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WEDNESDAY March 7, 2018 Vol. 148, Issue. 14 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS

Ayesha Sharma ’18 Anah Witt ’21 chats Sarah Roth- discusses RuPaul’s with performers in mann ‘19 Talks acceptance of Student VCS. to Bates swim- transgender women. mers about NCAAs.

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Inside Arts & Leisure: Actualizing Angels In America within the Bates Community the same name. Angels In America TRICIA CRIMMINS in full is two parts, Millennium STAFF WRITER Approaches and Perestroika. This month’s production at Bates only Angels In America: Millen- includes the former. nium Approaches is an epic tour de As an ensemble member, I’ve force set in 1985s United States of been rehearsing for Angels for the America. Playwright Tony Kushner past two and a half months. I re- tackles the AIDS crisis, Reagan- cently chatted with director Dugan, ism, love, heartbreak, self-discovery, who has been with the show much and a multitude of other themes longer. via witty dialogue, magical realism, When deciding whether or and complex and profoundly genu- not to embark on the journey that ine characters. The show opens this is putting on this enormous show, Thursday, March 8, and runs until Tim jokingly recalls asking friends, Monday, March 13 in Schaeffer “Hey… am I crazy? Architecturally, Theatre. there’s so many layers to this play… Timothy Dugan, a Visiting As- the canvas is enormous.” sistant Professor of Theatre, is direct- In navigating the enormous ing Bates’ production of the show. canvas of the show, Tim worked to The Angels cast consists of thirteen equip actors with “as many tools as Angels in America opens March 8 in Schaeffer Theatre. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT student actors, including me. We possible to crack open the scene[s]” are joined by Kirk Read, Professor during the rehearsal process. Once able to convey them onstage for an be tackling each day. For scenes that sporadic, and argumentative scenes, of French and Francophone Studies, actors understood “the complex audience. Dugan prepares actors by require political context, Dugan Dugan has us play a large and com- who plays Roy Cohn, a character and potentially emotional issues,” ensuring daily warm ups and re- has brought in Bates professors to plex round of catch, keeping us alert based on the infamous attorney of brought up by Angels, the cast was hearsals are tailored to guide the cast discuss relevant historical informa- into the particular scenes that they’ll tion with the cast. For fast-paced, See ANGELS, PAGE 5 Affection is Our Best Protection Inside Sports: Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Teams Eager to Begin Professors Lyle and Engel discuss gay bathhouse closures during HIV/AIDS epidemic. PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE three ways. The first being that f*ck gets for closure. Fearing govern- 2017-18 Season CHRISTINA PERRONE is a synonym for play, “and we’re ment intervention, the community MANAGING NEWS EDITOR playing with the idea of dignity as formed organizations such as The second half. After getting down MAX PETRIE a theoretical concept since our ob- Gay Men’s Health Crisis which pro- by such a deficit, the second half On Friday, March 2, 2018, 65 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR jective is to destabilize normative duced educational materials that showed their ability to battle back people gathered into a small room notions of dignity,” said Engel. The recommended safer sex practices and play a closer game, but, un- in upstairs Commons to listen to a With spring sports starting, second interpretation of the title‚ within the gay bathhouses. Engel fortunately, they could not come talk with a rather provocative title. there are high expectations for both “messing with,” conveys how the described some of the posters fea- all the way back. There were some Timothy Lyle, an Assistant English the men’s and women’s lacrosse New York City municipal authori- turing messages such as “Sex is won- impressive performances despite the Professor at Iona College, and Bates teams. The women’s team looks to ties dealt with the HIV/AIDs crisis derful...but don’t let it kill you” and loss. Summer Dias ’21 scored three College’s own Stephen Engel, an As- bounce back from a disappointing in the 1980’s. “Affection is our best protection.” goals for Bates, already her second sociate Politics Professor, gave the 7-8 season last year, with a 2-8 re- “And third, we’re discuss- In addition to the efforts lead by hat trick in the three games so far talk as part of the “Angels in Amer- cord in the NESCAC. Meanwhile, ing queer sex; I mean, we should organizations like Gay Men’s Health this season. The women’s team will ica” Bates series. The two have been the men’s team hopes to attain be pretty blatant about that,” said Crisis, the Coalition for Sexual take on Babson next, at home on in collaboration for two years, con- even more than their success from Engel. This third notion contends Responsibility (CSR) organized a Wednesday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m. ducting archival research in the New last year, when they went 16-2 and how queer individuals can have sex schedule of three inspections to be For the men, the season has not York Public Library and the LGBT made it to the NCAA quarterfinals. with dignity, despite efforts lead by carried out by volunteers through- gotten off to a great start. They are Community Center in Greenwich So far, the women’s team has political authorities to dehuman- out 1985. Said Lyle, “Now, these 1-2, with losses to nationally ranked Village. If all goes to plan, their ar- started out 2-1. They notched ize and infantilize them. “Our pa- volunteers would enter into these No. 4 Rochester Institute of Tech- ticle will be published this month in wins against Colorado College and per explores dynamics of what le- bathhouses armed with clipboards, nology and Middlebury. Their one the Chicago-Kent Law Review. Wellesley before dropping a game in gal scholars increasingly refer to as check lists, and go looking for these win so far came in a game against “Our paper’s title is called their first NESCAC action against something called a ‘dignity taking,’ 19 recommendations.” Despite the Babson at home. In the most recent ‘F*cking with Dignity,’ and we Middlebury. and we’re looking at one episode of community’s best efforts, elected of- game against Middlebury, Bates thought we should start by explain- In the Middlebury game, the HIV/AIDS history, when, in the ficials continued to infantilize and fought a close battle but ended up a ing the title,” humored Engel. Their Bobcats were outscored 12-5. The name of public health, municipal dehumanize gay men. In 1985, the goal short, losing 11-10. full title, “F*cking with Dignity: Panthers were ranked No. 4 nation- authorities in New York City pur- state continued to close these long- ally, so this was a tough matchup to Public Sex, Queer Intimate Kin- sued the closure of gay bathhouses run establishments of community start conference play with. In the See LACROSSE, PAGE 8 ship, and how the AIDS Epidemic in ’85.” building and kinship. Bathhouse Closures Constituted a game, the Bobcats were outscored During the AIDS epidemic, 7-1 in the first half and 5-4 in the Dignity Taking” can be interpreted these bathhouses were primary tar- See AFFECTION, PAGE 4 Inside Forum: Stop Telling Women to Have Babies the U.S. economy. In December and would want one. That is a personal health outcomes for families. And too. One solution to grow the num- BRIDGET RUFF January respectively, the two of you decision—and one that the govern- this is despite the best efforts of ber of high skilled workers today? STAFF WRITER proposed this ludicrous idea, claim- ment should be staying out of. In Republicans to block access to free Increase high skilled immigration. ing to have “done your part.” While fact, the very idea that women are birth control and accurate sex ed Fourth, you don’t actually want Dear Speaker Ryan, Governor to many, this plea seems innocuous people seems to have been ignored. classes. most women to have children. Now, LePage (and all the rest), compared with chants to “Build the Lets all say this together: women are Third, the idea of growing the this seems strange, given the calls Let’s get this out of the way Wall” or arm teachers with guns, more than their reproductive or- number of people currently working for women to have children but first—we don’t agree on much. I telling women to have babies points gans. Got it? OK, let’s move on. by increasing the birth rate is plainly hear me out. Immigrants (read non- cannot think of a single Republican to exactly how misguided current Second, the falling birth rate dumb. A baby born today will not white immigrants) who have Ameri- policy point in the last year that I’ve policies in America are. Here are five is largely a good thing. According enter the workforce full time for at can born children are often derided agreed with, but this one might take reasons why. to Newsweek, much of the decrease least 18 years—and at least 22 years as trying to profit off the system or the cake for (potentially) the worst. First, women are more than ba- has been due to less women in their if they graduate college. While I having “anchor babies.” What is it? The call for women by-making machines. While I have a teens and 20’s giving birth. Postpon- hope that the economy of the 2040s to have more children to combat the uterus, that does not mean I