with first years and their transi-
tion into Bowdoin, I know that
something like this the second
day of classes can be extremely
rattling, said Alam.
While the bias incident con-
stitutes a violation of college pol-
icy, it does not necessarily trans-
late to a prosecutable offense.
Many of the biases, like in
this particular case here, do not
constitute a criminal offense,
said Nichols.
According to Nichols, the
Being on ResLife...I know that
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
which will house environ-
mental studies faculty and
classrooms, is expected to be
completed for the 2018-2019
academic year, said Orlando.
Other renovations on
campus occurred in up-
perclassmen housing. Pine
Street Apartments A through
F were renovated this year,
after apartments G through
L were completed last sum-
mer. All units in Brunswick
Apartments F and G, as well
as apartment W-2, were up-
dated, totaling nine units. The
13th, 14th, and 15th floors of
Coles Tower were also reno-
vated, as were two classrooms
on the 16th floor.
white nationalism. Similarly, in
January this year, an unknown
individual defaced the Osher
Quad with a swastika and sa-
tanic imagery. Due to the bias
incidents occurring outside,
security has not been able to
identify the perpetrator.
Berlin said that the difference
between this incident and others
similar has to do with the ques-
tion of permanency.
There was something about
[the Osher Quad incident] be-
ing outside that made it feel
like it wasnt someone from the
Bowdoin community that did
that, Berlin said.
Both administration and
student groups have plans to set
the tone and increase security
on campus for the rest of the
academic year. Nichols said that
there are currently plans to in-
crease surveillance in the VAC.
Student groups, such as BSG
and Bowdoin Hillel are plan-
what the College is doing but
how we can be involved with the
process toocalling our senators,
giving a link to all these things we
can do to help, said Siguencia.
Siguencias family was undoc-
umented until 2004.
One of the biggest reasons
Im really passionate about it is
because through my parents
narratives Ive come to appreciate
the extreme privilege that it is to
be a citizen of the United States
of America, he said.
In his email, Rose suggested
that students looking for ways to
act could reach out to their rep-
resentatives and senators in their
home states.
You can send an email or
post your views on social media,
but the most effective way to par-
ticipate is to call their offices and
speak with a staff member, Rose
wrote. There will be much dis-
cussion and debate on the future
of DACA in the coming months,
and this is an opportunity for
your voice to matter.
In his message, Rose said that
the College has communicated
its concern with members of the
Maine Congressional delegation.
The Bowdoin Student Gov-
ernment (BSG) Executive Com-
mittee, in coordination with the
Student Center for Multicultural
Life, is making arrangements for
students who wish to protest the
DACA decision.
Friday afternoon, there will be
a poster-making event held at 30
College St. from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m., where students will prepare
for the Fight for DACA Rally
in Portland later in the evening.
Another rally will take place in
Brunswick on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The administration is doing
a great job of taking the lead on
the legal issues and how Bowdo-
in as an institution can support
logistically students who may
be affected by Trumps decision
on DACA, so thats out of my
hands said BSG President Irfan
Alam 18. What the BSG has
been trying to do is think about
how we can further support stu-
dents and talk about these issues
on campus.
According to Alam, over 60
students have indicated they will
attend the rally and transporta-
tion is being arranged for those
students. He expects many more
students to attend the rally on
their own.
In Arizona, there are nearly
28,000 DACA recipients. De-
porting these students to a coun-
try they dont know, when they
deserve the opportunity to stay
in a country they do know, which
is the United States. I stand with
Dreamers and they deserve to
stay, said Armenta.

something like this the second day

looking to break ground on the the natural history there a lot do I really want to go to and
new facility within the next 12 more, said Walkes. what strengths does it offer?,
to 18 months. The Schillers, Rose and some said Carlon. I think that Bow- of classes can be extremely rattling.
Weve done enough work to students and faculty have been doin will pop up on the list of
know where the two facilities in discussion about facilities places that have really strong Irfan Alam 18 BUS
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will be sited, rough square foot- that would best serve the Bow- environmental sciences and
age and cost. Were now going to doin community since at least environmental studies. Brunswick Police Department ning to show their solidarity she lived in Tunis and Paris and
enter a phase where were going last fall. The creation of the new has been briefed on the incident and commit to values of respect relied on public transportation.
to go out to architects, put to- [The Schillers] seemed to facilitiesin addition to the in the case that that the perpetra- and intolerance of hate by in- For her past two years at Bowdo-
gether a program committee on be very in tune with the Gulf of Roux Center for the Environ- tor is from outside the college. creasing their presence at other in, Belkad has gotten around by
campus as we did with the Roux Maine and its changes. Having ment, slated to open Septem- Recently, Bowdoin has seen groups events. walking, biking or hitching rides
Center and begin the process of a space in the Gulf of Maine ber 18, 2018will further an uptick in the number of While BSG does not have with friends.
thinking about design and what for Bowdoin and other higher establish Bowdoins preem- individual trespass warnings their elected assembly organized Ive always lived in big cities
will really go on in each of the education institutions is really inence as a leading force in issued. In the 2013-2014 ac- yet, they have already begun so Im not a fan of driving, she
facilities and the real work that important to understanding environmental studies. ademic year, there were six planning No Hate November, a said. Especially with the snow
goes on, he said. the dynamics of those chang- Its a dream come true, that individual trespass warnings month dedicated to programs and everything.
Sam Walkes 18, who par- es and how they might affect a single donor would give us a issued, whereas there were 26 addressing bias and promoting In Brunswick, bus stops can be
ticipated in the BMSS last year, the current ecosystem, said significant amount of money to in 2016-2017. inclusivity on campus. found on Maine Street, in front of
thinks that the creation of the Walkes, thinking back to a do the things that we really want In July, the John Brown We hope that this year we Rite Aid, at the Brunswick Train
new facilities will allow people breakfast he and some other to do, said Carlon. Were going Russwurm African American can have an equally, if not more, Station and on Bath Road next
to fully immerse themselves in students shared with the Schil- to be able to realize something Center, and various other loca- powerful and positive No Hate to Pickard Theater. Tickets can
field and lab work. lers last fall. thats going to be really spectac- tions on campus, were vandal- November to spread messages be purchased at either the Smith
Being down there and Carlon said he believes that ular for Bowdoin, for Maine and ized with unauthorized and in- like this that we do not tolerate Union Info Desk or the Brunswick
being in that environment, the new facilities will draw even for the country. appropriate stickers promoting hate, said Alam. Train Station.
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Friday, September 8, 2017 5

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Death takes form: exploring mortality at museum of art
by Isabelle Hall
Orient Staff
Death is far from the minds
of most college students. With
its newest exhibition, The
Ivory Mirror, the College Mu-
seum of Art attempts to show
just how relevant questions
of mortality are to the lives of
Bowdoin students.
This sort of exhibition
[gets] at these questions that I
think, in my experience, most
Bowdoin students are to some
degree wrestling with already,
said Peter M. Small Associate
Professor of Art History and
exhibition curator Stephen Per-
kinson. Which [are]: Who am
I? Whats important in my life?
What do I want to accomplish?
What do I want to leave be-
hind? Why does that matter?
Through a series of carvings,
paintings, manuscripts and
sculptures, The Ivory Mir-
ror presents the many ways
in which Renaissance thinkers
conceptualized death.
The first artifacts of the ex-
hibit are intricately carved ivory
prayer beads, featuring macabre
images intended to serve as a re-
minder of mortality. These ivo-
ry memento mori have long
been a subject of interest for
Perkinson. When the Museum
acquired one such ivory carving
in 2011, Perkinson was inspired
to curate an exhibition featuring
the artifact, which culminated
in the opening of The Ivory
Mirror on June 24.
Death has a leveling effect,
and death comes upon you un-
expectedly, so you should be
prepared, said Perkinson. That
basic message is sort of being
told by these beads.
Other artifacts in the exhibit
expand upon the themes intro-
duced by the beads.
The rest of the show is sort
of thinking about the stories
that these things tell, said Per-
kinson. They all have that same
basic message of, You will die,
you are mortal, you must reckon
with that. But they do it in inter-
esting, unique ways.
Other memento mori on
display include illuminated
manuscripts and paintings that
convey death in light of religious
ideology, artistry, humanism
and anatomy.
The final portion of the ex-
hibit, what Perkinson refers to as
its afterlife, demonstrates how
themes of mortality survived
beyond the Renaissance. The
last piece, When H2 Leaves O
by Dutch artist Folkert de Jong,
dates from just two years ago
and reinforces the exhibits title.
Upon approaching the piece, a
holographic MRI image of the
artists head appears alongside
the viewers own reflection.
Hes using medical imaging
technology to look beneath the
surface of his own skin, playing
with the notion that that is a kind
of self-examination, self-mirror-
ing process, said Perkinson.
The piece, as all of the arti-
facts in the exhibit, encourages
COURTESEY Of BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
the viewer to examine their own
mortality and identity. Memento Mori: (LEFT): Finials of a Chaplet ca. 1530 and (RIGHT): Memento Mori Pendant, probably from a rosary ca. 1500: ivory carvings on display at
The title, Ivory Mirror,
the Bowdoin College Museum of Art feature macabre motifs intended to serve as a reminder of mortality.
comes from the idea that you That was kind of a good way of into regular course curricula. themes related to mortality. opportunity to realize that
see expressed in a lot of the texts ... engaging viewers in a sort of When we can find ways to Museum Co-Director Anne these are questions that have
at this period, that these objects jarringly personal way. have conversations with other Goodyear hopes that visitors been faced by generations and
function as truthful mirrors for The exhibition was designed departments, thats, I think, re- will find both comfort and generations of young people
you, said Perkinson. A true with a multidisciplinary ap- ally rewarding because weve al- inspiration in viewing The over many centuries.
mirror shows you the truth of proach, intended to involve ways seen the arts as a platform Ivory Mirror. The museum is hosting a va-
who you are, and so the skull faculty and students from many for important conversations that The message of the show riety of programming through-
beneath the skin is the reality. corners of campus. Perkinson extend beyond just simply art could not be better positioned out the semester to complement
I would always end my tour worked closely with professors history, said Frank Goodyear, on a college campus, where the exhibition, including a series
[of the exhibit] on that object, in several departments, including co-director of the museum. So young people are defining of lectures by professors and vis-
said Daniel Rechtschaffen 18, Romance languages and litera- its really exciting to be working their sense of self, she said. itors, music performances relat-
summer curatorial and educa- ture, art history, philosophy and with departments around I hope that the show will ed to the exhibition and screen-
tion assistant at the museum. English, to incorporate the exhibit campus who are thinking about provide students here with an ings of modern horror films.

