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IN FOCUS: BOWDOIN-COLBY HOCKEY GAME OPINION
EDITORIAL: Feedback Loop.
SPORTS: FIELD HOCKEY IN D-III FINAL FOUR
Page 15.
DEAL WITH IT: Will Powers 15 on the key to
achieving mental discipline.
Page 19.
Page 18.
Frannie Gurzenda 16 and Emily Stewart 16 explore the
bounty of Brunswick
farmers markets.
Page 7.
In anticipation of the upcoming Bowdoin-Colby
hockey face-os, a look at the
historic rivalry, Coach ONeils
path back to Bowdoin
and an analysis of both
squads.
Pages 10-11.
After toppling the top seed in the NCAA tourna-
ment, eld hockey advances to its seventh Final
Four today in Virginia.
HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
In their Improvembershow, members of the Improvabilities hammed it up for the crowd last night in Kresge Auditorium.
OFF THE CUFF
Vacant frat
house to be
demolished
on Monday
BY MEG ROBBINS
ORIENT STAFF
IT targets
students
personal
Wi- hubs
Please see WI-FI, page 3
According to Director of Net-
working and Telecommunications
Jason Lavoie, over 25 unauthorized
Wi-f access points have been in-
stalled since the beginning of the
academic year, mainly in dorms, and
are now causing problems with the
network as a whole.
According to Chief Information
Om cer Mitch Davis and Lavoie, this
has resulted in poorer service for the
rest of the community.
Tough Information Technology
(IT) could turn of the unauthorized
access points on their own, Davis
said he hopes to instead encourage
collaboration between students and
IT in tackling this issue, a sentiment
he outlined in an email to the college
on November 15.
Te Bowdoin wireless network,
Nine safety violations in Dining since 2010 Student research warns of
rising midcoast sea levels
Rising sea levels caused by
global climate change could have
a serious effect on towns in mid-
coast Maine, according to research
presented by Cam Adams 14 at
the Changing Tides: Perspectives
on Sea Level Rise panel last week.
Since hearing about the research
last year, midcoast community of-
ficials in Bath and Bowdoinham
have launched further analyses of
the data.
Organized by Courtney Payne
15, Anna Hall 15, and Margaret
Lindeman 15, the November 14
panel looked at the potential ef-
fects of sea level rise as a result of
climate change on the internation-
al, state and local levels.
The panel featured Professor of
Government Allen Springer, geolo-
gist Peter Slovinsky from climate-
Please see SEA LEVELS, page 4
BY CAMERON DE WET
ORIENT STAFF
Harpswell Road, the former Al-
pha Kappa Sigma fraternity house,
is slated for demolition starting
this Monday, November 25. The
College has yet to finalize plans for
the lot.
We dont have a timetable or
design for the new structure, but
we hope its in the next few years,
said Senior Vice President for Fi-
nance and Administration and
Treasurer Katy Longley.
According to Longley, proposals
for the space have included an arc-
tic museum with additional class-
room space.
Now known as Lancaster House,
the College acquired the building
along with several other former
fraternity houses in June 2000.
The buildings renovation was
originally scheduled for 2002 or
2003, but the house has since re-
mained empty on Harpswell Road.
Please see FRAT, page 4
BY JOE SEIBERT
ORIENT STAFF
MATTHEWGUTSCHENRITTER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BY RON CERVANTES
ORIENT STAFF
Since 2010, food safety inspec-
tors from the Maine Department of
Health and Human Services have is-
sued nine Risk Factor/Intervention
Violations to Dining Services four
food service locations at Bowdoin:
four in Torne, three in Moulton,
two in Jack Magees Pub & Grill,
and none in the Caf. None of these
violations represented extreme risks
to the quality or safety of the food
served to Bowdoin students.
According to Ken Cardone, the
associate director and executive chef
of dining services who has been at
Bowdoin for 25 years, Dining sees
these inspections as learning tools
rather than punishment.
When you have an inspection re-
port, [the inspector will] call atten-
tion to certain areas, Cardone said.
We make those adjustments quick-
ly, and that helps as a training tool.
State inspectors, according to Car-
done, come to food service facilities
in Maine every two years unless they
feel the need to keep a closer eye on
a certain establishments, like a busy
restaurant or a notorious violator.
