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BY MARINA AFFO
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I think the defense really stepped up

to the plate there.
Amherst is also a very powerful, aggressive team, added Goitia. We knew what we were getting into and were confident that
we could handle that.
Amherst had lost only one game
all season, and Bowdoins win in the
finals ended the Lord Jeffs streak of
three consecutive NESCAC titles. It
was only Bowdoins third appearance
in the NESCAC final after losses to
Wesleyan in 2003 and to Middlebury
in 2010 on penalty kicks.
We wanted to focus on our
game and play the way that we
play, Goitia said.
As a part of Undiscusseds new lecture series, Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America
(SFLA), came to speak at the college
last night. She delivered a presentation about the merits of being prolife. The presentation was followed by
a question and answer session.
Before Hawkins presentation, a
group of about a dozen students
lined the steps of Sills Hall holding
pro-choice posters and messages
about Hawkins visit.
Hawkins lecture was funded by
the Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC). According to Director of Student Life and the David
Saul Smith Union Allen Delong, the
funds the committee allocates are
made up of student contributions
including tuition and the student activity fee all students pay at the start
of every semester.
Although Delong was unable
to provide exact prices, he did acknowledge that the amount of
money used to bring Hawkins was
more than SAFC is planning on using next week to bring the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
speakers to campus.
We did pay a disportionate
amount to Kristan, said Quinn Rhi
18, co-president of Undiscussed.
Delong and Rhi both said that
this was due to the structure of the
organizations.
Shes the president of a national
organization; shes flying around.
Please see M SOCCER, page 4
Please see PRO-LIFE, page 3
COURTESY OF AMHERST COLLEGE
May 17, 1937 November 13, 2014
The mens soccer team rushes toward captain Eric Goitia 15 on Sunday after winning the NESCAC Championship for the first time in the teams history. The sixth-seeded
Polar Bears beat Amherstwho has won the title the past three yearson penalty kicks after a scoreless game. The team advanced to the NCAA D-III Tournament
and is set to play Brockport State University on Saturday evening. To learn about other teams that qualified for national tournaments, see pages 8-9.
BY GARRETT CASEY
AND KATE WITTEMAN
Mens soccer wins first-ever NESCAC title
Richard Morgan 59, one of the

Colleges longest-serving and most beloved professors, died last night at the
age of 77. Morgan, part of the faculty
for 45 years, was married to Gary M.
Pendy Sr. Professor of Social Sciences
Jean Yarbrough.
Morgan not only occupied a distinguished position among the faculty,
but he also inhabited the office at the
pinnacle of Hubbard Halls gothic tower, a testament to his stature at the College and a cherished spot for students
who attended his weekly office hours.
A man revered in the fields of constitutional and international law, Morgan started teaching at Bowdoin in
Please see MORGAN, page 3
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Pro-life speaker
Hawkins gives
controversial
campus lecture
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The mens soccer team pulled off two

stunning upsets over Middlebury and
Amherst to win its first-ever NESCAC
championship last weekend. The title
earned the team the right to play in the
NCAA tournament for the first time
since 2010.
Both matches were settled with penalty shootouts after 110 minutes of
scoreless play. Against Middlebury in
the semifinal, goalkeeper Stevie Van Siclen 18 made three saves in the shootout to secure a 3-2 victory. He made
two moreincluding one that won the
championshipsthe following day in
the shootout against Amherst.
To save five penalties out of 11 is
kind of ridiculous, Head Coach Scott

Wiercinski said. We see him do it in
practice all the time, but its a lot less
important in practice than it is in a
conference final.
Van Siclen was named NESCAC
Player of the Week after posting his fifth
and sixth clean sheets of the season.
The sixth-seeded Polar Bears had
previously lost to both the fourthseeded Panthers and second-seeded
Lord Jeffs in the regular season, and
were excited about their opportunities
for revenge.
I think we were really excited to
play against Middlebury and Amherst
again, said captain Eric Goitia 15.
Middlebury has two offensive guys
that are very good goal scorers so that
challenge was one that excited us, and
College puts partnership with Fullbridge on hold Brodigan to leave Institutional

Research position in December
BY MEG ROBBINS
ORIENT STAFF
The Fullbridge Program, an

intensive two-week course that
teaches students basic accounting
concepts and practical business
skills, will not be taught at Bowdoin this January. The program
has been offered on campus over
winter break since 2013. In the
past two years, around 35 students
have enrolled.
President Barry Mills said that
Bowdoin will not be hosting Fullbridge on campus this year in part
because the College will offer a
new financial accounting course
for the first time this spring. The
course is a partnership between
Bowdoin and the Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth, aimed at
teaching students the language
of finance. Although Mills noted

that Fullbridge is more vocationally driven than the Tuck financial
accounting course will be, he expressed some concern over overlapping material between the two
programs.
Theres a question about how
much energy, how much support,
if a lot of students signed up for
this course, would they not be interested in doing Fullbridge, said
Mills. It was just too complicated
to start thinking about them in
tandem.
It occurred to me as we were
thinking about resource and opportunity that the idea of trying
to incorporate some of what was
being taught at the Fullbridge
Program in our real curriculum,
where it was available to all students while theyre on campus
rather than just in January, made a

lot of sense, he added.
Mills said that just because the
Fullbridge Program is not being
offered at Bowdoin this year does
not mean it will never return.
If we bring it back, one of the
things we talked about is bring[ing]
it back in the spring, after school is
over, he said.
Though Fullbridge will not teach
a class on campus this January, the
company is running two Business
Fundamentals programs over Winter Breakone in Boston and one
in New York Citythat are open to
Bowdoin students, as well as students from other colleges and universities. Mills noted that around
nine Bowdoin students have applied to the Boston program so
Please see FULLBRIDGE, page 4
BY CHAMBLEE SHUFFLEBARGER
AND MEG ROBBINS
ORIENT STAFF
Becky Brodigan, vice president

for institutional planning and assessment, will step down from
her job at the College at the end
of December. Brodigan has been
with the Office of Institutional Research at the College for six years.
Shes really, really talented,
said President Barry Mills. And
I think shes decided that its time
to think about doing some other
things...She and I have talked
about all kinds of interesting life
changes that shes contemplating.
Brodigan declined to comment
on her departure from the College.
During her time at Bowdoin,

Brodigan has spearheaded many
important projects for the Office of
Institutional Research, such as the
one-, five- and ten-year-out alumni
data projects. These surveys track
the percentage of Bowdoin graduates who are employed, enrolled in
graduate or professional schools,
travelling or seeking employment.
They also provide data about how
well students feel the College has
prepared them with certain skills
and abilities and how often they
use these skills, such as managing
time and writing effectively. Before
Brodigans arrival, Bowdoin did
not keep track of post-graduation
Please see BRODIGAN, page 4
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
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OPINION
Virtual exhibit honors

African-American art
history.
Joachim Homann, curator of the Bowdoin

College Museum of Art, discusses
his life.
GOING TO THE SHIP:A record five fall teams

advance to national tournaments.
EDITORIAL: Talk it out.
Pages 8-9.
Kaylee Wolfe 15 on being a pro-choice doula,

loving birth and trusting women.
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POOPING SQUIRREL
FRUSTRATES
PROFESSOR
ELIZA GRAUMLICH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
IN THEIR SHOES: On Thursday, students set up a memorial of shoes to honor the recent victims of police or military brutality around the world. The shoes, placed in the hall of Smith Union, represent the empty spaces left by these deaths.
Where Students Study Abroad

Here are the numbers of students who have studied abroadwhether it was for a semester or for the yearover the past four
years. A record number of students are studying abroad in the 2014-2015 year because of the large size of the junior class.
300
Number of Students
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200
150
100
50
2011-2012
2012-2013
School Year
2013-2014
2014-2015
Most Popular Countries

- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Italy
- Germany
- Australia
- France
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Argentina
- Ireland
- South Africa
-Chile
COURTESY OF THE OFF-CAMPUS STUDY OFFICE
COMPILED BY NICKIE MITCH AND OLIVIA ATWOOD
STUDENT SPEAK
If you were a professor at Bowdoin, what class would you teach?
The Coles Tower Whiteside classroom has become a bathroom for a

wiley Brunswick beast. In early September, according to English Professor Emma Maggie Solberg, the room
was riddled with squirrel droppings.
Judging by the sheer quantity around
the room, Solberg suspects that a
squirrel had been using the room as
his or her personal restroom for the
length of the summer.
I assume they were squirrel droppings, said Solberg. They were
small, dry, multitudinous droppings
from some little beasty.
The droppings were all over one
side of the room and on the ledge of
the chalkboard, as if the creature had
been jumping from location to location to do his business. The feces
had also gotten into the chalk.
Every time I went for a piece [of
chalk], there was an unpleasant surprise, said Solberg. She was forced to
start bringing Clorox wipes to class
as a preventative measure.
Solberg suspects the animal continued to return even after realizing his bathroom was not as
private as he had hoped, because
the mess continued.
There was so much of it and it was
so subtle. It had really gotten into the
fabric of the room, explained Solberg.
When asked if she would consider seeking revenge and perhaps
defecating on squirrel property,
Solberg said she will not take the
eye-for-an-eye approach.
Im not a revenge-prone individual, she said. And I do not harbor any
bitterness towards the squirrel, no.
Solberg thanks facilities management for keeping her classroom
poop-free. Nonetheless, she wont
teach in that classroom again for other reasons, she claims.
The classroom is noisy, said Solberg. The heater bangs. That room
is a disaster, but the view is so pretty.
WRITTEN BY OLIVIA ATWOOD
BY THE NUMBERS
The first round of course registration for the spring semester
took place this week. Here are
some of the classes that were the
highest in demand before registration closed on Thursday night.
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pending requests for 16 spots
in Improvisation with Davis
Robinson
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in Issues in Hip-Hop I with
Tracy McMullen
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David Levine 16
Ama Gyamerah 17
Elias Peirce 15
Olivia Bean 17
How to Win Votes and Influence People:

the Art of Political Communication.
I would teach a course on romantic

comedies and how women are
represented in romantic comedies.
Something about personal ethics and

the development of individual identity
through agency.
I would teach a class about

Beyonc.
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in The Republic of Rome and
the Evolution of Executive
Power with Michael Nerdahl
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PRO-LIFE
and less expensive.

I do think there is something to
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be said about whether the Undiscussed could have done a better job of
The ACLU has a Maine chapter,
picking a pro-life speaker that would
said Rhi, I think the circumstance
have appealed to Bowdoin students,
of the two speakers are different
said Rhi.
and the appeal, or lack thereof, is
Rhi said Undiscussed may have
different.
been approached by Student ActiviAlthough the SAFC reports
ties about hosting the event because
funding allocations for every stuof the recent controversy with former
dent organization, no records of
Bowdoin Christian Fellowship.
the funds distributed for this event
I think my interests in the Uncould be found by press time.
discussed aligned well with [Student
Hawkins said she was interested
Activities] interests, said Rhi, They
in the College beause of its rich
were interested in bringing this conhistory and good reputatioin and
troversial, conservative viewpoint to
reached out to the College about
campus to show that Bowdoin could
speaking on campus.
accept conservative values.
We looked at Maine and we
Rhi said that she thought the adsaid, Bowdoin, we want to go
ministration was interested in bringthere. Its an academic institution.
ing Hawkins to campus to broaden
It has a great reputation. We can
students perspectives.
get a group started there, she said.
The students who held signs outHawkins also said that her main
side the lecture said that they wanted
reason for coming to the Colto respectfully share their own opinlege yesterday was to educate and
ions about abortion and reproducspark discussion.
tive rights.
I didnt really come here to
Marisa OToole 17 held a sign
convert, she said. I came here to
stating I cant believe we are still
make people think tonight.
debating this. She said that the stuSFLA is curdents were here
rently
looking
to peacefully exI
didnt
really
come
here
to spark a simipress our points
lar discussion at
of view on this.
to convert. I cam here to make
Bates and Colby.
[Were]
not
people
think
tonight.
Rhi said that

trying to do
she
was
apanything but let
KRISTAN HAWKINS
proached
by
people know how
PRESIDENT OF STUDENTS FOR LIFE
Delong
about
we feel about it
OF AMERICA
Hawkins.
She
and that we stand
and Undiscussed
with all women
had already been thinking about
about the choices they make about
starting a lecture series.
their own bodies, she added.
Some students said that
The protestors said that students
Hawkins viewpoint is extreme
were not unwilling to hear what
even among pro-life activists, addHawkins had to say.
ing that Undiscussed could have
I think its good to represent both
chosen someone more moderate
sides of these things so I commend
HANNAH RAFKIN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: A group of female students held a silent protest outside Sills Hall on Thursday evening before pro-life speaker Kristan Hawkins
gave a lecture at the College. Hawkins is the president of Students for Life of America, a national organization that is hoping to recruit students to start a campus chapter
at Bowdoin. The College will host a pro-choice speaker from the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday.
Bowdoin for bringing someone of a
different viewpoint than my own,
said OToole.
Jonah Watt 18 said that he agreed
with OToole.
I think that its important to bring
up diversity in our beliefs, he said. I
think sometimes we take for granted
how liberal our campus is and its
really important to not only see the
views of the other side but also engage
in more open discussion.
Hawkins framed her presentation
around three ideas: biology, circumstances, and bodily rights/autonomy.
She said that all unborn babies are
human and therefore have rights, and
asked students in the audience when
they felt humans rights began.
Hawkins used popular culture, including a reference to the movie Up
to explain various aspects of the prolife movement.
Following her presentation students

