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Course registration
poses concerns of
over-enrollment
by Cooper Dart
Orient Staff
The first round of course
registration for the spring
semester opens Monday,
November 6. The Orient an-
alyzed course offerings and
enrollments over the three
semesters since spring 2016 to
find the departments in which
classes were consistently filled,
as well as those in which class-
es rarely fill.
Areas of study that are
notorious for over enrolling
courses span the curriculum,
and for students who wish to
take courses in departments
Chinesehave not completely
filled a single class over the
last three semesters.
Departments whose classes
tend to over enroll have at-
tempted to expand available
class seats by offering more
classes, either bringing in
new faculty or making exist-
ing professors teach more.
However, the introduction of
new courses comes with the
worry that those classes could
also fill completely up or, con-
versely, not fill up at all.
Some of the departments
whose seats are in high de-
mand dont see a problem for
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
majors in the program.
BOWDOIN LOGS: Groundskeeping works to clear a fallen maple tree from the main Quad after the storm that caused a campus-wide power outage cleared.

Storm tests Colleges emergency plan

where classes typically fill to
capacity, registration can be a
stressful process.
Predictably, computer sci-
ence has been the most filled:
57 percent of courses offered
since spring 2016 were at
or over capacity. Other de-
partments that have had the
highest number of full classes
include government and legal
studies, math, sociology, psy-
chology and English.
On the other hand, some
departmentsmost notably
some languages such as Greek,
Latin, Russian, Italian and
The most important thing
to point out is our biochemis-
try majors absolutely get into
the classes that they need to
complete their major, and
weve never, ever had a student for hot food, heat, electricity and during the storm. The three fall- few fences. Further, no injuries
not be able to complete their by Rachael Allen and Allison Wei Wi-Fi, while Security and Facil- en trees on the Quad will be cut were reported.
major because they couldnt Orient Staff ities worked to assess and repair up and used to provide heat for Students heeded our advice
get into a class they needed, Following a storm early Mon- the aftermath. the Bowdoin community and and stayed inside for most of the
said Danielle Dube, director of day morning that left nearly At the time of publication, others, according to President bad part of the storm, but how
the biochemistry department. 500,000 homes and businesses the Schiller Coastal Studies Clayton Rose. many hundreds of people walk
The Department of Gov- in Maine without electricity, Center, the Schwartz Outdoor The fallen trees did not dam- on the Quad every day where
ernment and Legal Studies has Bowdoin was plunged into the Leadership Center and Whittier age any buildings. According [one of the trees] went down,
a similar view. states worst ever power outage Field Grandstand are the only to Senior Vice President for Fi- said Director of Safety and Se-
As long as there are open that, for some, lasted over two campus buildings still without nance and Administration and curity Randy Nichols.
days. Students, faculty and staff power. Treasurer Matt Orlando, the
Please see COURSES, page 3 flocked to Thorne Dining Hall The College lost over 60 trees only structural damage was to a Please see RESPONSE, page 8

Dining makes overcrowded Thorne a home for Bowdoin community

by Louisa Moore
Orient Staff
Accommodating potentially
1,500 students, faculty and staff
in a space meant to seat 630
could be a recipe for disaster.
However, thanks to much fore-
sight and organization, Bowdo-
in Dining Service was able to
provide refuge and electricity in
Thorne Hall during this weeks
power outage.
Thorne was one of the only
places on campus with power
during the outage on Monday,
due to its backup generator, so
many students camped out in
the dining hall to eat, work and
take advantage of the electricity.
Dining staff even distributed
around 20 power strips to help
students charge their devices.
While the dining staff do
not typically serve this large of
a crowd, they were well-pre-
pared for the challenge because
of their extensive emergency
plans.
[Emergency situations like
the power outage] happen all
the time, at least once or twice
a year, so weve done it a lot of
times, said Michele Gaillard,
associate director of dining.
We were already aware [of
the storm]everybodys an-
tenna was up, my phone was
next to my bed, same thing with
all of our staff, said Mary Lou
Kennedy, executive director of
dining and bookstore services.
I got the call first to say that
there was no power at Moulton,
so we start[ed] talking about
what they can do, what cant
they do.
Dining was able to act quick-
ly because of its preparedness.
A full, hot breakfast at Thorne
and a cold breakfast at Moulton
Union was served to students
on Monday morning. Dining
was even able to keep Moulton
open for express lunch, despite
a lack of power.
While students sought refuge
in Thorne, dining staff still felt
the effects of the storm and out-
age. All staff members managed
to make it into work Monday,
but they were worried about
their own families and homes.
We tried to keep the hours
down, said Kennedy. People
were still dealing with power
outages at home, so they were
trying to deal with that on top
of getting in here.
Storm damage also prevent-
ed Thorne from receiving its
daily food shipment.
There [was] a tree blocking
the driveway [to Thorne], so
we couldnt get deliveries, said
Kennedy. This is the first time
Please see DINING, page 8

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SECURITY REPORT 10/26 to 11/2

Thursday, October 26
A student accidentally backed his vehicle
into another students vehicle in the Stowe Inn
parking lot, causing minor damage.
An ofcer checked on a student who had
fallen in the shower and injured a knee.
Friday, October 27
An ofcer questioned a suspicious man
who was loitering near a bike rack at the Buck
Fitness Center.
Brunswick police arrested a man for ag-
gravated criminal mischief and other charges
after an incident at an off-campus student
residence on Cleaveland Street. The man was
given trespass warnings for that property and
for all College property.
Saturday, October 28
A security ofcer intervened in a dispute
between a female student and a male guest
near Howard Hall.
An ofcer conducted a wellness check for
an intoxicated minor at MacMillan House.
An ofcer checked on the wellbeing of an
intoxicated minor in a restroom at Hyde Hall.
A male student who was walking on
Longfellow Avenue reported being followed
by an unknown man who asked, Where are
you going? Im following you then.
A smoke alarm in Winthrop Hall was ac-
tivated by the use of a vaporizer.
An elderly spectator fainted at a football
game at Whittier Field. Brunswick Rescue
transported the person to Mid Coast Hospital.
A student reported a squirrel acting odd
near the south door to Winthrop Hall.
A re alarm at Smith Union was attribut-
ed to a malfunctioning detector.
An ofcer checked on a student at Bruns-
wick Apartments who reported becoming ill
from over-consumption of alcohol.
Sunday, October 29
An ofcer checked on the condition of
a student who reported an adverse reaction to
marijuana edibles.
A student reported the theft
of a silver Trek bicycle near
Brunswick Apartments E.
Several students ac-
cessed the north roof of
Baxter House without au-
thorization.
An ofcer conducted a
wellness check for an intoxi-
cated minor at Baxter House.
Ofcers checked on the
wellbeing of an intoxicated stu-
dent at Stowe House Inn.
An intoxicated student walk-
ing past a security ofcer yelled SARA CAPLAN
f**k Security! The student offered to write
a sincere letter of apology.
A student with a calf injury was escorted
to Mid Coast Hospital.
Monday, October 30
At 4:55 a.m., a severe wind and rain storm
lashed campus, causing a three-day power out-
age and damage to over 60 campus trees.
Three large trees were blown down on the
main Quad.
Several large pine trees were blown down
along College Street, causing a road blockage.
Downed trees and power lines blocked Bath
Road near the Bowdoin Pines and Sills Drive.
Classes were delayed until after 10 a.m.,
and then at the discretion of the instructor.
The College declared a weather emergen-
cy and all but essential personnel were advised
not to report to work.
Stockade fences were blown
over at Howell House.
A large pine tree fell and
crashed through a fence at 28
College Street.
A falling tree damaged a
chain link fence at Brunswick
Apartments.
The unauthorized use of
a candle set off a smoke alarm at
Quinby House.
The odor of burning mari-
juana was reported on the eighth oor
of Coles Tower.
Tuesday, October 31
The College declared a weather emergen-
cy for a second day due to the ongoing power
outage.
A student complaining of u-like symp-
toms was taken to the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
A student with an athletic injury was tak-
en to Mid Coast Hospital.
A bike that was reported stolen at Searles
Science Building was recovered.
Some campus power was restored by
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 1
Memorial Hall was closed for several
hours due to a generator fuel leak that caused
a strong odor in the building. The generator
was repaired and the building was re-opened
by late morning.
A Yellow Bike Club bike was reported
stolen from the area of Searles Science Build-
ing.
Most campus power was restored by
4:00 p.m., except for the Schiller Coastal
Studies Center (Orrs Island), the Schwartz
Outdoor Leadership Center and Whittier Field
complex.
A student reported the theft or loss of a
pair of Beats Solo 3 headphones at Appleton
Hall.
Excessive noise was reported on the sev-
enth oor of Coles Tower.
Thursday, November 2
A vehicle alarm in the Farley parking lot
awoke students. An ofcer checked the vehicle
and notied the owner to reset the alarm.
A student with u-like symptoms was
taken to Mid Coast Hospital.
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Friday, November 3, 2017
German department nationally recognized for excellence
by Samuel Rosario
Orient Staff
Bowdoins Department of
German will be honored on
November 18 as a Center of
Excellence by the American
Association of Teachers of Ger-
man (AATG).
Birgit Tautz, George Tay-
lor Files professor of modern
languages, was notified of the
departments designation last
month, after submitting an
application on behalf of the
department to AATG for this
honor earlier this year, which
included visits by faculty from
other institutions to review
COURSES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
spots in some of our classes,
were not offering too few.
Were not doing this blind,
and were also doing pretty
well to meet the demand,
said Michael Franz, chair of
the government and legal
studies department.
While departments assure
their declared majors that
they will definitely receive the
courses they need, Rosa Rossi
19 says she has been turned
away from classes so many
times that she has had to make
serious changes to her major
plans. Originally intending
to double major in math and
psychology, she was forced to
drop the psychology major
last spring because she had, by
that point, been shut out of too
many courses including a core
requirement for the psycholo-
gy major that semester.
Rossi appears to have been
particularly unlucky:
Finally, this fall, I was going
to have preference for [math]
courses because I was a declared
major, and I actually didnt end
up getting into any of my math
classes, she said.
A strategy that has proven
effective in government and
legal studies is offering a large
number of first-year semi-
nars along with three intro-
ductory level lectures. Most
upper- level classes in the
department also do not have
prerequisites. While compe-
tition remains in upper-level
classes, those curious about
exploring the department
early on in their educational
career are able to.
The department has also
employed an active approach
to crafting upper-level cours-
es around student need. Up-
per-level government seminars
are mainly offered in the spring
due to first-year seminars tak-
ing up fall seminar slots. This
the department.
Reviewers found the depart-
ment excellent in every cate-
gory, said Executive Director
of AATG Keith Cothrun in an
email to Tautz.
In particular, the jury of re-
viewers was impressed by the
departments support from the
administration, parents and
students, and by the exemplary
faculty and the programs cur-
riculum. Cothrun also said that
the departments care for its
students was evident, valuing
student feedback and encourag-
ing strong relationships between
faculty and students.
In the past, institutions such
semester it is offering nine
3000 level seminars, after of-
fering only one this semester.
Last year, eight seminars were
offered in the spring and none
were offered in the fall.
We looked at which of our
majors needed advanced sem-
inar courses in various areas
of the field of government and
legal studies and we decided
and figured out that we needed
so many spots in international
relations, so many spots in po-
litical theory, so many spots in
American politics and we then
tried to match the seats to the
student need, said Franz.
Due to increasing enrollment
in the computer science major
and very few new faculty hires,
the computer science depart-
ment, which has had the most
full courses over the past two
years, may be lacking resources
to meet student demand.
We are turning majors
away [from courses]. [Also,]
there are many people who
would like to minor and who
cannot get the minor, and we
cannot accommodate that
because we have to prioritize
the majors, said Laura Toma,
associate professor of com-
puter science and chair of the
department.
To help alleviate this,
computer science has been
over-enrolling its cours-
es, sometimes allowing as
many as 23 people in a class
capped at 16. This appears to
be a short-term solution to a
long-term problem, as consis-
tently over-enrolling classes
doesnt prevent the problem
from continuing and can be
detrimental to the carefully
constructed class dynamic of
small courses.
At the end of the day, this
lack of available classes could
also be disproportionate-
ly affecting select students
from underrepresented back-
groundsparticularly in
STEM fields.
NEWS 3
as Middlebury College, Emory more than just a language. 16, a German major. Perhaps partment. said German major
University and the University We all show that German it has to do with the fact that Brewster Taylor 18.
of Arizona have earned desig- isnt just about the language at each professor is highly passion- The German department has
nations of German excellency. its core. Its also about German ate about their work and each been recognized in the past.
Bowdoins department stands studies being an interdisciplin- brings a unique perspective to Earlier this year, seven senior
out because there are only ary endeavor, and we all embody the table. German majors received Ful-
three professors teaching this that in our work and Bowdoin I have been able to have a bright Fellowships, comprising
year, compared to Middle- gives us the freedom to do that, fairly customized path through one-third of the 20 Fulbright
burys seven, Emorys seven, she said. my German education facilitat- Fellowships awarded to Bowdo-
and Arizonas 10. Students involved in the ed by the professors in the de- in seniors.
We do everything they do, German department cited its
but we do it with three people, emphasis on interdisciplinary, Each professor is highly passion-
said Jill Smith, Osterweis asso-
ciate professor of German and
customizable curricula and pas-
sionate professors as important ate about their work and each
chair of the German department. aspects that set it apart from oth- brings a unique perspective to
Smith added that the depart-
ments emphasis on interdisci-
er departments.
There is something special
the table.
plinary curricula allows students about Bowdoins German de- Julia Binswanger 16
taking German courses to learn partment, said Julia Binswanger
A concern is theres been
research that shows that when
Percent of classes full, by department (fall 2016 to present)
theres competition for classes, AFRS 26%
and when the classes are larger
ANTH 24%
than the average, the people
ARBC 17%
from underrepresented back-
grounds [are the ones] that ARCH 0%
somehow perceive that as a ARTH 5%
discouragement [from enroll- ASNS 6%
ing], said Toma. BIOC 23%
Independent research BIOL 23%
conducted by the Computing CHEM 31%
Research Association, a group CHIN 0%
joining academics, industry CINE 29%
and independent researchers, CLAS 18%
to study the fieldsuggests
CSCI 0% 57%
this concern is legitimate.
DANC 21%
Even when students can
be accommodated, the need DCS 25%
to scale course size may also ECON 20%
negatively impact retention of EDUC 17%
underrepresented groups in ENGL 32%
computing, the authors wrote. ENVS 20%
Large lecture courses are less EOS 15%
personal, with less faculty-stu- FRS 18%
dent and student-peer interac- GER 4%
tion, two significant predictors
GOV 41%
of retention in computer sci-
GRK 0%
ence. Students can also have
less information on which to GSWS 25%
judge their progress relative to HISP 13%
their peers. HIST 13%
Peer institutions, such as ITAL 0%
Swarthmore and Williams, JPN 9%
have doubled their comput- LAS 10%
er science faculty in the last LATN 0%
ten years while Bowdoins has MATH 39%
stayed the same. Toma said she MUS 3%
has encountered some prob-
NEUR 24%
lems with the administration
PHIL 14%
as shes tried to make the de-
partment more accessible by PHYS 3%
recruiting more faculty, but PSYC 35%
shes hoping for upcoming as- REL 4%
sistance. RUS 0%
Obviously we would have SOC 38%
liked for things to move a lit- THTR 16%
tle faster than they have, but VART 8%
I think looking at the positive
side, we definitely have seen 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
progress, we do have an extra
faculty [member] ... but clearly GIDEON MOORE
the College needs a way to pri- TAKING A SEAT: Data from the Office of the Registrar shows the percent of classes offered by each
oritize all the demands that it department that reached or exceeded capacity over the last three semesters. On the more competitive
has and Im optimistic that in side, the computer science department has filled more than half of its coursesa stark contrast to the six
the near future were going to departments that havent filled a class in the last year and a half. While computer science acknowledges
see more resources for addi- over-enrollment as a problem hindering the department, others feel it is not an issue as long as they are
tional faculty, she said.
addressing the needs of their majors.
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4 ELECTION Friday, November 3, 2017

