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WEDNESDAY February 17, 2016 Vol. 146, Issue. 14 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS

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Bear Bones Beer joins the Lewiston Majerus- Collins and downtown community Jurgensen Nano-brewery to open this Thursday on Lisbon Street only can- the restaurant-laden Lisbon Street. HANNAH GOLDBERG The Lew is slowly becoming a hot didates for MANAGING NEWS EDITOR destination on the Maine Beer Trail. After years of traveling around FUEL Restaurant is positioned to carry Bear beers, as is Forage and Student the world from Mexico City to Eastern Europe, two brewers, Adam Marché Kitchen and Wine Bar. Tuuri (Turner, ME) and Eben Ding- The atmosphere of Bear Bones Body Pres- man (Leeds, ME), returned to their Beer currently fits the name; it is home state to reconnect over a prod- bare. After considering the Bates uct they both love—beer. Mill and another location farther ident and Bear Bones Beer will open down Lisbon street, Tuuri and its doors at 43 Lisbon Street this Dingman finally settled on 43 Lis- Vice Presi- Thursday, with regular hours from bon. Furthermore, Tuuri and Ding- 4pm to 10pm Thursday, Friday man do almost all of their own and Saturday, serving a selection of work, including carpentry, equip- dent vegan beers filled with locally grown ment assembly and maintenance, Write-in option ingredients, as well as a fresh ginger lighting, plumbing work. This has ale for those who seek to quench saved them close to $70,000 on available on bal- their thirst in other ways. The Bear renovations, Tuuri said. Bones owners spent two hours with “A brewhouse doesn’t come with lot the Student, showed us around their an instruction manual,” Tuuri said. new facility, allowing those of age to “When you are a big brewery, you test their products for “quality con- hire people to do that work. Every- JULIA MONGEAU trol.” They passed the test with fly- thing is kind of done for you.” At a EDITOR IN CHIEF nano-brewery like Bear Bones, Tu- ing colors. As students prepare to depart for uri and Dingman design and assem- “That was the best ginger ale February break this Friday, elections ble everything from the ground up, I have ever had,” Student Photo will determine the next Student including the fluid dynamics system Editor John Neufeld ’17 said. Bear Body President and Vice President. in their kettles. Bones currently has 12 label approv- Kiernan Majerus-Collins ’18 The two brewers really take the als, featuring a Double C.R.E.A.M and Tomás Jurgensen ’17 were the terms “local” and “sustainability” Ale (a la the Wu -Tang Clan song only candidates named during the to a whole new level—any work or C.R.E.A.M), their Old Smokey official nomination period for Stu- products they need are sourced in smoked IPA, and Buck’s Season, dent Body President and Vice Presi- Maine. “We are really a size that can a “hop forward” session ale made dent. First-years, sophomores and accommodate that,” Tuuri said. from their friends’ hops. juniors were eligible to run, pro- The brewing kettles were cre- “We are considered a nano- vided they had a Vice President to ated by Lebel’s Heating and Sheet brewery,” Dingman said, glancing run with. Metal down on Lincoln street. Their over at the gleaming aluminum Majerus-Collins brings experi- base malt comes from grains grown brew tanks. While there is no official ence in politics and government to Bear Bones Brewing on Lisbon Street and their Double C.R.E.A.M Ale. JOHN in Aroostook, Maine Malthouse in definition for a nano-brewery, many his candidacy, as well as an ambi- NEUFELD/ PHOTO EDITOR Mapleton, and Blue Ox Malthouse brewers state that a nano-brewery tious agenda driven by his belief that in Lisbon. The fresh ginger for their usually produces no more than a ature controlled room, Tuuri said. in Maine in particular. The Maine “it’s time for student government to ginger ale was purchased down the batch at a time, rarely distributing The two beer aficionados had been Brewers Guild released a report stat- think big.” road in Auburn at Four Seasons very far from their location—Bax- brewing individually for almost a ing that craft brewing in Maine is “If I am fortunate enough to Market, which had more ginger ter is considered a micro-brewery, decade when they decided to start poised to grow by 200 percent by earn the support of my friends and than it could sell. a slight step above. Bear Bones cur- collaborating in 2013 with the goal 2018. More people are beginning classmates, I hope to make measur- The Mason jar glasses, wooden rently brews two barrels at a time, of creating a delicious product with to come to Lewiston and Portland able improvements to college life for bar, tables, floors, and even wood each 30 gallons, before transferring a business model based on sustain- for beer. With breweries like Baxter all our students,” Majerus-Collins used to make their beer caddies are the mixture into 6 available fermen- ability. in Lewiston and Gritty’s in Auburn, said. “I want to raise wages for Bates ter tanks where they sit in a temper- Craft beer is in a stage of rapid downtown businesses are seeing an workers, deepen the College’s com- growth in the United States and increase in foot traffic, especially to See BEAR BONES, PAGE 4 mitment to environmental protec- tion, and work to fight racism and discrimination on campus, among other things.” If elected, Majerus-Collins’ Annual Puddle Jump 2016! reach would extend beyond campus Bates students continue the tradition of jumping into the frozen puddle during the freezing winter. JOHN NEUFELD/PHOTO EDITOR boundaries. He pledges to fight for students rights, especially in local elections—referring to the petition to move elections to June when most students are no longer on campus. “The Republican plan to pre- vent Bates students from voting in local elections is a travesty, and I’ll fight back,” Majerus-Collins said. “I can’t do these things alone, but if people come together, we can make a real difference in our community and in our world.” If elected, Majerus-Collins wants a “Cabinet that represents Bates.” At the debate held Tuesday, Majerus-Collins acknowledged the need for diversified leadership to ensure broad outreach and for thor- ough, strong connections with the student body. As for his running mate, Ma- jerus-Collins is confident in Jur- gensen’s leadership capabilities and experience. Jurgensen also brings years of experience with Student Govern- ment to his candidacy. He has learned a lot from his time in stu- dent government, particularly the “importance of consistent and clear communication.” “I plan on being a more present leader, voicing myself on more issues than my position has historically done,” Jurgensen said. “Elaborating on this, traditionally the President of the Senate would work solely in the realm of internal affairs—deal- ing with politics and little else. I’ll change that precedent, working closely with the Senate and with Majerus-Collins to effectively enact meaningful agenda to better our be-

See GOVERMENT, PAGE 4 Forum 2 The Bates Student February 17, 2016 I’m a woman and I’ll swear if I Behind the want to times: Bates door for the person behind you if ies? The fact that MacCallum uses MARY SCHWALBE you’re able, but striving to be ‘lady- the term, “‘hook up’ girl,” indicates ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR like’ also means adhering to certain that this is a belief upheld only for Housing Lottery In an article posted on FoxNews. oppressive gender norms. women. “‘Hook up’ boy” has prob- com on February 12, 2016, news MacCallum’s own list does in- ably never entered her (or anyone’s) 275 out of 500, there is no more anchor Martha MacCallum wrote a clude many items that I would sim- vocabulary because we as a society LINDSEY LANDWEHRLE on campus housing available. These reaction to a list originally published ply consider polite without having refuse to infantilize grown men in CONRIBUTING WRITER unlucky sophomores must wait all in British magazine Country Life, to assign them to a gendered label. the same way we do women. Other items, however, are not only summer in the Summer Housing (which MacCallum mistakenly re- Your chest is filled with panic as sexist, but are nearly impossible to #16: Makes her husband/boy- process before discovering their liv- ferred to as “Country Living”). The you’re struggling to hear each other maintain and remain sane. The list friend feel like a Hero, and knows ing situation. I was number 265. list detailed the many things that over the deafening voices. You and has 21 points, but I will only re- it does not diminish her in any My roommate and I got the last pos- should be expected of a woman in your roommate look around in des- spond to a choice few: way. sible on campus double before the this day and age. Even MacCallum peration as number after number is Besides being ridiculously het- cutoff for summer housing. admits some aspects of the list are called before you and your worst- #2: Never squabbles over the eronormative, the semantics of this While the lottery numbers may outdated (#15: Can paunch a rab- case scenario options disappear bill. point are so strange. As a woman, seem like a reasonable way of sorting bit, pluck a pheasant and gut a fish, before your eyes. The megaphone I take this to mean that Mac- it’s not really your job to go out of out housing, the process of picking but allows men the privilege) but of- blares with diminishing hope and Callum thinks that if a man offers to your way to make your partner feel the room is not. There is little civil- fers up a list and explanation of her you watch blueprint after blueprint pay, you shouldn’t argue. However, I more masculine. Actually, that’s not ity in Chase Hall on the evening of own. However, as sexist as Country get crossed off with a red Sharpie. adamantly disagree. If a woman, or anyone’s