had the opportunity to write down
questions for Hawkins to answer.
Students asked questions ranging
from what a woman should do in the
instance of rape to whether making
abortion illegal could be more detrimental to the health of many women.
Hawkins said that she understands
that rape is a terrible thing, but countered with the question Will abortion
un-rape her? She said that the right
person to punish was not the unborn
child but rather the rapist.
Hawkins also said that the SFLA
believes abortion should only be
allowed in the event of an ectopic
pregnancy, which puts the mothers life in danger.
The presentation was followed
by a reception at Burnett House.
Students were able to sit down with
Hawkins and have a conversation
BSG begins month of campus

programming to fight bias
BY KATIE MIKLUS
ORIENT STAFF
This week Bowdoin Student

Government (BSG) kicked off
the second annual No Hate November, a month of programming
dedicated to eliminating bias
and increasing mindfulness on
campus. This years No Hate November focuses on the problem
of microaggressionssmaller instances of bias that students may
not recognize as harmful.
BSG President Chris Breen 15
said that BSG was looking to move
the conversation away from larger
bias incidents to focus on more everyday occurrences.
After talking with Associate Dean
of Multicultural Student Programs
Leana Amaez, it seems that the conversations always tend toward microaggressions or smaller actions that
build up over time, he said.
Breen gave the example of a student of a particular race being singled out in a class discussion and
asked to speak for his racial group
as a wholean incident that was
not necessarily malicious, but was
stil inappropriate.
Breen noted that BSG also chose
to focus on microaggressions due to
a lack of larger, more overt bias incidents on campus this semester. Last
year, No Hate November was initiated after malevolent racial symbols
and language were found on whiteboards in Brunswick Apartments
and a homophobic remark led to
violence against a student outside of
Joshuas Restaurant and Tavern.
The programming for this month

began on Monday, when a representative from the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, Jennifer Stollman, came to campus to lead
a discussion titled Ending Discrimination Based on Difference.
Also on Monday, Esther Nunoo
17 and Michelle Kruk 16 gave Food
for Thought talks on their own experiences with bias and microaggressions on campus.
Nunoo performed a slam poetry
piece about her experience with the
things we dont talk enough about at
Bowdoin, from race to class to religion to the backgrounds from which
students come.
Nunoo said she hoped her performance would inspire students to
think more about these complicated,
often-ignored issues.
I just wanted to get people thinking about discomfort and why we
keep silent, she said.
BSG has been collaborating with
the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, the Multicultural Student Program and various student groups to
organize No Hate November.
Other events for the month include a shoe memorial to honor victims of police brutality, which took
place yesterday in Smith Union and
a slam poetry performance in partnership with the Bowdoin Music
Collective on November 20. Instead
of the photo exhibit that hung in the
Union last November, this year a
poster display in the Union will allow students to write in things that
we do not tolerate at Bowdoin,
such as hate or ignorance.
about her views.

Although they may not have
agreed with her, many students approached Hawkins at the reception
and thanked her for sharing her
views with them.
MORGAN
1969, 10 years after graduating from
Bowdoin and subsequent to receiving
an M.A. and Ph.D. in the Department
of Public Law and Government at
Columbia University and serving as a
fellow in law and government at Harvard Law School.
I would have had a lot of fun as
a lawyer, but I wouldnt have been
able to spend my time on precisely
those legal problems that interest me
most, Morgan said in a 2005 interview with the Orient. In academic
life, you trade income for freedom to
concentrate on the things that really
interest you.
Morgan has written a number of
books, among them The Supreme
Court and Religion, Domestic Intelligence: Monitoring Dissent in America and The Law and Politics of Civil
Rights and Liberties.
In addition to his significant
academic credentials, Morgan was
a first lieutenant in the Army Reserves from 1963-1964. He was also
a registered Maine Guide who loved
fishing on the Kennebec River near
Jackman, Maine.
Morgan, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law,
was teaching his Constitutional Law I
course until October 16. Free speech
cases were Morgans favorites to teach.
Free speech problems tend to give
us pure issues of democratic theory.
If you think seriously about liberty,
there is a fundamental contradiction
at the base of the idea, he told the
Orient in 2005.
On a campus made up of predominantly liberal students, Morgan
was often referred to as the conservative professor. When the Orient
asked Morgan about this reputation
in 2005, he responded in a typically
cheeky manner.
Yeah, Im a right wing ideologue,
he said.
In addition to his wife, Morgan is
survived by two stepsons, James Yarbrough Stern (Hilary) and John Francis Sutherlin Stern (Elisa), by three
grandchildren, Henry, William, and
Alexandra, and by his first wife, Eva
Morgan of Brunswick.
The College is planning a service
in the Bowdoin Chapel on Thursday,
November 20th, at 11:00 a.m.
The Orient will run a full obituary
of Professor Richard Morgan in its
November 21 issue.
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FULLBRIDGE
far. Fullbridge will host an information session at the College in
the upcoming weeks to encourage
interested students to apply before
the December 3 deadline.
In the last two years, students
have criticized the Fullbridge Program for its unengaging instruction methods. The program uses a
computer-based approach, where
students watch videos, read PDFs
and take quizzes or complete exercises on the material rather than
learning it directly from a teacher.
Students who completed the
Fullbridge Program at Bowdoin
had mixed opinions about it not
being offered on campus this year.
I definitely liked [it being offered] on campus because it sort of
BRODIGAN
data in a comprehensive way, according to a 2012 Orient article.
Weve always had a very good
institutional research capacity here
at the College and when Becky
came, it stepped up even more,
said Mills. She brought a level of
rigor and analysis to all of the survey work and analysis that she did
that really stepped up the analysis
for the College.
On Monday, Brodigan received
the Distinguished Service Award
at the North Eastern Association
of Institutional Research (NEAIR)
conference.
The award is given annually to
a somebody who has made, according to NEAIRs website, sig-
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gave you the chance to be at Bowdoin without the rush of classes,
said Junior Tomas Donatelli Pitfield, who took the course last January. I think it would be a really
different experience if you were in
Boston. I think itd still be valuable, but I think it would be more
like an internship if it were in Boston rather than a different class
that youre taking at Bowdoin.
Franco Sasieta 16 said that being able to live in his dorm room
while attending the program was
a big draw for him. Though he
thought the program was valuable,
especially for people with little to
no background in economics like
himself, he did not find it so helpful that students should travel to
Boston just to participate.
If you were living in Boston,
then Id recommend [taking the
Fullbridge Program], Sasieta said.
If you are not living in Boston

say California, or any other place
thats more than 30 minutes
awayI would try to look for opportunities that are near you.
However, Sasieta stressed that
he thinks it is important for Bowdoin students to have the chance
to gain financial literacywhether
through Fullbridge or the Colleges
new collaborative course with a
Tuck professor.
Donatelli Pitfield 16 said he
agreed, but noted that there are
more venues than Fullbridge and
Tuck where students can acquire
these skills.
I think the College provides a
lot of different internship opportunities and stuff through the Career
Planning Center, so I dont think
[Fullbridge] is something that
Bowdoin is going to be missing out
on, he said.
nificant and substantial contributions to the field of institutional

research, to the professional development of NEAIR colleagues
and to the vitality and success of
NEAIR as an organization over a
period of years,
Before coming to Bowdoin,
Brodigan served as the director of
institutional research and planning
at Middlebury for ten years.
Mills said that Brodigans departure will leave the College with a
big hole to fill.
Dean of Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd said in a statement
that in the wake of Brodigans departure, the Office of Institutional
Research will be reorganized to
include Information Technologys
data warehousing efforts.
This new department, called the
Office of Institutional Research,
Analytics and Consulting, will be

headed by Tina Finneran, the current director of academic technology and consulting.
Were in the process of trying
to think about how we continue
on the important trajectory that
[Brodigan] put us on, said Mills,
regarding the restructuring of the
Colleges institutional research efforts. Were trying to think about
how the intersection between institutional research, data warehousing, data collection and storage
can be even more technologically
managed going forward.
According to the statement released by Judd, the new Office of
Institutional Research, Analytics
and Consulting will, provide an
opportunity to deepen existing
synergies between the library and
academic technology.
SECURITY REPORT: 11/7 to 11/13

Friday, November 7
An officer spoke with visitors about
having unauthorized pets inside the Edwards Center for Art and Dance.
An environmental health and safety
violation was reported at Quinby House.
A large wooden table in the basement
was blocking an emergency exit door.
A housekeepers bicycle that was
stolen near Searles Science Building was
recovered on Whittier Street.
A student reported inappropriate
conduct by a local community member.
Exterior railing damage was reported at Burnett House.
A faculty member who was having
a medical emergency at the caf at Smith
Union was transported to Mid Coast
Hospital by Brunswick Rescue.
Saturday, November 8
A Moulton Union dining employee was escorted to Parkview
Adventist Medical Center for a an
accidental knife laceration.
A student who was riding a bicycle at Coles Tower Circle struck a
curb and crashed. The student, who
was knocked unconscious by a head
impact on pavement, was transported
to Mid Coast for treatment of lacerations and concussion symptoms. The
student was not wearing a helmet.
NOTE: A bike helmet can prevent or
minimize injury to the head and brain.
Sunday, November 9
Security officers apprehended a
transient who was attempting to steal a
bicycle at Adams Hall. BPD issued the
man a criminal trespass warning barring him from all campus property.
Officers checked on the well-being
of an intoxicated student in Osher Hall.
An officer checked on the well-being of an intoxicated student walking on
Harpswell Road and escorted the student to his residence hall.
Loud music was reported at Brunswick Apartments N. The students present were not residents of the apartment.
Monday, November 10
A computer keyboard and wireless
mouse were reported missing or stolen from a laboratory at Hatch Science
Library. The keyboard is a black Head
Gear 89 Key Mini USB.
A student suffering from an allergic
reaction to a food ingredient was transported from Thorne Hall to Mid Coast.
A student living off campus on
McLellan Street reported the theft of a
lime green Motobecane road bike from
that location. The bike, which has brown
handlebar tape, had been left unlocked
and was not registered.
Tuesday, November 11
A student with cold symptoms
was escorted to the Mid Coast WalkIn Clinic.
Wednesday, November 12
A student requested to be taken to Parkview for treatment of a
medical issue.
A light blue Raleigh bicycle with
orange handlebars was stolen from near
the front entrance to the Peter Buck
Center for Health and Fitness. The bike
was not locked and was not registered.
Officers and a counselor checked on
the well-being of a student.
A man wearing a blue shirt with
Security on the front and back was
seen walking around College buildings on Federal Street. The man is
thought to have been driving a green
pickup truck. The man left the area
before officers arrived.
Thursday, November 13
A visitors vehicle struck and caused
minor damage to a College vehicle
parked at Rhodes Hall.
Screen damage was discovered on
the back porch at 52 Harpswell Road.
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Museum curator continues his lifelong passion for art at Bowdoin

BEHIND THE NAMETAG
BY KELSEY SCARLETT
Whether he is playing the piano
for his kids, visiting museums across
the globe or creating an exhibition
at the Bowdoin College Museum of
Art, Joachim Homann finds joy in
artistic expression.
As curator of the Museum, he organizes each exhibition from start to
finish. His inevitable love of the material brought him to Bowdoin.
I always liked drawing, and
when I was twelve I really started to
enjoy it. I just get a lot of pleasure
out of looking at things, and even
more pleasure out of discussing or
conversing with people about the
things I see. I could spend hours
and hours by just talking to friends
about it, said Homann. I really
enjoyed going to museumsthey
are safe places, inspiring, and fun. I
always liked to travelso to see the
world en route to a museum was always my way of discovering things.
Homann was born in Celle, Germany and obtained all of his historical
training in Germany. He finished his
Ph. D. at Karlsruhe University of Arts
and Design. He had access to worldrenowned artists, who helped him
discover his biggest dreams.
At least three of the professors I
was working most closely with had
fellowships at the Harvard Art Museums, and they always came back
raving about their experience, said
Homann. When I then learned
that there was a two-year fellowship available at the Harvard Art
NEVAN SWANSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
LABOR OF LOVE: Joachim Homann has his dream job as the curator of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. He organizes all the museums exhibitions.
Museum to learn how academic art
museums functioned, I thought,
This is my opportunity.
During those years, he fostered
a love for academic art museums.
Leaving three siblings and his parents behind in Germany, he briefly
taught at various institutions in the
Boston area and in El Paso, Texas.
He realized, however, that working

with original artwork was what he
liked best. Therefore, when the opportunity at Bowdoin presented itself, he took it.
I love to work at Bowdoin and be
steeped in more than two hundred
years of democratic history, said
Homann. People have been curi-
ous and cosmopolitan in Brunswick

for a very long time.
Art is always irritating you; it is
always driving you out of your comfort zone and its challenging your
ability to learn, continued Homann.
I think thats such a fantastic thing to
do on a college campus.
Outside of Bowdoin, Homann
enjoys swimming at Simpsons Point

and cooking for friendsespecially
potato saladand going for bike
rides. His most recent endeavor was
returning to one of his earlier hobbiesplaying piano.
I started earlier this year after a
hiatus of 25 years, and the first thing
I played was the Lego movie theme
song for my kids on Facebookthey
were traveling when I got the piano
delivered. So many friends have liked
the video that I am now working on
a sequel.
Along with his two sons, who are
nine and four, he is learning about Judaism at Hebrew schoolencouraged
by his wife, Natasha Goldman, teaching associate in art history.
There might be something special for a German to have an American Jewish wife. We are raising our
children Jewish and to me its a fantastic experience, said Homann.
Its great to learn about and get to
know the Jewish and interfaith community at Bowdoin. I always see that
as a special privilege about being in
the United States.
Currently, Homann is helping to
develop an upcoming exhibition,
Night Vision: Nocturnes in the
American Art.
Many of these pieces are contemplative; they are very personal, and it
seems that night paintings resonate
in a very different way compared to
other works of art, said Homann.
You immediately relate them to
your own experience of the night,
you connect them to the world that
you see at night. It gets you emotionally involved right away.
Portlands Bao Bao wins as A helping hand from a modern house wine
BOTTOM
a late-night dining option
OF THE
BEN MILLER
When it comes to food and entertainment, Brunswick has a surprising number of good options for
its size. On any given night, a stircrazy Bowdoinite need only walk
down Maine Street for a great meal,
a movie at Eveningstar (sometimes
Frontier), or even a wholesome
round of candlepin bowling. After
a few outings in town, however, one
unfortunate truth becomes increasingly apparent: late-night dining is
nearly impossible.
As someone who plans his days
entirely around food, I will not
surrender to the reality that my
all-important fourth meal can
only come from the Campus Food
Truck, Dominos or my own toil in
the kitchen.
While Brunswick has limited
late-night dining, many Portland
eateries stay open far after the final
showtime at Nickelodeon Cinemas.
Bao Bao, located at 113 Spring
Street in Portland, is the ultimate
late-night dining experience for the
underage, budget-conscious college
student. The new brainchild of Cara
Stadler, chef-owner of Brunswicks
award-winning Tao Yuan, Bao
Bao is the dumpling house Maine
Please see BAO BAO, page 6
BARREL
BRYCE ERVIN AND

BRANDON OULLETTE
As Brandon and I get ready to
open this weeks wine, I realize I
have not cleaned my glass from
the weekend. The remnants of my
Argentinian Malbec slosh around,
revealing deep purple stains on the
glass as I pry it off our sticky coffee table. A considerable amount of
scrubbing later, I am ready. While
I was sanitizing my glass, Brandon
was busy taking the advice of the
bottle tag and Instagramming the
wine under #modernhousewines. Given his popularity on
Insta, we expect that there
will be a surge in sales.
Already off to a shaky
start, the label of this weeks
wine would induce any
stressed student to purchase
a bottle or two. Help Is
Here is conveniently printed vertically in blocky white
caps across the bottle, convenient for when you are laying
in bed and do not want to stress
your neck while craning your head
to read the label.
Help Is Here is on Oprahs 2013
list of favorite things, so it already
has the approval of the goddess of
all that is good. The bottle is very
nondescript about what is actually
DIANA FURUKAWA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BEN APPTIT
doesnt know it has been missing.

