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Amidst growth,
Brunswick faces
food insecurity
by Jessica Piper
Orient Staff
Behind Hannaford, a county at 40,330.
five-minute walk from Bow-
doin’s campus, sits the pri-
mary facility for Mid Coast
Hunger Prevention Program
(MCHPP). The nonprofit,
which handles over a million
pounds of food each year,
combats food insecurity—a
perpetual and growing is-
sue that affects over 200,000
Maine residents each year.
Karen Parker, executive
director of MCHPP, said that
over the past five years, the
organization has seen an eight
to 10 percent increase in its
client base each year. She at-
tributes this rise to both an in-
creased awareness of MCHPP
and the services it offers and
the persistent problem of food
insecurity in Maine.
When MCHPP studied the
issue in 2016, it found that
one in 10 Brunswick residents
had used its food pantry that
year.
The United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture (USDA)
defines food insecurity as “a
household-level economic
and social condition of limit-
ed or uncertain access to ade-
quate food.” The USDA found
that food insecurity was prev-
alent in 16.4 percent of Maine
households between 2014 and
2016, the most recent dataset.
Only six states had a higher
prevalence of food insecuri-
ty, according to the USDA’s
report. Moreover, the figure
represented an increase from
15.1 percent in 2011-2013 and
12.9 percent in 2004-2006.
Nationally, food insecurity
spiked in the aftermath of the
2008 recession. But most of
the country has seen a decline
since then—Maine is one of
just 14 states that experienced
an increase between the most
Nationally, food insecurity spiked in the
aftermath of the 2008 recession. But
most of the country has seen a decline
since then—Maine is one of just 14 states
that experienced an increase between the
most recent measurement periods.
recent measurement periods.
Within Maine, rates of
food insecurity are highest in
Washington and Aroostook
counties, according to a 2017
study by the Good Shepherd
Food Bank and Preble Street.
Cumberland County, which
includes Brunswick and Port-
land, had a food insecurity
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rate of 13.8 percent, but had
the highest number of food
insecure people of any Maine
Meanwhile, Maine’s un-
employment rate has been
declining steadily since 2010.
In Cumberland County, it hit
2.4 percent in February 2018.
Employers, including Bow-
doin, have remarked on the
difficulty of finding and hir-
ing workers. Unemployment
remains low even after Maine
voters elected in 2016 to raise
the state’s minimum wage,
which now sits at $10.
However, higher rates of
employment have not re-
solved the issue of food secu-
rity and have even introduced
new complications. In March,
MCHPP added evening food
pantry hours designed specif-
ically to accommodate clients
who need food support but
also hold day jobs.
“What we are finding is
that more and more of the
people that we are serving are
working, so their work sched-
ules make it really difficult to
access our food pantry during
the day,” Parker said.
She noted that many em-
ployment opportunities in
Midcoast Maine are service
jobs, which don’t pay well
enough to prevent food inse-
curity. Even an employee who
works 40 hours a week at mini-
mum wage, for example, has an
income of about $20,000 a year,
which is below the federal pov-
erty line for a family of three.
-Transportation remains
a barrier for food insecure
people seeking assistance.
MCHPP serves Brunswick as
well as surrounding towns in-
cluding Harpswell, Bowdoin-
ham, Durham and Lisbon—a
considerable trek.
“There’s a lot of people that
don’t have reliable transporta-
tion. They are 10, 12, 15 miles
away, so it’s really hard for
them to get here,” Parker said.
MCHPP distributes food
from a mobile unit on a
monthly basis in Harpswell,
but struggles to find central
distribution locations in other
parts of Midcoast Maine. The
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Friday, April 20, 2018
GOING GREEN: A solar field on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station contributes to Bowdoin’s efforts to becoming net carbon neutral. In order to fully
achieve this goal, the College will support construction of a solar field in Farmington, Maine, that will become the largest solar field in the state.
College announces carbon neutrality
by Nicholas Mitch
Orient Staff
On Thursday, President Clay-
ton Rose announced that the Col-
lege has achieved its goal of being
carbon neutral by 2020 two years
earlier than expected, after years
of planning and implementing
energy-saving measures across
campus and beyond. In order to
reach the goal, Bowdoin is part-
nering with several other colleges
to support the construction of
the largest solar facility in Maine,
which will supply the College
with renewable energy credits.
Bowdoin follows in the
footsteps of two other Maine
schools—Colby and the College
of the Atlantic—as well as Mid-
dlebury in going carbon neutral.
Over 600 colleges and univer-
sities across the country have
committed to reaching carbon
neutrality.
“We are pausing today to cele-
24 students receive national grants
by Nina McKay and
Harrison West
Orient Staff
This year, 24 Bowdoin stu-
dents have received a national
fellowship or grant to pursue a
range of opportunities, includ-
ing teaching English in Ger-
many or Nepal and funding
for graduate school towards a
career in conflict-resolution
work around the world.
Cindy Stocks, director of
student fellowships and re-
search, emphasized that the
process of finding and apply-
ing for these fellowships is a
community effort at Bowdoin.
Students are able to interact
closely with their professors,
and she often gets emails from
faculty suggesting that she talk
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about this year’s Ivies headliner. Page 10.
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brate this achievement a full two
years ahead of schedule, and we
are simultaneously renewing our
pledge to keep moving forward,”
wrote Rose in an email to the
Bowdoin community.
In 2007, President Barry Mills
signed the American College
and University Presidents’ Cli-
mate Commitment (ACUPCC).
The College’s Climate Neutrality
Implementation Plan was sub-
mitted to ACUPCC in 2009. The
plan aimed to reduce Bowdoin’s
self-produced emissions 28 per-
cent by 2020.
Bowdoin’s plan involved
reducing carbon emissions by
a certain percentage and then
purchasing carbon offsets and re-
newable energy credits (RECs) to
make up the rest. Carbon offsets
and RECs allow the College to
invest in renewable energy proj-
ects elsewhere and then apply
the carbon emissions reductions
from those projects to the insti-
to certain students. Professors
also are often very involved in
helping students craft their ap-
plications.
“There was a community
of people who have supported
me through this process, and
those people exist here at Bow-
doin,” Mohamed Nur ’19 said.
“So if you have an interest, you
should pursue it, and you will
be well supported here.”
Nur won a Truman Scholar-
ship, an award given to college
juniors who are interested in
pursuing careers in public ser-
vice. In 2018, only 59 college
juniors from 52 institutions
across the country were se-
lected as winners from a com-
petitive pool of hundreds of
applicants.
The application required
students to submit a plan of
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tution’s energy budget.
Anna Hamilton ’20 expressed
disappointment with this strate-
gy.
“As an [environmental stud-
ies] student, I learn about all
these innovative technologies for
efficient heat and energy sources,
and it feels like the school is buy-
ing their way out instead of mak-
ing tangible changes on campus,”
she said.
“That’s not to say that it’s not
great that it’s on their agenda,
and that it’s something that the
school values, but it feels like we
can do better,” she continued.
Bowdoin has also entered into
an agreement with renewable
energy company NextEra Energy
and Amherst, Williams, Hamp-
shire and Smith colleges to con-
struct a solar field in Farmington,
Maine. It will be the largest solar
field in Maine, over seven times
larger than the current largest.
Once completed, the field will
what the next ten years of their
lives would look like. Nur’s
plan included pursuing a joint
degree program for a Master’s
and a Juris Doctorate that
would allow him to gain both
negotiation skills and legal
knowledge that he hopes to ap-
ply to conflict-resolution work
in the Horn of Africa.
“I wanted to analyze … how
dialogue can be used to help
communities who have been in
war, who have been in conflict,
reconcile the violence that they
have had to endure as a mech-
anism to create a better future
for themselves,” Nur said.
Nur connects his interest in
conflict resolution with his ex-
periences building community
on Bowdoin’s campus through
his roles in Bowdoin Student
Government, ResLife and the
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create enough energy to offset 50
percent of Bowdoin’s total energy
usage and will reduce the College’s
own-source emissions by 11 per-
cent. This will supplement the 19
percent reduction in own-source
emissions that Bowdoin has made
so far and bring the College to its
goal.
Since making the commit-
ment to achieve carbon neutrali-
ty by 2020, Bowdoin has engaged
in a number of projects to make
the campus more energy effi-
cient. These have included fur-
ther insulating buildings, install-
ing LED lighting and renovating
the on-campus heating plant,
among other measures.
In his email, Rose also men-
tioned the development of an-
other, more “ambitious 2030
plan,” representing an ongoing
effort toward sustainability.
“Notwithstanding these two
milestones, our work is far from
done,” he wrote.
Student Center for Multicul-
tural Life. Stocks attributes the
high rate of success in attaining
fellowships to an investment
in the common good among
Bowdoin students. Students
who take advantage of oppor-
tunities to work with youth
through the McKeen Center
and community mentoring
programs ar well-prepared for
service-oriented fellowships.
“A lot of my work through
the McKeen Center has helped
me think more critically about
what it means to go into a
community you’re not a part
of,” said Kate Berkley ’18, a re-
cipient of an Austrian Govern-
ment English Teaching Assis-
tantship (ETA) grant. “I tried
to bring a lot of that thinking
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SECURITY REPORT
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AN What is your greatest injury story?
Itza Bonilla ’20
"I once broke my finger dancing to Soulja
Boy."

Thursday, April 12 • Brunswick Rescue transported an intoxicated minor

• An officer provided first-aid for a student who scald-
ed his thigh with hot mashed potato.
• A man was given a trespass warning barring him
from all College property.
• Officers dispersed an athletic team’s unregistered
event at MacMillan House.
Friday, April 13
• An officer helped a student locate her missing pro-
spective student.
• A window casing was damaged on the first floor of
MacMillan House.
• A student with a nosebleed was given an escort to
the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
• Students report that two local men crossing the
Maine Quad were making them uncomfortable. A officer
located the two men and instructed them to leave campus.
• A student was injured in a skateboard spill on Fed-
eral Street. An officer brought the student to Mid Coast
Hospital for evaluation.
Saturday, April 14
• A carload of students and their guests was observed
driving around campus neighborhoods at 1:30 a.m. blar-
ing music, singing and yelling out the windows, running
a stop sign, and failing to yield to a group of students ap-
proaching a crosswalk. The students were identified and
a report was filed.
• Brunswick police warned a student for being loud
and using profanity while walking on Garrison Street at
1:00 a.m.
• An officer spoke with a group of unsupervised juve-
niles who were yelling profanities over the public address
system at Watson Arena.
• A student burning cookie dough in a microwave set
off a smoke alarm in Maine Hall.
• Two students who were vaping in Maine Hall acti-
vated a smoke alarm. Note: Smoking in campus buildings
in prohibited.
Sunday, April 15
• A security officer cited a student for drinking in pub-
lic at the corner of Coffin and Longfellow.
from Maine Hall to Mid Coast Hospital. Isaac Schuchat ’19
• An officer assisted an intoxicated student who be-
came ill near Sargent Gym, and brought the student and "I stepped on a shell at the beach and
asked the lifeguard for a band-aid. I had
friends safely home.
• Brunswick police dispersed a large gathering of stu-
dents from an off-campus student residence. A resident
was issued a disorderly conduct warning. One minor
my thumb on the puncture and when he
was cited for possession of alcohol; several others were asked to see the cut, I took my thumb
away and it squirted like a fountain in his
warned.
• A security officer cited a minor who was walking on
campus carrying a handle of vodka.
face. "
• Two students came to the aid of an elderly man hav-
ing a medical issue on Maine Street. Security, rescue, and Diego Velasquez ’20
police responded.
• A Sprite can concealing a considerable amount of "I got slide tackled in a soccer game as
marijuana was seized on the third floor of West Hall.
• Two students on the air at WBOR activated a fire a kid, and my dad super glued my cut
alarm while vaping an illegal substance. It was one hel-
luva a show!
closed so I could play the rest of the
game."
Monday, April 16
• Two male juveniles went on an egging spree hitting
several parked cars and the interior of Searles and Me-
Riley Harris ’20
morial Halls. One of the juveniles has been identified and
the other will be soon. Trespass warnings and juvenile "My high school girlfriend’s mom came
charges are pending.
• A student in Thorne Hall who was having trouble
home and my girlfriend pushed me out
breathing was taken to Mid Coast Hospital. the window. I broke my wrist and cried my
Wednesday, April 18 way back home."
• A student left a coffee percolator on a hot burner in
Brunswick Apartments. The apartment filled with smoke Franny Weed ’21
and the smoke detector activated.
Thursday, April 19 "I had lice and had to wash my hair with
• Brunswick police served twelve student tenants
and the property owner of an off-campus student resi- lice shampoo for 5 minutes. So I was
dence with a First Disorderly House Notice. This action
stemmed from a large gathering at the property on Sun-
counting to 300 in the shower and started
day, April 15. singing, then danced to the song I created,
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then tripped and sprained my wrist."
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Annual Bowdoin events and which president of the