job in any relationship, but room picking, and anxiety certainly Life’s list is, MacCallum’s takes it If you have never been to the Bates anyone, feels uncomfortable having that’s beside the point. This could be reigns. The biggest problem with the one step further. housing lottery, especially with a someone else pay for them, abso- reworded so easily: “A considerate Bates housing lottery is that there is To quote MacCallum, “Being low lottery number, this is akin to lutely argue. When one person pays, person helps build their partner’s no way to have a plan before going a ‘Lady’ used to be something to what it feels like. it easily creates a power dynamic by confidence.” into the event. You may have a list which all young women aspired. In Bates College often feels ahead which you can feel manipulated into of your top twenty rooms that you a society that praises academic and of its time in many ways, but the or obligated to behave in a certain #21: Owns a cocktail dress, want, and when they all disappear, athletic and career accomplishment, housing process is not one of them. way in order to “pay them back.” If heels and something to go under- what are you supposed to do next? is there still value placed on being a While the process at most other col- you feel unsafe, argue. Your safety is neath. Suddenly you’re blind in finding a ‘Lady?’” Since when are success out- leges is a civil, online procedure, more important than being a “lady.” Not owning a dress doesn’t room, not being familiar with the side of being a demure fixture who Bates has not caught up with the Actually, literally everything is more make you less of a woman just like house or the room size or the clos- exists only for a man’s pleasure and times on this aspect. Each student in important than being a “lady.” owning a dress if you identify as a et space. Students are not given a being a ‘Lady’ mutually exclusive? the entire school that is planning to man doesn’t make you less of a man. chance to see the room in person as On top of that, the term ‘lady’ is live on campus at Bates is assigned #5: Reads actual books and Her statement is transphobic and they are forced to make a decision extremely racist, sexist, and classist a housing lottery number. The lot- newspapers and limits the use of classist. Not being able to afford on the spot. Friend groups are often in and of itself. ‘Lady’ has histori- tery numbers are randomly assigned Oprah or Ellen as sources. fancy clothes doesn’t preclude you split up as plans are thrown to the cally been used to denote higher- by class, ranging from sophomores I really love how she chose two from being able to call yourself a wind in the process. class white women and ‘ladylike’ to to seniors; incoming freshman are extremely gendered media sources “lady” (if you so choose that term). One way that Bates has cir- mean those that adopt the behavior exempt from the process. Depend- to call out women for reading. Ob- And not all women feel safe wearing cumvented friends getting split of a higher-class white woman. This ing on your class year, you must re- viously women are fully capable of dresses, or even compelled to wear up during this chaotic procedure means maintaining the household, port to Chase Hall at a specific time. reading things other than Oprah. them—again, that doesn’t make you is through suite lottery, themed watching the children, and look- The walls of Chase are filled with And lighthearted news sources aren’t less of a woman. houses, and block housing. These ing attractive for your husband— blueprints of every available cam- exclusive to women, nor are they options allow friend groups to pick all while probably not talking too pus house, and there are red slashes something to be ashamed of for I just don’t see the point in hav- out whole chunks of Bates housing much; according to Country Life, a through the rooms that have already reading. Go read OK! Magazine if ing a list specific to the behaviors of together, excusing them from the lady “can silence a man with a stare been taken. it makes you happy. By the state- women. In fact, it’s extremely harm- entire room-picking process. How- and make a dog lie down with a Most juniors and seniors are ment MacCallum has presented, ful. If we define gender by behavior, ever, this is the only way to ensure hand signal—and vice versa.” granted a room that is close to what it’s like she’s idealizing men as these we create a system that excludes the that you will live in the same build- ‘Lady’ is not synonymous with they would have ideally wanted, but hyper-intelligent beings that think majority of people. MacCallum’s ar- ing as a friend. Every year students the more gender neutral, ‘polite’— sophomores arguably get the short Time Magazine is plebeian. Give me ticle is filled to the brim with state- leave the housing lottery frustrated it’s an extremely gendered term for straw. To be a sophomore and get a break—let’s stop shaming women ments that somehow both perpetu- and disconcerted, voicing concerns a set of behaviors. “Did feminism the number one lottery number, for the very things society has told ate female stereotypes and shame of their distaste of the process. One make ladylike behavior anachro- you are actually closer to number them they should enjoy. women for those same behaviors. wonders when Bates will switch to a nistic, or disdainful?” MacCallum 1001 in the whole school, as all Why don’t we, as humans, just work more civil, electronic means of pick- asks. No, it didn’t. It just began the the juniors and seniors pick before #7: Is not a “hook up” girl. * on being better, more considerate ing rooms or whether they will even process of deconstructing such sexist you. After about halfway through (Minor transgressions permitted, people? MacCallum may call me switch at all. vocabulary. Many elements of “lady- the sophomore numbers, roughly like behavior” should be practiced everyone needs at least 1 good less of a lady for “squabbling,” but by all genders and fall under the um- story, even Lady Mary.) I don’t really give a damn. (See #4, brella term ‘polite.’ It goes without It should go without saying that swears only when absolutely neces- saying one should say ‘thank you’ slut shaming is extremely harmful. sary and to great effect.) when it’s necessary and hold the Can we stop policing women’s bod-

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Forum >> First-Year Columnist Griffin Golden Bernie or Hillary? Contributing Writer

Recently I attended a talk at doubt his ability to implement any That being said, having a lens reflect their hard work, where we to advocate for extreme changes? Bates by University of Rochester of his ambitious agenda. Hillary into Dubler’s thought process has have healthcare for everyone, and This is what is at stake in the race for Professor Dr. Joshua Dubler titled, Clinton is not as exciting of a can- helped make clear the distinction where every child gets to live up to the Democratic nomination. “Why Not Prison Abolition?” didate, but her pragmatic and com- between the two candidates for me. his or her potential.” This sounds Which candidate has the better Dubler advocated for the absolute promising approach to politics is Any rational person understands almost identical to what we hear political philosophy? I’m not really abolition of all prisons in the United intriguing. that their Commons crush will no- Sanders say on a regular basis, but sure yet. But I do know that the race States. But his position is not neces- Maybe also I’ve had trouble tice them long before Congress ever Clinton continues by saying, “and is heating up after a virtual tie in sarily based on some kind of moral because there really isn’t that much passes Bernie’s free college program. I’m not making promises that I can- Iowa and a big win for Bernie Sand- objection to the idea of prisons. In- of a difference between the two Not to mention single payer health- not keep.” Clinton claims she wants ers in New Hampshire. Although it stead, he feels the only way to make candidates. Despite some of the care. But maybe there is a deeper everything that Bernie advocates looks like Clinton has the advantage incremental prison reform is to take disagreements that the candidates strategy to the Vermont Senator’s for, but adds in a touch of reality. in most of the remaining states, a severe position. Surprisingly, at- themselves have raised in recent de- tactics. Maybe he, like Dubler, be- She believes this compromising ap- Sanders has been shockingly suc- tending this talk has actually helped bates, both Sanders and Clinton are lieves the only way to even make proach is the best way to get Con- cessful. This is going to come down inform my view on the Democratic progressives. The New York Times incremental reform is to take the gress to actually do something. to the wire. Luckily, I have a couple Primary race. reported that they voted the same extreme position. In a time of unprecedented of months to decide. This will be my first ever Presi- way 93% of the time in the two Clinton, on the other hand, has Congressional gridlock, progressives dential primary election, and I’m to- years they were both in the Senate. cast herself as the reasonable, and have a serious dilemma. How do we tally conflicted. On one hand, I like Sanders certainly falls farther to the more practical candidate. She said go about pushing reform? Is it better Bernie Sanders’ ideological commit- left than Clinton, but they agree on in the last debate, “I want to imag- to take the centrist position? Or is ment and passion. But I sometimes almost all of the core issues. ine a country where people’s wages the only way to make small changes On the death of Antonin Question Scalia and political decency on the Quad and consent of the Senate. Overtly Srinivasan. Yet instead of the presi- What do you wish you said to your AMAR OJHA refusing to consider anyone the dent appointing a