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BRUNSWICK, MAINE B !"#!$% THE NATION’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHEDO COLLEGE&$'%( WEEKLY VOLUME 142, NUMBER 18 MARCH 1, 2013 DEER FRIENDS LePage cuts Medicaid budget; 20,000 Mainers to be affected Cuts save Maine $4 million and reduce MaineCare’s eligibility threshold to 133 of the federal poverty line, down from 150%.

BY MARISA MCGARRY ORIENT STAFF A series of cuts to MaineCare— Maine’s Medicaid program—will go into e* ect today , a* ecting the health- care coverage of nearly 20,000 people statewide. Governor Paul LePage pro- posed the cuts late last year. Early this year the Department of COURTESY OF THE STATE OF MAINE Health and Human Services (HHS) approved cuts for “the optional group of the few states to provide Medicaid of parents and caretakers” previously bene+ ts for impoverished childless HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT covered. It also approved reducing the adults. ) is will no longer be the case The Antlers, an indie rock group based in Brooklyn, New York, headlined last weekend’s WBOR spring concert. MaineCare eligibity threshold of poor come January 2014, when another se- Mainers from 150 percent of the fed- ries of cuts go into e* ect. eral poverty level to 133 percent. In ad- Maine Equal Justice Partners dition, the new cuts reduce bene+ ts for (MEJP), an Augusta-based + rm, an- Colm Tóibín speaks on silence and storytelling elderly Mainers who are otherwise able nounced on February 21 that it would to recieve coverage through Medicare. be suing HHS, on behalf of + ve plan- BY LINDA KINSTLER Sons” (2006), and “New Ways to Kill slowly blanketing the city: “Yes, “) ese cuts are not easy decisions ti* s, arguing that these cuts are illegal. ORIENT STAFF Your Mother” (2012), a collection of the newspapers were right: snow because they do involve real people,” “By granting Maine permission non+ ction essays. His most recent was general all over Ireland. It was LePage wrote in a press release last year. to reduce eligibility, the Secretary of “In a short story, everything can novel, “) e Testament of Mary,” was falling on every part of the dark ) ese changes result in $4 million in Health and Human Services has vio- only happen once...there is some- released this November. central plain, on the treeless hills, savings for the state. lated the law by cutting health care thing that you cannot name in Wednesday was a snowy night, falling softly upon the Bog of Al- LePage’s initial proposal included bene+ ts for people with disabilities and the story, and will have no conse- so Tóibín said he would begin with len and, farther westward, softly much more signi+ cant cuts totalling for low-income seniors,” wrote Jack quences...[it’s] something that you an excerpt from the most famous falling into the dark mutinous $20 million, which would have elimi- Comart, the litigation director of MEJP, can’t quite fathom, and you put short story on snow, James Joyce’s Shannon waves...His soul swooned nated 19 and 20-year olds from the in a February press release. “) ose ac- the book down for a moment and “The Dead.” He offered the story slowly as he heard the snow falling program entirely. However, HHS de- tions are unacceptable.” wonder.” as a representation of the age—old faintly through the universe and nied these changes. Maine is one of 14 states that have So spoke acclaimed Irish author Irish tradition of hospitality, of faintly falling, like the descent of “) e states have a certain level of announced that they will not accept an Colm Tóibín on the art of the short sharing music and breaking bread their last end, upon all the living , exibility in terms of what optional expansion to Medicaid that is part of story at Wednesday night’s Kenneth with friends and family, but also as and the dead.” services they o* er under Medicaid. the new A* ordable Care Act, informal- V. Santagata Memorial Lecture in a narrative of conflicting national The scene’s silence is absolute, Some states have been tradition- ly known as ObamaCare, which will go Kresge Auditorium. Tóibín, who allegiances in Dublin at the turn of and it is because of Joyce’s ability ally more generous than others,” said into e* ect in 2014. currently teaches at Columbia Uni- the century. to narrate that silence that Tóibín Professor of Government Andrew “) e cutback against the original versity, was shortlisted for the Book- Tóibín recited the much-cele- called “The Dead” “the invention Rudalevige. program is going to look more dra- er Prize for his novel “) e Master” brated final paragraph of Joyce’s of the modern story,” praising its Maine has previously been among matic, I suspect, put up against the (2004), which he followed with story, in which the narrator, Ga- these “more generous” states. Accord- “Brooklyn” (2009), “Mothers and briel, looks out upon the snow Please see TÓIBÍN, page 13 ing to the Boston Globe, Maine is one Please see LEPAGE, page 3 J-Board announces seven Meagher ices the competition over 30 seasons Sitting at 495 career wins, new members for fall 2013 Coach Terry Meagher has

BY RACHEL SNYDER new members were selected to en- ended only three seasons ORIENT STAFF sure that there were enough mem- with a losing record. bers on the Board on campus at Seven students were chosen to any given time. BY PETER DAVIS join the Judicial Board (J-Board) Hopefuls submitted a written ORIENT STAFF for the 2013-2014 school year last application comprised of four es- week. J-Board advisor Dean Laura say questions, along with a recom- ) ere are very few people who need Lee notified the Bowdoin commu- mendation letter from a member of no introduction, but Men’s Hockey nity of the new members via email the Bowdoin community. Members Coach Terry Meagher is certainly of COURTESY OF BOWDOIN COMMUNICATIONS on February 25. of the J-Board then individually in- them, at least on this campus. In his ICE MAN COMETH: Terry Meagher has been coaching the Polar Bears since 1983. The J-Board selected Maggie terviewed all of these candidates to 30th season, Meagher has won an as- Acosta ’16, Kendall Carpenter ’15, see how their personalities, general tounding 495 games, 22nd all time the NESCAC championship, and will Hockey in his blood Lonnie Hackett ’14, Margaret Lin- disposition and judicial ideas corre- among coaches in the history of men’s face Middlebury this Saturday. Born and raised in the blue-collar deman ’15, Christopher Nadeau spond to those of the board. collegiate ice hockey. Over the course of But Meagher is more than just a town of Belleville, Ontario, Meagher is ’16, Ujal Santchurn ’15 and Dun- The next round consisted of his tenure, he has consistently attracted coach, and his 30 years at Bowdoin one of nine children. Like many of his can Taylor ’14 from a pool of 39 group interviews for 27 of the ap- talent to Brunswick and deployed in- add up to more than just a successful siblings, Meagher grew up on the pond. applicants. plicants, in which they were given novative strategies for sealing wins. career. Students cite his easy-going at- “Every Saturday morning, we were Next fall’s Board will be com- hypothetical cases—one social and ) is year is no di* erent for Meagher, as titude and intense pride for anything basically told to get out of the house at posed of 13 students. Five senior one academic—to deliberate in men’s ice hockey now has the most wins Bowdoin-related as reasons behind his nine o’clock,” he said. “We would get out J-Board members will graduate groups of four or five under the ob- since the 1988-1989 season, and was signi+ cant in, uence in the lives of gen- on the rink and play until the sun went in May, and three rising members ranked as high as second in the nation. erations of students, even those outside will be abroad in the fall, so seven Please see JBOARD, page 3 ) e team is currently the No. 1 seed in of the hockey program. Please see MEAGHER, page 17

FEATURES: ARTS & CRAFTS GROWS UP SPECIAL FEATURE: WOMEN’S AND MEN’S HOCKEY PURSUE DUAL NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND TODAY’S OPINION Bowdoin Craft Center off ers a creative outlet The D-III No. 7 women’s hockey squad will play a EDITORIAL: Redistributing requirements. for students. semifi nal round match against Amherst on Saturday at Middlebury. The D-III No. 5 men’s hockey team are Page 18. hosting the NESCAC tournament this weekend after coming from behind against Hamilton to win 5-3. HOME IN ALL LANDS: Jean-Paul Honegger ’15 on getting rid of the penny. Page 7. Pages 10-11. Page 19. 2 !"#$ %&" '(#)(*! (+*"!% ,+*)-., /-+0& 1, 2314 FEATURES: Gym culture A&E: Kangland SPORTS: Nordic Skiing Bursting the Bubble dissects Bowdoin’s Jay Caspian Kang ‘02 spoke about his experience as a The Nordic skiing team capped off their 2013 season with fi ve obsessive gym culture. writer and editor at Ladd House last night. consecutive tenth place fi nishes in winter carnivals, a team record.

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Maine to consider changing marijuana policy

Following the trail blazed by Washington and Colorado late last year to legalize marijuana, Maine legislators are set to introduce a bill that would permit the tax and regulation cannabis products in the same manner as alcohol. In a press release last Thurs- day, State Rep. Diane Russell (D- Portland) formally introduced LR- 21, “An Act to Regulate and Tax Marijuana.” Russell was joined by the ACLU of Maine and the Mari- juana Policy Project. She stressed the failure of the war on drugs in preventing marijuana from falling into the hands of minors. “Eight-five percent of high school seniors are telling us they have easy access to marijuana. Pro- hibition did not work with alcohol, and it has not worked for marijua- na, either,” said Russell. Russell also spoke to the success KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT of Maine’s medicinal marijuana ALL TOGETHER NOW : BellaMafi a and the Meddibempsters joined voices in their “Prez Jam” performance at Quinby House in celebration of President’s Day. program. “We have proven here in Maine that it can be done for medicinal Tufts University students get faculty and administration. Wesleyan University seniors trash following details: purposes,” she said, “and it is now drunk at winter wonderland “What’s most disappointing was Connecticut Science Center 1. “Wesleyan student removed time to implement that same strict a lack of civility by some students,” from the 6th floor for riding the regulatory infrastructure for re- Emergency medical services re- said Director of Campus Life Joe On February 15, the Wesleyan [animatronic] dinosaur.” sponsible adult recreational con- sponed toTufts University’s annual Golia. “To have students who Argus reported that a cocktail 2. “Wesleyan student fell down sumers.” “Winter Bash” event, held Febru- weren’t even intoxicated treat staff event held at the Connecticut Sci- the up escalator. And continued Similar talking points are com- ary 1 at the Westin Copley Place in with such disrespect—that to me ence Center for Wesleyan Univer- falling as if in a perpetual motion mon among legal marijuana advo- Boston, after students became bel- means the most.” sity’s graduating class ended after machine.” cates throughout the country. ligerent after consuming too much only two hours, when students In response, Wesleyan has per- Shortly after the press confer- alcohol. According to the Tufts Hockey tickets for semifi nal game were ejected from the premises for manently canceled its senior cock- ence, Russell posted on the mari- Daily, the party saw fifteen students on Saturday sell out unruly behavior. tail events, and has announced that juana subsection for the popular treated for alcohol poisoning, and Reports indicated that a variety it will reconsider the way senior website “Reddit.com,” seeking to the Boston Police Department has Tickets for the hotly-anticipat- of mischief occurred, including class festivities are carried out in raise awareness for the bill. She issued a citation against the Westin ed Bowdoin-Middlebury hockey projectile vomiting down a stair- the future. presented an informal version of for permitting underage drinking game this Saturday sold out in case, drug use and sexual activity her marijuana platform. and refusing to shut down the party. little over an hour on Wednesday in bathrooms, and damage to the -Compiled by Alex Barker “This is a team effort and it’s In an opinion piece written for morning. A long line had formed premises as well as the buses used time we deal with this issue head the Tufts Daily, Bruce Reitman, outside Watson Arena before tick- to transport the class. on, in a rational manner with this Dean of Student Affairs, castigated ets went on sale. An email sent by Wesleyan’s Se- OVERHEARD thing they call ‘facts,’” she wrote. the “rude, arrogant individuals who Middlebury is expected to re- nior Class Officers to the school The ACLU of Maine issued a apologized for disdainful behavior turn excess away-team tickets on community noted “the harassment press release on February 21, ex- towards several Tufts staff by say- the day of the game, making it pos- of bartenders, which included ex- pressing its support for marijuana ing, ‘Sorry, I thought you worked sible that some of those who have treme verbal harassment as well as Wesleyan student fell legalization due to the number of for the hotel.’” yet to secure a ticket may have a persistent attempts to steal extra “down the up escalator. arrests current marijuana laws ac- Dean Reitman also went on to chance to attend the game. alcohol.” And continued falling as count for. single out “the male student and the Tickets for the NESCAC cham- “Wesleying,” the university’s stu- Rachel Healy, communications female student who decided that pionship game on Sunday are still dent-run blog, acquired a portion if in a perpetual motion director at the ACLU of Maine urinating in the middle of the lobby available, and can currently be of the Science Center’s “Incident machine. spoke at last Thursday’s press con- was okay.” purchased at the athletic depart- Report.” The report included the ference. The situation caused concern ment office, in the Buck Center. ” “Maine has the opportunity to among other members of the Tufts Tickets will also be on sale outside join a growing movement across the arena before the game. the nation that recognizes locking up tens of thousands of Americans for small amounts of marijuana just doesn’t make sense,” she said. Christopher Scott charged with and attempted to hit an elderly -Compiled by Alex Barker assault after snowball incident woman with a snowball. He then continued to throw snowballs at A 21 year old Brunswick resi- dining service employees, as well dent was apprehended by Bruns- as Bowdoin security officers. wick Police on Sunday morning af- Officers say that he avoided in- ter reports that he threw snowballs teraction with police when they at College staff members inside responded in the late morning, but ECURITY IGHLIGHTS Thorne Dining Hall. gave no reason for doing so. S H Christopher Scott was charged Scott has been issued a disor- with assault and refusing to submit derly conduct warning, and barred • A student vehicle was towed to arrest after police responded at from College property. from South Campus Drive. 5 e stu- around 11 a.m. According to Sgt. -Compiled by Connor Evans dent had accumulated 10 parking Russ Wrede, who responded to the violations (February 27). scene, Scott entered Thorne Hall +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! )#&4 3

said Towle. body. According to Towle, it’s cru- JBOARD Most of the applications come cial that all groups on campus feel CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 from 8 rst years, continuing a grow- that they are represented on the BSG continues to debate ing trend in recent years. However, board. servation of the J-Board. according to Laura Lee upperclass- 5 is year, athletes were under- “In the group interview, we’re men theoretically are prefered can- represented in the application pool Credit/D/Fail policy changes more interested to see how they didates when it comes to applying. even though they make up a large work in a group, which is sort of a “Upperclass students have an ad- portion of the Bowdoin community. BY HARRY RUBE line is misplaced because “you will di6 erent skill than presenting your 5 e board made a conscious e6 ort ORIENT STAFF have completed that 8 rst exam, but own thoughts,” said Parker Towle “We are defi nitely to include athletes among the new you won’t have gotten it back yet.” 5 e ’13, student chair of the J-Board. members, and three were selected. Bowdoin Student Government proposal to cut the number of courses Carpenter said she enjoyed the looking for students The newly selected members (BSG) spent its weekly Wednesday that can be taken Credit/D/Fail down group interview more than the indi- who are mature and thoughtful, will go through a multiday training meeting discussing a series of proposals from four to three was a gesture to the vidual one, even though, she said it session at the beginning of Senior that included changes to grading policy, faculty, to “show them that we’re not was “a little nerve-wracking.” but not judgmental. ” Week in May. In addition to sitting funding an AIDS fundraiser, and autho- just trying to make Bowdoin academ- A7 er the group interview, the J- in on a case this semester, they will rizing expenses for Uncommon Hour. ics easier,” according to Goldberg. Board voted on which candidates PARKER TOWLE ’13 look into previous cases and meet 5 e Academic A6 airs Committee No further action was taken on to select. And although the selected STUDENT CHAIR OF JBOARD with important figures on campus. presented a more concrete proposal of the matter this week, and while BSG students had the opportunity to turn Nadeau said he applied for the J- its changes to the Credit/D/Fail grad- could possibly approve these propos- down the o6 er, all candidates ac- Board to help reinforce the values of ing policy, initially introduced two als in the future, any changes to the cepted their positions and will now vantage,” said Lee. “5 ey are gener- hard work and integrity among mem- weeks ago. 5 e previous version of the policy would have to 8 rst be approved serve on the board for the remainder ally more mature, they’ve had more bers of the Bowdoin community. proposal featured several options that by the faculty. of their Bowdoin careers. experience on campus, they’ve been “The J-Board promotes a strong the committee had devised to “make BSG also voted on whether to au- “We de8 nitely look for students able to be in leadership positions, work ethic and dedication without the Credit/D/Fail policy more e6 ec- thorize spending $1,500 on “Grass- who are mature and thoughtful, but and prove themselves, and so that’s cheating yourself and cheating ev- tive for students,” according to Inter- roots Soccer,” a fundraiser previously not judgmental. 5 ere’s a high em- very valuable for the board.” eryone else,” he said. “People will House Council Representative Jordan hosted by the now defunct Student phasis on being able to work collab- In selecting new members, the get more out of [Bowdoin] when Goldberg ’14. Global AIDS Campaign. 5 e mo- oratively. It requires a certain level J-Board makes sure that the board they’re not taking the easy way 5 e initial proposal, included ex- tion also included a clause adding of patience; it can be a long process” re9 ects the diversity of the student out.” tending the Credit/D/Fail deadline, the event to the BSG budget for next changing the number of classes one year. At-Large Representative David can take with that grading option, Levine ’16 motioned to add an un- “I do like Governor LePage. I nor’s upcoming reelection bid. and giving students the ability to opt friendly amendment to the proposal, LEPAGE think he’s doing the best job with “It becomes very quickly an argu- back into a graded system two-thirds asking that for next year the event CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ment about how to frame those ac- of the way through the semester. 5 e be transferred to the McKeen Center “I do like Governor LePage. I think tions, and a lot of it will depend on proposal discussed on Wednesday rather than be under BSG auspices. new program some states will be im- the national economy, and whether would limit the number of Credit/D/ 5 e motion to add the amendment plementing,” said Rudalevige. he’s doing the best job Maine feels like it is being li7 ed on a Fail courses that students can take to was a tie, 11-11, and President Dani Weighing in on these recent changes, with what he walked into. ” rising tide,” said Rudalevige. three instead of four, and push back Chediak ’13 cast the deciding vote in local residents had mixed feels towards “There is some residual sympa- the deadline for changing the grading favor of the motion. BSG then passed LePage and his recent policy change. thy [in Maine] to the idea that you option to the ninth week of classes, the revised proposal by a vote of 20 “LePage does not represent my think- TERRY PHILLIPS shouldn’t be relying on these sorts rather than the current deadline of the to 2, breaking a long streak of unani- ing. I don’t think there should be cuts to BRUNSWICK RESIDENT of services,” he added. “You should sixth week. mous votes. any of the programs that society needs,” be working your own way through. Vice President for Academic Af- However, the break in consensus said Marcia Paulen, of nearby Lisbon The notion of the New England fairs Leah Greenberg ’13 described did not last for long. 5 e body subse- Falls. what he walked into,” said Terry rugged individualism is alive and the extention to the ninth week of quently voted to spend $150 on food “I’m using Medicaid and it’s scary Phillips, of Brunswick. “Cuts have well and that plays in the gover- classes as being useful because it of- and drinks for the semester’s 8 rst Un- to think it might be cut. It’s not a to be made.” nor’s favor at some level.” fered students enough time to gauge common Hour, a lecture series fea- good thing,” said Brunswick resident Rudalevige was uncertain how -Joe Sherlock contributed to this the quality of their graded work in the turing Bowdoin professors. 5 e vote Tom Quinn. these cuts would play in the gover- report. course. In her view, the current dead- passed unanimously. 4 !"#$ %&" '(#)(*! (+*"!% ,+*)-., /-+0& 1, 2314 Barron ’38 advises students Parkview-Mid Coast proposal stalls on business opportunities

