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WEDNESDAY March 16, 2016 Vol. 146, Issue. 16 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS

Two Bates students offer “Our Country’s Good” sets Fay ’17 leads men’s lacrosse differing perspectives on the bar high for future in scoring; Greenstein ’16 the recent tequila party performances, according to continues to lead women’s controversy at Bowdoin Posner ’18 team in assists

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Faces of Fulbright Four years later with Clayton Spencer Past, current and future Bates Fulbrights Communication, culture, college tuition discussed share their thoughts JULIA MONGEAU EDITOR IN CHIEF

This year marks the fourth year President Clayton Spencer has been at Bates. As a way to understand where we are currenly and where we are headed, The Student sat down with the President for an interview. We addressed some of the issues that arose last year, particularly last spring, at Bates. This article has been edited for clarity and length.

The Bates Student:Some of the frustration last year surrounded the lack of communication between the students and the administration regarding institutional changes. This is still a lingering concern after some conversation with the students. Students choose to apply for Fulbright scholarships because Bates encour- What steps have you taken to ad- ages community engagement and service. KATIE AILES ‘14/COURTESY PHOTO dress this lingering concern and how President Clayton Spencer talks about the changes at Bates and her plans ties to learn,” Tolosky said. “I think do you think the administration has HANNAH GOLDBERG that it is easy to lose sight of the for the future. ALI MACKAY/THE BATES STUDENT MANAGING NEWS EDITOR improved the line of communica- interconnection between different tion? professional fields that exists. Per- share it. Another example would be As part of a continuation on Clayton Spencer: First of all, I sonally, I do not think I would be as Josh has people over to his orientation. We took a very inten- last week’s article “Bates ranks 3rd think it’s a hugely important issue. It open minded, creative, or adaptive house all the time. The President’s tional approach and said it’s really in 2016 Fulbright ‘Top Producers,’” was clear that we didn’t have it cali- as a physician if I did not try to di- Advisory Committee, which is a not good that students get dropped the Student decided to catch up with brated right last year. The big step is versify my perspective before enter- student group, is headed by Audrey off in different hunks: the students former Batesies on their adventures the new Dean of Students who came ing medical school.” Zafirson. They meet with me on a going to AESOP, the athletes, the abroad, in addition to two recipients in last year, Josh McIntosh. Josh put Tolosky, as a “fellow” at a bi- regular basis. Audrey has organized international students. Let’s get all from this year’s applicant pool. De- together a new organization and lingual school, is currently teaching lunches so I can just have lunch in students here on the same day. Why cisions will continue to come out in a new staff that has much better students ranging from ages 12 to 15. Commons with a small group of should we make students and their the next few weeks, for more Bates communication across all aspects of One of his duties is to hold conver- students. I would say by pervasively families wait in the hot sun for two students are expected to hear back the college. And then we have had sation practice with groups of three trying to stay finger on the pulse hours to get their photo ID made regarding their Fulbright decision. a number of very consultative pro- to four, and he often comes away through contact with students, I feel when you can get those done over These Bobcat scholars share cesses that we’ve run on the Campus with more questions to discuss than like I have a much richer sense of the summer and have a smooth pro- how their experiences at Bates and Culture Working Group, which has he started with. “I learn so much what’s on students’ minds coming cess? Let’s make sure every family with the Fulbright intertwine. students on it. Institutional Plan- from them,” said Tolosky. ning has students on every team, not toward me. I also feel like it’s a great is greeted and stuff is taken up ef- In addition to his studies in Katie Ailes ’14 Scotland just the student centered team. The opportunity to share both formally ficiently into the dorms. I would say Spain through Fulbright, Tolosky is and informally what ideas we have. across the board we’re taking a much Last year, Katie Ailes ’14, was team that’s mostly focused on fac- currently helping with a project in more intentional, better designed, granted Bates’ first ever UK-US Ful- ulty issues has students on it and the rural Peru to build a health clinic BS: Given the recent restructur- and better organized approach to a bright Award for graduate studies, team that’s focused on infrastructure Q’eros. Tolosky will be at Bates ing of administrative staff last year variety of things. where she attended the University of issues has students and resources. alongside Katie Ailes on Monday, [within the Dean of Students Of- Strathclyde to complete her Masters It’s provided an opportunity for stu- March 21, at Noon. fice], what was the end goal of these BS: As you mentioned, we are by Research in England. “Specifical- dents to be involved in all aspects of changes in leadership? trying to think about how we think ly I was doing independent research the college. Tara Das ’16 Turkey CS: The point of the exercise about social life. Some of the ques- looking at pro-independence poetry Josh himself and I have totally Das is one of two current Bates was to make sure that we are taking a tions that arose last year surrounded written for the 2014 Scottish inde- amped up the amount of time we seniors who have been informed of more proactive, design-oriented ap- changes to Bates culture in terms of pendence referendum,” said Ailes, are personally engaging with stu- their acceptances to their respective proach to educating the whole per- traditions. Do you envision a new “looking at the narratives of Scottish dents. I have regular office hours Fulbright programs. Das will serve son. In other words, we’re not just Bates culture, and how will the new history and identity which were pro- now. I think I had about seven ses- as an English Teaching Assistant at being reactive and waiting for stu- dorms or some other changes con- moted through this body of work.” sions of them in the fall, and I’m a to-be-determined Turkish univer- dents to end up in academic trouble, tribute to this new culture? Ailes has remained in Scotland having six of them this winter. Stu- sity. mental health trouble, or whatever CS: I do not. I do not have any (post-Fulbright) to complete her dents sign up, and you don’t have a “From what I’ve heard from else to come in, but rather saying, aspirations for a new Bates culture. PhD at the University of Strathclyde particular reason to sign up. Some Fulbright scholars who are currently how do we think about social life? The distinctive, collaborative, nur- in contemporary poetry in a UK students want to just come in and in Turkey, the teaching assistant How do we think about students turing, inclusive culture at Bates is context. chat, some want career advice. Some position usually entails teaching who may need more time on tests? one of the strongest features of Bates Ailes has found home in Scot- have a particular issue and they’ll conversational English, assisting How do we think about integrating College and the Bates experience. land after studying abroad there in organize around that particular is- with extra-curricular activities, and with professors in a timely way that And anything we do, looking at the the fall of 2012. When she returned sue. This has given me a lot more attending departmental meetings,” has appropriate documentation and total student experience, is building there for her Fulbright program, constant contact. I’m very open and Das told the Student. structure? How do we think about on that strength. So many people Ailes became more involved in Scot- direct, so if something’s on my mind Das is drawn to Turkey as the aspects of the student conduct sys- come here and say, “I got the vibe,” land’s poetry scene. “I started doing and we think we’ve got a bright idea site of some of the “greatest cultural tem? It’s really to take each function open mics then more and more, and of something we’re going to do, we’ll and geographical conflicts and de- and get on the front end of it. See FOUR YEARS, PAGE 4 now I co-organise, tour, and per- velopments of our time.” For Das, form with the Scottish spoken word her intellectual curiosity stems from collective, Loud Poets,” Ailes said. her Bates Professors, who have con- “The scene in Scotland is booming, tinued to motivate her throughout so it’s tremendously exciting to be her college career. involved in it both as an artist and “Their passion for their research Welcome to our house as a scholar.” and geographical interests have an Katie Ailes emphasized both the incredible ability to inspire students, JOHN NEUFELD positive impact that the Fulbright which has shaped and developed my PHOTO EDITOR opportunity had on her and the thirst to never stop learning about This past week, students were program’s importance in the current the world around me,” said Das. invited to tour 65 Campus Ave., political environment. Bates’ investment in community- one of the College’s new dorms. This “I think it’s so important that engaged learning and cultural de- gave students a chance to see how the U.S. government provides this velopment showed Das to foster they were coming along and get a opportunity for citizens to travel her drive to continue to learn new feel for how they will look when fin- around the globe and engage with things about the world around her. ished. Senior Katie Kaplan, despite other cultures,” Ailes told the Stu- her upcoming graduation, wanted dent. “Especially in today’s scarily Carly Peruccio ’16 Luxem- to see the new dorms. She was im- insular and xenophobic climate, it’s bourg pressed with what she saw. more important now than ever that Like Das, senior Carly Peruccio “Although it was still under we continue to travel, to make con- also received an English Teaching construction, you could tell that the nections, to converse with and un- Assistant Grant. She will be teaching architects put a lot of thought into derstand people from completely in Luxembourg, working with both making the building appealing to all different environments who may high school teachers and professors types of students,” Kaplan said. think differently to us.” at the University of Luxembourg. A Chris Streifel, the project man- new element in Peruccio’s program ager of the new dorms, led the tour. Patrick Tolosky ’15 Spain is the opportunity to teach French He explained how many things were Pat Tolosky is currently on the to refugees who recently relocated to taken under consideration in de- Fulbright Program in Spain where the country. signing the building. The slope of he started this September, and he Peruccio has taught English at the roofs, energy efficiency, space will remain there until June. A Lewiston’s Adult Learning Center efficiency, and many more details Spanish major and a pre-med stu- since her first year. Peruccio told were considered in order to create dent at Bates, Tolosky hopes to en- the Student, “Teaching English has the best possible space for students. ter a career in medicine. He knew allowed me to build meaningful re- Even without seeing the finished he needed to broaden his horizons lationships with Lewiston residents product, the building will be a great before taking on this challenge. whom I otherwise might not have place to live, hang out, or do work. “I knew since the beginning of Bates students are given a tour of the new dorms that will open for the 2016- met. We’ve exchanged our ideas About two hundred students will Bates that I wanted to take time to be lucky enough to live there at the 2017 academic year. expose myself to other opportuni- See FULBRIGHT, PAGE 4 start of the 2016-2017 academic JOHN NEUFELD/PHOTO EDITOR year. Forum 2 The Bates Student March 16, 2016 Free speech for The cancer spreads: Bowdoin the entitled says ‘basta’ to universal rights speak to each other, about each HANNAH TARDIE “framing my analysis with the reali- People disagree on what should be other, and about other things, both ADRIAN MELENDEZ-COOPER CONTRIBUTING WRITER ties of historical oppression, power censored. And no matter what you in public and in private, dictates our CONTRIBUTING WRITER dynamics, and the intersectionality do, someone is going to be upset. perception of reality. From the very