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WEDNESDAY September, 2013 Vol. 143, Issue. 1 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS AESOP interview Bates Dance Festival Women’s soccer off to a strong start Ever wondered what goes into A look into the six week summer 2-1 victory in first conference planning AESOP? Coordinators festival for dancers of all ages hosted game against Tufts led by Sturtevant and Balter ’14 give by the College. Rafferty (12), Stefaniak (4) ’14 insight.

See Page 2 See Page 6 See Page 8 Shooting inci- dent on College Bates now Street proves offering non-fatal GRACE PEZZELLA two more STAFF WRITER

Rene Jefferson, age 32, was shot in the shoulder while walking down Col- lege Street last Wednesday, September majors 4. As of Thursday, no arrests had been SAMUEL LEARNER made, and The Lewiston-Auburn Sun ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Journal has released no further reports on the subject. While police believe If you’re already confused by Bates’ they have identified a suspect, the de- educational requirements, consider partment will not currently release any this: you now have two more majors to details of the shooting. choose from. What implications does an The first of these two majors incident such as this have for the Bates is European Studies. While the major is community? College Street, after all, is new as of this year, it has been in the home to many students and acts as one works for quite some time. According to of the main thoroughfares that connects Professor Francisca Lopez in the Span- our campus to the downtown Lewiston ish Department, the Faculty has been area. Lewiston may not be New York discussing the idea for seven or eight City or even Boston, but it is still a years. city, and with that distinction necessar- The impetus to finally create ily comes a certain level of crime. a distinct new major came during a re- Students who checked their emails over PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN/BATES COLLEGE structuring of Bates’ language depart- the summer will be familiar with a series ments. Previously, languages at Bates of burglaries that had Bates Security and were divided into two broad categories: the local police working hard to stop the Orientation focuses on diversity and Lewiston/ Auburn one consisting of Romance and Classi- crimes, and this non-fatal shooting is cal languages, and the other consisting the most recent, if not most dramatic, Junior Advisors. There were 58 OWL’s awkward to continue beating a dead of German, Russian, and East Asian ALEX DAUGHTRY who each worked with about eight stu- horse but it is useful in moderation.” occurrence that may put some Batesies EDITOR-IN-CHIEF languages. However, when the Asian on edge. dents. “I thought the Engaging the Power Studies program emerged, Asian lan- “There were four days of orienta- of Our Differences dinner was really However, the Annual Campus First-years were introduced to life guages became a subset of that depart- tion training for OWL’s which took great,” Sandor said. “We weren’t expect- Safety Report, which is compiled by Se- at Bates in a much different way this ment, leaving the remaining languages place during Short Term and one and ing life-changing conversation to occur curity and available on their page of the year after the orientation process was to reconfigure themselves. a half days before orientation started,” at the dinner, but I believe we did ac- Bates website, shows little to no increase revamped by students and the adminis- “At that point, creating a Sandor said. “We did everything from complish our goal of getting the conver- in the number of violent crimes com- tration working together. European major to incorporate other brainstorming new ideas and program- sation started.” mitted on campus over the past three After the typical administrative languages and all other departments ming.” The final activity was a social jus- years. Aside from a spike in “forcible sex activities such as procuring a Bates ID that deal with Europe seemed to make Another change was the focus on tice lecture from Joe Bertolini and Bill offenses,” which The Student sought to were completed, students and their sense,” said Lopez. discussing diversity issues. The second Leipold which was held in the Peter J. address in a series of articles last spring, parents were invited to panels that ad- Lopez added that Dennis day of orientation included three events Gomes Chapel. the only other category on which Secu- dressed adapting to life at Bates. Browne and Craig Decker, professors of surrounding diversity. The first was a “I thought orientation was well-run rity reports that has grown in frequency President Spencer then welcomed Russian and German, respectively, were talk from Heather Lindkvist, the acting and the organization of things was well is “drug law violations referred for dis- the class of 2017 to campus and all first- instrumental in this process. Professor director of the Office of Equality and thought out,” Crum said. “However, ciplinary action.” In 2009, there were years bid farewell to their parents and Browne is currently teaching an FSA in Diversity, outlining Bates’ policies on some of the activities for students were 78 cases reported on campus as opposed their comfort zones. St. Petersburg. Because the idea of Eu- sexual consent and respecting others. not well advertised. I went to all of the to the 96 cases reported in 2011. Even While the first day of orientation ropean Studies was not new to Faculty “We worked very closely with Holly lectures and then realized there were burglary has stayed relatively the same was largely the same, the second day and the administration, the major was Gurney, the Associate Dean of Students more fun things I could have been do- for the past three years. brought the much anticipated changes. easily approved. who planned orientation for the past 14 ing.” Bates is fortunate in that it has “Alyssa [Morgosh] and I were the “The administration was very or so years,” Sandor said. “Alyssa and In addition, the second day includ- a relatively safe campus, which is not to co-directors this year,” said senior orien- open to the creation of this major,” Lo- I were given the freedom to introduce ed OWL-led adventures throughout the say that Lewiston is an unsafe city. Yes, tation leader Jake Sandor. “That means pez said. “And it really didn’t take much. and redesign any and all programming, Lewiston-Auburn area. crimes are committed outside of Bates. we organized the entire orientation --- It was just a matter of lining up courses. as long as the powers-that-be approved “Personally, I would focus even Yes, bad things sometimes happen in- to booking all of the spaces and present- There was no money for extra faculty or it.” more on an orientation to off-campus side Bates as well. But for students con- ers --- to paying all the bills.” personnel, so we had to work with the The second was a dinner in New life and particularly the Lewiston-Au- cerned about their safety, the best de- One of the most apparent changes resources we had.” Commons where OWL’s led a discus- burn community, even though this year fense is common sense and a familiarity was the addition of upper-class students The requirements for Europe- sion about diversity in small groups. began the focus on that,” Sandor said. with all of the resources that the College to the orientation process. Orientation an Studies are similar to those of other “The diversity portion of orienta- The third day of orientation focused has to offer. Week Leaders (OWL’s) were upper- majors. Students must take two “foun- tion was useful but overdone, every lec- on community engagement. The Har- As a new year begins, take the classmen who were trained specifically dation courses,” one of which is a re- ture was about diversity,” said first-year time to look over the list of services that on how to lead orientation and act as Chris Crum. “At some point it becomes See SHOOTING, PAGE 4 another on-campus resource beyond See ORIENTATION, PAGE 4 See MAJORS, PAGE 4 Ladd Library’s (slightly) new look: Is there more change to come? LYDIA O’BRIEN enough to allow for group conversa- colored stickers that essentially coded MANAGING NEWS EDITOR tions. for “Yes!” Because of these hints of more The elimination of the old com- extensive changes, the current redesign Throughout last fall semester, large puter tables and the new configuration has not completely met students’ expec- poster boards in the entrance area of of desks have been the most drastic tations, even if perceptions of the baby Ladd Library showed plans for a com- changes in terms of spatial arrangement. steps toward change are not negative. plete renovation of the building. Fab- Seating near the computers has been re- “I really like the way the com- ric swatches indicated completely new duced, or at least partially moved to the puters are put in groups of three, and furniture on several floors, such as sleek area near the Peer Writing Center. The the chairs are really nice,” said Sophie new lounge chairs and raised swivel reference books’ shelves have also been Salas ‘15, “but I hope they add new chairs for higher tables. Floor plans rearranged, and the shelf of featured furniture to the other floors as well. I showed signs of a future cafe area, for books selected by the librarians now hope they continue with the rest of the which many students showed support stands between Circulation and the flat- LYDIA O’BRIEN/THE BATES STUDENT building--adding a coffee shop-type with stickers coding for countless Yes’s screen television –– better for students area would be awesome.” and twice-underlined Absolutelys. to see as they walk in. The area by the happened this summer “came out from An impressive new feature is Junior Katie Paulson expected While the bombardment of Peer Writing Center, which used to be multiple ideas that might have been big- the raised table with a “collaborative more renovation as well. “I like the new neon stickers has not wielded its expect- taken up mostly by shelves, now feels ger [changes], but then came down to computer screen” on the back wall. carpeting--it looks better--[but] I got a ed results, the Library underwent con- more open and more populated with smaller things.” Students will be able to connect their sense that it would be more different, struction this summer for the