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Netflix CEO
funds student
success program
by Rohini Kurup
Orient Staff
In an email on Monday to
the campus community, Presi-
dent Clayton Rose announced
a $5 million donation from
Reed Hastings 83, co-founder
and CEO of Netflix, towards
a new program that will sup-
port low-income students,
first-generation students and
students traditionally under-
represented on college cam-
puses. The program, THRIVE,
coincides with the Colleges
other ongoing efforts to pro-
mote diversity and inclusion.
THRIVE will offer stu-
students we are admitting,
said Associate Dean for Ac-
ademic Affairs Chuck Dorn.
The program is also part of
an effort to improve gradua-
tion rates, specifically among
underserved students.
As such, Rose described
THRIVE as two-fold and
both quantitative and qual-
itative, meeting students
needs and increasing gradu-
ation rates.
According to Dorn who
has been developing the pro-
gram, a group of students JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
admitted into the class of #DISABLEDBOWDOIN: Daisy Wislar 18 (LEFT) promotes a student
2022 will be the first invited petition that addresses shortcomings in Bowdoins disability policy.
to apply.

Petition demands accessibility changes

dents from underserved Twelve students will be
backgrounds academic and selected as the THRIVE co-
skill-building support in or- hort. These students will
der to excel at Bowdoin. come to campus before the

Task force re-forms after hiatus to coordinate administrative action

Our own work here and
lots of studies tell us very
clearly that there is a need
and an opportunity for those
students who are first-gen-
eration and come from, in
many cases, low income
backgrounds and are un-
derrepresented on college
campuses to enhance their
experience, said President
Clayton Rose.
Recently, Bowdoin has
experienced a slow rise in
the number of students of
color, low income students
and first-generation students.
The current first year class is
the most racially and socio-
economically diverse class at
Bowdoin.
This is a program that will
really benefit the students
who are involved but I think
it would benefit the College
more broadly, because I think
it demonstrates our real com-
mitment to the diversity of
beginning of the semester for
a six-week summer academic
enrichment program where
they will study quantitative
reasoning and college level
reading, writing and rhetoric
while becoming acquainted
with the College, the commu-
nity and the resources avail-
able to them.
Through their first year,
students will be introduced
to further resources and op-
portunities on campus. This
will continue into their soph-
omore year where new areas
such as choosing a major and
studying off-campus will be
covered. As juniors and se-
niors, the students will serve
as mentors to first-year and
sophomore students.
According to Dorn, com-
ponents of the program, such
as the summer enrichment
program and the cohort
Please see THRIVE page 3 committee comes after a group
by Harry DiPrinzio
and Mitchell Jurasek
Orient Staff
Last Friday was the first
meeting of the Accessibility
Task Forcea group of admin-
istrators, faculty members and
students intended to look holis-
tically at accessibility on campus.
The task force coordinates the
Colleges efforts to be accessible
and accommodating to all people
in all capacities as well as to be in
legal compliance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The meeting of the task force
is the formal reincarnation of the
ADA Committee which, accord-
ing to Matt Orlando, senior vice
president for finance and admin-
istration and treasurer, had not
met since November 2015.
The move to reconvene the
of students circulated a peti-
tion last spring calling on the
College to increase support and
commitment to students with
disabilities.
The petition was an ac-
knowledgement that the people
in our community care about
us and our struggles, said Daisy
Wislar 18.
The petition, which garnered
upwards of 700 signatures and
was delivered to President Clay-
ton Rose this summer, called
upon the College to meet a set
of demands which both ad-
dress legal compliance under
the ADAa broad-ranging
1990 law prohibiting discrimi-
nationand support disabled
students, faculty and staff on
campus in ways beyond what the
ADA covers.
The demands address big
picture reforms, such as making
all buildings fully wheelchair
accessible, including disability in
all college language surrounding
diversity and granting academic
credit for the study of American
Sign Language.
The demands include points
about supporting individual
students, such as establishing a
designated testing center for stu-
dents who receive extra time and
an expansion of safe-ride.
Wislar, who championed the
petition along with Evan Baugh-
man 17 and Jacob Russell 17
through the Disabled Students
Association (DASA), was ecstat-
ic about the support it received.
It was incredible. I don't even
know how to say how much it
meant to us. The majority of peo-
ple who walked by the table were
like, hell yeah, why hasn't this
been talked about? said Wislar.
It made me validate that my ex-
perience here matters and people
care about us. It was special.
DASA, which is newly char-
tered this year and led by Wislar
and Zoe Borenstein 18, aims to
mainstream disability as area of
focus on campus.
Our goal is to increase visi-
bility and inclusion of students
with disabilities and accom-
modations on campus through
programming, events, meetings,
community event opportuni-
ties, said Wislar.
The new task force, prelimi-
nary planning for which began
last spring around the time the
DASA petition was being circu-
lated, is composed of 17 mem-
bers, primarily faculty and staff
with three students contribut-
ing input.
According to Orlando, the stu-
Please see PETITION page 4

BSG undergoes restructuring, creates new positions

by Horace Wang
Orient Staff
For the first time in over a
decade, major changes have
been made to the structure of
Bowdoin Student Government
(BSG). Nineteen liaison posi-
tions were created to work with
various administrative depart-
ments and offices including
Safety and Security, Dining Ser-
vice and Religious and Spiritual
Life in addition. The at-large
representative position has been
elevated to a director position.
Last year, BSG took part in
and hosted the newly established
NESGOV conference, an assem-
bly of student governments from
NESCAC schools who gathered
to discuss issues facing their own
governments and campuses. Af-
ter that and discussions with var-
ious student leaders, the BSG ex-
ecutive team decided that its own
structure had become antiquated.
Over the past decade, Bow-
doin has changed tremendously,
in campus life, demographics
of students, where students
come from, who we represent
as a community, community ties
with the campus, said BSG Pres-
ident Irfan Alam 18.
Having talked to past BSG
presidents, theyve said that
what they experienced in the
BSG is so different from what
were experiencing now that
we not only need to make im-
provements, but also need to
think about how we can adapt.
After learning about other
schools student governments
and realizing the drawbacks of
BSGs at-large reps, the exec-
utive team decided to elevate
the at-large position to a di-
rector position.
What that means is that
its constitutionally the same
thing, but now theyre lead-
ing their own committee of
non-voting members called
liaisons, said Alam.
Each liaison is assigned to
specific member of the admin-
istration which is intended to
establish a way for BSG to com-
municate with its respective
administrators. This new struc-
ture provides a more organized
mechanism for BSG to follow
through on ideas and upcom-
ing plans, according to Alam.
Last year, what would hap-
pen is that would we would just
ask Who wants to participate
in this? he said. Now weve for students and more opportu-
decided that we will vote that we
want to do this, then that liaison
group, led by [a] director, will be
in charge of executing that plan.
Work surrounding the BSG
restructuring began as early as
last year. Alam and Painter, vice
president for BSG affairsboth
of whom were also on BSG last
yeardiscussed the possibility
of restructuring BSG with last
years executive team. Most of
the brainstorming, creation and
discussion happened over the
summer, during which Alam
spoke with division heads about
the new BSG model.
The new structure has cre-
ated more leadership positions
to do is to constitutionally change
nities for students who havent
previously been a part of BSG.
Moreover, it will facilitate better
coverage and greater communi-
cation between administrators,
director and liaison groups.
The BSG is taking on a new
structure thats hopefully more
efficient, said Salim Salim 20,
vice president for BSG student
affairs. Obviously, we wont get
to know that until the end of this
year ... but I am very, very excited
to try out this new structure.
Alam echoed Salims sentiment
of the need for structural change.
All the changes that weve
created have been within the con-
stitution, but what were hoping
our structure, said Alam.
So throughout this year were
going to continue to evaluate
how this model works, to create
a community to determine how
we want to complete the model
and then hopefully at the
end have people vote to formal-
ly change the constitution and
change the structure.

N SUPPORT IN STEM F PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS A SOUL POWER S BREAKING DOWN WALLS O TAKE A KNEE
New student organization, P.O.P., forms to Students come together to support Singer-songwriter Xenia Rubinos performs The Athletes of Color Coalition discusses Osa Omoregie 18 considers patriotism in
support minorities in STEM. Page 5. hurricanes in Puerto Rico. Page 6. at Ladd House. Page 8. racial dynamics on sports teams. Page 10. light of racial injustice. Page 13.
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PAGE TWO
Friday, September 29, 2017

SECURITY REPORT
9/21 to 9/26 STUDENT SPEAK:
What inanimate object best represents
Thursday, September 21
An officer assisted a student in distress at
Chamberlain Hall.
Students reported seeing a suspicious looking
man in Smith Union. Security obtained a camera
image of the man, but the man is unidentified.
your personality?
Burnt microwave popcorn caused a smoke Ben Simonds 21
alarm in Chamberlain Hall. Sunday, September 24
A student was found to have violated the Col-
leges weapons policy after another student found
A student reported concern for an intoxicated
student walking on Harpswell Road. A security of- "Cherry red Jell-O. Its flexible, a
little bit bouncy, tasty and deli-
a loaded 9mm magazine (or ammunition ficer checked on the student and brought him
clip) on the floor at Smith Union. The safely to his residence.
magazine had fallen out of a students Officers investigated a
backpack where he had inadvertently
left it. The handgun that went with
door alarm at Hatch Library after
midnight. It was determined
cious."
the magazine was not on campus that library staff left a door
and was at the students home. The unsecured after closing and
student did not pose a threat and had SARA CAPLAN two students entered, think- Jessi Friedman 20
a permit to carry a concealed weap- ing the library was still open.
on. NOTE: The College prohibits the
possession of firearms, ammunition or
Excessively loud music was re-
ported on the 15th floor of Coles Tower. "Ben Wongs stubble. Because
most of the time Im just a nui-
other weapons in campus buildings and A student reported hearing a wom-
on College property. an screaming in the general vicinity of
Osher Hall. Officers checked the area
Friday, September 22
A student was found in
and found nothing unusual.
Security referred a mat-
sance."
possession of marijuana ter involving a student in distress

Jonas Cortes 20
and drug parapherna- to the dean-on-call and counsel-
lia. ing service.
Students com- A pink Next mountain
plained of loud music
on the seventh floor of
bike, left unlocked, was stolen
from outside of Stowe Hall.
"Beijing beef. Its both sweet and
Coles Tower at 2:00 a.m.
An officer checked on
A student pulling out
of a parking space at Stowe spicy."
a man who was sleeping in Inn struck another students
a car parked in the Coffin parked vehicle, causing minor
Street lot. damage.
A parent called and re-
quested a wellness check for a Monday, September 25
sick student. An unlocked red Giant Paola Rios 18
A fire alarm at 52 Harpswell Rincon bicycle was stolen from outside of Coles
was attributed to a malfunction.
An officer checked on a prospective student
Tower.
A bicycle that was reported stolen from out-
"A Twisted Tea. I come off as
who fell and injured an ankle.
There were reports of a skunk roaming the
side of Maine Hall was found at Thorne Hall.
classy, but then I have a fun side."
Main Quad. Somehow, the skunk managed to avoid Tuesday, September 26
detection. A Moulton dining employee was treated at Mid
Coast Hospital after falling and hitting her head.
Saturday, September 23 A student reported a suspicious man inside the
A Longfellow Avenue resident reported that a
group of students walking by was being loud and
Visual Arts Center at 8:00 p.m. The man left the
building and was not located.
Jonah Watt 18
obnoxious.
Four local men were given trespass warnings
A student riding a bicycle on Maine Street
reported that a woman on the sidewalk kicked the "C-store sour watermelon candy.
Leaves a gross after taste but
after one was bothering a group of students on bicycle it passed, causing the student to fall and
Maine Street and he and the other three were not scrape a knee. Brunswick police investigated and,
being cooperative with security officers. at the students request, there were no charges filed.
A student reported the theft of a Sector 9
skateboard from outside of Maine Hall. The board you still keep coming back. "
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A toga how-to guide
by Nickie Mitch
Orient Staff
This Saturday brings the
annual Epicuria party around
for another messy year. By
Sunday morning, Ladd House
will smell like beer, sweat and
regrets. Yet, the time before the
party can also be intense and
confusing for first years and up-
perclass students alike. Heres a
quick guide to surviving Epicu-
ria mostly unscathed:
1. The cheapest place to buy
bulk fabric in Brunswick is Wal-
Mart, and it has a large selec-
tion of fun prints. Be warned,
though, a lot of people have the
idea to go get fabric at the same
time you do, and lines tend
to get pretty long at its fabric
counter on Friday and Saturday
afternoons. Regardless, dont
use your bed sheets as your toga
unless youre prepared to throw
them away afterward.
2. Before you head out, make
sure your toga is long enough
and covering everything that
you think it is. Use plenty of
safety pins to secure your toga,
and be sure to wear spandex or
other tight-fitting undergar-
ments to ensure you remain
fully covered (more or less)
throughout the entire night.
3. Go into the night with low
expectations, and prepare for
them to not be met.
4. Take photos of yourself
in your toga; theyll be funny
later. If you plan on sending
these pictures to your parent or
guardian, make sure you take
them before the party.
5. Pre-game like the Romans
with red wine, grapes and plenty
of cheese. Even if you dont plan
to drink, it will help keep you
happy throughout the night.
6. Once at the party, take
frequent air breaks outside so
that you have some time to
catch your breath. The air in-
side Ladd during Epicuria is
foul-smelling, humid and gen-
erally unwholesome. These air
breaks will also give you some
time to mentally center yourself
and prepare yourself to reenter
the party.
7. Dont go on stage with the
band; it annoys them and its
not a good look.
8. Take every opportunity
for free food that presents itself
to you, whether thats Super
Snack or a food truck.
9. Groups have a way of
dissolving when they get to Ep-
icuria, so dont freak out if you
lose all your friends at the par-
ty. That all said, try to stick with
your friends if you can.
10. Make solid brunch plans
for Sunday morning, so that
you have a good group of peo-
ple to debrief with the next day.
11. Above all else, DO NOT
GET TRANSPORTED. Every-
one likes the kid who knows
how to have a good time in
moderation. JENNY IBSEN
Friday, September 29, 2017 NEWS 3

