Saturday, August 25, 2018

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In regards to the first-year brick
by Nell Fitzgerald
and Surya Milner
Orient Staff
In Bowdoin terms, there
may be no social group as for-
mative and unilaterally dealt
as the first-year floor. We all
receive room assignments,
move en masse and occupy
barren little rectangles that
almost exactly resemble ev-
eryone else’s (save, maybe, the
elevator triples in Winthrop
or the larger-than-life doubles
of Osher and West).
Our floormates, too, can
seem larger-than-life. They’re
the first people we meet, and
many of us take solace in get-
ting to know the members of
our floor, a group of people
that stays constant throughout
the awkward first few days.
Meeting our floormates can be
a deep thrill—living with your
peers for the first time! Liv-
ing with a different sex for the
first time! Sharing a bathroom
and—to the horror of many
parents—a shower with twelve
other people for the first time!
Dating isn’t dead at Bowdoin
by Mitchel Jurasek
Orient Staff
While awkward mornings,
“walks of shame” and special
Spotify playlists all play signif-
icant roles in the complexity of
Bowdoin’s contentious hookup
culture, it seems that the debate
over the sanctity of relation-
ships plasters our discussion of
intimacy on this campus. If you
flip through previous issues of
the Orient, you can find many
columnists and Opinion writers
who shame hookups on cam-
pus and complain about their
inability to find others willing
to date. Some blame the lack of
dating on campus on the stress
of the academic workload, the
time commitment of extracur-
riculars or even a hypothetical
that we as a school have made
dating a cultural taboo. While
all of these may hold some
weight, I’m happy to relay that
in my own observation, both
hookups and dating are alive
and well at Bowdoin.
Yes, it’s true, I have no fool-
proof statistics. However, I have
the time-earned experience of
going through dates and hook-
ups on campus and watching
friends’ similar experiences. I
did the math, and about a third
of my friends are currently in
relationships. From that, I think
we can concur that dating is not
dead on campus. I myself went
on many dates last year and had
my fair share of hookups. I did
this as a student who identifies
as a gay man at Bowdoin, which
means my “pool of fish” is a lot
smaller than my straight peers.
That being said, everyone will
have different experiences at
Bowdoin.
The exact science of a date is
more difficult to pin down than
your average hookup. Dates im-
ply some type of preparation, a
place, an activity and an outfit.
At Bowdoin, people maintain
After months of pre-college
anxiety, the immediate acces-
sibility of a group of friends is
comforting. We imagine that,
before arrival, the entire Office
of Residential Life (ResLife)
staff sat together, analyzing our
traits and hobbies, hand-select-
ing each member of our floor to
create a perfect microcosm of
Bowdoin and magically ensur-
ing that each of us would mesh.
From our early vantage
points, these people are Bow-
doin. They soften the sharpness
of the myriad of rectangular
buildings, of choosing classes,
of conjuring just one more un-
believable factoid for your hun-
dredth round of Two Truths
and A Lie. For a few weeks, our
floors get every meal together,
show up at every party togeth-
er and convene late at night in
the common room to gossip
and order Domino’s. “This is
college!” we think to ourselves.
The thrill is exhilarating.
But your first-year floor-
mates, formative though they
may be, are only Bowdoin,
abridged. In time, you’ll find
a weird mix of a fading high
school mentality and an enter-
ing-adulthood cognitive state,
which makes dates even trick-
ier as people figure out that
schedules are complicated and
first years and seniors are miles
apart in maturity. The import-
ant thing to remember is that
all anyone really wants out of a
date is some quality time with
another person. My favorite
dates last year were long walks
around Brunswick—when con-
versation dropped I could pick
it up by pointing out something
that we were strolling past.
Hookups are a more
straightforward algorithm. You
meet someone, you both talk
or mutually express interest in
that the sheen of first-year
excitement quickly begins to
dim; parties in college-house
basements become slightly
gross, work mounts and you
might realize that you don’t
have that much in common
with the companions we used
to feel deep kinship towards.
One afternoon, you might catch
sight of the ResLife Instagram
and learn that two interns, just
sophomores, made roommate
decisions. You try to ignore
the nagging feeling that rises,
the annoyance at repetitive
brunches and rehashing the
same hook ups again and again.
ResLife designs the first-
year floor to ensure that we
proceed through our under-
graduate education with an ap-
preciation of difference. While
members of this posse of ap-
proximately thirteen people
might very well become our
closest college friends, not all
of them will—some will trans-
fer, others will face suspension
and even more will simply...
fade. And that’s OK.
We urge you to continue that
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some telecommunicative way,
and then, boom. You’re both
asking for consent for a kiss,
maybe more. (Yes, at Bowdoin
a kiss is considered hooking
up). This will often happen
at parties, where alcohol and
other substances need to be as-
sessed before you or any of your
friends make the judgment on
whether that kiss is a good idea.
Although, hookups can happen
other times, too. During finals,
you can sometimes see two
sleep-deprived studiers run out
of the library and back to one
of their dorms to “relieve some
stress.”
However, hookup culture
isn’t all fun and games at Bow-
doin. I once had an intimate ex-
On making friends
at Bowdoin
commitment to appreciating Compiled by Kathryn McGinnis
difference—in whatever form
that may take—by stepping
I loved how small Bowdoin is, and it’s really
outside the bubble that Bow-
doin gives us. We believe that
difference is best appreciated
cool that I can walk by 10 people and say
when the diversity of the first- ‘hi’ to at least half of them.
year floor moves from a situa-
tion to a choice, a knowing of —Abby Kelly ’19
when to take a step beyond the
quiet comfort of your floor and
into the uncertainty of others.
Other Bowdoins. It might be I recommend putting yourself out there and
up or down one flight of stairs
or across campus, part of a new
talking to people in your classes or other
extracurricular or simply sit- places on campus–you can walk by some-
ting next to you in a class. We’re one so many times and never know what
not telling you to reject your
first-year floor or to prioritize good friends you could become later.
other people in your first few
weeks on campus. But we’re —Callie Burkhart ’21
also encouraging you not to
limit yourself, to put yourself
in uncomfortable situations, I remember going home from fall break
to introduce yourself to that
friend crush that sits next to and feeling so disconnected from my high
you in class. The payoff might school friends. I think I met just a better
be the closest, most meaningful
relationships of your life. caliber of people at Bowdoin.
Nell Fitzgerald and Surya
Milner are members of the Class
—Aisha Rickford ’20
of 2019.
perience with a senior followed
On religious life
at Bowdoin
by a long conversation about Compiled by Amanda Newman
the importance of maintaining
a positive relationship—that
person never acknowledged me I definitely see both my faith and my
again. To this, I call bullshit. If participation in the group as almost an
two people share intimacy—
often sweat and maybe other anchor in my life. It’s really given me a
fluids—both should have the community of people I share a pretty sig-
decency to at least wave while
in line for food at Thorne. nificant part of my life in common with,
Always remember, of course, so it’s definitely been a grounding factor in
that hooking up or dating re-
quires consent. Unless both
that sense.
parties are enthusiastic about
any activity, you shouldn’t be
—Tom Lucy ’19, co-chair of the Catholic
doing it. Last year, a group of Student Union
students circulated a petition,
which received over 800 sig-
natures, calling on the College
do to more about preventing It doesn’t matter whether or not people
sexual assault. If you or some- consider themselves religious enough
one you know experiences sex-
ual assault, there are resources,
to be members of Hillel; it’s more about
both for reporting the crime Jewish community. It’s become a type of
and receiving medical treat-
ment as well as emotional and
family to me at Bowdoin and it’s really
psychological support. offered a sense of home.
There are also plenty of re-
sources to support healthy and —Zoe Aarons ’19, co-president of Hillel
safe sex. Free condoms can be
found across campus and the
Health Center, which also can
provide birth control prescrip- Whenever I’m at a meeting, it is just a
tions, STI testing and assistance
in getting PREP. relaxing time to decompress and be in a
College is a wacky place new atmosphere and interact with people
where you have a ton of el-
igible people to experiment very similar to me and from very similar
relationships with. Some may backgrounds.
go through Bowdoin never
hooking up, while others may —Mamadou Diaw ’20, board member of
reach the famed Bowdoin Sev- the Muslim Student Alliance
en (hooking up with a person
in every year you overlap with).
While on this campus, you will
probably fall in love, have your Students get involved in these activities in
heart crushed, experience the different ways: some like to join them for
best kiss or sex you have ever
had and likely try something holidays and festivities, and for others the
you never thought you would weekly meetings are a big part of their day
do. No matter the case, be pre-
pared, be consensual and try to to day community at Bowdoin.
have fun while you’re at it.
Mitchel Jurasek is a member —Eduardo Pazos, Director of Religious and
of the Class of 2021. Spiritual Life
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Balancing Bowdoin as a student-athlete