should ing motherhood has been linked to is good, I currently care a lot more See BABIES, PAGE 2 falling birth rate in order to grow have a child nor does it mean that I better economic, educational and about this one, as I’m sure you do Forum 2 The Bates Student March 7, 2018 RuPaul Excludes Investigating On- line Communities of Trans Women Chronic Harassment explore their gender using drag. Al-Kadhi observes that RuPaul AYESHA SHARMA Te author of this piece, Al- creates a dichotomy between “trans Defense of the Ancients or “Dota”) MANAGING FORUM EDITOR Kadhi, is a British-Iraqi drag and drag identities...efectively CARL DEAKINS creationists, the movement began to performer who fnds RuPaul’s arguing that whilst drag is gender- STAFF WRITER run out of organizational cohesion In RuPaul’s recent interview commentary and Decca subversive, trans is gender- or any driving sense of purpose. As with Te Guardian, “RuPaul: ‘Drag Aitkenhead’s coverage in Te conforming.” Tey go on to critique People often describe the Youtube was becoming far easier to is a big f-you to male-dominated Guardian “enraging.” Tey argue, RuPaul, asserting that “whilst trans internet as a type of cosmopolitan be monetized, online personalities culture,” he claims that “drag loses “the idea that the social critique women are women, who’s to say virtual metropolis. At the same were increasingly devoting serious its sense of danger and its sense of male patriarchy can only really that they couldn’t also be involved time, there persists some awareness amounts of time to pursuing Youtube of irony once it’s not men doing work when it is enacted by men is in the parodying and exploration of that “the internet” contains a video production as a fnancial it, because at its core it’s a social nonsensical and ofensive. Does femininity?” In this piece, Al-Kadhi large set of internal communities. means. Yet, aside from content statement and a big f-you to male- RuPaul believe that counter-culture, acknowledges the variance in trans Unbeknownst to many people, about online video games, most dominated culture.” He goes on as well as mass-culture, should identities and trans people’s, more insular online communities can Youtube channel populations rarely to say, “so for men to do it, it’s privilege male voices?” specifcally trans women’s, centrism serve as an incredibly formative part breached the number necessary to really punk rock, because it’s a Al-Kadhi makes a strong point in doing gender transgression. of people’s identities. I can speak have a sustainable career. At about real rejection of masculinity.” Te here. It is immensely narrow to Instead of insisting on this from experience that this has some this time, around the beginning media platform INTO, actually claim that cisgender men should trans exclusion, RuPaul needs to validity in my own life, especially of “Gamergate,” content creators launched by Grindr, reported on his be privileged in spaces that center reevaluate his understanding of when it comes to the intersections started making videos explaining commentary from this interview, as acts of gender transgression. As Al- gender altogether. However, a large of my LGBTQIA+ identities. Yet, how “feminism” had “poisoned” did Te Independent. Khadi asserts, drag performance part of me knows that his trans simultaneously, I have intimate the new atheist movement. Quickly In other words, both platforms and culture exists as a critique of exclusionary attitude is rooted experience with fairly homogenous this expanded into videos with titles basically said that RuPaul was pretty mainstream binary gender under deeply in his own investment in cultures surrounding games, which such as “Why ‘feminism’ poisons wrong for this. patriarchy. So, the notion that the gender binary and gay cis- albeit formative, have defnitely EVERYTHING” and “Feminism Te platforms were most cisgender men, people who occupy ness. Al-Kadhi’s recognition of the been less than pleasurable. versus FACTS (RE Damsel in concerned with RuPaul’s exclusion a status of utmost privilege in that centrism of trans people in matters To describe how many people Distress).” Videos like these were of trans women. In an article structure, should be the only ones that most disproportionately impact interact with these communities, wildly successful. Many people entitled, “No, Rupaul, the drag ‘allowed’ to do drag in RuPaul’s Drag them is vital in the media, and I will show case studies of several who formerly made most of their queen world does not only belong Race while trans people transgress really anywhere. Trans people of relatively recent incidents. videos criticizing creationists began to men – everyone can explore gender in their lived realities color, especially, often do not have “Gamergate” is a word that to transition into focusing almost femininity,” Amrou Al-Kadhi everyday is trans-antagonistic. It the power or resources to represent likely means little to many people exclusively on, self-described, anti- with Te Independent remarks that undermines the violence that trans themselves or host their own cultural at Bates. However, it marks one of feminist content. RuPaul’s Drag Race has “limited feminine people face everyday to spaces in the mainstream. the few incidents of where issues of As it stands currently, there conceptions on what drag can be” argue that “drag loses its sense of So, I’m glad that one trans equity were raised in national media is massively more anti-feminist and that cisgender men should not danger and its sense of irony once person of color, who is also a drag attention. Tough the controversy content on Youtube than feminist be the only ones able to parody and it’s not men doing it.” performer, spoke up about it. supposedly began over “ethics in content. Te dynamic is more gaming journalism,” the rampant pernicious than it might seem. series of doxing (publicizing By and large, anti-feminist, often of personal documents), death self-labelled as “skeptic,” content threats, and rape threats targeted on Youtube is entirely reactionary. at a small select group of women Most anti-feminist content reacts reached national media outlets. It post facto to specifc Youtube Critiquing Trump’s Hasty is unnecessary to go through the feminist content it fnds personally convoluted series of accounts to unappealing. Te followers of anti- come to the conclusion that there feminist Youtuber’s then proceed remains violent reactionary means to troll and harass popular and taken towards many women who unpopular feminist content creators Regard for Policy express themselves vocally online. such as Kat Blaque, Contrapoints, the promotion of American industry. likely lead to a reduction of jobs Tis tendency is not unique to so- or Marinashutup. Te content SARAH MCCARTHY However, in his signature hasty and in many large corporations as well. called gaming communities but is creators most aggressively criticize ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR short-sighted manner, Trump has MillerCoors, the beer conglomerate endemic of wider cultural problems. feminist ideas that describe systems privileged some blue collar workers said in a tweet that the tarif will I also do not want to suggest this of systemic racism within the United In a meeting with important at the expense of many more of almost certainly force them to issue exists equally across all gaming States and European countries. One representatives of both the American their peers. All of these factors beg reduce their staf. So in pleasing platforms and mediums. For many, of the largest themes that arose is aluminum and steel industries this the question as to whether or not one sector, Trump has signifcantly gaming subcultures serve as uniquely that anti-feminist content creators past Tursday, March 1, President Trump is actually, or ever intended wounded the ability for growth in accepting places. Te stigmatization support people of marginalized Trump announced he would be to fght for the little guy, America’s many staple American companies. of “nerd culture” as homogeneously communities insofar as they agree levying harsh tarifs on imported working class? Despite three days of very regressive, white supremacist, and with them. Even then it is a loose aluminum and steel, some products Trump’s decision to impose strong pushback, as I write this cishetero-patriarchal empowers allegiance. Even as the Youtuber may see up to a 25 perecent tax tarifs on imported steel and article on March 4, all signs point resistance to any type of meaningful Blaire White, a white trans woman, tacked on. Tis announcement came aluminum has become a source of to President Trump sticking to criticism. Tis feeds into narratives complains about Black Lives suddenly and even was a surprise for worry for domestic metal producers his guns and approving the tarif. of social ostracization that serve to Matter, she still has to regularly many in the White House. While and their clients, but not a While this is not the frst of-handed organize many online communities feld questions about her genitalia. domestic producers of steel and communal fear, one that is polarized. or impulsive policy we have seen of self-described nerds. Similarly, Laci Green, a cis-white aluminum were overjoyed at this Natalie Kitroef and Ana Swanson in the Trump administration (see Te rise of the online “skeptic” woman who had long been a target announcement, many industries write, “the divide between the metal exhibit A: Te Transgender Ban), community began around the of anti-feminists online, took the and companies that rely on these producers and their