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The Nations Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly Friday, October 27, 2017 Volume 147, Number 7 bowdoinorient.com

Taking Back the Night

Students, faculty and members of the Bowdoin community gathered
on the Museum of Art steps Tuesday evening to reflect on the wide-
spread impact of gender-based violence and sexual assault on campus
and throughout the nation.

SAM HONEGGER , THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

by Anjulee Bhalla
Orient Staff
Take Back the Night took
place on the steps of the Bowdo-
in College Museum of Art Mu-
seum Tuesday evening, bringing
together community members
to discuss and reflect on sexual
assault on Bowdoins campus
and in the nation through a can-
dlelit walk from the Museum to
30 College Street.
There are a lot of groups
on campus and different pro-
grams that people hear about,
but when you actually have
everyone in a place together
visibly showing I am here
and stand with all of youI
think thats really impactful
and can be pretty profound,
said Nora Cullen 18, who at-
tended the walk.
The event strives to not
just show solidarity but also
demonstrate how gender-based
violence and sexual assault af-
fect the entirety of the Bowdoin
community.
I think the importance of
this event is to bring everyone
to the table, said Elena Gleed
18, who helped organize the
event through the Office of
Gender Violence Prevention
and Education. The message
that were really trying to send
is that if you dont feel like this
affects you, I would greatly push
back on that and challenge that
assumption. I personally think
that everybody is responsible,
or everybody has been affected
in some way.
Often times people will cite
the importance of folks who
are perpetrating violence to be
accountable for that and recog-
nizing that, and I would push it
even further and say that we all
have a role in perpetuating rape
culture, and so we all play a role
in helping to dismantle it, said
Lisa Peterson, associate director
of gender violence prevention
and education.
The event opened with
readings of stories and poems
that brought to the forefront
experiences and reflections
not frequently found in cam-
pus discourse. Topics ranged
from a comment on #MeToo
posts to statistics about gender
based violence at Bowdoin to
the responsibility of all mem-
bers of the communityes-
pecially menin addressing
these issues.
Some students felt the per-
spectives that were shared rein-
forced the gendered stereotypes
associated with sexual assault.
Some of them, I felt like,
pretty aggressively targeted men
as perpetrators, said Cullen.
Which I think obviously can
be true, and I think statistically
the majority of cases of sexual
assault tend to be perpetrating
against a female, but there are
Please see NIGHT, page 4

Former student Students rally for natural disaster relief

leads identified by Aisha Rickford Bowdoin raised almost $4,000 for Puerto Rico disaster relief.

hate group
by Rohini Kurup and Nickie Mitch dedicated to the heritage, identi-
Orient Staff
As white nationalism has
gained prominence across the
United States, former Bowdoin
student Evan McLaren holds a
leading role at one of the move-
ments most prominent orga-
nizations, the National Policy
Institute (NPI). McLaren, who
attended Bowdoin for three se-
mesters between 2003 and 2006,
became Executive Director of
NPI in July. He graduated from
Kenyon College in 2008.
Richard Spencer, an alt-right
leader who has gained significant
media attention over the past sev-
eral years, leads NPI as president
and creative director. Spencer
and NPI were central to the ral-
ly in Charlottesville, Virginia in
August, that erupted into deadly
violence, and was condemned by
many as a white supremacist rally.
McLaren was also there: a photo
published by the Intercept shows
him among torch-wielding men.
According to NPIs website, it is
ty, and future of people of Euro-
pean descent in the United States
and around the world.
NPI is considered by many to
be a white supremacist organiza-
tion and the Southern Poverty
Law Center (SPLC)an orga-
nization widely respected for its
monitoring of hate and discrim-
inationidentifies it as a hate
group. McLaren disputes these
labels. He argues that they fight
for a white identity in a world
order that he feels is seeking to
subordinate it.
What happens when you put
different groups and different
identities together is that tension
arises and eventually conflict
arises, McLaren said in a phone
interview with the Orient. The
main thing that I express is that
I want to be able to come home.
What I mean by that is I would
like to be able to return to a
Please see MCLAREN, page 5
Orient Staff
In September, Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma and Maria struck
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and other Caribbean
islands, as well as southern U.S.
states, such as Texas and Flori-
da. In the same month, Mexico
was hit with three earthquakes,
including the strongest one the
country has experienced in
over a century.
The destruction caused by
these events has prompted
many Bowdoin student orga-
nizations to organize events
that raise awareness, funds and
support for the communities af-
fected by the widespread impact
of natural disasters.
Between student organiza-
tions and individual students,
the Bowdoin student body has
raised almost $4000 collectively.
The efforts have ranged from
pia colada and bubble tea sales
to academic panel discussions.
Since September 24, Cindy
Rivera 18, a Latin American
Students Organization (LASO)
board member, has been work-
ing to raise $5,000 for disaster
relief efforts. Rivera is raising
this money specifically for Con-
$0 500 1000
Online donations
Lift-a-Thon
Pia Colada Study Break
GROUP EFFORT: Of the near $4000 raised by the Bowdoin community, approximately $1750 will be going to
ConPRmetidos and Oxfam Mexico each, while $400 from the Lift-a-Thon will be going to Unidos por Puerto Rico.
PRmetidos and Oxfam Mexico,
disaster relief funds for Puerto
Rico and Mexico, respectively.
So far, she has raised $2,940. In
addition to the GoFundMe page
Rivera set up, LASO has raised
money through tabling and
partnering with Taco the Town,
a food truck in Brunswick.
Through these two other forms
of fundraising, she has raised
over $1,000, which will also go
to these two organizations.
I feel like theres never a
goal for the aid that you can be
giving, Rivera said. [Places
affected by natural disasters]
are never going to bounce back
overnight. The more important
thing is focusing on whether or
not your money is going to the
right place, and that the people
who need help are getting help.
1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Dollars raised GIDEON MOORE
Faculty contributions
ASA Boba Sale
LASO Taco the Town
Many other students and encouraged donations, raising
campus groups have also been over $250 for ConPRmetidos
raising money and awareness and Oxfam as well.
for natural disaster relief. Syl- Kevin Trinh 19, a leader
via Jimenez 19 and others of TEDx Bowdoin and the
organized a supply drive for Weightlifting Club, was inspired
Unidos por Puerto Rico, an to raise money for Puerto Rico
initiative started by the First after feeling that the country
Lady of Puerto Rico Beatriz and the cause was not getting
Rossell. The Asian Students enough attention. After raising
Alliance (ASA) raised over $400 through the Weightlifting
$320 through its bubble tea Clubs Lift-a-Thon two weeks
fundraiser last Friday. The stu- ago, he and TEDx Bowdoins
dents sold bubble tea in David leaders held a salon last Friday,
Saul Smith Union and encour- the theme of which was In
aged donations, which went Light of Compounding Natural
to ConPRmetidos and Oxfam. Disasters. Students watched
The McKeen Center, Bowdoin videos of TED talks, which
Climate Action, LASO and Peer dealt with natural disasters and
Health sponsored the Pia Co- relief efforts. One of these, titled
lada Study Break fundraiser in Theres Nothing Natural about
Hawthorne-Longfellow library.
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2 Friday, October 27, 2017

SECURITY REPORT
10/19 to 10/25 STUDENT SPEAK:
Thursday, October 19
Two men suspected of stealing a bicycle (val-
A no-contact order was issued.
An officer escorted an ill student to Mid Coast
What Halloween costume speaks to you?
ued at $1,800) from Farley Field House on October Hospital.
11 were identified after information was received
in response to a campus security alert. Brunswick
Brunswick police warned the residents of an
off-campus student house following neighborhood
Nia Byrd 21
police recovered the stolen bike and returned it to noise complaints.
its owner. An 18-year-old from Brunswick and a A room smoke alarm in West Hall was appar- Dressing up in the California flag and
17-year-old from Bath were issued criminal tres- ently caused by the use of a humidifier.
pass orders barring them from all College property. A fire alarm at Quinby House was caused by just going all out to show my true pride
Ceiling damage was reported in the basement the use of a hair straightener.
of Baxter House. and where my heart truly belongs.
Two students at Sunday, October 22
Brunswick Apartments An officer checked on
were found in posses- the condition of an intoxi-
sion of drug parapher-
nalia.
cated student in Stowe Hall.
Students complained of
Salim Salim 20
A student with a
sore throat was taken
loud music being played on
the Brunswick Apartments
Joanne the scammer Scam today before
to the Mid Coast Walk-
In Clinic.
quad at 1:45 a.m.
The Yellow Bike Club
today scams you speaks to me. It makes
A student reported
a missing longboard
bike Humperdinck was
reported stolen from the
me feel like I want to drag everyone.
from Thorne Hall. The Osher/West bike racks.
board was located and A security officer
returned to the student. stopped three local men

Arein Nguyen 21
A black with yel- who had just stolen a wood-
low stripe Roadmaster en oar from a boat that was
bicycle was reported parked on campus. The oar
stolen from the Car-
lisle Avenue apart-
was retrieved.
It has to be a meme.
ments. Monday, October 23
A faculty member A window and light
reported that two ju- fixture were broken during
veniles on bikes were a registered event at Ladd
making rude com- House. The students re-
ments to her. A secu- sponsible will be billed for
rity officer located the damages.
boys and had a conver- A student accidentally Jouya Mahmoudi 20
sation. cracked a window with a

Friday, October 20
skateboard at Thorne Hall.
A group of exuberant
If I had to pick, I would probably pick a
Two students in
Chamberlain Hall re-
students celebrating a stu-
dents job offer generated
trash bag. A Hefty black trash bag.
ported that someone SARA CAPLAN a noise complaint at Bruns-
was jiggling their wick Apartments.
room door handle at 4:00 a.m.
A bicycle that was reported stolen at Ladd Wednesday, October 25
House was recovered at Stowe House Inn. A network interruption affected computer systems Ben Sickle 18
A student with a surfing-related neck injury across campus for nearly an hour when a key network

Crayon people with different colored

was escorted to Mid Coast Hospital for evaluation. switch stopped responding. Information Technology is
There was a report of excessive noise on the investigating the failure.

crayons. A big group of peopleI

third floor of Appleton Hall. A red and white mountain bike was stolen from a
An officer checked on the wellbeing of an in- Smith Union bike rack; of an unknown make and model.

would be the blue crayon because its

toxicated student at Winthrop Hall.
Saturday, October 21
A student with symptoms of anxiety and stress
requested transport to Mid Coast Hospital.
A student alleged being harassed by a student.
A fire alarm was activated at MacMillan House
when a student burnt microwave popcorn.
the color of the sky and water.
BEAR FACT: It is a violation of Maine law for
the driver of a motor vehicle, or vehicle passengers,
to consume alcohol or to possess an open alcoholic
beverage container on a public way. COMPILED BY SAMUEL ROSARIO
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY

Quit bugging me: ladybugs invade our home

by Samuel Rosario
Orient Staff
In addition to the stresses of
growing mountains of school-
work and Halloween costume
planning, nerves have been
erupting this week for another
reason: the invasion of small
guests in students dorms. Adri-
ana Nazarko 21, is a small time
bug enthusiast who lives in one
of the danger zones,
Farmers used to call [lady-
bugs] the beetles of Our Lady.
The red wings represent the Vir-
gins cloak, and the black spots
represents her joys and sorrows
-Our Lady being the Virgin
Mary, she said.
Coles Tower and inside students
homes. Youre gonna wake up
one day covered in ladybugs!
Nazarko said.
Senior Associate Director for
Facilities Operations and Main-
tenance Jeff Tuttle set the record
straight.
They are really small, so they
can fit into small cracks, but over-
all they are harmless. They are
actually listed as a beneficial pet.
This invasion is a common
occurrence at Bowdoin. Ac-
cording to Tuttle, every year
when it gets below 60, the la-
dybugs seek a warmer place for
hibernation. But if you want to
Youre gonna wake up one day
be selfish with your space, Tuttle
advises that students use their
vacuum to calmly clean them up
all, a course of action one Osher
resident, Sananda Chintamani
21, intends on taking.
I left clothes on my bed one
day, and then at night when I
picked up the clothes, a ladybug
flew out of them, she said.
This is a cautionary tale for
the public: dont leave clothes in
your room.
Contrary to popular belief,
Tuttle said that facilities isnt
actually receiving an influx of
work orders concerning the
pest problem. Either students
are unfazed by being watched
in their homes by ladybugs, or
students dont know how to fill
out work orders.
When questioned about
the necessity of an all-out war
against this invasion, Vice Pres-
ident of the Bowdoin Student
Government (BSG), Ben Painter
19 responded, Probably not,
BSG is not taking any con-
crete steps against this invasion
at this time but encourages stu-
dents to attend public comment
time on Wednesdays 8:30 p.m.
at Daggett Hall.
In the meantime, you can ei-
ther unleash a vacuum on them,
or learn to be friends-if not at
least amiable roommates with