redesign workspaces due to the relocation of But the main goal of this sum- own laptops to the larger computer to and it seems like there hasn’t been that of the main floor, as well as less drastic print periodicals. mer’s revamping was to increase pos- show their work to study groups on a much that’s changed. It still feels the but nonetheless noticeable changes in These changes are the result of sibilities for collaborative work among large screen. This space will be available same; there’s not a huge shock moment other parts of the building. an ongoing discussion about Learning students. for booking once the screen has been when you walk in,” she noted. The main floor now features Commons, said Laura Juraska, associate “We reduced some of the ref- hooked up. According to librarian Juraska, brand new carpeting, new PC com- librarian for research. erence collection without getting rid of Throughout last fall semes- however, future plans for the library puters, computer desks instead of long “It began a number of years that information by putting some on- ter, large poster boards in the entrance depend on the finalization of plans for tables, and sleek black swivel chairs. The ago. We wanted to upgrade the ma- line. That allowed for even more space area of the main floor showed plans for new housing on Campus Avenue, as carpet, which also now covers the base- chines, update the rug, try to free up than we already had,” Juraska explained. a complete renovation of the building. well as the ongoing discussion about the ment and upper floors, gives the library some rooms we have for group study. The clusters of computers are an obvi- Fabric swatches indicated completely relationship between the Library, Chase a refreshingly bright appearance. The We upgrade the labs with new machines ous product of this idea. new furniture throughout the library, Hall, and Commons. computer desks are clustered in groups every four years, so they were due for “We actually bought more i.e. comfortable lounge chairs in addi- “Some of the [foot] traffic of three with cubicle-like walls separat- an upgrade--that would have happened [swivel] chairs than we actually need tion to desk chairs. Floor plans showed pattern will change once there’s hous- ing the workspaces, high enough for regardless of anything,” she points out. so that people can pull up chairs to the signs of a future cafe area, for which separating individual spaces and short According to Juraska, the changes that desks,” adds the librarian. many students showed support with See LADD, PAGE 4 Forum The Bates Student September 11, 2013 2 Everything you could want to learn about AESOP

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Renting: 39 passenger vans 11 minivans 5 trucks That consumed: 900 gallons of fuel To transport: 96 Leaders LOGAN GREENBLATT/THE BATES STUDENT 338 First Years a place where students shy away from Allie: Imagine if someone got very Living in: putting each other in situations where hurt? As a student-run program, we a defined chain of command exists. In have to be hyper aware of the risks that tents Meet the coordinators a top down model, effect leadership is our trips are prone to, and do our best 65 essential, but to try to execute this is to mitigate these and we very strongly Who ate: Josh Sturtevant ’14 Allie Balter ’14 an environment with your best friends believe that AESOP is best run by stu- and peers is something so different from dents. However, there are things we as 3,072 Packets of Hometown: Freeport, ME Hometown: Wellesley, MA anything either of us had done. Coordinators cannot teach our leaders, Current academic interests: Current academic inter- which is why we bring in folks like Out- oatmeal Geology, specifically structural ge- ests: Geology, specifically climate Q: And the most difficult? ward Bound and Wilderness Medical ology and remote mapping change research Associates to teach our Risk Manage- 1,088 Hershey Bars Activities at Bates: President of Activities at Bates: Vice-Presi- Allie: It is one that doesn’t seem ment and Wilderness First Aid courses. the Outing Club, teaching assistant dent of the Outing Club, President very obvious. We ramp up for nine 1,572 of both Nutri- for Structural Geology. of the Shred Club, Peer Writer. months, planning, preparing, and then Josh: This model has worked and What do you do for fun: All What do you do for fun: suddenly all the trips are out, they come continues to work us firstly because of grain and Chewy Bars things Maine: hiking, backpacking, Snowboarding, backpacking, long- back, and it’s over. The peak of AESOP, AESOP’s reputation, secondly because canoeing, snowboarding, sailing on boarding, shredding. and what we’ve been working to for so of who the student population is, and 2,176 Na- the high seas Fun fact yourself that most long, is also where we end and our as- finally because of the immense amount Fun fact yourself that most people don’t know about: I wasn’t sistants take over. It’s a long, slow ascent of respect students give to the program, ture Valley bars people don’t know about: I have able to burp until I was 18. followed by a sudden cliff drop and which I think is because of my first two never left Maine before. seemingly very little time to decompres- points. boxes of An- sion and process it all before it’s on to 388 senior year. But, then we get to sit back Q: Speaking of AESOP leaders, nie’s Mac and Cheese Allie: Our 48 trips this year consist- and watch the beginnings of AESOP how are leaders selected, and what are MATT FURLOW ed of six Amphibious trips (half back- ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR 2014 take off in the hands of Bryan, the qualities that make the best leader? packing and half canoeing), 15 Back- Katie, and James. packing trips, 14 Basecamping trips, Allie: The best part of the AESOP duce people to the outdoors- so many Q: Most Batesies don’t know what four Canoeing trips, and nine “Other” students go camping for the very first AESOP Coordinators do exactly… can Q: Can you talk about the fact hiring process is that there are a lot of trips including Surfing, Sea-kayaking, that AESOP is student run compared different types of AESOP leaders. We time on their AESOP trip. you shed some light on your day-to-day Sailing, Rock Climbing, Habitat for responsibilities? to similar programs at other schools. really look for a cross section of the stu- Humanity and Biking. What does this show about the culture dent body, with people from all different Josh: AESOP is basically an out- door social network for the incoming Allie: The biggest thing that we at Bates? backgrounds and interests. The incom- Josh: We also send out 12 leader- ing class cannot be defined by one type first year class, where they get to dabble do is preparing our leaders to lead their ship trips, which are basically our train- in outdoor recreation, meet their fellow trips, because at the end of the day that’s Josh: One has to look at the origins of person over another, so why should ing trips where leaders hone their lead- of AESOP to best answer this. AESOP our leaders be? Other facets we consider classmates, and become acquainted with what we are here for - to give the first ership and outdoor skills before heading some standout upperclassman in a sup- years the best leaders and best trip pos- began about 25-30 years ago as an off include outdoor and leadership skills, out into the field. I love thinking about shoot from the Outing Club where a personality, decision making abilities, portive environment back-dropped by sible. Part of that is behind the scenes this: in less than two weeks we sent out the beautiful Maine and New Hamp- work like preparing routes and maps, few incoming students would go out and co-leader dynamics. We can tell if over 500 people on 60 trips! Many pro- only on one trip, a backpacking trip, leaders balance each other well, and if shire wilderness. Why wouldn’t you making reservations, sorting trips, fil- fessional outdoor expedition programs send your kid? ing paperwork, and constantly answer- led by BOC members. As years went they will be able to provide first years send out far fewer trips over the course by, trips were added, the program be- and transfers with a broad perspective ing emails from nervous moms. The of an entire summer. Q: How do you think the AESOP other part of it is the hand on work, like came more established and eventually of Bates. the BOC and AESOP became separate experience will be different 10 years teaching outdoor and leadership skills Q: So what are the best parts of be- from now? during leader training week. entities. AESOP slowly grew under this Josh: Which is why we infamously ing a Coordinator? student run model and became the larg- ask questions that are oftentimes un- est student run outdoor orientation comfortable, unpredictable and some- Allie: In 10 years, I would love to Josh: Allie basically laid it out Josh: For us, AESOP doesn’t just see a larger percentage of the first year there - we are responsible for the com- program in the country. The iterations times goofy. We want to see how they last for four days. Rather, it is some- that AESOP has gone through are really as a pair respond to these kinds of situa- class participating in AESOP, because plete preparation and execution of 48 thing that starts up in mid-fall the year right now most fall athletes are required outdoor orientation trips with help of what has enabled it to exist as it is to- tions. But at the end off the day we need before and is our job throughout the day - the constant fine tunings of what people who can make confident deci- to attend preseason and miss out on course from our awesome assistants: year. It’s basically like carrying a child AESOP. In my head that is the biggest Bryan, Katie and James. The process be- works and what doesn’t and the passage sions on the fly, who can think about for nine months - then after four days of of advice from one coordinator team to the safety of others as well as themselves goal. gins with leader hiring in the winter and labor you birth this beautiful child that continues through mid-September with the next in an outdoor setting, who exhibit con- is 48 groups of bonded first years. It’s fident outdoor skills relevant for the trip Josh: I second Allie- growth in clean up. In between, there are times quite the labor of love. numbers while maintaining the stu- when