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FEATURES: HOROWITZ 15 ON THE JORT
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MORE NEWS: BPD BUILDS NEW STATION;
STUDENT RUN RELAY FOR LIFE A SUCCESS
TODAYS OPINION
EDITORIAL: Ivy Day
Page 14.
SPORTS: BASEBALL BREAKS WIN RECORD
The baseball team broke the Colleges
record for most consecutive wins
in a season on Wednesday, beating
Brandeis for the rst time in three
years to push their win streak to 12
games.
Page 12. Page 6.
Page 2. HALF-ASSED: Judah Issero 13 on looking
for an Ivies after graduation.
Evan Horwitz 15 anticipates
the fashion faux-paus that will
overtake Whittier Field.
BPD: The Brunswick Police Department will
move to a new headquarters on Pleasant Street.
Page 14.
RELAY: Bowdoin community members raised
over 40,000 to aid the American Cancer Society.
Page 4.
HONGBEI LI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Two members of Bowdoins breakdancing group, Broken, walk the runway in the annual Asian Students Association Fashion Show.
BY EMMA PETERS
ORIENT STAFF
Admitted students test out new program
This year, the Office of Admis-
sions changed the way Bowdoin
welcomes its admitted students
by combining the Bowdoin Ex-
perience, a program for admitted
students from diverse racial, so-
cioeconmic or geographical back-
grounds, with the open houses it
has offered in past years.
Many of the prospective students
who came agreed that it was a suc-
cessful weekend.
Julie Randolph, a prospective
student from New York, said that
the weekend was very informative
and helpful for her decision.
Alumni gift campaign
generates 1,129 gifts
BY DIANA LEE
ORIENT STAFF
Please see ALUMNI, page 3
Last paper registration period closes
Rossi 10 leaves ResLife
to pursue masters degree
BY JOE SHERLOCK
ORIENT STAFF
After three years as assistant di-
rector of Residential Life (ResLife)
and seven years as a member of the
Bowdoin community, Chris Rossi
10 will leave his position to attend
the Harvard Graduate School of
Education next fall.
This is my one experience as far
as what a school is like, said Rossi.
Grad school gives me an opportu-
nity to explore different systems, to
explore different directions.
While a student at the College,
Rossi majored in government. He
also worked with ResLife as vice
president of Baxter House, head
proctor of West Hall, and head RA
of Harpswell Apartments. While
his experiences affected his ap- Please see ROSSI, page 5
proach working at Bowdoin pro-
fessionally, Rossi tried to be open
minded about his position.
While there is a familiar-
ity thats positive, you also have to
Bowdoin students turned in their
paper course registration forms for
the last time this week. Starting in
the 2013-2014 academic year, the
College will use an online course
registration system. The move is
part of the plan to replace the cur-
rent student information system
Bearings, with the newer system,
named Polaris.
Under the guidance of the Polar-
is Project Team, consisting of staff
from IT and the Office of the Regis-
trar, as well as the Polaris Advisory
Committee, a board including stu-
dents, faculty, and IT members, the
College has slowly begun imple-
BY HARRY RUBE
ORIENT STAFF
menting the new software through-
out the past year. It is already em-
ployed in the Office of Admissions,
enabling staff to review applica-
tions online and giving applicants
the ability to track their application
materials through an online portal.
Professor Suzanne Lovett, co-
chair of the Polaris Advisory Com-
mittee, noted that the changes to
the Colleges data systems prompt-
ed a closer look at other aspects of
College administrationsuch as
registration.
Since this was an opportunity
to review all of our policies and
practices that will be touched by
this system, we decided to stop and
make sure were doing the most ef-
fective thing we can for students in
particular, and faculty, she said.
The most prominent change to
the Registrars policies as a result
of this new technology is the intro-
duction of online course registra-
tion. According to Jan Brackett, the
College registrar, the registration
process will have three stages.
At the first round of registration,
students will log on to Polaris and
select their top four class choices.
Brackett believes that online reg-
istration will prevent many of the
routine registration errors that usu-
ally cause problems for a students
schedule in Phase I registration.
Students might have conflicts,
they might not have a prerequisite,
Randolph has unofficially made
up her mind and has chosen Bow-
doin over Tufts, Colby, Colgate and
Hamilton, amongst other schools.
Im having a lot of fun. Its not
that scheduledI can do whatever
I feel like will be interesting, said
Christine Reed, another prospec-
tive student, during the weekend.
Im narrowing it down to here
and Middlebury, said Reed.
Prospective student Gillian Kra-
mur came to Bowdoin fairly cer-
tain she would attend, but is going
through all the motions of the ad-
missions process before she makes
her decision.
Im pretty set on Bowdoin but
Im going to check out Bates and
Connecticut College one more
time, said Kramur.
Ingrid Wilk, a prospective stu-
dent from Minneapolis, Minn.,
said that the weekend is kind of
crazy but I like it. It gets you ex-
cited for college.
Im [also] looking at Colorado
College and Duke, Wilk noted.
Natalie Kiley-Brgen, a prospec-
tive student from New York, said
she very much enjoyed her time
here on campus and is excited to
attend the College next year.
Everybody is very happy and
very friendly, she said.
Dean of Admissions Scott
Meiklejohn explained that this
years Admitted Students Weekend
gave a more accurate portrayal of
the day-to-day life at the College
than the former system did.
One of the things we were try-
ing to do this year was to sort of
de-panelize the visiting student
experience, said Meiklejohn, re-
ferring to the effort to hold fewer
panels and forums that can present
the College in an inaccurate way.
Obviously you have to organize
some things to be a little bit em cient
The BowdoinOne Day cam-
paign aimed to encourage alumni
donations overwhelming exceed-
ed goal. On Tuesday, 1,129 alumni
donated gifts to the College, more
than double the campaigns goal
of 423 donations. The 24-hour
campaign took place on April 23,
the day on which funds from tu-
ition and endorsements symboli-
cally run out. The rest of the ac-
ademic year is financed by alumni
donations.
According to Director of An-
nual Giving Brannon Fisher,
BowdoinOne Daythe first of its
kindsought to educate students
and alumni about the real impact
of their annual gifts to Bowdoin.
We use 6 percent of the aca-
demic year to illustrate or repre-
sent in a symbolic way how six
percent of Bowdoins operations
are funded by gifts, said Fisher.
That was sort of a new and novel
message for Bowdoin in our fun-
draising.
The campaigns website, bow-
doinoneday.com, explains that
Bowdoin does not actually run
out of money on April 23. Alum-
ni, parent and friend donations
constitute 6 percent of the Col-
leges annual operating budget,
and April 23 marks the beginning
of the last 6 percent of the aca-
demic year.
Fisher said that the Alumni
Fund acts as a third source of
revenue that the College receives
on a year-round basis.
Whats important about [the
Alumni Fund] is that its flexible
money and its current-use money,
so it fills the gaps in the budget,
said Fisher. The fact is that tu-
ition and disbursements from the
endowment dont cover everything
that Bowdoin does.
In addition to raising awareness
about the importance of alumni
giving, the BowdoinOne Day cam-
paign encouraged alumni to do-
nate earlier in the year said Leo
Dunn 75, director of the Alumni
Fund.
Dunn said that Bowdoin gener-
ally receives the most gifts from
alumni in December, when dona-
tions are made for tax reasons, and
in June before the June 30 fiscal
year deadline.
According to Fisher, Bowdoi-
nOne Day succeeded in encour-
aging alumni who typically give
in June to make their gifts earlier,
enabling the Alumni Office to fo-
cus its attention on reaching out
to first time donors and lapsed do-
nors during the remainder of the
fiscal year.
In total, the Alumni Office seeks
to raise $8,350,000 and attain 60
percent alumni participation by
the end of Fiscal Year 2013. The
Office has raised approximately $6
million in alumni gifts and pledg-
es so far, and the BowdoinOne
Day campaign alone contributed
approximately $300,000.
Fisher emphasized that Bowdoi-
nOne Day was a participation-
based initiative, particularly for
graduating Bowdoin seniors.
I think its an initiative that
hopefully will inform and edu-
cate not just the present alumni,
MASKED AVENGERS
Please see ADMITTED, page 3
Please see ONLINE, page 3
Potential members of the
Class of 2017 ventured
from far and wide to see
Bowdoin up close.
COURTESY OF BOWDOIN COMMUNICATIONS
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Womens lacrosse ended their season on a six-game win streak,
earning the team a home-eld NESCAC quarternal match
against Hamilton tomorrow.
SPORTS: Womens lacrosse FEATURES: Talk of the Quad
Linda Kinstler 13 and Leo Shaw 15 on Bowdoins
ivy-covered ground.
A&E: Music marathon
Curtain Callers performed the song cycle Songs for a
New Worldlast weekend.
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BRIAN JACOBEL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
NICE SHOT, ROBOT: A Nao H25 robot, programmed by Bowdoins Northern Bites RoboCup team, shoots past a defender during last weekends U.S. Open in Watson Arena.
1,129
Number of alumni who do-
nated on BowdoinOne Day.
KEEPING SCORE
This coming October, the Bruns-
wick Police Department (BPD) will
move to its new, 20,000 square foot
station building currently under
construction at the corner of Pleas-
ant and Stanwood Streets. The cur-
rent home of the BPD is in a 4,000
square foot space in the basement
of the Town of Brunswick Munici-
pal Building on Federal Street.
According to Brunswick Police
Chief Richard Rizzo, the depart-
ment has been talking about mak-
ing a change for a long time.
The police department has been
in the basement of town hall since
the police department was a police
department, he said. If its not the
worst police station in the state, its
one of the worst.
The construction of the new sta-
tionwhich began in November
2012is scheduled to be completed
Brunswick Police Department to
change location
in September, and Rizzo said that
he hopes to complete the move over
by mid-October.
It should be pretty smooth,
Rizzo said.
Rizzo said that the police depart-
ment will not be hiring any new
staff as a result of the expansion.
The land for the new station
was purchased in May 2011 by
the Brunswick Development Cor-
poration (BDC), a non-profit
quasi-governmental economic de-
velopment agency, and was then
transferred to the town. After the
rest of the town hall offices in
the building move to the McClel-
lan Building in 2014, which the
College traded to the town in ex-
change for the Longfellow School,
the building containing the cur-
rent station will be transferred to
the BDC.
The Town Council first attempt-
ed to purchase the land at Pleasant
and Stanwood in late 2010, when it
ARTIST BIOS
approved a bond ordinance to buy
the property. Karen Klatt, who was
a District 4 town councilor at the
time, petitioned against the project
and gathered enough signatures to
push the matter to a referendum.
Rather than allow the referen-
dum to go through however, the
council decided to retract their ap-
proval of the ordinance, regroup,
and form a larger committee (the
Brunswick Police Station Building
Committee) to revisit and con-
tinue the project. In June 2012, the
Town Council again voted to bor-
row the money needed for the new
station, and work began.
The Brunswick Police Station
Building Committee is composed
of six councilors and five citizens.
It made for a much better pro-
cess, said Rizzo, and we had more
people behind it.
Rizzo said that, while he is not
a voting member of the board, he
and Deputy Chief Marc Hagan
have been heavily involved in all
aspects of the process, and that
they had considerable input with
the buildings architects.
The deputy chief and I were ba-
sically on the team that designed it,
he said. But the architects basically
spoke to every employee here, to
find out what their needs were, and
designed a building around that.
Rizzo said that he thinks the new
station will give an even greater
sense of security to the Brunswick
community.
When you drive by it will give
you a feeling of security, he said.
Thats what having a nice modern
police station is aboutsending
a sense of security to the public.
Right now it doesnt do that.
The project is currently about a
week behind schedule due to heavy
winter snow, and is currently un-
der its projected budget of $5.5
million.
-Compiled by Nicole Wetsman
Justin Blau, or 3LAU, is a
junior at Washington Univer-
sity in St. Louis, whose music
became popular online within
the last few years. 3LAU has a
background in indie and folk,
but has been producing house
music since the summer of
2011.
Hoodie Allen, or Steven
Markowitz, is a 24-year-old
rapper from Long Island, N.Y.
Markowitz graduated from the
Wharton School and worked
at Google before pursuing his
musical career.His music has
been described as frat rap, as
he eschews political and social
criticism in favor of rapping
about girls, parties and every-
day life.
Guster is an alternative rock
band of four musicians which
originally formed at Tufs Uni-
versity in 1991. Teir most re-
cent album, Easy Wonderful,
was released in 2010.
Ivies weekend has evolved over
the last century, but even those
sons of Bowdoin who have long
since passed away reserved praise
for the Colleges favorite spring
weekend. C. E. Stinchfeld wrote
this Ivy Ode at the beginning of
the 20th century:
Beautiful emblem,
Emblem immortal,
Tou wast thought ft
To deck Graecias Gods:
Bacchus has worn thee
Wreathed round his temples,
Bacchus the joyous
Ofspring of Jove

Fresh from the mountain
Come thy bright laurels,
Fresh from the dell
Ty leaves young and green;
Showers of April
Poured their sweet perfume
Over thy rootlets
And gave thee life

Here in the lap of
Dear Alma Mater
Plant we this vine
With tenderest care.
Keep, ever keep thy
Freshness and vigor;
Grace these dear walls with
Ty classic crown.

Of in the future
Lifes chilling winter
Here shall we glean
Youths sunny leaves;
Memries will throng us
Like strains of music,
Wafing their burden
From oer the years.