Finding friendship and support—on and off the team
by Caroline Shipley
Orient Contributor
The impact of athletics on my
Bowdoin experience can best be
described by a food metaphor.
Running for Bowdoin enhances
my life here like a January dis-
tance run enhances the first bite
of Tollhouse cookie pie. It enrich-
es every flavor, makes each bite
more satisfying and leaves you
extra hungry to experience it all.
Athletics have created a scarcity
of time and an emphasis on team-
work that make each moment
more valuable and each emotion
more compelling. The cold is
colder on an icy distance run, the
heat is hotter at a late May track
meet and the Brunswick sunset
more breathtaking between re-
peats of Steeplechase Hill. Hours
at Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
(H-L) are fewer and more frantic,
while nights out with friends are
sweet with post-race pride. Run-
ning has built friendships that are
richer and deeper, and each mile
through the woods exaggerates
the exhaustion of a busy Bowdoin
day.
One evening last spring cap-
tured all of this. The story began
two weeks prior at New England
Division III Championships,
when I fell off pace in my 1500m
race and finished seven seconds
slower than I had the week before.
I chose to rest through the next
meet and take one final shot at
qualifying for nationals at the
“last chance meet” on the
Thursday of finals week.
While athletics do
heighten the beauty
of Bowdoin, in
this instance they truly enhanced
its stressors. With a good deal of
scheduling and some careful rear-
rangement, by Thursday morning
I had two exams finished, two to
go and an afternoon race at MIT.
But, as I warmed up along the
Charles River, an unfamiliar lone-
liness snuck up on me.
Before coming to Bowdoin, I
was relentlessly independent in
athletics. I loved to run alone, lift
alone and pursue my goals indi-
vidually. I believed that running
would reward this singularity,
making it the perfect sport for
me. Warming up that afternoon
I couldn’t find that independence.
In its place I felt an aching de-
pendence on the teammates who
had been beside me all year long.
These were the girls who shared
the joy of a Steeplechase Hill sun-
set, the chill of every ice bath and
the exhaustion of an interval day
at the track. They were captains,
best friends and teammates, three
of whom I had run with all the
way to a national championship.
As the only Bowdoin woman
competing that day, the loneliness
ached in the empty space usual-
ly filled with pre-race chatter. I
turned up my music to fill it.
I only know one person with a
voice loud enough to cut through
“Old Thing Back” by Matoma,
blasting at full volume. That
person is Sara Ory
’19, and as
I jogged back to the stadium she
was exactly who I heard. Sara
and my three other captains were
waiting for me at the track. They
had driven from Bowdoin in
the middle of finals week to sur-
prise me at the race. I screamed,
jumped and fell down on the side-
walk. I’m still not sure that I have
ever been so happy to see anyone
in my life.
I ran a personal record that
day and ultimately qualified for
nationals, but what I remember
best about that night was the car
ride home with my teammates.
We drove Bowdoin-bound along
Route 1, windows down to a pink
New England sunset. It glowed
like it had been drawn in strokes
of highlighter, and my exhaustion
and satisfaction enhanced every
hue. I had never been so happy to
head straight for H-L on a finals
week night, returning to its frenzy
with my uniform on and team-
mates in tow. We had, of course,
stopped in Portland for a Dunkin’
Donuts caramel swirl iced coffee.
I sipped it there beside my team-
mates, frantically typing edits to
a policy paper and smiling as I
wondered how a such a simple
thing could taste so good.
Caroline Shipley is a member of
the Class of 2020.
by Hugh O’Neil
Orient Contributor
Arriving to Bowdoin as a
first year in the fall of 2015, I
recall feelings of pure jubila-
tion and excitement coupled
with mild anxiety and fear. I
assume most incoming first
years experience this ad-
mittedly clichéd cocktail of
emotions upon walking into
their first-year dorm, meeting
their roommates and saying
goodbye to their parents. Al-
though the passionate efforts
of Bowdoin’s orientation team
and Residential Life staff
swiftly quell many of these
initial sentiments, when the
dust settles it is not uncom-
mon for first years to retain
sensations of disorientation
in a sea of diverse Bowdoin
personalities and potential
trajectories at the College.
That is where I found myself
during my first real week at
Bowdoin, post-orientation:
lost. Comparable to so many
of my peers, I did not know
where I fit in at Bowdoin.
Fortunately, Bowdoin has
several mechanisms in place
to further accustom and di-
rect first years. Some students
are drawn to the Outing Club;
others audition for an a cap-
pella group. As a student-ath-
lete on the men’s basketball
team, I initially felt as if my
path had already been chosen
for me. I would make friends
on the basketball team, spend
most of my time playing bas-
ketball and the rest of my time
would be devoted to academ-
ics—my bewilderment would
vanish, and I would seamless-
ly conform to a predestined
lifestyle at Bowdoin.
While many of my predic-
tions came true, the notion
that athletics strictly pi-
geon-hole students into one
community and a singular
lifestyle at Bowdoin is wrong.
I had this realization, as many
first-year student-athletes will
have, as I got to know the up-
perclassmen on my team. My
team exposed me to several
role models who appeared to
perfectly balance basketball,
academics and personal en-
deavors at the College. While
these young men would later
assure me they “did not have it
all figured out,” I nevertheless
learned that my experience at
Bowdoin as a student-athlete
would not resemble the life of
anyone else, unless I wanted
it to.
The young leaders on that
team taught me that despite
devoting large portions of our
time to basketball, pursuing
athletics at Bowdoin does
not necessarily preclude you
from succeeding in other ar-
eas of student life. In short, I
quickly found that my time at
Bowdoin did not need to be
specialized if I did not want it
to be. There are so many ways
for student-athletes to remain
involved in the broader Bow-
doin community, while also
maintaining positive contri-
butions to their respective
teams.
Whether you are a stu-
dent-athlete or not, this mes-
sage will apply to you during
your time at Bowdoin. As you
embark on the next few weeks
of your first year, Bowdoin
will without a doubt inundate
you with potential activi-
ties, new and old, curricular
and extracurricular. Some of
you may choose to embark
on everything you can get
your hands on; others will
find themselves initially too
stressed to add more to your
schedule (this was me!). The
point is that there are nearly
a million lives you can lead at
Bowdoin. Choose the one that
works for you, and enjoy it.
Hugh O’Neil is a member of
the Class of 2019 and captain
of the men’s basketball team.