BY ELANA VLODAVER hearing about it, thinking it’s a ORIENT STAFF good idea, wishing they’d had it,” Borukhin said. Last Friday, eight students trav- The owners of CFT partnered eled to Cambridge, Mass. to at- with alumni through the Bow- tend an entrepreneurship seminar doin Career Advisory Network. led by Carl Barron ’38. Andrew Cashman ’03 currently Before becoming a renowned works as CFT’s lawyer. businessman, Barron graduated According to Borukhin, Bar- from Bowdoin with a degree in ron invited four guest speakers economics. He created the first- to share their experiences at the ever furniture-leasing company, event. These included Ackers Putnam Furniture, the start of Vending Machine Services Inc. his entrepreneurial success. Bar- Owner Louis Fiorenzi Jr., who ron Plaza and Barron Building in spoke about developing business Cambridge, Mass. are physical re- models and adjusting to trends minders of his achievements. within a market. President Barry Mills, Director Joseph Roller II and Stephen of Student Activities Allen De- Caputo ’85, president and vice Long, and the Office of Alumni president of Cambridge Trust Relations arranged the five-hour- Company respectively, discussed long seminar series with Barron how to obtain business loans and GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT for a select group of students balance sheets. Parkview’s planned merger with Central Maine Healthcare has been delayed after state offi cials terminated their own request. interested in entrepreneurship. Managing Director of CORT Members of the Bowdoin Entre- Global Ken Barron, Carl Barron’s preneurship Club, the Bowdoin son, spoke about globalizating BY WOODY WINMILL that being played out in the declin- Women in Business Club, and the his company, which operates in ORIENT STAFF costs and to improve wellness.” ing volumes of in-patient health- founders of CampusFoodTrucks over 65 countries. Ken Barron was He noted, however, that Mid Coast care, especially at Parkview.” (CFT) were invited to attend. president of Putnam Furniture Parkview Adventist Medical Cen- and Parkview are not moving for- Trockman could not explain Cen- Economics major Steve Borukh- until CORT Furniture Rentals ter will not merge with Central ward with a deal at this time. tral Maine’s decision, but, he did in ’14, an co-founder of CFT, de- purchased the company in 2001. Maine Healthcare, a Lewiston-area “We’re not forcing anything. We commented on trends in the industry scribed Barron as “96 years old, so Barron “had some quirky say- healthcare conglomerate, in the im- don’t have a proposal on the table as a whole. very set in his ways, very knowl- ings,” Borukhin said. “He said mediate future. Brunswick’s Mid right now,” Trockman said. “As we get better and better at pre- edgeable, and the most im- Coast Hospital has maintained its venting injury and illness through pretty opinion- “Being an entrepreneur is portant things interest in partnering with Parkview. primary care and wellness, we believe ated.” you’ll learn Central Maine 5 led a merger in “One possibility would be to con- that that trend of in-patient hospital B o r u k h i n just a side job about business August 2012, but due to disagree- solidate the acute care services into acute care will continue to decline,” said the semi- or side opportunity, won’t be from ments with the state of Maine, it has he said. nar exposed your Bowdoin asked to delay its request for another one campus to drive costs down.” To provide specifics on how con- him to a busi- when you’re going to Bowdoin. ” e c o n o m i c s year the Bangor Daily News reported. solidation would lead to savings, he ness perspec- classes. They’ll One of the issues at the that drove STEVEN TROCKMAN offered an example and provided a tive that he had STEVE BORUKHIN ’14 be from learn- the merger was the low occupancy MIDCOAST REPRESENTATIVE precedent. never encoun- ing finance and rate at Brunswick-area hospitals. “One possibility,” he said, tered in a tra- accounting. He An alternative plan would merge “would be to consolidate the acute ditional classroom setting. wishes Bowdoin had accounting Parkview with Mid Coast Hospital. Still, Trockman argued, consolida- care services into one campus to “I think that he was a very good classes.” Mid Coast Hospital’s Steven Trock- tion makes sense in the healthcare drive costs down. We were able speaker,” he said. “More than that, Ibanez said he started the Entre- man said that the request for the industry in general particularly in to consolidate the Bath Memorial he has a crazy network of people preneurship Club last fall to provide suspension has had little e6 ect on his rural regions. Hospital and the Regional Memo- who admire him and look up to Bowdoin with the kind of business institution. “There’s a lot of cost in the du- rial Hospital in Brunswick just him as a pioneer of entrepreneur- opportunities available at schools “I do know that at Mid Coast Hos- plication of services and infrastruc- over a decade ago without the loss ship. You wouldn’t have this op- such as Harvard, MIT, and Yale. pital our plans haven’t changed be- ture. That’s not necessary. We’re the of any jobs. We became one of the portunity at other schools.” “7 ere was a lack of support on cause of this,” he said. “We remain smallest community in the North- lowest cost, highest quality com- Romeo Ibanez ’15, founder of campus for entrepreneurs,” Ibanez open to anyone in this community, east to have two hospitals, and our munity hospital in the state.” the Bowdoin Entrepreneurship said. “But in spite of that, we have Parkview included, who’d want to population doesn’t support any Representatives from Parkview did Club, also attended the seminar this broad network of alumni con- partner with us to improve access, to longer that much hospital-based not respond to requests for comment with Barron. He said he admires sisting of some of the world’s great- improve quality and to bring down healthcare,” he said. “You can see by press time. the loyalty Barron and other est entrepreneurs, who are inter- alumni show to the College. ested in actively coming back to Bowdoin has a “unique rela- Bowdoin and supporting it. All I did tionship with our alumni who are was build a structure that was able to 275 students apply for study abroad committed to sitting down and marry these two forces: the students democratizing access to not only who are inspired and have great resources, but great information ideas, and these benevolent alumni Seventeen students plan students really take advantage of “With the instability of other as well,” said Ibanez. who are able to come back and sup- to study off campus for unique opportunities. Bowdoin areas in the Middle East—Egypt Borukhin said he appreciates port them.” students will be studying abroad and Syria—Turkey has become a the help of the alumni network “Being an entrepreneur is just a the entirety of the all over the world,” said Winter- more appealing destination,” said and accredits some of CFT’s suc- side job, or side opportunity, when steen. Wintersteen. cess to it. you’re going to Bowdoin,” Borukhin 2013-2014 academic year. Bowdoin students can choose An unusual program in artic “The [people] who have said. “It’s di8 cult to apply whatever from a wide variety of school ap- studies is bringing three Bowdoin BY DAVID SPERBER reached out to us because of the business you’re doing to the classes proved programs in countries students to Svalbard, Norway. An- ORIENT STAFF [food] truck are alumni. Just from you’re taking.” ranging from Ethiopia to New other student is traveling to Cam- Next year, 275 Bowdoin stu- eroon to study French. dents—over 50 percent of the “There are a lot of great Wintersteen said 17 students Class of 2015—plan to leave plan to be abroad for the entire Brunswick to study off campus programs available and academic year. next year, according to Christine we are seeing students Next year, more students will be Wintersteen, director of off-cam- studying abroad in the fall than in pus study. really take advantage the spring. 7 is was o9 en the case in This is a slight increase over of unique opportunities. ” the past, but this year more juniors past years, when slightly under 50 are studying away in the spring. percent have gone to study away “Things are not looking as bal- CHRISTINE WINTERSTEEN from campus. In the 2012-2013 anced [this upcoming] year as they DIRECTOR OF OFFCAMPUS STUDY academic year, the figure was 48 have been in the past. A lot of stu- percent of juniors—or 237 stu- dents are choosing to go abroad in dents. Zealand. the fall,” said Wintersteen. The 275 figure represents the This year three students plan This may potentially result in number of final applications sub- on studying in Turkey. This is tighter housing in the spring as mitted. The number of students a relatively unusual destination more juniors will be on campus, who actually end up going abroad where Bowdoin students have not Wintersteen said. is often slightly less since unex- traveled in several years, but the In the coming weeks, the Off- pected issues occur. country’s location between two Campus Study Office will further “There are a lot of great pro- continents, Europe and Asia, is a examine the breakdown of desti- grams available and we are seeing large part of its appeal. nations and programs. +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! )#&4 5 Bowdoin Climate Action hosts divestment panel Community members weighed in on the divestment debate at public meeting held by BCA last weekend.

BY NICOLE WETSMAN ORIENT STAFF

Bowdoin Climate Action (BCA) hosted a panel of advocates and experts to discuss divestment on Saturday night, after the event was postponed multiple times due to weather. The panel was composed of 350.org founder Bill McKibben and Director of the Responsible Endowment Coalition Dan Ap- fel, who both conferenced in via Skype. They joined Unity College President Stephen Mulkey, Direc- tor of the Sierra Club Maine Glen Brand, and divestment coordina- tor for 350.org Maine Read Brug- ger, who was there in person. All of the panelists spoke critically about Bowdoin’s resistance to di- vestment. McKibben said that Bowdoin, by not divesting, is acting in opposi- tion to its values. GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT “Bowdoin has been spent years DIVESTMENT GOES DIGITAL: Divestment speakers connected with divestment supporters in Swarthmore, Pa. , home of Swarthmore College, where students are also pushing for divestment. boasting what a green school they are, and how committed they are Chediak said the BSG Executive what they’re saying they want to do, have on the College. vestments], then they don’t really to climate change,” McKibben said. Committee would meet to discuss they want to make the statement “We really don’t know, but we know what they’re doing manag- “Colleges are committed to intel- its viewpoint on divestment, and though divestment. This makes know that if you look at the num- ing their endowment,” Apfel said. lectual consistency, and it makes would continue that conversation us feel like we did something, but bers, and the 1.4 percent [that is “There’s no perfect set of manag- no sense to not have a green port- at their Wednesday meeting before not anywhere near close to actually invested in fossil fuels] at Bow- ers, but you can find ones that fit folio as well. If Bowdoin can’t bring releasing a statement on the sub- having an impact,” said Lichter. doin, it’s definitely not going to what they want to do. If they tell itself to do this small thing, it ject. Lichter said that he would like to cost the school a huge amount of you otherwise it’s because they’re might as well stop teaching about The panelists all stressed the see the student activists directing money,” Apfel said. “It’s more likely not willing to try.” climate change. Education without magnitude of the problem of cli- their energy towards oil subsidies that [it] will make money.” Panelists argued that fossil fuel action is something that goes stale mate change and said that col- and carbon emissions, and that it Mulkey also discussed the fi- companies are going to eventually very quickly.” leges and universities can send a would involve sacrifices. nancial impact of divestment, and become bad investments. McKibben highlighted Unity message to fossil fuel companies “The best way to cut emissions said that it was a very easy step for through divestment. would be to close buildings down, Unity to take due to the transpar- “Colleges can make a real and ency of their endowment and their “As the carbon bomb explodes, “Education without action palpable difference moving for- involvement in index funds. colleges shouldn’t have is something that ward,” said McKibben. “They can “Any institution invested in societal “It hasn’t been that hard,” help us set a moral and intellectual well being that does not have a Mulkey said. “It’s been relatively their money there. ” goes stale very quickly. “ standard from which to judge these straightforward.” companies in the years to come.” stand on climate change A member of the audience asked BECKY HALBROOK BILL MCKIBBEN While the economic effect on strikes me as bizzare.” Apfel about the 25 percent of the PHILLIPSBURG RESIDENT FOUNDER OF 350.ORG fossil fuel companies following endowment that President Barry college divestment would be neg- STEPHEN MULKEY Mills claimed is connected to those ligible, the panel said that direct PRESIDENT OF UNITY COLLEGE fossil fuel investments. Apfel said College, the first college to divest, economic harm is not what the that should not pose too large of a “It’s not crazy to say that fossil as an example of the standard he divestment movement is trying to problem. fuel investments will be riskier and says Bowdoin should hold itself to. accomplish. Apfel said that, in order to op- riskier,” said Brand. “Unity College has been brave “It begins to undermine the so- which would inconvenience ev- timize a divested portfolio, the Becky Halbrook, a Phippsburg, and taken a stand, it hasn’t been cial capital and sway of the fossil eryone,” Lichter said. “Is everyone College would have to find invest- Maine resident who attended the crouched and defensive and scared fuel sector,” said Brand. willing to do that?” ment managers who would make panel, cited that as one of the main because it has so much money that Biology Professor John Lichter, While the other panelists fo- socially responsible changes while reasons she favors divestment. it is afraid to lose a little bit of it,” who attended at the panel, said that he cused on the ideology and effects still maintaining a successful en- “The main reason is, it’s a finan- McKibben said. was skeptical of that methodology. of divestment for the fossil fuel in- dowment. cial thing,” said Halbrook. “As the Bowdoin Student Government “What needs to be done is to cut dustry, Apfel discussed the finan- “If they say that there’s no other carbon bomb explodes, colleges (BSG) President Dani Chediak carbon consumption,which is not cial impact that divestment would way for them to do this [make in- shouldn’t have their money there. asked Mulkey about the College’s It’s going to be a huge loss for the role in making political statements. College.” “Our college president recently The audience at the panel was told us that the primary reason he’s split between members of the com- not willing to have us divest is that munity and Bowdoin students, with he does not believe Bowdoin as a about 20 community members and college should be making a po- 30 students. No members of the litical statement about fossil fuels,” administration attended. The Bow- Chediak said. doin students present were mainly Mulkey responded by saying al- those already active in BCA, ac- though higher education should cording to Bridget McCoy ’15. in general remain objective and Gene Parker, a Brunswick resi- detached from politics, climate dent, said that there was a lot of change is so big that it demands the community interest in the subject. school’s response. “When Unity College announced “I think it’s the role of all higher they’d divested I thought that was education to have an obligation wonderful, and that it would be to future generations, and there’s great if they could do it at Bow- no question that there’s an ethical doin,” Parker said. disconnect to be invested in the re- Although there was low student newal of civilization and put money turnout at the event, McCoy said into its destruction,” Mulkey said. that she thought the panel was a “Any institution invested in soci- success. etal well being that does not have a “We’re hoping for a continued stand on climate change strikes me COURTESTY OF MATTHEW GOODRICH dialogue and continued presence,” as bizarre.” DIGGING IN: The push for divestment began after members of Bowdoin Climate Action met with President Mills last semester. McCoy said. 6 !"#$ %&" '(#)(*! (+*"!% ,+*)-., /-+0& 1, 2314 SECURITY REPORT: 2/22 to 2/27

KATE FEATHERSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Friday, February 22 snowball, striking the driver’s side being of an intoxicated first-year • A student who was boiling wa- window. Scott then fled across the student in the parking lot at Bruns- ter in Osher Hall accidentally acti- Quad, refusing to stop for security wick Apartments. The student was vated a smoke alarm. officers. BPD officers soon arrived escorted to his residence where he • An ill student was escorted to and Scott also failed to obey their was monitored by fellow student. the Mid-Coast Walk-In Clinic. orders to stop. Two police officers • An exterior door at Harpswell Saturday, February 23 subdued the scofflaw snowballer Apartments was found kicked in. • An officer with the Brunswick and arrested him for assault and Tuesday, February 26 Police Department (BPD) warned refusing to submit to arrest. Scott • A student with stomach pains was three students on College Street was also issued a criminal trespass escorted to Parkview Medical Center. for possession of alcohol by a mi- warning, barring him from all Col- Wednesday, February 27 nor. lege property. No College employ- • A student in West Hall hav- • An unpleasant odor was reported ees were injured in the incident. ing an asthma attack was taken to in Banister Chapel during a communi- • A carbon monoxide alarm at Parkview Medical Center. ty event. 5 e odor dissipated and was Helmreich House was investigated. • An officer checked on the well- determined not to be a health hazard. Brunswick Fire Department tested being of a student at Mayflower Sunday, February 24 the building with a gas meter and Apartments. • Excessive noise was reported at no hazard was found. • A student vehicle was towed Brunswick Apartments K. • A student with severe abdomi- from South Campus Drive. The • Five students were cited for nal pain was escorted to Parkview. student had accumulated 10 park- smoking marijuana inside Mac- • A security officer warned a ing violations. Millan House. Topsham man for unsafe driving • An ill student was escorted • Loud music was reported at in the Watson Arena parking lot. from Appleton Hall to Parkview. Brunswick Apartments P. Monday, February 25 • An investigation was initiated • Christopher Scott, 21, of Bruns- • An unregistered event was dis- on an assault that was alleged to wick entered Moulton dining hall persed at Brunswick Apartments have occurred at Baxter House two and pelted two dining staff mem- U. Two students took responsibil- weeks ago. bers with snowballs. As a secu- ity for the event. -Complied by the Office of Safety rity vehicle arrived, Scott threw a • Officers checked on the well- and Security +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! 7 FEATURES Under-utilized Craft Center offers creative retreat for students

BY CAITLIN WHALEN o7 en pursue personal projects, the STAFF WRITER Cra7 Center o5 ers a variety of classes for the entire campus each semester. Most students have heard of the 4 is semester, they have already of- Cra7 Center and may have some in- fered classes on quilted pillow making kling of its popular pottery classes. and wheel throwing pottery. Upcoming But few have actually made their way sessions include hand lettering italic to the simple, white building tucked calligraphy, ombré dying, DIY feather between 4 orne Dining Hall and the earrings, and paper-cut silkscreen on O8 ce of Admissions, an anomaly of cloth. South campus. “We are in charge of communicating According to Director Bonnie Par- with the student body and o5 ering the due, the Cra7 Center opened its doors kinds of classes they want,” said Quincy in 1999 with a $15,000 donation from Koster ’15, one of three current student the father of a Bowdoin student, who managers. wanted a space on campus for students “And there really is a large vari- to be creative and relax. ety—from glass-fusing to the pottery CAITLIN WHALEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT “It gives the college students a scene downstairs, there is something your daily routine,” said Emmy Dan- BOOK WORMS: The class members display their fi nished hand-made books (above). Emmy place to unwind and not have the for everyone.” forth ’14. “You come here and don’t Danforth ’14 sews her pages together (below). academics in the forefront,” said Bon- However, Koster still feels that the worry about your work. You just do nie Faulkner, one of the 6 ve local art- Center is underutilized. something you’ve never done before.” ists who teach at the Center. “It can “It’s like a double-edged sword. On New to bookbinding, I was not com- be a social place where they can be one hand, it’s not very well known so it’s pletely sure what to expect. However, creative together and have fun.” a great place to come if you need to get everything went smoothly under the Student members pay $25 per away from the world or do work. But at guidance of Faulkner, who has a master’s semester for 24/7 access to the fa- the same time, that mean’s there are not degree in bookbinding. cility. The Craft Center currently a lot of people who are enjoying our re- She took us through the process step- houses a fully supplied pottery, sources and we have so much to o5 er.” by-step and was eager to help along the fabric and glass studio. Students way. While sewing the pages together can even request special materials was surprisingly di8 cult, the hardest for a project. “For a visual arts major you part was choosing paper for the cover. “Anytime a student needs some- have drawing or printmaking, 4 e collection of di5 erent colors, pat- thing and we don’t have the materi- but you don’t have anything like terns and textures was a testament to the als, they just email me and I pick up Cra7 Center’s extensive inventory. the supplies for them,” said Pardue. glass fusing or pottery or sewing By the end of the two-hour session, “4 ey can really do just about any machines to work with” each of us had our own handmade kind of project here and without any sketchbooks to take home to our dorms. March ! ursday, April 4, 6-8 p.m.: cost to them.” QUINCY KOSTER ’15 4 e books were creative and simple, yet Monday, March 4, 6-8 p.m.: Paper Cut Silkscreen on Cloth Felicity Hills ’13 began a quilted high quality. Carved Ceramic Tile Monday, April 8, 6-8 p.m.: pillow project at the Cra7 Center “A lot of the things we o 5 er aren’t Monday, March 4, 6-7 p.m.: Felted Clutch Purse this fall, and by the end of the semes- On Wednesday, I attended the Cra7 taught in academic classes at Bowdoin,” Fused Glass Necklace Monday, April 8, 6-8 p.m.: ter she was able to sell her pillows at Center’s bookbinding class. Our class of said Koster. “So for a visual arts major ! ursday, March 7, 6-9 p.m.: Gel Printing December’s SunSplash Cra7 Fair in eight people had students with varying you have drawing or printmaking, but Sew a Cute Snap Purse Monday, April 22, 6-9 p.m.: Smith Union. levels of artistic experience, and includ- you don’t have anything like glass fusing Paper Cu5 Bracelet “In the age of Pinterest, I’m sur- ed faculty member Barbara Putnam, the or pottery or sewing machines to work April Wednesday, April 24, 6-9 p.m.: prised the Cra7 Center doesn’t play a coastal studies artist-in-residence. with.” Tuesday, April 2, 6-7 p.m.: Ombré Dying larger role on campus,” said Hills. “It Most of the students said that they “Of all my jobs, this is the one I love Feather Earrings has most of the tools and supplies to were there to take a break from this doing most, because everyone that Tuesday, April 2, 6-8 p.m.: Note: Class fee is $5 for student make a lot of those DIY pins.” week’s papers and midterms. comes in is happy because they are Hand Lettering Calligraphy non-members. And while students and faculty “I guess it’s nice to have a break from creating,” Pardue said. Discussing our futures: With age comes great apprehension