IVY ODE

What about Ivies are you excited for?
Charlotte OHalloran 13 Betsy Sachs 14 Sewheat Asfaha 16 Lucas Shaw 16
Photos by Hy Khong
Exchanging dance moves for
Campus Food Trucks food.
STUDENT SPEAK
Students feel that they can
relax and enjoy themselves.
The rst round of NESCAC
womens lacrosse play-os.
Seeing if all the rumors are true.
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about presenting informationgiv-
ing people fora to answer questions,
said Meiklejohn. I thought the pro-
gram was a lot fuller of life at Bow-
doin and a lot more students had a
chance to just hang out.
Regarding the number of admit-
ted students who have yet to make
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stretch yourself and understand
that your Bowdoin Collegeyour
experienceis not everybodys ex-
perience, said Rossi.
Rossis responsibilities include
supervising the College House sys-
tem, running Intramural Sports,
and managing ResLife staff. He
is also an assistant coach of the
womens ice hockey team. One of
his biggest impacts has been re-
forming the College House system,
particularly when it comes to pro-
gramming.
Before Chris got involved in
this process, [a College House]
partnering with an academic de-
partment was unlikely to happen
more than a handful of times in the
course of a year, said Director of
Residential Life Mary Pat McMa-
hon.
He understands that it is a
group of people who want to live
together, and have fun, and have
that party aspect that is inherent
to the College Houses, said In-
ter-House Council President Neli
Vazquez 14. He also encourages
and makes it easy for everyone to
have that diversity of program-
ming.
The search for Rossis replace-
ment is already under way. A hir-
ing committee composed of both
students and staff is reviewing over
60 applications for the position.
The position could be filled by a
recent Bowdoin alum, but there are
benefits to introducing an outsider
as well.
Somebody that comes in from
not Bowdoin is able to bring some
fresh ideas from other places, said
McMahon. The committee will an-
nounce their selection as soon as
the position is filled, hopefully by
July.
After seven years, Rossis pres-
ence at Bowdoin will be missed.
He has the perfect personality,
said Vazquez. You can talk to him
about anything, even something
you might be nervous to talk to an
administrator about.
Fortunately, Rossi is open to fu-
ture interactions with the College.
Given the opportunity, if it was
right for me, of course I would
come back because Ive enjoyed my
time here, said Rossi. I like the re-
lational piece here, I like the idea of
supporting students. I like the idea
of being part of a community that
way.
DOLPHIN TALE
GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Marine Hull 15 draws on the Quad as part of the second annual Chalk Walk.
a decision, Meiklejohn noted that
only time will tell how the num-
bers shake out.
Everyone waits till the last min-
ute, Meiklejohn said. Over half
of admitted students have told us
nothing so farthey havent told
us yes, they havent told us no.
Despite the wait until the fnal de-
cisions, Meiklejohn is not too anx-
ious about gathering the fnal num-
bers to determine the class size.
Within a range, I know its go-
ing to be fine, were going to have a
great class. I probably worry more
on the high side because we have
a big junior classI dont want
to have an enormous class, said
Meiklejohn. You dont worry too
much on the other end because if
the number comes in a little bit low
you have the waitlist.
In the final four or five days, all
will be revealed, said Meiklejohn.
This exercise is critically im-
portant to the long-term future
of Bowdoin and the long-term fu-
ture of the Alumni Fund, he said.
That first gift of 10 or 20 dollars
that the alumni makes is as im-
portant as a five or six figure gift,
because we know that sometimes
it will lead to that [amount] de-
cades down the road.
Approximately 560 alumni
volunteers spent the past several
weeks helping the College raise
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awareness about the initiative. On
Tuesday, the College held several
Alumni Fund volunteer recep-
tions around the country to con-
clude the campaign.
We couldnt really tell whether
or not the volunteers were doing
what we hoped they were. We had
a good sense that they were paying
attention and that there was going
to be some good activity, but we
happened [on Tuesday] surpassed
our expectations, said Fisher.
but students, particularly se-
niors, about the importance of the
Alumni Fund to the welfare of the
College, said Dunn.
Fisher said that he hoped the
BowdoinOne Day campaign
served as a meaningful, philan-
thropic exercise for graduating
seniors.
but now as they are entering the
course, those things are checked,
and they would get an error telling
them what the problem is, she said.
According to Brackett, having
those errors prevented during the
registration process would be a big
step forward for the registrar, and
would save students the unneces-
sary trouble of going through an-
other round of registration.
A second round will follow for
students with incomplete sched-
ules, following similar guidelines
to the first. Both of these first two
rounds would be deadline based,
rather than first come first serve. If
a students schedule is not full after
the second round, they will proceed
to a third and final stage similar to
the current Phase II, where the re-
maining slots in classes would be
filled on a first come, first serve
basis.
This system will be in opera-
tion by the time the first years ar-
rive here in the fall. First years will
not register for their classes online
before they arrive, as is the case at
Bates. They will still meet with pre-
major advisors, register for their
first year seminars first, and select
the rest of their classes second.
The hope is that the lack of a
physical registration card to sign
will not diminish the role of the ac-
ademic advisor. In fact, accompan-
ing changes to the advising system
may strengthen that relationship.
Beginning next fall, all second-
semester sophomores, juniors, and
seniors will be assigned a specific
major advisor. According to Lovett,
the standards for advising vary
across departments, as some assign
formal advisors, and others simply
allow advisors to be selected infor-
mally. Because of the conversion to
an online system, the signature of
the advisor will now be replaced by
an online hold system. In order to
signal that the advisor has approved
their advisees schedule, they will
have to log on to Polaris and re-
move the hold on the students reg-
istration card. Therefore, for the
system to work, each student needs
to be specifically assigned to an ad-
visor that will have the ability to log
on and remove the hold.
The final major change that will
come with Polarisis the course
numbering system. When students
return to campus next fall, they
will see their traditional three-
digit course numbers replaced by
new four-digit ones. Supporting
the change, Lovett argued, there
are some departments that have
run out of numbers, in some cases
theyre reusing numbers that they
already used two, three years ago.
The four-digit numbers will allow
Polaris to more easily track and
display the division and distribu-
tion requirements attached to each
course, a feature that does not cur-
rently exist in Bearings.
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CHANGE THE GUARD: Rossi was a goaltender during his time as a student.
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Annual Relay for Life raises over 40k for cancer
BY ELANA VLODAVER
ORIENT STAFF
Te eighth annual Relay for Life
(RFL) raised $42,119.60 and count-
ing for cancer research, treatment
and services last Friday at Farley
Field House.
RFL is an annual event sponsored
on college campuses by the Ameri-
can Cancer Society (ACS) to honor
individuals afected by cancer and
collect donations for research. Par-
ticipants aim to walk as many laps
around a track as they can to in
honor of those who lost their lives to
the disease.
Te Colleges relaywhich lasted
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Farley Field
Houseofered a wide range of ac-
tivities to keep participants enter-
tained while others walked on the
track, including a hypnotist, Zumba
class, bouncy castle, bungee run, Tai-
ko and a cappella performances, DJs,
photo booth, ram e prizes, ping-pong
tables, corn hole, and food options.
Participants are encouraged to
raise money as a team. Tis year, 41
teams joined the relay, consisting of
462 people. Tere is a $10 registra-
tion fee for individuals hoping to
take part in the festivities.
Matt Mathias 14, co-chair of
Bowdoins RFL, said he believes the
event was a huge success.
I think we were very success-
ful, Mathias said. Whatever our
total sum turns out to be, were
happy with that.
This year, the RFL committees
hoped to raise $50,000, but only
expected about $41,000. Dona-
tions from last weekend are still
being tallied.
Mathias said he attributes missing
the fundraising goal to the fact that
RFL coincided with a busy weekend
on campus this year.
I think because of the prospec-
tive student weekend, not as many
people showed up, he said.
Co-chair of Bowdoins Relay for
Life Laurel Varnell 14 said she be-
lieves cancer care is important to a
large portion of the student body.
Tere were so many luminaria
set up for people who had been lost
to cancer, or who had cancer. I think
that was incredible, Varnell said.
Youd be reading the names [on the
luminaria] and it was the last name
of one of your friends and youd be
like Wow, I didnt realize they were
afected by cancer.
RFL instituted a frst-year brick
challenge to encourage greater in-
volvement among frst-years. Te
brick that raised the most money
will receive gelato party. Moore Hall,
which raised over $1,235, was named
the winner.
While the vast majority of par-
ticipants were students, some faculty
and staf also contributed to the re-
lay. Bowdoin Housekeeping created a
team called Angels for Hope. House-
keeper Hope Marden led the team in
honor of her 3-year-old grandson,
who was diagnosed with cancer over
a year ago. Te team held bake sales
and ram es, and raised over $3,813
the most money out of any partici-
pating team this year.
While Varnell said she is pleased
with the outcome of this years relay,
she hopes to increase participation,
including by faculty and staf, next
spring.
Te Housekeeping team has def-
nitely set an example that you can get
faculty and staf involved and that
they can be hugely successful, Var-
nell said. Making [RFL] more ap-
pealing to faculty and staf is where
I think there can be a big improve-
ment next year.
Many organizationson and of
campuscontributed to the relay
budget. Te McKeen Center for the
Common Good and Bowdoin Stu-
dent Activities ofered $4,000 to
fund the relay. Donations from other
sourcesincluding ice cream from
Residential Life, pizza from the Of-
fce of Admissions, Frostys Donuts
from the Class of 2016 Class Coun-
cil, and various food items from the
Dining Service also added to the
success of the event. Discounts from
local vendors allowed for additional
activities at the photo booth.
Kiel McQueen 08 brought RFL
to the College in 2006 as a commu-
nity service project for Baxter House.
Since then, Bowdoins relays have
raised over $250,000 for the ACS.
Varnell attributes this years relay
success to increased advertising and
publicity eforts.
We did a lot of advertising, we
had pub cateredwe enticed people
with free food, Varnell said.
Despite the success of this years
relay, Mathias hopes to garner more
awareness and participation in the
2014 relay.
I think a lot of people who dont
know about relay think it is just walk-
ing around the track for 12 straight
hours, which is boring, Mathias
said. But in reality, its a really fun
night. We have ping-pong, corn hole,
a Zumba instructor, bouncy houses,
and its for a great cause.
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SECURITY REPORT: 4/18 to 4/25
Thursday, April 18
A vehicle was reported in the
back corner of the Coffin parking
lot with occupants smoking mari-
juana. The vehicle sped off as a se-
curity officer arrived.
Friday, April 19
Staff members complained
that two bicycles were locked to a
railing in front of Studzinski Hall,
hindering access to an event. The
bikes were removed.
An officer escorted a student
with a foot injury to the Mid Coast
Walk-In Clinic.
A resident of Brunswick Apart-
ments called in a noise complaint
regarding student activity on the
Quad.
Brunswick Fire Department re-
sponded to a false gas alarm in the
Moulton Dining kitchen.
Students called in a noise com-
plaint when a student at Harpswell
Apartments revved the engine of
his motorcycle at midnight.
Saturday, April 20
Loud music was reported at
Smith House.
A wooden chair was found
damaged on the Brunswick Quad.
A Yellow Bike Club (YBC) bike
was reported stolen from Coleman
Hall.
A student reported two foot-
balls stolen from Farley Field
House during the Relay for Life.
An officer checked on the well-
being of a visitor who was feeling
ill after smoking marijuana and
consuming alcohol for the first
time.
Sunday, April 21
An officer checked on the well-
being of an intoxicated student in
Coles Tower.
A student reported his bicycle
stolen from Howard Hall. A secu-
rity officer recovered the bike near
Ashby House and returned it.
A student at Winthrop Hall
with a hand injury was escorted
to Parkview Adventist Medical
Center.
Monday, April 22
Loud music was reported to
be coming from Brunswick Apart-
ments O.
An officer checked on the well-
being of an intoxicated student at
Mayflower Apartments.
A students bike was stolen
from the bike rack at Osher Hall.
BPD recovered the bike in down-
town Brunswick.
A YBC bike named Preston
was stolen from the bike racks at
Coleman Hall.
A bike was stolen from the
Hyde Plaza area. A security offi-
cer recovered the bike a short while
later.
At the request of Counseling
Services, an officer escorted a stu-
dent to Mid Coast Hospital.
A red Bianchi hybrid moun-
tain bike with yellow lettering was
reported stolen from the area of
Moore Hall.
A bike that was reported stolen
from outside Memorial Hall was
located in downtown Brunswick.
Tuesday, April 23
After noise complaints were
received, an unregistered event
was dispersed on the 12th floor of
Coles Tower.
Property damage in the base-
ment of Baxter House was related
to an unregistered event.
Wednesday, April 24
A student reported a suspicious
man in Hatch Library. The man
fled on foot while being questioned
by the officer.
A smoke alarm was activated
in an elevator at Chamberlain Hall.
A student reported the odor of
marijuana smoke at Stowe House
Inn.
Thursday, April 25
A large unregistered event was
dispersed at Baxter House.
Significant wall and ceiling
damage occurred during an unreg-
istered event at Helmreich House.
A student took responsibility for
some of the damage.
Staff and students reported
that an intoxicated student with a
megaphone was being disorderly at
Super Snack.