we bask in the glory work, as I Allie: Bates in general gives stu- they are applying for… dents a huge amount of autonomy in dent-run model that has worked so well call it, such as training the leaders dur- Allie: And we have an opportunity for so long. The absolute worst thing ing leadership week or being the very their extracurricular lives, which I feel Allie: …and who loves Bates as to develop leadership and logistics skills is pretty unique to the college. We as a much as we do. that could happen to AESOP is for it to first people to greet the first years on that most college students don’t benefit be contracted out to a professional guid- move in day. But it’s an ongoing project student body are so fortunate; AESOP from. Because of that, both Josh and I is just one expression of this, but it can Q: If you are a parent why would ing service like so many other schools that builds up to our ultimate goal of have grown immensely as leaders over have done. AESOP’s charm and success having the most prepared and confident be seen really in any club or organiza- you send your son or daughter on an the past year. You can see that in public tion wherever you look. It’s a risk that AESOP trip? are wholly derived not from the coor- leaders who can lead a successful four speaking, quick decision-making and dinators and not even the assistants, day trip with anywhere from five to ten college takes- giving us this much re- communication between each other sponsibility, but the rewards for us stu- Allie: AESOP is the best way to but rather our dedicated and passionate first years and return safely and happily and the leaders. It’s amazing the oppor- leaders who volunteer the last two weeks on the other side. dents are worthwhile. allow first years and transfers to be in- tunities we’ve been afforded. troduced to Bates- in a small, intimate so of their summer to lead the best out- Josh: And that risk is something group setting before they experience the door orientation trips around. 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One of the women holds a goat, T.I. brushes See THICKE, PAGE 3 The Bates Student September 11, 2013 Forum 3 Forum >> Senior Columnist RACHEL ZOE BAUMANN What should we do Editor-in-Chief about Syria? I shall not walk alone The Deansmen, one of Bates’ all- moment, suffering is totalizing, it is all reason” and that “what doesn’t kill you male a cappella groups, are known to that is, and finding a way to incorporate makes you stronger.” I not only think make some people cry with their beau- that overwhelming and disrupting expe- this is untrue, but also that it might tiful voices, but it seems that almost rience into the time frame of a whole suggest that some of the people who say everyone cries or at least gets the chills life is a crucial challenge that is never this do because they haven’t completely when they sing their rendition of “I quickly resolved,” said Raymond Cloth- given these types of questions serious Shall Not Walk Alone.” As it was, the ier, Bates’ acting associate Multifaith thought. There is no reason that your Deansmen sang that very song in the Chaplain. cousin has an auto-immune disorder or Gomes Chapel last Tuesday during the Similarly, when someone has a se- that your father is dying from cancer. memorial for the Bates students, fac- rious problem, that person must realize Everyone should know by now that ulty, and staff who passed away in the that they have to change in order to fix the worst thing you can do to make last year. themselves. Until someone recognizes someone feel better is try to minimize The song reminds us to hold on to that they can change, people are not go- their problem or come up with ideas of each other, to remember that “Hope is ing to do it for them. This can be dif- something they might not have tried. alive while we’re apart,” and that even in ficult for friends who try in vain to help News flash: sometimes it is O.K. to lis- times of the deepest sadness in our lives, other friends and are repeatedly unsuc- ten and not know what to say. It does UNITED MEDIA OFFICE OF ARBEEN/ASSOCIATED PRESS we will discover a way to find tomorrow cessful. not make the sufferer feel better when States has already dismissed the report, even with only the “beauty” of those “I think people will complain a ton you say they will become stronger be- CURTIS RHEINGOLD instead committed to only taking its that we have “left behind.” to their friends about stuff ranging from cause their friend died or they will learn MANAGING FORUM EDITOR own findings into consideration. The Although we all must handle the hook-ups to the winter but instead of about themselves when they sit the soc- Wall Street Journal has reported that, Note from the editor: When this ar- suffering of losing someone close to really taking action about their prob- cer season out because of a concussion. “[a]dministration officials made it clear ticle was submitted on Sunday (9/8), Pres- us, Batesies do not seem to talk about lems we tend to treat drinking ourselves Sometimes life just stinks. that Mr. Obama would make his deci- ident Obama was still seeking approval these hard times all too often –– unless into the gutter as a way of just forget- “The“Th e only thing worse than assum-assum- sion based on the U.S. assessment and from Congress to initiate military action it is in small groups with one’s closest ting about everything. This might be le- ing you could get the better of suffering, not the findings brought back by the in Syria. On Monday, Russia proposed a friends. The memorial service was a gitimate for some people but for others I began to think (though I’m no Bud- U.N. inspectors.” compromise in which Syria would instead time to come together not only to cel- I think they’re really just fooling them- dhist), is imagining you could do noth- IPS’s Gareth Porter noted many place its chemical weapons under inter- ebrate many completed lives, but also selves,” said senior Ansel Tessitore. ing in its wake. Sometimes it’s those similarities between this situation and national control and allow them to be to remember that we are all human and In “The Value of Suffering,”New things we least understand that deserve the decision to invade Iraq in 2002: destroyed, thereby avoiding any military all have our experiences with hardship. York Times occasional columnist Pico our deepest trust. Isn’t that what love “The administration’s effort to dis- action from the United States. By Tuesday, Struggles such as deaths, illness, trouble Iyer ponders what our human suffer- and wonder tell us, too?” Iyer wrote in credit the [United Nations] investiga- the United States, France and the United at home, abuse, anxiety, depression, ing amounts to and what it means. Iyer the Times article. tion recalls the George W. Bush admin- Kingdom all agreed to explore this option etc., all seem like big secrets here. Per- describes how most religious traditions Maybe we should take some of istration’s rejection of the position of via the United Nations. Shortly thereafter, haps if we were all more open with each believe suffering bring us clarity, but the advice from the Deansmens’ song. the U.N. inspectors in 2002 after they Syrian’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem other, we would realize that although we it is difficult to find this type of clarity To remember that there is “light” and found no evidence of any weapons of agreed to this proposal. Although this looks may not understand what someone else when 1400 innocent people are gassed that we will “live again” with the help mass destruction in Iraq and the admin- promising as of Tuesday, Secretary Kerry is going through, we can at least learn to in Syria or your roommate’s best friend of friends and our community and not istration’s refusal to give inspectors more warned that the U.S. “will not wait long” be compassionate and listen. passes away from cancer, or when you to be ashamed of the suffering we go time to fully rule out the existence of an for Syria to turn over its chemical weap- “Interpretation of the experience is have serious depression. through, and that we are humans be- active Iraqi WMD programme. In both ons and noted, “[t]he use of force should necessary, but it can only be attempted Many people I have talked to love cause we suffer. We don’t always have to cases, the administration had made up absolutely not be off the table”. President by the person who is suffering. In the to say that “Everything happens for a walk alone. its mind to go to war and wanted no Obama said that he was optimistic about information that could contradict that the Russian proposal, but remained skep- policy to arise.” tical as to whether Syria would actually This apt comparison certainly seems follow through. Since a military strike is to have merit. However, it is one thing apparently still an option for the United to ignore a U.N. investigative report. It KEI MATSUNAMI States, this article remains relevant, de- orner is another to ignore perhaps the most omic STAFF CARTOONIST spite being a few days out of date. c important U.N. rule: that a country c may not use military force without au- President Obama has a problem. thorization of the U.N. Security Coun- As of writing this article on September cil, unless it is in self-defense. Surely 8th, a majority of House members – 229 there is no way for the U.S. government representatives – are on record as either to spin the situation to claim self-de- “against” or “leaning against” authoriz- fense, especially without taking all pos- ing military action in Syria. Even with sible evidence into account. an initial bipartisan outpouring of sup- One possible argument would be port that included Republican House that Obama could invoke the foreign Speaker John Boehner, many congress- policy doctrine of “responsibility to pro- men have been slowly but steadily tect” (R2P) – that when a nation can- speaking out against military interven- not or will not protect its people from tion. war crimes, genocide, crimes against Perhaps surprisingly, the American humanity, or ethnic cleansing, other people have had a critical role in this nations have a responsibility to inter- shift of position. Congressman Rick vene. Even putting aside the chemical Crawford (R-AR) tweeted that “[i]n the weapon attack, with over 100,000 peo- past week over 99% of calls to my office ple killed and millions displaced