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Two Puerto Rican

students arrive for
‘guest semester’
by Nina McKay
Orient Staff
This semester, Bowdoin
has accepted two students
into its guest semester pro-
gram for students studying
in Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands seeking to continue
their education following
disruption by Hurricanes
Irma and Maria. Veroni-
ca Gutierrez Camacho and
Leonardo Núñez, both third-
year students at the Univer-
sity of Puerto Rico, arrived
in Brunswick on January 18
braced for a new educational
and physical environment.
A number of U.S. col-
leges and universities have
launched similar programs
after the University of Puer-
to Rico, which enrolls about
58,000 students across 11
campuses, announced that it
has incurred $118 million in
damages to buildings, elec-
tricity and water supplies
due to the storms. Classes
resumed on all campuses
in November, despite many
buildings remaining closed or
without air-conditioning.
Among NESCAC schools,
Amherst, Wesleyan and Con-
necticut College also offered
guest semester programs to
Puerto Rican students.
Director of Admissions
and Financial Aid Whitney
Soule declined to comment
on the number of students
who applied for the guest se-
mester program.
“I don’t want to make it
competitive,” she said.
Bowdoin’s offer covered
all costs associated with at-
tendance, including tuition,
room and board, travel ex-
penses, books and winter
clothing. Soule said that the
College made the funding
available from within its
overall budget because of
Bowdoin’s commitment to the
Common Good.
“This was clearly an op-
portunity where students
were displaced and suffering
through a tremendous devas-
tating tragedy, and their edu-
cation was disrupted,” Soule
said. “Students who applied
to come were students who
were really focused on trying
to continue their education
while managing everything
else that had happened with
the hurricanes and [who]
really felt like something we
could support and respond
to.”
The application deadline
for guest semester students
was December 18, and stu-
dents were notified of their
decision on December 22.
Soule said that it was not dif-
ficult to process the applica-
COURTESY OF CHAREEDA RUSTANAVIBUL
tions in time.
“The students who applied ACTIVE LEARNING: An Alternative Winter Break trip to Vietnam gave students the opportunity to learn
did a really good job of an-
about the enduring effects of the war. The group met with children and veterans at a rehabilitation center in
Please see GUEST, page 4 Hanoi. SEE PAGE 7.

Ladd House to be seniors- Number of applications hits all-time high

only next year as students by Jessica Piper
Orient Staff
2022
Total Bowdoin Applicants Per Class Year
9,047

seek upperclass spaces

The College received 9,047 ap- 2021 7,251
plications for the class of 2022, up 2020 6,799
from 7,251 from last year. It was 2019 6,790
an increase of roughly 25 percent 2018 6,935
Class Year

and the highest raw number since 2017 7,052

by Jessica Piper
Orient Staff
Ladd House, one of the eight
College Houses on campus,
will be senior-only housing
next year if enough rising se-
niors apply next week. The
decision to convert the House,
traditionally occupied by soph-
omores, into senior housing
was proposed by a group of
juniors, and occurred amid
numerous conversations about
how to make College housing
more appealing to upperclass-
men.
A working group on housing
policy last spring found that
upperclassmen were dissatis-
fied with the College’s current
housing options, with many
juniors and seniors expressing
the desire to live in housing
with single bedrooms as well
as large social spaces. Ladd is
designed with communal liv-
ing rooms and is the College
House with the most single
bedrooms on campus. All but
one of its rooms are singles.
Ladd will continue to receive
funding from the Office of Res-
idential Life (ResLife) to orga-
nize programming and events.
While the House will not have
first-year buddies, as the other
College Houses do, Director
of Residential and Student
Life Meadow Davis said that
she expects the House’s pro-
gramming to be open to the
entire campus. She added that
College programming money
could not be spent on alcohol,
even if House residents were all
over age 21.
“The College does not pay
for alcohol for students, so the
College will not be paying for
alcohol for a senior house,” Da-
vis said.
College Houses typically
pay for alcohol for parties by
collecting dues from members
and alcohol is often served to
students over 21 for free at spe-
cial events like opening recep-
tions for the Art Museum.
While ResLife had been
discussing ways to integrate se-
Please see LADD, page 4
admissions data became available
in 1989. The applications came
from students at 4,383 different
high schools, compared to 3,548
total high schools last year.
“Being up 25 percent is pretty
significant and really exciting,
and we’re working really hard,
but it’s been really fun,” said Dean
of Admissions and Financial Aid
Whitney Soule. “It’s more stu-
dents who are finding Bowdoin,
who are interested in being here.”
The Office of Admissions said
last November that the College
had received 743 applications
for early decision I, which had
a deadline of November 15. Ap-
plications were due on January 1
for early decision II and regular
decision. In recent years, the Col-
2016
2015
2014 6,018
2013 5,940
5,000 6,000
ON THE RISE: Over 9,000 students applied to Bowdoin for the class of
2022, an all-time high. Admissions decisions will be released in the spring.
lege has enrolled between 41 and
43 percent of its entering class
through the two early decision
phases, which represent binding
contracts, meaning that accepted
students are expected to enroll
and withdraw their applications
from other institutions.
Bowdoin was not the only
NESCAC school to witness an
uptick in applicants this year.
Middlebury received 9,230 ap-
6,716
6,554
7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000
Number of Applicants
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plications compared to 8,109 the
previous year.
The College set a record low in
terms of admissions rate last year
when it accepted just 13.6 percent
of total applicants. Early decision
II results will be released in the
middle of February, while regular
decision results will come out in
late March or early April.
Nina McKay contributed to this
report.

N NEW HIRES F A LOCAL INSTITUTION A GRAMMY SEASON S MAKING A SPLASH O AZIZ ANSARI
Michael Cato and Michael Reed will start Bart D’Alauro ’95 closes up shop after 15 Chris Ritter ’21 shares his predictions for Swim teams beat Bates for the first time in Sylvia Bosco ’21 on what the Babe.net article
March 1. Page 3. years in the DVD rental business. Page 6. this weekend’s awards show. Page 5. five years. Page 8. says about sexual assault. Page 10.
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PAGE TWO
Friday, January 26, 2018

SECURITY REPORT
1/15 to 1/24
Monday, January 15
• A fire alarm at Reed House was caused by kitch-
en cooking smoke.
• A fire alarm at the admissions building was
caused by overheated microwave popcorn.
Tuesday, January 16
• A group of male juveniles was observed tam-
pering with a vending machine at Smith Union. The
juveniles were identified and the matter was referred
to the BPD school resource officer at Brunswick
High School.
• Lockers were vandalized
STUDENT SPEAK:
Tuesday, January 23
What TV show did you binge watch over break?
• An ill student at Hyde Hall was escorted to Mid
Coast Hospital.
• An ice-laden pine tree branch fell onto a parked
car on South Campus Drive, causing damage.
William Britton ’18
• An icy tree branch snapped and damaged a Col-
lege light pole on South Campus Drive. "Come on, guys, you know I’m
still grounded."
• Ice-laden pine branches fell onto two vehicles
parked in the 85 Federal Street lot, causing exten-
sive damage.
• Acting on a dare, a local teenage Bowdoin men’s
ice hockey fan celebrated a thrilling polar bear goal
by streaking around the Watson

Charlotte Johnston ’20

in the visiting team locker room Arena concourse wearing only
and stall doors were vandalized a lime green slingshot thong.

"The Kardashians."
in a restroom at Watson Arena. The lad abruptly reversed di-
rection when he encountered
Wednesday, January 17 a security officer who prompt-
• A local man walking on ly gave chase. Flying down
Maine Street near campus during the lobby stairs past startled
a snowstorm was reported to be onlookers, the teen sprinted
acting oddly and shouting at into the parking lot, eluding
passing vehicles. The matter was officers by zipping away in a
referred to the Brunswick police. Jeep. Twenty minutes later, the

Thursday, January 18
Brunswick High School stu-
dent (feeling guilty, but most-
Dean Zucconi ’19
"Survivor. Nothing better
• Two local residents were ly needing to retrieve his cell
issued trespass warnings follow- phone) returned to the arena,
ing a disturbance outside Farley turned himself in to security
Field House.

Friday, January 19
officers, and sincerely apolo-
gized. The following day, at than a bunch of dudes and
Survivor."
the College’s request, the BPD
• Plowed snow piles broke school resource officer issued
several windows and caused the young man a campus tres-
water damage at Whittier Field pass warning and directed him

Srinivasan Pandiyan ’21

Grandstand. to meet with the security di-
rector. On Thursday, Director

"The Crown. There’s always

Saturday, January 20
• A visiting track athlete be-
came ill during a meet at Farley Field House and was
transported to Mid Coast Hospital.
• A small gathering of students at Helmreich House
generated a noise complaint.
Sunday, January 21
• At the request of a concerned group of friends,
an officer checked on the wellbeing of an intoxicated
student at Brunswick Apartments.
Monday, January 22
• A porch window screen at 52 Harpswell was van-
dalized over the weekend.
• A minor student was found in possession of two
false identification cards.
Nichols met with the contrite
KODIE GARZA
hockey fan, who earned him-
self a reduction in the duration of his trespass warning
from the usual one year to 30 days.
• Leaking water damaged a ceiling at Ladd House.
• A student loudly playing a keyboard in Coles
room for ONE MORE in the
Tower was disturbing neighbors.
Royal Family. "
Wednesday, January 24
• A student reporting a missing black camera bag
containing a 35mm Minolta and two lenses. The stu-
Sabrina Hunte ’20
"Black Mirror. It’s just brazy.
dent thinks the bag was either lost or stolen on January
22 at Smith Union or at the Visual Arts Center.
• A Moore Hall student with flu-like symptoms re-
quested an escort to Mid Coast Hospital.
• An officer checked on the wellbeing a student, at And yes, I mean brazy."
the request of a family member.
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Ladd House opens its doors to senior (citizens)

by Calder McHugh
Orient Staff
In what Bowdoin’s Office
of Residential Life termed
a “classic mixup,” over 100
Brunswick residents aged 65
to 82 applied to live in Ladd
House for the 2018-19 aca-
demic year.
“I saw that beautiful brick
exterior and just knew it was
the place for my twilight
years,” an anonymous 67 year
old woman told the Orient.
While the Residential Life
Office was astonished by the
age range of the applicants,
they were utterly unsurprised
by the lack of diversity.
“Yeah, they’re all white,”
said Grass Mavis, Director
of Residential and Student
Life. “That wasn’t much of a
change from previous years.”
One big departure from
years past, though, was the
type of events that the pro-
spective residents suggested.
Naturally, Bingo and inner
tube-based yoga played a
prominent role, but there
were some more creative
thoughts as well.
One prospective resident
suggested a “senior olympics,”
which consisted of activities
such as scarfing down various
tropical fruits, a 64-person
hearts tournament and, who
would’ve thunk it but, mud
wrestling.
While that “goddamn rap
music” may go by the wayside
if these seniors get their way,
the Orient has learned that
Latkes at Ladd is here to stay.
“We’re going to have ev-
eryone chip in a quarter, and
donate the proceeds straight
to Benjamin Netanyahu,” said
applicant Bernard K. Cavana-
gh. “That man’s got his head
on straight.”
Although the ra-
cial makeup of the
applicant class was
the same as usual, the
Residential Life Of-
fice was very pleased
with the political di-
versity of the seniors.
In fact, a few seniors
requested that they
be notified if any
“libs” were applying
to the house, so that
they would have time
to think up some
clever “snowflake”
insults for house ori-
entation.
“Most of them
were a little abrasive,”
Mavis admitted. “But
if I’m being honest
with you, we have to
accept them because
only two current JENNY IBSEN
Bowdoin students
applied.”
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NEWS IN BRIEF COMPILED BY SARAH DRUMM, ELIANA MILLER, AND