customers it begs for greater thought; how time I entered high school. Te “red-pill,” a reference to Te Matrix metals for their products are fearful slices directly through Mr. Trump’s does the idea of America frst play community fnds its ideological which has since been co-opted by of the implications this act will have blue-collar constituency.” Without out in lived experiences? What and organizational roots coming online anti-feminists, and has since for their respective businesses. Steel thinking through the consequences subset of the American population to a fruition in the 2007 meeting been embraced by those who once buyers such as major car producers his actions will have, President is actually championed? Legislation of the New Atheists’ prominent regularly defamed, slandered, and and beverage corporations who rely Trump has unintentionally acted in is not something that can be created intellectuals, known as the “Four harassed her. heavily on aluminum saw a dip in a manner that will end up negatively of a whim or expressed in 140 Horsemen,” Richard Dawkins, I have found this type of tension, their stocks and are apprehensive afecting more of his “base” than characters, it must be thought out Christopher Hitchens, Sam fairly constant in my experience about the ways in which this those who will beneft from the and its impacts analyzed to ensure Harris, and Daniel Dennett. I fnd navigating online platforms. I legislation will impact their blue- tarif. Monica de Bolle of the the safety and ability of American the appropriation of Abrahamic can be accepted in certain online collar workers. Not to mention, Peterson Institute for International workers and the American economy apocalyptic vernacular particularly communities similar to these in reports have recently surfaced that Economics argues ,“if the point is to to prosper. America frst must perplexing given the trajectory of so far as I closet my identity and Carl Icahn, a former senior adviser protect American jobs, if the point include the needs of as many the movement. After several years my politics. Tat said, complicity to the president, sold over $30 is to protect small and medium- Americans as possible and should of online Youtube personalities with cultures of harassment is million in steel stocks just before sized businesses, this is exactly the aim to limit the number of workers debating, debunking, and “pwning” unacceptable. the tarif was announced. Trough wrong way to do things.” While who will be disadvantaged at the (a reference to the video game promising these tarifs, Trump the proposed tarif will jeopardize expense of promoting American is aiming to fulfll his campaign the existence of some medium and industry. promise of America First, through small businesses, it will also most

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the word b**ch into two distinct afraid or shocked than to hear it out TRICIA CRIMMINS categories: to empower and to of a woman’s mouth” says Maddy STAFF WRITER undermine. Clark ’20. B**ch can be a term of There is something off-putting endearment when context is and “unsettling” Karlsen remarks I’ve always grappled with the “playful” says Lila Patinkin ’20. in hearing men use “b**ch” word “b**ch.” “If I feel like it is in a humorous because it is inexplicably linked When it is at the epicenter or affectionate way, it feels like to the patriarchal society in which of my self-deprecating quips, the an inside joke” remarks Charlotte we still live. No matter how well- word is a celebration of who I Karlsen ’20. intentioned the usage, b**ch’s am, unabashedly living my life Reflecting on my personal and patriarchal degradation lingers. and laughing at myself. “Guess liberal use of the word “b**ch,” Unfortunately, this fact is which b**ch just spilled yogurt on Karlsen’s comment resonated with lost on most. The word has been “Leonardo DiCaprio.” her jeans?!” Me. I am that b**ch, me. When there’s a level of trust and abandoned in a sort of linguistic indirectly empowering myself by positive understanding between two purgatory. Does “b**ch” “mean –Dale Braza ’21 (left) acknowledging my daily wins and people, usually women, throwing [someone] is cold or uncaring or loses. around “b**ch” signifies a bond. literally just a female?” asks Rebecca I’m also that b**ch when greeted When I know exactly who it’s Berger ’19. “Robert Downey Jr.” by female friends on a regular basis. coming from and why they’re using The way I see it, this sort “Hey, b**ch!” is exclaimed with a it, “b**ch” feels like being a member of ambiguity grants us with an –Anthony Ochoa ’21 (right) smile. Within my haven of female of a club. immense amount of responsibility. best friends, b**ch is tossed around That’s why, conversely, some As with any word we use when constantly. It rolls off the tongue women have found difficulty interacting with others, we must slightly harsher and more hilariously in accepting b**ch as an insult be cognizant of the “implications than “girl.” from other women. It “feels like a and power dynamics at play” notes “Girl” is generic. “B**ch” seems violation of the ‘sisterhood,’ so to Patinkin. personal. speak” notes Rebecca Havian ’19. Language is complex and Due to the somewhat confusing Personally, when a woman calls nuanced, and any sort of rulebook reclamation of the word by second me a b**ch, it hits harder because concerning who should use “b**ch,” wave feminism as an empowering she and I both know exactly what and how, is far out of our control. term, “b**ch” is intensely personal she is doing in using the word. The What we can control, however, is because its meaning depends on “sisterhood” can be manipulated how we interact with the word in our speaker and context. I accept b**ch because “women know the intensity own lives. Women, let nothing stop from my female friends. I’ve accepted of,” b**ch” says Hannah Golub ’21. you from using “b**ch” in contexts b**ch as hard-hitting constructive Succinctly put, “If it is in a cruel in which you feel comfortable. criticism from my mother. And I or accusatory way, it stings worse Let it be “endearing and playful” accept b**ch, sincerely and without than a****le but is easier to take says Claire Sullivan ’19. “Mindy Kaling.” hesitation, from my male best than c**t,” observes Karlsen. And, know that if “b**ch,” friend. Uniquely, “b**ch” is incredibly when used by a man, makes you –Valerie Bravo ’21 (left) However, my comfort level difficult to “take” from a man. I’ve uncomfortable, you are valid in with such a powerful word could questioned why I cringe when I hear alerting the men in your life of not and should not dominate any men use the word in any context. that aversion. Our words have the “Misha Collins.” exploration of “b**ch” and its Moreover, I haven’t felt secure ability to break or reinforce societal implications. So, I asked some of my enough to call out the men in my hierarchies and trends, and “b**ch” –Alexis Fifield ’21 (right) female friends how they felt about life when they use b**ch. holds an immense amount of power. the word as well. “The assertion of power that Speak wisely. Most of the women I spoke comes” from a man calling a woman with differentiated female usage of a b**ch “makes me innately more SARAH MCCARTHY/THE BATES STUDENT

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Bikeshare Looking forward, the group mote “multi-modal” transportation “If the bathhouse closures con- However, these are the fortunate DYLAN METSCH-AMPEL for everyone. Simultaneously, the wants to continue to involve mem- tinue to be a dignity taking,” began ones. Many doctors refuse to pre- CONTRIBUTING WRITER Complete Streets Committee works bers of the Lewiston and Auburn Engel, “then we must ask if dignity scribe PrEP, since they understand to ensure safe transportation and community. “Next, we are going to restoration is possible and what it as a party drug that encourages Lewiston and Auburn may join community and economic develop- get a map and start asking people it might entail. Dignity as a legal “reckless and hedonistic abandon” as Norway and Machias as cities in ment. Safe transportation includes where they would like greater ac- concept has been the foundation of Lyle put it. Maine with bikeshare programs. alternative means of getting around: cess to bicycles for transportation. much U.S. pro-gay rights jurispru- “Now in an ironic, disturbing Seniors Sadie Mae Palmatier, Ben for example, biking and walking We imagine this as a tool which just dence. While the supreme court’s turn of events, the institution that Berger, and Matt Reback are work- paths that make it safer, easier, and makes general transportation easier decisions...could be understood as had long ignored the HIV crisis, ing on making this a reality for their more enjoyable for pedestrians to get for people, whether they are trying dignity restorative, these rulings, that had dragged their feet or erected project in ENVR 417, “Commu- from one place to another. to go to the library, the grocery store, Timothy and I contend, ultimately bureaucratic red tape that prevented nity-Engaged Research in Environ- Speaking about the potential or a job. Often times, biking can be fail to compensate dignity takings access to resources and research, and mental Studies.” They are working of the project, Reback noted, “We faster and easier than driving a car, it embodied in the bathhouse clo- that eventually profited from ex- with Professors Francis Eanes and know what bikeshare looks like in is definitely cheaper, and just more sures.” pensive treatments in HIV-infected Ethan Miller as their