from were opposed to action,” Jason Chaf- their homes, there is certainly cause to fetz (R-UT) disclosed that there were intervene. “hundreds of calls to our [offices] . . . so In an opinion article in the Wash- far not a single call in favor of bombing ington Post on September 6th, direc- Syria,” and several others have reported tor of the Center for the Prevention of similar discrepancies in terms of calls Genocide Michael Abramowitz argued supporting action and calls against it. that it is too late to invoke R2P. He Despite this apparent consensus by wrote that the best way of utilizing R2P the American people, the President’s is as a prophylactic measure: Weekly Address reiterated his stance on “If the world had thought of Syria the importance of a military response to as an R2P problem two years ago . . . we the alleged chemical weapon use by the might have brought much greater finan- Syrian government. cial, legal and diplomatic tools to bear “This was not only a direct attack and been in much better shape than we on human dignity; it is a serious threat are today, facing only unpalatable op- to our national security,” Obama said. tions for halting the slaughter . . . [o]ur “There’s a reason governments repre- best chance to rid the world of genocide senting 98 percent of the world’s people and other forms of mass atrocity will be have agreed to ban the use of chemical THICKE in trying to make sure they don’t begin.” weapons. Not only because they cause CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 I cannot claim to have an answer to death and destruction in the most indis- what the United States’ role should be you something big enough to tear your #THICKE criminate and inhumane way possible – in Syria, nor can I claim to understand a-- in two” very appealing or catchy. but because they can also fall into the the complexities of the situation enough So what is Robin Thicke singing hands of terrorist groups who wish to to even begin to choose a side. How- about? Is he singing about the so-called do us harm.” ever, what I do understand is that we “blurred lines” between consensual and Both sides of this crucial issue have cannot have a repeat of 2002 and Iraq. non-consensual sex? Or is he encourag- compelling arguments. The chemical #BLURREDLINES President Obama has promised that any ing men to go after women whenever weapons attack in Syria was the most military action against Syria will not in- there are “blurred lines”? deadly of the 21st century, killing over clude “boots on the ground.” O.K., so If anyone truly listens to the ‘Blurred 1,000 innocent people, including hun- will we instead rely on airstrikes? How Lines’ lyrics and watches the music vid- dreds of children. But with internation- did airstrikes work out in Libya? eo they would see that “Blurred Lines” al support waning, Russia promising to A recent investigation from the objectifies women, and, I would go as #MISOGYNY support Syria in the case of a U.S. strike, British newspaper The Independent far to say, promotes non-consensual sex. and the American people heavily against reports that the situation in Libya is Those “blurred lines” he sings suggests and three men in their boxer briefs give As well as: “I apologize if you think military action, President Obama must perhaps worse than before Qaddafi was that every “good girl” is an “animal” and massages to the three women. my lines are crass, tell me how it feels to tread as carefully as possible. defeated. The report reads: “Libya has that she “must wanna get nasty.” So why did YouTube take down the get verbally harassed.” Yet the President’s actions thus far plunged unnoticed into its worst politi- The media does not seem to mind video? It was flagged for “inappropriate And in response to Thicke’s bal- indicate the opposite. His immediate cal and economic crisis since the defeat Mr. Thicke’s crassness, his misogyny, or sexual content”, while Robin Thicke’s loons claiming his large size, one of the insistence on military intervention – of Qaddafi two years ago. Government the portrayal of women as sex objects. uncensored ‘Blurred Lines’ video’s sex- students sings, “Your precious d--- can’t without even waiting for the United authority is disintegrating in all parts The media continues to eat it up, and ual content is apparently appropriate. beat my vibrator,” as she brandishes a Nations’ report on the chemical weap- of the country putting in doubt claims Thicke’s song and video garners more Recently YouTube restored “Defined vibrator to the camera screen. ons attack – suggests a rash decision, by American, British and French poli- attention. Lines,” calling the removal of the video So is the entire thing crass? Yes. ignoring the best possible source of ticians that NATO’s military action in When Olivia Lubbock, Zoe Ell- a “mistake.” Tongue-in-cheek crass. And well de- evidence. Yes, it is clear that chemical Libya in 2011 was an outstanding ex- wood, and Adelaide Dunn, law stu- While I appreciate YouTube’s at- served. weapons were used. But the question ample of a successful foreign military dents from Auckland University in tempted apology, I’d like them to admit Feeling physically disgusted after here is not ‘what happened?’ but rather intervention, which should be repeated New Zealand, created a parody music their company’s double standard— how having watched “Blurred Lines,” I was ‘who is behind the attack?’ Syrian Presi- in Syria . . .” video titled “Defined Lines,” YouTube could “Blurred Lines” fall under You- relieved to watch “Defined Lines,” and dent Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly de- If “boots on the ground” is off the took down this video. Intending to be Tube’s EDSA policy, while “Defined have a laugh at Robin Thicke, Pharrell, nied responsibility for the chemical table, and precedent suggests that air- tongue-in-cheek, the video showed men Lines” was deemed sexually inappropri- and T.I.. attack. If true, it may in fact be impos- strikes may lead to compounding long- being objectified by women and used an ate? So for all of you guys out there who sible to determine who was responsible term problems, what can be done? That array of expletives. Lyrics from “Defined Lines” in- watch “Defined Lines” and feel uncom- for the attack because the other option is up to the President to decide, but the The video opens with a brief dis- clude, “If you wanna get nasty, Just fortable seeing grown men in their short - the Syrian rebels - consist of so many possibility of not considering all avail- claimer, “No men were harmed in the don’t harass me: You can’t just grab me. boxer briefs being sexually objectified, different factions. able evidence in this complex situation making of this video.” “#Everybigot- That’s a sex crime. Yeah we don’t want recognize that women are no strangers In fact, it seems as if the United shutup,” appears on the screen next, it, It’s chauvinistic. You’re such a bigot.” to that discomfort. is nothing but irresponsible. The Bates Student September 11, 2013 News 4 Pieck and her colleagues made their MAJORS case before the Education Policy Com- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 mittee. The major was later approved by The Odds are in Overflow’s Favor a faculty vote. tooled FYS called “Introduction to Eu- Pieck says the new major re- ropean Studies.” The other core course flects student and faculty interests alike. JULIA MONGEAU is “Europe, 1789 to the Present,” which “We have many students who STAFF WRITER is taught in the History Department. are academically interested in the re- Aside from those, students can choose gion, either through courses here at For sophomores with a low lot- from a vast array of elective courses Bates, a study abroad experience in Lat- tery number, housing selection can be cross-listed in economics, politics, lit- in America, or through a more personal stressful. Worst case scneario, the night erature, and history. connection — family ties, for example ends, and you still have no place to live Students must also study one — to the region.” your junior year. Fortunately, the Hous- or more European languages. The lan- Pieck went on to say that ing Office at Bates always has possibili- guage requirement can be fulfilled ei- many faculty at Bates have similar con- ties. In addition to on-campus housing, ther by taking two courses above the nections, which further prompted the Bates also allows upperclassmen to live 200 level in two European languages college to develop its LAS program. off-campus, a previously seniors-only or by taking four courses above the 200 Pieck noted that Bates’ peer schools— option that is now open to juniors. The level in one language. Colby, Bowdoin, and other NESCACs Housing Office also offers “overflow” Finally, like in most other ma- — have also put together similar cours- living spaces, an option that is popular jors, students must take seminars and es of study. among juniors this year. write a thesis. Currently, the seminars Furthermore, Pieck thinks the When students are placed in that count toward the major are all interdisciplinary approach — an ap- summer housing, the Housing Office taught in departments affiliated with proach she says is increasingly common works to find a room placement for the European Studies program. in academia these days—will also help each student. It isn’t until the end of the The head of the new program, to “challenge ethnocentric attitudes” summer that the students learn where Spanish Professor David George, said and encourage students to ask thorny they will reside for the coming academic that other departments cross-listed in questions about “conquest,” “resis- year, and sometimes overflow is neces- LYDIA O’BRIEN/THE BATES STUDENT European studies have all been support- tance,” and especially “globalization,” a sary. If overflow housing is needed, an ive of the new major. concept Pieck sees as particularly perti- email goes out in the summer asking Adnan Shah ’15 took advan- high side, it is not the ideal choice of “A lot of people are teaching nent today. students to apply. tage of the Housing Office’s offer to live the Housing Office. Beveney and the about issues related to contemporary “With the demographic shifts Students this year in an overflow residence this year. Housing Office far prefer for students Europe, but maybe have not had a net- we are seeing, Latin American countries, seem content