EXPLORE Bowdoin welcomes prospective students

by Faria Nasruddin
Orient Staff
This past weekend, around
50 high school seniors arrived
on campus for EXPLORE
Bowdoin. A three-day immer-
sive program, EXPLORE, run
through the Office of Admis-
sions, offers an opportunity
for prospective students to vis-
it the College, meet students
and faculty and experience
academic and social life. The
program is part of Bowdoins
strategy for recruiting low-in-
come students and students
who would not otherwise be
able to visit campus.
During EXPLORE, prospec-
tive students get to attend class-
es, have dinner with faculty and
staff, meet with financial aid
one-on-one and sit for an inter-
view, if they havent yet.
EXPLORE has a selective
admissions process, including
submitting a transcript and a
personal essay, since all trans-
portation and meal costs are
covered by the College.
This is just to parse out
who would be an academic
fit for Bowdoin, but also the
general fitthe personality
and character that we think
is exemplified in all Bowdoin
students, said Claudia Mar-
roquin, director of the Office
of Admissions.
The students that EX-
PLORE targets are typically
in lower income brackets, ac-
cording to Marroquin.
Over the 20 years that the
program has been running,
over half of the prospective stu-
dents are first generation college
students and around 75 percent
come from public or charter
schools. However, there has
been an increasing geographic
spread in the students attend-
ing EXPLORE, with the largest
number of students coming
from California.
Ruby Scanlon, a high school
student who attends the Los
Angeles Center for Enriched
Studies, said the minute she
arrived on campus, she attend-
ed International Security with
Visiting Assistant Professor of
Government and Legal Stud-
ies Rebecca Gibbons. Scanlon
said that the level of participa-
tion in classes impressed her
the most.
I could really tell that ev-
erybody wasnt just listening to
the professor, as we do in high
school, but everybody was in-
terested in the subject, wanted
to participate and put their two
cents in.
Michelle Veras 20, who
attended the program as a pro-
spective student, said her first
introduction to Bowdoin was
through living with a host in
Brunswick Apartments.
The most significant part
was just living there and getting
to see what Christinas day to
day life wasshes a comput-
er science major and works in COURTESY OF RUBY SCANLON
IT[and] really being able to
see what her life at Bowdoin LOOKING AROUND: Around 50 prospective students came to Bowdoin last weekend as part of the Colleges efforts to recruit low-income students. They
looked like, said Veras, refer- met members of the community, attended classes and learned more about academic and social life on campus.
ring to her host. of what clubs are like on cam- In that room, I got a sense of versity amongst Bowdoin, in get by shifting the dates, said
Student groups also planned pus, according to Marroquin, how honest the students of the terms of talent. Marroquin.
eventslike the African-Amer- rather than curating an event Questbridge cohort were about The program has historically Marroquin did express that
ican Societys Block Party or just for EXPLORE, they are life at Bowdoin being a student taken place over the weekend, there were concerns with shift-
Bowdoin Outing Club trips getting to do what current of color, first-gen, minority, low with arrival day on Thursday ing the dates, most notably
to give prospective students a students are actually doing by income student. I appreciated and departure early Sunday, that students would not get a
sense of what a typical Bowdoin participating in those meet- their honesty, said Veras. to give prospective students a full sense of the campus social
weekend looks like. ings or lectures that are taking Scanlon said Burnett fuller idea of what the Colleges scene. However, students will
We try to make the weekend place on campus. Houses Open Mic Night was social scene looks like. Howev- still have the opportunity to do
be a little microcosm of what a Veras attended the Quest her favorite activity planned er, the upcoming session, in late outdoor activities and go to var-
semester at Bowdoin might be for Excellence Groups meeting that weekend. October, will take place over a ious extracurricular meetings.
like, said Marroquin. for prospective students during It was really nice to see the Sunday to Tuesday. Rather than curating an
The main reason was that EXPLORE and regarded it as level of support everyone had Were trying to do that and event just for EXPLORE, they
prospective students would influential in her ultimate deci- for their peers, said Scanlon. just see how much more of an are getting to do what current
get a more accurate depiction sion to come to the College. It also showed a level of di- academic experience they can students do, said Marroquin.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
in Camden, New Jersey;
Geoffrey Canada 74, H07,
president of the Harlem Chil-
groups, have been in the drens Zone in New York City;
AMMUNITION BELONGING TO works for the past decade. Maggie L. OSullivan 92, a
But only in the past year or public school teacher, found-
STUDENT FOUND IN SMITH UNION so when the prospect of iden- ing leader at Rainier Prep in
tifying external funding be- Seattle and Laura W. Perna,
Last Thursday at around 10:30 p.m., a student reported came a reality, through Hast- James S. Riepe professor and
finding a fully loaded, 9mm, 15 round gun clip under a chair ingss prospective donation, executive director of the Al-
on the third floor of David Saul Smith Union to the Office did the pieces come together. liance for Higher Education
of Safety and Security. After conducting an investigation, Reed has been terrific, and Democracy at the Uni-
Security was able to determine the clip belonged to a male said Dorn. He is not writing versity of Pennsylvania. The
Bowdoin student who is over 21 years old and is a highly a check and walking away, he board will advise and support
trained EMT, according to the Bangor Daily News. is deeply involved with these leaders of the program and
This student actually has a permit and is perfectly legal; issues in his own work out- come to campus annually to
however, the College has a policy prohibiting weapons on cam- side of Bowdoin and wants to speak with THRIVE students.
pus and that includes ammunition magazines or clips, said be deeply involved with these The program is still in
Randy Nichols, director of the Office of Safety and Security. issues at Bowdoin. planning stages, but Dorn is
After a prompt and thorough investigation, Security deter- In January 2016, Hastings beginning to meet with fac-
mined the gun belonging to the clip was not located on campus. created the Hastings Fund, a ulty and staff across campus
The student presented no threat whatsoever and was very $100 million education fund. who will lend their expertise
cooperative throughout the investigation and we felt com- The fund launched with a to its development.
fortable at the end that we had the full story and everything $1.5 million investment in His gift is going to make it
was fine, said Nichols. the Hispanic Foundation of possible for us to put together
The student in possession of the clip was written up for Silicon Valley and UNCF a best-in-class program which
violating the weapons policy on campus, but Brunswick Po- scholarship funds, helping is worthy of Bowdoin and to COURTESY OF HY KHONG
lice Department was not informed as the student was not students of color receive a make real progress, so its in- EDUCATION ENTHUSIAST: Reed Hastings 83 donates $5 million for cre-
violating any laws. college education. credibly exciting and were in- ation of THRIVE, a program aimed at supporting underrepresented students.
In 2015, Maine officials passed a law to allow constitu- Hastings will be on the credibly grateful, said Rose.
tional carrypeople over 21 years of age are legally able to THRIVE advisory board Dorn hopes that the pro- the students the importance this place but what can they
conceal handguns without a permit. along with four distinguished gram will encourage students of thinking about higher edu- give back to the immediate
Following this incident, the Colleges weapons policy is educators: Ronald C. Brady to give back to the greater cation as a way to promote the Bowdoin communityor the
under review, according to Nichols. Although it will not 89, P19, director of De- community. Common Good and what can Brunswick communityor the
change significantly, he said it likely will be updated. mocracy Prep Public Schools We hope to impart upon students not only take from Midcoast region, said Dorn.
The College does not abide by this law and prohibits the
possession and use of weapons and guns on campus property
at all times. Weapons include knives, bows and arrows and
explosives as well as any other item capable of causing harm
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4 NEWS
Dark Money author discusses book,
investigation of billionaire Kochs
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS: On Saturday, New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer talked to Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz about her
book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right and her investigating of David and Charles Koch.
by Rachael Allen
Orient Staff
Undetected for years, a for-
mer New York City police com-
missioner and his staff sifted
through New Yorker staff writer
Jane Mayers past. From old
boyfriends to past publications,
the team was looking for dirt
that would defame Mayer much
more than her recent expos
tarnished the reputation of their
employerthe Koch brothers.
[The police commissioner]
had set up a kind of war room,
and they were going through
everything in my life, Mayer
said. They came to the conclu-
sion that I was a plagiarist and
they were going to bring me
down on that.
Mayer learned about the false
accusation the night before a
story about the Koch brothers
was going to run and scrambled
to collect statements from those
writers whose works she was
accused of plagiarizing. She was
successfulthe writers defend-
ed her, the story was cut and
Mayer continued her own in-
vestigation into oil billionaires
David and Charles Koch.
Mayer shared these intrica-
cies and perils of writing her
latest book, Dark Money: The
Hidden History of the Billion-
aires Behind the Rise of the
Radical Right at a discussion in
Pickard Theater Saturday after-
YOUR
AD HERE
noon. Prompted with questions
by Bill Nemitz, a columnist for
the Portland Press Herald and
Maine Sunday Telegram, Mayer
spoke about the pervasive pow-
er of the Koch brothers money
in regards to her own privacy
and American politics.
I was walking around Lin-
coln Center and I looked up at
the theater and there was his
nameDavid H. Koch, May-
er said during the talk, noting
how well she thought she knew
the New York and theater scene
because of her artist parents. I
thought, really? I bet most peo-
ple in New York have no idea
who he is. I thought Id go see if
I could follow the money.
In years of following the
money, Mayer learned how
deeply the Koch brothers
spurred the speedy and or-
ganized rise of the Tea Party
in 2010, as well as influenced
opposition to Democratic pol-
icies such as those regarding
climate change, healthcare and
taxes. Following David Kochs
defeat in the 1980 election for
vice president on the Libertar-
ian ticket, the Koch brothers
decided to reassess where they
spent their money.
[Charles Koch] looked at
[conventional politicians] as ac-
tors in a play, Mayer said. He
decided the thing you had
to do was write the scripts. You
needed to provide the themes
and the words to the actors who
were the politicians.
Academia was one of the pri-
mary ways the brothers tried to
embody this role of playwright.
They needed to fund the
intellectuals to get the raw
product, refine them into
policies in think tanks and
then take those policies and
distribute them to pressure
groups and advocacy groups
that would push them onto
politicians, Mayer said.
Theyre funding over 350
programs350 colleges and
universitiesvery much with
an eye towards it being where
the future is formed: the next
generation they want to create
of libertarians.
Despite how established the
Koch brothers and their money
have become, Mayer has been
the first to truly question them.
My guess is they do believe
what they think they believe,
Mayer said, [but] it hasnt been
subjected to a lot of scrutiny in
recent years.
Mayers scrutiny, according
to Professor of Government and
Legal Studies Janet Martin, is
top-notch.
As you look at the end of the
20th century and the beginning
of the 21st century, shes got
the most detailed accounting
that I could ever imagine, event, which was sponsored by
Martin said. Its almost like you
read her book and you feel like
youre in an archive and youre
going through, and going oh
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
wow, and discovering things
you didnt know and how the
pieces all fit together.
What [Mayers] proven with
this book is, yes, journalism is
still very much alive, very vi-
brant and very crucial in these
times to have people who are
willing to, number one, seek the
truth and, number two, speak
it, said Nemitz in an interview
with the Orient.
A number of lecture at-
tendees were reading Dark
Money as part of various local
book clubs and praised the way
it revealed the behind-the-
scenes of political movements
and decisions.
Whether people agree or
not, people need to know about
[the Kochs pull on politics],
said Nancy Teel, a Massachu-
setts and Maine resident who
attended the event.
The average person doesnt
have the resources or the time
to be able to pursue that and
thats why we need people like
her, said Nemitz. I think this
book is for people who are
bewildered, and are looking
around right now at the world
and saying, whats going on?
Mayer was awarded the 2017
Frances Perkins Center Intelli-
gence & Courage Award at the
the Frances Perkins Center, the
Department of Government
and Legal Studies and the John
C. Donovan Lecture Fund.
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dents on the committee, who are
Wislar, Ana Timoney-Gomez 18
and Astrid Self 20, were suggest-
ed by the Office of the Dean of
Students and directly appointed.
[I believe,] since I was one
of the few students on campus at
the time, [I] was asked to be on
the panel. I was in the right place
at the right time, said Self.
As its chair, Orlando will
oversee six sub-committees
focused on topics including
facilities, assisted technologies,
web-accessibility, faculty train-
ing on student accommoda-
tions, public access and campus
culture and communication.
It became pretty clear to
me that the focus, historically,
on strictly the physical facilities
on campusADA ramps and
things; physical accommoda-
tions; desks and furniturewas
not broad enough, Orlando said.
This is a new focus since the
previous iteration of the ADA
committee at Bowdoin. Accord-
ing to Director of Accommoda-
tions for Students with Disabili-
ties Lesley Levy, that committee
was mostly focused on making
buildings more accessible.
Addressing the priority of
digital technology and web-ac-
cessibility, there are plans to
implement captions for live-
streamed events and other as-
sistive technologies like hearing
loops, which transmit audio
from an amplified source di-
rectly to a hearing aid, accord-
ing to Orlando.
According to Levy, the new
task forces breadth of focus also
stems from incorporating facul-
ty, students, and administrators
from many areas of the College,
such as human resources, in-
formation technology and aca-
demic affairs.
Friday, September 29, 2017
This is a new endeavor to
bring all of these efforts into
one room and to talk about
large priorities and strategize
and also just understand what
each individual department or
program is already doing and
being able to work more closely
together, said Levy.
While the creation of the
task force represents a big
change, another change is
afoot. This is the first year that
there is someone in the deans
office entirely dedicated to
focusing on accommodating
students with disabilities. Levy
took on the position, which
had formerly been coupled
with another title, such as
Dean of Upperclass Students,
in Julythough she will only
work part time.
In addition to focusing on
individual accommodations,
Levy will act as a liaison to
all the subcommittees on the
task force.
The creation of this task force
is an important step towards im-
proving accessibility at Bowdoin,
but Wislar cautioned against see-
ing it as a fix-all solution.
I don't want it to be like
we created this committee so
everything is going to be fixed,
because it's going to take a lot
of work both on the commit-
tee's behalf and also beyond the
committee, said Wislar.
Self sees the new task force as
an important step towards mak-
ing disability more prevalent
in campus discourse and thus
making students with disabili-
ties more comfortable.
Its definitely a personal
choice of whether or not more
individuals want to share but if
it's a space that's more accepting
and comfortable with disabili-
ties, then it's easier to open up
and be okay expressing yourself
and your needs, said Self.
Friday, September 29, 2017
New group supports minority STEM students
by Jill Tian
Staff Writer
Pursuing Our Purpose
(P.O.P.) is a new student group
formed by Rebeca Perez 20
and Eskedar Girmash 20 to
foster diversity and provide
a supportive community for
underrepresented students
interested in the science, tech-
nology, engineering and math
(STEM) fields.
Girmash and Perez came up
with the idea to start P.O.P. last
spring following a 1102 Chem-
istry class they took together.
Girmash, who is interested in
biochemistry, and Perez, who
wants to pursue a career in
public health and medicine,
noticed the lack of systems on
campus for minorities in STEM
and were interested in creating
a network of students and fac-
ulty for support and guidance
pursuing careers in STEM.
We quickly noticed how
different we thought as stu-
dents simply because of our
race, being like two of the only
students of color in that class,
said Girmash. If we feel that,
we know that other people are
feeling that too. So we wanted
to create a supportive system
for those people.
Currently there are only
two other existing groups on
campus that provide support
for students interested in
STEM: Bowdoin Women in
Computer Science (BWICS)
provides support for people
NEWS 5
who identify as women and
trans people in the computer
science field, and the Bowdoin
Science Experience (BSE), a
three-day orientation trip al-
lows underrepresented groups
in STEM to get a jumpstart on
STEM careers.
Every month, P.O.P. will
have a meeting focusing on a
various topic related to stu-
dents in STEM. In October, the
group is planning upperclass-
men panels on internships,
and in November, the group is
inviting Bethany Walsh, assis-
tant director of Career Plan-
ning, to discuss how to build
a resume, write a cover letter
and look for internships.
Along with Elizabeth
Stemmler, professor of nat-
ural sciences and chemistry,
who was Perez and Girmashs
chemistry professor last year
and who now serves as P.O.Ps
advisor, Girmash and Perez
have received encouragement
from the chemistry, biology
and math departments to help
get P.O.P. started. ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
The groups first meeting A NEW LEAF: Pursuing Our Purpose (P.O.P.) hosted its first meeting on Wednesday night at 30 College Street with 20 students in attendence. Led by
was held on Wednesday at 30 co-leaders Eskedar Girmash 20 and Rebeca Perez 20, the group met to introduce themselves, discuss future programming and establish the goals of the club.
College where they introduced
the leaders of the group, dis- form a community with other the same way. important to seek out other audience.
cussed potential programming students interested in STEM. Angel Ramirez, a sopho- resources, said Ramirez. I Although the group is fo-
ideas and gave the 20 student Im really interested in sci- more interested in neurosci- think by being part of this cused on underrepresented
attendees the opportunity to ences, and I feel like Im get- ence, attended the meeting as group, it makes it easier for me students, including women,
meet each other. ting into a field where aspects a way to surround himself with to be successful at Bowdoin. people of color, low income
One student who attended of my identity arent very rep- other students pursuing STEM P.O.P. is also hoping to col- and first-generation students,
the meeting, Brenda Macias resented, said Macias. Join- related careers, especially those laborate with other groups Girmash and Perez stressed
20, is interested in pursuing ing this group will help me feel from underrepresented groups. on campus, like the Afri- that the group also welcomes
a career in engineering and as if I can network and build a As a first-generation Mex- can-American Society and all those who are interested in
is hoping P.O.P. will help her community of people that feel ican student, I think its really BWICS, to reach a broader increasing diversity in STEM.
 F FEATURES
6 Friday, September 29, 2017