Cardone explained that when
an inspector comes to Bowdoin,
the Dining staf peppers them with
questions and seeks their advice on
topics such as equipment recom-
mendations.
We have a pretty good relation-
ship with the town and the state,
Cardone added. We take health
very, very seriously.
Inspectors generally spend an en-
tire day just on Bowdoins four food
locations. In addition, Cardone and
other managers in Dining do self-
inspections of their facilities every
month, which are not required but
help prepare them for the om cial,
state-conducted inspections.
Te College, like all members of
the food industry, has many chal-
lenges it has to overcome in order
to constantly meet every food-safety
regulation. According to Cardone,
regulations can change yearly, and
until last year the State of Maine did
not actually publish a separate list
of changes to their 159-page safety
code, forcing establishments like
Bowdoin to comb through the docu-
ment every year in search of any new
revisions.
One violation that resulted from
a new regulation occurred in the
2010 inspection of Moulton, where
the inspector cited the College for
Scoops made from gallon jugs be-
ing used for ingredients in bake [sic]
good area, which was in violation of
a multiuse food contact surface reg-
ulation stating that tools be properly
designed and constructed.
Since then, Dining has made sure
that all of its implements, from ice
scoops to other utensils, are not
makeshif.
Other violations that sound dan-
gerous on paper end up being far
less sinister when contextualized.
In a 2010 inspection of Torne, the
inspector wrote Repair or discon-
tinue use of the mixer that is leaking
grease from the mixer head. (Taken
out of service). According to Car-
done, mixers the size of the one in
Torne tend to leak small amounts
of oil around the seal of the shaf
that connects to the motor afer
years of wear, which the inspector
found only afer close inspection of
the unit.
Lester Prue, a Dining Services Unit
Manager who has been at the College
for 38 years, said he was very thank-
ful of the College administrators for
their yearly commitment to retroft-
ting facilities and equipment. Dining
Please see DINING, page 5
No violations represented
extreme safety risks; Dining
reports that they see
inspections as a learning tool.
EXPECTED LAND VALUE LOST DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE IN BATH
Unauthorized access points slow
network, pose security risk, says IT
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Last Tursday, Sustainable Bow-
doins Eco-Reps conducted their an-
nual trash audit, collecting waste from
all frst-year dorms to calculate recy-
cling rates.
Te audit showed that recycling
trends continue to increase35 per-
cent of all frst-year trash was recycled
this year, an all-time high.
Of 341 pounds of trash, 53 pounds
(15 percent) could have been recycled.
KATE FEATHERSTON, ELIZA GRAUMLICH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Left, womens a capella group Miscellania teamed with up with Japanese-style drumming group Taiko, on Friday. Right, the Meddiebempsters performed at MacMillan House with Ursus Verses, on Saturday.
ECO-REPS AUDIT FIRST YEARS TRASH, 35 PERCENT OF WASTE RECYCLED
Jack Stiles, Security
I was working at Maine National Bank. I
remember thinking This doesnt happen
here, this is North America. We dont
assassinate our presidents here. They
do in South America, but they dont do
that here.It seemed impossible...Even if
you werent a big fan, he was very, very
special. Families, young kidsit was a
very trying time for everybody.
Janice Jae, McKeen Center
I was in Naples, Italy where my father
was working for NATO and President
Kennedy had visited there a month or so
earlier shortly after we had moved there.
My sister shook his hand...I had to break
the news to my family.
STAFF SPEAK
Where were you when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, 50 years ago today?
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Robert Chapman, Security
I was in high school, my mother and I
were at the department store in Lewiston,
she was inside and I was in the car. I
was supposed to be in school that day
but I wasnt. She was inside and came
out pretty upset and came into the car
with me and told me that there was an
announcement over the speakers that the
president had been shot.
SING WITH ME
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HIGHLIGHTS
Behind the Scenes:
Professors O ces
Film Studies with
Football Coach
Dave Caputi
Students React
to Red Sox World
Series Victory
Security Reports,
visualized
Common Good
Day 2013
Recycling that last 15 percent would
be signifcant, according to Sustain-
ability Outreach Assistant Andrew
Cushing.
It would boost us up to 50 percent
which is where, as a college, I think we
should be, said Cushing. Some of
our peer schools like Middlebury are
at around 50 percent or more.