JESSICA PIPER

REP. MEEHAN ’78 USED TAXPAYER

MONEY TO SETTLE MISCONDUCT
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Repre-
sentative Patrick Meehan ’78 P’17 (R-Pa.) used thousands of
dollars of taxpayer money to settle a personal sexual miscon-
duct complaint made by a former aide. Last night Meehan an-
nounced that he would not be running for reelection.
Meehan graduated from Bowdoin with degrees in Govern-
ment and Legal Studies and Classics and went on to receive a
law degree from Temple University.
According to the Times, the former aide alleges that Mee-
han made “unwanted romantic overtures” to her by professing
his feelings in person and in writing. She says that he became
hostile in the workplace when he discovered that she had en-
tered a serious relationship with another man and did not re-
ciprocate Meehan’s feelings.
After beginning a complaint process, the aide eventually
left her job and later reached a confidential agreement with
Meehan that involved the payment of an undisclosed amount,
drawn from Meehan’s congressional office fund.
Meehan, a member of the House Ethics Committee, which
is responsible for investigating misconduct, has since been re-
moved from the panel by House Speaker Paul Ryan. The com-
mittee will conduct its own investigation of the allegations.
Ryan has instructed Meehan to repay the taxpayer funds used
to settle the complaint.
In a statement, Meehan denied allegations of harassment, COURTESY OF BOWDOIN COMMUNICATIONS
saying he has always treated all colleagues with “respect and NEW FACES: Michael Reed (right) and Michael Cato (left) will join the Bowdoin administration in March. Reed will become senior vice president for inclusion
professionalism.” and diversity, a new position at the College. Cato will become senior vice president and chief information officer, overseeing the College’s IT services.

Cato, Reed to fill administrative roles,

In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday,
Meehan confirmed having strong feelings for the woman, re-
ferring to her as his “soulmate,” but denied pursuing a roman-
tic relationship with her.

INTERGROUP DIALOGUE PROGRAM

EXPANDS TO DISCUSS CLASS Diehl leaving CPC after 12 years
Twelve students will participate in a trial intergroup dialogue
(IGD) curriculum on socioeconomic class beginning this Febru- This appreciation for the stitutional Diversity. More re- collaborative programming, I
ary. Kate Stern and Leana Amaez, associate deans of students for by Cooper Dart liberal arts, along with the cently, he served as Dickinson think that outreach and build-
diversity and inclusion and co-directors of the Center for Sexu- and Devin McKinney award-winning reputation of College’s chief diversity officer ing of bridges has been really
Orient Staff
ality, Women & Gender will facilitate discussion with students Bowdoin’s IT department, ul- and Title IX coordinator. Reed successful, and I feel that will
from various class backgrounds. Participants will address per- President Clayton Rose timately drew Cato to the new could not be reached for an in- be something that continues
sonal experiences and class divisions, as well as discuss selected announced two important ad- position. terview. after I’m gone,” said Diehl.
readings on the topic. ditions to the administration His initial actions as CIO As the new administrative Although his work at Bow-
IGD is a model used on college campuses across the nation over Winter Break. Michael will hinge on information he hires arrive, several others doin has brought Diehl many
intended to promote conversation between members of different Cato and Michael Reed, will gathers at the outset of his time will bid farewell to the campus fulfilling experiences, he feels
social identity groups. In 2014, Bowdoin created an IGD program assume their positions on cam- at Bowdoin. Upon arrival, he community. Timothy Diehl, as though now is the appropri-
on race, a seven-session curriculum that will take place again this pus on March 1. Cato is the hopes to build connections director of Bowdoin’s Career ate time to make a significant
coming semester. Over the past few years, Stern and Amaez have new senior vice president and within the campus community Planning Center (CPC), is transition in his career. After
felt that there is an increasing need for discussion about class at chief information officer (CIO) in order to best understand the leaving after 12 years at the he leaves the College, Diehl
Bowdoin as well. while Reed will serve as the needs of his position. College. As he prepares to plans to combine multiple ex-
“I feel like we’re at the beginning of the conversation,” said senior vice president for inclu- In addition, Cato said he leave, Diehl said he feels deeply periences from his different
Stern. “[Amaez and I] thought that IGD was a great model for sion and diversity. In addition, maintains an open mind mov- connected to the school and its professional backgrounds in
taking the conversation to the next step for the Bowdoin com- several prominent staff mem- ing into the new educational community. order to continue to work in
munity.” bers will be leaving the College. environment. “This has definitely been the the field of higher education.
The pilot program will meet over the course of the semester for In his new role, Cato will “I don’t pretend to be the best job I’ve ever had. I have “My plan in the moment is
five two-hour sessions. The students involved have all previously manage the College’s Informa- person that’s going to bring thoroughly enjoyed these 12 to leverage the experience from
participated in IGD on race, a qualification that Stern believes tion Technology (IT) services, [success] to Bowdoin,” said years, [and] I can’t have imag- Bowdoin with my prior expe-
will help them provide better feedback as the curriculum devel- including educational technol- Cato. “I think there’s a lot of ined coming in the door 12 rience, which is in the area of
ops. The goal is to eventually create a seven-session program that ogy, information security and things [the College is] already years ago, that I would still be marketing and brand manage-
would mirror IGD on race. user infrastructure and enter- doing really, really well, which here today, but Bowdoin kind ment and new product devel-
Previously, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) and the prise application services. is why I’m trying to come in of gets into you, and you feel opment and strategy work, into
What Matters campaign have held campus-wide conversations Cato has worked in higher [with a] much more humble, the spirit of it,” said Diehl a role as a consultant in higher
on socioeconomic class. Stern and Amaez hope that the new IGD educational IT departments asking stance than coming in One of Diehl’s greatest ac- education,” said Diehl.
program will build on these conversations and create meaningful, for 17 years. He began work- thinking I have all the answers.” complishments during his time The College has hired Isaa-
long-term dialogues. ing in the University of North When he arrives in March, at Bowdoin has been encourag- cson Miller, an executive re-
“Often when class is talked about it tends to be these one-shot Carolina system in 2001 and Reed will be the first to hold the ing a collaborative relationship cruitment firm, to assist in the
deals, one-time opportunities,” said Stern. “We’re really looking has spent the last four and a title of senior vice president for between the CPC and students, search for Diehl’s replacement.
forward to doing what IGD does so well, which is keeping the half years as the CIO of Vassar inclusion and diversity, which while also enhancing opportu- Representatives from the firm
conversation going, and going a little bit deeper in a way that you College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was created as a result of the nities for the students them- will visit campus on February 1
can’t necessarily do in an hour and a half.” where he feels that his work recommendations of an ad hoc selves. and 2 to meet with the search
with technology has come committee last year. Reed will “I am very pleased with how committee and other members
alive. work to promote diversity and we’ve lived this idea of creating of the community including
TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES “I’ve just been really attract-
ed to the intimacy of a liberal
inclusivity on campus between
students, staff and faculty. Reed
a culture of career planning
at Bowdoin—being in spaces
faculty, staff and students as it
builds a job description.
COLLEGE’S PLAN FOR PINE STREET arts environment. I like to de- has a strong background in and places where people gather In addition to Diehl, Mar-
scribe it as being much closer the area: As vice president of and not waiting for students to iana Centeno, assistant direc-
At its meeting on December 18, the Brunswick Town Coun- to the impact of my work,” said Williams College from 2006 to come to us, so collaborating tor of Residential Life will be
cil granted Bowdoin permission to discontinue a section of Cato in a phone interview with 2014, he established the Office with students in clubs or teams, leaving Bowdoin at the end of
Pine Street between Bath Road and Bowker Street. The 7-1 the Orient. of Strategic Planning and In- [and] working with faculty on this year.
vote came after several weeks of conversations, during which
some town residents expressed concern about increased traffic
on residential streets.

HATE THE ORIENT?