BY CALLIE FERGUSON up to the grandeur of our dreams, allowed to believe they can go to the headlong into a path of known re- to write a thinly-veiled condem- CONTRIBUTOR and that in confessing them, we’ll be moon because to them, it’s only just sistance, and that our only flimsy nation of hipster culture, but I do viewed as foolish. outside their window. propeller is the hope that we’re think that the abundance of irony Like most people, I occasionally 4 is wasn’t always the case. When It’s different when adults have good enough. Shouldn’t we know in our lives prevents a willingness schmooze. Like most people, I don’t we were younger, big dreams were dreams. As mature, realistic people, better than to dream? to act sincerely and slows our will- enjoy it. Being a college student, my endearing. In high school, I babysat we are expected to have an under- Of course not. Bowdoin students ingness to open up. Irony is like this small talk has bounced around from my neighbor’s little daughters. 4 e standing of the world, to acclimate are Bowdoin students because of fashionable coat that makes us into coursework, to extracurriculars, to oldest girl o7 en discussed her big to its struggles and its challenges, their passion, determination and opaque blobs of indecipherable feel- the snow, and almost always: “What plans for the future. “My dream is to ambition. Look around: the snow, ings, trading barbs and witty quips, do you want to do?” go to college. I want to go Harvard, the chapel, Sundae Sunday. It was a terrified by our own admission of 4 is is a familiar iteration of the Yale, or Quinnipiac.” dream that got us here. something genuine and repulsed classic icebreaker “What do you want 4 e inclusion of Quinnipiac, a Having dreams isn’t by someone else’s. It isn’t inherently to be when you grow up?” with the local school, implied that these the trouble, it’s ad- bad—long live the moustache—but end chopped o5 , because I guess I’m might be the only the uni- mitting that we ironic self-expression can obscure grown up now. And though this ques- versities she was aware have them. Dighton who we really are. tion seems ino5 ensive and casual, an- of at the time; but, all Spooner shouldn’t In a culture where we’d rather be swering truthfully requires time. the same, the simplic- know more about clever than genuine, we’re increas- It isn’t easy to dream aloud these ity and ease of her ad- my aspirations than ingly more uncomfortable with days. I 6 nd myself more honest mission was, in a word, my roommate, but sincerity and vulnerability. It feels about my aspirations in cover let- adorable. All of the he does. It’s become awkward to admit that we want ters than I am with my friends. What aspiring astronauts I di8 cult to be that something badly, especially when we want to be—our “dream job”—is know are younger than person who openly that thing is hard to get. 4 ere’s the a sensitive topic, because it allows ten, and this is normal. believes in herself, worry that we’ll be judged in some others to measure how much we’ve Isn’t it ironic that the because she is the way, that vulnerability will be per- succeeded—or failed—in life. Con- least quali6 ed to go to person who is openly ceived as pathetic. sequently, I 6 nd it uncommon for space aggregate in such willing to get hurt. So tell your roommate about that people to discuss their hopeful fu- large quantities? I could 4 e tendency these internship you’re applying for. She tures without a degree of reticence. say the same about those days to be ironic, aloof won’t judge you. She probably ap- Dreams, when shared, are o7 en who want to be superhe- and non-committed plied, too. You want to be a writer? prefaced by meek hesitations; they roes. 4 ere’s some humor in a child’s ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT makes it di8 cult for us to Don’t be embarrassed to say so. May- become the caboose in a long string ambition. We smile because kids are be genuine, to be vulnerable. Irony be you aren’t Shakespeare yet, but of ambivalent phrasings (“I mean, I naïve, but they’re allowed to be. 4 ey and to realize how difficult it is to has made it hard to talk casually don’t ever forget that we’re in college think it would be cool to be a….”). are merely children, and they don’t make it out there. We recognize about our dreams. for a reason, and this is just the 6 rst 4 ere’s the fear that we don’t stack know any better. Four year olds are that to follow a dream is to charge Don’t be fooled; I’m not trying step to getting somewhere great. 8 !"#$%&"' $-" 234)3(5 3&("5$ !&()#*, +#&,- ., /0.1 Some fi nd gym culture perpetuates body image stereotypes BURSTING THE BUBBLE QUINN COHANE AND MELODY HAHM

6 e Buck Center for Health and Fitness has come to epitomize the Bowdoin experience to athletes and non-athletes alike. In this week’s in- stallment, we explore the College’s gym culture through the eyes of six students. Caitlin Greenwood ’15 has an aver- sion to the gym. She does yoga or runs outside, weather permitting. “I don’t go to the gym,” said Green- wood. “6 ey play terrible music. 6 ere are also a lot of clangs and unnatural noises. And there are too many people who are really serious and give o7 stressed out energy.” “Generally, people there make me feel anxious because I feel that they are anxious,” she said. Unlike Greenwood, Jimmy Don- nellan ’16 is a gym enthusiast, to put it lightly. He plays football and runs track at Bowdoin, and works out whenever he has the chance. Donnellan said that going to the gym improves his physical and mental health. “I feel good when I work out and I feel bad when I don’t,” he said. “It’s that simple. Working out gives me structure throughout the day so I’m able to use my CATHERINE YOCHUM, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT time better.” FITNESS FEVER: Bowdoin students take full advantage of the gym, usually traveling in packs (left). Roger Tejada ’14 spots Sharif Younes ’13 during a lifting session (right). As an athlete, he is aware of the mer- its of physical exercise. However, he with friends because I 8 nd it boring if than others, although I’d like to think respective ideal body image to attract exercise is a top priority for him. He was startled by how popular the gym is I’m not talking with someone next to that they would go anyway,” said women,” he said. believes that someone who values going among the student body. me,” she said. Younes. Greenwood agreed with Blomgren to the gym would also be disciplined in “It’s really weird that a lot of non- Louisa Cannell ’13 agrees that there is Martinez-Fink recalled conversations that working out is a means to achieving other aspects of her life. athletes go to the gym,” commented safety in numbers. with several of her friends, noting that a super8 cial end. “I would appreciate someone who Donnellan. “I was shocked at how ubiq- “Guys like to work out together. 6 ey girls also experience similar pressure to “Girls work out because there is pres- worked her ass o7 ,” said Donnellan. uitous the work out culture is here. I’ve come to the gym in groups,” noted Can- conform to an ideal body type. sure from men for them to look like “It’s not a problem if she’s not in the de8 nitely noticed that a lot of people nell. “6 ere is de8 nitely this pack men- “Some of my girlfriends will tell me, people in magazines, and to look like best shape ever because it shows that work out for the sake of working out.” tality—if everyone else is going to the ‘I look fat. I need to work out,’” she said. their peers, especially their athletic peers she works hard and that she’s a strong Caroline Martinez-Fink ’16 echoed gym, then I have to go too. It’s a very “6 is always surprises me because and their naturally 8 t peers,” she said. person.” Donnellan’s confusion about why so social space. I de8 nitely think there is they look great to me and I don’t know “But I think guys have a lot of pressure Although Younes can be found in the many non-athletes feel compelled to go pressure to work out.” why they are so concerned.” as well—from men and women. It’s not gym daily, he does not impose the same to the gym. Sharif Younes ’13 ran track in high Max Blomgren ’14 credited pop cul- just men putting pressure on women to standards for his dream girl. “I used to do sports because they’re school and played rugby during his 8 rst tural in: uences as the culprit in culti- look good.” “Ideally, I’d be attracted to a power- fun,” she said. “I would get exercise in year at Bowdoin. Now he is a competi- vating excessive work out tendencies. Bowdoin students are not alone in li9 ing female but I haven’t met one yet,” the process. I could never do an activ- tive power li9 er with three gold medals “We all have this distorted body im- facing this need to adhere to a cer- said Younes. “But whether they go to the ity that I don’t have fun doing, like run under his belt. Younes shared Cannell’s age and everyone is trying to become tain body image. 6 e obsession to stay gym doesn’t really matter to me. I’m a on the treadmill, just to say that I’ve sentiment that the gym is brimming something that’s not real,” explained trim and toned extends far beyond the big personality guy.” worked out.” with social activity. Blomgren. “Guys want to look like the Bowdoin community. Bowdoin students like to stay 8 t Although Martinez-Fink is not “I have a group of friends I li9 with,” body builder type and women are try- Although Blomgren acknowl- intellectually and mentally, so it is jumping at the opportunity to utilize said Younes. “6 ere’s a bunch of us. I ing to look like Barbie dolls. We’re all edged the societal pressure to strive far from astonishing that we expect Bowdoin’s top-notch equipment, she love to go when a lot of people are li9 - consuming the same stu7 .” toward achieving an perfect body, the same for our bodies. However, understands why others are drawn to ing. Even though I don’t focus on what According to Blomgren, Bowdoin this standard takes no part in his exercising in order to conform to the gym. other people are doing most of the time, students see working out as a tan- notion of attractiveness. external ideals is detrimental to the “Especially because of the heavy I like it when it’s crowded because the gible way to become more desirable “To me, it’s kind of disturbing if a girl Bowdoin gym culture. Visits to Buck workload here, getting exercise is de8 - energy of other people motivates me.” to others. is working toward this unnatural im- should be motivated by a personal nitely a good way of dealing with stress,” Younes emphasized how competitive “I think both men and women age,” said Blomgren. “Why would you desire to stay healthy, not pressure to said Martinez-Fink. the work out culture is at Bowdoin. work out in order to increase their have to do that? Why would you want to 8 t into a certain image. For Martinez-Fink, social interaction “Guys want to be bigger than other sexual appeal,” said Blomgren. look like that in the 8 rst place?” To continue this conversation about at the gym makes exercise recreation. guys. 6 ey go to the gym because “Women want to be trim and sleek However, Donnellan said he is at- work out culture, please meet us behind “I don’t go to the gym unless I’m they want to 8 t in and look better for men and men want to attain their tracted to girls who work out because the Café on Monday, March 4 at 4 p.m. Lewiston Youth Advisory Council presents in panel at Bowdoin

BY MARTIN SHOTT Common Good and Upward Bound, became homeless, the di; culties of homeless academic liaison at the STEP 6 e documentary explains that any CONTRIBUTOR included a short documentary pro- that life, and how support from New program, remarks in the documentary. high school students fear the stigma at- duced by LYAC, “Homeless Youth in Beginnings made them optimistic for Raising public awareness about tached to their situation, and won’t seek Six students from the Lewiston Lewiston.” 6 e 8 lm 8 rst debuted on the future. youth homelessness is the main goal of help out of embarrassment and shame. Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) spoke January 17, and local and state gov- Bob Rowe, executive director of New LYAC. 6 e ultimate goal of LYAC’s presen- about the harsh realities of youth home- ernment o; cials, including Governor Beginnings, explains in the documen- “We took this project because we tations is to educate the local commu- lessness in Lewiston to students and Paul LePage, attended the premiere. tary that New Beginnings takes youth wanted the people of Lewiston to nity on how to help address the problem Brunswick community members in Interview footage from the 8 lm high- from the ages of 12 through 21 in unsta- realize that something is happening of youth homelessness. Hubbard Conference Room West last lights Lewiston-based non-pro8 t New ble, out-of-home situations and provide in our town,” said Maiwan. “Adults “One of the biggest issues for youth Monday night. Beginnings and LHS’s Students Transi- a safe environment for them to become weren’t doing anything about it, so in Lewiston-Auburn is transportation. Lewiston High School (LHS) senior tioning, Experiencing Progress (STEP) independent. we decided to.” Just getting anywhere is di; cult,” said Kon Maiwan and the chairman of LYAC program, which both work to eliminate STEP has two full-time employees Fielding questions from the audi- Sprague. “If you have a car, volunteer to began the presentation by holding half a youth homelessness in the Lewiston that work with an estimated 53 home- ence, Sprague discussed the most e7 ec- help the youth get around.” cup of water in front of the crowd. area. less students at LHS. Many of these stu- tive ways to reach out-of-home youth, New Beginnings and STEP readily “If you hold it here for a minute, 6 e LYAC was chartered in 2001 by dents come from families with histories who are o9 en unaware of the available accept donations of school supplies, not a problem,” Maiwan said. “If you the Lewiston City Council. of drug and alcohol addiction or have resources. hygiene products, clothes and other hold it for an hour, it starts to be a New Beginnings is one of the pri- experienced physical abuse. STEP helps “6 e 8 rst step would be to make it basic necessities. Additionally, New problem. If you hold it for a day, then mary organizations LYAC supports. the students focus on their academic so [homelessness] isn’t so stereotypical,” Beginnings collects donations online it becomes unbearable. 6 at’s how In the documentary, Kat Bourgo7 futures. she said. “Homeless means dirty.” at newbeginmaine.org. burdens in life work.” and Kendra Sprague (who was also “How can you worry about school “6 e second step is to make sure peo- “If they had more funding, they’d be 6 e presentation, sponsored by part of the LYAC group presenting when you don’t know where your next ple know what resources are out there,” able to do so well,” said Sprague. “6 ey Bowdoin’s McKeen Center for the on Monday) each described how they meal is coming from?” Jamie Caouette, Sprague said. know what to do with those resources.” +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! +#,!4*#5 ! Stereotypes of academic majors overlook students’ complexity

are not derived from a representa- love thinking about how we could Yet the major o6 ers many advan- science majors, a few students chal- GOGGLES tive sample). I left my questions determine the physical basis for all tages beyond the bare bones subject lenged the notion that science ma- AND GLOVES open and encouraged all to write of the things I idly philosophize matter. Some cited their desire to be jors are particularly smart or even down any thoughts they had on about, like morality, character, doctors and the great preparation hard working. Another cited her- KACEY BERRY being a science major at Bowdoin. consciousness, etc. I think it’s awe- that Bowdoin science classes pro- self as evidence that not all science Many answers could be organized some that everything that makes vide, the added “bonus” of decent majors want to either pursue a PhD On February 15, an article in into just a few categories. us human (and other animals the job prospects as a post graduate, the or an MD, but may instead choose the Orient titled, “Gender and When asked why they chose a way they are) comes down to a few “critical thinking skills” gained, and other career paths. women’s studies majors deserve science major, all strove to express kinds of ions flowing one way or even the frustration of “uncertainty Dickstein wrote, “I remember your respect” really got me going. what it is about bare-bones science another.” and ambiguity” found in humanities freshman year, a few peers asked Not because I disagreed with the that really excites them. courses. what I was interested in and I said authors’ argument, but because the Tucker Berk ’13 ex- Basyl Stuyvesant ’13 wrote, “An mathematics and biochemistry and story’s “grabber” grabbed me hard plained, “I chose to added perk to being a science major they were shocked. I asked why and I just couldn’t shake it. become a science is the community. I feel that science they were shocked and they re- “When you tell your friends that major long ago is a collaborative subject. It isn’t re- sponded something to the e6 ect of you’re a neuroscience major, they when I read the ally an option to do a problem set by ‘I assumed you would be majoring respect you. Although they might ‘Magic School Bus’ yourself for some classes. You need in something more arty.’” not actually understand what series. Who wouldn’t help and to help others. It makes “I think that a lot of peers (hu- you’re learning, they recognize its want to learn about science me feel connected with my class- manities and science majors) as- worth.” when you could shrink to the size mates more and as a result, it draws sume that I would major in some- I couldn’t decipher my indigna- of an atom and explore the world me into the subject.” thing more ‘artsy’ because I am tion immediately (I’ll remind you of molecules!” Nearly everyone brought up the loud and outgoing,” he added. “It here that I am a neuroscience ma- issue of lab work. actually really bothered and upset jor), but I felt some inexplicable Peyton Morss ’14 explained, “Sci- me. Nobody likes being judged or injustice. ences take a lot of time; many other categorized.” “How dare you respect me for schools give credits or half credits As emails 7 ooded my mailbox, being a neuro major!” I thought. for lab courses. Bowdoin is unique more than anything I found myself “On what basis do I deserve ‘re- in the absence of that credit. I’m proud to be part of this community spect’ any more than other stu- not sure how I feel about this—tech- and honored to hear so many varied dents here at this liberal arts insti- nically I suppose I’m getting “more” responses. I wondered how these tution where your major shouldn’t because I’m able to take more cours- answers might di6 er along depart- matter?” es, but it also feels as if we’re doing mental lines—how might a math And on the other hand, “Oh, an unrecognized amount of work.” major answer these questions? A but thank you for recognizing how Daniel Dickstein ’13 re- In considering the misconcep- government major? A gender and hard I work; yes it’s a difficult but called a particularly excit- tions Bowdoin students hold about women’s studies major? righteous path, the science road.” ing moment in Chemistry And then again, “But what do you 109 when he learned the mean you recognize its worth even molecular underpinnings without understanding any of it? behind ceviche (a dish of Can you let me in on your secret? marinated, raw fish). Do you have specifics in mind, or He wrote, “I actu- is this something meant to be left ally never knew why vague?” using lime or lemon I suddenly needed to know what juice would literally it meant to be a science major at cook fish…I learned Bowdoin. Tired of picking my own the driving force be- brain on the matter (figuratively— hind this cooking technique. I’m a neuro major, remember, so Isn’t that cool? I would say that there might be ambiguity) I sought in almost all of my science the minds of some of my peers. courses, I leave knowing about ANNA HALL, No, this was not a carefully con- something else in the world THE BOWDOIN ORIENT trolled study. Yes, I emailed sci- and I actually just loved it. It ence majors and pre-med hopefuls is almost addicting.” that I know personally (my results Isabel Low ’13 offered, “I 10 &'()*+, -(+./0( .4( 9:;1:*< :0*(<. -0*1+2, 3+0)4 5, 6758 -0*1+2, 3+0)4 5, 6758 .4( 9:;1:*< :0*(<. &'()*+, -(+./0( 11 IN FOCUS NESCAC ICE HOCKEY

#2 Women’s Ice Hockey (19-4-2, 12-3-1 NESCAC) v. #3 Amherst College (13-10-1, 10-5-1 NESCAC) KENYON ARENA ! MIDDLEBURY * MARCH 2, 4 P.M.