United States would have most enjoyed them
by Nina Alvarado-Silverman
Page 2 Contributor
Common Good Day: FDR
A wholesome event for a wholesome
man. If only it was the government
doing service instead of the students.
Ivies: George W. Bush
A silly series of days that goes on for
a little too long and results in disaster,
chaos, and destruction, but also good
memes.
Senior Sex Panel: Bill Clinton
We all know that Bill wants to get
back up there and testify about the
intimate details of his personal life.
Fire Extinguisher Training Day:
John Tyler
Forgettable and niche, for the most
forgettable and niche president. Most
people don’t even know about this
happening and when they find out least our first years make it through!
they are not that excited and feel very
confused. Epicuria: JFK
What a hottie! We all wish we could
BowdoinOne Day: John Adams see JFK in a toga, or not ;)
Everyone knows this happens, but no
one really knows what it means. This Bowdoin-Colby Hockey Game:
is similar to John Adams because ev- Grover Cleveland
eryone knows he was president, but Grover Cleveland was the 24th and
does anyone know anything else? 26th president of the United States,
which means that he won and then he
Locavore Dinner: Thomas Jefferson didn’t win but then he won again. It is
This guy was all for agrarian- based this same grit that exists in the hearts
societies. Thomas Jefferson would and minds of Bowdoin hockey players.
R
lose it at the chance to eat only local TE
CAR
foods. Spring Gala: Woodrow Wilson E
LIN
RO
Wilson swore he wouldn’t enter CA
First Year Arrival Day: World War I, but low and behold, he
William Henry Harrison did. This is sort of like Spring Gala,
William arrived with a bang and fiz- where you swear you will be classy
zled out shortly thereafter. The histor- but end up eating mac and cheese
ical context is that he gave a very long bites the whole time. A disappoint-
speech in the cold to show how tough ment for everyone and a betrayal of
he was and then died 40 days later. At your own morals.
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that have resulted in multiple congregate on the Brunswick Apartments, which are isolated
by Alyce McFadden
BSG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and Roither Gonzales
students receiving court sum-
mons.
Quad but are discouraged
from hosting events within the
from residential communities.
“They’re working with us to
ELECTIONS THIS WEEKEND Orient Staff
On Tuesday morning, res- apartment units themselves. try to keep things more central
Amid concern about in- idents of both Brunswick “Messaging around Ivies on campus to try to mitigate
Elections for the six chairs of BSG executive committee creased Brunswick Police De- Apartments and College Hous- this year has been consistent some of the neighborhood
open today and will remain open until Sunday at 8 p.m. In partment (BPD) activity, Ivies es received emails detailing the with past years. We have never disturbances that occur on any
addition to serving on the executive committee next to the Weekend will proceed as nor- processes and requirements allowed registration during the given weekend but are going to
president and vice president, each chair will head up their own mal, although Director of Safe- for registering events during day on Friday as classes are still be magnified on Ivies because
committee, which oversee specific parts of campus life. ty and Security Randy Nichols Ivies Weekend. The two emails in session,” Van Loenen wrote of the volume of people partic-
Two positions, the chair of student affairs and the chair for advises students to exercise from Assistant Director of in an email to the Orient. “We ipating,” Nichols said.
diversity and inclusion, are uncontested in this year’s elections. caution and discretion during Health Promotion and Edu- also always reinforce to resi- Though he advises students
Currently abuzz with issues of ESD and IP requirements the weekend to avoid encoun- cation Christian Van Loenen dents of Brunswick apartments to be safe and cautious, Nich-
and the course syllabi project, BSG chair of academic affairs ters with BPD officers. specified that any event reg- that they are responsible for ols hopes the weekend will be
is held responsible for all things related to academic policy “A lot of students are istered by a College House their own living spaces.” fun for all.
from a student perspective. Though not stated explicitly in the wondering, ‘What about the during the day must occur in- Yesterday afternoon, Nich- “Ivies is one of my favorite
BSG constitution, curriculum reform has been at the forefront police?’ and I don’t think stu- side between noon and 3 p.m. ols sent email to all students times of the year,” Nichols said,
of the academic affairs committee as current chair Mohamed dents should be looking at it on Saturday, April 28 and that advising them to act with before pointing to a folded-up
Nur ‘19 has spearheaded initiatives to re-evaluate Bowdoin’s that way,” Nichols said. “Police any large congregation within discretion and respect should mattress in the corner of his
academic policy and curriculum. Ramya Chengalvala ’20, are always there. They are go- Brunswick Apartments will be they encounter officers from office. “There is my Ivies cot
Aneka Kazlyna ’20 and Nikki Tjin A Djie ’21 are running for ing to be there. They are go- shut down by Security. BPD. The email comes in over there, and I sleep on that
this position. ing to do their job 365 days a In emails to the Orient and the wake of police interven- because I am here for four
The chair of facilities and sustainability serves as a me- year. I just want students to be residents of Brunswick Apart- tion at a “large gathering” at straight days. My officers are
dium between the student body and a multitude of college cognizant of their own actions ments, Van Loenen clarified an off-campus residence on working double shifts, we pull
offices, such as Facilities, Security, Information Technology, and the consequences of those that both of Tuesday’s emails Bowker Street last weekend. out all the stops to keep Ivies as
Dining Services and Sustainability. On a regular basis, the actions.” are standard practice in prepa- In order to prevent inter- safe as possible for everybody.
chair organizes transportation for BSG-subsidized events, His words may reassure stu- ration for Ivies Weekend and vention from BPD during Ivies We want everybody to have a
such as Thursday night bowling. Past initiatives have included dents who have expressed con- should not be interpreted as Weekend, the Office of Resi- great time, and we want the
increasing lighting on the quad and providing picnic tables cern regarding possible inter- an indication that the circum- dential Life and Student Ac- sun to shine.”
outside of Moulton Dining Hall. The candidates for chair of vention from BPD during Ivies stances surrounding this year’s tivities will restrict registered Nichols just may get his
facilities and sustainability are Ian Culnane ’20, Nathanael De- in light of several encounters festival are in any way differ- evening parties to campus wish—weather forecasts pre-
Moranville ’20 and Rose Warren ’21. between Bowdoin students ent from those in previous locations such as Ladd House, dict mostly sunny weather for
Officially charged with chartering and re-chartering stu- and the police this semester years. Students will be able to Baxter House and Harpswell most of the weekend.
dent organizations, BSG chair of student organizations is
concerned with all things club-related, from organizing in-

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BRIGHT FUTURES: (LEFT TO RIGHT): Julia Conley ’18, Mohamed Nur ’19 and Kate Berkley ’18 were among the 24 Bowdoin recipients of national grants and fellowships to pursue teaching and learning opportunities after graduating.

GRANTS the opportunity to live abroad

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into my application process.”
Berkley plans to pursue a
career in education and looked
to English teaching fellowships
partially as a way to gain valu-
able experience that will be
useful in her professional life.
Alongside Berkley, 15 other
students have been awarded
Fulbright ETA grants.
“In order to work in educa-
tion in any capacity, you have
to teach first,” said Berkley. “I
saw teaching abroad as a really
cool opportunity to learn more
about what education systems
are like in other countries.”
Berkley, who chose not to
study away during her time at
Bowdoin, is also excited about
for a year. Her fellowship is
part of Fulbright Austria,
meaning she will receive a
grant through the Austrian
Federal Ministry of Education.
Berkley will be teaching
both at a high school in a
town called Bregenz and at a
vocational school in a farm-
ing community called Bezau.
These teaching jobs will be
part-time, and Berkley will
spend the remainder of her
time engaging in community
projects.
For Julia Conley ’18, a Ful-
bright ETA grant recipient,
studying abroad played a large
role in her decision to apply.
Having spent the fall of her
junior year in Nepal, Conley is
excited to have been awarded
a grant that she can use as an
opportunity to continue her
engagement there.
“I thought it was a tremen-
dous opportunity to return to
this place I had developed such
an incredible sense of place in
that I would otherwise not be
able to travel back to,” Conley
said.
Conley will also be partici-
pating in community engage-
ment projects in addition to
her work teaching English at
a government-funded school
just outside of Kathmandu.
She hopes to be able to do a
project in female leadership
with young women in the
community.
Carina Spiro ’18 also re-
ceived an ETA Fulbright to
Malaysia. As a math and phys-
ics major, she has run a math
club at an elementary school
and been a tutor at the Center
for Learning and Teaching.
She hopes to do community
work related to math educa-
tion there. She is also involved
with the Outing Club, which
she says she has allowed her to
become better at learning and
collaborating in uncomfort-
able situations.
Stocks encourages interest-
ed students to embrace the idea
that applying for fellowships
can be an intrinsically valuable
educational experience.
“I can’t guarantee that they’ll
get a national fellowship, but I
can absolutely guarantee that
they will walk away being able
to tell a story about who they
are, how they got to where they
are, where they want to go, and
what they can provide to an
entity in a way that is concise
and compelling,” said Stocks.
Stocks emphasized the im-
portance of students learning
about these fellowships early
on, in their first and second
years, so that they can have
these in mind when making
choices about what to do at
Bowdoin.
“By getting it on student’s
radar screens early, we hope
that when they are faced with
choices, the possibility that
they might apply for one of
these opportunities can inform
their choices,” she said.
In addition to Conley and
Spiro, the following students
were awarded Fulbright ETA
grants: Peter Bensen ’18,
Chris Brown ’18, Daniel Cas-
tro Bonilla ’17, Lillian Eck-
stein ’18, Kim Gilmore ’16,
Ben Ginzberg ’18, Jake Griffin
’18, Sabina Hartnett ’18, John
Layman ’18, Ellice Lueders
’18, Kiki Nakamura-Koyama
’17 and Dia Su ’18. Three
students received Graduate
Research Fellowships from
the National Science Founda-
tion: Megan Massa ’14, Jacob
Spertus ’14 and Liam Taylor
’17. Sydney To ’19 received
a Beinecke Scholarship, Joe
Hilleary ’20 received a Boren
Scholarship and Nevan Swan-
son ’18 was awarded a Watson
Fellowship.
Students and Stocks are still
waiting to hear back on the
results of several more fellow-
ships.
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BOWDOIN BACK HOME
A home revived in the heart of ‘flyover country’
by Emily Cohen
Orient Staff
Camille Serrano ’18 is from
Olathe (oh-LAY-thuh) Kan-
sas, about 20 miles southwest
of Kansas City. When asked if
there are any places in Olathe
that she thinks about when she
thinks of home, she had a quick
answer:
“Oh my goodness. In Olathe?
Probably not. Olathe’s not that
special,” she said.
Camille always thought of
her hometown as a place you
return to when you’re done be-
ing young, when you’re ready
settle down and have a family.
Some people do stay nearby
for college, but most leave and
come back.
“Everyone in my town has
been there for, like, 50-plus
years, [and] everyone is going
back. All my friends, they go
home like every three weeks.
They’re at schools that are close
enough that they can drive
three hours back home, and
they’re still looking at jobs back
home. They don’t even consider
anything outside of Kansas. So
me and my friends, we clash
there,” she said. “I think that’s
really interesting that they’ve
always stayed in the same place.
It’s a Midwest thing, I think.”
Camille sees this phenom-
enon from a slightly removed
perspective, because her family
is originally from Texas. Her
parents encouraged her to go
out of state for college, since
that’s what they did when they
moved to Olathe.
It’s not like Olathe is a tiny
town; at 125,000 people it’s the
fourth-biggest city in Kansas.
Not many people outside the
Midwest would know that,
though, so she usually says that
she’s from Kansas or Kansas
City. She’s not really wrong,
either, because ‘Kansas City’
is big. The metropolitan area
straddles two rivers, the Kan-
sas-Missouri state line and 15
counties. You can drive 30 min-
utes in any direction and still
basically be in Kansas City. It’s
sprawling; roads, intersections
and spaces in general get wider
the further you get from down-
town. Go even further, and the
signs of the city disappear alto-
gether. “It’s a Midwest thing,”
she said again.
All the open spaces lead
out-of-staters to forget about
the stuff in between, including
Kansas City. It’s a symptom of
a prejudice toward the coasts,
which developed as the nation’s
economy moved away from
agriculture and railroad trans-
port. “People don’t really think
about Kansas ever,” Camille
said with a shrug.
But openness doesn’t have to
be a bad thing. It means there
are a lot more people who call
Kansas City home than what
city limits dictate. They’re proud
to be from Kansas City, ex-
plained Maggie Burke ’21, who’s
from Kansas City, proper, on the
Missouri side. They hope to dis-
tinguish their hometown from
its “flyover country” status.
“Kansas City is just full of
people who will defend Kansas
City.” Maggie said. “Like, ‘Actu-
ally guys, we’re real. It’s a real
city, I promise.’”
But for a long time, it seemed
like the only people who knew
Kansas City’s worth were the
people who already lived there
and whose families had been
there for years. They had a stake
in maintaining institutions that
have existed in the city for gen-
erations. For certain Kansas
Citians, these are debutante
balls and country clubs, but for
others, they’re farms and fami-
ly-owned businesses.
Maggie’s family, like Ca-
mille’s, isn’t originally from the
area. Though neither of them
have deep Kansas City roots,
they’ve forged their own and
appropriated the city’s insti-
tutions. When asked of places
that reminded them of home,
both Maggie and Camille men-
tioned Winstead’s, a drive-th-
ru-slash-diner that, since 1940,
has served ‘steakburgers’ and
massive shareable milkshakes
called Skyscrapers to high-
school students after football
games and theater performanc-
es. Winstead’s is a Kansas City
landmark, yes, but it’s also a
personal one.
Camille recognized this
trend in Kansas City—the same
people stayed there, backed by
generations and tradition, and
few seemed to come without
that backing, her family be-
ing an exception. That’s how
she saw it, until she went to a
networking event at home last
winter, where she met a Bowdo-
in alum who moved to Kansas
City immediately after gradu-
ating. He wasn’t from the area
originally, yet he said that Kan-
sas City was better for young,
single people. He thought it
was a good place to start, rath-
er than a final destination. She
caught a glimpse of the “outsid-
er” opinion. It didn’t seem like
Kansas City was being bypassed
anymore.
Though Camille isn’t looking
for jobs back home (her parents
won’t let her), Maggie hasn’t
ruled it out. She views her
hometown differently now, too.
“If you had asked me 10
years ago where I was going
after college, would [I] want to
come back to Kansas City and
live here, I’d say, absolutely not.
But now I’d say, absolutely—
maybe,” she said.
Over the last decade or so,
deliberate rebranding of parts
of Kansas City and a population
influx of young people have mu-
tually fueled one another. Down-
town has become particularly
inundated with bars, restaurants
and a bustling arts district, where
dozens of galleries have opened
up since the 1980s. In the 2000s
former warehouses were con-
verted into residential spaces.
There’s a new streetcar that runs
through the entire downtown
area with plans for expansion. A
former Nabisco factory is home
to a popular distillery. Even in
Maggie’s neighborhood, some
10 miles south of downtown,
she can walk to a hot yoga studio
from her house, on a road where
the biggest attractions used to be
a bike shop and a gas station.
“Kansas City is not a new
town, but it has all of these new
areas popping up,” Maggie ex-
plained. In a way, those parts
are “reborn,” but she recognizes
that parts of Kansas City hav-
en’t seen the same prosperity. A
history of race-based covenants
in real estate means the city
is extremely segregated, and
development has been slower
to reach the areas where pre-
dominantly African American
and Hispanic populations were
forced to live, if it has reached
them at all.
But for every converted fac-
tory in the trendy arts district,
there is an abandoned factory
down by the river that’s still
abandoned; while parks in Mid-
town are lush and green, a park
just over State Line in Kansas
City, Kansas, isn’t used so much
“If you had asked me 10 years ago
where I was going after college,
would [I] want to come back to
Kansas City and live here, I’d say,
absolutely not. But now I’d say,
absolutely—maybe.”
–Maggie Burke ’21
anymore. It can be easy to over-
look those parts when there’s
so much that’s new and getting
better. In some ways, certain
places are still being flown over.
***
In many ways, Kansas City’s
development is reflected in the
story of the city’s baseball team,
the Royals. Just like Kansas
City’s livestock and agricul-
ture businesses thrived in the
mid-19th century, the team
was strong in the early seasons
following its founding in 1969.
The Royals went to the playoffs
seven times in ten years and
even won a World Series in
1985. The team is named for
the American Royal, an annual
livestock and horse show. The
Royal recalls Kansas City’s his-
tory as a meatpacking town and
features the world’s largest bar-
beque contest, which Kansas
Citians take very seriously. (A
quick Google search will show
that Kansas City has the best
barbecue in the country, and
that’s a fact).
Then came the slump. For
the city, it was the migration of
economic powerhouses to the
coasts. For the Royals, it was
28 years of not once advancing
into the postseason. The team,
and its home city, became easy
to forget.
But in 2014 came revival.
The Royals received their first
wild card bid for the playoffs
in franchise history. Metaphors
of finally “retaking the crown”
were apt. With an underdog
narrative and a youthful aggres-
sion and ambition that captured
the nation’s interest, the Royals
soared through the American
League Division and Champi-
onship Series undefeated and
into the World Series for only
the third time ever. The team
played an excruciating sev-
en-game series against the San
Francisco Giants. Trailing 3-2
in the series, the Boys in Blue
beat the Giants 10-0 in Game
6. It would all come down to
5
COUTERSY OF EMILY COHEN
LOYALTY, ROYALTY: Some parts
of Kansas City have experienced
redevelopment in recent years, but
old institutions remain meaningful.
Some, like the Royals, the major
league baseball team, represent
both sides. Kansas City natives
Camille Serrano ’18 and Maggie
Burke ’21 have always liked their
hometown, but have noticed a lot
more national attention.
Game 7 in Kauffman Stadium,
the Royals’ home park. It was
right around this time that the
arts scene in Kansas City took
off, and local companies began
producing shirts, socks, and
posters that spelled Kansas City
pride loud and clear.
But the Royals lost Game 7
and the World Series, two runs
to the Giants’ three. At first,
fans were shocked, devastated.
They were so close to regain-
ing the crown that rightfully
belonged to them. They were
robbed.
But the 2014 World Series
clearly put the Royals and
Kansas City back on the map.
If anything, the Royals’ wild
season and loss gave the team
more fans than it had at the
beginning of the season. At the
very least, more people were
wearing shirts with ‘KC’ embla-
zoned on them, and they were
wearing them proudly.
The Royals rode that mo-
mentum into 2015, entering
postseason with the best re-
cord in the league, and then
returning to the World Series
for just the fourth time ever.
This time, the Royals beat the
New York Mets handily, four
games to one, in a decidedly
boring series compared to the
previous year’s. But after 30
years of waiting, forgetting and
disappointment, Royals fans
deserved a break. The Royals
had taken the crown, and they
never took it for granted.
“I mean, I always liked
where I grew up,” said Maggie,
who was a junior in high school
at the time. But on that day in
particular, “It was just really ex-
citing to be from Kansas City.”
The next day, nearly half-a-
million Kansas Citians—some-
how bigger than the population
of the city itself—surged down-
town for a victory parade and
rally to welcome home the Roy-
als. Schools were closed; phone
networks crashed. From above,
flying over, all that was visible
was a sea of blue.
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Ivies through the years