The section of Pine Street will be replaced with a
9,000-square foot athletic facility adjacent to Whittier Field,
which will house locker, training and equipment rooms. The
project is the second phase of an upgrade to Bowdoin’s athletic We’re looking for columnists who can bring fresh voices to the Opinion pages.
facilities. Last summer, the College made upgrades to Whittier If that sounds like you, reach out to us with your ideas.
Field, Hubbard Grandstand and Magee-Samuelson Track.
The College will also build a connecting road between Bath Email us at orientopinion@bowdoin.edu
Road and the remaining Pine Street through what is currently
a wooded area.
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BSG talks counseling,
new constitution
by Harrison West
Orient Staff
At its first meeting of the se-
mester on Wednesday, Bowdo-
in Student Government (BSG)
discussed revising its consti-
tution and improving student
counseling resources.
BSG hopes to pass a new
constitution before spring
break, which would require
one third of the student body
to vote on the constitution and
two thirds of those votes to be
in favor.
“Our goal coming in to this
year was to look at the con-
stitution more as an evolving
document that reflects what
has been going on around cam-
pus over the years and around
the world and to update it ac-
cordingly,” BSG President Irfan
Alam said.
He noted that the cur-
rent BSG constitution hasn’t
changed substantially in the
past 10 years. Proposed chang-
es to the constitution include
altering the executive team po-
sitions to better reflect the type
of work the assembly actually
does, tying the class councils
more directly to the assem-
bly and revising the way that
committees are structured and
selected.
This year, BSG has used li-
aisons—non-voting members
who work in partnership with
the school administration, to
stay connected with other parts
of the College. Alam said that
BSG is considering which of
these liaisons have been most
effective and will codify their po-
sitions in the new constitution.
BSG also was joined by Di-
rector of Counseling Services
and Wellness Programs Bernie
Hershberger to discuss pro-
moting counseling on campus.
Several BSG members attended
a student government confer-
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niors into the College House sys-
tem, the proposal to convert Ladd
into senior housing came from a
trio of juniors: Amber Rock, Si-
mon Cann and Carlie Rutan.
Rock said the idea came from
discussions with friends about
the alternatives to off-campus
houses, which have grown in
popularity among upperclass-
men in recent years. The num-
ber of students permitted to
live off campus was capped at
200 this academic year after the
percentage of students living off
campus grew from six percent
in the fall of 2008 to 12 percent
in the fall of 2016.
“I thought, it could be great
if we could get these houses
on campus,” Rock said. “But
wait, we have these houses on
campus already. We just need
to market them towards these
upperclassmen students.”
Rock, who lived in MacMil-
lan House as a sophomore, said
she enjoyed College Houses as
a first year and sophomore and
wanted to create a similar space
for juniors and seniors.
“There’s no real space for
upperclassmen to have parties
ence last fall, where student
mental health was a major top-
ic of conversation.
“What our conversations
centered around at that con-
ference were a lot about being
proactive about mental health
issues and not waiting until
something tragic happens on a
campus,” Alam said. “We want
to set the tone by bringing
in counseling and seeing the
type of work that we can do:
maybe a student intern, maybe
increasing transparency, more
advertising and marketing so
students are aware of the type
of resources that Counseling
[Services] can provide.”
Currently, about 25 percent
of the student body uses Coun-
seling Services. Hershberger
emphasized that students can
come to counseling to talk
about anything—such as re-
lationships and family—not
just diagnosed mental illness,
and that counseling is separate
from the deans and adminis-
tration.
BSG members discussed
a need for better awareness
around mental health, arguing
that many students feel there
can be an aura of mystery
around counseling. Hersh-
berger also discussed the im-
portance of building a wider
culture of mental health at
Bowdoin, including thinking
more about sleep, free time and
stress management.
Several upcoming initiatives
and events from Counseling
Services include acupuncture,
a conversation on mindfulness
in relationships, a panel discus-
sion on anxiety and depression
and an eco-psychology initia-
tive with the Outing Club.
The meeting also addressed
potential renovations to the
Game Room in David Saul
Smith Union and ideas for im-
proving pre-major advising.
“We have these houses on campus
already. We just need to market them
towards these upperclassmen students.”
–Amber Rock ’19
of hang out; there’s no real
communal space. There’s kind
of a stigma of going to College
Houses once you’re past [soph-
omore] year,” she said.
Rising seniors interested in
living in Ladd during the 2018-
2019 academic year have until
this Sunday, January 28 to ap-
ply for a spot. While students
are typically allowed to block
for College Houses in groups
of up to four, groups of up to
seven can block for Ladd. Da-
vis said that this reflects the
working group’s finding that
upperclassmen want to live in
larger groups.
ResLife will conduct in-
terviews the week of January
29 and release decisions to
students on February 2. De-
cisions are non-binding, and
students will have until Feb-
ruary 5 to decide whether to
accept a spot. They will be
able to see who else was of-
fered spots in the house be-
fore making their decision.
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swering our questions,” she
said.
Núñez, who learned of
the possibility of studying at
Bowdoin via an advertise-
ment on Facebook, said that
Bowdoin’s offer to cover all
costs was especially compel-
ling, and was one reason why
he chose Bowdoin over other
institutions.
“Many other colleges and
universities offered people
for the hurricane help, but no
offer could compare to Bow-
doin’s,” he said. “Every single
detail, Bowdoin has covered
it. Bowdoin has been really
great. The offer has been un-
matched.”
Núñez is studying cultural
anthropology at the Rio Pie-
dras campus of the University
of Puerto Rico. He finds aca-
demics at Bowdoin to be very
different from academics at
his home university, particu-
larly in terms of class size.
“Small class sizes—I’m
totally for that. I think the
smaller the classes, the better
the teaching—it’s more indi-
vidualized, there’s more at-
tention the professor can give
to each student, so that’s a big
advantage,” he said.
Núñez is also a fan of
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the
American writer who was a
member of the Bowdoin Class
of 1825.
“Just imagining myself
having the opportunity to SAM HONEGGER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
walk in the same steps [Haw- WINTER WELCOME: Leonardo Núñez (top) and Veronica Gutierrez Camacho (bottom) were accepted
thorne] took at Bowdoin and Bowdoin’s guest semester program aimed at helping students from hurricane-affected areas.
just being here—it’s part of
the reason I wanted to come she said. “That’s mainly the “I thought it would be a Both Núñez and Gutierrez
to Bowdoin,” Núñez said. reason why I applied, because good opportunity to come Camacho said their experi-
Gutierrez Camacho, on the I knew somebody here and … here to expand more knowl- ences at the College so far had
other hand, knew of Bowdoin I knew it was a good school edge about other areas that I been largely positive.
through Sylvia Jiménez ’19, a from her experience.” might not study in my home “It’s like a complete 180
friend of hers and a current Gutierrez Camacho studies institution because it’s very coming from a tropical island,
Bowdoin student. mechanical engineering at focused in engineering,” but it’s good to have new ex-
“I visited two years ago the Mayagüez campus of the Gutierrez Camacho said. “I periences, meet new people,
for Thanksgiving to visit University of Puerto Rico. never know what I can use experience different climates,
my friend who studies here. While Bowdoin does not have to apply in engineering since even though it’s very cold,”
A group of my friends, we a mechanical engineering it’s such an applied science— Gutierrez Camacho said. “It’s
all came to spend her first program, she was excited to you could use stuff from any an experience, and that’s all
Thanksgiving away together,” pursue new academic areas. background.” part of it.”
If the House does not receive
enough applications, Davis said
that ResLife will consult with
the students who do apply to
discuss options, such as opening
the House to other class years.
“I think our hope is to pilot
it and see what we can do to
change the College House sys-
tem so that it is more applicable
to the whole campus. But it is a
pilot, so it absolutely might not
fill,” Davis said.
Angel Ramirez ’20, who
currently serves as house chair CAROLINE FLAHARTY, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
of Ladd, noted that the change
would reduce housing options SENIOR LODGING: Ladd House
for sophomores. will be seniors-only next year if
“I’ve talked to friends about it enough students express interest
this week. The change comes in
and they feel like they are depriv-
response to discontent among
ing sophomores of the opportu- upperclassmen with the College’s
nity to live in Ladd,” he said. current housing options, and was
However, Ramirez added proposed by a group of juniors.
that he saw the potential for the Ladd will not have first-year
move to improve the campus buddies, but will receive funds from
social scene. ResLife and be expected to put on
“Since it’s focusing just on the programming for the campus, like
seniors … I think it could create other College Houses. Students
a good dynamic,” he said. have until Sunday to apply.
 A
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Friday, January 26, 2018
SIGN LANGUAGE: The exhibit, created by Jenny Ibsen ’18 and Eliza Goodpasture ’18, encourages students to consider how they and their peers engage with political protest and features conventional and digital forms of protest.
Art exhibit illustrates varied forms of protest
by Aisha Rickford
Orient Staff
Seeking to highlight the role
of protest in the 21st century,
seniors Eliza Goodpasture and