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Resources for low-income and first-gen students

by Kodie Garza
Orient Staff
The transition to college
can be rather arduous, espe-
cially if you are the first in
your family to pursue a degree
or you come from a low-in-
come household. Partaking in
such a huge undertaking with
little to no guidance or finan-
cial support makes an already
stressful process even more
difficult, especially if you are
unaware of the resources Bow-
doin has to offer.
As a Bowdoin student, there
are a number resources avail-
able to you, such as the Center
for Learning and Teaching,
which is housed in Kanbar
Hall, and Bowdoin Career
Planning, located in Moulton
Union. The Center for Learning
and Teaching offers a variety
of useful academic programs,
including the Writing Project,
the Baldwin Program and the
Quantitative Reasoning Pro-
gram. If you ever find yourself
struggling with one of your
writing assignments or your
math, economics or science
homework, reserve an appoint-
ment with the Writing Project
or the Quantitative Reasoning
Program through a link on
the Center for Learning and
Teaching homepage. The tutors
are all fellow students who are
happy to help you out and who
can empathize with the chal-
lenges of Bowdoin coursework.
If you are looking to revamp
your resume, take a profes-
sional photo for your LinkedIn
profile or discuss prospective
internship opportunities, you
should make an appointment
with Bowdoin Career Plan-
ning through the link on their
homepage or visit them during
their walk-in hours, which are
Monday through Friday from
2-4 p.m.
Another crucial resource
is the winter clothing fund,
which provides low-income
students from warmer cli-
mates with financial assistance
to acquire proper winter gear.
To take advantage of this fund,
email your dean. Don’t brave
the winter with a sub-par jack-
et or questionably waterproof
boots. Beyond helping you
prepare for the Maine winter,
the College’s emergency fund
can likely help if you are un-
able to pay for an urgent med-
ical procedure, text books, art
supplies, or need money for
emergency travel. Requests
can be submitted through a
link on the “Emergency Fund-
ing Process” web page or by
emailing your dean.
During college, students are
introduced to new influenc-
es and ideas, so it is perfectly
natural for one’s style to shift.
Estilo, Thredup and Goodwill
offer an excellent selection of
clothing for students wishing
to update or maintain their
aesthetic while working with-
in the confines of a budget.
Another way to maintain your
budget while coping with the
cost of an education is to uti-
lize the college (and in some
cases college house) libraries
for your textbooks needs.
Most of the textbooks you
need for your classes, especial-
ly in STEM classes, are often
put on reserve in one of the
college libraries. If you cannot
KODIE GARZA
locate the book you need in
one of the libraries on campus
or in Bowdoin’s library loan
network, check the Curtis Me-
morial Library in town before
purchasing it from the Bowdo-
in Virtual Bookstore.
Overall, it is important to
remember that your mental
stability is your top priority.
One of the best ways to cope
with a high stress environment
like Bowdoin is to participate
in extracurricular activities —
from intramural athletics to
artistic, intellectual or creative
pursuits. Certain groups, such
as Pursuing Our Purpose and
Quest for Excellence, were
specifically created to support
students from backgrounds
traditionally underrepresent-
ed in higher education.
If you start to feel over-
whelmed by stress, schedule an
appointment with Counseling
Services by stopping by in-per-
son during business hours or
calling 207-725-3145. If your
situation is urgent, stop by the
Counseling Service Offices at
32 College Street during emer-
gency hour, which is Monday
through Friday from 3-4 p.m.
The College covers the cost of
counseling, so do not let that
prevent you from getting im-
perative treatment.
Transitioning to college can
be overwhelming for anyone,
and more so for students who
come in with fewer resources.
If you are struggling, remem-
ber that you aren’t the first stu-
dent at Bowdoin to face these
issues. The College has ways to
help—you just have to ask.
Kodie Garza is a member of
the Class of 2021.