BOWDOIN AT THE
BALLOT BOX
Should Bowdoin students register to vote in Maine?
by Nina McKay
Orient Staff
Tuesday is Election Day, and
some Bowdoin students who
come from out of state have cho-
sen to register to vote in Maine.
Those who vote in Brunswick
next week will see local munici-
pal elections as well as four state
ballot measure referendums on
the ballot.
of Bowdoin College Republicans,
has chosen to vote absentee for
every election held in his home-
town of Thibodaux, La.
I follow [Louisiana politics]
closely. I have a deeper connec-
tion to it, and I intend to return to
Louisiana in the future, so its im-
portant for me to stay involved,
he said.
However, Navarro supports
students registering to vote in
flimsy information when casting
their votes, Yarbrough wrote in
an email to the Orient. These
matters are important to the peo-
ple who call Maine their home
and pay taxes here.
Jeffrey Runyon, a Brunswick
resident for four years, started
the website Concerned Citizens
of Brunswick last year after he
learned that only eight to 10
percent of registered voters in
of that election when you are not
part of that tax-paying popula-
tion, he said.
I think that would be a cer-
tainly general feeling of a lot of
taxpayers in town."
For the second year in a row,
the McKeen Center has stepped
in to facilitate voter registration
among Bowdoin students. Last
year, in the lead up to the 2016
McKeen Center, in an email to
the Orient.
However, the Center has still
served as a resource for students
looking to register and learn
about the issues this year. In a
full-day voter registration drive
on September 27National Vot-
er Registration Day40 Bowdo-
in students registered to vote in
Maine, and many others received
last year to fill the void, and we
would love for students to take
the lead on engaging their peers
with this aspect of citizenship,
wrote Lardie.
There are municipal elec-
tions to fill two public service
positions this year in Bruns-
wick: Council Representative
at Large and School Board
Representative at Large. Whit-
ney A. Parrish and Katherine E.

I think its really important to

While students are often en-
couraged to exercise their polit-
ical right to vote, many disagree
about whether students should
vote in Maine or whether they
should vote absentee in their
home state elections.
I think its really important
to register where you feel most
passionate about the issues, said
Emma Kane 18, a leader of the
Bowdoin Democrats who is from
South Portland, Maine. If youre
not super passionate about things
going on in your home state but
something like the Medicaid ex-
pansion interests you and youre
passionate about it, absolutely
register to vote in Maine.
Francisco Navarro 19, a leader
Maine.
Maybe they werent as politi-
cally active or engaged back home
and just being here gives them an
opportunity to register and per-
haps discover how politics does
affect their lives and discover that
they do have an opportunity to be
part of it, so Im all for it, he said.
Jean Yarbrough, Gary M. Pen-
dy Sr. professor of social sciences
in government and legal studies,
applauds students for voting
but believes it is better for them
to vote absentee in their home-
towns.
Students understandably
dont know much about local
issues or statewide ballot initia-
tives here in Maine and so rely on
Brunswick had voted in a sum-
mer referendum concerning the
local school budget. He aims to
educate residents about upcom-
ing local elections and referenda
and how they may get involved.
He strongly encourages ev-
erybody to vote, though he has
reservations about Bowdoin
students influencing decisions in
Brunswick in particular, where
they do not pay taxes.
I guess I cant say that Im op-
posed to anybody voting for any-
thing but when it comes to the
town budget, I guess that feeling
would be shared by others. Unless
you're a tax-paying resident of the
town, that it really is unfair for
you to possibly affect the results
register where you feel most
passionate about the issues.
Emma Kane 18
presidential election, the Center
registered about 200 Bowdoin
students and provided transpor-
tation to the polling stations on
Election Day.
This year the McKeen Cen-
ters election engagement effort
has been more modest than in
2016, considering the reduced
interest we typically expect in
an odd-year vote, said Andrew
Lardie, associate director of the
information about how to register
in their home states and request
absentee ballots.
While the McKeen Center has
taken a large role in facilitating
voter registration among Bow-
doin students, Lardie encouraged
Bowdoin students to take the lead
in the future.
Election engagement is not
a turf that is occupied by the
McKeen Center. We swooped in
Wilson are running for Council
Representative at Large, and
William H. Thompson is run-
ning unopposed for School
Board Representative at Large.
Both positions carry a three-
year term.
There are four Maine state
referendum questions on the
ballot as well. The first two are
citizen initiatives: one which
asks whether a casino that would
donate some of its profits to spe-
cific programs should be allowed
to open in York County and
one which asks about Medicaid
expansion. A breakdown of the
questions and student opinion
on the topics can be found on
the following page.

Orient Election Survey 2017: Maine ballot measures

Maine resident voters are more decisive in their responses than out-of-state resident voters.
Question 1York County Gambling
Maine resident voters