#1 Men’s Ice Hockey (20-3-2, 13-3-2 NESCAC) v. #5 Middlebury College (13-10-2, 11-5-2 NESCAC) WATSON ARENA * MARCH 2, 4 P.M. JOANNA GROMADZKI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT HONGBEI LI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ALL ON THE LINE: The men’s hockey team lines up before its 5-3 victory over Hamilton in the NESCAC quarterfi nal last Saturday in Watson Arena. Junior Kyle Lockwood led the team with a hat trick. FACING OFF: Colleen Finnerty ’15 prepares for a faceoff in the No. 2 women’s defeat of Williams 5-3 last Saturday in Watson Arena. The Polar Bears will take on Amherst in tomorrow’s NESCAC semifi nal. WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Comeback victory sends men’s hockey to NESCAC semis NESCAC PLAYOFFS NESCAC PLAYOFFS After Williams win, women’s hockey preps for Amherst Held at Kenyon Arena, Middlebury College Held at Watson Arena, Bowdoin College BY LUKE LAMAR line to tie the game. NESCAC Women’s Hockey Championship NESCAC Men’s Hockey Championship ORIENT STAFF BY ANDRES BOTERO the game. Sunday, March 3, 2 P.M. Sunday March 3, 2 P.M. Bowdoin found the lead four ORIENT STAFF # is week, O’Neil is focusing on # e men’s hockey team will face minutes later on a shot reminiscent developing situational awareness so NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL Middlebury tomorrow in a NES- of Hamilton’s equalizer. # e puck WL T W L T In the NESCAC quarterfinals, that the players can recognize when WL T W L T CAC semi! nal game a" er fending fell from a neutral zone faceo$ to BOWDOIN 13 3 2 20 3 2 Kim Tess-Wanat ’13 led Bowdoin to they should play conservatively and Middlebury 12 2 2 17 6 2 o$ Hamilton last Saturday in a hard- senior captain Tim McGarry, who BOWDOIN 12 3 1 19 4 2 Williams 12 4 2 16 6 3 a resounding 5-3 victory over Wil- aggressively, ensuring that they do fought quarter! nal, winning 5-3. ! red a low slap shot and scored on Amherst 10 5 1 13 10 1 Trinity 11 4 3 15 6 3 liams this past weekend. Second- not put themselves in a bad situation Trinity 8 5 3 13 8 4 Amherst 11 5 2 15 7 3 # e ! rst period started well for the Hamilton goalie with less than seeded Bowdoin will play third- against Amherst. Conn. Coll. 7 8 1 14 10 1 Middlebury 11 5 2 13 10 2 Hamilton. Decked out in new jer- four minutes le" in the game. Facing seeded Amherst in the NESCAC The team will also focus on us- Hamilton 7 8 1 13 11 1 Wesleyan 6 8 4 10 11 4 seys they received on game day, the elimination, Hamilton pulled their semifinal round tomorrow at Mid- ing its speed and passing to spread Williams 5 10 1 9 15 1 Colby 5 11 2 7 15 3 inspired Continentals scored in the goalie, which allowed Lockwood to dlebury, and the winners of both the Amherst defense; Amherst is Colby 4 12 0 10 15 0 Hamilton 4 12 2 6 16 3 eighth minute when a redirected seal a 5-3 victory and a hat trick with Conn. Coll. 3 12 3 7 14 3 semis will meet on Sunday to play used to playing on a narrower rink Wesleyan 2 14 0 6 17 0 blue-line snapshot slipped past Steve an empty net goal. Tufts 2 14 2 7 15 2 for the championship. than Bowdoin, and Middlebury’s is Messina ’14. “What really won the game for us, Early in the ! rst period a tripping wider still. # e Polar Bears went on the power pure and simple, is that three experi- penalty le" the team a player down. “On bigger rinks, there is an em- play a few minutes later a" er an inter- enced players in the league just willed Bowdoin tried to kill the penalty, but phasis on play in the neutral zone. BREAKING DOWN BOWDOIN’S ference call and they did not waste the those goals in,” said Meagher. “# e Williams converted the power play. I think better passing teams and opportunity. A bit of creative passing [Rob] Toczylowski ’13, MacGregor # e Polar Bears have a history teams with speed will do well,” said SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS from John McGinnis ’15 set up Kyle and Lockwood group said that this of meeting the Ephs in the opening O’Neil. “If you can spread the ice Lockwood ’14 for the easy put away. season is not going to end.” rounds of the playo$ s and with Bow- and make those cross ice passes, Lockwood went on to give Bowdoin # e season is not over for the Polar doin down 1-0, captain Stephanie than you are going to have a lot of WOMEN V. AMHERST MEN V. MIDDLEBURY the lead at the end the period a" er he JOANNA GROMADZKI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT Bears, who face a Middlebury team Ludy ’13 knew this game was not go- KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT opportunities. As well, I think is re- won the puck from a crowd in front of GOAL ORIENTED: Tim Coff ey ’15 handles the puck near the Hamilton goal in last weekend’s victory. that knocked o$ defending champs ing to be an easy one. STICKING IT OUT: Schuyler Nardelli ‘15 chases a defender. Two more wins would secure the NESCAC title. ally important if you know how to On Saturday, the women’s ice ! e following is a question and an- the Hamilton net and was able to slide Amherst last week. “As much as we would have liked defend that and stay to the interior. hockey team will face Amherst, who swer between Orient sports editor Ron it in the le" post. Middlebury is “a very formidable to put a few away early to give us a Head Coach Marissa O’Neil Rachel Kennedy ’16 Going on the road it is not a drastic knocked the Polar Bears out of the Cervantes and Owen Teach, the men’s “# e game unfolded as I think a lot Bowdoin, Lewiston to host 2014 D-III Men’s Hockey Champ. opponent that we have great respect good lead, we knew that Williams NESCAC COACH OF THE YEAR NESCAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR difference for us but for other teams NESCAC playo$ s in two of the team’s ice hockey correspondent for the Mid- of us thought it would, playing a team for,” said Meagher. “# e history is not was going to come out fired up and it is.” last three semi! nal appearances. De- dlebury Campus. ! e full version can that was very disciplined, very struc- A" er the Maine Sports Commis- less than the 3,000 NCAA minumum a short one; we go way back.” it would be a close game until the A" er Bowdoin led the NESCAC with Kennedy won the Rookie of the Historically, Amherst holds a 4-1 spite this recent history of season- be found online. tured,” said Head Coach Terry Mea- sion approached the College about for championship sites—the event will One of the more poignant episodes end,” she said. “We’ve played them 87 goals scored and 37 allowed, O’Neil Year award and was named to the edge over Bowdoin in playo$ games. ending losses at the hands of the Lady RC: Middlebury has a record of gher. “We knew that goals wouldn’t the possibility of hosting a national be held in the Androscoggin Bank Coli- in that history dates back to the Sid three out of the four quarterfinals was named the conference Coach of the All-Conference First Team a" er lead- Re% ecting on this past season and Je$ s, the Polar Bears stand a good 39-27-5 against Bowdoin. Will this come easy.” championship at Bowdoin, the NCAA see in Lewiston. Watson era, when his son, who played that I’ve been here, and every year Year. ! e program’s 19 wins this year ing Bowdoin and placing second in the the upcoming games, Ludy and Tess- chance of reaching the ! nal this year. history have any in% uence on the out- Hamilton opened the second pe- D-III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee se- “Few places can match the passion for Middlebury, scored a regular sea- it has been an up-tempo, competi- mark its most since O’Neil was captain NESCAC with 29 points. She is the # rst Wanat were pleased with their ! nal Bowdoin’s o$ ense was ranked come of Saturday’s game? riod with a shot from behind the blue lected Bowdoin as the host school of the for the sport of ice hockey that Maine son overtime goal at Bowdoin to beat tive game.” of the team in the 2004-2005 season, athlete ever to earn conference Rookie years at Bowdoin. third in the NESCAC in each of the OT: Certainly, Bowdoin has been line that bounced o$ Messina’s glove 2014 championship next March 21-22, possesses,” said Tim Ryan, interim ath- his father. Bowdoin was given a penalty af- and her 46-23-8 overall record in three of the Year accolades in both # eld hock- “A " er rising in the NESCAC last three years, while Amherst was the strongest team in the confer- and into the net for the equalizer. # e marking the # rst time the # nals have letic director. “We’re looking forward to # ree Polar Bears received All- ter the referee called a delay of game years at the helm give her the second- ey and ice hockey, having won rookie and becoming nationally ranked, I ranked ! rst in 2010 and 2011 and sec- ence this year, but as head coach Bill Continentals kept up the pressure and ever been held in Maine. Because Wat- hosting a # rst-class event in this vibrant Conference honors this year, includ- on Williams. Interestingly enough, most coaching wins in program history. honors in the fall as well. couldn’t have asked for a better se- ond last season. # e Polar Bears were Beaney told me on Monday, the two were able to force a turnover while son Arena has a capacity of 2,400—600 hockey community.” ing two on the First Team for the third no penalty shot had occurred—ei- nior season,” said Ludy. fourth in overall defense in 2012, ! " h teams have a long history of playing shorthanded midway through the year in a row. ther for or against Bowdoin—since “As a senior, I can’t think of a better in 2011, and fourth in 2010, while competitive games against one anoth- frame. # e one-on-one match up fa- Two-year captain Tim McGarry O’Neil began coaching in 2010. But In an email to the Orient, Tess- in the ! rst period so she focused on way to end my hockey career at Bow- Amherst was ! rst in all years except er regardless of either one’s record— vored the attacker and Hamilton went con! dent game on both sides,” said their shots seemed to ! nd post instead ’13 was elected to the First Team a" er when O’Neil told Tess-Wanat to take Wanat described her mindset prior calming them down between periods. doin,” wrote Tess-Wanat. “# e entire 2011, when they were third. # e dif- potentially adding more signi! cance up 3-2. Meagher. “We’re trying to make up of net. Finally, with eight minutes ranking fourth among NESCAC de- the penalty shot, she was not rattled. to the shot. “# e ! rst period, despite us team is proud of the accomplishments ference this year is monumental, with to the head-to-head match-up. “It stays that way for a long time. the de! cit and they’re trying to build le" , senior Rob MacGregor found an fensemen with 17 points, while lead- “She has always been that way. It “Before a penalty shot I try to keep out[shooting] them 3-to-1, we were we have achieved this season, but we Bowdoin ranked ! rst in both o$ ense RC: Previously this season, the # e game had that kind of OK [feel- on the lead.” angle from between the circles and ing Bowdoin to a 2.60 goals-against doesn’t matter what situation she’s my mind open, so as not to psych my- playing a bit nervously and hectical- are hungry to make a statement in our and defense. Panthers gave Bowdoin their ! rst tie ing], it didn’t become frenzied and it # e Polar Bears skated hard in the was able to ! re o$ a shot that clinked average this year. in, she has a very calm, cool, col- self out,” she wrote. “# e team practices ly,” she said. “We were trying to not upcoming playo$ games.” # e last time a NESCAC team was in a 4-4 OT battle, and then lost 3-0 didn’t become panicky, it became a opening of the third period, but all of down from the crossbar and over the Captain Dan Weiniger ’13 made lected approach to things,” O’Neil penalty shots every pre-game practice, rile [the Polar Bears] up but settle Yesterday, the NESCAC an- ranked ! rst in o$ ense and defense midway through the season. What it to the All-Conference First said. “Being down a goal and feeling so the coaching sta$ has prepped us to them down.” nounced its end-of-season awards, was in 2010, when Amherst won the were the di$ erences between the Team for the second year after be- very confident in Kim, there was no succeed in these moments.” “# at win, it was by no means and four Polar Bears earned honors, NESCAC Championship and eventu- games? ing named NESCAC Rookie of the question in mind that she was more Skating from the neutral zone, what we had hoped for but a win is including Rookie of the Year (Kenne- ally won the D-III National Champi- OT: # e 3-0 loss back in January Year in 2009. His team-best 16 goals than likely going to be successful. Tess-Wanat charged at the goalie, a win. # at’s what you have to come dy) and Coach of the Year (O’Neil). onship over Norwich, 7-2. came at a rough point for the Panthers paved the way for Bowdoin to lead When she went, everyone on our feigned a shot towards the goalie’s out with in the end,” she added. In the ! nal year of an illustrious Two weekends ago, Bowdoin this season, mired in a 2-6-0 slump the conference with 4.40 goals per team knew what move she was go- le" shoulder but shi" ed the puck to Ludy scored in the middle of the career, Holtz earned her third First played a series away at Amherst, and with a record below .500. How- game. ing to go with and it worked. That the other side, % icking it coolly into second period, putting in a loose Team selection—a program ! rst—af- sweeping the Lady Je$ s with scores ever, it was also the start of the team’s Ollie Koo ’14 rounded out the really changed the environment on the net. # at tied the game up, but puck to break the deadlock. Half a ter totaling 26 points. She became the of 4-0 and 3-1. It was the ! rst time in current 7-2-0 push, as well as the be- All-Conference selections by being the bench and really gave us the lift Bowdoin still had work to do to shi" minute later, Tess-Wanat knocked in 10th-ever member of the 100-point ! ve years the Polar Bears had man- ginning of ! rst-year goalie Mike Pe- named to the Second Team. He led we needed at that time.” the momentum. the game-winner as she laid out for a club earlier this season, and ranks in aged a sweep of Amherst in the regu- ters’s stellar run. Bowdoin with 29 total points this year Ludy agreed with O’Neil. Later in the ! rst, Chelsea MacNeil hard shot that beat the goalie. the top seven in all-time career and lar season. # e Polar Bears racked RC: Which individuals on the o$ of 14 goals and 15 assists, and tied “Kim is one of the most composed ’15 shot the puck from the faceo$ Captain Kayte Holtz ’13 muscled game-winning goals. up three goals in the ! rst period dur- Middlebury team will have to pro- for the team lead with six goals on players I’ve ever played with. It al- circle but it ricocheted o$ of the post. a Williams defender out of the way Lessard earned an All-Conference ing the Saturday game. duce against the Polar Bears? power plays. most seems too easy for her to dangle Rachel Kennedy ’16 found the and ripped a shot for the fifth goal Second Team selection thanks to a Amherst’s leaky defense has al- OT: As the Polar Bears have proba- Weiniger and Koo were also se- around people and score as she did puck in a crowd around the net and of the game. league-leading 1.27 goals-against aver- lowed 2.46 goals per game this year, bly already ! gured out through scout- lected as two of the 16 ! nalists for this weekend. She also doesn’t let knocked it in for a short-handed goal Williams pulled its goalie for an ex- age and a .778 win percentage. She now and the Polar Bears have not lost a ing, [junior Louis] Belisle is playing Ice hockey teams’ ranks in D-III nationwide polls throughout the season the Joe Concannon Award earlier this emotions get in the way and is able to that tied the score. tra attacker and scored a goal but that ranks third in program history with 30 single match this season when they some of the best hockey of his career MATTHEW GUTSCHENRITTER & TOPH TUCKER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT month, which honors the top Amer- control the game at her pace without Head Coach Marissa O’Neil no- was as close as the team would get. career wins, and set a new school record scored more than two goals. right now. ican-born men’s ice hockey player in overthinking it,” Ludy said. ticed that the Polar Bears nervous Kayla Lessard ’13 had 18 saves in with a .947 save percentage. D-II or D-III. 12 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT From bros to Beyoncé: Kang ’02 on what works in modern journalism