What is your favorite class at Bowdoin?

Current students share some of their best experiences in the classroom.

“ “
My favorite class at Bowdoin so far was definitely my freshman seminar Human Being and
Citizens taught by Prof. Paul Franco. While the course-work was challenging, featuring texts
from Plato to Locke and Rousseau, I found the class to be incredibly rewarding. Professor
Franco’s knowledge and dynamic teaching style brought alive ancient philosophers through
engaging Socratic style discussions. He truly cares about each of his students and takes the
time to get to know you on a personal level. As an added bonus, he likes to teach the class at
the top of Coles Tower which has spectacular views of campus and beautiful sunsets.
Religious Toleration & Human Rights, a seminar in the Religion Department taught by
Professor Pritchard in the Spring of my Junior year, was definitely the most challenging course
I’ve taken to date, but also my very favorite. This seminar never failed to blow my mind every
Tuesday and Thursday (even at 8:30 in the morning)! Our readings ran the gamut of subjects and
perspectives. Professor Pritchard’s lectures and guidance shed light on really difficult concepts.
And both classroom conversations and written assignments proved to be spaces in which I could
grapple with both academic and personal questions about religion and social justice. Now, I’m

“
Also recommend taking an EOS class; fantastic professors and meaningful hands on inspired to pursue graduate work in religion after Bowdoin.
learning. Take advantage of the class fair during orientation to get to know the professors in —Viviane Kostin ’19, religion major and education minor
different departments and ask them about their courses and major/minor opportunities.
—Steven Upton ’20, education and French double major, Earth and Oceanographic

“
Science minor
Oceanography, taught by Collin Roesler and Cathryn Field, is the best class I have ever
taken. Every lecture, lab activity, homework assignment, project and exam was extremely well
designed and made learning feel like it did in elementary school: exciting, fascinating and
happy. This class taught me a new way of thinking through first-hand interaction with real
So far, my favorite class I've taken at Bowdoin was definitely my Japanese Popular Culture
class I took last fall. It was taught by a visiting professor, Christopher Born, who also taught
my Japanese language class. The way that Prof. Born taught the class was very engaging and
interactive; he really let us guide the conversation in any direction we wanted. Also the fact that
we were learning about Japanese food, music, anime, etc. made the class even more memorable.
Telling friends that part of my homework assignment was watching a Ghibli film was pretty cool.
Professor Born really encouraged our creativity in thought and in writing. He even let us have
the option for our final to do something creative like a short film, artwork or a short story that

“
data, thought-provoking conversations and an appreciation for curiosity and questions. Both incorporated something we learned throughout the semester instead of a typical paper.
Collin and Cathryn cared so deeply about our learning and always made their students a top —Bethany Berhanu ’20, Asian Studies and psychology double major
priority. This class inspired me to be passionate about things I’d never thought twice about
before and pushed me to grow significantly as a scientific thinker and communicator. I spent
90% of my time last semester on this class because I wanted to and because I couldn’t stop
thinking about all that we were learning! Every aspect of the class was carefully intertwined My favorite class at Bowdoin was the Psychology of Trauma and PTSD with Professor Kelly
to create a holistic, challenging and authentic learning experience and each assignment and Parker-Guilbert. I loved how the class was a mix of lectures and discussion and we even had

“
project added a new and intriguing piece of the puzzle that is the world’s oceans. a variety of guest speakers attend. The subject matter was very interesting and I found myself
—Zoe Dietrich ’21, undeclared wanting to learn more out of genuine curiosity about the material rather than to study for an
exam. Professor Parker-Guilbert was a true expert and had lots of case studies/real life experience
to add color to her lectures. I am really grateful to have had the opportunity to take such a unique