Though Portland residents have
kept the restaurant busy every night
since it opened in October, Brunswick should follow Stadlers lead
and get down to Portland once in
a while.
Last week, I followed up the mindblowing spectacle that is Birdman
with a plate of deep fried pork buns,
a spicy bowl of wontons and a cool
Asian slaw. If I were telling you all of
this in person, I would probably just
stop there and say something stupid
like nuff said.
Luckily, youve already read this
far, so youre basically my captive audience. Allow me to wax poetic about
the aforementioned foodstuffs.
Imagine a slawcool like Andre
3000, but not quite ice cold with
a vinegary dressing that awakens the
taste buds with fresh, crunchy cabbage and carrots that accompany
chewy peanuts and frizzled shallots
in each bite. Pair that with a doughy
deep-fried bomb of savory-sweet
minced pork, topped with scallions
and Japanese spiced (togarashi)
aioli, and youve got a transcendent
late-night combo for only $7.
For a dumpling fix, try some wontons filled with hearty pork and light
chives. Served with bean sprouts
and scallions in a delicious broth
with subtle hints of numbing spice
contained within. We honestly do

not know what goes in this red
wine blendbut does it really
matter when you are drinking just
to get through the week?
When we opened the wine,
the twist-off cap never detached
from the metal on the neck of the
bottle. Instead, the whole piece
just popped off, which we cannot
imagine is a good omen for the
quality of wine within.
The nose comes off strongly of
alcohol with a hint of cherries.
Breathe in too deeply and it will
make you cough more than
your last testicular exam. This
wine has a
very subtle flavor,
m e an i ng
it can be
paired
with anything. We
paired it with
Cheddar and
Sour Cream
Ruffles. Yes,
this is
what
weve
come to, although
our roommate did emphasize that these Ruffles
are the shit.
There is a general lack of any real
taste to the wine beyond a slight
sweetness followed by a mild acidity and what we can only describe
as a bouquet of alcohol that seems
to fill our mouths. This means you

can chug a large quantity in a relatively short amount of time. Isnt
that what we are all looking for?
This wine really does not have
much of a body. It is probably closest to water in consistency, but we
do not know if much more can be
expected from any wine under $10.
Help Is Here doesnt have much of
a mouthfeel either. In relation to
what we have already tasted it isnt
all too different, but it certainly is
not the best.
Overall, Help Is Here easily
lived up to its label. While it is not
the best wine we have ever had, it
does what it advertises itself to do.
When you have had a long week,
or in our case a long Tuesday, head
over to Target, pick up a bottle of
this wine and think of us as you sit
in your shower, drinking straight
from the bottle, quietly sobbing.
Remember, help is here.
Additional Notes
Brandon: A perfect #modernhousewine for a future #modernhousewife.
Bryce: Just take a cue from
Oprah and give one to anybody
you know that could use a little
help during the holidays.
Nose:
Mouthfeel:
Body:
Taste:
Pick up Help is Here, at Target
for $9.99.
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features
Need it or leave it: winter clothing edition

BY DANNY MEJIACRUZ AND
ALEXANDER THOMAS
DIANA FURUKAWA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
CONTRIBUTORS
While we usually turn to current

events and offer our perspectives
on important issues, this week we
analyze an equally important aspect of our everyday lives: weather.
Alexander is currently frolicking
in the deserts of Qatar and enjoying a balmy 80 degrees
(no drink in hand however, so people here
on campus win on
that front).
Meanwhile, everyone on campus will soon
catch a chill,
suffer
from
frostbite and regret ever gallivanting through
a blizzard. Obviously, being in
such a distinctly
different environment has triggered
intense meditations
and discussions on
weather and how it
affects our experiences in different
places. Like we said,
different weather,
different life experience.
Indeed, the
forecasts for the
encroaching winter call to mind a
particularly treacherous evening
featuring sub-30 degree temps. At
that time, Bowdoin Security grimly
warned our campus about going

outside, lest we suffer a swift death
via the demented wind chill factors.
However, Alexander is now ruminating on what is actually necessary to bring when he returns to
campus in the spring, so we would
like to offer our humble opinions
on specific items and gear that
people will need to survive the
winterone that Farmers Almanac is saying will cause this
great country to become a
refriger-nation.
Bean Boots, around $110:
A Maine (read: Bowdoin)
staple that is absolutely essential both in terms of fashion
and utility. These duck hunting
boots will keep your feet dry and
toasty even in the face of Mother
Natures worst spawn, the polar
vortex. Alexander desperately
wishes he could wear his in Qatar, but that is just nonsensical.
Necessity rating
Danny:
Alexander:
Patagonia down jacket, between
$150 and $400: Danny believes that
a Bowdoin experience simply is not
complete without a down sweater or
jacket. He highly recommends quickly looking through Patagonias array
of options. They come in a delightfully vivacious assortment of colors
that might also help a driver see you
in a blinding snowstorm. Alexander,
who is cautious about overheating
in the desert, advises against such
frivolous items.
Necessity rating
Danny:
Alexander:
Flannels, around $40: While they

are a fun and cozy layer that can
also help you feel like a true Mainer,
Danny does not think flannels will
do much for you in the face of a
Noreaster. There is also fashion to
consider here. Being in Qatar, however, has made Alexander nostalgic
for Maine, and he encourages the
wearing of flannels while it is socially acceptable to do so.
Necessity rating
Danny:
Alexander:
Flannel-Lined Pants, around $40:
While Alexander, currently wearing
shorts and tanning on a beach on the
Arabian Gulf, loves the feel of the
sun on his legs, he still prefers the
warm embrace of expertly brushed
flannel. Just as linen pants are sometimes necessary to protect yourself
from a sandstorm in the Middle
East, so are flannel-lined pants necessary in the face of an Arctic wind.
Danny, however, assures you that
you can survive without these bulky,
khaki monstrosities.
Necessity rating
Danny:
Alexander:
Wool coat, around $200: This
classic comes in all styles, shapes
and sizes and is the ultimate overcoat. We highly recommend all
things woolgloves, hats, sweaters
and obviously, coats. While abroad,
Alexander has reached the conclusion that every climate calls for a
particular item, and this is the one
for the Northeast.
Necessity rating
Danny:
Alexander:
PHOTO COURTESY OF BEN MILLER
BUNS, HUN: Portlands Bao Bao is the latest project of Cara Stadler, chef-owner of the popular
Brunswick restaurant Tao Yuan. It oers a full daytime menu and a limited late-night selection.
BAO BAO
(probably szechuan pepper), these

wontons pack a perfect kick of heat
for your midnight craving.
It should be noted that Bao Baos
late-night menu has a limited selection compared to the eight dumpling varieties available during the
day, but these wontons seem worthy representatives of the establishments daytime specialty.
It is abundantly clear at Bao Bao
that Stadler knows what she is trying
to accomplish. From deliberate decorative choicesgiant metal dragon
on one wall, stunning photographs
of modern China on the otherto an
impressive Maine-meets-Asia drinks

menu and special late-night options,
Stadlers experiment succeeds in providing diners with a unique gourmet
comfort food experience.
The focus on dumplingsa food so
perfect that every culture has its own
versiongives Bao Bao a simplicity,
affordability and approachability that
Tao Yuan can sometimes lack.
Bao Bao is a great way to experience Stadlers ingenuity first-hand,
the ultimate post-movie bite, and
the perfect end to any night out in
Portland. Tao Yuan will continue
to draw Bowdoin crowds on family
weekend, as it should, but Bao Bao
can be your cheat code to unlocking
Stadlers award-winning cuisine on
a budget.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Virtual exhibit looks back at
African American art history
A. Rockefeller. Organized at the

height of the Civil Rights Movement, the works merged art history
The virtual exhibition, Fifty
with a political commentary that
Years Later: The Portrayal of the
was radical for the time and place.
Negro in American Painting,
Considering that Bowdoin was alllaunched last Tuesday, commemomale and predominantly white at
rating the 50th anniversary of the
the time, the exhibit was pioneerseminal 1964 exhibition at the
ing in both subject and scope.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
The idea that this small instituThe innovative website brings a
tion in rural Maine would put to21st-century lens to the historical
gether this show with a topic that
exhibit, furthering its discussion
was really resonant with the Civil
on the role African Americans in
Rights Movement was remarkable,
the history of American Art.
said Montross.
The digital initiative is the result
The digital exhibition both
of a collaboration between stuhopes to spark new conversations
dents, faculty and staff in the Muon the depiction of and works by
seum, Department of Art History,
African Americans in art and adds
Digital and Computational Studies
contemporary analysis to the hisInitiative (DCSI) and Special Coltorical exhibit.
lections and Archives. Students
To complement the exhibition, art
from Professor Dana Byrds spring
historian Bridget Cooks, Ph.D. gave
2014 class, Race and Visual Reprea lecture in Kresge last Tuesday.
sentation in American Art, invesCooks is an associate professor
tigated topics and works related to
of African American studies and
the original exhibition. Cody Stack
art history at the University of
16 designed the website.
California at Irvine. Her research
The website presents a complete
includes the history of African
interactive gallery of the original
American art and culture, museum
works, as well
criticism and
as current repostcolonial
We
want
people
to
start
search on the
theory. She is
shows content
the author of
asking [...] how things have changed
and
context.
many
texts,
or
maybe
how
things
havent
By
digitizing
including Exchanged in tems of visual
the entire exhibiting Blackhibition,
the
ness:
African
representations of race
works and their
Americans and
c ont e mp or a r y
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SARAH MONTROSS
analysis are free
Art Museum,
MELLON POSTDOC. CURATORIAL FELLOW
and widely acand has served
cessible.
as museum edS omet hing
ucator for the
that the digital exhibition provides
National Gallery of Art, in Washis a democratic audience, said Anington, D.C. and the Los Angeles
drew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral CuCounty Museum of Art.
ratorial Fellow Sarah Montross, a
Cooks lecture revisited The
principal organizer for the project.
Portrayal of the Negro in American
Theres a political intention behind
Painting in the context of her remaking it digital, Montross said.
search on the history of the struggle
Originally curated by Museum
for racial equality through visual
curator Marvin Sadik, the 1964
culture and museum exhibitions.
exhibition boasted 80 paintings
Cooks highlighted the unique
from over 50 museums and private
impact of the works of the 1964 excollections across the country, and
hibition and she drew attention to
featured works by artists including
an iconic image of Dr. Martin LuWinslow Homer, William Sidney
ther King, Jr. examining the works
Mount and John Singer Sargent.
in the Museum.
Sadik went on to become director
Looking at Kings face as he
of the Museum and later became
looks, speaks and listens forces us
the director of the National Porto imagine what that moment in
trait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
1964 was like, said Cooks.
from 1969 to 1981.
She later shared a quotation
At the time, the exhibit generfrom King which described the
ated national acclaim and attractexhibition as an invaluable aid to
ed nearly 20,000 visitors, includunderstanding between the races.
ing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and New York Governor Nelson
Please see EXHIBIT, page 10
BY BRIDGET WENT
ORIENT STAFF
ELIZA GRAUMLICH,THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
PLAYERS GONNA PLAY: Riley Freedman 17 sings and plays an acoustic set behind the Caf in Smith Union on Sunday as part of the Unplugged concert series.
Musicians unplug for Sunday performances