The Orient collected a selection of articles about the Ivies festivities dating back nearly 100 years. Times have changed a little.
COMPILED BY EZRA SUNSHINE AND KATE LUSIGNAN

1 IVIES OVER THE YEARS

1 - May 23, 1924
2 - May 7, 1999
3 - May 16, 1930
4 - May 18, 1925
5 - May 16, 1930
6 - May 9, 1969
7 - April 24, 1970
8 - April 8, 1919
9 - May 28, 1930
10 - April 25, 2003

3 2

7 8
6

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Friday, April 20, 2018 FEATURES 7

DIVERSITY MATTERS

DIANA FURUKAWA

Discourses on diversity: between buzzword and reality

benefits of having a diverse popula- ceived Bowdoin’s diversity as either variation in Bowdoin students’ experi-
by Sydney Avitia-Jacques, Hannah Berman, Sophie Cowen, Zach Hebert and Joyce Kim tion. This points to the crucial differ- insufficient or ineffectively supported ences. The stories we have shared im-
Orient Contributors ence between diversity and inclusion: on campus. plore students, faculty, administrators
This article is the fourth and final installment in the Diversity Matters series, diversity is a range of people existing Seventeen percent of our respon- and staff, as actors on this campus and
in which students from the Diversity in Higher Education seminar present on campus, while inclusion requires dents considered political ideology, or in the broader world, to reject assump-
research based on interviews with 48 seniors. facilitating integration and equity in “the competition of ideas,” as part of tions about our peers and colleagues,
their experiences here. For some of our diversity, but did not mention diversity to push beyond the simplistic catego-
The word “diversity” is tossed and wealthy student body, what does interviewees, Bowdoin falls short in of background or experience (such as rizations to which we subject ourselves
around on college campuses: its facts, this mean for how students experience both regards. race and class). This points to a larger and each other.
figures and photographic represen- Bowdoin’s diversity? Some students considered the issue at Bowdoin: students are neither In writing these pieces, it was clear
tations are plastered across Bowdoin ••• challenges of diversity on this pre- required nor adequately taught to crit- to us not just how divergent our peers’
Admissions brochures and also in- Of the students who answered the dominantly white campus. One stu- ically analyze and address diversity interactions with diversity at Bowdoin
voked during First Year Orientation. interview question, “What do you dent said that “people who are con- with roots in marginalization. If these have been, but also how relatable their
These moments and materials share think about diversity at Bowdoin?” sidered diverse” do not always feel students, like those who felt they have stories feel. We, like you, see ourselves
a message: students of many back- 27 percent suggested they were satis- welcome, and another described di- benefitted educationally from racial in the words of the 48 students we in-
grounds are now admitted to and at- fied with the College’s efforts towards versity on campus as “objectify[ing] diversity, do not consider why diversi- terviewed. Like you, we were also frus-
tend Bowdoin. This was not always the diversity. This group of students, people’s cultures and experiences,” ty matters beyond its contributions to trated and concerned at times.
case. Since its founding, Bowdoin has split evenly between white students which leads “to those individuals their own intellectual growth, the Col- The purpose of this project was not,
catered primarily to a white, wealthy and students of color, ranged in their feeling a greater sense of otherness lege ultimately fails at its stated mis- however, to point fingers. For those of
class of elite men. answers but tended to be forgiving and just not being valued as a human sion of preparing Bowdoin students to you hoping for incriminating evidence
In the 2016-2017 academic year, of the College and its attempts to being.” Moreover, in contrast to the be “a complete individual for a world that gives energy to the stereotype of
64 percent of Bowdoin students iden- strive for a more diverse campus. students in the “satisfied” group who in flux.” “problematic” suspects—the wealthy,
tified as white. While this does reflect One emergent theme in this group of said “Bowdoin has gotten more di- Almost across the board, students white, conservative athlete majoring in
Bowdoin’s changing admissions poli- students was an acknowledgement of verse since I’ve been here,” some un- recognized that some kind of diver- economics—our data have failed you.
cies, it is still not representative of the effort. As one student said, “I feel like satisfied students felt otherwise. For sity is important. And yet, many do Similarly, our data refute the notion of
national racial demographics of our the College is trying ... and I feel like I example, one student said, “Initially, not seem to critically understand why a homogenous experience among stu-
age group. Furthermore, 20 percent of have seen things change ... that point I thought that Bowdoin was very di- diversity matters. Diversity matters dents of color. While there were trends
Bowdoin students come from the top to that being true.” Students also in our data among some students of
one percent, meaning their families credited Bowdoin administrators for certain backgrounds, our research di-
earn $630,000 or more each year. But “doing their best to make it a diverse Of the students who answered the inter- rects greater attention to the vast differ-
even if the numbers were representa- place,” either in a general sense or
tive, they would not tell the full story. through recruitment processes in- view question, “What do you think about ences among students who, on paper,
seemed “the same.” In giving students
Our interviews reveal complex campus tended to bring “different types of
experiences with diversity that cannot people to Bowdoin.” Included in this
diversity at Bowdoin?” 27 percent suggest- space and time to share, we uncov-
ered a multitude of painful moments,
be quantified. group were students who judged the ed they were satisfied with the College’s exciting prospects, lingering concerns

efforts towards diversity.