All voters registered in Maine

Question 2ACA Medicaid Expansion

Maine resident voters

Question 3$105m Infrastructure Bond Issue

Maine resident voters

Question 4Pension System Debt Terms

Maine resident voters

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

YES NOT SURE NO JAMES LITTLE AND GIDEON MOORE

CAST YOUR VOTE: The Orient conducted a survey emailed to the student body about intent to vote on Maines four ballot measures. Of the 280 respondents,
250 students are registered to vote and 99 students are more specifically registered to vote in Maine. Only 33 of those students identify as Maine residents, and
their responses indicate more decisiveness on whether to vote yes or no on the ballot measures compared to those registered to vote in Maine as residents of
another state. Respondents were distributed equally among all four class years, and 72.9 percent of respondents self-identified as democrats.
Friday, November 3, 2017
MAINE ISSUES: 4 KEY BALLOT MEASURES
Q1: Should the Maine Gambling Control Board allow to operation of slot
machines or a casino in York County, Maine?
If passed, Question 1 would allow for the creation of a gaming and
entertainment venue in York County, the most southwestern county in
Maine, which includes the towns of Saco, Kennebunk and Old Orchard
Beach, among others. The venue would also contain a convention
center.
As the ballot is currently worded, those eligible for a license to
operate a casino would only be those who owned more than 51 per-
cent of the commercial horse racing track with pari-mutuel wagering
in Penobscot County in 2003. Shawn Scottwho in 2003 created the
referendum that lead to Maines first casino on the site of Bangor Race-
waywas the majority shareholder of the raceway and therefore would
be the only person eligible for this license. Scott made $51 million after
selling his racetrack to Penn National Gaming Inc.
This casino would be the third casino in the state of Maine: Holly-
wood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor was opened by Scott in 2003
and Oxford Casino opened in 2002 and is owned by Churchill Downs
Incorporated.
Who supports Question 1?
Progress for Maine, a political action committee, is spearheading the
campaign in support of Question 1 and has raised $9.03 million, $5.92 of
which is from Capital Seven, LLC, a company owned by Scott.
Q2: Should Maine accept Medicaid expansion as per the conditions of the
Affordable Care Act?
Question 2 would extend Medicaid to people under 65 years of age
with incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty line.
The Maine state legislature has passed Medicaid expansion five times
with support from Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike, but
Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed it all five times. Supporters of Medicaid
expansion ultimately decided to put the question directly before voters
through the states citizen initiatives process. More than 66,000 signatures
from across the state were collected to put Question 2 on the ballot.
Washington, D.C. and 31 other statesa number of which are led by
Republican governorshave accepted Medicaid expansion. With increas-
ing debate over healthcare at the national level and efforts to repeal the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), some have painted Question 2 as a refer-
endum over ACA.
Who supports Question 2?
Mainers for Health Care is a broad coalition of those in favor Question
Q3: Should Maine approve a $105 million bond issue for transportation
infrastructure?
Question 3 proposes issuing a $105 million bond for Maines
transportation infrastructure. It would devote $80 million to state
highways and bridges, $20 million for port, harbors, aviation and
trails and $5 million to local governments and municipal commis-
sions.
Passing the measure would also result in an estimated $137 mil-
lion being passed in federal and matching funds.
Because all but one of the 33 bond issues voted on by Mainers
Q4: Should Maine increase the number of years required for the state to pay
off debts in the pension system?
Question 4 proposes to amend the state constitution to increase the
time allowed the state to pay off debts in its pension system. Maine Pub-
lic Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)Maines only pension
systemprovides retirement benefits to state employees, such as public
school teachers and local and state government officials. In 2016 Maine-
PERS had 61,361 total members and made payments totaling over $977
million. State employees who pay into MainePERS do not pay Social Se-
curity deposits and do not receive Social Security payments after retiring.
The amendment seeks to double the timefrom 10 to 20 yearsthat
MainePERS has to make up for debts caused by experience losses, or
volatility in financial markets
What does this mean?
Experience losses occur when the contributions of MainePERSs
funding sourcesgovernment contributions, employee contributions
and returns on investmentsare lower than anticipated, and these loss-
es cause MainePERS to go into debt that, in the current wording of the
ELECTION
COMPILED BY EMILY COHEN, ELIZABETH FOSLER-JONES, AND HORACE WANG
The venue is predicted to create 2,165 full-time job positions and
2,767 construction jobs, according to an economic impact study pre-
pared for Progress for Maine by Evans, Carroll & Associates. The
same study also stipulates that creating the new venue will increase
household earnings by $183.2 million and contribute $42 million in tax
revenues in its first year of operation.
Thirty-nine percent of the net slot machine income will be given
to the Gambling Control Board for distribution to various programs.
Ten percent of the 39 will be given to the Department of Education to
supplement programs for kindergarten through high school.
Mike Sherry, a spokesperson for Progress for Maine, affirmed the
need to keep tourism dollars in Maine, especially because of a new ca-
sino being built in Boston by casino developer Steve Wynn.
When that happens, we could lose a lot of gaming dollars and tour-
ism dollars to Massachusetts, said Sherry in a phone interview with the
Orient. Having a Southern casino in York County would be really crit-
ical to protecting Maine tax revenues and tourism and keeping those
things in Maine.
Who opposes Question 1?
Governor Paul LePage, Attorney General Janet Mills and State
Treasurer Terry Hayes all oppose Question 1.
2 and includes a range of organizations and supporters, encompassing
doctors, nurses, other healthcare providers, law enforcement, hospitals,
advocates for the elderly and advocates for disabled people. More than
60 organizations have publicly endorsed a yes vote on Question 2the
most prominent ones being Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine
Equal Justice Partners and Maine Peoples Alliance.
Question 2 is good for Maines economy because itll bring in an incred-
ible amount of new dollars into the state which allows for healthier hospitals,
particularly in rural areas, and a lot of new jobs, said David Farmer, a spokes-
person for Mainers for HealthCare, in a phone interview with the Orient.
Widespread support for Medicaid expansion from the Maine legislature
is in turn reflected in the bipartisan support from public officials who have
come out in favor of Question 2. Senator Angus King, former Senator
George Mitchell and Attorney General Janet Mills have all voiced support
for Question 2. According to Farmer, a number of Republican state offi-
cials have similarly declared their support, one of whom who argued that
Medicaid expansion was a fiscally conservative position.
over the course of the last 10 years have passed, there is minimal
conflict from either side over Question 3.
Who supports Question 3?
Supporters argue that the bond is needed to improve and de-
velop Maines transportation. Both the Kennebec Journal and the
Morning Sentinel have come out in favor of passing Question 3.
Constitution, must be repaid in 10 years. This technical change, ultimately,
gives MainePERS more time to pay off this debt.
Who supports Question 4?
The amendment received wide support in the state legislature, receiv-
ing only four votes in opposition. After passing through the legislature,
the amendment must now go to a referendum. Several statewide groups,
including the Maine Education Association, the Maine State Employee
Association and the Maine Center for Economic Policy, have voiced sup-
port for the amendment.
Some supporters argue that the measure would safeguard against
placing great financial burden on the state budget in the case of an eco-
nomic recession, as happened in 2008 and 2009. Pressure on the state
to recoup the debts caused by experience losses leads the legislature to
make compromises, either on the pensions or in other areas of the budget.
According to the Office of the Attorney General, this measure would re-
duce the financial impact on the annual state budget by paying back the
5
Political action committee A Bad Deal for Maine is leading the op-
position campaign for Question 1.
Allegations that the campaign has hid over $4 million in funding
have spurred hearings and questionings by the Maine Ethics Commis-
sion. On Wednesday, the commission decided to postpone to Friday
its decision on whether or not to fine the campaign. Progress for Maine
has spent nearly $9 million in efforts to pass Question 1. If found guilty,
the fine could be as high as $4 millionthe largest ever by the com-
mission.
If Question 1 is passed, Scott would then go through a process with
the state that includes interviews and financial checks in order to obtain
a gambling license.
Roy Lenardson, the treasurer of A Bad Deal for Maine PAC, doesnt
deny that building the new venue will bring money and jobs to Maine,
yet stipulates that creating the new venue would take jobs from the
Oxford County casino.
You are essentially saying, Okay, we are going to take our Southern
Maine Casino thats in Oxford, decimate that and move those jobs to
York county. Its not a win-win because they are in the same market,
said Lenardson in a phone interview with the Orient.
Black Bear Development Company, LLC, which owns the Oxford
Casino has also contributed to the opposition campaign.
Who opposes Question 2?
LePage is an outspoken critic of Question 2 and has claimed that Main-
ers should not give free, taxpayer-funded healthcare to adults who should
be working and that Medicaid expansion is pure welfare that would put
a greater burden on taxpayers. Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Maine
Department of Health and Human Services and candidate for Governor,
has argued that Medicaid expansion will lead to decreased investment in
other areas.
Welfare to Work PAC is leading the opposition to Question 2, pointing
to the past when the debt has increased and the budget has worsened as
reasons why voters should vote against the initiative. Other parties against
the initiatives have been less vocal about their opposition. The Maine
Republican Party has pointed to President Donald Trump and Congresss
efforts to repeal Obamacare as reasons why the initiative appears to be
largely pointless.
No committees have registered to support Question 3.
Who opposes Question 1?
No committees have registered to oppose Question 3, but
opponents to the measure are generally opposed to borrowing to
pay for transportation and propose increasing the tax rates on gas
and diesel as an alternative.
net losses over a longer period of time.
Others, such as Mary Anne Turowski, director of politics and legisla-
tion of the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989, said that the
amendment would help prevent cuts to retirement benefits.
We support [Question 4] because it will stabilize the retirement sys-
tem funding, as well as smooth over the ups and downs of market losses.
And, in particular, if theres a significant market loss, as in the 2008 reces-
sion, the retirees wont be targeted for cuts like they were in 2011, said
Turowski in a phone interview with the Orient.
John Kosinski, director of government relations for the Maine Edu-
cation Association and campaign manager for the associations Yes on
Question 4 initiative, echoed Turowski in a phone interview with the
Orient, calling the amendment a bipartisan, commonsense initiative to
protect Maine employees.
Who opposes Question 1?
No organized opposition to Question 4 has emerged.
 F FEATURES
6 Friday, November 3, 2017

Locked up and unloaded: Bowdoins gun policy

by Faria Nasruddin
Orient Staff
Earlier this year, a fully
loaded 15 round gun maga-
zine was found under a chair
on the third floor of David
Saul Smith Union. The 9mm
clip belonged to a student
who is a highly trained EMT
and licensed gun owner.
While the firearm itself re-
mained at the students home
and did not possess a threat,
the student still broke the
Colleges weapons policy ac-
cording to the Office of Safety
and Security.
The student possessed a
permit. However, he violated
policy by having that ammu-
nition on campus, said Di-
rector of Safety and Security
Randy Nichols.
The Colleges weapons pol-
icy states that students may
bring firearms and weapons
to campus to be stored with
the Office of Safety and Se-
curity in a secure gun cab-
inet. These weapons can be
checked out for use outside
of campus, but must immedi-
ately be returned for storage
upon arrival at campus.
While the nation has been
grappling with the complex
issue of gun control, the Col-
leges policy has remained the
same throughout Nichols 12
year tenure at the college.
If someone wants to take
it for a week or a month
thats their business, not
ours, as long as when they
return to campus, they im-
mediately bring it to Secu-
rity to be secured, and do
not take it back to [their]
residence hall to clean it or
unload it or anything of that
nature, said Nichols.
There are currently six reg-
istered weapons being stored
with the Office of Safety and
Security: three shotguns, one
hunting rifle, one antique
bow and one decorative Lord
of the Rings sword. One of
the shotguns, the rifle, and
the sword are student-owned;
the two other shotguns are
college-owned and stored for
use by faculty members.
Maines gun laws allow
adults 18 and over to openly
carry handguns and do not
mandate a waiting period
before a potential owner pur-
chases a gun. Adults over the
age of 21 can carry a concealed
handgun without a permit.
Laws may become even
more relaxed in the future.
Currently, state Sen. Eric
BrakeyR, Auburn, is advo-
cating a measure that would
lower the concealed carry age
from 21 to 18, and eliminate
the requirement to reveal a
concealed carry upon encoun-
ters with law enforcement.
Ava Jackson 20 stores her
20-gauge shotgun with Secu-
rity. You dont need any kind
of license to possess a gun in
Maine or New Hampshire, so
I literally just can bring my
gun from my house in New
Hampshire, drive it to the
security office, drop it off, fill
out some forms and thats the
baseline of it, said Jackson.
Jackson, who grew up in
rural New Hampshire, has a
hunting license in both Maine
and New Hampshire.
Whenever I check out my
gun I am often going home.
I havent spent a lot of time
on campus on the weekends
here, she said.
Firearms can be picked up
with either advance notice
or at the communications
center window 24 hours a
day. While it can be conve-
nient to check out firearms
from Security, Jackson em-
phasized that they are ex-
tremely cautious.
They do lock it. There is
a trigger lock that only I and
security has the keys to. All
my ammunition is also stored
with security, Jackson said.
Like Jacksons gun, the ma-
jority of firearms stored are for
hunting according to Nichols.
While some of the weapons
are very rarely checked out,
like the professor-owned an-
tique bow and shotguns, Jack-
son checks out her shotgun
frequently for bird-hunting.
I live in very rural New
Hampshirehunting is a huge
part of our culture, she said.
I live in a place that
doesnt have a grocery store,
so men often rely on getting
a deer for their family to sup-
port them through the winter.
Its not as extreme as it once
was, but it is a very essential
part to our heritage.
According to Nichols,
Bowdoin has a relatively small
hunting community. Jackson
said she often worries about
the perception of having a
firearm on campus.
Its this really beautiful
culture that people overlook
since they think oh, youre
trailer-trash, wearing camo
and shopping at Walmart,
said Jackson. There is such
an incredible side to it: peo-
ple in my community know
how to survive off the land.
Where I live is all woods, all
forestedand so people take
all the benefits they can from
the woods.
Jackson said that while
bird-hunting season is
ending soon, she plans on
competitively shooting in
the spring and she plans to
check out her gun around
once a week.
The thing about gun own-
ership in Maine and New
Hampshire is [that] its so
intertwined with our culture
that people have so much re-
spect for guns, said Jackson.

