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EDITORIAL: A few changes Page 13.

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After last year’s landmark season, the men’s soccer team looks to go one step further with a NESCAC championship this year. Page 10.

MORE NEWS: CAMPUS RENOVATIONS

Over the summer, various College facilities under-went modifi cations to refl ect both safety and spacial concerns.Page 3.

For many in the current Bowdoin

community, the name Greason may

only evoke the image of the glossy

tile of the College’s swimming pool.

Yet the man behind the name—

A. Leroy Greason, former Bowdoin

professor, dean and president—

died in Brunswick on August 28,

leaving a legacy that continues to

influence the lives of many indi-

viduals and the College itself.

Next Tuesday, September 13,

Greason would have celebrated his

89th birthday. Born in Newport,

R.I., he grew up in Wellesley, MA,

and graduated from Wesleyan Uni-

versity in 1945. Greason seved as as

student government president and

was a member of Phi Betta Kappa.

In 1952, Greason began teaching

at Bowdoin as an English professor

specializing in 18th century lit-

erature. He took the position while

still finishing his doctorate at Har-

vard, which he received in 1954.

In an online memorial to Grea-

son, John E. Simonds ’57 praised

45 Maine St. owner faces criminal charges over April fi re

Please see FIRE, page 3

Hurricane Irene’s bark far worse than her bite

AARON WOLF, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

WHAT LIES BENEATH: The twisted pile of rubble left in the immediate aftermath of

the blaze (top) is a far cry from the empty lot that remains four months later (bottom).

BY ELIZABETH MAYBANKORIENT STAFF

his “sense of humor, his classroom

skills in making 18th century Eng-

land come to life for us, his un-

derstanding of the priorities of

20-year-olds, his respect as a for-

mer college swimmer for athletics

and his patient smile which made

him seem more approachable than

others of his colleagues…Polite and

good-mannered yes, but also tough

and direct.”

John Cross ’76, Secretary of De-

velopment and Community, is a

third-generation employee of the

College, and grew up as close fam-

ily friends with the Greasons. He

recalls hearing how his grandfather

lobbied for Greason’s initial hiring,

sensing his notable charisma and

intelligence.

Frank Thomas ’61 also eulo-

gized Greason’s teaching, calling

his classes the “most intellectually

invigorating” he ever experienced.

“He seemed to know instinctively

what you were all about as a person

and could reach you deeply with

his spacious, tranquil mind that

BY LINDA KINSTLERORIENT STAFF

Hurricane Irene struck the College

campus on the evening of Saturday, Au-

gust 27, leaving minimal damage in its

wake. By the time it hit Maine, Irene had

been downgraded to a tropical storm.

According to Associate Director

of Facilities Operations Jeff Tuttle, the

storm left the College with two fallen

trees, only one power outage and no

physical or material damage.

Pre-Orientation and Orientation were

also unaff ected by Tropical Storm Irene.

“Th e storm seemed to peter out, we

did not have the winds that were project-

ed. As it got closer and closer to us, the

forecast changed—less rain and wind,”

said Tuttle. “Th e wind speeds were not

what we were anticipating, which is a

good thing.”

In anticipation of the storm, Director

of Safety and Security Randy Nichols

said the campus prepared for worst.

“It didn’t happen to the extent that it

could have, but we still had to plan to the

same extent,” said Nichols. “Th at is in-

valuable training for our campus emer-

gency management team and overall

campus emergency preparedness.”

Associate Director of Safety & Secu-

rity Carol McAllister said, “Not only did

we plan and train and exercise in the

scope of the College, as the scenario dic-

tates, we also pulled in members of the

local community [for] their impact and

feedback.”

Nichols and McAllister said they

worked closely with Brunswick Police

Captain Mark Waltz and Topsham Fire

Chief Ken Brillant, along with local

emergency managers and the Maine

Emergency Management Agency

(MEMA).

College vacates NESCAC title following men’s hockey hazing

BY ERICA BERRYORIENT STAFF

BY ZOHRAN MAMDANIORIENT STAFF

Remembering A. Leroy Greason, former president of the College

LINDA KINSTLER , THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

IF A TREE FALLS: The hurricane’s lone casualty lies on the quad hours before removal.

“Th e College here can be considered a

resource to the local community and we

can also rely on the local community as a

resource to us. It’s a real partnership,” said

McAllister.

In preparation for Irene, Tuttle said

Facilities tested their critical generators,

particularly in Hubbard and Th orne,

placed sandbags in low-lying areas

like lower Moulton Union, chained or

Please see HOCKEY, page 2

Please see GREASON, page 4 Please see HURRICANE, page 3

Bowdoin became the first insti-

tution in NESCAC history to vol-

untarily vacate a NESCAC Cham-

pionship following the discovery

that hazing occurred at a men’s

ice hockey initiation event on May

11. The revelation was a dramatic

turn of fortune for a team that only

three months prior had been rid-

ing high after defeating Williams

to capture the program’s first-ever

conference title.

What exactly happened at the

initiation, however, remains un-

clear.

The Dean’s Office learned of the

initiation on the morning of May

12 and alerted the Department of

Safety and Security, which prompt-

ly launched an investigation. Ac-

cording to a former member of the

team who agreed to speak to the

Orient on the condition of ano-

nymity, the players were notified

of the investigation that evening.

Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster

declined to elaborate on the exact

details of the event.

Foster did report that the investi-

gation quickly revealed that the in-

Close to four months after the

April 17 fire at 45 Maine Street, the

building’s owner Orville Ranger

has been issued with both a civil

and a criminal summons. He is

expected to stand trial in the com-

ing months, and will appear at a

dispositional conference scheduled

for November 17.

“It’s the lowest class of crime, it’s

punishable by up to six months in

jail and a maximum fine of $1000,”

said Brunswick Police Department

(BPD) Lieutenant Mark Waltz of

the criminal summons. Waltz went

on to say that Ranger will be tried

for not having a proper alarm sys-

tem in the building, a violation of

public safety laws. Additionally in

order to comply with building stan-

dards, “you’re supposed to have

two clearly marked ways of egress

on the second floor,” which Waltz

said that Ranger had not installed.

Waltz explained that in his 14

years at the BPD, Orville is the first

person to be charged with a crimi-

nal violation for his failure to fol-

low the fire safety codes.

“This is the first time…but our

position, and that of the Brunswick

Fire Department (BFD), is that it’s

serious and when you’re being told

you need to make upgrades to your

building, you’ve got to make up-

grades because people’s lives are at

stake,” he said. “But for the grace of

God, there was no one killed in this

facility.”

Preceding the fire, the BFD

spent two years pressuring Orville

to make the necessary upgrades.

During this process, there were

multiple meetings held between

the BFD, Orville, and the State Fire

Marshall’s office. BFD Deputy Fire

Chief Jeff Emerson, who was the

department’s representative on the

case, could not be reached for com-

ment. BFD Fire Chief Ken Brillant

stated that he was not in a position

to comment as he did not partici-

pate in the process.

“There were a lot of frustrations

on the behalf of the fire department

because they’d been trying to work

with this guy for a couple of years

and they weren’t getting any satis-

faction,” said Waltz. “And then one

of the very things he was warned

about, the fact that it could make it

difficult for people to detect the fire

and escape, ended up happening.”

Ranger’s defense attorney Peter

Detroy, of Portland-based law firm

Norman Hanson DeTroy, became

involved in the case soon after the

fire, when Ranger’s friends suspect-

ed he might face criminal charges.

He went on to describe the legal

history of the case. “The case was

initially brought in West Bath. We,

as we do in every case, entered a

plea of not guilty, and then the case

was set in Portland. That’s an in-

ternal administrative decision, not

one that I made.”

Yet, while the case may contin-

ue in Portland, many of the issues

are still sorting themselves out in

Brunswick. For the two dozen for-

mer residents of 45 Maine Street,

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HOCKEYCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

BY CLAIRE AASENORIENT STAFF

cident “was an unambiguous case

of hazing.”

College policy defines hazing as

“any activity that is part of an ini-

tiation, participation, or affiliation

in a group” that includes coercive,

illegal, or academically compro-

mising behavior. The Student

Handbook additionally stipulates

that hazing includes “encouraging

or requiring a person to consume

alcohol, drugs, or foreign or un-

usual substances.”

Former captain Kyle Shearer-

Hardy ’11 wrote in an email to the

Orient that “there certainly was

drinking involved, but no hard al-

cohol. Just kegs and wine coolers...

it was more of an end of year party

that happens annually.”

The former player who requested

anonymity corroborated that no

hard alcohol was present.

In the weeks and months fol-

lowing the party, rumors began

circulating that laxatives or other

drugs were consumed, though Di-

rector of Athletics Jeff Ward said

that to his knowledge, neither

were involved. Shearer-Hardy also

wrote that he was not aware of any

laxatives at the initiation, but add-

ed that “after all the information

arose, it seems as if someone may

have tried to add them to the mix.”

“I’m not sure if it was meant

to be a joke, or if they were acci-

dentally put in someone’s drink,”

he wrote. “To my knowledge, as

someone who was relatively sober

at the event, I had no idea they

were being used.”

The initiation event itself was a

“toned-down” version of the an-

nual tradition, according to Shear-

er-Hardy. “But it was an initiation

nonetheless,” he wrote.

“They never endangered people,

there were no hurtful intents in

anything they were doing,” said

Ward. “Many of their actions, in

different settings, would have been

quite common on campus...it was

more the setting—and the whole

power dynamic—that was the

problem.”

President Barry Mills announced

the decision to vacate the cham-

pionship in a May 21 post on the

Bowdoin Daily Sun. Mills wrote

that the team had “willfully disre-

garded” the College’s policy pro-

hibiting hazing. No team members

were expelled as a result of the

investigation, though some play-

ers faced individual sanctions, the

nature of which Foster declined to

disclose.

“With their recent actions, the

team has lost the right to be recog-

nized as champions,” wrote Mills.

“Compounding the problem was

the fact that team members were

not forthcoming when confronted

about the incident.”

According to Foster, team mem-

bers “were dishonest in their char-

acterization of the events” when

initially questioned about the de-

tails of the initiation.

Foster said the “collusion on the

part of the team to cover up what

had happened” was “one of the

most disappointing facts” in the

investigation, and that had there

not been dishonesty, the outcome

of the disciplinary action might

have been different.

“Originally when confronted

about the event, we did give a

blurred version of the truth [and]

left out a lot of details,” wrote

Shearer-Hardy. “At that time, part-

ly due to the fact that the party was

off-campus and that it had taken

place weeks prior...we did not feel

the need to disclose every detail.

But looking back on it, we defi-

nitely made a big mistake.”

Foster said that “every member

of the team, with one exception,”

was dishonest in their character-

ization of the events. “A member

of the team who was unsettled by

what had happened came forward,

and that’s how we were made aware

of the situation,” he said.

Mills then worked with Foster,

Ward, and Head Coach Terry Mea-

gher before deciding to vacate the

championship. The College then

communicated their decision to

the NESCAC executive committee.

“We had a conversation, and

most of us were pretty like-mind-

ed,” said Ward of the deliberations

that went into the decision.

NESCAC Associate Director

Dan Fisher said that in the 20-year

history of the NESCAC, which be-

gan holding championship games

in the 2000-2001 academic year,

“this has never happened before.”

According to Ward, had the

College not decided to vacate

the championship, the NESCAC

would most likely still consider the

team league champions.

“It’s really up to the institution to

self-police,” said Ward.

The decision to vacate the title is

a clear move on the part of the ad-

ministration to communicate the

gravity of hazing practices to both

athletic and non-athletic student

organizations.

The College’s hazing policy un-

derwent a major revision in 2008

following an investigation into al-

legations of hazing on the sailing

and women’s squash teams. The

administration found the women’s

squash team had engaged in “mild

hazing” in 2006, but did not find

that the sailing team was involved

in hazing.

Because the investigation oc-

curred years after the alleged in-

cidents, disciplinary action could

not be directly taken against the

perpetrators, and the teams were

ordered to participate in educa-

tional programs about hazing on

campus.

“Our punishment was so severe

less because of their actions and

more because the issue is so im-

portant,” said Ward, who added

that the senior members of the

team had played a large part in

the event. Retroactively vacating

the championship ensured that the

graduating team members were

made to face the consequences of

their decisions, he said. Ward add-

ed that multiple NESCAC schools

had encountered similar, though

perhaps less public, incidents of

hazing.

“There is never a perfect solu-

tion and there are ranges of re-

sponsibility,” said Ward. “There

were people on the team who

weren’t even there.”

Current team captains Tim Mc-

Garry ’13 and Graham Sisson ’12

declined to comment.

However McGarry, in an email

to the Orient, wrote, “We are work-

ing on moving past the issues of

last spring to the best of our ability

and while keeping in mind what

we learned from the experience,

we hope to put the past behind us.”

Said Ward, “At this point, they’ve

paid their price and they deserve

to be allowed to move on.”

Nevertheless, the decision to va-

cate the title has not been altogeth-

er well-received by team members

past and present.

“I don’t understand the punish-

ment,” said former team captain

Jim Cavanaugh ’98. “It doesn’t

make sense considering the season

was over and the school infraction

had no relation to their achieve-

ment.”

“I do think it was wrong to

take away something that we had

achieved together after countless

hours of hard work, blood, sweat,

and tears,” wrote Shearer-Hardy.

Cavanaugh said he didn’t think

the decision would affect the pro-

gram’s recruitment efforts going

forward.

“The kids that are going to Bow-

doin know that the program is

going to be strong regardless of

whether there’s a banner up,” he

said. “Regardless of whether there’s

a trophy...they’re still the best team

of last year.”

“I think Bowdoin officials han-

dled the situation very well,” wrote

former captain Sebastian Belanger

’08 in an email to the Orient. “I am

glad to see that nobody’s career

was ruined over this incident and

that every returning player will get

a chance to compete at the NCAA

level this season.”

Meagher said that former team

members and alumni had ex-

“In my eyes, we are and will always

be the 2011 NESCAC Champions.”

KYLE SHEARERHARDY ‘11

FORMER HOCKEY CAPTAIN

pressed that they understood the

College’s course of action with re-

gard to the disciplinary action.

“I feel that those who have been

in touch with me trust us to do the

right thing going forward,” said

Meagher.

“The program did take a hit, and

yes, it was embarrassing,” he said.

“It was confusing, below the stan-

dards of the program. On the other

hand, you may say the program is

not just about winning and losing,

so the [hard stance] could enhance

the reputation of the program.”

Championship title or not, last

season was a landmark year for the

men’s ice hockey team.

“It was a season that started out

with much promise: first there

was success, then in the middle

third adversity...losing some close

games,” said Meagher. “What made

this team really exciting is how the

leadership stepped forward...Last

season’s stretch run was special. So

many big plays at key moments.”

“In my eyes, we are and will al-

ways be the 2011 NESCAC cham-

pions,” wrote Shearer-Hardy.

This year’s team, meanwhile,

is looking forward to what prom-

ises to be a successful season. “We

can’t wait to start,” said Meagher.

“We all will be disappointed if we

are not a player in our league and

hopefully beyond.”

Diversity initiatives include index and new O-week events

In an effort to raise awareness

of instances of discrimination on

campus, the Office of Student Af-

fairs has introduced a “Campus

and Community Index” and made

specific changes to the first year

Orientation program.

“The Index is an electronic

mechanism for people to report

bias incidents,” said Dean of Stu-

dent Affairs Tim Foster.

Since its official launch, four

reports have been submitted and

of those, two have been published.

These posts are viewable only to

those with a Bowdoin account.

The first published report of

the year is about homophobic lan-

guage that was scratched into the

door of a room in Stowe Inn.

Foster added that these efforts

are aimed at teaching students

about instances of discrimina-

tion, harassment and bias, as well

as bringing an end to these acts in

the community.

The idea for a campus index

came from two places: a NESCAC

deans’ meeting last December and

a community meeting following

the bias incident in Coles Tower in

late April.

Foster explained that once a re-

port is submitted online, an email

is immediately sent to both him

and Associate Dean of Multicul-

tural Student Programs Leana

Amaez. Then, depending on the

nature of the incident, appropriate

action can be taken.

The Index is meant to supple-

ment the existing resources avail-

able to students who have experi-

enced discrimination.

