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Report finds need for

curricular reforms
by Jessica Piper
Orient Staff
Although Bowdoin has nav-
igated a changing higher ed-
ucation landscape well, it has
room to improve upon issues
such as course flexibility and
the teaching of quantitative
literacy, according to a report
released by President Clayton
Rose in a campus-wide email
on September 6.
The “Report of the Pres-
ident’s Working Group on
Knowledge, Skills, and Cre-
ative Dispositions” was the re-
sult of a group of faculty, staff,
students and trustees who col-
lected input from more than
800 members of the Bowdoin
community this past spring.
The committee had been
tasked with answering a ques-
tion posed by Rose the previ-
ous fall: “What Knowledge,
Skills and Creative Disposi-
tions (KSCD) should every
student who graduates from
Bowdoin ten years from now
possess?”
The report framed this cen-
tral question in the context of
a “profound transformation”
in higher education, citing the
endowment tax, controver-
sies about freedom of speech
and political correctness and
debates on the value of STEM
fields and humanities as sev-
eral of the challenges facing
Bowdoin and colleges across
the United States.
While it generally praised
the College’s efforts to navigate
these issues in recent years,
the report also offered a set of
“strategic enhancements” for
the next decade.
“Maybe the biggest take-
away, at a high altitude is the
affirmation of the core liberal
arts education that we pro-
vide,” said Rose. “At the same
time, really pushing hard that
there are changes that will en-
hance what we do here.”
Among the issues raised
by the report was quantitative
literacy. In an alumni survey,
only 60 percent of respondents
said that their Bowdoin edu-
cation had a positive effect on
their ability to use quantitative
tools.
Associate Dean for Aca-
demic Affairs Chuck Dorn,
Please see KCSD, page 4

Race to the ballot box:

Bowdoin votes 2018
by James Callahan
Orient Staff
After a 2016 election cycle
in which only 52.6 percent of
Bowdoin students who were
eligible to vote actually cast
a ballot, Bowdoin Votes, a
campus group, is ramping up
This fall, with the help of
student volunteers, the group
hopes to have their “votemo-
bile” tables present at every
campus event that draws a
crowd.
State voter registration
deadlines are fast approach-
ing, with the earliest, Rhode
online form or mailing in a
paper application.
Students can register or
request an absentee ballot by
visiting one of the votemobile
tables, the McKeen Center or
the online Blackboard Bow-
doin Votes page under the
“Organizations” tab. In any PJ SEELERT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

its get-out-the-vote efforts in
advance of the 2018 midterm
elections on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 6.
“If you don’t vote, your
government will not reflect
your interests,” said Archer
Thomas ’21, a student volun-
teer who has done tabling for
Bowdoin Votes. “Everybody
has a right to vote in either
their home state or in the state
they go to college.”
Bowdoin Votes was found-
ed in 2016 by Associate Di-
rector of the Joseph McKeen
Center for the Common Good
Andrew Lardie with the mis-
sion of increasing civic en-
gagement among students.
Island, coming up on October
7. And even if students have
already registered, many have
to re-register. This is particu-
larly true if they are planning
to vote in Maine’s election.
“If you’re voting in-state,
because you have changed
dorms and Bowdoin is situat-
ed in the absolute epicenter of
five voting districts, you don’t
live in the same voting district
in town that you did two years
ago. You need to update your
registration,” said Lardie.
Students who are registered
to vote out of state need to
request an absentee ballot.
Depending on the state, this
either means submitting an
33%
case, Bowdoin Votes will mail
any forms for free.
PARTY FOR THE PLANET: Ariana Smith ’21 dances oustide Smith Union
“My goal is to get students during Greenstock, which featured live musical performances. SEE PAGE 8.
to feel like it’s accessible and
worth it and important to
vote—every single time,” said
Lardie. of surveyed
first years did
After the 2016 election, Bow-
doin decided to partner with
the ALL IN Campus Democ-
racy Challenge, a nonpartisan
initiative dedicated to increas- not know how
to pronounce
ing democratic engagement
on college campuses across the
country. Thanks to ALL IN,
Bowdoin was able—for the first
time ever—to see how many “Bowdoin” when they began the
college search. SEE PAGE 9.
students actually vote.
Please see VOTE, page 3

New hires—a veteran, a globe-trotter, a teacher of an Olympian

by Andrew Bastone
Staff Writer
A trio of new staff members
in the Offices of Student Af-
fairs and Residential Life hail
from vastly different back-
grounds, but each expressed
similar desires to get to know
students at Bowdoin.
Chad Coates, the associate
dean of students and dean of
first-year students, is an avid
traveler and aims to visit 50
countries before he turns 50.
Coates said he has particularly
enjoyed time spent in Burki-
na Faso, Estonia and Iceland.
Now, he is looking forward
to a trip to the Kingdom of
Bhutan. A sitcom enthusiast,
Coates enjoys watching Sein-
feld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
and 30 Rock. Before coming
to Bowdoin, Coates served
as the assistant dean of ad-
missions and advising in the
College of Arts and Sciences
at Cornell University.
Khoa Khuong, who previ-
ously held Coates’s position
as dean of first-year students,
is assistant dean of upperclass
students. Last year, Melissa
Quinby was the interim dean
of first-year students.
Michael Pulju is the other
assistant dean of upperclass
students. He previously held
the position on an interim
basis.
Wilmarie Rodriguez, the
associate dean of student af-
fairs and special assistant to
the dean of student affairs, is
an Army veteran and a for-
mer first-generation college
student. She is also pursuing a
Doctorate of Education at the
College of William & Mary,
where she previously worked
as the assistant dean of stu-
dents.
Mike Ranen, the director
of residential and student life
and associate dean of student
affairs, hails from Massachu-
setts. As an avid Boston sports
fan, he is excited to continue
living in Red Sox territory.
Prior to arriving in Bruns-
wick, Ranen worked at Har-
vard University as a resident
dean of freshmen.
Ranen said his “claim to
fame” is teaching five-time
Olympic gold medalist Ka-
tie Ledecky chemistry while
working as a high school in-
structor. “I was always trying
to get [Ledecky] to let us do
chemical experiments on her
gold medal,” Ranen said. “She
never let us, though!”
Coates pointed to his rela-
tionship with a struggling for-
Please see HIRES, page 4

N WHERE ARE THEY NOW? F RELUCTANT MUSICIAN A JAZZIN’ IT UP S ALL WE DO IS WIN O WELCOME—IN THEORY
Departments find new homes on George Lopez has revitalized Bowdoin Sophomores Flora Hamilton and Ariana Volleyball team defends winning streak Nate DeMoranville ’20 says campus has a
Bowdoin’s changing campus. Page 3. Symphony Orchestra. Page 5. Smith strive to inspire. Page 11. going into weekend competition. Page 13. long way to go on bias. Page 14.
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PAGE TWO
Friday, September 14, 2018

SECURITY REPORT
9/6 to 9/13 STUDENT SPEAK:
Thursday, September 6 the damage.
When was the last time you cried?
• The odor of marijuana smoke was reported on the • Two female students reported that a man driving a
fourth floor of Chamberlain Hall. vehicle on College Street made an offensive gesture.
• A student reported receiving an unexplained punc- • A student with flu-like symptoms was provided an
ture wound in the leg following a night out with escort to Mid Coast Hospital. Amber Ramos ’20
friends. • An officer checked on the condition of an intoxicat-
• A friend of an ill student requested a wellness check.
• A student who twisted an ankle playing soccer was
ed minor student at Hyde Hall.
• An officer checked on the well-being of an intoxi-
I was just about to cry right now.
given an escort to her residence hall. cated minor student who became ill in the Thorne Hall
• A neighbor complained of excessive noise late at men’s room.
night from students playing basketball at Helmreich
House. Sunday, September 9
• A smoke alarm at Harpswell Apartments was trig- • Brunswick police responded to an off-campus stu-
gered by cigarette smoke. dent house on Garrison Street and dispersed a gather-
ing of students.
Tobi Omola ’19
Friday, September 7
• A neighbor report-
• An intoxicated mi-
nor student failed to When I found out that no one
ed loud noise from identify himself and
students walking on
Cleaveland Street.
then ran away from a
security officer. The
on my Pre-O brought their Juul.
• Excessive noise was student was located in
reported on the 12th bed a short while later.
floor of Coles Tower. A report of the inci-
• The fire alarm was dent was made to the
activated at Stowe
House Inn by a stu-
dean’s office.
• A prospective stu- Theodora Hurley ’20
dent who admitted to dent became intoxi-
smoking marijuana in
his room.
cated and vomited in
Thorne Hall.
Reading Strega Nonna by Tomi
• An officer checked
on the well-being of
• The reported theft
of a penny board from DePaolo.
an intoxicated minor Winthrop Hall turned
KODIE GARZA
student at Osher Hall. out to be unfounded.