A Deeper Understanding is a worthwhile journey

by Chris Ritter
Orient Contributor
Lost in the Dream is a fitting
title for the fourth album released
by The War on Drugs. On that
album, back in 2014, the Philadel-
phia-based rock outfit embarked
on a blurred journey through
shoegaze, alt-country and ambi-
ent electronica with lyrics just as
hazy to go along. It sounds like a
band, but the album is more or less
an odyssey through the mind of
frontman, Adam Granduciel. That
odyssey earned The War on Drugs
widespread acclaim for Lost in
the Dream, landing the album on
or on top of many year-end best
lists.
If all that introspective wan-
dering did Granduciel any good
on Lost in the Dream, then the
logical next step would be to delve
deeper. So spawns the equally
fitting title of the bands fifth al-
bum, A Deeper Understanding,
released August 26 for Atlantic Re-
cords. The album finds Granduciel
doing just that, drawing from the
bands unique blend of sound to
craft a beautifully detailed album.
Rarely do songs on A Deep-
er Understanding stray from a
central groove or melodic idea; it
seems like Granduciel catches an
idea and dwells on it endlessly, let-
ting a song expand but never stray
from what made it remarkable in
the first place. Thats a small line
to tiptoe, but Granduciel walks it
with confidence. Its one thing to
make a groovy four-minute rock
record, but another to keep a lis-
teners attention on that record for
five, six, seven, even 11 minutes.
That would sound obsessive, nar-
cissistic even, for almost any other
band.
But the War on Drugs has
made a living off of that model.
With just ten tracks, Lost in
the Dream clocks in at just over
an hour. Similarly, A Deeper
Understanding stretches 10
tracks over 66 minutes. But
while Lost in the Dream
was built upon broad ambient
fades and the shimmer of
delayed guitars, A Deeper
Understanding capitalizes
on smaller idiosyncrasies:
the dingy descent of a
glockenspiel in Holding
On, a fleeting shuffle of hi-
hats in Up All Night, the
silvery synth riff in Nothing to
Find.
However, that isnt to say that The slow roll of a drum set and
A Deeper Understanding doesnt layered electronics keep the song
go big. Eleven of those 66 minutes churning along, but Granduciels
come from Thinking of a Place, eclectic production and attention
the bands lengthiest song to date. to detail make the journey worth-
KAYLA SNYDER
while. The modulating synths that
form the songs backbone sound
psychedelic enough to go on a
Tame Impala record. Meanwhile,
the comparatively brief appear-
ances from slowly arpeggiating
keys, bending steel guitar and the
squeaks of a harmonica make the
song fit for the open road, a tribute
to the vagabond songwriters of
Granduciels inspirations.
Critics often compare Gran-
duciel to Springsteen, but his
reflective tone throughout much
of A Deeper Understanding lik-
ens him more closely to Dylan;
a nasally rambler keen of the
world around him, but more
interested in digging deeper
into his own mind. The Dylan
influence is most apparent on
subdued tracks like Strang-
est Thing, where Granduciel
comes up with some of his most
incisive lines to date: I recognize
every face / But I aint got every-
thing I need / If Im just living in
the space between / The beauty
and the pain.
Still, the exclamatory choruses
and swooping guitars of songs
like Holding On and Nothing
to Find bring Springsteen back
to mind. In fact, those upbeat
moments are where The War
on Drugs is, and always has
been, at its best. The Americana-
twinged synth rock, no matter
how complex that sounds, is
best when simply rocked out.
Granduciel has never been one to
let sophistication get in the way of
a jam, and that attitude serves him
well here. While Nothing to Find
borrows the energetic framework
of An Ocean In Between the
Waves, a highlight from Lost in
the Dream, adding glimmering
synths and subtle vocal harmonies
to the mix, giving a brighter, more
saturated sound to the track.
Some songs here do have strong
hints from Lost in the Dream, but
Granduciel is careful to only carry
along elements that fit the new
project. You can hear them in the
rushing guitar build of Nothing
to Find, the swell of baritone sax
in In Chains and the tumbling
chord progression of Strangest
Thing. Those may sound minute,
but this is an album about details.
If Lost in the Dream flourished
on its panoramic sound, A Deep-
er Understanding is a celebration
of the details within that wide
frame; the specks of beauty among
the vastness.
6 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, September 8, 2017

Alumnae wow audiences in off-off broadway play

by Allison Wei
Orient Staff
Continuing their success
from the summer of 2016, Mag-
gie Seymour 16 and Olivia At-
wood 17 returned to the stage
to perform 15 Villainous Fools
this time in New York City.
Based on William Shake-
speares Comedy of Errors,
15 Villainous Fools is a
comedy that follows the ad-
ventures of two sets of twins.
The show has 15 characters in
total, played entirely by Sey-
mour and Atwood. The duo,
with the help of stage manager
Jodi Kraushar 17, performed
13 shows at The Peoples
Improv Theater (PIT) Loft
throughout July and August.
Last year, the two performed
their adaptationwhich was
originally created for Seymours
honors projectat five fringe
festivals across the country.
Neither Atwood nor Seymour
expected to continue perform-
ing 15 Villainous Fools until
last September, when Atwood
was contacted by Stephen
Stout, artistic director of The
PIT, following their run at the
FringeNYC Festival.
According to Atwood, work-
ing with a single theater, rather
than traveling to different cities,
had many advantages, such as
collaborating with The PIT to re-
work their marketing strategy and
changing some of the play itself.
We had a home base, she
said. The PIT was great to us.
We stored our entire set back-
stage. We had a ton of rehears-
al time at the actual theater
using the light board and the
sound board. It was really nice
to just be at one theater. It felt
like we really belonged.
We revamped it a decent
amount so there would be
something new for people
who had seen it before but still
keeping the original part of the
show that got it picked up in
the first place, said Atwood.
Its morphed into some-
thing wildly crazy, said Sey-
mour. Its so awesome and
fun to see something change
so much and for [Atwood]
and I to have so much flexibil-
ity with our creative process.
In July, 15 Villainous Fools
was featured in New York Mag-
azines Twenty-five things to
see, hear, watch, and read list.
While Seymour and At-
wood were able to share their
show with more people, per-
forming on a larger stage,
as well as the schedule13
shows in just over six weeks
proved to be a challenge.
I wouldnt say the audi-
ences themselves are that
different or the show is that
different, but that tension and
level of pressure that you put
on yourself is different, said
Seymour. Like, what if the
press comes tonight or what
if someone who can make a
difference in our trajectory as
artists shows up?
It was really hard to fill
the audiences in New York
City because we are not Dear
Evan Hansen or Hamilton.
Were just two girls perform-
ing at an off-off broadway
theater. It was hard to get
the attention of people, said
Atwood. Friday would be
strong, Saturday would be
strong and then youd hit
Sunday and not many peo-
ple go to shows at 8 p.m. on
a Sunday. Those three-show
weeks were always tough;
wed have to get in the zone
and really stay in the zone.
However, Atwood said that
shows remained strong despite
occasionally low turnouts,
especially when the audience
included a Bowdoin presence.
We had so much Bowdoin
support. There were Bowdoin
people in the audience for every
show, Atwood said. We had
grads coming from 2009 who had
read about us. It was incredible.
While 15 Villainous Fools
is done for the summer, Liv
and Magsthe duos unof-
ficial monikerhave by no
means taken their final bow.
The duo is currently working
on some new material and
have been in touch with The
PIT to potentially collaborate
again in the future. Howev-
er, Seymour said that were
an opportunity, like The PIT
approaching them last fall, to
come up in the future, the two
are more than open to the idea
of bringing 15 Villainous
Fools back to the stage.