Jenny Ibsen unveiled an art
show entitled “PROTEST” in
the Lamarche Gallery of David
Saul Smith Union on Wednes-
day night. The exhibit features
physical and digital forms of
protest collected from members
of the Bowdoin community.
Guide to the Grammys: will rap reclaim album of the year?
The Aux Cord
by Chris Ritter
It’s the most wonderful time of
the year again. Grammy season.
When we curl up in front of a TV
and let a disputed, possibly unnec-
essary and outdated institution
decide what music all of us liked
best in the past year. But even in-
stitutions rooted commercialism,
subtle racism and not-so-subtle
racism can change, right? Last
year’s ceremony saw Chance the
Rapper give thanks to God and
SoundCloud after winning three
Grammys for a free mixtape. But it
also saw Beyoncé’s genre-spanning
masterpiece lose out to another
bland pack of pop balladry, with
Adele being quite literally the first
person to apologize for it. This
year’s list of nominees hints at a
new day on the horizon, but we
will have to wait until the eve of
January 28 to see if the Grammys
will take one step closer towards its
online description as “the preem-
inent peer-recognized award for
musical excellence and the most
credible brand in music.” For now,
let’s speculate.
Who’s Nominated?
It might take Adele apologiz-
ing to Beyoncé on live TV for the
Grammys to acknowledge its his-
tory of favoring white artists. But
at least it seems like the Grammys
finally have. With the nominees in
Goodpasture hopes that the
exhibit will highlight the signif-
icance of protest and encourage
visitors to think about what re-
ally constitutes protest and why
people do it. She was initially
inspired by the Women’s March
last year.
“I think that was kind of a
watershed protest moment…
It made the idea of protesting
in the old-fashioned way feel
really accessible. For me, [that
created] a big shift in my think-
the general field (Album/Record/
Song of the Year, Best New Artist),
you can almost hear the old white
men of the Recording Academy
crying out from their Hollywood
offices, saying, “Look guys, we
listened!” Lorde is nominated for
“Melodrama” and Justin Bieber
snatched a couple nominations
by hopping on the reggaeton hype
train led by Luis Fonsi and Daddy
Yankee. But besides Lorde and
Bieber, Julia Michaels and Ales-
sia Cara are the only white artists
even nominated across the four
categories. If not for “Melodrama”
and the head-scratching decision
to nominate the J-Biebs remix
of “Despacito” over the original
version, the white people in the
general field really wouldn’t stand
a chance.
The Academy loves a critical-
ly-acclaimed project that also goes
multi-platinum. So it’s no surprise
that “DAMN.” earned Kendrick
Lamar seven total nominations,
including Album of the Year and
Record of the Year. While Lamar
will almost certainly rack up a few
wins in the rap categories, where
he has previously won six times,
his history in the general field
(Album of the Year, Song of the
Year, Record of the Year, Best New
Artist) has been dismal. Lamar
has been nominated four times in
the general field and has lost each.
Lamar isn’t the only rapper who
has been shutout of the big four:
it’s been 14 years since a rap album
has won Album of the Year, and a
ing about the importance of
protesting.”
In addition to physical post-
ers, banners and flags, “PRO-
TEST” features forms of protest
that were posted online. These
included a poster with every
photograph from the Asian
Students Association’s #thi-
sis2016 campaign, which chal-
lenged stereotypes about Asian
and Asian American students,
and a protest video created by
Laura Griffee ’17.
rap song has never won Record of
the Year or Song of the Year.
But on the album front, Lamar
has a solid chance to end hip-
hop’s drought. Kendrick’s internal
battles on “DAMN.” proved pain-
fully relevant to 2017. The album
dazzled critics and topped AOTY
lists from Metacritic, Pitchfork,
NPR, Genius, Complex, SPIN and
countless other publications. But
so did “To Pimp a Butterfly” in
2015, which lost to Taylor Swift’s
pop powerhouse “1989.” Kendrick
has returned with a chart-topper
of his own, though: “DAMN.”
sold two million units in just three
months, while it took nearly a year
for “TPAB” to sell one million.
Since “reputation” was re-
leased after the deadline for this
year’s ceremony, Kendrick won’t
have T-Swift in his way this time.
But “DAMN.” is less of a lock for
AOTY than its sales and acclaim
would lead us to believe. The only
album to receive more nomina-
tions than “DAMN.” this year is
Jay-Z’s “4:44,” and the Academy
loves a comeback, especially for
AOTY. Of the last 13 AOTYs, six
have gone to industry giants years
past their prime, including Beck,
Daft Punk, Robert Plant, Herbie
Hancock, U2 and a posthumous
Ray Charles. Jay could easily be
added to that list for “4:44,” which
contains all the meditations of
fame and regret you’d expect in a
late career classic, with the added
flare of essentially admitting to the
stories of infidelity from “Lem-
“We’ve been thinking a lot
about the broadening defini-
tion of protest and how people
protest,” said Goodpasture.
As well as showing forms of
protest from a range of Bowdo-
in students, “PROTEST” also
showcases forms of protest as
an artistic medium.
“I think [it is really import-
ant to] exhibit visual creations
by Bowdoin students that we
don’t always think of as art,”
said Goodpasture.
onade.” It would be somewhat
of a tragic storyline for Jay-Z to
win Album of the Year for apol-
ogizing about “Lemonade,” just a
year after Beyonce didn’t win for
“Lemonade” itself. But Jay’s album
is excellent for reasons other than
his guilt, and based on the award’s
history with old guard musicians,
“4:44” has a good shot at AOTY.
But so do the other three al-
bums nominated. Besides its own
brilliance, Lorde’s “Melodrama”
has a chance for AOTY for its
presence as the only clear pop re-
cord up for the award, while rap
leaning voters could split the vote
for Jay-Z and Kendrick, and voters
who like a tasteful R&B throwback
would have a hard time choosing
between the gold studded swag of
“24K Magic” and the otherworldly
funk of “Awaken, My Love!” The
ANN BASU AND JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
The art of “PROTEST” ad-
dresses a wide range of social
issues from Bowdoin Climate
Action’s sit in at Senator Susan
Collins’s office in Portland to
DACA, the Women’s March,
and local Maine issues. Some
signs are broader in theme,
simply encouraging resistance
and engagement—a large or-
ange banner across the far wall
of the exhibit reads, “Whose
side are YOU on?”
“I think people talk a lot
throwback angle taken by Bruno
Mars and Childish Gambino could
win either of them the award for
the same reasons it could go to
Jay-Z. Although AOTY is Lamar’s
category to lose, this year’s awards
present one of the more intriguing
toss-ups of recent memory.
Who’s Not Nominated?
As well as its race issues, the
Grammys also seem to be ad-
dressing their reputation for re-
warding sales over sophistication.
Established hitmakers Katy Perry,
Drake, Future and the Chain-
smokers all released number one
albums this year (Future released
two), and none of them are nom-
inated. Ed Sheeran’s “Divide,”
which was the only album of 2017
to outsell “DAMN.,” only earned
nominations for Best Pop Vocal
KAYLA SNYDER
5
about how Bowdoin isn’t po-
litically engaged enough,”
Goodpasture said. “I’m defi-
nitely guilty of not being as
politically engaged as I should
be. I certainly hope that this
helps people realize that there
are Bowdoin students who are
really politically engaged be-
cause there are. And so I hope
that that makes all of us feel like
we could be too.”
Editor’s Note: Jenny Ibsen is
the Orient’s Creative Director.
Album and Best Pop Solo Perfor-
mance for “Shape of You.” Unfor-
tunately for Sheeran, after being
sued last week, he has earned as
many copyright disputes as Gram-
my noms for his work in 2017.
While the less radio-centric
nominee pool has made room for
more critically-acclaimed artists in
the general field, less prestigious
awards such as Producer of the
Year favored big names like Calvin
Harris, No I.D. and Greg Kurstin
over many of the industry’s young
visionaries. Jack Antonoff helped
Lorde shape a unique brand of
avant-garde pop with his produc-
tion on “Melodrama,” while Aus-
tralian producer Flume brought
explosive EDM to both pop and
rap, on “Melodrama” and on Vince
Staples’ “Big Fish Theory.”
Most egregiously, in a banner
year for hip-hop, in which the
genre accounted for five of the top
ten highest selling albums, why are
the curators of its breakout sound
not recognized? Heavy-hitting
trap has earned nominations for
Kendrick Lamar, Migos, Lil Uzi
Vert and Cardi B. But trap pro-
duction has filled the soundtrack
of recent years, spawning as many
fans as haters as imitators, proving
that producers like Metro Boomin,
Mike WiLL Made-It and TM88
have been some of the most in-
fluential producers of the decade.
If the Grammys is to live up to its
self-described title as “most credi-
ble brand in music,” it must recog-
nize artists like these.
 F FEATURES
6 Friday, January 26, 2018
That’s a wrap: D’Alauro ’95 closes DVD rental shop
by Rachael Allen
Orient Staff
While students took a break
from studying to watch “Strang-
er Things” or one of the other
nearly 2,500 television series on
Netflix during finals last month,
Bart D’Alauro ’95 was packing
up “E.T.,” an inspiration for
“Stranger Things” and the 38,000
other discs that composed his
now-closed DVD rental store on
Maine Street. Though ultimately
unable to compete with stream-
ing services, Bart & Greg’s DVD
Explosion!, one of the state’s last
DVD rental stores, was a fixture
of Brunswick for a remarkable
15 years, serving as a commu-
nity hub, an aide to Bowdoin
academics and, for D’Alauro, an
unexpected chance to embrace
his passion for the art form he
has long admired.
“There isn’t a movie industry
anymore. It’s a TV industry,”
D’Alauro said, when we met
behind the circulation desk
during his Monday night shift at
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
D’Alauro initially took a part-
time circulation assistant posi-
tion at the Library nearly three
years ago to help foot the cost of
store rent and has been full-time
since August. “I wasn’t necessar-
ily shocked or upset that a new
technology forced me to close
my business down, it was more
that people have stopped watch-
ing movies.”
One can imagine the vast
library of movies inside of
D’Alauro’s mind. Reserved