“
Health Psychology with Professor Michael Buccigrossi was the BEST class I’ve ever
taken in my LIFE! Every Tuesday and Thursday, I scurried through the doors of Kanbar
and took my seat among my peers. For the following 85 minutes, we were mesmerized
by Professor Buccigrossi’s passionate explanations of the vagus nerve’s role in the upward
spiral phenomenon, gratitude’s holistic effect on well-being, and the importance of social
connection. Each week, equipped with knowledge from our fiery lectures with the God of
enthusiasm, we were sent off to research a nuanced point of interest and write a 250 word
argument supporting our view. The following week, our class engaged in a supportive and
fun discussion about the topics we researched. This education style fostered MAXIMUM
intellectual freedom as we were given the opportunity to explore a topic that excited us!
This made our weekend reports a blast and a half! Prior to taking Health Psychology, I was
a budding neuroscience major. After day one of Health Psych, I was fully committed to the
psychology path with a surge of excitement!
—Will Bucci ’19, psychology major and music minor
class in my time at Bowdoin!
—Marina Stam ’19, psychology and economics double major
The best class that I’ve taken at Bowdoin so far is Fundamentals of Music (or Fun Music, as I
like to call it) taught by Professor Robert Greenlee. I took this class my sophomore spring and it
was such a wonderful change of pace to my usual classes. Robby is one of the most enthusiastic
professors I have ever had and he made every class exciting and interactive. From dabbling with
African drumming and looking at their influences on modern music to analyzing songs that
were meaningful to us (re: Breaking Free by Troy and Gabriella), walking into Robby’s class was
always a welcome surprise. This class was a great introduction to Bowdoin’s music department
and I’ve since taken two more classes with Robby. It also is a great way to fulfill that crucial VPA
requirement.
—Amber Rock ’19, biology major
Saturday, August 25, 2018 5

Places to explore: Bowdoin, Brunswick and beyond

Androscoggin River Bicycle Path: It’s a great
place to take your bike and explore the river. It has
great views, and you can watch people kayaking
along the dock. Dog-lovers should know about the

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dog park along the path. It’s also a great place to

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watch the sunset reflect off of the river.

Thomas Point Beach: Small “beach” close to

campus, about a 20-30 minute bike ride. It’s a very
close “beach” right in Brunswick and very shallow ROUTE 1

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Mere Point Boat Launch: It’s a bit of a trek by

bike (seven miles), but a great swimming spot once
you arrive. Get your swimming in before the end of
September, though.

Simpson’s Point: This beloved perch on the water

is right at the end of Simpson’s Point Road. Great
for a swim when the tide is high in July, August and
September; otherwise, a serene spot to watch the
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Doubling Point Lighthouse: About 20 minutes

away by car, this lighthouse in Arrowsic offers pic-
turesque views of the Kennebec.

Baxter Basement: Catch a glimpse of the base-

ment before it gets trashed for the year, if you can.
Enjoy the decades-old stench of alcohol and the
lack of sweat on the walls.

Bowdoin Pines: Across from Pine Cemetery and

behind Cram Alumni House are a few twisting
paths and trails that run next to the train tracks.
They make for a nice, shaded walk, but given how
much the College references these “whispering
pines” you’ll probably be underwhelmed.

Stowe House (not Inn, Hall nor Barn): It’s the

former home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the site
at which she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a National
Historic Landmark and a National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom site. Stop in to chat
with Cathi Belcher, the museum guide, who knows
everything there is to know about Stowe and her
time in Brunswick. It’s the building with mint green
shutters next to Stowe Inn, if you’re a little lost with
all the Stowes.
Senator Angus King’s house somewhere on
Page Street: Not something to “explore”—please
don’t bother him—but certainly a fun fact.
Brunswick Commons: A wooded area filled with
trails behind Farley Field and extending all the way
out to Middle Bay Road. Great for running, walk-
ing and biking. You will get lost the first few times.
Top floor of Hubbard Stacks: It’s a quiet study
space, and it’s where all the seniors are. They’ll
most likely be confused as to what you are doing
there, but don’t let that stop you from hunkering
down.
Get off of Maine Street: There are some sweet Harpswell Cliff Trail: About 20 minutes from
little businesses off of Brunswick’s main drag: on campus by car. Really beautiful, short hike if you
Union Street, check out Dog Bar Jim for coffee ever need to get off of campus for an afternoon.
and Union Street Bakery for sandwiches and baked
goods. Then continue down Cumberland to Wild- The Book Barn: Open on Saturdays only, this
flours, Brunswick’s very own gluten-free bakery. hole-in-the-wall used-book store is tucked behind
Maine and off of Lincoln Street.
The Peucinian Room: In the basement of Sills,
this spot feels like a Swiss ski chalet, but it is actu- Fort Andross Flea Market: Check out this some-
ally the former meeting room of Bowdoin's literary what-overwhelming odds-and-ends extravaganza
club. They still hang out here sometimes. in the Fort Andross Mill at the bottom of Maine
Street. Open only on the weekends!
Lighthouse Deli: Go here for terrific breakfast
sandwiches (order the “Polar Bear”) and even bet- The (former) Brunswick Naval Air Station:
ter customer service. Enter at the end of Pine Street by foot or bike. If
you go left, you can follow the path all the way to
The Swinging Bridge: A Brunswick staple with Brunswick Landing, where you can find the Bruns-
beautiful views over the Androscoggin. Once wick-based brewery, Flight Deck, a couple cafés
you’ve made it to Topsham, follow down the path and a school. You will pass a doggie daycare, and
to the right and eventually find yourself at the all thirty of the dogs will rush to the fence barking
Frank J. Wood Bridge, which will deposit you back at you. If you go right, the path continues for a half
on Maine Street in Brunswick. mile or so, and then you have to turn around.
6 Saturday, August 25, 2018