Summer fellows connect with midcoast Maine through art, storytelling

by Alyce McFadden
Orient Staff
Summers on Maines Mid-
coast justify the states Vaca-
tionland reputation. This year,
seniors Julianna Burke and
Maya Morduch-Toubman took
advantage of Bowdoins sum-
mer fellowships to engage more
deeply with the regions com-
munities through art, storytell-
ing and photography.
Through the Rusack Coast-
al Studies Fellowship, Mor-
duch-Toubman interviewed
residents of Harpswell and
neighboring islands who work
on the waterfront to create an
anthology of nonfiction writ-
ing, poetry and photography.
She has compiled her work
into a website, On the Water
in Harpswell.
Morduch-Toubman, an earth
and oceanographic science and
gender, sexuality and womens
studies double major, partic-
ipated in the Marine Science
Semester last year, an intensive
multi-disciplinary program
run out of the Colleges Coastal
Studies Center located on Orrs
Island. The semester inspired
her to explore these same coast-
al communities through various
media this summer.
A lot of the coastal studies
that Ive seen have been more
of the marine-bio side or the
geology side, so thats where
my mind goes when I think
of coastal studies, said Mor-
duch-Toubman. But, in reality,
these communities are a huge
part of that.
Burke, a sociology major, re-
ceived the Maine Community
Fellowship through the McK-
een Center for the Common
Good and worked for ArtVan,
a mobile nonprofit organiza-
tion that provides underserved
youth of mid-coastal Maine
with free access to art therapy.
The projects introduced both
Morduch-Toubman and Burke
to parts of the local Maine com-
munity to which most Bowdoin
students are never exposed.
Though Burke grew up in
Maine, she visited places with
ArtVan that she had never en-
countered before, like the hous-
ing projects of Brunswick.
A lot of people dont real-
ize that there is real poverty in
Brunswick, in Bath, and there
is real social need for these
programs, said Burke. It was
eye-opening for me, even as
someone who thought I knew
more than other people.
Morduch-Toubman used her
project to engage with two sides
of Harpswell: the residents who
have lived in the area for gen-
erations, and non-Mainers who
spend the summer in Maine.
Chris Johnson, a boatbuild-
er who Morduch-Toubman
interviewed for her project, is
a 17th generation resident of
Harpswell. His reflections illus-
trate that depth of connection
to place and to the town, Mor-
duch-Toubman said.
Both Morduch-Toubman
and Burke said that one-on-
one interaction with commu-
nity members was the most
rewarding part of their sum-
mer fellowships.
Burke emphasized the op-
portunity to work closely with
the children served by ArtVan
and with the ArtVan staff,
learning firsthand how a non-
profit is run.
The most rewarding thing
was building those personal
relationships with both my
coworkers and the kids, said
Burke. The kids are just pretty
amazing people and super cre-
ative and really open.
Morduch-Toubman had
the opportunity not only to
talk to Harpswell residents,
but also to experience a day in
their lives. One piece, entitled
Lobstering at Ericas Seafood
and Wharf, chronicles the day
she spent aboard the Captain
Morgan, the lobstering boat
belonging to Harpswell resi-
dent Bruce Dyer.
Burkes summer fueled her
interest in arts-based nonprofit
work, which she plans to pur-
sue after graduation, and the
experience reaffirmed her be-
lief in art as a critical resource
for youth of all socioeconomic
backgrounds.
It gives kids that creative
outlet, and focusing not only
on the material needs of people
who are considered under-re-
sourced but also giving them
an opportunity for creative ex-
pression, Burke said. Its just a
very open, nonclinical model.
Morduch-Toubmans sum-
mer experiences similarly ex-
panded her focus beyond the
boundaries of Bowdoin.
Hanging out at Bowdoin is
great; its safe to stay Bowdoin,
she said. But going out, talking
to other people, meeting other
people engaging in community
activities is huge and has really
shaped my Bowdoin experience.
COURTESY OF JULIANNA BURKE
Morduch-Toubmans proj-
ect, On the Water in Harp- Van Go: (ABOVE): Julianna Burke 18 spent the summer traveling with ArtVan to provide art therapy to children in under-
served communities. (BELOW): Burke (center) with ArtVan staff members Kelly Christopher (left) and Jamie Silvestri (right).
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Island Life: Six student residents trudge across the islands tidal basin at lowtide, returning to the main facilities at Kent Island during sunset after a whale
watching expedition. Eight students conducted scientific research around the island, and two served as Artists-in-Residence..
Kent Island isolates and inspires
Students study poetry and science during summer program
by Amanda Newman
Orient Staff
Each summer, Bowdoin offers
several fellowships in biology and
the humanities that enable stu-
dents to conduct research or prac-
tice various arts on Kent Island.
Located off the coast of Maine in
New Brunswick, Canada, the 200-
acre island has been home to the
Bowdoin Scientific Station (BSS),
since 1935.
This summer, eight Bowdoin
students completed the fellow-
ship on the islandsix conduct-
ed scientific research and two
received the Artist-in-Residence
fellowship. The program lasts
for eight weeks and includes a
stipend, transportation, meals
and lodging on the island.
Theres a lot of inspiration in
the nature there. I think its really
cool too how the fellowship and
Kent Island really fuse art and
science, said Zoe Wood 18,
who researched host plants for
spittlebugs on Kent Island with
her BSS fellowship.
I spent a lot of time also paint-
ing and drawingI tried to do a
painting or a drawing a day its
so beautiful up there that its hard
to not see how everything can be
an inspiration [not only] for artists
but also scientists, she added.
Wood applied for the fellowship
because she wanted the opportu-
nity for an immersive field experi-
Little Lower Lab: Fog envelops the Bowdoin Scientific Stations (BSS) Lower Lab and adjoing wharf. The BSS is
located on a remote island in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada.
ence as well as some isolation.
Despite its small size, the island
served as an exciting home for the
weeks Wood spent there.
I really got to know Kent Is-
land in a way that I havent been
able to know other places that Ive
lived before, like Brunswick, or
back home in New York or even
abroad, she said.
By the time she left, she was able
to name nearly any species of ani-
mal or plant she saw while taking a
walk on the island.
While Wood devoted most of
her weeks on the island to mea-
suring plant heights, searching
for spittlebugs and painting and
drawing in her spare time, Bren-
nan Clark 20 spent nearly all of
his time taking photographs and
writing creatively.
Theres really no other grant
you can get to just be paid to have
as much freedom as you want to
do an artistic project, he said.
Clark explored the irony be-
tween the intense exposure to
nature one encounters when ar-
riving at Kent Island and the fact
that professors and students from
Bowdoin and other institutions
have conducted so many tests and
studies that have altered the natu-
ral make-up of the land.
Theres really a give-take on
what were studying with nature
there and how were affecting the
island to do it, he said.
While Clark enjoyed the privi-
lege of getting in touch with nature
this summer, he did not have as
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COURTESY OF ZOE WOOD
positive of an experience as he
originally had hoped.
I think going into it I kind
of romanticized what the island
would be until I got there. Its one walk straighter, stand taller,
square mile and you cant really
run because the gulls will get an-
gry so there are not a lot of ways to
exercise. Theres no option to really
leave, which was really the hard
part, he said.
While Wood agreed that the ex-
perience was isolating at times, she
found peace in the solitude.
If youre looking for that sort girl with a disability told me that
of thing its really wonderful and
you can sort of detach yourself
and really focus on what it is thats
happening on Kent Island and
pour yourself into your project,
she said.
Taking up space while
queer and disabled
by Daisy Wislar
Orient Contributor
I am a queer person and a
disabled person, and every day
I am trying to figure out what
that means. I decided to write
this piece to reflect on those
identitieswhat it means to
navigate them and how these
identities operate in the world
both at Bowdoin and beyond.
Being queer and disabled may
seem like two different things
entirely, but lately Ive come to
understand them as inseparable
from one another. Here at Bow-
doin, our conversations about
identity can be super siloed. But
I decided to use this piece as a
way to share why I see my dis-
ability and my queer identity as
so intertwined, and why these
messy, lovely pieces of me can
never really be pulled apart.
I have cerebral palsy, a physi-
cal disability resulting from brain
injury at birth. I walk with a limp,
my balance is pretty wonky and
my body does things in a visibly
weird way that I totally love. But
the journey to loving my body
has been just that: a long journey.
I received a slew of negative feed-
Being queer and disabled may seem like
two different things entirely, but lately Ive
come to understand them as inseparable
from one another.
back about my disabled body as a
kid. In elementary school, I was
told that the clunky, sporadic
sound of me walking down the
hallway was disruptive to other
students. Adults told me to stop
curling my toes or sticking out
my tongue when I focus. I was
told to turn my foot this way,
stretch my hamstring that way,
is radical and unique and mine,
make my body fit other peoples
standards that were never really
within my reach.
When I was in middle and
high school, this commentary
translated into a frustration with
my body that I tirelessly tried to
compensate for. The messaging
I received around being a young
my gender presentation has
if I just made my cute girlhood
really big, and my unfavorable
disability really small, I could fit
in. I told myself to be likable; fit
into normative ideas of gender
presentation and maybe, just
maybe, people would see past
my disability.
The result of this internalized
notion of gender and disability
was a whole lot of forced fem-
ininity. In high school I used
to straighten my hair every
day and wear about 10 coats of
eyeliner (but only on the lower
lid, because naturally I would
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always mess up the top). I told
myself not to be too disabled
and never inconvenience others
with my weird bodys needs. I
made myself small and tried to
never take up too much space. It
felt like my whole life revolved
around apologizing for existing.
Flash forward to my junior
year of high school. I realize
Im queer. Ah! My plan to vehe-
mently adhere to all things het-
eronormative and patriarchal
is foiled. However, something
cool and surprising started hap-
pening when I came to realize
my queerness. I began meeting
other queer people. I met people
who took rules about what men
and women were supposed to