BY EMMA PETERS unique in a variety of ways. He es- ORIENT STAFF timated that his GPA was 1.9 when he graduated. Given the choice between a “I really regret not taking Bowdoin story entitled “25 Celebrities You more seriously when I was here,” said Might Not Know are Bisexual” and Kang. “I was de5 nitely not ready for a fifteen page piece of well-report- college at 18, I don’t think I was ready ed investigative journalism, most for college at 21.” internet users would probably read While at Bowdoin, Kang was a the former. columnist for the Orient, which he Jay Caspian Kang ’02 made pre- says remains some of his best work. cisely this point in his lecture at “These [columns] are fun- Ladd House last night. He then nier than anything I’ve written posed the question: does mod- for Grantland,” said Kang. “I was ern journalism challenge readers somehow better as a writer at these enough? types of columns when I was 21 Kang noted that websites such as than I am now.” Gawker have a hard time “justifying” The columns usually discussed funding lengthier, more investigative popular music artists in a wry, sar- pieces simply because longer articles castic tone. Kang never hesitated don’t lead to bigger pro5 ts. to include appropriate anecdotes, He concluded that technology like the irony of dropping a Mexi- has created a divide between print can figurine into a bowl of salsa. and online content. He also co-founded Ritalin, a According to Kang, the chal- humor magazine that was consid- lenge for writers is to find a re- ered controversial by the adminis- spectable medium in between tration and the student body. long-form journalism and sensa- “We got in all this trouble be- HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT tional blurbs. cause of our language, which now Kang is currently an editor at READERS DO NOT IMPROVE: Jay Caspian Kang ’02 spoke at Ladd yesterday and discussed how modern journalism caters to short attention spans. that I look back on I’m kind of in Grantland, a sports and pop cul- shock that we didn’t get in more ture website owned by ESPN. He is which received praise from critics. Though he always knew he “I didn’t ever expect it to be pub- trouble,” said Kang. also a contributor to the New York Kang however, remains modest. wanted to be a writer, Kang went lished,” he said. “I just wanted it to One of his favorite topics to Times magazine. “All these old women hate it, so I through a period of doubt after re- be done so I could say, ‘all right, I mock: bro culture. Kang noted the importance of feel bad,” he said jokingly. ceiving his MFA from Columbia. tried before I was a lawyer and hat- “All my friends are bros, so it’s humor in his line of work. He added that publishing a nov- “For five or six years I didn’t ing myself.’” not like I find it repulsive or some- “If you’re talking about anything el was an extremely personal expe- publish anything and I was really Kang said he’d like to publish thing,” said Kang. “I just think it’s the internet is interested in, which rience for him. struggling as a writer—to the point another book, though he’s unsure this endless source of humor.” is usually cats, sports, Beyoncé and “Once you’re done with a book, you where I felt like I should consider when that will happen. For all the bros out there ready the Oscars, it should always be do everything in your power to never another career path,” he said. “Whenever I get sick of the stuff to troll Kang’s articles, think twice funny,” he said. think about it again,” Kang said. “It’s Kang decided he would write a I’m writing now, I’ll write another before commenting. As he said Last fall Kang published his debut a really humiliating thing to have a novel before he took the LSAT and novel,” he said. during his lecture, “Writers are novel, “4 e Dead Do Not Improve,” novel out there.” started applying to law school. Kang’s time at Bowdoin was very sensitive people.” Masque and Gown performs WBOR concert features Antlers, Cantilever BY HY KHONG comedic ‘Den of Thieves’ ORIENT STAFF The Antlers and Cantilever BY CLARE DESANTIS bluntness. The characters aren’t headlined WBOR’s annual spring STAFF WRITER afraid to curse or be crass, an attri- concert last Friday night, filling bute that lead actress Anna Morton Morrell Lounge with the indie-pop Bowdoin’s Masque and Gown ’15 sees as a strength of the script. sound that both bands share. performed four showings of Ste- “I think we did a good job do- Last semester’s WBOR concert phen Adly Guirgis’ play Den of ing [Den of Thieves] in a way featured electronica groups RJD2, Thieves last weekend. that would be well received by the Shlomo and Forget Forget. Directed by Jenni Stobiecki ’13, school,” she said. This semester, to appeal to dif- Den of Thieves follows four peo- The story centers around Mor- ferent genres and interests, WBOR ple who must come to terms with ton’s character Maggie, a recover- decided to mix things up a bit by their respective addictions, short- ing kleptomaniac and compulsive featuring indie-rock and lo-fi comings and faults when they are eater trying to regain her grasp on groups. caught attempting to rob a TriBe- life. “We chose the Antlers because Ca disco. “I was kind of playing it like they have a sizeable following on Tied to chairs in a mobster’s this is the moment when she is re- campus, but they still fall in that basement, they must decide who ally starting to change things,” said vein of independent music,” said HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT among them most deserves to die Morton, “but then she gets caught WBOR Station Manager Rachel NOT JUST PUTTING DOGS TO SLEEP: Antlers frontman Peter Silverman sings a soothing melody. in reparation for their crimes. up in this big robbery.” Lopkin ’13. “We also like bringing The play uses the characters’ Jared Littlejohn ’15 played the back alumni too because it gives low set. “You could tell that most of the dialogue to explore stereotypes in dynamic—yet also deadpan—role them a place to still showcase their The Antlers opened with “Drift crowd were longtime Antlers fans, a way that is both accessible and of Paul. music after graduating.” Drive,” off of their new EP “Un- but those who weren’t looked like entertaining. “Paul is a former 400-lb, com- Portland band Cantilever, com- dersea.” True to the album title, they were watching in awe—collec- “It is not politically correct. It pulsive overeater slash thief who posed of Henry Hoagland ’12, Marc the band was bathed in blue-green tively they’ve got a lot of stage pres- is not polite,” notes the playbill. It wanted to turn his life around and Seligson, ’12, Will Holland,’12, and spotlighting as frontman Peter Sil- ence,” said Veronica Verdin ’15. is this honest dialogue that makes is now a 12-Step Program leader,” Peter McLaughlin ’10, cited The berman delivered soothing vocals. Loud cheering followed “Putting the production unconventional, said Littlejohn. “His character Antlers as one of their influences. A microphone malfunction struck the Dog to Sleep” and rapidly led funny and poignant. is trying to help Maggie achieve The Antlers “were a band Henry during their second song, “I Don’t into chants for an encore. “We hadn’t done a true comedy those 12 steps and turn her life and I used to listen to a lot when we Want Love.” Silberman, however, “We’re just going to play one in so long,” said Stobiecki. “There’s around.” were first starting to play together,” was unperturbed by the mishap. more because you guys have par- been so many discussions about 4 is rehabilitation falls apart said Holland. “That’s actually how the song ties to go to,” said Silberman, upon racial stereotypes and gender ste- when, deluded by the promise of “[4 e audience] will de5 nitely goes, it finishes right in the mid- returning to the stage to perform reotypes, and this play deals en- life-changing wealth, Paul and Mag- hear some sounds that are reminis- dle,” he said, drawing laughter from “Epilogue.” tirely with stereotypes. gie become tangled in Flaco’s (her cent of the Antlers, quoting the Ant- the crowd. Asked before the concert how he “I thought it was an interesting ex-boyfriend’s) plan to rob a disco. lers in some way,” added Hoagland. By the time The Antlers closed thought the show would go, Canti- piece for the time we are in,” she 4 e plan goes horribly awry when Cantilever opened the show with the show with “Putting the Dog to lever’s Will Holland ‘12 predicted added. the three miscreants and Flaco’s new what McLaughlin called a “delicate Sleep,” the crowd seemed to have the night’s melancholic tone. A large part of Den of Thieves’ electro-pop” sound, setting the been taken in by the band’s atmo- “WBOR presents a night of appeal lies in that its topicality and Please see THIEVES, page 13 stage for The Antlers’ equally mel- spheric instrumentals. weeping,” said Holland. +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! ,4# 13 Nationalistic artifi ce AN EVENING OF JAPANESE DANCE infringes on Oscars of the Hollywood system delivers an elevator 6 lm-pitch worthy of a pro- CINEMA SCOPE fessional—a better one than the ac- tual fake producer can even muster. Given the true subject of the 6 lm, SAM FICHTNER I couldn’t help but 6 nd the movie’s introductory cartoon strangely di- That was a rather strange Oscar dactic and misguided. It’s odd that night, wouldn’t you say? From the Hollywood feels so compelled to take-it-or-leave-it misogynistic give its viewers a history lesson ev- and racist jokes of the first-time ery time we enter a land remotely host to the bizarre exaltation of the foreign to us. Hollywood musical (since when Yes Ben A7 eck, I know you were was “Chicago” a landmark pic- majoring in Middle Eastern studies; I ture?), the 85th Academy Awards also know that you dropped out. 5 e were full of surprises—there was cartoon, designed no doubt to feel PREETI KINHA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT even a tie (they might as well just like a storyboard (in hopes to link New York-based performer Sachito Ito danced Thursday night in an event in conjunction with the Museum of Art’s Japanese supernatural prints exhibit. chop the statue in half). this section to the aforementioned But to me nothing was stranger climax) ended up feeling more like than the quick jump over to Wash- child’s pop-up book. ington for Michelle Obama’s oddly Was “Argo” the best 6 lm of the year? Muralist paints under public’s watchful eye intrusive presentation of the Best In my mind, not by a long shot, but Picture Award. only Spielberg’s “Lincoln” would have a 14’-by-19’ expanse of plaster in land’s Greenhut Galleries. There, Nothing against our lovely first deserving of an award concerned less CREATION front of a crowd of collaborators— Schrock found herself confronted lady, but didn’t it seem like she with the artistic merit of a 6 lm than the flirts with the prospect of perfor- with the question of value—value showed up at the wrong party? exaltation of American values. THEORIES mance art. assigned to others’ work and value (That party being one in which the However, when I think about She hasn’t always done this kind she could place on her own pieces. entertainment industry’s moguls Michelle Obama’s speech, I am AMANDA MINOFF of work. Her background as an art- “One day I sold a painting for and beautiful people pretend for brought back to Professor Reiz- ist is founded in a quieter breed of $20,000 and it got me thinking one night that they are the most baum’s comments and can’t help Francine Schrock is painting individually-felt inspiration and about marketing my own art,” she important people in the universe.) but see a corollary between the murals for Fallbrook Woods As- self-motivation. said. “Soon after that I went off on If nothing else, the speech from film’s plot and this particular pre- sisted Living Center in Portland, Schrock grew up in Greenfield, my own. I just ventured out and our first lady put everyone in their sentation of the award. and she’s still getting used to the Mass., and her environment and declared on nothing that I was an place. American politics steps onto the feeling of having eyes on her back family informed her drive to cre- artist and this is what I was going Perhaps this is just a touchy re- moviemaking turf in the hopes of as the residents watch her work. ate art. to do.” sponse to an all-around bizarre creating a common ground and “‘We want you to put in a cat!’ “I’ve always been interested in Indeed, Schrock has amassed evening, but, given the overtly po- reverence for the power of film- they’ll say, so I’ll add a cat,” she art,” she said. “My grandmother quite a repertoire of her own pieces litical overtones of half of the Best making. said. “Hearing these things be- taught me a lot about painting and to exhibit. Her body of work is ef- Picture nominees, her appearance Michelle Obama’s speech drifted comes part of the process of paint- drawing. I was this classical artist, fectively divided between two cat- seemed hardly accidental. strangely into what seemed like an ing.” and when I graduated high school egories: landscapes and colorfield “Argo,” which depicts the res- appraisal the human spirit: “We Whether or not she sees the sug- I knew that’s what I wanted to do.” paintings. cue of six U.S. agents from Iran can overcome any obstacle if we gestion as an aesthetic improve- After earning her BFA from the Her landscapes are inspired by in 1979, is a terrific piece of film- dig deep enough and fight hard ment or thinks the work would Maine College of Art in Portland, a sense of place—Maine and the making. Who could have guessed enough and find the courage to be- have been better off sans feline, Schrock tried her hand at her own “crazy atmospheric changes” that a decade ago that Ben Affleck lieve in ourselves”. Schrock has come to appreciate the sweater-design business, using come with living in the state. would become a superb chronicler Surely the Academy knew be- often brutally honest comments skills her grandmother had taught “It all happens so quickly, and of American values? His knack for forehand that “Argo” would win that the experience of public paint- her. if you miss it, good luck seeing it constructing thrill scenes is impec- the award, and that it was an easy ing invites. “It came to the point, though, again,” explained Schrock. cable; he’s been in enough cheap film for the White House to cham- “5 ere’s something really amazing where I knew I’d have to mass pro- Bold, textured and vibrant, her thrillers to know how to build sus- pion. about opening yourself up to that duce, and I didn’t want to do that,” colorfield paintings conjure a dif- pense and not risk sacrificing the There’s a little bit of necessary dialogue when you’re in the process said Schrock. “So I got into sales ferent kind of atmosphere. integrity of his political motives. artifice employed to lionize the of painting,” she said. “It makes the and made money. But after years of “They are the other side of the A few nights ago, a class of mine efforts of C.I.A. agents of yester- whole experience lusher.” doing that, I found it unfulfilling.” was recounting the oddities of this year, who bear a powerful resem- Shrock’s project—painting on She then began work at Port- Please see SCHROCK, page 14 year’s Oscars when Professor of blance with those of today’s op- English Marilyn Reizbaum astutely eratives. offered two conditions of Argo’s “Argo” swims far from the testy success that explain its victory: 1) waters of torture found in “Zero TÓIBÍN The film exalts a major American Dark Thirty”—the winner of only CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 agency’s heroic ability to step into half of its five nominations, no an international system gone hay- doubt because of its attendant po- insistence on “finding the end, a wire and save the day, and 2) it also litical controversy. way out of the story that is not exalts an industry that provides an In “Argo,” Hollywood provided dramatic ostensibly, but is made international language capable of a fitting middle ground for the dramatic by the shift of tone and assuaging even the most severe of White House and the Kodak The- by the texture of the language.” circumstances. ater to come together. Tóibín likened the fleeting na- While the C.I.A. plays a central As Obama championed our na- ture of the short story to music role, make no mistake: this is a movie tional unity, the rest of us were when he remarked, “In a short about Hollywood. simply eager for her to announce story, everything can only happen 5 is is evidenced by the 6 lm’s the award, so that Ben Affleck once...its closer to that moment in, compelling climax, in which the could cry and we could take to say, a big Bruce Springsteen bal- character that has expressed the Twitter to begin tearing apart the lad where he lets his voice go up most doubts over the persuasiveness night’s peculiarities. and soar, and everyone goes ‘wow, ahhhh’—that second of pure emo- tion that you get in opera as well. The reason why it’s so pure is that it does not have a consequence.” COURTESY OF COLM TÓIBÍN Talk of music makes up much SILENT SPRING: Colm Tóibín delivered this semester’s Santagata lecture. of “The Dead,” in which partygo- ers at the Misses Morkan’s annual ing love and loss. Fittingly, Tóibín lights switched on approached, he dance join in rounds of tradition- concluded his talk by reading the was shaking. He knew he would al Irish ballads like “The Lass of end of his short story “A Song,” have to be careful to say nothing Aughrim.” which he said emerged from an more, to pretend that it had been “If you’re Irish, the song means unexpected encounter at an Irish an ordinary evening. It would something—it’s one of those very music festival in the ’80s. The all be forgotten; they would play haunting songs that we have,” Tóibín story’s final lines evoke the lilting and sing until the small hours. He remarked, before breaking into a faint silence that typifies his work: turned the car and waited in the rendition of the song’s chorus. “He shrugged and made his way darkness for the others to come.” For Tóibín, the ephemerality of past the drinkers at the front door With that, a sonorous applause the short story is the source of its of the pub, making sure not to look filled Kresge Auditorium, and the magic, and the punctuated silenc- at anybody. Outside, as the first crowd filtered out onto the snowy, SOPHIE MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT es of his works tell of heartbreak- car of the evening with full head- silent Quad. 14 !"# 0+# 123'2&4 2%( $%&'!(, )!%*+ ,, -.,/ Sullivan ’06 exhibits work at L.A. gallery PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST BY BRIANNA BISHOP STAFF WRITER Ann Sullivan ’06 has been mov- George Ellzey ’13 ing around the country for as long as she can remember. Born in St. Louis, she went to high school BY MICHELLE HONG in Bangor, Maine, and now lives STAFF WRITER in Texas. After graduating from John Bapst Memorial High School, George Ellzey ’13 was at first Sullivan followed her older sis- unsure where he was going to ter, as she says she always has, to fit in at Bowdoin, but he found Bowdoin College. a welcoming home in dance. “I figured if it was good enough Unlike many arts students at for her, it was good enough for Bowdoin, Ellzey inadvertently me,” she said. stumbled onstage. He did not A visual arts major, Sullivan even know he was a talented concentrated mostly on drawing singer until his host family sug- during her time at the College. She gested that he audition for a CATHERINE YOCHUM, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT was also involved with the Orient cappella. Now he sings with the and studied abroad in Barcelona. Meddiebempsters. “She’s definitely been a piv- After graduating, Sullivan went “I went to a high school that otal person in my dance ca- to nursing school. However, she COURTESY OF HELLOGIGGLES focused strictly on academics reer, because she’s sort of taken kept making art as a hobby, oc- GIRL GIGGLES: Comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates in front of Sullivan’s “Our Founding Four-Sitters.” or athletics, so I didn’t have me under her wing,” said El- casionally designing wedding an- any creative outlets at all,” said lzey. “Without her I probably nouncements for friends. Then her dle-like” feel, enhanced by her use of be an artist in the real world. Sul- Ellzey. “Coming to Bowdoin wouldn’t be dancing so much brother, a web designer, suggested colored pencil and ink as mediums. livan says that exposure to the opened up a lot of opportuni- now, or have the passion to she make a website. “I like to have reasonably priced Bowdoin Museum of Art and art ties for me.” dance. She sparked a flame.” “I got a website, and suddenly art work that is accessible,” said Sul- shows coordinated with Professor After a casual display of his Ellzey is now taking his my hobby turned into something livan. of Art Mark Wethli gave her first- moves one Pub Night, a dance fourth class with Griffin this more without putting much into Sullivan’s laidback philosophy is hand experience early. group leader convinced him to spring. it,” said Sullivan. well illustrated by her colorful and “There are a lot of real world ap- get involved with the hip-hop He is an interdisciplinary About a year ago, she began illus- vibrant artistic style. plications for art at Bowdoin,” she dance group Obvious. major in theater and English, trating for the website HelloGiggles, “I like fun and silly doodling, said. “It’s a lot of practice and a leg “I was like, ‘I don’t know and says the combination of his an online community for women coloring,” she said. “I just like to up if you want to do something af- anything about dance at all,’” majors and his dancing have founded by Zooey Deschanel, Molly make people happy.” ter college.” he said. “My history of dance given him more confidence McAleer and Sophia Rossi. It was Sullivan says the nicest compli- 5 ough she still plans on becom- was just dancing in my room by over the years. Rossi who recommended Sulli- ment she’s ever received is that her ing a nurse, Sullivan says her experi- myself.” “Coming into Bowdoin, I was van’s work to Gallery1988 Melrose artwork has “personality.” ence with Gallery1988 has opened Now Ellzey is the leader of very shy and introverted; a lot of & Venice, a pop-culture art gallery Although Sullivan was not able her eyes to other possibilities. Obvious, which will be per- people don’t know that I felt sort based out of Los Angeles. 5 e gal- to make it to Los Angeles to see the “It’s allowing me to think of forming at the Asian Student of out of place,” he said. “5 ere lery then invited Sullivan to contrib- show herself, having a show at a gal- myself as more than an artist as a Association Fashion Show and has to be an amount of con6 dence ute to their Young Adult exhibition lery like Gallery1988 has still had a hobby,” she said. the student group show this se- when you step onto the stage or this February. huge impact on her. Sullivan found She still keeps in touch with mester. when you say a line.” “It was a nostalgic take on ’90s herself star-struck when Kate Micuc- Wethli, and keeps herself up-to- Ellzey began taking dance Ellzey is one of the few male teen theme literature,” she said. ci of the musical comedy duo Gar- date on her fellow graduates’ work courses his junior year, and now dancers at Bowdoin, and some- The show is Sullivan’s first public funkle and Oates took note of “Our through Facebook. they are an integral part of his times 6 nds it a di7 cult situation. exhibition of her work. Founding Four-Sitters.” “I see all the art things that my coursework. He is also dancing “It would be nice to see other Sullivan had four pieces on dis- “I was like, ‘Garfunkle and friends are doing,” said Sullivan. in senior Natalie Johnson’s in- male dancers on campus, espe- play at Gallery1988 illustrating Oates took a picture in front of my Sullivan also maintains her rela- dependent study. cially in technique classes,” he characters from Sullivan’s teen stuff!’” she said. tionship with the College by selling “All the dance classes I’ve said. “For someone who recent- obsession, the book series The 5 e show also includes artwork postcards of her artwork through taken so far have been totally ly started dancing, I would look Baby-Sitter’s Club. So far she has based on Nancy Drew, the Goose- the College Bookstore. new for me,” he said. “To be to my classmates to see what sold two pieces, titled “Kristy” and bumps series, and Sweet Valley High. “Young Adult” was on display at in classes with people who are they’re doing, but it’s hard when “Mary Anne.” Sullivan credits Bowdoin with Gallery1988: Melrose from Febru- very talented and to hear people it’s a field with all girls.” Sullivan’s art has a distinctly “doo- preparing her for what it’s like to ary 2 to 23. say ‘you’re a great dancer’ still Since there are so few male blows my mind.” dancers, one of Ellzey’s mis- Even though dance is still a sions as a dancer is to encour- come into an environment like that new adventure for Ellzey, he age more men to join. SCHROCK is something inspiring. And it’s en- THIEVES says it has already had a huge “I think a lot of guys are CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 tertaining for them.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 impact on his life. scared to dance because of Fallbrook Woods will host a re- “It’s sort of like I’m a late some type of societal pressures hand,” she said. “They’re more in- vealing of Schrock’s murals in early girlfriend Boochie are apprehended starter but all these great op- or thinking they can’t dance,” tuitive. I start with the idea of a April. She described the process as by the incompetent 8 edgling mob- portunities have been happen- he said. “I feel like everyone has color that I want to explore, and uniquely collaborative. sters Little Tuna and Sal. ing,” said Ellzey. “I’ve experi- the ability to dance.” it’s [as if] I have a conversation “We’ll have meetings before I Since the four main actors spend enced so much and received a Ellzey believes that everyone with the painting. I explore differ- come up with an idea,” she said. “I half the play tied to chairs in a dingy lot of encouragement and praise has something to give to and ent values seeing how they all work really try to bring outside opinion basement, Stobiecki made an inter- from my peers and the faculty.” take away from the arts. together. To me it’s not so much a in. esting aesthetic choice. She seated Assistant Professor of The- “I just want more dancers and logical process.” “These people are surrounded by the audience on the stage, only a few ater and Dance Charlotte Grif- to foster that culture,” he said. Schrock emphasized the impor- walls, so I try to bring the outside feet from the actors. fin has been one of the major Ellzey does not have any con- tance of developing a confidence in and give them something else to Otherwise, “the overall e9 ect factors in furthering Ellzey’s crete plans for after graduation, around personal subjectivity. “To look at besides a blank space. It’s wouldn’t have been the same,” she interest in dance. but he knows he is on the right get in touch with that quiet and get really just giving them a chance to said. “It would be really hard to do Professor Griffin approached track. He is currently consider- in tune with what’s important—I have ownership in the murals.” [the play] in the normal seating be- Ellzey after an Afro-Modern ing a career in entertainment, think a lot of people miss out on This approach seems counter- cause you wouldn’t necessarily be up class performance and asked possibly at talent agencies or that,” she said. intuitive to Schock’s quiet, medita- in the action, you wouldn’t get that him if he was going to take television. But this project of mural-mak- tive nature. claustrophobic feeling of being in a her modern dance class. While “I’m unsure, but I’m excited ing is a new sort of challenge for “I love working alone, I love my basement. Griffin initially intimidated El- for the future,” he said. “I’m Schrock. If her colorfields draw quiet time,” she said. “My life is “Putting [the audience] on the lzey, he has come to consider staying positive. Everything their power from introspection, about my art. People would come stage helped with that intimate feel- her a mentor. will work out.” the murals, in contrast, demand a ask if they could watch me paint, ing that we wanted.” whole different engagement with I’d say no. Translating that to these “It was a really interesting experi- the external. large-scale paintings when I’m in ence to have the audience onstage “It’s definitely a lot more physi- public view and listening to com- with us,” said Littlejohn. “It allowed cal,” she said. “This is like yoga ments from people is hard.” for us to do more.” nine hours a day. I’m climbing on Criticism, in one sense, is Den of ! ieves proved delightful scaffolding, I’m working in that Schrock’s worst fear, but she sug- to all audience members, with the space.” gests that it may also be her most colorful language that coaxed laughs 5 ough the work is demanding, valuable tool. from from students and Brunswick Schrock has found meaning in the “Meditating on and not making locals alike. community of her new studio space. a judgment about what others are For more drama productions at “5 e big part of it for me is that saying is empowering,” she said. Bowdoin, be sure to catch Quake, connection with this elderly group “It’s our nature to get really critical which goes up on February 28, of people,” she said. “5 ey are go- of ourselves and others. But there’s March 1, and March 2 at 7 p.m. in ing through this vital transition of no space for that. The lesson is just Wish 5 eater, as well as 5 e Good relinquishing control. For me to to hear what people are saying.” Swimmer on March 2 at 9 p.m. !"#$%&, '%"() *, +,*+ SPORTS -./"0- 15 Women’s basketball falls to Amherst after quarterfi nal upset to their physicality,” said Phelps. BY DIMITRIA SPATHAKIS ORIENT STAFF In total, the Polar Bears gave up 20 turnovers that Amherst con- verted for 19 points. SCORECARD Bowdoin had a balanced scor- Sa 2/23 at Amherst L 60!45 ing attack. Donahoe led with 14 points, while Phelps followed with eight points, and Siena Mitman The women’s basketball team’s ’15, Tori Munson ’15 and Shannon playoff run came to an end last Sat- Brady ’16 all chipped in with six. urday as the Polar Bears fell 60-45 Brady was awarded the NESCAC’s to the No. 2-seeded Amherst in the Rookie of the Year award last week- NESCAC semifinals. The team did end, the fourth Bowdoin 1 rst year to not receive an at-large bid to the earn that award in program history. NCAA tournament which means She 1 nished the season third on the that Bowdoin finished its season team in points per game with 7.2, with an overall record of 14-11. second in rebounds with 5.8, and “It’s a tough feeling to deal 1 rst in blocks with 2.0. with, especially coming off the “We did have that inside-out big win against Tufts,” said Me- game,” said Phelps. “We went on a gan Phelps ’15. “We came into couple runs—we just had trouble this game with the best hopes sustaining them.” and to come out and have it tak- The Polar Bears did not have the en away from you is tough. There success on the perimeter they en- was definitely a lot of emotion in DIMITRIA SPATHAKIS, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT joyed against Tufts and Connecti- the locker room.” BURN NOTICE: In a rally for women’s basketball before leaving for Amherst, captain Kaitlin Donahoe ’13 places a bag of the team’s written intentions in a fi re. cut College, only making 5 of 14 The loss marked the final game from behind the arc. Uncharacter- for the team’s lone senior, cap- Bear,” said Head Coach Adrienne have won a NESCAC title. “They were doing some differ- istically, Bowdoin also struggled at tain Kaitlin Donahoe ’13. She was Shibles. “It’s a devastating moment “With Amherst there’s such a ent things to us than we had seen the foul line, only sinking 6 of 14 named to the First Team All-NES- for the student-athlete, for the rivalry, a part of me feels that at before—like really hedging hard free throw attempts. CAC for the first time in her career coach and for the team.” least the team that beat us won,” on ball screens and trapping [Kris- With around eight minutes remain- last weekend. The Lady Jeffs moved on to the said Phelps. “But a part of me also ten Prue ’14] a lot,” said Shibles. “I ing in the half the Polar Bears nar- “It’s always tough to walk into NESCAC championship, where wishes Amherst had lost.” do feel that affected our decision rowed the gap to 1 ve points. 2 e Lady the locker room after the last game they defeated Williams 53-38 on On Saturday, the Lady Jeffs took making and our ability to take care Je3 s responded with a 10-2 run, giving and look into your seniors’ eyes Sunday, earning their fifth NES- a 15-4 lead just six minutes into the of the ball.” them a 32 to 19 lead at half time. and know that that was the last CAC title. Bowdoin and Amherst game. The Polar Bears were initial- “We let them dictate a lot of tempo time they’ll see the court as a Polar remain the only two schools that ly flustered by Amherst’s defense. and we didn’t adjust quickly enough Please see W. BBALL, page 12 Fearless Project highlights LGBTIQ athletes Miller headed for NCAAs after der Diversity, added that athletes do have homosexual peers, whether they realize it or not. best Nordic skiing season ever “I think it’s important for straight folks to see that there are LGBT For the fi rst time in team history, nivals by garnering a 10th place athletes in our midst, and it’s okay,” showing out of 12 teams. said Stern. the up-and-coming nordic skiing Miller ended her season with Stern also said she hoped the team fi nished in the the top 10 in an 11th-place finish in the 5K clas- exhibit would remind so-called sic before placing 18th in the 10K closeted athletes that Bowdoin is every carnival this season. freestyle. These finishes gave her an accepting and supportive envi- enough points to earn her a spot in BY HALLIE BATES ronment in which to be an openly the NCAA Championship held in ORIENT STAFF LGBTIQ athlete. Middlebury, Vt., March 6-9. Miller Student volunteers also support- is the first Bowdoin skier since SCORECARD ed the return of the exhibit. 1997 to qualify for the NCAAs, and TH “You see all these athletes who Sa 2/16 at Middlebury Carnival 9 /13 will be competing against athletes TH stop to read the stories and look Sa 2/23 at Bates Carnival 10 /12 from around the country. She also at all the pictures,” said Lucy Mor- earned All East Honors, another rell ’13, who works in the Resource In the past two weeks, the Nor- first for the Bowdoin program. Center for Sexual and Gender Di- dic Skiing team has continued its “I am really excited to be rac- versity. “That’s one of the biggest streak of top-10 finishes by plac- ing at NCAAs,” said Miller. “We reasons why we brought it back, ing ninth and 10th in its two final spend the regular season compet- because it’s popular with students.” carnivals of the year. Junior Kait- ing against skiers from the east and Jeff Sheng, the exhibit’s creator lynn Miller also became the first it will be a neat experience to race and photographer, started the Fear- Bowdoin skier to qualify for the with collegiate skiers from other less Project in 2003. Since then, NCAAs in 16 years. areas of the country.” the collection has grown to feature During the weekend of February Coach Nathan Alsobrook has KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT around 150 out athletes, and Sheng 15, Bowdoin earned a ninth place especially been impressed with the FEAR THIS: Fierce photos of LGBTQ athletes adorned several loactions on campus, all taken by Jeff Sheng. hopes to have the collection pub- 1 nish in the Middlebury Carnival, team this year. lished as a book sometime within placing in the top-10for the team’s “I think this may be the best BY EMMA PETERS Bowdoin three years ago, but mem- the next few years. He said he is fourth consecutive carnival. Miller Nordic season Bowdoin’s ever ORIENT STAFF bers of the Department of Athletics also enthusiastic about the exhibit’s placed ninth overall for the indi- had,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of and the Resource Center for Sexual return to campus. vidual women’s 5K classic, following flashes of individual brilliance but The Fearless Project, a photog- and Gender Diversity thought its “It’s really an honor that they put it up with a 13th-place 1 nish in the the consistent team performance raphy exhibit celebrating athletes 2013 return would be even more ef- the work back,” said Sheng. “I’m 15K mass-start freestyle race. Cap- this year is better than anything who have come out about their ho- fective as the exhibit now features really excited that I was able to dis- tain Hannah Wright ’13 also had a we’ve ever done.” mosexuality, will culminate today five Bowdoin alums: Colin Ogilvie play the images of the athletes at strong showing, 1 nishing 18th in the Compared to previous seasons, in a reception featuring four of the ‘12, Ben Chadwick ‘11, Shana Na- Bowdoin.” 5K classic and 30th in the freestyle. this has been one of Bowdoin’s high- five Bowdoin athletes profiled in telson ‘10, Lindsey Warren-Shriner The project’s roots resonate with Kevin Hoose ’15 led the way for the est achieving years. 2 e squad has the exhibit. ‘10 and Elsbeth Paige-Jeffers ‘10. Sheng on a personal level. men’s team, earning a 30th place 1 n- never before had a season in which it “It’s important for all of us to be “It’s exciting to have alumni “I played tennis in high school ish in the 20K. Captain James Crimp placed in the top 10 at every carnival. respectful of anyone that we may who are involved in the Fearless and I did not play in college,” said ’13 was the top 1 nisher in the classic Next year, the team hopes to interact with,” said Tim Ryan, inter- Project,” said Ryan. “It’s a great op- Sheng. “One of the reasons was race, coming in 33rd. continue pushing into the middle im athletic director. “This is a way portunity to bring people together that I didn’t feel comfortable com- 2 e following weekend, Bowdoin rankings of the conference even to draw attention to a segment of from our community to support ing out while I was on a varsity travelled to Black Mountain in though it will graduate two impor- society that may not have received an issue that’s really gained a lot of sports team.” Rumford, Maine, to wrap up its tant sneior in Hannah Wright and that treatment in the past, especial- momentum on campus.” The Fearless Project was ulti- season with the Bates Carnival. Emma James, who, according to ly within the athletic community.” Kate Stern, director of the Re- The team finished strong, extend- Alsobrook, have been cornerstones The Fearless Project first came to source Center for Sexual and Gen- Please see FEARLESS, page 16 ing its top-ten streak to five car- for the program. 16 !"#$%! %-2 3#4(#'5 #$'25% &$'()*, +)$,- ., /0.1 Globetrotters get wrapped up in global politics sisted of four Globetrotters, for- Celebrity All-Star Game, would ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR ’CAC mer NBA player Dennis Rodman be a much better candidate. But and a film crew. They are running perhaps Rodman came along just AND COUNTRY a basketball camp for children, for that reason—he is an unex- playing pickup games, and com- pected participant and perhaps, Kyle Lockwood ’14 BERNIE CLEVENS peting with top North Korean ath- just the character to draw Amer- letes. Vice Media is following the ica’s attention. FORWARD/DEFENDER * MEN’S ICE HOCKEY The Harlem Globetrotters are group around the country to film So far it has worked—you, in the most unique team in Ameri- these interactions. Brunswick, Maine, are currently HIGHLIGHTS can sports. Unlike other squads, Just as the Globetrotters utilized reading about it. However, those their victory is the entertainment their skills in Washington to bring who do not read my column may • Scored Bowdoin’s only two they provide. They dazzle fans attention to domestic issues, many hear of this story through nation- with a repertoire that ranges from wonder if this trip to Asia has in- al media outlets. On ESPN’s First goals against Conn. College to showy dunks—rivaling the skill ternational implications. Take, notorious arguers Stephen A. clinch the team’s fi rst seed. of NBA players—to fan interac- As of Wednesday, the State De- Smith and Skip Bayless exclusively tions; from soaking referees with partment denied to comment on discussed Rodman’s visit without • Earned a hat trick against water pails to circling defenders this ongoing visit. Spokesmen Pat- any mention of the Globetrotters. Hamilton in the quarterfi nal with their dribbling. The Globe- rick Ventrell simply stated that, In addition, many people will tune round of the NESCAC playoff s. trotters have found their niche “We don’t vet U.S. citizens’ private in to the HBO special airing in JEFFREY CHUNG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT playing over 20,000 games—the travel to North Korea.” He contin- April solely to see Rodman, and equivalent of 243 NBA seasons— ued by urging Americans who are his lip ring, interacting with North BY ALEX VASILE “[He’s] de8 nitely a playmaker,” in thousands of U.S. cities and in “contemplating travel to North Ko- Korea youth. STAFF WRITER Ollie Koo ’14 said. “He would nor- 122 countries during the course of rea to review our travel warning on Similar to the Ping-Pong Di- mally think to pass 8 rst as opposed their 87-year history. North Korea.” plomacy that thawed U.S.-China Kyle Lockwood ’14 is o6 en one to taking the shot himself.” While we have grown accus- Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schnei- relations in the early 1970s, the of the biggest players on the ice. Coach Meagher sees that mind- tomed to the Globetrotters’ spec- der backed Ventrell’s statements Harlem Globetrotters visit can be With line mates Rob MacGregor set as an extension of his personality. tacular performance on the court, by denying that this trip links to conceived as a form of “Basketball ’13 and Rob Toczylowski ’13, the “He’s not sel8 sh,” he said. “Goal they continue to make national political activism in any way. He Diplomacy.” Bowdoin second shi6 specializes scorers have to have a degree of self- headlines off the court. commented that this journey is Like Ventrell, North Korean in physical mismatches. 7 e size of ishness. He needs to put more pucks Mighty Mitchell—the 11th fe- an effort to continue “our storied leader Kim Jong-un also made the line—the three player’s average on net.” male member of the Globetrot- heritage of entertaining families sure to steer clear of questions height is 6-feet-2-inches and 202 “But really, he’s the quintessential ters—and Flight Time Lang walked and breaking down social barriers regarding U.S.-North Korea rela- pounds—gives Bowdoin a depth player,” he added. “He’s always saying across the Francis Scott Key Bridge world-wide.” tions. Nevertheless, he is enjoy- that other teams cannot boast. It ‘Hi Coach, how’s your day going?’ He from Virginia to Washington, Nevertheless, it seems doubt- ing the entertainment. He was in also allows the team to wear its op- competes hard within the rules of the D.C., dribbling and spinning pink ful that Dennis Rodman and the attendance at Wednesday’s match ponents down, just as it did against game, and he’s the type to sit quietly basketballs the whole way to raise four Globetrotters can effectively between North Korean teams, each Hamilton last Saturday, scoring in the back of a room enjoying what awareness for breast cancer. Af- run a basketball camp for children. with a pair of Globetrotters daz- three goals in the 8 nal eight min- he’s just accomplished.” terwards, they addressed over 150 After all, it is no walk in the park zling fans. He then took the Glo- utes to spark a dramatic comeback. Lockwood, a Connecticut na- students at the Holy Trinity School for a team of 15 Bowdoin basket- betrotters and company to drinks Lockwood had his stick in four tive, started his hockey career as about their nationwide “ABCs of ball players to manage just 50 local after the game. goals in that game, scoring three many do. He began skating around Bullying Prevention.” Meanwhile, Brunswick students at the annual Perhaps the Obama adminis- on his own and assisting Toczy- age three or four at the urging of his nearly 6,000 miles away, another Polar Bear Camp. tration did not vet this visit, and lowski on the game-winner. He also father, and played two years for his troupe of Globetrotters found Moreover, the inclusion of Rod- perhaps the Harlem Globetrotters scored both goals in the home play- public high school before enrolling themselves in a place much more man in the trip is strange espe- are conducting the visit truly to o9 -clinching win over Connecticut at the Berkshire School. He repeated unknown—North Korea. cially considering that Dikembe spread basketball worldwide. Only College a week earlier. his sophomore year hoping to get Last Tuesday, the Globetrotters Mutumbo, a well-known diplomat time will tell. After all, Henry Kiss- Still, despite his presence on some experience and increase his journeyed to Pyongyang, North from the Democratic Republic of inger did not become an honorary the ice, Lockwood has developed knowledge of the game. His recent Korea and began a weeklong proj- Congo as well as a humanitarian Globetrotter until 1976, five years a reputation as one of the quietest breakout had been highly antici- ect to entertain. The troupe con- who recently played in the NBA after a secret visit to China. team members o9 of it. 7 e steady, pated by the coaching sta9 , since, modest forward shrugs o9 his own like many players, he was limited by success without thinking. injuries last year. Play project, which aimed to raise athletes,” said Burke. “You can see “I was sort of just in the right He came to Bowdoin a6 er a suc- FEARLESS awareness against discrimination their strength and their athleticism place at the right time,” he said of cessful visit where he connected CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 based on sexual orientation in ath- but also see how much courage it’s what Head Coach Terry Meagher with the coaching sta9 . He antici- mately developed to prevent others letics. The video featured over 40 taken them to be in it.” called one of the best individual pated majoring in economics and from facing similar adversity. Bowdoin athletes and conveyed a “The most powerful ones are the game performances he’s seen at has maintained that focus, though Sheng photographed athletes in message similar to that of the Fear- big pictures where you can look at Bowdoin. “Plus, I got a lot of help he has also picked up an earth and between practices and workouts less Project. a person and understand—without from my teammates and particular- oceanographic science major. to emphasize their athletics rather “The goal in general is to end ho- even having to read anything— ly my linemates. And I got a couple “You know, I took a class with than their sexuality. mophobia in sports,” said Burke. how difficult it may have been for of empty-netters.” Professor Ed Lane—one of my fa- “I think one of the powerful Burke noted a significant change them to get to the point where they Meagher laughed at this modesty. vorite professors,” he explained. “It parts of the exhibit is that when in attitudes towards gay and lesbian could show up in a shot like that,” “Yeah, that’s pretty much what was the earthquakes and volcanoes people see the photographs, they athletes since the Fearless exhibit said Morrell. I’d expect from Kyle,” he said. “Of course, which I imagine a lot of realize that LGBTIQ identified first came to Bowdoin in 2010. Photographs from the exhibit course, I’ll have to ask him, ‘Why people have taken. But then I took athletes look just like other ath- “I think it changes a lot of peo- have been displayed in the Buck do you think you were on the ice a 100-level and went from there. letes,” said Sheng. ple’s minds on how to approach the Fitness Center, Watson Arena and then anyway?’” 7 ere are great professors in that The images in the exhibit are issue,” said Burke. “This is some- Farley Field House. According to teammate Max department.” meant to de-stigmatize gay athletes. one’s life, and the language you use “It sends a powerful message Fenkell ’15, it is because “he has a True to form, Lockwood holds Subjects are always photographed in the locker room makes their time about what’s important to mem- knack for the net.” his highest praise for others—even in their athletic gear staring straight as an athlete and just as a person a bers of our athletic department “Most of his goals are scored in in the classroom—but as Bowdoin into the camera. lot more difficult.” and our overall community to have the dark areas, which aren’t always looks to cap its best season in 25 “If you look at the pictures you’ll Burke and many others emphasized the exhibit on display in Buck cen- the nicest looking, but are the kind years with a championship, the team notice they look like strong athletes, the power of photographs to convey ter and in other athletic facilities,” of goals that any team needs this ideally will need an explosive per- and whether or not they look gay is an emotional argument like the one said Ryan. time of year,” said Fenkell. formance worthy of his own praise. secondary,” said Stern. against homophobia in athletics. The 2 p.m. closing reception will And as the season wound down, ! e sports editor of the Orient Last semester, Molly Burke ’13 “I think the photos are effec- be held in the lobby of the Buck Fit- he 8 nally started taking the initia- chooses the Athlete of the Week based directed a video for the You Can tive because you really feel for the ness Center. tive to do so more o6 en. on exemplary performance.