One of the first things I learned of race.” Before we entertain the in- Look no further than the recent little understanding I have of episte- When I published my diatribe tersectional philosophies however, I Ghostbusters reboot. The creators of in elementary school about limita- mology, language has a strong foot- against college outrage culture and tions on freedom was premised on just want to make sure everyone is that film sought to specifically pan- hold in the human notion of reality. the regressive left, I was criticized on the same page. der to the SJW/intersectional move- the following logic: An individual’s Therefore, articulating language to for being too over-the-top. Many in- freedom ends once the actions of If you support the protests I ment. But not two minutes after the cater to oppressed people will help sisted that the incidents I cited were would sincerely appreciate pub- release of the trailer, they were inun- an individual begin to impede or articulate a reality in which they are isolated moments of moral failing intrude on another individual’s free- lic answers to the following ques- dated with criticism for stereotyping no longer oppressed. On the other from an otherwise morally admira- tions—and please keep in mind that black women. They failed to please dom. This is why, I learned, that hand, allowing people to have un- ble cause. I was told that yes, it was things like stealing from others was the definition of “punish” in this everyone and in doing so, pleased limited access to whatever they feel awful when the press was silenced or context means to impose punitive no one. Within the SJW commu- bad, because it took away their right like saying at any given time allows when property was damaged, but all to own objects they paid for. In the sanctions: Should white people be nity, a consensus can’t be reached for micro-aggressions against mar- these demonstrations were in pur- punished for wearing sombreros? on how and when to stifle speech, case of free speech, I think that the ginalized people to continue. These suit of a more noble goal of inclu- same principles can be simply ap- If they should only be punished so how can someone implement micro-aggressions will contribute sion, respect, and tolerance. To any- in certain circumstances, what are appropriation rules without draw- plied. to the epistemological landscape of one at Bates who still believes this, In my experience, the case of those circumstances? What specific ing friendly fire? The answer is you the space they are said in, further I encourage you take an hour drive social and economic goals must can’t, not without making enemies. “free speech” is a very intense topic engraving that space with privilege to Brunswick, home of the Bowdoin around college campuses and cur- be achieved for white people to be So if you are insistent on rejecting on one side, and oppression on the Polar Bears, to see what has become able to wear sombreros without universal rights, only one question rent political debates, and I have felt other. of our college campuses. a lot of emotion from both sides. It punishment? Should Hispanics be remains for you: who do you trust I understand that it can be dif- A couple of weeks ago at Bow- punished for wearing sombreros? to be the censor? seems as though one side is arguing ficult and feel limiting to have to doin, students were caught doing for “safe spaces” and the other side is Should Hispanics be punished for The students at Bowdoin are censor everything that you want something they should not have wearing waspy or preppy clothing? catastrophizing this incident. They arguing that this space impedes on to say. However, this challenge is been doing. They were drinking. their freedom to voice their opinion If not, can you explain why one have started a witch-hunt to find a privilege, because some people’s And not only were they drinking, stylistic stereotype is more harmful student leaders who attended the without repercussion. voices are not even recognized as they were drinking tequila. And While there are many disagree- than the other? party and are serving them up as valid, let alone heard. And this chal- not only were they drinking tequila, If, after having gone through sacrificial lambs. They are slandering ments in logic and practice between lenge, believe it or not, does not they were wearing sombreros. And the two sides that I will address, the each of these questions you found and attainting their peers in front of negate or disregard the individual’s not only were they wearing sombre- a way to explain why segregating the world for the crime of stepping first thing I would like to focus on is opinion, however. It just means that ros, but many of the students were the illusion of private versus public. fashion is not racist, you will prob- into the wrong party. Joseph Mc- the individual now has to share their white. Now, if you ask me, so far, ably fall back on some intersectional Carthy would be proud, but the rest It seems that the side for unlimited opinion in a way that is not going the only crime that has been com- free speech would like to compart- philosophy. It’s possible you might of us should see this inquisition as to contribute to the systematic op- mitted is that no one invited me. believe that due to centuries of the farce it is. The protests are un- mentalize these “safe spaces.” The pression of other peoples. The fact I honestly can’t think of anything other side argues that the private white supremacy, white people have derpinned by an intersectional phi- that marginalized people have to that sounds more fun than a tequila lost the privilege to wear sombreros. losophy which arbitrarily condemns sector has its own set of rules and fight for their identities not to be party in the middle of the Maine etiquette distinct from the agreed Perhaps you don’t believe that mi- practices as culturally appropria- linguistically oppressed is disturb- winter. But given the national mood norities can be racist, and thus white tive. Let me remind you, that this upon public domain. This line be- ing enough. To argue that it is un- on cultural appropriation, it should comes blurred on college campuses, people have no basis to criticize is the school which, on the same realistic, too difficult, or hindering come as no surprise that students at what you consider to be a reclaim- night as the tequila party, held its in the classroom, in the workspace, to academic discussion is essentially Bowdoin reacted how all students etc. It is in the seemingly public do- ing of culture. Maybe you think annual “Cold War” party, in which telling marginalized peoples that seem to be reacting now-a-days. that sombreros demean Latinos, and students “appropriated” Soviet cul- main, I think, that their safety, and their basic freedom of feeling safe They protested. Latino students and their freedom, is treated as an after- thus it is out of public interest that ture and dress. You tell me why one and comfortable in conversational their self-hating white allies peti- white people be banned from using is OK and the other is not. You tell thought to others feeling the need settings, whether that be the class- tioned the administration and the to disperse their ideas at any given them, lest Latinos separate them- me how the denizens of the Soviet room or on Facebook, is a violation student government to discipline selves from society. Whatever your Union were privileged. moment. In all honesty, the argu- of their basic human rights. Chal- the partygoers for offending them. ment for unlimited free speech is a ideology, even if you find your inter- The college left has lost all sem- lenging privileged individuals like If you support the protests at nal logic convincing, all your work blance of the moral high ground. strategically decorated blazer cloak- me to articulate their dialogue in a Bowdoin, you do not know how to ing every other argument made by is still ahead of you. It is just as im- How can we denounce the authori- way that does not marginalize oth- live in a civil society. What’s more, portant that your answers and rea- tarianism of Donald Trump and in a privileged or advantaged person ers forces us to challenge ourselves you are entirely ignorant about what who, knowingly or not, is attempt- soning not contradict those of your the same breath, call for the silenc- to consider the effects of our words. constitutes a civil society. Equal pro- allies. In other words, if you want ing of our fellow students? We can’t. ing to solidify and secure their privi- In no way do I feel limited in my tection under the law, freedom of lege or advantage of their race, class, your views on justice to be action- Not after giving up our allegiance to expression because I cannot publicly speech, cultural pluralism—all these able by the administration, there can liberalism in favor of sensitivity. And gender, health, etc. oppress other people, just as I do not values are an anathema to you. You To argue for the dispersal of be no room for ambiguity regard- the tragic irony is, the movement feel limited in my physical freedom believe that it’s okay that fashion be ing cultural appropriation. Why? doesn’t even care about diversity. your own opinion at any given time, because I cannot publicly slap other limited along racial lines. You think regardless of the consequences, is Because if ambiguity exists among Not in the abstract anyway. Taken people in the face. that certain people wearing certain intersectional social justice warriors, to their logical conclusion, these not only a privileged argument in its Thinking about this in regards clothing is dangerous, and you ad- complete ignorance of the system- different administrations could ren- philosophies of intersectionality re- to the mishap at Bowdoin, I do not vise that students of color be vigi- der different verdicts on the same act move all hope of cultural mixing, atic oppression built upon language, think that the students being pun- lant for acts of appropriation. In this but is also an argument initiating committed by the same person. understanding, and love. They rele- ished for the tequila party will have article, I hope to push back on this Herein lies the failure with gate us to our cultural sect along the and further participating in the op- any ounce of freedom stripped from mindset, which I consider to be the pression of marginalized peoples. cultural appropriation and social cultural hierarchy and demand of us them because they are not allowed most plausible threat to freedom in justice rules. They are based on our freedoms in exchange for our It seems that this intense desire is to publicly appropriate Latino cul- our country. rooted in distaste for censorship of philosophies which leave too much obedience. This ideology is a gaping ture for their own entertainment. I’m obviously not thrilled that room for disagreement and nuance. hole ready to take away the things what comes out of a person’s mouth, The silly thing about this is that segregationists have taken over the because the individual arguing for Ideally, punitive rules need to be we love unless we fight back. If any- these students aren’t even being madhouse at Bowdoin, our once based on some sort of provable harm one at Bowdoin is reading this, it’s it has never had to censor anything, asked to respect this culture, they are proud peer institution. I’m also not and has always been allowed the upon which most people can agree. not too late for the silent majority simply being asked not to publicly entirely sure how the protesters can For example, starting a fire in your to take back the narrative. Repudi- privilege of having their opinions disrespect it. claim they are advocating anything heard, as well as the privilege of be- dorm. It is hard to philosophize over ate the masochists and segregation- I have personally learned a lot other than an abject campaign of the benefits of one’s right to arson ists among you, and stand unapolo- ing able to argue for their opinion. about these issues since I have been race hatred and guilt. It seems to The problem is that not everyone in a college setting. The problem getically in defense of free speech abroad. A few Turkish students have me self-evident that allowing racial is, when it comes to social justice, and universal human rights. And has been granted this privilege. dress codes is opening up a Pandora’s Furthermore, the way that we everyone is a philosopher. People please, the next time you see some- See FREE SPEECH, PAGE 3 Box of racial antagonism. I’m sure, disagree on cultural norms, ideas of one dressed up like Pancho Villa, tell however, that supporters of these oppression, and historical outlook. your friends to take a couple of deep protests will denounce me for not People disagree on what is offensive. breaths before they ruin America. Leo? Give me a break