Saturday, September 8 Monday, September 10

• A student requested a wellness check after she was
accidentally struck in the head while dancing at a Bax-
ter House event.
• A student requested a wellness check for an intoxi-
cated friend at Winthrop Hall.
• Officers and paramedics responded to assist an in-
toxicated student at Maine Hall.
• A group of students severely vandalized a wall in
a Baxter House restroom during a registered event.
Six students came forward to take responsibility for
• Officers assisted a student who reported having a
dizzy spell in Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
• A student took responsibility for smoking marijuana
K Irving ’21
inside Chamberlain Hall.
Two nights ago. Reading my
Tuesday, September 11
• A student reported the theft of a blue Fuji bicycle
from the west side bike rack at Moulton Union. The
DIARY.
bike has a “War Economy” sticker on the frame. The
unregistered bike was not locked to the rack.
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high school in “She’s The Man” 67. Type of cross
7. Test in a tube, briefly 68. Two, to Caesar
10. Use for old clothes 69. Pudding eaten with roast
13. Hardly worldly beef
14. _____ pants 70 Santa _____
16. Botch something
*17. Done without
19. Tricolored cat
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20. Pluralizing suffix 1. Derive by logic
21. Opal or amethyst 2. __-tzu of the Tao
22. Abbr. for NYC trains 3. How the French read
23. Egyptian sun god 4. Designer Saint-Laurent
25. March Madness org. 5. Gas option (abbr.)
28. Compost h older 6. Philip ___, first Asian-American
*29. Caesar salad basic film actor with a Walk of Fame star
35. Watson, Roberts or Stone 7. Male title
36. Ancient Roman emperor 8. Withdraw
37. Husking target 9. A leader of prayer in a Mosque
38. Bird of ill omen, according to 10. Payback?
British superstition 11. Subject of a Bowdoin museum
40. Pro at giving exams to pupils? 12. Really bad pun
43. Modern Family star ___ O’Neill 15. Scottish for “one”
44. Letter addendum (abbr.) 18. Of songbirds (anagram of CO
46. “Cause I’m Mr. Brightside” NIES)
*48. They’re at the low end of the 24. Great fleet of warships
electromagnetic spectrum 25. Sodium (abbr.)
52. Four Seasons rival 26. “Prop-” suffix
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54. It’s _ ___ pleasure! 31. Chart making, say novel) 51. Assessor 63. Common tear site
55. Collection of nerve cells 32. Age of Enlightenment thinker 42. Bio subj. 54. Ludicrous or absurd act 64. Norse goddess of health
58. Seahawks org. 33. Spill the beans 45. Ma’s partner 56. Spot to be marooned 66. Initials for Khrushchev
61. Justin Timberlake’s state of 34. Clothes mender 47. Setting of three wars by Freder- 57. East, in Munich 67. Number of Dalmatians
birth (abbr.) 35. Need for action ick the Great 59. Progressive lady? to Caesar
Friday, September 14, 2018
Departmental consolidations
make way for collaboration
by Emily Staten
Staff Writer
The start of the semester
brings changes for several de-
partments as professors pre-
pare to move into new offices
around campus.
Many professors in the
Earth and Oceanographic Sci-
ence Department (EOS) have
moved from their previous of-
fices in Druckenmiller Hall to
new spaces in the Roux Center
for the Environment. The En-
vironmental Studies Program
(ES) is also moving to the
Roux Center, with professors
vacating their old offices in
Adams Hall.
Although delays in con-
struction of the Roux Center
have made the move more dif-
ficult than anticipated, hous-
ing the EOS and ES depart-
ments in the same building
SUPPORTING SUFFRAGE: Nina Alvarado-Silverman ’19 helps students register to vote at a votemobile table at the Student Activities fair.
VOTE
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“They have found a way to
marry anonymous school en-
rollment information—which
is confidential—and publicly
available voter rolls and tell
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will offer unique opportunities
for collaboration between the
departments.
“At this point, we’re all just
trying to function in a build-
ing that isn’t ready yet ... but
I think [collaboration] might
be coming down the road,”
said Cathryn Field, laboratory
instructor in Earth and Ocean-
ographic Science. “The idea
was to promote collaboration,
and I’m really looking forward
to that.”
With the EOS and the ES de-
partments taking up residence
in the Roux Center, the first
floor of Adams will undergo
renovations before becoming
home to much of the History
Department.
The move to Adams will
help bring the History De-
partment—previously spread
all across campus—together
under one roof. This physical
you, among the students who
are enrolled at your school,
how many of them are regis-
tered and how many of them
have voted,” said Lardie about
the ALL IN Campus Democ-
racy Challenge.
From 2012 to 2016, the
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consolidation will provide
new opportunities for collab-
oration within the department
and increased proximity to the
Africana Studies Department,
which is located on the third
floor of Adams.
“We have a relatively large
department, so I think being
all together would really facili-
tate collaboration and create a
sense of community, comrad-
ery and solidarity,” said Assis-
tant Professor of History Salar
Mohandesi.
Meghan Roberts, associate
professor of history, is coor-
dinating the move, and she
expects that much of the con-
struction and renovation in
Adams will occur over winter
break. All work on the offices is
planned to be completed in time
for professors to start moving
in over spring break and during
the summer of 2019.
percentage of students who
were eligible to vote and actu-
ally voted increased from 38.5
percent to 52.6 percent. For
the midterms, Bowdoin has
set a goal of 80 percent voter
engagement.
Bowdoin Votes will be ta-
“We’re super excited to
have the common area,” said
Roberts. “It’s a really good op-
portunity for us to build our
intellectual community with
each other and also with our
students, so I think it’s going
to be great for us. I’m really
excited.”
In addition to the EOS,
ES and History Department
relocations, the Gender, Sex-
uality and Women’s Studies
Department (GSWS) left its
old location at Boody-John-
son House—which will be-
come a College House next
year—for Ham House on Bath
Road. This puts the GSWS
Department near the Edward
Pols House, home to the Phi-
losophy and Latin American
Studies Departments, and
the Riley House, home to the
Education and Italian Depart-
ments.
GWEN DAVIDSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
bling in Smith Union on Na-
tional Voter Registration Day,
September 25, from at least 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, on
Tuesday, October 30, the Col-
lege is hosting a congressional
and gubernatorial debate in
Studzinski Hall.
Tons of toppled
trees: storm clean-
up stretches on
by Aura Carlson
Staff Writer
A week after last Thurs-
day’s storm damaged their
apartment, the four residents
of Pine A are still staying else-
where. Facilities Management
has estimated that it will take
about a month for the total
damage from the storm, which
involved 69 mile per hour
winds and caused 30,000 pow-
er outages in the Brunswick
area, to be fixed completely.
When facilities crew mem-
bers arrived at Pine Apartments,
according to Senior Associate
Director of Facilities Operations
Jeff Tuttle, the first thing they
did was go inside to make sure
no one was hurt. Then, they se-
cured the area, ensuring that no
one else could enter. The four
students living in Pine A were
not at home during the storm.
Director of Housing Opera-
tions Lisa Rendall informed the
occupants that they needed to
move their belongings and helped
them find temporary housing in
State of Maine power outages—it’s a wild card,
a way of life here. And that’s just part of living
in New England, in a rural location.
–Jeff Tuttle
Brunswick Apartments.
“Some debris and stuff like
that came into the apartment
and got into laundry … but all
their electronics looked like
they were fine, which was su-
per lucky,” said Rendall.
According to Tuttle, the
main ridge pole at the top of
the apartment was damaged. A
more than 40-foot pine tree fell
through the roof over the com-
mon space. Another branch fell
through the bedroom ceiling on
one side of the room. Tuttle em-
phasized how pine trees, which
are often especially tall, some-
times don’t show any outward
signs of rot which can lead to
their collapse. He said that while
there may be rotting inside pine
trees, “you just can’t predict it.”
According to the Office of Safe-
ty and Security, 11 trees were
downed last Thursday.
“We try to minimize the
damage from unhealthy trees
3
or trees that are structurally
unfit,” said Tuttle.
The College has an arborist
who keeps track of the health of
all the trees on campus, making
sure that trees with very long
limbs are trimmed, and un-
healthy trees are taken down.
When the repairs on Pine
A are completed, the four
student occupants may move
back in. Since there are some
rooms do not need repair, the
students only removed items
they would want to use over
the next four weeks.
The only other Bowdo-
in structure damaged by the
storm was Dudley Coe, home
to the Office of Residential
Life and several academic
offices. During the storm, a
branch broke off of a tree,
flying from one side of the
building to another and crash-
ing through the window next
to the workspace of Danielle
Miller, coordinator of residen-
tial life operations. Miller was
not sitting at her desk when it
happened, although she was in
her office.
Additionally, according to
Tuttle, nearby cross country
trails need a lot of cleanup, and
there are broken limbs high in
the trees that need to be taken
down.
On the day of the storm,
power went out on Bowdoin’s
campus at 1:30 p.m. It took
about three hours for the Cen-
tral Maine Power Company to
restore power to north campus
and four more to restore it to
south campus.
“It was pretty quick with
the amount of trees that were
down,” said Tuttle. “We are
a lot more in shape now to
handle these things than we
were 20 years ago. State of
Maine power outages—it’s a
wild card, a way of life here.
And that’s just part of living in
New England, in a rural loca-
tion with power lines that are
above ground.”
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RAISING FLAGS IN REMEMBRANCE: Continuing an annual tradition, members of Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) planted American flags on Coe Quad on the morning of September 11. The flags honor those who died in the
terror attacks that took place on the morning of September 11, 2001. A BSG Instagram post documenting the display bore a caption honoring the victims: “you are gone but never forgotten.”
HIRES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
mer student as one of his most
fulfilling educational moments.
Coates said the student referred
to him as “the reason I’m grad-
uating college” and has since
invited Coates to his wedding
and newly purchased home.
Arriving from upstate New
York, Boston and Virginia, the
trio will experience a different
lifestyle in Maine. Ranen said he
is excited for a more “gentle pace”
and easy access to the Maine
coastline, especially with his two
young children in tow. A favorite
activity for Coates at Cornell was
his role with the Ithaca Dragon
Boat Club, although he acknowl-
edges that the continuation of
his unorthodox water sports
STUDENT AFFAIRS EMBRACES NEW FACES: From left, Mike Ranen, director of residential and student life and associate dean of student affairs; Wilmarie Rodri-
guez, associate dean of student affairs and special assistant to the dean of student affairs; and Chad Coates, associate dean of students and dean of first-year students.
hobby in Brunswick is unlikely
and expressed interest in trying
his hand at cross-country skiing
instead.
Rodriguez, a fan of the
“amazing New York Giants,”
will also have to adjust to life
in Patriots Nation.
Asked about their reasons
for coming to Bowdoin, all
three responded similarly.
Each said they were motivated
by the opportunity to interact
directly with students, some-
thing they cited as a reason
for pursuing a career in higher
education.
Rodriguez pointed to her
difficulties transitioning to
college after military service as
motivation for pursuing high-
er education. “I remember the
feelings of frustration and de-
I remember the feelings of frustration
and despair trying to navigate
enrolling into college ... I wanted to
make sure that no other student had
to experience the same struggles.
–Wilmarie Rodriguez
spair trying to navigate enroll-
ing into college and not having
anyone that would have the
compassion and patience to
explain the process to me,” she
said. “I wanted to make sure
that no other student had to
experience the same struggles.”
The three newcomers
pointed to affinity groups,
community service and men-
tal health as areas they would
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like to specifically immerse
themselves in. Coates declared
his intention to maximize in-
teraction with students, say-
ing he plans both to meet all
first years in small groups and
to conduct one-on-one meet-
ings at some point during the
first semester.
The three are excited for
the beginnings of their Bow-
doin careers.
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who chaired the committee,
noted that teaching quanti-
tative literacy is a challenge
faced by many liberal arts col-
leges. He added that, given the
College’s long history of teach-
ing reading and writing, it’s
nearly impossible to graduate
from Bowdoin without learn-
ing those skills. It is easier for
students to avoid quantitative
classes in math and science.
As a solution, the report
proposed a second-year sem-
inar focused on quantitative
literacy as well as expansion of
the Digital and Computational
Studies Initiative, which was
first launched in 2013.
The report also critiqued
the College’s system of course
offerings, calling it “very re-
strictive.” Enrollment caps
and strict prerequisites create
hurdles for faculty, the authors
found, particularly in the con-
text of interdepartmental col-
laboration.
Nonetheless, both Rose and
Dean for Academic Affairs
Elizabeth McCormack cau-
tioned against the expectation
of immediate changes.
“We want to be careful that
we don’t get too far down the
road, that we actually know
we’re on a path and a journey
here to explore and try things,
and that we’ll work our way
to an end state over time, but
we’re not imagining an end
state today,” Rose said.
McCormack has, however,
begun conversation with the
Curriculum Implementation
Committee in regards to the
report.
“We’re going to be exper-
Friday, September 14, 2018
MINDY LEDER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
imenting and finding some-
thing that’s workable,” she said.
Other academic recom-
mendations included expand-
ed opportunities for faculty
innovation, interdisciplinary
capstone projects for seniors
and practical knowledge work-
shops. Proficiency in personal
finance and public speaking
were among the “knowledge
and skills” that students who
met with the committee said
they hoped to acquire before
graduation.
In his note to the commu-
nity accompanying the report,
Rose highlighted five catego-
ries of work based on their
recommendations: integrated
thinking, including a deeper
commitment to interdisci-
plinary collaborations; digital
and computation literacy;
ethical judgment, which the
report cited as a common
concern among community
members; the “sophomore
experience,” in which Rose
highlighted the role of Col-
lege Houses in addition to ac-
ademic spheres; and teaching
and practicing sustained dis-
course, which Rose identified
in his Convocation address in
August as necessary for “our
understanding of the remark-
able and varied backgrounds
and identities we each bring
to Bowdoin.”
Rose also offered praise for
the 16-person committee that
completed the report, saying
that he would consider con-
vening the same type of group
in the future for “issues that
are deeply strategic and long-
term in nature.”
“They did a great report,”
said Rose. “Now we have some
work to do.”
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FEATURES
Friday, September 14, 2018

Bowdoin creates space for a new kind of

George Lopez show

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FROM BACH TO BOWDOIN: Orchestra Director George Lopez has played in countries around the world. Since coming to Bowdoin, he has generously shared his talents and cultivated new life in the music department.