Embracing Discomfort College is a time to be politically active

For almost every incoming first year, a distinct moment occurs at least campus can be a way to meaningful- pendent—entering the job market,
once during orientation week. You look around, at people who appear to by Nell Fitzgerald ly engage with these issues. Over my living by ourselves for the first time,
be more comfortable than you, and feel alone. Thoughts flash, different for Orient Staff time on the campaign trail, I talked even becoming sexually active—it’s
each first year: this place is whiter and wealthier, smaller or bigger, than the “Please take us off your list; we to dozens of Mainers a day, witness- important to feel supported by the
place I’m from. Most of all, your home friends and family are gone, and a don’t need any help deciding our ing factors that have contributed to legislators and policies that can af-
sense of disquietude comes over you. politics.” the declining economy and pushed fect these decisions.
Initially, you’ll probably find it tempting resist this discomfort, to take It was the third time in a row that them to vote conservatively: high Something you’ll hear often over
the easy road—becoming best friends with your floormates, spending your someone had slammed a door on premiums on health care, discon- your four years at Bowdoin is that
weekend nights in college house basements drinking beer you don’t like, me and my co-campaigner, but the nect from the more urban part of the students are extremely involved,
taking a math class, intro psych and whichever language you studied in reproach of the statement made the state and job loss due to the closure constantly busy. Becoming political-
high school. Whatever it is that everyone around you seems to be doing, rejection slightly harsher. Over the of mills, once the fulcrum of small- ly active on campus doesn’t have to
you might just want to go along and do it, too. next several months, while working town economies. It’s easy to learn mean becoming a full-time intern
As former first-years, we understand the urge. But as people who sur- on a political campaign in Maine’s about these issues in a classroom, on a campaign. It can mean phone
vived that first year, we want to tell you that sometimes doing the things second district—north of Lewiston but witnessing them firsthand elicits banking for 20 minutes a week or
that make you uncomfortable can be the most rewarding. and considerably more conservative a level of empathy and understand- knocking on doors once a month,
Embracing discomfort at Bowdoin will mean different things for differ- than the Brunswick area—I came to ing that is impossible to foster from but holding yourself to those obli-
ent people. It might mean joining an activity you’ve never tried before but realize how little I understood about our sheltered classrooms. gations. (During the 2016 election,
have always wanted to (or maybe something you’ve never wanted to try, but the state that I considered home. Aside from connecting with the countless Bowdoin students can-
had the chance and the spare time to—you might end up loving it or just Bowdoin students exist in a bub- Maine community, becoming politi- celled their campaign shifts, blaming
meeting someone cool). Maybe it’s signing up for a class you’re not sure ble, largely removed from the sur- cally engaged and informed on cam- mountains of work and the belief
about, or applying for a job, internship, or research opportunity that you rounding Maine area. A report by pus can make a difference in deter- that “it doesn’t matter; she’s going
think might be totally out of your league. Maybe it means actually raising the Equality of Opportunity Project mining policy in a state where you’ll to win anyways.”) Register to vote in
your hand in class when you have an idea that sounds good, even if you’re published in the New York Times live for an important phase of your Maine and become informed about
not 100 percent sure you’re right. Maybe it means speaking up when you last year said that the median fam- life. In 2016, many Bowdoin students local politics—in the upcoming mid-
disagree—be that in the classroom, with your peers or with the actions and ily income of a Bowdoin student is campaigned and voted for whether term, Maine has a contentious gu-
norms of the College. It might just be eating lunch alone because you need $195,900, while the median family or not to legalize marijuana. The bernatorial race and a Senator up for
some time to study or recharge (no shame in the Netflix lunch, either). income of Maine hovers around measure passed, and this past Feb- reelection, both sure to be exciting.
A corollary to this is that it should be OK—even encouraged—to $47,000. In 2016, Trump won 47 ruary dispensaries began to spring Over the next few weeks, you’ll see
talk about the moments at Bowdoin that make you uncomfortable, even percent of the popular vote in Maine, up throughout the state. Students students campaigning around cam-
when you weren’t seeking that discomfort. Coming out of high school, while one Orient article found that also supported a ballot measure to pus for every cause and candidate
where many of you were the top of your class, some of you will struggle he won a mere six percent of the increase Maine’s minimum wage imaginable. When you see someone
academically for the first time ever. Don’t pretend you know what you’re Bowdoin student body’s vote. to $12 per hour by 2020, a decision advocating for something you care
doing. Ask for help. Go to office hours. The same goes outside the academic Regardless of who you campaign which will affect many student-em- about, stop and join them.
sphere. You don’t need to act like you love every new activity you try, or that for or which party you side with, ployees in the next year. As many of Nell Fitzgerald is a member of the
you’re happy every single day of the long Maine winter. Confide in someone becoming politically active while on us are becoming increasingly inde- class of 2019.
when you have a bad day.
Of course, there’s no need to be constantly seeking out discomfort. It’s