Students raise awareness for, support Puerto Rico

by Nicole Tijn A Dije
Staff Writer
For the handful of Bowdo-
in students with family on the
island, Maine and Puerto Rico
have never felt further apart.
Since the storm, many have had
to wait days to contact loved
ones. When they finally do get
the opportunity, they can be
met with both relief and distress.
Nearly 2,000 miles away from
Puerto Rico, a group of Bowdo-
in students is working to raise
awareness and coordinate relief
efforts to help the devastated is-
land even as they themselves feel
the effects of the storm.
It was the best ten minute
conversation I have had in my
life, but a lot of people havent
been able to reach anyone. I hav-
ent been able to reach any of my
aunts and unclesand that has
been the hardest part, said Paola
Maymi 18, referring to the first
conversation she had with her
father since the storm struck.
Her father, along with most
of her family, remains in Puerto
Rico and faces a country in dire
need of support. Since the trag-
edy, Maymi and other students
with connections to Puerto Rico
have managed to reach out to
one another to provide both
emotional support and help in
relief efforts.
However, the Puerto Rican
community here at Bowdoin is
small. Following the storm, Syl-
via Jimenez 18 decided to reach
out beyond campus with the
hopes of finding other Puerto
Ricans and ways to get involved
in relief effort. Jimenez joined a
Facebook group called Students
for Puerto Rico to connect with
students from the Massachusetts
area who were planning a meet-
ing at Northeastern University to
discuss relief efforts. In addition
to meeting other students who
shared her commitment to the
territory, Jimenez left with several
ideas to bring back to Bowdoin.
Her efforts have gained
momentum quickly. This past
week Jimenez began organizing
events as part of a student-led
initiative spearheaded by Mari-
anne Tissot 20.
Tissot, along with Jimenez
and Maymi, have several plans
underway and are working
with the McKeen Center for the
Common Good and a number of
student organizations including
the Latin American Student Or-
ganization (LASO), the Bowdoin
Student Government (BSG), the
Student Organization for Carib-
bean Awareness (SOCA) and
even the weightlifting club to
make these plans possible. On
Tuesday, Tissot sent an email to
the student body with the hopes
of finding other students with a
personal connection to the cause
who would like to participate in
creating a video message to be
sent to Puerto Rico.
I really wanted to reach out
to all students because we are not
really aware of how many Puerto
Ricans there are here. Even if peo-
ple are half Puerto Rican, we dont
know that. So it has been really
nice getting responses, said Tissot.
Students are encouraged to
participate in any way possible,
but more than anything else
Jimenez encourages students to
learn about the crisis.
I really just want to center
the conversation [on] awareness.
I have been personally affected
by this and it has been a little bit
frustrating seeing how little peo-
ple know about the situation,
said Jimenez.
While many students get ready
for fall break or focus on their
next exam, for students like May-
mi, is hard to concentrate on the
It is not just a one and done
fundraising thing because the
island is completely destroyed
and needs so much help.
Sylvia Jiminez 18
present, everyday Bowdoin life.
This is going to be such a
long term problem. It is not just a
one and done fundraising thing
because the island is completely
destroyed and needs so much
help, she said.
Despite the challenges, Maymi
stays devoted to helping her home.
I feel that I am at the point
where I am ready to channel my
energy into something positive
rather than just waiting around
for things to get better.

On hookup culture: a roundtable with Bowdoin women

date. I dont know why I dont to their choice of women to TT: I think as a straight year? Do you feel optimis- POC women explaining their
Love, Lust, call going to dinner with my hookup with, or if theyre like I white woman I have a lot of tic? Jaded? experiences and how their
boyfriend a date, I just dont would never date a black girl. privilege in the hookup scene TT: Id say both. As a first point of view isnt regarded as
and Like-Liking
for some reason. No one just Or is it the side of, Ive never on campus. I think as a wom- year I thought no one wanted important because theyre not
Amber Rock and Anne Gregory
does the dating thing. been with a black girl, I wanna an, that part of my identity is to be in a relationship, and the directly involved in the hook-
For our column this week Sophie Sadovnikoff: Its get with one just because Ive felt a lot in party spaces just fact that I did was really isolat- up scene.
we interviewed three women, hard for me to conceptualize a heard theyre good in bed. And because Ive seen how much ing. But I think now a lot of my SS: Since my first year Ive
Anais Leroy 20, Sophie Sa- relationship starting by going so I feel like sometimes its like more power men have in friends do want to be relation- changed a lot. When I first
dovnikoff 19 and Tess Trinka out on a first date. Thats just a minefield. You have to think, hookup situations. ships or are now in relation- came to Bowdoin I was so ex-
18 about their experiences not whats happened with me is this a good person to go af- AL: And race also comes ships, and I definitely feel less cited because it was my first
navigating the hookup and or my friends here. ter, will they respect me, are into play. I remember some of isolated by fact that Im in one. time out of high school and
dating scene here at Bowdoin. they non-discriminatory and my friends were not welcomed But I also think the fact that I out on campus, and it was the
This is the beginning of a series AG&AR: How has your open to dating different types into an athlete house because ever felt that no one wants to be first time I ever had a queer so-
of perspectives on Bowdoins identity affected your inter- of women? they were black girls. Those in a relationship is problemat- cial life. And so I jumped right
hookup culture through the action with Bowdoins hook- SS: Like completely, just men were like, Oh you just ic, and I think that we still talk in. Like my first relationship
lens of differing gender iden- up scene? because my identity as a queer cant be here. And honestly, about the hookup/dating scene started when we hooked up
tities. AL: Being a black straight person completely structures I wish it wasnt racism but it here as a hookup scene and not at Epicuria, so it was [after] a
woman on this campus has my experience with dating, definitely was, because it was a dating scene. Until we change month into being at Bowdoin
Anne Gregory & Amber really defined the romantic/ relationships, sex, all of it. these women invading an all our language about it, nothing that I ended up with someone.
Rock: Have you felt the lack dating/hookup experience for And here, its a really small white space. And in that situ- is going to change. I also found that in my first
of a dating scene at Bowdoin? me. One of the things that has community, especially of peo- ation, my friend didnt want to AL: I agree with Tess, but year I was putting a lot of val-
Anais Leroy: I dont know to go into [considering] the ple that are out, so theres a be the person to cause a scene, I think as of right now Im ue on being able to hook up
whats wrong with people. I hookup scene is that theres a lot of overlap. And I made a and be like youre calling me kind of jaded by the hookup with people, or people wanting
feel like Ive kind of bought spectrum. Theres either wom- lot of my friends through the out because Im black in this scene. As a first year, I was to hook up with me and a lot
into it, and sometimes I have en who dont feel pretty because queer community, so a lot of space. But we just let this hap- like, everyones hooking up. of my self-worth was coming
to catch myself, because its they arent approached or tak- my close friends make up a pen on these teams. Like have But now after listening to peo- from that. So thats been a huge
not normal to be like What? en into consideration when it solid chunk of my potential these teams ever sat down and ples stories and hearing about way Ive changedI put less
He asked you on a date? What comes to attractiveness, or you dating pool. But were such thought about these attitudes what happens behind closed weight on it than I used to. But
did you do? Does he want can actually get to the point good friends that we would that they cultivate toward peo- doorswhen I think people Ive gotten to a place where Im
something from you? Its just where youre fetishized by some never date. So for me my ex- ple of different socioeconomic are having great experiences happy to do that, and I feel re-
so out of the ordinary here, men. That was one of the things perience with the Bowdoin backgrounds, racial groups, people are really dissatisfied ally comfortable with that. So
that narrative here is so not that happened at Epicuria. I hookup scene isnt really with affinity groups? What are they and getting hurt. And I think while the scene hasnt changed
talked about that it becomes was with my friends, all POC the Bowdoin hookup scene, talking about thats causing that sometimes people who that much for me, Ive definite-
so rare for it to happen. women, and at one point, I kid its with the queer Bowdoin this negativity to be formed? dont have sexual experience ly changed a lot in the way that
Tess Trinka: And I dont you not, there was a circle of hookup scene, which feels are left out of these conver- I interact with itprobably for
even consider the dates I go white men around us coming like a different world to me. AG/AR: In terms of look- sations. I remember I went to the better.
on with my boyfriend dates. in. So Ive definitely dealt with For me my queer identity has ing forward and back at the The Vagina Monologues, and
Its just like, oh were going the uncertainty of like, Oh is it changed the playing fieldor same time, how has your they had this whole talk for Stay tuned for next issues
out to dinner. We attach this because some of these men are it is the playing field, basical- view of the hookup scene lack of sexual experience, and edition: the Bowdoin male per-
very specific meaning to a inherently racist when it comes ly. changed since your first there happened to be a lot of spective!

