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The Nation’s Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly Friday, February 1, 2019 Volume 148, Number 14 bowdoinorient.com
BOUNCING BACK: Taylor Choate ’19 prepares to take a shot in the epic Bowdoin-Amherst match up last Saturday. The game was a rematch of last year’s National Championship game, but this time ended with much better results for
Bowdoin. After trailing 34-18 at the half, the Polar Bears rallied to defeat Amherst 65-56. The team has continued its win streak and enters the weekend with a record of 20-0 for just the second time in program history.
N MIDDLEBURY DIVESTS F TEA TIME AT THE CONNELLYS’ A DANCE AWAY S BRINGING MUSIC BACK O BULLDOZING TO BUILD
Middlebury announced that it will divest How one professor’s tea company has grown Innovative class challenges the distinction The new Bowdoin Pep Band is wowing James O’Shea ’20 laments the loss of
its endowment from fossil fuels. Page 3. into an international business. Page 5. between acting and dancing. Page 8. crowds. Page 9. Bowdoin’s pines for new construction. Page 14.
2 Friday, February 1, 2019
2 PAGE TWO
SECURITY REPORT
1/25 to 1/31
STUDENT SPEAK:
What is something that is OK to occasionally do, but
Friday, January 25
• A student in Chamberlain Hall using a hair straight-
• There was a report of students smoking inside an
apartment at Brunswick Apartments. not everyday?
ener accidentally set off a smoke alarm. • Students playing video games at Chamberlain Hall
• Security officers and Brunswick Rescue assisted an at 2 a.m. generated a noise complaint.
elderly patron at the Museum of Art who was feeling • Brunswick Fire Department responded to Bruns- Will Donaldson ’20
ill. wick Apartment O, second floor hallway, for a fire
• An officer escorted a student with a dislocated
shoulder to Mid Coast Hospital.
alarm. The cause was undetermined.
“Screaming at the top of your lungs.”
Monday, January 28
Saturday, January 26 • A student at the Visual Arts Center with severe ab-
• A door alarm sounded at the second floor fire exit dominal pain was escorted to the health
at Baxter House. center.
• An unregistered event was dispersed in the base-
ment of Baxter House. Wednesday, January 30
• An officer conducted a wellness check for an in- • A student at Smith House reported that a stray dog
toxicated minor who was passed out in a hallway at jump into her car. The student drove the dog to the Gerard Goucher ’21
Winthrop Hall. security office. The dog, who was later identified as
• An officer checked on the well-being of an intoxi- Falla, was reunited with his owner. "Flirting with an old man ... or more."
cated minor at Mayflower Apartments. • A student reported a parka missing from the cubbies
• An intoxicated student who became ill in the stands at the Buck Fitness Center. It turned out that the parka
at Watson Arena was escorted to a residence hall. was taken by mistake.
• A student entering Coles Tower lobby received a
laceration when a door he was opening struck him in Thursday, January 31
the eye. • Reports were received from the Peary-MacMillan
Arctic Museum and Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Sunday, January 27 that a man was being inappropriate and making stu- John Penek ’20
• An intoxicated minor student on College Street was dents and staff uncomfortable. Security encountered
assessed and then escorted to his residence.
• An officer aided a student who was reported to be
the man near the Main Quad where the man became
uncooperative with officers. Brunswick police were
"Washing your hands.”
in distress. called and the man was served with a trespass warning
• A student with recurrent symptoms from a barring him from all College property.
previous concussion was transported to Mid Coast
Hospital.
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF SAFETY
• An officer checked on the AND SECURITY
well-being of an intoxicated
minor at Hyde Hall.
• At the request Claudette Proctor ’21
of a friend,
an officer “Peeing just a little bit in your pants.”
checked on
the well-being
of a student
at Brunswick SYDNEY REAPER
Apartments.
COMPILED BY HAVANA CASO-DOSEMBET
Word-Up!
CREATED BY AUGUST RICE
BUILDINGS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the College’s financial aid pro-
gram was an important value
and goal during Mills’s pres-
Who’s paying for it anyway?