with their choice of over- “When we got the email about to live on campus, because they believe work to make connections. European their economies, their cultures, and flow houses: “Students living in over- the overflow housing, we decided to that the “positive interactions that occur Studies gives us this network to make their natural resources are becoming flow housing appear to be happy in take a chance,” he said. in the residences help enrich students’ those important connections.” even more important to understanding general, as it allows them to live more So far, Shah is happy with academic, residential, and extracurricu- In addition to bridging gaps the U.S. and the world.” independently with two of their friends, his decision. Shah says he enjoyed liv- lar lives.” between academic departments, the Like the European Studies but also affords them the benefits of ing on campus the past two years, but In order to live off-campus, new major also caters directly to student major, the LAS major requires a com- living on campus,” according to Mina he thinks that off-campus housing of- students must participate in a lottery interest. bination of core courses, electives, and Beveney, the Housing Coordinator and fers “a far better deal” than on-campus process that occurs before room selec- “There are a significant num- a thesis. Students must take five core Residence Assistant in the Dean of Stu- housing. Among these advantages are tion in March. Applications can be sub- ber of students interested in interdis- courses in a range of departments in dents Office. more spacious accommodations. Shah mitted by a group or an individual, and ciplinary issues. In the past we’ve had order to provide a “panoramic view of Overflow housing is, in a way, and his housemates each have singles, after randomization, approved students people who majored in two or three Latin America,” in Professor Pieck’s the halfway point between college life but they also enjoy a shared living space, can make their own arrangements to areas, so this particular major would words. and post-grad life, providing a taste of which affords them both privacy and a secure accommodations. Like overflow satisfy those students who wish to not In addition to these core independent life while also including social living environment. housing, off-campus housing can serve simply study in one single discipline, courses, students must also narrow the support and services available on While the number of students as preparation for life after Bates. but in several at an advanced level,” said their focus into one of three concentra- campus. in overflow housing remains on the French Professor Mary Rice-DeFosse, tions—Race, Gender, and Ethnicity; the Chair of Interdisciplinary Stud- Cultural Representations; or Power: ies. Imposition and Contestation. The idea, Moving forward, George according to Professor Pieck, is for these wants to make the major more visible concentrations to provide the founda- ORIENTATION What has happened in to new students. Among his and his col- tion for a student’s thesis work come CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 leagues’ plans to promote the major are senior year. ward Center led an activity in the Cha- a lecture series, films, and information Currently only one student pel in the morning while various deans sessions during the major declaration has declared the LAS major. Junior Re- Syria? period. becca O’Neil said she entered Bates in- led presentations in the Gray Cage in Others say that we must intervene the afternoon. The second new major to hit tending either to double major in Span- MATT SUMMERS in order to deter future use of chemical the course catalogue is Latin American ish and History or to design her own The final day of orientation was CONTRIBUTING WRITER weapons and promote U.S. credibility. centered on academics, with various Studies (LAS). According to the head interdisciplinary major. But by the end There has been an international taboo of the department, Professor of Envi- of her sophomore year, the LAS major meetings with academic advisors and In August, nearly half the against the use of chemical weapons, but ronmental Studies Sonja Pieck, the new was approved, and O’Neil found that Academic Open Houses, which were number of people that died on Septem- not because there are not many nations major was officially approved last fall, she was actually far along in complet- hosted by various departments. ber 11th were killed because of a sarin with latent or active capacity to deploy but the discussion about such a pro- ing its requirements, particularly in the Orientation ended with the Convo- attack launched by the Syrian president them. This taboo has been the product gram began as early as 2007. “Power: Imposition and Contestation” cation Address which was held in Alum- against his people. of international agreements as well as Since then, Pieck says, a concentration. ni Gym. President Spencer, new Dean When you are exposed to sarin gas, fear of retaliation. The U.S., in order “multi-year effort” has been underway O’Neil says she wishes to ex- of Faculty Matthew Auer, and senior your lungs fill with a frothy fluid that to discourage the use of these weapons, to build the program. Pieck and the plore the region’s political, cultural, and student body president Brent Talbott all makes you feel like you are drowning. promised that it would intervene if Syr- committee tasked with developing the economic history in ways that would be delivered speeches. Your muscles convulse and your body ia used them. Not retaliating after the new major gathered information from impossible in any single department. Spencer focused her address around looks like it is being jerked around like massive attack reduces the credibility of students and faculty, studied LAS pro- Becoming better versed in these inter- a theme that has permeated many of a marionette. Finally you lose control of other U.S. threats and sheds doubt on grams at other institutions, and even secting areas, she hopes, will prepare her her speeches since assuming the role of your diaphragm and suffocate. international seriousness about chemi- received two grants from the Mellon for a possible thesis about Nicaraguan President: how a liberal arts education This is a tragedy. And yet cal weapon use. Innovation Fund to host symposia, film female immigrants working in Costa can help students balance life and work. this tragedy pales in comparison to the On the other hand, there may be series, and to pay for a retreat, during Rica, where O’Neil is currently study- Auer discussed why he chose to 100,000 people who have been killed other ways to deter Syria’s use of nerve come to Bates after leading the honors which the committee generated its ini- ing. in this two-year long conflict, and the agents like sarin in the future. Russia tial proposal. With proposal in hand, college at Indiana University. 6 million refugees who have been forced has recently proposed putting Syria’s Talbott advised the class of 2017 from their homes. chemical weapons under international to cherish all of the opportunities that You should know that the U.S. control—a move that Syria reportedly Bates offers and to leave campus with might get involved in the biggest armed welcomes and Obama is cautiously no regrets. conflict happening in the world today. hopeful for. SHOOTING LADD Acting Multifaith Chaplin Emily And you should know why. There is currently a bill in both CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Wright-Magoon closed out the ceremo- Many advocates of intervention ar- houses of congress which would endorse ny with a benediction. gue that the U.S. should help any group the president to militarily punish Syria Security has compiled in their Campus ing across the street,” says Juraska, so “I’m absolutely positive that orien- of people that is being slaughtered by without putting American troops on the Safety Report. Treat Lewiston as you architects and Bates administrators are tation for the Class of 2018 will look their own government. Think of the ground. Lying heavy on the minds of would any other major city, and stay trying to figure out how that will affect very different than this past orienta- American troops liberating Nazi death congressmen, however, are the potential alert while walking back to your room the three buildings. tion,” Sandor said. “This was just the camps. Opponents of this believe that risks of such an intervention. Not only at night. While what happens outside “What it might mean is pos- first step of a three to five year change.” even if we took down the Syrian govern- could a punitive strike hurt civilians, it of the “Bates bubble” is dependent on sibly an entrance to the Library down- Although Sandor is graduating, ment, the rebels who took power could could also yield backlash against Israel, the people who live here, we have a re- stairs on the basement level,” Juraska Morgosh has the opportunity to work be even worse for the U.S., the Syrian or other aggressive behavior by Russia, sponsibility to keep our own campus mentions, because foot traffic might on Orientation next year. people, and our allies. There is no uni- Syria, or Iran. The potential for this to –– our home –– a safe and welcoming mean more people coming from the Li- “I haven’t had the chance to fully fied opposition in Syria. Of the thou- drag the U.S. all the way into another place. That being said, do not be afraid brary Quad side in the future. evaluate Orientation yet to see what can sands of rebel groups, some have brutal- conflict in the Middle East, while slight, to explore Lewiston and all that it has to Discussions about the broader be improved. Lucky for me, as a rising ly executed prisoners, some have ties to is still a possibility to watch out for. offer. Just be smart in the process. plans for the buildings around the Li- senior, I get to do the whole thing again Al Qaeda, and still others are composed The situation in Syria isn’t pretty, brary Quad will, Juraska said, be held next year!” of foreign extremists. It is not clear that but as the conflict escalates, keep a throughout this fall. As drastic changes their victory, even over Bashar Assad, is keen eye on U.S. decisions, you may be for the library are somewhat dependent a good thing. watching another Iraq unfold. on these plans, it looks like we have some more waiting to do.