covered in ladybugs!
Bowdoins newest inver- them. Things could be worse.
tebrate guests usually can be At least they arent those creepy
found on the entrances to Win-
throp, David Saul Smith Union,
Adriana Nazarko 21 stink bugs [Western Conifer
Seed Bugs]. JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Friday, October 27, 2017
Yellow Shirt Day continues tradition of recognition
by Faria Nasruddin
Orient Staff
On Tuesday, hundreds of
students, faculty and staff
donned yellow shirts that read
Respect. All genders. All sex-
ualities, for Bowdoin Queer-
Straight Alliances (BQSA)
seventh Yellow Shirt Day. A
part of programming for OUT-
tober, the event is hosted annu-
ally near National Coming Out
Day in order to show solidarity
for the LGBTQ+ community at
the College.
Yellow Shirt Day originated
in 2005, when a protest was
organized against an outside
speaker, Michael Heath, who
wanted to overturn Maines
sexual orientation anti-dis-
crimination law. He was
brought to campus by the Col-
lege Republicans. The protest
asked students to show up to
his talk wearing yellow as a
sign of opposition.
However, the yearly event
formally began in 2010 by Pat-
rick Martin 13. In an article
from that year on Bowdoins
website, Martin is quoted say-
ing, When I began organizing
this Yellow Shirt Day event ... I
expected a few people to wear
them, but did not expect the
huge outpouring of encourage-
ment from Bowdoin students,
faculty and staff.
Since then, the text on
the yellow shirts has cycled
through various iterations. The
first one that read Gay? Fine
by Me sparked controversy
for its exclusive message. In an
Op-Ed for the Orient in 2010,
J. Pasch 11 expressed concerns
that the shirts did not empow-
er non-straight students, mar-
ginalizing LGBTQ+ identities
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Natural Disasters, was about
the ways governments can uti-
lize predictive technology to
better prepare communities for
disasters. After watching each
video, students engaged in 30
minutes of discussion.
The goal of the salon event
is to promote discussion on
topics that matter to people on
campus, said Trinh. We hope
that our discussions promote a
deeper curiosity that [encour-
ages] people [to] continue to
investigate on their own.
On Thursday evening, soph-
omores Luis Cuervo, Annie
Rose, Louisa Izydorczak and Ju-
lianna Kiley partnered with the
McKeen Center and the Bak-
ing Club to host Hurricanes
101: Perspectives on Natural
Disasters in Burnett House,
where students joined a panel
of professors to discuss natural
disaster relief efforts. Assistant
Professor of Anthropology Greg
Beckett, Associate Professor of
Economics Erik Nelson, Assis-
tant Professor of Government
and Legal Studies Chryl N.
Laird and Associate Professor
of Government and Legal Stud-
ies Ericka Albaugh were invited
to speak about natural disaster
relief from the perspective of
their respective disciplines. The
professors talked about the role
played by race, gender, class and
inequality in the time it takes
NEWS 3
other than gay. Moreover,
Pasch added, this message on
the shirts was problematic,
for it encourage[s] Bowdoin
students to pat themselves on
the backs for being tolerant of
gay students by merely wearing
a yellow shirt.
The slogan allows our value
as queer individuals to be deter-
minedand affirmedby those
who reap the benefit of the very
heterosexual privilege we wish
to eliminate, thereby sustaining
such privilege rather than chal-
lenging it, Pasch wrote.
For the second annual Yel-
low Shirt Day, the shirts were
redesigned with their current
slogan, Respect. All Genders.
All Sexualities.
Its not about the refer-
endum at this point. Its not
about the speaker. It is a way
of sending a message of what
we believe in and respect on
MINDY LEDER , THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
this campus, said Kate Stern,
associate dean of students for COMING TOGETHER: Yellow shirts flocked to the Polar Bear statue Tuesday afternoon as Bowdoins community showed its support for LGBTQ+ people.
diversity and inclusion and Over the course of its history, the events purpose, impact and reception have changed as campus culture has developed.
co-director of the Center for licity and outreach in the past. orders most of the shirts, ac- ship] is to just continue to have BQSA. If you see a wide range
Sexuality, Women and Gender. Outreach and publicity counting for around 238 of a a supportive environment, of peoplewho you may or
BQSA leader Sophie Sa- still couldve been better, said total of 357, which is why some from an athletics perspective, may not knowwearing yel-
dovnikoff 19 said the goal of Sadovnikoff. I know a lot of have remarked that the event for student-athletes and to low shirts, then its a lot more
the event is not only to show people who knew it was hap- feels exclusive to athletes. continue to promote and grow comforting and empowering.
solidarity, but to also spark pening sometime in October, According to Associate inclusivity within our athletic However, in spite of their
conversation surrounding is- but not the exact day, and for- Director of Athletics Alice programs as well as on campus efforts, expansion to groups
sues in LGBTQ+ communities. got to wear their shirts on the Wiercinski, in 2011, then Di- in general, said Wiercinski. outside of athletics has proven
I like to think of it as a first actual day. rector of Student Activities Al- This year BQSA tried to difficult since the department
step or a foot in the door. My The event was publicized len Delong reached out to the expand its audience by reach- has a strong infrastructure in
goal with Yellow Shirt Day is through posters and through the athletics department about ing out to professors through place to reach out to students,
not only to get [people] partici- the groups that BQSA works getting involved in the annual Queers and Allies, the facul- according to Sadovnikoff.
pating but to get people talking with to order shirts. The event. Under the leadership ty equivalent of BQSA, and I think every year on Yel-
and sort of thinking about the Student Activities Funding of Ashmead White Director through departments. low Shirt Day we wonder if
queer community on campus Committee (SAFC) does not of Athletics Tim Ryan and We started with what had this is the best way to do this,
and what that experience is like provide the funds for Yellow Wiercinski, the partnership has been done in the past, and said Sadovnikoff. I think we
and why we have the need for Shirt Day, so BQSA partners continued and developed over from there tried to think of continue a lot out of tradition
Yellow Shirt Day in the first with other groups that sup- the past few years. The depart- large groups of people we and the desire to have an event
place, said Sadovnikoff. plement the finances. The ment continues to support the could reach out and those who people get involved in very eas-
The event is intended for the Department of Athletics is overarching positive message could be interested in actively ily and that can make a broad,
campus as a whole, however, BQSAs primary partner. of Yellow Shirt Day. showing allyship, said Fin- if shallow, impact that a lot of
BQSA has struggled with pub- The athletics department The intent of [the partner- ny Doherty 20, treasurer of campus community joins in.
to respond to natural disasters,
the most economically efficient
lief as directly and effectively as
possible to the affected commu-
facilitate direct support.
There are many [things to
money and throwing it over
there, wherever there might be.
will be an a capella concert at
7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditori-
ways to respond and the reality nities. Assistant Director of the consider] when youre going to Given the immense and um, and on November 17, the
of the mental and physical trau- McKeen Center Matt Gee ex- be fundraising and donating: long-term damage in the af- Bowdoin Music Collective will
ma that those living in affected plained that the McKeen Center the size of the organization, the fected locations, the efforts of host a benefit concert in Jack
zones experience. The panel acts as a resource to provide this reputation of the organization student groups to raise aware- Magees Pub at 7:30 p.m.; those
opened up the conversation to guidance, and can help make and how much money is going ness and support for natural who attend will be encouraged
the student audience, creating sure students are choosing rep- to people on the ground, Gee disaster relief are likely to con- to donate to relief efforts.
the dialogue about natural di- utable organizations, which will said. Its not just about raising tinue. On November 11, there
saster relief that the events or-
ganizers desired.
This is a way to engage in
an educational conversation,
because not everyone can
give money, said Rose. We
wanted to make sure everyone
could engage without neces-
sarily feeling like donating is
the only way.
In addition to facilitating
discussion, the event was a
fundraiser. Attendees had the
opportunity to donate to the
Spring Branch Independent
School District, a school district
in Houston affected by Hur-
ricane Harvey. The organizers
also partnered with Taco the
Town, which will send a portion
of its sales to the school district.
Cuervo has a personal con-
nection to Spring Branch: he
went to middle school there.
Im from Houston, [and] I
experienced all of Hurricane
Harvey, so the first thing I did
when I came [back] to Bowdoin
was see how the McKeen Center
could help, he said.
In their efforts to coordinate MINDY LEDER , THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
these events, student groups HURRICANE HELP: Members of Burnett House partnered with the McKeen Center and the Baking Club to host Hurricanes 101: Perspectives on Natural
have used the McKeen Center Disastersa panel discussion focused on the impact of natural disasters and relief effortsin Burnett on Thursday evening.
to provide natural disaster re-
4 NEWS
More than posters: symposium engages humanities and STEM
by Mitchell Jurasek
Orient Staff
Today, at the second annual
Presidents Research Sympo-
sium, over 100 students will
present research across the
fields of STEM, the human-
ities and social sciences. Last
years symposium was the first
to include research beyond
STEM fields, and about 40
percent of this years research
projects are non-STEM, ac-
cording to Professor of Chem-
istry Michael Danahy, the co-
ordinator for the event.
The change in represented
fields opens the symposium to
a variety of subjects and me-
dia, showcasing the range of
Bowdoin students interests.
It is the perfect represen-
tation of Bowdoin and what
Bowdoin students do, said
Sophie DeBruijn 18, who is
presenting a project on the
history of women in comedy
in the United States. Many
people across campus are do-
ing research across disciplines
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
a lot of other types of gender-
based violence or relationship
violence that can happen, so I
was a little taken aback by that.
Take Back the Night is a
worldwide movement, taking
place across the globe since the
1960s and that still occurs at
many colleges across the coun-
try. With its long history and
breadth of location, the event
ultimately takes shape different-
ly on each campus.
According to Benje Doug-
las, director of gender violence
prevention and education, Bow-
doin holds the walk in October
as opposed to in Aprilsexual
assault awareness monthin
order to set a tone of supporting
survivors and keeping the cam-
pus safe from the beginning of
the academic year.
On other campuses, the event
manifests as a protesta stark
contrast to the candlelight vigil
and walk that took place Tues-
day night. Gleed explained that
Bowdoins goals for the program
focus on supporting survivors,
showing solidarity and building
community and allyship, rather
than enacting change.
The goal of the event is to
bring awareness to the commu-
nity, said Gleed. This event is
not an activist event necessari-
ly, like it is on other campuses.
So if we were to assume that
something were to change or we
expect action from an event like
this [would be] a little mislead-
ing. I think that its both speak-
ing to the wider community,
but it also is a space for people
to hold a candle and to self-re-
flect, and so it really straddles
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so it makes sense that people
not focused on STEM would
also have the opportunity to
share what they are interested
in with everyone.
In addition to opening the
symposium to all disciplines,
the requirement of presenting
on a poster has been eliminat-
ed. DeBruijns presentation
is a multimedia humanities
project. For her, the old way
of showing research on a
poster lacked the experience
she wanted attendees to have.
She plans to give her viewers
a new way to engage with re-
search by showing videos of
female comedians.
Posters is the old way of
thinking about it, because, as I
understand it, this year we are
going to see more media and
performance to engage, which
is incredibly cool, said Pres-
ident Clayton Rose, who de-
cided last year to expand the
symposium. Previously, under
former President Barry Mills,
the symposium only featured
STEM research.
that line.
However some students
believe the event could foster
more meaningful discussions
and spur action if it didnt shy
away from addressing Bowdo-
ins shortcomings.
I think [Take Back the
Night] is not critical enough
of the way Bowdoin as an in-
stitution and as a community
addresses sexual assault and
sexual harassment, said Eliza
Goodpasture 18, who attended
the event. I think its a really
hopeful event, which is really
powerful and needed, but I
also think this year especially
it struck me a little bit as sur-
face-level.
And I think it could be real-
ly productive and an equal show
of solidarity and support to say
Bowdoins trying really hard,
but we can do better. And I
would like to hear more of that,
added Goodpasture.
However the awareness the
event spreads and the conver-
sations it starts are in them-
selves impactful in the Bowdo-
in community, where engaging
deeply in discussions of sexual
assault and gender-based vio-
lence can often be avoided due
to the complexity and signifi-
cance of the issue.
I think at a place like a col-
lege that spends a lot of time
interrogating things and try-
ing to figure out truth and re-
ally really important weighty
things, [discussing] some-
thing like sexual violence can
feel like, unless youre doing it
perfectly, youre not supposed
to do it at all, said Douglas.
The timing of this years
event coincided with the
#MeToo movement, some-
While also encouraging the
humanities, the symposium
has still retained its value as
a place for STEM students to
showcase their work.
Sophia Conwell 18 is pre-
senting a two-year research
project on mimicking pro-
teins in the human body. Her
research focuses on a specif-
ic protein that is thought to
be involved in Alzheimers
and cancer. If she succeeds
in mimicking the proteins
shape, her research could
help in broadening the under-
standing of the diseases.
While she is eager to show
students and parents her
work, the opportunity to share
knowledge with faculty is par-
ticularly exciting for her.
Its fun sharing what I
am most interested in, in the
same way they shared with me
what they are most passionate
about, Conwell said.
To help facilitate the de-
livery of these presentations,
some digitalization has been
brought into this years sym-
SHEDDING LIGHT: Samantha Roy 19 places a candle on the Museum of Art steps in recognition of those affected by gender-based violence. Take Back the
Night works to highlight the widespread impact of this issue throughout Bowdoins campus and prompt conversation and reflection.
thing that was acknowledged
through stories shared at
the vigil. Both Peterson and
Gleed acknowledged the care
that went into acknowledging
the movement that has affect-
ed so many people so differ-
ently.
I think for some survivors
it has felt really empowering
to have a voice and to see
this sense of community and
feel support. I think for other
folks there has been some in-
ternal tension of feeling pres-
sured to participate but not
feeling safe or ready, and also
posium. Now, from the Bow-
doin College app, attendees
can download the family
weekend guide to preview the
abstracts from each presen-
tation, allowing people to fa-
miliarize themselves with stu-
dents research ahead of time.
According to Danahy, there
will also be kiosks set up at
the symposium with iPads so
attendees can also view the
abstracts on-the-spot.
Held over Family Weekend,
the symposium is a perfect
way to show faculty, fellow
students and family what re-
search looks like here at Bow-
doin, said Danahy.
Many students that are pre-
senting stayed over the sum-
mer at Bowdoin to conduct
their research. These studies
can be self-directed with min-
imal oversight, sometimes
only checking in with a facul-
ty member as little as once a
week. These opportunities for
living at Bowdoin and doing
independent research provide
eye-opening experiences for
I think some senses of being
overwhelmed or triggered by
exposure to the content, said
Peterson.
[But] to ignore the impact it
has had would do a disservice to
campus so instead [we tried] to
recognize all the ways it might
be impacting people and to re-
ally bring those to light in a re-
ally powerful way that hopefully
made folks feel included and
heard and empowered, Peter-
son added.
Events like Take Back the
Night and trends like Me
Too demonstrate the ways
many students.
It was really great. It
changes your perspective on
campus and on Maine to be
here over the summer, De-
Bruijn said.
To help with the cost of liv-
ing over the summer, students
can receive one of several pos-
sible fellowships and grants
that usually provide summer
housing.
Students research that
will be on display also comes
from experiences elsewhere.
Hyungyu Lee 19 will be pre-
senting his research from
this past summer, when he
participated in the Research
Experiences for Undergrad-
uates program funded by the
National Science Founda-
tion at Vanderbilt University.
Working in the field of or-
ganic chemistry, Lee tried to
come up with new methods
to synthesize new types of or-
ganic molecules that could be
employed to make new drugs.