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Friday, November 3, 2017
Wheelwrights the Naturalists Notebook takes flight
by Alyce McFadden
Orient Staff
Nathaniel Wheelwright, the
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass
professor of natural sciences,
has practiced naturalism all
his life. For Wheelwright, nat-
uralism is more than a field
of study: it is a way of expe-
riencing and perceiving the
rhythms and patterns of the
world around him.
I am not just a stone skip-
ping over the surface, clatter-
ing along, but actually feel
connection to the plants and
animals that I see, he said.
I notice small things: small
smells, small sounds and
its a sense of awareness and
mindfulness and presence.
Part of what connects
Wheelwright to the earth
and ecosystems around him
is consistent nature journ-
aling, a practice he began
29 years ago after receiving
a 10-year garden journal as
a gift from his sister-in-law.
10 years later, he asked for a
second. Five years after that,
inspiration struck.
I thought Im onto some-
thing here. This is really a
good system, Wheelwright
said. How can I get this out
to more people?
He spent the next four
years answering that ques-
tion, and on October 17 he
published the result, entitled
the Naturalists Notebook,
with co-author Bernd Hein-
rich, an esteemed natural
history writer.
This Wednesday evening,
Wheelwright spoke about the
book at Curtis Memorial Li-
brary. He explained his inspi-
ration to write the 200-page
book, which is part nature
guide and part five-year cal-
endar journal for use by the
reader.
Im like a lot of people
who bought a black jour-
nal at some point, with nice
beautiful clean pages and
they vowed that they were
FLOCKING TOGETHER: Wheelwright spoke to a full room of Brunswick community members at the Curtis Memorial Library on Wednesday evening. He
explained the inspiration behind the Naturalists Notebook, told several anecdotes and concluded the evenings event with a reading from his new book.
going to pour their heart into
it every day for the rest of
their life, Wheelwright said.
But its too much hard work
to do it, and theres too much
guilt and they just stop dead
in their tracks.
Wheelwrights book is dif-
ferent, designed to maximize
ease through its simplicity.
He encourages his readers
to use short, four-letter ab-
breviations to denote natu-
ral phenomena, eliminating
the time and commitment
required to keep up more
comprehensive journals and
notebooks.
He hopes that this ap-
proach will encourage
readers to keep using their
journals for years or even de-
cades, as he has.
Over time I could feel the
rhythm of nature, and started
looking at things like moss-
FEATURES
es and lichens and stuff that
are not as charismatic to the
average person, but once you
sharpen your eyes, they jump
out and they look like little
rainforests, Wheelwright
said. Theyre just gorgeous.
Combatting climate
change and promoting con-
servation are two goals forev-
er at the forefront of Wheel-
wrights mind.
He hopes that owners of
the Naturalists Notebook
will begin to look more
closely at the examples of
global warming, which he
has noticed in his own back-
yard, like consistently de-
layed snowfall and frost.
If people tell you that cli-
mate change is a hoax, you
can verify [climate change]
in your own backyard, he
said on Wednesday.
Wheelwright considers
naturalism to be especially
important in todays world,
populated by constant infor-
mation flow and exposure to
technology.
Its wonderful therapy
for these discouraging times
that were in, he said. Its
like going into a library or
listening to a concertits
puzzles: a hundred daily
miracles.
Technology has revo-
lutionized naturalism. By
snapping a photo with a
smartphone and conducting
a quick Google search, nat-
uralists can identify spec-
imens in seconds, thereby
shortening a process that
would otherwise have taken
hours or days.
He hopes that the Nat-
uralists Notebook will en-
courage readers to re-engage
with the world in tactile ways
MEGHAN PARSONS, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
that have become rare in the
information age.
The physical act of writ-
ing makes for more enduring
memories, Wheelwright said
on Wednesday evening.
Over the course of his
30 years as a professor at
Bowdoin, Wheelwright has
observed a decisive shift
in the background of many
Bowdoin students. Today, the
majority of the student body
comes from urban or subur-
ban backgrounds, unlike his
upbringing on a Massachu-
setts farm.
We shot animals and
weeded driveways and cut
down trees and spent all day
outside just doing stuff with
nature, he said.
Without this background,
many Bowdoin students lack
substantial first-hand experi-
ence with naturalism.
7
Theyre probably less
likely to be hunters or fishers
and they come in with less
knowledge, but what I have
seen this year is that they
come in with enthusiasm to
re-engage with nature and
learn more about it, Wheel-
wright said. If you combine
that enthusiasm with their
innate brains and industry,
Bowdoin continues to turn
out great ecologists and biol-
ogists and naturalists.
This semester, Wheel-
wright has been on sabbatical
and has spent his time away
from Bowdoin producing a
series of 90-second videos
called Nature Moments.
Im busier than ever, he
quipped.
With the help of the Bow-
doin Office of Communi-
cations and independent
filmmaker Wilder Nicholson
16, Wheelwright has pub-
lished four videos for Maine
Audubon, aiming to connect
viewers with nature from the
comfort of their homes.
Particularly at the times
where people think theres
nothing to look at, the [vid-
eos] are all about seeing
things in nature that you
might have overlooked,
Wheelwright said.
Both the Nature Mo-
ments and the Naturalist
Notebook are labors of
love for Wheelwright. He
plans on donating all roy-
alties from the book to the
Organization for Tropical
Studies, based at Duke Uni-
versity, the Maine Audubon
Society and the Mass. Audu-
bon Society, where Wheel-
wright worked as a guide at
11 years old.
Wheelwright will retire at
the end of this school year.
He plans on applying for a
Fulbright fellowship in order
to travel to Colombia, where
he hopes to study local fauna
and produce a Spanish-lan-
guage version of the Natu-
ralists Notebook.
COURTESY OF STOREY PUBLISHING
BACK TO OUR ROOTS: Wheel-
wright hopes that the books simple
format and five-year notebook will
encourage readers to engage with
the natural world in a sustained and
meaningful way.
8 NEWS
Campus tackles record Maine outage
Widespread impact of storm tests multiple aspects of Colleges emergency response plan
RESPONSE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
We are counting our blessings
that we got through this without
any injuries. Were extremely
fortunate.
Despite the lack of structur-
al damage to the College, the
storm still made its presence felt
on other parts of campus. The
basement of Burnett House ex-
perienced minor flooding, as did
some rooms in Coles Tower.
Senior Lucia Gibbards bed-
room in the Tower flooded ear-
ly Monday morning, and many
of her belongings were dam-
aged in the process. According
to Gibbard, the College has al-
ready paid for her laundry and
will likely reimburse her for any
of her possessions that cannot
be fixed.
In addition, many of the res-
idents who live on higher levels
in the Tower were without run-
ning water starting Monday.
According to Associate Direc-
tor of Safety and Security Dave
Profit, this is because the water
pressure only goes as high as six
floors, and the auxiliary pumps
that push water pressure higher
are not tied to the Towers gen-
erators.
After realizing the intensity
of the storms effects in the early
hours of Monday morning, Or-
lando, Safety and Security and
Facilities worked to clear roads
and paths, communicate with
Central Maine Power Company
and set up limited power genera-
tors around campus.
Id be lying if I said we ful-
ly anticipated the storm to be
as bad as it was, Orlando said.
[However] we had made some
preparations for the storm over
the weekend, topping off diesel
DINING
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
I ever remember [the delivery
service] not being here. They
couldnt get the trucks past
certain roadblocks.
Moulton closed after serv-
ing express lunch on Monday,
leaving Thorne as the only
open dining facility on campus.
This meant that the dining hall
would have to provide about
twice as much food as normal.
generator tanks and rolling out a
couple generators.
As needed, portable genera-
tors were dispersed around cam-
pus in addition to the permanent
generators located at Thorne, the
heating plant and the communi-
cations center in Rhodes Hall.
The campus power grid is
divided into two separate loops,
which are roughly delineated by
College Street. A number of res-
idential halls, Coles Tower and
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
are on the south loop, to which
power was returned on Tues-
day. The majority of academic
buildings and a number of first
year bricks on the Quad, which
are part of the north loop, had
power restored late Wednesday
afternoon.
Other buildings farther off of
the Main Quad, such as the Col-
lege Houses, have stand-alone
service from CMP and regained
power midday Tuesday.
Moulton is in the north
loop, [but] we were able to tog-
gle it into the south [Tuesday]
afternoon so we could open the
dining hall Tuesday night, said
Orlando. That was huge to re-
lieve the stress on Thorne.
Bowdoin, along with the rest
of Maine, continues to work to
resolve follow-up issues from the
storm. As of publication, 68,000
customers remain without pow-
er, according to CMPs website.
Im pretty amazed by how
Bowdoin handled this, Allie
Carroll 18 said. If you think
about it, one-third of the state
was out of power and yet we had
three warm meals a day, Wi-Fi
and we were only out of power
for about two days.
The College plans to debrief
its response and update protocol
for the future.
Dining adapted well to these
challenges, transferring their
Moulton and Smith Union em-
ployees to Thorne, increasing
its total staff to accommodate
the influx at Thorne.
Even though students per-
ceive that Moulton is one op-
eration and Thorne is another,
were really not, said Gaillard.
Were really one operation, and
we work together very well.
Because of the additional
staff from Moulton and Smith,
The climate is more volatile
today than it was maybe 10, 20
years ago, so we need to be pre-
pared for that, said Orlando.
Personal devices [also] play a
lot bigger role in everyones lives
... so one thing we want to look
at is Thorne being the only place
to power up.
SECURITY
In order to ensure the safety
of the hundreds of people who
stayed past operating hours in
Thorne on Monday night, the
Office of Safety and Security
continuously posted at least
one officer in the dining hall
throughout the night.
When you have that many
people in a location on campus
at any event, youre going to have
an increased security presence,
said Nichols. And we wanted
most of the employees in Din-
ing were able to work their
regular hours. However, with
double the number of students
to feed, employees faced par-
ticularly taxing shifts.
We went in expecting [to
stay late], but we did end
up staying until the same time
that we normally do, said
Dylan Dilla 18, the student
manager in Thorne on Mon-
day night. When I actually
started working, it wasnt that
to be there as a resource, which
gave us a chance to answer a lot
of questions from students.
One of the biggest safety is-
sues was making sure that stu-
dents could move around cam-
pus safely. According to Nichols,
Safety and Security had almost
triple the normal amount of of-
ficers on Monday night, many
of whom were working extra
hours.
Securing buildings was an
additional concern. Because
the card access system is run
by batteries, which can run out
from overuse, Safety and Securi-
ty took extra measures to make
sure that students were able to
get from building to building.
This included closing academic
buildings after 5 p.m. on Mon-
day and Tuesday, propping open
certain frequently-used doors
bad, he said. It was essential-
ly like when we have a dinner
rush, except instead of lasting
for 15 minutes, it lasted for two
and a half hours.
Most of the people in
Thorne were related to the
College in some way, whether
they were students, faculty or
staff. Dining does not go out
of its way to encourage Bruns-
wick community members to
eat at Thorne.
Our mission is the stu-
and posting extra officers.
ACADEMICS
On Monday morning just af-
ter 7 a.m., the Dean of Academic
Affairs Elizabeth McCormack
announced that all morning
classes were cancelled until 10
a.m.
It was really a safety issue be-
cause it was completely dark and
the roads were not navigable and
it was still windy in the morn-
ing, so we werent sure that all
the trees had come down, said
Orlando.
Classes later in the day were
held at the discretion of the
professor. Associate Professor
of Religion Elizabeth Pritchard
was one of many professors who
chose to hold class as usual.
Having taught a Bowdoin
class in the Maine Correctional
dents, said Kennedy. So we
dont open our arms and say,
come here, because its hard
enough for students to get
through the serving line.
After Dining closed the
servery around 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Security took over
to supervise students spend-
ing the night in the building.
However, numerous Dining
employees stayed into the ear-
ly hours of Tuesday morning
preparing food and continuing
Friday, November 3, 2017
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Center (in spring 2014) in which
there is no access to electronic
resources of any kind (including
phones), my view is that so long
as there is shelter and light, you
can hold a class, said Pritchard
in an email to the Orient.
[Language professors] have
a healthy skepticism of technol-
ogy, because we know it can just
disappear like the falling of trees
on the quad, said Jill Smith,
Osterweis associate professor of
German and chair of the Ger-
man department. I never want
to depend on my class being a do
or die based on technology.
Many professors got creative
in order to hold class. One pro-
fessor held class in a break room
in Rhodes Hall, which houses
the Office of Safety and Security,
while another held class in the
atrium of Druckenmiller Hall.
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
to facilitate Dinings efforts
to keep students comfortable.
Housekeeping also came in
especially early to clean up be-
fore Tuesday breakfast.
Were very visible with
the food and everything, but
theres a lot of invisible work
going on that supports us, said
Kennedy. We could not do
this work without all of that
so many people that really are
committed to have everything
operate as well as possible.
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POWERED
DOWN
Compiled by Anjulee Bhalla with photos from Ann Basu and Jenny Ibsen

Coming together to recharge

The lack of power forced most of the larger Bowdoin community to seek refuge in Thorne Hall throughout Monday
and part of Tuesday. Students sat on the floor amongst full tables, overcrowded power outlets and lines extending out
of the dining hall to the front of Baxter House during Monday night dinner. However, students and staff members tried
to keep spirits high between the hard work and diligence of the dining staff, to spontaneous outbursts of singing from
students.

Academics weather the storm

Even in the chaos of the storm, many students didnt feel much of a reprieve from their typical day-to-day academic
pressures. Tables in Thorne throughout the day could be seen covered in laptops and notebooks as students tried to
keep up with their coursework. Many students expressed that they were unable to focus in the hectic environment of
the crowded dining hall, but struggled to find alternative study spaces given the lack of light, grounded power and
WiFi. Some students went home or to Portland for WiFi, lights and a quiet place to study. For work that didnt require
the use of a laptop, students cited using everything from headlamps to electronic candles to complete readings and
problem sets. Especially since some professors didnt adapt assignments or shift deadlines and even continued to hold
classes throughout Monday, students felt a need to operate as usual under very unusual circumstances.