do and rewrote them, revised
them or threw them away en-
tirely. I realized that there is a
whole world of gender and gen-
der presentation outside of the
How to Be a Woman guide that
Id unknowingly been reading
my whole life.
With the support of close
friends, I slowly started to ex-
periment with bowties, button
downs, backwards hats and oth-
er markers of gender outside of
the feminine norm. Ever since
I started presenting my queer-
ness more openly, Ive liberated
myself from the narrowness of
gender normativity and been
able to create new rules for my
body that are entirely my own.
Ive found peace in all the visi-
ble ways my body does things
differently. In the rulebook of
my body, my loud, clunky gait
not something that is distract-
ing or shameful like my teacher
said. My liberated gender pre-
sentation serves as a representa-
tion of all the ways my body is
radical and defiant of norms as a
queer and disabled person.
I want to acknowledge that
my experience with exploring
not yet compromised my safety,
which is likely a product of my
privilege as a white person who
exists in relatively sheltered set-
tings. This is not true for many
other people, who face violence
and persecution in their own
process surrounding gender
self-determination. But in any
small way that oppressed people
allow our identities to take up
space, whenever we can speak
and live our truth, we are com-
mitting radical acts of resistance
against a system that tells us to
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SPORTS
PUSHING ON: Kara Finnerty 20 faces off against a player from Tufts in the final NESCAC game of last season, which resulted in a close 1-0 loss. The team is hoping to come back strong this season.
Field Hockey looks towards first years
after its disappointing previous season
by Anna Fauver
Orient Staff
After losing to Middlebury in
the NESCAC quarterfinals last
season, the field hockey team is
hoping to come back strong in
its first game against Amherst
on Saturday.
Captain Juliana Fiore 18 said
the team is using last season as
both a lesson and as an inspira-
tion for this upcoming season.
We were disappointed with
how our season ended last year.
We definitely wanted to advance
more than we did, Fiore said.
So I think we have a fire in us.
We werent satisfied last year, and
were building off of that and us-
ing that to fuel our game this year
and have a really strong start and
hopefully a strong season.
After losing two close games
to Tufts and Middlebury at the
end of the last season, Fiore be-
Mens soccer chases NESCAC title for third time in four years
by Claudia Pau
Orient Staff
After a disappointing 2-1 loss
to Amherst in the semifinals last
season, mens soccer is off to a
strong start after beating UNE 2-0
on Thursday. The team hopes to
carry the momentum to the first
NESCAC match, where it will
again face Amherst.
Last year, the team struggled
with constant injuries and with
scoring, according to captain Wil-
son MacMillan 18.
Last year we were really
plagued by injuries, and we had
a tough time finishing off games.
We ended up having a lot of ties
and not scoring a lot of goals, and
it kind of didnt really come to-
gether, he said.
The team is looking to improve
this year by placing more focus on
lieves that scoring is something
that this years team needs to
focus on.
I think last year, it seemed
like we had a little trouble scor-
ing, so I think we really want to
focus on that this year and make
sure [that] when we work hard
to get the ball all the way up the
field, its going in the back of the
net and not just going wide,
she said. We definitely have the
ability to do so, and we just want
to make sure were following
through with that.
One of the strengths of the
this years team, according to
captain Kelsey Bumgardner 18,
is its athleticism and mastery of
the fundamentals.
I think one of our best assets
is our speed. Were really athlet-
ic. Our forwards can steal from
defenders, and we can move
the ball quickly in transition,
she said. One way we describe
a wide variety of skills rather than
on one aspect of the game.
We have been a team thats
traditionally pretty big and phys-
ical and athletic, and that has
served us very well in a lot of
recent years. But in order for our
team to be really comprehensive
and do a lot of different things
well, we need to try to balance
our skill sets, said Head Coach
Scott Wiercinski.
Captain Sam Ward 18 echoed
this sentiment, agreeing that the
team is more diverse in terms of
skill than previous years.
This season, the team add-
ed 10 first years, more than
usual. Wiercinski believes the
increase helped bring needed
skills to the team.
I do think that this freshman
class, because its large, is a pretty
good balance, Wiercinski said.
our team is were not fancy. We
do simple things, but we do the
basics really well. So at practices
a lot of the times, were doing the
same drills over and over again
until we get to perfection.
Another unique aspect of the
team is the number of under-
classmen: there are seven first
years and eight sophomores,
comprising over two-thirds of
the team. One of the most im-
portant roles that the first year
class has had so far is in goal.
Both of the teams goalies are
first years.
We do have a young team,
but both goalies have done a
great job communicating with
us. I feel confident with them
behind me, Bumgardner said.
I think it helps that we have
some returners in those defend-
er positions who are confident
and can communicate with the
people ahead of them.
We definitely have some tech-
nical players that [will] maybe
raise our technical average, but
we also have some big physical
guys that are able to do different
things. We think that we havent
swung the pendulum too far.
Were a balanced team and capa-
ble of a lot.
The team also performed well
during its first scrimmage against
Tufts on Saturday, September
2nd, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
I think the scrimmage went
really well. Theyre the defending
national champions, so we knew
what we were going into. It was
good to see some new faces come
in and play big minutes for us,
said captain Stevie Van Siclen 18.
The main objective of the
team this year is to win the NES-
CAC championships. A win this
year would be the teams third in
Head Coach Nicky Pearson
believes that having a young
team is not a weakness, but
instead gives students from all
classes a chance to show off their
talent.
Were really excited about
our first year class, and we think
that they have a lot of talent,
and theyre going to be a really
important part of our program
this year, Pearson said. I think
the upperclassmen are really
using their experience to have
a positive impact on the team.
The sophomore class has done a
terrific job on building on their
first year experience and they
look so much more comfortable
this year.
Bumgardner agrees with
Pearson and believes that the
sophomores have stepped up
and done a good job of empha-
sizing the teams values to the
first years.
four years.
Our first and foremost goal
is to win NESCAC. The guys in
my grade and the year below have
each won once or won twice, and
so weve tasted what its like, and
were focusing ahead to achieve
that goal said Van Siclen.
The team also aims to host the
regional qualifying round in the
NCAA DIII tournament and to
ultimately win the NCAA DIII
championship, which went to
Tufts last year.
Last year we beat Tufts twice
in a week, we had a better record
than them and went further in the
NESCACs and got selected to the
NCAAs. To me thats very moti-
vating because we came so close,
and we beat a team that won the
national championship, twice in a
week, said Ward.
However, the team needs to fo-
PHOTO COURTESY OF ABBY MOTYCKA
The sophomores, even
though technically theyre un-
derclassmen, were there last
year, and they got how import-
ant Bowdoin Field Hockey is,
the intensity we practice at ev-
ery single day and the standard
we play to whether its raining,
whether its an away or home
game, or whether were on astro-
turf or field turf, she said. We
always play our game.
Fiore hopes that the first
game will be a good opportunity
to show off the teams abilities
and hard work.
I know I speak for all of the
seniors in that were really ex-
cited for the season, she said.
We see a lot of potential in this
team, and were really hoping
to come out strong in our first
game and to set the scene for the
rest of the season.
The teams first game of the
season is away at Amherst this
cus on NESCACs in order to make
the NCAA DIII tournament.
To put us in a position to
compete in the tournament wed
either need to win NESCACs or
have to have a great year and fall
just short of winning the tourna-
ment, said Van Siclen.
With the combination of a
shifting skill set and enthusiastic
new players, the team is optimis-
tic about the upcoming season.
Were really excited, cant wait
to get started. The guys have been
working really hard and really fo-
cus to improve, said Wiercinski.
Were excited to actually get on
the field and play games that ac-
tually count.
The team travels to play Am-
herst on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
The teams first home game is
Saturday, September 16 against
Wesleyan.
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Smooth Sailing. This
weekend, the sailing team
opens its season with a
packed five-
regatta schedule including
the Penobscot Bay Open
and the Harman Trophy
at Maine Maritime, the
Harry Anderson Trophy
at Yale, the Toni Deutsch
Trophy at MIT and the
FJ Invite at Harvard. Last
year, the team got off to a
strong start with its open-
ing slate, especially at the
Harman Trophy, where
the Polar Bears took first
place and qualified for the
New England Match Race
Championshipsa per-
formance that the team
will look to replicate this
Teeing Off. After winning
the Colby-Bates-
Bowdoin tournament for
the first time since 2013,
the mens golf team is
going into the fall season
led by Eric Giesler 18
and Thomas Dunleavy
20, Bowdoins first
All-NESCAC performer
since 2008. All six
players on the womens
team are returners, led
by Haley Friesch 18.
The two teams both start
off at home with the
Bowdoin Invitational at
Brunswick Golf Course
this weekend.
Make it Double. The wom-
ens soccer team opened its
season with a 2-0 shutout
win over Babson (1-1) on
Tuesday. Defender/mid-
fielder Nikki Wilson 18
was responsible for both
Polar Bear scores with two
quick-succession goals
in the second half off of
assists from midfielders
Claire Dardinski 19 and
Aine Lawlor 21. The team
will look to continue its
early success tomorrow
with its first NESCAC
matchup at Amherst at
noon.
Going for Gold. Over the
summer, Bowdoin womens
basketball player Ally
Silfen 17 and field hockey
player Sarah Jane Weill 18
traveled to Jerusalem
for the 20th Maccabiah
Gamesan international
Jewish and Israeli multi-
sport event held in Israel
every four years. In the
open womens basketball
division, Silfen and Team
USA took home the gold
medal after a 71-61 victo-
ry over Israel, while Weill
helped USA to a silver
with a critical goal in the
semifinals of the open
womens field hockey
division.
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Volleyball rallies in first game after losing key seniors