In terms of research tech-
niques and research knowl-
in which the conversation
around sexual assault has
changed over the last few
decades. Peterson said she
was recently reminded just
how much these policies and
conversations have changed
since she was a student at
Bowdoin in 2003 after com-
ing across the whistles the
College used to give out
during first year orientation.
I kept it in my office as
a reminder of how far weve
come, said Peterson. That
was sexual violence preven-
tion programming at that
Friday, October 27, 2017
edge I definitely learned a
lot. It was a good experience,
Lee said.
This years symposium aims
to encourage those not typi-
cally involved in this event to
come and explore the research
presented across disciplines.
Of 962 Bowdoin students
who had declared majors in
fall 2016, there were 295 hu-
manities and fine arts majors
and 472 social and behavior-
al science majors, including
double-majors.
If you are not a STEM
person it can be intimidat-
ing to attend a presentation,
if you are not literate in that
realm, said DeBrujin. If you
can find a little bit of anything
and find something that in-
terests you, it might open up
the audience.
The second annual Presi-
dents Research Symposium
will run this afternoon from
1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Mor-
rell Gym.
David Zhou contributed to
this report.
SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
time, in that recent history.
So I think it is really in-
credible and important to
remember how far our pro-
gramming work on campus
has come and of course there
is more work to do, but weve
moved past rape whistles
and asking folks to take care
of themselves and putting
the onus on the community
to take care of one another,
which I think is really im-
portant.
Sarah Drumm and Ellice
Lueders contributed to this
report.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Our Bodies, Our Bowdoin pro-
motes body positivity, inclusion
by Kate Lusignan
Orient Staff
Last Friday, Our Bodies,
Our Bowdoin, sponsored by
Peer Health and the Women
of Color Coalition, brought
together women of color to
discuss beauty standards on
campus through reflecting on
their own experiences.
I just wanted to create a
space where women of color
could gather because I [not
only] feel it is really import-
ant to build solidarity and
community, but [also] I want-
ed to be able to have a space
[to celebrate] women bodies,
said Elly Veloria 20, a mem-
ber of Peer Health and the
Women of Color Coalition
who helped to plan the event.
Women in attendance
identified common experi-
ences and attitudes towards
their bodies on campus. Shar-
ing these experiences allowed
them to realize that they are
not alone in feeling the ef-
fects of the beauty standards
around campus.
If youre at a College
House party, your body is
the first thing people notice.
People arent [coming] over to
talk to youthey are noticing
your body, Veloria said.
One goal was to create
spaces where every person
can feel comfortable with
their bodies and how their
bodies are perceived in differ-
ent environments. By holding
the event at Baxter House,
Claudia Pou 20 hoped that
women of color would feel
that these spaces, like Col-
lege Houses, could be places
where they could feel empow-
ered and a place where they
had a community.
There are a lot of first
years that mention that Bax-
ter is considered a white
space and I definitely see why
they would think that, Pou
said. I would say if you look
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at the demographic, at the
people who are usually there,
the people that live there
and also the music and party
sceneI thought there would
be something powerful about
reclaiming the space.
Our Bodies, Our Bowdo-
in was also intended to start
a wider dialogue on campus
about empowering women.
Following this event, the
groups will continue to pro-
mote body positivity through a
campus-wide poster campaign.
The posters will depict women
who attended the event holding
signs with messages of body
positivity, such as, At Bowdo-
in, curves are embraced.
The goal [of the program]
was to share experiences, and
we also wanted to make it
something that would give
people a chance to express
themselves and impact the
rest of campus in a positive
way, Sydney Avitia-Jacques
18 said.
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I think the best thing you
can do is stay informed. Dont
be ignorant, listen to peoples
real lived experience. Its a
hard issue. Youre asking how
can women of color feel in-
cluded in a spaceBowdoin
has no answer for that as of
now, said Veloria.
MCLAREN
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community that is white, that
embraces the kind of heritage
that means something to me...I
want to be able to come back to a
place where my racial and ethnic
group feels like it belongs.
McLaren wrote a regular
opinion column for the Orient
in fall 2005. In it, he described
his views as a libertarian con-
sistently suspicious of the Left.
In one column, for example, he
defended the practice of price
gouging. In another, he expressed
frustration with party politics
that he considered restrictive.
In yet another he criticized a state
ballot initiative that would have
prohibited discrimination against
LGBTQ individuals, saying that
anti-discrimination laws are an
intolerable assault on our prop-
erty and our freedom to associate
with whom we please.
I was beginning to develop a
vocabulary and grammar when
I came to Bowdoin....The people
who I was around were often very
resolved when it came to discuss-
ing politics, whereas I completely
lacked a clue, said McLaren.
The feel of [Bowdoin and Ken-
yon] was very social justice ori-
ented, so a lot of what I was doing
was attempting to figure out a
way to respond to that, kind of
finding my place in a dialogue
that seemed to be premised on
emphasizing white privilege and
things like that.
NPI was founded in 2005 and
purports to be a think tank and
lobbying organization, though
only three reports are currently
available on their website. It lost
its non-profit status in March this
year, before McLaren took on the
position in July, and the extent of
its institutional capacity is unclear.
In his role as executive director
of NPI, McLaren said he works
closely with Spencer to manage
the organization. His duties pri-
marily involve logistics and ad-
ministrative considerations, but
he has been seen alongside prom-
inent alt-right leaders at many of
the most notable recent gatherings
of their movement.
[They are] promoting Spen-
cers college tour to get the word
out about white nationalism and
recruit college students to the
cause and raise the profile...of the
movement, said Lecia Brooks,
outreach director at SPLC, in a
McLaren wrote a regular opinion column
for the Orient in fall 2004. In it, he
described his views as a libertarian
consistently suspicious of the Left.
phone interview with the Orient.
One such event was Spencers
speech last week at the Univer-
sity of Florida in Gainesville,
which incited widespread pro-
test. Prior to the event, Governor
Rick Scott declared a state of
emergency out of fear it would
spur violence though ultimate-
ly little materialized. McLaren
described it as a success for his
organization and movement.
It was definitely very intense;
it was kind of a trial by fire,
said McLaren. The event itself
turned into a complete specta-
cle. People in the audience just
shouted the entire time. For us,
that was a big victory.
Several of his former Bowdo-
in classmates the Orient reached
recall McLarens political activ-
ities during his time at the Col-
5
lege, but were surprised he had
departed from more mainstream
libertarianism he espoused in
his Orient columns to embrace
white nationalism.
I talked to him [when I got to
Bowdoin] and he seemed pretty
innocuous. said David Sokalow
08. He was in the Ron Paul camp.
Sokalow grew up in the same
area as McLaren, and had met him
before attending Bowdoin but did
not know him well.
While McLaren went to The
Lawrenceville School, a private
boarding and day school in New
Jersey, for the bulk of his high
school education, he also attended
the public school in his home area,
Camp Hill High School, for at least
a short period of time. Eight Camp
Hill High School alumni from
2003 and 2004, including Soka-
low, wrote a letter published in
PennLive in September in which
they denounced McLarens views.
They said that he doesnt represent
their town.
Its definitely a conservative
place, but most people are disgust-
ed by him, said Sokalow.
As a prominent Bowdoin
alumnus leading a movement di-
ametrically opposed to McLarens,
Deray McKesson 07, a leader of
the Black Lives Matter movement,
expressed concern over his class-
mates entry into white nationalist
politics. The two encountered one
another over the summer shortly
after McLaren accepted his new
position at NPI.
We had a good conversation
then he let me know he was work-
ing with Spencer, said McKesson
in an interview with the Orient via
text message. We disagreed about
the damage that work would cause
and the disagreement ended our
conversation.
NPI and the broader white
nationalist movement take issue
with the idea of multiculturalism
and the many policies that seek
to promote it. McLaren com-
pared a multicultural commu-
nity to the experience a person
would have coming home to
find strangers claiming to be his
or her parents.
[If] there were all these strange
people, regardless of their racial
makeup, who I didnt recognize
who were just there in the house
behaving as if it were theirs, that
would be kind of like a horror
movie scenario, he said.
Instead, NPI advocates for
ethnically homogenous com-
munities.
The ultimate ideal that some-
one like Spencer has articulated
is this [idea] of the ethnostate.
That would be a sort of political
order that was meant for white
peoples...Richards inspiration is
something like imperial Rome, so
I think if you ask him he would
envision a white empire that
would extend from Russia to the
United States, he said.
Student leaders at Bowdoin re-
jected these views.
This kind of hate has no
place here at Bowdoin, said
Vice President for Student Gov-
ernment Affairs Ben Painter 19
in an email to the Orient. I am
genuinely surprised that he left
Bowdoin [and] Kenyon with
those ideas and that kind of logic
still intact.
 F FEATURES
6 Friday, October 27, 2017
On hookup culture: a conversation with Alix Pupo
Love, Lust
and Like-Liking
Amber Rock and Anne Gregory
From a young age, we are
trained to believe that traits
have inherent feminine or
masculine qualities. Women
are emotional. Men are logical.
Women are nurturers. Men
are providers. Women are pur-
sued. Men are pursuers. These
rigid roles largely stem from
stereotypes but still leave last-
ing marks on impressionable
minds. #ThanksPatriarchy. Al-
though at Bowdoin we strive to
be more inclusive and under-
standing of the human experi-
ence, we are not immune from
the lasting effects of a lifetime
of conditioning. Our percep-
tion and expression of gender
inform our everyday interac-
tions, especially in situations
where these roles are held more
closely, like during a hookup.
We interviewed Alix Pupo
18 about their experience nav-
igating the hookup and dating
scene here at Bowdoin. This is a
continuation of a series of per-
spectives on Bowdoins hookup
culture through the lens of dif-
fering gender identities.
With Honk for Peace, local group advocates for unity
by Owen Silitch
Orient Staff
At the corner of Pleasant and
Maine streets, a group of elderly
Brunswick locals stand on Friday
afternoons with signs condemn-
ing all acts of warcars drive by
and honk showing support for
the groups message.
This passionate, albeit small,
congregation represents part of
a larger organization known as
PeaceWorks, a local Brunswick
organization whose mission is
to educate its members and the
community about all issues im-
portant to citizens of a democ-
racy and encourage non-vio-
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Anne Gregory/Amber Rock:
What has your experience
been with the dating scene at
Bowdoin? Have you noticed a
lack of a dating scene?
Alix Pupo: Definitely. So my
first year and a half or so here, I
wasnt actually out as non-bina-
ry. So in that time I did date one
person. I dated them identifying
as a man, and they identified as
a woman. Once I did come out
as non-binary, the options defi-
nitely did shrink because theres
an issue of people being unsure
of what non-binary means, and
that can sort of repel people
initially. Theres also just not a
lot of people that are attracted
to a more feminine-presenting,
male-looking kind of person.
So it definitely shrinks the
number of people. Bright side
of that being, its very cool
when you find someone whos
like youre hot.
AG/AR: How has your iden-
tity interacted with the hookup
and dating scene at Bowdoin?
AP: Very much so. Be-
fore I was out I had a lot
of anxiety surrounding
the fact that I would
sort of get slotted into
the male role in rela-
tionships or hookup
situations, and that just
lent solutions to conflict. The
weekly gathering, just one of
the many events that Peace-
Works sponsors, has occurred
weekly since 9/11 and the sub-
sequent War on Terror.
In years following, atten-
dance declined significantly
and today scarcely 10 people
show up in support each week.
However, there is still a dedicat-
ed contingency of PeaceWorks
members who believe in the
mission of these weekly gather-
ings and carry on the tradition.
Last year, Julio Palencia 20
was walking downtown one
Friday afternoon to take pho-
tographs for a class assignment
felt really wrong to me, and I
couldnt exactly pinpoint why.
And then once I was able to
come out, I was able to realize
that this is something that I
need [in order] to feel comfort-
able in relationships, and also
a thing that people need to be
and photographed the Peace-
Works group. When he eventu-
ally developed his photographs
of the event, Havana Ca-
so-Dosembet 20 was intrigued
by the story of the images and
the two began getting involved.
Obviously they havent only ever breeds more violence.
achieved world peace through
Honking for Peace, but I do
still think its rewarding to be
on that corner and show the
community that theyre people
who care enough to reach out,
Caso-Dosembet said.
Although the original purpose
of these weekly gatherings was
solely to condemn militarism, it is
clear that more than 15 years later
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okay with. So it definitely made
me more selective with the peo-
ple I was looking to be in rela-
tionships with, and also made
people be more selective of me,
which like I said, sort of dimin-
ishes the amount of people that
are dating possibilities.
KODIE GARZA
these peaceful protests have come
to stand for something much more.
Rosalee Paul, one of the groups
leaders who took classes at Bow-
doin during the 1970s, spoke about
the groups desire to raise awareness
more broadly that violence really
argues is directly related to war
This isnt something Trump
caused ... This is from whenever
Hannibal crossed the alps. This is
the patriarchy that we live in and
its time for learning a more com-
munity oriented, earth centered,
people centered kind of culture,
Paul said.
Paul said that part of Peace-
Works new paradigm is focusing
on climate change, which Paul
AG/AR: Something weve
heard a ton from queer stu-
dents is limited options and
limited availability for hook-
ups or dating. Is that a large
barrier youve found?
AP: Yeah, for sure. And
Ive definitely heard this from
other queer people at this
school. There are just not a lot
of queer people here. And the
queer community all knows
each other, and so if you start
to date or hookup with people
in that group, it gets gross and
incest-y. And because Bowdoin
is so small and because 24 Col-
lege brings people together, and
youre able to meet basically
everybody else in the queer
community on campus,
it would then sort of be
weird to hookup with
someone in that group
knowing that you are sort
of linked to them forever.
AG/AR: In
terms of the
way that you
view the hookup
scene now versus
the way you did as a
first-year, how has
that change been? Do you feel
jaded? Optimistic?
AP: Ill try to look at it in two
ways. The first one just being that
This is real and alive and happening
and its all grey-haired people. Come
on, lets get out there!
Rosalee Paul
and military action. Paul noted
that the Pentagon has the largest
carbon footprint of any govern-
mental organization, so in order
to become truly environmentally
conscious and bring about the
larger changes that we wish to
see, we must focus first and fore-
most on stopping wars.
Paul believes that it is essen-
tial for people to stand up for
when I came in as a first year, I
wasnt out as non-binaryI wasnt
really out to myself. I knew that I
was different but I didnt really
know how, and how to tackle that.
So hooking up to me felt more
like a pressure, because hooking
up with a woman meant I could
justify myself as a man and then
there was no insecurity behind
that. So a lot of my hookups and
relationships the first two years
really had that component of like,
I need to do this to sort of validate
my gender identity. Versus the
second two years, it was more
contingent on me actually know-
ing what Im about and wanting
something that feels comfortable
for me. And that took off a ton
of pressure and just made me
content with the fact that Im not
always hooking up with people
and if I am, its something that I
want. The second one being when
you come into Bowdoin, you just
dont exactly know what college is
like, and I definitely heard that in
college people hook up a lot, and I
wasnt even entirely sure what that
meant like are people jumping
on each other having sex every-
where? So that was definitely
scary at the time, but now Im able
to communicate about it a lot bet-
ter with partners and all just like
in general. And I think communi-
cation is very important.
what they believe in and advo-
cate for change. She encouraged
Bowdoin students to join the
groups typically elderly partici-
pants in future gatherings.
This is real and alive and
happening and its all gray-
haired people. Come on, lets get
out there! Paul said.
Editors note: Havana Ca-
so-Dosembet 20 is a member of
the Orient staff.
Friday, October 27, 2017 FEATURES 7