new justice, one MANAGING FORUM EDITOR President nominates seems to be party has chosen to take whatever an act of premature and hypocriti- measures apparently possible to de- Commons crush on Valentine’s Day? During the early hours of Febru- cal defiance of their Constitutional lay the process and frighten the gen- ary 13, Justice Antonin Scalia passed duties. Both Democratic candidates eral public into thinking that politi- away, marking the death of both have expressed support for President cians know what’s best for them. the longest-serving justice on the Obama and disdain for the GOP’s One needn’t go any further than Supreme Court as well as its most attempt to dismiss any nominee. Ted Cruz’s recent remarks regarding conservative. Given that the bench The hypocrisy doesn’t only ex- the implications of a new Supreme of justices is now at an even 4-4 split tend to the entire political party, but Court Justice. “We are one justice between those who are “fairly lib- seems to exist even on a personal lev- away from the Supreme Court con- eral” and “fairly conservative,” the el for some of these individuals who cluding that nobody in this room nomination of the next justice is be- seem to change their views when- and no American has an individual lieved to be the determining factor ever it is most politically expedient. right to keep and bear arms. We are on upcoming cases on immigration, Senator Mitch McConnell said in one justice away from the Supreme abortion, birth control, unions, re- 2005, “The President, and the Presi- Court striking down every restric- districting, affirmative action, cli- dent alone, nominates judges.” Cruz tion on abortion, and mandating “I don’t have a “You’re beautiful.” mate change and more. is now calling for a “referendum on unlimited abortion on demand, The unexpected death of Justice the Supreme Court.” up until the time of birth, partial commons crush.” - Josh Quijano ’19 Scalia only adds fuel to the ongoing The rhetoric being used is that birth, with taxpayer funding, and fire of the current presidential race, the American people ought to have no parental notification whatso- -Tanner Dirstine with candidates already having an- a say in who they decide to be their ever. We are one justice away from ticipated that they would likely be next Supreme Court Justice by elect- the Supreme Court ordering veter- ’16 appointing if not one, but a few ing a president that represents their ans memorials torn down all over justices to the Court; however, none values. This is all fine and good, ex- this country if they contain any ac- of them could have anticipated it cept for one small caveat: we already knowledgement of God Almighty.” happening this fast. It’s very possible elected one. Twice. And it would Scalia’s untimely death in the that the Court will not see a full seem that his Constitutional re- midst of one of the ugliest and most bench for a while. sponsibilities in his job description unusual presidential races in recent Moments after the death of include appointing Supreme Court memory leaves a lot in the air and Justice Scalia, U.S. Senate Major- Justices, even if it does happen in only further reveals the gaps in ity Leader Mitch McConnell had the rare case of an election year American democracy. And it is en- already promised to block anyone cycle. This has happened already tirely possible that this cumbersome President Obama tries to nomi- 17 times in the past, and this is not process of successfully appointing a nate. Every single GOP candidate unprecedented. This is obtuse stub- successor will only leave Americans “Sometimes when I think has backed McConnell’s decision, bornness. even more upset and disillusioned about you, I want to cry defying their otherwise sacred re- Despite the inevitable road- with their government, and will gard for the Constitution, which block known as Congress, President thereby potentially prevoke even “You make me because I could make explicitly states that the President Obama has pledged to try to ap- more anti-establishment sentiment you the happiest girl in will nominate Justices of the Su- point a justice; many believe as of in this upcoming election. smile.” the world.” preme Court by and with the advice now that the President will name Sri - Dylan Davis ’19 - Dylan Metsch-Ampel ’19

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Language programs at Bates: how to expand? Theme Houses Programs offered not proportional to popularity or com- monality 2016-2017

MARIAM HAYRAPETYAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The scoop on the latest ways to avoid Many college students are cur- the housing lottery rently pursuing studies in econom- ics, the sciences, and computer ment for those who both create and programming, according to French BRIDGET RUFF appreciate art. and Francophone Studies Depart- STAFF WRITER ment Chair Alexandre Dauge-Roth. BS: Who should live in Arts While students are enrolling in the With the school year half over and the housing lottery only a little House? numerous language courses offered Leah Sturman and Tristan at Bates—German, Russian, Japa- more than a month away, next year’s Theme Houses are now accepting Brossy de Dios: Really anybody, nese, French, Chinese, and Span- whether they are artists themselves or ish—the language departments are applications. Students lucky enough to get a spot will live with a group simply appreciate it in any of its forms. often faced with demand for new Not everyone majors in art or music; language courses. of like-minded students in Bates owned house on either Frye Street we even have some math people living The most popular languages cur- here. rently spoken in the United States or Wood Street. Each theme house must have a variety of class years and are English, Spanish, French, Ger- BS: What are some activities man, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, genders. Additionally, each house will provide several events both for that Arts House will host? Italian, and Arabic. However, Bates Bates is the only NESCAC that does not offer Arabic. LS and TBD: We’re hoping to does not offer languages based on students living in the house and for MAX HUANG/THE BATES STUDENT the Bates Community as a whole. run a few workshops with various how commonly spoken they are in mediums (taught by some of our resi- the U.S. credit and will be entered into Gar- friends and become fully immersed Themes this year include the Last Homely Theme House, the Arts dents) in addition to the occasional It is possible to introduce one of net Gateway. Typically, one to three in the country, then he or she will jam session and open house art show. these languages to Bates. According students do this per semester with “discover a new way of thinking and House, and the Writing House. to Dauge-Roth, the issue involves Arabic or Italian. This semester, Ezra interacting,” Dauge-Roth said. Most BS: What are the goals for the deciding where to place the profes- Oliff-Lieberman ’18, Nicky Meyer- programs even teach an accelerated First up is the Last Homely Theme House, organized by Katie Arts House? sor (in a new department or an ex- son ’19, and Danielle Cohen ’19 are 101 course in which students can LS and TBD: We want to give isting one) and how to address the taking Arabic at Bowdoin. study the language intensively. Van Patten ’17 and Sidney Parham ’17. Overseen by Katie Vale, Vice Bates artists the opportunity and space curriculum (whether to offer the Bates, in fact, is the only NES- According to the Off-Campus to work together across different fields language as a minor or major). CAC not offering Arabic as an in- Study webpage, “students who President of Information and Li- brary Services, the house aims to of the arts, draw in the larger Bates Furthermore, there is the is- dividual program or part of another study in non-English speaking set- community both to view the work of sue of funding. A new language is major. Currently, the French and tings must take at least one full-time provide a Chem-free environment with a geeky twist. our residents and to work with and required to have at least one full- Francophone Studies Department course in that country’s language, learn from the talented people who time and one part-time professor, is working on introducing Arabic, modern or ancient.” However, if BATES STUDENT: Who have applied to live here, and provide as stated by the Chair of the Span- given that many Francophone coun- the language is taught at Bates, stu- should live in the Last Homely a forum for experimentation with art ish Department, David George. It tries often have speakers of Arabic, dents are expected to complete the Theme House? forms not widely appreciated. It’s a is easier to introduce a language to too. However, given the complexity equivalent of two years of college- Katie Van Patten and Sidney space for dialogue on important socio- an existing department, such as Por- of implementing a new program, level study. This includes French, Parham: We hope to attract students political issues often avoided in classes tuguese to the Spanish Department there have not been any definite Spanish, and German. Students may who enjoy having fun but don’t want or other official contexts. and Korean to the Asian Studies De- plans. study abroad with only one year of partying to be the center of their social partment, than to implement a new Both George and Dauge-Roth “proficiency” in the languages of lives. BS: Why are you renewing the department. emphasize the importance of lan- Chinese, Japanese, and Russian- Arts House? What’s new and dif- Introducing a difficult language guages in education. “Through the speaking countries. BS: What are some of the ac- ferent? such as Arabic can be rather risky, study of the language, you study When speaking another lan- tivities your house will host? LS and TBD: The Arts House for it has a “Darwinian smell to it different worldviews