Em ciency rates have oscilated since
the Sustainability Om ce started col-
Behind the Scenes:
Campus Food Truck
lecting data in 2005, with the recycling
rate dropping as low 22.4 percent in
2005 to 2006.
While the om ce does not know
what causes the fuxes in the recycling
and trash rates, Cushing theorizes that
years in which the College is undergo-
ing construction adds to the net trash
weight, hurting the recycling ratios.
Te Sustainability Om ce does not
quite know why certain dorms tend to
recycle more than others.
Coleman and Winthrop tradition-
ally dont do very well, Cushing ex-
plained
As for any surprising trash items
or egregious recycling violations, the
Eco-Reps are not easily surprised.
Tere are always some interesting
things. We found two full bottles of Se-
bago Beerunopened, said Cushing.
-Compiled by Joe Sherlock
Norma Barnes, Dining
I was in seventh grade, going to the
Bowdoin Central School, I was 11 years
old. I can remember my teacher coming
into our room and telling us as a class...
that our president had been assassinated.
We were all just in awe, it was unbeliev-
able, we couldnt even imagine that kind
of thing happening in our country. I dont
think Ive ever seen little kids that quiet.
RECYCLING RATE AND POUNDS OF RECYCLABLES FOUND IN TRASH, 20052013
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according to Davis, is made up of
over 400 authorized access points
across campus, each of which re-
ceives the networks full bandwidth
and divides it among the members
of the community connected to it.
Tese access points communicate
with each other so that when a per-
son enters a new space, she receives
her wireless connection through the
nearest access point with the least
amount of people on it.
Te personal access points that
students install provide them with
the entire, undivided bandwidth of
the wireless network, but interfere
with the communication between
the authorized access pointscaus-
ing the wireless association of near-
by users to come and go. Te efect
is magnifed in areas where multiple
personal access points are present.
Tis can almost entirely drown out
the Bowdoin network.
According to Cisco Systems Engi-
neer Greg Costanzo, a representative
from the vendor that provides Wi-f
to campus, the installation of unau-
thorized access points also threatens
the security of the network by pro-
viding potential avenues through
which outsiders can connect to and
harm the Bowdoin network.
When you put up a standalone
access point, Costanzo said, Youre
basically vouching for anyone who
connects to ittheyre accessing the
network as though they are you, so if
they do unlawful activity, then thats
going to show up as being on your
shoulders.
As a frst step in addressing the
problem, Davis is asking students to
turn ofnot simply disconnectall
personal access points. He has also
brought the issue to the attention of
the Bowdoin Student Government.
Ill give it until when people get
back from Christmas, Davis said.
Well do a scan then and if people
dont turn them of, [Dean of Stu-
dent Afairs] Tim Foster and I will
probably go talk to them.
Davis has turned of peoples per-
sonal access points occasionally in
previous years, but the problem has
become more noticeable this year,
largely because of an upgrade in the
network that took place this summer.
[Because of the upgrade] we
know what port theyre connected
to and what room its in, and even
the people in the room, Davis said.
Before, we only knew [the access
points] were somewhere on the net-
work and we would have to take a
wireless scanner through a building
to fnd it.
Davis said he intends to pre-
serve the privacy of students, and
hopes he does not have to take it
that far.
To improve Wi-f coverage
around campus without hurting the
network, Davis said that students
should call him or report dead zones
to the Internet Technology Advisory
Council (ITAC), a group that meets
weekly to solve these problems.
[Te network is] just new, so it
still needs some additional access
points to fll out the spaces and the
goal is to listen to students to make
that happen, Davis said. But we
need people to talk to usotherwise
we cant fx it.
Davis and Lavoie have 40 addi-
tional access points they can add to
the campus network to increase its
coverage or capacity at any moment,
and can receive another 85 at the
drop of a hat, according to Davis.
No major issues with Polaris rollout
Tis week marked the frst time the
entire student body used Polaris, the
new online course registration web-
site, rather than course cards. First
years used Polaris for course selection
this fall.
Registrar Jan Brackett evaluated
Polaris success from two angles: what
the results were for students signing
up for classes and what feedback she
received from the faculty and advi-
sors.