by Emma Sorkin
Staff Writer
You’d never guess it from
looking at him now—sitting
comfortably, a smile spreading
across his face as he describes
his orchestra, voice bouncing
and echoing across the recital
hall—but George Lopez, Beck-
with artist-in-residence and di-
rector of the Bowdoin orchestra,
never wanted to be a musician.
“I am a reluctant musician,”
Lopez said. “I was an athlete
when I was young. I played
baseball quite seriously. My
mother didn’t really want that
kind of culture for me.”
After his mother consulted
their pastor, Lopez began les-
sons with the church’s keyboard
player. It quickly became clear
that he had an aptitude for mu-
sic. Lopez swapped his baseball
glove for his grandmother’s
beat-up, upright piano and be-
gan his musical journey.
He went on to attend the
Hartt School of Music in Con-
necticut and studied in Paris
and Holland, where he evolved
as a musician, playing in venues
across the globe.
“I had intended to stay [in
Europe], but my luck ran out so
I came back to the U.S.,” Lopez
said.
Upon returning to the Unit-
ed States, Lopez began teaching
music, which he considered the
next logical step in his work as
a musician. At first, he focused
on the social aspect of music,
then the artistic, and finally the
ability to share his passion and
inspire future generations to
not only create and appreciate
art, but also to experience it.
This quality sets him apart from
many other conductors who
take a more serious, structured
approach.
“George is about the passion
that we feel in playing [music],”
said orchestra member Gillian
Raley ’21. “He helps us find
whatever is within us that en-
riches the music itself. He’s not
just there to help us play the
music, he’s there to help us feel
the music in a different way.”
When he moved to New
Hampshire for a teaching job,
Lopez met the then-chair-
person of the Bowdoin Music
Department who mentioned
the opportunity of Bowdoin’s
Artist-in-Residence program.
After he came to Bowdoin to
play a recital, the College hired
him and Lopez accepted the
university-level job he had al-
ways wanted.
“At the time I thought I was
going to have a life as a freelanc-
er, and I was putting together a
business plan to do historical
keyboard concerts at large ven-
ues all over the country and all
over the world,” Lopez said. “It
was a pretty good plan too, but
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Seniors have grand plans for Ladd House

by Norell Sherman
Staff Writer
Ladd House—occupied by
sophomores in recent memo-
ry—has a new set of residents:
class of 2019. As the only ex-
clusively senior space within
the College House system, the
iconic red facade of Ladd now
represents an experiment in
keeping the social scene for
upperclassmen centered on
campus.
Although it’s still too early
to tell how Ladd will navigate
its role as a communal space,
House members have em-
braced this uncertainty and
are looking forward to what
the year will bring.
For seniors Amber Oros-
co and Sadie LoGerfo-Olsen,
the wooden-walled common
room looks familiar. This
year, the two women, joined
by 20 other housemates, are
experiencing College House
life in a completely different
way than when they lived in
Ladd as sophomores.
“Coming back I wanted to
do a lot of things differently,
and I also think it’s totally
different to have seniors than
sophomores,” LoGerfo-Olsen
said. “You’re not trying to im-
press anyone anymore.”
Tapping into a desire to
create a space for seniors,
Ladd has already hosted a
few small-scale events which
have catered to an upperclass-
man audience. On the second
weekend of classes, students
aged 21 and above filled the
House and were allowed to
be served alcoholic beverag-
es. Underage students who
attended did not receive the
coveted wristbands, which are
part of the House’s new sys-
tem of ID-ing at the door.
LoGerfo-Olsen is also
excited by the prospect of a
partnership between Ladd
and the Senior Class Coun-
cil, which has a budget of
$30,000. Council funds can
also be spent on alcohol for
21-and-over events, whereas
Ladd House money cannot. MACKEY O’KEEFE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
The talk of events only for
RAD LADD: The iconic red-brick College House has new occupants as Res Life made a gamble to bring social life back to campus with this senior-only residence.
students of age distinguish-
es Ladd from other College really do have it in their mind Even though House mem- to generate dialogue about met with officers from the
Houses. that Ladd is considered differ- bers feel the importance of how Ladd can function for the other seven College Houses.
“People really do see it as ent from the rest of the Col- creating a unique space for rest of campus. At the begin-
a separate space and people lege Houses,” Orosco said. seniors, they have also worked ning of the semester, members Please see LADD, page 7
6 FEATURES Friday, September 14, 2018

At home in all lands: everywhere and nowhere

school. I saw myself on the culture, I have never seen. ly don’t know where I belong choosing. There is something reason why I can’t consider
by Aisha Rickford tube and when I went to I am constantly navigating sometimes. When friends talk wonderful about being able both countries my own; after
Features Contributer
play at my cousins’ houses anxiety around place. When about moving—or even just to feel at home in different all, one is my birthplace, and
Almost one year ago, I on the weekends. We were my brother was 16, this anx- visiting—the West Coast, the places. New York is home for the other is the country that
wrote a Talk of the Quad ti- everywhere, and I took it for iety drove him to move back idea that I could potentially me. So is London. So is Maine, raised me.
tled “Dirigo” about the con- granted. to the U.K. Since then, I have be tied another place terrifies in many ways. And they all This column is called “At
stant movement during my In America, everything always defined myself by me. I can’t even choose be- blend beautifully together Home in All Lands,” because
childhood and the freedom changed. I was not just one the splintering of my family tween New York and London, now and in unexpected mo- although I’ll spend my whole
I felt when I put roots down of many anymore. I was The across coasts and continents. let alone add another place to ments. Sometimes when I’m life trying to make sense of
in Maine. I’ll say now, it was Black Girl From England. It No matter where I choose to love. driving down Pleasant Street, what place means to me, at
naive of me to think that after made perfect sense to me. It live, I will be apart from the The poet Nayyirah Waheed I think about how much mid- least I know that I can make a
years of movement, I thought made no sense to anybody places or the people I love. has a poem that simply reads, coast Maine and Long Island home anywhere. This column
I would suddenly and poeti- else. I never had to explain I know people who have “where you are is not who look alike. Sometimes, I hear is my way of freeing myself
cally find my home. Naturally, my blackness in London. lived in the same house, state you are.” These words have traffic from my dorm window from what feels like a soli-
my relationship with Maine I didn’t even know the or country their entire lives. been unbelievably liberating and I’m transported to a New tary burden and finding out
has changed since then. name of the country that my I never had that opportunity. to me in recent years. In my York City street. Other days, I how my fellow members of
Through no fault or de- mother and father were from In the United States, I feel Talk of the Quad last year, step out on campus on a par- the Bowdoin community feel
cision of my own, I’ve spent until I was in America. It nev- British—but even when I I talked about the power ticularly brisk day, and I’m about places. I want to learn
a lot of my life torn between er crossed my mind. I knew feel American, I still feel of choosing places for given a bittersweet reminder about the places they were
people and places. My mother who I was. I grew up eating foreign. In the U.K., I’m yourself. More and of how the wind born, the places they’re tied to
was born in Sierra Leone and Sierra Leonean food and was not always perceived as more lately, I’ve feels coming off and the places they’ve grown
moved to the U.K in her early surrounded by African art. I British due to my Amer- been considering of the Thames. up hearing about but have yet
teens. My father who is half Si- heard stories about the relent- ican disdain for narrow the power in not There is no to see. I want to hear about the
erra Leonean and half English less, rainy season and picking roads. I end up feeling places they’ve traveled to and
grew up in England. When it mangoes off trees. I grew up very American when the places they want to visit.
was just a couple months shy hearing our languages, Krio I realize there are I want to know the places
of my seventh birthday, my and Susu. When I was a baby, so many things I they have lived in, and
mother, my brother and I all my auntie would wrap me in don’t understand the places, like Bowdoin,
relocated from the suburbs of cloth around her back and about Britain, that they’ve chosen for
London to Long Island, New carry me. I don’t know how, like the educa- themselves.
York. but I still remember the sen- tion system or
At my primary school in sation of my cheek pressed the political cli-
London, I was just another against the fabric of her shirt mate.
second-generation child of as I dozed off. I have no other I’m always
West Africans. I saw myself in memory that feels as safe. yearning for
my classes, on the playground And yet, I’ve never been something or
and on the streets when my to Sierra Leone. It’s amazing somewhere, but
mum walked me home from to feel this intense connec- once I get there,
tion to a place I yearn for the
that, beyond opposite. I tru-

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comprised of about 25 stu-
dents—has grown to nearly 70
members and is now known as
the Bowdoin Symphony Or-
chestra.
“Every year the Orchestra
gets bigger, the repertoire they
play gets complicated and in-
teresting and there seems to be
a big energy and vitality about
it, and a lot of that is the enthu-
siasm that George brings to it,”
said Professor of music Vineet
Shende, chair of the music de-
partment.
The Orchestra’s success can
also be attributed to Lopez’s
unwavering effort to incor-
porate student opinion into
the Orchestra, allowing it to
“own itself.” An eight-member
committee comprised of stu-
dents meets regularly to give
feedback and make decisions
about scheduling practices
and events. This willingness to
work with students sets Lopez
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“I’m feeling very confident
that they’re being proac-
tive about that and thinking
about it intentionally, and I
feel like it’s gonna work out
well,” said Interim Director
of Residential Life Assistant
Tim Coston.
While it has prioritized
senior events, Ladd plans
to continue hosting cam-
pus-wide events to bridge
the gap, and members hope
they see widespread partici-
pation. Tomorrow night, the
House will host another cam-
pus-wide after the football
game, “The Football Results
Party.” They will also contin-
ue to throw trademark Bow-
doin parties such as Epicuria.
“If you really focus peo-
ple’s energy on a few events
per year it will be pretty awe-
some,” Orosco said.
In addition to parties,
Ladd House members have
talked about using the space
for more art-oriented and
creative events, like the exist-
ing Ladd House Art Show.
“We have a really cool
space for music and foster-
ing a more laid back yet still
party scene,” LoGerfo-Olsen
said. “That’s something we’re
really looking forward to.”
While the programming
and potential for Ladd is ex-
citing, questions of how the
House will generate atten-
dance at its events and unite
various communities on cam-
pus remain.
Eddie Akubude ’18, a first-
time College House resident,
said that he doesn’t know if
Ladd’s presence will stop up-
perclassmen groups from go-
ing off campus.
“I think it’s a good idea as
long as upperclassmen are re-
ceptive to it. They need to see
that this is their space too,”
Akubude said.
Darius Riley ’19 echoed a
similar sentiment.
“In order for it to be suc-
cessful it can’t be just us,”
Riley said. “It has to be the
student body. The more peo-
ple we have, the more active it
is, that is what our definition
of success is.”
While the effects of an all-se-
nior College House on campus
life remain to be seen, Orosco
is excited to see the House po-
tentially serve the role as a uni-
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STUDIOUS SENIOR: Edward Akubude ’18, a member of the newly all-senior College House studies in the library of the historic Bowdoin residence.
fying space on campus.
“This space is versatile
enough to be able to do a lot
Having a normal one: a
Steel Reserve on campus
by Simon Cann, Jack Fullerton
and Ethan Winter
Features Contributors
Welcome sweet readers,
For guys like us, the explosion
of craft beer has been great. In-
stead of developing fully formed
personalities, we can learn a
simple vocabulary, e.g. “citra,”
“dry-hopped,” “milk stout,” “dou-
ble IPA,” “notes,” “you’ve had
too much,” “I’m cutting you off ”
and then be semi-functioning
members of society, mindlessly
quoting “Good Will Hunting”
back and forth while drinking
overpriced beer to distract from
the fact that we have not a shred
of individuality. This we call
friendship.
In this column, we plan on
continuing this tradition. We’re
going to review beers—but with
a twist. We’ll be focusing on
those beers that have been left
behind. Longreads will never
profile Coors Lite—so we will.
Ever wanted the flavor profile of
a Miller High Life—the “cham-
pagne of beers”—broken down
in painstaking detail? Neither
did we, until now. Folks, it’s time
to strap in and join us in this
sudsy semester-long adventure.
This is going to be fun.
Our first beer is the Steel Re-
serve 211. Before even cracking
it, it’s important to set the scene.
We sat on the lighthouse porch
this past Saturday as a darty
raged below—heads up, jean
jackets are in.
Midway through the re-
viewing process, some parents
showed up. We thought that
was “pretty cool;” however, the
dad did not respond well to our
attempts to get him to “do beers”
with us. We settled for some po-
lite chit-chat. “Crazy storm, but
boy did we need that rain.”
of different things, just a lot of
opportunity there,” she said.
“There’s this whole emphasis
Now let’s move into the op-
tics—the experience of drinking
beer is, after all, mostly about
the can art. The optics, however,
are bad. This colossus of a can is
plastered with phrases we don’t
understand like “EXTRA MALT-
ED,” “SLOW BREWED” and
“HIGH GRAVITY.” Very cool. It
looks like a word cloud generated
from a distressed, well-read copy
of Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto.
Which we definitely don’t own.
Clearly, the proud folks at Steel
Brewing Company put a stout
effort into the can art––unfor-
tunately, this was the only thing
they put any effort into.
Now technically this is a
“malt liquor”—we don’t know
what this means; we’re calling
it “beer.” Weighing in at 24 oz.
with an alcohol content of 8.1
percent, this bad boy packs a
cost effective—and punish-
ing—alcoholic punch. The Steel
Reserve is equivalent to four
standard drinks, and at a cost of
$1.60 per can, each drink costs
only 40 cents—and it tastes like
it. If you are unwavering in your
insistence that alcohol enter
your system via the mouth, it
is by far the most economical
way to get drunk. This is the
Steel Reserve’s only redeeming
feature. It smells like a full rack
of Bud Light was boiled over a
stove and reduced until it was 24
oz. of “HIGH-GRAVITY,” high-
test rocket sauce. It’s a disaster.
This is the Challenger explosion
of beer. Sure, you’re gonna get
off the ground, but you may be
rethinking your choice of bever-
age 73 seconds later.
When that first sip hits your
ganglia, you’re practically guar-
anteed a gag reaction—the
biggest workout we got that
Saturday was muscling through
the immediate urge to vomit
on Bowdoin community and
bringing people together, and
I think that Ladd is the perfect
7
on our contemporaries, ruining
rompers and jerseys alike. As the
beer warmed and flattened out,
we noticed a damp nuttiness—
imagine if you managed to stub
your tongue. Had Bernard Sand-
ers won in 2016 and nationalized
the beer industry, we’d all be
sipping this Steely-Can for nine
straight nights. If this is the only
beer we’ll get under socialism,
we’re out.
An unknown man wearing
the afternoon’s fourth Larry Bird
jersey lent us some wisdom. “The
Steel Reserve is intended to be
paired with your favorite vari-
ety of long-cut chaw. You know
you’re having a normal one when
you finish the whole can, then fill
it back up with cloudy discharge
of your lower lip. Extra points
go to anyone who could actually
taste the difference between the
Steel Reserve and a cancerous
soup of mouth juice.” Our source
requested to remain anonymous.
Our best guess is Larry Bird.
We decided that none of us
could shotgun it—Jack offered
that whoever did would be a “real
one.”
The Steel Reserve is the
post-modernist’s answer to
malt liquor. You, dear readers,
can trust our authority on this
matter, as all three of us have
read “Infinite Jest” and none of
us have any idea what it’s about.
Which, if you think about it, is
pretty post-modernist. The sleek,
matte-aluminum can lures in
hipsters, drifters and fans of An-
drew Carnegie’s industrial em-
pire alike, then disappoints with
a genuinely repulsive experience
and ultimately reduces you to an
infantile state—Ethan had to go
lie down.
We finished and did the only
logical thing: bought three more.
Sheesh.
MACKEY O’KEEFE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
opportunity to do that. And
we’re still figuring out how,
but I’m optimistic.”
8 FEATURES Friday, September 14, 2018