by Roither Gonzalez
Orient Staff
The Bowdoin volleyball
team opened its season with a
hard-fought 3-2 win over the
University of Southern Maine
(3-1) on Wednesday. The ex-
citing five-set matchup put
an end to the Huskies three-
game win streak, and the team
hopes to capitalize on this vic-
tory as it heads into a three-
game weekend.
While the strong seasonal
debut bodes well for the Polar
Bears prospects this year, they
have already faced challenges.
The team graduated a substan-
tial class of five seniors last
springfour of whom hold
multiple program records
and an injury has taken captain
and setter Clare McInerney 18
off the court.
Much of the teams resilience
in the face of such obstacles can
be attributed to the large role
that the class of six first years
has played thus far.
These first years are step-
ping up to positions that we
didnt think they could take
this early, said McInerney.
Theyre honestly just tran-
sitioning into the team so
rapidly. We lose seniors every
year, and its just a transition
between the team that we were
last year and now. Were a dif-
ferent team now.
First year Kate Kiser has
wasted no time transitioning
to the team, setting most of the
teams offensive attacks and to-
taling 54 assists, seven kills and
three service aces in her
collegiate debut. Sydney
Salle 19 and Michelle
Albright 18 also played
crucial roles in the teams
victory as they led the
teams offense with 17 and
15 kills respectively.
Head Coach Erin Cady
enters her third season at
the helm of the team this
fall with a program-high
.732 record over her first
two years here. In her first
season with the team,
Cady led the Polar Bears
to the programs best-ever
season, which included a
NESCAC title and a trip
to the NCAA Quarterfi-
nals for the first time in
program history.
Those performances are
in our minds, but theyre tele-
scopic goals, said McInerney.
Were trying to not get too
caught up in the distant fu-
ture. Were simply trying to do
better than we did yesterday
and improve.
However, the team is aware
of the challenges that its short
season poses, especially coming
off of a relatively short presea-
son and late season start. Most
other Division III programs,
such as the University of South-
ern Maine, had already been
playing for almost a week by
the time Bowdoin played its
first game.
We only have eight weeks
until NESCAC playoffs, said
McInerney. And then its like
do or die. Its just the rapid
pace that things have to move
at. One of the challenges that I
foresee is the difficulty of see-
ing the far off and separating it
from the present.
Even with these challenges,
the team has high expectations
and remains focused on its per-
formance and improvement.
The difference between
the team that started and the
team that is going to prac-
tice in a couple of minutes is
pretty amazing, said McIn-
erney. Im just really excited
about the potential of the
team this season.
The Polar Bears travel to
Massachusetts to face Brandeis
Friday at 6 p.m. in their first
match of the New England In-
vitational this weekend.

LEAVING A MARK: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP:) Kate Kiser 21,

Caroline Flaharty 20, and Michelle Albright 18 came out strong with a
ANN BASU, ORIENT STAFF 3-1 win against USM on Wednesday despite losing four key seniors.

Summer camps aim to teach skills and recruit players for Bowdoin teams
by Anjulee Bhalla
Orient Staff
This summer, kids of all ages
attended sports camps and clin-
ics on Bowdoins campus. Most
of the camps serve recruiting
method for athletes to Bowdoin
programs and to prepare them
for collegiate athletics.
While these camps and clin-
ics are run by Bowdoin coaches
and use Bowdoin facilities, they
are not affiliated with the Col-
lege. The athletic department
doesnt explicitly benefit from
the sports camps, but the Col-
lege does make revenue from
use of facilities and room and
board fees that each camp pays.
The camps, representing all
three sports seasons, are pop-
ular. Some, such as the Polar
Bear Girls Lacrosse Camp,
have experienced especially
high interest in recent years.
From 2008 to 2016, the la-
crosse camp filled all of its
overnight spots to capacity.
This year, between campers
and staff, there were more
than 220 people staying over-
night for the camp, in addi-
tion to commuters.
The womens lacrosse camp
is among the most attended
camps. Others, such as the
squash camp and mens ten-
nis camp had 10-15 attendees
each, due mainly to the indi-
vidual nature of the sport and
the facilities available.
The increase in summer
camps corresponds to a gen-
eral trend across the country
toward largely using showcas-
es, travel teams and recruiting
clinics in the collegiate ath-
letic process. This trend has
altered not only the culture of
recruiting, but has also caused
the process to begin during
the spring and summer before
a recruits senior year of high
school, if not earlier.
The extent to which col-
leges use summer camps as a
recruiting tool varies widely
by institution, said Womens
Soccer Head Coach Brianne
Weaver in an email to the
Orient. We focus on player
development and imparting
knowledge in a positive learn-
ing environment and recruit-
ing (depending on the age of
the camper).
On the mens tennis team,
four current players had at-
tended the Polar Bear Elite
Tennis Camp run by Head
Coach Conor Smith. While
the program is only for boys
entering ninth through 12th
grade with a large focus on de-
veloping collegiate play, many
other sports programs offer
high school preparation or
general development divisions
for younger athletes.
Both the girls and boys
basketball camps are geared
toward younger athletes, pro-
viding comprehensive instruc-
tion in the fundamentals of the
game and giving campers the
opportunity to challenge them-
selves and improve their skills.
The camps also expose
young athletes to sports that
they may have not
had the opportu-
nity to learn, such
as rugby. Since
2012, MaryBeth
Mathews, the head
coach of the wom-
ens rugby team,
has run the Polar
Bear Rugby Camp
in an effort to
bring more atten-
tion to the sport.
We started
Polar Bear Rug-
by Camp because
there was no rugby
camp for boys or
girls [at the time],
said Mathews. So
I decided to start
one, even though its in Maine
and Maine has very little high
school rugby. I would say its
a fabulous camp, but its in
a tough location because of
where the rugby players are.
And for college women, there
are not that many camps, and
no others in New England.
This year was also the sec-
ond year that the rugby camp
included an U-12 youth divi-
sion for boys and girls, which
has grown quickly in popu-
larity with 25-30 campers this
summeron par with the high
school and college divisions.
Increasing the number of
athletes who may eventually be-
come Bowdoin recruits remains
a focus for every program,
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYBETH MATHEWS
whether its through camps
held over the summer or clinics LOOKING FORWARD: Over the summer, sports teams, such as Rugby (pictured), host camps on Bowdoins campus
during the academic year. in order to teach valuable skills and recruit players for their teams. This represents an ongoing trend in college athletics.
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10 Friday, September 8, 2017