was to make The Revenant has re- HARRY MEADOWS ally overshadowed the movie that is www.TheBatesStudent.com STAFF WRITER The Revenant. Is there even a movie As far as I can see, Leonardo Di- here, or is the film just the byprod- Caprio won the actor for Best Actor uct of a particularly masochistic film for approximately two reasons. crew spending some time in the 1. The Revenant was so very woods?” Sure, it was really hard, but The Bates Student About Us hard to make, and poor Leo endured did you play an artful, emotionally Editor-in-Chief: Julia Mongeau PHOTO The Student is published weekly by great hardship at the hand of hard- convincing role? Certainly not more Copy Editor: Ben Wilentz Sports: John Neufeld the students of Bates College when driving Mexican director Alejandro than, say, the great Bryan Cranston Copy Editor: Carly Peruccio Arts: Drew Perlmutter college is in session. The Student González Iñárritu (the director be- in Trumbo. I wasn’t convinced. News: Max Huang reserves the right not to print any hind Birdman’s undeserved Best 2. Leo’s been waiting a long NEWS article and to edit for clarity and Picture Win in 2015) who worked Managing Editor: Hannah Goldberg LAYOUT length. time, and it’s finally “his turn” to Assistant Editor: Mariam Hayrapetan Co-Editor: his cast until poor Leo’s soggy goa- Kate Bouchard win the Oscar. Are we serious about Co-Editor: Jeanne Hua Staff editorials represent the major- tee grew little grimy spittle-and- this? Why do we lend legitimacy to FORUM ity of, but not necessarily all, the blood icicles and threatened to snap some elite set of white, middle-aged Managing Editor: Amar Ojha Webmaster: Will Sheehan views of the editorial board. Views off from exposure. And they made status quo blockbuster Hollywood Assistant Editor: Mary Schwalbe expressed in Letters to the Editor, a deliberately big deal about this, actors by just letting them wait in Delivery Manager: Tristan Brossy de Columns, and Features in the Forum Leo himself happily dropping little line to be awarded the Oscar they’re ARTS AND LEISURE Dios section are the opinions of the writ- comments about his ordeal: “I was “due,” after appearing in a series of Co-Managing Editor: Riley Hopkins ers and may or may not reflect the sleeping in animal carcasses,” he said lackluster, but highly financial suc- Co-Managing Editor: Halley Posner Ad Manager: Simone Messer opinions of the staff. Letters to the in an interview with Yahoo. It’s ad- Business Manager: Julia Rosen Editor must be received by 6 p.m. on cessful films? Leonardo DiCaprio’s Sunday for Wednesday’s publication. mirable to acknowledge people who SPORTS most common role, in films like Managing Editor: Kyle Olehnik Letters should be under 500 words. go to great lengths to make honest The Wolf of Wall St., Inception, Managing Editor: Noah Levick Please email them to the Managing movies. But is that really what hap- and Shutter Island, is just as a loose Forum Editor at [email protected] pened here? Or was this a calculated variant of himself. The actor brings decision on DiCaprio’s part to get about as much depth to these roles his apparently long overdue Oscar? as Keanu Reeves in 1994’s Speed, Copies of The Student are available at locations around campus. Subscriptions may be purchased for $20 for one semester and $30 for the year. (I’m also not really buying that Leo only he gets away with it because of has starred in a bunch of popular his dashing good looks and an un- Connect with The Student movies as a series of mostly one-di- healthy dose of absurd gimmickry. mensional male leads qualifies him Is he a pretty good actor? Yeah. Is Email us! for the most prestigious award for The Bates Student www.thebatesstudent.com Content: he deserving of Best Actor inevita- 5300 Bates College Follow @BatesStudent [email protected] an actor in the film industry, but I bility? Nah. (Especially when com- Lewiston, ME 04240 “Like” The Bates Student Business: digress). As Devin Faraci writes on @ [email protected] the blog Birth. Movies. Death., “… See LEO, PAGE 3 the constant harping on how hard it The Bates Student March 16, 2016 Forum 3 The personality When Providence becomes cult of Donald poisonous ation as a justification for the dress go for other reasons, but I think it’s MARY SCHWALBE code. However, it seems rather ap- fair to assume that the majority of ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR parent that this plays at least a small gym-goers are there to work out.) Trump role in the implementation of these I feel strongly that revealing one’s rallies, Trump quickly began to add Last week, Providence College, rules. back or sports bra is not necessarily AMAR OJHA increasingly aggressive remarks, in- a private Roman Catholic school in Several women who are inappropriate, especially in the con- MANAGING FORUM EDITOR cluding, “These people are bring- Providence, Rhode Island, released students at Providence College text of the gym. Like I said before, ing us down. They are bringing us a flyer announcing that its fitness wrote an open letter published on people go there to work out-- not do It is one thing to have hateful down. These people are so bad for center would be “strictly” enforcing The Odyssey, that argues that the business or attend a religious service. opinions. While unpleasant and our country, you have no idea.”; a dress code. This dress code, which dress code is targeting women, and Therefore, I don’t really see the point probably unjustified, everyone is “If you see somebody getting ready is apparently not new, just not previ- I agree with the majority of their in having codes dictating what attire still entitled to their right of opin- to throw a tomato, knock the crap ously widely known about, prohib- points. Women’s athletic clothes are is appropriate. If you feel most com- ion. The issue, however, changes out of them, would you? Seriously. its the wearing of strappy tank tops, frequently designed to be revealing. fortable running in a sports bra, you drastically if and when those opin- Okay? Just knock the hell — I crop tops, any shirt that reveals the It’s hard to find athletic tank tops should be able to do that! I find their ions are materialized and cause in- promise you, I will pay for the legal back, “revealing” shorts, and many for women that do not expose the concession that some clothes are too stances of harm. This is exactly what fees.”; “I’d like to punch him in the other items of clothing. Color cod- back. One could argue that a simple revealing to be akin to victim blam- we are seeing in Trump’s campaign, face, I’ll tell ya.” ed with a green column for clothes fix would be to buy men’s athletic ing. What you wear should not af- a presidential campaign that has Trump’s message is not the only that are “encouraged” and a red one tank tops, but that’s a poor solu- fect how people treat you or interact quickly dissolved into chaotic may- thing inciting acts of violence. His for “prohibited” items, the flyer has tion because they most likely would with you. hem, most notably seen in his now views on violence seem brutish, at caused uproar on the college’s cam- not fit properly and would impair I also don’t see how some- infamous campaign rallies. best, given his remarks alongside pus for featuring mainly items of movement and comfort. Yet, Provi- one can subjectively decide what To be clear, this is not the result the kinds of behaviors they have clothing worn by women. Students dence’s dress code lists comfort as is and isn’t ‘appropriate.’ The flyer of packaging tens of thousands of prompted, including a graphic vid- argue that the dress code is inher- a main factor in deciding what is features two pairs of shorts that people at these political rallies. Nor eo surfacing of an old white man ently sexist because it polices what and is not allowed to be worn. The look very similar, but one is in the is this violence the result of sheer po- sucker-punching a black protestor women can and can’t wear. The flyer, women of Providence write, “Asking ‘encouraged’ column and one is in litical anger. One can easily consider and later saying “The next time we which is difficult to read because of women to avoid wearing tank tops the ‘prohibited’ column. The same similarly sized events or even more see him, we might have to kill him.” the poor quality of the only image is over sexualizing nonsexual body items of clothing, even if they are infuriating things than a collapsing And this is no lone incident, given available online, never mentions parts and setting a standard of what considered to be appropriate, might economy. Instead, this hatred is ini- that others include the choking modesty as a factor of the dress comfort should look like rather than look very different on different body tiated by, catalyzed through, and en- of journalists, a black woman sur- code, only “safety, comfort, and feel like.” Racerback tank tops, one types. Will a curvier woman be abled by Donald J. Trump, a vulgar- rounded and shoved around by indi- equipment maintenance.” of the prohibited items, expose only more likely to be reprimanded for ian apparently hell-bent on creating viduals, Trump’s campaign manager A few weeks ago, I saw an shoulder and collarbone, which ap- wearing the same outfit as a skin- the nation’s first fascist authoritarian forcibly grabbing and nearly toss- article describing a similar incident parently Providence’s administra- nier woman? Will a tall woman be state. ing a reporter to the ground, pho- in which a female student at the tion considered to be dangerous and kicked out of the gym because her It all began with divisive rheto- tographers slammed to the ground, University of Santa Clara, a Jesuit seductive body parts with the poten- shorts look shorter on her than they ric, a partitioning of “them vs. us,” brutal kicking of fallen protestors, school, was asked to leave the gym tial to spread disease. do on a more petite woman? I just calling out everyone from Mexicans as well as rally-goers yelling “Sieg because she was wearing a crop top. On one point, I disagree don’t see how this dress code can be to Muslims, crediting his seemingly Heil” and “light that m************ When the student, Grace DiChris- with the letter published in The equitably enforced. It is controlling stunning bluntness on his lack of on fire” at a fallen black protestor. tina, asked for a reason, the staff Odyssey. The women write, “We are women’s bodies under the mislead- care for political correctness, and The general trend is frighteningly member cited the risk of MRSA, not unreasonable in these beliefs be- ing paternal guise of being in the apparently, for human decency. apparent, with the rallies now ap- which is a potentially deadly infec- cause we understand and even con- interest of “safety.” While this whole This rhetoric became a staple of his parently on the lookout, whatever tion that can be transmitted through cede that certain clothing is too re- event may seem like an inconse- stump speech, drawing large waves that means, for potential protestors. gym equipment, and that the fitness vealing for the gym, such as backless quential dispute, it’s another episode of boos in response to references re- Exactly how the campaign is going center was owned by a Jesuit institu- tops that reveal much of the back in a long string of sexist policies that garding terrorism or border security. about this is unknown, but one can tion. Unlike Santa Clara, Providence and sports bra.” People go to the police the way women dress. People began protesting, and Trump only imagine the types of character- never mentions their religious affili- gym to exercise (maybe some people began to take notice. istics that the campaign may be on Soon enough, Trump could not the lookout for, particularly given get through a single rally it seemed the removal of innocent bystanders without a disruption from at least who simply “looked” like they may one protestor, nearly all of whom be protestors. Trump would make a point to The culmination of this was in Is anonymity in grading kick out, to the thunderous cheers Illinois, when the city of Chicago and jeers from the crowd. This all sent a loud message to Trump and changed on January 8 when Trump his supporters, namely, that this kicked out 56-year-old Rose Ha- kind of hatred is not welcome in good or bad? mid, a Muslim woman wearing a their city. Trump ended up cancel- hijab who stood up in silent protest ing the rally out of safety concerns, information from assignments: any bility for any student-professor rela- during Trump’s rally. Following the HANNA CHIPMAN connection—good or bad—that a tionship would be quite short-lived. with protestors erupting in cheers. CONTRIBUTING WRITER backlash, Trump responded, “There From what it seems, most of professor or lecturer may have with Many of my wonderful connections is hatred against us that is unbeliev- these protestors are individuals a student has no bearing on that stu- with Bates professors stem from the able. It’s their hatred, it’s not our who are determined to stand up for Is anonymity good or bad? The dent’s grade. work I have submitted and quickly hatred.” what they believe in, that our na- answer is, as always, it’s complicat- In addition to preventing bias, transformed into casual conversa- This began to paint the role of tion is not one of hate, and we are ed. Anonymous grading depends the exam or student ID number tions. If there is anything I miss protestors as the instigators of ten- only weaker when we divide with- on many aspects such as size, per- on the top of the essay allows the about the wonderful community of sion and the materializers of hate, as in ourselves. These are not “thugs” sonal preference of the professor or grader to solely focus on the subject Bates, it is the valuable and incred- opposed to the other way around. planning to “riot,” as Trump and lecturer, subject of the course, and and quality of the essay, rather than ibly inspiring close relationships be- However, even as Hamid was re- supporters claim; rather, these are in a way, efficiency of the grading focusing or getting distracted with tween students and professors. moved, she was escorted peacefully peaceful protestors trying to make system. Students at the University the author’s identity. By erasing the As for the idea of progress, I and carefully. Was it justified? Not themselves heard. of Edinburgh in Scotland, where I name of the student, the grader can believe that anonymity breaks up exactly, but in essence, it is a private What is of grave importance is have been studying for a little over focus on the extent to which the au- the way a professor can keep track event and the campaign can admit how this protest movement takes two months, submit written assign- thor successfully (or unsuccessfully) of a student’s progress through- who they would like. Hamid even shape within Trump’s rallies, ensur- ments anonymously, despite the fact conveyed their ideas and analysis out the semester. Granted, at the commented afterwards and said that ing that the same sorts of violence that classes range in size from eight onto the page. In a way, the idea University of Edinburgh, all grad- “people are mostly decent” and at no never become a part of the arsenal to fifty-five students. of “writing an essay for a stranger ing is solely based on two types of point was she concerned about her used to defeat hate, but rather a reli- Here are some of the benefits or someone who doesn’t know the assessments, exams and essays, so safety. ance on peaceful and ideally infor- to this system: most importantly, subject” is highlighted through this “progress” is limited. Participation, Trump took another turn in a mative means may be a better ap- replacing your name with an eight- anonymous submission. Although however, could be factored into stu- Vermont rally, choosing to not only proach. digit number and erasing all person- the grader is most likely an expert dents’ grades in the smaller classes. kick out disruptive audience mem- In the coming weeks, there will al information that may link to you in the subject area, the student must Although a grader could easily look bers, but adding, “Get him outta be more primaries and caucuses, provides no opportunity for grading convey his/her understanding of the up the student’s exam number to there! Don’t give him his coat. Keep and as such, more rallies, and un- bias. Bias can be an extremely sub- topic completely because there is no compare a previous essay, I assume his coat. Confiscate his coat. You derstandably, more protests. While tle, yet effective method of showing way for the grader to connect with that here at this university, the grad- know it’s about 10 degrees below these events unravel, we must re- preference, both on paper and in the the author to ask for clarification. er only focuses on the assignment zero outside. No, you can keep his main wary of the instigators of hate, classroom. We’ve all heard of “the What has been submitted is final, at hand. I may be incorrect, but the coat.” This, in my understanding, and understand that it is not simply teacher’s pet” in high school, right? and there is no exception. point is that the lack of personal had to be the clearest indication of a group of angry people riled up in Well, bias on papers and the act of Now here is the flip side: ano- connection between the author and Trump’s genuine disregard for an- mob mentality, but a conscious ef- grading a student’s work is extremely nymity severs all personal con- the grader leaves no room for re- other’s well-being and his tremen- fort by a man running for president subjective, regardless of how many nections between the student and membering the previous assignment dous abuse of power. It was a simple, to promote and encourage acts of times professors and lecturers in- professor and breaks up the idea and thus assessing the progress. yet incredibly revealing act. hate and violence. sist that they are reading the papers of progress. In my fifty-five-person So, although I take a stand on As protests continued in more with “an open mind.” We all have class, our main lecturer is extremely the side that does not favor anonym- our opinions and doubts, both stu- friendly, funny, and is clearly an ex- ity, there are clearly many advan- dents and professors, so when read- pert in her field. I have often enter- tages to keeping the student anony- ing and editing a paper, these grades tained the idea of going to her office mous. My lecturers are professors in bring up issues like what happened are reflective of the grader’s perspec- hours to chat, but something stops Scotland are extremely well versed at Bowdoin recently. FREE SPEECH tive. Factual and political correct- me every time: she doesn’t know me and knowledgeable in their areas of Advocating for unlimited free CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 ness placed aside, I strongly believe as student, regardless of whether she study and I am learning about many speech privileges a certain group of that the system of grading, both in would recognize my face if I walked valuable perspectives and subjects, people who already have the oppor- Scotland and in the United States, into her office. Obviously I could but I have to say: I would prefer joked with me about the use of the tunity for their voices to be heard. is completely reflective of how one change this situation by going to her Bates College any day. N word, and thought it was funny It advocates for unlimited acts of person assesses another. That being office, but the fact that she doesn’t “how Americans get so sensitive violence and aggression towards said, it is correct to point out the know my writing or thought pro- about it.” To my Turkish friend, marginalized people with little to advantages of erasing all personal cesses is discouraging and our possi- making fun of African Americans no consequence. For this reason, it is silly. He does not come from a is hard for me not to argue for the country that was not only built censorship of what we say, to ensure on forced labor, but still oppresses that marginalized people have a ver- ment, instead of just floating around and filmmakers who create movies these people today. And that is ex- bal space to inhabit safely in public, some platitudinous nonsense about not to make a profound impact, or actly what micro-aggressions do. LEO as it is obvious that they do not al- The Revenant and how it’s our job to advance a new artistic aesthetic, They enforce infrastructures of op- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 ways have safe physical spaces to in- to protect the natural world. Thanks but who are instead in the pursuit pression on marginalized people, in habit in this country. a bunch, Leo; now we all know you, of the recognition of the moneyed order to maintain this marginaliza- a famous actor, cares about the natu- and glamorous Hollywood ruling tion. African Americans are still fac- pared to actors like Al Pacino, who ral world. Did you want a cookie? class, what suffers is literature’s most ing unfair treatment in this country genuinely deserved the Best Actor We already gave you a little gold prominent medium in the 21st cen- and using a slur against or telling a nod in roles like The Godfather, but statue, for some reason. tury: film. And Leonardio DiCaprio joke about black people is not an was snubbed in favor of the inferior This sort of award-hunting in- and the Oscar-inevitability class are isolated linguistic act—it is a perfor- but more striking Marlon Brando, evitability culture, I put to you, is a big part of the problem. mance that has been ritualized into who, by the way, had the stones to one of the causes of Hollywood’s this societal context for over 200 meaningfully advocate for a cause seemingly total dearth of ability to years. African Americans are not the by sending Sacheem Littlefeather to create seriously artful and meaning- only oppressed peoples in this coun- deliver a speech on Native American ful films. When we reward actors try, which is why it is important to treatment by the federal govern- The Bates Student March 16, 2016 News 4