BY ELIZA GRAUMLICH
ORIENT STAFF
Most students know Smith Union

as a study space, home of Jack McGees Pub and Grill or the place
where they can pick up care packages from home. But in addition to
all of these functions, once a week,
student performers turn the cozy,
couch-lined area behind the Caf
into an impromptu concert hall.
Unplugged, a student-run acoustic concert series, takes place every
Sunday night at 8 or 9 p.m., depending on the week. One to two artists
perform at every concert, each one
playing a 25-35 minute set.
Though the typical Unplugged
performer tends to be a singersongwriter playing guitar, past
concerts have featured harmonica,
Chinese harp, banjo and percussion
instruments. There is just one rule
regarding the performance: the instrument must be unplugged.
The spacedimly lit and filled
with overstuffed coucheslends itself to an intimate show.
Its a welcoming, comfy atmo-
sphere. It doesnt demand a formal

performance and its very homegrown in that way, said Veronica
Verdin 15, a leader of Unplugged.
Sam Dodge 17, her co-leader,
agrees. He finds that the space
provides artists with a unique platform to share their work in a safe
environment.
Even though the sound does
usually carry all across the Union,
it doesnt feel that way so people are
able to sing out and express themselves pretty well, said Dodge.
Artists who have played for Unplugged echoed Dodges sentiment.
When Evan Montilla 17 played
his first Unplugged show last year,
he debuted songs that he had written himself. Since then, he has
performed in three more shows.
Montilla enjoys performing for
Unplugged because it forces him
out of his comfort zone.
If I had a [microphone], I would
rely more on voice, but without
one I can do a lot more tricks on
the guitar, whether its slap guitar
or doing harmonics or double tap
music, he said.
Unplugged was created in 2009

by Farhan Rahman 10 in an effort
to enhance Bowdoins music scene.
I dont think there is enough live
music at Bowdoin and I dont think
there is enough student support for
live music, Rahman said in a 2009
interview in the Orient.
Supporting live music remains an
important tenet of Unplugged today, especially to Dodge.
I think a lot of people view unplugged music as less worthy than
electric music because a lot of times
its people covering songs [that are
typically] played on an electric
guitar with a full band. But I think
unplugged acoustic music is an art
form in its own right, said Dodge.
Though Unplugged will continue to support the live music scene,
it has also developed new goals.
For Verdin, Unplugged is about diversifying the music scene at Bowdoin.
Its important to me to maintain an openness about it and to
not have one performer performing
multiple times, so that if a new per-
Please see UNPLUG, page 10
Run the Jewels lash out on incendiary sequel

HIPSTER DRIVEL
MATTHEW GOODRICH
Killer Mike and El-P are angry.
I mean pissed. I mean off-thechain furious, goddammit, and no
one escapes their wrathpimpin
politicians, fuckboys and hucksters, coke-addled hustlers, corporate personhood, brutalized
neighborhoods, for-profit prisons
and profitless sit-ins. And when
they take aim, you better run them
jewels fast.
Last year, these two titans of
underground rap joined up for
the explosive, self-titled mixtape
Run the Jewels, and now theyve
returned for the sizzling, scintillating, take-no-prisoners Run the
Jewels 2.
Its more than a sequel, its a
statement: Mike and El are hustling, and were buying. They flow
through nearly 40 minutes of

sheer dragon-spew, igniting everything in their path, and in the
wake of the flames they dance the
Charleston.
Maybe the person most on the
duos radar is Kanye West, whose
big mouth and Daft Punk production overshadowed the industrial
edge of the duos debut. But even
the genius of Yeezus looks like
derivative drivel, which El acknowledges on Jeopardy.
Ive never been much of shit, by
most measurements dont exist, he
raps, nodding to his underground
status. On the radar a little blip in
the shadow of motherships, been
smothered and brashly muffled by
hucksters of global spin.
Whether hes referring to Yeezy,
Walmart or the military-industrial complex, El knows his secret
weapon for taking down the system is his anonymity. His beats
influenced Kanye circa 808s &
Heartbreak and could probably
neutralize an army, but he prefers
to remain unknown: I been here

making raw shit and never asked to
be applauded.
Mike is not so conciliatory. He
steals the thorny crown right off
Yeezus, toppling idols in the
process. You know your favorite
rapper aint shit, and me, I might
be, he bellows. The closest representation of God you might see...
prevail through Hell, so Satan get
thee behind me.
Slinging dope and poaching on
the street, Mike knows hes no role
model (the villains is here, no
Jesuses here), but if hes bound
to burn, might as well make the
Devil pay: The gates of hell are
pugnaciously pacing, waiting, I
give a fuck if Im late, tell Satan be
patient. Were all sinners in the
hands of an angry Mike, and the
tithe never looked so affordable.
Mission statement loud and
clear, Run the Jewels bulldoze
the rest of their competition. The
Please see JEWELS, page 10
COURTESY OF THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
A KING AMONG MEN: The homepage of the online exhibition displays a photo of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. at the original 1964 exhibition, The Portrayal of the Negro in American Painting.
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special feature
IN FOCUS: FIVE FALL TEA

For the first time in the history of Bowdoin athletics, five teams in a single season have qualified for the
national tournaments in their respective sports. Three teams qualified for the NCAA tournaments via
at-large bids, while two won their conference championships to earn guaranteed spots.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
3:00 PM Volleyball Regis (Mass.) at Williams.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
11:00 AM Field Hockey: Mount Holyoke at home.
1:00 PM Womens Rugby: Rutgers at Dartmouth.
1:30 PM Womens Soccer: Roger Williams at MIT.
7:30 PM Mens Soccer: Brockport St. at Brandeis.
DIANA
FIELD HOCKEY
RECORD: 16-2
HOW THEY QUALIFIED: At-large bid
NATIONAL TITLES: 4 (11 previous appearances)
TOP PERFORMERS:
Rachel Kennedy 16 was named the NESCAC Player of the Year. She leads the conference with 28 goals and
ranks second with 59 points.
Colleen Finnerty 15 was fourth in scoring for the team, with six goals and four assists for a total of 16 points.
Kim Kahnweiler 16 has the most goals (two) by any defender on the team this season.
NOTABLE MOMENT:
The womens field hockey team fell to Middlebury in last Sundays NESCAC championship game. The Panthers
scored off a penalty corner with only 26 seconds left in the game, defeating the Polar Bears 2-1. It was the
third consecutive NESCAC final in which the team has lost to Middlebury.
GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
WOMENS SOCCER
RECORD: 12-4
TOP PERFORMERS:
Jamie Hofstetter 16 leads the Polar Bears offensively with 17 points on six goals and five assists.
Bridget McCarthy 16 was named the top goalkeeper in the NESCAC. She has allowed only eight goals this season, and led
the conference in save percentage (.899).
NOTABLE MOMENT:
In a game against Trinity on October 4, Eliza Nitzan 18 secured a nail-biting 1-0 win for the Polar Bears in double overtime.
The win preserved the Polar Bears undefeated start in NESCAC play and left them tied for first place in the coneference.
ZACH ALBERT, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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special feature
AMS REACH NATIONALS

VOLLEYBALL
RECORD: 21-8
TOP PERFORMERS:
Christy Jewett 16 was named to the all-conference team for the second time after tallying a conference-best 399 kills. Jewett ranks second in service aces (61) and ninth in digs (300).
Katie Doherty 17 was named NESCAC defensive player of the year with 552 digs. Doherty ranks
second in digs per set (5.06) and eighth in service aces (45).
NOTABLE MOMENT:
The fifth-seededed team managed to upset Middlebury in the first round of the NESCAC tournament on Novemeber 7. Win the score tied at 23 points in the fourth set, Jewett notched consecutive
kills to seal the victory for the Polar Bears.
A FURUKAWA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
WOMENS RUGBY
RECORD: 9-0
HOW THEY QUALIFIED: NESCRC Champions
NATIONAL TITLES: 0 (1 previous appearance in the ACRA Tournament)
TOP PERFORMERS:
Addison Carvajal 16 was the teams top scorer during the regular season, hauling in 11 of the teams 82 tries during the year.
Randi London 15, in addition to her nine tries, kicked the vast majority of the teams conversions this season. In the game
versus Williams, London alone accounted for 27 of the Polar Bears 111 points.
NOTABLE MOMENT:
The team was so dominant in its October 18 game against Williams that the two-digit scoreboard could not display the
111-0 score. Lopsided scores are not unfamiliar for the undefeated Polar Bears, whose closest game was decided by 44 points.
BO BLECKEL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
MENS SOCCER
RECORD: 9-6-3
HOW THEY QUALIFIED: NESCAC Champions
TOP PERFORMERS:
Eric Goitia 15 has scored the second most goals (four)and has the most shots on goal (17) for the team.
Goalkeeper Stevie Van Siclen 18 has posted five shutouts so far and has stopped 84 percent of his shots.
Sam White 15 is the Polar Bears leading goal scorer for the 2014 season, with five goals in 15 starts.
NOTABLE MOMENT:
In last Sundays NESCAC championship, neither Bowdoin nor Amherst managed a goal during the first 110 minutes of play. The Polar Bears ultimately won in a penalty shootout with goalkeeper Stevie Van Siclen 18 making
two saves to clinch the title.
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UNPLUG
JEWELS
former wants to perform, they have

the chance, said Verdin.
For Dodge, Unplugged acts as a
way of preserving the folk tradition for future students and future
generations.
Folk is my focus, he said.
So far Unplugged has remained
true to its name in only allowing
acoustic musiclast year Andrew
Roseman 14 played his electric
guitar unplugged. But both leaders
see opportunity for expansion and
deviation from the rules.
Dodge hopes that a future Unplugged concert will feature a piano performance.
I think that would be a lot of
fun and give a lot of new people a
chance to perform, he said.
However, incorporating piano
could mean straying from Unplugged tradition.
I dont know if that would mean
relocating to a new space and finding a place that actually did have
a piano or just letting someone
break the rules a little bit and bring
a keyboard up here, said Dodge.
Verdin flirts with the idea of going electric, too.
Theres a person who does electric violin and he really wants to
do an Unplugged [performance]
but he would have to plug in. This
might be a new era, Verdin said.
Though plugging in does go
against the name of the series,
staying true to the name is perhaps
less important than staying true to
Unpluggeds current mission.
If the Unplugged aesthetic is
promoting greater diversity in music, then maybe [hes] got to quietly
plug in. Maybe thats acceptable,
Verdin said.
brain-bashing thump of Blockbuster Night Part 1 makes it the

most likely to soundtrack some
debauched warehouse orgy, while
Lie, Cheat, Steal gives us a gymtan-laundry routine for the next
session of Congress.
Run the Jewels are at their best
when they razor their way through
the tragedy of life on the street and
find humor in its absurdity. Forget, for a moment, that they raised
$40,000 to remix Run the Jewels
2 solely using cat noises. They
send up raps casual misogyny in
Love Again (Akinyele Back)
when Mike and Gangsta Boo of
Three 6 Mafia exchange boasts
about fellatio and cunnilingus.
The track, however, that shows
Run the Jewels at their angriest
and their funniestis the masterfully titled Close Your Eyes (And
Count to Fuck). Over the constant
refrain of run them jewels fast,
Mike conjures a storm of black
a&e
the bowdoin orient
EXHIBIT
Elisabeth Strayer 15, who was

also involved in research for the
exhibition, hopes the audience immerses itself in the cultural context
of 1964.
I view the online exhibition as
a glimpse into Bowdoins past and
its involvement in the Civil Rights
Movement, said Strayer.
Jess Holley 15 was also in Professor Byrds art history seminar
and interned with Sarah Montross
at the Museum over the summer.
I hope that [the audience] gains
power imagery, calling on mandatory minimum inmates to start a

prison riot.
His agony is palpable in lines
like We killin em for freedom
cuz they tortured us for boredom,
and even if the good ones die, fuck
it, the Lordll sort em.
El proceeds to gross us out with
his vagina whispering and conjugal visiting before Mike brings
it back to solitary confinement and
fathers ripped from their families
only to vow vengeance on the system that put them there. The song
even pulls Zack de la Rocha out of
rap-metal obscurity so he can rattat-tat the triple entendre Philip
AK Dickin you.
Run the Jewels 2 is what happens when two rappers at the top
of their game get angry and make
a record. Its both brutal and hilarious, offering release from, and
access to, the overwhelming reality of systemic racism in the U.S.
Mike and El arent ones to pass up
a chance to fight, and theyve made
an album that never backs down.
another understanding of the
presence of African Americans in
American art history. Not just as
artists, but also how they were being portrayed throughout history,
said Holley.
The modern revisiting of the exhibit forces the audience to consider the concepts of race and representation and their evolution over
the past 50 years.
Through the digital exhibition, we want people to start asking with the distanced lens how
things have changed or how things
maybe havent changed in terms
of visual representations of race,
said Montross.
10
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
Amina Ben Ismail 17
BY ELLEN CAHILL
ORIENT STAFF
Amina Ben Ismail, a sophomore

from Tunisia, is a passionate dancer
and visual artist working to integrate the arts on campus through
a collaborative project involving
dancers, slam poets and musicians.
Ben Ismails inspiration for
the project came from a French
dance video.
I was watching a French slam
poet and the video clip was of two
dancers dancing to the words, she
said. Plus, Im sad Im not taking
any dance classes this semester, so
I thought maybe I could work on
something myself.
Ben Ismail assembled a group of
students for the project by reaching
out to dance groups, the Slam Poet
Society and musicians on campus.
The project will include a recording of slam poetry with music
and choreography.
We call it the DANM Project
because it combines dance and music, said Ben Ismail. There are two
slam poets involved, dancers and
one musician who plays the piano.
The group has recorded the slam
poetry performance already.
The original idea was to write
about identity and coming of age,
she said. They wrote two parts,
one about a girl and one about a
guy. I want it to be a story.
Ben Ismail hopes to debut this
new project in the spring dance
performance.
It is hard to organize with
that many people from different
art backgrounds, she said. It
was a very spontaneous idea, so I
am not sure yet if it will be a club
or a dance group.
Ben Ismail has been dancing
as well as drawing and paintingsince she was young and
has continued to pursue these
interests at Bowdoin.
I have done seven years of ballet, and then when I was a teenager I
turned to modern, she said. I also
drew a lot from ages 10 to 15 and
then I stopped for a while. Then I
took Drawing I with [Professor of
Art] Mark Wethli and I loved it. I
have also done a few dance classes.
Last year, Ben Ismail took Interdisciplinary Performance Making,
SHANNON DEVENEY, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
DANCING QUEEN: Ben Ismail 17 mixes