KODIE GARZA
Friday, September 29, 2017
BEHIND THE CAPTION
IN GLASGOW
It probably doesnt come
as a surprise that the photos
captioned #bowdoinabroad
on Instagram dont tell the full
story. Instagram never does;
theres no way that a filtered
square can capture an entire
semester. And yet I spent this
past spring posting photo
after photo, scrolling through
cleverly captioned snapshots
and trying to define and tell
my own story without the
context of everything I knew.
Being an extroverted, over-
committed Bowdoin student
is a hard habit to break; Ive
never been one for solitude or
down time or getting enough
sleep. Its not because I dont
like myself, but rather because
Ive been blessed to be sur-
rounded by opportunity and
loved ones and adventures
that seem much more exciting
than spending time alone. But
I landed in Glasgow without
knowing anyone, so hanging
out with myself was pretty
much the only option.
It was great, but also
sometimes lonely and terribly
confusing. As someone who
talks a lot, days spent by myself
were vaguely jarring. Words
that would generally spill out
into the chilly air had no ear
to catch them, and so they
MY DEAR, NOBLE, BUT
MISTAKEN BROTHER
When Arthur McArthur Jr.
graduated from Bowdoin in
1850, there was no Office
of Career Planning to point
him to jobs at Deloitte and
L.L. Bean. His first decade
after college was a
whirlwind comedy
of errors: he sailed
off to the Gold Rush
in California but al-
most starved in Pan-
ama, he joined a
filibustering expe-
dition to conquer
Central America
but washed up on
a coral reef in the
Caribbean, and
he served as a
major in the
Civil War but
was shot dead
by a sniper
in an orchard
outside of Rich-
mond, VA. In short,
he lived an unfortunate and
tragically short life.
While Arthur lived fast and
died young, his younger broth-
er William lived cautiously and
died at the old age of 85. He
was twice brevetted for heroic
military service during the
Civil War and, after the war,
worked as a postmaster, a
farmer, a state senator and
a lawyer. He spent decades
filing pension applications
for veterans, never married
and died in the house he was
born in.
The brothers grew up to-
gether in the small, rural town
of Limington, Maine. Both
remained to bounce around
as unarticulated thoughts and
observations in my mind. I
kept trying to go to bed early
because I had a negligible
amount of homework, but my
nocturnal tendencies built
up over years of academic
overachieving wouldnt let
me. I couldnt shake the
feeling that I should join a
club, organize an initiative,
or simply spend more hours
in the library. Ive always
prided myself on spending my
time meaningfully and doing
things I love, but I realized
that I didnt know how to not
be busy. I didnt know who
to be without meetings and
constant plans to get a meal
with someone and juggling
jobs and classes and trying to
claim a table near an outlet in
Smith. I felt lost in a big city
of anonymous students and
gray skies without the context
of Bowdoin to show me who I
was supposed to be.
I couldnt introduce myself
with a list of activities and
majors, the identity I leaned
on at Bowdoin to fill my
time and my thoughts. And
somewhere along my long
walks around Glasgow and
the constant coffees that kept
me warm, I realized that I
didnt need to reconstruct
the Bowdoin Bubble to feel
like I was a real person. Being
alone, without a full schedule
attended Bowdoin, gradu- both worked for a time in Arthur did not die fighting to
ating three years apart, and their fathers law office. But save the Union or to free the
FEATURES
Talk of the Quad
of commitments, stopped
being stressful and started to
feel like the best sort of norm.
Combined with the relatively
small wardrobe I brought
with me, it was like a sort of
stripped-down version of my
life I made fewer choices
every day, but at the same time
I was presented with a million
options whenever I turned a
new corner. Living was more
exhausting and more relaxing
abroad than I can remember it
being before.
I learned to play the
bagpipes and to like whisky,
or at least to convince
myself that I like whisky. Its
still unclear. I read a lot of
books. I said cheers a lot to
demonstrate my grasp of the
dialect, but I also had to ask
people to repeat things three
times because the Glaswegian
accent is a bit like a foreign
language. I went to museums
and bookstores and countless
cafes. I walked everywhere,
trying to get used to the whole
driving-on-the-other-side-
of-the-road thing and also
almost got hit by a car twice
because I never learned how American accent and because
to walk in cities and also I got a bit of a thrill out of
because people in Glasgow saying something that would
drive like pedestrians were make a twelve-year-old giggle.
invented last week. I started My solitude made every
asking the whereabouts of exchange ordering a bowl
the toilet rather than the of soup, commiserating with
bathroom, because it made a fellow pedestrian over the
me feel British despite my buffeting wind an important
slaves alongside his brother.
Instead, he fought as a major
in the sixth Louisiana Infantry
while his brother
fought as a
colonel in
the eighth
Maine In-
fantry. For
them, it
was a war of
brother against brother.
***
Until this past August, the
names of both brothers could be
found across from one another
in the lobby of Memorial Hall.
Arthurs name was listed
on an inconspicuous 21-by-
25 inch plaque tucked away
next to the stairs. It included
the names of the 18 grads who
fought for the South as well
as Confederate President Jef-
ferson Davis who received an
honorary degree from the Col-
lege in 1858. The names were
accompanied by these simple
words: IN MEMORY OF THE
BOWDOIN GRADUATES
WHO SERVED WITH THE
CONFEDERATE FORCES.
Williams name is listed
on one of nine huge bronze
plaques alongside grads who
fought for the Union. It is the
centerpiece of the room, prais-
ing those WHO SERVED IN
THE WAR TO MAINTAIN
THE UNION IN ITS TIME
OF PERIL...AND TO PER-
PETUATE THE GOVERN-
MENT OF THE PEOPLE,
BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
The message of the plaques
KAYLA SNYDER was clear: Bowdoins grads
part of my day rather than
another contribution to
endless sensory input. For
the first time in a long time,
my life didnt feel colored by
other people it felt colored
by me. Since it was impossible
to define myself in terms of
grades or clubs or where I
who fought for the Union got
the place of honor and were
praised for their heroics. The
misguided grads who fought
for the South got an after-
thought of a plaque and were
merely remembered.
Both the Northern and
Southern plaques hung peace-
fully in Memorial Hall for 52
years. The truce ended on
August 20th, 2017 with an
email from President Clayton
Rose. He banished the South-
ern plaque to the archives
on the third floor of Haw-
thorne-Longfellow Library.
There would be no
reconciliation.
***
What and who should we
honor? For many centuries,
Horaces famous line Dulce et
decorum est pro patria moriit
is sweet and just to die for ones
countrywas instructive. But
civil wars complicate things.
Just what country was Arthur
fighting for? Is it possible to
remember his sacrifice while
rejecting the cause for which he
fought? What, if anything, do
we owe to the vanquished?
General Joshua Lawrence
ChamberlainBowdoin
grad, Bowdoin professor and
Bowdoin Presidentwon
great acclaim for his heroics
during the Civil War. In fact,
Chamberlain was so highly
regarded that General Ul-
ysses S. Grant chose him to
accept the formal surrender
of General Robert E. Lees in-
fantry at Appomattox Court
House, effectively ending the
war. But, as the Confederates
marched past, Chamberlain
did something unprecedent-
ed: he ordered his soldiers to
7
PHOEBE NICHOLS
lived or the fact that I like
Moulton better, I looked
inward. I looked downward.
I saw my own feet on a
windswept hillside in a place
that I had learned to call home
and I posted it on Instagram.
Emma Moesswilde is a
member of the class of 2018.
stand at attention and to carry
arms as a salute. Never before
had a victorious army been so
gracious towards the defeated.
After the war, Chamberlain
described his actions as hon-
or answering honor.
Why would Chamber-
lainthe hero of the Battle of
Gettysburgchoose to honor
Lees soldiers? These were
soldiers who had fought to
dissolve the union, who had
fought to perpetuate the wick-
ed institution of slavery and
who had wounded Chamber-
lain himself no less than six
times throughout the war.
After being in Louisiana
as a schoolteacher for only a
year, Arthur had his confeder-
ate conversion. He expressed
no doubts about what he was
fighting for and, in a letter
to his father two days before
the firing on Ft. Sumpter, de-
scribed himself as a secession-
ist, immediate, no-compro-
mise, never-go-back fire eater.
It was his last letter home.
Of course, this all greatly
troubled his family. But,
throughout the war, Arthurs
sister Catherine always
referred to him as my dear,
noble, but mistaken brother.
Just like Chamberlains order
at Appomattox, Catherines
words expressed a simple
sentiment that was both firm
and charitable.
Mightnt Bowdoin learn some-
thing from their magnanimity?
Quotes and facts taken
from Elizabeth Rings book
The McArthurs of Limington,
Maine: The Family in America
a Century Ago 1783-1917.
James Callahan is a member
of the class of 2019.
 A ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
8 Friday, September 29, 2017
Xenia Rubinos: bold, soul-powered songwriting
by Sabrina Lin
Staff Writer
In an industry where the word
unique is so overused that it
starts to lose its meaning, Xenia
Rubinos music is refreshingly bold
and authentic. An up-and-coming
singer and composer, Rubinos
recently released her album Black
Terry Cat. Brought to campus by
WBOR, she performed a sampling
of her music at Ladd House this
past Saturday.
Rubinos emphasizes the
creative capacity of individual
experiences and self-expression.
Her work documents an ongoing
exchange between her state of
mind and the exterior world.
She describes her style as soulful,
with a lot of energy and love.
Im just trying to figure my
shit out, so Im just sharing my
personal experience, things Im
working out, said Rubinos. [My
music is] about love, and sex,
and passion. I think the general
message of my music is just
me giving you things that Ive
imagined using my imagination,
and sharing some soul power.
Many aspects of Rubinos
composition process are also
marked by poignant issues such
as race, gender and social justice.
In this last record, I was
observing some stuff around
me, some social issues, like
the invisible workforce that is
mostly people of color that keep
our cities running, image issues,
[and] how I feel being a person of
color in this country right now,
she said.
The powerful message and
Soviet propaganda exhibit sheds light on past and present
by Isabelle Hall
Orient Staff
When viewed in a modern
context, the Soviet propaganda
posters in the Bowdoin College
Museum of Arts (BCMA) newest
exhibit provide not only insight
into the rise and fall of the Soviet
Union but also a framework for
understanding the present.
The nearly 100 posters
on display in Constructing
Revolution: Soviet Propaganda
Posters from between the World
Wars largely focus on the 1917
revolution and its aftermath. The
posters are on loan to the museum
by Svetlana and Eric Silverman 85
P 19 and represent a selection of
their large personal collection.
According to BCMA
Co-Directors Anne and
Frank Goodyear, the posters
illuminate the intersection of
art, culture and politics at a
critical historical moment.
What I think is really
thrilling, as an art historian
and somebody who focuses on
modern and contemporary art,
is [that] this exhibition, I think,
demonstrates very vividly the
role that culture playsin a very
emphatic and sensitive fashion
in shaping peoples ideas about
the promise of new political
ideals, said Anne Goodyear.
According to Anne, avant
garde artists played a significant
unusual style of Rubinoss music
seized the attention of WBOR.
Danny Banks 19, concert
director of WBOR, explained
that he wished to bring Rubinos
distinct perspective to campus.
It was a pretty easy decision,
Banks said. We thought that
Bowdoin could really enjoy what
she has to put out thereits
pretty unique.
Hailey Beaman 18, co-
manager of WBOR, added how
important it is that Rubinos
addresses a diverse audience
with her music.
[Her music has] really
amazing social commentary,
like social themes that seem
at once very universal but also
so personal, said Beaman. Its
really cool to have an artist whos
willing to share that with an
audience, with us here.
Rubinos, who cultivates her
creativity with a strong sense
of culture and heritage, draws
inspirations from a variety of
genres and themes.
My dad taught me a lot about
classical music just by listening
to it. Ravel and Prokofiev are
composers I really am inspired
by, she said.
Other inspirations include Nai
Palm of the band Hiatus Kaiyote,
Erykah Badu, Sly & the Family
Stone, Las Muequitos de
Matanzas and Kendrick Lamar.
Bowdoin students in
attendance responded strongly to
the richness of Rubinoss music.
Octavio Castro 19 employed the
term transculturation.
She combines American
role in broadcasting these political
ideals. The posters represent not
only an ideological revolution but
also an aesthetic one, employing
new photographic techniques and
effects that are still used today.
The posters themselves
begin to reflect this integration
of new technologies [and] new
expectations of sharing culture
with the masses, she said.
However, the Goodyears agree
the exhibit is also intended to
inspire insights about the present.
Today, Russia is still very much
in the news every day, said Frank
Goodyear. Its very interesting to
have a leader like Vladimir Putin,
who is a very strong, charismatic
leader who understands the
power of images and power
of propaganda to shape public
perceptions, even perhaps to
influence elections. And so I think
this exhibition, though it focuses
on an earlier moment and marks
the centennial anniversary of the
Russian Revolution, does have a
lot to say about the world which
we live in today.
Anne Goodyear drew parallels
between Russia in 1917 and the
U.S. today.
I think people might, in the
future, look at this moment as a
revolutionary moment, too, she
said. We are again at a moment
of really, really fast-paced change,
a sense of uncertainty, a clash of
political ideals, which is playing out
MULTICULTURAL CREATIVITY: Singer and songwriter Xenia Rubinos performed songs from her recent album, Black Terry Cat at Ladd House on Saturday.
culture with Latin culture, and
made music that speaks [to]
both worlds, Castro said, barely
able to contain his excitement. I
think in some ways she speaks
to the Latin-American culture,
people who have roots to Latin
America but also have grown up
in the United States.
She pulls things from
different cultures and different
genres of music and pulls it
around us ... Maybe there are a lot of
ways in which we can gain a certain
degree of perspective on what
were experiencing now, as well
as perhaps [bring] contemporary
insights and impressions to [think]
about why things evolved the way
they did a century ago.
This semester, Associate
Professor of Russian and
Department Chair Alyssa
Gillespie is teaching a new course
inspired by the exhibit and made
possible by a grant from the
Andrew Mellon Foundation.
The course explores the role of
Russian women artists from the
revolution through the present.
What really struck me
actually, in the exhibition, is how
clear it is that the politics and the
needs of the society at these two
different historical moments really
determine what the social roles for
women are going to bewhat the
aesthetics for women are going to
be, even for womens bodiesand
how socially engineered [those
roles are], said Gillespie.
Posters from the early 1930s
urge women to take part in
political life and free themselves
from domestic burdens so that
they can enter the workforce,
while post-war posters encourage
women to assume more traditional
roles and reflect the societys need
for regeneration of the population.
Those posters from the 20s
and the 30stheyre remarkably
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all together in this amazing, gender or your sexuality, she said. Im always trying to confront
beautiful way, he added. Just you being you is a good things that Im afraid of and
Though very proud of her thing, she added. get better at the things I think
heritage, Rubinos acknowledged Rubinos music is constantly I suck at, said Rubinos. You
that sometimes people can impose evolving. She attributes a know, I think as I move forward
judgements and limitations due to formative period of her and continue to make music,
her background. development as a music-writer Ill just always be searching and
I think what could be limiting to the looping pedal, which gave trying to be better, and trying
is when people throw stereotypes Rubinos an emotional outlet to understand more, and trying
on you, they assume things about and means to directly share to clarify my own vision and
you because of your ethnicity or her music. Now, she seeks to trying to do things that I think
the way that you look, or your challenge herself. are exciting.
attractive to us as women in our
own culture today, said Gillespie.
Its a very powerful ideal thats
being put forward, and its really
striking how current still those
same social challenges are for
women today in our society.
Like the Goodyears,
Gillespie believes that the
works in the exhibit can inform
how we approach the present
and the sources of information
we consume.
[It] points to the way that really
attractive messages, idealistic
messages ... can be portrayed so
effectively, and yet the reality can
be so out of sync with it. And it
teaches us that we have to be very
critical in evaluating the kind of
messages that get put out there,
said Gillespie, discussing one of
the posters. I think there are all
kinds of ways in which the exhibit
could be relevant to the historical
moment that were living in
today, [such as] how does a bald-
faced lie get constructed and
draw people who are uncritical
consumers into it?
The main exhibit is
accompanied by Dmitri
Baltermants: Documenting
and Staging a Soviet Reality,
a collection of works by an
acclaimed Soviet photojournalist,
curated by Johna Cook 19. COURTESY OF THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
Constructing Revolution will RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: Did You Volunteer is a 1920 lithograph by
be on display at the BCMA until Dmitry Moor, from the collection of Svetlana and Eric Silverman 85 P 19.
February 11, 2018.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Film series to broaden horizons, inspire discussion
by Mollie Eisner
Staff Writer
Idriss Jebari, an Andrew
W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fel-
low in History, understands
the power of film to expose
new perspectives.
Now during his first year
at Bowdoin, he has founded a
Middle East film series, filled
with narrative-driven movies
that tell the story of individuals.
He describes the film se-
ries as a relaxed setting to
broaden our cultural hori-
zons and focus on movies
that have a very strong hu-
manist message.
Initially an international
relations student, Jebari be-
came bothered with the way
the discipline glossed over
topics, and found his atten-
tion was elsewhere.
I hadnt planned to end up
here, Jebari said, regarding his
discipline of Middle East his-
tory. It was a specific moment
in time that made me shift
Endangered animals from A to Z: Weavers Unreliable Bestiary
by Allison Wei
Orient Staff
From elephants to monkeys
to wolves, Deke Weaver 85 has
set out on a lifelong project to
create performances for each
letter of the alphabet, with
each letter representing a dif-
ferent endangered animal or
habitat. On Monday, Weaver
came to campus to share the
four installments of the series
at Kresge Auditorium. The
event also featured cinematic
documentation and live ex-
cerpts from the performances.
The project, titled Unreli-
able Bestiary, is a combination
of multimedia performances, a
website that includes an online
portion and a series of books
about natural history. The
shows tell stories about the an-
imals and the worlds that they
inhabit, as well as our relation-
ships with them.
Different types of media
are used in each performance,
depending on the animal. His
most recent show, BEAR,
was divided into three seg-
ments: fall, winter and spring.
For fall, Weaver presented
videos of participants on a
walking tour in a nature re-
serve where they encountered
people wearing bear masks.
Similarly, the winter segment
was also a series of videos, and
the spring part was a simula-
tion of a possible future where
power has gone out. To end
the show, Weaver told a story
about a man and a bear with
no other presentations.
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what I was going towards.
As this was happening,
the Arab Spring happened,
he said. I found myself
watching the television and
trying to make sense of these
events and not being able,
within my toolkit, within my
thinking, to explain why so
many people were leaving,
were outside, were protest-
ing, were singing, were trying
to change things.
So he pivoted and applied
to study Middle Eastern his-
tory at Oxford. While he was
there, he was not only able to
explore his new area of re-
search, but he also was able to
expose himself to an artform
he had always loved: film. He
periodically joined a group of
his peers to watch movies.
They used to have great
discussions, meet afterwards
and develop a sense of friend-
ship, but also broaden their
horizons culturally-speak-
ing, Jebari said. When you
cant go in-person to Argen-
A LIFE-LONG PROJECT: Deke Weaver 85 shared four performances from his series, The Unreliable Bestiary, in Kresge Auditorium on Monday.
Me telling the story with
just my voice can do a cer-
tain thing, but hearing a voice
thats recorded with video at
the same time has got its own
thing, said Weaver on his
decision to incorporate mul-
tiple forms of media. [Im]
trying to create an experience
weaving all these different
temperatures and textures and
associations and give people a
whole experience.
The combining of mediums
was really cool, said Collin Litts
18 who attended the event.
A lot of it was like immersive
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
tina, sometimes watching a
movie is the next best thing.
Jebari is most interested in
movies that tell the stories of
individuals.
You have movies that are
usually entertainment-fo-
cused, and you have docu-
mentaries that are great as a
tool of information. But theres
a genre in between which is
very expressive, especially