POLAR EYES

GREENSTOCK
On Saturday, Dudley Coe Quad was filled
with music and students at the annual
Greenstock festival. Musical groups such
as Sweet Anne, the Meddiebempsters
and Xander performed genres from
jazz to a cappella. Sustainable Bowdoin,
the Bowdoin Organic Garden, the
Bowdoin Outing Club and the Office of
Sustainability were among groups that
helped organize live music and ice cream.
Other groups showed support towards
a more sustainable campus, such as the
Yellow Bike Club, which offered bike tuning.
The crisp day ended with a campus-wide
barbecue on the Dudley Coe quad.

Photos by PJ Seelert
9 Friday, September 14, 2018

By the numbers: breaking down the Class of 2022

by Dakota Griffin
by Bowdoin’s standards, meaning nei-
ther of their parents graduated with a For 66% of surveyed first years,
Bowdoin was their top-choice school.
Orient Staff
four-year degree. This percentage is
Last year, when the Class of 2022 higher than previous classes. In the
first began talking about which col- Class of 2018, for example, 12 percent
leges they were applying to, 33 percent of students matched the College’s defi-
of them were not sure whether they nition of first-generation. First-gen-
Are you a recruited varsity athlete?
No
should be saying “Bo-do-in,” “Bow- eration students are more likely to Yes
do-in” or “Bow-din.” Since then, they choose chem-free housing, with 50
have learned how to pronounce the percent of first-gen first years living 97.30% 83.33% 73.97% 82.26% 66.15% 64.29%
College’s name and developed dining on chem-free floors. In contrast, only 100%
hall allegiances—Thorne Hall comes about 17 percent of first years who are
out on top with 61 percent of the vote. not first-generation opted for chem- 90.0%
Thirty-five percent of them have al- free living.
ready acquired a pair of the iconic L.L. Seventy-three percent of respon- 80.0%
Bean Boots, while 33 percent of first dents either already work or plan to
years plan to never buy a pair. For 66 work an on-campus job. Ninety-six 70.0%
percent of first years, Bowdoin was percent of first-generation students
their top choice school. work or plan to work, compared to 60.0%
All of these statistics come from the 69 percent of students who are not
Orient’s inaugural first-year survey, first-generation. 50.0%
which gathered information about Nineteen percent of respondents
everything from students’ preferred reported having one or more relatives 40.0% 33.85% 35.71%
dining hall to their family’s income who had attended or currently attend
bracket to their intended career field. the College. Seven percent of first years 30.0% 26.03%
The 29-question survey was emailed to have one parent who attended Bowdo-
the first-year class on September 3 and in, while for two percent of respon- 20.0% 16.67% 17.74%
closed eight days later. It received 294 dents, both parents are alums. Four
full responses, representing roughly 57 percent of first years have a sibling who 10.0%
percent of the approximately 510-per- has attended or is currently attending 2.70%
son class. Bowdoin. Other relatives, including 0.0%
Overall, 16 percent of respondents grandparents, aunts and uncles, make <$40K 40K- 80K- 125K- 250K- >500K
are first-generation college students up the remaining six percent. 80K 125K 250K 500K
annual parental income

Do you live on a chem-free floor?

10% of respondents 49.95% 72.22% 80.56% 76.67% 90.48% 96.30%

have a fake ID 100%

90.0%

Have you or your family taken out loans to pay 80.0%

for Bowdoin? 70.0%
60.0% 54.05%

26% 14% 60% 50.0%

40.0%
Yes No, but we No, and we don’t plan to. 30.0% 27.78%
23.33%
plan to. 19.44%
20.0%
Which substances, if any, have you used prior 10.0% 9.52%
3.70%
to Bowdoin? 0.0%
80.0%
71.7% <$40K 40K- 80K- 125K- 250K- >500K
70.0% 80K 125K 250K 500K
annual parental income
60.0%

50.0%
38.6%
Did you apply to Bowdoin early decision?
40.0%
27.0% 56.41% 61.11% 48.65% 44.44% 30.30% 36.67%
25.3%
30.0%
100%
20.0%

10.0% 6.1% 90.0%

0.0% 80.0%
Drinking alcohol Marijuana Cigarettes Vaping Other
69.70%
70.0%
63.33%
Gender versus expected post-grad income 60.0% 55.56%
45.0% 42.1% 51.35%
38.5%
Female students 50.0%
40.0% 43.59%
34.5% Male students 38.89%
35.0% 40.0%
30.0%
30.0%
25.0% 23.1%