and understated when asked,
D’Alauro—who a number of
student library employees did
not know owned a DVD rental
store—reveals a deep knowledge
and love of films and the indus-
try.
“[Around 1985] we got our
first VCR, and I rented “Short
Circuit” from the local video
store on VHS,” said D’Alauro.
“I remember bringing it home
Students grapple with ramifications of Vietnam War on AWB
by Sabrina Lin
Orient Staff
Exploring history, health-
care and humanitarianism in
the legacy of the Vietnam War,
13 Bowdoin students embarked
on an Alternative Winter Break
(AWB) trip to a rehabilitation
center for veterans and chil-
dren who were affected by the
U.S.-released herbicide known
as Agent Orange.
Led by seniors Bao Ma
and Quyen Ha with Assistant
Dean of Students Khoa Khu-
ong, the group spent 10 days
learning and performing ser-
vice work at the Friendship
Village in Hanoi.
The Joseph McKeen Center
for the Common Good has
customarily organized AWB
trips exclusively in Maine,
but Ma had envisioned a trip
to Southeast Asia for two
years. She was prompted by
the absence of Vietnamese
and watching it twice in a row
because I could.”
D’Alauro, who had owned
the store alone since his part-
ner Greg Morris moved away,
helped his first customers buy
their first DVD players, recom-
mended titles and generously
gave DVDs to Bowdoin faculty
members who needed them for
a course.
True to his quiet manner,
D’Alauro understood that
sometimes the customer—
whether resident, Bowdoin fac-
ulty, staff or, in the days before
streaming, student—needed to
discover titles for themselves.
This experience, like that of
browsing in a bookstore, re-
mains irreplicable online, not-
ed Professor of Cinema Stud-
ies Tricia Welsch, who taught
D’Alauro during his time at
Bowdoin and was also proudly
one of his first customers.
After Portland’s Videoport
closed in 2015 and Bath’s River
Bottom Video, D’Alauro’s sec-
ond business venture, closed
this past fall, Bart & Greg’s was
one of the last DVD rental stores
standing in Maine. Aside from
Redbox movie rental kiosks,
Belfast’s Opera House Video
and Portland’s Jet Video are the
only other operating DVD rent-
al stores in the area that D’Alau-
ro knows.
“I thought we’d be out of
business a lot more quickly than
it happened,” D’Alauro said. He
attributed their survival to not
only the “small-town vibe” of
Brunswick, where residents are
particularly supportive of inde-
pendent businesses, but also the
town’s older customer base who
did not convert to new technol-
ogy as quickly or as fully as the
younger generation.
Welsch laments that, despite
convenience, the “commercial-
ly-organized” streaming services
cannot compare in quantity nor
in quality to brick-and-mortar
DVD stores like Bart & Greg’s.
history within Bowdoin’s west-
ern-privileging academics. She
sought a platform to introduce
Vietnamese culture to the
community, as well as bring to
light the danger of historical
amnesia and the ramifications
of war.
“Quyen and I chose this
topic because we wanted to
do a service on a topic that
is so forgotten and kind of
overlooked,” said Ma. “For the
people in Vietnam who are
veterans and civilians who live
in the area that happened to
be affected by Agent Orange,
it’s a daily life struggle, and
living here in Maine you don’t
see that.”
Agent Orange causes serious
neurological disorders, can-
cer and birth defects. During
the 1960s, the U.S. military
sprayed millions of gallons
on to Vietnamese vegetation,
according to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.
She noted, for example, she has
not been able to find this year’s
Oscar-nominated foreign films
online.
“We have just literally traded
the bird in the hand for the one
in the bush that might be going
away,” said Welsch. “Anything
that’s on streaming services now
isn’t guaranteed to stay there.”
“There’s a myth out there that
everything’s digitized—whether
books, printed material, or vid-
eo—and it’s not,” said Marjorie
Hassen, Director of the Library.
“DVDs are very important be-
cause there’s material there that’s
not available any other way and
probably won’t be for a long
time.”
Bart & Greg’s closing more-
over signals a greater loss of
community.
“You would meet your
friends, your neighbors, your
students, talk about what you
were renting,” said Welsch.
“You had to visit some of
the top video stores to under-
stand what an amazing place
[Bart & Greg’s] was,” said Barry
Norman, owner of Eveningstar
Cinema, the independent movie
theater that neighbors Bart &
Greg’s former location on the
first floor of the Tontine Mall.
D’Alauro, who lives in Bruns-
wick with his family, has been
part of the community for a
long time. Fascinated with “Star
Wars,” and later foreign films
and the work of the Coen broth-
ers, while growing up in Albany,
N.Y., D’Alauro came to Bowdoin
already hooked on movies.
An English major, he studied
film with Welsch and Associ-
ate Professor of English Ann
Kibbie. Disappointed with the
lack of filmmaking courses at
Bowdoin—at that time, the de-
partment was composed of just
Welsch—D’Alauro studied film-
making at Hampshire College
his senior year, as part of the
12-College Exchange Program.
“I really thought I wanted to
Detailed and laborious
planning went into the trip’s
preparatory stage. The student
leaders worked closely with
Andrew Lardie, associate di-
rector of the McKeen Center,
as well as Vietnamese organi-
zation Center for Sustainable
Development Studies (CSDS).
Participants engaged in class-
es on Vietnamese culture and
history prior to the trip, and
were reminded to avoid look-
ing down upon the residents of
Friendship Village as victims.
“We wanted to be aware of
that and not having a Savior
Complex … also we wanted to
be aware of not having an Ori-
entalist view of Vietnam, in the
stories that we tell and what
pictures we take and what pic-
tures we share on Instagram,”
Emma Stevens ’18 said.
During volunteering, par-
ticipants remarked on how
well-taken-care-of and self-suf-
ficient the residents were.
head in the filmmaking direc-
tion,” said D’Alauro, who worked
at a few video stores following
graduation, including Matt &
Dave’s Video Venture—the for-
mer VCR rental store on Maine
Street, Bart & Greg’s inspiration
and where D’Alauro and Morris
first worked together.
Eventually, working as a pro-
duction assistant in New York
City, D’Alauro grew frustrated
with the “military” hierarchy of
the industry (his highest-profile
gig: Woody Allen’s Italian cell
phone commercial in Central
Park). When Morris asked if
D’Alauro wanted to join him in a
endeavor to open up a DVD-on-
ly store following the closure of
Matt & Dave’s, D’Alauro picked
up and moved back to Maine.
“I’m not a business person at
all, but I think Bowdoin gave me
the confidence to think that yes,
I want to start a business. I’ll fig-
ure out how to do it, and I did,”
said D’Alauro.
As for Reed Hastings ’83,
CEO and co-founder of Netflix,
who took his liberal arts educa-
tion in quite a different direc-
tion, D’Alauro responds with
humor and perspective: “I jok-
ingly refer to him as the enemy,
but if he didn’t do it, somebody
else would.”
“These kids were very, very
happy. They didn’t need us to
be over there at all. I felt like
it was much more of a learn-
ing experience for us than for
them,” said Chareeda Rusta-
navibul ’18.
Despite some initial anxiet-
ies surrounding the language
barrier and cultural differ-
ences, including navigating
the infamously insane traffic
with Khuong’s slogan ‘no
sudden movements,’ students
quickly immersed themselves
in the community.
“I think finding moments
when we didn’t depend on lan-
guage, when connection tran-
scended mere language was
really key… there’s dance in-
volved, we played games, and
we played sports with them, we
played outside. When you’re
able to do that, you’re able to
forge a relationship with kids,”
said Elly Veloria ’20.
As students call for greater
BETTER THAN BLOCKBUSTER: After 15 years of providing film expertise
to the Brunswick community, Library Circulation Assistant Bart D’Alauro ’95 had to
close his DVD rental store last month due to pressure of online streaming services.
While Hastings’ work has in-
fluenced campus, so has D’Alau-
ro’s, even if more subtly.
“He has been a tremendous
help and support to faculty at
the College in ways that nev-
er, ever get recognized,” said
Welsch. “For many years here,
[the Bowdoin] library didn’t
have to spend that money grow-
ing its collection because Bart
was unofficially doing it here
diversity in scholarly accounts
of the Vietnam War, this AWB
trip was intended to not only
practice service, but also in-
spire a different, first-hand
approach to studying history.
“I think nothing does
service to the experience of
people affected by war like ac-
tually hearing the stories and
through their words. A text-
book could never tell you all
the individual stories of what
losses people have suffered,”
said Veloria.
Stevens reflected her ex-
perience as a more introspec-
tive level of learning, one that
pushed her to reflect on the
multiplicity of perspectives in
history.
“My education was very
western-focused, so it was
interesting to hear the other
side when you’ve heard one
way your entire life … I really
enjoyed working with the chil-
dren, however knowing that
ALEKSIA SILVERMAN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
COURTESY OF KURT FROST
with us and for us.”
Part of the reason D’Alauro
admires films is the way that
they provide a sense of “themat-
ic closure.” Perhaps the fact that
the Curtis Memorial Library as
well as the Bowdoin Library,
where D’Alauro now works and
once worked as a student, plans
to add some of Bart & Greg’s
DVDs to its own collection will
begin to provide that ending.
the health struggles that they
face are results of … U.S. inter-
action was difficult,” she said.
Stevens added, “I think the
thing that was most shocking
to me was talking to the Viet-
nam war veterans themselves
… someone in my group asked
‘Do you hate Americans’ and
you know to hear their re-
sponse, them saying, ‘No, but
we think the reparations of war
should be paid.’”
When asked whether she
believes the trip will take
place again in the future, Ma
expressed optimism about a
ripple effect that would contin-
uously spark more intellectual
and cultural inquiries.
“The fact that Bowdoin will
want to continue to fund these
kind of trips for the future, to
educate the student body, to
bring more diversity into the
currently scholarly academic
topics here at Bowdoin [mat-
ters a lot],” Ma said.
Friday, January 26, 2018 FEATURES 7