when it focuses on people and
how to tell storiespeoples
struggles, how they manage to
navigate things happening to
them. I always felt really taken
by it, he said.
When Jebari and his peers
watched films at Oxford,
students from the country
featured in the movie would
share their thoughts.
I was in a very interna-
tional college. [We] would
often find someone from that
country who would come and
give a couple of words, espe-
cially if the movie was influ-
ential or important, he said.
theater. I think that combining
that all was a really interesting
way, and I think [Weaver] did
that really productively.
The event was sponsored
by the Departments of Visual
Arts and Theater and Dance
and was organized by Profes-
sor of Art Mark Wethli and
Chair and Professor of Theater
and Dance Sarah Bay-Cheng.
Wethli has known Weaver for
over 30 yearsWethli began
teaching at Bowdoin while
Weaver was the Visual Arts
Technicianand Bay-Cheng
met Weaver at a conference
Jebari hopes to bring the
same experience to Bowdoin
with the Middle East film series.
Knowing that there might
be a number of misconcep-
tionsor at least some lack of
proper knowledge of this area
we call the Middle EastI
thought, what better way
than to do it [than] through
movies and sit down after-
wards and see how it made
people think, feel or react,
Jebari said. A movie doesnt
have one interpretation, one
message. Its just showing you
something. It reverberates
with how people feel.
Jebari is also motivated by a
desire to get to know students.
I just wanted to interact more
with students here, he said.
The film series takes place
in the Massachusetts Hall
Faculty Room on Tuesdays at
6:30 p.m. Jebari has already
screened two films, Persepo-
lis and Indigens. The next
film, Lawrence of Arabia, MIDDLE EASTERN MOVIES: Postdoctoral fellow Idriss Jebari hopes to
will be shown on October 3.
about a year ago.
Weaver contacted Wethli
and Bay-Cheng that he was
available to come to Bowdoin
during his tour in the north-
east, and the two immediately
began planning the event.
Bay-Cheng and I jumped
at the chance, knowing that
his work had interdisciplinary
appeal, including Theater and
Dance, Visual Arts and En-
vironmental Studies, wrote
Wethli in an email to the Ori-
ent. As with all of our guest
artists, we hope for them to
bring in new perspectives and
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illuminate course topics.
Weaver created MON-
KEY, the first part of the
project, in 2009. Weaver set
out to create a production that
combined live performance
and the natural world. A bi-
ology and studio art major at
Bowdoin, Weaver credited his
liberal arts education for in-
spiring him to take on such an
ambitious project.
Its just such a great
education, Weaver said. And
[then theres the] liberal arts
idea of being able to connect
the dots between seemingly
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distant things and finding
through your research that
things are actually quite
interlaced and interconnected.
Following MONKEY,
Weaver created ELEPHANT
and WOLF, choosing to
focus on charismatic mega-
faunalarge animal species
with widespread popularity.
According to Weaver, audienc-
es are drawn to these types of
animals because they exhibit
a family life and behavior that
people relate closely to.
In addition to choosing
specific animals and habitats
for every letter, Weaver is also
very meticulous in choosing
sites for each performance.
For example, ELEPHANT
takes place in The Stock Pavil-
ion, a show area for livestock
that is over 30,000 square feet
near the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, where
Weaver teaches.
ELEPHANT was really
interesting because it was so
overwhelmingly enormous,
but there are sections of
BEAR that were very inti-
mate, and I like both of those
ends of the scale, and they
worked, said Weaver.
Looking forward, Weaver
is working on the next install-
ment of his project: TIGER.
The mascot of a high school
near where Weaver works is
the tiger, so he plans on film-
ing parts of the performance
there. Afterwards, Weaver an-
ticipates focusing on a habitat,
rather than an animal, for his
sixth show.
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HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Try, try, try again: The wom-
ens rugby team (2-0)
beat Sacred Heart 41-36
on Saturday. First year
Hannah Zuklie scored
the first try in her career
and the first of the game
to begin this high-scor-
ing match. The team
went on to score six more
tries, each with different
people scoring. The Polar
Bears will continue their
season with a game on
October 7 against Uni-
versity of New England.
Down to overtime: Field
hockey had a dramatic
0-1 loss against ri-
vals Middlebury (5-2,
NESCAC 3-1) in double
overtime on Saturday,
dropping their NESCAC
records to 3-2. Middle-
bury had 25 shots com-
pared to Bowdoins eight,
but Madeline Ferrucci
21 made an impressive
14 saves during the game,
her career best. The Polar
Bears then rebounded
on Wednesday with a 3-2
win against non-confer-
ence Wellesley College.
They will play University
of Southern Maine on
Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Spring fever: Womens golf
placed 11th of 17 at the
Mount Holyoke Invita-
tional, with a two-day
team score of 708. Car-
oline Farber 20 was the
top-finisher for the Polar
Bears with a score of 165.
Mens golf finished 17th
of 19 at the Williams In-
vitational with a two-day
score of 688, with Thomas
Dunleavy 20 holding
the top spot for the Polar
Bears. The team will
be playing in the NES-
CAC Fall Qualifier this
weekend, where it hopes
to place in the top four in
order to earn a spot in the
NESCAC Championship
in the spring.
One more lap: The track
and cross-country teams
opened the newly reno-
vated Magee-Samuelson
Track on Wednesday
evening, inviting alum-
ni, including Olympic
gold-medalist Joan Benoit
Samuelson 79, to come
and run a commemo-
rative lap. The track was
updated as part of the
renovation of the Whittier
Field facility and was re-
modeled to include eight
lanes, giving Bowdoin
the capacity to host larger
championship events. The
cross-country team will
compete in the Bowdoin
Invitational II this week-
end, with another similar
alumni event celebrating
the new track before the
invite on Saturday.
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ACC hopes to address race in athletics
by Anna Fauver
Orient Staff
For Hannah Cooke 18, a
current member of the squash
team, feeling supported and
comfortable is essential in or-
der to reach your fullest poten-
tial, especially when it comes
to a team environment. That is
part of the reason why she cre-
ated the Athletes of Color Coa-
lition (ACC) last year: to create
a space for people of color to
talk about their experiences on
Bowdoins sports teams.
The two main goals [of
ACC] are to establish a com-
munity of people of color who
experience being an athlete a
bit differently, she said. We
want to bring some issues or
challenges out into the open
and figure out a way to work
on those challenges and ul-
timately create a more wel-
coming and inclusive athletic
department for everyone.
At the beginning of her ju-
nior year, Cooke contacted
Ashmead White Director of
Athletics Tim Ryan 98 in hopes
of creating a support system for
athletes of color. Since then, the
two have met frequently to focus
on supporting and developing
the group.
It provides an opportunity
for students to come togeth-
er and talk about their own
experiences, which provides
both a support network and an
opportunity to make friends
from across athletic pro-
grams, Ryan said. I think the
more ways in which people can
Mens rugby thrives despite club status
by Eliana Miller
Staff Writer
The Bowdoin mens rugby
team has had a strong start
to its season, beating Maine
Maritime Academy and Uni-
versity of Maine-Orono 40-
14. The team is looking to
continue its streak over the
next two weekends against ri-
vals Bates and Colby. Despite
being a competitive force
among Bowdoin teams, the
rugby team is content with
their club status.
Were like a varsity club.
We have all the positives and
negatives that a varsity sport
has and all the positives and
negatives that a club sport has,
said captain Jaime Quirante 18.
Despite this point of con-
tention, the teams status as
a club comes with a num-
ber of benefits. The team is
student-run, with coaches
coming in only three times
per week. Though this can
inhibit maximum develop-
ment of rugby technique, as
players receive less formal
training than a varsity ath-
lete would, it also allows for
student-athletes to step up
as leaders.
We have some autonomy
in the decision making. We do
have agency in where the club
STARTING CONVERSATIONS: Hannah Cooke 18 started the Athletes of Color Coalition last year in order to give athletes of color a space to talk about
their experiences at Bowdoin and to hopefully spread those conversations to the wider student body.
come together from across our
campus community, the better
our students will be for having
a rich experience on campus.
Bowdoins student body is
predominantly white. Accord-
ing to Ryan, however, there is
still even more work to be done
by the athletic department to re-
flect the diversity of the greater
Bowdoin population within the
student-athlete community.
According to football player
Yuejay Reeves 19, this lack of
representation can lead to ath-
letes of color feeling ostracized
and, in some cases, even lead
goes and who runs it and such,
said captain Frankie Pappalar-
do 18. We have a president,
treasurer, match secretary, cap-
tains ... The coaches are there
because they have the rugby
knowledge that we dont have.
But ultimately over the years,
we [upperclass students] figure
out how to run a team and also
learn more about rugby. Its a
pretty rewarding experience.
Additionally, the club aspect
provides an open and inclusive
environment for students.
A lot of people join the
team because of the social as-
pect, Quirante said. Rugbys
a very sociable sport and you
create a very close, tight-knit
community. And with the sport
becoming varsity, you would
lose the flexible and relaxed
atmosphere of our club.
The team receives most,
but not all, of the benefits of
a varsity team. The team is
funded by the Student Ac-
tivities Funding Committee,
the Department of Athletics
and generous alumni, and its
players practice four to five
times a week and play at a
high level.
But the team feels that its
often overlooked.
During the regular sea-
son, we dont have many fans.
to them quitting their sports
team. ACC is trying to combat
this trend.
I think were really trying to
work on the retention rate, as
well as reaching out to first years
and comforting them and say-
ing, Maybe you dont feel com-
fortable on your team, but were
here, and were your support
system outside of that group.
Despite growing up in Port-
land, Maine, where the popu-
lation is approximately 83 per-
cent white, Cooke recalls her
earlier basketball teams being
much more diverse than that
Maybe between 20 and 30
people [come to our games],
said Quirante. Rugbys not
very popular on campus yet,
so hopefully in the future
well get more [attention].
More recently, the team
has had to fight for time on
its field. The Whittier Field
We have all the positives and negatives
that a varsity sport has and all the positives
and negatives that a club sport has.
Captain Jaime Quirante 18
renovations have allowed the
football team to transition
away from their practice field
at Pickard, so the rugby can
now use this field for their
practice. The team has had
little time on its own game
field, however, which it shares
with the womens team for
practices and games.
Being a club team, the
mens rugby team has had less
say on the issue. Though there
have been some discussions
about sharing the game field,
the womens team continues
to have more playing time.
We think its really im-
portant that we do practice on
the same field that were going
at Bowdoin. In her first year,
she was the token person of
color on the team.
I thought about being a
first year and coming into a
team that was all white and
into a completely new institu-
tion. The whole community is
different here for some peo-
ple, she said. Being used to
white people never really took
away from me being person of
color in a predominantly white
space. I always had some sense
of otherness. This coupled with
my studies here caused me to
be more reflective. I started to
to play on, said Pappalardo.
The women have always
played on [the game field],
but I think it was framed as,
Oh look, heres your new
practice field. You guys dont
have to share a field anymore.
But we also dont get to prac-
tice on our game field.
Ashmead White Director of
Athletics Tim Ryan views the
field change in a positive light.
In terms of scheduling facil-
ities, our varsity programs have
always received preference in
terms of access to fields, said
Ryan. We do feel as though the
second rugby field that weve
created is a dramatic improve-
ment over the practice facility
that the mens rugby club had
in the past Now, both teams
can practice at the same time.
This will also help to maintain
our game field in great shape.
Although there is some con-
tention within the team, the rugby
team is not pursuing varsity status.
Quirante has played rugby all his
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ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
think about the fact that I was
experiencing my sport a bit
differently than I [had] before
I came to Bowdoin.
This experience pushed
her to think about race more
critically. Although she may
be used to white people
since she comes from a mixed
race family and grew up in
Maine, Cooke realized that if
race affected her experience,
it likely impacted others
experiences as well, especially
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life and he hopes that the team
one day gains varsity status. Mean-
while, Pappalardo disagrees.
You have sports like rugby
and frisbee that dont have any
fees, that you can come out
and be a part of the team even
if youre not a recruited athlete
or a walk-on, said Pappalardo.
I think its important to have
club sports on campus.
I think its probably split
between people that want to
join to win and people that
want to join to have a group
of friends and a community at
Bowdoin, said Quirante.
The lack of consensus from
athletes has inhibited the transi-
tion to a varsity team, a change
which would likely take multiple
years to be fully implemented.
We havent really considered
making mens rugby a varsity
sport, said Ryan. The feed-
back that weve received from
the leaders of our mens rugby
alumni group has been that
they really enjoy the club aspect
of the program. Theres a great
healthy culture within that club
program, so its not really some-
thing thats been on our radar.
While the transition to the
varsity level appears out of sight,
the team will have to contin-
ue negotiating the issues that
come with its club-level status.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Womens soccer beats Middlebury, starts win streak
by Ella Chaffin
Staff Writer
This past weekend, the
Bowdoin womens soccer team
(4-2-1, NESCAC 1-2-1) had
a big win against Middlebury
(4-2-1, NESCAC 1-2-1) who
knocked Bowdoin out of the
NESCAC Championship last
year. Despite several challeng-
es, the Polar Bears hard work
and dedication led them to
victory on Saturday.
The Polar Bears then in-
creased their winning streak
to three games after beating
the University of New En-
gland (5-4) 2-0 on Tuesday
and Maine Maritime (2-8) 3-2
on Thursday in two non-con-
ference games.
In the Middlebury game,
Brigit Bergin 18 and Emma
Beane 20 each scored a goal
to secure the 2-0 win over the
Panthers. Head Coach Brianne
Weaver was very happy with
the teams performance.
Im super proud of the
team, Weaver said. They had
a lot to overcome. It was hot,
and we had a tough week of
practice, and everyone played
a role in putting together the
outcome we had.
According to captain Rachel
Stout 18, the Polar Bears were
at a disadvantage due to multi-
ple injuries on the team.
We have a lot of injuries
right now, Stout said. So
that was something that we
were struggling with, even
in the Middlebury game. But
Niang leads mens soccer to Middlebury victory
by Devin McKinney
Staff Writer
The Bowdoin mens soccer
team (6-2, NESCAC 3-1) had
a successful weekend, earning
back-to-back wins against Mid-
dlebury (5-2, NESCAC 2-2)
and the University of Southern
Maine (4-5).
In Saturdays game against
Middlebury, Moctar Niang
19 scored two header goals.
Niangs aggressive play and
presence on the field aided the
team to a 3-1 win.
Saturday was one of those
days where [Niang] really came
out of his shell and played really
aggressively and really proac-
tively instead of reactively, and
as a result, he was on the end of
a lot of things that probably he
and not many others are able to
get to, said Head Coach Scott
Wiercinski. He converted his
two best chances in really im-
portant moments in the game.
The Middlebury game was
expected to be a challenge due
to the parallels between the
two teams.
We knew it would be a
battle, for all intents and pur-
poses. We are very similar in
talent [and] very similar in
athleticism, so it could go ei-
ther way. We are pretty famil-
iar with them as a team, so we
felt like anything was possi-
ble, said Wiercinski.
Despite the similarities be-
tween the teams and the expect-
SPORTS 11
everybody stepped up and re-
ally played for the people who
couldnt play.
Stout believes that the nine
first years on the roster are
helping the team overcome
this challenge they face with
this season.
We have 17 people who
are able to play right now be-
cause so many people are in-
jured, Stout said. So a lot of
the first years are stepping up
into those shoes to fill which is
awesome for them.
Three of the first years
Lynn Farquhar, Claudette Proc-
tor and Ana Lozada-Smith
scored their first career goals
during the two midweek games,
and all three goals in the Maine
Maritime game were scored by
first years.
As a result, Stout was
pleased with the outcome of
last weekend. Both the coach and Stout
I think going into the game believes that this victory will
we knew that we needed to give the team momentum to be
win, Stout said. So I think we successful in upcoming games.
were all pumped up and very I think winning always
excited and passionate about creates positive vibes, Weav-
coming out with a win. We defi- er said. So it never hurts to
nitely met our expectations and have a win.
came out and played just the The womens soccer team
way that we wanted to and were has performed well so far
successful in doing so. this season. The players and
Weaver agreed with Stouts coaches hope to continue this
assessment that the team did strong start. GWEN DAVIDSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
exactly what it was supposed to Last season didnt go as THREE TIMES A CHARM: (TOP:) Julia Patterson 19 competes against Middlebury in Saturdays home game.
do on the field. well as we had planned, said (BOTTOM:) Nikki Wilson 18 faces off against two Middlebury players. The team came away with a 2-0 win.
We hope to go in and ex- Stout. So we spent a lot of
ecute the things we have been last spring and this fall really would push us through and We have a lot of growing to will travel to University of
working on all week, Weaver working on team culture and help us play and perform well do, but we have been really happy Maine-Farmington on Sunday
said. And thats exactly what working together to make a on the field, and I think thats with the season, Weaver said. at 2 p.m. in hopes of earning
[the players] did. really good team culture that what we did. The womens soccer team another victory.
ed challenge, the Polar Bears
team dynamic and energy con-
tributed to the resulting victory.
I felt like the guys were ex-
cited for a good challenge, and
they really came out and fired
on all cylinders and played real-
ly well [and] with a lot of energy
and a lot of discipline, so I think
scoring three goals was a happy
surprise, said Wiercinski.
We havent been able to score
goals at that rate thus far this year,
but I think we put them under a
lot of pressure, and when you do
that, usually goals come from it.
So we were ecstatic with the way
we played and also [with] the
way [the game] finished up,
added Wiercinski.
Captain Sam Ward 18 also
attributes the coherent team
dynamic to the players positive
energy both on and off the field.
In my four years I have
never had a more enjoyable
game. Everyone, from guys GWEN DAVIDSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
who play 90 minutes to the KICKING THE COMPETITION: First year Ryan Houseman plays against Middlebury on Saturday. The team came away with a 3-1 win after Moctar Niang
guys who didnt play at all, 19 scored off of two headers. The team then went on to shut out University of Southern Maine 1-0 in overtime on Sunday.
[was] there cheering on the
sidelines, he said. Bears shot 32 times, while havent had issues scoring before its game against Thomas dynamic to strengthening its
After the significant win the Huskies shot only once. against them, and I think we College on Monday, October 2. game performance.
over Middlebury on Satur- [There was an] inability missed a few very easy goals, Hopefully we can get a lot Talking about these next
day, Sundays game against to execute from a techni- said Ward. But I dont think more healthy and we can work two weeks, I think this is a
the University of Southern cal standpoint. We had a lot we played bad. Its just that on our fitness, because weve great opportunity for us to
Maine posed a different kind of chances. We had a lot of one piece of execution that we had a busy couple of weeks bond even more, but I think
of challenge. The team again shots...so its really small mar- were lacking. recently, but we need to get a we really love spending time
ended the game victoriously, gins of error, said Wiercinski. After the back-to-back wins, little more endurance and we with each other, said Mac-
but it was far from straight- Despite their inability to the team had a much-deserved need to score more goals, said Millan. I think our team dy-
forward. The team came out score, Ward believes that the break this past week. During Wiercinski. namic has really transcended
with a 1-0 win in overtime, team played a good game. this time, the team was hoping Senior captain Wilson Mac- just hanging out and has
despite having an advantage I think we kind of just to secure valuable practice time Millan stressed the impor- helped us perform and get
in total shots. The Polar got frustrated. In the past we in order to improve its skills tance of the teams cohesive results in matches.
12 SPORTS Friday, September 29, 2017