20.0%
19.8% 20.0%
14.4%
15.0% 10.0%
10.0% 9.2% 9.1%
5.8% 0.0%
5.0% 3.4% <$40K 40K- 80K- 125K- 250K- 500K+
80K 125K 250K 500K
0.0% annual parental income
<$30K 30K-50K 50K-70K 70K-90K 90K+
MONEY MATTERS: The percentage of recruited athletes from the bottom income bracket is 14 percentage points lower than the next
WAGE GAP?: Male students expect to have a higher post-graduate income than their female highest income bracket. Students from families in the bottom income bracket are nearly 15 times more likely to live on a chem-free floor than
counterparts. Men are nearly three times as likely to anticipate having an income of more than students from the highest income bracket. Students from families in the top income bracket are 20 percent more likely to apply Early Decision.
$90,000. There was not a statistically significant number of non-binary respondents. GRAPHS COMPILED BY GEORGE GRIMBILAS, DREW MACDONALD AND GIDEON MOORE
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Looking through the lens of Winslow Homer
by Sabrina Lin
Orient Staff
For the last 27 years of his
career, the 19th-century art-
ist Winslow Homer lived and
worked amongst the jagged
outcrops and tempestuous
tides of Prouts Neck, Maine.
The new exhibition at the
Bowdoin College Museum
of Art, “Winslow Homer and
the Camera: Photography and
the Art of Painting,” reshapes
visitors’ understanding of the
iconic American painter.
A titan figure in the school
of landscape, Homer had never
been previously associated with
the practice of photography.
This connection, which comes
to life in the exhibition, arose
in a serendipitous fashion, ac-
cording to Co-Director of the
Museum Frank Goodyear, who
‘A Handled History:’ five centuries displayed through medals
by Amanda Banasiak
Staff Writer
Political propaganda, classical
tales and five centuries of history
are on view at the student-curated
exhibition “A Handled History,”
showcasing the prestigious Moli-
nari medals collection. Not to be
underestimated for their intimate
scale, the selection on display is a
compact cultural testament to ob-
ject-collecting and materiality.
Amber Orosco ’19, Stephen
Pastoriza ’19 and Benjamin Wu
’18 organized the exhibition in the-
matic groupings. Housed in cases
specifically designed by the Frick
Collection in New York City, the
medals can be viewed both from
the front and back, a display de-
signed to evoke for modern view-
ers the same intimate relationship
the medals’ original owners might
have experienced.
“Back in the day people would
just have these in their bedroom
desks and would pull them out of
drawers. So that’s kind of how we
tried to mimic it,” said Wu.
Within the Markell Gallery,
furniture and display elements are
deliberately orchestrated to com-
plement the experience. In addi- MEDALS AND MEMENTOS: Three Art History students curated an exhibition dedicated to the Molinari medals
tion to an old wooden desk sitting collection, examining their historical significance and connection to modernity.
co-curated the exhibit.
“[The exhibition] was
prompted by a phone call that
we received about five years
ago, suggesting that there was
a guy down in Scarborough,
Maine who claimed to have
Winslow Homer’s camera,”
said Goodyear.
Despite their initial skepti-
cism, Goodyear and Assistant
Professor of Art History Dana
Byrd quickly saw the opportu-
nities offered by this newfound
knowledge, tapping into ongo-
ing conversations about the re-
lationship between painting and
photography in American art.
“The camera’s arrival is
mind-blowing, and it really
allowed us to rethink how Ho-
mer understood photography
throughout his lifetime,” Byrd
said. “He is someone that come
of age with photos, he [was]
in the left corner of the gallery, Wu
noted an array of displayed books,
which came with the medal col-
lection, and old catalogues from
previous exhibitions.
“One of the goals of the exhi-
bition is to expose the broader
community and audience to the
born into a world when pho-
tography had been around for
a couple of years, so it’s really
interesting to think about how
he engaged with photography
… throughout his entire life.”
Documenting Homer’s
creative evolution from the
inception of his career, the
exhibition is comprised of a
variety of paintings, prints,
drawings, watercolors, objects
and photos. And while paint-
ing’s relationship to the camera
is central to the discussion, the
exhibition also highlights pho-
tography’s dominant influence
in shaping Homer’s visual lan-
guage and artistic sensibilities.
“There are about five dif-
ferent ways [in which] Homer
is using photographs,” Byrd
said. “Not just to extend the
[range of ] works that he could
sell, as a sketch, or using pho-
medallic art form and explain how
medals were designed, created and
shared,” Pastoriza said.
Collected by Cesare and Aman-
da Molinari during their travels
and donated to the College in
1966, the unique collection houses
over 1,500 medals ranging in size,
HOMAGE TO HOMER : “Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting” attempts to
investigate the way in which photography impacts viewers’ understanding of the artist’s practice.
tography as influence on sub-
ject matter, also as a model …
and a way to represent himself
to the world.”
“[Homer’s process] is not
simplistic equation work,”
said Associate Professor of
Art James Mullen, an avid
landscape artist himself. “I
think [Goodyear and Byrd] do
a great job of opening up the
complexities of relationships
between painting and photog-
raphy with him, that’s great.”
At the same time, the ex-
hibition projects itself into a
contemporary dialogue about
art and technology, as conver-
sations between the curators
and artistic members of the
Bowdoin community would
reveal.
“Artists like [Professor
of Art] Michael Kolster and
James Mullen … as working
material and time period— from
1484 all the way up to Marcel
Duchamp’s 1968 addition. Their
enduring popularity is indeed fas-
cinating.
“In addition to their application
as portraiture, medals offer viewers
slices of history, from revolution-
AMANDA BANASIAK, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
artists they know that wheth-
er you’re a photographer or
a painter, when a new visual
technology like photography is
introduced, why wouldn’t you
take advantage of that?” said
Goodyear.
Mullen further reflects on
employing photography in the
era of contemporary painting.
“[Photography and art] is
a really vital sort of axis that
a lot of conversation circles
around,” he said. “They took
such a classically studied
painter with such relevance
to Bowdoin, and found a way
to bring him forward into ex-
isting current dialogue … and
found a place at the table for
that [conversation] in a very
meaningful way.”
Spearheaded by Byrd, the
development of the exhibition
is also indebted to student re-
ary political figures to important
battles and wars,” said Pastoriza.
Aside from aggrandizing state-
ments of personal ambitions and
identity, a rare gem in the collec-
tion, Orosco noted, also com-
ments on the role of women in the
15th century.
“This is Laura Bassi. She was
the first female professor at the
University of Begonia of physics
and philosophy,” Orosco said
about a medal. She wasn’t allowed
to teach physics in the university
and so she had to teach physics in
her basement … as far as we know,
it’s very rare for something like that
to be made and for a woman to be
celebrated.”
The curators are also work-
ing to launch an online scholarly
catalogue that would provide the
public with access to the entire col-
lection, making use of the medals’
educational value.
“We developed with David
Francis … an app, so you would
just scan this QR code,” Wu said.
“You’d be brought to a webpage
and you’re able to search each in-
dividual medal.”
“Those medals have continued
to inspire many generations of
Bowdoin students, and I think it
is in large part because of the in-
Friday, September 14, 2018
LAUREN CAFFE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
search.
“Two years ago I worked
with a group of students in my
Winslow Homer seminar, and
we had 10 research questions
that we needed answered, and
[the students] went and found
the answers,” she said. “We
spent a semester looking at all
of this work and just thinking
about the research possibilities
and the arguments that have
been made.”
“We feel like Homer’s prac-
tice was a complicated one,”
concluded Goodyear. “But we
hope this exhibition becomes
the foundation for future re-
search on this particular topic.”
“Winslow Homer and the
Camera: Photography and the
Art of Painting” will be on
view at the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art through Oc-
tober 28.
spiration of those physical objects
… We’re really grateful that this is
possible and that we’ve had three
extraordinarily talented students
take this project on,” said Anne
Goodyear, co-director of the Bow-
doin College Museum of Art.
The exhibition is as much about
constructing the medals’ historical
significance as connecting objects
of the Antiquity to modern life;
indeed, the combination of im-
agery and accompanying caption
remains a popular form of self-ex-
pression in the present day, in par-
ticular with the use of social media.
“[The medals are] a very similar
format [to] choosing like a profile
picture,” Orosco said. “Like how
someone would choose the front
or averse of one of these pieces.
Then there’s an inscription like a
caption and then the back is an
allegory: [a] symbolic message,
which is like your cover photo. So
it’s like a very much reminiscent of
social media.”
“Medals emerged in the early
Renaissance … [They] respond-
ed, I think, to a desire for pictures
of people who we admired and
wanted information about, and
it’s really interesting to me that
this scale is not dissimilar from
now,” said Goodyear.
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Portrait of an
Artist: two women
on jazz at Bowdoin
by Brianna Cunliffe
Staff Writer
Ariana Smith ’21 and Flora
Hamilton ’21, members of the
Bowdoin jazz program, are
creative partners in writing
and performing original music
on campus. Smith is a sing-
er-songwriter, and Hamilton is
a jazz pianist.
The following interview has
been edited for length and clar-
ity.
The Bowdoin Orient: What
brought you to jazz at Bowdo-
in?
Flora Hamilton: I started
jazz when I was a junior in
high school. The jazz program
itself teaches me music fun-
damentals, but what I really
get out of it is learning how to
work with other musicians.
Ariana Smith: I’m classical-
ly trained; I didn’t do anything
with jazz before coming to
Bowdoin. I write music, and
Flora is so incredibly talented
that she can bring the things
in my mind to life and spice
them up. Make them actual
jazz. We’re a team—I can’t do
it without her.
coming projects? Hopes and en, in Flora and I being like,
Q: What has been a favorite ambitions for the future? ‘Hey guys, want to play with
collaboration or performances?
AS: Last year, while per-
forming in the Pub, there was
a moment at the end when
Flora and I just happened to
do the same thing at the same
time. Not planned at all, but it
worked. I’ll never forget how
great that was—how much of
a privilege and a blessing it
was to express a song I had
written—to perform with PJ SEELERT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
such talented musicians. JAZZY GALS: Sophomores Ariana Smith ’21 (left) and Flora Hamilton ’21
(right) discuss their creative passions, empowering women in the arts and
Q: From where do you draw their favorite moments working alongside one another.
inspiration?
AS: So fun fact, I can’t worked on a collection called things they want to express,
read music. I’ll write a song “Seasons,” one song for ev- and I think that jazz is so
and lyrics, bring it to Flora, ery season. We’re working to ethereal that it’s a great medi-
and we’ll jam together. The bring those to life. um to express those feelings.
song “November Solitude,” I FH: I would love to start
penned it as a cry out to God writing. That’s very scary, but Q: Thoughts on how jazz table. And that’s something way—equivalent to speaking
really. ‘Are you going to leave that’s my personal project. It has shaped your Bowdoin ex- that we stand for. up for 10 seconds in a room
me here, please stay, because I would also be great to see an perience? FH: Ariana provides space full of strangers.
need you, I can’t do this alone.’ all-girls band. AS: There is so much tal- for me to choose. People AS: Jazz has definitely been
I draw inspiration from my ent—the caliber is actually would choose my songs for a channel for growth. It allows
Q: What does it mean for
lived experiences and those of mind-boggling. And it’s a way me growing up, since I accom- me to bring my individuality
others. you to champion women in for me to set my goals high, pany most of the time. Now, to the table, outside of the
FH: I was a classically
the arts, especially jazz? but also, I get so much genu- I’m trying to understand what classroom and outside of my
FH: I’d say that women
trained pianist, so breaking ine joy watching talented mu- I want to do musically. friends, and really just be my-
out of the classical shell is still
working together is some- sicians do their thing. It just self; Flora is being herself, and
happening for me. And I’ve
thing new to me. I’ve really warms my heart and life to see Q: How has jazz has been we’re ourselves together, and
really grown in that sense, us-
only worked with men in jazz Flora go off on a run. formative in your life? we work.
ing my ear and intuition.
ever since I started. A lot of times, people view FH: Having a musical voice
AS: There’s power in women in the same spaces as runs parallel to having a voice Q: Any closing thoughts?
Q: Can you share any up- women working with wom- competitors, but for me, as a in any environment. Before I AS: Women are freaking
woman, I’m not competing did anything with jazz, I was awesome!
against any other women. I’m afraid to speak in class. But FH: And we have a lot more
AS: Over the summer, I us?’ Women have voices and me. That’s what I bring to the 10 seconds of soloing is—in a to learn and a lot more to say.