-Complied by the Office of Safety
and Security
SOPHIE MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
FEATURES
6 1ui vowuoi ovii1 iviu.v, .vvii io, io1
Nicer weather is no excuse for jorts
EVAN HORWITZ
348 AND
MAINE STREET
Married professors thrive under 6-year-old partner policy changes
BY CAITLIN WHALEN
ORIENT STAFF
First things first: Happy Ivies! If
your eyes are able to focus enough
to read this far, you deserve a med-
al. And if you make it to the end
of the article, Ill buy you a cookie.
I dont mean to suggest youre
intoxicated in some way or an-
other and dont endorse such
behaviorbut if youre sober, then
Amy Winehouse is alive and well
(which is to say its not likely). If
you are sober and plan on staying
so this weekend, I suggest you flee
as quickly as possibleor at least
buy some earplugs and a blindfold.
This is not going to be pretty.
Im not just talking about the
litter or the vomit or the post-
nap flyaway hairsIm more
concerned with the clothes. Ivies
has a style problem. It seems that
when Ivies rolls around, or rather
stumbles around, the wardrobe
of almost each and every student
shrinks to two regrettable pieces:
the tank top and jorts. If you are
somehow unaware of the heinous
spectacle that is jorts, then I envy
you more than Tom Klingenstein
wishes he was a Polar Bear and
not a Eph.
They are, and it pains me to even
put these words next to each other,
jean shorts.
Whoever first decided that it
was good idea to cut off a pair of
jeans anywhere above the ankle
and believe me, Ive seen jorts that
fall mid-calf and jorts that cover
less than half an ass-cheekthat
person ranks in my book along-
side Walmart and Stalin and the
architect of Stowe Inn.
What book, you ask?
My book of people who should
be charged with aesthetic crimes
in some International Criminal
Court of Fashion where Joan Riv-
ers would be the presiding judge.
No academic rest for Ivies
JULIA BINSWANGER
FRESHMEN
FIFTEEN
Please see JORTS, page 8
Fellow frst years, I cannot believe
how close we are to the end. Although
the weather hit 32 degrees earlier this
week, spring is supposedly upon us, and
summer is scarily close.
It seems as if only yesterday I was
writing about beer, boys and my frst col-
lege house partyhow young and nave
we were back then. Everything was so
new and we were curious. Now, we are
more comfortable in our surroundings.
Bowdoin has become our second home.
We are ready to move on to bigger and
better things, and we are ready to go out
with a bang. Ivies is upon us.
It seems as if this entire year I have
been hearing about how epic Ivies
will be. When I asked upperclassmen
about their experience from last year,
I received answers ranging from Its
the craziest weekend of the year to
I really enjoyed the parts I can re-
member. Almost every club or sport
has been ordering pinnies, T-shirts
and tanks in preparation. Students
have been anticipating performances
for months. Tey are psyched to see
the likes of Hoodie Allen and other
musicians Im pretending that I have
heard of before. Some even started
celebrating last Tursday because they
couldnt handle the anticipation.
And yet, even with all the chattering
and hype over Ivies, many frst years
were still not prepared for this week. Yes,
we were aware of the basics. Tere were
going to be performances and certain
types of refreshing beverages. However,
many did not take in consideration how
they would handle the weekday. What,
afer all, is proper Ivies etiquette?
For example, the question, When
does Ivies om cially start? is still ex-
tremely unclear to me. Does Ivies begin
when the frst performer hits the stage,
or did it really begin last Tursday? I
have friends who have been going out
every night this week, and I am both
amazed and terrifed. It is unfathomable
how they have managed to wake up and
get to class every morning.
In addition, although Ivies has been
presented to us like a mini-spring break,
we still have all of responsibilities that
we would otherwise have. In one sense,
this week has really been nothing spe-
cial from every other week of the year.
Teachers have still been assigning pa-
pers and tests. Tere is much work to
be done.
And yet, students go out anyway. Tis
entire week I have been utterly confused
about where my priorities lie. Should
Please see IVIES, page 8
Bowdoins partner policy
changed six years ago to better ac-
commodate the needs of married
professorsand it has had a posi-
tive effect on the faculty. Students
have probably reasoned that Yi
Jin Gorske and Benjamin Gorske
of the Chemistry Department are
married, yet others, such as Gov-
ernment Professor Laura Henry
and Biology Professor Vladimir
Douhovnikoff, are less easily iden-
tified as a couple.
Last semester we slowly over
time realized that we had the same
ten students, which is really an un-
usual thing, but a lot of fun, said
Henry. A lot of times they didnt
even know we were married.
Before dual-career couples have
the opportunity to teach the same
students, they have to confront what
is known as the two-body prob-
lem. While applicable to other pro-
fessions, this term is mainly used in
academia to express the dim culty
that spouses, partners and other
couples encounter when searching
for jobs at the same or neighboring
institutions.
History and Environmental Stud-
ies Professor Matthew Klingle, who
is married to History and Environ-
mental Studies professor Connie
Chiang, explained, Te two-body
problem may be more pronounced
in academia because of the very
restrictive nature of the job market
and the fact that ofen jobs are locat-
ed in parts of the country that you
may not anticipate living in.
While navigating the two-body
problem, many couples face the
challenge of living separately, hav-
ing extensive commutes or even
sacrificing one partners career or
putting it on hold.
Tat is the alternative that a lot
of people face, said Professor Jef-
frey Selinger from the Government
Department, who is married to pro-
fessor Vyjayanthi Ratnam Selinger
of the Asian Studies Department.
Tey get academic jobs in very dif-
ferent places and they either dont
see each other or they cant have
children and its a miserable situ-
ation. Or one or the other gives up
their academic career.
Fortunately for Bowdoin profes-
sors, this is a problem the College
has been openly and successfully
working on since the 1990s. In
2007, after extensive debate, dis-
cussion and research, Bowdoin
implemented a new and innovative
partner accommodation policies.
Tese new policies clarifed what
would be possible for partners at
Bowdoin and the processes for evalu-
ating their eligibility for academic jobs.
I think the spousal hire policy is so
important, for people who are here, but
also in attracting people to come here,
said Government Professor Allen
Springer, whose wife Anne Springer
works in Admissions.
Tis isnt Boston and this isnt New
York where there are a lot of academic
institutions nearby, he added.
When both of the partners meet
our standards for excellence in teach-
ing and research, and where they can
both make contributions to the cur-
riculum, its a great way to both recruit
and retain, said Dean for Academic
Afairs Cristle Collins Judd, adding, It
also brings us the greater richness of
what two people bring.
For incoming dual-career aca-
demic couples, it is ofen the case that
only one individual has applied for a
full-time position. When the trail-
ing spouse or partner can meet the
criteria for Bowdoins partner accom-
modation policy, two individuals can
split responsibilities.
A Bowdoin professor normally
teaches four classes a year and per-
forms committee duties. Under
Bowdoins outline, the two people
carry one-and-a-half positions in-
stead of two. In this case, the profes-
sors each teach three classes over the
whole year. Tere is also the option
for one individual to teach a full load
while the other teaches halfime.
Such arrangements are negotiated
between incoming faculty, the Of-
fce of Academic Afairs and faculty.
As far as tenure-track positions are
concerned, each individual profes-
sor is evaluated individually.
In addition to being able to live and
work together, even if each individ-
ual may not be teaching a full-load,
they both have access to all faculty
resources, such as research funding,
travel and vote in faculty meetings.
Dual career couples get more than
the beneft of one and a half positions,
and we get more than the beneft of one
and a half professors as well, said Judd.
Other new policies and practices
that the College embraced for a more
family friendly career included child
care at the Childrens Center, Domes-
tic Partner Medical Benefts and an
updated Parental Leave Policy.
Tanks to these new policies,
Bowdoin College was awarded the Al-
fred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career
Flexibility in 2009. Tis award goes to
baccalaureate colleges who demonstrate
groundbreaking eforts and policies that
recruit and retain faculty. Middlebury,
Mount Holyoke and Oberlin Colleges
were also awarded the $200,000 prize.
Many faculty couples express
gratitude and satisfaction with Bow-
doins policies and support systems
for professional couples on campus.
Vyjayanthi Selinger said, Bowdoin is
a very accommodating place and they
have gone to great lengths to make it
easier for faculty and spouses to con-
tinue their academic careers in the same
spot.
Henry said, Were grateful that
Bowdoin has policies that support
the faculty not only in professional
ways but in personal ways, from
having the Childrens Center to the
Partner Accommodation.
For couples teaching in the same de-
partment, their paths will cross more
frequently in department meetings and
Please see MARRIED, page 8
SOPHIE MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
1ui vowuoi ovii1 iviu.v, .vvii io, io1 ii.1Uvis 7
TALK OF THE QUAD
THE BOWDOIN
MYSTIQUE
SOPHIE MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
I visited Bowdoin for the first
time in February 2011 and stayed
in one of the hotels at the desper-
ate end of Pleasant Street, right
off of Route 295. To the 17-year-
old me who had grown up in a
beach suburb of Los Angeles, the
opposite corner of the nation was
more naturally grim than I had
expected. Its buildings seemed to
abide the weather with an aged
melancholy, as if past generations
had fought nature and settled for a
stalemate that still held. I remem-
ber standing in the deserted and
windy stretch of restaurants near
the College feeling like Brunswick
was a literal ghost town.
When I arrived, I had no sense
of what New England life was like
in any season. Im not sure I was
even aware of Dunkin Donuts,
let alone Tim Hortons. My only
frame of reference came from
school. I was taking AP U.S. His-
tory and American Lit, and junior
year academic overdrive shoved a
heap of historical associations to
the front of my mind. Didnt James
Bowdoin put down Shays Rebel-
lion? Id commit suicide too if I
was Ethan Frome and I was this
cold all the time. Just focus on the
tour, geez.
The character that kept popping
up was Nathaniel Hawthorne, Class
of 1825, whose stories I had recently
been reading. It was all so novelI
connected the towers, shadows and
lamp-lit walks of the College with
the eerie townscapes of his fiction.
The dark outlines of the Pines gave
off the same foreboding as the for-
est that swallowed up Goodman
Brown, and the severity of colonial
houses seemed to hide unknown
evils behind closed doors.
there is a historicity to every part
of the College that brings the weird
and hallowed traditions of the past
into our present. The creepy-craw-
ly stuff of bygone centuries is never
that far out of sight. My current
residencethe old Chi Psi lodge
has skulls carved into its front
lintel and an empty coffin locked
away in its basement.
Hawthornes images stayed
with me because they resurrect
the world that gave birth to these
supernatural extensions of this
schools identity. As an outsider, I
was hypersensitive to them when
I arrived and have somehow re-
mained so two winters later. The
freezing weather and ever-present
historical tradition give the shapes
of everyday life a sort of mysticism
in my vision, so that settling into
a town incorporated in the 18th
century is more than a novelty. It
feels a bit like living a narrative.
All this will sound silly to the
hundreds of J.O.B.s on campus.
Maybe Im overthinking things,
and maybe I was a little oversen-
sitive to the imagination of our
mustachioed favorite alumnus. But
Bowdoin truly is a rich repository
of the ghost stories, gothic designs
and Puritan history that Haw-
thorne channeled so vividly. On
freezing nights when Im walking
alone and the Quad feels alive with
inhuman things, I get a tiny thrill
as his world spills over a little into
mine.
I know Im not completely alone
in this. One only need refer to
John Cross wonderful Whis-
pering Pines column to see that
Bowdoins flirtation with the un-
earthly goes back a long way. In
the 1880s, for example, students
annually buried mathematics text-
books after a long funeral proces-
sion in honor of Anna Lytics, and
multiple gravestones on the Quad
bore her name. The cadaver hooks
that still hang in Adams Hall are
yet another morbid legacy.
For a better example, an 1888
article in the Lewiston Wednesday
Journal recounts the rituals of Old
Phi Chi, a now-defunct secret so-
ciety whose hazing routine makes
the mens tennis team look like the
Childrens Center. It is subtitled
A Gruesome Tale of the Era of
Barbarism at Bowdoin, and tells
the story of an inductee dragged
through mud, placed in a coffin,
dropped from a height of 20 feet
into a sail-cloth, and then tossed
up and down above a bonfire for
good measure.
The days when sons of Bowdoin
reveled in the supernatural at-
tachments of the Colleges set-
ting and origins died out with the
fraternities and secret societies
that revered them. Morbid thrills
and pranks belonged to the 19th
century, the way top-40 a capella
covers and sweaty dance parties
belong to the 21st. But as summer
approaches, I am already looking
ahead to those blustery evenings
when the ghosts of old Bowdoin
feel at home in the new one.
-Leo Shaw
Back home in southern Cali-
fornia, ones senses work more
straightforwardly. After all, my
town was a long stretch of sand
dunes a century ago; it has only
one season, and its only legends
were written for the screen. No
one has ever been burned at the
stake, experienced a Great Awak-
ening, or influenced the course of
history; everyone just drives their
cars and surfs.
Bowdoin, on the other hand, has
not only a history but a whole my-
thology. Pine stands and plaques,
gravestones and cornerstones;
TURNING SHARP
CORNERS
Welcome to the 148th annual
Ivies, perhaps the most sacred tra-
dition that Bowdoin knows. And
yet, it almost wasnt. The first Ivy
Day was held in the fall, on October
26, 1865, when the junior class as-
sembled before the chapel to plant
an ivy and recite the Class Ode.