Athletic department starts weekly sports podcast

by Claudia Pou
Orient Staff
On September 21, the first
Bowdoin Athletics Podcast
was released on Soundcloud,
featuring Don Borkowski, the
director of capital projects
at Bowdoin, and Ashmead
White Director of Athletics
Tim Ryan discussing the ren-
ovations on Whittier Field.
The Bowdoin Athletics Pod-
cast is a weekly project spear-
headed by host Mike Gualtieri
of Boston, who interviews
sports personalities around
New England. Gualtieri has
worked with Trinity College
on athletics podcasts, and ap-
proached Jim Caton, assistant
athletic director for communi-
cations for Bowdoin Athletics,
about a Bowdoin Athletics
podcast this summer.
While sports podcasts are
not unusual for schools, many
focus on the more technical
and numerical side of sports.
A couple schools produce
podcasts that are recaps of the
week in terms of the perfor-
mance of teams, but were prob-
ably going to avoid the recap
perspective, and focus more
on a behind the scene, in depth
coverage of our students and
coaches and things going on in
the department, said Ryan.
While the first podcast
focused on the football field
renovations, the podcast aims
to tackle stories with more
long-term interest and more
long-form stories.
I want us to tell stories
with a little more life. Some-
thing that isnt necessarily
talking about this weeks
game, because as soon as this
weeks game is over youre
onto something else, so
talking more about big pic-
ture stories, said Caton.
The podcast also aims to
highlight some of the per-
sonal experiences of Bowdoin
athletes on campus.
We have plenty of opportu-
nities through our athletics web-
site, our social media, to provide
up-to-date medias for content
and feedback on statistics and
everything like that, Caton said.
So the goal of the podcast is to
go to the other side of that
maybe talking about the balance
of being an athlete but also being
in labs, performing in an a capel-
la group. [Were looking to find
and feature] students who are
able to do all of those things.
Initial reactions to the first
episode have been positive.
Ive had a few people say
that they enjoyed being able
to hear a little bit of the in-
depth story behind the proj-
ect, Ryan said. Being able
to bring someone like Don
Borkowski from our facilities
management team into the
podcast helped provide a dif-
ferent perspective than peo-
ple just hearing from either
our coaches or from me about
it, which is one of the goals of
the podcast conceptto pro-
vide a little more depth.
Caton also expressed the
podcasts success, especially
considering its lack of public-
ity so far.
There are almost 150
downloads in less than a
week, and we really havent
gone all in on publicizing it
yet. Its been a little bit of a
soft launch, he said. Last
week, we were busy between
Middlebury coming to town
for all those big games and
the fall season really in full
swing, so the fact [that] it
sort of organically got to that
number is pretty cool.
The athletics podcast plans
on releasing a story on the
15th anniversary of the varsi-
ty program of womens rugby
next week, and its creators are
excited to increase the num-
ber of listeners.
I think when we get an-
other one under our belt and
sort of build a bank of these I
think well really start seeing
more a consistent follow-
ing and possibly have those
numbers grow, said Caton.
I think we have some pretty
cool, pretty neat stories to COURTESY OF JIM CATON
tell, and this just gives us an- JUST PRESS PLAY: Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Jim
other way to do that. Caton helped spearhead a weekly sports podcast, available on Soundcloud.