Talk of the Quad

THE ALUM WHO STOLE
HITLERS BOOKS
In May of 1945, Joseph H.
Johnson Jr. 44 found himself
shimmying down a rope into
Adolf Hitlers library. Once
ornate with handmade book-
shelves of wood and glass, the
library had been moved from
the second floor to under-
ground, thereby protected by
the body of the mountain when
British troops bombed Hitlers
Berghof home five days before
his death.
A few days later, in coordina-
tion with French troops, John-
sons patrol was one of the first
to reach the remains. Permitted
to take a few mementos, John-
son swept his new possessions
into a pillowcase: Hitlers per-
sonal telephone book, a table-
cloth, china dishware and five
books, one of which, in a kind
of poetic irony, was Dantes
Divine Comedy.
Bowdoins Special Collec-
tions and Archives now houses
the five books, thanks to John-
sons early years of affection for
the College. (He would later
develop the hobby of sending
back empty alumni donation
envelopes with snarky com-
ments about the schools liber-
alness.) Except for the Dante,
the books date back to the 16th
and 17th centuries.
On a Monday afternoon, af-
ter seeing one of the books in
my English class, I hold their
bones: the cover of the history
of Alexander the Great is mot-
tled like aged skin, the front
engraving of Macrobius com-
mentary browned and sticky,
the Dantes wavy body seem-
ingly once waterlogged, as if the
book itself had been through
nine circles of hell.
My hands feel dirty when I
open the Dante to see Hitlers
bookplate: his name in fat font
beneath a sharp-winged eagle
who presides over a branch with
a single acorn and a swastika. The
Dante, once part of the Librarys
general collection, also bears the
Colleges seal, embossed onto
page 55 of every book up un-
til four or five years ago.
All five books carry
the standard College
bookplatea sketch of
Hubbard Hallalong
with Johnsons name. In
pencil below, someone
has written From the
library of Adolf Hitler.
The physical books re-
veal the ways theyve been
possessed over the years,
mixing up who stole,
lost, gifted or
received. John-
son may have
owned these
stolen books
temporarily,
but really,
he was
just a part of their lineage. I
think about the way I write in-
scriptions on the inside covers
of picture books for my two-
year-old nieces. I fear that they
wont know me and know me
well, and so I sign my name in
permanent marker, impossibly
claiming the books before pass-
ing them on, hoping some part
of me endures.
Given the Nazis history of
pillaging, these books, par-
ticularly the older ones, were
likely not gifts, but rather tak-
en from someone, ending up
in Hitlers library as symbols
of intellect. Little research has
been done on Hitlers
reading habits, curious consid-
ering how much ones library
can reveal ones character. We
do know, however, that Hit-
lers Berghof library was one
of the dictators three libraries
and, notably, the one saved
for his most valued volumes.
And, while earlier research has
failed to find any Dante in Hit-
lers collection, the Bowdoin
copy proves otherwise.
For Johnson, these books
were gifts of doubtful value
and use for his alma mater. In
his letter to the dean about the
books, Johnson wrote that per-
haps some Latin or German
student may find use for them
some day. He didnt suspect, as
we rarely do in the moment, that
their history of ownershipand structionists or reproached the
Johnsons part in itwould Colleges rejection of his sons
prove much more interesting. application.
Over 70 years later, I parse The College, on the other
through Johnsons file. I read hand, kept up its communica-
about the way he developed tion through personal sympa-
from a boy, whose mother thy notes following the death
wrote letters to the dean blam- of said son and, 10 years later,
ing his failing two classes on the death of Johnson himself.
illnesses acquired before age Bowdoin is a family college,
six, into an elderly man who both letters read, and whatever
unemotionally sold his appro- affects any one of us affects all
priated Hitler possessions at an of us in some measure.
auction in Boston. However impersonal this
I read a letter from Bowdo- standard condolence is, these
ins head of admissions kindly documents reveal the Colleges
informing Johnson that not persistence in Johnsons life. Like
only was his application late, the rest of us, Johnson may have
but that he had taken only claimed this school as his own
one of the 15 courses required for four years, but really, Bow-
for enrollment. A year later, doin claimed him. The College
Johnson got his act together, embossed him with a class year,
attended and loved Bow- wrote a paragraph of his identity
doin and then, along and stamped him with a book-
with many of his peers, plate, a sketch of a place that, at
took a leave of absence one time, served as a home.
from the College his These marks are some of
junior year to serve in many; the file doesnt reveal
the military. the rest of Johnsons life. Like
Bowdoin as- the books, we are often pos-
sumed a curious sessed by places and people
role in Johnsons so temporarily. The books are
life. His early presently squirreled away in
warmth towards the back shelves of Special Col-
his deans in let- lections, but their permanent
ters deformed into owner remains and will remain
notes attached to undefined. In my own life, this
alumni donation lack of tethering intimidates
envelopes that de- me. I suppose thats the point
nounced the Col- of learning to be on your own.
leges political And yet, in the process of writ-
radicals, mental- ing my own history, at least I
ly incompetent have stamps like Bowdoin to
blacks and carry with me.
neutered Rachael Allen is a member of
female de- the class of 2018.
KAYLA SNYDER

tainly would not critique the work bothered me. Am I just trying reserved wasnt a novel thing had the time to make close Now, granted, writing an
SOCIAL MEDIA, ME AND that Tarana Burkethe original to not be a conformist in a for me. I grew up in a military friends. I finally felt con- Orient article about all of
#METOO creator of the hashtagand fel- movement, even if its a very family, so I moved often and nected in a way that I never this is pretty close to posting
low activists do to help marginal- positive one? How could I be didnt have the time to make did with social media. This #MeToo on Facebook. Ad-
Recently, many of my friends ized individuals. so judgmental? many close friendships. How- helped me come to terms with ditionally, posting the hashtag
and peers have posted the hashtag So, why do I feel so uncom- Its a bit more complicated ever, at the same time, I want- things that were long overdue. on Facebook does not mean
MeToo on their Facebook pag- fortable with the idea of post- than that. I was sexually as- ed to try and fit in as much as Having conversations with that survivors are obligated to
es. This hashtag makes a pretty ing such a powerful and per- saulted in high school, and at possible, so the minute I got people, either one-on-one share the details of their expe-
compelling statement: sexual sonal statement as a hashtag? that time I didnt really know a Facebook account I became or in a group, helped me be- riences. But to me, its a matter
harassment and assault are still Of course many victims how to talk about it. I didnt obsessed with personalizing come more open and willing of comfort. I want to open up
a long, long way from being pre- of sexual violence are choos- have the language for how I it to the nth degree. I thought to discuss things I have gone to people in a way that I think
ventable on Bowdoins campus or ing not to post for their own felt. I concluded that maybe that Facebook was the best through. Facebook became is the most meaningful and on
any place in general. I greatly re- unique reasons, but my initial I was overreacting to the way for people to understand less of a necessary social tool my own terms. To me, that me-
spect the Bowdoin students who response to the hashtag was situation, and, as a result, I me, as a person. and more of a way to keep up dium will never be Facebook.
share their experiences of sexual one of concern. I felt ner- decided it was better to just However, when I got to with people from high school McKenna Thomas-Franz is
violence and show support. I cer- vous, and that nervousness not discuss it at all. Being Bowdoin, I realized that I now or plan via group chat. a member of the class of 2019.