“We still have support systems

and the same level of avenues of

support available to students,”

he said. “This is just a chance for

people to report things and inform

people quickly.”

In terms of Orientation week

BY MARIYA ILYASORIENT STAFF

programming, Bowdoin has his-

torically invited outside perform-

ers or speakers to discuss the sub-

ject of diversity.

“They’ve always missed the

mark,” said Amaez.

Similar to Middlebury’s pro-

gram called “Voices,” Bowdoin

added “Perspectives” to Orienta-

tion this year to showcase the in-

coming class’ diversity.

“It was really interesting and

kind of nice to hear the voices of

people in the class that I may or

may not get to meet,” said Ashley

Talbot ’15.

George Ellzey ’13, the summer

intern who organized “Perspec-

tives,” directed and wrote it. “The

mission is to celebrate diversity in

the class, whether it’s a minority

student or majority student,” said

Ellzey.

Ellzey was approached by

Amaez at the end of last semester

to help revamp the diversity com-

ponent of Orientation.

“People don’t get into a dialogue

about multiculturalism and diver-

sity at Bowdoin,” said Ellzey, “and

‘Perspectives’ lets them know that

it’s OK to talk about it.”

The second major change was

an activity called “Unpacking Dif-

ferences and Building Commu-

nity” led by Amaez and Associate

Director of Residential Education

Ben Farrell.

The goal of the three-part work-

shop was, according to Amaez,

“for first year students to have the

opportunity to meet one another

and engage in conversations about

diversity.”

“If Bowdoin didn’t care about di-

versity or this issue, they wouldn’t

want to revamp the Orientation

program,” said Ellzey. “To me,

that’s a big step for Bowdoin—

making the effort.”

Th e Campus and Community Index

is accessible at the following address:

http://www.bowdoin.edu/studentaf-

fairs/community-index/index.shtml

MATT RASMUSSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

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HURRICANECONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

moved outdoor picnic tables, and pre-

pared portable water pumps in case of

an emergency.

Bowdoin’s coastal properties were

also prepared for the storm. Boats and a

portion of the dock were pulled in from

the Bethel Point Sailing Center and a

research boat was pulled in from the

Coastal Studies Center.

Tuttle said his “number one concern

was the safety of students.”

According to Tuttle, Facilities man-

agement had 16 additional people re-

main on campus to help along with the

usual weekend staff . Nichols said that IT

was also available for overnight support.

Th e campus provided housing in local

hotels for the additional staff members

who do not live in close proximity to the

campus.

Th e storm fi rst hit campus Saturday

evening and continued into late the fol-

lowing day.

Tuttle said the only signifi cant power

outage was in Howell. A transformer

blew, leaving residents without power

for about an hour in the dorm. He at-

tributed a falling power line to the

power outage. Within an hour, Facilities

provided Howell House with a portable

generator.

Aside from Howell House and “a few

fl ickers and brownouts,” the College

experienced no major loss of power, ac-

cording to Tuttle.

Perhaps the most noticeable sign of

Irene’s impact was a large tree branch

that fell down on the Quad that Sunday

aft ernoon.

Tuttle said the tree “looked like it had

some internal rotting” that heightened

its susceptibility to the storm.

President Barry Mills wrote in an

email to the Orient that he happened to

be on the quad at the time of the falling

branch.

“I walked onto campus just near

the museum and heard a loud roar. I

thought it was thunder and then this

very large branch that was most of a tree

crashed down. A number of students in

the fi rst year bricks heard the crash and

came out to check it out. Excellent tim-

ing on my part,” wrote Mills.

Maya Rieselbach ’15 was also on the

quad at the time of the crash. “I wasn’t

expecting it at all because it wasn’t that

windy out. It just kind of creaked and

fell. Later I thought that it could’ve been

really bad,” she said.

One tree also fell on Longfellow Av-

enue and another one on Federal Street.

McAllister said she believed the

campus response to Tropical Storm

Irene “went very smoothly” due to pre-

paredness, training and meetings with

the Campus Emergency Management

Team (CEMT).

Senior Vice President for Finance and

Administration Katy Longley chairs the

CEMT, which met prior to the storm for

contingency and logistical planning.

“Every time you have an event, be

it weather-related or another type of

event, it gives you an opportunity to im-

prove, so the next time you do an even

better job,” said Longley. “You can’t plan

every detail and you have to be fl exible.”

Vice President for Communica-

tions and Public Aff airs Scott Hood

wrote in an email to the Orient that the

CEMT meeting allowed the College to

think carefully about what we would

do to make sure everyone was safe

and to maintain critical College opera-

tions during and immediately aft er the

storm.”

In order to easily alert the campus

community on storm developments,

Hood and the College set up a website

on the Bowdoin homepage, to publish

critical updates.

“We did this a couple of years ago

with swine fl u (and before that with

avian fl u), and both worked well and

effi ciently to provide up-to-the minute

information to the Bowdoin commu-

nity,” wrote Hood. “Th is is important

because, generally, people react well in

emergencies if they have accurate and

current information.”

Th e College promoted the website

through email and social media. Hood

wrote that parents positively responded

to the website.

Nichols said that a “thorough de-

briefi ng” of the Campus’s response to

Irene is planned for October.

Coles Tower

Following a string of theft s that hit var-

ious tower rooms last year, three card-

access doors—two in the lobby and one

in the basement—have been installed.

Th e new doors restrict elevator access

to authorized students, faculty and staff ,

according to Director of Safety and Se-

curity Randy Nichols.

“Th ese doors are designed to give the

tower’s residential fl oors the same level

of access control as other residence halls

on campus,” Nichols wrote in an email

to the Orient.

Nichols wrote that the Tower has

always presented access control chal-

lenges because it is a multi-use facility

containing administrative offi ces on the

fi rst and second fl oors.

“Th is upgrade allows access to the

textbook store and offi ces while isolat-

ing elevator access,” wrote Nichols.

“[Th e doors] are serving a purpose

because I know there were a lot of theft s

last year in some rooms just because of

the lack of security,” said tower resident

Caroline Ciocca '12. “I was surprised by

them when I got back, but I don’t think

they’re too much of an inconvenience.”

“Before, anyone walking on the street

could get into the Tower so if they got

into any room, they [had] free range,”

said Ciocca.

Nichols wrote that the entire project

cost approximately $22,000, which cov-

ered the installation of three doors, wall

construction, a new sprinkler, and elec-

trical and card access hardware.

“Th ese doors provide a secure layer of

protection during business hours when

the main lobby doors are unlocked, and

a double layer of security aft er business

hours,” wrote Nichols.

Moulton Union

Moulton Hall’s light room is sport-

ing a new look. Last year’s collection of

small tables has been replaced by three

rows of longer tables resembling those

in Th orne Hall, and a new counter has

been installed along the back wall.

According to Director of Dining Ser-

vices Mary Lou Kennedy, space has al-

ways been an issue in Moulton.

“We see students wandering around

with their trays looking for places to sit

down,” said Kennedy.

Kennedy worked with Unit Manager

of Moulton Dining Lester Prue, Associ-

ate Director of Dining Ken Cardone,

and Facilities Project Managers Dan

Welsch and Ted Stam over the summer

to create the new seating plan.

Th e shift created 28 new seats aug-

menting the dining hall’s capacity to 380

students.

“As freshmen we oft en eat in big

groups with our fl oors,” Alana Menen-

dez ’15 said. “It’s convenient to have long

tables so that we don’t have to separate.”

“I like the stools on the back wall be-

cause it’s good for studying while eating

breakfast alone,” said fi rst year Jackson

Bloch.

While fi rst years seem to enjoy the

new layout—whether it’s because they

are unfamiliar with the old setting or

because it reminds them of their high

school cafeterias—many other students

are not pleased with the change.

“It was a lot cozier with the small ta-

bles,” said Minnie Kim ’14. “Now I feel

like I’m in a high school cafeteria.”

“Th ey need to change it back to how it

was before,” said Raven Seymone John-

son ’13. “Th ey didn’t ask for student in-

put or conduct any surveys, they just did

it over the summer.”

Johnson also mourned the lack of pri-

vacy. “Anyone can sit next to you and lis-

ten to your conversations now,” she said.

Cardone noted that the new seating

arrangement appears to be more conve-

nient for the cleaning crew.

“Th ey would always have to move the

tables and wind around,” he said. “Now

they can make use of the cleaning ma-

chines.”

“We would do anything to keep our

students happy,” said Prue. “It’s also im-

portant to provide a good work environ-

ment for our staff .”

Kanbar Hall

Over the summer, the offi ces of Health

Professions Advising, Student Fellow-

ships and Research and Off -Campus

Study (OCS) were relocated to the fi rst

fl oor of Kanbar Hall to maximize stu-

dent access to those offi ces.

Th e previous locations of these offi ces

will be converted into faculty offi ces, pri-

marily for the government, history and

economics departments.

In a campus wide email that was sent

out on August 27, Dean for Academic

Aff airs Cristle Collins Judd wrote, “this

new location provides a more conve-

nient and coordinated home for these

co-curricular advising services right

down the hall from the curricular sup-

port services off ered at the Center for

Learning and Teaching.”

“It makes a lot of sense to have our

three offi ces together,” said Director

of Student Fellowships and Research

Sexual misconduct policy receives minor revisionsBY ELIZA NOVICK SMITH

ORIENT STAFF

While many of the changes this

year are visibly noticeable, one of

the most important improvements

to life at Bowdoin is invisible to the

naked eye. Per federal order, Bow-

doin has revised its sexual assauly

and harrassement policy, though

Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster

said the changes are slight.

The changes come in response

to a letter that the Office of Civil

Rights in the U.S. Department of

Education sent to all educational

institutions that receive any fed-

eral funding.

The letter reminds said insti-

tutions of their responsibility to

provide “all students with an edu-

cational environment free from

discrimination,” and unequivocal-

ly asserts that sexual harassment

and sexual violence fall under that

umbrella.

Bowdoin’s Student Sexual

Misconduct Policy was already

largely compliant with the code

prescribed by the federal bureau;

this, said Foster, is not the case at

many other schools and universi-

ties, where the letter “precipitated

really extensive revisions.”

In a late August email to the stu-

dent body, Foster articulated the

shifts. Under the revised policy,

sexual harassment falls under the

category of sexual misconduct and

is therefore under the jurisdiction

of the Student Sexual Misconduct

Board rather than the Judicial

Board. The updated policy is more

comprehensible, user-friendly, and

articulate.

The Student Sexual Misconduct

Board is comprised of members of

the Judicial Board and of the fac-

ulty, all of whom receive special

training from Meadow Davis, the

board’s advisor.

The Board receives all com-

plaints of sexual misconduct in

which a current Bowdoin student

is the accused perpetrator. If the

complainant opts for formal reso-

lution, a hearing panel is com-

prised of one student and one fac-

ulty member on the Board.

All institutions that receive

federal funds are beholden to the

terms of Title IX of the Education

Amendments of 1972 and are now

reevaluating their policy.

The letter only catalyzed minor

changes at Bowdoin because the

College undertook a systemic revi-

sion of its stance on sexual miscon-

duct almost five years ago.

Foster explained that prior to

the redrafting, very few cases of

sexual misconduct were brought to

any kind of official attention. How-

ever, he said that the administra-

tion recognized that “just because

there weren’t cases being brought

didn’t mean they weren’t going on.”

After much research, develop-

ment and engagement with many

organizations within the Bowdoin

community, the current policy was

agreed upon.

The policy is modeled in large

part on the approach taken at the

University of Virginia, which has,

according to Foster, “received a lot

of positive reaction.”

In the past five years, many more

cases were brought up, which Fos-

ter points to as a sign of the poli-

cy’s effectiveness.

“I think we were in a good place

to start, and this was an opportu-

nity for us to make our policy ever

clearer and even better than it was

before,” said Davis.

Cindy Stocks, whose offi ce used to be in

Banister Hall located in the Chapel.

“Banister is in the center of campus

and that’s a great thing,” said Stocks. “But

a lot of people think it is in the McK-

een Center, not Banister…Everybody

knows where Kanbar is,” she said.

Th e fi rst fl oor of Kanbar Hall is also

home to the Baldwin Center for Learn-

ing and Teaching (CLT) that off ers

programs such as peer mentoring and

tutoring, study groups and study skills

workshops.

“It enhances [a student’s] academic

experience through a variety of diff erent

needs clustered together,” said Stocks.

According to Stocks, Room 110,

where all three of the building’s new or-

ganizations are located, is spacious and

welcoming.

“I love the common area where stu-

dents can hang out,” she said.

Judd said that this set-up should help

students navigate through diff erent ser-

vices more easily.

“What students will fi nd is that their

life is simplifi ed in terms of getting the

advice they need,” she said.

C-Store

Students who frequent the Bowdoin

Express convenience store in Smith

Union probably noticed that the shop

underwent a major upgrade over the

summer.

Th e most eye-catching change? Th e

walls, once painted a nondescript color,

are now a lively yellow. “I think it looks

a lot fresher and lighter than it used to,”

noted Lily Rudd ’12.

Many students have noticed a change

in the quality of food sold. “It just

seems a lot healthier—but that doesn’t

mean better,” remarked Julie McCol-

lough ’14.

With the new organic and vegan op-

tions, however, people have also noticed

a steeper price.

“I really like some of the new products,

especially the healthier ones. At the

same time, this means that some are

more expensive, which isn’t necessarily

my favorite thing,” said Lily Shapiro ’12.

In terms of lay-out, not much has

changed. Th ere is one fewer aisle, which

opens the space up. “I love the new lay-

out,” said Kate Kearns ’14.

life is gradually starting to assume

a sense of normalcy. “So basically

from not getting any calls or re-

quests now, we feel that everyone

has found a new place to live and all

their emergent needs were met, and

everything is back on their normal

day-to-day lifestyle,” said Director

of Emergency Services for the Mid-

coast Maine Red Cross Paul Clark.

“Unfortunately,” he continued,

“what happens with us is that once

they get established, they don’t con-

tact us anymore.”

Clark did go on to explain how-

ever, that, in some ways, life could

never return to normal for some

residents.

“Th ey don’t have things that they

used to have around them—pictures,

clothing, all that. So it is the transition

that’s tough to get over,” he said.

Although he has not recently re-

ceived any requests for help, during

the initial stages of the transition,

calls were coming in en masse from

the former residents.

In order to satisfy their urgent

needs, Red Cross offi cials inter-

viewed each eff ected resident, and

then supplied them with an ATM

card, pre-loaded with between $500

and $600, although there was no set

amount that someone could receive.

Th e aff ected residents were also

placed in a hotel until they could

fi nd more permanent housing.

Clarke went on to thank all those

who donated.

“The local people came through,”

he said. Even with three apartment

building fires, “the donations that

came in paid for everything.”

However he did caution that

with the end of one tragedy, could

come the beginning of another:

“Now we’re going into the fire sea-

son, when people start using wood

stoves and Christmas tree lights,

stuff that can cause more of a prob-

lem.”

Detroy, on the hand, is looking to

the future with hope, as he looks to

resolve the case at the dispositional

conference instead of the trial.

“I always think that if people are

reasonable you could reach some

kind of resolution,” he said.

FIRECONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

4 news the bowdoin orient friday, september 9, 2011

Monday, August 22

• A staff member reported the

theft of a purple Schwinn Del-

mar bicycle from outside of Coles

Tower.

• The fire alarm at Harpswell

Apartments was activated by a

student cooking. Brunswick Fire

Department responded.

Tuesday, August 23

• A student left a bike outside

of Stowe Inn for ten minutes, and

when he returned the bike had

been stolen. The bike is a blue

Specialized Globe Vienna bearing

Bowdoin registration 03136.

Wednesday, August 24

• An elderly man fell in the Mu-

seum of Art pavilion. Brunswick

Rescue responded and transported

the man to Parkview Adventist

Medical Center.

• Burnt food in the kitchen of

Osher Hall was the cause of a fire

alarm. The building was evacu-

ated and Brunswick Fire Depart-

ment responded.

Monday, August 29

• The College learned of the ar-

rest of a male Bowdoin student

that occurred in Freeport on July

4. The student, who was staying on

campus during the summer, was

intoxicated while attending a fire-

works display, and was arrested for

disorderly conduct. He was trans-

ported to the Cumberland County

Jail in Portland; he subsequently

paid a $100 fine in West Bath Dis-

trict Court. A security report was

filed with Office of the Dean of

Student Affairs.