OPINION
Setting the right tone Beyond the Bowdoin bubble,
If the true test of character is what one does when no one is watching,
then the past few months of summer break have presented Bowdoin with
plenty of opportunities to prove its mettle. From the fall of the last mor-
tarboard at graduation to the first day of classes this fall, seemingly every
housing discrimination persists
headline presented a fresh opportunity for shock, awe and uncertainty. housing discrimination on the ba-
Though, without the hum of students, its halls have been quiet, the Col- sis of their identity is completely
lege has not remained silent in the face of the summers unfolding political
Out Loud legaland common. Accord-
drama. In response to high profile incidents, the College has taken a num- by Ari Mehrberg ing to the National Center for
ber of clear and admirable stances and backed up its words with concrete Transgender Equality, one in five
actions. At the very end of the summer, just trans Americans have faced housing
In late August, in response to nationwide debates about Confederate a few days before the rest of the student discrimination because of their
statues and imagery spurred by the violence in Charlottesville, the College body returned to campus, the other Col- gender, and over one in 10 has PHOEBE NICHOLAS
announced its decision to move a plaque commemorating Bowdoin alumni lege House officers and I spent several been evicted. In addition, a 2013
who fought for the Confederacy from the lobby of Memorial Hall to Special hours with the Peer Health and Resi- survey conducted by the Department of forced to make sacrific-
Collections and Archives. This was a sensible and laudable course of action. dential Life student team discussing a Housing and Urban Development found es to present myself the
While simultaneously presenting a transparent, historical account of the book we had all read over the summer, that same-gender couples face signifi- way I want to, to be vis-
Colleges relationship to the Confederate cause and avoiding the erasure Matthew Desmonds Evicted. While the cant discrimination in the rental housing ibly nonbinary and
often associated with the removal of controversial images and symbols, the book itself was primarily focused on the market. And with the turn that Trumps queer, to be publicly
College unequivocally condemned the white supremacist ideology on dis- struggles of families in Milwaukee facing America has taken, things may grow even affectionate with
play in Charlottesville that was associated with the plaque itself. housing insecurity and poverty, a large worse in the next few years. my partner if I
Also over the summer, the College delivered the Report of the Ad-Hoc portion of our discussion centered on When I come out to someone, especial- have one. I may
Committee on Inclusion, which featured the Committees recommendation the various factors that can contribute to ly if the person is cisgender and straight, be forced to take
that the College create a new position on the senior administrative staff housing instability in general. Some are the all-too-common response of youre extra considerations when deciding where
the vice president for inclusion and diversityresponsible for ensuring that environmental, some institutional and so brave has often left a sour taste in my to live, and where to work. I may be forced
the College is doing its utmost to serve all of its students. The adoption of some deliberate. Included in that last cate- mouth for reasons I had never entirely to think about safety in a new light, and to
the committees recommendations shows that the College recognizes the gory is an issue that hits close to home for been able to explain. Perhaps it comes in develop a bravery that just a few years ago
importance of allocating resources for new programs and adapting existing me, one that leaves me feeling equal parts part from the fact that I am privileged to I never couldve imagined needing.
ones to create an academically, socially and institutionally inclusive college. grateful for the so-called Bowdoin bub- have spent my life drifting from bubble Being gay or trans or bi shouldnt
On Tuesday, we learned of the the Trump administrations decision to ble and terrified for the moment where I to bubble: my California hometown, my have to be scary. It shouldnt have to
rescind the Obama administrations Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival will have to leave it. liberal family and friends, my private high be precarious or vulnerable, and it
(DACA) program. This news hit particularly close to home for some on Every letter in the LGBT acronym is school and now, of course, Bowdoin. My shouldnt have to be dangerous. I have
Bowdoins campus who are either personally affected by this decision or affected in some way by housing discrim- housing has always been guaranteed, and found incredible communities because
whose family or loved ones are. Soon after, President Rose issued a delib- ination in the United States. The Federal the liberal environments in which Ive of my identity; I have made close con-
erate and compassionate response to the decision, reiterating the Colleges Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to refuse lived have made employment easy. But in nections through it, and it has allowed
commitment to the safety and security of all of its students, its belief in the renting or selling housing to any person a few short years, I will be let loose into a me to be a part of something incredibly
humanity and dignity of immigrants in the United States and its eagerness on the basis of race, gender, religion, fa- world that requires more bravery than rewarding. But pride shouldnt have to
to offer assistance to students who feel at risk. milial status or national origin, but does Ive ever needed before. Of course, I will come with a price. Kids shouldnt have
Taken together, these actions constitute a commendable and encouraging not explicitly extend this protection to still retain some privileges: I am white to be homeless because they wanted to
move by the College, setting a tone of resilience and compassion as stu- LGBT individuals or families. In addi- and able-bodied, I can receive support be themselves in a place that wouldnt
dents return to campus. Although we applaud the College for these steps, tion, only 20 states, as well as D.C., have from my parents and my Bowdoin edu- accept them. Couples, trans people,
they should not be considered the end of the Colleges efforts. We aim to instituted housing non-discrimination cation will provide me with advantages and other LGBT adults shouldnt have
hold Bowdoin accountable for future responses and actions in regards to laws that cover both sexual orientation that my peers who couldnt attend college to struggle to find a house and a job
the interests of its students. But if the Colleges reactions to the events of and gender identity, while two states have will not have. But my position will be far that will take them. And LGBT indi-
the summer are any indication of whats to come, we are hopeful for the laws that cover only sexual orientation. As more precarious, and my safety net far viduals of all ages and identities should
trajectory of our community. a result, fifty percent of Americas LGBT less sturdy, than it is now. Depending on never have to live in the closet in order
population currently live in states where where I end up after graduation, I may be to live at all.
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board,

Un-social media: disconnecting to reconnect

which is comprised of Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah Drumm, Alyce McFadden, Ian Stew-
art and Ian Ward.