body are a good example of that. that’s almost 25 years, and I worked path available as we’ve designed the faculty members you have for each FOUR YEARS The other thing I think that’s on issues of access and affordability program, which is to say, “I’ve got student. This is also dependent on CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 striking about Bates is that people at Harvard. my basic five introductory courses, endowment with faculty salaries and really do care about their experience but what I want to do my thesis on so on. So that’s not a needle we are and everybody has kind of a slightly BS: Another point was the im- is an applied problem in sociology, going to quickly move far. “that’s what I like about Bates.” The different view of what their experi- pact of technology on education. economics, or neuroscience…” So What I do think we are doing is point of strengthening the different ence at Bates is. So you have to tread How will the implementation of even in your own experience here improving the quality of the Bates office functions and the programs very carefully. And that’s something the new Digital and Computational with research and thesis, you can experience and we are constantly is to actually make sure the Bates I had to really understand and real- Studies program impact the Bates make an interdisciplinary pivot. A improving our position in the mar- culture isn’t a hit or miss experi- ize just how important consultation education and does it resemble what lot of places have their computer ketplace as evidenced by admissions. ence, like if you are lucky enough to and trust really are. you imagined four years ago? science programs located within a We’ve had record admissions these land with a good friend group or if CS: I came in and realized we math department—this is explic- past four years—the numbers of you are a particular kind of student. BS: One of the main points of didn’t have a major in computer itly designed to be interdisciplinary students applying and the quality of Rather, make sure we’re paying at- your inaugural address was making science and I thought that was a from the very beginning. That’s why the student body. On the resources tention—the adults here—to hav- a college education accessible to all dangerous place to be in the 21st it’s called Digital and Computation- side, we have seen our fundraising ing a more reliable and consistent students, even those who cannot af- century. Let me take it from a few al Studies. go up. Two years ago it went from experience of precisely the strength ford it. What are some plans in place different slices. It’s really important $12 million to $16 million...so that’s of the culture that’s already there. to address the rising cost of tuition to have digital and computational BS: As the president of a liberal a third. The next year it went from nationwide and to make sure a Bates studies here, number one for intel- arts college and a former student at a $16 million to $21 million. We just BS: Looking back you’ve been education is accessible to everyone? lectual reasons and curricular rea- liberal arts college, what is your defi- raised $19 million for Digital and here almost four years. What are CS: First of all, one of the first sons. Many fields now are incor- nition of and vision for Bates in the Computational Studies. All of that some obstacles that you’ve had to things I did was to limit the annual porating digital and computational liberal arts context? What do you will help but it’s a slow process, not face that you didn’t anticipate hav- increase in tuition. We had assump- methods into the field. You see it think are the benefits of a liberal arts a quick fix. ing to deal with coming into the tions in our financial plan because hugely in biology, genetics through- education in the world today? job? we don’t have a large endowment put. You see it in physics and all the CS: I think a liberal arts edu- BS: What’s next? What can the CS: I really have loved being which I felt were too aggressive for astronomy data. You see it in politi- cation has long been and remains incoming class expect of you and here from the second I got here. I families, so I pulled back. Tuition cal science in decision theory. You the most powerful and adaptive your administration? knew I wanted to do this job. I knew does go up each year because the see it in neuroscience, you see it in form of education you can have in CS: In their lifetime they can I loved Bates and everything it stands platform of costs goes up for us, economics, and on and on. If you a world that’s always changing. I expect brand new dorms when they for. My first four years have not been but we try to keep it in the most talk to Margaret Imber, you see it a don’t ever say “a changing world” first get here that not only have an experience of obstacles. It has restrained way possible—so a long lot in humanities. There are all dif- because the world has always been the effect of giving everybody new been an experience of being incred- term strategy of restraining increases ferent kinds of digital humanities changing. And so a liberal arts edu- dorms, but also of creating highly ibly impressed with how invested in cost. applications. cation educates the whole person in desirable dorms in Smith because students are in their experience here, Second, there’s a huge emphasis If you think purely intellectu- an integrated way. It gives you a set those become doubles that you can how much they care about the place, on recruiting students from a wide ally, we’re going to want to be at- of skills that you have internalized block into with up to eight people. how invested the faculty are in their range of backgrounds, having a di- tracting professors in a variety of and the capacity to deal rigorously They can expect in their time teaching, and the quality of the aca- verse and inclusive student body, different fields that will feel like they with substantive material: curiosity, here an excellent Digital and Com- demic experience. The fact that we and supporting students through have colleagues here whom they can creativity, interrogation of assump- putational Studies major and con- have thesis. That fact that students generous financial aid. We spend engage with and can do their own tion, and thinking in an evidentia- tinued innovation and experimenta- here almost universally end up lov- $33 million a year on financial aid. work and research. We’re also going ry-based manner. It’s about actually tion in Short Term. We’re creating ing their experience here. Compared to our endowment and to need to make sure that students applying some of those techniques incredible experiences, like when Even with the investment [in our operating budget, this is one of who want to go on to graduate work to how you think about your own students participate in course de- the Bates experience], there’s a real the biggest priorities of any institu- have the basic exposure to digital life and move through the world. I signs and redesigns with the faculty. openness to change. Purposeful tion in the country. As we go into and computational methods in their think that’s what Bates has always It’s almost like a second thesis expe- Work is a revolutionary way of ap- a fundraising campaign, which we fields. That’s the sort of intellectual, been about, and I think that’s what rience through a cohort experience. proaching the set of issues around expect to over the next several years, curricular side. Then there are the Bates continues to be about. There We’ll continue to have really intense preparing students for work, life, fundraising for financial aid and for students graduating and going on is a reason the graduates of liberal practitioner-taught courses, and and social contribution. There have access to college will be huge. to professional school and the world arts colleges end up as leaders in there will be more of them. been no obstacles there. The door Finally, let me just say the last of work. Increasingly, workplaces business, government, a variety of I want to see us make strides in has been wide open to take a very thing that is currently in the cen- assume that students have some ex- non-profit fields, and the academy. science education. I want to see us intentional approach. ter of the national conversation is posure to programming. Some of I think the liberal arts education is have a very intentional approach to I’ve hired a senior staff because student loans. We work very hard the highest growth areas in terms the most powerful integrative edu- making sure that all of our students, of retirements and other things. A to limit student loans. Our stu- of companies in the United States cation there is available. and in particular our students of col- new head of fundraising changed the dents who have loans graduate are the Silicon Valley digitally-based or, have full access to the Bates expe- way we do alumni events—hugely with an average of under $14,000 start-ups. In terms of widening the BS: How will all these changes rience—that they succeed in it and positive response. We’ve been get- in debt, whereas the national aver- options that our students will be that have occurred in the last year— find the atmosphere inviting. We’ve ting record crowds in all the cities: age is somewhere in the [thirty]- well-prepared for, that will be a huge whether the dismissal of staff, the had some terrific discussions all year New York, Boston, etc. So in general thousands. The other thing we do help there. implementation of the new pro- on that, so strides on diversity and it hasn’t been a feeling of obstacles. is when we admit students we meet gram, or the opening of the new inclusion. It’s been a real feeling of solidarity, their full financial aid. Some insti- BS: So you are seeing an inter- dorms—help get Bates closer in During this tenure period that taking what is a wonderful experi- tutions might admit you and know disciplinary impact of this program? rank with all of our elite competi- we are in, we will be recruiting about ence and making it even stronger. that you needed $25,000 in a grant, CS: Yes. The program is de- tors? a third of the faculty new because of A student said to me the other but they’ll say, “Well, I’ll admit you signed to have two possible path- CS: My number one focus is faculty retirements. I hope to see a day when we were having lunch, and I’ll give you $15,000, you go ways. Every student could have an substantially, what kind of experi- highly talented and diverse faculty. “When you build the new dorms figure out where you’re getting the option of taking however many ence are we providing and are we I’d love to see us get to some you’re going to increase the size of other $10,000,” which can only be basic computer science courses doing an excellent job at it? The post-season play in basketball again. the student body.” No, no we aren’t. gotten through a loan or what your they may want, like classic com- academic experience is governed by With lacrosse, we’re already off to a The whole point is to make sure that family is doing. We make every ef- puter science, algorithmic thinking, a certain set of intellectual values as great start. Ahmed just won the na- for the existing student body we’ve fort to meet the full financial need some basic programming, etc. You determined and articulated primari- tional championship in squash for got a high quality residential expe- of every admitted student. Those wouldn’t have to be a major to do ly by the faculty. The student experi- the [second] time. There’s strong rience for everybody, which we do are huge priorities, they’re funda- that, and you could take that just the ence is the product of a culture that support for athletics, the arts, and by adding 230 beds. But I’m like, I mental. We spend a disproportion- way you’d take an economics course. has grown up over a long period of so on. must have said that fifty times that ate amount of our limited financial And then a major could decide to time, and those have very little to do it’s not about expanding the stu- resources on financial aid, and this double down on pure computer sci- with rankings. Rankings are highly The next year alone will bring dent body. How do you figure how is absolutely the right priority. I was ence, and we will have the ability to dependent on resources, and many some drastic changes to the Bates to communicate in a way that gets in charge of federal financial aid for do that so you can get a very rigor- are actually driven by ratios and dol- community and curriculum. The through clearly? I think our mis- Senator Kennedy. I’ve been work- ous computer science degree from lars that have to do with the size of Student will continue to monitor matches last year with the student ing on this set of issues since 1993, Bates. Also, a student has a different your endowment and the number of what’s next on Spencer’s agenda. Students seize summertime #CollegeDebate2016 engagement opportunities wants you to #vote