PHOTO ESSAY

WAKE AND BAKE

Starting at 4:45 a.m., the Bowdoin bake shop is bustling with its small but hardworking
staff: Joanne, Dan (top left) and George (top right). The trio creates nearly all the
baked goods for the campus from scratch every morning on the second floor of Thorne
Hall. With a combined 56 years of experience, the team uses recipes that have been
part of the Bowdoin Dining repetoire for decades. Four hundred muffins, 700 cookies
and 30 pounds of rice krispies later, the distribution trucks head over to Moulton and
Smith Union as the rest of the campus wakes up.
By Ann Basu, Jenny Ibsen, and Ezra Sunshine
 S SPORTS
8 Friday, January 26, 2018
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
FOR THE COMMON
GOOD: Camil Blanchet
’18 was one of eleven
athletes nominated for
the 2018 Hockey Hu-
manitarian Award, an
award given annually to
a college hockey player
who contributes signifi-
cantly to his team and
to his community in
general. He has played
79 games for Bowdoin
as a forward, and also
spearheaded projects
such as the men’s hock-
ey team’s fundraiser
for Cerebral Palsy. The
winners will be an-
nounced in February.
IT’S AWARDS SEASON:
Former men’s hockey
coach Terry Meagher
was the recipient of the
2018 American Hockey
Coaches John Mac-
Innes Award, which is
presented to a coach
that has shown passion
for amateur and youth
hockey. During his
thirty-three years as
head coach, Meagher
had a record of 542-
253-58, which was the
sixth best record for to-
tal victories in DIII. He
will be presented with
the award at the AHCA
national convention in
Florida.
THEY’RE SNOW FAST:
The nordic skiing team
grabbed a best-ever
fourth place finish at
the St. Michael’s Carni-
val this weekend with
306 points total. Elliot
Ketchel ’20 complet-
ed the 15k freestyle
in eighth-place, the
best-ever finish for a
Bowdoin first year. The
team was also helped
by strong performances
by Lily Johnson ’20 and
Renae Anderson ’21.
WORTH A THOUSAND:
Jack Simonds ’19
became the thirteenth
player in program
history to score 1,000
career points in three
years or less on Jan.
9 against U-Maine
Presque Isle. His record
of 17 career points
per game is currently
seventh in program his-
tory. This season alone,
he has scored 275
points over 17 games.
COMPILED BY ANNA FAUVER
Bowdoin blows Bates out of the water
by Roither Gonzales
Orient Staff
Last weekend, both the
men’s and women’s swim teams
scored a victory over Bates for
the first time in five years. De-
feating Bates was a key goal for
both teams this season and this
win demonstrates the teams’
improvement.
“The teams [are] excited to
know that they could keep up
with Bates. On paper, Bates is
still stronger than we are, so it
was great to actually have [the
meet] in the pool and see what
the outcome would be,” said
head coach Brad Burnham.
There were outstanding
performances from both the
men’s and women’s team, with
the women’s team handily de-
feating the Bobcats in both the
400-yard opening medley and
the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The men’s team also delivered
key victories in heats such as
the 1000-yard freestyle where
Men’s basketball looks to continue win streak
by Kathryn Mcginnis
Orient Staff
Just hours after celebrat-
ing the holidays with their
families, Bowdoin’s basket-
ball players were condition-
ing for NESCAC conference
games in the tropics of Flor-
ida. Their hard work paid off
as the team returned from
break with two wins this past
weekend, beating Colby 83-
77 after losing to the Mules
in a close non-conference
game earlier this season, and
beating Pine Manor 73-67.
“We went down [to Flor-
ida] on December 26th,”
said head men’s basketball
Coach Timothy Gilbride,
“Trained for 5 days, then had
a scrimmage against a team
from Canada. We had a lot
of practices in a row to really
work on trying to improve
ourselves as a team.”
After returning to campus
in January, the team played
multiple games a week,
moving away from compet-
ing against non-conference
games to face NESCAC rivals.
“NESCAC [games] start
over break,” said team
captain Jack Simonds ’19.
“That’s definitely when we
ramp it up.”
The Colby game was a
necessary win, especially af-
ter losing to the Mules 89-84
earlier in the season.
“When we first played
them, we were undefeated
and that was the best start
we’ve had in a couple of
years with the program so we
were really disappointed to
lose that one,” Simonds said.
“This time around it was cru-
cial to get a win against Colby
because last year we missed
out on the NESCAC playoffs
and Colby’s supposed to be
towards the bottom of the
league. It’s important for us
they dominated the top three
spots.
“I think most people proba-
bly swam their best in-season
time,” said women’s captain
Mariah Rawding ’18. “There
was definitely the pressure of
knowing that we wanted to
beat Bates, but we also like
to lay it on the line, because
[we’re] going to have to do that
in three weeks in NESCACs.”
These recent victories can
be partially attributed to the
teams’ hard work during their
grueling three-week training
camp in over winter break,
which included one week in
Florida. The training camp
plays an important role for
the team, as it allows them to
compete as a more cohesive
unit.
“[The training camp] is
really so much of our season,
because first semester, they’re
into their lives and classes and
different things. They get to
see each other for a couple
to get those wins when we
can.”
Before Winter Break,
Bowdoin basketball games
are primarily non-confer-
ence, played against teams
outside of NESCAC. These
games do not affect regional
rankings, but they are im-
portant in deciding at large
bids for the NCAA tour-
nament. The men’s team is
13-4 overall with six more
games remaining. If it can
finish the season with 18 or
more wins, the team has a
strong chance of receiving a
tournament bid.
The number of wins is not
the only factor in determin-
ing a tournament position.
The quality of each team
beaten may be the deciding
factor, as wins against better
opponents will be looked on
more favorably by the selec-
tion committee.
“NESCAC is the top Di-
vision III conference,” said
Simonds, “So we try to get as
many wins as possible [from
our] conference. When you
get to the NESCAC, anybody
can beat anyone. It’s hard to
get a win.”
We really are [at] a classic turn-
ing point. A 2-4 [record] in the
conference places us toward the
bottom. 4-2 sets us up to have a
very special season.
–Hugh O’Neil ’19
Coming off a Colby vic-
tory, the team is looking
toward key leaders, such as
David Reynolds ’20, to take
control on the court. With a
career high of 29 points in
a game last week, Reynolds
was named NESCAC player
of the week.
of hours, but they don’t con-
nect as much,” said Burnham.
“During the training camp,
they spend three weeks to-
gether uninterrupted. Socially
and as a team they learn to
On paper, Bates is still stronger
than we are, so it was great to
actually have it in the pool and
see what the outcome would be.
–Head coach Brad Burnham
work together and that they’re
in this for each other. They’re
sacrificing a lot of what could
be their really fun winter
break to do this together, so
that brings them together.”
Despite being a largely in-
dividual sport, creating this
sense of cohesion within the
team is crucial to its success.
In addition, the women’s team
welcomed nine first years and
the men’s team welcomed sev-
en, with these new additions
AND SWISH: Hugh O’Neil ’19 faces off against an opponent from Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 5. The Polar Bears currently
have a two-game winning streak against strong opponents such as Colby, who they beat 83-77 on Saturday.
This weekend the Polar
Bears host Hamilton and
Amherst. Hamilton’s season
record is 16-1, NESCAC 3-1
and Amherst (10-6, NESCAC
2-2) is consistently a top
contender for the NESCAC
championships. Bowdoin’s
conference record is 2-2.
“We really are [at] a clas-
sic turning point,” said cap-
tain Hugh O’Neil ’19. “A 2-4
[record] in the conference
places us toward the bottom.
4-2 sets us up to have a very
special season.”
Over the season, the men’s
basketball team steadily
already making a big impact
on the team.
“We had a really good men-
tality this year. The first years
have brought a lot of energy
and spunk into the group, and
they’re all in different train-
ing groups, so they’re kind
of all across the board. They
bring a lot of fire and depth
to practice,” said women’s
captain Linnea Patterson ’18.
“I think that encourages our
swimmers, because if your
team is fast and you’re swim-
ming with really fast people at
practice and they’re pushing
you to swim fast, it leads to a
good team.”
While enjoying their recent
improved team trust and
technical skill, but a glaring
weakness on the court may
prove fatal this weekend.
“I think our biggest chal-
lenge going forward is to
shrink the inconsistency we
have throughout the game,”
said Simonds. “I think we’re a
great team, we just don’t have
it all the time. We don’t buy
into the defense [or] we’re
not rebounding as hard as
we could. Every possession
counts.”
Co-Captain O’Neil offered
a strategy to combat incon-
sistencies on the court.
“I feel like a lot of times
when you’re trying to im-
prove as a team you focus on
the negative aspects and end
up putting yourself down
more. If we continue to fo-
cus and actually improve,
we should celebrate those
moments and highlight them
as what we’re aiming to have
[during a] full game.”
Coach Gilbride expects
victory, the teams are also
looking ahead towards their
next meets and competitions,
especially the NESCAC cham-
pionships which are in three
and four weeks for the women
and men respectively.
Burnham believes the
teams could benefit from
working on their mentality
during the races.
“I believe that they need
to work on thinking less,”
Burnham said. “They need to
get into the habit of trusting
that they’ve learned a lot and
to stop thinking while they
race because you can’t really
do both of those things at the
same time. You can’t judge
yourself, give yourself in-
structions, think about tech-
niques we’ve been trying to
do all season, while also going
fast. You need to just go fast.”
The Polar Bears head to
Wesleyan today at 5:30 p.m.
to face the Cardinals and the
Bantams.
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
swift offense from Hamilton
on Friday and a more con-
trolled approach to the bas-
ket from Amherst the next
day.
“[Hamilton] attacks you
very quickly,” said Coach
Gilbride, “And with five guys
that can all dribble and pass
and shoot they’ll spread us
out and try to get to the bas-
ket. Amherst is traditionally
one of the stronger teams in
the league and well coached.
They have good size and they
shoot the ball very well so
they’ll run more set plays
we’ll have to work [hard] at
trying to defend.”
Bowdoin needs wins
against Hamilton and Am-
herst this weekend to com-
pete for the NESCAC cham-
pionship.
“I think we have the talent
to make a run for the NES-
CAC championship,” said
Simonds. “We should be
there in the last game of the
season.”
Friday, January 26, 2018
Voice of Bowdoin sports: Salisbury discusses love for PAing
by Anna Fauver
Orient Staff
The time on the clock was
8:56 in the third quarter of
the women’s basketball game
against U-Maine Presque Isle
and Lauren Petit ’18 just made
her second three-pointer of
the game. Over the cheers
from the crowd and the yell-
ing from the sidelines, Mike
Salisbury’s voice boomed over
the loudspeaker: “Lauren Pe-
tit ... for three!”
After serving as the public
address announcer (PA) for
men’s and women’s basketball
since 2015 and for football
since 2011, Salisbury knows
exactly how to change his
voice to reflect the excitement
of a game without drawing at-
tention to himself. He enjoys
his role in rousing the crowd
and motivating players.
“Being a public address
announcer is really about
sharing the information of
the game for the fans that
are there as well as shining
a spotlight on the players on
the court or the field,” Salis-
bury said.
His interest in public
announcing began in high
school when he was a sopho-
more on the varsity basketball
team at Madison High School
in Maine. While sitting on the
bench at the state tournament
in Augusta, Salisbury listened
to the PA and noticed how
it affected the “arena atmo-
sphere.”
In 2009, Salisbury’s father
passed away from cancer,
giving Salisbury the push he
needed to begin pursuing
public address announcing.
“It was kind of one of those
things where you lose some-
Men’s hockey starts semester with three conference wins
by Ella Chaffin
Orient Staff
Men’s hockey (7-11-0, NES-
CAC 4-8-0) had a successful
weekend, coming away with
two conference wins over Wil-
liams (10-6-0, NESCAC 6-4-0)
and Middlebury (4-12-0, NES-
CAC 2-8-0). The Polar Bears
followed this with a 2-0 home
victory against the University of
Southern Maine on Tuesday.
Despite losing to the Ephs
4-3 earlier this year, the Po-
lar Bears came back with a
vengeance, winning Friday’s
game 4-1. They then carried
the momentum into the next
game to defeat Middlebury
2-1 on Saturday.
“[Williams] is a fast and ag-
gressive team that can capitalize
on mistakes,” captain Daniel
McMullan ’18 said. “When we
played them in the first game of
the year, it was a tight game, but
we didn’t play our best hockey
until the third period. Coming
into the game Friday, it was go-
ing to be very important that we
played a complete 60-minute
game in order to get the out-
come we wanted.”
According to McMullan, the
two conference games this past
weekend will affect the team’s
further performance in upcom-
body close to you and you
think about what you want to
do with your life,” he said. “I
had always just thought that
it was something that I real-
ly always wanted to try. So it
timed up where my father had
just passed away and I was
like ‘Gosh, I always wanted to
do this. I might as well try it.’”
When Salisbury got word
of Freeport High School’s new
varsity football program, he
jumped on the opportunity.
“The Freeport football
program was just starting and
I figured they needed some-
body so I knew I wouldn’t
have to replace anybody or
wait for somebody to leave,”
he said. “Football was some-
thing that I followed and
certainly had an interest in. It
was one of those first oppor-
tunity things and it came at
the perfect time.”
Soon after, he reached out
to Bowdoin asking if there
were any openings to PA at any
sports games. In 2011, then
Sports Information Director
Jim Caton asked Salisbury to
PA football games.
“It took a little while to get
in. I needed to wait for some
openings to happen and have
them get to know me a little
bit,” Salisbury said. “I was
just some random guy off the
street … so they had to figure
me out a little bit, which was
fine and very understandable.”
The one connection Salis-
bury has to Bowdoin is
through women’s basketball
coach Adrienne Shibles, who
is currently leading the team
through an undefeated 18-0
season. Salisbury’s mother
was roommates with Shibles’
during college, and the fam-
ilies have been close friends
ing NESCAC games.
“Anytime you sweep a
weekend in this league there
is a good feeling in the lock-
er room,” McMullan said. “It
builds confidence, but it also
builds momentum. We saw this
weekend the type of hockey we
need to play in order to have
success, and we want to build
on that moving forward.”
McMullan explained how the
time spent at home during break
was a good time for the team to
recuperate and prepare to return
to campus in prime condition.
“At home, break is about
maintaining where your game is,”
said McMullan. “In the first se-
mester, we play 10 games in three
weeks, which is a pretty compact
schedule. Break is a good time to
get some rest and get healthy, but
it’s also important to keep your
strength and conditioning levels
up. You want to be as close to
game shape as you can be when
we get back to campus the last
week of December.”
Once returned to campus,
the Polar Bears spent a ma-
jority of their Winter Break
focused on improving them-
selves and their play.
“When we get back to campus,
it’s nice to have a few weeks of just
hockey,” McMullan said. “You
can really take care of your body
SPORTS 9
ever since.
“That tie to Adrienne and
her parents certainly makes
me a big fan of the Bowdoin
women’s team,” he said. “They
obviously are having a really
special season here so I’m re-
ally interested in seeing how
the rest of this year shapes up.”
Bowdoin offered Salisbury
the chance to PA at the Frozen
Fenway women’s ice hockey
matchup between Bowdoin and
Connecticut College last season
which Bowdoin won 3-0.
“For folks in the PA circle,
doing a game at a big, pro-
fessional, sports stadium is
pretty awesome. I was able to
sit in the same seat where the
regular Boston Red Sox PA
announcer would be,” he said.
“To be able to kind of be part
of that and to hear my voice
while I was introducing the
teams and the players was one
of the most special moments
that you can get. So I was very
appreciative of Bowdoin for
inviting me to do that.”
For Salisbury, however, a
successful PA never makes
the game about oneself, but
instead focuses on the players.
“As a public address an-
nouncer, if people leave the
game thinking about the play-
ers and the excitement of the
game and just the overall feel-
ing of the game, that’s great.
But if they leave the game
thinking about me, that usual-
ly means that I’ve done some- COURTESY OF MICHELE STAPLETON
thing wrong or I was too much PASS THE MIC: Mike Salisbury has wanted to try public address announcing since he was in high school. He began
the focus of the attention of PAing for the football program in 2011 and started announcing at basketball games in 2015.
the game,” he said. “I get a kick
out of it obviously, but it’s the a full-time job, Salisbury feels “It’s kind of a best of both really able to leverage all the
players on the floor that I’m lucky to be able to have an op- worlds,” he said. “I’m able natural beauty and wonder
really trying to bring people’s portunity to complete a goal to kind of fulfill this public and opportunities that are
attention to because they are that he has had since high address ‘itch’ that I call it, available here in the state of
the ones really working hard.” school while living in a place I’m able to get a great day Maine. I’m pretty happy with
Although being a PA is not that he loves. job here in Portland and I’m where I am.”
DANIEL JANG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
KING OF THE ICE: Cody Todesco ’19 faces off against a player from University of Southern Maine in Tuesday’s game. The Polar Bears reigned victorious,
continuing a three-game win streak after beating Williams and Middlebury over the weekend. The team is hoping to continue its streak this weekend.
in ways that are difficult to when The players are dedicated to rest of the season. a week off until they travel to
classes are going on. Guys have getting all they can out of their “We want to continue playing Amherst to face the Mammoths
the chance to get to the gym, ice practices each time their skates fast, physical, smart hockey for 60 on February 2 at 7 p.m. before
bath and stretch regularly, skate hit the ice and making sure that minutes a night,” McMullan said. playing at Hamilton the next day
on their own after practice, etc.” they play competitively for the The Polar Bears will have at 3 p.m.
 O OPINION
10 Friday, January 26, 2018