faculty advi- other cities. Our aim with this proj- fun.” Reback said. In addition to Another example of recent dig- bodies, become the same institutions sors, as well as the Assistant Director ect is to work with the Complete general transportation, the bikeshare nity taking can be seen in the gov- that seemingly come to the rescue of the Center for Global Education, Streets Committee, as well as solicit has the potential to be an amazing ernment’s recent measures for pre- with PrEP,” said Lyle. David Das, who is a member of the as much feedback from L/A residents resource for Bates students commit- venting the spread of HIV/AIDS, He continued saying, “So thus, Complete Streets Committee. as possible, so that any type of bike- ted to community engagement in a type of prevention known as Pre- gay men must participate in a system Eanes said that the move to share program meets the particular Lewiston and Auburn. However, the Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). In entangled with surveillance, polic- bring a bikeshare program to Lew- needs of this community.” bikeshare’s primary purpose is as a 2012, the FDA approved Truvada, ing, and big pharma profits in or- iston and Auburn came about After submitting a project pro- viable transportation alternative for a once-a-day anti-HIV medicine der to appeal to the state—one that through a collaborative process be- posal and conducting a literature the people of Lewiston and Auburn. as PrEP. While Truvada has proven failed them miserably during the tween the students and community review on bikeshare in other cit- Bikeshares are not just fun powerful in curbing HIV infection, bathhouse debate years—for protec- partners. This project builds on Re- ies, the crux of the project for the outlets for people with disposable this approach to health regulated by tion and a sexual life less haunted by back’s Environmental Studies senior three seniors has been oriented income. They are also an environ- the state are clear efforts to monitor HIV.” The two argue that the ideal thesis which focused on alternative around conversations with commu- mentally friendly, safe, and healthy and make decisions for gay men. To way to administer PrEP and restore modes of transportation. It was en- nity members and formal surveying transportation option for people get a prescription, individuals must dignity to the gay community would titled, “Enhancing Sustainability methods. Some of their local con- without other means. The group consult their physician—a compli- be to invest in community-based and Justice in Urban Transportation: tacts include Marcela Peres from the sees it as a way to connect people cated process as those conversations anonymous testing sites, seen his- An Analysis of Equity Initiatives in Lewiston Public Library, John Gre- from different areas in Lewiston and are typically surrounded by stigma. torically in the bathhouses. Bikeshare.” nier from Rainbow Bicycles, Shanna Auburn, while also getting people The timing coincides with the Cox from Project Tipping Point, as out into the surrounding area. The creation of the Complete Streets well as members of the Auburn and group has already started consulting Committee, which was formed Lewiston Economic Development with bikeshare companies. Although when ordinances were passed by and Public Works departments. the project is still a work in progress, both Lewiston and Auburn last Sep- They hope to establish connections Reback says that it may become a re- tember. The committee’s website in each city’s Planning Department ality as early as next year. Matt Dunlap states that their purpose is to pro- as they move ahead. Talks Lawsuits and Legislation

myth,” said Dunlap. MATT MORRIS According to Dunlap, his tenure ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR in the commission was marred by a lack of both transparency and com- Maine’s Secretary of State, Matt munication from the commission’s Dunlap, addressed members of the leaders: Kobach and Vice President Lewiston and Bates communities Mike Pence. At one point, Dunlap February 28 in Muskie Archives. said that he was chastised by another Though Dunlap has been involved member of the commission and ac- in state government for decades, he cused of being a leaker for giving a recently received a large amount of journalist information about the national media attention after he date of an upcoming commission was named as a member of a com- meeting; information that Dunlap mission created by President Donald said should have legally been avail- Trump to investigate voter fraud in able to the public. Dunlap jokingly the 2016 election. Dunlap eventu- said that the situation was similar to ally sued the commission, which dis- being accused of “leaking a press re- banded shortly thereafter, a situation lease.” which was the main topic of discus- Eventually, Dunlap found that sion last Wednesday. commission leaders were leaving The talk began with an intro- him out of planning and ignoring duction by Harwood Center Direc- his requests for more information. tor Peggy Rotundo, followed by a The most significant, and humorous, thirty-minute discussion between example that Dunlap offered was an Dunlap and Bates Politics professor, occasion where he found out second- John Baughman. The talk concluded hand that an activist group was set to with Dunlap taking time to answer speak at a commission meeting that audience questions. he had not been invited to. Dunlap Dunlap began the talk by dis- found the situation disheartening, cussing his typical duties as Maine’s illegal, and in sharp contrast to the Secretary of State, along with the ex- more open and bipartisan approach periences that lead to his ascendance taken in Maine state politics. to the office. He spoke about his “I come from Maine, where we time at the University of Maine in pick up the phone and figure it out,” Orono and as a mill worker before said Dunlap. getting involved in politics, as well After spending some time re- his current duties that involve over- flecting, and with the encourage- seeing state elections. ment of a congressman, who, Dun- Last year, Dunlap was given a lap says, reached out to him secretly surprising proposition when Kansas through a Facebook message from Secretary of State Kris Kobach, with their Chief of Staff, Dunlap sued his whom Dunlap personally gets along own commission for the informa- well, but with whom he politically tion he felt that he, and the Ameri- disagrees, offered him a position on can people, were entitled to. Rather a commission to investigate voter than give it to him, the commission fraud in the 2016 presidential elec- disbanded. The lawsuit, however, is tion. Despite not believing that any still pending. widespread fraud had occurred dur- The Voter Fraud Commission ing the election, Dunlap agreed. was created by executive order by Though Dunlap, a Democrat, President Trump to investigate his said that he faced a backlash from repeated claim that three to five many of his usual supporters when million people voted illegally in the he agreed to join the Commission 2016 Presidential election, which on Voter Fraud, he felt that it was an prevented Trump from winning the important opportunity to have his popular vote. and others’ (who have similar views) To date, no evidence has been voices to be represented on the com- found to support Trump’s claim. In mission and to ultimately highlight addition to the logistical issues dis- the lack of widespread fraud in cussed by Dunlap on Wednesday, America. the commission had a difficult time “They [election workers] per- getting many states to give them the form it with a religious zeal. They information that they requested; a want to get it right. And we do reason that Trump ultimately noted get it right…the idea that there’s in a tweet was the reason for the widespread voter fraud is more of a commission dissolution. Arts & Leisure The Bates Student March 7, 2018 5 Photography Student Bands Grace VCS with Scholar and Artist Lively Performances

ANAH WITT Gu Zheung Visits STAFF WRITER

On Thursday, March 1, several Bates student bands had the opportunity to perform on the VCS stage as a result of a cancellation on behalf of the originally scheduled performer. Suffice it to say, they did not dis- appoint. Each group brought with them a certain type of energy and enthusiasm that is often absent from professional performers. This infec- tious vibe that radiated off of the performers was present in audience members as well. As music filled the space, both bands’ and observ- ers’ faces were lit with amusement as their feet began to move with the music, creating an atmosphere of collective happiness and commu- nity. The Crosstones started off the night with their tight harmonies and superb balance. The group sang, “Fix You” and “Elastic Heart,” and each song had an astounding soloist that was supported by the smooth voices of the group. Not only did the Crosstones nail their melodic com- position, but their implementation of dynamics added a dramatic flair to their near-perfect performance. Though technically impeccable, the Crosstones’ visible passion for their music brought their performance to Alisa Amador ’18 combines vocals and the guitar in another VCS perfor- the next level. mance. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT In addition to established groups, first-year students shared their musical talents with VCS at- tendees. Nicole Recto ’21 and Will Robert Feintuch and Rona Pondrick discuss their work at the Bates College Crate ’21 conveyed a sort of quiet Museum of Art. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT determination with their expressive rendition of James Arthur’s “Say Professor Gu mentioned that You Won’t Let Go.” Their smooth ARIEL ABONIZIO the fast-paced social changes that voices and developed harmonies ASSISTANT ARTS & LEISURE were happening across China cor- EDITOR made for a pleasing sound in all related with the growth of docu- ranges. Crate also lent his vocals mentary and street photography and guitar to a performance with On Friday, March 2, Bates host- in China. The appealing nature of ed Chinese photography scholar and Billy Lahart ’21. The dynamic duo photography as documentation was used their musical talents to bring practitioner Gu Zheng as he gave an appealing to artists trying to record informal talk the Bates Museum of good-natured humor to the evening both social change while simulta- Crosstones entertains the public at VCS this past Thursday. Art. In the Synergy Space, in the neously recording their own view See VCS, PAGE 6 JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT lower floor of the museum, Profes- of the world. In the informal talk, sor Gu introduced the audience to I asked Professor Gu if there were ten of his black and white photo- any elements that were distinctive of graphs from the Shanghai Series Chinese documentary photography ANGELS (2004) that are owned by the Bates in relation to its American counter- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Museum. The photos were stunning part. While he had mentioned that and also stunningly simple, combin- American and Chinese documenta- ing street photography with a sensi- ry photography have been mutually tive leaning towards surrealism. One influencing each other, he said that of my favorites was a well-composed if there was such distinctiveness it shot of a person riding a horse in would appear from the nature of the front of KFC; although simple, changes in Chinese society or from there was an ordinary magic in that the reactions artists have to these atmosphere that escapes language changes. Assistant Professor of Asian and engaged me as a viewer. In their Studies Mia Yinxing Liu, whose ex- own individual ways, the prints por- pertise is also in Chinese contempo- trayed the everyday breaking with rary art, promptly mentioned that the ordinary that marks much of one should avoid essentialism in street life. Professor Gu seemed to interpreting the photographs - an be very pleased to revisit some of his extremely relevant consideration. works as if he had not seen a couple Today, the Bates College Mu- of them in a while. With modesty seum of Art has a strong collection and a light sense of humor, Professor of Chinese contemporary pho- Gu shed some light on his works as tography. The collection has been well as on documentary photogra- growing fast over the last couple phy more broadly. of decades. Before joining our col- Gu Zheng is a Professor at Fu- lege as the Director of the Bates dan University’s School of Journal- Museum of Art and Lecturer in the ism, Vice-Director of the Research Humanities, Dan Mills co-curated a Center for the University, and a groundbreaking exhibition named Visiting Scholar at Harvard Univer- Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Cast members of Angels In America rehearse on stage. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT sity. His scholarly practice is around Art from China and the U.S (2003- the history of Chinese photography 06). Informally, Mills told me that Many of the cast members en- of change... the fright and freedom Angels In America: Mil- and 20th-century avant-garde. He this was most likely the first Chinese countered that comes with it.” lennium Approaches, is the leading academic on Chinese Contemporary Art show to travel and some of Patrick Reilly ’21 mentioned documentary photography and also around the country. Now as the Di- the issues it grapples with, for the “the resiliency of the human condi- a well-known street photographer. rector of our museum, Mills seems first time upon auditioning. “To tion.” In the late 1990s and in the 2000s, interested in continuing to develop some students… what it would be Ezra Clarke ’21 noted “how or- Chinese contemporary art became the collection. like in the 80’s dealing with AIDS dinary people endure extraordinary more present in the American art During the informal talk, Bates is, of course, not a part of their struggles.” scene. Following this emerging in- Museum of Art Curator William reality.” For this reason, Dugan Commenting on Kushner’s terest, in 2004, Gu Zheng curated Low estimated that we have around has tried to portray the timeless unique and unparalleled assessment the exhibition Documenting China: 120 Chinese documentary photog- and relevant nature of the show in of the country as it was in 1985, An- Contemporary Photography and So- raphy prints! These works of art are Bates’ production. “This is ’85, but Charlotte Karlsen ’20 described gels cial Change at the Bates College fantastic primary source documents its 2018.” Beyond the eternal and as “a love letter to America in the Museum of Art. The exhibition and a great resource for students; we universal themes of pain, progress, fullest sense: an honest assessment Angels portrayed glimpses of the incredible can contact the museum and get ac- change, love, and heartbreak, of what it has been and a prayer for economic growth that happened in cess to the collection for free. I hope includes countless political parallels, what it still could be.” China after 1978 through the eyes that future Batesies are able to take connecting the show’s reality to our Dugan is both delighted and Angels of seven contemporary Chinese advantage of the wealth of interna- current political climate. excited to bring to the Bates photographers. According to the tional art located right on our cam- Upon returning to Bates after community. “There’s a huge pay-off” catalog essay by Professor Gu, “the pus as well as the artists and curators February break, just two weeks away in experiencing and attending the exhibition is intended to illustrate we host. I know I look forward to from our opening night, Dugan show as an audience member “with changes in Chinese society to an asked the cast to describe what we whoever is there that night... that’s the next Gallery Talk in Olin, and John Dello Russo ’18 and Nate American audience.” hope to see many of you there! felt the play was about by writing a the magic of it.” Even after seeing few sentences. The responses show the show many times over, Dugan Stephenson ’18 prepare for this that the modern poignancy of Angels still “marvels” in the play’s ability to weekend’s performances. JAMES certainly has not been lost on its cast portray a story “wildly epic, hugely MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT members. We’ve been able to mar- political, and so heartbreakingly shamelessness offers a portrayal of vel in its immensity and authentic- personal.” the human experience that is unpar- ity throughout the entire rehearsal Through my personal involve- alleled by any other show I’ve been process. For the ensemble, this show ment as member of the ensemble, involved in. Download our app today! has evoked a wide range of emotions this process has revealed that Angels As John Dello Russo ’18 put it, and reactions both onstage and off. is a dramatic, comedic and mysti- Angels proves that “even in the dark- Michael Driscal ’19 explains cal interpretation of the fact that est times, we can cling onto hope.” that Angels is “about the inevitably life must go on. Its authenticity and The Bates Student March 7, 2018 6 Arts & Leisure Filmboard Presents the Bates Finds Fun at Senegalese the Last Valley Tragi-comedy Hyenes Takeover

Student bands perform in the Lost Valley takeover. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT and hit the lifts for some laps on BRIA RIGGS great snow despite the recent spring- STAFF WRITER like weather. There were also dis- The small but mighty ski resort counts on food and drinks as well as of Lost Valley is an important part of free tubing. And to bring all of the Hyènes presented a complex take on a story originally written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. festivities together, a great lineup of JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT many students’ non-academic Bates experience and on Saturday night many Bates student-bands took to learn that she was in a dangerous deeper layers. students flooded to the resort for a the stage to play for their classmates. TORY DOBBIN plane crash and lost a leg and an One interpretation is that the Moon Daddy, Sexy Party, Lewiston MANAGING ARTS&LEISURE EDITOR night of music and winter activity. arm. While initially seeming excited characters in the film represent the Bates rented out the entire resort Variety, Smoked Gouda, and Cold to be home, Ramatou soon reveals actors and interests in neocolonial- and provided amazing discounts Fish all performed for swathes of This past Friday, I found my- her reason for returning: she will ist Africa; a wealthy “savior” bestows for students to more easily enjoy excited students and a roaring bon- self sitting alone with a member of donate “one hundred thousand mil- gifts at the cost of human dignity activities such as skiing and tubing. fire was made outside for people to Bates’ Filmboard as we watched the lions” to the town if someone kills and manipulates the local popula- The event was a collaborative effort enjoy the fresh air without getting Senegalese film Hyènes (Hyenas). Drameh. tion to do her