Facilities leads quick recovery

Facilities has been working continuously since Monday morning to make sure the campus is safe and the College is
able to return to its fully functioning state after the storm. From clearing debris to repairing damage, removing fallen
trees across campus to addressing flooding in Coles Tower, groundskeeping and housekeeping crews have played an
integral role in helping the Bowdoin community through this week. Unfortunately due to the high demand on the crews
this week, members of facilities were not available for comment, but their hard work, this week especially, enabled the
campus to get back up and running in remarkable time.

Uprooted and explained: how the storm took down Bowdoins trees
by Emily Cohen
Orient Staff
In addition to waking up with-
out power Monday morning,
Bowdoins campus awoke to the
loss of some of its oldest resi-
dentsthree trees on the Main
Quad. Two oaks and one maple
fell as a result of the storm that
blew across campus early Monday
morning. Even though the storm
was strong enough to knock
power out of most of Brunswick
for almost 48 hours, many were
surprised it was able to take down
the dependable trees that have
held hammocks and slack lines
for years.
According to Barry Logan, pro-
fessor of biology and the chair of
the biology department, the trees
may have fallen due to a combi-
nation of factors, including the
fact that the wind came from the
southeast, rather than from the
northeast, which is more typical in
New England.
As theyre growing, if trees
experience more stresses from the
northeast because of the storms,
they may develop root systems
that might give them more sta-
bility in that orientation, he said.
It very well may be that these
trees have not grown in a way that
protects them from winds in that
different direction.
Trees in New England also typ-
ically have a relatively shallow root
system due to a thin layer of soil
above bedrock, according to Lo-
gan. This fact, combined with the
heavy rains that loosened the soil,
compromise the grounds ability
to stabilize the roots and thus keep
the trees upright.
Additionally, the trees that fell
still had their leafy canopy, so they
caught more wind than leafless
trees would have. Logan, who
teaches Plant Ecophysiology this
semester, took the situation as a
teaching opportunity and asked
his class to share observations
about the trees after they had fall-
en. One of his students noted that
the wind that hit the fallen trees
may have been channeled between
buildings and therefore intensified.
So there were some unique
aspects of this storm that might
have facilitated the kind of dam-
age that we experienced, even if
it wasnt a super dramatic storm,
said Logan.
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Mobile museum teaches black history through artifacts
by Conrad Li
Orient Staff
How do you get students in
this age to talk about controver-
sial materials and controversial
issues? asked Khalid El-Hakim,
the curator of the Black Histo-
ry 101 Mobile Museum. At the
heart of the touring museum is
this question, which El-Hakim
tackles using artifacts in an
educational setting. Today, he
will present his collection The
Three Ms to campus in an
event sponsored by Bowdoin
Student Government and Afri-
can-American Society.
Inspired by his Ferris State
University sociology professor
David Pilgrim, who used arti-
facts to teach the history of Jim
Crow laws, El-Hakim began
collecting his own artifacts in
1991. By 1995, El-Hakim he had
amassed about 500. His par-
ticipation in The Million Man
March provided the impetus to
take his collection on the move.
Prior to the Million Man
March, I was just a collector of
artifacts, said El-Hakim. We
really didnt have an idea of tak-
ing these artifacts outside of the
classroom to educate the com-
munity, so it was really after
taking a pledge at the Million
Man March to go back and kind
of help transform my commu-
nity using these artifacts I had
Bowdoin Slam Poets Society breaks new lyrical ground
by Lowell Ruck
Orient Staff
Madeleine Lemal-Brown 18,
one of three presidents of the
Bowdoin Slam Poets Society, was
inspired to start writing poetry
because of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
For me, that was really the
first time I had heard anyone
[perform] in a way that wasnt
quite rap, but it was this lyrical
poetry type of thing, she said
of the writer and star of the hit
Broadway musical Hamilton.
Lemal-Brown is president
along with sophomores Sabrina
Hunte and John-Paul Castells.
Founded by Ryan Larochelle 13,
the Slam Poets Society seeks to
share ideas and bring awareness
to the Bowdoin campus regarding
all and any issues, social, political,
GRAND SLAM: Sanura McGill 20, a member of the Bowdoin Slam Poets Society, performs original poetry at the
Bowdoin College Museum of Art on Thursday night. The group performs regularly at slam events on campus.
CURATION AND EDUCATION: Khalid El-Hakim, founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, is visiting campus today to present his exhibit, The Three Ms.
collected. I guess my activ-
ism was using these artifacts to
teach the community about the
legacy of the black experience
in America.
El-Hakim started by show-
casing his artifacts in Michigan.
Eventually, he received calls from
around the country and the col-
lection grew so large it became
impractical to transport in its
entirety. To date, he has collected
just over 7,000 artifacts.
One need, especially in the
field of education, is the narrative
of the marginalized voices in the
curriculum, said El-Hakim. So,
if you go into your mainstream
American school day, and [look]
at history textbooks, youll find
and even the ones that reside with-
in the deepest parts of us, accord-
ing to its mission statement.
Were basically just a group
of writers that come together
weekly to brainstorm ideas and
present new material and get
feedback. Were open to poets,
freestylers, slam poets or just
regular poets, like a rapperany
form of written creativity basical-
ly, said Hunte.
In addition to meetings, the
group also performs regularly
at slam events on campus and
welcomes poets and other art-
ists to Bowdoin. Most recently,
it participated in an exhibition
of student groups on Family
Weekend and helped stage
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Sa-
marasinhas Queer Disabled
Femme of Color Magic.
that the voices of brown and
black people are, you know,
missing in those textbooks. So
as a supplement to those stories
missing in textbooks, I use arti-
facts to fill in the gaps.
El-Hakim tours the country
with his museum in hopes of
expanding access to black histo-
ry artifacts, which also includes
Ku Klux Klan memorabilia. He
strives to depict an unfiltered
version of history.
Some people avoid contro-
versial history, and that is one
thing the Black History 101
Mobile Museum does not hold
back from, said El-Hakim.
These artifacts speak to a real-
ity that happened.
Both Lemal-Brown and Hunte
acknowledge the versatility of slam
poetry, which can deal with any-
thing from emotional experiences,
to politics, to issues affecting Bow-
doin students.
I think that in such a high-
stress environment as Bowdoin
where everyone has a busy sched-
ule and everyone is balancing
extracurriculars and classes and
things like that, you need some
way to express yourself. So for
me, I do it mostly through art and
writing I think that slams mis-
sion is definitely to just share [your
experiences] with campus, make
it known that its okay to feel these
things and its also okay to be more
creative about it, said Hunte.
Slam poetry provides a person-
alized vehicle for self-expression,
according to Lemal-Brown.
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Friday, November 3, 2017
COURTESY OF KHALID EL-HAKIM
The exhibit coming to Bowdo- lationships among people, he tendees will leave with deeper
in is no exception to the mobile said. If I know who you are, insight about history and use that
museums display of artifacts. then I am going to respect you knowledge to address modern
Its focused in on Martin, Mo- for who you are and what you day issues.
town, and Michael, El-Hakim bring to the table. If me knowing The takeaway is to have a
said. I am bringing about 150 you is based upon stereotypes deeper understanding of who
artifacts with me, and some of that [are] based upon misinfor- you are, a deeper understand-
the most interesting material in mation that is based upon ideas ing of knowing history and also
that exhibit includes documents that devalue who you are or the to look at examples of success
signed by Martin Luther King, group that you come from, then from history where we can draw
Rosa Parks, Michael Jackson and we are going to be in a constant inspiration from and address
the list goes on. state of conflict. some of the issues we have in
El-Hakim hopes that learning He hopes that museum at- society today.
about history will foster more
constructive dialogue. SEE IT YOURSELF
For a history that has been
completely omitted from Amer- The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will be in Morrell Lounge,
ican textbooksor American Smith Union starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 3rd. Curator
narrativewhats at stake is the and founder Khalid El-Hakim will lecture at 12:30 p.m.
opportunity to build better re-
One of the things Ive been
telling the people most this year is
that anything you think is poetry
really is poetry. The point is not
the structure but how you deliver
it, and what you think is the best
way to get across what you want
to say, said Lemal-Brown. You
cant control how someone will
read a poem but you can control
how someone hears a poem
Its a very personal piece where
youre the writer, the director and
the performer.
Slam poets are able to convey
emotion and meaning through
spacing and other vocal cues,
which are not necessarily apparent
in written form and are specific to
the performer. Developing such
a style can be difficult, especially
for those more accustomed to
written verse, but Hunte and Le-
mal-Brown both enjoy observing
this transformation.
I think almost everybody kind
of starts off by just reading their
poem off the page, and I feel like
slam gives them much more per-
mission to enjoy their work. You
dont need to be neutral about
itthe whole point is to show
what you [felt] when you were
writing this and what you want ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
people to feel because of this, said SPOKEN WORD: Katherine Chi 19 performs on Thursday night. The
Lemal-Brown.
Bowdoin Slam Poets Society also brings visiting poets to campus.
In addition to serving as a your idea of poetry might look like formers in its events. This connec-
means for artistic expression, this because thats how academics tion, in conjunction with its versa-
slam poetry also provides a shape it, said Hunte. So were tility and variety of performances,
platform for minority students trying to bring in different exam- has attracted more interest from
to share their experiences. The ples where people can actually see the student body in recent years.
club is part of Bowdoins Multi- themselves being reflected on stage Interested students are encour-
cultural Association. or on paper. aged to attend weekly meetings,
Weve had a lot of different The Slam Poets Society has which are held Thursday evenings
people come on campus, and we about 10 full-time members, but at 8 p.m. in the Peucinian Room of
want to show people that hey, often features guest student per- Sills Hall.
 Friday, November 3, 2017 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11

Portrait of an artist: Carly Berlin 18 on writing

qualms with what I was doing. which was super flattering. I stories that I am writing.
by Kodie Garza I dont think I would have been got to try my hand at writing
Orient Staff
satisfied if I had just had the more realistic fiction, but also KG: How does your writ-
Kodie Garza: What is voices and not kind of my own similarly found myself straying ing relate to your identity?
the most meaningful piece discomfort on the page. That more towards nonfiction and CB: I think my writing re-
youve written and why? was really important for me to trying to translate things that lates, often times very closely, to
Carly Berlin: Oh, thats share in that story. I had experienced into fiction, my identity and my Jewish up-
hard. I think the piece that I which was strange. I think Ive bringing and my familys history,
wrote this past summer was KG: When did you get realized since then that Im but also having grown up in the
meaningful in a lot of ways. into writing for the first more creative than I am imag- South in Atlanta, GA. A lot of my
This summer I was mostly time? inative. I think my process of writing kind of grapples with the
only working on this story CB: I think I have always writing, especially now, is kind intersection of those things. A
about Clarkson, GA, which is been into writing. I think if of taking these pieces of report- lot of my writing is attempting to
a resettlement area for refugees there was a point that I started age and research and personal grapple with the weirdness and
for the past three decades. The really thinking of myself as a experience and kind of melding the strangeness of those things
editor of the Bitter Southerner writer and taking myself more them into something when the and mak[ing] them strange for
had this idea to interview a seriously, [it] was probably at pieces are in front of me. [Ive other people too.
refugee a week for a year, and the end of high school. At that realized that] maybe nonfiction
then just kind of gather that point, I started getting more is what I want to be focusing KG: How has your sense
material and see what came of involved with my schools on and since then have almost of place shifted since com-
it. It was really hard at times literary magazine and doing exclusively taken nonfiction ing to Bowdoin?
to get ahold of people and just more workshops and just pro- classes both here and while I CB: Oh entirely. I think I
to sit down in front of some- ducing more work. was studying abroad. had this complete New En-
one who has spent much of gland fantasy: I just wanted
their life in a refugee camp KG: How did you first be- KG: What inspires you to something quaint and quiet,
or surviving persecution in come interested specifically write? and it just felt like New En-
some way and just ask them in creative non-fiction? CB: I think when I was gland is where the smart peo-
JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
to tell me about. I think I did CB: I think that was a shift little I would have said that ple go for college. I got here
a decent job in kind of both that happened at Bowdoin my goal has always been to and was like, what am I doing CREATIVE NONFICTION: Through writing, Carly Berlin 18 grapples
foregrounding the people for me. I had an excerpt from tell the stories of people who here? I dont know anyone. with the intersections of her identity as a Southerner in New England with a
that I talked to and their own that literary magazine in high couldnt tell their stories Im so far away from home. So
Jewish upbringing and a rich family history.
voices and what I eventually school that I submitted and themselves. I think thats im- many things here are different. like see this strangeness of the that we tell ourselves, and I
wrote but also foregrounding got into the advanced [fiction] portant. I also think its really But, I think that being here has world that I grew up in. think a large goal of mine,
my own kind of questions and class without taking the intro, important to help teach other allowed me to see home in a as a writer, is to provide a
people how to tell their own really different way, and I dont KG: What are your goals counter perspective or to
SEE IT YOURSELF stories. I think teaching and think I would be writing about as a writer? just kind of mix things up,
writing in tandem is definite- Atlanta or the South or like CB: I think my goals are I guess. I think if along the
Visit the Orients website to read more of Berlins work, including ly important to me [because] thinking about that as a part of to complicate the things that way I can change the way that
Old Bridge, New Cliques and The Souths Ellis Island. I think something Ive come my identity at all if I was still we kind of simplify for our- someone somewhere thinks
to critique more over time is there. I think that that kind selves. I think for everything about something, then that
superseding my voice over the of distance has allowed me to we have these set narratives feels like a success.