PHOEBE NICHOLS
8 FEATURES Friday, October 27, 2017

PHOTO ESSAY

AUTUMN LEAVES
New England fall came in full force last Sunday. Class of 2020 curated the
best of the season and brought it to Cleveland Quad crisp air and apple
cider donuts, pumpkins, classic Maine foliage. Students of all classes sipped
hot apple cider and cuddled therapeutic bunnies. We carved pumpkins on an
unseasonably warm and sunny day.
By Jenny Ibsen and Gwen Davidson
 A ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Friday, October 27, 2017 9

Masque & Gown stages The Laramie Project

by Harrison West
Orient Staff
Yesterday, Masque & Gown
premiered The Laramie Proj-
ect, a production choice that
continues the groups break
with the more traditional
shows that characterized much
of its history.
We had three plays in a row
during my time here and, I un-
derstand, several more before
this that were like white, liv-
ing-room, family dramas where
people sat in their kitchen or
living rooms and talked about
their white people problems
for a nice hour and a half, said
Kathleen Johnson 19, director
of the show, in a discussion at
Burnett House last week.
The Laramie Project
portrays the aftermath of
the 1998 murder of Matthew
Shepard, a gay student at the
University of Wyomingone
of the first hate crimes against
a gay person widely covered
by national media.
The show was created by
members of the Tectonic The-
ater Group from New York
who traveled to Laramie,
Wyoming in the wake of the
tragedy to conduct more than
200 interviews with students,
professors, police, social work-
ers and other residents of the
town. Each of the many char-
acters represents an individual
that the group interviewed.
This choice builds upon the
momentum of last springs play,
Blown Youtha sharp depar-
ture from this paradigm.
[The characters were] all
women, several of whom were
not from the United States,
several of whom were queer,
several of whom could not
be played by white actresses,
and so that ended up break-
ing a lot of barriers in terms
of the topics being discussed
on stage and the people you
see on stage, added Johnson.
We wanted to keep doing that
with the next play. So Lara-
mie Project came to my mind
because there are no racial
requirements, gender require-
ments, any kind of physicality
that you need to be in it.
Masque & Gown Treasurer
Brendan Pulsifer 20 organized
a discussion at Burnett House
to explain the importance of
this show in the context of
continuing discussions about
LGBT history and life.
In the Laramie Project we
see a community that is forced
to look at itself in the mirror,
and say, OK, this happened
here, what are we going to do SEE IT YOURSELF
about it, said Johnson.
The Laramie Project is an
important forum for us to ask
Masque & Gowns The
those questions of one anoth- Laramie Project runs
er, of our larger community,
echoed Marika Cifor, CFD tonight and tomorrow at
Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender, 7:30 p.m. at Wish Theater
Sexuality and Womens Studies
who also spoke at the discus- in Memorial Hall. ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: Sam Monkman 18 (TOP LEFT) and Bethany Berhanu 20 (TOP RIGHT) take
sion. Thinking about how
the stage in The Laramie Project. Ensemble members (BOTTOM) perform in Wish Theater.
prevalent hate crimes still are,
and the ways in which systemic explained that the play shows play shows] that one thing that show has allowed Masque and all the shows weve performed
injustices are still taking place, the many different effects of a seemingly could be very small Gown to expand artistically. The have been in a house set, so
these conversations are ones tragedy on the local, national has such a ripple effect, and af- show provides members with the weve really shaken that mold
that were relevant in 1998 but and global community. fects so many different members opportunity to play several dif- up a bit, and have a pretty ab-
continue to be just as relevant. Weve had a lot go on in the of a local, national and global ferent characters and to push the stract new set that were really
Mackenzie Schafer 19, artis- past few years, as far as devas- community, said Schafer. limits of their production. excited about that The Laramie
tic director of Masque & Gown, tating events, so I think [the Schafer also explained how the Since Ive been on campus Project let us do.

Papalia addresses accessibility

through art and activism
by Isabelle Hall
Orient Staff
Although Carmen Papalia lost
the use of his vision, he does not
identify as blind.
I feel that word doesnt serve
me, he said. I often think of
myself as a non-visual learner
someone who just made a choice
to shift the value from the visual
to the non-visual ... Id rather
describe myself in relation to my
learning style and my approach
to learning than refer to a word
that kind of means, lack of pre-
paredness or awareness. You just
have to [search for] synonyms
for the word blind, and you get a
long list of negative associations.
Papalia, a Vancouver-based
social practice artist and disabil-
ity activist, delivered a lecture
about his work at the Bowdoin
College Museum of Art (BCMA)
on October 19. His visit was
in preparation for Andrew W.
Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial
Fellow Ellen Tanis spring exhibi-
tion, Second Sight: The Paradox
of Vision in Contemporary Art,
which will feature an installation
by Papalia.
Much of Papalias work is built
on his relationship with disabil-
ity. His earlier works involved
replacing one system of support
with another in order to create
moments of accessibility.
He started by making modifi-
cations to his cane to alter both
its practical and social functions.
In one such transformation, his
cane was 15 feet long.
I knew that a lot of people
looked at me, their eyes would be
on me, when I was using a cane,
so I kind of just started eventu-
ally thinking of people as like
a built-in audience that I could
work with in various ways and
activate, said Papalia. So I made mance, said Papalia.
this cane, and it really was me
thinking about playing with or
exaggerating that distance that I
felt the cane kind of put between
me and my friends, my peers and
everybody else.
I feel like I make work as a
means of addressing my own ac-
cess in various contexts, he said.
Its often a means of opening
up a space to realize new possi-
bilities and new methodologies
around mutual support and
modeling trust.
In a later piece called Mobil-
ity Device, Papalia replaced his
cane with a high school march-
ing band from Santa Ana, Calif.
They worked together via Skype
for six months, and after a single
in-person rehearsal, Papalia and
the band performed the piece, in
which the group allowed Papalia
to freely explore downtown San-
ta Anaa place unfamiliar to the
artistby anticipating the artists
movements and providing mu-
sical cues.
It was really important for
me to have the freedom of move-
ment to explore and the agency
to explore during this perfor-
Papalia did not begin practic-
ing as an artist until he attended COURTESY OF CARMEN PAPALIA
graduate school at Portland State ART IN PRACTICE: Carmen Papalia (right) leads participants in a non-visual walking tour called a Blind Field
University in Portland, Ore. He Shuttle. Such tours are not a simulation of the artists own experiences, but an exercise for the non-visual senses.
described his studies as a combi-
nation of art and social practice. which he calls Open Access. tural and political conditions in stituted or enforced.
Art provided Papalia with an This social model stems from which the person exists. Papalias A policy platform can only
avenue both to come to terms the disability activism of the Open Access model consists go so far in encouraging people
with his disability and to think 1960s and represents a reaction of five tenets that describe a re- to care for one another, said Pa-
critically about what it means to to the medical model, said Papa- lational approach to accessibility. palia. Its really about thinking
be disabled. lia. Unlike in the medical model, Papalia defines accessibility as about ... the collective politics of
Papalia has gradually shifted the social model contends that ones ability to hold agency. He a place. What is the culture, and
his focus to developing and shar- disability is not a physical con- believes that it is not something
ing a social model of accessibility, dition, but rather the social, cul- that can be effectively legally in- Please see PAPALIA, page 10
10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, October 27, 2017

SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Meryem Belkad (left) facilitated a question and answer session with award-winning filmmaker Raoul Peck (right) on Tuesday, entitled Identity, History, and
Race. Pecks Academy Award nominated documentary film, I Am Not Your Negro, was screened in Kresge Auditorium on Monday. The film is based on James Baldwins unfinished manuscript Remember This House.

Acclaimed filmmaker discusses identity, history

by Eliana Miller
Orient Staff
Filmmaker Raoul Peck now
uses cinema as a platform for
social activism. On Monday, the
award-winning filmmaker and
director of the world-renowned
documentary, I Am Not Your
Negro, came to campus to par-
ticipate in a Q&A following a
screening of his film. On Tues-
day, Meryem Belkad, assistant
professor of romance languages
and literatures, hosted a public
discussion with Peck about his
background and its influence on
his work.
Peck begins these discussions
with his provocative films. He
hopes that students learn to be
critical, especially in a media-dom-
inated world where we are con-
stantly bombarded by images.
I hope that in universities
you learn how to read images,
how to deconstruct images or
how to read the work of an art-
ist, said Peck. An artist doesnt
just react to a society, there is
something that theyre trying to
convey and its our job to try to
understand it.
Peck was born in Haiti and
has lived and studied all over
the world, including in the U.S.,
France and the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo. Despite
this international lifestyle, Pecks
films discuss the universality and
continuity of social issues.
Movies, as innocent as they
might appear, are vehicles for
ideology, for politics, for cul-
ture, for merchandise, said Peck
during a Q&A session. I came
into the film industry because of
politics, because of contentnot
because I wanted to make Holly-
wood films.
Peck tells stories that other-
wise would not make it onto the
screen. He has written, produced
and directed films about the
genocide in Rwanda, the strug-
gle for Congolese independence
and the rebuilding of Haiti after
the 2010 earthquake. He said he
portrays these events from the
eyes of the oppressed and hopes
to give minorities a louder voice,
while critiquing and countering
mainstream American cinema.
I am Not Your Negro is
an Academy Award nominat-
ed documentary film based
on James Baldwins unfinished
manuscript Remember This
House, a memoir of his personal
experiences with Medgar Evers,
Malcolm X and Martin Luther
King, Jr. The film discusses issues
of race and power dynamics on
a global scale. In I am Not Your
Negro, he uses Baldwins words
to convey this message.
Obviously, Baldwin wrote
[Remember This House] in
another time, but everything in it
is as if written today, said Peck.
It says something about the way
we see reality, the way we see our
common history.
Baldwin says that white is
a metaphor for power ... Its not
about race [alone], said Peck.
Race is always a cover-up for
many other things, for any dif-
ferent type of power relationship,
authority relationship, economi-
cal inequality.
This discussion of universal
struggles resonated with students.
[I am Not Your Negro]
talked about race in a way that I
dont in my day-to-day life, and I
dont think Bowdoin does come
even close to that, said Hannah
Konkel 20, who attended both
events. It was a really powerful
film. Especially on this campus,
where we talk about talking
about race a lot but dont actually
ever do it. I thought it was a nec-
essary [topic to discuss].
Peck seeks to encourage
audiences to think critically
about a genre valued for its
ability to entertain.
Especially in America, cin-
ema is an industry that claims
that its purpose is entertainment
The tendency is to please the
audience, its not so much to pro-
voke, said Peck.
Amie Sillah 20 attended the
Tuesday night event and appre-
ciated this uncommon viewpoint
on entertainment.
[Peck], although he has lived
in Western society, also has a
good grasp and understands
non-Western perspectives on so-
cial activism as well as non-West-
ern perspectives on cinema, said
Sillah. I thought it was awesome
that Bowdoin was able to obtain
someone in a different sphere.
Peck himself appreciates
diversity in conversation and
discussion. During his talks, he
urged students to exercise their
freedom of speech just as he has
through film.
I think its always best, when
possible, to have a very transpar-
ent, open discussion and bring
people in who know more than
you, said Peck. Im open to
learning and I want to have a
discussion. I want to hear what
you have to say. And I feel em-
powered when I learn something
from you.

PAPALIA oppress people are ongoing, so I think [Papalias instal-

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
how do those politics and how
theyre expressed affect ones
agency? And thats kind of how
Im trying to open up a con-
versation about accessibility
kind of like around those kind
of considerations.
Effective accessibility de-
pends upon the formation of
long-term, support-based rela-
tionships, said Papalia.
You cant just put a sign on
a wall in a room that says, This
place is accessible, he said.
That is an ongoing practice and
the systems and conditions that
whenever youre interrupting
those conditions that oppress, I
think youre making a moment
of accessibility. And so I think
we have to think of accessibility
as a lifelong dedication.
Papalia now travels both do-
mestically and internationally
as part of a movement-building
campaign to share his social
model with various groups and
institutions looking to expand
their approach to accessibility.
Ben Wu 18, BCMA intern
and member of Disabled Stu-
dents Association, agreed that
Papalia brings a unique perspec-
tive to campus.
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COURTESY OF CARMEN PAPALIA

UNUSUAL TOUR: Carmen Papalia (RIGHT) leads non-visual walking tours in many locations, both familiar and
unfamiliar. Papalia does not self-identify as blind, but chose not to use vision as his central reference point for learning.
Friday, October 27, 2017 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11