about society guage, “[you] are not the same per- KVP and SP: Expect board game has been around for years now, but because the survival rate is low,” and politics,” Dauge-Roth said. Ac- son when [you] speak English com- nights, Laser Tag in Ladd Library, we’re trying to take it in a slightly new Dauge-Roth said. In fact, a few cording to George, taking two for- pared to when [you] speak French,” home-cooked dinners, Dungeons & direction this year with more emphasis years ago, a visiting professor at eign language classes is better than Dauge-Roth said. Therefore, going Dragons games, craft nights, and more! on the artists themselves and the work Bates taught Arabic three times a merely taking one because it will abroad to study another language they produce. We definitely want to week for an hour. After three weeks, benefit the students culturally and is something that Dauge-Roth and BS: Why have a theme house? preserve the open and exploratory vibe the number of enrolled students linguistically. George encourage. What are your goals for it? the Arts House has had in the past, but dropped from 50 to 3. Students are encouraged to KVP and SP: Our goals are to we’ll also be striving to provide a fo- Students have the opportu- study abroad and take Short Term provide a quiet, friendly place for rum and teaching space that connects nity to study languages not offered classes in countries where their lan- students to live and to strengthen the Bates artists with each other and with at Bates if they register the class guage of study is widely spoken in substance-free community at Bates. their campus audience. as an independent study with an- order to gain a better understanding We have seen that a lot of students other college, such as Bowdoin. At of the culture and to improve their aren’t interested in going to parties or BS: What about everyone who the end of the semester, the grades language skills. If the student is able drinking on weekends, but still want doesn’t live in the Arts House? will be sent to the college as Bates to forget about his or her American to be part of a community of friends. Why should they care? The Last Homely Theme House hopes LS and TBD: I like to think the to provide that community. Arts House has always been a welcom- BEAR BONES ing space on campus, and we’ll cer- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 BS: What about students who tainly be continuing that legacy. Next Want burgers at year we’ll be expanding upon that and aren’t living in the Last Homely Bear Bones aims to reduce waste House? How does this affect them? inviting people not just to make art in as many ways as possible. JOHN KPV and SP: We plan to offer with us, but to engage themselves and NEUFELD/PHOTO EDITOR night or donuts in events open to everyone on campus. In learn something new. addition, we hope that the house will And finally, the Arts House help bring together students that are would like the Bates Community to less interested in drinking or partying know, “we like to pet squirrels.” the morning? on weekends. The Writing House did not Two entrepreneurial students now deliver McDon- The Arts House is coordinated respond before deadline, but is an- ald’s or Dunkin’ Donuts straight to your room by Leah Sturman ’17 and Tristan other option for Batesies to live in Brossy de Dios ’17, and Professor a community of people with shared 11 a.m., and 12 p.m. on Saturday Hiroya Miura of the Music Depart- interests. LUCIA BROWN and Sunday mornings. Stebbins and ment is its supervisor. The house STAFF WRITER Jenkelunas use a cellphone system aims to provide a creative environ- Noah Stebbins and Andrew Jen- to track deliveries. Customers can kelunas, both members of the Class text their name, room number, and of 2018, want what most college order to 207-400-6737 or 860-729- President and presides over the Sen- students want: to make some extra 6967, and then their food will arrive GOVERNMENT ate, “institutional hurdles in hosting all repurposed. “We try and recycle cash and to do so creatively. at the nearest delivery time. Cus- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the elections on time” prompted the and reuse as much as possible,” Tu- During a meeting this fall, they tomers can either pay with cash or Senate to postpone the elections, uri said. “All the wood that is visible brainstormed various ideas and even- by using the Venmo app. loved Bates community.” with the intention to run them as right now is reclaimed… the build tually landed on one: a fast-food de- Stebbins and Jenkelunas be- Jurgensen’s agenda includes im- soon as possible. A Senatorial ad hoc out is part of the business, so we livery service. Students cannot miss lieve that, since Domino’s and Papa proving dialogue between students committee determined the February tried to minimize the waste.” the posters plastered around dorms John’s delivery can take up to an and administration, working closely dates. Bear Bones currently occupies and the campus-wide emails that hour, their service is more appealing with Chase Hall Committee on so- Voting will take place on Gar- a quarter of their available 8,000 have been sent out. To Stebbins and because of their frequent delivery cial events, monitoring club spend- net Gateway from February 17 until square feet and plans to expand Jenkelunas, this endeavor “would be times. This service is also ideal for ing, and increasing funds for clubs 11:59pm on February 19. Students once they gain momentum. The co- the most successful and feasible plan those students that lack late night and campus activities. are strongly encouraged to partici- owners spend 60 hours a week in the we could pursue.” transportation. At Tuesday’s debate, senior pate in the elections, as well as note brewery, five out of seven days, while They named their service S&J On top of the meal cost, there is Sarah Stanley asked the candidates that a write-in option is available on maintaining other jobs as property Delivery, after the initials of their a $4 delivery fee for all Mcdonald’s to discuss their involvement in last the ballot. managers and housing renovators. last names. Stebbins and Jenkelu- deliveries, as well as a $2 delivery fee year’s turmoil within student gov- As part of their minimal waste nas, the sole delivery people, both with your Dunkin Donuts coffee or- ernment and how they plan to move platform and to keep people return- use their own cars to fill orders. ders and a $3 fee if you order coffee forward if elected. ing to Downtown, Bear Bones only After some assessment, S&J De- and food. Jurgensen said student govern- sells their beer in growlers and por- livery decided Dunkin’ Donuts and Although this may seem like ment “spent far too much time last table pints. McDonald’s were the most logical a steep price for fast food, the duo year working against one another,” “[We are] only doing growlers, candidates for their service. Dunkin’ reasoned that since Bobcat Den which was not productive. Majerus- even in the store,” said Tuuri. “[We Donuts seemed more attractive than Delivery charges $3 for on-campus Collins acknowledged his obliga- are] using that basis to encourage Starbucks because of its wider food delivery, students would be willing tion to the students to deliver, and people to reuse and come Down- menu. Given McDonald’s is one of to pay as much as $1 more for off- if he seeks re-election in the future, town to buy a product, otherwise the few area restaurants that is open campus delivery. They also provide he will be running on a record from they are going to a sprawling super- 24 hours a day, it also seemed to be a different delivery times than Den this term, if elected. market.” good choice for a late night delivery Delivery does. As mandated in the BCSG Con- “The more connections the city service. There are two McDonald’s S&J Delivery is looking for- stitution, elections for Student Body makes within itself, the better it and two Dunkin’ Donuts locations ward to joining the Burrito Guys, President should be held by the end does,” Dingham said. The brewers all close to campus, two miles away the Gelato Team, and Bobcat Den of January. According to Jurgensen, explained the importance of com- at the most. Delivery as yet another student en- who currently serves as the Vice munity support for budding busi- S&J Delivery offers burgers, trepreneurial venture. nesses, especially those creating an fries, ice cream, and milkshakes from Stebbins and Jenkelunas said, actual product in Lewiston. “If you McDonald’s on Friday and Saturday “We can’t wait to see what the future take one of those breweries in Port- nights. Delivery times are 10:30 pm, holds.” If all goes well with the ini- land and put them somewhere out 11:30 pm, and 12:30 am. You can tial phase, S&J has plans to expand there, they are going to wither and order donuts, coffee, Coolattas, or to a weekday service and expand the www.thebatesstudent.com die. The community [makes them] whatever else you may want from food options to include other near- survive.” Dunkin’ Donuts at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., by restaurants. Arts & Leisure The Bates Student February 17, 2016 5 Photos are forever: The New single offers a Bates Photo Club taste of upcoming The Lumineers album

The Lumineers perform. KATE BOUCHARD/THE BATES STUDENT