bidding. Another across many different clubs and en- cold. Though the original film (Frontières) Drameh is shocked by this re- interpretation of the film relates to tities within the college including For such a big lineup of ac- was held up by last week’s snow- quest and immediately starts to fear the gender limits explicitly and im- Campus Life, Outing Club, Chase tivities, Lost Valley was a perfect storm, I was excited that the Film- the worst. Townspeople appear of- plicitly present in the story. Rama- Hall Programming Board, Student venue for students to enjoy all of board was able to find another Sen- fended by the assumption that their tou symbolically has no leg to stand Government, Bates Musicians’ the night’s offerings with ease. The egalese film in Ladd Library’s Digital loyalty can be bought, however, one on or hand to act with, so she must Unions, and the Senior Class Co- lodge, where drinks, food, and mu- Media collection. I settled into the by one they all appear in Drameh’s enlist the men around her to accom- Presidents. sic were hosted, sits perfectly at the empty theatre and prepared for the cantina with new shoes and pur- plish her wishes. Further, no female The student body that attended, base of both the ski trails and tubing 113 minute drama that was about chase expensive products on credit. townsperson is involved in the trial which was upwards of 450 people, hill. It was easy to transition from to unfold. Warning: this review will Once Ramatou materializes on her and murder of Drameh; only men enjoyed the night and appreciated skiing to tubing to dancing without include spoilers! promise of riches, townspeople are possess the power to try and convict the efforts of all parties involved in losing much time, allowing students In the destitute village of Colo- chomping at the bit and ready to kill criminals and only men are shown putting on the event. Thorn Merrill to capitalize on all of the fun. And bane, Senegal, Dramaan Drameh Drameh. In the final scene, Drameh in positions of authority. Mambéty ’18, Bates Outing Club president because such a wide range of ac- owns a market and cantina where and the male townspeople meet in powerfully demonstrates these two and avid Lost Valley goer, was a sup- tivities were provided, the event was his friends and other male towns- the desert to conduct the trial to de- power dynamics in his version of porter of the event both through the not ski-specific, which opened it to people gather to socialize and pur- termine Drameh’s guilt in abandon- the story. Outing Club as well as out of per- a much larger demographic of stu- chase necessities. Drameh is told in ing of Ramatou; all the men agree Presented in Wolof with Eng- sonal interest. While on the chairlift dents and allowed everyone to enjoy the beginning of the film that he that he is guilty and the film ends lish subtitles, Hyènes underlined the Merrill excitedly proclaimed, “the the evening. will be recommended to be mayor with Drameh’s corpse sitting in the universal challenges and tempta- Lost Valley Takeover is one of the Sam Pierce ’19 reiterated the in the upcoming election, however, center of the desert. tions of the human condition and coolest events that Bates has ever same kind of excitement as Merrill the arrival of his ex-lover disrupts all Hyènes is an adapted film pro- ever-current geo-politics. As I sat in thrown. So many people are here had earlier in the evening, saying, plans. duction of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s the near-empty theatre, I was sur- and everyone is having an amazing “this should happen every year!” Linguère Ramatou, former play The Visit; though the story has prised by the lack of other students time!” The day after the event, Danielle Colobane resident and jaded ex- been remade several times, direc- and community members interested Two school buses were used to Fournier ’18 noted the inclusiveness girlfriend of Drameh, parades into tor Djibril Mambéty highlights the in seeing the story play out; hope- transport event-goers to and from of the takeover stating, “There was town with a caravan of caretakers depth of the play in his version. fully future Filmboard showings will Lost Valley, coming and going every something for everyone, from music and her wealth on clear display. This film could have been a simple draw more Batesies out from their 15 minutes. Not only did this give and dancing to skiing and tubing.” Though the origin of her wealth is take on how power and wealth cor- rooms and into the critical thinking everybody the opportunity to attend And speaking to in the same vein as never explained, audience members rupt moral judgment, but it has two space of Olin 104. for as long as they liked, but also the both Merrill and Pierce, Fournier buses also provided an atmosphere excitedly said that the event was, Hyènes, a Senegalese tragi-comedy film, was presented in Olin Concert Hall 104 this past Friday. to chat with friends and get even “probably the best party Bates has JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT more excited about the night’s ac- ever thrown!” Overall, the event was tivities before arriving to the venue. a big hit among attendees and pro- And once there, students had an vided a great opportunity for all stu- endless stream of things to do. Ski- dents to find some alternative fun at ing and rentals were all free, which Lost Valley on their Saturday night. many students took advantage of

Bates students enjoy a ski night at Lost Valley last Saturday night. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT

each song. Amador has a clearly faces and hear their reactions.” On VCS established tone that shone through performing for peers, she stated: “I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 in each of her songs. Reminiscent get the most nervous before shows of 1920s jazz, her soulful voice and at VCS, but they are my favorite be- driving rhythms enable Amador to cause everyone is listening, and the in their interpretation of “Send me captivate a room. soundman is brilliant; he makes us on my Way” from the movie Ice Age. After the performance, I had the sound so good.” Not only did Lahart and Crate de- opportunity to speak with Amador Similarly, members of The liver a lively performance, but also about her music. Born into a musi- Remedy Patrick Nelson ’18 and their interactions with the audience cal family, Amador started perform- Matt Marcus ’18 emphasized their made the experience fun. Aggressive ing as a backup singer with her fam- enjoyment for playing in an in- guitar playing and singing resulted ily as soon as she could walk, and timate setting for peers. “Crowd in a boisterous style all their own, later learned the guitar at age 10. reactions give us so much energy,” but with some rock influences. The She began composing her own mu- Nelson stated, “It’s really cyclical. pair’s willingness to employ humor sic at age 15, “when sh** hit the fan” They’re putting it in and we’re put- and clear excitement made for an and she witnessed a loved one going ting it out. Here we play and people amazing experiential performance. through a deep depression. Accord- are so respectful.” Members of The Billy Lahart ’21 and Will Crate ’21 fill the Benjamin E. Mays Center with If passion is what makes a ing to Amador, music brings people Remedy met on the first day of their music. JAMES MACDONALD/THE BATES STUDENT band successful, Alisa Amador ’18 together with “a power that goes be- freshman orientation and have been brought this and more to her incred- yond words. It is so rare for people playing together for four years; the crowd despite being the final act. sity and gusto to songs like “Oph- ible performance of original mu- to just be together.” Drawing inspi- band’s name is even borrowed from On performing at VCS as opposed elia” and “I Will Wait” that had the sic. With Ian Clarkson ’18, Owen ration from jazz greats such as Ella the title of the book the class of to bar settings, Nelson noted that crowd energized and enthralled. Schmidt ’21, and Matt Marcus ’18 Fitzgerald, in addition to various 2018 read as incoming first-years. the band “can play whatever [they] In the absence of the scheduled as her support, her band delivered Latino artists, Amador noted that The group displays an incredible dy- want,” opting for coffeehouse style artists, student musicians stepped instrumentals that highlighted the she prefers to play in intimate set- namic between members, and their music instead of exclusively “sing- up to the challenge and built an in- creativity and devotion that laced tings because “you can see everyone’s zealous performance energized the alongs and energetic music” played credible evening, amounting to one at bars. The band added inten- of the best VCS concerts of the year. The Bates Student March 7, 2018 Sports 7 Women’s Skiing Men’s and Women’s Swimming Alpine Skier Eleven Bobcats to Rep- Griffin Mueller ’20 resent Bates Swimming Receives NCAA Bid and Diving at NCAAs