• A first-year student used a

false ID card at Hannaford Super-

market to purchase beer and hard

liquor. The alcohol was then fur-

nished to other first-year students.

A security investigation report was

filed with the Dean of Student Af-

fairs.

• In intoxicated first-year stu-

dent was escorted out of the con-

vening dinner at Thorne Hall.

Tuesday, August 30

• Loud music was reported com-

ing from the third floor of Stowe

Inn.

• Brunswick Police warned three

students for possession of alcohol

by a minor at the corner of Maine

and College Streets. The matter

was referred to Security.

• A security offi cer on patrol ob-

served an intoxicated female student

outside Brunswick Apartments. Th e

offi cer checked on the student’s well-

being and then brought her to her

residence where she was left in the

care of a house proctor.

Wednesday, August 31

• An intoxicated female sopho-

more in Coles Tower was trans-

ported to Parkview by Brunswick

Rescue after she was found to be

unresponsive from consuming a

bottle of wine.

• A housekeeper reported a sus-

picious man in the upper parking

lot of Stowe House Inn at 4:30 a.m.

A security officer located the man,

who turned out be a student smok-

ing a cigarette.

• A security officer checked on

the wellbeing of a dehydrated fe-

male student who had a dizzy spell

on the Coe quad after working out

at the Buck Fitness Center.

• Two refrigerators and a filing

cabinet were illegally dumped at

Harpswell Apartments. The items

appear to belong to a local resi-

dent. The matter was referred to

the Brunswick Police.

• An ill student was escort-

ed from the Health Center to

Parkview.

• A neighbor complained of

loud noise coming from 10 Cleave-

land Street.

Friday, September 2

• A student in Osher Hall dam-

aged a lobby security camera. The

student will be assessed repair

costs.

Saturday, September 3

• A neighbor reported loud noise

coming from Helmreich House

during a registered event.

• A fire alarm activated at Harp-

swell Apartments, the likely cause

was dust in the detector.

• A town resident called in a

noise complaint at Pine Street

Apartments.

Sunday, September 4

• A fire alarm pull station was

activated on the fourth floor of

Maine Hall. The building was

evacuated and the fire department

responded. A student admitted to

accidentally pulling the alarm.

• Students reported that homo-

phobic remarks were uttered at

them at a local diner.

• A professor encountered a fly-

ing squirrel in an elevator in the

Searles Science Building. The

professor was able to capture the

rodent, albeit receiving a bite on a

thumb. The squirrel was safely re-

turned to the wild in Frostbite Falls.

• Damage was reported to a

basement stair railing and a base-

ment bathroom at Baxter House,

following a registered event.

Monday, September 5

• A fire alarm at MacMillan

House was attributed to a faulty

alarm.

• A student reported the theft of

a black Specialized hybrid bicycle

SOPHIA MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

SECURITY REPORT: 8/22 to 9/8 from outside Brunswick Apartment

S.

• An Osher Hall student com-

plaining of foot pain was escorted

to Parkview.

Tuesday, September 6

• A room smoke detector in

Helmreich House was activated by

marijuana smoke.

• A security officer checked on

the wellbeing of an emotionally

upset student at Stowe Inn.

• A fire alarm at Chamberlain

Hall was attributed to a system

malfunction.

• A student who became dehy-

drated at the tennis courts was

transported to Mid Coast Hospital

by Brunswick Rescue.

Wednesday, September 7

• A football player with a leg

injury was escorted from the prac-

tice field to Parkview.

Thursday, September 8

• Obscene graffiti was discov-

ered scrawled on the podium at

Kresge Auditorium. Facilities

Management removed the marks.

Maine Law Update

• Beginning September 28, tex-

ting while driving in Maine will be

against the law. There is a minimum

fine of $100. “Text messaging” is

defined as reading or manually

composing electronic communica-

tions, including text messages, in-

stant messages and emails, using a

portable electronic device.

• Emergency legislation now

in effect: It is a civil violation to

possess certain synthetic hallu-

cinogenic drugs (so-called “bath

salts”). A first-offense carries a

$350 fine.

COURTESY OF DOUG BOXER-COOK,

1922-2011: Former Bowdoin professor,

dean, and president A. Leroy Greason

GREASONCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

listened as much as it elevated one’s

general critical skills,” said Thomas.

In 1962, Greason became the col-

lege’s inaugural Dean of Students,

moving to become the dean of the

College four years later, though re-

signing in 1975 to resume teaching

full-time.

Yet while Greason’s passion lay

with his students, when asked by

the Trustees to serve as the 12th

president to the College, he ac-

cepted and launched an immensely

productive executive career from

1981-1990.

Greason’s years at Bowdoin were

marked by the wider sociopolitical

tensions of the age, from anti-war

protests and the switch to coeduca-

tion to the College’s reevaluations

of fraternities and the role of distri-

bution requirements.

President Barry Mills said it

was Greason’s spirit of “measured,

thoughtful judgement linked to a

very genuine sense of civility” that

guided the school so successfully

during those years and still inspires

the administration today.

Under Greason’s presidential

guidance, the size of the faculty

was increased from 100 to 125, the

number of tenure-track female pro-

fessors became equal to the num-

ber of men, the alumni fund was

doubled, and the scholarship en-

dowment fund was boosted by $15

million dollars. The endowment’s

compound annual growth rate was

roughly 11.5 percent for the ten

years he was in office.

Furthermore, according to Cross,

while the College’s grading system

had been high honors, honors,

pass and fail for the previous 10-12

years, towards the end of Greason’s

term he generated a return to the

letter grades used today.

And while there had been no

distribution requirements other

than fulfilling total credits and

major requirements, Greason in-

stated distribution requirements.

in an effort to challenge students

and bolster exploration in wider

areas.

He also oversaw the development

of the Asian, Arctic, and Environ-

mental Studies programs to expand

the interdisciplinary curriculums

of the College.

Greason’s memorial service oc-

curred last Friday morning at Bruns-

wick’s First Parish Church. Mills,

who was a student when Greason

was dean, delivered a eulogy, as did

Greason’s eldest son Randall.

Mills described the ceremony as

full of both Brunswick and Bow-

doin community members, noting

that “there was a good deal of fun

music during the service that was

played that reflected back on him…

He was a big fan of Gillbert and

Sullivan.”

The memories noted on Grea-

son’s online memorial span from

those appreciating his work in

the Brunswick community—vol-

unteering at Meals on Wheels,

teaching Sunday school classes,

and serving as a trustee for nu-

merous charities and organiza-

tions—to the smallest gestures of

kindness and joy remembered de-

cades later.

“My roommate, Holly, found

his glove in one of those many

Brunswick snowdrifts—it had a la-

bel with his name, and so she was

able to return it to him. He left

such a warm, grateful message on

our answering machine...he was a

humble, thoughtful person,” wrote

Elizabeth Millan ’90.

“I remember an Appleton-Hyde

water balloon fight in the fall of

1962. Dean Greason appeared and

from some window the cry ‘get

the Green Dean’ rang out. Roy

greet[ed] the shower with a wave

and a laugh,” wrote Andy White.

Greason is survived by four

grandchildren and his three chil-

dren, Randall, Katherine, and

Douglas, while his wife Pauline

“Polly” Schaaf Greason, prede-

ceased him in 2007.

His online memorial can be ac-

cessed at the following site:

http://rememberingroygreason.

wordpress.com/.

F E AT U R E S5 the bowdoin orient friday, september 9, 2011

Admissions welcomes 2015: smallest class in three yearsBY NORA BIETTETIMMONS

ORIENT STAFF

ALEX PIGOTT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

CHEAP SUNGLASSES: Osher Hall fi rst years Bryce Ervin and Brock Cassidy conclude their Orientation at the annual Inter-House Olympics.

Unlike the Class of 2014, whose un-

usually high yield rate led to a record-

breaking class size of 510, the Class of

2015 is “the right size—485,” said Dean

of Admissions and Financial Aid Scott

Meiklejohn, who also noted that “ev-

eryone’s much happier” with a smaller

number of fi rst year students.

Th e new students offi cially moved

into their dorms on Saturday, August

27; some were returning from Pre-

Orientation trips, while others were

arriving on campus for the fi rst time.

Orientation events began that day

and continued through Tuesday, Au-

gust 30. Th e fi rst of these events was

the traditional welcome speech given

by President Barry Mills in front of the

Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Th is year’s Orientation schedule in-

cluded two new events spearheaded by

Associate Dean of Multicultural Stu-

dent Programs Leana Amaez. Th ese

programs were intended to emphasize

the diversity of the fi rst year class. As-

sociate Director of Residential Educa-

tion Ben Farrell also assisted in orga-

nizing one of the events, a program

called “Unpacking Diff erence to Build

Communities.”

“[Th ey] sat down in a semi-large

group and talked about their hopes

and fears,” Farrell said of the fi rst years.

Th e fears “were all very similar: be-

ing away from home… being able to

handle the academic rigor.”

“When we opened it up for discus-

sion, they said it was great to hear that

so many others had the same hopes

and fears,” Farrell said.

Th e groups then broke down into

even smaller units of six or seven stu-

dents, and answered personal ques-

tions in discussions facilitated largely

by Residential Life student staff mem-

bers.

Another new part of Orientation

programming included “Perspectives,”

a play written and directed by George

Ellzey ’13, which drew on fi rst-hand

accounts from the fi rst years to show-

case the interests, sexualities, ethnici-

ties, and other characteristics of stu-

dents in the Class of 2015.

As a whole, the Class of 2015 has a

similar geographic and racial make-up

compared to previous classes.

“Th e only diff erence worth high-

lighting is that this year’s class is a little

more international,” said Meiklejohn.

Twenty-one countries are represented

in the fi rst year class, four more than

in the Class of 2014.

Another signifi cant change in the

numbers for this class came from a

lower “melt” number—the amount of

students who withdraw over the sum-

mer because they are admitted off the

waitlitsts to other colleges.

Bowdoin’s melt number is usually

twice the number of students who de-

fer enrollment to take a gap year.

Th is year, however, the trend was

reversed; 21 students deferred to take

a gap year, while approximately a doz-

en students withdrew to attend other

schools.

“Personally, I’m a big fan of gap

years,” said Meiklejohn, “so I’m happy

to see the number [of students taking

them] get a little bigger.”

Residential Life also saw some

changes in numbers because fewer

students requested chem-free housing

this year.

“In the past two years, we’ve had

enough demand for chem-free hous-

ing that we’ve run over into other

buildings,” said Director of Residential

Life Mary Pat McMahon. “Th is year,

the demand for chem-free housing fi t

Hyde, but did not need extra fl oors.”

Due to the smaller size of the class,

Residential Life was also able to “de-

quint” Coleman Hall and convert all

the triples in West and Osher Halls

back to doubles.

New students benefi ted from a

normal-sized class when it came to

choosing courses as well. According to

the Offi ce of the Registrar, there were

more than enough spots for students

in fi rst year seminars.

Aft er Phase II registration, only

three fi rst year students opted not to

take a fi rst year seminar during the fall

semester.

“I don’t say ‘best class ever, smartest

class ever’…statistically [this class] is as

strong as any other class,” said Meikle-

john. “But it’s a very great and talented

group, and we’re very excited about the

students who chose Bowdoin.”

Medium Grey will be a biweekly

column devoted to current trends in

the fi lm and television world. Topics

might span reviews, breaking news in

the industry, or more general issues

facing the medium. I’m your colum-

nist, David Shuck ’12, a fi lm studies

minor, aspiring fi lmmaker, and co-

president of the Bowdoin Film Soci-

ety. I’ve worked on both the develop-

ment and production side of major

network television, and recently re-

turned from a semester of fi lm pro-

duction abroad at FAMU, the Czech

national fi lm academy in Prague.

Please note that movie talk is based

almost solely on subjective opinion,

and this column is just that.

Like most people born in the last

30 years, “Star Wars” was as much a

part of my childhood as losing baby

teeth. I had the costumes; I had all

the cool toys (yes, even Boba Fett);

I had a Millennium Falcon birthday

cake; and my VHS tapes were practi-

cally falling apart from repeat view-

ings. My obsession peaked at age

seven with the 20th anniversary re-

release of the original trilogy in the

summer of 1997 starting with “A New

Hope” (1977).

When the day fi nally came, I re-

member sitting forward in my the-

ater chair, salivating as that signature

yellow type scrolled by. I knew all the

lines, so there were few surprises…

until Luke, Obi, and the gang are

walking through a loading bay on

Tatooine and, out of nowhere, saun-

ters Han Solo and an odd CGI fac-

simile of Jabba the Hutt. Th ey were

prattling on about events we had just

seen, and the poorly-animated Jabba

was a stuttering gaff e in an otherwise

believable world. Th is was not on my

VHS tape; something was amiss. I felt

wronged. Th e universe I thought I

knew so intimately had disappeared.

Th at scene was not the only casu-

alty. Director George Lucas peppered

in many other additions and altera-

tions throughout the trilogy’s re-rea-

lease. Well he’s been at it again. Th e

high defi nition Blu-Ray edition of all

six “Star Wars” movies arrives Fri-

day, September 16, with even more

computer-added changes—includ-

ing a CGI Yoda to replace the pup-

pet used in “Th e Phantom Menace.”

Darth Vader now yells “Noooo!”

before he throws Emperor Palpatine

down the shaft , and new editing will

settle with certainty whether Han or

Greedo shot fi rst. All six fi lms are

also slated for a digital 3D theatrical

release starting with “Episode I: Th e

Phantom Menace” this February.

It’s not uncommon for a director

to revisit an old work for another

crack at his or her fi lm—see Francis

Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now:

Redux (2001) or one of the dozen

versions of Ridley Scott’s Blade Run-

ner (1982). Lucas, however, is notori-

ous for making tiny alterations over

the course of decades to his fi lms and

even more so for discarding every-

thing but the most current adulter-

ated version (see South Park episode

“Free Hat”).

Lucas’ infl uence seeped into the

20th anniversary release of Steven

Spielberg’s “E.T.” (1982), which saw

the guns of the FBI agents in pur-

suit of Elliott’s bike digitally trans-

form into walkie-talkies. Spielberg

had the sense, though, to put both

versions on the DVD. Lucas, on the

other hand, wants to completely re-

edit viewers’ perception of his origi-

nal fi lms by only allowing access to

modifi ed “Special Editions.”

In a 1997 interview, Lucas claimed

that fi lm is a living medium and

should continue to be altered as the

director sees fi t, that the defi nitive

version is whatever has been most

currently realized by the maker. I

disagree. When a fi lm releases to the

public, the contribution of the fi lm-

maker ends. Viewers, like my seven-

year-old self, oft en develop a deep

connection to a work and undermin-

ing it with annual alterations only in-

sults and alienates the audience.

Such grumbling may seem petty;

they’re only miniscule changes, and

Lucas does own the copyrights to

the fi lms and thus has the right to do

with them what he pleases. And to be

fair, there are a signifi cant number of

technical and audio improvements

that do add to the viewing experience

(the old lightsabers used to look re-

ally cheesy). But, with the exception

of used VHS copies, it is impossible

to buy or see the original “Star Wars”

that screened in theaters 34 years ago.

Lucas had nearly all of the original

fi lm prints destroyed aft er they were

digitally transferred for the 1997 edi-

tion. Personal taste aside, the erasure

of such an infl uential piece of West-

ern culture is a great loss.

Come February, you’ll have to tell

me how “Star Wars” looks in 3D be-

cause this time around I won’t be the

fi rst in line.

BY DAVID SHUCKCOLUMNIST

MEDIUM GREY

Star Wars originals beat new Blu-ray

I go for a trial plate fi rst, a little bit of

everything, and then see what’s worth

going back up for. Th e fi rst tray of food

was a disappointing attempt at sushi. I

decided to pass up on the cream cheese

roll. I also skipped the salad bar and

soups because I know better. Th at’s not

what I came here for.

I fi nally make it to the fried dump-

lings and load up on the pork dump-

lings and what appears to be a shrimp

shumai. If you’ve had cheap, greasy

dumplings before, I don’t need to tell

you how good they are.

I keep going and fi nd some interest-

ing dishes like soy-ginger squid, which,

though overcooked, was one of the

highlights. But here’s the kicker: pep-

peroni pizza and mozzarella sticks. Out-

rageous. I skip the pizza, but I’d be lying

if I said I passed on the sticks.