Bowdoin primarily finances capital projects such as the construc-
Deadline extended for
will grant the Arctic Museum
more flexibility, not only to
display more of its collection
idency. When Mills was Pres-
ident between 2001 and 2015,
Bowdoin admissions became
tion of Mills Hall and the new Center for Arctic Studies through
debt, donations or a combination of the two. Treasurer Matt Or-
lando explains.
applications to
but also to encourage faculty
and students to engage in the
interdisciplinary nature of
need-blind and the College
adopted a no-loan/grant-only
financial aid policy.
To finance through debt means that the College issues bonds,
which are purchased either by banks or on the public market; Bow-
doin tends to see better prices on the public market. In order to
senior-only House
Arctic Studies, said Kaplan. “He really moved the nee- go into the market, Bowdoin works with Maine Health and Higher but we know how to use it
Initial plans for the new facil- dle for the College in terms of Educational Facilities Authority (MHHEFA), the conduit for all by Rohini Kurup since we’re older, and we’re not
Orient Staff
ity also include a classroom, improving our financial aid tax-exempt entities in Maine that want to issue bonds, and with an afraid to use it.”
which the current museum packages, implementing the underwriter, a Wall Street bank, to provide extra insurance to the The Office of Residential Unlike other College Hous-
lacks, to facilitate hands-on no-loan policy and expanding College (Bowdoin’s underwriter is usually Barclays, “a major player” Life (ResLife) has extended es that are required to program
interaction with the museum’s the endowment, growing the in higher education bond issuance, according to Orlando). the deadline for juniors to for first years, Ladd, which
artifacts. scholarship endowment for With these agencies Bowdoin receives an estimate issue of how apply to Ladd House, the sole doesn’t have affiliates, has
“The museum has collect- the College, and so this makes much the projects will cost and how much each bond should cost seniors-only College House, been able to cater events to the
ed so many artifacts and a lot perfect sense,” Orlando said. in order to pay for the project. From there, the bonds go on the until after Spring Break in senior class. Orosco, who lived
of people have donated stuff, Druckenmiller, formerly market, with the hope that there are enough orders to cover the an effort to better align the in Ladd during her sophomore
and there is just not enough a hedge fund manager and issued cost. If so, the underwriter can raise the price of the bond, application process with the year, was excited to return to a
space in the current museum member of the College’s Board thus decreasing the yield, or what Bowdoin needs to pay off in the general housing lottery. The space so central to campus life.
to house all of those artifacts,” of Trustees, is a repeated do- end. Typically that payoff term is 30 years, and the bonds may be deadline for applications was “The best thing about liv-
said Seneca Ellis ’22, who nor to the College. In 1998, paid off incrementally or all at once, with interest. originally January 25. ing in Ladd sophomore year
works in the Museum. “So it’s Druckenmiller gifted $35.6 Once sufficient bonds are sold, the College receives net pro- Interim Assistant Director is that we had so many re-
super cool that they’re going million to the College, the ceeds from the deals after paying fees and costs. Those proceeds of Residential Education Tim quests to use the areas that we
to have a new place where largest donation ever received. constitute the capital budget, which is separate from the College’s Coston said the change came didn’t have an issue of feeling
they can display more of the A program committee for operating budget. after ResLife and members of like there was a lull in pro-
really cool things that they’ve each building, consisting of Using debt markets to pay for capital projects, rather than Ladd House found that the gramming, and it’s the same
managed to collect.” students, faculty and staff, taking from the endowment, is wise for the College, explained initial application timeline this year,” said Orosco. “We
In the Monday email, Rose will convene soon to begin Orlando, since the long-term return rate of the endowment tends would pose difficulties for definitely prioritize putting
also announced a $5-million designing Mills Hall and the to be higher than the interest rate that the College has to pay on current juniors. on social events for the house
donation toward financial Arctic Studies Center. Orlan- issued bonds. “For a lot of juniors coming and our friends and the senior
aid from Fiona and Stanley do estimates that schematic Of course, new buildings may also be financed through do- back from abroad, or juniors class as opposed to for the
Druckenmiller ’75, H’07 to designs will be ready to pres- nations. The Roux Center for the Environment was financed going abroad, housing is not campus.”
honor Mills, the 14th Presi- ent to the Brunswick Plan- primarily through gifts, while Park Row Apartments are financed something that is super on For Ladd Programming Di-
dent of the College. Bolstering ning Board early next year. completely through debt. their mind, and so we’ve got rector Simon Chow ’19, being
a lot of interest but it doesn’t in an all-senior College House
seem like the right time for has special advantages for put-
students,” said Coston. ting on events.