dance, music and spoken word.
a class that combined all types of
artists. At the end of the semester, the class performed Harrison
Bergeron Escapes From the Zoo,
combining silks, music, singing
and acting.
It was such a great experience; it was very different from
anything Ive done before, she
said. Learning silks was so tiring, and we had rehearsal every
day. The performance was so fun
and crazy and the group of people
that participated was great and we
bonded so much.
In addition to the arts, Ben
Ismail runs the Arabic table, tutors in French and is a member
of Safe Space and an inter-race
dialogue group.
She hopes to include the arts in
her academic study as well.
I think I will be an anthropology major and a visual arts minor,
but that could change, she said. I
am taking Ordinary Ethics right
now. I really like how we start from
case studies and then generalize,
and we talk a lot about relationships between people on a humanitarian level.
This past summer, Ben Ismail
traveled to Rome for an Italian program, and then completed an internship in social business at home
in Tunisia.
In the future, she hopes to do
more with the visual arts.
I was thinking about a senior
studio project that could connect
what I do here to Tunisia, Ben
Ismail said. It would be great to
paint Tunisian faces and incorporate the struggles of the revolution.
SP ORT S
the bowdoin orient
11
Field hockey loses title game in last minute Womens soccer falls short of
NESCAC title, sustains high hopes
After a disappointing semifinal
exit in the NESCAC championships, the womens soccer team
earned an at-large bid to its third
straight NCAA tournament.
BY COOPER HEMPHILL
STAFF WRITER
SCORECARD
Sat 11/8
ABBY MOTYCKA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ON THE EDGE OF GLORY: After falling to Middlebury in the NESCAC finals, Rachel Kennedy 16 and the Polar Bears look to repeat as National Champions.
BY RACHAEL ALLEN
STAFF WRITER
SCORECARD
Sat 11/8
Sun 11/9
v. Tufts
v. Middlebury
W
L
2-1
2-1
The field hockey team suffered a

heartbreaking 2-1 loss in last Sundays
NESCAC championship game against
Middlebury on Howard F. Ryan Field,
surrendering the go-ahead goal with
only 26 seconds remaining. Despite the
loss, the No. 3 Polar Bears received an
at-large bid to the NCAA D-III Tournament and a first-round bye, and will
host a second-round game against
Mount Holyoke tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Bowdoin and Middlebury have

met in the last four NESCAC championship games, with Middlebury
winning the last three.
On Saturday, the Polar Bears
defeated Tufts 2-1 in the semifinal
game. Bowdoin had beaten Tufts
4-0 on October 29, but the Jumbos looked much improved in the
semifinal.
Against Tufts, we created a lot
of opportunities, said Head Coach
Nicky Pearson. We played solid
defensively, and the team showed a
lot of determinationparticularly
in the second halfto find a way
to win.
This determination allowed the
Womens volleyball serves up
team to come back from a one-goal

deficit at halftime. Captain Colleen
Finnerty 15 then tied the game two
minutes into the second half on a
penalty stroke, shooting high to the
left corner to beat Tufts goalkeeper,
who saved two other penalty strokes
in the game.
Mettler Growney 17 scored 13
minutes later, giving Bowdoin a lead
it maintained for the rest of the game.
This was the third consecutive season Tufts and Bowdoin played each
other in the NESCAC semifinals.
[Tufts is] always one of our
toughest games of the season. [The
Please see FIELD HOCKEY page 13
BY MAURA FRIEDLANDER
STAFF WRITER
SCORECARD
Fri 11/7
Sat 11/8
v. Middlebury
at Tufts
W
L
3-1
3-2
The womens volleyball team earned

an at-large bid for the NCAA D-III
Tournament following its win over
Middlebury and a loss to Tufts at the
NESCAC championships last weekend.
The team was not eligible for an
automatic bidwhich is given to the
NESCAC championbut impressed
the tournament selection committee
by finishing the season ranked second
in New England.
According to captain Christy Jewett
16, the team was confident in its ability to hold that ranking after its success
early in the year.
The NCAA committee looked at
our prior wins and said they saw the
potential within our team, said Jewett.
That helped us a lot in securing this
at-large bid.
With hopes of avenging their regular-season loss, the Polar Bears prepped
all last week for their match against
Middlebury. With the fourth set tied at
23, Jewett notched consecutive kills to
seal the quarterfinal victory.
The following day, the team played a
difficult match against Tufts, ultimately
losing to the Jumbos in the decisive
fifth set 12-15. According to Head
Coach Karen Corey, it was the teams
minor errors that led to the loss.
It was a really tight game. We
1-0
Womens soccer came up short

in the NESCAC semifinals against
Connecticut College last weekend,
but its overall performance this
season was strong enough to earn
the team an at-large bid to its third
straight NCAA D-III Tournament.
Bowdoin beat Conn. College 3-1
in a regular-season game on October 18, but the Polar Bears were
stifled by the Camels defense last
Saturday, and ultimately lost 1-0.
The Camels got on the scoreboard in the seventh minute of the
game, when they launched a quick
counterattack and forward Annie
Higgins scored from just inside the
18-yard box.
Conn. College had racked up three
shots on goal in the opening seven
minutes, but its attack was stunted
after the goal. The Polar Bears, however, failed to find an equalizing goal.
Football falls to Colby in Caputis last game
a bid to NCAA D-III Tournament

had a couple errors at the end, which
Tufts really got a lot of momentum
from, said Jewett. It dropped our
confidence a little bit and kept their
service running.
The team will focus on improving
the skills that they have been working
on all season, rather than developing
new techniques before the tournament.
Were not throwing in something
new or learning a new technique. Were
just getting better at what were already
good at, said Corey.
The team is also mentally preparing
for the weekend ahead.
Were focusing on confidence because we know that our skills are capable of taking us through the tournament, said Jewett.
The Polar Bears have been analyzing the play of Regis College, their
opponent in the first round of the
tournament.
Were just taking it one game at a
time. We want to learn as much as we
can about the teams we play so that we
are smart players going into the game,
said captain Hailey Wahl 16.
The team will face off against Regis
today at Williams College. If Bowdoin
wins, it will face the winner of a match
between MIT and Rivier College.
Despite the magnitude of todays
match, the Polar Bears are confident
that they can advance through the
tournaments opening rounds.
Im very excited for the teams that
we have coming this weekend, especially the opportunity to play MIT.
Well rise to the level of good competition, said Wahl.
v. Conn. College
Although Bowdoin earned seven

corner kicks to Conn. Colleges
one, the Camels back line held
strong throughout the contest and
only allowed Bowdoin four shots
on goal.
Bowdoin goalkeeper Bridget
McCarthy 16, who allowed multiple goals in a game only once this
season, had another solid game between the posts, stopping seven of
the eight shots she faced.
Although disappointed after its
early exit from the NESCAC championship, the team has moved on
and is preparing to compete for the
NCAA D-III title.
The NCAAs bring a whole new
energy to the game, said captain
Kiersten Turner 16. This week in
practice has been very focused and
intense.
The team hopes to improve on
last seasons performance in the
tournament, when it won its firstround game against Chris Newport
but was blown out 7-0 by Montclair State University in the second
round.
Two years ago the Polar Bears
also lost in the second round of the
tournament.
The team travels to MIT tomorrow to face Roger Williams at 1:30
p.m. If they win, the Polar Bears
will play the winner of a game between MIT and Colby-Sawyer College on Sunday.
BY NICOLE FELEO
STAFF WRITER
SCORECARD
Sat 11/8
at Colby
L 14-7
The football team fought hard

but endured a crushing 14-7 loss
against Colby last Saturday. The
Polar Bears failed to keep their
edge against the Mules in the last
minutes of the game, leaving both
the seniors and retiring Head
Coach Dave Caputi with a disheartening farewell.
Bowdoin started the game
strong but quickly yielded possession to Colby. Within minutes,
Mules running back Jibari Hurdle-Prince pulled off a 77-yard
rush for a touchdownColbys
longest play this season.
The Mules missed the extra
point, and the game stayed 6-0
through half-time until Bowdoin
intercepted the Mules in the third
quarter. Bowdoin captain and defensive back Jon Fraser 15 picked
off a Colby pass and ran it into the
Colby red zone. Running back Tyler Grant 17 carried the ball three
times in the brief drive that ensued,
running to the left on his third carry for an eight-yard touchdown.
Kicker Andrew Murowchick 16
converted the extra point to give
Bowdoin a 7-6 lead, which it maintained until the fourth quarter.
In the last quarter of the game,
Colby went 60 yards in five plays
and scored on a 25-yard pass from
Harrington to wide receiver Luke
Duncklee with 10 minutes to go.
The Mules failed to capitalize on

another scoring opportunity on
their next possession, missing a
34-yard field goal attempt.
Bowdoin regained possession
of the ball and was able to quickly
march into Colby territory after
four completions by senior quarterback Mac Caputi with less than
a minute left. With seven seconds
remaining, wide receiver Daniel
Barone 16 hauled in a 10-yard pass
to bring the ball to the Colby 32.
Caputis last two passes were incomplete, and the team failed to repeat the dramatic hail mary that ended last years Bowdoin-Colby game.
Grant ran for 156 yards on 37
carries on the day, finishing the
year with 893 yardsthe third
most in a single season in school
history, trailing Jim Soules 1,140
in 1976 and Greg Bohannons 1,092
from 1987.
Defensive lineman Jake Prince
15 made 10 tackles, and defensive
lineman Nadim Elhage 16 had two
tackles for loss, including a sack.
Colbys victory brought both
teams records to 2-6. Bowdoins
season started off rough in with a
36-0 loss to Williams and a 30-7
loss to Amherst, but the Polar Bears
showed signs of a resurgence with
two consecutive wins against Tufts
and Hamilton. The team then lost
its final four games of the season.
Despite their losing record, the
Polar Bears believe that they held
their own against reputable NESCAC teams. Throughout the season, Bowdoin proved capable of
making big plays.
There are a lot of examples this

season that show that we can be a
really great team, said offensive
lineman Jonathan Macat 16. Obviously it isnt how we wanted to
end things.
Saturdays game against Colby
was the final game for Coach Caputi, who finished his career with
35 victories.
Caputi has four outright ColbyBates-Bowdoin (CBB) Championships and held the CBB trophy for
six consecutive seasons between
2006-2011.
I was a little disappointed with
how we finished our year because
I thought we had three of our last
four games, said Coach Caputi.
We were within a touchdown. A
play here, a play therethats what
it came to in the game. We put ourselves in the position to do well,
but Im disappointed that we didnt.
There are some things I wish I had
done better or differently.
Although the game marked the
end of both Caputis careers with
Bowdoin, a new future is ahead for
the retiring coach and his son.
Its fun, refreshing, strangeall
at the same time, said Dave Caputi.
Its something new and different.
Mac Caputi said that he will
miss playing for the team.
Being a part of Bowdoin football with a bunch of high-quality
dudes has been an awesome experience, he said.
The search for a replacement
head coach for the team is already
underway, with a hire expected to
be made in early 2015.
12
FIFAs gross mishandling of the Qatari World Cup

BY ERIC ZELINA
CONTRIBUTOR
While still nearly a decade away, the

2022 World Cupwhich is slated to
be held in Qataris making headlines
again amidst new details about the treatment of migrant construction workers
who are building facilities and an ethics
investigation into FIFAs selection process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
The latest concerns are only the most recent in a long line of issues raised since
Qatar was awarded the right to host in
2010. It is almost past the point where
FIFA, or more importantly its sponsors,
can take action to address the many
concerns surrounding the worlds most
popular sporting event.
Last week, the Guardian released a
report detailing what it described as the
state-sponsored slavery of North Korean workers constructing Lusail City,
the ambitious $45 billion development
built for the World Cup. The article alleges that the migrant workers have recieved no pay for the three years they
work in Qatar; instead, all their wages
are sent back to Pyongyang, where the
regime pockets up to 90 percent.
This latest report comes on the
heels of an earlier investigation, also
published by the Guardian, which
found that 1,000 workers, mainly
from Nepal, India and Bangladesh,
had already died in the construction
work for the World Cup.
The bid process that chose Qatar to
host the event also raises further questions. Allegations of potential bribery
by the Qatari Football Association
have been well-publicizedformer
FIFA executive committee member
and Qatari politician Mohammed bin
Hammam allegedly paid $5 million
in fees and favors to other important
members in exchange for the votes
necessary to secure the World Cup. Bin
Hammam subsequently received a lifetime ban from soccer. Jack Warner, for-
mer Confederation of North, Central