six months making the album in a KATIE ZIEGLER rented cabin in Denver. According CONTRIBUTING WRITER to the lead singer, this album delves The Bates Photo Club smiles for the camera. THE BATES PHOTO CLUB/COURTESY PHOTO After releasing not one but two into the transitory nature of the life hits, what band wouldn’t jump to of a professional musician, a topic release a new album? In 2012, The likely to bring a little more angst. through the student body and were them!” Club members value its in- HALLEY POSNER Lumineers burst into popularity but The album cover also hints at songs presented at the Ronj weeks later.” clusive environment. then neglected to release more than a little darker than previous band CO-MANAGING ARTS AND LEISURE This was a very interesting project Winter remarked that his favor- EDITOR one successful self-titled album. fare, showing a heavy-lidded wom- because it was a learning experience ite events with the club included a Until now. Early this year, the Lu- an, presumably Cleopatra, in black Photographs have a way of for the club members, the photog- Photo Booth they put up in the Lit- mineers announced that they will be and white. sticking with you. We all know the raphers and the viewers. Acker- tle Room accompanied with some releasing a second album, Cleopatra, Their single, “Ophelia” (the picture of the soldiers catching the man noted, “Through this creative student bands and “a photo walk as well as a new single, “Ophelia.” name perhaps following the theme American flag on Iwo Jima and Neil project I have found a keen eye for around campus with a bunch of The Lumineers are the band of interesting female personalities) Armstrong’s footprint on the Moon. finding visual emotions in my envi- middle schoolers, which was pretty behind the ubiquitous indie-folk certainly lives up to that projection. These moments would be forever ronment.” This club is a great way fun and cute.” anthem, “Ho-Hey,” a shout-and- Fans looking for another “Ho-Hey,” lost without the quick snap of a for photographers to expand their The club is also a proponent stomp song following in the foot- will find something different in camera lens. horizons. of community engagement. Hirsch steps of bands like Mumford and “Ophelia.” The song has a darker, Here in the vibrant arts commu- Club President Montana Hirsch noted, “we are going to Blake Street Sons. Despite being known for such heavier tone. nity at Bates, we are lucky enough ’16 said, “I like the idea of the club Towers with cameras, tripods, etc. an upbeat song, The Lumineers ori- According to the lead singer, to have an outlet to share photos being all about what the members to take portraits of some of the gin story has its own share of tragedy “Ophelia” is about the experience through the Bates Photo Club. would like to see out of it, so I do residents, which we have funding and frustration. of falling in love with sudden fame, Members of the club described the welcome any project ideas or event to print and possibly frame or matte The original founders, Wesley and the effects it has on his relation- many reasons to love photography. ideas that members come up with.” and then return them all for free.” Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, de- ships—probably something he has In an interview, club member Gwen This inclusive attitude is one of the This event will happen on Friday, cided to start the group in 2002. had a lot of experience with after the Muscato ’18 admitted, “I often pay reasons members feel so at home. February 19, before all of us Batesies Schultz and Fraites knew each other explosive success of “Ho-Hey.” more attention to detail when I am Matthew Winter ’18 recounts that disperse for the break. through Fraites’ brother, Joshua. The simple music video, fea- looking to capture a photograph the club is “a solid group of about This exciting and inclusive Unfortunately, Joshua died of a turing the lead singer running off and see small, beautiful things that ten people or so,” but there is a group is currently trying to revamp drug overdose, leading his brother of a dreary performance stage and I would otherwise not even notice.” larger turn out for big events and and recruit more people to join in and best friend to come together to skipping through rain puddles, also Similarly, Jon Sheehan ’19 said, the club gets around one hundred the fun. But, wait! Hirsch also re- play music as a way of coping with seems to fit that theme. While this is “Photography allows me to share a submissions to Blonde. vealed that they have a puppy. Alas, his death. The band that would be- a common theme for musicians to moment that I experience with an- The people in the club have he is of the stuffed animal sort. “His come The Lumineers (then unable sing about, “Ophelia” strikes just the other human.” Being surrounded a variety of photography experi- name is Printer (because we won’t to decide on a name) first battled right balance between catchy and re- by a group of likeminded people is ence, which makes it a great shar- have one but wish we did) and he obscurity in New York City bars be- flective, making it feel fresh. a wonderful way to embrace this art ing space for any and all pho- has begun his travels around the fore moving to Denver, where they That being said, the lyrics are form. tographers. Hirsch said that she school which are being documented found more success. open enough for any listener to find This club is very active on cam- “personally got really into photog- in photos [on their Facebook page].” In 2008, the cellist Neyla Pak- their own interpretation. It isn’t that pus. You may know them from their raphy in high school” because she Akinkugbe noted that, for him, erek became their permanent third “Ophelia” is all doom and gloom. It Traveling Disposables Project where was lucky enough to have access to the best part of the club is “when member. They first attracted nation- features a steady and simple percus- they sent disposable cameras around a dark room. Durotimi Akinkugbe everything comes together after a al attention with their single, “Ho- sion, memorable lyrics, and a light campus. The photos were then ’18 remembered that his love for lot of striving and we are finally all Hey,” after the song was used on and jaunty piano, making it suit- printed and displayed at the Ronj. the art started at an early age. He together having a good time.” What the TV-Drama “Hart of Dixie” and able for anything from study music, Or perhaps you remember the spec- said, “I would borrow my uncle’s could be better than that? Photo went viral in 2012. After that, the singing along, or a quieter sort of tacular magazine, Blonde, that goes camera at parties and run around Club offers a place to share some band produced their first and, up road trip. around campus twice a year. taking pictures of guests.” Muscato good photos, meet some awesome to this point, only album, The Lu- While the marching percussion Ross Ackerman ’19 explained noted, “I’m not as experienced of a people, and learn something in the mineers. Also featuring the popular from the previous album remains to that the club’s Traveling Disposables photographer as some of the other process. song, “Stubborn Love,” this album please current fans, the change in Project had “cameras circulat[ing] members, so I’ve learned a lot from broke the top 40 and got The Lum- tone makes “Ophelia” and hopefully ineers nominated for two Grammys. the rest of Cleopatra a worthwhile A glimpse of the natural beauty Bates Photo Club captures. DUROTIMI AKINKUGBE/COURTESY PHOTO Earlier this year, they announced listen for anyone who might not their new album, Cleopatra, coming have been brought in by their previ- out on April 8th. The band spent ous hits. What’s the deal about “Formation”? video finishes with Beyoncé fully TORY DOBBIN submerged underwater laying upon STAFF WRITER the car, implying that addressing For the first time in the past issues of violence is not happening year, Beyoncé released a new single and that certain voices are “drowned and a new video. Though she was out” by other concerns. featured in one of Coldplay’s tracks Another poignant group of im- and a video from its new album, ages from this video is a young black this is Beyoncé’s first solo track since boy dancing in front of a police barri- 2014. She also appeared during the cade and a wall spray-painted to say, Super Bowl with a half-time appear- “Stop shooting us.” With these two ance during headliner Coldplay’s references, Beyoncé is condemning set. Both the performance and her the United States’ history of police A fantastical photo. DUROTIMI AKINKUGBE/COURTESY PHOTO video highlight a specific social is- violence against black Americans. It sue in the United States: race-based is difficult to watch the “Formation” violence. music video without conjuring up Beyoncé addresses the social is- images of the black South and all sues that black Americans are facing its history. Beyoncé uses her popular at this time with her new single, clout to bring this history and all its “Formation.” The music video ac- current unresolved issues to light. companying this track highlights In Beyoncé’s Super Bowl ap- specific circumstances of racial vio- pearance, she championed the racial lence including life under Jim Crow issues previously mentioned and al- law, Hurricane Katrina, and po- luded to marriage equality towards lice brutality. Beyoncé herself stars the end of Coldplay’s set. To set the in the video as a black Southern scene, Beyoncé and about thirty woman through the ages. The vid- dancers marched on to the field to eo flashes to images of parades and the staccato sound of snare drums bounce dancers, as these images are and the beginning of “Formation” in meant to characterize her perception the middle of Bruno Mars’ hit, “Up- of Southern blacks and their experi- town Funk.” At first glance, this im- ences. age of carefully choreographed pre- One particular recurring image cision appeared to be a strong group is Beyoncé on top of a New Or- of women challenging Bruno’s leans police car as flood waters rise, dominance, but it was much more which points to rising social issues and their need to be addressed. The See FORMATION, PAGE 6 The Bates Student February 17, 2016 6 Arts & Leisure Kanye, what are Bates dancers make his- you doing? tory at regional dance