In this final installment of our se- campus to be diverse in race, class and deep reflections. The beauty of
ries, we will consider how students and gender, but not in “thought.” qualitative data is that they illuminate
see diversity. Our research will look at The majority (66 percent) of our in- the nuances of lived experiences. We
what students think about diversity at terviewees expressed that they do not verse … and I think the longer I’ve because behind most types of diversi- hope that the stories we have shared
Bowdoin and will seek to understand believe the College is doing enough to been here, the more I’ve realized that ty students discussed—of race, class, remind Bowdoin of the multitude of
what makes so many unsatisfied with foster a diverse and inclusive campus ... there are more people from differ- gender, sexuality and ability—lurks a meanings of diversity; our data show
how this community regards differ- environment for all students. These ent areas, et cetera ... [but] they’re history of exclusion, and, as one stu- that there are consequences to forget-
ence. We will consider which measures students showed dissatisfaction with not as integrated as I would expect dent said, schools like Bowdoin are ting these stories. Still, no research is
may effectively build a more inclusive the College’s work promoting campus them to be.” still, at their core, “designed for [the perfect: we could never say it all. There
community. diversity and inclusion, believing such Within this group of unsatisfied same] people who they were originally are endless resources available on the
When we asked our interview- efforts were insufficient or unsuccess- respondents, some interviewees dis- designed for.” topic we have covered in our series. We
ees about what the word “diversity” ful, while seven percent offered incon- played a sense of apathy or conceded While the College strives to increase encourage everyone to start by reading
means to them, they discussed an ar- clusive or confused answers. Nine per- to their own role in creating some of diversity and promote inclusivity the honors thesis by Pamela Zabala ’17.
ray of identities, feelings and actions. cent of our interviewees (all of whom the divisions they described seeing on on campus beyond admissions, our We hope that our research prompts
To many students, diversity implies a were students of color) expressed feel- campus. For example, one student said, interviewees show these efforts are you to think more critically about
collection of different characteristics ing unsatisfied and explicitly described “It doesn’t really feel that diverse. Even currently not enough. Students’ under- difference—in the Bowdoin commu-
or identities. Interviewees mentioned diversity at Bowdoin as “lacking” looking at the groups that I spend a lot standings of diversity, racially-charged nity and in our society. We urge each
geographic origin, sexuality, style, across various categories, not only in of time with, ... there is a little bit of controversies campus and living with of you to challenge the status quo of
religion, socioeconomic status, race, race but also in “sexual diversity” and diversity on campus, but people tend and learning about difference by and social segregation, insufficient racial
ethnicity, gender and political ideology “a lack of diversity in general.” These to stay within their own groups.” This large fail to acknowledge inequity. education and incomplete collective
as areas of diversity. More than half (51 unsatisfied interviewees were more supports an earlier finding that more Acknowledging inequity is essential to memory.
percent) of our interviewees did not critical of diversity and its role on cam- than 70 percent of the seniors we inter- making this school a place every Bow- In matters of diversity, we all matter.
explicitly mention either class or race pus, mentioning segregation or a lack viewed felt that students self-segregate doin student can call home. This article draws from additional
when describing diversity. At a school of inclusivity within various groups by race. As these various responses ••• analyses by Julia Conley ’18 and Diana
with a historically and presently white on campus that negated the potential show, most of our interviewees per- Our research shows the unending Furukawa ’18.
8 FEATURES
ABOUT TOWN
A NOVEL IDEA: Owner Gary Lawless takes a call behind the counter in the Gulf of Maine bookstore on Maine Street. Lawless has been in the book-selling business since 1973 when he opened a bookstore in Lewiston with a
friend. Today, the store aims to foster a sense of community by hosting events like readings and lectures.
By the books: Gulf of Maine fosters community
by Maia Coleman
Orient Staff
Holding court behind the
counter as two men from a
local band walk through the
store’s glass door, Gary Lawless
asks: “What’s a drummer who’s
lost his girlfriend?”
It’s quiet for a beat.
“Homeless,” he exclaims.
Then, leaning forward to
display a broad smile beneath
his long, white beard, he adds,
“Or better yet, what’s a book-
seller who’s lost his girlfriend?”
He chuckles.
“Still homeless.”
These sorts of interactions,
familiar, patient, uninhibited,
are no rarity at Gulf of Maine
Books. Indeed, Lawless and his
wife Beth Leonard have been
having conversations much
like these every day, six days
a week, since opening their
bookstore in 1979.
Lawless and Leonard, both
native Mainers from Belfast
HUNGER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
organization does home deliv-
ery for medically homebound
patients in the area.
Another MCHPP program
is the Summer Food Service,
which serves lunch to stu-
dents who would typically
be receiving free or reduced
meals during the school year.
Last summer, the program
operated at 10 sites in Bruns-
wick, Topsham and Lisbon.
Latif Armiyaw ’18 worked
with MCHPP and the Summer
Food Service program last
summer while on a fellowship
from the Joseph McKeen Cen-
ter for the Common Good.
One of his work sites was Per-
ryman Village Family Hous-
ing—a public housing devel-
opment near Cook’s Corner,
three miles from Bowdoin’s
and Brunswick respectively,
founded Gulf of Maine Books
39 years ago with a mission:
stock and sell books that mat-
tered to them.
“Initially, we wanted to cre-
ate a little book store that sold
a lot of interesting independent
stuff as well as major publishers
and the books we were interest-
ed in as well, hoping that that
would bring enough people
in and create a community of
readers who would keep com-
ing back,” said Lawless.
Prior to the store’s opening,
both Lawless and Leonard had
worked in other bookstores;
however, for Lawless in partic-
ular, the journey to founding
his own store was not an alto-
gether traditional one. After
graduating from Colby Col-
lege, Lawless went to California
instead of graduate school to
live and work as an apprentice
with his then-favorite poet,
Gary Snyder. A little while into
his sojourn on the West coast,
campus.
“I always thought about
people going to Ghana or leav-
ing the U.S., and going and vis-
iting Perryman Village for the
first time made me realize that
you don’t really have to go that
far to help people who are in
need,” Armiyaw said.
Armiyaw got his first exposure
to food insecurity in Brunswick
when he volunteered at MCHPP
with the football team.
“I think that gives those teams
kind of a window into the issue,
but probably not as in depth as I
went over the summer,” he said.
“Because it’s one thing to go in
with your team on the weekend
and volunteer. It’s fun working
with your teammates; you do
something good for the commu-
nity, and that’s it.”
MCHPP is a common vol-
unteer spot for many Bowdoin
sports teams. Dave Berlin ’19
however, a friend of Lawless’
wrote to him explaining that
he planned to open a bookstore
in Lewiston, and he wondered
if Lawless would want to join.
Accepting the offer, Lawless
took to the highway in 1973
with a sign reading “MAINE”
and made his way back across
the country.
After a year in Lewiston,
Lawless relocated to a different
branch of the store in Bruns-
wick, located right at the gates
of the town’s then-naval air
station. Lawless worked at this
store for five years, but even-
tually he and Leonard tired of
the books they were selling—
the top selling categories were
romance novels and sex mag-
azines due to the proximity of
the store to the station—and
the disagreements they kept
facing with the store.
“The bookstore we worked
in wouldn’t let us have a wom-
en’s issues section, and we
argued about that until they
HELPING FIGHT HUNGER: Maine’s rate of food insecurity is among the highest in the nation, despite recent economic growth and a decrease in
unemployment. Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program’s pantry and soup kitchen (ABOVE RIGHT) provides food to local families six days a week.
volunteered at MCHPP with the
men’s water polo team when he
was a first year.
“I was really shocked that we
at Bowdoin have the best dining
agreed, but it had to be next
to the cooking section. This
was 1974,” explained Lawless.
“Then they didn’t want us to
have a gay and lesbian section
so when we opened this store
we had a big gay and lesbian
section.”
Eager to break free of these
constraints, the two decided to
open Gulf of Maine and were
pleased to discover they could
now serve the pockets of cus-
tomers searching for books that
were not available at regional
stores like the one where they
had previously worked.
While Gulf of Maine’s cu-
rated selection of books ap-
peals to the vast majority of its
customers, it has on occasion,
elicited criticism from passers-
by in search of the latest Fox
News-related book or, as Law-
less jokes, a New York Yankees
book.
With time, the business has
moved around, seeing three
different locations (a Naval Sta-
hall food in America and just two
minutes off campus there’s people
that are dealing with food insecu-
rity. And not just a couple people,”
Berlin said.
tion location, a location in the
space that now houses Henry
and Marty’s and now the Maine
Street location), and the demo-
graphic of readers has shifted
and expanded with it.
“We’re down the street from
Bowdoin, and between the
Bowdoin reading crowd, the
Brunswick reading crowd and
the Naval Air Station reading
crowd, there was a big differ-
ence in what they wanted to
read,” said Lawless. “This was
a much bigger space than we
had before, so when we moved
up here we gained a number of
customers. At our other space
we were kind of the ‘hippie,
weirdo’ bookstore, and we
moved up here, and all of a
sudden we were just kind of an
independent bookstore.”
Throughout their time at
Gulf of Maine, Lawless and
Leonard have sought to use
books as tools to help create
a unified and more informed
community. They have incor-
His sophomore year, Berlin
started volunteering with Food
Forward Volunteers, which brings
leftover food from Bowdoin’s two
dining halls to MCHPP most days
Friday, April 20, 2018
SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
porated events such as readings
and lectures into the store’s
routine all the while keeping
community at the core of the
store’s values.
“This is different from stand-
ing in a cash register at Barnes &
Noble. Here we learn about our
customers; we become friends
with them; we suggest things to
them which they might actually
want to read because we’ve seen
what they’re interested in. That
kind of relationship is so much
better than just being cashiers
behind a counter,” said Lawless.
As for the community,
39 years later the customers
are still returning to wander
through the narrow aisles of
vibrantly colored spines to hear
poetry and lectures by visit-
ing authors and to take a few
minutes to hear the latest from
Gary and Beth.
“See you next week, Gary,”
a customer calls, waving as the
door chimes shut.
“See you then,” he replies.
JESSICA PIPER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
of the week. He has found the ex-
perience eye-opening.
“We have so much privilege,
and for the most part we’re just
blind to it,” Berlin said.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Friday, April 20, 2018
Senior studio projects reimagine theater
by Lowell Ruck
Orient Staff
Beginning this week, the
Department of Theater and
Dance will present a selection
of senior studio projects in
Memorial Hall’s Wish Theater
and in other spaces across
campus. Featuring original
works, improvisation and new
arrangements, the series will
highlight the talents of each
student in the culmination
of their theatrical careers at
Bowdoin.
This year the Depart-
ment of Theater and Dance
presented students with the
opportunity to work on stu-
dio projects in an advanced
theater seminar rather than
as an independent study. The
course provided students
creating capstone projects
in playwriting, directing,
acting and design with the
opportunity to meet week-
ly as a group to discuss and
present their work. The class
is part of the new perform-
ing arts major, which was of-
fered to students for the first
On PolarFlix: ‘The Social Network’
by Calder McHugh
Orient Staff
Welcome to the third week of On
PolarFlix, a column meant to do
exactly what it sounds like: review
films on Bowdoin Student Govern-
ment (BSG)’s movie streaming ser-
vice, PolarFlix. This week, in keep-
ing with the news, we are looking
back at David Fincher’s “The Social
Network” (2010).
Plot Summary (spoiler: Mark
Zuckerberg creates Facebook):
The Zuckerberg that Aaron
Sorkin writes and Jesse Eisenberg
plays is fidgety, difficult and largely
motivated to create his multi-
billion-dollar company because
time this semester.
This weekend, seniors So-
phie De Bruijn and Collin
Litts will perform their stu-
dio project titled “______:
The Improvised Musical.”
“We’re doing musical im-
prov, so [like] a full story
with multiple characters, but
it’s a two-person show. So
basically we’ll get a sugges-
tion from the audience, and
then we’ll perform a 45-min-
ute to an hour set,” said Litts.
Litts and De Bruijn, who
are both members of the
improvisational group “Of-
fice Hours,” noted that their
project has presented them
with a new challenge: impro-
vising dialogue and comedy
while simultaneously main-
taining a cohesive musical.
“You can’t half-ass a full-
fledged song and dance
number. That’s something
that I think we can run into
trouble a bit with improv,
because it’s not committing
fully, not committing emo-
tionally,” laughed De Bruijn.
“But in a musical there’s no
choice but to commit. So
of rejection—by both a girl and
a Harvard Final Club. The film
zooms in on his life, cutting be-
tween a courtroom deposition and
the larger story of the creation of
Facebook. Throughout, the major
conflict of the movie is Zuckerberg
jettisoning his best friend and
co-creator Eduardo Saverin (An-
drew Garfield). While Zuckerberg
and Saverin’s relationship is mostly
a slow boil, “The Social Network”
is injected with drama through
the appearance of Napster founder
and general coke-head Sean Park-
er (Justin Timberlake) and Tyler
and Cameron Winklevoss (Armie
Hammer, doubled), also known as
the Winklevii.
that’s been really fun, just
playing it all out there. Be-
cause I think in actual mu-
sicals when a song happens,
it’s because the feeling is so
high that it can’t be expressed
through word, so translating
that to an improv setting has
been really fun.”
Senior Jae-Yeon Yoo’s
project “Puberty II” also pro-
vides an unconventional take
on the classic musical. Yoo
orchestrated and arranged