Th ere are some assorted fried pas-

tries that take up one of the rows. You’re

here to let loose, but you still have to be

able to walk out. Continuing on, I come

to the meat. Th e orange beef was igno-

rantly over-sauced, as were many of the

other meat dishes, but when tossed and

coated with pork-fried rice, it still hits

the spot. Go for the imperial pork riblets

and various lo miens.

At the end of the meal, you sit proud-

ly in your seat and think how you really

took them for a ride with how much you

ate. Th is all-you-can-eat spot will only

run you $6.95 for lunch and $11.95 for

dinner, but I’m sure it only cost them $3

to make my whole meal.

Taste: 2 stars

Authenticity: 1 star

Value: 5 stars

Overall: 2.5 stars

It’s the off -season place. It’s where you

go when you don’t feel like caring and

it’s time to eat your feelings. When asked

if it’s good, you sheepishly respond, “It’s

not not good.”

It’s an MSG-fi lled gluttonous adven-

ture that will leave you passed out on

your couch for days. Placed just a stone’s

throw from campus, Asian restaurant

China Rose provides Brunswick’s pre-

mier greasy Chinese buff et fi x.

Th e only real way to get there is to

pile a bunch of your friends into a car so

that it is extra uncomfortable on the way

back. It’s a lazy Sunday, you’re still feeling

the night before, but big dog’s gotta eat.

Th e building is divided into two

areas, the restaurant and a “cocktail

lounge.” We veer right to steer clear of

the tinted windows of the lounge and

head into the restaurant.

Th e smell of greased woks and cheap

Asian sauces consumes you and attach-

es instantly to your clothes. You’ll get a

few looks from the locals but don’t let

that throw you off .

Th e hostess carefully guides us

through the buff et to our table. Already,

I see some gems. I fi nd the largest plate

and carefully plan out my attack.

Th e buff et is divided into double-

sided rows of heating trays with all the

cheap Asian classics like General Tsao’s

chicken and fried rice. I start at the front

and work my way up.

BY STEVEN BORUKHINCOLUMNIST

GOOD

SANDWICHES

China Rose: serious bargain, but prepare for a food coma

the bowdoin orientfriday, september 9, 2011 features 6

TALK OF THE QUAD

ON COLLEGE RANKINGS

OUR BIG APPLE

ZOË LESCAZE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

O n July 4th, 2011, at around 9

o’clock, a crowd gathered on

the balcony of Professor Steve

Cerf ’s penthouse apartment on the Up-

per West Side of Manhattan. Th e sun

had already set over the Hudson River,

and the buzzing fl ock of old and new

friends, neighbors and relatives, teach-

ers and professors, spry young Bowdoin

students and wiser ex-Polar Bears were

eagerly anticipating the imminent fi re-

works display, scheduled to blow, well,

any minute now.

Steve Cerf, professor of German for

30 years, current department chair, last

year’s Common Hour speaker, opera

enthusiast, social butterfl y, and cul-

ture guru, is a veritable institution at

Bowdoin. He has hosted the Indepen-

dence Day party every year from his

apartment in New York and always in-

vites a colorful range of characters from

inside the Bowdoin bubble and out. At

the party, he busied himself between

the kitchen and twittering with the

guests on the balcony while his spouse,

Ben Folkman, co-creator of Switched-

on Bach, the immensely popular, fi rst-

ever synthesized version of the Baroque

composer’s better known pieces, was on

hamburger-grilling duty, chatting with

the crowd of Bowdoinites and other

distinguished personalities. Cerf, a leg-

endary charmer and matchless mingler

breezily played the crowd, acting the

perfect counterpoint to his tall, pony-

tailed, musically-inclined partner Ben,

who, though slightly less visible, played

an equally important role in keeping the

mood fresh.

Cerf and Folkman have been mar-

ried since their ceremony in Santa

Cruz, California in 2008—“we are legal-

schmiegal now,” said Cerf—but they’ve

been partners for over 30 years. Folk-

man comes up every fall to lecture in

Professor Cerf ’s popular course “Liter-

ary Imagination and the Holocaust” on

relevant composers, including Shosta-

kovich, Hindemith, and Wagner, but for

most of the year, he lives in the couple’s

New York apartment, which is fi lled

with more thick rugs, cushiony furni-

ture, slapdash bookshelves and stacked

records than they have room for.

On the July 4th bash, Cerf said, “If

you’re talking about an older couple

like us, it’s really á la recherche du temps

perdu, a walk down memory lane. Or

like a superannuated Bar Mitzvah.” He

paused. “And of course, it’s Bowdoin on

the Upper West Side.”

By sunset, the guests were still loung-

ing inside the apartment, beginning to

claim the hotly contested spots at the

balcony’s edge overlooking the river,

where the fi reworks would be set off of

barges a few miles downtown. Th e com-

pany Cerf and Folkman invited was an

impressive group, counting among their

numbers 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Music

winner John Corigliano, New Yorker

book critic Joan Acocella, and coloratu-

ra soprano opera singer Harolyn Black-

well. Th ere was the old neighbor and in-

timate friend of legendary author Paul

Bowles from his years in Tangier, Mo-

rocco, and even an ex-Radio City

Hall Rockette, now in her seven-

ties, with elaborately done-up

makeup who sat composedly by

the door in an extravagantly

fl owing dress, covering, un-

doubtedly, magnifi cent legs.

Bowdoin’s fi nest were

also reppin’ strong:

classics professor

Barbara Boyd and

her husband, and

former Bowdoin

professors Helen

Caff erty and

Richard Korb

all attended,

along with a

smatter-

ing of current students and alumni for

whom Cerf has been a teacher, an advi-

sor, and a friend. Th ey included, among

others, New Yorkers Bob Paplow ’81,

Sally Hudson ’10, Gabe Faithfull ’13,

Emma Stanislawski ’13, Leah Weiss

’11, as well as Evelyn Miller ’73, who

also happens to be the mother of Adam

Mortimer ’12. (Let it

be noted that

A d a m’s

m o m

said

nothing at the party to embarrass him.)

Th e crowd hummed in the dark-

ening evening, and the last red light

streaking the wisps of cloud deepened

into black over New Jersey’s mock sky-

scrapers across the river. Bottles of craft

beers clinked against wine glasses and a

warm breeze waft ed the smell of char-

coal off the balcony into the endless

free air beneath the perch

high above the New

York cityscape. And

then—just before the

city went absolutely

dark—there they were! Th e fi reworks

exploded overhead like psychedelic

umbrellas, funky geodesic domes, pop-

ping 3D spirographs, brilliantly colored.

You could hear snippets of conversa-

tion: “Fantastic.” “Marvelous.” “Better

than last year.” “Worse than last year.” “I

want dessert.” “Can’t you pay attention

to anything for more than fi ve min-

utes?”

Aft erwards, the guests lined up for

peach cobbler, cheesecake, and a dozen

other assorted sweets. Everyone gath-

ered inside as Ben sat at the piano and

sang a humorous Gilbert and Sullivan

tune, and the guests all joined in for a

raucous “America the Beautiful.”

Th e schmoozing continued

as the evening length-

ened, the hour ap-

proached eleven,

and fi nally, satiated

with good

food, wine,

company,

and the

best, or

w o r s t ,

fireworks

s h o w

since last

year, the

guests drift ed

home one by

one, each leav-

ing Manhattan’s

little Bowdoin a little

smaller.

-Samuel Frizell

O ne would not think, mean-

dering around campus, that

Bowdoin students are particu-

larly lustful. Maybe it is the pastels of

the omnipresent sweatpants or per-

haps the relative unpopularity of sun

dresses, but whatever the reason, stu-

dents here just don’t seem libidinous in

the manner of those at Arizona State,

Berkeley, or Miami. Such trivialities

as reality, however, have never given

pause to the editorial staff of Th e Daily

Beast. And so, the Beast decreed that

Bowdoin College was the fourth-horn-

iest institution of higher learning in the

land. Never mind the methodology;

that would ruin the fun, wouldn’t it?

Luckily, Bowdoin was not the

friskiest college in the NESCAC—

that honor went to Wesleyan, which

enjoyed the top position. In contrast

with Bowdoin’s place on the list, this

makes sense. Aft er all, we are talking

about a university that produced Craig

Th omas and Carter Bays of “How I

Met Your Mother” fame (both class of

1997, and the creators of the insatiable

Barney Stinson); Matthew Weiner of

“Mad Men” acclaim (class of 1987, and

who brings to the table his surname

and Don Draper); and Michael Bay

of “Transformers” notoriety (class of

1986, and responsible for turning Me-

gan Fox into the sex object of the de-

cade).

Sex aside, the College hasn’t

fared as well in other rank-

ings. Forbes began rank-

ing the overall quality of colleges in

2008, evaluating liberal arts schools

alongside major research universities,

and when Bowdoin came in at No. 15

in that inaugural ranking—ahead of

Dartmouth and Stanford—few com-

plaints were raised. But when the Col-

lege slipped to No. 38 last month, the

critics came out of the woodwork.

“Using the braggarts listed in ‘Who’s

Who in America’ to measure the

achievements of our alumni is crap,”

one alumnus told me, referring to the

component which comprises 10 per-

cent of a school’s ranking. Others have

grumbled over Forbes’ reliance upon

ratings from RateMyProfessor.com

(these ratings register heavily at 17.5

percent of the Forbes’ formula), noting

that most Bowdoin students instead

use an internal course review system to

register their satisfaction

or displeasure.

Yet criticizing the methodology of

the Forbes rankings insinuates that the

rankings actually measure something;

in fact, the entire enterprise is resting

on a faulty premise. In this case, the

assumption is that Bowdoin is com-

parable to West Point, which is in turn

comparable to M.I.T. It’s like trying to

rank spaghetti against sushi and bak-

lava—each off ers an entirely diff erent

experience.

When it comes to food, of course,

Bowdoin’s cuisine dynasty is unrivaled:

Numerous mentions in Th e New York

Times, multiple fi nishes atop the Princ-

eton Review’s best campus food list,

and tales of crème brûlée and lobster

for the folks back home. Certainly

some might lift their noses at such a

claim to glory; tasty food doesn’t earn

a school the glamour that accompa-

nies, say, a bowl

game on ESPN. However, considering

the scandals rocking college football,

perhaps it’s preferable to dominate in

an endeavor where controversy doesn’t

involve boosters and tattoos and cars

and prostitutes, but instead the occa-

sional Monday sans meat.

Given the pride surrounding the

College’s elite dining off erings, an out-

sider might have expected some uproar

when Bowdoin dropped to No. 2 in the

Princeton Review standings this sum-

mer. But students stayed calm. Th ey

knew that even the most sterling insti-

tutions occasionally falter, and that it’s

not worth fretting over

a single downgrade. If

only equities traders

thought similarly.

-Nick Daniels

the bowdoin orient 7 friday, september 9, 2011

A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N TThe Weeknd blows up social media with new album, “House of Balloons”

SOPHIE MATUSZEWICZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

HOUSE OF BALLOONS LIFTS OFF: A new Canadian musician with R&B style grows in popularity due to social media like Twitter and Facebook.

What song makes you most nostal-

gic for your childhood?

MJ: When I was a little boy, my

Ma had an album that had a bunch

of disco hits played on Spanish

guitar. “Fernando” by ABBA was

one of the songs on this album.

NL: My mom played a lot of

Motown, especially Diana Ross

and the Supremes, so I would have

to go with “Where Did Our Love

Go?”

Best musician of all time?

MJ: Dan Bejar. His Destroyer

project is completely ridiculous.

He makes pop songs with just this

crazy menagerie of influences.

Horn arrangements, jazz breaks

and all these huge orchestral blasts

just make those songs huge. He’s

also everywhere, too, like in The

New Pornographers.

NL: After a lot of thought I

would have to go with Sufjan Ste-

vens. I even enjoy his more experi-

mental stuff like in his latest

album and he manages to incorpo-

rate a lot of different elements into

his music. Also the fact [that] he

went to school two miles from my

house in Michigan makes him a

god in my eyes because [he] is liv-

ing proof [that] people from my

town can thrive in the arts.

What’s your ‘guilty pleasure’ song?

MJ: “Grease” in its entirety.

NL: “All I want for Christmas Is

You” by Mariah Carey.

Best back-to-school jam?

MJ: “Every Goddamn Thing” by

Khanate.

NL: “A Little More Time” by Zox.

Most profound lyrics?

MJ: “And when I get f***** up / I

do the best to make myself not

f*** up again / My heart and my

lungs do / Why can’t I do the same

for everyone I love too?” (from

“Laughing Hieroglyphic” by Avey

Tare).

NL: “I used to have a pretty nice

spine, but I neglected to give

it a name / so each time I tried to

straighten it, I couldn’t get its at-

tention” (from “Crane Your Neck”

by Lady Lamb The Beekeeper).

If you were to be married tomorrow,

what song would you want playing

during your first dance?

MJ: “Don’t Stop Now” by Queen.

NL: “Green Eyes” by Coldplay.

Most romantic line from a song?

MJ: “And I want to touch you like

the seed touches the soil, / I want

to hold you like the milk holds the

spoil” (from “Up in the Rafters” by

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper).

NL: “When I saw you piss on

the rug, my heart fluttered / and I

knew it was love, true love” (from

DJs OF THE WEEK Mario Jaime ’14 and Nicole Love ’14

THE HUM

& THE BEAT

BY SAM FICHTNER

COLUMNIST

If you’ve been following the sum-

mer music blogosphere or Drake’s

Twitter, or if you happen to frequent

the Toronto club scene, chances are

that you’ve caught a listen of the noc-

turnal, electric and spaced-out voice

of Th e Weeknd on his breakthrough

album “House of Balloons.”

Th e Weeknd is the stage name of

Abel Tesfaye, the 21-year-old Cana-

dian mastermind behind one of the

year’s darkest projects: a nine-song

mixtape released for free online in

March.

At its core, “House of Balloons”

is an R&B record with slow guitar

and bass melodies swooning under

Tesfaye’s enigmatically female voice,

which soars and whispers mysteri-

ous sweet nothings and morning-af-

ter recollections. While R&B histori-

cally tends to be more thematically

focused on vulnerability in politics,

love and self-image, Th e Weeknd

paints pictures of drugged-out loft s

and clubs, fi lled with over-confi dent,

highly emotional young lovers, vi-

ciously colliding with one another.

“House of Balloons” pulls a tricky

number in combining the most af-

fectionate vocal and tonal qualities

of traditional R&B with the pure,

explicit essence of hardcore rap lyr-

ics: the result is a powerful, strange

dance mixtape.

I enjoy listening to the album as a

tale of one night. From the opening

track “High For Th is” to “Th e Party

& Th e Aft er Party” toward the mid-

dle of the night, the album ultimately

ends with “Th e Knowing,” an aggres-

sive, resentful ballad about a part-

ner’s infi delity. To get a better visual

on the world at work here, look no

further than the music video for one

of the standout tracks, “What You

Need,” which documents the waste-

land of a loft long aft er the party has

peaked.

While critics have compared Th e

Weeknd to artists such as R&B star

Th e-Dream and R. Kelly, the tracks

on “House of Balloons” don’t sound

like the pop hits Th e-Dream has

produced nor are there any charac-

ters or punch lines of “Trapped in

the Closet;” in this nocturnal world,

there seem to be no smiles and no

identities.

While Tesfaye’s tales of debauch-

ery keep listeners focused and en-

ticed—“bring the drugs baby I can

bring my pain / bring your body

baby I can bring you fame”—some

of the most arresting moments on

this record are when Tesfaye lets

his voice move wordlessly, some-

times swelling, howling and scream-

ing for minutes with just a beat and

chord progression. Th ese moments

(see “Th e Party & Th e Aft er Party”)

bear resemblance to the female vocal

solo on Pink Floyd’s “Th e Great Gig

in the Sky,” where so much is said

without the pressure of picking the

right words to say; it’s sex, it’s pain,

it’s post-adolescent transgression in

musical form.

“House of Balloons” is an eclectic

album, with samples from Aaliyah,

post-punk rebels Siouxsie & the

Banshees and modern day dream

pop icons Beach House. With these

pieces, the album feels strikingly

modern, as well as a bit emotion-

ally nostalgic with the force of what

could be a new sound for R&B.