MATTHEW WINTER release a single and give an album STAFF WRITER release date, and then the album conference Kanye is really something else. would actually be in stores that day. He does deserve credit for doing Beyoncé, this is on you. RILEY HOPKINS literally whatever he wants. He sold The Life of Pablo is removed CO-MANAGING ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR out Madison Square Garden simply from the aggressive and certainly not easy-listening Yeezus, providing As only a sophomore, I’ve to play his new album (which ended been lucky enough to experience a up not even being the final version) fans with what Kanye describes as “gospel with a lot of cursing.” This plethora of opportunities the Bates while his “models” stood almost life- Theater and Dance Department has less wearing his new fashion line. is a pretty apt description of The Life of Pablo. Just as in the great thrown my way. Every student at After he finished playing his un- this school is guaranteed to get on The Life of Pablo, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, finished album, stage if they so desire, and anyone he previewed his new video game, Kanye is the orchestrator of a chorus of famous artists. Kendrick Lamar, can sign up for theater and dance “Only One,” in which the players classes. People like me have unlimit- guided his deceased mother on her Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Ty ed artistic freedom when it comes to way to heaven. Then Kanye and his making dance pieces, just to name friends basically passed around the Dolla $ign, and other Kanye disci- ples all show up to lend their talents a few highlights of the department. aux-cord and played their own new One of the most beneficial oppor- songs and some old favorites. You for the cause. Provocative Kanye is also back. tunities, and one of my personal fa- can’t make this stuff up. According vorite events, is the annual ACDA to the trustworthy TIDAL, 20 mil- We can always count on Kanye to start a conversation, no matter how (American College Dance Associa- lion people watched the livestream tion) conference held every winter. of the event either to hear the album off his comments seem. On “Fa- mous,” Kanye raps with use of vul- This year, fourteen of us traveled to or just to witness the spectacle. Springfield College from February Kanye West is certainly no gar language about how he made Taylor Swift famous. The line is 11 to 14 to represent Bates. stranger to controversy. This is the ACDA is a national organiza- man who said on live television that questionable given Taylor Swift had already won MTV video of the year tion that emphasizes the importance George W. Bush does not care about of dance performance and creation black people and he interrupted before Kanye interrupted her, so it is safe to say that Taylor was already in higher education. During these Taylor Swift during her acceptance three day-long sessions, students speech to say she did not deserve famous. To add to the surreal nature from colleges all over the country the award she won (a feud that was bring pieces to be performed, adju- seemingly squashed but then pos- of the whole album and its release, dicated and critiqued in hopes of ac- Bates dancers get ready to perform at ACDA. SOFI ELBADAWI/ sibly restarted during the Madison a war may be brewing. Did Kanye actually get Taylor’s approval like quiring new skills and ideas through COURTESY PHOTO Square Garden event). the feedback process. As Stefon Kanye the spectacle, however, is he says he did? Did Taylor come up with the lyric herself like Kanye said from SNL would say, “this place much different than Kanye the mu- has everything.” Classes in contem- sician. Kanye is a brilliant musician, she did? According to Taylor herself, porary and modern technique, tap, of the duets as they intermingled Dilley’s piece was chosen for the and his albums are almost certainly neither is true, and thus the feud has Afro-modern, choreography and within each other’s worlds to be Gala performance, a compilation a lock for critical and commercial returned. many more are available to take at engaging, purposeful, and well-per- of the adjudicator’s favorite pieces acclaim. Even his least commercially Musically, Kanye’s relationship all hours of the day. formed, and they considered it to be from the entire conference. They successful album, 808s and Heart- with his family and God is the cen- The organization dividesjust the right amount of effort and chose 10 pieces to be performed in break, has become one of the most terpiece of the album. No longer re- into twelve regional conferences expression. this extra performance out of the influential albums for today’s rap ferring to himself as a God, Kanye throughout the months of February Mary Anne Bodnar ’16 also total 40 pieces that performed over and R&B music scene. discusses his unwavering faith in and March. Bates dancers partici- performed her senior Dance thesis the course of the session. This is the Understandably, the hype for God in “Ultra Light Beams.” In pated in the New England confer- solo, “Sparkle,” where she manipu- first time Bates has been chosen for Kanye’s seventh album has been very “Father Stretch My Hands,” Kanye ence where almost 40 other schools lates stand up comedy bits by Amy Gala in decades. While having the high. After all the release dates that opens up about being abandoned by were represented, including five Schumer, Aziz Ansari and Marina opportunity to represent Bates in came and went with no album, the his father and not wanting to make other NESCACs. Franklin to reveal the underlying this performance was an undeniable date of February 11 seemed firm, the same mistakes with his wife and For a lot of us, this was the first sadness and desperation in their opportunity, it meant driving back especially with the Madison Square two kids. The previously released time performing in the adjudicated words. She matches her movement to Springfield Sunday morning. But Gardening listening party set to “Real Friends” and “No More Par- concert. We presented a piece cho- to their rhythmic verses, accenting no matter, performing this piece launch the album on that day. And ties in LA,” in addition to new songs reographed by Carol Dilley, Chair certain words she wants the audi- again totally beat driving 15 hours yet, the album formerly known as such as “Famous” and “Freestyle of Theater and Dance, which was ence to recognize and absorb. As in three days. WAVES, formerly known as SWISH, 4,” all discuss the ups and downs of originally put together in October audience members, it was clear to All in all, the classes we took and formerly known as So Help Me fame and how it affects his relation- during the Dance Repertory class us Batesies who are already familiar were educational (especially tap, God only just made it into our hands ship with his family. and performed in the Fall Dance with her piece that it won the popu- the only time of the year some of at 2 a.m. last Sunday morning. Un- In the end, it’s Kanye who wins. Concert. Titled “They Repeat the lar vote by a landslide. The crowd us get to dust off our tap shoes and fortunately for all of us, the album is In “I Miss the Old Kanye,” he spins First Part but with More Urgency,” was roaring in laughter and it got struggle to do a shuffle step) and the exclusive to TIDAL, the streaming the “Kanye loves Kanye” meme into this piece follows the progression of the loudest applause of the entire performances of other schools gave service that no one subscribes to and a self-aware song about how there multiple duets on stage. The duets show. us some new perspectives on com- the service that has no right getting may be many faces to Kanye: the were inspired by a set of instruc- As five of us were traveling position. exclusives to Kanye, Rihanna, and provocative Kanye, the musician tions involving the arbitrary charac- home Saturday night to return to Beyoncé. We are a long way away Kanye, the spectacle Kanye. In the ters Qui and Qua. The adjudicators campus for 90’s Dance, we got sur- from the days when an artist would end, he loves Kanye “like Kanye loves Kanye.” found the individuality and solitude prising news… FORMATION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Puddle Jump 2016 than that. Each one of these danc- ers donned a black beret, much like Enjoy some more highlights from Friday’s Puddle Jump members of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP), and they were all choreographed to clench their fists in unison. The February 8 Rolling Stone article, “Beyoncé’s Black Southern ‘Formation,’” confirms that both of these symbols are widely recognized images of black empowerment. It is also the BPP’s 50th anniversary this year. Beyoncé’s costume choice and musical references to the South reaffirm her intentional use of this imagery. Beyoncé makes a powerful state- ment by confirming her support for black empowerment movements through such a pervasive popular culture medium as the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Popular media sources have both praised and decried her choice to push her opinions onto the pub- lic. In The New York Times ar- ticle from February 6, “Beyoncé in All smiles despite below freezing temps. ALI MACKAY/COURTESY PHOTO Formation: Entertainer, Activist, Both?,” Jenna Wortham admires Be- yoncé’s use of her cultural influence to bring light to the idea of Black- ness from a few generations ago. Wortham believes Beyoncé used her All sorts of flair was worn, including Halloween costumes. influence to create a product that is ALI MACKAY/COURTESY PHOTO “phenomenally delicious.” Michelle Jesse from Allen B. West’s web- site, however, claims that Beyoncé shouldn’t have introduced race into the Super Bowl Halftime Show at all. She suggests that, if a white per- former had brought race into their performance, “there would have been all-out outrage.” Regardless of where each in- dividual stands on issues of racial justice, it is easy to appreciate the intention with which Beyoncé conveys her values and stands her ground despite her critics.