I compared how many people were
in four classes afer round one versus
how many people were in four classes
afer the top of the card was processed
last spring, when registration was still
done on paper, Brackett said. By this
metric, all four grade levels did bet-
ter this spring using Polaris than last
spring with paper registration cards,
so she consider[s] that a success.
Te sophomore class had the most
dramatic improvement, with 15.7
percent more students getting into
all four of their frst choice classes
BY YASMIN HAYRE
ORIENT STAFF
this spring. Continuing recent trends,
across the grades, there was an eight
percent increase of students register-
ing for their top choices. According to
Brackett, this smaller average is par-
tially due to the fact that seniors tend
to sign up for fewer than four classes.
Brackett did not report complaints
from faculty.
I heard that the system improves
advising because it gives faculty what
they need at their fngertips, she said.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Suzanne Lovett added that her junior
and senior students felt like it worked
really well.
Classics 1101Classical Mythol-
ogy, taught by Michael Neidahlwas
the most popular course this round of
registration; it is traditionally a very
popular course.
Brackett said that no classes were
cut, but some lab sections were added
and registration limits were increased
to accommodate student demand.
Brackett noted that Polaris had a
better success rate because the Of-
fce of the Registrar was able to adjust
course oferings before it processed all
class requests.
Student reaction was generally
positive.
Its helpful to see how many spots
are available in a class that I am inter-
ested in taking, said Charlie Camp-
bell-Decock 17.
Its much easier to make changes
[on Polaris] thanon a piece of paper
that might be lost or misread, said
Jenny Hughes 16. I got all my classes
and mostly everyone I know got all of
theirs as well.
Sixty minutes: investigating
the Common Hour tradition
Six Fridays a semester, Bowdoin
students, faculty and staf gather in
order to rejoice in our collegiate pur-
pose, to interact with each other, and
to deepen our common understand-
ing, concern and delight. Common
Hourset aside for the entire com-
munitybrings speakers on a wide
range of topics to address the Bow-
doin community.
Students, faculty and staf choose
fve out of the six Common Hour
speakers for each semester through
an open nomination process. Te re-
maining speaker is chosen from the
faculty via student nominations only.
Te annual number of nominations
varies, ranging from as few as 10 to as
many as 100.
Once the nominations are submit-
ted, the Om ce of Events and Sum-
mer Programs, under the guidance
of Associate Director of Events and
Summer Programs Brenna Hensley,
reviews them all individually and
check for speakers that have mul-
tiple nominations or that people have
shown high degrees of interest in.
Hensley and her team research poten-
tial speakers, check their availability,
and if everything falls into place, invite
them to speak.
Its a balancing act, says Hensley.
Teres only six Common Hours
every semester; we cant take every
nomination.
Common Hour is funded through a
variety of diferent sources and chang-
es year to year. Te Events Om ce ear-
marks money for Common Hour but
funds from endowments, departmen-
tal budgets and external grants sup-
plement the costs of the events as well.
Te amount of money it costs to
bring speakers to campus varies from
speaker to speaker.
Although speakers like Andy Ser-
wer 81 P16 and Kurt Eichenwald
P14 typically charge around $10,000-
$15,000 to speak, plus travel and ex-
penses for speaking arrangements
according to their respective speaking
agencies, William Morris Endeavor
and Inspiring Speakersmany such
speakers will charge less for colleges.
Bowdoin alumni and parents some-
times reduce their fees as well.
Although there is no om cial track-
ing of attendance of Common Hours,
Hensley takes an unom cial headcount
afer most events. Hensley said that at-
tendance fuctuates.
In planning Common Hour talks,
the events om ce projects the atten-
dance based on the number of nomi-
nations for a particular speaker, the
BY JULIAN ANDREWS
ORIENT STAFF
buzz around campus regarding the
speaker, and conficting events.
In the end, there is no easy answer
as to why some speakers are well at-
tended and others are not. Sometimes
the events are standing room only, and
sometimes only 40 or 50 people will
show up to an event that was projected
to draw a larger crowd.
Teres really no rhyme or reason,
says Hensley, It depends sometimes
on the weather...theres so many fac-
tors, you cant really know.
When asked, many students said
they came to Common Hour due to
either interest in the speaker or sub-
ject, or encouragement from their
friends and peers.