Back in March, however, nobody

knew Th e Weeknd. “House of Bal-

loons” was one of millions of mix-

tapes circulating on the Internet. But

Th e Weeknd stands as an example of

how rapid online press can function,

of who you know and who knows

you, and who tweets or blogs about

you, can make or break your recep-

tion.

A few awards, an appearance

on “Entourage,” and over 100,000

Facebook likes later, Th e Weeknd

has achieved success, and with a re-

cently released sophomore mixtape,

“Th ursday”, doing just as well, his

newfound audience awaits his third

mixtape, entitled “Echoes of Silence.”

“Love at First Fright” by Murder-

dolls).

Favorite song of the summer?

MJ: Since I only just listened to

“Endless Summer” by Fennesz this

summer, I would name him again,

but that’s cheating. So, “Iznae” by 6th

Borough Project.

NL: “Dirt Road Anthem” by Jason

Aldean.

Song that reminds you of Bowdoin?

MJ: “Spanish Flea” by Herb Alpert.

NL: “Shots” by LMFAO.

What album will stand the test of

time?

MJ & NL: “You Forgot It in Peo-

ple” by Broken Social Scene.

Favorite driving album?

MJ: “Badlands” by Dirty Beaches.

NL: “Th e Suburbs” by Arcade Fire.

What lyrics are stuck in your head

now?

MJ: I just have Keyboard Cat stuck

in my head, actually.

NL: “And when their own walls

they will a-crumble, / And all the

systems will be discumbumbled...”

(from “Th rough Th e Roof ‘N’ Un-

derground” by Gogol Bordello).

-Compiled by Jordan Daniel Lantz

Tune in to “Late Night Lovin’” with

DJs Nicole Love and Mario James

every Monday night from from 9:30

to 11:00 p.m. on WBOR 91.1 FM or

stream online at wbor.org.

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8 a&e friday, september 9, 2011the bowdoin orient

Welcome back to another school

year! Since my primary objective is

to share awesome music with my

readers, I have decided to widen

the scope of this column beyond

hip-hop releases to better achieve

this goal.

While hip-hop is certainly a big

part of my life, it is by no means

the only genre of music that excites

me—I look forward to sharing oth-

er genres as well.

Of course, you can still expect

hip-hop reviews and recommenda-

tions about hip-hop, starting today

with my discussion of the August

29 release, “Tha Carter IV.”

Though I am a big Lil Wayne fan,

I found the latest addition to the

Carter series to be a bit of a disap-

pointment.

“Blunt Blowin” and “Megaman”

are good songs in the traditional Lil

Wayne sense: solid beats and strong

lyrical couplets that are fun to rap

along to. But no song comes close

to living up to the hype that erupted

with the release of the album’s first

single “6 Foot 7 Foot.”

Aside from its fierce beat, “6

Foot 7 Foot” boasts adept word-

play (“real Gs move in silence like

lasagna”) and unforgettable lyri-

cal flows from both Lil Wayne and

Cory Gunz that are truly addictive.

Ironically, the next best song is

“Interlude,” which does not even in-

clude Lil Wayne, but rather features

winning verses from Tech N9ne

and Andre 3000. After listening to

these two songs, it becomes clear

that the rest of the album is some-

what forgettable.

One can only listen to so many

Lil Wayne songs before the constant

barrage of joke-like couplets lose its

novelty. But more than anything,

it seems like Lil Wayne put much

less effort into the rest of the album

than he did its first single.

Nothing illustrates this more

than Lil Wayne’s decision to feature

T-Pain’s Auto-Tuned voice in “How

to Hate.” After all, Jay-Z already

made it clear in 2009 that we had

witnessed the “D.O.A. (Death of

Auto-Tune).”

But Lil Wayne disrespects Jay-Z

in other ways too; he even takes a

lyrical jab at Jay-Z in the song “It’s

Good.” Lil Wayne appears to be re-

sponding to Jay-Z’s line in “H.A.M:”

“Really you got baby money,” refer-

ring to Lil Wayne (a.k.a. Weezy

Baby)’s fortunes.

Lil Wayne responds to Jay-Z’s jab

with the rhyme, “Talkin’ ’bout baby

money? / I got your baby money /

Kidnap your b****, get that ‘how-

much-you-love-your-lady?’ mon-

ey.” Lil Wayne is evidently describ-

ing a scenario where he kidnaps

Jay-Z’s wife, Beyoncé, and gets a

massive ransom.

Whether or not this will turn into

a full-blown lyrical fight between

these two artists is up for debate,

but as it stands, Jay-Z clearly wins

this round.

Kanye West and Jay-Z’s recent

collaborative album “Watch the

Throne” is a much stronger release,

exuding the production quality of

Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted

Fantasy” and including impressive

layering of instrumentals as well as

the incorporation of odd, but well-

placed samples.

“N****s in Paris,” one of the album’s

strongest songs, begins with a quoted

sample from the movie Blades of Glo-

ry, while “Gotta Have It” uses a recur-

ring fl ute melody and an altered vocal

sample as part of its beat. Addition-

ally, “Who Gon Stop Me” features a

sample from the popular dubstep song

“I Can’t Stop” by Flux Pavilion. Such

samples exhibit not only production

creativity, but also the care and eff ort

that go into a collaborative album be-

tween two of the biggest names in the

rap industry.

Although these tracks and “Otis”

might get the most radio play, the

rest of the album is strong as well,

due to its overall cohesiveness.

Each song is stylistically different,

yet the album tells a compelling

story about the incessant influ-

ence of wealth and fame on these

rap veterans. On “New Day,” the

rappers explore the effects of their

celebrating on their unborn sons,

made all the more poignant by Be-

yoncé’s pregnancy.

But the album’s strength also

arises from the fact that it is a

collaboration between Jay-Z and

Kanye West. Two very different rap-

ping styles fused together on one

album keep things interesting and

lively. Plus, it was already clear that

such a combination was going to be

a hit after their previous collabora-

tive efforts on “Monster” and “Run

This Town.”

My only complaint is that the al-

bum starts off much stronger than it

finishes, which might reflect the di-

minishing freshness of a project so

heavily focused on bragging about

its creators’ success, money and

fame. Even so, “Watch the Throne”

is a successful album, and a must-

hear for any hip-hop fan.

On a final note, definitely check

out Mac Miller’s new single “Frick

Park Market” in preparation for his

upcoming album, “Blue Side Park,”

due to be released November 1.

COURTESY OF JOSHUA MELLIN

LIL WEEZY LOSING STEAM: “Tha Carter IV” lacks the impact of its predecessors while Kanye West and Jay-Z strike gold.

Lil Wayne album lacks luster, “Watch the Throne” shinesMUSIC TO

MY EARS

BY RYAN ERSKINE

COLUMNIST

the bowdoin orientfriday, september 9, 2011 a&e 9

Waves of light & water: Rachel McDonald

Behind-the-scenes: BCMA student jobs

BY JORDAN DANIEL LANTZ

ORIENT STAFF

This summer the Bowdoin Col-

lege Museum of Art (BCMA) of-

fered an educational opportunity

for two Bowdoin students to be-

come engaged in museum work

from the other side of the velvet

ropes.

Juniors Molly Clements and

Max Brandstadt served as student

educational assistants and assisted

Curator Joachim Homann in pre-

paring the exhibition, “Along the

Yangzi River: Regional Culture of

the Bronze Age from Hunan.”

The show, which is running from

September 1 to January 8, features

artifacts from the Chinese Bronze

Age, many of which come from

2000 to 221 B.C.E.

“This gave the students the op-

portunity to understand how a

museum works on the inside,” said

Homann. “The students [had] ac-

cess to the museum behind the

scenes.”

Brandstadt and Clements were

involved in a variety of tasks at the

museum. One task was to immerse

themselves in research to create a

timeline of each individual artifact

and formed a presentation for it.

“Working at the museum this

summer was an invaluable experi-

ence,” said Clements. “It was so fun

for me to research some of my fa-

vorite pieces in the museum.”

In addition, Homann took Brand-

stadt and Clements to New York

City to visit the Chinese exhibit

fi rst-hand at the China Institute and

the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Homann reflected on the experi-

ence as a great opportunity to see

how the BCMA has a place in the

network of the world’s museums.

While only a select number of stu-

dents are able to work at the museum

during the summer, there are other

opportunities to become involved

with the collection during the school

year. Homann said the museum

wants to “integrate students as much

as possible.”

The Student Museum Advocacy

Cooperative (SMAC), led by Eliza-

beth Tarr ’12, supports the BCMA

by creating events and tours and by

inviting classes to the museum.

Joining SMAC or becoming a

student educational assistant like

Brandstadt and Clements are just a

few ways to become involved with

the museum.

Homann said that the BCMA

wants to make opportunities that

“allow students to be a part of mu-

seum work.” The museum is in the

process of opening positions for

curatorial assistants this year.

Homann, who said he has had

many positive experiences working

with Bowdoin students, believes the

students’ perspective enhanced the

Yangzi River show for the better.

The student assistants helped

with the technical aspects of the ex-

hibition’s cell phone tour. The tour

consists of text messages that are

sent to visitors’ cell phones, provid-

ing descriptions of each piece

The tour contains audio featur-

ing the narration of Director of

Safety and Security Randy Nichols.

Homann marveled at the creativity

of the students to obtain such a be-

loved College employee as Nichols

for the narrator.

“It is so amazing,” said Homann

of the tour. “You can’t tear yourself

away.”

In describing who makes a good

assistant, Homann said that he

looks for a student who “under-

stands procedures and planning

and constantly adjusts to demands.”

Other attributes of an effec-

tive assistant include people skills.

These are important, because of

the interaction with visitors.

Homann emphasized the fact

that assistants at the museum work

with faculty, students and the Maine

public. IN addition, students have

the opportunity to interact with the

national and international public

due to the BCMA’s reputation.

A successful summer leaves

Homann anticipating working

with more Bowdoin students in

the future, adding that the mu-

seum “wants to build on working

with students with energy and am-

bition.”

BY AMANDA MONTENEGRO

CONTRIBUTOR

This past summer Rachel Mc-

Donald ’12, a visual arts and art

history major, created a body of

work inspired by the Maine Coast.

McDonald’s exhibition is on display

in the Fishbowl Gallery located in

the Visual Arts Center.

McDonald received a Rusack

Coastal Studies Fellowship, which

allows students in various disci-

plines to explore the coastal envi-

ronment.

The fellowship enables students

to conduct research or create art

that explores the relationship be-

tween the countless forces affecting

the coast.

McDonald narrowed her focus

to concentrate on light and water

as both her subject matter and the

process in producing her pieces.

Visiting Assistant Professor of

Art Meggan Gould acted as Mc-

Donald’s advisor this summer.

“The [pieces] that I am most

drawn to are the more abstract piec-

es, where the intersection of light

and water in the underlying image

and in the process itself mingle[s]

in their abstractions,” said Gould.

The exhibition includes 20 pieces

in which McDonald combined cya-

notype photography with water-

color. These pieces are McDonald’s

first extensive project using these

two techniques.

“I’d only used the cyanotype pro-

cess once before,” said McDonald.

“I had worked with watercolor in

the past, but combining the two

processes was completely new to

me and took a good amount of ex-

perimentation to create a style and

effect that really appealed to me.”

To create these pieces, she ini-

tially took digital prints and then

converted the images into nega-

tives.

She then painted a cyanotype

solution, which reacts to natural

light, on the paper where her final

images would appear.

After placing the negatives on

top of the paper, she put the pieces

outside in the sun for 15 minutes.

McDonald’s dependence on na-

ture caused some difficulties due to

the erratic nature of Maine weather.

“I was basically living for the sun

this summer,” said McDonald. “We

all know how unpredictable the

weather is in Maine, so that became

something of challenge.

“My last week or so of the project

was filled with partly cloudy days

in which I had to seize every possi-

ble sunny moment, no matter how

fleeting,” said McDonald.

The weather was not the only

difficulty McDonald came across

during her artistic process.

“It took me quite a while to fi gure

Maine event: Hopper’s lighthouses illuminate museum

BY EVAN GERSHKOVICH

STAFF WRITER

Th e Bowdoin College Museum of

Art’s exhibition, “Edward Hopper’s

Maine,” is one of its most successful

to date.

Andrew W. Mellon Curator Fel-

low Diana Tuite co-curated the exhi-

bition with Director Kevin Salatino.

Tuite remarked that in the exhib-

it’s fi rst month alone, “approximately

15,000 people have visited the show,

whereas annual attendance is usually

around 25,000.”

Th e exhibition showcases the

works that Edward Hopper painted

or drew over the course of nine dif-

ferent summers in Maine between

1914 and 1929.

Th e show’s subject matter may

account for its local popularity, but

it has reached audiences far from

Brunswick.

Th e exhibion has made headlines

in Th e Washington Post, on MSN-

BC, and in the Japanese newspaper,

Mainichi Daily News.

Tuite said that the show has been

a goal of Salatino’s since day one.

“I think it was a show that Kevin,

when he arrived here in 2009, was

really surprised had not happened

yet,” said Tuite.

Viewers familiar with Hopper’s

later works will be thrilled by the

unprecedented gathering of his

coastal paintings in the exhibition’s

fi rst room, the Bernard and Barbro

Osher Gallery.

Th irty of the 32 small oil paint-

ings Hopper painted over the course

of four summers on Monhegan Is-

land between 1916 and 1919 hang

on the walls.

“Th ese paintings have never been

seen together,” Tuite said. “Th ey

have been sitting in the Whitney’s

storage room since Hopper passed

away in 1967 and were donated to

the Whitney by his widow.”

Seen together, these works show

out how to use both media together

without one overpowering the other

or seeming unnecessary,” said Mc-

Donald. “I never quite knew what

it would look like until after I de-

veloped the piece so that element

of surprise was exciting, if frustrat-

ing at times.”

Gould added, “There was a long

period during the summer when

we weren’t sure how, technically,

she was going to be able to suc-

cessfully integrate media, and the

process took a substantial amount

of trial and error.”

Although the process was tough,

McDonald’s work this summer was

both an academic and personal

success.

“I think the summer as a whole

was a substantial accomplish-

ment—to propose a project with-

out really knowing how it will turn

out, and to feel one’s way through

conceptualizing and executing a

body of work like this is, an amaz-

ing experience,” said Gould.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the proj-

ect,” said McDonald. “It was a won-

derful experience to get to spend

the entire summer just focused on

my art. That’s something I’ve never

done before. I was really excited to

get a taste of that. I had the most

amazing summer ever getting to

know the coast of Maine inside out

and taking my art in new and ex-

citing directions.”

The exhibition will be on view in

the Fishbowl Gallery through Sep-

tember 14.

Hopper’s intense observation of na-

ture and expresses a motif of Maine’s

rocky shoreline.

According to the exhibition’s cata-

logue, these paintings “represent his

most sustained meditation on a sin-

gle theme.” To Tuite, these paintings

portray Hopper as a “very cerebral”

artist who meditated intensely upon

his work.

Indeed, Hopper made conscious

stylistic changes as he matured as an

artist.

Th e group of 30 small oil paint-

ings at the beginning of the show

feature audacious painterly brush-

strokes resonant of Impressionism

while maintaining a darker side

through the use of intense color.

Th e rest of the exhibit, however, is

more typical of the mature Hopper:

lighter colors and more controlled

brushstrokes fi ll large-scale oil and

watercolor paintings.

Th e later works are not only more

familiar to most viewers, but they

display much of what Hopper set out

to do as he matured, which, Tuite

said, was “to play with space, shadow

and obstacles to vision.”

It seems that this desire to work

with space and shadows led Hopper

to make the claim that his “aim in

painting has always been the most

exact transcription possible of [his]

most intimate impressions of na-

ture.”

As two visitors passed by this

quotation, which is painted on a wall

in the fi rst gallery space, one asked

his companion, “Have you ever been

to Monhegan?” Th e companion did

not respond, but the visitor contin-

ued, “Well it looks exactly like this.”

“Edward Hopper’s Maine” will

be on view through October 16.

Two students assist museum

curator with Yangzi River

exhibition.

“Approximately 15,000 people

have visited the show, whereas

annual attendance is usually

around 25,000.”