the show, which is sponsored
by the Asian Students Asso-
ciation and features text by
playwright Stefani Kuo and
music by singer-songwriter
Mitski. Scout Gregerson ’18,
Amber Barksdale ’18 and
Jae-Min Yoo ’19 star in the
show.
The musical explores
themes of interracial ro-
mance, beauty standards and
fetishization through the
fictionalized stories of three
Asian-American women.
“Through dramatized nar-
ratives of three Asian-Amer-
ican women, the show ex-
plores themes of interracial
Best Mood for Watching:
The best mood for watching
this movie has got to be ANGRY.
Facebook may have just contribut-
ed to the stealing of a presidential
election (Cambridge Analytica—
ever heard of it?) and now knows
everything about us. I’m not sure if
this is a commonly held sentiment
on this campus, but in my hum-
ble opinion, the robots are taking
over and there’s nothing we can do
about it. This movie is very much
a human drama, but also makes it
easy to see how Zuckerberg, if he
acts in real life the way Eisenberg
plays him, has coded into Face-
book an understanding of the
world that prioritizes surface-level
connection and doesn’t consider
romance, beauty standards
and fetishization,” wrote Yoo
in an email to the Orient.
“I don’t think freshman-me
would ever have had the
strength to talk [or] present
openly about Asian-Amer-
ican experiences, especial-
ly anything regarding the
hookup culture here. It’s
been really empowering.”
Cole Burkhardt ’18 took a
different approach with his
show “Committed,” which he
describes as a “concert with
bits of stand-up thrown in.”
“My songs ... very much
tap into relationships for
people our age, my own
struggles with anxiety and
depression and I think more
common themes of anxiety
and depression in people of
this age,” he said.
Burkhardt will be one of
the first Bowdoin students to
graduate with a performing
arts degree, which he will
complete with his act this
Friday.
“It’s definitely something
that’s really important to me
and I think to the depart-
the value of true personal relation-
ships.
Greatest One-Liner:
“You… you did it! I knew you
did it! You planted that story
about the chicken!” Saverin says
this to Zuckerberg directly after
he finds out he has been squeezed
out of the Facebook ownership
structure. His contention is that
all of this goes back to Zucker-
berg’s jealousy that Saverin was
accepted into the Phoenix Final
Club (taking care of the chicken
was a hazing task, in which Sav-
erin ended up accidentally feed-
ing the chicken chicken meat.
Naturally, the student newspaper
was interested in this scoop.).
RAISE YOUR VOICE: (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT): Holden Turner ’21, Jae-
Min Yoo ’19 and Jae-Yeon Yoo ’18 perform in “Puberty II.” Sophie de Bruijn ’18
and Collin Litts ’18 rehearse “____: The Improvised Musical.”
ment, just kind of getting
these shows out and giving
us seniors an opportunity
to kind of work on our own
original stuff and put out
something that is essentially
ours, that we chose, start-
ed from the ground up and
worked through,” he said.
Besides allowing students
to pursue their academic in-
terests in theater, the theater
and dance department also
fosters close relationships
between faculty and students
and allows students to ap-
preciate each other’s work.
“We’ve been in this studio
class in its guinea pig stage,
but it’s been really fun to
watch other people work and
watch other people’s projects
develop,” said De Bruijn. “I
think that one of the [great]
things about the department
being small is you get a lot
of attention, because not that
many people are doing it, so
you get a lot of resources
per person, which has been
nice.”
Isabelle Hallé contributed
to this report.
While
“The Social
Network” has many
lessons to be learned, I’d say
the most useful is when in doubt,
remember that it always goes
back to the chicken.
Intended Bowdoin Audience:
The movie is about an emotion- before (which realistically is very
ally stunted college student. I’d say few of you), watch it now before
it applies to quite a few of us.
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ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEE IT
YOURSELF
Committed
by Cole Burkhardt
Friday April 20 @ 7PM
Wish Theater
_______: The Improvised Musical
by Sophie de Bruijn and Collin Litts
Saturday April 21st @ 8PM
Kresge Auditorium;
Sunday April 22 @ 7PM
Memorial Hall, Studio 108
Something Brilliant
Performed by Eric Mercado
Sunday, April 22 @ 8:30PM
Memorial Hall, Studio 108
Puberty II by Stefani Kuo
Orchestrated and Directed
by Jae Yeon Yoo
Monday, April 23 @ 8:30PM
Wish Theater
Being (W)hole
by Austin Goldsmith
Tuesday April 24 @ 7:30PM
Wish Theater
Content Warning: Sexual Assault
Memes, Dreams, and Self-Esteems
by Miles Wilson
Wednesday April 25 @ 7PM
Wish Theater
ER
ZIPP
EBE
PHO
Watch/Don’t Watch:
If you haven’t seen this movie
the new BSG leadership structure
rudely rips it away from us.
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‘Book of Delights:’ Gay’s poetry is in the details
by Kate Lusignan
Orient Staff
World-renowned poet Ross
Gay is delighted by public re-
strooms and bobbleheads. The
plastic figures remind him of
roughhousing with his broth-
er and a stern scolding from
his grandmother, while public
restrooms are an overlooked
necessity that he calls “a depri-
vation of a deprivation.”
While to some these may
seem like strange delights, Gay
is inclined to focus on details
that are often forgotten in the
fast pace of life in order to em-
body themes of community,
family and gratitude.
In front of a crowded au-
dience on Wednesday night,
Gay gave a powerful, intimate
performance, reading poetry
from his book “Catalog of Un-
abashed Gratitude” and essays
from his newest collection,
“Book of Delights,” which will
be published next year.
Gay cites an orchard in the
city of Bloomington, Indiana,
where he lives, as a source of
inspiration for “Catalog of
Unabashed Gratitude.” The or-
chard was established in part
to cultivate empathy within a
small community in Indiana.
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The joy that the orchard pro-
vided the community was an
inspiration for Gay.
“I feel like [the orchard] has
been really instrumental, espe-
cially in terms of me thinking
about community and thinking
about joy, which is not simply
happy stuff. Joy is sort of like
the process of being a person,
which is difficult and wonder-
ful,” Gay said in an interview
with the Orient. “I had to learn
something about joy in the
writing of this book that I sus-
pect will inform or even dictate
the direction that my writing
for the rest of my life will take.”
Gay’s work also showcased
the nostalgia of his childhood
and the sorrow of burying his
father through prose that fit
seamlessly with his animated
delivery of each piece. His tal-
ent for conveying personality
and emotion paired with his
ability to take the ordinary
and add a perspective that is
personal, yet widely relatable,
immediately captivated the au-
dience.
When Gay writes, he always
has an audience in mind. He
thinks not just about how the
audience will receive the words
on the page, but also about
how they will hear each word
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
and syllable. He always reads
his work aloud so he “knows
what it sounds like in the air,”
he explained.
Gay emphasized that he
does not place pressure on
himself to produce a publish-
able piece when he writes. In-
stead, he approaches writing as
a draft or an exercise, focusing
on pleasure, not potential prof-
it.
“Let the love be the engine
of inquiry,” he said.
Gay, a native of Levittown,
Pennsylvania, started writing
poetry while he was a student
at Lafayette College.
“I started writing in college
in a real way. I had a few great
literature and creative writing
teachers who exposed me to
stuff that moved me. I had re-
ally good art teachers who took
me seriously as someone who
made things or might make
things,” said Gay. “[They] made
me sort of start to take myself
seriously in that way, too.”
From August 2016 to August
2017, Gay wrote one essay ev-
ery day that showcased some
aspect of life that delighted
him. These essays, or “delights,”
as he likes to call them, will be
published as a collection next UNABASHED GRATITUDE: Acclaimed poet Ross Gay visited campus on Wednesday to read from his recent work,
February.
much of which explores joy. “Joy is sort of like the process of being a person, which is difficult and wonderful,” he said.
Coming soon to Ivies:
D.R.A.M.
The Aux Cord
by Chris Ritter
Ah, yes. It is finally spring,
when flowers begin to rise from
the frozen earth and the tempera-
ture reaches a mildly comfortable
55 degrees at least once a week.
But even more exciting than the
return of life to the region is the
arrival of Ivies weekend, when
solo cups litter the quad and the
music world’s best grace the stage
of Farley Field House. With Ivies
just one week away, it is time to
break down this year’s headliner:
D.R.A.M. You may be wondering:
Who is D.R.A.M.? How do you
pronounce his name? Is “Broccoli”
about weed? While I won’t get into
all the specifics, here is everything
you need to know about the smi-
ley Virginia rapper/singer whose
name rhymes with “mom.”
D.R.A.M. is a 29-year-old art-
ist from Hampton, Virginia. He
is an outspoken lover of his mom
and owns a goldendoodle named
Idnit, who appears on the cover
of his 2016 debut album, “Big
Baby D.R.A.M.” Wikipedia lists
D.R.A.M. as a rapper, but the mu-
sic that brought him to stardom
has shown a more varied palette
of sound than that title suggests.
D.R.A.M. grew up singing in
church, but his music doesn’t bor-
row from gospel as much as from
the jazz-inflected pop-rap that
made a star out of Chance the Rap-
per pre-“Coloring Book.” He danc-
es over beats with the nimbleness
of a trap rapper and the melodic
sensibilities of a choir boy. While
D.R.A.M. has made use of many
styles during his rise to fame, his
voice has always been
his distinguishing
feature. D.R.A.M.’s
tender rasp fits an
impressively broad
spectrum of genres,
as unspecific as sug-
gested by his name,
which stands for
“Does Real Ass Mu-
sic.”
Many first heard his voice
in 2014 on “CHA CHA,” a
bouncy Latin tune that
had Beyoncé dancing
on Instagram. An In-
sta shoutout from the
queen herself can go a long
way, and if “CHA CHA” wasn’t
already a hit, it went viral soon
after—D.R.A.M. found himself
in the national spotlight, earning
himself a place on Chance the
Rapper’s Family Matters Tour in
late 2015.
Still, if you don’t know “CHA
CHA,” you probably know “Broc-
coli,” D.R.A.M.’s 2016 summer hit
with a candy store piano riff that
twinkled its way up the charts and
into the hearts of potheads every-
where. The song was a well-timed
collab between two of the happiest
faces in progressive hip-hop: Lil
Yachty added some syrup-flowing
star power to the track, but it was
D.R.A.M. who stole the show on
his own song, adding sure-footed
bars of his own and belting out a
confident, “I’m beyond ... all that
fuck shit.”
“Broccoli” and “CHA CHA”
aren’t the only songs capable of
lighting up Farley Field House.
“Cash Machine” flips a Ray
Charles piano sample and turns it
into a groovy banger for the newly
rich, complete with cash-stacking
ad-libs and philanthropic lyrics.
Friday, April 20, 2018
EZRA SUNSHINE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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Also from “Big
Baby D.R.A.M.” is
the sleeper hit “Outta
Sight,” a falsetto-laced
disco track that recalls
the dancey tendencies of
“CHA CHA.” But D.R.A.M. seems
to be just as comfortable kicking
back over a beat as dancing over
one, showing his crooning abilities
on tracks like “Sweet VA Breeze,”
a slow-burning ode to his home-
town that shined as bright on a fes-
tival stage as on NPR’s Tiny Desk.
D.R.A.M.’s varied sound is a tes-
tament to his versatility as a rapper,
soul singer and songwriter. But in
his few years of fame, D.R.A.M.
has already set himself apart from
one-hit pop stars as well as from
the progressive rap game. Indeed,
D.R.A.M. is a rare artist who
combines the infectious nature
of his hits with personality and
ability that are equally charming.
Whether hitting a silky falsetto riff
on “Sweet VA Breeze” or giving an
assured “gahdam!” on “Broccoli,”
D.R.A.M. shows his full range of
talents while flashing a contagious
smile through it all. It’s the kind of
effortless showmanship that trans-
lates well into a live set—out of ev-
eryone around him, D.R.A.M. al-
ways seems to be having the most
fun. After a winter in Maine, that’s
the kind of energy we need at Ivies.
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SPORTS
Friday, April 20, 2018
Men’s tennis rebounds after Middlebury loss
by Kathryn McGinnis
Orient Staff
Ranked second in the nation
going into weekend play, the men’s
tennis team (12-1, NESCAC 3-1)
suffered its first defeat of the sea-
son in a surprising 8-1 loss to No. 3
Middlebury (14-3, NESCAC 4-1)
on Saturday, ending a 12-game
win streak. With only five matches
left in the regular season, the Polar
Bears are striving to reclaim their
top NESCAC position.
The day before losing to Mid-
dlebury, the Polar Bears beat
Brandeis (11-3) 6-3. According to
captain Kyle Wolfe ’18, these two
matches differ from the matches
played earlier in the season, spe-
cifically those over spring break
in California, because of the close-
ness of the games.
“We played a ton of matches
in California and a lot of those
As playoffs raise the stakes, hopes are high for men’s lacrosse
by Nicole Tjin a Djie
Orient Staff
After two consecutive loss-
es this past week snapped an
eight-game win streak, the
sixth-ranked men’s lacrosse
team (8-4, NESCAC 4-4) is
more focused than ever as they
head into tomorrow’s game
against Williams (7-6, NES-
CAC 5-3).
This past Saturday, the Polar
Bears lost 8-12 to Wesleyan
(10-2, NESCAC 7-1), who is
tied for first in the NESCAC.
The prior Wednesday, the team
fought a close match against
Colby (5-6, NESCAC 2-6), in
a game that ended with the
Mules winning 8-7.
Reflecting on the team’s per-
formance, Coach Jason Arch-
bell believes the game’s result
came down to basic mistakes,
rather than a lack of ability.
“I think a lot of it comes
down to fundamental errors,”
Archbell said. “I think that’s
been hurting us. Both teams
played really well against us
and ... are good teams, so it is
certainly good for them, bad
for us,”
matches were not very close. We’d
get out to [an] early lead and clinch
the match early,” said Wolfe. “Our
match against Brandeis Universi-
ty was closer, and [in] our match
against Middlebury, it became
a very close situation where we
needed to win all the matches.
That’s one of the biggest learning
points [from the loss] for our team,
getting more experience playing in
close matches.”
Middlebury is one of the
strongest teams in the conference
and one of Bowdoin’s toughest
competitors for the NESCAC and
NCAA championships. The two
teams have faced off in the NES-
CAC finals for the past two years,
with Bowdoin beating the Pan-
thers 5-4 in 2017.
“They have always been the
dominant team or one of the few
dominant teams in the NESCAC.
They’ve been one of our big rivals
Despite their recent losses,
the players remain optimistic
going into Saturday’s ‘senior
night’ game.
“I think definitely coming off
this past loss, we’ve got some
more fire underneath us and I
think especially this senior day
we want to leave out everything
we can on the field,” said Henry