Four songs to celebrate the lasting legacy of Mac Miller

The Aux Cord
by Chris Ritter
To read more about Mac Miller’s
personal journey, see page 15.
We’ve grown up with Mac
Miller. From his first mixtapes in
2009 until just last week, late teens
and 20-somethings have watched
Mac grow from a middle school
frat rap sensation into a dedicat-
ed connoisseur of hip-hop with a
passion for experimentation, jazz
and introspection. Through the
past decade, his music contained
wry humor, drugged-out fantasy
and painful reflection, sometimes
all at once. Miller wasn’t merely a
rapper of our generation, he was a
lesson for it. He was an imperfect
model of perseverance and growth
and a case study for how an artist
can turn problematic fame into
responsible stewardship of music.
The breadth of emotion captured
in Miller’s discography is seem-
ingly boundless, but the following
four songs in particular captured
vital parts of his legacy.
“BDE (Best Day Ever) - Live” -
Live From Space (2013)
There’s a part of Mac Miller’s
legacy that will always rest in the
bright-eyed positivity of his youth.
Miller was just 19 in 2011 when he
released his second mixtape, Best
Day Ever. “BDE,” an end album
reprise of the tape’s title track be-
came a crowd favorite at live shows
and a sleeper hit behind the tape’s
official single, “Donald Trump.”
After the success of his breakout
tape “K.I.D.S.,” “BDE” served as a
testament to Miller’s assured state
of optimism, revelling in his first
major success, not jaded in the
slightest and still itching for more:
“And I ain’t gonna wait for nothing,
‘cause that just ain’t my style / Life
couldn’t get better.”
Many artists have already com-
memorated Miller for his positive
vibes on and off the mic, but an
often overlooked part of Miller’s
legacy is the way he used his fame
to promote artists on the come up
who didn’t have the same advan-
tages he had. This live version of
“BDE” comes from 2013’s Space
Migration Tour, which featured
then little known funk band The
Internet as Miller’s backing
band. Miller was very aware
of how his whiteness and
carefree rhymes made
him an easy fit for
booking agents and
college shows, as
he discussed with
“The Fader” in
2015. But Miller
used this fame to
help several black art-
ists who would not get
similar looks (or similar
checks) until years lat-
er. In 2013, the openers
for The Space Migration
Tour were very much on the
rise, but today the tour would
look like a festival lineup: Earl
Sweatshirt, fresh off of his debut,
“Doris;” Vince Staples, still two
years before “Summertime ‘06;”
and a young Chance the Rapper
who had just released “Acid Rap,”
still several years and a few projects
away from superstardom. While
Miller will always be remembered
for his music, his stewardship to
the rap game is survived by the
people he’s helped.
“Diablo” - Faces (2014)
Mac Miller’s love affair with
jazz didn’t start with 2014’s “Faces,”
but this may be where it reached
its pinnacle. Executive produced
by Miller himself (under the
pseudonym Larry Fisherman), the
between album mixtape contains
some of the sharpest jazz pro-
SAR
AC
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AN
duction in rap since the late ’90s,
and “Diablo” is its crown jewel. A
relentless banger, “Diablo” com-
bines dynamic fills and 808s with
an unexpected but instantly recog-
nizable sample of the Duke Elling-
ton-John Coltrane standard, “In a
Sentimental Mood.” It’s the type of
production that earns nods from
both hip-hop heads in their teens
and jazz cats in their sixties. Mill-
er saves some of his best lines on
“Faces” for the track as well, aban-
doning convoluted wordplay in fa-
vor of the truly affecting, with lines
like “If you don’t love me then just
lie to me,” a line commended by
friend and fellow MC Vince Sta-
ples as “a fuckin’ bar.” “Diablo”
showed that Miller treated jazz as
more of a scholarship than a hob-
by. But his studies never deterred
him from his prior strengths, they
sharpened them.
“Dang!” (feat. Anderson .Paak)
- The Divine Feminine (2016)
In 2016, Mac Miller was in love
with love itself. “Dang!” is a vibe
that finds Mac frustrated with
love for love’s sake, fed up with
time constraints, egos (his own
included) and anything else that
gets in the way of his affection. The
track pulses with that energy, as
Mac two-steps over a
electro-disco groove
from Canadian
beatmaker Pomo, a
favorite collaborator
of Mac’s who would
go on to produce “Lad-
ders” and the infectiously funky
“What’s the Use?” on his final
album. Fellow artists remember
Miller as much for his artistic
attention to detail as for his brash
sense of humor, and “Dang!”
encompasses both.
The song estab-
lished Miller and
Anderson .Paak as
pioneers of the
new wave disco
pop that’s since
made dozens
of hits for Calvin
Harris and other
DJs. Still, it wouldn’t
be a Mac Miller song if
he didn’t reach for laughs
with the near-cringey “I just
eat pussy, other people need food.”
“2009” - Swimming (2018)
Growth has always been a part
of Mac Miller’s music. Each of
one of his five albums has marked
a reinvention, some left turn of
maturity but with no clear des-
tination. “2009” is different. The
penultimate track of “Swimming”
is a mountaintop reflection and
the first time in Miller’s career
where he seems settled. The song
is named for the year before Mill-
er’s breakout. With the release of
“K.I.D.S.” slingshotting him into
the public eye in 2010, Miller fills
“2009” with teary eyed reflection
on the years between then and
now. It would be easy to be cyn-
ical about the pitfalls of fame,
especially for Miller, who strug-
gled with addiction, isolation and
heartbreak in an excruciatingly
public way. But “2009” sees Miller
decidedly grateful for the journey.
“You gotta jump in to swim,” he
opens the first verse, in which he
finds himself enjoying the pres-
ence of loved ones and celebrat-
ing the lessons he’s learned. It’s
remarkable how lines like “Isn’t it
funny? We can make a lot of mon-
ey / Buy a lot of things just to feel
a lot of ugly” sound more resolved
than bitter, and the feeling shines
through to the chorus: “I don’t
need to lie no more … It ain’t 2009
no more, I know what’s behind
that door.” The song is the sound
of Mac finally making peace with
his mistakes and being grateful
for the wisdom he’s earned. He’s
happier to have lived and learned
than to not have learned at all.
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12
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
SAILING TO VICTORY:
Last weekend the sailing
team battled fierce cur-
rents and bad weather
as they competed in re-
gattas in three different
states. A four-person
crew, consisting of Al-
den Grimes ’21, Rowan
Byrne ’21, Kelsey Slack
’21 and Matt Safford ’20,
won the Harman Trophy
at the Penobscot Bay
Open hosted by Maine
Maritime Academy.
Other members trav-
elled to Yale and M.I.T,
where the team placed
fourth and seventh
respectively.
SUN’S OUT, SHUT OUT:
Women’s soccer (1-1-1)
recovered from its loss
last weekend to defeat
Bates (1-1-0) 4-0. The
Polar Bears held a 13-7
shot advantage, utilizing
their aggressive offense
to score goals in both
halves of the game. The
team’s defense also per-
formed well, with goalie
Isabel Ball ’22 making
two saves in 25 minutes
of game time.
THE BOWDOIN BOGEY:
The men’s golf team
competed in the 2018
Bowdoin Invitational last
weekend at the Bruns-
wick Country Club.
With 629 strokes overall,
the team placed eighth
out of 12. Tom Dunleavy
’20 carried the team
with a score of 153 and
placed fourteenth out
of 61.
FIELD OF GLORY: The
women’s field hockey
team (3-0) remained
undefeated with a 4-2
win against Bates (0-2)
on Wednesday. The
Polar Bears held an 18-8
shot advantage and
decisively controlled the
game, leading by one
point for the majority of
the game.
COMPILED BY KATHRYN MCGINNIS
Women’s golf wins tournaments under new coach
by Jason Cahoon
Orient Staff
Last Saturday, the Bowdoin
women’s golf team started its sea-
son at the Brunswick Golf Course,
winning the Bowdoin Invitational
for the third year in a row. With
363 strokes, Bowdoin scored over
20 strokes fewer than second
place Husson. The following day,
the Polar Bears followed up their
victory at the Bobcat Invitational
in Auburn, Maine. Bowdoin won
with 362 strokes.
The women’s golf team is led
by Captain Caroline Farber ’20.
Farber carded the best individ-
ual score in both tournaments,
shooting a -1 at the Bowdoin In-
vitational and a -4 at the Bobcat
Invitational.
“When you get into the zone in
golf it starts to feel effortless and
that’s how I felt this past weekend,”
said Farber.
In addition to Farber’s first
place finishes, the women’s golf
team received top-10 perfor-
mances from Emme McCabe ’20
and Haley Baldwin ’22. McCabe
finished in third place in the
Bowdoin Invitational and then
Men’s soccer team avenges weekend losses
by Kathryn McGinnis
Orient Staff
All eyes were on the men’s
soccer team (2-2-0) on Tuesday
as it took the field in a non-con-
ference game against Husson
University (1-4-1) that ended
in a 2-1 win for the Polar Bears.
Over opening weekend, the
team lost two games to Amherst
(2-0-0) and St. Joseph’s College
(5-0-0). Captain Jake Stenquist
’19 encouraged the team to look
at Tuesday’s game as a new op-
portunity to win.
“[After losing] against Am-
herst it was most important to
[acknowledge] what we need to
better and reflect on that game.
Our coach says ‘Don’t let Am-
herst beat you twice.’ [Meaning]
don’t let [Amherst] beat you on
Sunday because of your attitude.
We came out [Tuesday] and we
got a win,” said Stenquist.
“When I was in high school
my coach said, ‘losing is fertil-
izer for growth,’” said Moctar
Niang ’19, a 2017 All-NESCAC
performer. “I think we should
be proud of our performance,
and I’m sure we’ll look back in
November and say it’s great Am-
herst taught us a lesson. We’ll
beat them when we see them
again.”
In the Husson game, the Polar
Bears held a 12-0 shot advantage.
In the previous games against
Amherst and St. Joseph’s, the
shot ratio told a different story,
with Bowdoin trailing 10-6 and
13-11 respectively.
“The shot ratio is a pretty
good gauge of who dominated
for the most part,” said Niang.
“[But] there are definitely some
games where you might not take
as many shots. Our coach stress- ON THE BALL: CJ Masterson ’19 races against a Husson opponent to gain possession of the ball on Tuesday. The Polar Bears set the pace in the first
es having our shots on target be- half of the game but could not break through with a goal until the second half.
completed the weekend with a
second place performance in
the Bobcat Invitational. Baldwin
opened her collegiate golf career
with a sixth place finish in Bruns-
wick and a fourth place finish in
Auburn.
The weekend’s success was a
great start to new Head Coach
Stu Cady’s career. Cady previously
worked as a PGA golf professional
in Massachusetts. Erin Cady, the
Bowdoin volleyball team’s head
coach and Stu’s wife, connected
him with the Bowdoin Athletic
Department.
“I drastically prefer coaching in
a team setting because I can put a
plan together and see the progress
that my golfers make,” said Cady.
“Oftentimes, my lessons [in Mas-
sachusetts] were a one-time deal
and you would never see them
again. It’s more rewarding to put
a plan together and see what these
young women are capable of.”
Cady’s experience teaching golf
at a high level is invaluable to the
members of his team.
“He is really good at helping us
with the mental aspect of the game
as well as our mechanics. Having
someone who you trust with your
cause it maximizes the chances
of it going in.”
Stenquist added, “[One] statis-
tic that isn’t really shown on the
scoreboard is scoring chances or
scoring opportunity. I’d rather
a little interplay at the top of the
box than a 35 yard shot from
deep. You may not get a shot off,
but at least you’re close [and]
making the defense worry.”
On the other end of the pitch,
a sound defense is integral to
the success of a NESCAC soccer
team. Repeatedly called the most
competitive DIII conference in
the nation, the league stands out
as the speed of its games are fast-
er and more physical. Amherst’s
Friday, September 14, 2018
swing is huge for your confidence,”
said Farber.
In addition to adjusting to a
new coach, the Polar Bears had
to rebuild their team after four of
seven golfers graduated last year.
As a result, the team has had to
rely on walk-on players instead
of recruits. Cady, Farber and Mc-
Cabe have all readily embraced
the varying levels of experience on
the team this season.
“Caroline and I try to show
that we are very motivated and
take golf very seriously to set an
example for everyone else,” said
McCabe. “They can see how much
time we put into it, and that makes
everyone on the team more moti-
vated.”
“It’s really easy with this group
of golfers. They’re great kids to be
around, they’re personable, and
they’re fun to be on the course
with,” said Cady.
Women’s golf will compete this
weekend in the Maine State Tourna-
ment at the Bangor Municipal Golf
Course. Bates, a strong competitor
last weekend, will be in Bangor as COURTESY OF BRIAN BEARD
well. The team hopes to continue PUTT, PUTT AND AWAY: Hayley Baldwin ’22 lines up her putt on the
its winning streak against NESCAC green. She is one of two new first years on the team.
competitors.
capabilities were comparable to better everyday,” said Niang. “It’s The team hopes and expects
that of other NESCAC teams, a short season [and we need] to to rank in at least the top eight in
exposing weak spots in Bowdo- make sure that every day we’re the NESCAC in order to qualify
in’s strategy. invested in practice and getting for the championship tourna-
“We need to be a lot more better for the next game.” ment.
dynamic in the final third of the While Niang is looking to- “Winning the NESCAC is
field,” said Head Coach Scott ward the short term future, Sten- [winning] three games,” said
Wiercinski. “[But] our possession quist is also concerned with the Niang. “It’s a matter of being
and problem solving in tight plac- long term impact he and four disciplined, especially defensive-
es has been really good this year, other seniors will leave behind. ly. We’re definitely defensively
outpacing previous seasons.” “We are hoping to leave the sound and we’re just relentless.”
The team’s workouts are program with this sense of leg- “Somebody’s going to be real
ball-centric, combining skill acy that we had before us,” said worried when they see Bowdoin
drills and endurance exercises. Stenquist. “We’re not going to be soccer come onto their [field],”
While the ultimate goal is to win Bowdoin soccer players our en- Stenquist added.
the NESCAC tournament, the tire lives. There are guys before The men’s soccer team will
path to get there is composed by us that paved the way and we’re play at Wesleyan (1-2-0) tomor-
smaller, everyday achievements. hoping to pass that knowledge row. The next home game is Oc-
“[We’re] focused on getting on to the next.” tober 1 against Thomas College.
LISA ZHOU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Friday, September 14, 2018
Volleyball on way to JV soccer player turns football hero
undefeated season
by Itza Bonilla Hernandez
Staff Writer
The women’s volleyball
team (6-0) is on a six-game
win streak after beating the
University of Southern Maine
(4-4), Gordon College (6-4),
Brandeis University (5-3),
Maine Maritime (5-4) and
sweeping the New England
Invitationals in Presque Isle
and Boston.
The Polar Bears, who are
currently ranked third overall
in the NESCAC and eighth
in the NCAA DIII Regional
Rankings, have started off
their season strong. Captain
This year everyone is going to be good.
As a team, we have to play our best no
matter who the competition is.
–Lisa Sheldon ’19, Captain
Lisa Sheldon ’19 attributes
their success to both the di-
versity and the passion of the
team.
“Our team is so different,
our players have different
interests and personalities,
but at the end of the day, we
all come together because we
love volleyball,” said Sheldon.
“But more importantly, we
love our school and the tra-
dition of the program. Once
you decide to invest in the
program as a whole, the play-
ers feel like they get so much
out of it in terms of the com-
munity and the family aspect
that our team shares.”
Head Coach Erin Cady
attributes the team’s success
thus far to its hard work over
the summer. The volleyball
team picked up right where it
left off last season.
“The dynamic on the team
has been great from the get-
go, our team has put in a lot of
work over the summer and it
has been showing in practice,”
said Cady.
“In previous seasons we
had to have a preseason to
get us back into shape,” add-
ed Sheldon. “But [this year]
everyone took it upon them-
selves this summer to work
hard because we knew our
goals this season and stayed
in communication over the
ACE IN THE HOLE: The volleyball team talks strategy in a recent game.
The Polar Bears hope to continue their six game win streak this weekend.
summer to pursue those goals
together.”
In addition to its hard
work on and off the court,
the women’s volleyball team
values tradition and rela-
tionships. Cady, entering her
fourth season as head coach,
focuses on building relation-
ships on the team.
“We are a close team that
gets along well,” she said.
“Our close relationships off
the court help us on the court
because we trust one another
[and] are able to communi-
cate with one another effec-
tively.”
The volleyball team cur-
rently maintains a 15 person
roster. The team is able to
play six on six, simulating
game situations, which has
prepared the players for
match days. At practice,
they are able to mimic other
teams very closely. The team
has also spent a lot of time
watching practice and game
videos to learn from their
mistakes.
“We are breaking down
what we can improve on at an
individual level,” said Cady.
“We are looking at what we
can improve positionally.”
Sheldon points out that a
possible challenge the Polar
Bears may face this coming
season is that other volleyball
programs across the region
are improving.
“Other schools have got-
ten new coaches who have
changed their programs and
made them competitive. As
a team, we can’t make wrong
conceptions about teams that
we’ve beaten in the past. This
year everyone is going to be
good. As a team, we have to
play our best no matter who
the competition is.”
The Polar Bears will defend
their six-game win streak to-
night against Colby (2-3).
They will finish off the week-
end against Bates (3-1), on
Saturday at 2 p.m.
EMILY FULLER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SPORTS
More Than
A Game
by Ian Ward
When I arrived at Whittier
Field 15 minutes before the
start of practice, the place was
vacant—or so I thought. While
I was sitting in the Hubbard
Grandstand, enjoying the fruits
of the $8 million dollar renova-
tion, a voice called up to me
from the field. I poked my head
over the railing to find a boy
wearing generic gym clothes,
neon soccer cleats and lugging
a Bowdoin-issue football hel-
met around behind him. For
some context, his short, wiry
frame did not exactly scream
“collegiate football player”—
the weight of his helmet alone
seemed to be weighing him
down.
“Is there football practice
here today?” he asked me. Tak-
en aback, I told him that I was
just a reporter but that yes, foot-
ball practice began in 15 min-
utes, and asked if he was on the
team, wondering how he had a
team-issued helmet but didn’t
know when practice was. “I’m
the new kicker,” he told me. “It’s
my first day of actual practice.”
As it turns out, the Polar
Bears had found themselves in
a tough spot with five days un-
til their season opener. After its
first-year kicker, a recruit, left
the team during the first week
of practice, and its veteran
kicker Michael Chen ’19 found
himself nursing an injury, the
team needed a backup. Finding
no qualified candidates among
its ranks, it appealed to the
men’s JV soccer team for help.
The savior, I learned, was Sean
Mitchell ’22, who had kicked
for his high school team in
Chicago but had had no inten-
tions, until the day before, of
playing college ball.
As players of all shapes and
sizes arrived to the field, lug-
ging shoulder pads, helmets
and cleats, two things became
clear. First, everyone was
psyched to have a new kick-
er—“You’re the new guy!” be-
came a common refrain—and
secondly, Sean was dwarfed.
Even next to the 5’9” Chen, he
looked small.
Football practice is a me-
New nordic ski club attracts all skill levels
by Ella Chaffin
Orient Staff
For students who crave par-
ticipation in a sport but lack the
time to commit to varsity ath-
letics, sophomores Lowell Ruck
and Mackey O’Keefe started a
new club for recreational Nordic
skiers. The group received more
than 50 sign ups at the student
activities fair and is expected
to become official by the end of
October.
Ruck said he felt like a part of
himself was missing after a year
without competitive skiing. He
and O’Keefe started to look for
a way to Nordic ski with a group
of people informally.
“[O’Keefe] and I knew a
bunch of people that had Nordic
Skied in high school, but didn’t
continue in college because the
varsity team is a very large com-
ticulously orchestrated, ruth-
lessly regimented activity. Ev-
ery coach carries a laminated,
color-coded schedule, which
breaks down that day’s two
hour and 15 minute practice
into five minute chunks and
records every unit’s activity
throughout that time. Practice
starts exactly at 4:45, and from
there on, there is no deviation
from the plan.
To a layperson, however, the
experience is closer to watch-
ing that of a three-ring circus.
At any given moment, there are
at least three, often more, drills
happening at the same time,
some of which involve players
launching themselves at enor-
mous rolling blue foam rings,
coaches poking at players with
gratuitously padded hockey
sticks and gigantic linemen
squatting with remarkable el-
egance under a slightly raised
canopy.
It’s also cacophonous. Ev-
erybody is yelling at somebody,
and the voices reverberate off
the stone of the grandstand
to produce an indecipherable
rumble. When I occasion-
ally could discern a word, it
was something like “puma”
or “multi” or, my personal fa-
vorite, “weasel.” I trust these
all mean something; at least
the players act like they do.
Stretching off to the side, Sean
looked equally confused.
If you ask a Bowdoin foot-
ball player about the team
culture, chances are good that
he’ll mention the team’s “core
values:” toughness, demand-
ingness, accountability and
love. The players selected and
defined these values, at Coach
J.B. Wells’ urging, after the
2017 season, and have been
working to integrate them into
the team’s routine. At the end
of every practice, players
gather for the daily “put-
up,” wherein a player
shouts-out a teammate
for an action or atti-
tude that embodied a
core value. During the
offseason, players are
“drafted” into smaller
teams which compete
against one another
by accruing points for
eating meals together,
mitment,” Ruck said. “We were
looking for a way to ski with
other people without training as
intensely.”
Gabby Farrell ’21 had been
competitively skiing since she
was in sixth grade and also
wished to continue skiing at a
lesser commitment level.
“I have skied for a long time
and raced competitively,” she
said. “I really look forward to
teaching people. I have a lot of
friends who are joining the club
who have never skied before and
I’m excited to teach them.”
One of the club’s goals is to
make Nordic skiing more acces-
sible on campus for experienced
skiiers and beginners alike. The
club aims to create a community
around a shared interest in ski-
ing.
“We want to try to make this
club as inclusive as possible,”
completing community service
activities or hosting events.
For anyone familiar with
basic managerial tactics, this
stuff isn’t revolutionary. But it
is a step in the right direction
for a roughly 80-man team
that, in recent years, has not al-
ways seen eye-to-eye. The core
values are Wells’ and the play-
ers’ way of trying to have the
team converge around a single,
common point of reference.
As the circus ran its course
on the field, Sean worked
on the sideline with Chen,
warming up his leg and going
through his “rituals,” as he
called them. With half an hour
left in practice, Kyle McAllis-
ter, the special teams coach,
gathered his squad on the field,
before calling upon Sean, who,
after squibbing a couple of
kicks across the field noncha-
lantly launched two consecu-
tive perfectly placed kicks to
the opposite 10-yard-line, elic-
iting an enthusiastic high-five
from McAllister and a nod of
approval from Wells.
Next, the coaches directed
Sean to the 15-yard-line, where
he set up to practice an extra
point. While Sean was getting
his steps, a mass of players
started to spread out across
the 40-yard-line, dropping
their helmets to the ground to
spectate. The holder took the
snap, and Sean, from a short-
ened approach, placed the ball
perfectly between the uprights.
A roar of approval arose from
the peanut gallery, which by
now included the entire team.
McAllister moved Sean 10
yards back to the 25; the pea-
nut gallery whooped and
hollered; Sean drilled
Ruck said. “Nordic skiing is a
lifelong sport and a full body
workout. All the benefits are
there. It’s a really great commu-
nity too.”
Recognizing that the high
cost of equipment often poses a
barrier to students looking to try
skiing, the group hopes to ex-
pand its reach to students across
income brackets.
“Nordic skiing is an expen-
sive sport,” said Ruck. “So one
thing we will try to do is get
some used equipment that we
can have for people that want to
try it.”
The club will also be a way for
students to be active in the win-
ter. The club’s leaders noted that,
once snow covers campus, it can
become easy to stay inside and
stop exercising.
“Being outside during the
winter can do wonders for one’s
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the kick and the gallery bel-
lowed. Back five more yards.
Now the players, howling and
screeching, broke from the
40-yard-line to form a tight
semi-circle around Sean, who,
with remarkable poise, nailed
the kick. The semi-circle lost
its collective mind, converging
around their diminutive team-
mate, chanting “Sean! Sean!”
As he disappeared among the
mob of bodies, I feared for his
safety, but not for his confi-
dence.
Chatting with Wells in the
middle of the field after prac-
tice, I asked his thoughts on his
newest backup kicker: “Awe-
some,” he said. Apparently
Sean had approached him right
before I had to thank him for
the opportunity and for getting
the guys to support him at the
end.
“I didn’t tell them to do
that,” he told me. “That was all
them.”
The Polar Bears open their
season tomorrow against Wil-
liams, who has claimed victory
in its last five meetings with
Bowdoin and finished tied for
fourth in the NESCAC last sea-
son with a 6-3 record. Seasons
are not won or lost in a single
game, especially an opener,
which, Wells cautioned, is often
won by the team that makes
fewer mistakes. So what hap-
pens on Saturday will happen.
But before then, it’s hard not
to suspect that this Polar Bears
squad has found its center,
something real around which it
can converge. And it’s not just
Sean.
SABRINA LIN
mental health, and it’s super
fun,” Farrell said.
The club has not yet officially
been chartered with Bowdoin
Student Government or Student
Activities and leaders are in the
process of submitting a budget
and writing a mission statement.
After this process is complete,
the club will hold official meet-
ings and practices.
Practices will be held two
times a week and members will
compete in races on the week-
ends, if they choose. The races
will include the Zak and Eastern
cup, the NENSA circuit and oth-
er marathon races.
“Hopefully it will progress
pretty quickly so we can start
practicing in an official capaci-
ty,” Ruck said.
Lowell Ruck and Mackey
O’Keefe are members of Orient
Staff.
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14 Friday, September 14, 2018