ACC
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
those of students coming from
different backgrounds.
Two years ago, rules re-
garding athletic department
spending changed across the
NESCAC, allowing conference
schools to spend more money
on athlete recruitment and
visits. According to Ryan, this
has allowed Bowdoin to work
with the Office of Admissions
to recruit athletes from places
they may not have been able to
reach in years prior.
Weve been very fortunate
to partner with the admis-
sions office to visit a number
of different cities in the coun-
try: Memphis, New Orleans,
Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, San
Francisco, he said. Its been I knew they were just joking
a true partnership with the
admissions office to work to
attract more interest from stu-
dents from more diverse areas
than we may have been able to
in the past.
Although the ability to in-
crease spending has helped
Bowdoins recruitment process,
Cooke believes that the College
still faces many challenges.
Schools like Tufts have
more diverse teams, but they
live near a city in a very urban
area. Historically, they havent
been forced to spend as much
money as other NESCAC
schools since their location
gives them greater access to a
more diverse pool of athletes
of color, she said. Now that
that history has been estab-
lished, its even harder to at-
tract people of color to come
here. The lack of diversity on
teams can be discomforting
for prospective students of
color, who question how this
absence might impact their
experience here.
For Reeves, Bowdoin was
much less diverse than both his
hometown, Washington, D.C.,
and his high school in Penn-
sylvania. Although the football
team has become much more
diverse after the new coaching
staff was brought in his soph-
omore year, these differences
made his first year transition
to college difficult.
My freshman year, I went
through a phase where I felt
like I had to change my behav-
ior to be accepted by my team-
mates of different cultures, he
said. I didnt feel very wel-
come. I felt as though it was
too private-school centered. I
felt like I was forcing myself to
be a certain way Im not.
Another difficulty for
Reeves was interacting with
the coaching staff.
Initially, I think its an But I mean, this school is pret-
adjustment, getting to know
your coaches and speaking
up about things that you dont
feel comfortable with, he said.
As I got to know them more,
most of the time and that they
didnt mean any harm. Theyre
always trying to make us feel
comfortable and welcomed.
Once you tell them to stop say-
ing something, theyll stop.
Cooke believes that,
while the coaching staff at
Bowdoin is strong, it can
sometimes be intimidating
to come into a space where
most of the coaching staff
and team captains are white.
How might this impact
a first year coming in and
not having anybody on their
team be a person of color
or a captain or anyone to
seek out as a mentor? she
said. How does that impact
someones experience? sports teams to engage in these
Cooke has worked hard
to make ACC a casual space
where people feel supported.
Its not very formal, its
casual and intimate. Its real-
ly nice. The group has made
a lot of relationships and it
has been really meaningful
to have in my life, she said.
Since weve been having
meetings starting second se-
mester of last year, it has been
so nice to have a group of
people to talk to and bounce
ideas off of about something
that is really hard to talk
about to just anyone.
Over the course of this year,
both Cooke and Reeves want
ACC to embrace whatever the
members think is necessary and
to focus on group activities. The
group kicked off the year with a
brunch held in Baxter House on
September 17.
I thought the brunch went
pretty well, but we do lack
more team gatherings, Reeves
said. It would be something
positive if there were more
group exercises. A lot of peo-
ple even said they wanted to
do yoga, which was surprising.
ty stressful, so I could see why.
The ultimate goal of ACC,
Cooke believes, is to stimulate
tough conversations about
race within both the group and
the wider athletic community.
When people have never ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
had those [conversations] IMPROVING RELATIONS: After a difficult transition to Bowdoin from Washington, D.C., Yuejay Reeves 19 hopes
and I think there are a lot of to help other students of color feel comfortable on their athletic teams through the Athletes of Color Coalition.
people who have never had
those at our school and in our
athletic departmentthey
sometimes need a little extra
push and thats kind of what
Im trying to do through the
coalition, she said.
[I want people to be] talking
about challenges and having
those people go out and en-
courage others to get involved,
bringing in younger team
members into the group or just
letting people know that we are
here to support them or just to
talk about the transition.
Hopefully, by challenging
topics and conversations, it
will help bridge the gap be-
tween athletics and the rest of
the Bowdoin campus.
I want [the athletic teams
and Bowdoin] to be inter-
twined with whole Bowdoin
community, but ... that hasnt
happened yet, Cooke said. I
think that [for] other people
who are not athletes, seeing
athletic teams engage in these
conversations is meaningful
and important.
 O OPINION
13 Friday, September 29, 2017

Beneath the toga #TakeAKnee : a commentary

on patriotism in America
Tomorrow night is Epicuria. Along with Ivies Weekend, this event holds a dis-
tinct place in the mythology of the Bowdoin community. But before we don our
togas, we should consider the night soberly.
On the one hand, Epicuria manifests much of what has been and continues to be
successful about the College House system. As recent coverage from the Harvard
Crimson shows, Bowdoins transition from a fraternity system to a college-super-
vised social house system serves as an exemplar for other colleges and universities
that are undergoing a similar transition. At the level of institutional practice, Bow- Polar Views
doins College House system addresses many of the issues that continue to beset by Osa Omoregie
its peer institutions. Epicuria is a case in point. Every single student on campus is
invited. No one will be turned away at the door because of who they are, whom I get it; you have the
they are with or what they look like. Students know that campus security, not law right to protest, but you dont kneel
enforcement, would be the first to intervene. For any student who has a medical during the national anthem. Thats
emergency, Bowdoin security is a resource, not an enemy. Ladd house hosts a Q&A just unacceptable. My good-in-
session to provide information about the event. These are not circumstances that tentioned white male friend made
many students at our peer institutions can take for granted. this comment in Thorne dining
On the other hand, Bowdoins social scene is more than a set of institutional hall two years ago in light of Col-
policies. At the level of student experiences, on-campus social life at Bowdoin falls in Kaepernicks decision to take
well short of the Colleges professed aims of inclusivity. As Anne Gregory 19 and a knee. Simply put, I was shook. I
Amber Rock 19 document in their column this week, women, people of color couldnt voice my opinion as strong-
and queer students often feel unwelcome at on-campus social functions and mar- ly as I wanted to because the dinner
ginalized by the culture surrounding them. As a result, campus-wide parties are table was full of white men and I
populated disproportionately by white students. Epicuria is no exception. knew I was in the minority. When KAYLA SNYDER
But the problems plaguing the Colleges on-campus social scene are more im- asked why he knelt down during equal-opportunity of-
mediately cultural than institutional. This is not a hard and fast distinction: in the the national anthem in the summer fender who has insulted
long term, diversifying the composition of the College House system, and of the of 2016, San Francisco 49ers Quar- virtually every demographic
College more generally, would likely do much to make the on-campus social envi- terback Colin Kaepernick said he in the countryother than
ronment more welcoming to all of Bowdoins students. But in the short termeven was not going to stand up to show rich, white males. His bigot-
beginning tomorrow night at Ladd houseit is incumbent on us, the students, to pride in a flag for a country that ed remarks have only divided
improve our social atmosphere. oppresses black people and people America further than it already was.
Minor steps could make a difference. Students of color have noted that the mu- of color. To him, the fact that black Colin Kaepernick is a unifier.
sic played at campus-wide parties caters to white students. Ensuring that playlists American men were being dispro- Today, taking a knee communicates
included a range of musical genres would be one step in the right direction. Prop- portionately targeted and killed by that prominent celebritiesfrom
agating stereotypes about the composition of College Houses can alienate students police is contradictory to the ideals Stevie Wonder, to Pharrell Wil-
before they have even stepped into a house. Before you generalize about the char- of equality that are deeply rooted in spectful gesture. I liams to the numerous NFL players
acter of houses, look at their rosters. As our columnists note, white students set Americas political philosophies. To- remember thinking who knelt and locked arms this
the tone of Bowdoins hook-up culture. If you choose to participate in this culture, day in 2017, Kaepernick still kneels our posture was like a past Sundayare putting America
first understand its racial undertones and how your actions fit within this matrix. during the national anthem because flag flown at half-mast to mark a on notice that the brutality against
So come tomorrow night, have fun, be safe, and be thoughtful about your to- he doesnt misconstrue love for the tragedy. These two players were, in black bodies needs to end. What
ga-clad peers. United States with blind patriotism. fact, marking a tragedy: the death of started out as Kaepernicks personal
My friends patriotic spirit is pri- the American Dream. Black Ameri- act of protest has transformed into
The editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board, marily evoked by symbols coming cans wish to live in peace among the a league-wide movement in which
which is comprised of Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah Drumm, Alyce McFadden, Ian in the form of a flag or a national rest of the American people, only to NFL players and owners are taking
Stewart and Ian Ward. anthem. My own patriotism is dy- be met with handcuffs and guns and a knee during the national anthem.
namic, sometimes taking the form bloodshed. The late writer and social Most importantly, a patriot is willing
of protest against injustices, like critic James Baldwin said what many to sacrifice for the common good of
systemic racism where Americans black Americans are thinking today: his or her country. Kaepernick used
have been mistreating and bru- I love America more than any oth- his platform as a professional athlete
talizing fellow Americansblack er country in the world and, exactly to raise awareness about racial in-
menat alarming rates for decades. for this reason, I insist on the right equalities that werent getting much
ESTABLISHED 1871 The difference in opinion I had to criticize her perpetually. I would coverage anymore, thus putting his
with my friend encapsulates the say that the strongest testament to football career in jeopardy.
bowdoinorient.com orient@bowdoin.edu 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 disconnect between black and white an Americans patriotism is having African Americans must recon-
perspectives about the discourse on a burning desire to see America go cile their patriotism with the four
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information patriotism. Most of the white people through productive change upon hundred years of oppression their
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators,
Ive spoken to about taking a knee realizing its shortcomings. President ancestors suffered from and the
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse shared the same view as my white Trump certainly doesnt view Colin systemic racism that they still en-
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. friend, whereas my black friends Kaepernick this way, rather he sees dure today. The more privileged
and relatives feel they must criticize him as a son of a bitch who should classes in America often forget
the country sometimes as an act of be fired by NFL owners because he to consider Americas history of
love because America has yet to fully disrespects our flag. injusticewhether against black
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio realize racial equality. During this past U.S. presidential people, women, members of the
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief This week, Eric Reid penned an election, I constantly told my peers LGBT community or Americans
op-ed for the New York Times, ex- that Donald Trump is the most unpa- with disabilities. Being in the Take
plaining that he and his teammate triotic American to ever run for pres- A Knee Protest is one of the many
Creative Director Managing Editor News Editor Kaepernick chose to kneel after ident. Trump is the man who bragged ways to join in solidarity with an
Jenny Ibsen Rachael Allen Elizabeth Fosler-Jones Nate Boyer, a Green Beret and for- about owning the tallest building oppressed group of Americans. Of
Sarah Bonanno mer NFL player, told them that in- in downtown Manhattan just after course, one does not need to kneel
Anjulee Bhalla Sports Editor
Digital Director stead of sitting on the bench, they 9/11, claimed John McCain wasnt down in order to support the cause.
Ellice Lueders Anna Fauver
James Little Nicholas Mitch
could take a knee the way soldiers a war hero because he was captured One should think of taking a knee
would besides a fallen brothers and disparaged the Gold Star parents as standing against racial injustice
Allison Wei Features Editor
Photo Editor grave to show respect. Reid wrote, of a slain U.S. soldier. A patriot is a in America, in whatever way one
Alyce McFadden
We chose to kneel because its a re- unifier, not a divider. Trump is an sees fit.
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14 OPINION Friday, September 29, 2017