For eight years after that, there
was no Ivy Day to speak of, accord-
ing to a 1976 Orient article.
What would have happened if
our grand tradition had never been
revived? Would Bowdoin have be-
come what it is today? Would we
have devised some replacement for
our annual festival of inebriated
catharsis?
Probably. Whenever Ivies comes
along, people like to say that
Bowdoin becomes, if only for one
week, what other colleges are like
year-round. Maybe this is true,
maybe its notso long as we are
students of this College, we cant
know for sure. All we know is that
Bowdoin isnt easy (grade inflation
aside), and hope that our weekend
of coordinated debauchery will
make it much easier to re-enter
H-L come reading period. Most
NESCAC schools indulge in some
similar celebrationNelly and
Yeasayer graced the Tufts campus
last weekend, and Macklemore
has made appearance at Williams,
Amherst, and Colby in the past few
weeks. When Guster and Hoodie
Allen take the stage on Whittier
Field tomorrow, students will in-
dulge in bacchanalian rev-
elry like they always do--
but this year, it cant help
but seem particularly
well-deserved.
The liberal arts has
taken something of a
beating this academic year. Months
before the NAS report was released,
a profusion of ar-
ticles took aim
at the plight of
our purportedly
aimless genera-
tion, deriding us
for our reverence
of a system of
higher education
from which we
are promised few
returns. The state
of people in their
twenties became a
subject for popular
debate, prompting
Nathan Hellera
well-seasoned twenty-something
himselfto defend our demo-
graphic in the pages of The
New Yorker. They are
moved by dreams of
adult happiness, but
the form of those dreams
is as serendipitous as ripples
in a dune of sand, Heller wrote,
back in January. Where you start
outrich or poor, rustic or ur-
banewont determine where you
end up, perhaps, but it will de-
termine how you get there.
The twenties are when
we turn what Frank
OHara called sharp
corners.
Bowdoins curricu-
lum prepares us to do all
manner of things, or to do
nothingit is, for better or
for worse, what we make of
it. Te same goes for Ivies.
But given the year
we have had, maybe it
would be fitting to take this years
Ivies as a celebration of the liberal
arts, and of the feckless, aimless,
twenty-somethings who believe in
their purpose. After all, Ivies began
as a celebration of youthback in
1865, the juniors had to invite the
outgoing seniors to take part in
their fun. Then, the seniors cele-
brated by walking to their last cha-
pel service, after smoking a peace
pipe together. Tomorrow, seniors
will make their last pilgrimage to
celebrate on the Brunswick Quad,
after no doubt sharing some peace
pipes of their own. The feelings of
nostalgia that trek is sure to enjoin
are a foundational part of the Ivies
tradition. So goes the Ivy Ode:
Oft in the future/ Lifes chill-
ing winter/ Here shall we glean
/ Youths sunny leaves; / Memries
will throng us / Like strains of mu-
sic / Wafting their burden / From
oer the years.
- Linda Kinstler
HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
8 ii.1Uvis iviu.v, .vvii io, io1i 1ui vowuoi ovii1
BY DAVID MANDELBAUM
AND HENRY MCNAMARA
CONTRIBUTORS
Lobster at Reds Eats beats Brunswick landmark Fat Boy
In our fourth week of searching
for Maines best lobster roll, weve
gained some perspective on the
subject. We can tell you where you
will find big rolls, small rolls, lob-
ster rolls with too much mayo. Ev-
ery roll is differentin size, style
and amount of lobsterand no
two rolls are more different than
those we tasted this week.
Fat Boy Drive-In
While some may say Fat Boy is
not worthy of consideration in our
quest, its convenience, price and
reputation as one of Bowdoin stu-
dents most beloved of-campus food
spots demands a detailed report.
Ordering at Fat Boy is like go-
ing back in timeyou flick your
lights on for service and a small
tray is attached to your drivers
side window. At first glance dozens
of customers sitting in their cars is
strange, but its all part of the Fat
Boy experience. We had previously
been to Fat Boy for burgers and
fries, but never for lobster.
The menu is full of inexpensive
items, and the lobster roll is no
exception$6.99 for a lobster roll
is absurdly cheap. We expected a
small size when we saw the price
and ordered a pair to test their
value.
In a couple of minutes, our wait-
ress came back out with our rolls
and told us to bring them inside
because of the seagulls looming
overhead. The rolls had plenty of
averse should avoid Fat Boy, but
everyone else may find themselves
satisfied.
Reds Eats
If you have not heard of Reds you
probably havent been to Wiscasset,
Maine. Wiscasset is a beautiful little
town about 20 minutes up the coast
from Brunswick that boasts one of
the most celebrated lobster rolls
in Maine. The Food Network and
Travel Channel have featured Reds
Eats as a staple of Maine cuisine.
Fat Boy Drive-In
Price: $/5
Roll: **/5
Criticisms: Small, too much
mayo; not much lobster, not fresh-
est lobster taste.
Overall: C+
Reds Eats
Price: $$$/5
Roll: *****/5
Criticisms: Why didnt we didnt
order a second round?
Overall: A+
IVIES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
JORTS
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mayo sprinkled with seasoning to
slightly suplement the taste. Af-
ter a couple bites, we were over-
whelmed by the flavor of mayo and
the flat taste of the lobster.
Weve never had a bad lobster
roll. Sure, some may be compara-
tively better than others, but its al-
most impossible for a restaurant to
screw up a lobster roll. If the price
of rolls sometimes scares you away,
know that $6.99 can buy you a lob-
ster roll just a few hundred yards
from campus. The mayonnaise-
The much celebrated destination
is simplea shack no larger than
a dorm room a few yards from the
water. Given Reds size and fame,
on a sunny day you should expect
a line. This little shack churns out
rolls to meet demand, but almost
always has a line full of custom-
ers. The surroundings are beauti-
fulWiscasset is a quaint town and
theres plenty to see and do.
We arrived late in the afternoon
to try one of the most anticipated
rolls on our list. With only three
people in line ahead of us, we got
a first-hand look at Reds produc-
tion process. We were even lucky
enough to order from the owner.
When our rolls were ready. We
were given the option of a cup of
mayonnaise or a cup of butter. We
both opted for butter, which we
lightly poured on top of the roll
jam-packed with lobster meat. You
could see the tail and clawsit
is an absurd looking portion in a
small bun. The lobster is so fresh
you can taste it in every bite. There
is no mayonnaise to distract you
from the taste of fresh lobster
only a toasted bun and whatever
amount of butter or mayo you
choose to pour on top.
The simplicity of the roll is what
makes it so good. This roll is huge
and so fresh you wont believe you
paid under $20. One roll is enough
for a full meal, but your taste buds
will be left wanting more.
Reds easily secures the top seed
on our list of lobster rolls.
I have gotten that paper done,
or should I have had fun with
friends? Should I have skipped
Friday mornings class to get more
than three hours of sleep, or was I
right to suck it up? By staying in,
am I missing out on a fundamental
college experience?
Te student body has raised the
bar and reached a whole new level
of casual partying. For me, going out
on a Wednesday night is a phenom-
enon that only exists in the twilight
zone and, now, Ivies week.
Ivies may have been going on
for quite sometime, but we havent
yet gotten to the best part. Perfor-
mances are just starting. Those in-
destructible beings that have been
partying all week are not taking any
respite. They are going to bravely,
and astonishingly, keep on going.
For many this week has been a
tough balancing act of work and fun.
Ivies, afer all, is a paradoxical time
in which you are simultaneously
supposed to party like its 1999 and
get all of your work done. As a result,
frst years have been unsure how to
handle these past days and are still
perplexed how they will gauge the
upcoming weekend.
Perhaps all of this chaos is part
of the appeal of Ivies. Going out on
a Wednesday night is not usually a
smart idea, but breaking the norms
and doing something you probably
shouldnt every once in a while is a
good releaseespecially right before
fnals week. So, fellow frst years, I
wish you good luck as you enjoy the
rest of your Ivies experience. And
perhaps more importantly, I wish
you good luck when you wake up on
Sunday morning.
Yes, jorts are perhaps the single
ugliest piece of clothing in com-
mon usage.
There are, of course, different
kinds of jorts. Bermuda jorts win
for sheer effrontery against com-
mon decency and have, on more
than one occasion, made my eyes
bleed. If you find a pair of Bermu-
da jorts in a friends closet, quietly
and quickly remove the offend-
ing item and incinerate it. If you
find two pairs of Bermuda jorts in
this friends closet, you may want
to hold an intervention and con-
sider calling Stacy and Clinton of
What Not to Wear. If you discover
more than two pairs of Bermuda
jorts in your friends wardrobe,
run. This person is not your friend
and probably has been collecting
toenails and/or graphic tees (obvi-
ously the latter is worse) since the
late nineties.
At risk of sounding like Mayor
Bloomberg, Bermuda jorts should
be outlawed because they are the
leading undiagnosed cause of ug-
liness, unhappiness and even un-
healthiness across America and
around the world.
Before you get your political
pantaloons in a kerfluffle and call
me an elitist liberal, just know
that I also have a special hatred
of mom jeanswhich, for reasons
that are beyond me, seem to have
become the pant of choice of cer-
tain liberal men over forty. (See,
for example, Barack Obama and
John Kerry). But the jort, and es-
pecially the Bermuda jort, hurts
my eyes and my heart in a way
mom jeans cannot dream of do-
ing. So, even if my politics were
based only on the costumes of the
candidatesand Im not saying
theyre notI would vote against
the jorts-wearers every time.
But of course Bermuda jorts
arent the only jorts invading and
infecting our public spaces. There
are, of course, the unfortunately
homemade or seemingly home-
made jean cut-offs, with their
strands of denim snaking down
legs like unwanted hairs or blue
caterpillars. Why anyone would
spend money on such a thing is a
mystery to me, but men and wom-
en seem to prefer these equally
perhaps because they can be cut to
any length.
Convenient though this may
be, it does not make for a pleas-
ant scene. As a rule, be wary of any
garment you can tailor without
needle and thread. As another rule
(if you havent gathered as much
already): men should never, ever
wear jorts. There is no activity that
requires themnot camping, not
hiking, not even pot smoking.
Women (even those who agree
that man-jorts deserve a special
death) seem to think that they can
get away with jorts. Daisy dukes
are alright I guess, if you want to
look like a street walker strolling
the Lincoln Tunnel or a destitute
farmer who had to sell her pants to
afford a spray tan.
In other words, you should
probably change.
Im under no illusions that my
advice will fix the Ivies style prob-
lem. But at the very least, tryjust
tryto be a little unique in your
dress this weekend. Put down the
neon tank. Step away from the
jorts. Put on some real clothes and
have some fun.
Thats all! You made it. Come
find me for that cookie.
MARRIED
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switching between classrooms.
All of our colleagues have been
extremely supportive of us and all
have great senses of humor, said
Chiang.
And while those in diferent de-
partments do not see as much of each
other on a daily basis, such an ar-
rangement bears its own advantages.
She [Anne Springer] helps ad-
mit students that I later have [in my
classes] and we get to know a lot
about whats going on. The fact that
we approach Bowdoin from slightly
different directions is very useful,
said Professor Springer. And we
are still likely to run into each other
in Smith Union by chance.
Couples with children frequent
the steps in front of the art mu-
seum, eat at Sundae Sundays in
Thorne and attend sports summer
camps run by Peter Slovenski, head
coach of track and cross country.
When the kids are not around or
a Bowdoin student is babysitting,
many eat lunch together at Jack Ma-
gees Pub & Grill or any number of
restaurants on Maine Street. Con-
certs, sporting events and Reunion
Weekend are also favorite pastimes
for many Bowdoin faculty families.
Im really happy to be part of an
institution that has the insight of the
value these policies bring to a cam-
pus, said Douhovnikof. We all
gain so much by bringing a whole
family [on to] campus.
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ALL NATURAL: While Fat Boys roll was loaded with a mayonaise (left), Reds Eats focused on fresh lobster meat (right).
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Songs for a New World highlights Curtain Callers vocal talent
Heart-wrenching ballads and
snarky, comic numbers filled
Kresge Auditorium last Friday
and Saturday when the Curtain
Callers performed Jason Robert
Browns song cycle, Songs for a
New World.
Curtain Callers was founded
three years ago.
I think theres a lack of musi-
cal theater here and I think mostly
people like it because its fun and
exciting and such a sensory expe-
rience, said student director Pat-
rick Martin 13. So I feel like weve
gotten good support from the stu-
dent body.
Martin helped charter Curtain
Callers as a student organization and
was very involved in the groups frst
two main-stage musicals, Hair in
the spring of 2011 and Te 25th
Annual Putnam Country Spelling
Bee in the fall of 2011.
Te group produced its frst mu-
sical review in the spring of 2012
and its third full-length production,
Urinetown, this past fall.
In the musical theater world,
Songs for a New World is known
as a song cycle, a type of show in
which there is no connecting dia-
logue between songs.
Although the songs are connect-
ed through the overarching theme
of decisions, the plot line is fairly
abstract.
Divided into two acts with a
brief intermission, Curtain Callers
production offered an impressive
spectacle of vocal talent.After a
selective audition process, Martin
and several members of the pro-
duction team selected a total cast
of 18 student singers.