EXCERPTS
Assimilation is an odd beast. It forces forgetting; it craves a compression of culture, and
the melting pot it stews serves up something hard for many to swallow. Living in a nation
of immigrants means living in the tension between moving forward and looking back. The
South, at times a close acquaintance of the beast, at times its nemesis, knows this deep,
deep in its bones.
from Old Bridge, New Cliques in Down East Magazine

When the dam between Brunswick and Topsham opens, the Androscoggin River
rushes over rocks and squeezes between steep banks, its sheer cascading force
drowning out traffic on the Frank J. Wood Bridge above. Slung low across the
water, with three arched spans, the bridge is a local icon. It was built in 1932, and its
rusty steel trusses echo a time when the mills on either side still churned out paper
and textiles. Photographers love how it frames sunsets and how, at night, electric
light glints off the water below. Its profile adorned the local phone book last year.
On Snapchat, its Brunswicks geofilter stamp. All of which is why, even though
the bridge has fallen into serious disrepair, a group of residents is fighting to save
it from demolition.
from The Souths Ellis Island in The Bitter Southerner
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SPORTS
HIGHLIGHT
REEL Field hockey upsets Tufts in quarterfinals
Saving shots: The mens
soccer team (10-3-3,
NESCAC 6-2-2) had a
dramatic win against
Williams (8-3-5, NES-
CAC 3-3-4) on Saturday
after the game went into
a penalty shoot out. Levi
Morant 19 scored the
first goal of the game
in the 54th minute, but
Williams tied the game
up 25 minutes later. The
score remained tied
going through overtime
and went into penalty
kicks. After trailing
3-2 following the third
round, Stevie Van Siclen
18 saved the Ephs last
two shots to bring the
final tally to 4-3. The
Polar Bears will be ad-
vancing to the NESCAC
semifinals for the fifth
time in a row against
No. 5 Middlebury (11-
5-0, NESCAC 5-5-0)
on Saturday.
Running wild: The wom-
ens cross country team
placed 6th and the mens
team placed 7th in the
NESCAC championship
this weekend. Sarah Kel-
ley 18 took top marks for
Bowdoin, coming in 10th
with a time of 22:33.6.
Sean MacDonald 19 took
the top place for the mens
team, coming in 19th
with a time of 25:53.8.
Both teams will compete
in the New England DIII
championships next week
at Gorham Country Club,
hosted by the University
of Southern Maine.
One last time: The Bowdo-
in womens soccer team
(9-6-1, NESCAC 4-5-1)
concluded its 2017 season
with a 4-0 loss to Williams
(14-1-1, NESCAC 8-1-1)
on Saturday at the NES-
CAC quarterfinal match.
Rachel Stout 18 led the
team with six saves for the
Polar Bears compared to
Williams one. The Polar
Bears played a total of 16
games this season, scoring
30 goals and averaging
1.88 goals per game.
Coming back: The football
team (0-7) lost to Wesleyan
(5-2) 21-10 in Saturdays
home game. Bowdoin
started with a first-quarter
lead after a 31-yard field
goal from Andrew Sisti 18,
but Wesleyan came back
with three touchdowns.
With less than five minutes
left, the Polar Bears re-
bounded with an 85-yard
pass from Griff Stalcup
21 to Nick Vailas 18, the
fourth longest in program
history, to make the score
21-10. Bowdoin will begin
the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin
Championship against Bates
at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.
COMPILED BY ANNA FAUVER
by Anna Fauver
Orient Staff
After entering the NESCAC
Champions hips seeded 7th, the
lowest in program history, the
field hockey team (10-6, NES-
CAC 5-5) pulled off a dramatic
upset on Saturday, beating No.
2 Tufts (11-5, NESCAC 8-2) 2-1
in the NESCAC quarterfinals.
This win came just three days
after losing to the Jumbos 3-0 in
the last regular season game of
the year.
Both games, statistically,
were very close. The Wednesday
game, Tufts really executed all
of their offensive opportunities,
particularly on their corners,
and they scored their three goals
on their offensive quarters, said
Head Coach Nicky Pearson. On
Saturday I thought that defen-
sively we played a lot better and
we didnt allow them the oppor-
tunity to score. The opportuni-
ties that we had, we scored on. So
that really was the difference.
The team not only avenged its
Wednesday loss, but also staged a
comeback within Saturdays game
itself. Going into the second half,
the score was 1-0 in Tufts favor,
but a goal from Elizabeth Benne-
witz 19 in the 39th minute tied
the score up, with another goal
from Emma Stevens 20 in the
53rd minute cementing the Polar
Bears win.
Captain Juliana Fiore 18 cred-
its not only these goals, but also
great efforts from the defense and
goalie for the teams win. Goalie
Maddie Ferrucci 21 finished the
First years propel volleyball into NESCAC championship
by Artur Kalandarov
Orient Staff
Seeded third, with an impres-
sive 8-2 record in the NESCAC,
the volleyball team has its eyes
on the Championship as the
tournament commences this Fri-
day. The teams last game against
Connecticut College (13-10,
NESCAC 2-8) ended with a 3-2
victory, giving the Polar Bears
confidence as they head into the
tournament to face No. 6 Mid-
dlebury (16-8, NESCAC 5-5), a
chance for Bowdoin to showcase
its first-year talent.
For the past 11 consecutive
years, Bowdoin has made it to
the NESCAC Championships.
This is the third time in program
history that the team has been
ranked third heading into the
tournament. Bowdoin won the
championship in 2011 and 2015.
The team is expecting a
strong showing from Mid-
dlebury despite its sixth place
ranking, the first in program
history. Middlebury is the de-
fending NESCAC champion
and has competed in all 19
NESCAC Championships.
The NESCAC tournament
is really unique in that its really
anybodys game. I think in years
past, its been the case where its
really been competition between
the top 4 teams or the top 3
teams, but this year its so close,
STORMING THE FIELD: Rachel Mann 18 faces off against Hamilton on October 15. Bowdoin lost to its opponents 2-1, but beat Colby 2-1 the following day.
game with five saves compared to
Tufts three.
I think the first half it was
a little bit frantic, but then we
calmed down, found our groove,
said Fiore. We stood strong
defensively, stood on our heads,
they had a lot of defensive cor-
ners. Our goalie made some great
saves. One of our goals was off of
one two corners that we scored,
so great execution there, and the
other goal was a transition all the
way from the back field.
The win makes Bowdoin the
third No. 7 seed in NESCAC
field hockey history to advance
to the semifinals.
It was a huge win for the team,
and we knew going into the tour-
nament that the stakes are always
higher. I thought that the team re-
ally rose to the occasion and it was
by far the best game weve played
all season, Pearson said.
said captain Michelle Albright
18. Thereve been upsets every position. Shes involved in every
weekend, where a team that has
historically not been as strong
has either been really close with
a strong team or has even beaten
a stronger team.
The Championships will also
be a way for first years to gain ex-
perience. The team has suffered
from injuries that have disabled
some players from playing, in-
cluding Clare McInerney 18,
a co-captain and setter on the
team. With the graduation of
many seniors, an exceptionally
high number of first years have
joined the team. They have had
to fill many starting positions.
I think every one of [the
first years] has had a significant
impact as far as being involved
in practices, and being involved
on the court as well. We rely on
them a lot. They are 6 out of 13,
says Albright.
Kate Kiser 21 has taken on
the position of setter, surpass-
ing Albrights expectations for a
first year in that role. In the last
game against Connecticut, Kiser
achieved 54 assists.
Kate has done a really good
job of stepping into that role even
though its something that may be
intimidating to some people. If she
was intimidated by it at all, I dont
think she let anybody know it,
said Albright. [As a setter] shes
never taken off the court, which I
Friday, November 3, 2017
GWEN DAVIDSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Despite the Polar Bears lower Everyones really excited sure that we execute all of our of-
ranking, Fiore believes that no Id say [our regular season game fensive chances, said Pearson.
team had a strong advantage. against Middlebury] was one of Last year, Middlebury beat
I didnt think Tufts was much our best games. We played tre- Bowdoin in the quarterfinals,
stronger of a team even though mendously defensively as well, ending Bowdoins season. This
they were ranked second. I think really limiting their opportunities. year, Fiore believes that the team
we see ourselves as being one We also were really patient in that is trying not to focus on Middle-
of the top teams of the NES- game with our swings and look- bury, but instead focus on reach-
CAC100% a contender for the ing up the field for an opening, ing the championship.
NESCAC, she said. Weve won it Fiore said. Im excited to play a We always want to beat Mid-
in the past. We have to be confi- really good game of field hockey, dlebury, she said. Im not real-
dent in our coach, and our ability its going to be a physical, strong ly thinking about last year very
and how much weve improved battle and hopefully we can come much, Im thinking about our
this season. out on top. game this year more because Ive
The team has the same men- One of Middleburys greatest played Middlebury countless
tality going into the game against strengths is its offense. Currently, times in my career and its al-
No. 1 Middlebury. The Panthers it has the top offense in the league, ways a close game. I think rather
are currently on a ten-game with 37 goals compared to Bow- than thinking of last year, its just
winning streak and looking to doins 19. a push to get into the NESCAC
advance to their seventh straight Theyre obviously playing championship again.
semi-final game. When the two very well at the moment, theyre a The team will travel to face off
teams faced off earlier in the sea- fast and skillful team ... so I think against the Panthers on Saturday
son, the game went into double were going to have to just match at 11 a.m.
overtime and the Panthers came their athleticism and skill, and Horace Wang contributed to
out with a 1-0 win. play well defensively and make this report.
think is another challenge of her
single play and never gets a chance
to rest in-game.
Although the first years have
had a strong presence on the
court, Albright hopes that they
will be able to adjust quickly to
the new experience of NESCAC
Championships.
I think as it is their first year,
they dont really know what to
expect going into the NESCACs,
said Albright. All of the upper-
classmen [are] working with our
coach to prepare them as best as
we can for what to expect and
how things are going to go.
After losing to Wesleyan the
day before, the Polar Bears are
looking forward to going into the
Championships following their
close win against Connecticut
College this Saturday. Albright
says the team was given a chance
to regroup after the loss to Wesley-
an and improve their strategy for
the game against Connecticut.
The way that our team han-
dles losses is really unique. We
dont see them as a bad thing,
SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
but more of a thing that we can
use to grow and learn from, said SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Kate Kiser 21 sets the ball during a match against
Albright. [Losing] exposes our
Bates. The Polar Bears beat the Bobcats 3-1 after beating Colby the day before.
weaknesses, which we can then we kind of realized what we Bears could end up facing No. 1
practice and work on and make couldve improved on from the Tufts or No. 8 Bates. The match
sure that in the next game they previous night and then applied against Middlebury in the quar-
arent our weaknesses anymore. I that on Saturday afternoon. terfinals will be held in Medford,
think the Connecticut game was If Bowdoin wins its game Massachusetts at 8 p.m. on Fri-
a nice turn around for us, where against Middlebury, the Polar day, November 3.
 O OPINION
13 Friday, November 3, 2017