Making the most of Ladd

Bowdoin’s Office of Residential Life (ResLife) should be commended for con-
sidering and acting upon student suggestions for changes to the housing policy
aimed at revitalizing the on-campus social scene. However, without recognizing
the limitations and potential pitfalls of turning Ladd House into a senior-only
living space, this latest change is not likely to significantly alter the role of upper-
classmen in the campus social scene.
In recent years, the weekend social scene has shifted away from the college
houses. Underclassmen have followed the upperclassmen into off-campus spac-
es, leaving on-campus nightlife sparse. Ideally, on-campus social life would be
vibrant and include all class years. The participation of seniors is key to such a
dynamic. But while making Ladd a senior space encourages this change, it will
not guarantee it.
If the College’s long-term goal is to provide seniors with more desirable and
flexible on-campus living spaces, this is a good step, and we are eager to see how it
fits into Bowdoin’s forthcoming plans for new upperclass housing. But if the goal
is to reintegrate upperclassmen permanently into the on-campus social scene,
ResLife should take a deeper look at the forces driving upperclassmen off campus.
As Dean Tim Foster acknowledged in his September email to the campus
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community detailing the findings of the working group on upperclass housing, PE
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students consider the College’s Alcohol Policy overly restrictive. While students O EB
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who live off campus are only required to abide by state regulation, those who

Aziz Ansari and the widespread

live on college property have to consider Bowdoin Security’s standards as well.
Bowdoin guidelines currently forbid hard alcohol, require students to register
parties with the Office of Safety and Security and mandate that hosts purchase a
predetermined quantity of food and non-alcoholic beverages. Requiring Ladd to

presence of sexual violence

comply with these rules will keep the house’s party scene from thriving. Until the
College substantively amends this policy, a senior-only college house will only do
so much to breathe life into the on-campus social scene.
Additionally, Bowdoin’s current junior class received the news that Ladd would
be a senior-only house on January 18. Given the late timing of the announcement,
it seems unlikely that a significant number of juniors will now reconsider their
living plans for the coming year. As a result, the pilot program, if it is to have a
lasting effect on the social scene, must continue past the 2018-19 year, even if the by Sylvia Bosco
Op-Ed Contributor
results are less than perfect. This would allow students to go into their senior year
planning to live in a college house, as opposed to making a relatively spur-of-the- I recently read the account, pub-
moment decision. lished on the website Babe.net, of
Ultimately, even if converting Ladd to a senior space does not have the intend- a woman who claimed to have an
ed result on the campus social scene, ResLife is correct to experiment with the uncomfortable sexual encounter
social fabric of the College. ResLife is also correct to listen to students in doing with comedian Aziz Ansari. I won’t
so. Testing alternatives and working through results is key to sustained change. go into the specific details of the
article—you are welcome to read it
yourself—but the author states that
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orient’s editorial board, Ansari repeatedly pressured her to
which is comprised of Harry DiPrinzio, Sarah Drumm, Dakota Griffin, Calder participate in sexual acts despite her
McHugh and Ian Ward. discomfort, ignoring obvious verbal
and physical cues. Reading this arti-
cle was an unsettling experience for
me, partly because I have been a fan
of Ansari for several years, but most-
ly because of how painfully familiar
this story was. It reminded of my
own experiences and the experienc-
es of my friends. It also recalled an
ESTABLISHED 1871 interview with Blair Braverman that
I read this past summer in which
bowdoinorient.com orient@bowdoin.edu 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011
she talks about how difficult it was
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information for her to use the word “rape” to
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators, describe past trauma. In her book
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse Cube” she explains, “Nothing that
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. had happened to me … was beyond
the normal scope of what happened
to women all the time.”
Sarah Drumm Harry DiPrinzio In American culture, we have dif-
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief
ficulty grasping just how prevalent
sexual violence is. Most agree that
it’s a problem, of course—recent
scandals involving Harvey Weinstein
and members of the Hollywood elite
have made that clear. However, these
incidents do not occur solely in the
back rooms of film studios, nor are
they outside the experiences of av-
erage women. While the #MeToo
movement and other efforts have
increased awareness about sexual
violence, I feel that we are still un-
willing to talk about everyday exam-
ples of sexual misconduct, including
actions that are not criminally pros-
ecutable. The Ansari account illus-
trates the problem with this lack of
dialogue and its negative impact on
dating culture.
Western social norms teach men
that they are meant to be sexually
aggressive and pursue women even if
they initially say “no,” because wom-
en are conversely taught to “play
hard-to-get.” In the Babe article, the
author describes multiple attempts
by Ansari to pressure her into having
sex, even though she explicitly tells
him to stop. Ask most women, and
they can tell you a similar story that
has happened to them.
Bowdoin’s campus is not exempt
from this kind of conduct; in fact,
norms around drinking and other
types of behavior can contribute to
a predatory atmosphere that enables
sexual misconduct. In these cases the
definition of consent is questioned, as
it was in some follow-up pieces about
the Ansari article. Many reporters
focused on legal ramifications: Did
she say no? Did she say yes? Was it
technically assault? I would argue
that this line of questioning has often
been used to discredit accounts that
don’t fit into the culturally-accepted
definition of “actual sexual assault.”
Consent is a very complex concept
and a simple “yes/no” analysis does
not account for the impact of manip-
ulation, power dynamics and general
intimidation that a person might feel
during sex.
Whether or not Ansari did some-
thing wrong in the eyes of a court,
he still acted in a way that was un-
acceptable and harmful. In further
dialogue about consent and sexual
violence, I hope Bowdoin students
recognize that sexual misconduct is
not just a legal matter, and that there
is something fundamentally wrong
with our current cultural standards.
Sylvia Bosco is a member of the
Class of 2021.