When you do really vocally-
demanding showswhich is what
this wasyou end up having to
cast really talented people, said
Martin. So they end up coming
from a cappella groups, where
theyve already been through
a filter; and through chamber
choir, where theyve already been
through auditions to prove that
they can read music and hold their
pitch and sing with a piano.
More than half of the 15 musical
numbers in the show were solos,
several were duets and three were
large ensemble pieces.
Te individualized nature of each
separate number allowed Curtain
Callers to hold fewer group rehears-
als and more individual rehearsals,
permitting the group to advertise
the show as a lower-commitment
production.
Ultimately, according to Martin,
the song-cycle model was an op-
portunity to include more singers
than he would have been able to in
some full-length musicals.
The interest is definitely in-
creasing, and I think that a lot of
people that go see the shows think
theyre really fun and exciting and
they want to be a part of them,
said Martin.
We did Hair and Spelling Bee
with pretty much the same cast
of people, added Martin. Then
when I came back from abroad and
went to Urinetown rehearsals, I
saw a ton of new faces.
Songs for a New World is
sophomore Golden Owens second
Curtain Callers production.
Ive only ever been in one full
musical, and I almost like reviews
better because they have a lot of mu-
sic, and I love to sing, said Owens.
Owens, who performed the solo
number The Steam Train, is also
BY TASHA SANDOVAL
STAFF WRITER
a member of Ursus Versus and the
Bowdoin Chamber Choir.
Although Kresge Auditorium
has been filled for many past Cur-
tain Callers productions, the stu-
dent body could still increase its
openness to musical theater, ac-
cording to Martin.
Musical theater is sometimes a
sticky wicket because people have
weird mixed feelings about it, said
Martin. Ive always told people
you cant hate musical theater be-
cause its like hatingdessert or
something. You can hate lemon
bars or you can hate brownies but
you probably dont hate both of
those things.
And my point in that is that
seeing Les Mis is so different
from seeing the show that I did,
he added. Thats why sometimes
its a little difficult to advertise to
people.
Martin said he believes that,
with more departmental and ad-
ministrative recognition in the fu-
ture, Curtain Callers could contin-
ue to grow and improve the quality
of its productions and venues.
Weve proved ourselves over
and over, he said. And I think
that Student Activities has started
to be more lenient and to trust us
more with things. I like doing the
shows in Kresge because its inti-
mate, but its not the best venue by
any means.
Something that we strive to do,
especially in the future, is build
relations with the theater depart-
ment and build relations with
Masque and Gown, said Martin.
Beyond the Pines does not live up to ambitious aspirations
Walking out of The Place Be-
yond the Pines on Saturday eve-
ning, I felt dazedthe kind of feel-
ing you get when you first step off
a rollercoaster onto solid ground.
Several days later, I still feel adrift
when I think about the film. And
while this sensation usually makes
me want to see a movie again, this
one was so intense that it might just
be the first Gosling flick that I dont
watch ad infinitum (yes, Remem-
ber the Titans included).
Te Place Beyond the Pines
which should really be called Te
Place Where Everyone is Covered
in Paint Splatters and Has Daddy Is-
suesopens with the story of the
bulked-and-tatted-up Ryan Gosling
as Luke Glanton, the motorcycle-
riding stuntman with a heart of gold
that Gosling plays best. And did, in
Drive. Like, a year ago.
When Lukes once-fing Romina
(Eva Mendes) shows up unexpect-
edly and reveals that she is raising
his one-year-old son, Luke commits
to turning his life around to support
them. Perhaps due to his thrill-seek-
ing nature, Luke chooses bank rob-
bery as his M.O., which leaves his
and his familys fates to that of Avery
Cross (Bradley Cooper), the ideal-
istic law-student-turned-cop who
tries to take Luke down.
It would be almost impossible
to assess this film without reveal-
ing further plot developments, so
I will do my best to keep a happy
medium between vague and spoil-
er-alert.
Pines has three distinct chap-
ters, and while they are clearly in-
terrelated, by the time the third one
rolled around 90 minutes into the
movie, I just didnt care anymore. It
was too late to get emotionally in-
vested in the plethora of new char-
acters and stories, especially when
this fnal chaptera clear attempt
to resolve the politics and loose ends
of the frst twofelt half-assed and
unsure of its own message.
It is as if the filmmakers knew
that there was a point to the story,
wanted badly to make it, but never
quite figured out what exactly it
was.
In stitching together these three
vignettes, which cover a total of 15
years, the filmmakers took on too
much. Each story could (and in
the case of the first, should) have
been extrapolated into a film unto
itself. In chopping each down to 45
minutes, the filmmakers cut them-
selves short of creating something
truly meaningful.
Despite the overall sensation of
what I would characterize as cin-
ematic blue balls, I am still haunted
by certain aspects of Pines, and
Im not just talking about the oblig-
atory Bon Iver song that concludes
any self-respecting indie flick.
All biases aside, Ryan Gosling is
truly the star of the show. In spite
of the heartthrob tattoo across
his neck and his remarkable abil-
ity to make skull-covered para-
chute pants look good, Gosling is
more than just eye candy. And for
reasons that I wont divulge, this is
rather problematic for a good por-
tion of the film.
Gosling keeps Luke interesting
without overacting and discards
his maddeningly brooding Drive
temperament, making him the
most lovable absentee dad in his-
tory. Luke is likable yet frustrating,
sweet yet impulsive.
The complexity of its charac-
ters was one of the films great-
est strengths. There is Robin (Ben
Mendelsohn), who is the definition
of creep as he watches Luke bike
through a desolate forest but whose
inner cool uncle shines through at
the same time (the kind of cool un-
cle who hands you a gun and tells
you to commit a felony, that is).
Bradley Coopers performance
is less impressive than his cohorts,
though this is largely because the
script gives him little to work with
to justify his nave idealism and si-
multaneously conflicted course of
action. Although I was less moved
by Coopers character, his central
narrative is absorbing enough to
keep him afloat and keep the view-
er genuinely engaged.
The Place Beyond the Pines
sought to be a profound tour de
force spanning generations and it
would have benefited from narrow-
ing its focus and catching itself on
its many heavy-handed, sanctimo-
nious parallels.
Nevertheless, I find myself con-
stantly mulling over what the film
was trying to say and what the sum
of its parts could have achieved.
Perhaps this is just the challenge
that the filmmakers meant to pose.
YOUR FEATURE
PRESENTATION
TESSA KRAMER
PREETI KINHA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
PLEASE DONT STOP THE MUSIC: Members of Curtain Callers performed the song cycle Songs for a New Worldlast weekend in Kresge Auditorium.
COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES
RYAN SAPLING: Ryan Gosling plays the role of a bad boy with a sweet side in the new marathon of a lm The Place Beyond the Pines.
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PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
Phar\os will open tomorrows Ivies concert
Dave Raskin 13
Dave Raskins life has always
been colored by music.
Raskin was raised in a musi-
cal family and was introduced to
the piano and clarinet at a young
age.
He claims, however, that he
didnt become serious about
music until late in high school
when he first picked up the bass
guitar.
Upon his arrival at Bowdoin,
it was only a matter of days be-
fore he found others with whom
to share his music.
The first week of college,
Connor [Smith] and two oth-
er students approached me to
jam, and, that night, we did,
said Raskin. We jammed until
I had blood blisters on my fin-
gers, and, more importantly, we
jammed until wed constructed a
song.
Raskin continued to play bass
with Connor Smith 13 after
their band Harmonik Frontier
dissolved after freshman year.
Throughout that time, Raskin
claims that he discovered song-
writing to be his true passion.
Im fascinated with it; its a
wild art form, and I think its
pretty poorly suited to the con-
fines of a bass guitar, he said.
By the end of my time as a
bassist I was writing big chordal
parts high on the neckI was
basically trying to write guitar
music on the bass, so I switched
to guitar.
Raskin plays guitar and vocals
in Phar\os.
Our music is carefully con-
structed, said Raskin. Every-
one in the room has studied mu-
sic to a pretty great degree, so we
think about texture and timbre
and make sure that were not be-
ing too repetitive.
Raskin says that dissonance
plays a major role in their mu-
sic, while they tend to remain in
keeping with the rock and pop
tradition.
Raskin is excited to be open-
ing Ivies tomorrow and hopes for a
successful concert.
The six foot gates around Whit-
tier Field all but guarantee us a
captive audience, and were pretty
proud of our set, said Raskin. I
think it will be a great platform
with which to present our music.
Connor Smith 13
Connor Smith 13, guitarist
and singer of Phar\os, has been
involved in the music scene at
Bowdoinformally and informal-
lysince his freshman year.
A music minor, he is currently
taking an independent study with
Professor Mauceri that centers on
Max MSP programming.
Outside of academics, Smith has
been a member of the BMC and
WBOR and is a co-chair of the En-
tertainment Board.
Smith and Raskin have known
each other since freshman year,
when they were in a band that ul-
timately broke up due to stylistic
differences, Smith said.
Dave was a bassist and I was a
lead guitar. Neither of us had much
experience songwriting in terms
of lyrics and all that, said Smith.
We really had to find our voice.
Literally, we had to learn how to
sing, and Dave really picked up his
guitar skills.
According to Smith, Phar\os
musical style is not easy to articu-
late.
Maybe you could say that were
part of a movement of somewhat
indie, somewhat alternative bands
that have been kind of pushing the
bounds of rock a little bit and that
line between alternative rock, prog
rock, and art rock, he said.
Despite ups and downs in pre-
paring for Ivies, Smith is confident
that it will go well.
Yesterday I was in a pretty bad
space about it, he said. I feel like
I was very worried if we were go-
ing to be able to pull it off in time.
Today Im feeling better.
Smith has been pleasantly sur-
prised by the interest the campus
has shown in Phar\os.
Its been incredibly rewarding
for us to get the reactions that we
have from our live shows, he said.
Weve received a lot of good sup-
port so Id just like to thank every-
body.
Rami Stucky 14
A new member of the band this
year, Rami Stucky 14 is the drum-
mer of Phar\os. While heavily in-
volved in the jazz music scene at
Bowdoin, Stucky also describes
himself as a utility drummer be-
cause he drums for Curtain Callers
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AMALIE MACGOWAN
STAFF WRITERS
and other musical acts as needed.
Although Stucky only joined
Phar\os this year, he has been
friends with Raskin and Smith
since taking Music 151 with them
his first year at Bowdoin.
Generally, Stucky does not write
songs for Phar\os but contributes
his technical skill and musicality.
Smith credits Stucky and Simone
Moushabeck, bassist and key-
board, for the bands success.
Rami and Simon are amazing,
he said. Their musicianship skills
far surpass those of ours.
While the experience of playing
in a band is very different from
playing in jazz concerts, Stucky
works to bring some aspects of jazz
music to Phar\os.
We bring that aesthetic to the
band, he said. We kind of get
bored easily so we try to do new
stuff all the time.
Stucky uniquely describes Phar\
oss style.
Lyrically, I think if Big L was to
write alternative rock lyrics, thats
what Connor and Dave sound
like, he said.
According to Stucky, Phar\os is
democratic, and everyone has a
say in everything.
Stucky had a jazz concert re-
cently in which he could dictate
how the songs would be played,
but he said that Phar\os is very
different.
With Phar\os we have to be
like, Is that how we want the
song to go? We can just bicker,
he said. Theres democracy
but it can be a bad thing some-
times.
Simon Moushabeck 16
As the lone first year among
a trio of upperclassmen, Simon
Moushabeck 16 may seem to be
the odd one out.
But Moushabeck says that the
age difference isnt in the least
bit palpable; rather, Its just
about the music.
Moushabeck, the bass player
for Phar\os, started playing the
bass guitar consistently around
sophomore year of high school.
Its kind of blurry as to when
exactly I started playing bass,
said Moushabeck. My father
plays the bass, so my family has
had bass guitars accessible to me
from the time I was little. I just
grabbed one and learned.
Jazz band, piano lessons since
age five and a musical inclina-
tion all add to Moushabecks
high level of proficiency in mul-
tiple instruments and his overall
love of music.
Moushabeck first met the
other members of Phar\os in
his music improvisation class.
After Raskin and Smith invited
Moushabeck to play with them,
the band was complete.
When asked to describe Phar\
oss sound, Moushabeck said
that there is a lot of texture
making and ambient sound
that goes into their music.
We start off playing one tex-
ture for a little and then we play
another, he said. Thats how
some of our songs build.
Moushabeck said he is excited
for the opportunity to open for
Guster and Hoodie Allen this
Saturday on Whittier Field.
The Battle of the Bands win
is great, but I dont much like
competition, said Moushabeck.
The best thing about the pro-
cess was being able to hear all
the talented musicians on this
campus.
ASA FASHION SHOW 2013
JOANNA GROMADZKI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Band members (from left to right): Dave Raskin 13, Connor Smith 13, Rami Stucky 14, and Simon Moushabeck 16.
HONGBEI LI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Left: Students strike a pose at the ASA fashion show last Saturday night. Right: Arabesque celebrates the event with a performance in Morrell Lounge.
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Mainstream music is
magic on Ivies weekend
HIPSTER DRIVEL
MATTHEW GOODRICH
If music be the food of love, play on,
quoth the Bard: Give me excess of it;
that surfeiting, the appetite may sicken,
and so die.