American and Caribbean Association
Football (CONCACAF) president and
FIFA vice president, also received a ban
for allegedly accepting bribes to give
Qatar the cup.
US attorney and head of the investigative arm of the FIFA ethics committee, Michael Garcia, finished an extensive ethics report last month about
corruption allegations surrounding
the awarding of both the 2018 and
2022 World Cups. However, HansJoachim Eckert, chair of the adjudicatory arm of the ethics committee is
withholding the Garcia report from
the public over privacy concerns for
the individuals it named.
FIFA did however release a summary
of the Garcia report, which did not find
a smoking gun connecting bin Hammams payments to the bid process. In
Eckerts brief summary, he acknowledged that problematic conduct took
place in the bid process, but wrote that
the ethics committee will not move to
strip the cup from Russia or Qatar.
From the possible ethics violations,
to the human rights concerns, to the
fact that a summer tournament in the
Persian Gulf could be dangerously hot,
FIFA has grossly mishandled the entire
2022 World Cup process to date. As
Sepp Blatter himself, president of FIFA,
said in May, choosing Qatar as host was
a mistake.
To rectify that mistake, FIFA first
needs to release the full Garcia report.
The summary released is a sham that
cheapens FIFAs already suspect integrity. Garcia blasted Eckerts summary,
saying that it contains holes and erroneous representations of the facts and
conclusions. He has repeatedly called
for the full report to be released.
Without the full report, there is no
way of determining what actually happened in the bid process. Garcia said
his full report detailed ethics violations
at the highest levels of FIFA, including
the executive committee, whereas the

summary released spread blame on all
football associations bidding instead of
on those within FIFA. By withholding
the full report and laying blame elsewhere, FIFA is protecting its own and
maintaining, like it always does, that it
did nothing wrong.
Beyond the corruption report, FIFA
also needs to address concerns regarding treatment of workers in Qatar constructing World Cup stadiums and
facilities. For an international organization like FIFA, which made $2 billion on
the 2014 World Cup and will certainly
make even more in 2018 and 2022, the
massive death toll in preparation for
these tournaments is unacceptable.
FIFA needs to work more closely
with the Qatari government, NGOs like
Human Rights Watch and the Supreme
Committee of Delivery and Legacy
the Qatari organization responsible for
completing preparationsto ensure that
constructing World Cup facilities is done
without human rights violations.
If FIFA fails to act on these concerns, it becomes the sponsors responsibility to act. Five of FIFAs six
main sponsorsVisa, Coca-Cola,
Adidas, Sony, and Hyundai/Kia
have expressed concerns about the
bribery allegations, but these and
other sponsors need to go further
and withhold financial support if
workers rights and corruption concerns are not addressed.
The significant cloud of concern
over the 2022 World Cup only continues to grow. FIFA has mishandled
just about everything possible with
regard to the tournament, and now
the onus falls on them to correct the
mistakes and not make future ones.
If FIFA does not address the workers
safety, ethics, and weather concerns
in Qatar, the sponsors should push
for a new bidding process, potentially by withholding their financial
support to a corrupt organization.
Womens rugby powers through opening round
BO BLECKEL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ITS GOING DOWN: Katie Craighill 17 tackles a Colorado College player during the Polar Bears opening round win in the ACRA/USAR D-II tournament.
BY YASMIN HAYRE
ORIENT STAFF
SCORECARD
Sun 11/9 v. Colorado College W 51-5
The womens rugby team defeated

Colorado College 51-5 in the opening round of the American Collegiate
Rugby Association/USA Rugby D-II
Tournament on Sunday at Pickard Field.
This was the first game [this season]
where we had to fight for every point
we scored, said Addison Carvajal 16.
Colorado finally gave us a game where
we could really test our abilities.
In the first half of the match, Bowdoin
quickly took the lead by scoring six half
triestwo tries apiece from Randi London 15, Pamela Zabala 17, and Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik 18. Hayleigh Kein
15 scored the final try, while London
converted three kicks to put the team up
36-0 at the half.
In the second half, Samantha Hoegle
the bowdoin orient
sports
17, Carvajal, and Emily AthanasLinden 15 each added a try apiece to

the score. Colorado finally got on the
scoreboard with less than five minutes
remaining, closing the game with a final score of 51-5.
Head Coach MaryBeth Mathews
said that this was the best match of
the season for the team.
The team executed and supported very well, she said. The forward
pack did a great job winning possession in scrums and lineouts, supporting the ball carrier and putting
Colorado under pressure. The back
line connected very well on several
smart running plays, piercing holes
in the defense and finding space in
which to run.
It was the perfect balance of teamwork, Carvajal 16. Everyone took responsibility for themselves and we truly
played 15 as one.
The win allows the Bears (9-0) to advance to regionals this coming weekend,
which we be held at Dartmouth College.

Bowdoin will play against Rutgers in the
second round of the tournament.
Looking ahead at their upcoming
match against Rutgers, Mathews said
the team looks forward to playing their
best defense against a squad with good
kicking tactics.
Everything weve heard about Rutgers is that theyre a well-coached team
that plays the game well, said Mathews.
Carvajal said that Rutgers will prove
to be a tough match for the team.
The only thing in our control is how
we play our game, she said. Rutgers
could score on uswe have never had
that happen.
Mathews said she has the utmost
faith in the Bears.
I feel very confident in the team
and in each of their abilities, she said.
I know what they are capable of if
challenged, and they step it up when
they met the competition. Were looking forward to playing the match.
ANISA LAROCHELLE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Stevie Van Siclen 18
MENS SOCCER
HIGHLIGHTS
Named NESCAC player of
the week
Recorded two straight shutouts in the NESCAC semifinals
and finals
ELIZA GRAUMLICH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ment he has completed since his

ORIENT STAFF
injury and remembers all of the
important dates. The win over AmStevie Van Siclen 18 picked up
herst came 18 months and 20 days
his fifth and sixth shutouts of the
after his surgery.
season after denying Middlebury
Four of Van Siclens allowed
and Amherst any goals in a comgoals came against strong teams
bined 220 minutes of play. He made
Williams and Tuftsin games
three crucial saves in penalty kicks
where he still recorded seven and
(PKs) to help the Polar Bears defeat
eight saves respectively. He finMiddlebury and came up with two
ished the season second in the
more against Amherst to deliver
NESCAC with a .843 save perBowdoin a 0-0 (5-4) victory and its
centage and fourth with a .64 goals
first NESCAC Championship.
against average.
Its easy to talk about the penVan Siclen was the only one of
alty kicks as the deciding factor,
the four boys in his family who
but in 220 minutes of shutout
continued playing soccer past the
soccer, I think I saw only four or
age of 10. Instead, his three older
five shots, Van Siclen said. This
brothers and his father all played
is easily the best defense Ive ever
ice hockey in college, and he will
played with.
as well, skating for the Polar Bears
Still, he enjoys talking about
as soon as the soccer teams run in
penalty kicks.
the NCAA tournament ends. His
I love penalty kicks. They are
performance in the NESCAC tourthe most exciting part of the game
nament assured that he would miss
for me, he said. Theres nothing
the start of the hockey season.
Im more confident about in my
I know that Coach [Terry]
game than PKs. Theres no presMeagher is excited to get his
sure on me to make the save. The
hands on him, but were pretty
shooter is supexcited to hold
posed to score.
on to him too,
At least some I love penalty kicks. They are the
Coach Wiercinof
Bowdoins
most exciting part of the game ski joked. Both
i mp r o v e m e nt
Meagher
for me. Theres nothing Im more Coach
defensively over
and I are supthe course of confident about in my game than porters of the
the season came PKs. Theres no pressure on me to two-sport athfrom more time
lete. There are
make the save.
spent playing toreally no losers
gether and fewer
in that situation.
STEVIE VAN SICLEN 18
injuries than in
Van Siclen
seasons past.
was
actually
Obviously as the season goes
recruited by Bowdoins previous
on, we have more time to gel as a
soccer coach, and when Wiercindefensive unit, but Id include the
ski took over the program Van Sigoaltender in that, defender Nabil
clen was already well into his own
Odulate 16 said. We had more
rehabbing process. However, he
time to play together and learn
was determined to get a goalteneveryones style, we learned [Van
der in the Class of 2018 because
Siclens] style too.
of questions of depth at the posiVan Siclen allowed only eight
tion. Due to Assistant Coach Peter
goals all season, the second lowest
Mills strong recommendations
in the NESCAC, though he played
and votes of confidence from Van
only 13 games. He stepped in afSiclens high school coaches, he
ter five games when starter Noah
brought the goalkeeper on withSafian 17 went down to injury.
out having seen him play. Mills
Although he would only miss two
had coached his club team against
weeks, the team did not allow a
Van Siclen and had seen first-hand
goal during that time, prompting
the strengths of his game.
Head Coach Scott Wiercinski to
At 62 and 200 pounds, Van
keep Van Siclen in the net for the
Siclen is able to be a physical presremainder of the season.
ence inside his six-yard box, fielding
It was the first time he had
crosses and winning battles in the air.
played competitive soccer in a year
Its definitely a different style
and a half after tearing his ACL
of goalkeeping, Kiefer Solarte 16
his junior year of high school. He
said. We dont have to win every
mentioned that many of the larger
ball in the six. But that being said,
programs that had been pursuing
it really just changes the way we
him for soccer backed away after
work around the box.
the injury. Amherst, whose threeHes stopping shots but hes
year chokehold on the NESCAC
also not giving up rebounds,
championship ended with his save,
said Captain Eric Goitia 15.
was one of those programs. Van SiHes doing a good job of conclen mentioned that he keeps a log
trolling shots and not just getof every significant athlete achieveting in front of them.
BY ALEX VASILE
sports
the bowdoin orient
13
NESCAC Standings
FIELD HOCKEY
NESCAC
W
9
9
8
7
6
6
4
2
2
2
0
BOWDOIN
Middlebury
Trinity
Amherst
Tufts
Williams
Colby
Hamilton
Conn. College
Wesleyan
Bates
OVERALL
W L
16 2
17 1
13 4
12 4
12 5
9
7
9
7
6 10
6
9
3 12
4 11
L
1
1
2
3
4
4
6
8
8
8
10
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Mount Holyoke
11 A.M.
WOMENS SOCCER
NESCAC
W
Williams
9
BOWDOIN 8
Conn. Coll.
8
Amherst
7
Middlebury 5
Trinity
4
Tufts
3
Colby
3
Bates
3
Hamilton
3
Wesleyan
0
L
1
2
2
3
5
5
6
6
7
7
9
OVERALL
W L T
16 1 1
12 4 0
15 2 0
11 5 0
10 7 0
8
7 1
7
7 2
7
8 1
7
8 0
8
7 0
1 12 2
T
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Roger Williams at MIT
FOOTBALL
NESCAC
Amherst
Wesleyan
Middlebury
Trinity
Bates
Tufts
BOWDOIN
Colby
Williams
Hamilton
W
8
7
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
0
L
0
1
2
3
4
4
6
6
6
8
MENS BASKETBALL
1:30 P.M.
OVERALL
W L
8
0
7
1
6
2
5
3
4
4
4
4
2
6
2
6
2
6
0
8
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Elms at Westfield State

Su 11/16 v. TBA at Westfield State
7:30 P.M.
TBA
MENS HOCKEY
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Middlebury
Su 11/16 v. Williams
7 P.M.
3 P.M.
Compiled by Sarah Bonanno

Sources: Bowdoin Athletics, NESCAC
*Bold line denotes NESCAC Tournament cut-off
M SOCCER
We went into the games not

worrying about what Amherst and
Middlebury had necessarily done
in the past, and more just focusing
on what we could control and how
we would play the game that we
wanted to play, Goitia continued.
In the semifinals, the Panthers
had two fantastic opportunities to
score in the second overtime period. However, Van Siclen made two
timely savesone a diving stop at
his own goal lineto stay level at
0-0. Bowdoins best opportunity to
score came in the 96th minute, when
Thomas Henshall 15 struck a shot
from the right wing that skimmed
off the crossbar. Middlebury held a
13-10 lead in shots, while Bowdoin
led 6-3 in corner kicks.
In the finals, Amherst had a
chance to score in the 19th minute
off a corner kick, but overshot the
crossbar. Sam White 15 and Henshall each produced shots on goal
in the first half, but the Amherst
keeper was there to deny them
both. In the second half, Amherst
held a 6-2 lead in shots, which
included a shot that hit the post.
Still, no team scored in regulation
or overtime. Amherst had 17 shots
to Bowdoins eight, but both teams
VOLLEYBALL
NESCAC
W
9
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
0
Tufts
Williams
Amherst
Middlebury
BOWDOIN
Conn. College
Hamilton
Trinity
Wesleyan
Colby
Bates
OVERALL
W L
21 8
25 4
21 7
12 12
21 8
14 11
15 12
13 11
13 10
13 12
9 16
L
1
2
2
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
SCHEDULE
Fri 11/14 v. Regis Mass at Williams
MENS SOCCER
NESCAC
W
7
7
6
5
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
Tufts
Amherst
Williams
Middlebury
Wesleyan
BOWDOIN
Colby
Conn. Coll.
Trinity
Bates
Hamilton
L
0
1
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
T
3
2
1
3
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
3 P.M.
OVERALL
W L T
10 2 4
13 1 4
8
6 2
9
3 5
8
5 3
9
6 3
7
6 3
7
9 1
7
6 2
4
9 2
5
8 2
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Brockport at Brandeis
7:30 P.M.
SAILING
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 at Womens ACC ( MIT)
at ACC (Coast Guard)
at ACT (Hobart)
9:30 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
WOMENS RUGBY
SCHEDULE
Su 11/15 v. Rutgers at Dartmouth
1 P.M.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Roger Williams

Su 11/16 v. TBA at Maine Maritime
Sa 11/22 v. Bates
5 P.M.
TBA
2 P.M.
WOMENS SQUASH
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Franklin & Marshall

Su 11/16 v. Conn. College
at Trinity
4 P.M.
NOON
2 P.M.
MENS SQUASH
SCHEDULE
Sa 11/15 v. Franklin & Marshall

Su 11/16 v. Conn. College
at Trinity
4 P.M.
NOON
2 P.M.
had three on goal. Bowdoin led