DIANE TUITE

BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART

ALEX PIGOTT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

WATERMARKS: Coastal Maine inspired the summer artwork of Rachel McDonald ’12 that is currently hanging in the Visual Arts Center’s fishbowl.

The fi shbowl sees sun and surf

with Rachel McDonald’s collec-

tion of summer artwork inspired

by light and water.

Whitney holdings on view

together for the fi rst time.

S P O R T S10 the bowdoin orient friday, september 9, 2011

After clinching three of the past

four NCAA championships, the

women’s field hockey team is gear-

ing up for what looks to be another

season of success.

Despite the loss of six seniors,

the team returns seven starters

from last year’s NCAA title game,

including two All-Americans, se-

nior captains Ella Curren and Ka-

tie Herter.

Also returning are several lead-

ing scorers including Liz Clegg ’12,

Kassey Matoin ’13 and Cathleen

Smith ’13.

Head Coach Nicky Pearson will

be leading the team once again

after having been named 2010 D-

III Coach of the Year for the third

time in her career. And with eight

first years joining the team this

season, the players are excited to

work together to defend their title

and add to their legacy.

The Polar Bears entered the

preseason at the top of the pack,

having earned 33 of 46 first-place

votes in the National Field Hockey

Coaches Association Preseason

Poll. They look to become the first

D-III field hockey program in his-

tory to win four national titles in a

five-year stretch.

“I think our team’s success has

placed a target on our back, but

this is a challenge that pushes our

team to try harder,” said Curren.

“We enter every game, scrimmage

and practice knowing that every

team in D-III wants to beat us and

that pushes us to play harder.”

While the team may have a

steady record, it will have to work

Field hockey prepares to open 2011 campaign at Wesleyan

Men’s soccer looks to build on past success

CHENGYING LIAO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

BLACK V. WHITE: Kassey Matoin ‘13 prepares to strike the ball in an early season practice. The team hopes to make history and win four titles in fi ve years.

The men’s soccer team heads

into the 2011 season in a highly

enviable position. For the first time

in program history, the Bowdoin

men’s soccer team is ranked third

in the country in the National

Soccer Coaches of American Pre-

season Poll.

The Polar Bears have much to

be proud of coming off their best

season in school history. They won

a record 15 games, a trip to the NE-

SCAC championship game, and a

trip to the NCAA Division-III Fi-

nal Four for first time ever.

This year’s team promises to

still pack a punch, with five of last

year’s seven leading scorers re-

turning, along with 12 veterans of

the NCAA semifinal game against

Lynchburg last year.

Though he acknowledges the

team’s considerable achievements

last season, Coach Fran O’Leary is

keeping his focus forward.

“Last year was great, but that’s

history now,” he said. “The key

for us is how we grow. If we grow

complacent and lazy, the NES-

CAC is such a tight league that we

could fall back to sixth place really

quickly. We have to be committed

to growing in confidence and skill.”

“We have to remain calm and

positive, as that was the key to last

year’s team,” he added.

Both O’Leary and his players cite

the squad’s experience, skill, and

spirit on and off the field as its key

strengths.

“We have a group of unselfish,

unspoiled lads who work hard for

each other,” said O’Leary. “That’s a

very good trait and will stand us in

good stead. We also have a lot of

guys who’ve been around for bad

results and have always shown an

ability to rebound.”

Forward Michael Gale ’13

echoed this feeling, applauding his

teammates’ work ethic.

“We’ve got a real mentality and

hard to retain its standing in the

league. The NESCAC continues to

boast the most competitive teams

in D-III and includes five other

nationally-ranked squads.

The key to another successful

season, Curren said, is to acquire

a strong foundation by “emphasiz-

ing and sharpening our most basic

skills such as passing, receiving,

one-on-one defense and shooting.”

“From there,” she added, “we

evaluate what has been successful

in past seasons and what we need

to focus on for this season. We

look to improve each year by pay-

ing attention to the details, work-

ing hard in practice and setting

clear goals for ourselves and our

team.”

This formula has clearly served

the team well in the past. After

suffering last season’s only loss to

Tufts, Bowdoin went on to win the

NESCAC title game against the

Jumbos just two weeks later. Sub-

sequently, it conquered Babson,

Lebanon Valley and Skidmore be-

fore reaching Messiah in the D-III

championship game, which was

decided in penalty strokes.

With three national titles under

its belt, Bowdoin is currently tied

for third in total D-III field hockey

championships, behind The Col-

lege of New Jersey (nine) and Salis-

bury (five).

The Polar Bears hope to advance

toward the top of that list, begin-

ning this season as they travel to

face Wesleyan.

Other games to watch in the next

few weeks include a September 24

face-off at home against sixth-

ranked Tufts and subsequent home

games against nationally-ranked

Hamilton and Amherst, before the

team travels to Trinity.

“We cannot take any game or

practice lightly,” said Curren.

“Every game will be a battle,” she

added. “But we are ready to rise to

the challenge.”

In time for fall sports season, athletics unveils new website

While most fall athletes spent

the last weeks of summer gearing

up for the upcoming season, the

sports information office was hard

at work on a different kind of off-

season workout: redesigning the

athletics webpage.

Sports Information Director Jim

Caton worked with a team of stu-

dents on the project, in conjunc-

tion with Presto Sports, a company

which hosts numerous collegiate

athletic websites.

The team’s collective effort pro-

duced a fully-revamped athletics

website just in time for the new

year.

One of Caton’s chief priorities in

the redesign was to integrate more

photo and video galleries to pro-

duce a better multimedia experi-

ence.

“It’s definitely a visual refresh,”

Caton said. “Our content has al-

ways been great, driven by the fact

that here at Bowdoin we have very,

very successful teams.”

“Teams’ successes drive visitors

to the page,” he added, “but what

keeps them there is a slick-looking,

user-friendly format.”

Bowdoin athletics had perhaps

its most successful season ever

last year, and the athletics website

was viewed by more than 400,000

unique visitors.

Caton hopes the new design,

coupled with athletic success, will

increase traffic on the site.

For Caton, the biggest challenge

in creating any athletics website is

making the experience enjoyable

for a wide array of visitors.

“It’s tricky to accommodate ev-

ery type of viewer,” he said. “Our

main goal was to improve the

functionality of the site, and at the

same time, make it more visually

appealing.”

When the College last rede-

signed its athletics website in 2008,

the sports information office had

less access to high-quality photos

and videos, and didn’t have the ca-

pacity to host them.

On the new site, photos and

videos are featured much more

prominently. The Polar Bear logo

now looms large at the top of every

page.

Despite the new look, Caton

said that the most feedback he has

received since the site went live on

August 15 concerned the photo ar-

chives located on each team page,

and not the redesign itself.

In these archives, team photos

from both the past and present can

are viewable.

Some of Bowdoin’s oldest teams,

including men’s baseball, men’s

track, men’s tennis, and football

have team photos that date to as

early as 1884.

While Caton has been pleased

with the launch of the new site, he

is even more excited for the new

sports season to begin.

“It’s always been the best part of

my job,” said Caton. “The sprint to

Memorial Day is just around the

corner.”

are ready to work hard,” he said.

“You can’t have a great season if

you don’t have a great group of guys

playing with you.”

The men’s soccer team opens its

2011 campaign on the road against

NESCAC rival Wesleyan this Satur-

day.

The Cardinals have plenty of rea-

sons to seek revenge after last sea-

son, for Bowdoin shut them out 1-0

in the regular season and adding

ALEX PIGOTT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

GOING ALL OUT: Goalkeeper Eric Edelman ‘13 lunges for the ball in practice this week.

Please see SOCCER, page 12

BY RYAN HOLMESSTAFF WRITER

BY PETER DAVISORIENT STAFF

BY MADISON WHITLEYSTAFF WRITER

With fi ve of the team’s seven

leading scorers returning,

Bowdoin aims to stay on top

the bowdoin orientfriday, september 9, 2011 sports 11

JAY PRIYADARSHAN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

GOING FOR GOLD: Conor Smith joins Bowdoin as the men’s tennis coach, replacing Colin Joyner ‘03.

Smith takes helm as men’s tennis coach

After a successful season in

which the men’s double team of

Stephen Sullivan ’11 and Oscar

Pena ’12 won the D-III title, the

men’s tennis team is bringing into

its ranks a new coach.

The athletic department hired

Conor Smith this summer follow-

ing the departure of Colin Joyner

’03, who left Bowdoin to pursue

an MBA. Joyner left behind a six-

season legacy consisting of 73 vic-

tories and the team’s first NESCAC

championship, which it won in

2008.

Smith hails from Bridgewa-

ter College in Virginia, where he

headed both the men’s and wom-

en’s tennis teams.

He was twice named the Old Do-

minion Athletic Conference men’s

tennis coach of the year, and in

2009 he led the men’s team in their

most successful season in 30 years.

Director of Athletics Jeff Ward

said he is excited to have Smith on

the staff.

“Through his interview and ref-

erences, it was very clear that he

is an intelligent, thoughtful per-

son with a passion for tennis,” he

said. “Everything that I saw in the

search process has been reaffirmed

in his short time on campus.”

Smith said he is looking forward

to the new opportunity that work-

ing with Bowdoin teams presents.

“What is so appealing to me is

being at an institution and an ath-

letics department like Bowdoin,

and having a team that can go out

and compete with any team in the

nation,” said Smith.

At the helm of the men’s team,

Smith said he will be pushing play-

ers hard. He describes his coaching

style as hustle-oriented, drawing

on his own background as a suc-

cessful college player.

“I wasn’t the most talented or

athletic or best shot-maker out

there,” he said. “But I was able to

have success as a player, and I like

my teams [to] have that ethic of

going out and busting your tail and

out-working all the other teams.”

Smith also cites his own college

coach as a major inspiration.

“I’d be lying if I didn’t say that

much of who and what I am as a

coach has come from him, how he

went about his daily business, and

how he trained us to think as well,”

he said.

Having met with the team for

about a week now, Smith said that

he is pleased with the athletes’ pas-

sion and energy.

“I’m very impressed with all the

guys, their commitment and dedi-

cation to the sport, as well as the

overall enthusiasm they have,” he

said.

So far the players have equal

respect and admiration for their

coach. Sam King ’14 had nothing

but the highest of accolades for

Smith.

“I’m really excited to work with

Coach Smith,” said King. “He

brings a lot of energy and passion

to the team, and is clearly thrilled

to help us become the best we can

be.”

“I think everyone appreciates

[his] level of investment and dedi-

cation to the program, which will

motivate us and serve us well this

year and into the future,” contin-

ued King.

According to Smith, it is far too

early to make any predictions for

the season. Right now, his focus

is on getting to know the team in-

stead of worrying about the rest of

the conference.

He has set up times to individu-

ally hit with each of the players

to assess their playing styles and

abilities.

Elsewhere in the Athletic De-

partment, KJ Krasco is joining the

coaching staff as assistant women’s

basketball coach, Joe White has

joined as assistant football coach,

and Jaime Dumont is returning to

the men’s hockey team as the assis-

tant coach after a six-year hiatus in

which he coached in Italy.

Women’s lax season ends with loss in fi nalsevery ounce of everything we had in

the game against TCNJ, we didn’t re-

ally have enough gas left in the tank.”

While there were only two seniors

on the 2011 team, they were key

contributors on a team full of stars.

Defender Ingrid Oelschlager ’11

garnered First Team All-American

honors in the spring aft er picking up

the same accolade last fall for fi eld

hockey, while midfi elder Katy Diss-

inger ’11 stood out on both sides of

the ball. Oelschlager and Dissinger,

along with goalkeeper Tara Connolly

’13, were named to the D-III Tourna-

ment All-Star Team.

Dissinger “was huge for us in the

tournament,” said Grote, “and in her

four years here those weeks stood out

to me as her shining moments. In-

grid, similarly, was phenomenal and

will be missed.”

Th e upcoming season’s team con-

sists of eight seniors, including cap-

tains McKenna Teague and Chelsea

Albright. Bowdoin is also returning

its scoring and ground ball leaders

in Carolyn Gorajek ’13, Liz Clegg

’12, Katie Herter ’12, and Katie

Stewart ’12.

Th ough the Polar Bears pride

themselves on being very fast as a

team, their depth is also an advan-

tage.

“Every one of our kids is a key con-

tributor,” said Grote. “Any of them

Instead of packing up their dorm

rooms in the fi nal days of last semes-

ter, players on the women’s lacrosse

team were busy making program his-

tory in New York.

Aft er an 11-9 victory over Th e Col-

lege of New Jersey (TCNJ) on May

21, Bowdoin advanced to the NCAA

D-III championship game against

Gettysburg the following day.

Th e Bullets fi red fi rst and never

looked back, having three four-plus-

goal runs and jumping out to an 11-2

halft ime lead en route to a 16-5 win.

Unprepared to combat the Bullets

with a man-to-man defense, the Po-

lar Bears had practiced a new zone

coverage scheme all year and had lit-

tle experience transitioning between

the two.

Going into the game, Bowdoin was

coming off a busy week that forced

many of the athletes to take fi nals in

their hotel.

It was a long season for the Polar

Bears, and the excitement of reach-

ing the Final Four for the fi rst time in

program history was unable to sup-

press the team’s fatigue.

“Gettysburg could do no wrong,

which was tough,” said Grote. “I’ve

never seen a team move the ball like

they did all year, and aft er giving it

can score, and any can stop the other

team. Our attacks believe they are

the fi rst line of defense against op-

ponents.”

“Our leadership with Ingrid and

[Dissinger] was key,” she continued.

“But the passion they all have for

each other shines through in both

practice and games.”

Many of the lacrosse players also

star on the fi eld hockey team, and last

year there were 16 two-season ath-

letes on the 26-person team.

“Playing another sport not only

provides them with structure,” said

Grote, “but keeps them competitive

all the time and helps cross-train.

Winning with other teams also gives

them the confi dence that they can

help the lacrosse team success.”

Although the women’s lacrosse

team went as far as it could this past

season, there are still many opportu-

nities for improvement.

“I just wish we could have

switched to a man-to-man defense

and made the change in the fi nals,”

said Grote, “In the future, we want to

fl ip in and out between the diff erent

defenses.”

If the team is able to build on what

it learned from 2011’s unfortunate

defeat, Bowdoin students a year from

now will be unpacking their belong-

ings with a shiny new prize resides in

the trophy case.

Gould shines in opening night victory over USM

The women’s soccer team kicked

off its season yesterday with a dom-

inant 3-0 shutout win in a non-

league game against the University

of Southern Maine Huskies.

Bowdoin experienced several

near misses from close-range shots

in the early going and nearly put

the game out of Southern Maine’s

reach within the first 10 minutes of

play.

The Polar Bears were able to

maintain constant pressure and

scored their first goal at the 26:01

mark, when Kaley Nelson ’15 bur-

ied a loose rebound in front of the

goal.

While the first year class ignited

the scoring, senior captain Ellery

Gould ’12 got to work and put home

the final two goals of the match.

Gould’s first tally came at 41:14

off of a cross from Alexa Yurick ’15,

when she drilled the ball hard and

low past the diving Southern Maine

goalkeeper.

Ronaldinho would have been en-

vious of Gould’s second goal, as she

headed a perfectly placed cross by

Casey Blossom ’13 into the back of

the net.

Several other Polar Bears nearly

increased the lead, with a header

from Molly Popolizio ’14 careening

off the crossbar.

A long bomb of a shot by senior

captain Celeste Swain encountered

the same fate.

Sophomore Lauren Skerritt’s ef-

forts in the offensive box early on

created numerous opportunities

that almost put Bowdoin on the

board in the opening minutes.

In the net, Louise Johnson ’14

stopped all three shots she faced to

preserve the shutout in her first ca-

reer start.

Th e goalkeeper’s strong eff orts

backboned a stingy defense that

limited the Huskies to a mere six

shots, compared to the 33 shots—15

on net—that her team unloaded on

Southern Maine.

The game provided a great sea-

son-opening win for a young Polar

Bear starting lineup featuring two

contributing first years and a num-

ber of returning players who did

not start last year.

“The freshmen are a talented

class,” said Gould. “The younger

players performed well today and

will continue to step up big and

contribute in the coming games.”

Gould’s own contributions bring

her within half a dozen goals of

breaking the school’s career scoring

record.

“I don’t really think about it,”

said Gould of her impressive re-

sults. “I just try to focus on my own

game and how I am playing. Scor-

ing goals helps the team win, and

contributing to a team win is what’s

really important.”