Full need, some loans

In 2018, Bowdoin topped the Princeton Review’s list of colleges with the best
financial aid. The College is without question committed to making higher educa-
tion more accessible and prides itself on meeting students’ full demonstrated need.
Bowdoin boasts a need-blind admissions policy and has eliminated students’ loans,
distributing grants instead. More than 50 percent of the Class of 2022 received a
Bowdoin grant.
However, it’s no secret that some Bowdoin students take out loans to pay for their
education. The Orient’s survey data this week found that 26 percent of first-year re-
spondents have already taken out loans and 14 percent anticipate needing to before
they graduate. These numbers indicate that students’ full need is not being met.
The process for determining need is cloudy, especially at private colleges like Bow-
doin that use auxiliary tools to calculate financial aid packages. According to Bow-
doin’s Office of Admission and Financial Aid, Bowdoin uses the College Scholarship
Service (CSS) profile, coupled with other tools, to assemble student aid packages.
But in our own experiences and conversations with friends about theirs, we have
observed that the calculator often produces a higher sum than the estimated family
contribution produced by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
For some students, while the estimation generated by the FAFSA seems financially
feasible, the contribution Bowdoin ultimately requests may require that they take
out loans.
While of course there are various reasons as to why this may be, it is impossible
to understand this gap without having more information about the inner workings
of the CSS Profile. The College, which has much more information about the reason
for this discrepancy, should consider whether the College Board’s algorithm is truly PHOEBE NICHOLS