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about developing an awareness of when you’re playing it too safe and rob-
bing yourself of experiences you might enjoy. It’s about knowing when
you’re uncomfortable because you’re nervous and when you’re uncom-
fortable because the situation is not for you. We’re not saying to abandon
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
Drinking at Bowdoin and the fear of staying in
by Nina McKay
Orient Staff
When I was in kindergar-
ten, I would come downstairs
in my pajamas in the morning
to find my dad—a psycholo-
gy professor specializing in
substance abuse treatment—
sitting at the dining room
table working on PowerPoint
presentations. He would sit
me in his lap and animatedly
explain (with graphs) trends
of alcohol consumption by
high school seniors over a
period of 20 years. In third
grade, the first time alcohol
use was touched upon in my
public elementary school’s
health curriculum, my teacher
asked him to make an age-ap-
propriate presentation. He
brought my stuffed rat into
my classroom to demonstrate
how studies conducted on rats
were used to show how alco-
hol affected human brains.
By the time I became a teen-
ager, I’d spent years hearing
about the potential adverse
effects of drinking too much
alcohol. But at my high-pres-
sure suburban public high
school, underage alcohol
overconsumption was essen-
tially the norm. Kids would
crowd into basements and
play beer pong when parents
were out of town, out to din-
ner or upstairs in the kitchen.
Friend groups rented houses
in the mountains after senior
prom to allow for several days
of unsupervised, near-con-
stant alcohol consumption.
Many of us went on to start
Bowdoin from afar: sharing college with family who doesn’t relate
by Surya Milner
Orient Staff
My brother and I were at
the dinner table, waiting for
our parents to join us so we
could devour the mutton cur-
ry my mom had made earli-
er that week. It was leftovers
and a Monday, but it was also
summer in Austin, meaning
that each day’s oppressive heat
somehow made all of the typi-
cally bad signifiers—like Mon-
days—OK.
I had missed a lot of Texas
that summer: ICE’s family sep-
arations that riled our national
consciousness and progressive
fireball Beto O’Rourke’s in-
tensifying run for Senate; my
brother’s first summer post-col-
lege and our family’s first sum-
mer without our beloved pup,
Ruffy. I had returned home for
a brief five days before heading
back to Maine, where I would
commence my fourth and final
year of college.
As we waited, I turned to
my brother, Prasaad, and asked
him about Bowdoin. What was
his perspective on the place
that had consumed the past
three years of my life?
“I’ve never visited. So, I
don’t have any observations,”
he offered, dryly. This is classic
Prasaad: feigning disinterest
before a swift pivot into spirited
college as fairly experienced
drinkers.
I did my best to forge a
middle path. I tried being a
designated driver whenever
possible—if I was driving, my
parents knew I wouldn’t be
drinking and were therefore
more likely to allow me to go
out. When I started drinking
occasionally during my junior
year, I maintained rules for
myself about how often and
how much alcohol I would
consume. But even with my
own strict guidelines, I strug-
inanity. He continued, “I was
just a little bit confused. Of all
the private schools, why Bow-
doin? So peculiar. It’s a very pe-
culiar school. Yeah.” He doesn’t
tell me what’s so peculiar about
Bowdoin, a place that’s become
more familiar to me than most
parts of my parents’ newly-gen-
trified neighborhood on the
east side of town.
“You went off to Bowdoin
and thought that identity pol-
itics held the answer to every-
thing,” my dad pipes up from
the couch. I laugh, because
he’s right, but also because
he’s just opened up a topic we
have a zero percent chance of
agreeing on. (Acclimating to
Texas engenders its own breed
of conservatism.)
From the kitchen, my mom
offers an update on the cookies
she’s about to put in the oven—
the sole delay in the meal we’ve
been waiting to consume. “Let’s
see how these cookies turn
out. These are a little bit oilier
than the other ones,” she notes,
completely disinterested in the
conversation at hand.
Before long, my dad and
brother are launching into
some shared musings on what
they call “Northeastern cul-
ture”—what that is, it’s hard to
tell. Are they thinking of Bean
boots? No—that can’t be it. I
ask, only to be met with vague
gled with party-related anx-
iety on two main fronts: the
idea of a friend getting alcohol
poisoning on my watch when
I was sober and the thought of
getting a citation if the police
showed up.
At Bowdoin, the social
scene initially struck me as
less stressful than my high
school alcohol consumption,
mainly because I was much
less worried about the police.
I was also overstimulated by
the combination of terror
and excitement I felt at living
platitudes on liberalism. I think
of how often at Bowdoin we
harp on the disconnect be-
tween our insular bubble and
the greater state of Maine.
Earlier that day, I had laid
out a towel at Austin’s natural
springs to absorb some sun and
catch up with a friend from
high school. We talked about
how racially diverse our high
school friend group was despite
away from home on a beau-
tiful campus surrounded by
new, interesting people—even
if I didn’t really know any of
them yet. I went out basical-
ly every night I could for the
first couple of months of my
first year, at first because I
enjoyed it. When no one knew
anyone else very well, alcohol
broke the ice. At a certain
point, though, I started to feel
bored. Most nights out felt
pretty much the same, and I
didn’t feel like I knew the peo-
ple around me well enough to
make interesting conversation
at Super Snack when the buzz
had worn off. I kept going out
anyway, though, because the
idea of finding something else
to do and people to do it with
seemed too overwhelming.
About two months after I
first arrived at school, I was
forced to begin an abrupt hia-
tus from going out and drink-
ing. I woke up in the middle of
a Saturday night with intense
pain radiating from my jaw
throughout the inside of my
head, which turned out to be
an infected wisdom tooth. I
was on antibiotics for three
weeks, and the numerous ac-
companying side effects last-
ed until Thanksgiving Break.
With final exams coming up
fast, I didn’t do much partying
for the rest of the semester.
My second semester start-
ed with an unexpected bump
when, on the first Thursday
back at school, I slipped on
ice and tore my scapholunate
ligament in my right wrist.
Two weeks later, I caught the
the fact that we were utterly
clueless around issues of race
or identity, opting instead to
indulge in diluted love triangles
and MTV’s Teen Wolf. We then
pondered Texas as a place and
an idea. After many hours, we
still couldn’t put a finger on it.
Three parts the South, the rug-
ged West and middle America,
Texas stands apart in my mind
as a league of its own; singular
flu—not ideal for an asth-
matic. Negotiating catching
up on work with a cast on my
dominant hand and at least
two orthopedic appointments
each week became my only
priority through the end of
Spring Break.
When I started going out
again during the second half
of the spring semester, it was
different. I had conquered my
fear of staying in, so I only
chose to go out when I really
When no one knew anyone else
very well, alcohol broke the ice. At
a certain point, though, I started
to feel bored.
wanted to. But I found my-
self excited to go out often,
even though I was careful to
consume a moderate amount
of alcohol. I loved dancing
with my friends, who by that
point were people whom I
knew very well. After coming
home, we would spend hours
sitting in the Osher 3rd floor
common room or in the girls’
bathroom, just talking. We
made sure that our nights out
were ways to let loose togeth-
er and bond with one another,
while simultaneously looking
out for each other and making
sure that everyone stayed safe.
I haven’t perfected the
formula for engaging with
alcohol at Bowdoin while
considering my relationships
with myself, my family and
my friends. I have learned
KODIE GARZA
in its absolute, vast openness.
Transparent, yet complex.
Back at the dinner table, I
contemplate Maine. What is it?
And what is it that my nuclear
family, who have only visited
twice in brief windows, think it
is? It dawns on me that maybe
Bowdoin, though my now-per-
sonal snow globe, is peculiar to
my family in similar ways that
it was to me during my first
7
that, likely due to genetics,
my body is more affected by
a certain amount of alcohol
than the average person my
size. I’ve also learned that it’s
important to me to carefully
consider what I may have to
do the day after a night out; I
wouldn’t want to compromise
something important to me by
being groggy or unproductive.
I don’t talk to my parents as
much about alcohol anymore,
but I still think about our past
conversations about it, and I
don’t lie when they ask how
much I drink.
Most Bowdoin students
abstain from drinking alcohol
at various points for various
reasons. Some never drink at
Bowdoin, and some are ath-
letes who don’t drink while
in season, but others just pay
attention to what they really
feel comfortable doing on any
given night. In my experience
at Bowdoin, you’d have to look
much harder to find friends
who wouldn’t accept your
decisions around alcohol—as
long as they are reasonably
safe and respect those around
you—than you would have
to look to find friends who
would.
Nina McKay is a member of
the Class of 2021.
weeks on campus.
What I felt then was a sub-
tle apartness, a sleepy process
of coming to terms with the
fact that the insularity that
binds Bowdoin feels, at cer-
tain times, like the insularity
of shared experience. Parents
who went to Bowdoin. Parents
who knew what Bowdoin was.
Siblings who went to Bowdoin.
Former classmates who now
go to Bowdoin. Expensive
outdoor semester schools that
feed into schools like Bowdo-
in. Families that vacation in
Maine. Prep schools that have
decades-long rapport with the
College’s admissions depart-
ment. Family members that
donate to Bowdoin.
Now, Bowdoin looks like
infinitely unfurling pine trees
and long walks when the going
gets tough. It feels like rants
between fellow Texans about
East Coast elitism and nights
buried in the third floor of
H-L. On both ends, it feels like
fresh snow glinting on winter
mornings and the first warm
day of spring.
Perhaps Bowdoin is not
something I’ll ever be able to
share with my family—some-
thing they’ll ever really get.
Maybe, like leftovers and Mon-
days in August, that’s OK.
Surya Milner is a member of
the Class of 2019.
8 Saturday, August 25, 2018