The final jump for three seniors. Students plunge into Lake Andrews. ALI MACKAY/COURTESTY PHOTO ALI MACKAY/COURTESY PHOTO The Bates Student February 17, 2016 Sports 7 8 Women’s swimming and Skiing excels at Dartmouth diving finishes third at the Carnival NESCAC Championships Kelsey Chenoweth ’17 starred with two Top 15 finishes Freshmen Max Slash, Pe- per once again paced Bates with 400 and 200 medley relay squads break GRIFFIN GOLDEN ter Fordyce, Glasgow, and senior 53rd-place finish. Lash and Fordyce CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tanner Dirstine all struggled with brought their names back to the team records The fourth Alpine Skiing Car- the pitch in one of their two runs. leaderboard, finishing in 56th and nival of the season for Bates skiing Freshman Michael Cooper and se- 62nd respectively. Sandro Simonet Bates relay team broke a team re- featured some of the best competi- nior Chris Bradbury were the stand- of Sweden finished first out of all NOAH LEVICK cord on Saturday, as the 200-med- MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR tion in the world. Members of the outs for the Bobcats. Cooper, com- racers with a 0.98 second gap. This ley relay squad of seniors Whitney United and Swiss national teams ing off of the best weekend of his may not seem like very much, but in After last year’s program-best Paine, Lindsey Prelgovisk, Paoine, joined powerhouses Dartmouth, career at Burke Mountain, kept his the skiing world it’s an eternity. second-place showing at the NES- and sophomore Logan McGill cut New Hampshire, Vermont, and 10 strong season going by coming in Chenoweth again led the wom- CAC Championships and their 7-0 over a second off the previous re- other colleges at the historic Win- 49th place among all racers. Brad- en in the slalom, finishing in tenth- start to this season, Bates women’s cord the Bates women had set just ter Carnival race in Hanover, New bury finished right behind him in place. Ryder and Johnson also re- swimming and diving entered last last year. Paoine was involved in one Hampshire. The Bobcats held their 50th place. peated their Friday showings with a weekend’s NESCAC Champion- other record-breaking performance, own in the face of elite competition, The women’s team also had a pair of top 25 finishes. University of ships at Middlebury as formidable shattering her own team-best mark and showed why they are consid- good day. Junior Kelsey Chenoweth, Vermont superstar Lauren Germain competitors. On the strength of sev- in the 100 breaststroke and finishing ered one of the best programs in the who competed in the NCAA Cham- dominated the field, racing three eral school-record performances, the third overall. country. pionship last season, finished in seconds faster than any other com- Bobcats placed third. With 1,317.5 points over the A ski carnival features two days 13th place. Chenoweth beat several petitor. Germain is ranked in top 20 On day one, the “B” 400 medley grueling three-day competition, of competition; racers compete in members of the United and Swiss in the world. Bates ended up finish- relay team of backstroker Sara Da- the Bobcats were just 25.5 behind the giant slalom on Friday and in the National teams, finishing just 2.44 ing fourth out of 13th teams in the her ’17, breaststroke swimmer Me- second-place Amherst and a com- slalom on Saturday. The day began seconds behind the winner. Sopho- slalom. lissa Paione ’16, butterfly swimmer fortable margin of 127 points ahead early on Friday, as most racers were mores Sierra Ryder and Hannah The Bobcats will have little time Emma Lammers ’19, and freestyler of fourth-place Middlebury. The up before 6 a.m. Freshman Matt Johnson finished in 23rd and 25th to recover because they will be par- Caroline Depew ’16 combined to men will compete in this NESCAC Glasgow described the conditions as respectively. ticipating in the Williams Carnival set the team record in the event. Championships this weekend at very icy, which combined with the Could the Bobcats keep this this weekend. Junior Emma Jarczyk starred for Williams. Both the women and the flat hill made life hard for the rac- momentum going in the second Bates in the diving events, placing men head to Wellesley College for ers. On this particular course, the day of competition? The men’s team second in the one-meter competi- the NCAA Division III Regional pitch was a crucial section because struggled a little. Glasgow, Brad- tion on Friday and fourth in the Championships the following week- it provided the necessary speed for bury, and Dirstine were unable to three-meter on Sunday. Another end. the flat zones. finish their first run. However, Coo- Winter Men’s and women’s squash finish the regular season strong Standings The women conclude the regular season ranked 19 in the country, while the men are number 17 nationally Men’s Women’s th Basketball Basketball JOHN NEUFIELD STAFF WRITER trip down to Hobart. We knew it finished in 16 with 1145.714 - was going to be a tough game and points. Team Conf. Overall Team Conf. Overall we needed the win to help our The women’s team took The men’s squash team fin- chances of making the B flight. It down William Smith 7-2, just Tufts 10-0 21-2 Trinity 9-1 18-6 ished the regular season 12-7- wasn’t the best of performances a week after placing fifth in the- Amherst 8-2 20-4 Amherst 9-1 23-1 the weekend after placing sec- but the team rallied together and NESCAC Championships with got the job done. Champions find a big win over Bowdoin. Se Tufts 7-3 19-5 Bowdoin 8-2 19-5 ond in the NESCAC Champion ships for the first time in pro a way to win on their off days, nior Captain Lauren Williams Middlebury 6-4 14-10 Conn. Coll. 6-4 17-6 gram history. The No. 17 Bobcats and we managed that today.” was impressed with how the Wesleyan 5-5 18-6 Colby 6-4 14-10 topped No. 23 Hobart 6-3 for a- The team will compete at team played, commenting, “Our the College Squash Association’s girls played really well and I am Williams 5-5 15-9 Williams 5-5 17-7 Valentine’s Day victory despite playing without their usual sec Team Championships in New proud of how well we controlled Bowdoin 4-6 12-10 Bates 4-6 9-14 ond singles player, junior Ahmed Haven, Connecticut after break. the games. We’re really out to Colby 4-6 16-8 Middlebury 3-7 12-12 Hatata. Wins came from Ahmed Arora said that he was “looking prove that our ranking doesn’t Abdel Khalek ‘16 (first seed), forward to see what Monday’s correlate to our strength and- Conn. Coll. 3-7 12-12 Hamilton 2-8 8-16 Darrius Campbell ‘17 (second), rankings have in store. Hopefully I think we showed that today.- Bates 2-8 10-14 Wesleyan 1-9 7-15 Caran Arora ‘16 (third), Coley we have done enough to make We’re looking forward to finish Cannon ‘19 (fifth), Spencer Burt the top 16 teams in the nation.”- ing strong at the National Cham Hamilton 2-8 11-13 Trinity 1-9 12-11 th ‘17 (eighth), and Stefan Joseph Unfortunately for Bates, they pionships next weekend.” th ‘17 (ninth). The Bobcats have narrowly missed out on compet The Lady Bobcats are ranked won seven of their last eight ing in the B flight, as they ended 19 in the nation, but are ready matches. the regular season 17 in the to demonstrate that they can Senior Captain Caran Arora team standings with 1145.239 compete at a higher level than commented, “It was a long, cold ranking points, while Brown their ranking shows at the CSA Men’s basketball Team Championships. has tough ending Women’s basketball to season with loss upsets Williams Bates pulled off a wire-to-wire win over the favored Ephs Davenport notched a double-dou- Although the Bobcats only shot to Williams KYLE OLEHNIK ble with a season-high 26 points and 33 percent from the field and 35 Bobcats miss out on the postseason MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR 13 rebounds. She earned the honor percent from beyond the arc, they The women’s basketball team of NESCAC Player of the Week for forced 19 Williams turnovers that after last season’s NCAA run capped off their home regular sea- her efforts. led to 12 points. The ’Cats also re- start but we picked it up for the son run in exhilarating fashion, as The lone senior on the team, bounded their opponent 44-42. GERALD NELSON most part for the rest of the game. they upset 17-6 Williams College, Chelsea Nason, provided much With the victory, the Bobcats STAFF WRITER The problem was that we didn’t lim- putting the icing on the cake on a needed leadership and tenacity to recorded their fourth NESCAC vic- Bates fell to Williams this past it their scoring. I’m happy with the regular season that has seen vast im- take down Williams and give the tory, the most since the 2012-2013 Sunday on the road in their final team’s performance. The morale was provement. In the last three weeks squad momentum heading into season. It was also their first win game of the regular season, 84-64. great for the first half and the second alone, the team secured a spot in postseason play. Nason scored 10 against Williams in Alumni Gym in In his last collegiate game, senior co- half. We didn’t make a lot of shots, the NESCAC Championships and points and led a post-game celebra- nearly eight years. captain Mike Boornazian grabbed but we went through our plays and posted a 4-3 record. tion in the locker room as the team The team will travel to Amherst a double-double, tallying 12 points got the shots that we wanted. Some- Against Williams, sophomore celebrated the upset. on Saturday, February 20, for a 2 and 11 rebounds. He scored the thing that stuck out to me was the Nina Davenport did what she has The Bobcats did not trail the p.m. afternoon matchup. final bucket of his career with less absolute hammer I missed over this done all season: score and provide whole game, leading at each quarter than two minutes in the game. dude. Also, I liked how Max Eaton the deciding factor. For the game, break en route to a 59-49 victory. Boornazian finishes his sensational really heated up from three.” career at Bates with 1,367 points, Bates was able to get the open- which places him at ninth-most in ing basket, but Williams would not program history. Fellow senior co- stay down, taking the lead never captain Mike Newton also played looking back after. Daniel Aronow- Take the LSAT with Confidence his final game and finished with four itz was a big part of that, scoring 21 points and an assist coming off the points on 50 percent shooting from Prepare with Jane Beckwith (Bates '87) to learn the principles bench. the field. Both teams shot the ball of logic necessary to conquer the logical and analytical reasoning Some other notable perfor- well, as Williams finished with 53.7 sections, and to master an approach to the reading section that will mances came from sophomore percent shooting while the Bobcats have you finishing with time to spare. In addition to test-taking skills, Shawn Strickland, who dropped shot 42.1 percent. Williams’ bench learn tips and strategies that will maximize your score. 