We tolerate hate here

representative of students’ full need.
Bowdoin is an institution which is deeply committed to its students and their
well-being. However, students are commonly faced with the reality that, while the
College claims that it will meet their full financial need, it does not. We believe that
the College should be more transparent in how and why this gap comes to be.
We also believe that the high percentage of surveyed first years who take out loans
is reflective of a greater flaw in our education system. According to a recent Atlantic
article, the US spends more on higher education than almost any other developed “men to grab [her] at College House ple so comfortable in this space that
country. Americans spend nearly $30,000 per student per year, about twice as much by Nate DeMoranville parties.” She wanted to feel like “a they would never deem my people as
as the average developed country. The same poll found that 83 percent of Americans Op-Ed Contributor respected individual in [her] own equal.
reported not being able to afford higher education. What was your transition to Bow- Latina woman skin.” She wanted If this is to change—and I hope
And paying for college is only becoming more difficult. As the nation’s high school doin like? Be careful before you the College to be a place where you we can recognize that it should—we
population diversifies, it will only become more important that the CSS Profile accu- answer, because this is a political could “hear and feel the struggles of must radically reconfigure the space
rately calculates students’ demonstrated need. question. Your race, your class and people of color and women across and the structure therein of our
Bowdoin has always been on the forefront of progressive financial aid policies. your background likely played im- the world.” College. Most importantly, we must
As it becomes increasingly clear that current calculations of aid do not fully serve all portant roles in your adjustment. Reading this when I did made move past our tendency to appear
students, we trust that the College will continue to lead the charge. This column is a transcription of me incredibly hopeful. My high one way but act another entirely.
my own transition as a low-income school was very similar to Bowdoin Last year, for example, Bowdoin
Black man, as well as a more gener- in demographics, and it addressed Student Government responded to
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orient’s editorial board, al reflection of racialized space on diversity and inclusion very poorly. a bias incident by putting up posters
which is comprised of Nell Fitzgerald, Dakota Griffin, Calder McHugh, Devin campus. Martínez’s article, however, suggest- with the words, “We Do Not Tolerate
McKinney, Surya Milner and Jessica Piper. When I was a first year, I slept on ed something different might have Hate Here,” but what did this accom-
a bare mattress for several weeks and been in the works at Bowdoin, that plish? It was a temporary and fleet-
did not put on my comforter set un- the students may have been truly ing occupation of space, but it did
til halfway through September, be- committed to holding the adminis- not to address the actual structure of
cause I could not accept Bowdoin to tration accountable. our College which is one that most
be my home. Where was my mother? Unfortunately, this hope was certainly does tolerate hate.
Where was my brother? Where was quickly dashed by the comment sec- Martínez said it best, “It doesn’t
the food I actually wanted to eat? In tion, where the common sentiment matter that we say ‘welcome’ with
ESTABLISHED 1871 Rhode Island. was, “I’m not surprised you don’t words if in action … this is not the
I remember, during Orientation, feel welcome here, just leave.” These place for people of color and for
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I looked through the last edition of people did not care about her strug- women.” It’s been three years since
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information the Orient from the previous year. A gle, and they could not understand she wrote this, but almost nothing
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators, graduating senior had written a col- why buildings named after white has changed on campus. People of
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in umn piece titled, “On Decolonizing men and halls literally lined with color still struggle to graduate in
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse Bowdoin: Welcoming People of Col- portraits of them might be imposing four years. We still experience mi-
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. or and Women.” The writer, a bisex- to a woman of color at a college run croaggressions, and we still have to
ual, low-income woman of color, re- almost exclusively by white men. deal with cultural appropriation.
Calder McHugh Jessica Piper flected on her own relationship with Now, if you similarly misunder- When will this stop? How will this
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief the College. People had asked her if stand, think of Hubbard Hall as just stop?
she regretted coming to Bowdoin, if one example of many. It is elegant, I do not have complete answers
it ever really became her home. Her yes, but also imposing—nobody to these questions, but I do wonder
Digital Director Managing Editor News Editor answer was no to both. from my home has wealth like that. what this place would look like with
James Little Anjulee Bhalla Nina McKay I encourage you to read the full In this way, the space’s elegance re- buildings named after people of col-
Nell Fitzgerald article by Caroline Martínez ’16, but inforces whiteness. This is most ap- or and with administrators coming
Photo Editor Dakota Griffin Features Editor this is a brief summary of her story. parent to me when I am a student in from truly diverse backgrounds. If
Ezra Sunshine Alyce McFadden Mitchel Jurasek Her very existence at Bowdoin felt classrooms like these and both my you similarly wonder, or entirely
Mindy Leder (asst.) “odd.” She didn’t want “massages peers and my professors are white. I disagree with my critique, catch me
Associate Editor
Sports Editor during finals, chocolate-covered am given the burden of representing in Thorne for brunch on Sunday to
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Friday, September 14, 2018
Dear first-generation
Bowdoin student
by Eskedar Girmash
Op-Ed Contributor
Dear First-Generation Bow-
doin Student, this school is
yours too.
I remember my first year
was plagued with imposter
syndrome. I never felt good
enough and always ques-
tioned if I really belonged
here. Sure, this was a combi-
nation of being so far away
from home, being one of the
few students of color in my
classes and just being new to
the campus. However, being
a first-generation student was
one of the most persistent dif-
ferences, for it manifested it-
self in terms of class, academ-
ic preparedness and everyday
conversations. I questioned
if Bowdoin was the right
choice on a number of occa-
sions. Through my internal
struggles, however, I found an
amazing community of peers
who understood this difficul-
ty, and in turn found my place
and my voice. I hope sharing
my story and a couple of tips
will help you find your place
here as well. The following
are five things I think every
low-income or first-genera-
The hardest hitting hip-hop death of the 2010s
A quick journey through the music of the late Mac Miller
by Max Byron
Op-Ed Contributor
To take a deeper dive into
Mac Miller’s musical projects,
see page 11.
Odds are you were just
entering high school, or soon
would, as the world got its
first taste of the next big white
rapper, Mac Miller, aka Easy
Mac with the Cheesy Raps.
“Blue Slide Park” dropped in
late 2011 right as I was in my
freshman year of high school.
It was clear this wasn’t the
next Slim Shady, but rather
more of an Asher Roth who
was set on giving college frat
boys something to drink and
vibe to. His music was he-
donism at its finest, without
the more violent themes that
pushed a lot of other listeners
away from hip-hop artists at
the time.
The first glimpse one had
of the raw talent and poten-
tial of Malcolm McCormick
came with “Macadelic”. While
maintaining the party vibes
that got him to where he was
with such songs as “Loud,”
Miller started revealing his
depth and what can only be
described as one long depres-
sion-fueled existential crisis in
songs like “Fight the Feeling”
and “The Question.” These
songs would be the bedrock
for the second stage of his mu-
sical career, marked by exper-
tion Bowdoin student should
know:
1. It is ok to doubt or ques-
tion yourself. That’s normal.
However, it is not ok to give
up because you don’t think
you are good enough. Remind
yourself of everything you’ve
accomplished and everything
you have yet to accomplish.
2. Ask for help. I heard this
so many times and thought
“well, duh,” but I never really
started asking for help until
well into sophomore year—
bad idea. You are not alone
here. Ask your peers, upper-
classmen, professors, deans,
advisors, President Rose and
affinity groups for help. You’ll
be amazed by how eager peo-
ple will be to lend a helping
hand. We’re here for you.
3. Bowdoin has endless re-
sources, from helping you get
winter clothes to helping you
land that internship to fund-
ing a research project you’re
passionate about. Never stop
yourself from pursuing an
opportunity because you don’t
have money or are unsure how
to navigate the system. Take
full advantage of the short
time you have here.
imenting with production and
drugs. He soon released his
sophomore project, “Watch-
ing Movies With the Sound
Off,” and a few mixtapes, dab-
bling in his high-pitched alter
ego Delusional Thomas and
producer pseudonym Larry
Fisherman. The album has an
eclectic mix of songs that all
revolve around the eccentric-
ity of a hallucinogen-rattled
mind. They draw from sur-
real absurdity, the search for
the meaning of life in sexual
pleasure and making sense of
death. The internal confusion
and conflict would culminate
into the mixtape “Faces,”
which takes one of the most
honest and disturbing looks
into true depression. The cov-
er art is like a portrait of his
mind. It is a journey from the
first line “I should have died
already” to the last, “Who am
I?”
After hearing such a dark
and gloomy mixtape, many
doubted whether Miller could
find peace within himself, or
even what that would look
like. “GO:OD AM”
immediately
showed the
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4. It is okay to not have the
college experience you imag-
ined you would have coming
into Bowdoin. Some people
will adjust seamlessly, some
will have a really difficult first
few months and others will
have shades in between. It
may take time for you to find
your place and your people.
Don’t be afraid if you feel like
you’re not adjusting to Bow-
doin like everyone else is.
5. Without sound mental
health, nothing else really
matters. Bowdoin is stressful.
Make sure you take care of
yourself. Get sleep, eat well,
talk to your family and friends
back home, get away from
campus when needed, spend
time with your friends and set
aside alone time. You will not
be considered “weak” if you
ask for help, whether that be
for academic, mental health,
personal or social reasons. If
I could redo my first year, this
is the piece of advice I would
adhere to the most.
Bowdoin is truly a special
place. I never thought it was
possible for me to grow as
much as I have as a student,
leader, citizen and person.
world that Mac Miller, while
still holding onto his depres-
sion and demons, had risen
from the hole he was suffering
in and was ready to come back
swinging. That positive ener-
gy carried over to his rela-
tionship with Ariana Grande,
a connection so
You will
sometimes hate this place,
have a couple breakdowns,
and maybe even entertain
the thought of transfer-
ring. And, well, that’s ok.
That’s part of the process.
But rest assured, you’ll
make lifelong friends and
incredible memories, ex-
pand your perspective,
laugh to tears and eat
well—that’s part of the
process too.
I hope you enter your
first year with vigor. The
flame that carried you
here might burn out at
times, but always make
sure to relight it. Always
remember, this school is
yours too.
Go make incredible
memories, and always
reach out if you need
anything.
With much love,
Eskedar
Eskedar
Girmash is a
member of the
class of 2020.
powerful that it led to his
penultimate album, “The Di-
vine Feminine,” 52 minutes of
gushing love and gratitude to
not just Ariana, but the very
idea that romance is so strong
it can give life meaning. It is
probably his only truly happy
album after
his “frat” days and continued
his exploration of jazz and
funk that punctuated his ar-
tistic career.
His last project, “Swim-
ming,” was released only a
full month before his untime-
ly death. It is a return to his
dark and damaged soul, but
somehow told through the
laid back and almost feel-
good vibes that carried his
last album. It seems to be an
acceptance that his life would
never be perfect, and he may
never be happy, but life is
too special to give up on. He
seems to have dusted himself
off from his breakup and his
near life-ending car accident
with a newfound sense of
purpose—even if lacking in
optimism.
His artistic career was
founded on never-ending
growth and introspection,
and it’s something that I think
puts him as one of the most
incredible rappers. Miller
started with a loyal base of
college frat bros and a
breakout jam that
would ensure
he could
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remain successful, but over
time he matured and devel-
oped his sound purely for the
sake of making music that
was true to himself. He wasn’t
afraid to try new sounds or
play around with different in-
fluences. He remained largely
independent and helped other
rappers with their music. His
home studio was a resource
for artists including Ab-Soul,
Schoolboy Q and Vince Sta-
ples, among others. He was
widely regarded as an incredi-
bly kind and humble man, and
his last tweet expressed great
excitement for beginning his
new tour with J.I.D.
I would encourage anyone
with the slightest interest in
hip-hop to delve into some
of Miller’s work, especially
his later projects. I firmly
believe, at only 26 years old,
he had not yet reached the
pinnacle of his craftsman-
ship, and his music was only
going to get better. Few art-
ists have come close to cap-
turing the never-ending cycle
of thoughts that come with
depression and existential
crises. For his raw honesty
and artistic values, he will be
incredibly missed in the hip-
hop community.
Rest in Peace Malcolm
James McCormick, January
19, 1992 - September, 2018.
Max Byron is a member of
the class of 2019.
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FRIDAY 14
EVENT
Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff
The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and
Student Center for Multicultural Life (SCML) will provide
food and facilitate festivities to commence Latinx
Heritage Month.
30 College St. 4:30 p.m.

EVENT
Guided Meditation with the work of
Richard-Pousette Dart
A session of guided meditation will take place in the Muse-
um of Art’s Richard-Pousette Dart exhibition. Guests should
wear comfortable clothing. Meditation cushions will
be provided.
Museum of Art. 5 p.m.
MINDY LEDER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
EVENT NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Students chat while perusing art exhibits at Museum Night, a biannual tradition in which students can dress up and enjoy
Gallery Reception: “Presence” hors d’oeuvres and a capella performances. Students took in an exhibit entitled “Winslow Homer and the Camera.”
Evelyn Beliveau ’19 will display her recent short portrait and

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sculpture pieces in an exhibition inside the Lamarche Gallery.
Lamarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union. 6:30 p.m.

PERFORMANCE
EVENT
Sailesh, The Hypnotist EVENT
Renowned hypnotist Sailesh will visit Bowdoin to carry out ZUMBA Fitness Wellness Wednesday: Food for the Soul
an interactive show by hypnotizing students and performing Licensed ZUMBA Fitness Instructor Bea Blakemore will Students can try acupuncture and drink hot tea in a relaxing
comedic skits. teach a 45-minute class in the Fitness Center, free evening organized by students at the Sexuality, Women and
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m. of charge. Gender Center.
Room 013, Buck Fitness Center. 5:15 p.m. 24 College. 4 p.m.

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DISCUSSION
Rethinking Galdós Studies
The Office of the Dean of Academic Affairs and Asociación
Internacional de Galdosistas will co-host a symposium
delving into the work of nineteenth-century Spanish novelist
Benito Pérez Galdós.
Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 10 a.m.
EVENT
EVENT A Reading with Author Heather Abel
Curator’s Tour of “Winslow Homer and The English department will host Heather Abel, a fiction author
and former news editor and reporter, to read from her debut
the Camera”
Dana E. Byrd, assistant professor of art history and co-cura- novel, “The Optimistic Decade.”
Faculty Room, Massachusetts Hall. 4:45 p.m.
tor of “Winslow Homer and the Camera,” will direct a tour
through the exhibit free of charge.
PERFORMANCE
Museum of Art. 12 p.m.
“The Great LOL of China! An American
EVENT Comedian in China”
Party in the Library Jesse Appell will perform stand-up comedy with influences
from both American and Chinese culture. As an American with

SUNDAY 16
The Hawthorne-Longfellow Library staff will host an hour-
long get together with food, activities, merchandise, prizes extensive experience in China, Appell hopes to increase cultural
and dogs. understanding of both countries.
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library. 7 p.m. Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.

FILM SCREENING DISCUSSION

EVENT
Pejepscot Historical Society Walking Tour
In an event co-sponsored by the Topsham Historical Society
and Pejepscot Historical Society, Topsham residents Dana
Cary and Susan Sorg will lead a walking tour through historic
Elm Street in downtown Topsham.
The Center for Learning and Teaching. 1:30 p.m.
Patagonia presents “Blue Heart”
Frontier Café and Cinema’s documentary series will show a
40-minute film detailing the environmental threats to the
last untouched rivers in the Balkan region of Europe. General
admission is $5.
Frontier Café and Cinema. 7 p.m.
An Evening with former White House
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough
Obama’s White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough will sit
down for a discussion with Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Katie
Benner ’99. McDonough will chat about his personal experience
conveying political strategy to the president.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.

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Paint Latin Street

Food and Movie Multicultural
Night Lunch
Night