Coston does not think the “A large part is the fact that
highly-anticipated opening I’m a senior in a social house,
of Park Row Apartments will and that has allowed me to use
deter juniors from applying to the connections that I’ve made
Ladd. from my years here at Bowdo-
“I think that there’s a lot in to create programming and
of interest, and rightly so, create events,” said Chow.
around Park Row Apartments According to Coston,
right now,” said Coston. “Un- ResLife plans to keep Ladd a
fortunately, there are a limited senior-only house for the fore-
number of beds and a vast ma- seeable future.
jority of people won’t be able “This year we looked at it
to live there. So I think people as a trial run, and the people
have been realistic about that living there have had over-
and still have shown a lot of whelming success,” said Cos-
interest in Ladd.” ton. “I really think everyone
Both ResLife and current has been pleasantly surprised
students consider Ladd a suc- at how much they’ve done and
cessful housing experiment. In how active they are and how
its first year as a senior-only they’ve been able to do it in
College House, according to their own way.”
its current residents, Ladd has For Chow and the friends
given seniors unique opportu- he blocked with, living in
nities they would not have had Ladd meant a new opportu-
in other housing options. nity to make the most of their
“We have a whole a pot final year at Bowdoin.
of ResLife money that you “As a senior, a lot of times
wouldn’t be able to use in oth- you think of applying to jobs,
PJ SEELERT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT er senior living spaces,” said to graduate school, just trying
Ladd House President Amber to finish college,” said Chow.
CONTINUAL CONSTRUCTION: In addition to the previously announced construction projects that will impact residential life, the College will be using an
alumni donation to build two new academic buildings, one of which will house the Arctic Studies program and the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. Orosco ’19. “We have a really “We wanted to end it on a good
large budget to work with … note, really finish strong.”
4 NEWS Friday, February 1, 2019
helped bring Taylor Branch, March, giving a literal mean- STARTING STRONG: Students and community members crowded into the lantern of the Roux Center for the Environment at Dr. Carolyn Finney’s talk,
an author who won a Pulitzer ing to the word “Beyond” in “Black Faces, White Spaces: Re-Imaging the Relationship of African Americans to the Outdoors,” the first event of Black History Month and Beyond.
Prize for chronicling the work the name of the celebration. history is always around,” because it wouldn’t be Ameri- feels that the month is a chance to learn more as well as en-
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, the use of the term Harris said. “It’s an opportu- ca without black people.” to create particularly impactful gage around a topic or issue
during the Civil Rights Move- is also symbolic. nity to let people know that Although Harris said his programming on campus. in a way that they might not
ment. MSA focused on the “We are not constrained to it’s bigger than just February. logistical priority is to oversee “I hope people take time to have before coming to a pro-
recruitment of Tariq Touré, the month of February; black It goes throughout the year contracts and facilitate ideas, he laugh, to reflect and to want gram,” he said.
F FEATURES
Spilling the tea: professor
brings the flavor home
III,” said Connelly. to do anything intellectual, so
by Reuben Schafir Realizing that the only way it’s a good activity for that.”
Orient Staff
to improve his skills was to Still, the Connellys take
Rachel Connelly, Bion R. go to the country, the family their tea quite seriously. They
Cram professor of economics, decided to do just that. When taste many varieties of tea be-
and her family have what she Martin was six, Connelly ar- fore choosing their favorites,
describes as “a long-term love ranged a job for herself in narrowing down an enormous
affair with China.” So when her China for a year and the family selection to just a few prime
oldest son, Martin Connelly, moved. “We totally fell in love products.
graduated from Colby in 2008 with China,” said Connelly. The “We pull the teapot out and
and suggested that the family family continues to travel to the taste the tea—that’s the part we
start a Chinese tea company, it country twice a year. like to do together—and pick
seemed only natural. Seven years later, the Con- out which kind of tea to import,”
After discussing the idea nellys still run their company said Connelly.