and enjoy Indy,” says Apathy. “I’ve a decade and a half to!” SARAH ROTHMANN swam here before and I haven’t seen For both teams, relays will be MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR the new renovations, so I’m look- the focus. The 200 free relay team ing forward to seeing the pool and – Apathy, Ho, Logan, and Mcgill The men’s and women’s swim- hanging out with my team.” – is seeded 12th overall. The same ming and diving team will cap off “NCAAs is really a whole dif- group of women are seeded 14th in a remarkable 2017-18 season by ferent ball game from the rest of the 200 medley relay and 21st in the sending 11 Bobcats to the NCAA the season. There are some incred- 400 medley relay. The 400 free relay Division III Championships set to ibly talented swimmers in DIII, so team of Apathy, Ho, McGill, and take place March 21-24 at the IU- it’s always fun to watch and learn Sears is seeded 17th. PUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. from them,” says McGill. “For my On the men’s side, the 400 med- Griffin Mueller ‘20 will make her NCAA debut in Steamboat Springs, CO on On both the men’s and the women’s final NCAAs, I’m mostly looking to ley relay team of Ewing, Bedard, March 7. OLIVIA GILBERT/THE BATES STUDENT teams, there are Bobcats who will enjoy the experience and take in ev- Pender, and Fuller is seeded 14th. My coaches Micaela and Jake be making their NCAA debut and erything I can one last time. I also Depew will be anchoring the men’s SOJUNG KIM are also a huge part of this; they are those that will be returning to the want to focus on the relays I’m in, 200 medley relay team with Ew- CONTRIBUTING WRITER up on the hill all day, every day for national stage for their fourth con- since those score a lot of points, but ing starting and Bedard and Pender Griffin Mueller is a sophomore us, and the work they put into this secutive year. are also hands down the most fun.” swimming the middle legs. This 200 at Bates College and is a part of the team only encourages us to push the “I am proud of my team for On the men’s side, there will be medley relay team is seeded 15th. women’s alpine ski team. Coming limits of what we can do every day being so positive throughout the a record five swimmers attending the The individual swimmers in- off of an ACL injury her first year to get better. rough parts of this sport; it makes meet in Indianapolis. These Bobcats clude Apathy, Sears, Ewing, Bedard, at Bates, she has had a fantastic pre- BS: Reflect on your season this the season more fun and happy,” include Alex Bedard ’19, Jonathan and Pender. Apathy is seeded fifth in mier season with the Bobcats. Muel- year. What were your challenges? says Caroline Apathy ’21 of Dev- Depew ’18, Riley Ewing ’18, Tanner the 100-yard butterfly and 56th in ler will carry on that momentum, What are your major highlights? on, Pennsylvania. “Just continuing Fuller ’20, and Teddy Pender ’18. the 50 free. Sears is the 25th seed for as she will compete in the NCAAs GM: My season so far this year training and doing what we’ve been “As this is my first time making the 200 freestyle and the 27th seed at Steamboat Springs, Colorado on has been amazing and has gone by doing will help us get ready for the it to NCAAs, I am really just excited for the 1,650-yard freestyle. Ewing March 7 skiing Slalom and March 9 way too fast. Coming back from meet. I’ve thought about having this to be going,” says Bedard. “I’m re- is seeded ninth in the 200 back- skiing Giant Slalom. injury was one of the biggest chal- chance and I’m excited and honored ally excited to be going with a large stroke, 22nd in the 100 backstroke, How has skiing impacted Grif- lenges, and the start of my season to represent Bates at NCAAs.” team, too, and to be able to share and 36th in the 100 butterfly. Final- fin’s athletic and academic career at consisted of endless hours focusing “This year was a tighter group the experience with each other. That ly, Bedard is 26th in the 200 breast- Bates? I chatted with Griffin Mueller on the technical aspects of my turns and everyone had each other’s back,” being said, I am going to go to the stroke and Pender is seeded 28th in to learn about her first season as a and taking care of my body off the says Alex Bedard ’19 of Amherst, meet and not count anything out the 100 freestyle. Bates alpine skier. hill. New Hampshire. “We are prepared and still give it my all.” “The next couple weeks, we will The Bates Student (BS):When Our weekend of the Saint Mike’s for NCAAs by keeping the high “NCAAs is always an incredible begin to focus on race development did you start skiing? carnival was definitely a major high- energy from NESCACs and keep- experience and I’m honored to have again. It’s a quick turnaround from Griffin Mueller (GM): I started light. We got to race back-to-back ing the excitement for the next few this opportunity again. Going into conferences to NCAAs but every skiing when I was two, and have Slaloms that weekend, due to the weeks.” this meet, I would love to finish top year the team is able to improve on been racing since I was about eight. cancellation at the Colby carnival The women’s team will be send- 16 for at least the 100 backstroke records set at conferences,” says Ew- BS: Why did you decide to ski? the week before. I started bib 49 ing six athletes to the NCAA cham- and 200 backstroke as well finish ing. “NCAA’s is always an incredible GM: I grew up skiing, but when and skied into top 20 the first day, pionships. These swimmers include: top 8 in our two medley relays,” Ew- experience and I’m honored to have I made the decision to commit to it which I was so happy about, but also Apathy, Lucy Faust ’19, Janika Ho ing says. “However, I’m mostly just this opportunity again. It is fun be- wholeheartedly, around my sopho- knew my skiing could be better. So ’20, Monica Sears ’20, Hope Logan looking to have fun this meet! It will ing up against the best in the nation, more year in high school, it was be- the next day, I made the move from ’18, and Logan McGill ’18. likely be my last time competing in representing Bates.” cause I loved the sport and the chal- bib 21 into 7th place, and our girls “My goals are to just have fun the sport that I have dedicated over lenges it led me to. put three into the top 15, putting us BS: Comparing yourself to right behind Dartmouth and UVM. your freshman year, how have you The Williams carnival is also high changed as an athlete and individual on the list of highlights. After com- at Bates? How has Bates impacted ing down into third on my first sla- your skiing so far? Coaching-wise, lom run, and then fighting to keep it environment-wise, teammates etc. together after a mistake second run, GM: My freshman year, I was I was ecstatic to see the end result out due to an ACL replacement af- of the day. ter sustaining a crash in a race over BS: What are your expectations Christmas, so when I got back to for NCAAs? And how are you feel- campus after surgery, I was mostly ing emotionally going into NCAAs? able to observe the hustle from my GM: I have the same expecta- teammates and their fight through- tions for NCAAs that I have for ev- out the season. That winter of rehab ery race. I hope to just focus on my and school taught me how to be pa- skiing and improve upon it from my tient with myself and with my body. last race. Emotionally, I am all sorts Bates has had nothing but a positive of excited. When all the hard work impact on my skiing. We are lucky pays off, it’s impossible to not just enough to have all the best resources look around and smile. and work to take advantage of these BS: How do you balance skiing, resources at every step along the academics, and other aspects? way. This is how our team will only GM: The balancing act of ski- continue to improve. ing and academics is a marathon My team has played the big- throughout the season. Knowing gest role in the success I’ve seen this myself and what I need to be suc- year. Whether it was last year, talk- cessful is one of the largest pieces to ing to our captain Michael Copper it. I often wake up very early to do ’19 about injury, in the gym this fall work, knowing that after three class- with our first-years deliberating on es and an afternoon on the hill, I new lifts, or on the hill watching will not be able to give my work the Hannah West ’21 and Emma Finfer attention it deserves. Skiing teaches ’20 rip GS, my team has been there one how to be efficient. There is so every day, pushing me to get better much to do every day that, for me, Alex Bedard ‘19, one of the five male swimmers to receive an NCAA bid, finished with two Bates records at the and allowing me to learn from their it comes down to making a plan and NESCAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. skiing. then trying to execute it. PHYLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE Jessica Wilson ’17 Continues to Shine After College