Kellner urges political engagement through art

by Kathryn McGinnis
Orient Staff
What happened last Octo-
ber? Tatana Kellner asked stu-
dents gathered at the popup show
for her printmaking installation
Please Exit, Doors are Closing
on Tuesday in the Edwards Cen-
ter for Art and Dance. Answer:
the 2016 presidential debates, a
time during which Kellner was
working and reflecting on ques-
tions surrounding immigration
policy in America.
Kellner visited Bowdoin to
teach printmaking classes and to
discuss the use of text in artwork
and propaganda in the media.
The artists work is largely an ex-
pression of her understanding of
political and social issues, as well
as an effort to inspire an aware-
ness of such contemporary topics
in her audience.
This body of work is about
issues of immigration which were
being discussed even before the
election, Kellner said, noting that
she is a first-generation immi-
grant. This country is a country
of immigrants even if youve been
here for ten generationsunless
you are a Native Americanso
this work addresses those issues...
who gets to go, who stay[s] behind
and what are the consequences.
Although Kellners art is fre-
quently in response to the world,
it would be an injustice to simply
label her a reactionary.
In times of political upheaval or
tragedy, Kellner moves away from
what she describes as a self-indul-
gent artistic process, instead choos-
ing to create art with a political,
environmental or social message.
Art does not change anything,
said Kellner. I think it would be
naive to assume that it does. As an
artist, [my] role is to make people
aware of whats happening around
them. Were all global citizens and
even though we are very self-in-
volved with our own thing, those
choices we make as a society have
a global impact. You try to create
work which is meaningful to you
as a person and then hope that it
reaches beyond that.
According to students in at-
tendance, Kellners art helped to
bring current events inside the
Bowdoin Bubble.
While all these things are go-
ing on were enclosed in our own
bubble-kind-of-world, said Luis
Guerrero 20, who attended the
popup exhibit. Were focused on handkerchiefs with George W.
academics and social life here, but
were also trying to keep a keen
eye on the world around us. So
[Kellner] being here and show-
ing her art is a big step for us as
a community [to remember] the
events that [have] happened.
I work in two very distinct
ways, said Kellner. One is idea very visually sophisticated be-
driven and thats the kind of work
Ill be showing. The other way I
work, which I will not be showing
here, is a quieter studio practice.
I just go to the studio and work
with materials to see what emerg-
es. Its a much more intuitive way
of working and its driven by the
process and not the specific idea.
Kellner, the child of Holocaust
survivors, has drawn on this as-
pect of her identity through her
artwork. In her 1992 artist book
titled 50 Years of Silence, Kell-
ner juxtaposes her fathers hand-
written account of his Holocaust
experience with her own trans-
lation of his Czech narrative. A
papier-mache cast of her fathers how work is read by succeed-
arm, marked by a tattooed identi-
fication number, pierces through
the entirety of the book, visible
through each flip of a page.
A copy of the book, one of only
40 made, was recently acquired by
Special Collections & Archives.
An art history department sem-
inar titled Art and Catastrophe:
Visual Responses to Trauma has
already used the book as an object
of study this semester in relation
to its discussions of memory and
the transmission of trauma.
Kellners works on display
in other galleries nationwide
include Iron, an installation
featuring an automated iron that
reveals hidden ink on a white
collared shirt and Bushspeak,
Bushs quotations and mouth
emblazoned across them.
I think whimsy, using humor
or unexpected points of view [in
art], [is] always easier in terms of
getting your message across be-
cause it is less threatening, said
Kellner. As a culture, we are not
cause people dont know how to
read images or whats being said.
In a digital age, we dont have the
patience to sustain the kind of
look [needed].
Artists create work to evoke
a particular emotion, but some-
times, Kellner relies on the view-
ers experiences to shape the piec-
es she creates.
We have different readings JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
of the work and how the work PRINTING WITH A PURPOSE: Tatana Kellner visited campus to teach in printmaking classes, lecture about her art
changes with time depending and unveil a printmaking installation inspired by the 2016 presidential debates, Please Exit, Doors are Closing.
on what is happening with
culture, said Kellner. The SEE IT YOURSELF
art may take quite a different
meaning if something else has See Tatana Kellners installation Please Exit, Doors are Closing, now
on display in the Edwards Center for Art and Dance.
happened which influences
ing generations.