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Where’s what?! ASHLEY BRYANT ASSISTANT ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR

Every week, there will be a photo of something around Bates campus. Look at the image above and guess it’s location! Answers will be published in the following edition. Bates Dance The best places to study at Bates Festival: The leather couches known to man. Let ASHLEY BRYANT the smell of leather soothe you as you ASSISTANT ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR cuddle up with a good book. And if you transformative get bored or need a study break you can Tired of working in the basement always play pool or play with the many of Ladd every day? Don’t know where to adorable puppies lounging in the Chase Bates experience venture for places that invoke studying Hall offices. potential? Then fret no more – here are MARY ANNE BODNAR some great locations to let those creative 3) Lounges in PGill: ASSISTANT ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR juices flow for hours! The small rooms are perfect for isolated paper writing or group Flash mobs in New Commons, 1) Upper Commons: work and are centrally located on cam- dance classes in Chase Lounge, “Con- Also known as the Mezzanine din- pus. Each lounge belongs to one or two tact Jams” in Alumni Gym, and cho- ing area, Upper Commons is a great departments with a table, chairs, and a reography workshops by the Puddle environment to work in for people who few comfy sofas. They are nicely deco- are only a few activities that transform enjoy some good background noise. rated with information and past theses, Bates during July and August into the The wooden tables and chairs allow for making them awesome places to go for home of the renowned summer dance a good working surface without allow- inspiration for the paper you have in festival. The festival is largely a mystery ing you to get too cozy and fall asleep. that given area. But fair warning, they to many Bates students because it hap- It’s a good location for writing papers are quite popular on the weekends and pens after almost everyone has left until and doing computer work in a secluded are often used for department meetings fall semester commences. environment. It is especially the best to throughout the week so plan your expe- The Bates Dance Festival is a six get there before Commons closes from dition wisely! Kegwin Amphitheater in early September. week dance experience divided into two 2:30 – 4:30 when you only have the LILA WILMERDING ’14/THE BATES STUDENT three-week programs. The Young Danc- sounds of the Commons staff cleaning ers Workshop is designed to provide 4) Kegwin Amphitheater: Russell Street or the quacking of ducks done for the evening. Open from about below. And if you get hungry you have students ages fourteen through eighteen Weather permitting, of course! along the water as you casually do you 7pm – 2am every weekday evening, the all of the delicious Commons food at with a glimpse into the professional at- The amphitheater overlooks the beau- work. You may even get lucky and see Ronj has a wonderful atmosphere for your disposal. The Great Wall of Cereal mosphere of dance while fostering their tiful Lake Andrews, or Puddle. It has the couple with the two adorable Corgis individual or group work. Knit with the never closes so you can take your much engagement in a variety of dance forms. no tree coverage making it the perfect stroll by! Knit Wits, listen to the music of Chase needed Lucky Charms study break any The second program, later in the sum- place to lounge and read with friends. It the Fiddlers, or casually drink your chai time. mer, is a Professional Training Program even has outlets in the rocks so you can 5) The Ronj: while you chip away at your work for for eighteen and up. Dancers from charge your laptop while you work! Sit The perfect place to curl up with a the week. 2) Chase Hall Lounge: around the world can apply to take part there and listen to the sound of cars on good book or get some last minute work Home to the most comfortable in this immersive and engaging pro- gram. Participants choose four classes a day from a variety of disciplines and instructors. The festival offers classes in everything from Hip Hop to Ballet, and Arts and Music Weekly Calendar Yoga to Dance Business. BDF is a requirement for dance ma- Wednesday, September 11th - Tuesday, September 17th jors at Bates, and last year it became free and accessible for students who were serious about committing to the pro- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, gram. This new accessibility does not go Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 unnoticed by students. For some Bates dance majors, working with these artists can shape their relationship to the art First PAUSE of VCS presents Man Of Steel Man Of Steel Man Of Steel Global Lens itself. Bates senior Katie Ailes spoke to the semester Darlingside Film: Beijing this influence. Bates Filmboard Bates Filmboard Bates Filmboard Flicker @ 7:30 “My dance technique and choreo- @ 9, Peter @ 9 pm, Benjamin @ 7:30 pm, Olin @ 2 pm & 7:30 @ 2 pm & 4:30 pm, Olin 104 graphic style has changed and improved Gomes Chapel Mays Center 104 pm, Olin 104 pm, Olin 104 vastly due to the Festival, and I’m so grateful to Bates for making it accessible for Bates students.” With such an excellent reputa- DJ Earworm 80s Dance tion, the festival attracts some of the @ 9 pm, Old Presented by CHC most creative dance professionals in the Commons @ 10 pm – 2 pm, country. Among the list of visiting com- Library Arcade panies are Doug Varone and Dancers, Presented by CHC Bebe Miller Company, and Bridgman DJ Society opening Packer Dance. None of these are names that any modern dance professional would decline the chance to work with for a three week period. See DANCE FESTIVAL, PAGE 6 The Bates Student September 11, 2013 6 Arts & Leisure

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The Bates Student’s own version of the classic college advice column with Bob the Bobcat Dear Bob, next chapter of your life without the Bates community! the stress and strain of long dis- is to organize your work into an him--I completely understand your tance affects things too deeply. agenda or planner. Keep track I am a first-year student and I dilemma. But it is difficult to main- 2) Break-Up. Yes, just the thought of what work you have to do and need some relationship advice. tain a long distance relationship. of it makes your stomach turn Does distance make the heart when it is due. I often like to num- My boyfriend and I have been to- inside out but sometimes it can be grow fonder? The choice is up to ber things in order of importance. gether for almost a year and a half So, you have two options: for the best. College is a time to you! If I have something due tomorrow this October. Before coming to really discover who you are as an it would be higher on my priority college, we agreed to try to make 1) Stay together. Who knows--he individual. You make new friends, All the best, Bob list that something that’s due in long distance work. Between our could be the love of your life! Yes, try new things, and really open three days. high school months and working it is hard to maintain a relationship up your mind to new perspectives Dear Bob, together during the summer, I’m when both of your lives are so through your classroom experi- You also have to learn how to I haven’t even had a week of used to seeing him almost ev- busy. But make the long distance ences. Yet, you and your boyfriend prioritize. If you have a paper for classes yet and I’m already eryday, so these past two weeks easier by making planned Skype may not grow and change in the one class and a bunch of read- swamped with work. One profes- have been rough. We both have dates and treat it like you would same way, making it difficult to ing for another due on the same sor even assigned me over 150 been so busy with making new with any club meeting or sports find things in common and to talk day, do the paper first. Then if you pages of reading!! Where should I friends and doing work that we practice--aka, don’t skip it last like you used to. And that’s okay- have time, do the reading. Yet, begin in my workload?! haven’t had the time to Skype as minute because you didn’t have -people change, there is nothing reading in college is not like read- time. Plan to have one once a much as we had planned. I really wrong about that! If trying to talk Sincerely, Seriously-stressed- ing in high school--the material is week so the discussions don’t care about him but don’t know and stay in touch is affecting your already often denser and longer. Skim the how I can do the long distance become too cookie cutter. If your college experience, stressing you reading, taking notes or highlight- thing and still enjoy my time here. financially able to, plan to visit him out and taking you away from new Dear Seriously-stressed-al- ing what you find to be the main on a week you have off or a free adventures, then it’s often best ready, take-away points of the topic. This Sincerely, Heart-is-torn weekend so your relationship is to break up. I’m not saying you way, you are prepared for class not solely through cyber space. should never talk to him again-- Do not get stressed! That is the with main ideas but aren’t killing Dear Heart-is-torn, Send each other gifts on holidays not at all! Quite often, you can still last thing you want to do. Your yourself reading every single word and birthdays and text when you maintain a lasting friendship with workload looks unmanageable and detail of the seemingly end- Trust me, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. can. But the most important thing your ex. Catch up over breaks right now but you will get every- less pages of jargon. So many people come to college in maintaining a long distance and keep in touch through the thing done! The most important in relationships. You find an awe- relationship is not to lose sight of semester. Sometimes breaking up thing is that you stay relaxed! Cheers! Bob some guy in high school and can’t your college experience. Get out, sooner than later allows a lasting imagine trying to move into the make friends, and get involved in friendship to be developed before What students find most helpful

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movement with dancers around them. DANCE FESTIVAL Oftentimes, dancers found themselves Man of Steel is packed with pure action CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 unintentionally maneuvering move- ments with world-famous choreogra- It is a unique experience when phers and dancers at their side. The coveted role of Superman can dance majors from other schools across Sucker Punch, Legends of the Guardian, Senior Leroy Barnes had a par- MARY ANNE BODNAR be greatly intimidating for any actor of- the country flock to Bates to reap the ASSISTANT ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR and 300. ticularly positive experience with this fered the part, and Mr. Cavill brings a To some, however, Mr. Snyder’s ad- benefits of such an appropriately chal- muscular jaw and shockingly low voice form of dance. “The dance festival was “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super- aptation is comfortingly focused. His lenging and engaging experience. It is to the part. The role is one of controlled amazing this year because I was able to man!” Unfortunately this is not a line in emphasis on action rather than rela- truly surreal for any student who has aggression, and doesn’t allow Cavill to find myself as not only a dancer but as the most recent adaptation of the super- tionships boldly narrows the audience spent time studying these artists in the exercise his creative license outside his an artist. Nancy Stark Smith, one of man comic; however, this action-packed to solely fans of the story. He does not classroom. throaty demands and declarations. He the founders of contact improvisation thriller provided one of the most visual- dwell on Clark Kent’s relationship with “You get to work with legends in assumes rooted stances while wearing showed me a lot about taking risks and ly stimulating movie-going experiences Lois Lane or the witty commentary that the field, the people that you’re studied intimidating stares, soars above desert being courageous as a dancer.” of the summer. other action franchises such as Iron and written papers on,” Ailes said. “And lands, and hurls himself time and again For many students the festival cul- Man of Steel tells the story of Clark Man or Star Trek guarantee to include. suddenly you’re in their class making at his frequently recurring nemesis, Zod minated in a final performance. Not Kent (Henry Cavill) and how he be- Man of Steel admirably risked isolating work with them.” (Michael Shannon). only did this offer a goal to work to- comes the famous Superman. Of course average theater goers to preserve the sto- One benefit of the festival were the While Man of Steel successfully wards, but also opportunities to work Mr. Kent, as an orphan/adopted child, ry that we used to read in comic books. performances and opportunities offered establishes a strong backstory for the more closely with select choreographers struggles both to understand his re- While some may feel disappointed outside of class. Formal performances main characters, the film is focused on and teachers. Bates junior Anna Lanoue lationship with his adoptive parents by this lack of conformity, fans of the took place every Friday and Saturday the action that ensues between hero and took both Autumn Eckman’s Jazz IV (Kevin Costner and the convincingly Superman comic will not be disappoint- night, and previews to these perfor- nemesis. The longest action sequence class, and the accompanying reper- maternal Diane Lane), and to control ed. The visual effects inMan of Steel mances were open to the Lewiston- lasts approximately forty-five minutes tory class. This meant that Anna spent his powers. draw audience members back into the Auburn community on Tuesday. This and is arguably lengthy for the aver- around fifteen hours a week working Naturally once Clark becomes Su- pages of dusty childhood comic books, provided students with the opportunity age human attention span. It isolates closely with this well respected dancer perman, he quite quickly finds a female and let us stand next to Superman as he to appreciate the breadth of creativity audience members who become bored and choreographer. companion in reporter Lois Lane (Amy stares down the oblivious members of that their teachers and colleagues had after watching walls of hardware stores There will be a master class this Adams). The film is by no means about the human race. We feel for a few min- conquered, and to discover new forms and car windshields explode for almost weekend in the dance studio taught by their budding relationship, nor does it utes that we are like him; superior and of approaching the art of dance. an hour. We almost begin to question students from the dance festival. The care to explain much about why the re- shatterproof. Contact jams were one of the more whether Superman is truly a “Man of class will consist of warm up and center lationship budded in the first place. It is Man of Steel plays this weekend at foreign forms of engagement open to Steel,” or if he will crumble after the material. In addition, the club hopes to assumed that “Lois and Clark forever” the Filmboard; check your Bates e-mail students at the festival. They offered a next hefty thrust into the side of an facilitate contact jams and perhaps the is a fact assumed by everyone who ex- for show times. trusting and quiet atmosphere where apartment building. occasional New Commons improvisa- perienced a childhood on planet earth. students could improvise and engage in This commitment to this pure form tional flash mob. It is frustratingly vague for movie buffs of the drama can be attributed to direc- expectant of a well-rounded superhero- tor Zack Snyder’s past credits including biopic. 4.0 / 5 Bobcats READ.THINK.SHARE ONLINE.