On Jesse Watters, Fox News and flashpoint lies

Relevant Politics
by Brendan Murtha
Like many of us here on cam-
pus, I try to receive my news
from reputable and unbiased
sources as much as possible.
These sources are ones that pres-
ent the news as it is, without spin
or agenda, for readers to assess as
theyd like. Once Ive established
this factual basis, however, I find
it equally informative to read
biased sources. In surveying a
diverse array of opinions and
interpretations and listening to
political pundits on both sides
of the aisle, I can often estimate
what effects a news event will
have on the political landscape
down the road. We live in a dy-
namic political society where all
words have consequences, so just
because a certain analysis is ludi-
crous doesnt mean it cant have
real-world consequences.
Because of this, despite
my unabashed liberalism,
Ill admit I occasionally read
an article or two from Fox
News and scroll through its
Facebook posts to see how
SARA CAPLAN
the most trusted name in
news is interpreting recent
political developments. I was
doing just that yesterday when
I came across a segment that
truly shocked me. In this clip,
from The Five, token Fox
bro Jesse Watters discussed
Trumps UN speech and for-
eign policy approach:
In the first seven months of
this administration, [President
Trump] has really established
strong diplomatic and person-
al relationships with a lot of
these world leaders ... not just
our Asian partners too but in
EuropeMacron, over in Paris,
and you have May, who Trump
was just speaking to. President
Obama really wasnt a people
person on the world stage. I
dont remember one leader
who even comes to mind who
I can say: You know, President
Obama really formed a bond
with this guy.
The clips caption read: Jesse
Waters discusses the difference
between President Donald
J. Trumps camaraderie with
world leaders and former Presi-
dent Barack Obamas.
Not to mention the misog-
yny in Watters unquestioned
association between lead-
er and guy, this display of
blatantly selective memory
and pure fabrication left me
astounded. I had policy dis-
agreements with President
Obama, yes, but what I, and
many across the world, most
admired about him was his
personable approach to pol-
itics and his ability to orate
thoughtful and articulate
speeches to diverse crowds,
both in and out of the spot-
light. Calling him something
other than a people-person
is not only historically dis-
honest, it also directly con-
tradicts our own collective
observations. The images of
President Obama conversing
warmly with Pope Francis,
park-bench chatting with
Angela Merkel or embracing
Narendra Modi are all fresh in
our nations mind, so how can
Watters pretend otherwise?
This troubling tactic has
become all too familiar over
the past year, as a hyper-po-
larized political system allows
pundits to retain loyalty from
their ideological supporters
even in the face of blatant
falsehoods. Too many Amer-
icans, on the left and right
alike, are willing to modify
their own observations and
memories to fit whatever po-
litical agenda is fed to them,
whether it be turning a blind-
eye to climate change, domes-
tic terrorism, corporate fund-
ing, etc. Take Sean Spicers
now notorious inauguration
claims. Despite clear photo-
graphic evidence to the con-
trary, the Trump administra-
tion was able to masquerade
its own baseless account of
events because its supporters
were complicittoo polarized
to call out the people theyd
invested so much energy in
defending. Again, this amount
of party and politician loyalty
is problematic on both sides
of the aisle, but this tactic of
lie-and-deflect (as I call it)
has recently been especially
prominent in the conserva-
tive wing of American poli-
tics. The deflection aspect is
equally important because, as
we see in Watters case, his de-
fense of Trumps foreign poli-
cy hinges only on a misplaced
critique of Obama. Often, the
lie is the flashpoint to distract
from a more unpleasant truth
or realizationeven if a claim
is proven false, the short term
distraction it provides makes
it acceptable. In our current
political climate, these lies of-
ten have few consequences: if
party loyalty runs thicker than
standards of truth, a liar can
expect few ramifications from
their support base, where it
matters most.
It is up to all of us to rectify
this threat to informed democ-
racy and to hold those who im-
pose the threat accountable.

President Donald Trump, you direspect the American flag

by David Treadwell
Op-Ed Contributor
Wouldnt you love to see
one of these NFL owners,
when somebody disrespects
our flag, to say, Get that son
of a bitch off the field. Out.
Hes fired. Hes fired.
Donald Trumps incendi-
ary screed played well among
his most rabid supporters. In
their eyes, Trump can do no
wrong. Happily, most Amer-
icansincluding wealthy
Trump supporters and NFL
ownersbelieve that Trumps
comments have gone too far.
Most Americans defend the
right of citizens to protest
peacefully, even though they,
themselves, might not agree
with players who choose to
protest by kneeling during
the playing of the National
Anthem.
Trumps divisive polemic
provides just one more ex-
ample of the countless ways
that his words and behavior
disrespect the principles upon
which our nation was found-
ed; they disrespect, that is to
say, our flag.
President Trump, you disre-
spect the flag when:
You badmouth immigrants
while ignoring the words that
appear on the base of the Statue
of Liberty: Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled mass-
es, yearning to breathe free.
You treat members of half
the American population
(women) as mere objects to
useor abuse.
You bully opponents and lie to
everyone in your manic quest
for self-aggrandizement.
You make a mockery of the
First Amendment when you
refer to the media as fake
news, all the while staunch-
ly defending Fox News and
right-wing talk shows.
You refuse to condemn rac-
ist groups or, for that matter,
supporters who wave Confed-
erate flags. Talk about disre-
specting the U.S. flag!
You cotton up to foreign
dictators who would try to
influence our elections, while
insulting our American allies.
You snarl government gears
by playing various factions
against each other, keeping
everyone off balance, off cen-
ter and off purpose.
You refuse to be transparent
about your financial wheel-
ings and dealings, creating the
strong impression that youre
more concerned about the
wealth of your family than the
well-being of America.
You pretend to care that
all Americans have access to
affordable healthcare, while
pushing legislators to pass
laws that will take health care
away from millions of Amer-
icans.
You jeopardize the safety of
the entire world by trying to JENNY IBSEN
out-bully Kim Jong-un, a loose
cannon by any definition. cans who blame the other to focus on peaceful protests government gridlock, world date that plaint. Donald Trump,
You champion only small for their own failures) while by football players rather hunger and so on. we have met the disrespector of
segments of society (wealthy trashing anyone who doesnt than on the pressing issues Around the time of the Viet- the American flag, and he is you.
business people who want sing your praises. which face America today: nam War, the comic strip Pogo David Treadwell is a mem-
lower taxes and fewer reg- Perhaps most distressing- nuclear war, climate change, included the phrase, We have met ber of the Class of 1964 and a
ulations; and angry Ameri- ly, Donald Trump, you chose hurricane disaster relief, the enemy and he is us. Lets up- writer from Brunswick.
Friday, September 29, 2017 OPINION 15

The American Dream from the eyes of an immigrant

by Sasa Jovanovic
Op-Ed Contributor
When President Rose ad-
dressed the Class of 2020 for the
first time last year, he spoke about
Bowdoin being our new home
an ode to new beginnings. My
attention was drawn to the row
of flags behind himthe French
flag, American, Afghan, Jamai-
can. These are the countries
we hail from, he swept his arms
back to showcase our individu-
al backgrounds. And here, we
come together. My eyes scanned
the vibrant displays of patrio-
tism, to find my own. Horizontal
stripes of blue, red, white and the
national emblemSerbia.
Its an odd thing to be a
white immigrant in the United
States. I lack the classic stereo-
types of an immigrant. In fact,
upon first glance I am catego-
rized into the second-highest
position of privilege: a white,
straight female. Since I was
three, when my family moved
to the United States, my unac-
cented English has upheld the
American mirage. And yet...
The first days of school
are always the hardest. Why?
Attendance. Emma Johnson,
Kate Keefe, Sa-sa...? The
teacher lifts her head from
the sheet, scanning for a re-
sponding pair of eyes. Sa-sha.
Jovanovic. Oh, they must
have made an error in spelling
your first name. No, actually
thats just how its spelled. She
narrows her own eyes, purses
her lips and asks, Russian?
No, Serbian. Even better.
Sarcasm drips in every word.
Explaining why my fami-
ly is hereand not thereis
the next hardest. When I tell
someone that Im from Serbia,
a common response is, How
is the situation there? Having
been in and out of war numer-
ous times in the past half-cen-
tury, Serbia is best known
in the Western world as the
birthplace of Balkan unrest.
And while this may have been
a motivator in my familys de-
cision to move, there hasnt
been violence in Serbia in a
decade. The last violent event
occurred when I was in the
fourth grade.
One day a boy approached
me: I hate your Serbia. Why
dont you go back to where you
came from? In thirteen-year
retrospect, I couldve re-
sponded by distinguishing a
governments actions from
those of its people. I couldve
explained that most people
are not fortunate enough to
live in a country in which war
has not recently been fought
on its soil. I couldve said that
my father sent thousands of
job applications all over the
world before finally getting a
response, an offer to work in
Boston. Instead, I cried in the
bathroom during recess.
Balancing my Serbian pride
and my American home is the
next hardest task. When some-
one asks me, Where are you
from? I can answer in two
ways: Weymouth, Mass., or
Belgrade, Serbia. Its an inner
conflict of belonging. I love both
of my homesAmerica, for
the freedom, liberty and apple
trees and Serbia, for the family,
history and plum trees. How
can I become a member of this
American community without
betraying my roots? How can I
celebrate my heritage without
being labeled a foreigner? I need
to normalize Serbias image in
order to normalize my own. So
I bring Serbian food to class. I
perform Serbian dance at school
meetings. I jam out to Taylor
Swift. I teach my parents proper
grammar. And most importantly,
I meet Kaja, Ana, Marko, Matija,
Anja, Katya, Luka. Together, as
first-generation Serbian-Ameri-
cans, we find our own balance in
the act of assimilation.
Then I came here. Freshman
year. Bowdoin. No one knew
who I was; I was free to define
myself without expectations
or limitations. I found myself
in a familiar place, wanting
to both remain true to myself
as well as join the rest. Immi-
grants are constantly asking
themselves, Am I American
enough? Am I ___ enough?
Americas melting pot can be
understood as both a coming
together of differences, as well
as a conforming to a common
unity. College is no exception,
acting as a pseudo-melting pot.
Even on the national scale, we
all come from different states,
cities, backgrounds to conform
to the image of the Bowdoin
student, the Polar Bear. Theres
freedom now to reinvent your-
self, to remind yourself or to re-
main yourself. Whichever way
you choose to identify in this
new environment, I am not one
to judge. I merely ask that you
are consciously forming your
identity, and celebrate others as
they find their own.
First years, this piece might
ring a bell: as I read it to you
for the program More Than
Meets the Eye held during
orientation. While there is a
note of terror in reading your
life story to an audience of 501
strangers, it doesnt compare
to the emotional vulnerabil-
ity of the readers own first
rehearsal16 strangers alone
in an empty, silent auditori-
um with just their words sus-
pended in the air. Some stories
brought people to tears, some
stories brought unease, some
stories brought laughs. From
16 varied directions we found
common ground in the prac-
tice of storytelling, drawing MOLLY KENNEDY
comfort from the knowledge
that someone is listening. And
yet, arent we storytelling ev-
ery day? We talk, we text, we
exchangeour backgrounds, listeningthat this is not true, equal opportunity in the pur- sary to conduct policy on that
our hopes, our dreams. that in fact these values tran- suit of the dream. claim. If as a nation we claim
Our dreams. As diverse as scend borders and transcend The announcement of the the aforementioned values as
the real futures may turn out patriotism. These values are DACA repeal directly conflicts American ideals, then a failure
to be, the values behind the universally shared. I suggest with this fundamental right to uphold them would suggest
initial dreams are the same that the right to dream is a by throwing approximately a failure of national identity.
community, integrity, modes- basic human right; the right 800,000 futures into uncer- If as individuals we have the
ty, tenacity, humility. Ameri- to aspire to a future without tainty. If as a nation we claim privilege to dream, we must
can values. While it has been expectations or limitations, to be the common ground for seek justice for those whose
claimed that these values are the right to reinvent yourself, the worlds stories, much like ambitions deserve validation.
uniquely American, Ive found to remind yourself or remain Bowdoin is a common ground Sasa Jovanovic is a member
from storytellingand story yourself, the right to expect for its students, then its neces- of the Class of 2020.

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
FRIDAY 29
LECTURE
So Many Words to Learn: Integrating
Research and Classroom Strategies for
L2 Vocabulary Acquisition
Jamie Rankin, coordinator of German language teaching
and pedagogy at Princeton University, will discuss why there
should be more emphasis on vocabulary while teaching
English as a second language.
Room 109, Sills Hall. 3 p.m.

EVENT
Writing for Reflection
The Center for Learning and Teaching will provide a space
for students to journal, reflect and write.
Hazelton Room, Kanbar Hall. 2 p.m.

FILM ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

MAKING THE CUT: Masque & Gown President Miriam Fraga 18 cuts plywood for the set of the groups fall mainstage production of the Laramie
Whose Streets Project. The show, directed by Kathleen Johnson 19, will be put on in Wish Theater at 7:30 p.m. from October 26-28.
Filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis from St. Louis
show the racial tension and anger that occurred after the
death of Michael Brown in a documentary that depicts the

MONDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 4
Ferguson uprising.
Frontier. 3 p.m.

LECTURE LECTURE
Talking Face to Face When We Dont A Kingly Medicine: Poison Trials and

SATURDAY 30
See Eye to Eye Exotic Drugs in Early Modern Europe
New York Times columnist Frank Bruni and American Alisha Rankin, associate professor of history at Tufts
Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks will discuss how University, will discuss the history of testing poisons on
WORKSHOP to have respectful discussion over contriversial topics. This people and animals. Rankin will also explain how the results
event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. from these poison trials were used by physicians.
Build-a-Band Workshop Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m. Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 4 p.m.
The Bowdoin Music Collective will host a networking event
for those who would like to join or form a band.
DISCUSSION
Chase Barn. 2 p.m.
Family and Future: Balancing College
and Home Life
TUESDAY 3
PERFORMANCE
Klavierfest The Latin American Student Association will host a panel
Bowdoin will host multiple world-renowned pianists. discussion about balancing college with home life.
Performances will continue through Sunday. Details of each Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 7 p.m.
EVENT
of the performances are available online.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. All day. Graduate School Fair
Over 80 schools will represent a variety of graduate and
professional programs.

THURSDAY 5
David Saul Smith Union. 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 1
LECTURE
Artist Talk: Titus Kaphar
Titus Kaphar, founder and CEO of the PostMasters Project,
will discuss historical documentation, ranging from historical
portraiture and mug shots to YouTube stills. Kaphar will
question if historical events have been erased.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
LECTURE
Cognitive Dissonance and Support
for Tyranny: Perspectives from LECTURE
Classical Greece Echoes of Watergate in Todays
David Teegarden, associate professor of classics at the Washington
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and Rob As a part of the Community Lecture Series, Thomas
Sobak, associate professor of classics at Bowdoin College, Brackett Reed Professor of Government Andrew Rudalevige
will discuss how political communities are susceptible will parallel Watergate with the current political climate.
to corruption. Beverages and cookies will be provided.
Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 5 p.m. Main Lounge, Moulton Union 12:30 p.m.

6 7 PERFORMANCE 8 9 10 11 LECTURE 12
Jonathan Katz:
Steven Doane and Queer
Xak Bjerken Embodiment and
AIDS