Bowdoin, thank you Dear liberals: dont embrace

George W. Bush
Following this weeks power outage, Bowdoin students were reminded, once again,
of how lucky we are to benefit from a team of campus employees, each one commit-
ted to ensuring the safety and well-being of students. All deserve our whole-hearted
thanks.
First, Bowdoin Security once again went above and beyond to ensure that stu-
dents were looked after, picking up extra shifts to make sure that despite outages,
buildings were properly secured and students were in the safest possible conditions.
Furthermore, we greatly appreciated the steady stream of text, call and email alerts Relevant Politics
from Security, which allowed us to stay up to date with the status of power in various by Brendan Murtha
parts of campus. We cannot thank Director of Safety and Security Randy Nichols and
his team enough for making us feel that we were being taken care of and being kept On October 19, President George
in the loop, regardless of circumstances. W. Bush spoke at the Spirit of Lib-
Like many other employees, Dining Service staff came into work despite, in many erty: At Home, In the World event
cases, not having power in their own homes. They fed the hoards of students and oth- in New York City, a forum hosted by
ers who camped out in the dining hall long past the regular hours and dinner rushes. the Bush Presidential Center pro-
Executing their well-established contingency plan, they left us with the impression moting American values of freedom
that nothing, aside from a larger crowd, was really different from the average night. and security.
Further, we are grateful to administrators who continued to prioritize students Former President Bushs oration
and our academics. While the power outage derailed the planned release of Spring was met with strong reactions on
2018 courses on Polaris, thanks to the Office of the Registrar and administrators, both sides of the aisle, primarily be-
students still received a PDF listing of the offerings. The deadline for course se- cause what might have been a vague,
lection was pushed back, allowing us the expected ample time to consider. Mean- unoriginal rambling about American
while, other administrative offices continued to coordinate with faculty and stu- values took on a slightly more poi-
dents, keeping Bowdoin running not simply as our residential home, but also as gnant tone. Without naming names,
our place of learning. And, when feasible, our professors held class and adapted to Bush blatantly critiqued several core
these less than ideal conditions. components of the Trump Doctrine
Finally, Bowdoin students came together during the outagein more significant and joined the ranks of prominent
ways than around power strips. We thank those who stepped up to help out each Republicans in casting disdain on our
other and the staff under unusual circumstances. Small acts of kindnesslike the current president.
group of students who, having camped out in Thorne into the early hours of Tuesday Weve seen nationalism distorted
morning, took the initiative to clean the entire dining hall to ease the burden on into nativismforgetting the dyna-
dining staffmade a difference. mism that immigration has always
Although the days of the power outage brought the dedication and hard work of brought to America, Bush observed,
our faculty and staff to the forefront, we shouldnt forget that, in truth, all Bowdoin following with a critique of the re-
employees work incredibly hard day in and day out to keep us safe, fed, comfort- turn of isolationist tendencies in
able and cared for. Outstanding service is the norm at Bowdoin, making it easy to which weve [forgotten] that Amer- KAYLA SNYDER
take these services for granted. But even during the daily goings-on of the average ican security is directly threatened seen with Senators Corker, Flake and not necessarily my friend.
Bowdoin week, we should be conscious of showing our gratitude to the members by the chaos and despair of distant McCain, criticizing Trump is a po- Furthermore, wishing for the days
of our community that keep our college not just functional but exceptional. We are places. Later, he addressed the threat litical death-wish for members of the of Bush, even if merely symbolic of our
extremely lucky to live among a community of compassionate people who do their of Russian election interference, our Republican Party. dark times, is a dangerous sentiment
utmost to look out for one another, and for that we are thankful. obligation to refugees, the inevitabili- On the flip side, the resounding for the left to adopt. Frankly, its a po-
ty of globalization and unequivocally liberal response to Bushs speech was sition of privilege. Just as I lambasted
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board, denounced white supremacy to enthu- equally worrisome. Many left-leaning some of my never Hillary friends for
which is comprised of Rachael Allen, Anjulee Bhalla, Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah siastic applause. pundits and Democratic loyalists ap- their lack of solidarity with those most
Drumm, Ellice Lueders, Ian Ward and Allison Wei. Trump supporters were, predict- plauded Bush with an enthusiasm that vulnerable to Trumps election, those
ably, less than pleased. The reaction needs to be questioned. All across the who faced imminent danger from the
on right-leaning comment sections, mediascape, self-proclaimed liberals tides it would unleash, predominantly
usually locations of support for Bush pined for the days of the Bush pres- white liberals pining for Bushs meta-
at least relative to othersquickly idency. Even if slightly sarcastic or phorical return, fail to stand in soli-
deteriorated into condemnations of lighthearted, Trump makes me wish darity with the millions of innocent
Bush, labeling him a corrupt globalist, for the days of George Bush became civilians across the Middle East whose
swamp-creature, sellout, etc. That dis- a frequently paraphrased line for lib- lives were destroyed by irresponsible
ESTABLISHED 1871 pleasure carried over to the appearance erals and moderates across the spec- and short-sighted actions in the War
of Bush alongside the four other living trumand its not the first time weve on Terror.
bowdoinorient.com orient@bowdoin.edu 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 former presidents, his father included, heard it. Its also critical that we dont settle
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information at a hurricane relief fundraiser later in I am glad to hear George Bush con- back into routine establishment con-
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators, the week. Whereas, before Trump, the demn the reprehensible components of servatism in the name of incremental
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in vast majority of conservatives hailed Trumps platform, dont get me wrong. progress and recovery. Liberals who
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse both George W. and George H.W. However, such condemnation should now accept George Bush are indicating
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. Bush as the best of the five, this week not become the golden ticket for our theyd be consoled if the next election
the overwhelming message was one approval. On the contrary, it should ushered in a Bush-esque figure, as any
of consistent disgust: all five presi- be the minimal standard. Breaking escape from Trump is welcome. Yet we
dents were painted with one brusha ranks with Trump should not result in can not accept this as the case or be
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio group of globalist, deep state puppets automatic clemency for members of complicit in its propagation.
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief who had all contributed greatly to the the GOPwe must be more demand- We need to escape Trump and
swamp Trump intends to drain. ing of our elected officials. Republican Trumpism, but we do not do that by
This vehemency likely wont faze Senator Jeff Flake, for instance, who reverting to politics that have already
Creative Director Managing Editor Sr. News Editor
George W. Bush, who has been called gave a very impassioned and powerful failed us. Taking three steps back and
Jenny Ibsen Rachael Allen Anjulee Bhalla
much worse, and whose political ca- anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor then only one step forward would still
Sarah Bonanno
Ellice Lueders Asst. News Editor reer is over and whose future is secure. this week, still voted to repeal an im- leave us far beyond the line of prog-
Digital Director Emily Cohen But this rapid backlash shows, howev- portant consumer protection act lim- ress we should be collectively reach-
Nickie Mitch
James Little Allison Wei er, just how vulnerable even the most iting class-action lawsuits against cor- ing for. Though I thank George W.
Sports Editor prominent conservative figureheads porations on Wednesday. Therefore, in Bush for speaking out, I will still not
Photo Editor Associate Editor Anna Fauver are to the tides of Trumpism. As weve this context, the enemy of my enemy is call him a friend.
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Time to confront our intellectual fear of conservatism
by Francisco Navarro
and Ben Wu
Op-Ed Contibutors
In 2015, Clayton Rose ce-
mented a very clear vision for
his presidency: If you think
the same way, and think about
the same things in the same
way four years from now,
something has gone wrong.
Take a moment and reflect
on President Roses words.
Has something gone wrong
in your time at Bowdoin, or
has your mind been chal-
lenged and evolved?
For most students, that
change might mean provoc-
ative professors pushing
you further to the left, or
groupthink with like-minded
friends in a competition for
who appears the most pro-
gressive. At Bowdoin, con-
servatism is something to be
disproved whereas liberalism
doesnt face equal scrutiny.
Peer pressure is often em-
ployed to discourage moder-
ate and conservative students
from speaking their minds.
Contrary to widespread
notions, conservatism isnt
racism, greed or hate. Hate
speech is hate speech, and
it is erroneous to think alt-
right ideas are in any way
conservative. Conservatism
at its core is the belief in
self-reliance. We believe in
enfranchising people to take
control of their own lives
without an overbearing gov-
ernment. We believe the pur-
pose of the government is to
create an environment for
maximizing, not hampering,
the potential of all citizens,
and that innovation and free
Refuting harmful views with logic, not labels
by Theo Christian
Op-Ed Contributor
Last week, the Orient pub-
lished an article profiling Evan
McLaren, a former Bowdoin
student who is currently the
executive director of the Na-
tional Policy Institute (NPI), a
group dedicated to promoting
white supremacy and the cre-
ation of a white nation-state.
The Orients editorial board
also simultaneously published
a separate explanation for why
they profiled McLaren, stating
that they want Bowdoin stu-
dents to engage with McLarens
values not as abstract thought
experiments but as concrete
ideas. Despite that claim, not
once, in either of the articles,
did anyone actually engage
with the ideas promoted by the
NPI. The closest anyone came
was when the editorial board
stated that McLarens views are
abhorrent and antithetical to
the core principles of our paper,
our college and our nation.
This is not sufficient. We
cannot merely say that these
views are self-evidently wrong.
They are to most Americans,
but this does nothing to re-
fute the arguments that now
hundreds of thousands, if not
millions, of our fellow citizens
believe to be true. While it may
enterprise are critical to
solving the many issues of
the world we face today.
Here is the reality: it is a
disservice to the personal and
intellectual development of ev-
ery Bowdoin student to fail to
seriously engage with oppos-
ing viewpoints. So how can
we create an environment that
allows free and open debate?
Here are our suggestions:
As students, we should
pressure our faculty to give a
fair assessment of opposing
ideas, and the faculty should
demand the same of them-
selves and their syllabi. Pro-
fessors are here to educate
students, not indoctrinate.
It is a poor reflection of our
class environment when con-
be clear to most of us why the
ideology behind white nation-
alism is faulty, clearly there
is a significant portion of our
nation that does not think it is
so readily apparent. When we
merely declare that ideas are
not reconcilable with our core
values without explaining the
values we are referencing or
without exposing the holes in
arguments we disagree with, we
are not properly engaging with
those arguments.
There is real value in mak-
ing sure we properly and fully
grapple with views we oppose.
Its through this discourse
that we are able to not only
improve our own arguments,
but also possibly change the
minds of those with whom
we disagree. It is presumptu-
ous to assume that all white
nationalists are beyond the
reach of reasonable and
thoughtful discourse. When
we say that white nationalism
is self-evidently wrong, we
imply that anyone who agrees
with those views must either
be incapable of having, or
unwilling to have, a rational
conversation. How could we
ever hope to have a reasonable
discussion with someone who
is unable to see such obvi-
ous truths? If we hope to win
back the hearts and minds of
OPINION Friday, November 3, 2017
SARA CAPLAN
servative students find it more needs you, and keeping qui- erect institutional assuranc- everyonestudents, faculty
convenient to make liberal et is not doing anyone good. es for the perpetuation of and the administration.
arguments in exchange for a The path toward intellectu- discourse. Hereby, we make As persons of color, children
better grade. al fearlessness is a two-way a call to action for the Bow- of immigrants and co-leaders
To the liberals on campus: street, and we all have a re- doin community to join over of the College Republicans,
look in the mirror. Are you sponsibility to present a view a dozen colleges in the na- we embrace conservatism as
subconsciously shutting out that not only challenges other tionincluding Princeton, essential to progressing a di-
opposing arguments without students, but allows yourself Johns Hopkins and North- verse and changing America.
looking at its merits? Do you to test the strength of your westernand adopt the Chi- We know Bowdoin is capable
scream fake news! when own arguments. Dont take cago Statement on free ex- of achieving authentic intel-
failures of liberal policies are a professors viewpoints for pression, which ensures free lectual diversity, but everyone
brought before you? Or, per- granted. If it clashes with your and open inquiry in all mat- must play their part. Enough
haps, are you complicit in thoughts, ask provocative ters for students and faculty, with the trite, its good to
inflicting assumptions about questionsyou might rein- and acknowledges it is not hear different points of view
peers who might disagree with force your beliefs or be forced the proper role of the Univer- euphemism from our peers,
you? Self-reflection must be to create new ones. sity to attempt to shield indi- followed by inaction. It is time
followed by actionkudos to To the administration: viduals from ideas and opin- to engage and reap the fruits
those who took the first step events like the Kristof/Riley ions they find unwelcome, of your education.
and attended Steven Haywards and Brooks/Bruni discus- disagreeable, or even deeply Francisco Navarro is a
talk on Halloween night. sions are steps in the right offensive. The path towards member of the Class of 2019
To the conservatives on direction, but is this just a amending Bowdoins intellec- and Ben Wu is a member of the
campus: step up. This campus box to check off ? We must tual shortcomings involves Class of 2020.
our compatriots, we must go
further and better articulate
why we know these views to
be flawed. Stopping anywhere
short of this allows those who
actually disagree with us, to
walk away with their views
unchallenged and unchanged.
Its exactly this kind of intel-
lectual laziness, simply saying
that views are self-evident,
that allows people like Mc-
Laren to leave Bowdoin with
their logic intact.
So if we are going to de-
nounce the views championed
by McLaren and his colleagues,
lets do it properly. Lets say
that we believe all people in-
herently hold equal value. Lets
point out that America was
built on the backs of countless
immigrants. Lets argue that
diversity, whether it be of race,
religion, gender or sexuality,
makes us stronger. Lets point
out when McLaren says that
he wants to be able to come
back to a place where [his]
racial and ethnic group feels
KODIE GARZA
like it belongs, that whites still
enjoy comparative advantages
and luxuries not afforded to
minority groups. Lets push
him to further explain why If you disagree with the ideas ply promote engagement. You ing for your opinion, you have
his comfort must come at the promoted by McLaren and the have a moral responsibility to not fully engaged with the ideas
expense of others. Whatever NPI, it is imperative that you actively refute views you deem in question.
we do, lets not dismiss his ar- actually engage with the ide- harmful with logic, not labels. Theo Christian is a member
gument as obviously false. ology they represent, not sim- If you dont explain the reason- of the Class of 2019.
Friday, November 3, 2017 OPINION 15