Savage ’21.
For Matthew Crowell ’18,
the last two losses have served
as a way to help the team recal-
ibrate and regain their focus.
“We were riding the wave
of an eight-game winning
streak and we are trying to
get back to working hard and
showing up each day to prac-
tice. If anything, I think it has
grounded us a little bit more,”
said Crowell.
Apart from the usual pres-
sures of the impending playoffs,
the team has also faced an in-
crease in concussions this sea-
son. This week, captain Daniel
Buckman ’18 was out as the
result of one.
“Even if the guy feels fine the
next day, we have to go through
the protocol because these things
are really serious and [can] be
since we’ve been here,” said captain
Gil Roddy ’18. “This year, they’ve
dealt with some injuries, so this
past weekend was the first week-
end the team was fully healthy.
With a fully healthy team, they’re
right up there with the best teams
in the conference for sure.”
Despite the loss, Wolfe main-
tains his confidence in the team,
choosing to learn from its mistakes
against Middlebury.
“Saturday [was] pretty disap-
pointing,” said Wolfe. “We had a
pretty big rivalry with Middlebury
going, but we’ve talked a lot about
[how] Saturday’s result is not a
reflection of our preparation. We
didn’t feel like we could have done
anything differently. They just
came out and executed a lot better
than us. That’s allowed us not to get
too shaken about one loss and get
back to work this week.”
Bowdoin faced off against Col-
IN THE BAG: The men’s lacrosse team faces off against Colby on April 11. The team lost a close game, with
the final score being 8-7. The team looks to finish the season strong after losing two NESCAC games in a row.
really dangerous,” said Archbell.
As the team gears up for the
last two games of the season,
Archbell has been rewatching
past games and plays with the
players to see how they could
improve. In addition to the
Polar Bear’s previous games,
Archbell also looks at their op-
ponents’ past performances as
he plans.
“Understanding what the
other team is doing or going to
do and practicing—that is real-
ly helpful in your preparation
for the game,” said Archbell.
STRING QUARTET: (LEFT): Gil Roddy ’18 looks towards the
ball in the match against Colby College yesterday. (MIDDLE): Jerry
Jiang ’19 competes in doubles play with Kyle Wolfe ’18. (RIGHT):
Justin Patel ’20 lunges to hit the ball. The team beat the Mules 9-0,
coming back after losing to Middlebury 8-1 last weekend.
by (8-2, NESCAC 3-1) yesterday
afternoon, beating the Mules
9-0. This game was an important
primer for the more challenging
competition against No. 4 Wil-
liams (11-2, NESCAC 4-0) on
Saturday.
“Colby is a pretty tough team,”
said captain Luke Tercek ’18 be-
fore the match. “They have several
strong [players], so it should be a
good match. A bunch of players on
our team should be [challenged],
and hopefully we’ll get something
out of the match and be ready to
face Williams on Saturday.”
Roddy expressed concern that
external pressures may have af-
fected the mid-week Colby match
more than the team’s actual skill.
His concerns were unnecessary as
the team finished with a victory.
“They’re always a really tough
team as well, pretty scrappy, and
definitely excited to play us.” said
Nonetheless, he also notes
the game really comes down to
the team’s dynamics.
“In the end it is always going
to be about what your funda-
mentally supposed to do as a
team,” he said. “It always comes
down to: what am I supposed to
do as a Bowdoin Polar Bear in a
situation?”
For Savage, despite their
loss, last week’s game served
as an indication of the team’s
progress and as a source of
hope for playoffs.
“No one showed any wor-
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Roddy. “In their eyes, it’s a rivalry,
[but] not as much in our eyes. It’ll
be another mid-week match, so
there are a lot of external factors
you have to shut out. I know it will
be a really important match for us
to take care of business in moving
into Saturday.”
Going into the NESCAC tour-
nament, the team is looking to
play its best in order to match its
opponents.
“I think Williams will proba-
bly be the toughest team we have
left on the schedule, but as it gets
toward the end of the season a lot
of NESCAC teams are trying to
make the tournament and ele-
vate their level of play as well, so
these will all be pretty competitive
matches,” Roddy said.
The Polar Bears will look to
stay in the win column against
the Ephs at home on Saturday at
10 a.m.
SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ry. Everybody was fighting till
the last second, which I think
bodes well for us going into the
playoffs,” said Savage.
With the season coming to
an end, these next two games
will be decisive. Out of the eight
teams competing, only half can
host the first game and if Bow-
doin wins on Saturday, they will
be able to host the start of NES-
CAC playoffs.
The team will face off against
the Ephs in the final regular
season home game on Saturday
at 1 p.m.
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HIGHLIGHT
REEL
GLIDIN’ ON BY: The
crew team had a terrific
weekend at the Knecht
Cup in New Jersey,
with six different teams
winning medals. The
First Novice Men won
the gold ahead of
Carnegie Mellon, who
they had trailed coming
out of their heat. The
Men’s Varsity Four won
both gold and silver
in the DII/ DIII events
and the Men’s Second
Varsity Four won silver.
The women also had a
commanding perfor-
mance, with the Wom-
en’s Varsity Four taking
both silver and gold in
the DIII event.
MAKING A STATEMENT:
Hannah Hirschfeld ’18
was named both the
NESCAC Women’s
Lacrosse Player of the
Week and Intercolle-
giate Women’s Lacrosse
Coaches Association Na-
tional Player of the Week
after helping the team
pull off two tight confer-
ence wins. In the game
against Wesleyan on
Saturday, the Polar Bears
were down by four with
20 minutes remaining
when Hirschfeld scored
all five of her goals,
including the game-win-
ner, in the second half to
help propel Bowdoin to a
13-11 win.
SMASHIN’ IT: After
two losses last week-
end against MIT and
Middlebury, the wom-
en’s tennis team came
back with a vengeance
against Colby with a
9-0 win. Tasha Christ
’20 and Sasa Jovanovic
’20 had an 8-0 win
at doubles and Izzy
Essi ’21 and Jovanovic
both went 6-0, 6-0 in
their respective singles
matches. The team will
hope to continue its
success against Williams
on Saturday at 2 p.m.
OUT OF THE PARK:
After losing the Tufts
series 2-1 last weekend,
the baseball team crushed
Husson 8-1 on Wednes-
day. The team started off
the game strong, scoring
all eight runs in the first
inning. Austin Zakow ’21
went deep with the bases
loaded; his grand slam
propelled the Polar Bears
forward. The team will
look to stay in the win
column against Thomas
today at 4:15 p.m. fol-
lowed by the Middlebury
series, which kicks off on
Saturday at 4 p.m.
COMPILED BY ANNA FAUVER
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Women’s rugby takes advantage of spring season
by Ella Chaffin
Orient Staff
The women’s rugby team
won two out of three games
at the Brown University Var-
sity 7’s Tournament to kick off
their spring season. The team
beat both Norwich and Uni-
versity of New England, but
ultimately fell to undefeated
Dartmouth.
According to captain Ken-
dall Schutzer ’18, the spring
season is brief but gives new
players experience and learn-
ing opportunities.
“A spring season is super
important in rugby,” Schutzer
said. “Our spring season...re-
ally gives some newer players
a lot more of an opportunity
to get some contact work in.”
In the spring, the team
plays games with seven on
seven players, rather than
fifteen on fifteen as it does in
the fall. This gives new players
an opportunity to gain more
playing time and try different
positions on the field.
“When we play, sevens are
on the same size field as we
are when we play fifteens, so
there is no hiding,” Schutzer
Student-athlete panel says understanding of mental health is lacking
by Artur Kalandarov
Orient Staff
On Tuesday, a panel of student
athletes gathered in the Shannon
Room to discuss their personal
experiences with mental health
and avenues for reducing the
stigma around mental illness
in an event titled, “Kicking the
Stigma.”
The panel, which was orga-
nized by women’s soccer team
member Rachel Stout ’18 and
Director of Counseling Services
and Wellness Programs Bernie
Hershberger, began with an
anonymous online poll asking
audience members to share their
own views on and experiences
with mental health on campus.
Of the roughly 24 participants
that answered each question via
smartphone, a majority of the
audience thought that there were
not enough resources on campus
for mental health issues. One
hundred percent of respondents
said they know teammates or
friends who struggle with mental
health.
The discussion aimed to com-
municate how prevalent struggles
with mental health are among
the athletic community at Bow-
doin. Panelist Cole Crawford ’20,
a member of the rowing team,
decided to be on the panel after
Counseling Services asked him to
share his experiences in order to
bring light to issues surrounding
mental health in athletics.
“When I got to Bowdoin,
the chaos and rapid pace dis-
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said. “There is a huge amount
of growth for players that
start in the fall—they learn so
much in the spring. They get
a lot more playing time and
attention.”
Head Coach MaryBeth
Mathews said, the spring season
is also about teaching safety.
“The reason we play spring
rugby is to get that additional
experience for players who are
new to the game,” Mathews
said. “It is mostly safety driv-
en—they need the experience
because it’s a contact sport.”
Though there are fewer
games played in the spring
season, the range of compe-
tition varies more so than
during the fall season said
Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik ’18.
In addition to the difference
in competition, the games in
the spring season are long at
80 minutes.
“In the fall we play against
more teams,” said Yaspik.
“There are some seven teams
who are D1 that we play
against. You have really, real-
ly good teams, normal teams
like us, and some that are still
just learning and playing.”
With many juniors study-
tracted me and addressing,
dealing [with] and maintaining
my mental health went on the
back burner. I think in sports,
there is a need to project men-
tal strength,” Crawford said in
the panel. “Bringing the con-
versation out into the open and
making it a bit more public will
hopefully raise awareness about
mental health and taking good
care of yourself.”
Other members of the panel
expressed similar sentiments.
Haley Friesch ’18, a member of
the women’s golf team, said she
started to struggle with mental
health during the second semes-
ter of her first year at Bowdoin,
and was later diagnosed with
depression and anxiety.
“Some people might shy away
from having that label, but it
really helped me conceptualize
what I was dealing with…Now
I try to be really open about it,”
said Friesch.
John Galusha ’20, an offen-
sive lineman on the football
team, emphasized the lack of at-
tention paid to mental well-be-
ing in athletics.
“The way it affects your play
is shockingly underappreciated.
We train all the time … I feel like
there is so little time spent on an
appreciation of the individual,
not just who is filling a position
or making a play,” said Galusha.
“You have players who don’t
feel like they have the kinds of
spaces and relationships with
the coaches, or program-wide
support for issues like this.”
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ing abroad, Bowdoin has lost
older and more experienced
members of the team this
spring.
“[The junior class is] one
of our biggest classes,” said
Yaspik. “We have two seniors,
but all the juniors, except for
one that is able to play, are
gone. It is really a young team
and that is why this learning
time in the spring is so useful
for them.”
Despite the lack of sea-
soned players, the team per-
formed well last weekend at
Brown.
“Today I was really excited
to see that our tackling has re-
ally improved,” said Schutzer.
“People being more hungry
for the ball. A lot of people
understanding a lot more of
the strategy of the game has
been cool to see.”
At Bowdoin’s fifth annual ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Polar Bear 7’s tournament WORTH A TRY: The women’s rugby team practices for the Polar Bear 7’s Tournament, its one home tournament
this weekend, which is the during the spring season, which is a time to prepare for the fall and give new players a chance to gain experience.
only home event in the spring
schedule, Mathews expects and USA Rugby. the Brown 7’s tournament, I’ve erybody is learning and learn-
the team to continue its “I expect them to contin- seen growth at every single ing quickly, so I expect to see
growth trend. Twelve teams ue their learning and their practice and at our scrimmage more of the same.”
will attend the tournament growth, especially playing as last Saturday. We scrimmaged The Polar Bears will play in
from both the National Inter- a team,” Mathews said. “Since the Portland women’s B side. I the Polar Bear Tournament on
collegiate Rugby Association April 8, since they played at saw some terrific growth. Ev- Saturday at 10 a.m.
There was agreement among is going to make it more normal- able if they thought people would more conversations. It doesn’t
the panel that coaches need to be ized and chip away at the stigma,” be receptive.” necessarily have to be a panel
better equipped to discuss and said Friesch. “It doesn’t mean that Stout hopes that this panel will setting but maybe at College
understand the mental health people who struggle with mental help start more open discussions Houses just [having] get-to-
concerns of their athletes. health have to put themselves out about mental health on campus. gethers. More spaces create
“My mental health had det- there and share stories if they’re “I think the next step less of a stigma for mental
rimental effects on my relation- not comfortable, but I think a lot should be a ripple effect,” she health and more of an open
ship with my coach and even- more people would be comfort- said. “Hopefully [we can start] and honest conversation.”
tually my relationship with my
sport,” said Stout. “For me, com-
ing to Bowdoin, I had been di-
agnosed with depression, and as
I was at Bowdoin my freshmen
year...I didn’t have a coach who
was accepting and listening to
what I was trying to say to her...I
was told to just push through it.”
Stout said that she has been
working with Dean of Student Af-
fairs Tim Foster and Director of
Athletics Tim Ryan to implement
training programs for coaches
and their assistants. However,
Stout was discouraged by the lack
of coaches present at the panel.
“This [event] did go out to
every single coach, every single
athletic director and every per-
son that is higher up, so the fact
that they’re not here is a major
problem,” said Stout.
The panelists also shared
ways that they have dealt with
mental illness, as well as actions
teammates and friends can take
if they suspect that a peer is
struggling.
“As a teammate, it’s essential
that you’re not only willing to talk
to people, but that you also believe
it when they tell you things,” said
Galusha.
“Talking about [mental health]
more in everyday conversations
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13 Friday, April 20, 2018