time that she felt like “both a mem- ket that opens Sundays downtown COURTNEY PORFIDO ber of the Lewiston community and fills with local farmers selling fresh New organization intends to increase voting CONTRIBUTING WRITER a member of the Bates community.” fruits and vegetables. You can also turnout amongst college students Because she worked full time, Sucsy take advantage of the river trail next Bates has a unique relationship was able to build meaningful rela- to the Androscoggin for a cool and that only 41.2 percent of 18-24 year with our hometown of Lewiston, tionships with both students and scenic running and biking route. MARIAM HAYRAPETYAN Maine. Even though there is a great old voted in the 2012 election, it is the staff. She especially loved getting Wilson explored the Fourth of ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR critical that the number increases. deal of integration between the two, their opinions about Lewiston and July celebration (fireworks over the it often feels like we are in a Bates The training process will culmi- the ways in which they wanted it to ‘scogg!) and the Arts Walk. She does With the 2016 Presidential nate with a 90-minute moderated bubble. With school, sports, work improve. note, however, that without a car she campaigns underway, a new orga- and all those other responsibilities, Town Hall meeting which will be Hannah Wilson ’17, a volunteer would have felt a little trapped— nization has started in Domini- streamed live, along with a memo it’s easy to spend an entire semester at Tree Street Youth, emphasized the a trip to the ocean is much easier can University in California called without going into the community that will outline the key issues the realization that community engage- when you don’t have to bike there! #CollegeDebate2016. The goal of college delegates want the presiden- for something besides Walmart or ment is not community service. She Having spent multiple summers this organization is to engage college Forage. Over their four years in tial candidates to address. explains her relationship with Tree in Lewiston, graduating senior Ka- students in politics and the current Bates College was named a na- Lewiston, however, most Batesies Street as a two-way street because trina Buchta pours her thanks out to presidential election through tech- will experience some sort of com- tional leader in civic engagement “the benefits of community engaged the community of Lewiston. nology and social media. Students and was identified as one of the ini- munity engagement. The Harward work goes both ways.” Instead of “I am incredibly thankful for from colleges all over the United Center facilitates opportunities for tiative’s Partner Institutions. For this framing her work as something that and humbled by my community States will be chosen through an reason, the college will be sending students to participate in the greater was intended to “save” the commu- engagement experiences in the Lew- application process to attend work- Lewiston/Auburn community, in student delegates to the meetings in nity, she framed it as a learning ex- iston community. Lewiston, thank shops and seminars from June 1-3 order to partake in all the assigned addition to the class-based opportu- perience for both parties. The time you for challenging my former ide- and September 9-10 of this year. nities Bates provides. activities. The application is due on and effort that she put into the com- ologies, preconceived notions, and TurboVote, Brigade, Genera- March 28. If you have any further In order to help students fully munity both served Tree Street and steadfast perceptions of the world tion Citizen and Voispot will lead experience community engagement, questions, contact Kristen Coultier gave her a “greater sense of belong- around me. Thank you for introduc- these workshops that will focus on or Darby Ray. the Harward Center offers grants ing in Lewiston, rather than just at ing my once sheltered and naïve self social media engagement. Given that support summer community Bates.” to racial, ethnic, religious, econom- engagement. Some recipients have Many Batesies never experience ic, cultural, and linguistic diversity. spent their summers in Lewiston anything besides the brutal Maine Thank you for exposing me to het- help to develop that interest while in order to work closely with local winters, but summertime Lewiston erogeneity and the beauty of differ- at Bates. We leave with the charge nonprofit organizations without the FULBRIGHT really shines. Suzannah Smith ’16 ence. Thank you for allowing me to of enacting valuable change in the distraction of coursework. The Stu- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 worked with Lots to Gardens, an ur- build unity and interact across lines world through dignified careers of dent spoke with four of these grant ban community gardening organiza- of difference.” service. recipients. and perspectives even though we tion started by a Bates alumna that Buchta’s experience captures For more information about the Anna Sucsy ’17 got her start in have different cultural and linguistic is based out of St. Mary’s Nutrition the heart of true engagement and Fulbright Program for next year or community engagement as a volun- backgrounds. I’m looking forward Center. She recommended experi- investment in the community in other fellowship opportunities in- teer at Montello Elementary School, to doing the same in Luxembourg.” encing “at least one summer work- which Batesies live. cluding those for alumni, contact and she spent last summer working Bates doesn’t just publish “pur- ing in the community in Lewiston” poseful work” on their website as a Robert Strong. at the Hillview Housing develop- because “it’s the time when the city ment and the summer school at way to attract prospective students. really comes to life with people.” Bates wants its students to find Montello. Even though she spent a There are plenty of community considerable amount of time there purpose in whatever field is dear events that take advantage of the to them. Professors, staff, commu- during the semester, Anna felt that beautiful weather. The farmer’s mar- her summer experience was the first nity partners, and fellow students Arts & Leisure The Bates Student March 16, 2016 5 “Our Country’s Good” reminds us what it means to be human