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FIND US ON The Bates Student September 11, 2013 Sports 7 Men’s Golf Stock up or stock down? Men’s golf Fall edition opens with solid unit. Along with many under and deep, talented, and ready to make some DOUG STEINBERG upperclassmen, including junior John noise in the NESCAC. MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR Stansel, the Bobcats look to better their th KYLE OLEHNIK 6 place finish at the NCAAs just last Men’s Football ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR year. disappointment Women’s Cross Country Stock DOWN Men’s Soccer Stock UP Bates Football is coming off of their at Bowdoin best performance in recent memory af- Stock UP ter finishing last season 5-3. However, Looking back to 2012, this Bob- Just like the men’s team, the lady the Bobcats will be hard-pressed to re- cat team was trying to find their iden- ‘Cats saw much of the same successes place many of the players lost to gradu- Invitational tity. The team was comprised mainly of in their 2012 campaign. Also qualify- ation. Quarterback, offensive line, and first-years mixed with upperclassmen, ing for the DIII nationals, the Bobcats linebacker carry some question marks and the ‘Cats struggled to find success. return a number of runners who helped heading into the season. More impor- sults to heart, and demonstrated deter- TY SILVEY mination to perform better next week. Now, with coach Stewart Flaherty in his them get there. Five runners return this tantly, this year’s schedule just got much CONTRIBUTING WRITER second year and seven starters return- year that helped the ‘Cats secure a 19th tougher with the addition of Trinity. On For the two-day, 36 hole tourna- ment, Johnson shot a 171 while junior ing, things are looking up for this Bates place finish in last season’s finale. Add a bright spot, the freshman class looks The Bates Golf Team opened up squad. With senior Dan Remillard an- five more that competed at last year’s to be one of the most talented to come Garret Bonney scored a 174, and first- its 2013 season this weekend with the year Sam Mellert shot a 184. The fourth choring the back and senior forward ECAC meet and head coach Jenni- through Bates, and will provide much- Bowdoin Invitational at Brunswick Tyler Grees and junior forward Lee fer “Jay” Hartshorn is working with a needed depth. and final score posted by the Bobcats Golf Club. came from first-year Brad Rutkin, who Sandquist putting the ball in the net, talented and experienced bunch that According to senior Zach Abbot, the sky is the limit for this Bobcat team. should better their 2012 results. Women’s Field Hockey posted a 77 on Saturday and an 82 on who has been sidelined recently with Sunday for a total of 159, which left a knee injury, “the team entered the him tied for 16th place in the tourna- Women’s Soccer Men’s Golf Stock UP tournament with excitement and con- ment of over 70 golfers. fidence.” Unfortunately, the opening After the first tournament it seems weekend did not go as planned for the as though Rutkin will be one of Bates’ Stock UP Stock UP Bobcats, as they finished 12th among 13 A lopsided opening win over top golfers for the next few years. Se- teams. nior team manager and super fan Chris Thomas College and a truly impressive When questioned about the tour- Head coach Kelsy Ross returns for Despite graduating a very depend- defensive showing against No. 1 Tufts Debrase was oozing with jubilation af- nament, senior captain Garrett John- ter seeing Rutkin play for the first time a third year at the helm of this Bobcat able golfer in former captain Jared gives this team the appearance of an son said, “We didn’t play as well as we team that saw itself in the postseason Quenzel, this year’s men’s golf team will aggressive challenger. After last year’s this weekend. Debrase commented on would have liked. The ball just wouldn’t the first-year’s performance saying, “The just a year ago. Senior Julia Rafferty benefit tremendously from another year seriously disappointing campaign, new go to its home.” He added, “we have to returns for her second season as a cap- of experience. Seniors Garrett Johnson, head coach Danielle Ryder looks like kid’s a natural. I couldn’t have taught work hard this week and hopefully we’ll him any better myself.” tain of the Bobcats along with six other Sean Thomas, and Zach Abbott will she is moving the team in the right di- see some better results next weekend.” women who started all 14 games. With lead the way for the Bobcats, with ju- rection. The level of talent and depth are The reeling Bobcats will try to put Johnson was visibly upset return- this tournament behind them as they a solid, seasoned defensive unit, they nior Garret Bonney and sophomore improved this year, and we can expect ing from the tournament, as the tour- look to lead an athletic front line to yet Aidan Schmitberger expected to step the Bobcats to take many teams by sur- head to Bangor next weekend for the nament clearly spiraled away from his Maine State Championships. another postseason appearance. up. prise this year. team. He has apparently taken these re- Men’s Cross Country Women’s Golf Women’s Volleyball Stock UP Stock UP Stock UP

One of the most accomplished Like the men’s team, this is also a This is perhaps Bates’ youngest fall varsity teams at Bates, the men’s cross team that is expected to improve greatly team, losing only three players to gradu- country squad boasts a lot of signifi- with added experience. Women’s golf ation and almost entirely comprised of cant credentials. In his 19th year, head did not lose any players to graduation, sophomores and first years. After finish- and a couple of the younger golfers ing last season with only one NESCAC UPCOMING coach Al Fereshetian has four runners with NCAA-level experience. Senior tri- from a year ago were starting to really win, this team can realistically expect to captains Tully Hannan, Mike Martin, light up the golf course later in the sea- be much more competitive in this year’s and Noah Graboys will spearhead this son. All of a sudden, this team appears campaign. HOME GAMES Men’s Soccer vs Bowdoin Wednesday, 9/11 @ 8:00 pm Women’s Soccer vs Bowdoin Wednesday, 9/18 @ 4:30 pm Football vs Trinity Saturday, 9/21 @ 1:00 pm Field Hockey (Left to right) Michael Martin ’14, Noah Graboys ’14, Tully Hannan ’14 and John Stansel ’15. MIKE BRADLEY/BATES COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO FELLOW vs Bowdoin

Men’s cross country was Wednesday, 9/25 @ 7:00 pm edged slightly by Colby in the Class Wave Races, but Bates has Volleyball 4 out of top 5 finishers, including the winner, senior captain Michael vs Bowdoin Martin (bib number 540 in above Wednesday, 9/25 @ 7:00 pm picture). Volleyball The women’s cross country team defeated Colby in the vs Colby-Sawyer Class Wave Races with eight out Friday, 9/27 @ 8:00 pm of the top ten finishers, with junior (Left to right) Isabelle Unger ’16 and Addie Cullenberg ’16. Elena Jay winning the race. MIKE BRADLEY/BATES COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO FELLOW Sports The Bates Student September 11, 2013 8

Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Men’s soccer beats Maine Women’s soccer Maritime, falls to Tufts opens with 2-0