that push that we needed.” intimidation, but rather a motivat- NESCAC Standings W. BBALL On the defensive end, the Polar ing annoyance for the Polar Bears, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Bears tried to switch up strategies in according to Phelps. “It could’ve been a bigger mo- order to keep Amherst on its toes. “LeFrak sucks because we WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SQUASH mentum shift going into half time “We struggled with our team haven’t won there yet in my career,” NESCAC OVERALL F 3/1 v. CSA Individual Championships TBA but we let up a bit,” said Phelps. defensive concepts, knowing and she said. “Bowdoin was the last WL W L In the second half, Bowdoin sticking to the game plan defen- team to beat them in their gym— Tufts 9 1 23 2 WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD came out stronger offensively but sively,” said Shibles. “I don’t think we can do it again.” Amherst 9 1 26 1 F 3/1 at ECAC Championship (NY Armory) ALL DAY was unable to make the needed that we were able to effectively The Polar Bears, however, will Williams 9 1 22 5 Sa 3/9 at NCAA D-III Championship ALL DAY defensive adjustments to stop Am- make those transitions when we now have to wait until next season. Middlebury 4 6 14 12 herst from scoring. did change things up. At one point, “I don’t think about the rivalry,” Bates 4 6 12 12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD “We were finally executing our I wanted them to press and we said Shibles. “I’m proud of this Wesleyan 4 6 11 11 F 3/1 at ECAC Championship (NY Armory) ALL DAY offensive sets and moving the ball weren’t mentally prepared to get in team and what we’ve accomplished Trinity 4 6 13 11 Sa 3/9 at NCAA D-III Championship ALL DAY well as a team, making good passes the press after we made our basket.” this year and how we’ve improved BOWDOIN 4 6 14 11 and the right choices,” said Shibles. The Lady Jeffs’ win in LeFrak over the course of the season. I re- Conn. Coll. 4 6 10 13 *Bold line denotes NESCAC tournament cut-o! “But then we’d go down to the oth- Gymnasium extends Amherst’s ally wanted that win for this group Hamilton 3 7 12 11 Compiled by Carolyn Veilleux er end and give up a basket. The home winning streak to 78 games. for how hard they’ve worked and Colby 1 9 8 16 Sources: Bowdoin Athletics, NESCAC trading of baskets wasn’t giving us Amherst’s record is not a point of for Kaitlin and her senior year.” +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! 17 MEAGHER “Sid was a huge help to me in the 5 rst onships in 1986, but admitted his most months and not only provided me with memorable moment came two years lat- Men’s swimming ends season CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a lot of hockey knowledge but was a role er in an ECAC quarter5 nal game against down. Hockey was a part of our fab- model in more ways than one,” Mea- American International College, a D-I ric and a part of who we were.” gher said. “From that point on, I knew I team that had dominated the league. at sixth place in the NESCAC Meagher fell in love with the game wouldn’t be following a legend, I would “It was a Tuesday night but the arena and was eventually recruited to play be working with one.” was packed,” he remembered. “We were at Boston University under legendary Players quickly noticed the respect down two goals with two minutes le6 to BY RYAN HOLMES place finish in the 400 IM with a coach Jack Parker. As a Terrier, he joined for the system that Meagher brought. play and I looked up in the stands. All ORIENT STAFF time of 4:05.34. two of his brothers on the team, one of Among them was Jean Roy ’84, Bow- these di7 erent people—including a lot JR Chansakul ’16 broke the pre- whom, Rick, was captain during Terry’s doin’s all-time leading scorer as a de- of alums who had came from far away— SCORECARD vious school record for the 200 freshman year. Rick went on to play fenseman, a three-time All-American, well, they had le6 .” Su 2/24 NESCAC Championship 6TH/11 breaststroke of 2:09.63 with a time in the National Hockey League for 14 and the only Hobey Baker Award win- Against all odds, Bowdoin scored two of 2:07.23. seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, ner—given to the top collegiate player goals to tie the game. But seconds later, Peter Deardorff ’15 tied the Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils in any division in the country—in pro- Tommy Aldrich ’88, who was also the The men’s swimming and diving school record in the 200 free with and St. Louis Blues. In 1990, Rick won gram history. star of the baseball team, won the game team ended its 2012-2013 season a 1:43.91 finish. the Selke Trophy, awarded to the league’s “When Terry came in, there was in the 5 nal seconds. with a sixth-place finish in the NE- While not breaking any records, top defenseman. Terry shined during something that just really stood out “I’ll never forget it. He whacked that SCAC Championship at Wesleyan other top performances included his career on the Terriers, helping his about him,” Roy said. “As a young coach thing like a baseball right out of the air,” this past weekend. Chris Granata’s ’14 seventh-place team earn three consecutive trips to the coming from a successful D-I team, it Meagher recalled. “I’ve been to a lot of The Polar Bears broke several finish in the 200 butterfly with a NCAA D-I National Tournament, nota- would have been really easy for him to sporting events, but that night was the school records during the course time of 1:53.13. Linc Rhodes ’14 bly as the lead scorer in his senior year. change the entire system and put his only time I have ever had to cover my of the meet. was close behind, coming in eighth Meagher also received the school’s pres- stamp on the program. But Terry had ears because of the noise. 4 e place went Williams won its 11th-straight in the same race, with a time of tigious Scholar-Athlete award. a tremendous respect for Sid and the wild. I’ll never forget the next day, when NESCAC Championship with a de- 1:54.66. Kevin Koh ’16 finished 4 ough Meagher had many oppor- history of the program. 4 e program Sid kept dialing and dialing all the alum- cisive 1936.5 total points, defeat- eighth in the 50 butterfly with a tunities to play at the professional level, evolved, but slowly.” ni who had le6 and who hadn’t heard ing rival Amherst by 112 points. time of 22.84. he instead chose to enroll in a master’s Watson continued his role as athletic we had won until the next morning. In sixth, Bowdoin earned 769.5 “The most valuable character- program at Illinois State University, director until 1998, but he and Meagher He was giving them the hardest time. points. istics of the Bowdoin Swim Team where he ran a club hockey program remained close friends until Watson’s 4 eir names shall remain anonymous, Ryan Kulesza ’15 had a particu- is the support for each other,” said that played at the varsity level. Following death in 2004. because if I told you who they were, they larly impressive meet, breaking Kulesza. a year in Illinois, Meagher became an From 1969 to 2000, Bowdoin was would get heckled like crazy. 4 ey know the school records in both the 200 Kulesza added that his team assistant coach at Williams College and a part of the Eastern College Athletic who they are. You can print that.” and 400 IM, making him the only owes much of its success this sea- fell in love with the role. Conference (ECAC). 4 e conference— Meagher’s winning ways never person to hold both records at the son to its “truly amazing coach “At the time I was coaching three which included a mix of D-I and D-II waned, as throughout his career he has same time in recent history and the and mentor,” head coach Brad sports, it was like getting another de- teams—was one of the most competi- consistently attracted top talent and best IM swimmer in Bowdoin his- Burnham. gree,” he said. “I thought to myself, ‘4 is tive in the nation, and regularly sent made progressive changes to the pro- tory. For diving, Tommy Kramer ’15 is pretty special, I can’t believe they are teams far into the D-I National Cham- gram. In 1986 and 1989, he won the He broke the previous 200 IM stood out with a sixth place finish actually paying me to do this.’” pionship. Nonetheless, Meagher’s teams Edward Jeremiah Memorial Trophy, record of 1:55.22 with a time of in both the 1- and 3-meter diving It was at Williams where Meagher held their own from the start. In his very awarded to the nation’s top college coach 1:54.42 and then secured his place competitions with scores of 410.15 also 5 rst experienced the essence of the 5 rst season, the Polar Bears made it all by the American Hockey Coaches Asso- in program history with an eighth and 402.55 respectively. D-III experience. ciation. In 1996, he led the Polar Bears “I just got a taste for the D-III and the to their 5 rst ever appearance in the eight NESCAC philosophy on the student “Every night before we go to bed, team NCAA Division III tournament, when it was 5 rst implemented. or 20 years, and tell you about how well athlete,” he said. “It le6 an indelible mark Coach asks us whether we have where they returned in 2002, 2010, and “We all had our doubts initially, it they are doing and about their families, on me and one I will never forget.” 2011. In 2000, Bowdoin ended its mem- seemed very weird to many of us. But its a really special feeling,” Meagher said. A6 er a year at Williams, Meagher left everything we have out on the bership in the ECAC when the NES- we all bought in,” he said. “It’s something that resonates with me became an assistant coach at Clarkson ice. He has always reinforced the CAC formed its own hockey league. Je7 Pellegrini, who worked as an as- and has a profound impact on who I University in New York, a hockey pow- notion to never take anything for In the thirteen seasons since, Meagher sistant for Coach Meagher from 2009 to am. I’ve told joked to a lot of people that erhouse. He spent four years there, gain- has led Bowdoin to four championship 2011, witnessed 5 rst hand how e7 ective I will judge on how much I like a team ing experience at the D-1 level. granted and to cherish every day.” game appearances and one champion- the system was. in 20 years. And boy, I have had some In 1983, Bowdoin’s Head Coach ship title, which was vacated in 2011 “4 e one thing you notice on the really great teams.” Colin Downey ‘14 Sidney Watson decided to retire from a6 er the team was found to have hazed bench while coaching in his system is If you ask anyone who has ever Men’s Ice Hockey Forward coaching. Watson had tallied more new members at a spring initiation that the opponent is extremely worried played golf with Terry Meagher, they than 326 victories over 24 seasons, and event. 4 is Saturday, Meagher will look about what Bowdoin is doing rather will always tell you how competitive he nearly built the program himself, es- the way to the ECAC Championship to bring the team back to the champion- than worrying about what they should is—that’s what has kept him behind the tablishing a culture of excellence. Mea- game, where they fell to Babson, 4-1. ship game. be adjusting.” bench all these years. gher, eager to return to D-III, jumped 4 at semi5 nal game against Colby “I think Coach Meagher was great “You have to 5 nd joy in something at the opportunity and applied for the was one Meagher says he will never Innovating on the ice at evaluating players, assessing their you do in life,” Meagher said. “For those position. For Meagher, who was well forget. Colby was powerhouse, ranked strengths, and being able to mold a who participate in sport, there’s always aware of Watson’s stellar reputation, top 10 in the nation and led by legend- Even in his rookie season, players no- group of players into a winning team,” a joy in physical activity, practice, and there was something special about the ary coach Charlie Holt. Holt, who was a ticed Meagher’s strong intellect. recalled Steve Janas ‘89. “He always had hard work. But it’s the competition we Bowdoin hockey program. close friend of Watson’s, had been also “His intelligence and attention to de- talented players but was always able to all crave and how you are able to deal “Everyone knew about Bowdoin’s an important mentor to Meagher. tail really stood out right from the 5 rst elevate the level of every player. His great with the setbacks you face that really sets noisy fans kicking the metal in the back of “To this day, I owe a lot to Charlie practice,” Roy recounted. “He never talent is making the team greater than people apart from one another.” the seats and throwing themselves at the Holt,” Meagher said. “In my opinion, missed anything. To this day, he has the sum of its parts.” Re8 ecting on his 30 years at Bowdoin, glass,” he said. “It was absolutely legendary he was revolutionary and was lightyears his little notepad and pen and when Meagher expressed gratitude for the and was a big part of the hockey world.” ahead of everyone else. At times, his he sees something, he always makes a Molding Men dedication of his colleagues and players. A6 er seeing Bowdoin and interview- players didn’t understand him but he note. If you ever made a mistake, you “I will admit my experience here has ing with Watson, who was taking on the would get them there. When I would would get to the bench and hoped he A clever mind, Coach Meagher been one that has been very special and role of Athletic Director, Meagher was talk to Charlie, it was if hockey was a hadn’t seen it. But he always would and knows how to motivate his players and I have been very fortunate and lucky hired. For both Terry Meagher and the completely di7 erent game.” you would always hear about it the next lead them o7 the ice. to have had that. What sets Bowdoin Bowdoin hockey program, a new chap- By all accounts, the game was set up day of practice.” As Interim Director of Athletics Tim apart from anywhere else is quite sim- ter had begun. to be a mismatch. 4 e Polar Bears kept it Meagher’s earliest teams were very Ryan ‘06 put it, “Terry’s had a lot of suc- ply the people. 4 is is an incredibly close and were down by one goal with a defense-oriented. Yet, as time passed, cess on the ice with his program, but he’s special place with amazing people. Its Following a legend minute to go. Meagher pulled his goalie, Meagher began to try new ideas and the more proud of the success that he’s had something that’s hard to put in words. and thanks to the extra attacker on the team’s style of play evolved. 4 roughout away from the rink in terms of helping Whenever I watch other teams play or “4 ere’s a cliché in sports that you ice, Bowdoin tied the game. However, his career at Bowdoin, Meagher also young men mature and move onto big- other students succeed and represent should never follow a legend,” Mea- the net had been moved and the refer- coached lacrosse, soccer, and so6 ball, ger and better things.” our College, its a special sort of pride gher said. ees disallowed the goal. Determined to and began to apply tactics from those “4 e winning and losing is a high that grows every year—as if they were As a young coach excited for his 5 rst tie the game, Meagher kept the goalie on sports to the ice. priority on the list for him, but its not family. I don’t think there are better role head coaching opportunity, Meagher the bench, and Bowdoin scored again to “I took a lot of concepts from all those the top priority,” said Harvard Director models than the people we have on this also knew he was fortunate to bene5 t force an overtime. 4 e Polar Bears then sports,” he explained. “In a way, that was of Hockey Operations Dave Cataru- campus and I have been very lucky to from the strong foundation Watson went on to win the game 4-3. While the the recipe and I seasoned it all for taste. zolo ‘98, who actually coached against have raised my daughters here.” had built. win was certainly important and boost- But you look back at your assets, the his mentor in his previous post as head When Meagher’s squad takes the ice “4 ere was a legend that preceded ed the con5 dence of the rookie head strengths and skills of the di7 erent play- coach at Trinity. “His approach of hard this Saturday, he knows Bowdoin will be Sid Watson and his Bowdoin teams,” coach, it was what happened a6 er the ers you have, and make adjustments. work, determination, and what he de- watching. But Meagher knows how to Meagher said. “It wasn’t just a reputation game that really impacted him. 4 ings may not always work, but you mands of his players both on the ice put it all in perspective and remember of having good, hard-working players “We had a good team, but it was a have to keep trying. It’s all about trying to and in the classroom is what makes it the people who helped him reach where under a sound playing structure. It was really tough loss for [Colby],” he said. get a legal competitive advantage, and if such a successful program year in and he is today. a kind of style, a standard. When one of “Charlie came over and congratulated you aren’t always questioning your meth- year out.” “We’ve had a lot of sad times over the Sid Watson’s Bowdoin squads showed me and told me we had deserved it. He ods, then you will never be successful.” Meagher challenges his players con- years, but losing Sid has by far been the up, you knew how hard they were go- certainly didn’t like to lose, but to this Indeed, Coach Meagher’s progressive stantly by using methods like ‘4 e Pil- hardest part for me. Sometimes I pinch ing to play and you were going to 5 nd day I truly believe in my heart he was style has been a hallmark of his manner. low Test.’ As forward Colin Downey ‘14 myself, and imagine what he would a pleasing game of hockey. But more genuinely happy for us–– you could see While his teams have played in all sorts of explained, “every night before we go to think if he saw Bowdoin today,” he said. importantly, you knew they would play it in his eyes. 4 at really le6 a profound formations, he has most recently imple- bed, Coach asks us whether we have “I imagine what it would be like to have with a high degree of sportsmanship impact on me: that sportsmanship— mented the “three back system,” a cutting le6 everything we have out on the ice. him here this weekend, to have him and treat you with respect.” honoring your opponent—it is some- edge technique in which players are tied He has always reinforced the notion to see everything in his own building, to Meagher and Watson quickly became thing I will never forget. to one position or portion of the ice. never take anything for granted and to know how excited and proud he would close as the seasoned coach became a Meagher’s teams never looked back. George Papachristopoulos ’06 de- cherish every day.” be. But I know he has been and will be mentor for his successor. He won the 5 rst of two ECAC champi- scribed the team’s reaction to the system “When players come back a6 er 5,10, looking down.” 18 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! OPINION +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 Redistributing requirements The U.S. needs a better primary system ext fall marks 10 years since Bowdoin’s current academic distribution Nrequirements were approved, and eight years since students 5 rst chose BY DAVID STEURY Sometimes this works out for the Most of the elections I mentioned their courses bearing them in mind. 4 en as now, the wording of the require- CONTRIBUTOR party, and sometimes it doesn’t. before may have had di6 erent results ments was a cause of concern and confusion, and the rationale for why some Mourdock defeated respected in- under a blanket primary system. courses quali5 ed for a requirement while more relevant ones did not was Spurred by the embarrassing dis- cumbent Dick Lugar in the Republi- Assuming both voter turnout unclear. Back in 2004, this board expressed support for the requirements in plays of ineptitude by fringe Con- can primary in Indiana in the 2012 and the proportion of the vote go- hopes that they would encourage students to broaden their academic experi- servatives in the 2012 elections, Karl election primary, following his no- ing to each candidate remained the ences, but expressed concern that the Exploring Social Di6 erences (ESD) re- Rove’s Super PAC, American Cross- torious comments suggesting that same under a blanket primary, Da- quirement would apply to too many courses. Now, it seems that the opposite is roads, unveiled a new initiative children conceived of rape are a gi7 vid Dewhurst and Ted Cruz would true. Courses that ful5 ll a speci5 c distribution requirement are o7 en tough to dubbed the Conservative Victory from God. Mourdock was subse- have faced each other in the gen- come by, and the current system frequently causes students to enroll in classes Project in early February. quently steamrolled by Democratic eral election, and Dewhurst, pull- that do not challenge them academically. 4 ere are only so many credits that Its purpose is to ensure that “un- challenger Joe Donnelly. ing every Democratic vote, would can 5 t into four years at the College, and none of them should go to waste. electable” conservatives don’t make On the other hand, dark horse have won. Given the systemic problems of the distribution requirements, it is hearten- it past the primary, allowing only candidate Ted Cruz defeated favor- Given that Joe Donnelly ran unop- ing that they are now being reviewed by the Curriculum and Education Policy electable candidates to advance to ite David Dewhurst in a primary posed in his primary, Indiana’s pro- Committee (CEP), a body composed of students and faculty. In addition to the general election. runo6 election for Texas’s open Sen- jected alternative results are less clear. revising the language of the ESD, Inquiry in the Natural Sciences (INS), Inter- Citing the likes of Todd Akin and ate seat in 2012; he then went on to national Perspectives (IP) and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) descriptions Richard Mourdock, Rove argues that win by double digits, as a Republi- to make them more succinct, the CEP is proposing to change the criteria and conservatives will continue to lose win- can in a solidly red state. All too often, application process necessary for a course to ful5 ll a distribution requirement. nable elections if voters in the primaries Cruz is now well on his way to primaries end up weeding In this last aim, the CEP could potentially improve the registration pro- keep selecting uncontrollable and occa- becoming the most right-wing sen- cess signi5 cantly by developing a standardized protocol for allocating dis- sionally just bizzare candidates. ator in Congress. Instead of laying out the best candidates tribution requirements. Currently, there are many courses that would seem Primaries attract far fewer voters low, learning the ropes, and mak- for the job in favor of those to meet the parameters of INS or VPA that do not actually satisfy a distri- than general elections, and those ing friends, as freshman Senators who strictly adhere to bution requirement, o7 en for the simple reason that the professor did not who do show up tend to be the most are wont to do, Cruz is establishing apply for the designation. For example, Introduction to Anthropology does extreme and energized members of himself as a 5 rebrand. extreme interpretations of not count toward an ESD credit, nor does 4 e German Experience ful5 ll their party. He was one of only three Sena- party orthodoxy. the IP credit. 4 e allocation of distribution requirements should be more Lately these ideological voters tors to oppose the unquestionably consistent within individual departments, and easier to obtain for a given have been particularly right wing. qualified John Kerry’s nomination course. Professors should be encouraged to register their courses to ful5 ll When candidates such as Akin, for Secretary of State, joining the However, the general election distribution requirements, and the di8 culty in gaining approval should not who claimed women couldn’t get likes of Senator Jim Inhofe of Okla- would have probably been between dissuade them from doing so. pregnant by “legitimate” rape, win homa, who has compared the EPA Mourdock and Lugar, with Lugar Additionally, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) is currently considering primaries for otherwise winnable to the Gestapo. pulling the Democratic votes and a proposal that would extend the Credit/D/Fail deadline from the sixth week All too o7 en, primaries end up eventually taking the election. of classes to the ninth week. 4 is would ensure that professors return at least weeding out the best candidates for Here in Maine, Independent Eliot one assignment before deciding to take a course for grade. Under the current Especially since the rise the job in favor of those who strictly Cutler would currently be governor deadline, many students have yet to receive a grade in a class, and pushing the of the Tea Party, far-right adhere to extreme interpretations of if we had a blanket primary system. deadline back will enable students to make more informed decisions about their party orthodoxy. As we are constantly reminded, 61 course schedules. Should BSG approve this proposal next week, we hope that it candidates have been A better electoral system is al- percent of voting Mainers voted will not fall on deaf ears, and urge the faculty to adopt the measure. mounting successful primary ready in place in states such as against Governor LePage. In a LeP- Ammending the College’s academic requirements with these problems in Washington, California and Loui- age-Cutler election, Cutler certainly mind would help students make the most of their time at Bowdoin. We recog- challenges against the siana, where every candidate for a would have won. nize that this is not a simple process, but it is not an impossible one, and it would Republican favorites. given o8 ce is on the same ballot in I doubt Karl Rove would endorse be a shame to see the proposed changes tabled due to bureaucratic protocol. the primary election, then the top a system that favors moderate candi- two candidates progress to a runo6 dates. What we do have in common ! e editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orient’s editorial board, general elections, it’s bad for Re- for the general election. is the idea that candidates should which is composed of Nora Biette-Timmons, Garrett Casey, Linda Kinstler, Sam Miller, publicans, as it gives Democrats an Non-partisan blanket primaries have to prove they are electable out- Sam Weyrauch and Kate Witteman. opening to crush them. ensure that more people have a say side of their ideological base. Indeed, Claire McCaskill, the in who the 5 nal two candidates are, Ousting quality senators like Democratic incumbent in Mis- and that the eventual winner gar- Lindsey Graham of South Caro- T!" souri, hoped Akin would be her op- ners a majority of the vote rather lina, as the far right will try to do ponent. She knew he was likely the than a simple plurality. in 2014, just hurts the credibility of only Republican candidate that she With this model, in areas of one- the Republican Party and hinders B %&'%() O*(#)! Established 1871 could beat. 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Contact the Orient for call (207) 725-3053 for advertising rates more information. and a production schedule. +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! %4()(%) 19 Palestinian human rights debate not an issue of anti-Semitism oned by Israel, as represented by its tinian consumers into a captive mar- ONLY CHARCOAL ideological father, 9 eodore Herzl, ket for Israeli goods. as well as David Ben Gurion, Ariel Israeli companies based in the TO DEFEND Sharon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, occupied territories enjoy tax in- among others, is a political ideol- centives, access to resources and CHRIS WEDEMAN ogy. It advocates for a Jewish nation cheap Palestinian labor, and lax in the land currently claimed by the enforcement of environmental and Several months ago I argued that State of Israel, disregarding an exist- labor protection laws. Omnipres- Bowdoin should stop selling Sabra ing indigenous population, the Pal- ent restrictions on the movement hummus in the C-Store. Sabra has estinians, the majority of whom are of Palestinian labor and products become a target of the boycott, di- not Jewish. further increase the dependency of vestment and sanctions movement I reject Zionism just as I reject the Palestinian economy on Israeli because its mother company, the any political ideology that, as Bishop companies. Strauss Group, materially and fi- Desmond Tutu said, “excludes peo- As for apartheid and segregation, nancially supports the Israeli mili- ple on ethnic or other grounds over a 2012 report by the U.N. Commit- tary. In the same article, I claimed which they have no control.” tee on the Elimination of Racial Dis- that that labeling hummus an Is- 9 e toxic e5 ects of political Zion- crimination found racial discrimi- raeli food is an example of cultural ism are evident in the colonial na- nation to be present in almost every appropriation. ture of the State of Israel, and in the facet of Israeli governance. Michael Levine ’14 and Judah Is- State’s perpetuation of segregation Within its formally recognized sero5 ’13 both wrote columns in re- and apartheid. borders, the report concluded, Is- sponse. Issero5 claimed that a new rael denies Palestinians and Bed- form of anti-Semitism is manifest ouins equal access to land and in liberals who shield prejudice in The toxic eff ects property through discriminatory the guise of compassionate motives, laws and an ongoing policy of such as those who “6 ock to the plight of political Zionism forced displacement and house de- of the Palestinians as a cause whose are evident in the molition. There are two separate YOUNGSHIM HWANG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT burden they wish to share in.” colonial nature of the systems of local government for Levine asked, “Why is it that Jewish municipalities and “munic- and Amnesty International arrived not stem from inherent anti-Semi- when other groups borrow cultural State of Israel. ipalities of the minorities.” at similar conclusions. tism. Rather, it is the inevitable con- elements it is rightly termed ‘di5 u- Similarly, there are two separate Yet, defenders of Israeli policy sequence of a colonial occupation sion,’ but when Jews do so it becomes systems of education, one in Hebrew will often assert the essential need that the colonized will demand free- ‘the7 ’?” 9 e New Oxford American Dic- and one in Arabic. According to for security. dom, especially in a situation such as Contrary to Levine and Issero5 ’s tionary de8 nes colonialism as, “9 e the Follow-Up Committee for Arab While security is a crucial func- this, where Israeli control and domi- claims, I never accused hummus policy or practice of acquiring full or Education, the Israeli government tion of the state, what is most dan- nation is ubiquitous in all aspects of eaters of cultural the7 . I spoke spe- partial control over another coun- spends an average of $192 per year gerous about this security-centered life. It is no surprise that a man who ci8 cally of the adoption of aspects try, occupying it with settlers and on each Arab student, as compared thought process is that it detracts is beaten would 8 ght back. of Palestinian culture by Israelis as exploiting it economically.” Israel to $1000 for each Jewish student. from rational thinking and debate. 9 e Israeli security apparatus is their own. could not 8 t this description better. The U.N. committee found two “Wars, raids and strikes are conduct- predicated upon a distorted value Levine and Issero5 blur the distinc- Since 1967, Israel has occupied entirely separate legal institutions ed in the name of security. Borders of human life. Discussion regarding tion between Judaism and Zionism. the West Bank and the Syrian Golan for Israeli settlers and Palestinians are closed and people are detained, the security of Israel is profoundly And there is a great distinction; one Heights, with the exception of small in the occupied territories. The interrogated and tortured,” wrote 6 awed unless it is understood that is a religion and the other an ideology. isolated enclaves such as the cities of committee stated that it was “ap- Tarak Barkawi in an editorial for Al security is not possible without Hummus and other Arab foods Ramallah and Jericho. Israeli forces palled at the hermetic character of Jazeera. equal treatment of all inhabitants. are part of the cultural heritage of regularly enter these cities, and au- this segregation.” Also mentioned Killing is to be deplored regardless 9 is is not an issue that we can af- Mizrahi and Sephardi Israelis (Jews thority of the Palestinian Authority was the continued expansion of of whether the victim is Israeli or Pal- ford to be indi5 erent about. In the of Middle Eastern descent). Howev- is negligible. settlements while systematically estinian. Why is there no discussion words of Desmond Tutu, “If you are er, marketing hummus as an Israeli Despite frequent condemnations by denying construction rights to Pal- of the security of Palestinians? neutral in situations of injustice, you food is problematic because it claims the United Nations and other organiza- estinians and Bedouins, the arrest, Israel has among the most sophis- have chosen the side of the oppres- that culturally Arab foods contribute tions, Israel avidly continues to build jailing, and military trials of chil- ticated and powerful militaries in the sor.” 9 e 8 rst act of preventing injus- to national Israeli culture, despite settlements in the occupied territories. dren, and the immunity enjoyed by world, funded generously by Ameri- tice is recognizing it. the state’s refusal to allow its non- 9 e Paris Protocol (the economic settlers for racist violence and acts can tax dollars. Militant resistance When I write that it is unjust for Jewish Arab population equal rights equivalent to the 1993 Oslo Accords) of vandalism. groups in Gaza do pose a security an Israeli company to sell hummus and political participation. established a system in the occupied Numerous independent organi- threat to Israelis, but they do so with as an Israeli product, it is not be- Con6 ating opposition to politi- territories whereby all Palestinian zations, including Israeli organiza- shoddy weapons of very limited range. cause Israel defines itself as a Jew- cal Zionism with anti-Semitism is imports and exports are controlled tions, such as the Israeli Committee 9 e comparative strength of Palestin- ish state, but rather the apartheid belittling of the racism that is anti- by Israel, restricting competition for against House Demolitions, B’tselem ian militant groups is minuscule. in Israel perpetrates racism and Semitism. 9 e Zionism champi- Israeli companies and turning Pales- (a human rights watch organization) Any threat from Palestinians does social injustice. Common cents: follow Canada and abolish worthless penny