by Sam Myers ’16, wants to have the HALLEY POSNER convicts put on a play. He has two CO-MANAGING ARTS&LEISURE motives: first is to please the gover- EDITOR nor and hopefully get a promotion, I never thought I would feel pity and the second is to give the prison- for a hangman. After watching Tim- ers a reprieve from their daily lives. berlake Wertenbaker’s play, “Our This play-within-a-play con- Country’s Good,” and the emotion- struction allows the audience to ally draining performance put on by further examine why they them- Bates actors, my thinking changed. selves came to the show. Theater Even though the play is set in the allows the audience and actors to late eighteenth century and has con- leave their problems at the door and victs for characters, the audience submerse themselves in a different learns to identify with those sup- world, at least for a while. posed criminals. With clever stag- As to be expected, some of the ing and lighting, “Our Country’s characters in this play were ones that Good” is a play to remember. would not normally garner sympa- Walking into Gannett Theater, thy and might be difficult for actors I immediately noticed that the stage to portray to the audience. How- was set up in the round, with chairs ever, Mara Woollard ’16 eloquently on both sides of the platform. This said, “This show really helped me layout was chosen instead of the realize that at the core [of acting] normal construction of having the is the basic act of empathy for your stage at the front of the room and fellow actors and their characters, the chairs all facing towards the The final scene in “Our Country’s Good” wraps up this emotional voyage. but mostly for your own characters, front of the stage. PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE whether they were kind and loving Throughout the play, Profes- or cruel and unforgiving.” sor and Director Sally Wood’s stage the actors were on a boat. Red light one role. While this might seem a I asked about her role and the play The chemistry between the ac- movements made it so that there filters were later used to show a par- little confusing, the transitions the at large, Allie Freed ’16 said, “It was tors was palpable to the audience. were actors facing all of the audi- ticularly emotional scene. actors made between their charac- a play that challenged me intellec- Woollard cited her favorite part of ence members at the same time. The drapery on the columns was ters were seamless and easy to follow. tually, physically, and emotionally working with fellow cast members. Another interesting part of this set- used to create smaller spaces, like Gavin Schuerch ’18 played three and it really pushed me as an actor. She said, “We are all completely up was that the audience could look Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark’s characters throughout the produc- I am so thrilled with the finished silent and completely engrossed in across the stage and gage their fellow bedroom. At the end of the scene, tion. He told me that he associates product, and it was such an honor what our fellow cast members are people’s reactions to certain scenes. the fabric was then re-tied to the pil- different physical movements with to inhabit a character as complex, doing on stage. I think that clearly At first glance, the set looked lars by the actors themselves and left different characters. Schuerch said, nuanced, and thoroughly human as shows the respect and love that this mild and underdone. It was made up alone until it was needed once more. “because I’ve so strongly associated Liz Morden.” cast has for the show and for each solely of two columns on either side Crates of varying sizes were among each character with his movement, What do a penal colony and other.” of the stage with fabric tied around the only props used during the show. once I’m in the right physical place, 1930s era Hollywood have in com- If you missed “Our Country’s them in elaborate knots; an upper The sparse stage reinforced that the the mental shift comes almost im- mon? I’ll tell you: both use per- Good,” that’s a real shame. It was a level was only accessible by ladders. point of the play was to focus on the mediately. Rapidly changing char- formances, whether it is theater spectacular show and set a high bar Once the house lights dimmed and actors and their emotional journey, acters during quick scene changes or movies, to distract from the for all future performances. the show began, however, different not the props. happens pretty smoothly.” problems at hand. The premise of light filters also added to the ambi- Most of the play was double The characters portrayed in this Wertenbaker’s play is that Second ence. Blue light trickled out from cast, with actors playing more than play are immensely complex. When Lieutenant Ralph Clark, portrayed the under the stage to reinforce that

“Our Country’s Good” directed by Visiting Professor of Theater Sally Wood, in Gannett The- Allie Freed ’16 and Nate Stephenson ’18 enact an intensely emotional ater. PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE scene. PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE VCS brings tears, power So You’ve Been Publicly and passion with the pres- Shamed by Jon Ron- ence of Sister Outsider son: A candid look at the