KYLE OLEHNIK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR victory over Tufts Bringing in a batch of new play- ers along with the departure of several key players such as Johnny Murphy and senior Julia Rafferty headed in (Abby Ethan Hirshberg, the Bobcats sought to ANTHONY DeBENEDICTIS Wombach style) a beautifully placed put last season’s struggles behind them. CONTRIBUTING WRITER free kick from 35 yards out by sopho- The opportunity came quickly as both more Caitrin Griffin. This tally put Maine Maritime and conference rival The Lady Bobcats opened up the Bates up comfortably 2-0 in the 62nd Tufts came to town. 2013 season with a bang, as they out- minute. Playing on Garcelon Field with lasted Tufts in a close game this Satur- Bates played keep-away for the re- plenty of spectators looking on, the day. mainder of the game. However, Tufts Bobcats excelled in the September 3rd The match could not have started put quite a scare into the Team as Tufts nightcap. It was a quiet first half for both any better for the Bobcats as it seemed attackwoman Alex Farris blasted an squads as a crowd of well over 700 was as if they were winning every 50/50 ball. incredibly tough shot past the sprawl- Their hard work paid off as senior Kara restless to see some early action. In the Zach Shabman ’16. KARA GARLAND/THE BATES STUDENT ing goalkeeper Anabel Schmelz, as she first half, Bates outshot the Mariners by Stefaniak beat her defender and shot the rd gave her all to stop the blistering strike. a margin of 12-0, but the Maine Mari- ball past the Tufts goalkeeper in the 23 coach Stewart Flaherty was pleased with Tufts eventually converted two more Schmelz would finish with 4 saves on time goalie only needed to stop one of minute, propelling the Lady Bobcats to his team’s performance, though it was a goals in the 69th and 86th minutes. 5 shots. them. With 29:17 left, Bates converted a well deserved 1-0 halftime advantage. tough battle. Though disappointed in the 3-0 With only seven minutes remain- the first goal of the game, as freshman Stefaniak was assisted on her goal “It was a tough game,” noted Fla- loss, starting keeper Shabman believes ing, the Bobcats stepped up their game Peabo Knoth make quick move around by sophomore attacker Leah Humes. herty. “They were fit [Maine Maritime] that the team has learned plenty that’ll and dominated ball possession, giving a defender, then set up trailing Junior “After getting posession of the ball out and well organized,” he added. assist them moving foward. no hope to the desperate Tufts squad. Jonathan Lin who put the ball in the on the flank I found Kara in the middle, On the pitch Saturday afternoon, “We know what we need to fix,” As the final buzzer sounded off in the back of the net. and as soon as she beat her defender I the Bobcats hit the field again to take noted Shabman. “We just have to work distance, the Lady Bobcats huddled Bates continued to put pressure on knew she would score,” Noted Humes. on Tufts, considered one of the better harder moving forward.” around midfield to celebrate their well- the Mariners. With just 14:42 left in Stefaniak’s goal was a substantial teams in the NESCAC. Throughout For the game, the Jumbos had 19 earned victory. the second half, Knoth struck again. momentum shift, and set up the rest the majority of the first half, the Jum- shots on goal to Bates seven. Shabman A difficult task is up next for the Dangling multiple defenders, his first of the game perfectly for the ‘Cats. It bos were in control, finding themselves made three stops in net while the Tufts Bobcats as they plan to travel to South- attempt deflected off the goalie, but did not take long into the second half in Bates’ territory often. That pressure goalie made two. The Bobcats will look ern Maine College to take a tough and he gained possession again and scored. for Bates to add to their advantage, as eventually got to the Bobcat defense, to redeem this loss as they host confer- physical Seawolves team. For the game, Bates had an impressive and in the 26th minute, the Jumbos re- ence rival Bowdoin Wednesday night, 19 shots on goal to Maritime’s five. corded their first goal of the game. For 8pm, on Garcelon field. Sophomore goalie Zach Shabman had the remainder of the half, Bates had his third career shutout en route to the opportunities, but could not convert. 2-0 victory. In a postgame interview, Field Hockey Bates field hockey’s BOBCAT defense impresses in OF THE WEEK 1-0 loss to No. 1 Tufts BECCA OTLEY ’14 Becca Otley, a senior from Cumber- land, Maine, turned in an incred- “To generate more offense next Junior Caroline Falcone led the ible performance against the No. 1 DOUG STEINBERG game, we want to focus on our transi- Bobcat offense with a career-high five ranked Tufts Jumbos on Saturday. MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR tional play,” offered Meedzan. “Setting goal effort. Falcone’s feat was just one Despite Bates’ loss on the day, Otley up the 2v1and moving the ball quicker goal off the Bates record for most goals Bates’ Field Hockey team put a recorded seven saves, including and smarter through the midfield will in one game, which was set by Priscilla scare into the Tufts Jumbos on Saturday, a couple that were SportsCenter help. We have a powerful forward line Wilde ’77. losing to the best team in the country top-10 worthy, while limiting the capable of scoring and we will continue Carter also added two goals while by only one goal on Morgan McDuffie high-powered Tufts team to just one to use this game to help push us towards first-year forward Sydney Cowles con- Field in their first NESCAC contest. COURTESY PHOTO/OFFICE OF a victory against Hamilton.” tributed three assists in her collegiate goal. The loss puts the Bobcats at 1-1 on COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Warden emphasized the impor- debut. RELATIONS the year, as Bates had previously drubbed tance of seizing opportunities in her After opening up a 6-0 the Bobcats Thomas College 8-2 last Thursday. assessment of the offense, offering, “we conceded twice before striking right The defense put forward a tremen- need to take advantage of opportunities back to end the game at 8-2. dous effort in limiting the Jumbos to as they come… We also need to capital- The game was further evidence just one goal. Led by senior Lexie Cart- ize on the moments we have in the in of the team’s improvement as last year er and senior captain Sarah Warden, the front of the goal by being aggressive and Bates defeated Thomas by a narrow 1-0 FIELD HOCKEY Bobcats’ defense worked hard to con- quick to shoot. Our offensive corner margin. strain Tufts’ scoring opportunities. “The unit is excellent so we need to generate Bates will next play at Husson on defense was relentless,” noted senior more corners to allow them to showcase Wednesday night in a non-conference midfielder Bridget Meedzan, “We have their talent/scoring ability.” game before making the long trip to a ‘deny all’ mentality in our zone and Against Thomas, the Bobcats domi- Hamilton for their next NESCAC game every player, especially our goalie, was nated play for long stretches against the on Saturday. dedicated to the game plan.” overmatched Terriers. Senior goaltender Becca Otley shined on the day, collecting eight saves and withstanding a cannonade of shots from a highly talented Tufts offense. Warden praised Otley’s performance af- terwards, commenting, “holding Tufts BOBCAT to one goal can be hugely attributed to Becca Otley’s performance in goal. Her talent never ceases to amaze me and she makes the most difficult saves look OF THE WEEK easy.” The lone score of the afternoon came fifteen minutes into the first half, as Tufts was able to capitalize on a redi- MICHAEL MARTIN ’14 rection on one of their 17 penalty cor- ners. After that score, the Bobcats com- pletely shut the Jumbos down. Senior Michael Martin from Slat- Only losing to Tufts by such a small ersville, Rhode Island won this past margin, it establishes the ‘Cats talent weekend’s Bates/Colby Class Wave level determination moving forward. Races at Pineland Farms. Martin, “Holding Tufts off by one goal is incred- who is captain of the team, finished ibly encouraging and a testament to the the 6-kilometer course in 19:04. work ethic of our players and coaches,” The next closest Mule finished at added Meedzan. 19:39, which is a fairly overwhelm- Still, Bates clearly needs improve- ing difference. ment on offense, as the Bobcats failed to record a single shot compared to COURTESY PHOTO/OFFICE OF Tufts’ 27 shots (9 on goal). Similarly COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA lopsided were the penalty corners, any RELATIONS of which Bates again failed to record. These statistics deserve some handicap- ping based on the quality of the oppo- nent, and Bates is obviously capable of MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY scoring given their 8-goal total in their first game. The team celebrates with Lexie Carter ’14 after one of her two goals against Thomas. KARA GARLAND/THE BATES STUDENT