With yesterday’s win in its pock-

et, Bowdoin can now move forward

and focus on its upcoming league

matches.

“This game was a good start to

the season for us,” said Gould. “We

moved the ball well and were able

to generate a number of great scor-

ing opportunities.”

“Now that we’ve had some game

experience,” she added of the team,

“we know what we need to work on

and are excited to start NESCAC

play.”

Gould’s pursuit of the goals re-

cord and the team’s quest for its next

win continues tomorrow, when the

Polar Bears travel to Connecticut to

take on Wesleyan at noon.

SCORECARD

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BY DYLAN HAMMERSTAFF WRITER

BY TARA CONNOLLYSTAFF WRITER

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Women’s rugby prepares to kick off season

Th is weekend marks the women’s

rugby season kickoff , with a Boston

tournament hosted by one of the

premier women’s rugby clubs in the

country, the Beantown Rugby Foot-

ball Club.

Th e Polar Bears will play in a

round-robin style competition start-

ing tomorrow, with Smith College at

noon and Amherst College at 2 p.m.

Th e team enhanced its preseason

this year with a three-day camp run

by Peter Baggetta and Farrah Doug-

las ’99, who both coach the strong

180-member rugby program at

Gonzaga High in Washington, D.C.

“I think it was a great springboard

for the season,” said Head Coach

MaryBeth Mathews. “It was a good

time for them to build and reinforce

critical skills, and at the same time

get to interact with Farrah and see

where they can go with this sport.”

Th e team roster features strong

returning players, including Uche

Esonu ’13, Lynn Freedman ’13, Dani

McAvoy ’13, Kerry Townsend ’13

and Anissa Tanksley ’14.

Senior captain Katie Mathews is

looking forward to playing rugby

again on U.S. soil. “I played when I

was abroad in Australia,” she said.

“It was really fun and I learned a lot.”

Th is year’s team has big shoes to

fi ll—last year’s captains Loryn Fridie

’11 and Becky Stevens ’11 were both

named USA Rugby Division-II All-

Americans.

“I think we have a strong group

of returners that prepare and play

with passion,” said captain Allie

Dupont ’12.

Th e team also looks to bolster its

roster with a strong rookie class.

“We have 13 or 14 rookies and we

are always looking for people,” said

MaryBeth Mathews, “as we are still

a no-cut sport.”

“People’s attitudes are all that

matters,” she added. “If the outlook

is to become incrementally better,

the sky is the limit and they can be

competitive at any level.”

Th is year’s regular season sched-

ule will consist entirely of NESCAC

insult to injury with a dramatic 2-1

comeback victory in the NESCAC

semifinals last November.

Coach O’Leary expressed his

admiration for the Wesleyan team

and stressed the importance of the

match as a test for Bowdoin.

“Wesleyan is one of the top teams

in the conference,” he said. “They

have a lot of returning players,

they’re well coached, and they’re

very well organized. I think they’ll

prove a challenging opponent that

will help us figure out our strengths

and weaknesses. “

“If we can come out of Wesleyan

with a win, I think we’ll be in a

great spot going forward in confer-

ence play,” he added.

Gale echoed O’Leary on the

team’s prospects going into its first

match.

“I think Wesleyan is a great first

game for us,” he said. “They’re a re-

ally strong team, are very athletic

and fast.

“I think it will be a great test to

see what this new team is made of

and what we can expect for the rest

of the season,” O’Leary added.

After visiting Connecticut to

take on Wesleyan, the team has its

home opener against the Gordon

College Fighting Scots at Pickard

Field on Tuesday, September 13 at

4:30 p.m.

opponents, as Bowdoin women’s

rugby transitions into the fi rst year

of an all-NESCAC league.

“We’re looking forward to Wil-

liams and Colby,” said MaryBeth

Mathews, “but we’re excited for all

of [our opponents] and we can’t take

anyone for granted.”

“One of our team goals is to go

and compete in nationals,” said

Katie Mathews. “Even though we

have a young team, there is a lot of

potential.”

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WOMEN’S SOCCERSCHEDULESa 9/10W 9/14

at Wesleyanat Bates

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CHENGYING LIAO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

READY TO GO: Women’s rugby players practice in preparation for their fi rst tournament this weekend.

EYES ON THE BALL

AARON WOLF, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Sophomore Charley Allen sprints after a loose ball with a defender close on his heels. Football plays its fi rst game Septermber 24 at home against Williams.

BY LUKE LAMARSTAFF WRITER

O P I N I O Nthe bowdoin orient 13 friday, september 9, 2011

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Dear President Mills,

My name is Judah Isseroff and I am

a junior at Bowdoin.

In my two years here, I’ve been able

to watch you from a distance.

On nice days in the autumn and

spring, it has been rare to not see you

strolling the grounds of the picturesque

Bowdoin Quad, asking questions and

doling out nods and smiles.

I’ve sat in the audience for your

convocation addresses. Particularly

memorable was your speech last year

on the diffi cult issue of political di-

versity at the College. I left the audi-

torium lost in thoughts that ultimate-

ly inspired one of my earliest columns

for this paper.

Dearest to my heart have been those

instances when I’ve seen you at servic-

es for the high holy days of the Jewish

calendar. Th ough the opportunity was

exclusive to the Jewish population at

Bowdoin, I was grateful for the chance

to experience some spiritual solidarity

with my college’s president.

For those of us who saw you

there, your presence was invaluable.

For even from a distance across the

congregation, I was a benefi ciary of

your committed participation in the

service. It was no small thing to feel

a kinship of shared values with you.

Put simply, all my experiences involv-

ing you thus far have been positive

without exception.

However, I’m writing you this

“letter” because I think that you are

holding out on us: I really think you

should teach a class at the college. In

a world where bold leadership is on

the outs, colleges have the potential

to remain a bastion for intellectual

integrity.

While our media and our politics

have found no higher task for them-

selves than showing what is absolute-

ly worst in human beings, Bowdoin

remains a place where plastic young

minds may choose a healthy idealism

over the sneering cynicism that has

infected many of this country’s other

institutions.

Mr. President, considering the

overwhelming hostility of the “real

world” to any sort of optimism,

Bowdoin students need you to cou-

rageously show the great things that

can still be learned at a liberal arts

college. I personally am desperately

curious to know what you care most

about, what you would most like

to impart to the students that pass

through your school.

of opinion in its discourse, I believe

that it also needs a certain uniformity

of purpose. Without qualifi cation,

Bowdoin must see itself as a place

where learning remains fresh and

dynamic. And you, sir, are the most

respected symbol of that mission and

must embody it completely.

Th erefore, while I am truly grateful

for all that you have done to improve

and steer this place, I crave a more

personal attention for the student

body. With a law degree from Co-

lumbia, a Ph.D. in biology and a very

successful law career, it is unimagi-

nable that you do not have a wealth of

expertise to share with us.

Th ough I am nearly ignorant of all

conventions with regard to teaching

on the part of college presidents, I do

know that the hype surrounding a sem-

inar taught by President Mills could

only help to improve this school.

I also know that in a world where

leadership has come to mean baby-

sitting and petty confl ict resolution,

you would do an inestimable amount

good by demonstrating that positions

of power are not innately emasculat-

ing.

Rather, by establishing a closer

and more directly educational inter-

face with your students, we will all

graduate from this school with a more

complete conception of the good that

Bowdoin attempts to instill. We will

have been the benefi ciaries of the ex-

pertise of another very smart and very

compelling educator.

More importantly though, teaching a

class will provide you with a salient plat-

form from which to talk about and dem-

onstrate your vision for the liberal arts.

And certainly that vision will make

its way from your direct pupils to the

rest of the student body, for we are all

in immense need of your leadership

and your expertise.

Sincerely and respectfully yours,

Judah Isseroff ’13

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OA asked me to stay and continue to

provide physical therapy and athletic

training services.

I want to be forthcoming about my

decision to stay with Select Physical

Th erapy: I could not accept the em-

ployment off er from OA for personal

and professional reasons.

Th at being said, Bowdoin is a very

wonderful college and its departments

are always looking out for the well-be-

ing of their faculty, staff and students.

I appreciate the relationship I was

allowed while at the College and hope

to continue it in one form or another.

I will continue working for Select

Physical Th erapy at their clinics in

Brunswick and Auburn. I would be

glad to continue to provide physical

therapy services for anyone affi liated

with Bowdoin College.

Th anks again for the past seven

Furthermore, there are whisper-

ings here, some soft and discreet, and

some much louder, that accuse you of

a sort of intellectual disengagement.

You are concerned solely with repu-

tation, endowment, and ethnic diver-

sity, so the story goes. Moreover, they

say that because you are not an aca-

demic, you are glaringly out of place

as president.

As I have said, as a nominally av-

erage student at Bowdoin, my im-

pression of you is without a blemish.

However, I think that even the slight-

est persistence of the aforementioned

rumors and sentiments of discontent

does tremendous harm to the spirit-

edness of Bowdoin.

While the College needs diversity

years and I hope everyone has a good

academic year.

Sincerely,

Todd Lamoreau

Conservative academics are minorities, too

Physical therapist says goodbye to BowdoinTo the Editors:

My name is Todd Lamoreau. Some

of you may have known me as the

physical therapist on campus here at

Bowdoin for the past seven years. I was

also the athletic trainer for the women’s

volleyball team for the past three years.

It has been a great seven years and

I enjoyed creating and advancing the

physical therapy program in conjunc-

tion with Select Physical Th erapy and

Bowdoin College’s thletics department.

Unfortunately, I will no longer be on

campus by the time the fall semester

begins this year. Bowdoin has decided

to change companies at this time. Th e

new company will be OA Centers

for Performance. Both Bowdoin and

BY JUDAH ISSEROFF

COLUMNIST

HALF-ASSED

With a law degree from Columbia,

a Ph.D. in biology,

it is unimaginable that

you do not have a

wealth of expertise to share.

To the Editors:

I found Th omas Klingenstein’s piece

“Klingenstein defends Claremont Re-

view essay” (April 29) interesting.

Obviously a thoughtful man,

Mr.Klingenstein surely will appreci-

ate the delicious irony in realizing

that, like other down-trodden minor-

ities, conservative academics would

benefi t from a program of affi rmative

action.

Sincerely,

Mike Wood ’64

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Fair or not, the content of the Orient has at times been called inaccurate and uninteresting, and the paper’s staff has been labeled insular and close-minded. Over the last few months we have talked with students and alumni, professors and current staff ers, to de-velop a series of new initiatives which we hope will address the concerns of our many constituencies.

To address complaints of misquotation and misrepresentation, we will be instituting two new measures. First, all staff members will be required to record their interviews so that accuracy can be more easily maintained. Additionally, our website is being rede-signed to enable interviewees and readers to note how accurately they were represented in our coverage.

It is our priority to ensure that the content of the paper refl ects the many dimensions of the Bowdoin community, especially those groups or topics that may have been historically underrepresented in our pages. We believe this will make the paper more appealing, and will allow us to ensure that every issue captures the voice of the student body. In the process of pursuing these new goals, a funny thing happened: the staff more than doubled in size. Almost 70 students are now involved in the Orient.

An expanded staff means expanded capabilities. As you fl ip through this week’s edition, you will notice some changes. Our Talk of the Quad section is designed to provide a forum for cre-ative student writing. With apologies to Th e New Yorker, we are excited to feature a wide range of anecdotal and humorous pieces in this section, and we encourage students who have not previ-ously written for the Orient to submit their stories. In order to showcase the varied talents of the student body and to enliven our pages, we plan to include more student artwork in the paper than ever before. Additionally, we plan to print several special sections over the course of the year that will highlight issues of interest to the College.

Th ese measures will move us closer to our primary goal: produc-ing a paper that is relevant, engaging and fair. Our commitment is to serve this campus and the Town of Brunswick, and so we are happy to hear from our readers as we implement these new intiatives. We look forward to hearing from you as we celebrate this newspaper’s longstanding relationship with the Bowdoin community.

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A few changes

14 opinion friday, september 9, 2011the bowdoin orient

Though largely liberal, Bowdoin tolerates all political perspectives

At certain colleges, conservative

newspapers have been trashed or

shut down.

From the defacement of hun-

dreds of issues of a conservative

magazine at Tufts University to

the State University of New York

at Albany’s decision to deny fund-

ing to a conservative newspaper,

examples of political intolerance

at institutions of higher learning

abound across the country.

However, Bowdoin is different.

During my time here as a freshman

and so far this semester as a sopho-

more, I have encountered students

and faculty with diverse beliefs and

an overall willingness to listen to

other points of view.

I can say that, at least within

my experience, Bowdoin has been

a friendly, inquisitive and toler-

ant place for students of all back-

grounds and creeds.

It seems to me that Bowdoin has

been able to maintain a level of tol-

erance that has been lost to some

of America’s other top institutions

of higher education.

I use the word “tolerant” here

because although different points

of view are voiced, they are not

necessarily “accepted.”

One might listen to a fellow stu-

dent’s political or economic opin-

ions, but there is little pressure to

adopt those beliefs.

And nor should there be, unless

one is actually convinced to change

one’s mind during intellectual dis-

course with another student or

professor.

Upon coming to Bowdoin for

the first time during the Bowdoin

Experience as a high school stu-

dent, I instantly fell in love with

the campus.

But the financial aid package,

friendliness and great course of-

ferings did not tip the balance of

my decision of where to go.

What made the difference were

my conversations with others on

campus to ensure that if I went to

Bowdoin, my beliefs would be tol-

erated.

Although I could have gone to

a university back home in Texas,

where students’ values would have

been somewhat more in sync with

my own, part of the reason I de-

cided on Bowdoin was its differ-

ent political atmosphere: it is a

primarily liberal campus where

popular political views greatly dif-

fer from mine.

But without ever being exposed

to another set of ideals, how could

I claim to firmly believe in my

own?

Although I am a minority at

Bowdoin in more than one way

(lower-middle class, half-Anglo

and half-Hispanic, a Christian,

and a Libertarian), I have been

The professors here, in my ex-

perience, have been largely willing

to tolerate different points of view

and don’t penalize a student simply

for disagreeing with them.

Organizations such as the Col-

lege Republicans and Bowdoin

Christian Fellowship, although

small in number, do exist on cam-

pus. These student groups have

managed to hold conservatively-

tinged public events, most specifi-

cally in the past year, when they

hosted a senior fellow from the

Heritage Foundation to discuss the

national debt crisis and spearhead-

ed the Veritas Forum, which ad-

dressed what it means to be good.

My articles on economics or

politics (which do not usually

comment favorably on President

Obama) have been published in

the Orient, whereas some other

colleges have actually become re-

strictive of students’ freedom of

speech, restraining those voices

which dissent from mainstream

viewpoints on campus.

To stop an opposing opinion

from being voiced, instead of try-

ing to prove it wrong, is a form

of attack that shows intellectual

weakness. Bowdoin should be

proud that it has not stooped to

such a level.

I thank President Barry Mills,

and those students and professors

who have been willing to tolerate

my views and those of others who

do not always agree with the ma-

jority on campus.

So while the students and fac-

ulty can give themselves a pat on

the back for maintaining a healthy

amount of tolerance within the

Bowdoin bubble, we must not be

content to preserve the current

status quo. The work of maintain-

ing freedom of speech and a strong

level of tolerance for various opin-

ions within a college is difficult

and requires constant vigilance.

Of course, more can always be

done to promote diversity on cam-

pus, to encourage greater visibility

of different groups, and to ensure

that students are not afraid to

voice controversial beliefs.

The day that a college stops per-

mitting different views and allows

the denial of free speech is the day

that honest, intellectual discourse

dies and that a college ceases to be

an institution of higher learning.

As a college dedicated to improv-

ing knowledge and seeking the

truth, we must continue to tolerate

the views of others, even if we dis-

agree with those beliefs with every

fiber of our being.

After all, intellectual discourse

doesn’t have to mean agreeing with

your fellow student or professor; it

just means that you have to be will-

ing to hear them out.

John Dale Grover is a member of

the Class of 2014.

Some people decry the loss

of traditional culture,

but this seems to be less

the creation of a void and

more the extension of the colors of

India into the modern.

pleased with my decision to attend

Bowdoin.