for the upcoming summer when I would a party with my friend who attends NYU.
by Charlotte Nash
be away from Bowdoin, with the intention She had flitted off to talk to guy-who-now-
Op-Ed Contributor
of returning to both in the fall. must-not-be-named, and I didnt know
This summer I went off-the-grid. It In a move that in hindsight is entirely anyone else. I cracked and re-downloaded
wasnt in an exotic, adventurous way; I ironic, I kicked off my experiment by post- Snapchat on my phone so I could see what
didnt backpack across the Himalayas or ing about my soon-to-be absence on the my scattered Bowdoin friends were doing
ESTABLISHED 1871 return to Bowdoin with a foreign lover three social media platforms I took part in, on that Friday night in July. Really though,
bowdoinorient.com orient@bowdoin.edu 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 in tow Eat Pray Love style. I lived in New and the Holy Trinity for most millennials: I didnt want to be seen by other guests as
York City and had constant access to all of Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram. Even vulnerable, or worse, have to introduce
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and lifes essentials (and those not as much so, though I now realize the fallacy, at the time myself to a stranger. It was then that I re-
information relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and like a Starbucks on every corner), I merely it seemed like a nonnegotiable. Although I alized that social media actually made me
its administrators, the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following profes- deleted all social media accounts and lived wanted to escape the time-trap that social less social.
sional journalistic standards in writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as my life as if no one was watching. media had become, I didnt want to be I now better understood my complex
an open forum for thoughtful and diverse discussion and debate on issues of interest to the Im not sure exactly when I decided I forgotten in my retreat. My social media relationship with social media. It was not
College community. needed to change my relationship with presence seemed a part of me, giving me virtual communication I didnt like, there
social media. It could have been after validation that I had friends and could be would be no way to keep in touch with
wasting two straight hours of my precious (quite literally) liked. Im even ashamed or make plans with friends without my
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio
term-paper-all-nighter time watching to admit that in the hours after I posted phone, but the impulsive way I used it that
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief every video meme in my Facebook news- about my summer experiment I continu- was a problem. As well, there seems to be a
feed-and thats not counting my constant ally checked my Facebook post likes and passive and active side to all forms of social
Creative Director Managing Editor News Editor Snapchat work breaks to update fellow Snapchat story views. media. Like the rest of the five juniors on
Jenny Ibsen Rachael Allen Elizabeth Fosler-Jones classmates on my slow page count prog- In the ensuing weeks, I noticed how lit- campus this semester, Ive been missing
Sarah Bonanno ress. While this may seem (and surely is) tle I missed social media. In fact, I couldnt my abroad friends, many of whom cant
Anjulee Bhalla Sports Editor excessive, according to Nielsen Social, really remember what I did on it for such text on their data plans. My first instinct
Digital Director
Ellice Lueders Anna Fauver the norm for adults over 18 is an average long periods of time. My thumbs, howev- was to see what they were all up to by
James Little Nicholas Mitch of three and a half hours a day spent on er, continued to move inexplicably toward doing a quick, innocuous Facebook stalk
Allison Wei Features Editor social media. Three extra hours when the ghosts of apps no longer on my phone of recent pictures. Instead, I decided to
Photo Editor Alyce McFadden I was usually grateful for five screen, which now seemed empty and Facebook message them so I could more
Ann Basu more minutes in my devoid of life (even though the very meaningfully (and less creepily) check in.
Associate Editor A&E Editor schedule seemed free- lively home screen image of my Right now, Im sticking with my ex-
Roither Gonzales Isabelle Hall
Layout Editor Louisa Moore ing to say the least, roommate mid face-plant was periment, at least for a little longer. I be-
Emma Bezilla Amanda Newman Opinion Editor so I decided to log now fully visible). lieve it has helped me stay present in the
Ian Stewart off of my accounts However, I did notice an moments I would be trying to document
Rohini Kurup interesting pattern: the times I online instead. All of my fears of being dis-
Data Desk Copy Editor had urges to scroll through Ins- connected after exiting the social media
Calendar Editor
Gideon Moore Emily Cohen tagram or watch a few Snapchat box have dissipated; if anything Im now
Eleanor Paasche Kate Lusignan stories were the times I should do so more confident in the reality, not virtual-
least, like when I was frustrated and ity, of my friendships. My current decision
Social Media Editor Business Manager stuck on a problem at my internship. was made easier when I caught up with a
Gwen Davidson Sr. News Reporter Edward Korando I came to realize that entering the friend at Lobster Bake and told her I was
Uriel Lopez-Serrano James Callahan Ned Wang mystical realm of social media was hesitant to log back on. She responded by
Faria Nasruddin
rarely an intention of mine, but in- saying, Wait really? You havent been on
The material contained herein is the property of The Bowdoin Orient and appears at the sole discretion of the stead something I turned to when I was social media? I didnt even notice.
editors. The editors reserve the right to edit all material. Other than in regard to the above editorial, the opinions bored or needed a convenient escape. Charlotte Nash is a member of the Class
JENNY IBSEN
expressed in the Orient do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors. This was clearest to me when I went to of 2019.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Corporate feminism undermines the larger goal of equality
@mycolumn
by Kinaya
Hassane
Because I inherited my
mothers aversion to makeup,
I was an easy target for Gloss-
iers stunningly effective mar-
keting scheme. Rather than
use Kendall Jenners heavily
contoured and enviously
symmetrical face for ads, the
brand instead tends to recruit
everyday women to model its
minimalist line of makeup on
its Instagram account.
Like true Glossier super fans,
my friend Camille and I made
the necessary pilgrimage to the
companys Manhattan pent-
house showroom this summer.
We arrived just before closing
time and found that hordes of
like-minded young women,
who had also learned about
the brand and its showroom on
Instagram, demolished virtu-
ally all of the sample products.
Despite this small letdown, the
rooms ubiquitous millennial
pink dcor and sleekly pack-
aged products nonetheless
seduced Camille and me into
Personal experiences in an impersonal system
A call to amend Bowdoins response to sexual assault
by Isabel Udell
Op-Ed Contributor
Editors Note: This piece was
originally published online on
May 13, 2017.
I leapt into life at Bowdoin
with force and vigor. I joined
an a cappella group, audi-
tioned for a musical, became
a tour guide, went to parties
and religiously attended office
hours. My story is not unusu-
alnor is my experience with
sexual assault at Bowdoin.
I first engaged with Bowdoins
institutional response to sexual
assault this year, two weeks prior
to Spring Break. I have spent the
last several weeks noticing some
pieces of my identity as a hard
working, (somewhat) anal-re-
tentive student unravel and other
pieces of myself emerge as more
resilient than I could have imag-
ined. I have attempted to reflect
on my experience in bite-size
pieces, in manageable frames of
understanding that allow me to
process selectively. While this ex-
perience has at times felt debili-
tating and emotional, it has come
most naturally to process my
experience by attempting to un-
pack the systems in which I op-
erate, with which I am complicit,
the systems which I represent as
an employee of the admissions
office here at the College. This is
cathartic and part of my journey
to sanity. This is also my attempt
to promote and provoke a dia-
GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?
Send all submissions to orientopinion@bowdoin.edu by
7pm on the Tuesday of the week of publication.
Include your full name and phone number.
making purchases.
I am unafraid to admit that
I subscribe to Glossiers reli-
gion devoted to the pursuit
of perpetually dewy, glowing
skin, and appreciate their ded-
ication to showcasing their
products on a racially diverse
cast of models. But it is diffi-
cult to overlook Glossier and
other brands online propaga-
tion of a corporate, exclusive
brand of feminism.
The brands appeal to the
upwardly mobile millennial
woman stems from its origin
story. Behind the rapid online
success of Glossier is founder
and CEO Emily Weiss. Media
coverage of her meteoric rise
to success emphasizes her en-
trepreneurial ingenuity, seen
in her ability to sell her prod-
uct without a chain of brick
and mortar stores. Weiss has
been positioned as the femi-
nist answer to the male-domi-
nated startup world of Silicon
Valley, where accounts of ram-
pant misogyny are tarnishing
success stories like those of
Uber and Google.
Glossier, with its visually
appealing Instagram aesthetics
logue by attaching my name to
an experience that is not at all
unique but is nonetheless often
hard to pin down as affecting
people we know.
In Bowdoins 2016 survey
on experiences and attitudes
about relationships and sex,
14.5 percent of women report-
ed sexual assault involving sex
under physical force, threats of
physical force, or the inability to
consent because of being passed
out, asleep, or incapacitated due
to alcohol or drugs. In each class
of 500 carefully selected students,
around 36 women will be sexu-
ally assaulted, under Bowdoins
definition, during their time
here. This is not to say that these
roughly 36 female students in
each class are the only students
who have experienced sexual
assault during their time here,
because, according to Bowdoins
survey, the vast majority will not
report the assault or seek resourc-
es on campus in the aftermath.
Bowdoin, like any institu-
tion, must necessarily respond
to the insidious and systematic
problems built into the frame-
work of our patriarchal society
and historically all-male college.
Bowdoin faces the institutional
problem of sexual assault and has
attempted to craft a response. A
response is necessary as a claim
to legitimacy. It is also neces-
sary as a practical, financially
incentivized matter; the College
couldnt afford to lose 36 women
OPINION
and clever slogans, invites cus-
tomers to use their relatively
pricey products to become one
step closer to becoming like
Weiss: a glowing, put-togeth-
MOLLY KENNEDY
in each class to disillusionment,
mental health difficulties and to
places that might place higher
value on their bodies and expe-
riencesthat would be one very
expensive and unsustainable in-
stitutional problem.
Bowdoin, like many institu-
tions, has created hard and fixed
rules which diffuse authority
and responsibility across many
administrators, effectively ab-
solving any one individual of
blame. Bowdoin has policies that
state zero tolerance for violence,
hazing and academic dishonesty.
These policies are imposed re-
gardless of the popularity of the
decision or whether they dispro-
portionately impact certain de-
mographics. These policies allow
the College to blame cheating on
students instead of departments
that are systematically unclear
about their expectations of ac-
ademic honesty. They allow the
College to blame violence on
individuals instead of the racist
slurs prompting the violence. The
fixed rules create an abstract au-
thority that is difficult to pinpoint
and hold accountable, allowing
the College to claim legitimacy as
an honest and safe place. Howev-
er, our policies are asymmetrical:
while we mandate that athletic
teams and College House offi-
cers attend serious meetings on
hazing, and while each incoming
first year must complete an on-
line course on academic honesty,
our programs on sexual assault
er and career-oriented young peddles confidence achieved
woman. While other make- by the usage of simple products
up brands sell empowerment that do little to alter ones natu-
through a full face of makeup, ral appearance.
Glossiers ad campaign smartly Glossier is far from the first
big name to use the profitable
combination of social media
and the feeling of female em-
powerment to sell its products.
A quick Google search shows
that Forever 21 and Urban
Outfitters are both selling shirts
with Girl Power emblazoned
across the front online. In 2014,
Emma Watson and other celeb-
rities, in partnership with Elle
UK and The Fawcett Society
came out with a viral social me-
dia ad campaign wherein the
stars wore t-shirts proclaiming,
This Is What A Feminist Looks
Like.
There is undeniable value in
brands advancing progressive
causes. Companies may distill
and oversimplify certain issues
with pithy slogans and trendy
imagery, but they are far more
capable of resonating with peo-
ple in ways that radical activists
simply cannot, thanks to their
vast financial resources and
massive online reach. But when
companies sell female empow-
are embarrassingly lax and often I want the asymmetrical
come in the form of one-time policies amended. I want all in-
lectures (or plays). coming students to sign a social
Oh, but the resources! We are code with sexual assault explic-
happy to connect you with Coun- itly mentioned. I want adminis-
seling Services, Health Services, trators who will not pass me off
the Office of the Dean of Student to the next resource, ticking
Affairs, the Title IX Coordinator, boxes and checking watches. I
the Womens Resource Center, or want deans who show up on time
the Resource Center for Sexual to meetings, who do not coo bi-
and Gender Diversity. If these zarre and patronizing phrases
Bowdoin diffuses the blame of sexual assault
throughout a labyrinth of resources, which is not
a reflection of the Colleges concern for individual
students but a claim to legitimacy, a compensatory
program that appeases and sends the message
that we are doing the best we can.
wont do, we can connect you like, I can tell you still have a
with peers in our student groups spark left in you. I want a coun-
who will kindly point you to the seling center that is equipped to
aforementioned resources. Bow- meet demand, that can see me
doin diffuses the blame of sexual more often than biweekly, that
assault throughout a labyrinth of can match me with the counsel-
resources, which is not a reflec- or I request. Most of all, I want
tion of the Colleges concern for the College to engage in serious
individual students but a claim conversations about sexual as-
to legitimacy, a compensatory sault and lay to rest the current
program that appeases and sends discourse of awareness. No more
the message that we are doing the analogies. No more talking about
best we can. It is worth noting sex in terms of cupcakes, pizza
that it falls on those who have or tea. No more denim daysI
been assaulted to seek out these fail to see how wearing denim in
resources. In my experience, after support of sexual assault survi-
a lot of meetings with a lot of peo- vors constitutes anything other
ple, who all individually care for than cheap symbolism. Finally, I
the students here immensely and want my college to apologize for
for whom I am deeply grateful, I letting him in. I want my college
was left unsatisfied. I was asked, to apologize for continuing to let
and left asking myself, if this people like him in.
isnt enough, what do I want? I represent Bowdoin Col-
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erment they are giving society
feminism with barriers to entry.
For a certain price, one can put
on a shirt that announces that
they are woke. And for anoth-
er price, a woman can confi-
dently sport Glossiers products,
seemingly freed from societal
expectations of a skillfully
made up face. But by implying
that one can buy their way into
being a feminist, these brands
normalize the continued exclu-
sion of underprivileged women
from feminist discourse.
Moreover, by purchas-
ing these products (many of
which were mass-produced
by underpaid women in de-
plorable conditions) we are
being woefully hypocritical.
And knowing that this planet
is continually deteriorating at
the hands of exploitative cor-
porations, we must demand
more from companies that
choose to take activist stances
in order to sell their products.
No amount of aesthetically
pleasing visuals on our Ins-
tagram feeds should convince
us to put our faith in this in-
accessible and unsustainable
means of achieving progress.
lege by giving weekly campus
tours, information sessions and
working the admissions office
front desk. I justify represent-
ing Bowdoin, whole-heartedly
and honestly, by thinking about
the fantastic individuals who
choose to study, work or devote
their professional lives to the
students at this school and by
reminding myself that its not
better anywhere else. Ultimate-
ly, though, I represent an insti-
tution that, in my time of need,
was unable to offer effective,
meaningful support.
In recent weeks, I have
sought to reassert my strength
and power, which have been
noticeably absent. How I chose
to handle this reassertion felt
representative of how I view
myself. My problem didnt feel
like one appropriate for Bow-
doins system of institutional
redress, nor did it feel like a
problem that Bowdoin would
be willing to properly remedy
for me. My problem feels too
personal and too pressing for
an institution whose circular
policies disempower. Ultimate-
ly, I chose to speak to him my-
self, on my own terms. While
this satisfied my own quest for
control, I am deeply anxious
knowing that this option is
not available to the majority of
women on campus who have
faced similar experiences.
Isabel Udell is a member of the
Class of 2019
12 Friday, September 8, 2017