Shakespeare never met a Bowdoin
College student on the brink of Ivies, did
he? Indulging appetite to excess is our
job this time of year, and judging by how
much brainpower we devote each se-
mester to yearning for these few days, I
doubt it ever dies. Were made of sterner
stuf than Duke Orsino.
Im not at all ashamed to say that
the debauched spirit of Ivies has even
corrupted the heretofore unblemished
hipster cred of yours truly. Te ivory
tower of the music snob gets lonely,
my Buddy Holly glasses have become
unwieldy, and my vinyl has stopped
playing properly. Tis week, I will re-
tire my cardigan and take up a pinny.
Instead of hipster, I shall Guster.
I have no full album to recommend
to you. Time is spare during Ivies, when
classes seem to fragment our fun. It
would be remiss of me to suggest we all
take 40 minutes of our precious drink-
ing time to listen to the new Phoenix
album (though if you want to, hit me
up), so instead I ofer the best songs of
the year so far, essential to any hip Ivies
playlist that anticipates summer.
Methinks the Bard needs a little up-
dating: Music be the love of drink. So
play on, drink up, have at it.
Mirrors by Justin Timberlake
Tis song, Justins spectacular return
to form afer a seven year hiatus and the
of-the-mark retro-fest Suit & Tie, has
been on the Reed House party playlist
since it came out, and with good reason.
Forget the Coldplay-esque intro: as
soon as he starts singing, Justin chan-
nels his inner crooner (circa Cry Me a
River) to deliver this bright-and-blue-
eyed soul tear-jerker. If anyone is look-
ing to rekindle a dying fame for Ivies,
this is your jam. Hopefully you can last
all eight minutes.
Get Lucky by Da Punk
Is there a better song for Ivies de-
bauchery? Te robots have returned and
Im excited for the touch-it-bring-it-pay-
it-watch-it-turn-it-leave-it-start-format-
it-technologic singularity.
If this is how the robot revolution
happens, thats fne by me. Tough if
this song is any indication, Daf Punks
new sound has more to do rhetori-
cally with 2005s Human Afer All
than their computerized image: Get
Lucky has a very human pulse. Te
duo eases us into their new sound
with Nile Rodgers funky guitar rif
and Pharrells smooth vocals, detailing
the very primaland very Iviesurge
to have sex. Put this song on and hey,
get lucky.
Wakin on a Pretty Daze by
Kurt Vile
If anyone can remind us that Ivies is
a marathon and not a sprint, its Kurt
Vile. I dont think the man has sprinted
anywhere, as this nine-minute sprawl-
of-a-song can attest. Sometimes, the
constant input of Ivies burns us out. Day
drinking since Sunday can take a toll on
the best of us. Kurt understands: To be
frank / Im fried. Nothing wrong with
taking a load of. But I dont mind, he
admits amidst swirling guitars, and nei-
ther should you. Whats to worry about?
Its Ivies and youre listening to Kurt Vile
and lifewell, lifes awhile.
Song for Zula by Phosphorescent
Tis is a song for Sunday morning,
when the rubble has cleared. Were soaked
in booze, tired as hell, and our voices are
nothing short of hoarsebut we carry
on. Over the past week, weve seen it all,
from the asceticism of rejection to the
hedonism of a campus-wide orgy. And
were better for it, jaded but still jumping,
bloodied but unbowed. Song for Zula
ofers slow-burning introspection, open-
ing a space for us to steel our hearts and
prepare for the blitz of work we now face.
But not without a fnal hoorah.
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SPORTS
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Baseball, eyeing playoffs,
breaks win streak record
BY LUKE LAMAR
ORIENT STAFF
The play-off picture for the NE-
SCAC Eastern Conference will
come into focus when the baseball
team travels to Tufts this weekend
for a three-game series. The Polar
Bears will determine their destiny
with these last conference games.
If we win at least two games out
of the series, then we are in first
place in the division and we go into
the playoffs as a one seed, said se-
nior captain Luke Regan. There
are no more conference games
this is the deciding weekend.
Bowdoin traveled to Williams
this past weekend for a non-con-
ference series. On Friday, the Ephs
took an early 2-1 lead but the Polar
Bears managed to regain control of
the game by the fourth inning. The
Bowdoin offense went into over-
drive, led by Aaron Rosen 15, who
went 3-3 and scored five runs, ty-
ing the Colleges single-game scor-
ing record. The Polar Bears also
found three RBIs each from Regan,
Erik Jacobsen 15 and Sam Canales
15 in the 13-5 victory.
Bowdoin built a lead in the first
game of Saturdays double header
with a couple of single-run in-
nings. Williams then cut the lead
to 2-1 before Dan Findley 13 and
Regan knocked in two more runs
to make it 4-1. Henry Van Zant
Softball ends streak, clinches playoff berth
BY MATT SHEN
ORIENT STAFF
The softball team swept a three-
game series against Bates last week-
end to clinch a NESCAC playoff
spot. As the second seed from the
NESCAC East Division, Bowdoin
earned a spot among the four teams
moving on to the NESCAC Cham-
pionships. The team pushed its
consecutive win record to 12 with
the sweep against Bates, and beat
Husson on Sunday in the first game
of its doubleheader. The Polar Bears
lost the second game, ending their
undefeated stretch at 13 games.
Our goal was to make the tour-
nament; to do that, you have to be
either first or second, and we were
able to achieve that, said Head
Coach Ryan Sullivan. Other teams
will be wrapping up with NESCAC
play this weekend, so its great to
be able to go and play that extra
weekend.
On Sunday, although the women
were able to take Husson 12-5 in
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the opener, they were unable to
keep up their momentum, losing
5-0 in the second game.
Hussons a very good team, and
we played well throughout the first
game, but in the second game we
were a little off-balance, said Sulli-
van. They had a very good pitcher,
Mens lax ends season .500
in NESCAC, earns playoff bid
Over the weekend, the mens la-
crosse team celebrated its senior
day with a sizeable victory over En-
dicott, 14-4. On Wednesday, how-
ever, the Polar Bears fell to Tufts
in a 21-8 blowout that ended the
teams regular season.
In the first quarter of Saturdays
game, the Gulls held a 2-1 advan-
tage in scoring until Billy Bergner
13 netted three goals in a row to
give the Polar Bears a two-point
scoring gap heading into the sec-
ond quarter. In the following pe-
riod, the team extended this goal
difference, bringing the score to
9-3 heading into intermission. Dan
Hanley 14 accounted for the only
goal in the third period, and in
the fourth the Bears outscored the
Gulls 4-1 to bring the lopsided final
score to 14-4.
Bergner, who was celebrating
his last regular season home game,
scored a team-high of four goals
during the match. According to
BY HALLIE BATES
ORIENT STAFF
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him, the win was due to both the
offense and defense stepping up to
dominate all aspects of the game.
Changes in the offensive plays also
helped the team to earn such a
dominating victory.
Coach Silberlicht made some
great changes to the ofense afer the
Colby game, and they really paid of
against Endicott, said Bergner.
On Wednesday, the Bears faced
off against Tufts in their final game
of the regular season. Heading into
intermission, the Jumbos took a
dominating 10-3 lead that was only
extended in the second half of play,
ending the game 21-8. This match
tied the teams record for the most
goals allowed in a single gamethe
team has not allowed that many
goals since the 1992 season.
Bowdoin comes out of the sea-
son with an overall record of 8-6
(5-5 NESCAC), with the Jumbos
emerging 11-4 (7-3 NESCAC). The
loss to Tufts placed Bowdoin in
fifth place in the NESCAC. The Po-
lar Bears will travel to Wesleyan to
face the Cardinals on Saturday in
the first round of NESCAC quar-
terfinals.
Bowdoin played Wesleyan on
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ORIENT STAFF
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In their last weekend of regular
season play, the womens lacrosse
team traveled to Wheaton College
on Saturday and hosted Colorado
College on Sunday, winning both
games 14-3. The No. 9 national-
ly-ranked Polar Bears ended the
season with a 13-2 overall record,
following a 12-6 win against Tufts
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Womens lax ends season third in NESCAC
away on Wednesday.
These two victories over non-
conference teams extended the
womens undefeated streak to six
consecutive games. They finished
their regular season with a perfect
5-0 record against non-conference
opponents.
On Saturday, Mackenzie
Schleicher 14 produced five goals
and an assist, the most goals by a
Polar Bear in a single game this
year. The women outshot Wheaton
22-10 and suffered only 12 turn-
overs to the Lyons 20.
Captain Carolyn Gorajek 13
and Jordan Smith 14 led the
Bowdoin attack with three goals
apiece on Bowdoins senior night.
Again, Bowdoin controlled the
flow of the game and managed to
record 35 shots to Colorados 14.
Gorajek ends the season with a to-
tal of 63 points, just three points
behind her season best of 66 from
last year, with the playoffs still left
to play. Gorajek is just one assist
away from tying the Colleges ca-
reer assists record, meaning she
could potentially own career re-
cords in points, assists and goals.
Her career points mark now stands
at 230, 27 ahead of the next best re-
cord. Her goal record of 164 is 19
ahead of the next highest, which
stood for 27 years.
15 was excellent in five innings of
relief and Rosen went 4-4 to seal
the win.
The Polar Bears cruised to a 3-0
lead in game two. The Ephs made
a comeback in the bottom of the
sixth to bring the score to 3-2, but
the relief for Bowdoin was able to
shut down Williams bats and pre-
serve the 3-2 victory. The three
wins extended the Polar Bear win
streak to 11, tying the school re-
cord. Rosen was named the NES-
CAC player of the week for his ef-
forts over the last four games. He
batted .786 and went 11-14 while
scoring eight times.
Regan remarked on some of the
key factors in the weekends suc-
cess: Clutch pitching [was impor-
tant]along with a great perfor-
mance by Aaron Rosen, he said.
It was incredible to watch him
play, because he got on base every
time we needed him to.
Bowdoin hosted a midweek
game against Brandeis. Tied
at one run each going into the
bottom of the second inning,
Bowdoin pulled ahead to a three-
run lead with RBIs from Findley,
Canales and John Lefeber 14.
Brandeis tied the game at five in
the fifth before Lefeber responded
in the bottom of the sixth with a
two run double. Bowdoin tacked
on another following an error to
pull ahead 8-5. Brandeis pulled
within one, but Dave Zabinsky 15
shut down the Judges in the top of
the ninth.
With the 8-7 victory Bowdoin
extended its winning streak to 12
KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BRINGING THE SWING : Captain Gen Barlow13 attempts to make contact against Bates on Saturday.
HONGBEI LI, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
LONG WAY FROM HOME: Midelder Lindsay Picard 16 chases after the ball against Colorado College on Sunday. Picard scored one goal as Bowdoin won, 14-3.
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BY ALEX VASILE
STAFF WRITER
An improbable injury and a
shallow bench thrust Melissa
DellaTorre 14 into the pitch-
ing rotation two years ago as
a first year. She is now much
more than a spot-starter, hav-
ing thrown more innings than
any other pitcher on the team
this year. She ranks second in
the NESCAC in ERA and fifth
in total strikeouts this season.
She really exceeded our ex-
pectations her first year, said
Head Coach Ryan Sullivan.
[Now], going into a big se-
ries, were going to throw her
at least once. We know shell
go seven innings and give you
a great performance.
Sullivan had plenty of op-
portunities to set those expec-
tations. DellaTorre played high
school softball only a half an
hour away from the College.
What stood out, even in
high school, was her compo-
sure, he said. Its not neces-
sarily a physical talent, but its
crucial for a pitcher.
Coming into Bowdoin, Del-
laTorre already possessed an
arsenal of pitches.
These advantages resulted in
her quick learning curveshe
has become more efficient each
year she has played. Warmups
that took her 30 minutes her
first year can now be accom-
plished in 15.
DellaTorres close proximity
to Bowdoin played a large part
in her decision to attend the
College. She had known that
softball would be her primary
focus when she was just ten
years old and said that she had
always intended to play in col-
lege, even from that early age.
Bowdoin had been her only
choice.
A three-sport athlete in high
school, DellaTorre continues
to run cross-country but has
since abandoned soccer. She
said she believes the cross-
country conditioning provides
her endurance as a pitcher.
According to DellaTorre, she
pitches during the offseason to
ease the transition late in the
spring.
Mostly Ill just go out to the
field and work on my throws,
she said. The catchers are re-
ally good about [going out
there with me].
One thing thats unique
about Melissa, Sullivan said,
is that shell never bypass an
opportunity to throw.
Softball pitchers, unlike
baseball pitchers, can throw
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Melissa DellaTorre 14
PITCHER
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JEFFREY CHUNG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
consistently without needing
for long periods of rest, be-
cause of the more natural na-
ture of their throws. DellaTorre
has thrown the first game in
each NESCAC series this sea-
son, and sometimes pitches
the third as well. Sullivan said
that he has been conscious of
trying not to overwork his star
pitcher, something he admits
has happened in the past.
Quite honestly, we probably
overused her, he said. But we
have been aided by the fact that
our other pitchers are playing
well. We have more depth this
year.
DellaTorre said that the
added depth has given her
confidence that the team can
improve upon last years play-
off appearance, something her
two-hit shutout against Bates
on Friday helped guarantee.
Depth for a softball bull-
pen is much different than it
is in baseball. Bowdoins base-
ball team, due to the nature of
pitching, has seen 12 pitchers
throw this season and has 17
players capable of pitching on
its roster. The softball team has
just four pitchers, including
DellaTorre.