SUPER SLIMEY: common ground in shared affinities

The Aux Cord
by Chris Ritter
Every rap fan has
dreamed it: What if ______
and ______ made an album
together? But theres some-
thing about the idea of the
collab album that just reeks
of disappointment. After
years of rumors and teases,
that Kendrick Lamar/J. Cole
mixtape might never drop.
The same can be said for the
Chance the Rapper/Childish
Gambino tape, though Don-
ald Glover took a moment
after the Emmys last month to
address his rap alter ego, If I
dont make a Chance the Rap-
per mixtape I feel like some
14 year olds are gonna kick
my ass. Rarely these days do
two rap titans link up at the
top of their game and create
something cohesive, living up
to that insurmountable hype.
To find that, youd have to go
back to 2011 and JAY-Z and
Kanyes Watch the Throne,
an album about two incredi-
bly talented people enjoying
incredibly expensive shit.
In that sense, the sur-
prise mixtape from Future
and Young Thug, SUPER
SLIMEY, has a lot in com-
mon with Watch the Throne.
The two Atlantans are a log-
ical combo, both proud and
established leaders of their
genre with no signs of slow-
ing down. The two dont
have quite the discography
of JAY-Z and Kanye six years
ago, but they definitely have
the raw success (and money)
to back themselves up.
Futures signature brand of
agile flows and explosive beats
has made him the most prof-
itable man in trap rap. Hes
dropped two number one al-
bums just this year. But while
Future has spawned as many
imitators as album sales,
Young Thug is traps incompa-
rable counterpart. Thuggers
verses on a slew of mixtapes
as well as the critically ac-
claimed JEFFERY carry the
same intensity as Futures, but
his tendencies toward island
rhythms and guitar-backed
crooning make an unlikely,
inimitable combination. At
the moment, Future and Thug
might be at the top of their
genre, but their success stitch-
es them together more than
the music itself.
Its no surprise that the
best moments on SUPER
SLIMEY come when Fu-
ture and Thug find common
ground in their shared af-
finities, namely zippy verses
about diamonds, cars and fake
friends. Real Love hits all
three in full force. While Thug
alternates between quick raps
and R&B licks, Future re-
peats a soft but infectious, I
bet she love then builds
off of the vibe with a melan-
cholic verse of his own. On
the more triumphant Patek
Water, the duo brings aboard
Offset, perhaps the only trap
rapper more electrifying than
the both of them. Thug and
Offset zig zag through their
verses brilliantly, as Future
throws in a catchy hook over
bouncy synths.
If anything, Patek Water
proves that the best trap rap
is communal, with multiple
MCs building off of the energy
of the others. Its ironic then,
that the track lands in the
middle of two solo cuts from
Thug and Future, respectively.
The first is a gem from Young
Thug; Cruise Ship features
a snappy, conga-driven beat
that could have been a worthy
addition to JEFFERY. The
bleak drone of Futures track,
Feed Me Dope, sounds like
an expendable track from
HENDRXX or FUTURE
from months earlier.
These solo tracks hint at a
divide, but the sonic gap be-
tween the two rappers is most
evident in their failed attempts
to bridge it. Thugs piercing
yelps sound out of place on the
overblown Three, while the
vacant beat of All da Smoke
lacks the urgency to showcase
either rappers abilities. More-
over, the albums lowlights
show how much SUPER
SLIMEY depends on flashy,
carefully crafted production
to accommodate both rappers.
While Metro Boomin came
close to making Future and a
trap-minded Drake sound like
they fit together on What a
Time to Be Alive, SUPER
SLIMEY lacks the same fo-
cused instrumentation.
Still, the moments where
Future and Thug connect
remind us of why this re-
lease was a trap fans dream
in the first place. Though
Future refutes his status as
a hitmaker, his knack for
catchy hooks and taglines
shines throughout the proj- KAYLA SNYDER
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Student work on display in 5th annual Fall Art Show
by Nina McKay
Orient Staff
This weekend, families and
Bowdoin community mem-
bers will have the chance
to experience Ladd Houses
transformation from College
House to art gallery.
Bowdoin Art Societys fifth
annual Fall Art Show gives
students, both inside and
outside the visual arts depart-
ment, the opportunity to put
their artwork on display.
This show is the only op-
portunity for student artists
not in a visual arts department
class to show their work, said
June Lei 18, co-president
of the Bowdoin Art Society.
This is a culminating event
which allows students to really
celebrate [their work] with the
community and their families.
The Art Society members
organizing the show aim to
reach as many students as
possible by soliciting artwork
through school-wide emails,
visiting art classes and talking
to their friends who create
visual art. This year, approx-
imately 100 works of art are
displayed in the show, repre-
senting 42 student artists.
Art Society member Daniel
Rechtschaffen 18 emphasized
the groups desire to provide a
greater number of students with
opportunities to share their art.
[The Fall Art Show is] for
everybody else that doesnt
have that same opportunity
to showcase the work that
theyve made in class or that
they made on their own time,
he said. So its really as dem-
This is a culminating event
which allows students to really
celebrate [their work] with the
community and their families.
June Lei 18
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, October 27, 2017
ocratic as an art show can be,
and we get submissions from
all years, all experiences.
Although the Fall Art
Show is the main event orga-
nized by Bowdoin Art Society
during the fall semester, the
organization remains active
throughout the year. The soci-
ety was founded five years ago
with the goal of increasing the
presence of arts and conversa-
tions about art on campus.
We want to both promote
the artistic community at Bow-
doin, [and] not just make that
exclusive to people who practice
art but also to people who are
just interested in art and want
to talk about it, said Art Society
Co-President Hailey Beaman 18.
In addition to providing stu-
dent artists with the opportuni-
ty to showcase their work, the
Fall Art Show provides Bow-
COURTESY OF NICK BARNES
doin Art Society members
whether or not they themselves
create piecesthe opportunity
COURTESY OF EVELYN BELIVEAU
to gain curatorial experience.
Curating is typically a COLLEGE HOUSE GALLERY: Work by 42 student artists is now on display
practice of organizing or mak- at Ladd House in the Bowdoin Art Societys 5th annual Fall Art Show.
ing sense of art by placing art
together or apart, said Lei. I nitely things that we take into are] a lot of students that be-
think by letting students see account, said Beaman. But gan submitting art four years
the work of their peers and be a I think that each piece has to ago and now continuously still
part of this community and get be judged in the context of the submit art and seeing the way
to make their own decisions on show that its appearing [in] and their practice has changed has
displaying artwork and creat- in its own content We cant been really, really rewarding.
ing a message, theyre really in just go based off of precedent. Shannon Delaney 20 has
essence learning about them- People submit and we typ- four pieces that will be dis-
selves and learning about who ically take work from every played in the show.
COURTESY OF DARIUS RILEY
we are as a community. artist who submits, added I drew them all my senior
For the past two years, the Lei. We dont necessarily year of high school for my AP SEE IT YOURSELF
Fall Art Show has drawn criti- take all their workit really Studio Art class. It was a con-
cism for alleged censorship of depends on the quality of the centration that was expressive
student submissions. show. We take what pieces we self-portraits, so all four of The Bowdoin Art
I think that those kinds of
historical incidents are defi-
find to be strongest or best fit-
ting with the rest of the show.
the pieces are taken from that
portfolio, said Delaney.
Societys student-
As such an open space, the Delaney, who is not currently curated Fall Art Show
will be on display in
Fall Art Show provides long-term taking any art classes, values the
members of Art Society with a opportunity to share her work
unique opportunity to witness with the Bowdoin community. Ladd House through
student artists evolve throughout
their time at Bowdoin.
Its something I love to do,
and its more than just a hob- Sunday.
I think one of my favor- by, said Delaney. I think that
ite things is watching student being proud of what I do [and
artists grow, says Lei. [There showing it] is significant.
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Friday, October 27, 2017
SPORTS
Van Siclen leads mens soccer to post-season
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: Matty McColl 19 and Levi Morant 19 celebrate with teammates after a 1-0 win against Williams on Sept. 17. The Polar Bears are currently No. 3 in the NESCAC.
by Devin McKinney
Orient Staff
With three complete shut-
out games within the last
week and a half, Stevie Van
Siclen 18, goalkeeper of the
Bowdoin mens soccer team
(10-3-2, NESCAC 6-2-2),
elevated his total number of
career shutouts to 25an all
time high for career shutouts
at Bowdoin.
Van Siclen currently has a
three-game shutout streak after
games against Colby, Connecti-
cut College and, most recent-
ly, Tufts. While Van Siclens
immense skill and leadership
on the field has only grown
throughout his four years on
the team, this year his presence
has proved especially instru-
mental in guiding and unifying
the team as the Polar Bears head
into the playoffs.
Assistant Coach Peter Mills
emphasized Van Siclens role not
only as a talented goalkeeper, but
also as a leader on the field.
[Van Siclen] has really
grown over his four years as a
leader. Hes given a great sense
of confidence to our defensive
groups, especially our four
defenders, [and] if theres a
breakdown, hes going to make
a save, said Mills.
Van Siclens teammates also
see him as an invaluable part of
[Van Siclen] has really grown over his four
years as a leader. Hes given a great sense of
confidence to our defensive groups.
Assistant Coach Peter Mills
the team.
[Van Siclens] been doing a
good job in that he makes pretty
miraculous saves. As a defender,
you are like they are going to
score but then [he] comes up
huge, and hes been doing that
game after game, so having him
in the back there is definitely a
confidence booster for the de-
fense, said captain Sam Ward 18.
Van Siclen, despite his recent
record-breaking plays, remains
humble in his perception of
his own role on the team. He
maintains that his successes are
a contributing factor to an over-
all team effort and an advanced
level of play.
Any goalie award is really a
team award. There are 10 guys
in front of me, and most impor-
tantly my back line is making
my job really easy, said Van
Siclen. Whats great is that we
are playing with a lot of confi-
dence, and the shutout streak is
the culmination of a lot of guys
doing a lot of important roles.
The teams cohesion cou-
pled with Van Siclens strength
has proven to be important
Bowdoin, who is seeded third
in the NESCAC, entered its
game on Tuesday against
Tufts, who is seeded first.
Bowdoin ended up tying Tufts
0-0 in double overtime.
We knew that we were going
have to invest in defending for
STRIKING WITH A VENGEANCE: (RIGHT): Luke Lockwood 20 faces off
against a Wesleyan opponent on Sept. 16. The Polar Bears won 1-0. (LEFT):
Levi Morant 19 dribbles the ball during the Williams game on Sept. 17.
good chunks of the game but
[Tufts] technical movement
and ability [with] the ball, com-
bined with their defensive-ori-
ented team structure was a big
challenge to break down, said
Van Siclen.
The Polar Bears will now head
into NESCAC quarterfinals, host-
ing their first postseason game
since 2010 against Williams. As
the players heads into the game
this Saturday, they are looking
to improve upon their ability in
equalizing defensive and offensive
play out on the field.
Weve got to get the balance
and do both things well; we have
LOUIS MENDEZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
to play and be good defensively
and get chances and convert. ...
Over the course of the season,
weve played really well at times,
and we have to continue to put on
that complete performance going
into the weekend, said Mills.
Despite its recent successes,
the team continues to focus
on the games as individual
challenges rather than looking
ahead to future tournament
games and championships.
[We] take it one practice at a
time, and we focus a lot on indi-
vidual goals for every practice. ...
You cant assume that youll win
any game. We are getting ready for
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Saturday, but it starts with prac-
tice. said Mills.
The Polar Bears loss to Am-
herst in the NESCAC semifinals
last year, which prevented them
from winning their third NES-
CAC title, also provides the team
with a source of motivation.
I think the fact that the juniors
and seniors have won a champi-
onship only makes this next one
so much more exciting, and it feels
weird because we won my fresh-
man and sophomore year. Having
not won this past year feels like
we are in a drought, and that just
ignites the fire a little more, said
Van Siclen.
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HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Poised to kill: This weekend,
the womens volleyball
team (13-8, NESCAC
7-1) traveled to Amherst
to compete in the Hall of
Fame Tournament. The
team swept the first two
games against Wheaton
and Coast Guard, but
fell to Worcester Poly-
technic Institute 3-2 on
Saturday. Carolyn Flaharty
20 received her second
NESCAC Volleyball Player
of the Week recognition
of this year after averaging
3.91 kills and 2.73 digs per
set this weekend. The team
will play their last regular
season games at Wesleyan
(17-4, NESCAC 7-1) and
Connecticut (13-8, NES-
CAC 2-6) this weekend.
Shooting for the moon: The
womens soccer team (9-
5-1, NESCAC 4-5-1) fin-
ished their regular season
with a 2-0 shutout against
No. 2 Connecticut (12-2-1,
NESCAC 7-2-1) and a 1-0
loss against Tufts (8-4-3,
NESCAC 6-2-2). The Polar
Bears scored two early
goals in order to beat Con-
necticut despite the Cam-
els having a 18-6 advantage
in shots. Against Tufts, the
roles were reversed with
Tufts pulling off a goal at
34:38 despite Bowdoin
having 14 shots compared
to Tuftss 9. The team looks
towards their NESCAC
quarterfinal game against
No. 1 Williams (13-1-1,
NESCAC 8-1-1).
Trying hard: The womens
rugby team (5-1) beat St.
Michaels College 45-5 on
Saturday after finishing
the first half with a 38-0
lead. Liz DAngelo 19
gave the Polar Bears their
first try at the one minute
mark and the impressive
performances continued
as Vianney Gomezgil
Yaspik 18 scored a hat
trick. The rugby team
looks to continue their
win streak in their last two
games against Molloy and
Long Island University.
Sticking to it: The field hock-
ey team (9-6, NESCAC
5-5) split the week with a
3-2 win against Connecti-
cut (5-10, NESCAC 1-9)
in overtime and 3-0 loss
against Tufts (11-4, NES-
CAC 8-2). The Polar Bears
and the Camels went into
overtime after both teams
scored two goals each in
the second half, with Juli-
ana Fiore 18 putting away
the winning goal for Bow-
doin. An early goal from
Tufts at the three-minute
mark set the tone for the
rest of the game, despite
Bowdoin outshooting
Tufts 19-11. The team will
face off against Tufts again
in their first playoff game
this weekend.
COMPILED BY ANNA FAUVER
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Crew team competes in the Head of the Charles Regatta
by Jason Cahoon
Orient Staff
This past weekend the
Bowdoin rowing team had
an excellent performance at
the 2017 Head of the Charles
Regatta, a world-renowned
race held annually in Boston,
Mass. At the event, the rowing
team had the opportunity to
compete against rowing clubs
from all over the world.
For us as a small college
club program, its enormous
exposure to the best and
broadest competition that we
see during the year, said Head
Coach Gil Birney.
Despite Bowdoins small
size, the team still stacked up
against its competition. Bowdo-
in brought five boat entries this
year, the greatest number of boat
entries that it has ever brought
to the Head of the Charles.
Every year the teams per-
formance impacts its pres-
ence at the next Head of the
Charles. Boats that finish in
the top half guarantee their
program an entry in that par-
ticular race the following year.
The team as a whole earned
three guaranteed entries for
next years regatta.
The mens side of the team
raced its B boat in the Mens
Club Fours. They rowed to 16th
place out of 52 entries. Addi-
tionally, the A boat and C boat
On guard: fencing club stresses inclusivity for all members
by Kathryn McGinnis
Orient Staff
In nice weather, some stu-
dents choose to sit on the
quad. Members of the Bow-
doin Fencing Club, however,
choose to duel on the Bowdoin
College Museum of Art steps.
While the majority of prac-
tices are held in Sargent Gym,
the team has been trying to
garner more interest for the
club by practicing publicly.
MATCH UP: The fencing club practices on the steps of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art to make their sport more visible to the entire campus.
competed in the Mens Colle-
giate Fours. The A boat finished
just one tenth of a second be-
hind Clemson University and
one tenth of a second ahead of
Boston College to place 13th out
of 49 entries. The C boat had a
strong finish at 34th place.
The womens team also
found great success at the re-
gatta. The Polar Bears raced
two boats in the Womens
Collegiate Fours. After being
taken off the waitlist just two
weeks prior to the race, the B
boat rowed into 22nd place
out of 36 entries, just four
spots away from earning an-
other guaranteed entry.
The A boat finished in
fourth place to earn the rowing
program a medal in the Wom-
ens Collegiate Fours race.
Andy Bolender 21 steered an
aggressive course while Max
Larson 18 set the stroke for
Allie Gross 20, Erin Jeter 18
and Cirkine Sherry 18.
As a club team, the great-
est challenge for the Polar
Bears is that they do not get
support in admissions to re-
cruit experienced rowers. So,
they attribute their success in
the regatta to their inclusiv-
ity towards new rowers and
the hard hours they put into
rowing nearly every morning
throughout the fall.
We have a really great
group of athletes and I think
We usually [fence at the
Museum] to make us visible
on campus and to make sure
people know the fencing team
exists, said captain Benja-
min Ratner 19. Its a hell of
a lot of fun and people dont
know about us because we
only practice inside of a gym.
So every now and then when
the weathers nice, well go out
there on the museum steps.
The fencing club attends at
least two or three tournaments
SPORTS
TAKE A BOW: The crew team competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta last weekend. The team sent five boats, with three of them qualifying for next
years regatta by placing in the top half of their races. The womens teams A boat finished in fourth place to earn a medal in the Womens Collegiate Fours race.
people have gotten into what how to row. We really hope to get erans on the team instruct new
the coaches call a competitor people that want to compete and rowers on combining power
mindset, which isnt about be on the river every day. Those with the technique and rhythm
winning all the time but is are the people that find the club required for efficient rowing.
really about making it a race to be a good fit and survive the People say that you can
anytime two boats are on the natural selection process, said learn 80 percent of rowing in
water no matter who we are Rowing Coach Doug Welling. the first few years, but then
racing against, added Captain The training starts with a that last 20 percent takes de-
Jessica Webber 18. two-week learn-to-row period cades of practicing and rac-
It is very fun to teach people in which the coaches and vet- ing. Luckily, we see a lot of
per semester. Competition competitor. Ratner earned try to organize a joint prac-
ranges from 30 entries in a fifth place in the Mixed tice with them every once and
Maine tournament to hundreds Epee competition, losing to awhile, but I think its safe to
of entries in a regional one. the eventual champion. say Bowdoin fencing has the
This Sunday, the fencing In these tournaments, the strongest team of those three.
club attended the Granite team competes against many The team currently has
State Open in New Hamp- of its in-state rivals. 11 members, and while it
shire. The Polar Bears com- The most visible [New encourages all students to
peted in the Mixed Foil and England] team that we see be- participate, it also values its
Mixed Epee events. Marty sides Bowdoin is [the Univer- small size.
Dang 18 led the team in the sity of New Hampshire], Rat- We strongly believe that
Mixed Foil event, reach- ner said. They have a strong the club thrives when its
ing the second round before program. Bates and Colby we small and everyone knows
losing to the second-seeded see every now and then. We each other really well and its
a small tight-knit group. Were
able to all travel in one van to
these tournaments, so its not
our goal to become a massive
club on campus, Ratner said.
Keeping it around 15 is fan-
tastic. It gives everyone plenty
of people to fence. Everyone
knows each other. Theres a
strong communal bond and,
most importantly, we can all
compete.
Nearly half of the current
clubs members did not know
how to fence before attending
Bowdoin. Dang was among
these students.
[Fencing] looked cool.
Growing up, youd see sword
fighting in the movies like
Princess Bride, Dang said.
It looked really fun, and so I
thought coming to Bowdoin
I wanted to do something I
wouldnt be able to otherwise.
Ratner, who has been fenc-
ing for about nine years, and
other older members of the
club provide the new mem-
bers with footwork and weap-
ons training.
People are very receptive,
COURTESY OF MICHAEL HARRIS said Ratner. Its not that hard
to teach them the basics. Its
Friday, October 27, 2017
COURTESY OF ALEXANDRA GROSS
mentorship from both the se-
nior rowers and coxswains for
our less experienced athletes,
said captain Phillip Wang 18.
The Rowing Team will start
the traditional collegiate sea-
son this spring and looks for-
ward to training hard for the
Dad Vail Regatta in Philadel-
phia next May.
just getting that competitive
experience that brings you to
the next level.
While club team status
promotes inclusivity, the
teams club status also pre-
vents the team from having a
coach. This poses a challenge
to the older members who are
looking for experienced fenc-
ers to duel.
[I] wish we had a coach,
said Dang. Itd be nice if we
had someone to teach us [and]
coach us because at the mo-
ment theres no one to teach
the old[er] members. The
only way [we can] improve is
to go to tournaments.
Besides just improving
skills and competing against
stiffer competition, one of the
other main goals for the club
this season is promoting a
more social environment.
Were trying to have
events, whether thats going
to Gelato Fiasco as a team or
having a get together at some-
ones apartment, Ratner said.
Were working on that, but
Id say right now the strongest
element of social bonding is
the long road trip to the tour-
nament, in which we all get
up at 6 a.m., bleary-eyed, and
drive across the state.
While fencing remains a
relatively small sport in the
U.S., the team has big dreams
on Bowdoins campus.
Our mission for the club on
campus is to create a fun, sup-
portive environment where any
Bowdoin student, regardless of
if theyve fenced or not, can pick
up a blade and have fun and
learn the sport, said Ratner.
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15 Friday, October 27, 2017