with, her husband Michael on a few basic tenets: provide a It’s this piece of the equation
Connelly and her son Martin, good product, do it sustainably that the Connelly’s pride them-
the family decided to try it. Four and make sure it is organic and selves on: picking good tea.
years later, the Little Red Cup fair trade certified. They divide “What people are getting
Tea Company sold its first tin the work amongst them, each from us that they can’t get
of certified organic, fair trade, focusing on the area of business from other places is like we
loose-leaf tea imported directly which aligns with their natural did the work: all of our teas are
from China, and the family has skillset. Martin manages the good,” Connelly said. “They’re
spent the last seven years enjoy- website and wholesale orders, really good. They’re not just
ing its expansion, sip by sip. while Michael travels to China OK. They’re the highest qual-
The company’s origins can to deal with growers and co-ops ity tea that an everyday person
be traced back to two simple and packs the tea into its tins would drink.”
facts about the Connelly fam- at their house. Connelly han- Flavors vary from Da Hong
ily: they love China and they dles the company’s books and Pao, which brews in a deep red
love tea. In 1986, when Martin spreadsheets. color, to the famous Jasmine
was one years old, Michael took “It’s intellectually interesting, Green. Local vendors can con-
Chinese classes at Bowdoin and it does relate to all these firm that it is high quality tea.
in the morning, before taking economic models that I teach “It is a remarkably high qual- PJ SEELERT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
over the childcare for the day and to see them sort of in action, ity tea. And that’s apparent right BREWING THE BEST: Professor of Economics Rachel Connelly and her family started a tea company after years of visiting
while Rachel came to Bowdoin to me that’s fun,” Connelly said. off the bat,” said Ben Gatchell, China. Her son, Martin, manages the website; Michael, her husband, deals with growers in China and she does the books.
to teach. She frequently uses tea as an ex- owner of the Brunswick coffee that suited his needs. In search companies that distribute loose- sides in her basement.
“He [took] Chinese I, then he ample in her classes. shop Dog Bar Jim. “You can tell of a local, organic, fair trade leaf Chinese teas, the Connellys “It’s a company secret,” Con-
couldn’t quite keep up with the Teaching, although, remains by the look of it, by the smell of tea, Gatchell was pleasantly sur- see the process through them- nelly said.
undergraduate speed of learning her top priority. it, by the taste of it.” prised that a company providing selves, from start to finish. Little Red Cup tea is for sale
characters, so he took Chinese I “It’s a side business for all of Gatchell, who’s carried Little such a product was just down The family stores the tea in the at Morning Glory Natural Foods
again. Then he took Chinese II us,” she said. “We fill the orders Red Cup since he opened his the street from him. basement of a garage that Mi- and Dog Bar Jim in Brunswick,
like three times, because in Chi- in the evening. It’s at a time of business last April, ran across The local distribution of Little chael built. They sold one ton of as well as various other locations
nese II you just add vocabulary. day when I’m not ready to go to the brand accidently while Red Cup’s inventory is certainly it last year. However, she wouldn’t around New England and Que-
Then he actually took Chinese sleep but I’m not awake enough scouring the internet for a tea not an accident. Unlike other share how much tea currently re- bec, including Portland.
PH
Washington’s, the only place are the conversations we carry ways our home state frames
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where the deep South bleeds with us. They’re different from the conversations we have
BE
ZIP
into the wild West, where the the ones we have at Bowdoin, with each other at Bowdoin,
PE
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state flag flies as high as the where we analyze micro-en- whether we’re discussing lib-
nation’s and where there’s a counters and bemoan the fact eralism and coastal elites or
distinctive fondness for the that Thorne ran out of chia seed technology and self-brand-
idea of secession. Growing pudding. They’re broader, more ing.