50 things to do before you graduate

Essential activities for every Bowdoin student (according to Orient staff )
1. Take a nap in every academic building on campus. 25. Do an independent study.
2. Chat with a Brunswick Taxi driver. You never know 26. Heckle Colby at the Bowdoin/Colby hockey game.
who you’ll meet. (“Mules are sterile!”)
3. Make the @bowdoincollege Instagram. 27. Climb the rock wall at Buck.
4. Go to the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. 28. Try out for one of the four comedy groups on
5. Streak the quad. campus: Purity Pact, Improvabilities, Office Hours
and Bowdoin Night Live.
6. Decorate your room with something you bought at
the Brunswick Flea Market. 29. Get invited to (and attend) dinner at a professor’s
house.
7. Like the Bowdoin Orient on Facebook. (And follow
us on Instagram while you’re at it!) 30. Skip class.
8. Engage in a serious chat on the Swinging Bridge. 31. Pee on every College House.
9. Go to Gelato Fiasco on the coldest day of the year— 32. Swim in the bioluminescence at the Coastal Studies
however many degrees below freezing it is outside Center.
is the discount you get on your order! (ex: if it’s 0ºF, 33. Become real friends with someone you meet at Ivies.
your gelato is 32% off ). 34. Volunteer at a local school through the McKeen
10. Watch a movie at Eveningstar Cinema and at Center.
Frontier. 35. Win an intramural championship.
11. Cross-country ski at the Coastal Studies Center. 36. Take a class in the Massachusetts Hall Faculty Room.
12. Pull an all-nighter and go to Frosty’s when it opens at 37. Go to a concert in Portland.
4 a.m.
38. Attend the Ebony Ball and the Quinceañera.
13. Attend office hours with President Clayton Rose or
39. DFMO (dance floor make-out).
Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster.
40. Complete the Bowdoin seven—hook up with
14. Go to the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers’
someone from every class year you overlap with. (ex:
Market at Crystal Spring Farm.
for the Class of 2022, someone in 2019-2025).
15. “Win” dinner at Thorne—be the last to leave.
41. Visit the glow in the dark rock room in Druckenmiller
16. Be mentioned in the Security Report. Hall.
17. Climb Mt. Katahdin. 42. Ice skate on the quad.
18. Be featured on the photo wall in the Smith Union 43. Drive or bike to Simpson’s Point, Mere Point and
hallway. Wharton Point at sunset.
19. Watch the sun rise or set from the 16th floor of Coles 44. Go to free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s in Freeport.
Tower.
45. Shotgun in every College House.
20. Vote in Brunswick.
46. Take a class Credit/D/F. (You can do it FOUR times!)
21. Lead an orientation trip.
47. Get drinks with a professor.
22. Make something in the Craft Center.
48. Go to Joshua’s at midnight on your 21st birthday.
23. Host a WBOR radio show.
49. Stay on campus for a Bowdoin Summer.
24. Take a picture with Randy at Ivies.
50. Be quoted in the Orient!
Adapted from the original list compiled by Bowdoin Student Government and the Office of Residential Life.