11-4 on corner kicks.
Our defense was fantastic,
Wiercinski said. I thought the
games were a little bit cagey and a
little bit of a chess match. Nobody
wanted to make a mistake, especially early in the games. But the
defense has been getting better and
better as a group in recent weeks.
Its really a long way from where we
started the season when we gave up
some goals that were kind of head
scratchers.
In addition to fantastic defense,
part of Bowdoins late-season success has come from a levelheaded
approach from its senior leaders.
I think our leaders have been
awesome all season, said Wiercinski.
Our senior captains and other
seniors on the team that maybe
arent dubbed captains have had a
really mature approach to focusing on the next game, even after
we had some difficult results. Even
after we lost to Babson there wasnt
anybody second-guessing where
the season was going, there was
just a real streamlined approach to
focusing on the next match.
The team has also received
some late-season help from players
returning from injury.
We had a couple guys who have
been injured on and off through-
out the year that are coming back

and can hopefully continue to stay
healthy as we go into the NCAA
Tournament, said Wiercinski.
Unfortunatley, Connor Keefe
16, whose return to the field after
a month sitting out with a concussion helped the Polar Bears secure
a tournament bid, went down with
a leg injury in overtime in the Amherst game and will be out for the
Polar Bears tournament run.
The last time the team made it to
the NCAA tournament in 2010 it
also won the NESCAC championship in penalty kicks.
Four years ago the team carried
its momentum from the NESCAC
tournament win all the way to the
NCAA tournament semifinals,
where its season ended in a 2-1
loss to Lynchburg College.
Bowdoin will play SUNY Brockport at Brandeis at 7:30 p.m. on
Saturday in the first round of the
NCAA D-III tournament.
After a strong start to the season
the Brockport Ellsworths have only
won two of their last four games,
including a semifinal loss to SUNY
Cortland in the SUNYAC conference tournament last weekend.
Still, its play early in the season
was enough for the NCAA selection committee to grant the Ellsworths an at-large bid to the tournamentan honor the Polar Bears
most likely would not have earned
had the not won the NESCAC title.
Its going to be a good challenge, said Wiercinski. From our
research theyre quite an athletic,
physical and fast team. So itll be a
good testwell see where were at.
If the Polar Bears beat SUNY
Brockport tomorrow they will play
the winner of Brandeis University
and Husson University the following day.
Bowdoin beat Husson 4-0 earlier
this season.
FIELD HOCKEY
game] probably wasnt considered

our best game of the season, but we
got the job done, said captain Pam
Herter 15.
Sundays loss against Middlebury was in many ways the inverse
of the the Polar Bears defeat of the
Panthers earlier this season. When
the two teams met on September
20 in Middlebury, Vermont, the
Panthers took an early lead before
the Polar Bears scored twice in the
last few minutes of the game.
On Sunday, Bowdoin took an
early lead off a goal from Rachel
Kennedy 16. This time it was Middlebury who scored two secondhalf goals, including the last-gasp
strike that was almost writing on
the wall, according to Herter.
We knew it was going to be a
really emotional game, Herter
said. They were fired up, we were
fired up.
Even though Bowdoin lost,
Herter said the game was one of
the best of the season. Bowdoin
maintained control for much of the
game, limiting the Panthers to only
a few opportunities on Bowdoins
goal, according to Pearson.
[The team] did incredibly well.
[Im] really proud of it, said Pearson.
The Polar Bears, the defending NCAA D-III champions, are

seeded fourth in the tournament.
Bowdoin and Middlebury, seeded
second behind Salisbury, are the
only NESCAC schools to earn
spots in the NCAA tournament
this year.
Theres a chance we could see
[Middlebury] in the NCAA finals, Herter said. That would be
a dream matchup.
This week, the team will be working hard to prepare for the opening
rounds of the NCAA tournament,
which will be hosted at Bowdoin on
Saturday and Sunday.
[Coach Pearson] always makes
a huge emphasis on focusing on
ourselves and on our game no
matter who our opponent is, said
Herter. I think were definitely
going to learn from this [past]
weekend, but were just going to
keep doing what weve been doing
all season working hard at practice
[and] not changing our style for
any other team.
If the Polar Bears beat Mount
Holyoke on Saturday, they will play
the winner of the game between
Skidmore and FDU-Florham, also
being played on Ryan Field on
Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
[This weekend] were going to
have to put together the best games
all season, said Pearson.
14
OPINION
the bowdoin orient
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Talk it out
n the past two weeks, the College has welcomed two high-profile speakers to campus to present views that many students consider controversial. Last night, Bowdoin hosted a talk by Kristan Hawkins, president of
the national pro-life organization Students for Life of Americathe same
group that used targeted Facebook advertising to recruit students to establish a chapter at Bowdoin in October. And last week, Fox News military analyst Colonel David Hunt gave a talk supporting a more isolationist approach
to the War on Terror, in which he advocated letting Iraq and Syria burn.
Both talks provoked responses from the Bowdoin community. At the conclusion of Hunts lecture, a few students chanted to protest his belief that
Islam is connected to terrorism, and last night, a group of female students
stood outside Hawkins lecture with signs featuring pro-choice slogans. We
recognize that when speakers come to campus to discuss divisive issues, students have a right to protest. They also have an obligation to protest respectfully. We are glad that in recent weeks, Bowdoin students have protested by
listening and responding, rather than interrupting, mocking or making ad
hominem attacks.
It is critical that public forums remain open to all opinions, especially
since a narrow set of progressive political beliefs often seem to dominate
campus culture. Hosting speakers whose perspectives differ from those
of our community prevents Bowdoin from becoming an ideological echo
chamber, which would not serve anyone well, regardless of their political
beliefs. After all, the liberal arts ethos encourages us to approach opposing
viewpoints as opportunities for learning. When we attend a talk like Hunts
or Hawkins, we gain a more nuanced understanding of complex issues and
can better situate our own beliefs in the context of a broader discourse.
While Bowdoin strives to create dialogue through its many student-run
organizations, the Colleges overwhelmingly liberal ideological environment
can prevent students from voicing alternative viewpoints. An event like last
nights could empower the minority of students who are pro-lifewho may
feel that most Bowdoin students are hostile to their perspectiveto express
their opinions more openly. In recent years, conservative students have reported feeling uncomfortable expressing their views and have asserted that
their opinions are suppressed on campus. The community needs to make
sure that all of its members beliefs are treated with due consideration.
These two talks demonstrate the Colleges willingness to address a discernible lack of ideological diversity surrounding certain hot-button issues.
Looking forward, Bowdoin should continue to broaden the campus political
discourse while also ensuring that guests are willing to engage in meaningful
discussions with students.
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial
board, which is comprised of Garrett Casey, Ron Cervantes, Natalie KassKaufman, Sam Miller, Leo Shaw and Kate Witteman.
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Response to Wedeman 15
To the Editors:
In an otherwise routine story about
Colonel David Hunts lecture on terrorism at Bowdoin (Terrorism lecture
sparks protests over strong rhetoric,
November 7, 2014) there were some very
disturbing quotes attributed to Christopher Wedeman 15. Apparently Wedeman believes that the biggest state sponsor of terror in the Middle Eastwould
maybe be a tie between Israel and the
United States. This remark betrays such
ignorance of the facts that one wonders
what world Wedeman inhabits.
Clearly he does not read the newspapers or watch the news. Wedeman
appears to be ignorant of the fact (not
belief) that Israel is the only democracy
in the Middle East. Perhaps he believes
that summarily executing civilians on
the streets (Hamas) is not terrorism. Perhaps he believes that beheading civilian
non-combatants (ISIS) is not terrorism.
Perhaps he believes that firing rockets indiscriminately into civilian areas (Hamas
and Hezbollah) is not terrorism.
Perhaps Wedemans world view is
best explained by the fact that he is one
of the founding members of Students for
Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group
that promotes the self-determination of
Palestinian people and their liberation
from Occupation. If, by Occupation,
SJP is referring to Hamas (which controls
Gaza) or the Palestinian Liberation Or-
ganization and Fatah (which control the

West Bank) then fine.
But more likely SJP is referring to Israel. If so, SJP betrays total ignorance.
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and,
other than some unfortunate Jewish
settlements in the West Bank, it does not
occupy any part of Palestine, itself a territory generally without consensus world
recognition. Palestinians in Israel have
more rights and freedoms than Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan or
any other Middle East location.
Finally, it is fascinating that Wedeman states that its interesting that
Bowdoin gave [Colonel Hunt] a platform to speak like this. Apparently
Wedemans ignorance is not limited to
geopolitical matters; he also is ignorant
of the First Amendment. My suggestion
is that Wedeman (and the members of
SJP) walk around the campus and pay
special attention to the monuments to
Bowdoin graduates who gave the last
full measure of devotion to protect the
very freedoms which he and SJP apparently disdain.
Sincerely,
Jeff D. Emerson 70
Member of the Board of Trustees
Response to Horwitz 15
To the Editors:
In making his argument (in the column Dressing to look homeless is distasteful, not humorous, November 7,
2014), the writer used an egregious false

equivalence comparing the homelesschic style of dressing to blackface. This
comparison to blackface is superficial
and careless as it erases the function of
blackface as a system of oppression.
Blackface never was just about the
imitation of black people or an attempt
at being ironic. At its core, blackface
is about the dehumanization of black
people in order to justify the existence of
racism in our society.
It perpetuated ugly myths of black
people as dangerous, simple, violent and
overly sexual creatures that are humorous in their attempts at humanity. It
was historically done to humiliate and
mock black people, to show that they
were unworthy of anything like compassion, understanding, respect or basic
human rights.
These myths still last today in more
watered down versions in discussions
ranging from the hyper-sexualization of
the black body to the inherent criminality of black men.
This more intensive understanding
of blackface is often lost in mainstream
conversations and is part of the reason
why people ranging from your average
Joe Schmo to celebrities like Julianne
Hough still ignorantly use blackface. The
comparison used whitewashes and oversimplifies this history, ultimately serving
as a disservice to both the topic he was
writing on and the issue of blackface.
Alex Mathieu 15
Trust women to make own choices about pregnancy

BY KAYLEE WOLFE
CONTRIBUTOR
I love birth. It may seem like a

strange passion for a college student to
professand perhaps an even stranger
thing to say at the beginning of an
opinion piece about abortionbut Ive
learned to own it.
I have an entire bookshelf devoted to
pregnancy guides, midwifery texts and
labor support manuals. I think and talk
about birth every day, and most of my
academic and professional choices are
now made with my future goal of catching babies as a midwife in mind.
Last winter, I took my love of birth
to the next level by becoming a trained
birth doula. This means that pregnant
women and their partners hire me to
support them through the labor process. I help to ensure that they have the
most positive experience possible.
While doulas have many useful
skills, our most important job is simply to respect and trust the women we
serve. We talk with them about their
hopes and desires for the birth, and we
hold those things sacred. We help them
advocate for the things they want and
give the care they deserve, even if it is
not what we would choose for ourselves. We trust women, and they trust
us in return.
It may sound obvious, but this trust
is no small thing. In a society where
womens bodies and identities have
been relentlessly pathologized and denigrated by both male-dominated medical institutions and wider social patriarchy, trusting women is a truly radical
act. So now, let me draw my own line
in the sand.
I love birth. I am a doula. I trust
women to make their own decisions.
And that means I also trust them to
know when being pregnant and giving
birth is not what is best for them, no
matter the reason.
Unfortunately, there are many in

our country who do not trust women.
Since 2010, more than 200 pieces of
state-level legislation restricting access
to abortion have been passedthats
more laws than were codified in the entire preceding decade.
Clinics have been shut down and
abortion providers have been forced or
intimidated out of practice. Low-income
and rural populations have been hit the
hardest by these changes; on average,
American women must now travel 30
miles to reach an abortion provider, and
six percent of women seeking abortions
must travel more than 100 miles.
If the goal is to decrease

the number of abortions,
comprehensive sexual education
and expanded access to eective
contraception will yield much
more positive results.
Pro-life activists like Kristan
Hawkins claim that they care about
womens health, but their goal is ultimately to restrict womens control over
their own bodies. They think that they
can make better decisions for women
seeking abortions than the individuals
themselves, and resort to using bad science and misinformation to legitimize
their efforts.
For example, Hawkins and her organization, Students for Life, often claim
that a majority of Americans believe
that abortion is wrong. But this statement asks people for their personal
opinionnot what they think should
be law. In reality, Gallup polling data reveals that only 21 percent of Americans
believe that abortion should be made
illegal in all circumstances.
Hawkins conflation of personal feel-
ings with policy preference is at best an

honest misunderstanding of how to interpret survey data, and at worst a deliberate attempt to mislead audiences.
Either way, she would do well to check
her sources.
The truth is that abortion is one of
the safest routine medical procedures
performed, period. Under the supervision of a competent healthcare provider
complications occur at a rate of less
than one percent, and when they do occur they are manageable.
What is dangerous is our countrys
current trend toward making safe and
legal abortion more and more inaccessible. There have already been reports
of some women into southern Texas
crossing the border to Mexico for medications to self-induce abortions because
they no longer have access to safe and
legal services in the U.S.
Shuttering abortion clinics and pushing providers out of practice is clearly
not the answer. If the goal is to decrease
the number of abortions, comprehensive sexual education and expanded access to effective contraception will yield
much more positive results.
In fact, the abortion rate has already
been declining in recent years, in part
due to the increased popularity and
expanded accessibility of long-acting,
highly effective birth control methods
such as the IUD and implant.
I love birth, but it should always be a
choice. Women should have the means
to avoid pregnancy when they want to,
and the right to end a pregnancy should
their prevention efforts fail. Trusting
women means letting go of judgment
and allowing them to make the decisions that are right for them, even if they
are not the decision we think we would
make under similar circumstances.
And that is one of many reasons why I
am a pro-choice doula.
Kaylee Wolfe is a member of the
Class of 2015.
opinion
the bowdoin orient
15
Misplaced blame: Michauds supporters wrongly scapegoat Cutler

KICKING THE CAN
DAVID STEURY
During the 2014 election season
in Maine, one of the most oft-repeated messages from the Maine Democratic Party was that Eliot Cutler, an
independent candidate in the states
gubernatorial race, was only siphoning liberal votes away from Representative Mike Michaud, the Democratic candidate.
That position seemed to be validated on November 4, at least in the
minds of many die-hard Democrats:
Michaud lost his race in a blue(ish)
state against a Republican rival who,
just as in 2010, won with less than 50
percent of the vote.
Unfortunately, this excuse for
electoral failure does not stand up
to examination, and Democrats
should instead look inward to explain just how Maine got stuck with
another four years under Governor
Paul LePage.
First, lets think about the pure results. Somehow, incredibly, one of the
least popular governors in the United
States was re-elected with more than
a ten percentage point improvement
over his 2010 performance.
In 2010, LePage received 38 percent of the vote and won by under
two points, defeating Cutler. In 2014,
with an underwater approval rating,
LePage received over 48 percent of
the vote, topping Michaud by five
points and falling just shy of a majority in the three-way race.