Bridging the gap between

Equalizing resources across disciplines
As students solidify plans both for the coming summer and, in the case

African discourse and exhibition

of graduating seniors, for their careers, the College provides invaluable re-
source, whether in the form of the Office of Career Planning, the Office of
Institutional Fellowships and Research, or through informal information
networks. Although students from all disciplines and with a variety of ca-
reer goals benefit from this support, there is a noticeable imbalance in the
number of opportunities available to students in the humanities and social being exactly the same as the issues sumption that issues prevalent to
sciences compared to those available to students in the hard sciences and Anu’s Corner of trans women because I don’t think trans women and cis women are ex-
mathematics. that’s true.” Adichie received back- actly the same creates an illusion that
by Anu Asaolu
Of the 67 institutional fellowships potentially available on an annual ba- lash because her argument siloes is harmful for both parties. Feminism
sis, 24 are available to students conducting research in any discipline, 31 are out trans women from womanhood and womanhood should not be rigid
available exclusively to students in STEM fields, while only 12 are set aside In the last few weeks I have felt and perpetuates a binary rather than constructs but rather umbrella terms
specifically for student research in the humanities and social sciences. The more Nigerian than I had ever felt an intersectional discussion about for transfeminism, body positivity
distribution of departmental fellowships is also imbalanced, though certainly before on this campus. I catch my- being a woman. In a Facebook post, and other aspects prevalent to all
less so, with eleven STEM departmental fellowships and nine humanities and self in my Calculus class slipping into she clarified that socialization is the women. I think voices like hers are
social science fellowships. my Nigerian accent, and everyone epicenter of gender and how it is ex- necessary in furthering conversations
We acknowledge that many institutional fellowships are funded by outside jokingly responds “What was that?” perienced across genders. She par- about gender and the socialization of
donations, giving the College limited control over the distribution of these The more I fall back to my niche, alleled a cis woman’s experience as these constructs.
funds. However, the College should recognize the existence of this imbalance the more hypervisible I feel in lit- different from that of a trans woman I will admit my bias and leniency
and reach out to donors who could support additional fellowships in the hu- tle old Brunswick. On my way back who was assigned male at birth and towards Adichie because of my re-
manities and the social sciences. One such example of a recent success in this from Connecticut after attending transitioned years after. I recognize spect and appreciation for her role
regard is the development of the Public Service Initiative, which provides a Pan-African conference at Yale, how Adichie’s comments portray a in changing the narrative of African
opportunities and guidance to students interested in government work and I reflected on how muted African hierarchy of experiences that places women. Similar to Roxane Gay, Adi-
public service. cultures are on campus despite the the disempowerment of cis women chie also discusses feminist ideals
In part, STEM fields allow for more opportunities for students, as pro- numbers of first-generation African over the existential agony and mar- often missing from mainstream con-
fessors often conduct ongoing research projects which benefit from student immigrants. We have fine-tuned one ginalization of trans people in our versation. The campus’s response to
assistants. In the humanities and social sciences, research opportunities are representation of the African diaspo- gendered society. Gay was inspiring and indicative of a
almost exclusively driven by students’ ideas, since high-level research in these ra even in the context of language. Before condemning Adichie’s work shift in the right direction; however,
fields does not often benefit from additional labor, or requires skills and Spaces outside of African Alliance and credibility because of her contro- I was disappointed in our lack of re-
experience that undergraduates do not yet have. This distinction, though, are quiet about issues relevant to versial statements, I think it is import- sponse to Adichie. I do not intend to
should not create as significant a barrier to entry as it does now. Humanities the continent, and it is frustrating. ant to analyze her cultural background. perpetuate competition between two
and social science departments should expand their recruitment efforts for Bowdoin students don’t try to engage Many African communities are cul- black women but rather to highlight
fellowships and offer greater aid to students in the process of shaping a re- with the philosophies and culture turally insensitive to and intolerable our apathetic behavior towards Afri-
search project. unless it is presented in the form of a of gender fluidity and trans-identities. can discourse.
An imbalance also exists in the programming offered by the Office of spectacle. This attitude has also per- Therefore, the language necessary Our campus’s un-enthusiasm says
Career Planning. Tech Trek, an annual networking trip to Boston-area tech vaded the campus’s response to one to discuss these issues is not second two things. One is that we have ideal-
companies, and West Trek, a similar trip to the Bay Area and Silicon Valley of this year’s honorary degree recip- nature. However, I believe Adichie ized perceptions of artists—that they
funded by alumni donations and the Office of the President, have no coun- ient—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I raises a valuable point, which is the as- have no room for mistake or dialogue.
terparts in the humanities or social sciences. Similar trips geared towards assume most of the campus glossed The second is that we are not well-
industries such as journalism, publishing or non-profit work, exploring ca- over her name, like another Afri- versed with the work of award-winning
reer opportunities and offering alumni relationships to students interested in can name they dare not try to female author despite her relevance
these fields, would be a step in the right direction. pronounce, while another in redefining African literature.
In the spirit of the liberal arts, we challenge Bowdoin to think creatively subsection of campus who Bowdoin is no different from
about how to expand research and career opportunities for all of its capable do know Adichie have the rest of the Western world
students. focused on the contro- which exoticizes African
versy of the author’s culture and arts and misses
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orient’s editorial board, comments regarding opportunities for intellec-
which is comprised of Harry DiPrinzio, Dakota Griffin, Calder McHugh and Ian Ward. trans women. tual discourse as a result. I
Chimamanda Ngozi mean, our campus is happy
Adichie is a Nigeri- to endorse a campaign that
an-born author with perpetuates the notion of a
notable recognitions and poor continent. However, pro-
awards for her novels and grams and lectures by African
short stories. Adichie’s work intellectuals are poorly attended
is inspired by her identity on campus, suggesting that cultur-
ESTABLISHED 1871 as a Nigerian cis woman. In al showcases are the preferred way
an interview recently after to explore the continent. Africans
bowdoinorient.com orient@bowdoin.edu 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 publishing her short novel comprise one of the most repre-
We Should All Be Feminists, sented minority groups in higher
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators, Adichie was asked, “Are trans academia and this is continually
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in women women?” She respond- omitted in Bowdoin’s intellectual en-
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse ed saying, “My feeling is trans gagements. If you can comfortably
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. women are trans women … walk past the collection box outside
I don’t think it’s a good the fitness center that reads “Africa
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio thing to talk about needs your shoes,” you are
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Dakota Griffin I appreciated reading Jonah Watt’s call for more rapher whose work explores gender through ballet
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Copy Editor queer-inclusive spaces, but I don’t recognize the the- (May 3-5 at 7:30 p.m.—get your tickets now!). I do
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Shinhee Kang Allison Wei relationships” at Bowdoin. Theater has been accused ters to straight audiences because we create work for
Opinion Editor
of many things throughout its 2,500-year history, all audiences (seriously: Pickard Theater is huge, so
Digital Strategist Business Manager Rohini Kurup but heteronormativity is not often the foremost please come and bring lots of friends!). In a digitally
Sophie Washington Edward Korando complaint. This semester, our department produced saturated society, live performance offers the oppor-
Ned Wang Calendar Editor “Love and Information,” which presented a wide tunity to experience collectively the world from new
Social Media Editor Avery Wolfe Kate Lusignan range of relationships, some of them perhaps het- perspectives. Bowdoin’s Department of Theater and
Gwen Davidson erosexual, some of them not and others left largely Dance aims to offer the widest possible variety of
Uriel Lopez-Serrano Data Desk Page Two Editor undefined. Recently, Masque & Gown has produced those perspectives. Theater makes space for every-
Faria Nasruddin Hannah Donovan Samuel Rosario “The Laramie Project” and “Blown Youth,” both of one. I hope to see you there.
which centered on queer characters. And we’re not Sarah Bay-Cheng is a professor of Theater and
The material contained herein is the property of The Bowdoin Orient and appears at the sole discretion of the done yet this year. The department’s Spring Dance Dance and Chair of the department.
editors. The editors reserve the right to edit all material. Other than in regard to the above editorial, the opinions
expressed in the Orient do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors.
14 OPINION Friday, April 20, 2018

Discussions from brunch

Two years later, students reflect upon incidents of cultural appropriation

If you’re not talking then you’re not learning

by Rebkah Tesfamariam
Op-Ed Contributor
While I was working on
a problem set in my room
during my sophomore year,
my peers were hosting a “gang-
ster rap” party on the other
side of campus. I did not go to
SuperSnack, but I received sev-
eral texts about some students
wearing suspicious, stereo-
typically “gangster” clothes—
baggy pants, gold chains and
even cornrows. I was shocked
and confused to say the least.
What do my peers think of me,
if they are so quick to embody
racial stereotypes for a “fun”
party theme? Do they see all
Black people as “gangsters?”
Don’t they realize “gangster”
stereotypes reduce Black peo-
ple to traits of being uneducat-
ed, low-income and violent? I
felt disrespected that my hard
work to be a successful student
was clouded by their confused
perceptions of my Blackness.
Fast forward to brunch
early this semester. I joined
a meeting with several other
seniors who decided it was
finally time to acknowledge
and discuss the events of our
sophomore year with a panel
(see Justin Weathers’s Op-Ed
from March 2). Selected based
upon our varied perspectives
and participation in the bias
incidents, we started by shar-
ing our individual roles in the
parties. My mouth dropped
when I heard that I was sitting
right next to Harrison, the guy
who wore cornrows that night.
Rather than trying to excuse
himself, he recalled his process
of learning from his mistake.
He was open about his initial
disregard of the party theme’s
severity and shared his in-
trospection over the last two
years about how he had affect-
ed other people. It was a chal-
lenging discussion for him, but
he truly changed my personal
reconciliation of the events.
I saw white people wearing
cornrows as a disregard for
Black culture, especially since I
would be perceived as “ghetto”
or “unprofessional” wearing
the same hairstyle. Harrison’s
sincerity made me reconsider
this. I appreciate how upfront
and honest he was about his
experience, considering I was
openly angry at him two years
ago.
All of us were ready to dive
into this panel because we
understood the importance
of vulnerability for produc-
tive conversation. This is how
we learn to become better
people, leaders and allies.
In these weekly brunches,
we came to the conversation
knowing that we were all pro-
cessing these events even two
years later. We came together
because we believed it was
still possible to change how
Bowdoin’s community under-
stands race and acknowledg-
es incidents of bias. Each one
of us shared how important
communication across dif-
ference fosters growth and
learning. Harrison in partic-
ular encourages me to reflect
on my own frustration and
disappointment. He reminds
me that none of us know all
the answers to racial biases,
but we can strive for under-
standing and consciousness.
Bowdoin has changed a lot
since my sophomore year. We
have had an increase of stu-
dent-led events about identity
and more administrative con-
tributions that have brought
opposing sides into “conver-
sation.” While it is easy to say
that we stand against inequal-
ity, I rarely see people taking
initiative to partake in activ-
ism on a daily basis.
This panel was supposed to
be a new beginning for both PHOEBE NICHOLS
the Class of 2018 and Bowdo-
in. On both an administrative
and student level at large,
there have been active partici-
pants in making conversations
about race more relevant on
campus. However, the Class
of 2018 has not been as vo-
cal. We have been in a unique pus. We could have worked ately stopped by members of hope that through these ar-
position in our four years; together to push expectations the senior class. Maybe it is ticles and conversations, the
we have witnessed the most so that all Bowdoin students too late for the Class of 2018 Bowdoin community will re-
recent episodes of cultural care about difference. Maybe to fix our own resistance to flect on how we can progress
appropriation parties, and we we would have made Bowdo- change, but I hope that people to a more inclusive and social-
have experienced the College’s in a supportive and inclusive will reconsider the power of ly aware campus.
response. Members of our space to live up to the Com- engaging across different per- Catch me at brunch with
class who were active partic- mon Good, but we failed to spectives in their lives beyond Harrison, Kevin, Nora and
ipants in those events could do so. In fact, our attempt to Bowdoin. As I have learned Justin this weekend to contin-
have been active role models bring opposing opinions to- from Harrison, everyone has ue the conversation.
in reconciling their mistakes gether about the events of our something to gain, and we can Rebkah Tesfamariam is a
to model for the rest of cam- sophomore year was deliber- all learn from each other. I member of the Class of 2018.

Seeking conversation to be proactive, not reactive

by Harrison Hawk
Op-Ed Contributor
I was at the gangster party.
I was the kid with cornrows.
I’ve thought endlessly
EMMA BEZILLA
about the night of the par-
ty and the various check-
points at which I could have
recognized something was
wrong. I didn’t blink at the
email invitation. I laughed
when friends showed me the
fake chains in their Amazon
shopping carts. I patiently
sat as a housemate braided
my hair, nodding along as my
roommate told me stories of
braiding his sister’s hair the
same way when they were
growing up. It didn’t register
with me that as we spoke, I
was undergoing a transfor-
mation that trivialized his
experience and that of so
many other black students. It
wasn’t until we had migrated
from Brunswick Apartments
to SuperSnack, still in our
party attire, that we realized
the problem. Containing her
rage despite the scene before
her, a fellow student sat down
and calmly explained the an-
guish permeating the space
we had entered. It was a situ-
ation that has become all too
familiar, in which the burden
of explanation was placed on
a person of color.
Too often, the people re-
sponsible for incidents of
racial bias plead ignorance.
I was certainly one of them.
I never held outwardly racist
views, so it felt like the only
way to rationalize my partic-
ipation in a racist event. But
in retrospect, I had infinite
opportunities for enlighten-
ment. Fueling my ignorance
was apathy—a general indif-
ference to an issue that didn’t
directly affect me. Through-
out my life, I had been able
to go about my day without
confronting racial issues.
This was a privilege, and an
inherently white one.
Given that the gangster
party has not been the only
event of its kind at Bowdoin, I
don’t think it would be unfair
to assume that there are other
white students who identify
with this sentiment. Modern
evidence is provided by the
recent research conducted by
students in the Diversity in
Higher Education sociology
seminar, which found that the
vast majority of seniors who
viewed racial self-segregation
as “natural” were white. In
contrast, those who explained
the phenomenon as a response
to Bowdoin’s white institu-
tional context were primarily
students of color. Even today,
two years removed from the
“cracksgiving,” “gangster”
and “tequila” parties, it seems
most white students are out
of touch with the opinions of
their non-white peers. If they
cared more about the issue, or
had given it more thought, the
responses to this survey might
not have been so dichoto-
mous.
The party and its after-
math made it impossible to
persist in my state of apathy.
My actions propelled me to
the forefront of conversation,
and it was incredibly difficult
at first. I lacked the vocabu-
lary necessary to articulate
my thoughts, and often mis-
spoke. But as I continued to
muddle through the issues
with my teammates, profes-
sors and the people I had
hurt, it got easier. It hasn’t
been glamorous or expedient,
but these conversations have
been some of the most for-
mative of my life. I just wish
that I had engaged in them
sooner.
My point, which proba-
bly feels redundant, is that
the information we as white
students need to become
good allies is all around us.
We need to actively seek out
conversation, grapple with
it and incorporate issues of
race into our own experienc-
es. It should be a proactive
quest rather than a reactive
one, like mine sadly was. The
burden of education has been
placed on students of color
for far too long. We owe it to
our roommates, friends and
peers to be better. Learn from
my mistakes, and let’s make
Bowdoin a better place.
Catch me at brunch with
Rebkah, Kevin, Justin and
Nora this weekend to contin-
ue the conversation.
Harrison Hawk is a mem-
ber of the Class of 2018.