SEPTEMBER
FRIDAY 8
EVENT
Poster-Making for DACA Rally
The Student Center for Multicultural Life will host poster-
making for students participating in the Fight for DACA rally.
30 College Street. 2:30 p.m.

EVENT
Mental Health Group
The Mental Health Group will be meeting to discuss mental
health. Students are welcome to discuss their history, share
their experiences and listen to their peers.
Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. 3 p.m.

EVENT
Fight for DACA Rally
The Bowdoin Student Government invites students to ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
participate in the DACA Rally. For students who RSVPd, LETS GET A MEAL: Students and members of the administration engage in conversation at the First Generation Dinner on Wednesday in
transportation will be provided. Daggett Lounge. The event provided first generation students as well as faculty and staff an opportunity to talk about their college experiences.
Portland, M.E. 6 p.m.

EVENT
Student Night at the Museum
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art will open its doors to
SUNDAY 10 TUESDAY 12
students for a night of art, a cappella, hors doeuvres and LECTURE EVENT
drinks for those 21+. Book Salon: The Ivory Mirror and Fall Student Activities Fair
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 7 p.m. Memento Mori in Shakespeares Over 100 student groups will convene to welcome and
Hamlet introduce students to their campus activities. Student
PERFORMANCE Associate Professor of English Aaron Kitch and Stephen leaders of these groups will be available to answer ques-
Purity Pact Recruitment Show Perkinson, Peter M. Small associate professor of Art History tions at this time.
Enjoy a night of laughter from Bowdoins only all-womens and guest curator of The Ivory Mirror, a new exhibit in the Morrell Lounge, David Saul Smith Union. 7 p.m.
comedy troupe. Additionally, check out Office Hours and Museum of Art, will discuss the importance of the memento
Improvabilities Recruitment Shows on Saturday night. mori in Shakespeares Hamlet. Kitch will speak about the
Chase Barn. 8 p.m. way cultural meanings of death have changed from the

WEDNESDAY 13
Shakespearean era to today.
PERFORMANCE Museum of Art Pavillion. 2 p.m.
A Cappella Recruitment Concert
Bowdoins six a cappella groups will perform.
Bowdoin College Chapel. 9 p.m. EVENT
Meditation with Will Bucci 19

MONDAY 11
Will Bucci 19 will lead a relaxing group meditation. All
students are welcome, no sign-up required.

SATURDAY 9
Room 301, Buck Center for Health and Fitness. 7 p.m.

EVENT
African American Society Ice Cream
Social
The African American Society will open their doors for an
afternoon of ice cream and fellowship.
Russwurm African American Center. 3 p.m.
EVENT
Greenstock
Student Activities, Green Bowdoin, Bowdoin Music
Collective and Sustainable Bowdoin will be hosting an
annual event promoting environmental consciousness.
There will be various booths and a campus-wide barbecue
at 4:30 p.m.
Dudley Coe Quad. 11 a.m.
EVENT
Alternative Winter Break Informational
Session
THURSDAY 14
The McKeen Center for the Common Good will hold an
informational session discussing alternative winter breaks.
Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good. 7 p.m. EVENT
LECTURE
Making Choices: The German National
Narwhal: An Extraordinary Tusk Elections 2017 and Europe
The Departments of German and Government and Legal
Dr. Martin Nweeia, a practicing dentist and research sci-
Studies will host Hanno Mussler, journalist at Frankfurter
entist, will talk about the narwhal tusk. Nweeia has worked
Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). Mussler will discuss the
with a research team consisting of scientists, veterinarians
upcoming German election. This discussion will include
and Inuit hunters from Canada and Greenland. Nweeia
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Alyssa Maraj
will elaborate on his research, discuss various laboratory
Grahame, Professor of German Birgit Tautz and Professor of
techniques and explain the collaborative process of
Modern Languages George Taylor Files.
international research.
Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 4 p.m.

15 EVENT 16 EVENT 17 18 PERFORMANCE 19 20 21 EVENT

Arcade Game 19th Annual

Common Good Adam Swanson, Tea with Harriet
Night Piano
Day