RILEY HOPKINS Sister Outsider performs at VCS. RILEY HOPKINS/THE BATES STUDENT CO-MANAGING ARTS&LEISURE power of social media EDITOR Village Club Series never fails a day is medieval equivalent of post- to deliver the best of the best when HALLEY POSNER ing an unflattering picture of an ex- it comes to our Thursday night en- CO-MANAGING ARTS&LEISURE best friend to their Facebook page. EDITOR tertainment. While student perfor- Ronson realized that “[w]hen mances always make us feel proud The Internet is a dangerous we developed shame, we were uti- to see our fellow Batesies on the place. People feel safe, anonymous lizing an immensely powerful tool. stage—with musical performances and powerful while hiding behind It was coercive, borderless, and in- ranging from The Remedy to Alisa a computer screen. This prompts creasing in speed and influence.” Amador’s solo extravaganza—it is some people to be mercilessly cruel Widely successful technology mo- always nice to spice up the variety when degrading others online. guls whom our society reveres have and recruit performative groups In his book, So You’ve Been Pub- created a vacuum in which public from all over the country. On March licly Shamed, Jon Ronson takes an shaming could thrive and happen 10, the spoken word group Sister in-depth look at lives that were up- unchecked. Outsider came to the Mays Center rooted through use of social media. The goal of his book is simple: to share their personal stories and While Twitter can be a progressive Jon Ronson investigated these the beautiful poetry they use to il- platform for social change, it also events of cyber-public shaming and lustrate them. has the capacity for users to perpetu- analyzed the validities of the argu- This semester’s lineup of per- Denice Frohman are award-win- ty, inclusion, race, gender, LGBTQ ate a cycle of degradation and hu- ments. Did the people deserve such formers has already been a grand ning poets who have collaborated issues and the gruesome inhumanity miliation of people with whom they punishment, or did the hoi polloi slam. Thanks to VCS coordinator to make up the first pair of Women of gender-based violence. disagree. The most terrifying fact just exchange their pitchforks for Qiu Fogarty, we have been graced of the World Poetry Slam Cham- Mary Anne Bodnar ’16 has been about this whole conundrum is that keyboards? with the musical presence of Ball- pions. Over the past two years, the to many, if not all, of the VCS per- people, everyday people, have com- Ronson writes, “I think our nat- room Thieves, Ryanhood, Tall two women have been touring the formances this semester. She said, plete control over this situation. If ural disposition as humans is to plod Heights (a crowd favorite), The country at several different colleges “Sister Outsider is always such a Shakespeare had a Twitter account, along until we are old and stop. But Spring Standards, Jeff Leblanc and and universities. They put strong pleasure because of how Dominique he would say, “To post or not to with social media, we’ve created a Stabwounds. However, the original- emphasis on celebrating their “oth- and Denice feed off of and support post, that is the question.” stage for constant artificial high dra- ity of the dynamic duo Sister Out- erness” by refusing to exist in a each other throughout the perfor- Public shaming, as Ronson ma.” People crave gossip and action. sider left the audience in emotional marginalized society that fosters a mance. As an audience member you notes, is not unique to social media With social media, there is a ready awe after their heart-wrenching per- culture of violence and exclusion. really feel like you’re getting a look platforms. This type of punishment supply of such cases and a plentiful formance. They emphasize and facilitate con- is as old as organized society itself. Dominique Christina and versations about the issues of identi- See VCS, PAGE 6 Putting a prisoner in a stockade for See SOCIAL MEDIA, PAGE 6 The Bates Student March 16, 2016 6 Arts & Leisure Stay a little longer and Top ten spring listen to Brothers Osborne shenanigans at leased a single called “Stay A Little is the perfect medium of expression. SARAH CURTIS Longer,” which is the third song on The rest of Pawn Shop reflects CONTRIBUTING WRITER their full album. “Stay a Little Lon- the carefree but careful attitude of On January 1, brothers TJ and ger” is a song I cannot stop listening Brothers Osborne. In the title song, John Osborne released their debut to—it is, in my opinion, the most “Pawn Shop,” the brothers highlight Bates- R.I.P. studio album, Pawn Shop. While noteworthy song on the album. It that one can always make something country is not my number one targets the essence of a new and de- good out of something bad as seen choice of musical genre, this unique veloping romantic relationship by in the lyrics, “One man’s trash is an- musical duo, Brothers Osborne, describing how, when two people other man’s treasure.” In the track, strays from the stereotypical coun- share a special moment, they keep “American Crazy,” the brothers ad- winter try sound by incorporating layers of replaying it in their heads because dress that, amidst the divided nation rock and folk in addition to country. they want the other person to come that is America, essentially we are all RILEY HOPKINS AND HALLEY POSNER The result? Well, let’s just say there’s back and “stay a little longer.” connected because we are all Ameri- a lot more to country than tractors CO-MANAGING ARTS&LEISURE Someone may deny his or her can. We should be proud and grate- EDITORS and heartbreak. Pawn Shop is chock feelings for the other person, as ful for the life we live. full of a range of songs dealing with the brothers tell us, but there is no Pawn Shop will boost your classic themes such as love while also denying that he or she cannot get mood with its upbeat, captivating addressing acceptance and apprecia- enough. They sing, “I tell myself I’m tunes that provide positive mes- tion for what life has to offer. not in love, but one more time is not sages. It will resonate with you long Now that the two short weeks of winter have The album’s opener, “Dirt enough.” after you have listened to the album, past and the (May?) flowers are starting to bloom, Rich,” is a play on the term, “dirt Towards the end of the song, we or even after you have listening to it’s time to think about the fun things spring has to poor.” This is an upbeat, catchy tune hear the epic guitar solo that cap- just one song from the album. The in which the brothers advise us that tures the feelings one can bottle up album is a solid effort for both its offer here at Bates. “if you’re broke, don’t fix it; learn and try to hide but will always find musicality and its recognition of the to live with it.” Sometimes life will a way to be revealed. It may seem obvious things in life that people throw us challenges. If something is cheesy, but it is very real and very never really talk about. 1. Read/study in the amphitheater. You’ll start out of your control, the Osbornes relatable at the same time, which is to realize that the thawed Puddle doesn’t look all tell us that sometimes the right per- exactly what makes “Stay A Little that different from the “frozen” one we saw in Jan- spective is to simply go with the flow Longer” such a standout. This song and work with what you already says what most people think in this uary. have. situation but are too afraid to say in Back in 2015, the brothers re- words. In the end, this is why music 2. Ask to have class outside, even though it probably won’t happen. From Brazil to Bates: The 3. Frisbee on Garcelon. All day everyday. Alberto Maranhao Theater 4. Pencil in a trip to Dairy Joy at least three th Dance Company times a week (it opens on March 17 !). 5. Master the obstacle course of hammocks layered on a turning kick, crouched These provided context and created that is Alumni Walk. Statistic: 1 out of every 4 TORY DOBBIN defense move, and cartwheel. an atmosphere of being in a forest. STAFF WRITER Hannah Miller ’14 noted that The second piece the company Batesies owns a hammock in some modality, so On March 12, Alberto Maran- “it was intriguing to explore a form presented was much more dramatic. they’re easily accessible. hao Theatre Dance Company came of dance that combines martial arts It began with a soloist singing un- to Bates to teach a class and show a and movement—­­it made you feel til he was interrupted by a “prima few works. The company, originally powerful when you did it.” Mill- donna” singing into her shoe. The 6. PLEASE watch the sunset (or sunrise if from Brazil, brought with them er also went on to say that it was ensuing theatrical interaction and you’re really ambitious) from Mt. David. four dancers and a member of the “amazing to watch a non-English fight for attention created chaos directorial staff. Most of the visi- speaker interact and teach class to and competition between the two tors didn’t speak English, but a local a room full of people who speak a dancers. This scene repeated with 7. Say goodbye to your Canada Goose jackets dance teacher acted as a translator. different language.” Keila Ching ’18 variations throughout the rest of and hello to your Patagonia vests once again. With her help and the enthusiasm agreed and said, “I loved [the work- the piece, which included singing of the dancers, all parties were able shop]—my dad does Filipino mar- in Portuguese and speaking to the to communicate and share ideas. tial arts disguised as dance, so it was audience in either English or Por- 8. Walk around campus barefoot because it To start the morning, one com- familiar to me.” tuguese. The other two dancers, in becomes slightly more acceptable. pany member taught capoeira, a After class, the company contrast, had a much calmer and in- Brazilian martial art that involves changed into costumes and pre- timate contact improvisation duet. elements of dance, acrobatics, and sented two pieces to members of the The juxtaposition between the two 9. Enjoy those overwhelmingly riveting Divi- music. It was originally a form of Bates dance community. types of relationships and personali- sion III NESCAC sporting events. fighting against Portuguese slave The first piece was inspired by a ties presented in the piece were poi- hunters during colonization. Con- choreographer’s dream of cockroach- gnant and left viewers curious about sequently, we learned several move- es invading his dance studio. The its inspiration. 10. Finals? Oh yeah… March is hell, but the ments meant to either protect one- four company members expressed Throughout the whole showing, self or harm another while moving this dream by vacillating between the choreography included a diverse light at the end of the tunnel is named Short Term. to the beat of the music. moving as cockroaches and mov- movement vocabulary replete with The class started by walking ing as humans. For the audience, detailed articulation of body parts, across the floor “as animals,” imi- the distinction between cockroach particularly the spine and arms. The tating elephants and ostriches. This movements and human movements group perfected the concept of mak- was meant to warm up the body and was clear, so viewers understood re- ing difficult movement look effort- familiarize dancers with the move- lationships between dancers much less. Each dancer’s physical strength ment vocabulary specific to capoei- better. The choreographer also in- was revealed only through knowl- ra. Next, we learned a basic step used cluded human nonword noise such edge of the effort required to execute to remain mobile, and afterwards we as breathing and clicking sounds. each movement.

ence who made a crude joke about chewing the shaming completely SOCIAL MEDIA a piece of computer hardware. A – if we refused to shame anyone.” female member of the crowd found Destroying someone’s life on social CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 the joke completely innapropriate media all boils down to the question source of entertainment. and disrespectful. of to retweet, to repost, or to en- Have you ever heard of “group To make a long story short, the gage in a hostile environment. This madness”? This term was coined woman shared a picture of those could all be easily avoided if people and studied by a nineteenth century men on Twitter with the joke they chose not toengage. French doctor named Gustave Le- made below the picture. Ultimately, I am slowly coming to the Bon. He hypothesized that people all three people lost their jobs and gloomy realization that my genera- lost all control of their faculties in a all three people suffered humiliat- tion is “creating a world where the mob and the normal restraint with ing comments. The men were fired smartest way to survive is to be which they use to govern themselves on account of insensitivity to female bland” in terms of social media us- disappears. People on the Internet coworkers, and the woman was fired age. The way to guarantee safety on can be considered to be in a state of because she got a family-man fired the perilous interwebs is to conform “group madness” because they have from that job that was supporting to the norm. This is a sad fact that no individual accountability. Rather, his wife and children. In this ex- will hopefully change in the future they are just one username of many. ample, while gender politics come as people become more tolerant and Within his book, Ronson pres- into play, social media facilitated less concerned with tearing other ents multiple case studies that dem- the vehicle for all the public threats people down. onstrate different incidents when against everyone involved. people were shamed with the help of Ronson poses this question to social media. For example, he talks his reader: “I wondered what would about two men at a tech confer- happen it we made a point of es-

One of Dominique’s most These two women have a special VCS resonating poems was the personal bond with common goal in mind: story of a girl who was gang raped foster activism for these serious is- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 and beaten to death. Her words sues and faciliate change. They work were powerfully painful, effort- tirelessly to do their part by tour- into their friendship, which infuses lessly spewing out of her mouth yet ing the entire country and expos- READ.THINK.SHARE their already poignant reflections stabbing us all like daggers. It was ing their vulnerability. Now it’s up with warmth and humor.” a heartfelt performance with a seri- to us to take their baton and move These concepts were evidently ous message about sexual assault on forward. clear in their performance on Thurs- young women. Her next poem was day evening. They connected to the about her mother, the most wom- audience on such a relatable and anly woman she knows. She truly ONLINE. comfortable level with their humor- poured her heart out onto the stage ous introductions to their poems as she told a tale of her childhood— and their passivity in their subtly her father leaving, her mother strug- powerful words. Their art was not gling to raise a child as a single mom VISIT US AT WWW.THEBATESSTUDENT.COM too aggressive, making the perfor- and the endless hardships they went mance strong and effective. through together. The Bates Student March 16, 2016 Sports 7 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tennis drops weekend UPCOMING slate at Middlebury HOME GAMES GRIFFIN GOLDEN petition is promising for the future. singles, Elizabeth Erbafina ’17 lost STAFF WRITER In doubles, Pat Ordway ’17 and Fer- 6-3, 6-1. The Bobcats are now 3-3 Men’s Lacrosse vs Trinity gus Scott ’18 of Bates lost to Palmer on the season, and will be back in Saturday, 3/19 @ 1:00 p.m. The Bates men’s and women’s Campbell and Hamid Derbani, 8-6. action Friday afternoon. tennis teams visited Middlebury on The number 22 Bates men’s team is Both teams will travel to the Saturday. Facing the number-three now 2-4 on the season. Battle tested University of Mary Washington and -six teams in the country re- against some of the best teams in in Fredericksburg, Virginia for the Men’s Lacrosse vs Keene St. spectively, the Bobcats did not fare the country including the defending Blue-Grey Tennis Invitational. It as well as they hoped. Both teams champions (Claremont), the rest of will be a full weekend of tennis as Wednesday, 3/23 @ 5:00 p.m. lost 9-0 to the Panthers. the season should be much easier for each team is slated to compete in The men’s match, played in the the Bobcats. Expect the team to pick three matches. The men’s team will morning, took place indoors in the up some big wins in conference play. play Swarthmore, Mary Washing- Women’s Lacrosse state of the art Duke Nelson Rec- Bates will face Swarthmore this Fri- ton, and Johns Hopkins. The wom- reation Center. The most exciting day at 7 p.m.. en’s team will play Mary Washing- vs. Southern Maine match of the morning was at the The weather was picture perfect ton as well, along with Case Western No. 1 between Bates star Ben Rosen as the Bobcat women took the court Reserve and TCNJ. Hopefully the Tuesday, 3/29 @ 4:30 p.m. ’18 and Noah Farrell. After Farrell for their afternoon match on the Bobcats will pick up some much- dominated the first set with a 6-0 Proctor Tennis Courts. The Panthers needed wins as the season gets into win, Rosen fired back and took the set the tone early by only losing two full swing. vs Tufts second set 6-3. The final set of the games in three doubles victories. In Baseball match seemingly would not end, singles play, Bates top seed Maisie Saturday, 4/2 @ 3:00 p.m. as Farrell pulled away with a hard Silverman ’18 was able to win two fought 13-11 set, and a match vic- games in the first set against Ria tory. Although he took the loss, Gerger, but ended up losing the Rosen’s close effort against top com- match 6-2, 6-0. At number two LACROSSE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Continuing their excellent run of play, Bates defeated number nine nationally ranked Amherst 8-7 this Saturday to move to 5-0. Just as they have this season, the Bobcats got off to a blistering start, scoring the game’s first four goals. While Amherst chipped into that deficit over the rest of the game, they were never able to overcome Bates. Three late saves by senior Hannah Jeffrey, last week’s NESCAC Player of the Week, sealed the victory. Senior Emma Brinkman led Bates with four goals in the contest. That victory forced coaches across women’s college lacrosse to pay attention to Bates, as the team went from having no votes in the national rankings last week to being Bates lines up for a penalty shot against Babson. JOHN NEUFELD/THE BATES STUDENT number 16 in the country this week. After a comprehensive 13- 4 victory over Roger Williams on Wednesday in which seniors Alex Briody and Greenstein each scored three goals and Jeffrey recorded five saves, the Bobcats will next visit Trinity on Saturday afternoon. The Bantams, who have had the best NESCAC regular season record ev- ery year since 2009, will likely pose theCURRENT greatest threat yet to Bates’ STA unde - feated record. However, based upon their stellarDINGS: season-opening run, the Bobcats should have plenty of con- fidence5-0 heading into that matchup.