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BSG CANDIDACY STATEMENTS
Chair of Academic Affairs
Ramya Chengalvala ’20
Hi! My name is Ramya Chengalvala, and I am a member of the Class of 2020. I am a co-leader of the
South Asian Student Association and a photo editor for the Bowdoin Globalist. Next year, I hope to be
your chair of academic affairs.
The chair of academic affairs entails a variety of responsibilities, including, but not limited to, being
a liaison between faculty and student leaders and helping with academic problems. One of the things
I’d like to address is the inequality between incoming students from different schools. Some Bowdoin
students come from prestigious college-preparatory schools while others come from large public schools
that lack the same kind of preparation. As a result, many students are overwhelmed upon their arrival.
I want to work with faculty, deans and Peer Health to help students coming from disadvantaged back-
grounds have an equal chance of excelling here at Bowdoin.
Aneka Kazlyna ’20
I’m Aneka Kazlyna, and I’m running for chair of academic affairs with Fanta Traore, who is run-
ning for chair of the Student Organizations Oversight Committee (SOOC). I am the BSG multicultural
representative, a multicultural life student director, the Muslim Students Association’s chair; Anokha’s
president and representative to the Committee for Middle East/African Studies. I am also an interviewer
for new faculty. I have already built a relationship with the administration. My experience shows that I
am always looking for ways to enrich the academic experience.
Our vision: revolutionize academic and personal support and increase access
• Wellness Vending Machine: 24/7 accessibility to low-cost contraception & health products
• Peer-Nightline: an anonymous mental health hotline to help with academic stress
Policy:
• Evaluate ESD/IP requirements and fight for a more culturally relevant curriculum
• Allow first-semester students to take classes for credit only in order to transition
• Expand resources through drives for books and professional attire
We will empower all voices with your support. Thank you.
Nicole Tjin A Djie ’21
Hello! I’m Nicole Tjin A Djie, and I’m running for BSG chair of academic affairs. Currently, I’m a
writer for the Orient and the Globalist and will be a 2018-19 proctor for Coleman Hall.
If elected, I will work to strengthen Bowdoin’s academic support system by promoting:
• Improved CLT workshops centered on balancing well-being with rigorous coursework
• Increased discussion and accommodations regarding student mental and physical health in
academics
• A platform for faculty to post lab/research position openings
• Student-faculty dialogue through luncheons and meet-and-greets
• Textbook stipends for low-income students
• Extended library hours
• Individual language tutoring
• Continued work towards the current committee’s goals (e.g. uploading syllabi and ESD
requirement reevaluation)
Above is my vision. However, I can promise only sustained engagement. As chair, above all, I’ll work
to hear all Bowdoin voices, grasp the academic challenges and triumphs that students face and pursue
change accordingly. It’s through this that I hope to best represent you. Thank you.
Chair of the Treasury
Theo Christian ’19
This past year, it has been a pleasure sitting on the Student Activity Funding Committee (SAFC), and
I hope to bring that experience to chairing the committee as chair of the treasury. My main goals are to:
1. Increase the transparency of the decision-making process. In an effort to truly be transparent with
the campus, I want to release minutes of SAFC meetings alongside BSG minutes so that everyone can
know exactly how each decision is made.
2. Simplify the funding process. I want to update the funding form so that you can reference the appli-
cable section of the guidelines all within the same document, streamlining the process for club leaders.
3. Clarify the guidelines available. Guidelines are typically updated twice a year, but I found a version
of them still on the BSG website from 2015-2016. This is ridiculous. It should be clear for club leaders
exactly which rules apply.
Harry Sherman ’21
Hello, everyone! I am tremendously excited about the prospect of serving as your treasurer. As a rep-
resentative to the Student Activity Funding Committee (SAFC), I understand the importance of a strong
relationship between the SAFC and the student organizations that it serves. Clubs should always feel
confident that the committee under my leadership will be doing its absolute best to provide all necessary
funding. Here are some steps I’d take towards improving the funding process:
1. Adding a glossary to the guidelines defining any confusing and “jargony” terms used throughout
the process
2. Should the SAFC be unable to fully fund a request, providing a list of other potential sources of
funding from around campus
3. Providing explicit justifications for all of our decisions
Managing the $700,000 activities budget is a complex responsibility that deserves someone thought-
ful, creative and detail-oriented to assume it. I trust myself with these responsibilities, and I hope you will
too. Thank you!
SEE PAGE 3 to learn what the positions entail
and remember to vote by Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Chair of Facilities and
Sustainability
Ian Culnane ’20
I’m Ian Culnane, and I am running for chair of facilities and sustainability.
My goal for my term is to increase the ease of life at Bowdoin, ensuring the time you spend is time
you enjoy.
During my first year on BSG, I was an integral member of the Facilities and Sustainability commit-
tee. I contributed to the installation of quad lights to facilitate a brighter, safer campus, helped create
gender-neutral bathrooms in Smith, added a men’s bathroom in the library and helped start Free Flow.
In my second year, I have streamlined the assembly as Historian.
As chair, I plan to reduce laundry costs for students on financial aid, bring wireless TV to students’
computers, increase local food presence and build on important past projects, like improving lighting
and creating more outdoor seating. I encourage anyone to reach out or read my full platform.
Nate DeMoranville ’20
Hi! My name is Nate DeMoranville, and I am running to be chair of facilities and sustainability.
I have three major goals for this position: 1. To increase accessibility for all on this campus, 2. To
oversee student input on developing housing projects and 3. To facilitate dialogue on the College’s new
sustainability goals post-2020 carbon neutrality. Much of this work will happen in partnership with the
administration, and through my various leadership positions—class president, proctor, Multicultur-
al Coalition Co-Chair—I have already established the necessary relationships with administrators to
leverage meaningful change.
Now, I have also set a few smaller goals to provide tangible products of my committee’s work while
we push through these larger, institutional reforms. I intend to make more bathrooms gender-neutral,
provide additional outdoor seating at dining halls and put compost bins in student spaces.
I hope you will consider me for this position. Thank you!
Rose Warren ’21
Hi everyone! My name is Rose Warren, and I am running for chair of facilities and sustainability. I
currently serve as the director of facilities and sustainability on BSG. As a result, I am the only candidate
running who has experience leading a group of students in the facilities division of the Assembly.
I believe that inclusiveness is an overlooked aspect of facilities, so my goal for next year is to make
Bowdoin more accessible and safe for everyone. Next year, specifically, I would like to:
1. Create more gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. This year, I’ve successfully ensured that gen-
der-neutral bathrooms will be built in the new residential facilities
2. Increase the number of water filling stations and hand dryers in buildings to reduce germ spread
and reduce carbon emissions
3. Ensure that signs at Bowdoin have Braille on them and also create a designated facility for students
who have extra time accommodations
Chair of the SOOC
Jono Harrison ’19
As chair of the SOOC, I intend to focus on issues of inclusivity, sexual assault reform and inter-orga-
nizational communication. During my time at Bowdoin, I have enjoyed participating in clubs across a
broad range of areas and hope to ensure that students from all backgrounds are able to fully enjoy extra-
curricular life. In the past year, we saw the successful implementation of mandatory inclusivity trainings
for club leaders, but the conversation must not end there. To maintain a continuous dialogue, I will
create an annual second-semester meeting with all club leaders to reflect and share ideas on inclusion
initiatives.
Additionally, I fully support initiatives to reform sexual assault prevention and will work to devise
sexual assault training for club leaders. I believe that I am well-qualified to serve as an effective member
of the BSG Executive Committee and am excited by the opportunity to create a more healthy, welcoming
community within student organizations.
Jenna Scott ’19
Hi everyone! My name is Jenna, and I’m running for chair of student organizations!
I believe that my organizational skills, enthusiasm, efficiency and experience make me the best can-
didate for this position. For three years, I’ve served as BSG head of programming and operations, where
I’ve planned Spring Gala and other events and worked in the Student Activities (SA) office, where I’ve
built great relationships and have helped lead numerous groups, including producing RISE 2018.
If elected, I’ll work closely with club leaders and SA staff to make student organizations run as
smoothly as possible. I will incorporate sexual assault prevention and mental health into new training,
plan dinners and awards for student organizations and work to unify various leadership trainings under
the umbrella of Student Affairs. I’ve already started working with Nate Hintze and Lisa Peterson on
developing these ideas and am excited to implement them if given the opportunity!
Fanta Traore ’21
I am Fanta Traore and I am running for chair of student organizations alongside Aneka Kazlyna,
who is running for chair of academic affairs. I am a RA with ResLife, the secretary of Africa Alliance,
the Muslim Students Association’s treasurer, the president of H4H, the leader for BASE and BSS pro-
grams and an intergroup dialogue facilitator. I know what it’s like to be on the other side of the re-char-
tering process and have established myself in the very organizations in which I partake. This makes
me the most qualified and hands-on experienced candidate because I’m familiar with the failures and
successes that come with running clubs.
Our vision: Revolutionize academic and personal support and accessibility
• Wellness Machine
• Peer Nightline
SOOC Vision:
• Strengthen the relationship among student organizations and enrich community events
• Reconfigure the re-chartering process and hold hands-on club training workshops
• Open workshops for active members
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FRIDAY 20
EVENTS
Earth Day Celebration
The Office of Sustainability will be hosting an Earth Day
celebration. There will be Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, games,
music and other fun activities.
David Saul Smith Union. 11 a.m.

PERFORMANCE
Common Hour: Student Ensembles
Concert
Student musicians from the Department of Music will
perform classical and jazz pieces.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 12:30 p.m.

PERFORMANCE
Lady Bits: A Night of Comedy with
Sophie de Bruijn CHRIS RITTER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
PAUSING FOR POETRY: Michael Reed, Senior Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity, reads poetry under Alexander Calder’s “Red Fossils”
Sophie de Bruijn ’18 of Office Hours Improv and Purity Pact mobile in Hawthorne-Longfellow Library on Wednesday. Every weekday in April, a student, faculty or staff member will read a poem in honor of
Comedy will perform an original one-woman show as part National Poetry Month.
of her Honors Project on the history of women in stand-up
comedy in the United States.

MONDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 25
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 8:30 p.m.

LECTURE LECTURE

SATURDAY 21 “Articulating a Noncitizen Politics “For the Love of Color”

PERFORMANCE
Bowdoin Chamber Choir
The Bowdoin Chamber Choir, directed by Professor of Music
Robert K. Greenlee, will perform a new piece by Sam Kyzivat
’18 which examines the setting of Edgar Allen Poe’s “A
Dream Within a Dream.” The performance will also include
songs that they performed in their recent tour of Portugal.
There will also be a performance on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Chapel. 3 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
The Improvised Musical
Sophie de Bruijn ’18 and Collin Litts ‘18 will perform an all
original and completely improvised musical based on
audience engagement with the accompaniment of Jae-Yeon
Yoo ’18. There will be another performance on Sunday at 7
p.m. Memorial Hall, room 108
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 8 p.m.
Amidst a Refugee Crisis: German Pity v. Photographer Cig Harvey will discuss the effects of color on
her life and work. Harvey’s neon art is currently on display
Democratic Inclusion” at the art museum’s exhibit, “On A Different Wavelength: A
Damani Partridge, professor of anthropology and
Afroamerican and African studies at the University of
Celebration of Color in Books.
Second floor Gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library. 12 p.m.
Michigan, will look at Germany’s acceptance of refugees over
the last three years. Partridge will look at what incorporation
LECTURE
efforts were made by the government, the effects of the
effort and the exclusionary practices in Germany. West African Music Ensemble
Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 7:30 p.m. The ensemble will perform music from the Ewe and Akan groups.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
LECTURE
“Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness
in Italian Cinema”
THURSDAY 26
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, an Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker and
activist, will screen his film that focuses on the history of
blackness in Italian cinema and prompts contemporary
questions about diversity and film. The screening will be
DISCUSSION
followed by a discussion.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Novel Creatures: Animal Life and the
New Millennium
Hilary Thompson, professor of English, will launch her book
“Novel Creatures.” which looks at the role of animals in

TUESDAY 24
modern literature and the shift of that role pre-and post-9/11.
Faculty Room, Massachusetts Hall. 4:15 p.m.

SUNDAY 22
FILM
In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Bowdoin Hillel and Bath’s Beth Israel Congregation will be
screening the film “In Search of Israeli Cuisine.”
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 3 p.m.
EVENT
“Fashioning a Home in Early America”
PERFORMANCE
Ivies Thursday Concert
Student band Gingersnap will open for indie-pop band
Collector and fine woodworker Don Hare ’51, senior AJR. Students are limited to two guests per person. Guest
consulting Curator Laura Fecych Sprague and curator registration is available at the David Saul Smith Union
Joachim Homann will show 17th and 18th century furniture, Information Desk.
chest and tableware. David Saul Smith Union. 10 p.m.
Museum of Art. 12 p.m.

27 LECTURE 28 CONCERT 29 30 1 PERFORMANCE 2 EVENT 3 PERFORMANCE

“Dostoevsky in the Creative Writing

Ivies Performance: Chamberfest Spring Dance
21st Century” Honors Theses
DRAM Concert 2018
Readings