I have met very few students

who are close-minded or intoler-

ant to a point where they are not

even willing to have a respectful

conversation, and unlike some

other campuses, Bowdoin does not

actively shun those whose beliefs

break from the majority.

BY JOHN DALE GROVERCONTRIBUTOR

India and globalization: modernity and tradition meet at crossroads

BY BENJAMIN ZIOMEK

COLUMNIST

THE FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

If you read the news media to-

day, you’re bombarded with sto-

ries proclaiming loudly that the

dominance of the West is over,

and that China and India already

dominate the world economy.

The papers trumpet the glitter-

ing office parks and high rises that

house the corporate giants ready

to steal American jobs.

Well, last summer I worked in

one of those glittering office parks.

Within the walls of one of India’s

largest firms, the situation is just

as the papers love to describe it.

My coworkers were driven, mo-

tivated young professionals, typ-

ing away on Outlook and placing

phone calls to our branch offices

across the world.

They relished the chance to go

toe-to-toe with Western com-

petitors, and more often than

not, they came away victorious,

though their salaries, which—de-

spite their iPhone-loaded pock-

ets—were invariably described as

“peanuts.”

There was little culture shock to

be had there: everyone pulled out

their smartphones to check stock

prices and the cappuccinos flowed

freely.

Sure, lunch might consist of

dosa and there might be monkeys

outside the office windows from

time to time, but what does that

matter when everyone went to

watch the latest Harry Potter film

after work on Friday?

But the impoverished side of the

developing world was always close

at hand.

One of my friends could see

over the barbed-wire-topped bar-

ricades from her window, and we

would often look out, watching the

campus’ neighbors scratching in

the dirt outside of their hovels.

than I did. Whenever we spoke of

things other than the office, they

would warn me over and over that

the people I would meet on trips

would “not be like us.”

For the residents of the “New

India,” the old India is something

that is mildly embarrassing and

should be politely ignored, even

when each journey home involves

fighting off rickshaws in bumper-

to-bumper Bangalore traffic.

For all this, traditional mores do

live on to some extent.

Arranged marriages are declin-

ing in popularity, but, if the moral-

ity of television and Bollywood is

anything to go on, love marriages

are still the exception rather than

the rule.

Even in the ultra-fast, ultra-

modern world of Indian IT, many

of my married peers had spoken to

their spouses for only 15 minutes

before agreeing to the engagement.

So when a colleague asked me

if I would ever have an arranged

marriage, I started to give the

standard, “that’s not really how

it works in the West…” response.

After sipping my company-issue

cappuccino and looking out at the

campus for a moment, I started to

answer, but a different friend cut

me off after I had expressed my

negative sentiment.

He gestured out at the shiny,

new office buildings with his mug,

“I agree—I just don’t see how peo-

ple can continue to think in such

ways when they spend all day here.

How can you write code all day

and then go home to someone you

didn’t choose? It doesn’t work that

way.”

blame the insidious tendrils of

Western culture forcing itself into

foreign nations.

But on the ground, all of the glo-

balization I see is giving the locals

more of what they want.

Yes, Harry Potter was the hit

of the summer, but try to find an-

other English-language film in the

cinemas on most evenings: there

are none to be had.

Likewise, my Western friends

and I spent many an evening try-

ing to decipher Indian television.

They may be speaking English—at

least when the game-show host

doesn’t inexplicably drop into

Hindi for a few lines—but figuring

out exactly what is going on is an-

other trick entirely.

New India may not be quite here

yet, but it’s coming, and coming

fast.

Some people decry the loss of

native national culture, but this

loss seems to be less the creation

of a void and more the extension

of tradition into the realm of the

modern.

The stereotype of the modern,

middle-class Indian woman is an

university-educated techie who

dreams of a beautiful romance that

ends in a Bollywood-perfect tradi-

tional wedding.

It sounds like a marriage of the

new and the old India to me.

Clearly, there are rust spots on

the brilliant, networked, glass-

and-steel edifice that is modern

India.

My local coworkers found the

contrasts even more bemusing

With the rise of the emerging

markets, a lot has been written

about how economic moderniza-

tion does not necessarily imply

cultural or political Westerniza-

tion.

But inside the halls of New In-

dia, the holy mantra is “adapt to

survive.” Our firm was in the pro-

cess of transforming itself to com-

pete with Western companies.

Is it really that much of a sur-

prise that its employees were doing

so culturally as well?

Perhaps it’s not entirely con-

scious, and perhaps some would

PETER GRIESMER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Harry Potter was

the hit of the summer,

but try to fi nd another

English-language

fi lm in the cinemas and

there are none to be had.

I thank those students

and professors who have been

willing to tolerate my views

and those of others

who do not agree with

the majority on campus.

the bowdoin orientfriday, september 9, 2011 opinion 15

BY SEAN MCELROY

CONTRIBUTOR

It is extraordinary to think that

it has been 10 years. A decade. In

roughly a year, I will have spent

more time in the post-9/11 world

than in the pre-9/11 world.

I have recently realized that the

events of that terrible morning in

September have passed that grey

line and become history, because

I can now carry on a conversation

with someone who was born after

those attacks—someone who will

live his or her entire life in a post-

9/11 world.

For most of us who currently

attend Bowdoin, we were still in

grade school back in 2001. It may

be cliché to admit it, but the at-

tacks that occurred 10 years ago

will clearly be the moment that is

said to define our generation.

Like the assassination of John F.

Kennedy or the bombing of Pearl

Harbor, 9/11 is a historical mo-

ment which has transformed the

world to such an extent that it has

become possible, even necessary,

to speak of a pre- and post-9/11

world.

Over the past decade, blanket

terms like “terrorism” and “Islamo-

fascism” have become common-

place in our political discourse.

Today, we are told not that the

communists are the manifesta-

tion of pure evil, but rather that

terrorists are the true enemies of

America.

Yet we can find very little agree-

ment on what “terrorism” actually

since the attacks on September 11

is not a conflict between states.

Rather, it is a vague conflict against

several different reactionary ideol-

ogies of Islamic terrorism.

To declare a war on terror still

gives the impression that the Unit-

ed States is trying to fight some-

thing akin to a war on war.

means. The exact nature of our en-

emy, aside from specific groups

or individuals who explicitly de-

fine themselves by their desire to

eliminate Americans and their

allies, remains hazy in the minds

of most young Americans, myself

included.

Unlike the Cold War, which was

so central in the lives of our par-

ents, the conflict that has emerged

The attacks that occurred

ten years ago

will be the moment

that is said

to defi ne our generation.

We can only win this battle

against fundamentalist reaction-

aries if we are prepared to take a

long-run approach to stopping

those forces in the world that seek

to destroy us.

The killing of Osama bin Lad-

en, for example, was perhaps the

greatest short-term solution, but

his death has done very little to

quell the violence and the vitriol

directed towards America.

Empowering women and youth

in Arab nations to fight against the

reactionary forces that threaten

global stability can enable change.

At times, this will mean support-

ing such empowerment through

the use of military arms.

As long as we continue to view

the world through the narrow

lens of short-run political gains,

and use 9/11 to advance partisan

agendas, the United States will not

be able to meet the extraordinary

challenges, be they economic, po-

litical or ideological, that our na-

Such paradoxes illustrate the

shortsightedness of America’s re-

sponse to 9/11, where we can dust

the larger problems under the rug

and address the problem only by

fighting against the strategy of ter-

ror.

tion will face in this century. It is

the long-term solutions that the

history books will remember.

Only if we focus on these can we

enact positive change in the world

that we will inhabit for the rest of

our lives.

Take a moment, on September

11, to remember sacrifices of those

who perished.

Also honor the enormous sacri-

fices of those who lost their loved

ones on that tragic day. And re-

member the true legacy of 9/11,

the inspirational bravery exhibited

by so many heroic men and women

on that morning.

But let us also think about our

responsibility to not only to pre-

vent such a tragedy from ever oc-

curring again, but to enact long-

term changes toward a future

world that is not defined by fear

and terror, but instead by progress,

peace and freedom.

Sean McElroy is a member of the

Class of 2012.

The challenges that accompany a paradoxical post-9/11 world

Supposedly American problems aren’t limited to America after all

As I flew south over the Appala-

chian mountains toward Atlanta’s

Hartsfield-Jackson International

Airport this past July, I looked

upon a familiar sight. I have visited

this nation more times than I can

count; I have been to 22 of the 50

states and I have lived in two. I have

travelled across half the country by

Amtrak and I have taken road trips

through the arid southwest.

Despite my close relationship

with these united states, despite

the many weeks, months and years

I have spent and lived here, like

most international students there

are some things that I will probably

never get used to.

For some of you, partisan poli-

tics, conservatism and obesity are

probably three terms that spring

to mind when thinking of what

other countries, especially Euro-

pean ones, don’t have. As a matter

of fact, these terms do apply to “life

back home.”

For example, partisan politics

now dominate a fellow federal

state, Switzerland, where an in-

creasing number of initiatives and

referenda are based not upon the

best interests of the nation, but

rather are designed to pander to

voters. Notable examples include

the vote two years ago that banned

the construction of minarets and a

referendum on the automatic ex-

pulsion of foreigners found to have

committed crimes, both of which

passed.

In neighboring France, we can

see the effects of conservatism, in

report says, obesity rates “are al-

most [at] 20 percent in some cities.”

However, it is not by such vast

terms that most international stu-

dents characterize the differences

between life at home and life here.

Instead, it is the more mundane

aspects of life that fascinate the in-

ternational student.

To give an example, I was quite

taken aback the other day when I

was told that my haircut would

only cost $27. When I told this with

some glee to my American floor-

mates, they were shocked. To them,

this is an exorbitant price, but com-

ing from a country where haircuts

remarks: “Tipping is unusual for

us. In France we only tip if the ser-

vice provided was exceptional, the

waiter was friendly or, simply, to

get rid of small change.”

From a pedagogical standpoint,

there are also things that seem

unusual to the foreign student. In

one of my classes, a professor told

his students to correct him or of-

fer suggestions on how he could

change his methods, if they felt the

need.

A fellow international student

commented, “It’s strange that you

say that. Never before have I been

told that it was OK to criticize my

professors.” Of course, the entire

higher education experience in

the United States is very different

than that of our peers in the United

Kingdom, France and elsewhere.

Though it has it origins in the

European Renaissance and the hu-

manistic thinking of the time, the

liberal arts system is, by and large,

forgotten in its continent of origin.

Most of the people in my gradu-

ating class in Geneva are going on

the rise of Marine le Pen’s Front

National, a xenophobic and ultra-

nationalistic party, which, at pres-

ent, seems to be a serious contend-

er for the 2012 elections.

Finally, obesity, a problem that

has reached “epidemic propor-

tions” across the globe, according

to a 2003 World Health Organiza-

tion report, affects every single

developed nation in addition to

several tiger economies and some

less developed ones. In China, the

for men can sometimes cost twice

as much, paying what I saw as half-

price was a reasonable deal indeed!

After all, isn’t everything in life

relative?

However, even something like

leaving a tip every time you go to

a restaurant is, to many of us, a

very strange thing indeed. Tristan

Bayard-Massot, a teaching fellow

in the French department from Cl-

ermont-Ferrand in central France,

BY JEANPAUL HONEGGER

CONTRIBUTOR

What is your favorite or least favorite change on campus this semester?

STUDENT SPEAK

Sarah Levin ‘13

“I like the new table set up in

Moulton. I need a

full table of books.”

Linsdey Horowitz ‘12

“The lock on the tower.

It is not drunk friendly;

if you lose your card, you’re stuck.”

Katie Mac ‘14

“I like the endless amount

of toilet paper in

upperclassmen dorms.”

Vivaan Seth ‘13

“I am excited for the rennovation

of Kresge Auditorium.

I hear it looks amazing. ”

Compiled by Brandon Pinette

to study very specific areas, from

Aeronautical Engineering (for the

next four years) to Medicine (over

the next nine years).

Ultimately, though, many of us

are strangers in this land, we have

come to a community and an en-

vironment that is welcoming to

people of all origins.

At first, it would seem that this

community has taken a leaf out of

the exhortation enshrined in the

preamble to the Swiss constitu-

tion: the students, faculty, staff and

alumni of Bowdoin are determined

to live together with mutual con-

sideration and respect for their di-

versity, conscious of their common

achievements and their responsi-

bility toward future generations.

It doesn’t matter if you come

from Minnesota or Mongolia, from

South Carolina or South Korea.

You are benvenuti, bienvenus,

vannakam, välkommen, Ahlan Wa

Sahlan, Yokoso, Multumesc, ékabô

—you are welcome at Bowdoin.

Jean-Paul Honegger is a member

of the Class of 2015.

W E E K LY C A L E N D A R16 the bowdoin orient friday, September 9, 2011

THURSDAY

LECTURE

“Civility in a Troubled Economy”James A. Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will address questions regarding behavior

during times of recession.

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY

MEMORIAL

9/11 RemembrancePresident Barry Mills will speak briefl y before holding a

moment of silence. Chimes will ring “America the Beauti-

ful” and “The Star Spangled Banner” to mark the beginning

and end of the event, which is part of a full day of campus

observances and commemorations.

Flagpole near Gibson Hall. Noon.

SPORTING EVENT

Bowdoin BlastWomen’s golf will open its season at the fi fth annual

Bowdoin Blast. There will be several other schools, including

rival Bates, at the tournament, which will be the team’s only

home match of the season.

Brunswick Golf Course. 12:30 p.m.

RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Sunday Night Chapel ServiceBowdoin Christian Fellowship will sponsor the fi rst Protestant

service of the year. Worshipers of every denomination are

welcome.

Bowdoin Chapel. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

EVENT

Free Plan BPeer Health will distribute Plan B to Bowdoin women, free of charge. Polar Bear Huddle, Peter Buck Center for Health and Wellness. 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 15SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 15FRIDAY

SALE

Jewelry and Clothing VendorChatham Caravan, a traveling clothing, jewelry and

accessories company, will sell its merchandise to the

Bowdoin student body.

Smith Union. 9 a.m.

COMMON HOUR

“On the Brink of the Grave”Ann Kibbie, a distinguished scholar of Restoration and

18th century literature, will discuss her most recent

project subtitled “Transfusion in Literature and Medi-

cine from the Late Seventeenth Century to the End of the

Victorian Era.”

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 12:30 p.m.

EVENT

Reception for Class of 2012 and FacultyStudent Aff airs will sponsor a reception following the

Common Hour lecture. Seniors and faculty are welcome

to attend.

Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 4 p.m.

LECTURE

“Edward Hopper’s Maine”Celebrated Edward Hopper scholar Carol Troyen will

lecture on the current exhibition at the Bowdoin College

Museum of Art.

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.

CONCERT

Jaw GemsLocal band Jaw Gems (featuring Ahmad Hassan Muham-

mad ’10) will perform original work and covers. The band

plays an inventive blend of jazz and hip-hop. $5 admission,

free for Bowdoin students with I.D.

Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine Street. 8 p.m.

FILM

“My Neighbor Totoro”The Anime Club will screen celebrated Japanese animator

Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed 1988 fi lm.

Room 315, Searles Science Building. 9 p.m.

MONDAY

PERFORMANCE

The Angelica Sanchez QuintetJazz pianist Angelica Sanchez will perform original works

with her quintet. Her recent solo recordings include “A

Little House” and “Life Between.”

Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.

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BRANDON PINETTE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

SUMMER STROLL: Students enjoyed the beautiful summer weather as they made their way across the Quad during the first full week of classes.

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SATURDAY

SPORTING EVENT

Bowdoin InvitationalMen’s golf will host the annual Bowdoin Invitational. The event will be the fi rst contest of the season for the Polar Bears.

Brunswick Golf Course. 10:30 a.m.

CONCERT

Pianist George LopezGeorge Lopez will perform Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas

Brasileiras, Rachmaninoff ’s Sonata No. 2, Opus 36 in

B-fl at minor, and selected works by Franz Liszt.

Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY

READING

Michael Griffi th’s “Trophy”Author Michael Griffi th will read selections from his most recent book “Trophy.” In the darkly comedic novel, a man’s life fl ashes before his eyes as a stuff ed bear crushes him to death.Faculty Room, Massachusetts Hall. 7 p.m.

LECTURE

“WikiLeaks and the First Amendment”First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams will discuss the complicated questions concerning freedom of speech in the internet age. Tickets required, free admission.

Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.

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