Former NESCAC Player of the Week Hannah Jeffrey ’16 in net. JOHN NEUFELD/THE BATES STUDENT

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Boston broke things open with a KYLE OLEHNIK seven-run outburst. They would go MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR on to finish with nine runs, while Looking to escape the chill of Bates was shutout for the second Northern New England, the Bates straight game. baseball team traveled to Auburn- In the second game of the day, dale, Florida this past weekend to the ’Cats faired much better, record- compete in the RussMatt Invita- ing two runs on ten hits. Senior tional against UMass-Boston and Conor Reenstierna and junior Bren- Babson. Against the Boston-area don Canavan led the way with five schools, the ‘Cats went 1-2. hits between the two, and sopho- First, in non-tournament play more Reed Mszar and junior John against the NAIA institution Web- Dinucci followed suit with two hits ber International, the team was apiece. Sophomore Connor Speed blanked 12-0. Senior Samuel War- went four and one third innings, ren provided the lone spark as he surrendering three runs on eight tallied a single and a stolen base, hits. Senior Rob DiFranco finished though nothing was made of it. For things with one and a third innings the game, the Bobcats only man- pitched. aged four hits. Starter and fresh- In the final game of the Invi- man Chris Krawczyk only went tational against Babson, Fox led two-thirds of an inning, surrender- the charge with a career-high four Members of Bates track and field in Iowa for the Division III Championships. AL FERESHETIAN/COURTESY PHOTO ing four earned runs, giving way to hits, which included two doubles, sophomore Connor Russell, who a triple, and four RBIs. Junior An- In the last event of the night, pearance at the NCAA Division III gave up the eight remaining runs. thony Telesca threw his first career GERALD NELSON the distance medley relay squad Championships, placing sixth out of Shifting towards the bout complete game to pick up his sec- STAFF WRITER finished 11th out of 12 teams, with 15 competitors in the shot put. The with UMass-Boston, the Bobcats ond win on the season. Telesca gave a time of 12:03.81. Senior Isabelle team captain’s first attempt went for dropped both contests by a com- up three earned runs on eight hits Bates track was in Iowa this past Unger ran the leadoff leg of 1,200 a mark of 16.44 meters—33 cen- bined score of 13-2. In the first while striking out nine en route to weekend for the NCAA Division meters, followed by junior Claire timeters short of his personal best, game of the double header, Bates the 9-6 win. III Championship, where several Markonic in the 400-meter leg, placing him fourth. His final at- was held to only one hit, by junior Bates will be back in action on athletes placed highly in the indoor first-year Ayden Eickhoff in the tempt of 16.57 meters placed him Brendan Fox. While senior Conor Saturday the 19th against Middle- season’s final meet. 800-meter leg, and junior Jessica fifth and qualified him for the finals, Colombo only had given up one bury in Northboro, Massachusetts. Sophomore Adedire Fakorede Wilson in the 1,600-meter leg. where he threw for 15.79 meters in run through three innings of work, had a very strong season and ended Sophomore Sally Ceesay, his last attempt to ensure All-Amer- a big top of the fourth for UMass- it on a high note by finishing third ican status. Bates’ first All-American triple in the 35-pound weight throw. He The Bates women’s track and jumper since 1985, placed eighth entered the finals in seventh place field team barely placed out of the at the competition. She matched with a throw of 17.60 meters. Fako- scoring in both of its events Friday the school record she set last year Women’s Skiing dere’s first throw of the finals went at the NCAA Division III Indoor for the second time on her second for a mark of 18.03 meters. He Championships, as junior Allison attempt, with a mark of 11.75 me- Sadie James takes on then moved into fifth place with Hill placed ninth in the 60-meter ters. Ceesay, competing at nation- his penultimate throw of 18.50 me- hurdles while the distance medley als for the second time in her ca- ters, while his final throw of 18.83 relay team placed 11th. The women reer, was tied for fifth place in the meters helped Fakorede jump from qualified the most athletes for Na- field of 17 as the top nine entered NCAA Championships fifth place to third, moving ahead of tionals in school history. the final round. Even though three seniors Alex Mess of University of Making her NCAA Champion- athletes passed her in the finals, to can mess with any athletes’ head. Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Thomas ships debut, Hill lowered her own Ceesay finished 0.75 inches ahead JOHN NEUFELD James was prepared for this, “My Zamorski of Widener. Fakorede’s team record again with her trial of Williams junior Chloe Rogers STAFF WRITER coaches and I talked about how strong campaign comes to an end, time of 8.84 seconds, 0.02 better for eighth place and her first career For the past nine days, Sadie that was a mental race, and they are as he becomes the 39th All-Amer- than her previous best. Hill placed All-American honor. right. If you weren’t mentally there ican for Bates and the 16th man James has been representing Bates ninth and was one spot short of ad- Nationals was the conclusion Nordic Skiing at the NCAA Nation- for that race, it was going to be to achieve that distinction in the vancing to Saturday’s finals, 0.01 to a solid showing by both the men hard.” James placed 37th out of 40 weight throw. He also ranks seventh al Collegiate Ski Championships in seconds behind eighth-place Jill and women this season; with these Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This on the 5K but was happy that she all-time on Bates’ performance list Harmon of Illinois Wesleyan. All great performances, there is a lot to beat her Regionals time. The course and has set the Bates sophomore re- was James’ first time at nationals the hurdlers who placed were se- look forward to for next season. and her first time competing at high was a difficult one, involving rolling cord twice this season. niors, meaning that Hill definitely hills, steep climbs, and ending with In his last ride senior Nick Mar- altitudes. has a bright outlook for next sea- Leading up to the race, her quick climbs. gitza went out swinging, earning son. The second race in which James All-American honors in his first ap- training was focused on preparing her for the high altitude conditions, competed was the 15K classic and including changes in diet (extra according to her, was “the hardest iron) to prepare her blood for the race I’ve ever done. By the time I Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse lower levels of oxygen as much as raced it was 48 degrees--not ideal for possible. Due to a lack of snow and racing. My coaches did a phenom- warm weather, it was extremely dif- enal job with my skis and they were Lacrosse teams continue able to adjust my wax so I had kick ficult for James to train outdoors. Most of her training was spent run- the whole time. The snow turned to ning or using a ski erg machine. slush so quickly and it was just so, so th strong start to season James participated in two races slow.” James ended up placing 30 in Colorado: the 5K skate and the out of 40 competitors with a time of This year marks the first time women’s lacrosse has 15K mass start classic. She admit- 59:30.9, about five minutes behind ted to feeling nervous in anticipa- the first place finisher. Only one been 6-0 since 2001 tion of competing. “There aren’t racer from the East Coast placed in many times in a ski career where the top 10, perhaps an indicator of you can go into races with not a lot the difficulties in racing in the high of expectations, but this was one for altitude. me because it was my first time at Did James enjoy her first na- NCAAs,” James said. “I was defi- tional championships? “I ended up nitely the most nervous I’ve been for having a great race when looking a race in a long time.” back at it in perspective. It was such Her first race was the 5K while a great experience. The support I got she was still adjusting to the altitude, from both my team and the entire which made for a very new and dif- Bates community was incredible.” ferent race experience. James’ 5K James is definitely a bright spark time from NCAA Regionals, which for the Nordic team and will hope- was 14th-best in the Eastern circuit, fully compete next year at Nationals placed her only in the top 40 at Na- again. tionals. Knowing that your compe- tition is better than what you’re used

Defense has been an important part of Bates’ undefeated run. JOHN NEUFELD/THE BATES STUDENT apiece. Fay leads the team with 15 women beat Babson 12-7. After NOAH LEVICK goals on the season, while Allard Babson went up 3-1 early, Bates be- MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR READ.THINK.SHARE is second in goals (13) and second gan to dominate, going on an 8-1 Three weeks into the season, in assists (eight). On the strength run that effectively wrapped up the Bates’ lacrosse teams, men’s and of five goals in the second quarter, game. Moriah Greenstein ’16 scored The Bates Student women’s combined, have lost just Bates took a 7-6 halftime lead. Trin- a game-high four goals for the Bob- once. Thanks to explosive offenses, ity’s resounding third quarter re- cats. Greenstein tops the team in strong goalkeeping, and tremendous sponse was five straight goals, as the both goals (19) and assists (14), and defensive efforts, Bates lacrosse has Bantams built an 11-7 advantage she’s led Bates in assists every season nearly started the season perfectly. that Bates could never erase. Now since her freshman year. With 88 The number six nationally sitting at 4-1, the men’s next op- career goals and nine regular season ranked men lost for the first time ponent is Trinity, who are currently games remaining, Greenstein has on Saturday, 14-9 to fourth ranked 1-2, in their home opener at 1:00 a shot to reach the 100-goal mile- Amherst. Senior Jack Allard and ju- pm on Saturday stone. nior Charlie Fay scored three goals Last Wednesday, the Bates See LACROSSE, PAGE 7