As recently as 2007, the worth of ing machines or the majority of whether Hannaford would be will- $11 million per year as a result of HOME IN the metals that make up the coin was parking meters. ing to accept the 314 pennies that this change. so much greater than the face value This leaves you with the option you would need to cover the cost Even the U.S. Armed Forces agree ALL LANDS of the one-cent coin itself that the to take them to a CoinStar kiosk, of a bag of Jolly Ranchers, includ- that the penny isn’t viable and has U.S. Mint had to issue orders mak- which are machines that exist for ing tax. phased out its use on bases around JEAN-PAUL HONEGGER ing it illegal to melt them down. the sole purpose of helping people Instead, you’ll probably hand the world, preferring instead to Meanwhile, the production of rid themselves of coins, especially over a five-dollar bill and dread that round prices to the nearest nickel. As you may have read in my pre- pennies continued unabated: in pennies, that they just don’t need. moment when the cashier hands No country that eliminated its vious columns, I dislike the poor 2011 alone, the mint produced over you (if not a nickel plus one cent) equivalent of the penny saw big state of the railways in this country five billion pennies, at a cost of a nice collection of six pennies, changes in consumer prices—the and I dislike the endless mischar- nearly $120 million, to produce less If the purpose of which will likely end up at the bot- same can be assumed of the Unit- acterizations of Europe by politi- than $50 million of currency. tom of your pockets or in a jar. ed States. Most importantly of all, cians on this side of the Atlantic. I The increased costs of copper currency is to help the If the purpose of currency is to were the U.S. to do away with the think the laws on alcohol over here and nickel have prompted the Trea- economy “move,” then the help the economy “move,” then the one-cent coin, it would save $100 are out-dated and that the USPS sury (of which the U.S. Mint is a penny is doing a pretty poor job of it. million over the course of 10 years. shouldn’t be left to die. part) to consider alternative met- penny is doing a pretty Eliminating the smallest unit of This may not seem like much, but The emotion I may reserve for als and alloys that would make the poor job of it. currency is by no means a novel in times of economic hardship like those topics—while great—is noth- penny less expensive to produce. idea: Australia, New Zealand, the these, every little bit helps. ing compared to my unbridled ha- It is certainly heartening to see a Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland President Obama recently said tred for something that many of government agency taking such a For the supposed convenience and even the U.S. have, at some that he was open to the idea of you might not even consider de- logical approach to cost cutting, of getting what is your money and period in their history done away eliminating the penny. He admit- serving of attention: the penny. although this fails to recognize that converting it into what is the same with coinage that had drifted into ted that emotional attachment to Now, I should make it clear that the penny’s continued existence amount, CoinStar (and similar irrelevance. the cent—a recent survey found there isn’t anything intrinsic to pen- makes little economic sense. companies) usually take a cut of The last time the U.S. got rid of that two-thirds of Americans were nies as objects that make them wor- Currency serves to facilitate the around 9.8 percent. a coin was in 1857, when produc- opposed to getting rid of the coin— thy of anyone’s ire—a7 er all, they are exchange of goods and services That said, pennies are still legal tion of the half-cent was stopped, would likely hamper its removal little more than discs made out of an and, according to Harvard Profes- tender, so nothing is stopping you even though the value of the coin from circulation. alloy that is a tri6 ing 8 ve percent sor of Economics Greg Mankiw, from taking hundreds, if not thou- in 2012 dollars was equivalent to For now, sadly, the penny will copper (the rest is nickel). But the “the penny no longer serves that sands of the fiendish orange-col- 12 cents. likely endure. And for the time that relatively low price of nickel cannot purpose.” You can’t buy anything ored coins with you when you next Canada stopped minting its pen- it remains, it will stand in my mind compensate for the fact that it costs with a penny alone and you can’t go to the supermarket. ny just a few weeks ago. Our north- for the failure of people to let com- 2.4 cents to make a single penny. use them at most tollbooths, vend- However, I have my doubts as to ern neighbor is expected to save mon sense prevail. 20 !"# $%&'%() %*(#)! +*(',-, .,*/" 0, 1203 MARCH