Not only failing to defeat
such a vulnerable candidate, but also seeing
him win by a wider
margin than before is
simply embarrassing.
This campaign cycle, the most common question I
was asked was
How
could
you
support
Eliot
Cutler
when hes just
taking
votes
away
from
Mike
Michaud? Do you
want LePage to
win?
My answer? Easilybecause
he
wasnt, and because
Michaud
couldnt
have won even with
Cutler out of the race.
Polls asked Cutler
supporters who they
would vote for in
a head-to-head
race between
Michaud and
LePage, and the
results varied
greatly.
Even
the
most Michaudfriendly poll I DIANA FURUKAWA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
found showed
Risks of escaping reality

through binge-watching
DOING
IT WRONG
MAYA REYES
A couple of weeks ago Netflix released the entire series of Gilmore
Girlsa crowd-pleasing, Bechdel
-test-passing dramedy infamous for
its quick witticisms. The release was
undoubtedly one of my (many) favorite moments in Netflix history.
I am definitely not aloneat
least half of the many people Ive
mentioned Gilmore Girls to recently have also confessed to binge
watching it now that it is available
to them.
There is something about this show
that makes binging on it particularly
concerning to me. The two protagonists, Lorelai and Rory, along with
many of the supporting casteven
the seemingly malicious ones like
Parisare all relatable and heartwarming people. I do not doubt that
people like them exist; in fact, I strive
to surround myself with such goodnatured people. Yet I am generally
aware that not everyone is harmless
and quirky.
The entire town of Stars Hollow
the setting for Gilmore Girlsis
completely unimaginable to me. Perhaps I am too much of a jaded New
Yorker, but the existence of a simultaneously working class and cutesy
neighborhood seems like a stretch.
Stars Hollow is a place, where all of
the people are loveable and funny, the
most dangerous person is a rebellious
teenager, and everyone gets your obscure Velvet Underground and David
Lynch references, so why is its depic-
tion so addicting?
Aside from the picturesque snow
scenes, even the tones of the show are
warm. A theme song by Carole King
lulls us into this sweet town and the
music in between scenes is calm and
friendly, too.
So what does it say when students,
as busy as we are, make time to binge
on a show that depicts an ideal reality? Gilmore Girls is by no means
thrillingeverything moves as slowly
as one would expect in a small town.
As much as I appreciate the quick
dialogue, I expect it to be alienating to
some people who dont get the weirdly
specific and often outdated references.
Yet I havent met one person who had
any strong feelings against the show.
Hell, as much as I critique it, you can
bet Im looking forward to an episode
as soon as I finish writing this.
There are surely more risky escape
mechanisms than Gilmore Girls
our parents should be thankful we
arent doing bath salts or anything,
right? However, that doesnt change
the idea that when we watch this
show set in an ideal world we are escaping from a not so ideal one. That
is perhaps why binging on it can feel
so de-stressing.
It isnt constructive to escape, and
not everyone has the privilege to do
it with the quick act of watching a
TV show. I dont reserve the right to
tell anyone whether they should escape for a little bit. But I will say that
perhaps it might be constructive to
confront those things that we wish
to escape, without the aid of Netflix.
Perhaps there will be no need to escape into a falsely idealistic world if
we concentrate more on crafting a
real one.
just over a 2:1 advantage for Michaud

among Cutlers supporters, far less
than would
have been required for Michaud to

seal the deal. In fact, if all of Cutlers
voters had gone to the polls without his name on the ballot, about 80
percent would have had to cast their
ballots for Michaud to make up for
his 30,000-vote deficit.
The fact is that in this most recent campaign, Michaud wasnt
the best candidate for the job.
Given that a significant part of
his campaign was dedicated to
telling Cutler supporters to
vote for him because Cutler couldnt win, Im not
entirely convinced that
Michaud thought Michaud was the best candidate for the job.
Unfortunately,
the
biggest blunder of the
entire campaign came
before it even started:
when Eliot Cutler declined to run as a Democrat. Clearly, he had reasons
for not doing so: namely, hes
not a Democrat, and did not
want to be beholden in any
way to the Democratic Party
while in the Blaine House.
However, its fairly clear that
if he ran as a Democrat, he would now
be the governorelect of Maine. Pollsters
consistently
found that in a
Cutler-LePage race,
Cutler would steamroll LePage.
That miscalculation, whether intentional or not, cost him the governorship and cost the people of Maine
a governor who wouldnt punctuate
his political attacks with rape jokes.
Michaud is an incredibly run-ofthe-mill Democrat who sought office
in a state that tends to be unreceptive
to that type of candidate.
Hes a nice guy; he has populist
positions; hes socially liberal, and
he wants to increase the minimum
wage. Boring. He brought very little
to the table that signaled an active
improvement in policy.
Maine seemed to be full of people
who really wanted Cutler, perhaps
convinced by his property tax plan
or his ideas for the economic rejuvenation of Maines mill towns or
his unwavering support of reproductive rights.
But they ended up supporting
Michaud because they believed the
Democratic narrative that Cutler,
running outside the two-party system, couldnt win.
Looking at Maines electoral history, it is clear what brand of leader
Mainers usually elect. Successful
and remembered Maine politicians
tend to be those that can reach out
to both sides of an argument, develop real ideas and work across party
lines to reach a mutually agreeable
conclusion. Leaders like former senators George Mitchell and Olympia
Snowe, Angus King and Susan Collins come to mind. It is a pity that
we will not now be able to add Eliot
Cutler to that list.
Embracing the Offer of the College through activism

BY BEN BRISTOL
CONTRIBUTOR
I sat down in the Ladd House living

room a couple of weeks ago to hear
about student activism at Bowdoin.
The four students speaking each represented different groups: Students
for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Radical
Alternatives, the Womens Resource
Center (WRC) and Bowdoin Climate
Action (BCA). The students spoke
about what they do and why they do
it. Three of us were there to listen, but
their message addressed the whole
community.
They represent a minority (likely
larger than it appears) of Bowdoin
students who are dissatisfied with
the routine of campus life. Their
message: the system we operate in is
shallow and passive. The daily routine that we fall into keeps us from
learning what we really need to
learn (and doing the things we need
to do). That sort of claim demands
context and explanation.
Matt Goodrich 15 and Christopher Wedeman 15, from BCA and
SJP respectively, were both very
unhappy during their first year at
Bowdoin. They felt inconsequential, channeled and oppressed by
the daily routine. So they started
clubs in which people could express
feelings that were stifled by the
campus culture.
SJP gave Wedeman a feeling of
home at Bowdointhe support and
group dynamic excited him. Catalina
Gallagher 16who has been a participant in SJP, BCA and Radical Alternativessaid it would be very hard
to be at Bowdoin and not be a part of
student activism.
But they did not found or join these
groups just to make friends. Their involvement stems from a deeper dissatisfaction with Bowdoin.
Kaylee Wolfe 15, the student director of the WRC, spoke to the challenge of chipping away at a very real
problem through a club, which exists
within a framework established by
Bowdoin. Its a game of learning,
she said.
These groups focus on different
issues and take different approaches to their work, but each wants the
same thing.
As Gallagher put it, theres a lot of
talk, but no follow through. Students
are taught to think critically about
problems but not encouraged to force
the issues in any real way.
We need the skills and

perspectives necessary to eect
positive change in the world, not
just to get good grades.
Most of what we do is very shallow, Goodrich said. We have to look
beyond the surface level of issues.
Wedeman cited the example of
Bowdoins commitment to the environment. Its greenwashing, he said.
The school sells an environmental
image but deals with the problems
in a very shallow way. Most of BCAs
work has focused on mobilizing
students and the administration to
support a real commitment to dealing with environmental issues, with
mixed results.
The underlying problem? Nobody
feels any pressure to uphold The Offer, Wolfe said.
The Offer of the College invites students to use their time at Bowdoin to
become leaders. These students condemned the school and administration, but they were really criticizing
us, the students.
One can certainly make the argu-
ment that the school has a responsibility to encourage us to act on important issues, but thats never been
the role of the College. Its always
been the role of students to shape
their own educations.
Every student has his or her own
path to a true education, Wedeman
said, but there is a clash between
what we really need...and what were
told to do.
We need the skills and perspectives
necessary to effect positive change in
the world, not just to get good grades.
To be leaders in all walks of our
lives, our learning must be focused
and reflective. Not to sound selfimportant, but the world needs us
right now. Every day innocent people
are denied rights and killed, species
go extinct (at a terrifying rate), and
more carbon crowds our atmosphere.
The world is incredibly and increasingly unstable.
Our generation will need to respond with leadership, creativity and
urgency. That urgency has to inform
our learning now. We cannot be complacent about the state of our planet
or indifferent to our role in changing
it. We have tremendous resources behind us, but we do not live The Offer
of the College just by going here. We
have to hold ourselves accountable to
the common good.
You dont have to be a student activist at Bowdoin, but you have to take
an active interest. We dont all have
the fire to start a club, petition and
protest. But be urgent in what you
do. Be aware of why you do it. Learn
deliberately. More depends on it than
you think. We should not talk about
homework like its a job we do just to
get by. Its a privilege and a powerful
advantage to go here. We have a responsibility not to be passive.
Ben Bristol is a member of the
Class of 2017.
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WORKSHOP
Find and Apply to a Great Internship
As students begin to search for summer internships, the

Career Planning Center will lead a workshop on skills like
writing a resume and using eBEAR.
Electronic Classroom, H&L Basement. 1 p.m.
LECTURE
"Fitbits to Pharmacy"
Randy Dick '79, Fellow and former Board of Trustees

member of the American College of Sports Medicine, will
discuss the impact of Big Data on sports medicine. He
leads an initiative to incorporate wellness principles into
the performing arts.
Room 213, Searles Science Building. 1 p.m.
CONCERT
Student music ensembles will perform two different

programs of classical music. One at 4:30 p.m. and the
other at 7:30 p.m.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 4:30 & 7:30p.m.
SATURDAY
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32 M FLATBREAD, CHICKEN PARM
MONDAY
Chamberfest
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PEFORMANCE
BOOK LAUNCH
As part of its effort to connect with students across campus, the Ying Quartet will hold a public performance at
which the group will play Beethoven, Stravinsky
and Tchaikovsky.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Associate Professor of German Jill Smith and Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Margaret Boyle will celebrate
the upcoming publications of their two books.
Refreshments will be served.
Faculty Room, Massachusetts Hall. 4:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY
Bellamafia will perform with the UniSons, Northeastern

University's only all-male a cappella group.
Quinby House. 8 p.m.
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T MAC & CHEESE, HAMBURGERS

M CHICKEN POT PIE, MAC & CHEESE
"Revealing Mediterranean Women"
Associate Professor of Art History Susan Wegner and

Senior Lecturer in Italian Davida Gavioli will discuss the
new exhibit at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, which
explores European visions of Mediterranean women from
Ancient Greece to Picasso.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Noon.
Maine Songwriters' Association

Annual Songwriting Competition
Frontier will host the finalists of the fourth

annual competition. Each finalist will perform two songs
in front of a panel of three judges. Tickets are $10.
Frontier. 8 p.m.
LECTURE
"Nowhere to Call Home"
Award-winning radio correspondent and filmmaker Jocelyn

Ford will screen her film, which chronicles the life of a widowed Tibetan farmer who moves from rural Tibet to the slums
of Beijing. Ford will be a part of a panel following the film.
Room 115, Edwards Arts Center. 7 p.m.
40 T BBQ CHICKEN, PORK LOIN

31 M TOFU STEAK, CHICKEN PICCATA
FILM
READING
"Listen Up Philip"
Poet David Roderick
Frontier will present Alex Ross Perry's comedy starring

Jason Schwartzman as Philip, an author who experiences
various difficulties in his personal life while he awaits the
release of his second novel.
Frontier. 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m.
EVENT
EVENT
Bowdoin-Colby
Hockey Game
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BREAK
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41 M ROAST TURKEY, GLAZED HAM
THURSDAY
LECTURE
LECTURE
PERFORMANCE
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"Berlin Coquette" and "Unruly Women"
T CHICKEN MARSALA, SPAGHETTI

M BAJA FISH TACOS, TACO BAR
UNIMAFIA
SUNDAY
34 T SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN, MUSSELS

26 M SALMON, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN
WEDNESDAY
The Ying Quartet
CONCERT
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The award-winning poet and professor at the MFA Writing

Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will
read from his various collections.
Quinby House. 7:30 p.m.
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"Speciation Causes Flower Color Evolution in a Texas Wildflower"
Robin Hopkins, a biology professor at Harvard University,

will speak about her research on the role of natural selection in speciation.
Room 020, Druckenmiller Hall. 4 p.m.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Remembering Prof. Richard Morgan '59
A memorial service will be held to commemorate the life of

Richard Morgan, Bowdoin's William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law, a faculty member for 45 years and
chair of the government department three times.
The Chapel. 11 a.m.
LECTURE
"Hendrick Goltzius: Virtuoso

Printmaker, Exquisite Painter"
Former chief curator at the Detroit Institute of Art George

Keys, Associate Professor of Art History Peter Small and
Curator of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art Joachim
Homann will discuss prints and a painting featured in an
art exhibit about Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius.
Pavilion, Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 7 p.m.
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