Letter to the Editor

Creative Director Managing Editor News Editor
Jenny Ibsen Rachael Allen Emily Cohen
Sarah Bonanno
Ellice Lueders Sports Editor
Photo Editor Calder McHugh
Ann Basu Anna Fauver The past two “Polar Views” articles are troubling. or in ways that make others uncomfortable.
Surya Milner The platform the author has created is crucial to Moreover, “respect” defined by one person—
Ezra Sunshine Jessica Piper
Features Editor deepening conversations in the Bowdoin commu- male or otherwise—cannot be championed, partic-
Associate Editor Alyce McFadden nity, and comparing experiences of oppression has ularly if its end is self-serving. In his articles, the
Layout Editor an insidious nature which alienates us from the author only gave examples of “respect” involving
Roither Gonzales
Emma Bezilla Dakota Griffin problems at hand—I don’t wish to contribute to what he could do for women. This does not make
Ian Stewart A&E Editor
Nicholas Mitch the conversation in that manner. However, I felt a them invalid or inherently wrong, but respect
Isabelle Hallé response was necessary. includes appreciating what others—particularly
Louisa Moore
Lucia Ryan One descriptor the author neglects in charac- women, in a time when our voices are beginning
Copy Editor Opinion Editor
Allison Wei terizing the “traditional student population,” is to break the silence surrounding sexual violence—
Eleanor Paasche Rohini Kurup “male.” “I voiced an opinion that may or may not can do for us, not just what we can do for them. As
Nell Fitzgerald Business Manager have been the dominant one,” the author writes. someone who has experienced sexual violence, I’m
Edward Korando Calendar Editor What’s so upsetting about his articles isn’t cultur- still able to appreciate the men in my life precisely
Social Media Editor Ned Wang Kate Lusignan al. Sexism, like any discrimination, should not be because they don’t see me as “special,” so much as
Gwen Davidson explained away or tucked neatly into “culture.” a full human being—I feel heard. We don’t want
Uriel Lopez-Serrano Data Desk Page Two Editor It’s that they do indeed contribute to a “dominant to feel “special” if “special” for women is what is
Faria Nasruddin Hannah Donovan Samuel Rosario narrative” surrounding the treatment of women seen as required for men—I think a more agential
on this campus and in the world. Rape culture is definition of respect is lacking in this article, as
perpetuated in the explanation that women mis- well-intentioned as it may be.
The material contained herein is the property of The Bowdoin Orient and appears at the sole discretion of the construe actions, not that men act inappropriately Emma Newbery is a member of the Class of 2019.
editors. The editors reserve the right to edit all material. Other than in regard to the above editorial, the opinions
expressed in the Orient do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors.
Friday, January 26, 2018
The border wall and its impact on the environment
Relevant Politics calls of green jay and great
by Brendan Murtha
Over Winter Break I spent
a week in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley in Texas, along
the Mexican border. I was
there on a birding trip be-
cause, ecologically, the area is
an extension of Mexican hab-
itat—much of its native wild-
life can be found nowhere else
in the U.S. Although the valley
is largely developed, sever-
al parks and refuges protect
patches of pristine, unique
habitat along the Rio Grande
River—thick, subtropical ri-
parian forest and mesquite
scrub bursting with colorful
tropical birds and butterflies.
The valley has distinct cultural
characteristics, as well: most
signs are in Spanish, and the
contributions of Latino immi-
grants who make up the vast
majority of the population
(90-97 percent depending on
the county) are obvious.
Today, of course, a shadow
hangs over the region. The
valley is currently ground
zero in the fight against the
border wall. If President
Trump’s administration has
its way, the first segment
of wall will be built in the
heart of the region’s largest
and most famous preserve,
Santa Ana National Wildlife
Refuge. Standing atop the ob-
servation deck at the refuge,
which rises above a thick can-
opy, I was able to look south
across miles of unbroken for-
est, unsure of where exactly
the border (the river) lay. The
wall would change that—for
maintenance and security
purposes, huge swaths of the
forest would be cleared and
replaced with patrollable
roads, flood lights and the
barrier itself. As I took in
Bowdoin football: there’s still time left on the clock
by Daniel Hart
Op-Ed Contributor
One would think for an
opinion piece as provocative
as “Bowdoin football: your
time is running out,” that the
author would have supported
his argument with facts rath-
er than anecdotal evidence
and innuendo.
Mr. Covell correctly
points out that football par-
ticipation rates are down
across the country but fails
to point out that 1.1 million
young men and women par-
ticipated in high school foot-
ball in 2016, a participation
rate nearly twice that of next
most popular sport (track
and field). Even a cursory
review of Bowdoin’s roster
would show that the Polar
Bear football team reflects
the geographic diversity of
the College, with over 21
states represented and there-
fore is not overly reliant
on one region. He does not
provide any evidence of his
knowledge of the College’s
the scenery, listening to the
kiskadee, I became painfully
aware of the situation’s grav-
ity. A border wall promises
more than just humanitarian
conflict. It spells out environ-
mental ruin as well.
The environmental con-
sequences of the border
wall have so far been mostly
glossed over, and understand-
ably so—the wall is first and
foremost a barrier against
human migration, and we
mustn’t forget the horrendous
impact its construction would
have on already-marginalized
communities. Yet, in many
ways, the wall is just a physi-
cal manifestation of a conflict
that has been ripping local
communities apart for years.
It is this manifestation of
the conflict that now threat-
ens the local environment.
The Rio Grande Valley is, by
all natural criteria, a contin-
uation of Mexico. It’s actu-
ally a floodplain, extending
outward on either side of the
river. Wildlife doesn’t recog-
nize political borders, and
so there’s a large amount of
movement across the river
(which is rather narrow at
points) and up and down its
banks. Close to 30 species of
bird found in the valley exist
nowhere else in the U.S., even
though they have extensive
ranges south of the border.
Over half of all the butterfly
species in North America
live in the valley, and many
are of similar Mexican or-
igin. Numerous species of
mammal, including iconic
tropical species like ocelot
and jaguarundi, navigate
the corridor on either side
of the river. Isolated tracts
of protected land across the
valley aren’t enough to pre-
serve this level of biodiver-
sity– wildlife corridors are
recruitment strategy, or of
private schools from which
Bowdoin depended on re-
cruits that have shuttered
their football programs, or
of the Ivy League student
athletes who could have
been NESCAC ones. The last
charge is particularly spuri-
ous in its counterfactuality.
Mr. Covell again correct-
ly points that many colleges
are adding football, but does
not explore this phenomena,
or ask the obvious question:
why would Bowdoin abolish
its football program when so
many other schools are adding
one? He again shows a sur-
prising ignorance of Bowdoin
and its student-athletes, as the
selectivity of the school forces
the program to recruit within a
very specific cohort, meaning
new programs will have a de
minimis effect on its recruit-
ing. Bowdoin has to out-re-
cruit Williams, Amherst,
Middlebury and Pomona, not
nascent programs at less selec-
tive schools in the Northeast.
It seems utterly inane to com-
OPINION
crucial to the health of such actively cut off from reserves
an ecosystem. Fragmented right along the border. This
parcels of habitat will lose barrier wouldn’t really im-
biodiversity quickly if free pact the dispersal of birds,
movement between habitats but the necessary movement
isn’t preserved, and in a nat- of mammals, herpetofauna
ural riparian corridor such and certain insects would be
as the valley, this movement strangled. For some of the
is an integral part of the re- larger mammals especially,
gion’s ecology. the border wall could spell
At a minimum, the bor- their extinction north of the
der wall’s creation would border. Furthermore, wall
destroy unique habitat. But security, maintained by heav-
its detrimental effects would ily patrolled roads and intense
continue after construction: floodlighting, would disrupt
it would act as a barrier to nocturnal wildlife activity—
wildlife movement with even the lighting especially could
more potency than it would disorient and impede the
deter human migration. With movement of migratory birds
its route winding a few miles that funnel through the region
inland of the river itself, more in spring and fall.
northerly preserves would be It’s also worth noting that,
ment on comparisons to Nick men’s hockey team forfeiting
Saban and Bill Belichick, but its NESCAC championship.
when Saban took a .500 Mich- Nor does he complete the
igan State squad, four years logic of his own rhetorical
later the Spartans were still a question: if a NESCAC pres-
.500 team. Saban also had a ident could be fired over
losing record as the coach of athletic issues, what would
the Miami Dolphins, as did happen to President Clayton
Belichick with the Cleveland Rose if he abolished football?
Browns. No coach “guaran- In his proposal of
tees” wins. cross-continental realign-
In his critique of a restric- ment with Division III Min-
tion on recruiting, which nesota schools, Covell misses
is prima facie unworkable, the obvious cost implications,
Covell cites a 20-year-old as well as the importance cul-
quote from former President tural and historic ties with
Bob Edwards and concocts other New England schools.
a scenario at Williams, also In his false sense of urgency,
from 20 years ago, which he forgets that Colby went
does a disservice to our 33-15 over a six-year period
NESCAC brethren and the at the turn of this century,
memory of its president, with a NESCAC title and
Harry Payne. The incident two second-place finishes, or
Covell describes occurred that perennial powerhouse
in 1996, not 1998 as Covell Williams recently went 6-26
cited, making it three years over a four-year period, in-
between the incident and cluding a winless season in
Payne’s resignation. This 2016 or that Tufts had but
scenario is akin to claiming one win over four seasons
former President Barry Mills from 2010-2013. Perhaps the
was forced to resign as a re- best Bowdoin can hope for in
sult of the blowback from the the NESCAC is to be the .500
in the valley especially, a
healthy environment sup-
ports the local community
in measurable economic
terms. Ecotourism brings
large amounts of money to
the area. In seeking out the
unique wildlife of the valley,
I spent money at local restau-
rants and camping grounds,
most of which are owned and
operated by Latino immi-
grants regularly demonized
in our nation’s capital. Eco-
tourism in the region could
take a serious hit after the
wall’s construction, for some
of the most pristine wildlife
viewing areas in the valley are
right along the banks of the
river, and these areas would
effectively be cut off from
team they were from 2005-
2011, but I do not believe
that, and I know they cannot
prove it flying halfway across
the country to play Carleton.
Covell saves his most spe-
cious commentary for his
conclusion, somehow getting
into the mind of President
Rose and ridiculing him for
his supposed banality and
naiveté regarding the im-
portance of competition and
sportsmanship. If President
Rose has stated these things,
Covell provides no evidence,
as it would likely detract
from his snarky cynicism.
This is followed by a com-
plete non-sequitur, somehow
equating the abolishing of the
football program with Pres-
ident Rose’s family members
participating in the sport.
Covell should have re-
sisted the urge to include a
football metaphor, for after
126 years of play and the
thousands of graduates who
have excelled from the Su-
preme Court to Hollywood,
from the boardroom to the
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CAROLINE CARTER
the community and tourists
hoping to visit them. Racial
politics are at work here—the
local economic pain that will
be felt after construction is
one reason why the wall faces
intense local opposition. We
must wonder: if the valley
was a predominantly white
community, would the wall
still be built there?
Bringing up the environ-
mental consequences of a
potential border wall need
not draw the spotlight away
from humanitarian issues.
The two are intertwined and
both important: we have a
responsibility to preserve this
country’s unique habitats and
the wonderful wildlife that
inhabit them.
operating room, and in ser-
vice of this country from
Guadalcanal to Afghanistan,
somehow “time is running
out.” In Covell’s metaphor, he
would have his “losing” team
not try a trick play or throw
a Hail Mary, but do some-
thing never seen before by a
desperate, “losing” team. He
would take a knee.
No one likes to lose, and
Bowdoin’s recent record is
unacceptable, the least of all
to the players who see their
toil and dedication not yield
results. In his zeal to provoke,
perhaps Covell has forgotten
what it is like to be a member
of a team, or what it is like to
struggle and fail, but to keep
persevering, knowing your
teammates are making the
same commitment.
I will believe that those
willing to make that sacrifice
will be rewarded not just by
comradery and character, but
by results on the scoreboard.
Daniel Hart is a member of
the Class of 1995 and was a
member of the football team.
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FRIDAY 26
EVENT
Spring Volunteer Fair
Service groups and McKeen Center staff will showcase a
variety of opportunities with volunteer-run projects.
Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good. 4 p.m.

EVENT
Spring Student Night at the Museum
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art will host a night for
students to enjoy a cappella, hors d’oeuvres and drinks for
those 21+. New exhibitions include “Where the Artist’s Hand
Meets the Author’s Pen: Drawings from the Artine Artinian
Collection” and “Looking Anew: Art and Estrangement,
1900–2000.”
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 7 p.m.

ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

CUE THE LIGHTS: Mackenzie Schafer ’19 looks on in awe as Tyler Micoleau ’91 shows students the set of the new Broadway musical “The Band’s
Visit.” Micoleau is the lighting designer for the musical. The College received a grant that allowed 10 students to visit New York City and view a

SATURDAY 27
variety of Broadway and off-Broadway shows over Winter Break. The students also met with Bowdoin alumni working in theater.

EVENT
Galactic Bowling
TUESDAY 30 THURSDAY 1
Yankee Lanes in Brunswick will offer a night of unlimited FILM LECTURE
bowling and neon lights for $15. Killing For Love Translating the World: Toward a New
Yankee Lanes. 8:30 p.m. “Killing For Love” a film that follows the first televised murder History of German Literature around
trial will be screened at Frontier. This true crime tale looks at 1800
a betrayal that may have led an innocent man to plead guilty Birigit Tautz, George Taylor Files professor of modern
to a murder he did not commit. languages, will discuss her new book “Translating the World:

SUNDAY 28
Frontier. 7 p.m. Toward a New History of German Literature Around 1800,”
with Associate Professor of English Ann Kibbie.
Nixon Lounge, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library. 4:30 p.m.
EVENT

Songwriter’s Open Mic Night
Byrnes Irish Pub will host an open mic night. Songs must be
original and can be performed solo or in a duo. Performances
will begin at 6:30 p.m., but performers are asked to arrive
at 6:00 p.m..
Byrnes Irish Pub. 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 31
LECTURE
Bearing Witness: Gender and Visual Art
Ellen Tani, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow,
and Lisa Peterson, associate director of gender violence pre-
EVENT vention and education, will discuss the connection between
Spring Student Activities Fair violence and art. Participants will explore a range of visual art
The College’s student organizations will share their work and mediums that address themes such as sexual and domestic
recruit new members. From politically-oriented groups to violence throughout classical mythology into the
club sports teams, the fair offers a range of opportunities. twentieth century.
David Saul Smith Union. 7 p.m. Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 5 p.m.

MONDAY 29
LECTURE
The ABCs of Subverting the Patriarchal
Paradigm: An Adult Story Hour
Susan Coyne ’07 will teach how to use art as a way of subver-
sion. Coyne will discuss her book “The ABCs of Subverting
the Patriarchal Paradigm and her work as an illustrator.
Research Lab, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library. 7:30 p.m.
FILM
Circus Without Borders: Artcirq
and Kalabante
This documentary follows the adventures of best friends
and world class acrobats Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa
Bangoura as they travel to the Canadian Arctic, Guinea and
West Africa. The pair hopes to inspire youth to deal with
social, cultural and economic challenges.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
FILM
An American Ascent with Mountaineers
Scott Briscoe and Tyrhee Moore
The Bowdoin Outing Club, Student Center for Multicultural
Life and Student Activities will screen An American Ascent, a
documentary film about the first African-American expedi-
tion to scale Denali. Following the screening there will be a
discussion with Scott Briscoe and Tyrhee Moore, two of the
expedition’s historic members.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.

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