term ‘the real world’ can be kind of before or after work can be quite a derstandable for the public, com- VANESSA PAOLELLA scary and overwhelming at times,” lot, but I’m happy with the decision munity, and policy-makers. STAFF WRITER Wilson says. “For me, running has that I made to continue running.” “I really enjoy contributing to always been my anchor, the sort of Wilson also realizes that there something that’s larger than myself For many athletes at the Divi- thing that I can always fall back on may come a time in the future when and contributing towards something sion III level, graduation is the end if other areas of my life aren’t going she no longer feels this way. If she that hopefully will ultimately help of their competitive careers. Senior so well. I realized that running and comes to that point, she says, she women’s health in Massachusetts,” year is often seen as the last opportu- competing with a group of people, will reevaluate what she is doing. she says. “I find that sometimes my nity to achieve one’s athletic dreams. having that camaraderie and sup- “To find that motivation, it can be bosses tell me to slow down, because Yet, for some athletes, the love for port, is something that I really desire hard at times, but it’s also something I do work too quickly, and the rea- their sport is simply too great to let in my life.” that I know makes me happy, and I son why is because the pace at Bates go. During her time at Bates, Wil- know that I really care about it,” she is just so rigorous and so demanding Five-time All-American Jessica son made a career out of breaking says. “So for the time being, I’m con- that you get used to that, which is Wilson ’17 has not only continued records. She currently holds the in- tinuing to run and compete. We’ll absolutely invaluable.” to run after graduation, she has door 3000m (9:43.31) and the out- see if that continues for another two Her advice for current Bates done so exceptionally well, setting door 1500m (4:27.33) and 5000m months [or] for another two years. students? “Take advantage of every personal records, topping Division I (16:57.09) records. Now after grad- It’s hard to say, but the nice thing opportunity you have at Bates,” she athletes, and finishing mere seconds uation, she continues to shatter her about running is that, when you says. “You don’t realize until you behind professional runners. She own personal records. graduate, you can pick and choose leave that the ‘real world’ doesn’t has done this all while living and At BU’s Terrier Classic in Janu- what you want to do.” have forty eight types of cereal com- working full-time in Boston. ary, she ran the 5000m in 16:19.45 Unsurprisingly, Wilson’s ac- ing out of a container in a wall. I After graduating from Bates, on a banked track, placing second complishments after graduating haven’t found any of those yet.” Wilson moved to Cambridge, MA, in a field of 48. Two weeks later, she from Bates are not just limited to Wilson is a shining example of where she began working as a re- raced the 3000m in BU’s Valentine the track. As a research assistant for how one may continue to do the search assistant for Boston Univer- Invitational and once more earned the BU Department of Environ- sport that they love post-Bates. It sity (BU). Here, she also joined a a huge personal record, running mental Health, Wilson is helping has not always been easy for her, but running group in Boston called the 9:27.52 and placing 13 out of 141 to research the influence of metal ask her about running, and she will Heartbreakers and has continued runners. contaminants on women’s health in tell you that she loves what she does. training with the intention of racing Jess Wilson ‘17 strides to the finish “It certainly isn’t always easy,” different regions of Massachusetts. While she may not know what the during a cross country race from a marathon in the spring with fellow she says. “I find myself more tired Additionally, she helps rephrase sci- future holds, for now she is content Batesie Kallie Nixon ’14. her senior season. PHYLIS GRABER than I did in college. Working forty entific information about research with running and will continue to JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE “Transitioning into what we hours a week and then trying to run within the lab to make it more un- do so as long as it makes her happy. Sports The Bates Student 8 March 7, 2018 Women’s and Men’s Track and Field Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Track and Field LACROSSE Teams Compete CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 at Tufts “Last Chance” Meet ing that the Bobcats’ times for this JACK MCLARNON event were immensely impressive. STAFF WRITER But not only did they achieve fan- tastic times, they also gained valu- The Tufts National Qualify- able and enjoyable experiences from ing “Last Chance” Meet held Sat- running at such a tough meet. As urday, March 3, saw the men’s and Eickhoff stated: “I enjoyed having a women’s track and field teams head final opportunity to compete along- down to Medford, MA to try for side my teammates this weekend. performances that could send them Although the result wasn’t there in to the NCAA Indoor Champion- the end, we did what we could and ships. The highly competitive na- had fun doing it.” ture of this meet, with each athlete The men’s pole vault saw stand- striving to hit national qualifying out performances from Garrett An- times, heights, and distances, led to derson ’18, who won the event with a vivacious atmosphere. Spectators a height of 15 feet, 3.5 inches, and and teammates were enthusiastically David Dick ’18, coming in sixth at supportive, and the Bobcat athletes 13 feet, 9.75 inches. There were also themselves put forth tremendous strong efforts in the weight throw, efforts. Unfortunately, no perfor- with Adedire Fakorede ’18 throwing mances for this meet provided any 61 feet, 7.75 inches, Zach Campbell Bates men’s lacrosse member prepares for play. more Championship qualifiers for ’19 sending it 50 feet, 11 inches for SARAH DU PONT/THE BATES STUDENT the Bates program. However, several a personal best, and John Rex ’21 team accomplishments and person- making a seasonal best with 50 feet, MAX PETRIE al bests were achieved at Tufts this 4.5 inches. The 5000m also includ- ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR weekend. ed two highlight performances from Justin Levine ’20, who set a substan- Both the men’s and women’s Captain Burke Smith ’18 says tial personal best of 15:06.38, and Distance Medley Relays put forth of the level of competition in the Zach Magin ’18 at 15:14.28—they seasonal bests and Top Ten Perfor- NESCAC, “We try to be focused came in third and fourth, respective- mance lists. The Men’s DMR team for every game, because we have a ly. “It felt great to see the work that Rob Flynn ’18, Mike Somma ’19, lot of respect for every team on our I’ve been putting in all year pay off, Mark Fusco ’19, and Jack Kiely schedule. It is honestly more fun to and it gave me a confidence that will ’18, running the 1200m, 400m, play in a competitive conference – carry on into future seasons,” com- 800m, and 1600m, respectively, ran most games are a battle. Playing in a mented Levine. a time of 10:02.92. This put them lot of lopsided games isn’t very fun.” For the women’s team, there sixth out of nine at the competitive Unfortunately, this means that ev- were also remarkable efforts in in- meet, fourteenth in this season’s na- ery game is tight, and some end the dividual events. The long jump tional rankings (just shy of the re- wrong way. This was the case of the saw two substantial achievements Bates women’s lacrosse member gets ready to make a pass. quired twelfth spot for running in Middlebury game. Matt Chlastawa by the Bobcats, with Srishti Sunil OLIVIA GILBERT/THE BATES STUDENT the Championship race), and ninth ’20 led the team in both goals (four) ’18 coming in third with a distance out of all Bates Men’s DMR perfor- and assists (three), while senior cap- of 5.47m, and Sally Ceesay ’18 in mances. tain Clarke Jones ’18 scored three fourth with 5.46m. In the weight “It went really well. We all ran goals. Another bright spot was Eli throw, Katie Hughes ’19 threw 44 the fastest times we had all season,” Cooper ’19, who won 14-24 face- feet, 11.5 inches to come in fifth out says Somma. “Even though we came offs throughout the game. The game of nine at Tufts. up a little short, it was a great ex- fit the description of NESCAC la- Although none of these results perience.” This was certainly a high crosse, as it was evenly matched will send any Bobcats to the na- note for the Men’s DMR to go out throughout. tional NCAA Championship Meet, on this season. Jones said of the season, “This to be held between March 9 and 10 Likewise, the Women’s Distance year’s team can definitely have the at Birmingham Southern-College Medley Relay had a superb effort, same success we had last year.” in Alabama, they provided a great concluding their Indoor Track run Smith adds, “This year we experience for these Bates athletes with the best performance of the aren’t as much concerned with last and let them display their talent and season. Sarah Rothman ’19 in the year, but are excited to go out and effort. Luckily, some Bobcats had 1200m, Imani Boggan ’21 in the earn our success.” He also states already qualified before Tufts, and 400m, So Kim ’21 in the 800m, and “The goal is to win every game we will be going to Birmingham. For Ayden Eickhoff ’19 in the 1600m, play, which would ideally result in the men’s team, Fakorede is going all worked together as a determined a championship.” Although there for the weight throw and Kiely will and powerful team to finish with a have been a few setbacks thus far, be racing the mile, and on the wom- Broomball time of 12:06.98. They came in fifth this team knows how to win and is en’s team Katherine Cook ’18 will out of an incredibly tough field of likely to put it all together and cre- compete in the 3000m and 5000m, six, 28 in national rankings, and ate a lot of success this season. The Eickhoff is going to participate in eighth on the women’s list of Bates men’s team plays next on Saturday, Bates women’s lacrosse member makes a defensive play. the 800m, and Ceesay is going for all-time performances. March 10 at Wesleyan, another NE- OLIVIA GILBERT/THE BATES STUDENT the triple jump. DMRs are a total distance of SCAC matchup. 4000m, or about 2.5 miles, mean- This Week in Sports

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Men’s tennis player practices his serve. Men’s tennis player prepares for the Tori Fitzgerald ‘18 aggressively throws the ball back to first SARAH DU PONT/ Payton Baxton ‘21 intently eyes the pitch. return shot. SARAH DU PONT/ base to get a runner out. SARAH DU PONT/ THE BATES STUDENT SARAH DU PONT/THE BATES STUDENT THE BATES STUDENT THE BATES STUDENT