‘Assume Form’ exposes a different side of James Blake Metro Boomin’s signature hi- definitely aren’t wildly upbeat.
by Sebastian hat rhythms blend perfectly. “Assume Form” sounds like
de Lasa The highlights keep coming Blake emerging from the bed-
throughout the record. “Bare- room, declaring his love and
James Blake’s music cannot foot in the Park” is a beautiful passion out to the world with
be categorized into a specific collaboration between Blake every track. I was shocked on
genre. Many artists have been and neo-flamenco singer Ro- first listen by how happy Blake
labeled as musical chameleons, salia, providing some of the sounds on this album, but I’m
adapting their sound from al- prettiest harmonies record- definitely here for it.
bum to album based off of the ed in recent memory. “Can’t “Assume Form” focuses in-
current trends in music. But it Believe the Way We Flow” tently on little details, adding
would be a mistake to add that and “I’ll Come Too” are two many layers of production
descriptor to Blake as well. Al- incredibly sweet love songs, and vocal harmonies to craft
though his music has changed coming off as genuine and lush rhythms and melodies.
significantly through his ca- spirited rather than tacky. You can hear a multitude of
reer, it has not adapted to the Blake has never strayed away synthesizers, piano and sparse
current trends of the moment, from getting emotional in his percussion on each song, me-
but subverted them. albums, and “Assume Form” is ticulously crafted so no two
His most recent album, no different. songs sound even remotely
“Assume Form,” marks anoth- The difference between similar to each other, while
er radical shift in sound for SHONA ORTIZ this album and his previous still maintaining a perfect
Blake. It is his most vibrant works is that the primary flow from track to track. An-
and warm album yet—a full ing lyrics (see: “Push me to relatively typical James Blake Metro Boomin. “Mile High,” subject of his lyrics is love. A dre 3000 verses, high pitched
departure from both his dron- the edge / all my friends are motif: arpeggiated piano featuring a verse from argu- valid critique of prior James and distorted vocal harmonies
ing and sample-based early dead”), his passionate and melodies and Blake’s croon. ably the most popular artist Blake albums is that they and heartfelt piano ballads
work, and provides a far more heartfelt declarations felt It’s pretty, but the next two of 2018, Travis Scott, is very sound like they could be re- all work together beautifully.
streamlined product than his throughout “Assume Form” songs show off Blake’s ability good and will undoubtedly corded under a thick blanket, “Assume Form” is an album to
prior albums. In an era where are undeniably powerful. It is to incorporate diverse music be overplayed on campus by slightly hermetic and overly play again and again, with new
the most popular songs of the arguably his best work yet. styles into his own album, the end of the month. Blake’s downtrodden. Personally, I sounds revealing themselves
year have generally depress- The album starts with a featuring co-production by signature moody synths and loved those albums, but they upon each listen.
8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, February 1, 2019
POLAR EYES
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
POINT GUARD ON POINT:
Women’s basketball
player Samantha Roy ’20
was named NESCAC
Player of the Week after
consistently scoring in the
double digits throughout
the season. The accolade
arrived on the heels of
the team’s victory against
Amherst last weekend.
In that game, Roy scored
13 points, and added six
rebounds and five assists.
The junior currently leads
the conference in assists,
tallying 94so far. In the
week’s games, Roy posted
a shooting accuracy of 50
percent.
REDEEMED AND THE DOMINANT: (TOP) The team huddles in the fourth quarter of its game against Amherst last weekend. At this point in the game, the Polar Bears were seconds from victory. (MIDDLE) Abby Kelly ’19 dribbles down court.
14 Friday, February 1, 2019
O OPINION
Midd divested. Will we?
This week, Middlebury’s Board of Trustees voted for a plan that will divest the
college’s endowment from fossil fuels within the next 15 years. Our neighbors
in Vermont will also be switching to 100 percent renewables by 2028 and have
pledged to reduce their energy consumption on campus by 25 percent. As Bow-
What about the pines?
doin looks for new goals in the wake of attaining carbon neutrality last spring, this impending doom unacknowl- means it should, but bear in mind
we encourage the College to reopen the conversation on divestment and other by James O’Shea edged does nothing for our current there are more ways to do it than
Op-Ed Contributor
significant measures to combat climate change. situation. To expedite the senescence that most dreaded “land develop-
Bowdoin’s administration has been sharply opposed to divestment in the past. On Monday, Bowdoin’s Admin- of our campus groves with these de- ment.”