In her studies, DellaTorre
has maintained an interest in
the sciences. She declared a
neuroscience major and in-
tends to pursue a minor in
earth and oceanographic stud-
ies. She spent last summer
studying oysters in California
and will travel to China this
summer to study environmen-
tal microbiology.
The idea of going to China
was interesting, she said, be-
cause I dont know about it.
Honestly, I just looked over a
few [programs]. I wasnt ex-
pecting to get any of them.
After her softball success at
Bowdoin, however, DellaTorre
has shown she deserves higher
expectations.
Shes just a quiet unassum-
ing kid, Sullivan said. Shes
competitive in her own way.
From a coaching standpoint, I
dont think you could ask for
more.
The sports editor of the Ori-
ent chooses the Athlete of the
Week based on exemplary per-
formance.
Currently holds the second-
best ERA in the NESCAC
Has thrown 101 innings, more
than any Bowdoin pitcher
Pitched a two-hit shutout
against Bates on Friday
HIGHLIGHTS
One thing thats unique
about Melissa is that shell never
bypass an opportunity to throw.
Ryan Sullivan
Head Coach of Softball
Womens track beats seven at Aloha Relays
BY CONNOR EVANS
ORIENT STAFF
The womens track and field
team finished first out of seven
teams at this Saturdays 25th-annu-
al Aloha Relays at Bowdoin. Like
the mens team, the women were
coming off a third-place finish at
the UNH invitational the previous
week. The team will compete at the
NESCAC Championship at Tufts
this weekend.
Bowdoin won 11 of the meets
events and sealed the competition
with 184 total points, beating out
second-place Bates who earned
158 points. Katherine Harmon 14,
who won the hammer throw at the
Relays, is currently ranked No. 13
in all of D-III in the event. Head
Coach Peter Slovenski said he is
pleased with her recent results.
Katherine has gotten more
explosive with her throwing this
month, Slovenski said. Shes al-
ways been a great technician, and
now shes adding a lot of speed to
her second and third turns.
Slovenski also attributes the
teams strong showing to the re-
cent return of jumper Hayleigh
Kein 15, who won the high jump
this weekend.
It was a big lift to the team to
get Hayleigh back in the lineup,
Slovenski said. Shes been out for
three weeks and we really missed
her.
While the team failed to win the
discus at the Aloha Relay, Sloven-
ski said he hopes that the event can
be one of the strongest in the up-
coming weeks, when the team will
need every point it can get to be
competitive.
The discus has been our best
event this spring, Slovenski said.
Katherine, Anna [Prohl 14] and
Randi [London 15] have been
working on using their legs more,
and they should have some great
weekends coming up.
Other Polar Bear medal-winners
at the home tournament included
Morgan Browning 13 in the 400
meters, Camille Wasinger 15 in
the 1500, Brenna Fischer 15 in the
10K, Emily Clark 15 in the 400
hurdles, Erin Silva 15 in the pole
vault, Michele Kaufman 13 in the
long jump, London in the shotput,
Addison Carvajal 16 in the hep-
tathlon and the 4x800 meter relay
team of Wasinger, Carolyn Veilleux
16, Ally Fulton 16 and Maggie
Bryan 15.
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Mens track nabs second at Maine Champs
BY CONNOR EVANS
ORIENT STAFF
The mens track and field team
finished second out of five teams at
the Maine State Championship this
weekend at Bates. The tournament
hosts finished first with 263 points,
followed by Bowdoin with 177, the
University of Southern Maine with
96, Colby with 69 and St. Josephs
with five. One particularly impres-
sive performance came from Chris
Genco 15, who won both the long
and high jump.
Chris had a terrific day, said
Head Coach Peter Slovenski. Hes
got a lot of poise in competition
and put together some impressive
jumps.
One other winner was Sam
Seekins 14, who ran the fastest 5K
of the field by outpacing 15 other
runners from the four other Maine
schools that competed.
As a team, the throwers particu-
larly impressed at the state cham-
pionships, greatly outplacing their
projected seeds.
Our throwers improved on
their seeded positions by 10
points, Slovenski said. Theyve
been working hard, and making a
lot of progress on their technique.
The highest scoring event for
the mens team was the triple jump,
where Bowdoin earned 18 of its
177 points for the day.
Slovenski said he hopes that
this recent run of good form can
translate into a top-four NESCAC
finish.
Bowdoin is one of the five NE-
SCAC teams with good balance,
Slovenski said, and front-runners
in the throwing, jumping and run-
ning events.
Coming off a third-place finish
at the University of New Hamp-
shire invitational last weekend,
the teams performance this week-
end could not have come at a bet-
ter time, with the NESCAC Cham-
pionship being hosted at Tufts
tomorrow.
SCORECARD
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Rowing performs well in rst three regattas
BY SAM WEYRAUCH
ORIENT STAFF
Coming off a fall rowing season
in which both the men and the
women earned medals at the pres-
tigious Head of the Charles Regat-
ta, Bowdoin continued its success
last weekend at two New England
competitions.
At the Riverhawk Racing Series
last Saturday in Lowell, Mass.,
Bowdoin won both the mens
(6:09.2) and womens (6:57.0)
2,000-meter varsity events by
what coxswain Jen Helble 14
called decisive open water gaps,
and finished 1-2 in both the ju-
nior varsity races with the A
and B crew squads. On the nov-
ice side, the women won and the
two mens boats finished first
and fourth. In all the races that
Bowdoin won, the team finished
at least 11 seconds ahead of the
next-fastest college.
The following day, Bowdoin
competed in the Presidents
Cup against Bates and Colby in
Greene, Maine. The womens first
boat came in a close second-place
behind the boat from Bates, while
the men beat Colby by over 13
seconds. The eights boats came
in third and fourth for the men
and women, respectively, and the
novice four boats came in fourth
and second. Overall on the day,
Bowdoin finished second with 11
points behind Bates 18 and Col-
bys 10.
One week earlier, Bowdoin
competed at its first regatta of the
spring, The Big Three against Am-
herst and Middlebury, where the
Polar Bears won four of the eight
races in the fours division and fin-
ished second in the other four as
well as the eights, a strong perfor-
mance considering the competi-
tion at the event.
This weekend, the rowing team
will compete in the Clark Invita-
tional Regatta at Worcester, Mass.,
facing off against Mass. Maritime,
Connecticut College, Amherst
and Clark.
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and set a new school record.
This also marked the first time
in three years that Bowdoin has
beaten Brandeis.
The Polar Bears hope to stay hot
this weekend against the Jumbos in
order to secure the No. 1 seed in
the playoffs.
Our pitchers keep their runs
low, said Regan. We just need to
stay on top of what we do best and
get runners in scoring position like
we did this past weekend and play
a clean defensive game.
and the conditions were windy. We
werent able to get much in terms
of offense, and that let them pull
ahead in the end.
Captain Gen Barlow 13 re-
marked on her satisfaction with the
weekends endeavors.
I thought this weekend went re-
ally well, said Barlow. We broke
the record for the most wins in a
row, which was nice, and it was
great being able to sweep Bates and
clinch that playoff berth.
Yesterday afternoon, Bowdoin
split its doubleheader against the
University of New England (UNE).
In the first game, both teams scored
in the first inning, and UNE took
a one-run advantage off a sacrafice
bunt in the fourth inning. Bowdoin
rebounded to even the score up in
the fifth inning, but a big seventh
inning from UNE gave them a four-
run lead. Bowdoin came close to ty-
ing the game, but fell two runs short
by the final out to lose, 6-4.
The team rebounded quickly in
the second match, as Melissa Della-
Torre 14 and Tricia Thibodeau 13
pitched a shutout game that ended
5-0. Barlow went 3-3, hitting a sin-
gle, double and home run.
Schleicher raised her season
tally to 22 goals and five assists
during this weeks games. She ex-
plained that her recent goal stretch
is largely due to the squads intense
practice atmosphere.
I know individually that each
day I walk onto that field for prac-
tice, Im playing against the best
defensive lineup in our league,
Schleicher said. We push each
other so that we can rise above all
of our opponents.
The depth of the Polar Bears
bench was put on display this
weekend, as Emma Beecher 16
recorded two goals against Colo-
rado College and one assist against
Wheaton.
I think playing two out-of-con-
ference teams this weekend defi-
nitely gave us a lot of confidence
to do plays that we might not be
as confident with, said Beecher.
Our team is so tight and inclusive
and all the upperclassmen are very
helpful and give great advice to the
younger players, which helps us
improve as a unit.
The senior night match against
Tufts was the teams last game of
the regular season. After an open-
ing goal by the Jumbos in the first
five minutes, the Polar Bears sticks
came alive, lighting up Tufts de-
fense for six unanswered goals in
15 minutes of play. Gorajek scored
three goals during the teams run,
and by the end of the first half
Betsy Sachs 14 had three scores of
her own.
In the second half, with
Bowdoin up 7-2, the two squads
went back and forth, matching
each other goal-for-goal. Sachs
added two more goals to bring her
total to five for the night. Smith
also snuck three balls past the
Tufts goalkeeper to bring her sea-
son goal total to 35.
Because it was one of the last
home matches for the teams re-
cord-setting seniors, the team was
nostalgic about the win.
I just want to say congratula-
tions to our three seniors, said
Schleicher. We have incredible
leadership all over the field this
year from Tara Connolly in goal,
Hannah Wright on defense and
Carolyn Gorajek always putting
the ball in the back of the net.
The team will face sixth-seeded
Hamilton at noon tomorrow in the
quarterfinal round of the NESCAC
tournament.
The Polar Bears played Ham-
ilton once earlier this season in
March, beating the Continentals
10-9 in a heated overtime match
in Clinton, N.Y. Bowdoin has high
hopes for the postseason, after its
best regular season since 2011,
when the team went all the way to
the NCAA Championship before
losing to Gettysburg College.
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April 13 in a closely contested
overtime match that the Polar
Bears won, 6-5. All six of Bow-
doins goals came from different
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players, but the team will still be
looking to its leading scorers
Reis, Bergner, and Hanley. The
Polar Bears have a strong history
against Wesleyan in the NESCAC
tournament, having beaten them
in the quarterfinals last year and
the semifinals in 2008.
Compiled by Carolyn Veilleux
Sources: Bowdoin Athletics, NESCAC
*Bold line denotes NESCAC tournament cut-o
MENS LACROSSE
NESCAC OVERALL
WOMENS LACROSSE
NESCAC OVERALL
BASEBALL
NESCAC EAST OVERALL
W L W L
Middlebury 8 2 12 2
Conn. Coll. 8 2 11 3
Tufts 7 3 11 4
Wesleyan 6 4 11 4
BOWDOIN 5 5 8 6
Bates 5 5 7 6
Hamilton 5 5 9 5
Amherst 3 7 5 9
Trinity 3 7 5 10
Williams 3 7 5 8
Colby 2 8 6 9
W L W L
Trinity 10 0 14 0
Middlebury 9 1 13 1
BOWDOIN 8 2 13 2
Colby 7 3 11 3
Amherst 5 5 9 5
Hamilton 4 6 8 7
Bates 4 6 7 7
Tufts 3 7 7 7
Williams 3 7 8 7
Wesleyan 1 9 5 10
Conn. Coll. 1 9 5 10
W L W L
BOWDOIN 7 2 21 9
Trinity 8 4 18 13
Tufts 5 4 19 10
Bates 2 7 12 14
Colby 2 7 9 15
WOMENS TENNIS
SAILING
SOFTBALL
NESCAC EAST OVERALL
W L W L
Tufts 9 0 31 3
BOWDOIN 8 4 26 10
Trinity 4 5 12 17
Colby 2 7 11 14
Bates 1 8 9 14
F 4/26
Sa 4/27
Tu 4/30
at Tufts
at Tufts
at Tufts
at Southern Maine
3 P.M.
NOON
3 P.M.
4 P.M.
MENS TRACK & FIELD
WOMENS TRACK & FIELD
MENS TENNIS
Sa 4/27 NESCAC Championships (Tufts) 10 A.M.
Sa 4/27 NESCAC Championships (Tufts) 10 A.M.
Sa 4/27 George Morris Trophy (BU) 10:30 A.M.
F 4/26 v. Tufts 3 P.M.
Sa 4/27 v. Tufts 10 A.M.
Sa 4/27 at Brandeis
at Brandeis
NOON
2 P.M.
Sa 4/27 at Wesleyan 1 P.M.
Sa 4/27 v. Hamilton 1 P.M.
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Ivy Day
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vies is upon us. As this issue goes to print, many Bowdoin students are
readying to head to Brunswick Quad for an afternoon of carefree ca-
rousing. Whittier Field is being prepared for tomorrows concert, when
Phar\os, Hoodie Allen and Guster will take the stage, and the stacks of
H-L have plenty of carrels to spare.
One of the reasons that Ivies is special is because it has a tendency to
breed nostalgia, for both our personal memories of the College and its
219-year history. Beginning in 1865, Ivy Day celebrated the planting of
an ivy by the side of the Chapel. The spring concert (and preceding par-
ties) that exist today barely resemble this occasion.
Guster, this years headlining act, is no stranger to campus--the band
performed at Bowdoin in 1997 and 2000. We are glad to see them return
a third time, and tomorrows concert--with mostly sunny skies in the
forecast--promises to be another memorable set.