11 points and four rebounds, along gave the Ephs a huge boost, putting with junior Max Eaton, who had a up 32 points whereas Bates bench Jane is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law and solid game, going 4-6 from the field added 21. The dagger for Bates was has fifteen years of experience providing private and classroom LSAT and scoring 11 points off the bench the Ephs’ accuracy hitting from instruction to students aspiring to attend top law schools. with a couple three-pointers. Junior downtown. Williams made 14 of Marcus Delpeche took charge for 22 from beyond the arc, while Bates Start now to prepare for the June 13th or September 24th LSAT. the Bobcats, scoring 14 points on only hit 6 of 22 attempts. Tutoring is available at Bates, at my office in Needham, MA or by 6-9 shooting, also tallying three re- For the season, the Bates men Skype. (Batesies get a Discount !) bounds and three steals. end with a 10-14 record, 2-8 in the Delpeche spoke on his team’s NESCAC. Quicksilver Seminars — [email protected] performance in their final contest. “The game was a tough one, it wasn’t You can Call/Text: (617) 850-2961 — or Call: (207) 588-7731 the result we wanted. We had a slow Sports 8 The Bates Student February 17, 2016 “Not by Might, Nor by Power, but by Spirit:” The role of the NESCAC in Bates athletics’ history Both Bates and the NESCAC have remained firm in valuing academic excellence along with athletic success

The facilities shown in this 1935 pamphlet are similar to modern day. MUSKIE ARCHIVES/COURTESY PHOTO liam Wheeler Bolster ’95 basically of all-time in The Student’s list last Gymnasium, while KYLE OLEHNIK AND NOAH LEVICK fulfilled that role as the “Director of year and an original member of women’s basketball MANAGING SPORTS EDITORS Physical Training and Instruction.” the Boston Americans, a team that didn’t have its first However, Bates was active athleti- soon became the Red Sox. Frank season until 1968- Introduction cally well before Bolster took over. Keaney ’11 (number seven on our 69. This pattern of The Old Gymnasium, which was list) went onto a legendary career as women’s sports hav- From baseball captain “Chick” built in 1867, stood for 58 years un- a basketball coach at Rhode Island, ing to wait decades Toomey to All-American running til it mysteriously burned down in and is credited with inventing the after the men start- back and three-sport coach Dave 1925. Alumni Gym opened thereaf- fast-break offense. Charles “Chick” ed competition to Morey, the history of Bates athletics ter in 1928, and it has fortunately Toomey starred on the baseball play is mirrored in before it joined the New England avoided the same fate. Bates baseball field while at Bates, then became a soccer, as the men’s Small College Athletic Conference played its first game in 1872, while highly regarded college football of- first season was in (NESCAC) is both deep and rich the football team began intercolle- ficial. He refereed for 35 years, in- 1962 and the wom- in history and tradition. Although giate competition in 1893. cluding six Harvard-Yale games and en’s first season was MUSKIE ARCHIVES/COURTESY PHOTO Bobcat athletics saw itself as one of Bates football played in several three Army-Navy games. Vaughan in 1980. However, the premier programs in the NCAA games that attracted nationwide at- Blanchard ’12, Harlan Holden ’13, women’s lacrosse field prior to NESCAC affiliation, it tention in the early-1900s, includ- Ray Buker ’22, Art Sager ’26, Ar- (first season in 1975) actually began Kevin McHugh serves as the NES- was not until 1971 when the school ing contests against Harvard, Yale, nold Adams ’33 all competed in the competing against other schools be- CAC Liaison for men’s basketball, joined the conference it finds itself and Dartmouth that were covered Olympics in various track and field fore men’s lacrosse (1978). while Assistant Athletic Director in today. From there, as the pro- by the Boston Herald, Boston Post, events. The core facilities of Alumni Sue Harriman reports to the confer- gram continued to grow through- New York Tribune, and other na- Gym, the Gray “Cage,” and Gar- ence for men’s and women’s skiing. out the 20th century, Bates eventu- tional outlets. The team was coached Growth of the program celon Field may be the same, but The liaisons serve as a vital voice for ally planted itself among the ‘Little by Dave Morey (who also coached sports at Bates have changed in athletic programs that wish to state Ivies” and became one of the poster hockey and baseball) from 1929- Though Bates didn’t have any several ways. For instance, student- their approval, or disapproval, with children of the conference. 1939, a Dartmouth graduate who other Olympians for another 45 athletes used to play on Freshman NESCAC conference policies. played professional baseball for the years, the athletic program contin- teams before joining the Varsity 1999 saw the conference take a Philadelphia A’s in 1913. Famous ued its upward trajectory. A 1935 squad, and Varsity coaches doubled major step forward, as the NESCAC Before the ’CAC: sportswriter Grantland Rice gave “Athletics at Bates College” brochure as coaches for intramural sports. became a “playing conference” by The early history Morey the nickname “David the Gi- noted that Bates’ athletic success One aspect that was missing from sponsoring conference champion- ant Killer” in 1932 after his Bobcat came “not by might, nor by power, the Bates athletic experience was ships across all sports. Awarding 27 of Bates sports squad tied vaunted Yale 0-0. Morey but by spirit.” The brochure also regular conference competition. total postseason titles, 14 for men was so popular that Bates students describes the Gray Athletic Build- Even though Bates did often face and 13 for women, the champion- Turn of the century started a petition for the college to ing, which “contain[ed] a practice off against the other “Little Ivies,” ship season again is tailored to aca- reinstate him after his unexpected dirt gridiron, full-sized baseball dia- it wasn’t until 1971 that the college demics. Conference championships It wasn’t until 40 years after resignation in 1939, according to mond, and 40-yard straightaway.” found a home in the NESCAC. are designed to have the least impact Bates’ 1855 founding, in 1895, the Portsmouth Herald. Baseball, track, football, and ten- on the academic schedules of all the that the college hired its first Ath- Another prestigious name from nis all used to play their contests institutions. Ultimately, as more letic Director. Though he wasn’t early in Bates’ athletic history is Har- on Garcelon Field. Men’s basket- Bates and the sports are being recognized by the officially known by that title, Wil- ry Lord ’08, Bates’ sixth-best athlete ball began intercollegiate play dur- NESCAC NESCAC with title winners, most ing the 1920-21 season in the Old recently with women’s golf in 2015, the challenge to honor the academic As a Division III conference, rigors of each school is constant. one step above the NAIA, the NE- While the NESCAC has SCAC is much more than a confer- evolved into an exemplary confer- ence based solely on athletics. ence, the road was not always pretty. The commitment to not only Specifically, instances of hazing have build strong athletes but also aca- gripped the conference throughout demically driven individuals is evi- the years. In 2011, Middlebury denced in the NESCAC Mission College suspended the majority of Statement itself, where it is noted the women’s swim and dive teams that the “primary mission” of the for a hazing incident, which saw conference is to remain “consistent the freshman class carry the load with our commitment to academ- for the rest of the season. And in ic excellence and our core values.” 2013, Bowdoin’s men’s tennis was As programs like Bowdoin, Bates, sanctioned by the NESCAC and and Colby are commonly referred forfeited four matches for an annual to as “Little Ivies,” the notion of initiation that went awry. student coming before athlete is Although the conference has certainly real, as opposed to many had its fair share of problems, it large and profitable Division One has blossomed into a collection of programs. The NESCAC began schools with incredible competi- formation in 1955 with an agree- tion and class, built on a tradition ment between Amherst, Bowdoin, of both academic and athletic excel- Wesleyan, and Williams. Colby, lence. Bates students watch a tennis match on Garcelon Field circa 1935. MUSKIE ARCHIVES/COURTESY PHOTO Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, and Bates then joined as sustain- ing charter members in 1971. Conclusion Connecticut College was the last Throughout its history, Bates member to join, in 1982. has made a name for itself athleti- However, athletic competition cally. The college has managed to does obviously play a crucial role. retain its academic integrity via its In fact, from the beginnings of the affiliation with the NESCAC while conference in 1971, the NESCAC competing in one of the best Divi- has been commonly referred as the sion III conferences in the country. best Division III conference in the Moving forward, both Bates and whole country. Many Division III the NESCAC will aim to stay true championship tournaments large- to their founding principles while ly consist of NESCAC members. adjusting to modern challenges. From lacrosse powerhouse Tufts to the Trinity men’s basketball team, Thanks to the Muskie Archives a tradition of excellence remains for granting us access to their vast re- consistent year after year. sources. Within the NESCAC, Bates certainly has an administrative pres- ence. Specifically in the form of “Sports Committee Liaisons,” the Bobcat athletic department has two The baseball team plays on Garcelon Field, with Roger Williams Hall in the distance. members that serve as a voice for MUSKIE ARCHIVES/COURTESY PHOTO athletic programs. Athletic Director