In 2013, President Barry Mills said that the College would stand to lose $100 mil- istration announced plans for the velopment plans seems almost cruel. Instead of making yet another
lion over 10 years if fossil fuel investments were removed from the endowment construction of two new buildings, Look closely—Pine Street, the new classroom, improve upon the
portfolio. The College understandably has to consider finances—but six years Barry Mills Hall and the Center for Roux Center, Park Row and now many others that dot our campus
later, it might be time to run the numbers again. Arctic Studies. Fitted with “state-of- Barry Mills Hall and the Arctic and invest in the academic pro-
Middlebury and Bowdoin were not always out of step. In 2013, Middlebury the-art academic facilities,” Presi- Studies Center—the face of campus grams themselves and not simply
published a statement detailing the difficulties it would face if it were to divest. dent Rose is confident that these ad- is perhaps shifting faster than you their physical spot on campus. Be-
Repeatedly in that statement, Middlebury categorized divestment as “unlikely.” ditions will “play a significant role in may think. This, coupled with our gin planting the towering maples of
Now, Middlebury’s Board of Trustees has changed its mind. If one of our clos- enhancing Bowdoin education.” The rotting oaks and multiple new facil- tomorrow. And no, I do not need
est peer schools, whose stance has long mirrored Bowdoin’s, has chosen to divest, Bowdoin website, in their announce- ities taking down the forests at the nor even want a room in Roux with
shouldn’t the College reconsider it as well? ment, included a map of campus Coastal Studies Center, presents a eight (yes, EIGHT) TVs, but rather
In 2013, Mills also disclosed that 1.4 percent of Bowdoin’s endowment was indicating the location of the new very real threat to our beautiful quad desire a breezy spot in the shade to
invested in the top 200 publicly traded fossil fuel companies. This number is buildings. The location is a grassy and coastal woods. Despite their do my work. Give me sturdy foun-
considerably lower than the amount Middlebury plans to divest—they currently patch between Dudley Coe and the haste, these developments creep in dations that root me to the earth yet
have four percent of their endowment in fossil fuels. At the very least, Bowdoin Druckenmiller parking lot, a grassy our peripheral vision, fading in just propel me to the divine and leaves
should assess how much of the endowment it has invested in fossil fuels now and patch that I have never seen before, as our memories of furrowed trunks that cradle within them the hearts
what it would take to get that number to zero. and neither have you. and soft piles of pine needles fade of poets and the prose of biochem-
And this conversation is only becoming more relevant. In 2013, most Bowdo- A letter to the editor written earli- out. Since I applied, Bowdoin has istry, for that may just be what a
in students agreed that climate change was real, but melting ice caps and rising er this year lamented the loss of Pine always advertised itself as a “green” liberal arts education is about.
sea levels seemed foreign and not entirely pertinent. Now, it is much clearer that Street’s namesake trees, and I could school, with glossy photos of Out-
the threat climate change poses is incredibly dire. Droughts, fire and polar vor- not sympathize more. During my first ing Club trips covering our bro-
texes dominate the news—and these issues disproportionately affect low income year at Bowdoin, I was drawn to the chures, and now with the Roux
communities. Climate change costs lives. If we are a school that holds the Com- shady path past the cemetery and the Center and all of the glory
mon Good in high esteem, combating this crisis should be our highest priority. treetops filled with the breathy trills of and progress it represents.
In an interview with the Middlebury Campus, the college’s president, Laurie pine warblers. Once these apartments But advertisements, as a
L. Patton, said that Middlebury’s divestment plan “acknowledges that [they] do were a scenic escape tucked away in rule, should never be
not have all the solutions at [their] disposal at this moment to meet these goals, the evergreens. This is no longer. wholly trusted.