The Bowdoin that Guster returns to this year will be markedly dif-
ferent from the Bowdoin it has seen before. When Guster first came to
Bowdoin to perform in 1997, the comprehensive fee of the College was
$27,760, roughly half of what it is today. Greek life had just been abol-
ished on campus, and the College was preparing to introduce the College
House system we know so well today.
Most days of the year, Bowdoin is preoccupied with the present, con-
cerned primarily with the current days news and the immediate goings-
on around campus. While Ivies tends to hearken back to the Bowdoin
of old, its important to be conscious of what exactly we are nostalgic
for. Fifteen years ago, Bowdoin was less diverse, less accessible and less
engaged than it is today.
What connects the Ivies of 2013 to the ghosts of Ivies past is the sense
of relief and celebration before we plunge into the last few weeks of es-
says, presentations and final exams that await us. We should be weary of
the tendency this weekend has to make us miss the Bowdoin we never
knew, and focus instead on the glorious present.
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One mans trash: Sweden solution
Sweden is not producing enough
trash, and thats a problem.
To the environmentally-minded
members of the Bowdoin com-
munity, that statement may well
have struck you as odd. Surely, in
a world that we know to have finite
resources, reduced waste produc-
tion should be a good thingnot
so in Sweden.
Whereas in many countries,
household trash is unceremoni-
ously dumped into landfills, the
Swedes have become the worlds
foremost experts on efficientand
environmentally friendlyincin-
eration.
It began in the late 1940s, when
rubbish was first incinerated as a
means to provide heat to homes.
Nearly seven decades later, the
program has been considerably
expanded and made even safer for
the environment.
Currently, over 96 percent of
HOME IN
ALL LANDS
JEAN-PAUL HONEGGER
Though it is nearly impossible to
remove all pollutants from the
smokestacks, the cleansing pro-
cess is so efficient that emissions
released into the atmosphere only
contribute minimally to overall air
pollution when compared to an oil
or coal-fired plant.
In documentation that promotes
this Swedish model of energy pro-
duction, Afvall Sverige, the na-
tional waste management agency,
notes: Waste incineration gener-
ates as much energy as 1.1 million
cubic meters of oil, which reduces
carbon dioxide emissions by 2.2
million metric tons per year.
Swedens predicament is decid-
edly a logistical (rather than en-
vironmental) problemnamely
that there isnt enough household
waste to keep the plants running
at optimal capacity. Although the
average Swede produces 500kg
of trash per year, this output isnt
enough to keep the incineration
facilities satisfied.
The machines are so efficient
and the shortage of garbage so
acute that Sweden recently started
to import rubbish from Norway,
even though the surplus from its
neighbour cannot satiate the in-
cineration plants. This has forced
the government to draw up plans
that anticipate importing 800,000
tons of trash every year from
countries as distant as Romania,
Bulgaria and Italy to keep their
energy-producing incineration
programs alive.
This inconvenience aside, its
clear that Sweden has found a
model that largely works. Unsur-
prisingly, other countries, includ-
ing Denmark, Austria, Japan and
Germany, have adopted the so-
called Swedish model of waste-
to-energy incineration.
For all its potential benefits, this
system has not been widely adopt-
ed in the United States. According
to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) there are only 87
incineration plants in the entire
country.
Most states still resort to the
dump as the preferred means of
waste disposal, which is incredibly
damaging to water resources and
the atmosphere.
Landfills are the third largest
emitters of methanea green-
house gasin the United States
alone, making up a sizeable 16
percent of all methane emissions.
Equally alarming is the seepage of
dangerous chemicals from these
sites, which pollutes groundwater,
reservoirs, rivers and lakesthe
source of drinking water for mil-
lions of Americans.
This risk to public health does
not seem to be enough to influ-
ence the parochial outlook of
many opponents to waste-to-en-
ergy incineration, who seem to be
more concerned with how the in-
stallation of such a plant will make
the neighborhood look.
Apparently, vast expanses of de-
composing rubbish are so attrac-
tive that replacing them simply
will not do.
Most states still resort to
the dumpas the preferred
means of waste disposal, which
is incredibly damaging to
the water resources.
YOUNGSHIMHWANG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Swedens rubbish is hauled off
for incineration at several plants
around the country. This energy
is then used to produce heat for
over 810,000 homes and electricity
for a quarter of a million house-
holds. The problem I mentioned
earlier doesnt have anything to
do with the impact that these in-
cineration plants may have on the
environment. In fact, emissions
are carefully and systematically
scrubbed to remove dust parti-
cles as well as dangerous chemicals
like lead, cadmium and mercury.
No solution is without its aws,
but that does not mean that we
should completely exclude one of
the best options available.
I do not mean to suggest that
waste-to-energy incineration
plants are the absolute solution to
the problems posed by landfills.
There is no use denying that
facilities like those in Sweden are
expensive. Their construction also
obliges people to change their life-
style to accommodate the increase
in recycling that is required when
you incinerate, rather than dump,
waste.
No solution is without its flaws,
but that does not mean that we
should completely exclude one
of the best options available. The
question of our environments
health is all too often portrayed in
terms of the dichotomy of sacrific-
ing or preserving the conveniences
of modern life.
As the Swedish model shows,
this does not need to be the case.
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After we graduate, what could unite us like Ivies?
Ivies is approaching. There are
more 4 p.m. visitors to the Union
than is normalmost of them
checking out and purchasing
tanks, water bottles and sunglass-
es. Most run-of-the-mill conver-
sations, even those between close
friends, mention our upcoming
festival at least once. Some goons
and/or freshmen venture the class-
less, Im gonna get so fucking
drunk, approach.
Most of us, how-
e ve r e s pe c i a l l y
the more seasoned
uppercl assmen
speak with a kind
of hopeful caution.
It will come
and has. Our cal-
endars and Ivies
apps say so, so
theres no need to get ahead of our-
selves.
Those who, like me, have missed
an Iviesfor some hard-to-swal-
low reason or anotherawait the
sun-soaked bliss of Brunswick
Quad with the pious anticipation
of Catholics during a papal en-
clave.
This is our ritual. It brings unity
to those with or without summer
employment and warmth to the
sun-starved academic laborers of
this campus (weather permitting).
But, barring my inability to ac-
quire one-half of one credit this
semester, this will be my last Ivies
indulgence.
What, then, will be my new rit-
ual? Over-priced Boston barhop-
ping until my hair thins and my
back gives?
Now, I realize that Im sounding
a bit maudlin and blasphemous.
Ivies is a cool, college celebration,
but the world will go on even after
the white, Jewish rappers do-rag-
yarmulke has left the stage.
But, I dont think my planned
antics detract from the overall
point, which is this: Ivies is sacred
at Bowdoin.
What does sacred mean? It
means God help you if you screw
around with it. The administration
knows this, which is why they take
so much care to ensure that it goes
smoothly. There simply cannot be
an incident that calls the whole
thing into question.
Ivies, I say again, is truly sacred.
It certainly does not glorify tradi-
tional values of service or mod-
eration or hard work, but it does
celebrate pleasure in many, if not
all of its forms. Bowdoin certainly
does not exist solely for the sake
of Ivies continued vitality. How-
ever, I would argue that Bowdoin
is never as cohesive of
a place as it is during
Ivies. Most students
have never been to a
Commencement; most
non-first years do not
show up for Convoca-
tion.
And yet, we only
have Ivies so long as
we are students at Bow-
doin. Our calendar only revolves
around this festival so long as
Spring Semester Closing Notice
emails from Lisa Rendall still per-
tain to us. So this reflection leads
me to two questions.
First, is it proper that Ivies uni-
fies Bowdoin more than anything
else? And second, what will my
Ivies be after Bowdoin?
My response to the first ques-
tion is yeah, I think so.
For something to unify in an
extraordinary way, it must happen
infrequently. Bowdoin is not going
to be unified fully or ritualistically
by coursework or lectures or per-
formances because these things,
while valuable, are also perfunc-
tory.
Meanwhile, the religious devo-
tion that may have been a well-
spring of common endeavor for
Bowdoin students of earlier times
has now receded to pockets of stu-
dents here and there.
Instead, we are left with a cel-
ebration of our capacity to feel. We
feel the sun. We feel the jolly buzz
of alcohol. Indeed, many will feel
the exhilarating suppleness of skin
against skin.
For Ivies to be a sacred tradi-
tionone which celebrates truly
common (and yes, pagan) ideals
makes sense at Bowdoin.
So, what will be sacred to us af-
ter we move on, my friends in the
Class of 2013?
Will there still be festivals of
sensuality to unite an entire com-
munity? Will there be any commu-
nity at all?
I dare say that most of us will
remain just as unreligious. I would
also speculate that we will become
even more atomized. Employment
and then the prospects of mar-
riagemaybe even a familyall
seem to hasten our retreat from
common sacred spaces and rites.
If we are not bound together
by shared nationality, what will
be our common thread? Bowdoin
has posited global citizenship as
an ideal to which we should aspire.
And, while I do firmly consider
the life of each human sacred, the
showed us, can still be brought
together in ways that spawn en-
during stories of heroism and hu-
manity. But, I think we still need
festivals to bring us together in
laughter rather than tears. We need
more than contentedness, we need
uniquely special days that inspire
heightened experiences of belong-
ing.
In a world of seven billion indi-
viduals, with bloated toddlers at
the helm of nuclear states (heres
looking at you, North Korea), and
in a country where democratic
institutions cannot pass laws that
have the support of 90 percent
of the people, I genuinely do not
know where real community will
come from.
What I know is that Ivies is sub-
lime. And Ill miss it when Im
gone.
Ivies is sacred at
Bowdoin. What does
sacred mean? It means
God help you if you screw
around with it.
HALFASSED
JUDAH ISSEROFF
ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
United Nations has a lot of work to
do before it can sound the call of
common celebration.
Communities, as the horror of
the Boston Marathon bombing
I think we still need festivals
to bring us together in laughter
rather than tears. We need more
than contentedness, we need
uniquely special days that inspire
heightened experiences
of belonging.
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FRIDAY
CAREER PLANNING
Career Conversations with Kristen Maynard
Maynard 06 will discuss dierent career paths in medicine.
Room 110, Druckenmiller Hall. 9:30 a.m.
EVENT
Divestivities
Bowdoin Climate Action will promote the divestment
movement with live music and slam poetry.
The steps, Museum of Art. 11 a.m.
EVENT
Indoor Roller Skating Extravaganza
Residential Life will provide free admission, transportation
and skate rentals at Rollerworld in Topsham. RSVP required.
The Polar Bear, Smith Union. 7:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY
PERFORMANCE
Student Recitals
Allen Wong 14 and Sarah Liu 13 will perform classical piano
compositions together.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
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SATURDAY
IVIES
Annual Ivies Spring Concert
The Entertainment Board will present Hoodie Allen and
Guster. Dining service will provide a barbeque lunch.
Whittier Field. 2 p.m.
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MONDAY
CONCERT
Middle Eastern Ensemble
The musical group will perform Arabic and Turkish music.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY
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SUNDAY
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Sunday Night Protestant Chapel Service
The Chapel. 7 p.m.
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EVENT
Exhibition tour at the Museum of Art
The curatorial sta will provide a guided tour of the Per
Kirkeby Paintings and Sculptures exhibit.
Pavilion, Museum of Art. 12:30 p.m.
LECTURE
Moral Responsibility, the Reactive
Attitudes, and the Signicance of Free Will
Dana Nelkin, philosophy professor at the University of
California-San Diego, will argue that libertarian freedom
does not include responsibility.
Room 107, Kanbar Hall. 4 p.m.
FILM
Girl Rising
The Womens Resource Center will screen the 2013
documentary about nine girls from around the globe who
ght injustice in their communities.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
CONCERT
Afro-Latin Music Ensemble
Assistant Professor of Music Michael Birenbaum Quintero
will direct the student ensembles performance of Latin
American music inuenced by Africans in the Caribbean.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY
LECTURE
American Greatness and Constitution
James Ceasar and Harry Byrd, professors of politics at the
University of Virginia, will discuss traditional American
political thought.
Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union. 4:15 p.m.
LECTURE
Conversation with Bruce MacDonald 60
Chair of the State of Maine Education and Cultural Aairs
Committee, MacDonald will discuss education policy,
school funding and teacher evaluations in Maine.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
CONCERT
Bowdoin Chorus
Under the direction of Anthony Antolini 63, the Bowdoin
ensemble will be joined by the Mozart Mentors Orchestra,
and will present the world premiere of Delmar Dustin
Smalls As It Began to Dawn.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
Spring Dance Concert
The Department of Theater and Dance will sponsor a
showcase of jazz and modern dance performed by students.
Memorial Hall, Pickard Theater. 8 p.m.
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CHENGYING LIAO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SPRAWLING SUN: Students ocked to the Quad to enjoy the warm, spring weather last Friday afternoon.
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SZECHUAN CHICKEN, HONOLULU TOFU
SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN, REDFISH
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PESTO CHICKEN PIZZA, NOODLES
FRIED SHRIMP, GARLIC CHICKEN
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CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE, STEW
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CHICKEN TENDERS, CHEESE RAVIOLI
CHICKEN TENDERS, GARLIC MUSSELS
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VEGETABLE LASAGNA, BBQ BEEF
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Spring Gala
A conversation with
Georey Canada 74 and
Stanley Druckenmiller 75
LECTURE
Reading
period begins