Reporting on hate @nescacbarstool and the perpetuation of

We publish the profile of Evan McLaren, Former Bowdoin student leads
identified hate group, with trepidation. McLarens white nationalism and white
toxic masculinity at Bowdoin and beyond
supremacy is abhorrent and antithetical to the core principles of our paper, our
college and our nation. We are aware that our choice to include McLarens theo-
ries in our pages could lend them an air of credibility, and provide McLaren and
@mycolumn
by Kinaya Hassane
the National Policy Institute (NPI) with the platform within higher education
that they are so eager to create.
We would like to be clear that we publish his views neither to endorse nor to On October 8, the Instagram account
promote them. On the contrary, we resoundingly condemn them. Unfortunately, @nescacbarstool posted for the first time.
McLaren and the NPI already have a prominent national media platform. The The accounts debut was a video proclaim-
NPI has over a million views on its YouTube page; Richard Spencer has 775,000 ing that in the NESCAC, we work hard
Twitter followers. McLarens voice is being heard whether it reaches our campus but we play harder. The clip is a montage
or not, and we are better equipped to engage if we hear from the source. of partying crowds at various schools and
We could have reported on McLaren without granting him an interview, thus concludes with a sped-up video of a stu- MOLLY KENNEDY
depriving him of a chance to voice his repugnant beliefs. But we believe that dent vomiting into a trash can, red solo count is the glorification of male aggres- faced with constant but often subtle re-
responsible journalism allows all parties, even those with whom we disagree, to cup in hand. Subsequent posts feature sion fueled by excessive drinking. minders of their inferiority. Popular social
present their views as they understand them. A robust exchange of ideas begins videos of students streaking the quad at Our student body and administration media accounts like @nescacbarstool and
by grappling with those ideas in their fullest, if also their nastiest, form. Wesleyan, someone slapping a womans are outwardly dedicated to gender equal- a similar account, @nescacsmokeshows,
We choose to cover McLaren because, unfortunately, he is news: McLaren is glitter-covered backside at Williamsin ity. Actions like this weeks Take Back the feature posts about attractive women from
a former Bowdoin student now at the helm of the most prominent white na- slow motionand a student at Middle- Night event and administrative efforts at different NESCAC schools. And instanc-
tionalist organization in America. This comes at a political moment when white bury shotgunning a beer before promptly providing recourse to victims of sexual es of sexual harassment and assault have
nationalist and alt-right groups have gained a greater presence in our political turning around to have a person behind violence are examples in which the school become so prevalent and normalized
conversations. Although we are cautious of airing McLarens views, we cover him the camera shoot a dart into his back. has taken a strong stand against the patri- that the baseline expectation is that every
as we would cover any other former Bowdoin student who has entered the na- @nescacbarstool thrives on the audi- archy. But we would be remiss to ignore woman at Bowdoin has a story.
tional political spotlight. ences acceptance of its posts as displays the toxic masculinity that pervades Bow- @nescacbarstool and all its troubling
And we choose to cover McLaren not in spite of his views but because of them. of benign debauchery. The events, which doins social scene into the present day. content can serve as an important jump-
Confronting McLarens history with Bowdoin brings his beliefswhich stand we witness from the removed comfort of The integration of women into the student ing-off point for discussion about the
in such stark contrast to the dominantly liberal tenor of political discourse on our smartphone screens, are intended to body, as well as the abolition of the frater- negative effects of hypermasculinity at
campusinto sharp relief. Too often, we approach views like McLarens as ideo- glorify the savagery of their predomi- nity system, are both seen as watershed Bowdoin. On October 19, The New York
logically and physically distant from us, as things that exist out there but rarely nantly male participants. With thousands moments of progress in Bowdoins history. Times posted a video compiling the mul-
touch us directly. By highlighting McLarens story, we want Bowdoin students to of views, likes and followers, @nescacbar- These historical moments, however, are tiple instances in which Harvey Wein-
engage with McLarens values not as abstract thought experiments but as con- stool appears to succeed in spreading the more symbolic than emblematic of funda- steins transgressions towards women
crete ideas that hold real force in our world and affect the lives of innumerable word that the bookish coeds of the NES- mental changes to campus culture. were jokingly referenced in pop culture.
people both on and off our campus. CAC can party just as hard as their state At its most benign, Bowdoins The video begs the viewer to wonder
It would be unfair and untrue to say that Bowdoin College was in some way re- school counterparts. male-centric social scene still gives way what would have happened if Weinstein
sponsible for McLarens views. Ideas cannot be traced to a single, discrete source, Bowdoin students are well represented for shenanigans not wholly unlike those had been exposed and reprimanded
and to suggest that his ideology came directly from his three semesters at Bow- on the account, as there are multiple vid- that occurred half a century ago. @nes- sooner. It also encourages viewers to be-
doin would be reductionist and irresponsible. But this fact should not prevent us eos of Bowdoin students engaging in all cacbarstools posts provide ample evi- come more observant consumers of cul-
from using his connection with the Bowdoin community to spur students to see kinds of drunken antics. Multiple videos dence to support this point. At its most ture and asks them to be more skeptical
the real force of McLarens ideas, and in turn to respond with the requisite force. show students smashing beer cans on insidious, Bowdoins social scene per- of what is presented to them as normal
their heads in order to open them, and petuates the continued objectification of or innocuous. Drawing from these les-
there is even a clip of a student drinking women. Rather than being bused from sons, we should heed @nescacbarstools
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board, beer by funneling it through a gory fish neighboring colleges on the weekend, public warnings of an unhealthy campus
which is comprised of Rachael Allen, Anjulee Bhalla, Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah head. Though these videos are seemingly as they were before the days of coeduca- culture, rather than laugh at this behavior
Drumm, Ellice Lueders, Ian Ward and Allison Wei. harmless, the underlying ethos of the ac- tion, women on this campus are instead and grant it validation online.

Why Im grateful for the sophomore slump

game of Cards Against Humanity, played control over at least a portion of my life.
while sitting cross-legged on the bare Even worse, when I withdrew into my-
ESTABLISHED 1871 Dis(orient)ed linoleum of my unfamiliar Hyde quint. self as a result, I magnified the problem.
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I swapped cards and names with new From afar, I wistfully viewed the gatherings
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the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in thoughts, I bore little resemblance to my- coffee for your first all-nighter, its less so I dont blame myself for thinking ev-
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse self. A quick Google search let me know for your tenth. eryone else had everything under control.
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. that I could eat at the Lobster Bake. It was Sophomore slump hits hard. Signifying A Baxter housemate once shared that,
only 129 calories for an entire lobster, mi- the end of the honeymoon phase of college, Everyone at Bowdoin are like ducks on a
nus the butter sauce, of course. it may manifest itself as a loss of concentra- pond. While they may seem to be floating
While what to eat seemed easy for once tion on school work, a disinterest in campus gracefully, beneath the surface we are all
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio (except how exactly to properly crack a lob- life or a sudden realization that every College paddling to stay afloat.
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief ster), I found myself more anxious around House party is identical. While symptoms We are all told that college is the best
my friends than the claw meat I was trying may vary, and so too can the timing, this dis- four years of our lives, so it may seem like
Creative Director Managing Editor Sr. News Editor to free. I agonized over every piece of witty satisfaction doesnt just occur during soph- youre failing when this isnt panning out. I
Rachael Allen Anjulee Bhalla banter; every What did you do this sum- omore year. The vital part is the treatment struggled for an entire semester more than I
Jenny Ibsen
Sarah Bonanno mer? felt like an attack. method for these feelings of malaise. needed to because I was too proud to admit
Ellice Lueders Asst. News Editor Freshman year of college is stereotypi- One of my favorite quotes comes from that I needed helpsomething I now realize
Digital Director Emily Cohen cally idealized, and for manymyself in- a Humans of New York (HONY) post. is akin to never going to office hours because
Nickie Mitch
James Little Allison Wei cludedit is the dream. Everything from In response to the question, If you could youre embarrassed that you have questions.
Sports Editor your first-and-only Pub Night to your give one piece of advice to a large group of When I finally did make an appoint-
Photo Editor Associate Editor Anna Fauver first Ivies is thrilling, or at the very least people, what would it be? a New Yorker ment with the Counseling Service and
Ann Basu Roither Gonzales brand new (the most calls home must cer- answers, Try your best to deal with life revealed it to my friends, I was shocked by
Louisa Moore Features Editor
Alyce McFadden tainly come from the laundry room). My without medicating yourself. their reaction. Not only did they not think
Amanda Newman
Layout Editor strongest Bowdoin memory is still a timid You mean drugs? HONY asks. less of me, but several shared that they
Emma Bezilla A&E Editor I mean drugs, food, shopping, money, had also made appointments for various
Copy Editor Isabelle Hall whatever. I aint judging anybody, either. I reasons, whether anxiety, depression or an
Ian Stewart
Sam Adler was hooked on heroin for years. But now eating disorder.
Eleanor Paasche Opinion Editor Ive learned that every feeling will pass if We need more transparency at Bowdo-
Data Desk
Gideon Moore Rohini Kurup you give it time. And if you learn to deal in. By putting on a brave face I hurt myself
Sr. News Reporter with your feelings, theyll pass by faster moreand for longer. I also gave up a pos-
James Callahan Calendar Editor each time. So dont rush to cover them up, sibility to help others through my struggle.
Social Media Editor Kate Lusignan or youre never gonna learn. Every time I falsely answered, Good! And
Gwen Davidson Business Manager College is stressful, erratic and, at you? I may have further isolated others
Uriel Lopez-Serrano Edward Korando Page 2 Editor
times, lonely. Life is, too. Sophomore undergoing similar problems.
Faria Nasruddin Ned Wang Samuel Rosario year, I adopted an unhealthy coping Im very grateful to consider myself re-
mechanism to escape these uncomfort- covered, but there will always be bad days.
The material contained herein is the property of The Bowdoin Orient and appears at the sole discretion of the able feelings that are inevitable to grow- However, Im not embarrassed to admit
editors. The editors reserve the right to edit all material. Other than in regard to the above editorial, the opinions ing up. I attempted to protect myself by this anymore: though I may slump, I keep
expressed in the Orient do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors. ALEX BURNS using food and exercise to try to gain my head held high.
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16 Friday, October 27, 2017

FRIDAY 27
EVENT
Presidents Summer Research
Symposium
Students from the Colleges summer research fellowship
program will present a summary of their research through
posters. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and
engage with presenters.
Morrell Gymnasium. 1:45 p.m.

EVENT
Sarah and James Bowdoin Day
Celebration
This celebration will honor students academic achievements.
Hadley Horch, associate professor of biology and
neuroscience and director of the neuroscience program, will
give a keynote presentation. There will also be a student
address and a book awards presentation. This event is open ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

to everyone, but seating will be limited. JUST DANCE: Dhivya Singaram 17 leads a dance at the third annual Diwali celebration in Daggett Lounge last Friday. The event was hosted by
the South Asian Students Association (SASA) to celebrate the South Asian festival of lights.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 4 p.m.

PERFORMANCE

WEDNESDAY 1
The Laramie Project
Masque & Gown will perform a documentary-styled play
that analyzes the death of Matthew Stuart, an openly gay
college student, who was murdered because of his
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sexual identity. There will be a performance at the same time FILM SCREENING LECTURE
and place on Saturday. Turtle and Dog Days Screening Women, Ethnicity, and Health Care in
Wish Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m. Jordan Schiele 07 will show two of his films. Turtle follows Latin America
the relationship between an artist and construction worker, David Carey, Doehler chair in history at Loyola University,
and Dog Days examines child trafficking and the struggles will present public health research from his current book

SATURDAY 28
of the lower class in China. Discussion will follow. project on collaborative public health projects integrating
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 7 p.m. Western and indigenous practices in Guatemala
and Ecuador.
LECTURE Room 315, Searles Science Building. 7:30 p.m.
LECTURE The Asian Century: Myth and Reality
From Harriet Beecher Stowe to Be- Susan Thornton 85, acting assistant secretary of state, will

yonce: Two Centuries of
Copyright Laws
Zorina Khan, professor of economics, will talk about how
copyright protection has evolved throughout history. Khan
will discuss whether copyright piracy is beneficial to society.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 11 a.m.
THURSDAY 2
discuss Asian politics. Prior to being assistant secretary of
state, Thornton served as deputy assistant secretary for
China, Mongolia and Taiwan and continues to work on
United States policy in Eurasia. EVENT
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
Diversity in Conservation
Whitney Tome, executive director of Green 2.0, will discuss

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why the majority of people that engage in nature are white.
PERFORMANCE Room 111, Adams Hall. 4:30 p.m.
Student Group Performances
Several student groups will perform. Including a capella, EVENT
drumming and dance. No tickets are required. EVENT Bowdoin Slam Poets Society at
Morrell Gymnasium. 7 p.m. A Discussion with John Gans the Museum
John Gans, executive director of NOLS, will hold a Members of the Bowdoin Slam Poets Society will respond to
discussion and Q&A about the NOLS program. the art on view and reflect on personal experiences through

SUNDAY 29
Beebe Room , Schwartz Outdoor Leadrship Center. 5:30 p.m. their own poetry.
Museum of Art. 7 p.m.
LECTURE
WORKSHOP How Liberals are Failing Liberalism LECTURE
Public-Art Attack! Art Actions to Fight Steven Hayward, senior resident scholar at the Institute of All Views Are Not Created Equal
Battles that Need Fighting Governmental Studies at University of California-Berkeley, Michele Moses, professor and associate dean for graduate
Jenny Price from the LA Urban Rangers art collective will will discuss why liberals are largely unable to defend their sudies, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder
teach how to design public art actions to engage any social, identity against the nihilist left, and how liberals and will discuss disagreement, diversity and the politics of being
environmental or political problem. conservatives move forward. reasonable in educational settings.
Digital Media Lab. 2 p.m. Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 7 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.

3 EVENT 4 5 EVENT 6 7 8 LECTURE 9

Black History Healthy How We See
Mobile Museum Relationship Prisons
Dinner