but it commits [them] to make every effort to do so.” Acknowledging the im- Those of us on campus in the If our cam-
mense complexity of the issue, Middlebury is still willing to take the plunge and fall of 2017 vividly remember the pus wishes to
work towards this important goal. carnage on the quad: centuries-old improve it-
In 2012, Mills said, “At this point, we’re not prepared to commit to divest from oaks felled and sidewalk concrete self, then
fossil fuels, but I would never say never.” Seven years later, with clearly different ripped up with them after the black- by all
circumstances, let’s take Mills at his word. If Bowdoin is serious about maintain- out storm. Though tragic, this came
ing a reputation as a school on the forefront of environmental studies and action, as no surprise to me, for these trees
it should consider matching Middlebury’s ambition. are living on borrowed time. An ob-
servant student walking campus
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orient’s editorial board, in late-September may notice
which is composed of Nell Fitzgerald, Roither Gonzales, Dakota Griffin, George large clumps of mushroom
Grimbilas, Calder McHugh, Devin McKinney and Jessica Piper. sprouting from the oaks’
bases. While my annual
harvest of these “Hens of
the Woods” has become
a tradition, my mush-
room carbonara comes
at quite the cost to the
ESTABLISHED 1871 trees, who have the dis-
tinct pleasure of being
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Friday, February 1, 2019 OPINION 15
Take a leap: quit athletics while you’re ahead think the same holds true for the dining halls, off-campus par-
by Brooke Vahos many ex-athletes on campus. In ty houses, hugs with dining hall
Op-Ed Contributor fact, while I was deciding wheth- swipers and athlete-only water
At Bowdoin, where close to half er to quit, I approached many bottles. Being on a sports team at
of the student body participates in students who were formerly Bowdoin validates that you be-
athletics, we all know someone on on teams to understand long and gives you a certain clout
a sports team. Almost as likely, is their experiences with among the student body. Whether
the chance of knowing someone quitting. After several all the fanfare around athletics is
who has quit a sports team—es- conversations, every deserved is perhaps a different
pecially during sophomore year. student mirrored column, but what is important is
Interestingly, during students’ similar feelings of that athletics is a sure-fire way to
second years, many athletes decide frustration with be socially accepted here.
to quit their respective teams. Off athletics at Bow- Sophomore year gives many stu-
the top of my head, I can think of doin. One of the dents a new sense of comfort and
11 people, including myself, who most memora- freedom to pursue their passions.
have quit teams their sophomore ble aspects of Participating in athletics strongly
year. To some, the correlation be- my decision limits how students can express
tween class year and quitting may to quit was the themselves and interact with all
seem coincidental, but I think the “testimonials” I that Bowdoin has to offer. Many
two are deeply connected. heard from former sophomores quit sports teams be-
There are several unique as- jobs. athletes. Most, if not cause they realize that sports are not
pects about a student’s second Due to all, energetically told me the pinnacle of what is important
year that make quitting so fre- the time con- to quit, and assured me it here, and they no longer need these
quent among athletes. With a year straints—and would open so many more doors. forms of validation.
of experience under their belt, insular nature—of things For me, their surety that being off a There are so many unique ave-
sophomores (generally) feel more my athletic team, I in my life team was better than being on one nues to be involved in on campus
comfortable socially, academically never got to fully ex- to find time helped me feel more secure of my that benefit the community around
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and personally. Everything, from plore the diverse opportu- ART for athletics. The feelings and my decision. you and serve the Common Good.
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classes to friends, feels more famil- nities that Bowdoin had to of- LIN constant decisions to At Bowdoin, athletics are a Second-year students have a
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iar. For me, this sense of belonging fer. This alone is what drives a lot of at Bow- CA sacrifice sleep, skip a club mainstream way of finding social heightened ability to reflect on their
pushed me to explore my identity athletes to resentfully quit teams. doin. During meeting or miss a friend’s validation and “self-expression,” as prior experiences and evaluate the
in more purposeful way than the There are obviously innumerable my time on a team, birthday party led to a building they are placed on a pedestal by a direction of their future here. Often
prior year. This meant pursuing reasons students quit teams (lack there was basically no time (in resentment towards the time that I majority of the Bowdoin commu- times, leaving a sports team is the
passions and goals that revealed a of interest, injuries, mean team- season) to truly dedicate myself to spent on my sport. In practice, in- nity. This comes as no surprise, first step in existing at Bowdoin
completely new side of Bowdoin. mates, etc.), but I think most soph- clubs, academics, friendships and stead of focusing on a drill, I would considering half the student body in a more meaningful and socially
Many sophomores begin to hone omores quit sports teams because my sport without compromising be dreaming about what I would are athletes. The acceptance and diverse way. If you are on currently
in on their interests by becoming what they want to do, and who one of the four. Even out of season, rather be doing with my time. privilege of being an athlete comes on a sports team, and debating con-
club officers, getting meals with they want to be, is not compatible when the time commitment was Quitting became a viable option. in many (exclusive) ways, shapes tinuing, my advice to you is to take
old professors and working new with the nature of varsity athletics less, I found myself negotiating While I am just one case, I and sizes: designated tables in the leap. You won’t regret it.