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LECTURE Greening of Collegiate Sports Environmentalist Alice Henly will how the marketability of athletics promotes sustainability within sports. Lancaster Louge, Moulton Union. Noon.

RECEPTION Fearless A reception will celebrate the photography series that recognizes athletes of all sexual orientations. Peter Buck Center Lobby. 2 p.m. CHENGYING LIAO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT QUAKE A LEG: Greg Rosen ’14 and Kate Kearns ’14 share a moment on stage in last night’s performance of “Quake.” FILM “Revanche” Bowdoin Film Society will screen the 2008 German drama 40° T BAKED FISH, ROAST TURKEY 39° T CHEESE RAVIOLI, PULLED BBQ 3 30° M CHICKEN MARSALA, FETTUCCINE 6 24° M CHEESE RAVIOLI, HERB CHICKEN about a bank robbery involving a convict and prostitute. SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m. RELIGIOUS SERVICE CLIMATE SEMINAR SERIES SPORTING EVENT Protestant Chapel Service “After Sandy, What Next?” Red Claws College Night The Chapel. 7 p.m. Climate Scientist Brenda Ekwurzel will share her expertise on Bowdoin Student Government will provide shuttles to the climate variability in the Artic Ocean. college night basketball game against Erie. Room 111, Adams Hall. Noon. Portland Expo Building, Portland. 7 p.m. 41° T CHEESE QUESADILLA, NACHO BAR 4 29° M SWEET&SOUR CHICKEN, LASAGNA OFFICE HOURS A CAPPELLA MONDAYMONDAY Student Offi ce Hours with Dean Foster Spring Break Send-Off Info Desk, Smith Union. 3 p.m. The Bowdoin Meddiebempsters will share the stage with LECTURE the Bates Merimanders. “Sustainable Harvests: Rural DINING The Chapel. 8 p.m. Development and Conservation” Annual Polar Chef Competition Conservationists Kathryn DeMaster and Melanie Parker will Students and faculty teams will prepare four courses using a compare the cultural and economic landscapes of Maine to secret ingredient revealed at the start of the competition. those of the American West. Thorne Dining Hall. 5 p.m. 40° T PEPPERONI PIZZA, BACON CHEESEBURGER Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 7 p.m. 2 26° M CALAMARI W/ SPAGHETTI, PASTA BAR SATURDAY LECTURE SPORTING EVENT Food For Thought 38° T BOWDOIN MAC PIZZA, MUSSELS Men’s Ice Hockey Semifi nals v. Middlebury Clare Stansberry ’14 and Andrew Roseman ’14 will speak 7 24° M MAC&CHEESE, CAJUN SALMON Watson Arena. 4 p.m. at the second installment of the student lecture series. THURSDAY Nixon Room, Hawthorne Longfellow Library. 9 p.m. FILM COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES “Chasing Ice” “Down by the River” James Balog’s documentary that captures global warming in Associate Professor of Art Michael Kolster will present 41° T MEXICAN CHURROS, SOUTHWEST CHICKEN photographs of American waterways since the Clean Water Act. the Artic using time-lapse photography will be screened. 5 26° M CHICKEN PARMESAN, ROAST PORK LOIN Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m. TUESDAYTUESDAY Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 12:30 p.m.

THEATER OFFICE HOURS PERFORMANCE “The Good Swimmer” Student Offi ce Hours with President Mills Afro-Cuban All Stars Director Kevin Newbury ’00 will present his new musical about President’s Dining Room, Thorne. Noon. Juan de Marcos Gonzalez of the Buena Vista Social Club will the heroism of a family of lifeguards. perform selections from a new generation of Cuban musicians. Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 9 p.m. LECTURE Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m. “Creating Sustainable Fisheries in the EVENT Emerging World” STUDENT ACTIVITIES Party with Consent Jerry Knecht ’76, founder of North Atlantic Seafood, will Free Bowling, Free Rides The Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Alliance will host this event to deliver a presentation about his project to create sustainable Brunswick Taxi will provide transportation to and from the promote social and sexual respect on the three campuses. ! sheries in Indonesia through economic initiatives. bowling center. Chase Hall, Bates College. 9:15 p.m. Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 7:30 p.m. Spare Time Bowling, Brunswick. 8 p.m.

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