Post-storm reflections: power outages can be more than inconveniences

Polar Views
by Osa Omoregie

I had a fun-packed Family

Weekend at Bowdoin with my
friends and family, but every-
thing changed when the storm
unleashed its wrath on Bowdoins
campus. On Monday morning,
October 30, I woke up to rain
showers of epic proportions and
winds that could lift one off the
ground. Soon thereafter, I checked
my email and learned that my
meeting at 8:30 a.m. was cancelled
and that there was a power outage
throughout campus.
At first, leaving my dorm and
walking through the storm felt
like a treacherous voyage, but I felt
solidarity with my Bowdoin peers.
Some of us dared to have breakfast
at Moulton and do it in the dark.
Most of us ate lunch at Thorne
Hall, which was riddled with
folding tables, laptop chargers and
power strips. Throughout the day,
we struggled to acquire scarce
resources like Wi-Fi and power
outlets. My friends braved the
harsh winds to reach Thorne, our
temporary disaster relief center,
which connected us back to the
important things in life, email and
Netflix. We all shuddered at the
idea of taking cold water showers
once the warm water ran out. PHOEBE NICHOLS
If I were a first year, I would
transfer, said a disgruntled senior to stores in hopes of purchasing that Thorne would be open until than any of the other study areas a superstorm that hit my home but more importantly, have
at Thorne. My professor refuses lights for my room, only to find out midnight. It certainly was kind of I usually inhabit. state of New Jersey pretty hard. claimed many lives. The death
to cancel class, and here I am try- that Hannaford ran out of candles Bowdoin to make the dining hall While this post-storm experi- I remember being one of few toll from these disasters is rising
ing to find an outlet, said virtually and Walmarts portable lamp sup- an impromptu study space, but I ence was a stressful one, it pales students in my high school with due to the depletion of life-sav-
everyone I met who had an 11:30 ply had been emptied. To make thought this outage would finally in comparison to some of the nat- power, and opening my home ing hospital equipment.
a.m. class. Most of my friends matters worse, I made the mistake force my community to relax. ural disasters that have occurred to my younger cousin when I deeply appreciated my pro-
would just look at me, shake their of not going to Thorne dinner as After seeing some students hog and have been occurring across his familys house was too cold fessors e-mail to my Africana
heads, and walk away in utter soon as it opened. At 6:30 p.m., the power sockets for mindless the globe. Bowdoin students all to live in during the storm. I Studies class that began with,
frustration. The saddest part of what awaited me were hundreds net surfing and Netflix binging, had access to running water and missed two whole weeks of First and foremost: I hope you
the storms aftermath was that the of students littered about. It took I realized that not everyone felt food, thanks to the wonderful school because of a hurricane are well. Sometimes, Bowdoin
winds had uprooted a number of me nearly ten minutes to find a the same sense of solidarity in the efforts of our dining staff. As far that was swallowing up homes gets too focused on the incon-
Bowdoins beloved trees. Accord- place to sit and the serving lines post-storm crisis as I did. as Im aware of, no Bowdoin stu- and tragically taking lives. To- veniences and fails to consider
ing to my Instagram feed, the were about as long as those at My Monday night consisted dents or professors were injured day, over a month after Hurri- what they should be grateful for.
upended trees at least made great Bowdoins Thanksgiving dinner. of hopeless attempts to do my in the aftermath of the storm, and canes Irma and Maria, there are At times like this, I think about
backdrops for portraits. When Around seven oclock, I was get- readings as I sat across the table no trees landed on any buildings. still families in Puerto Rico run- those with harsher post-storm
I see fallen trees, I think of dead ting a cup of tea when I heard a from my mother, who was visiting Most of us were mildly inconve- ning out of clean water and food conditions, while I still have the
bodies, my mother remarked huge roar of excitement from the for Family Weekend, but couldnt nienced, and we overcame the supplies, and hospitals barely bare necessities. In the wise words
rather bleakly, as she watched on- Thorne crowd. At first I thought travel back home due to the in- obstacles unscathed. functioning in the current state of my three-year old self giving up
lookers gazing at these giant tree this was a sign that the power clement weather that morning. The day before Brunswicks of conditions. The latest natu- in trying to find my lost toy car,
corpses in awe. had returned, but alas, they were Thorne was a terrible place to power outage was the fifth an- ral disasters have destroyed or look at it this way, Mommy: at
At the end of the day, I rushed just cheers at the announcement study. It was far more crowded niversary of Hurricane Sandy, damaged thousands of homes, least I still have my life.

Collins anti-consumer vote demonstrates need for continued pressure

by Julian Andrews
Op-Ed Contributor
I write to urge Bowdoin stu-
dents and Mainers to continue
to hold Maine Senator Susan
Collins accountable. Last week,
Collins and Senate Republicans
voted to repeal anti-forced
arbitration rules, a practice
wherein everyday consumers
are required to waive their
rights to class-action lawsuits
and other means of accessing
the courts, and instead are
forced to settle their grievances
with large companies through
private arbitration. This repeal
puts consumers at increased
risk of being taken advantage of
by large financial institutions.
Forced arbitration language is
often hidden in fine print, used
to prevent financial institutions
from being held accountable
for their shady practices and to
prevent consumers from get-
ting their day in court.
The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB),
founded by President Barack
Obama and Senator Elizabeth
Warren to protect consumers
in the wake of the 2008 market
collapse, put together a rule to
prevent this practice, and last
week, Collins and Senate Re-
publicans voted to overturn it.
This is a blatant move to pro-
tect large financial institutions
against the grievances of con-
sumers by forcing consumers
to sue banks individually or
go through arbitration instead
of participating in class-action
suits. This action stings even
more on the heels of high-pro-
file cases against Wells Fargo
and Equifax that strengthen the
case for the necessity of an ef-
fective and independent CFPB.
As Bowdoin students and
Mainers, you are Collins
constituentsthe people she
claims to represent. Do not
let yourself be fooled into
thinking that, because of a few
high-profile votes, she no lon-
ger needs to be held account-
able. Yes, Collins should be
commended for her protection
of Americans health insur-
ance, but that does not excuse
her anti-consumer actions.
This vote will hurt Mainers
and all Americans and makes
a strong statement that Collins
cares more about the interests
of large financial institutions
than the American people.
Pressure from Senators home
states has a real impact in how
they vote, and Mainers should
not let Collins forget that it is
they, not Wells Fargo or Equi-
fax, that put her on Capitol
Hill. Forced arbitration is not
as sexy or headline-grabbing
of a cause as health care, but it
is extremely important. Do not
MOLLY KENNEDY
let Collins convince you that
she no longer needs a watchful
eye, and when youre signing
up for a bank account, make
sure you read the fine print.
Julian Andrews is a member
of the Class of 2017.
 NOVEMBER
16
FRIDAY 3
EVENT
Black History Mobile Museum
The museum will feature rare artifacts that represent
slavery, science, religion, education and civil rights, including
documents signed by famous abolitionists and people
involved in the Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther
King Jr. A multimedia presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m.
David Saul Smith Union. 10 a.m.
EVENT
Monthly Page-Turning of Birds
of America
Kristen Lindquist, an award winning poet and avid birder, will
speak at the monthly page-turning of Audubons double-
elephant folio, Birds of America.
Special Collections, Hawthorne Longfellow Library. 12:30 p.m.
LECTURE
Gender, Race, and Radical Empathy:
American Women in Revolutionary
Russia, 1905-1945
Julia Mickenberg, associate professor of American studies at
the University of Texas at Austin, will provide insight on the
mass migration to the Soviet Union and the appeal of Russia
to American women during the 1920s and the 1930s.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 1:30 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
Improvabilities
Improvabilities, one of the improv groups on campus,
will perform.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY 4
PERFORMANCE
2125 Stanley Street
Through movement and sound, artists hope to convey how
home has changed and evolved throughout generations
pre- and post-immigration. This performance will explore the
notion of home through the artists own experiences. The
artists will also reinvent daily domestic tasks through dance.
Room 210, Edwards Center for Arts and Dance. 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY 5
PERFORMANCE
Climate Change Theatre Action
As part of a worldwide series, Masque and Gown and
Bowdoin Climate Action will perform a series of readings
and short plays about climate change in hope of bringing
awareness to the global scale of climate change.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
10 11 CONCERT
Disaster Relief
Concert
Friday, November 3, 2017
MINDY LEDER,, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
FALLING INTO RHYTHM: The Commission, a new band on campus, performs at Reeds Fall Festival during Family Weekend. The festival included live
music, games, crafts and food.
MONDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 8
EVENT LECTURE
Dating and Donuts Of Sturgeon, Crocodiles, and Ice
Lisa Peterson, associate director of gender violence Arctic adventurer Jon Turk will give an illustrated lecture
prevention and education, will lead a reflection and about the his adventures kayaking across the North Pacific
conversation about relationships as part of The Healthy and around Cape Horn and biking through the Gobi Desert.
Relationships Series. Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
Burnett House. 4:30 p.m.
LECTURE
How We See Prisons
TUESDAY 7
Pete Brook, an independent writer and curator, will discuss
prisons, photos, politicization and power.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:15 p.m.
WORKSHOP
Delivering Powerful Presentations
Participants will learn how to create effective presentations.
The workshop aims to boost confidence, improve nonverbal
communication and give organizational tips.
THURSDAY 9
Torrey Barn, Cram Alumni House. 8:30 a.m. LECTURE
Death, Beauty and Metaphysics: Art,
EVENT Science and Memento Mori in Early
Dating Across Identities Anatomical Representation
Bowdoin Healthy Relationships, BQSA and Af-Am will hold a Joanna Ebenstein, co-founder of the Morbid Anatomy
conversation around race, sexual identity and dating as part Museum and author of The Anatomical Venus, will discuss
of the Healthy Relationships Week series. Pizza will the relationships between art ,medicine, death, culture, and
be provided. their effects on our culture and history.
Russworm House. 6 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.
FILM READING
The Invisible Patients Jennifer Egan: Manhattan Beach
This documentary tells the story of Jessica Macleod, a nurse Author Jennifer Egan will read from her recent novel
practitioner in Evansville, Indiana, to address some of the Manhattan Beach. Egans first historical novel follows
most relevant healthcare issues, such as rising costs, complex a girl who explores the identities of gender roles in the
insurance and living conditions of the elderly. This showing United States and the world, while navigating her fathers
is free. disappearance. The event will be followed by a book signing.
Frontier. 7 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
12 13 14 15 16 PERFORMANCE
The
Threepenny
Opera