FEBRUARY
FRIDAY 1
EVENT
Curator’s Tour of “Fashioning Modernity”
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Africana Studies
Alison Martino will showcase the exhibit “Fashioning Moderni-
ty: Art and Independence among Yorubas in Nigeria” in a tour
open to the public.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Noon.
EVENT
Black History Month Kickoff & Reception
The Student Center for Multicultural Life is hosting its annual
reception commencing Black History month. All are welcome
to enjoy music, activities and catered food.
Russwurm African-American Center. 4:30 p.m.
EVENT
Dinner with a Translator KAYLA SNYDER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
In a dinner sponsored by the Department of Romance CHOCOLATE MADNESS: Students swarm over a chocolate fountain during the annual Student Night at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. The
Languages and Literatures, Emma Ramadan will discuss her museum provided an array of hors d’oeuvres and materials for craft making and hosted several a capella performances.
career as a literary translator and offer advice on the process of
pitching a book.
Hutchinson Room, Thorne Hall. 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY 4 WEDNESDAY 6
LECTURE LECTURE
Exploring Hidden Networks of Early Bowdoin Book Lecture Film
SATURDAY 2 Modern Abortion
Louisiana State University Associate Professor of History
Leslie Tuttle will discuss pre-modern practices of abortion.
The Association of Bowdoin Friends will sponsor a screening
of 1932 science fiction horror film, “The Island of Lost Souls.”
Following the screening, Associate Professor of English Ann
EVENT Kibbie will deliver a book lecture.
Tuttle will exemplify abortion networks during the rule of
Henry Zietlow ’22 Memorial Service French King Louis XIV to examine complex perceptions of Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.
The College is hosting a service to celebrate and reflect on the
abortion in the Enlightenment era.
life of Henry Zietlow ’22 and his time at Bowdoin. A reception
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.
will follow the service in Main Lounge, Moulton Union.
Studzinski Recital Hall. 11 a.m.
EVENT
First-Year Sophomore Dance
The Fire and Ice-themed semi-formal will feature photo
booths, dancing and music from both Jaden Dixon ’21 and LECTURE
THURSDAY 7
student band Contest. Food options include mac and cheese
bites and a chocolate fountain.
Sargent Gymnasium. 9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY 5 From Photons to Categories:
Representational Transformations
EVENT Enabling High-level Vision
Maine Employers Career Fair Bates College Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Michelle
Bowdoin alumni and career representatives will discuss Greene will discuss the time course of visual perception in
in-state employment opportunities with interested students. everyday life. She will focus on levels of light, machine
The jobs will be available on eBear before the event. learning and feedback circuits.
SUNDAY 3 David Saul Smith Union. 2:30 p.m. Room 020, Druckenmiller Hall. 4:25 p.m.
EVENT LECTURE
FILM SCREENING Brexit Explained Futures in the Past of China-Africa En-
Becoming Astrid Associate Professor of Government Laura Henry and gagement
As a part of its Independent Film Series, Frontier will screen Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies Henry Director of the African Studies Center and Professor of
“Becoming Astrid,” which showcases the teenage years of Laurence will examine the political factors which contributed History at Michigan State University Jamie Monson will chal-
Swedish author Astrid Lindgren before she went on to au- to Britain’s departure from the European Union. Then, they lenge assumptions about the historical relationship between
thor the famous children’s book series “Pippi Longstocking.” will discuss the difficulties in reaching a leave agreement. China and African countries such as Tanzania and Gambia.
Frontier. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.