Students who dont attend regularly,
or have never attended Common Hour
ofen cite lack of publicity or say they
are usually too busy to attend the talks.
Some students are not aware that
Common Hour talks are always on
Friday afernoons, and though most
everyone realizes that speakers are
frequently brought to campus, the dif-
ferentiation between Common Hour
speakers and other speakers is less
clear.
Ryan Sanderson 16 says he has
never been to a Common Hour talk,
but is not opposed to the idea.
I havent really been aware of what
the topics have been this year, but if I
found a topic that I found particularly
interesting I would go, he said.
During some of the Fridays with-
out Common Hours, the Bowdoin
Student Government (BSG) runs
Uncommon Hours, during which
student-nominated professors give
presentations and talks. Tese events
are not controlled by the Events Om ce,
but rather organized by the Commit-
tee for Student Afairs in the BSG.
Attendance does not infuence bud-
geting for the Common Hour program.
Speakers must be paid regardless
of how many people show up and,
because the talks are free, attendance
does not ofset the cost of speakers in
any way.
Attendance does, however, infu-
ence location. Having a poorly attend-
ed event in Pickard Teater does not
look good, and many Common Hours
have been held in Kresge Auditorium,
a medium sized venue, which works
well for most Common Hours.
Hensley would like to see higher at-
tendance and more nominations from
students. She encourages students to
attend talks by speakers from areas
that they would not normally be inter-
ested in.
We bring a lot of great speakers.
Sometimes I think its a missed oppor-
tunity for [students], she said.
Eight percent more students
received their rst choice classes
with Polaris compared to the
old paper system.
MEG ROBBINS, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
WIRED IN: Lavoie points out upgraded network equipment in the campus datacenter; he urges students to disconnect personal wireless access points.
MATTHEWGUTSCHENRITTER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
NOTABLE COMMON HOUR SPEAKERS
Thomas Cech (March 2003): Nobel Prize winner in
chemistry for his discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA.
TOP AND BOTTOM THREE DEPARTMENTS BY % SPOTS FILLED
Torsten Wiesel, M.D. (Oct. 2001): Nobel Prize winner in
medicine for his research on information processing in the visual system.
Carl Bernstein (Sept. 2000): One of the journalists who broke the Watergate
story for the Washington Post.
Senator George Mitchell 54 (Sept. 2008): Former Senate majority leader,
negotiator of the Northern Ireland Peace Accord, and Chair of the investigation
into illegal steroid use in Major League Baseball.
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In a 2010 Orient Express blog
post, Senior Vice President for
Planning and Development and
Secretary of the College Emeritus
Bill Torrey voiced doubts about
the viability of renovation plans.
It was in very bad shape and
we didnt think it was financially
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
smart to renovate it, Torrey wrote.
Over the past 13 years the Col-
lege has paid to maintain the ex-
ternal appearance of the house and
pay small heating costs.
The Maine Historic Preserva-
tion Committee also sent a letter to
the school saying the house wasnt
of historical significance. Accord-
ing to Longley, demolition will
cost $35,000.
It is clearly fnancially imprudent
focused consulting firm Catalysis
Adaptation Partners, and Adams,
an earth and oceanographic stud-
ies major.
Adams presented work he had
done last fall with Hannah Glover
13, Liza LePage 13 and Dan-
iel Lesser 14 in Introduction to
Geographic Information Systems
(GIS), a 200-level Environmental
Studies class taught by adjunct lec-
turer Eileen Johnson.
The project, titled Coastal Re-
siliency, looked at potential ef-
fects of rising sea levels on the
communities of Bath, Topsham,
and Bowdoinham.
Using GIS and NE LiDAR, a re-
mote sensing system that uses light
to gauge distance, the students
simulated rising sea levels to de-
termine which parts of the towns
would be submerged.
The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change estimates a global
rise in sea level of two feet in the
next 50 to 100 years, a number the
students used as a basis for their
approximations.
We tried to get on either end of
that, looking at the lesser impact of
that and then going higher just to
see what it would look like at six
feet, said Adams.
With a two-foot rise, much of
the midcoast areas coastal infra-
structure and many roads and
bridges would be affected.
Of the three towns, they deter-
mined that Bath faced the greatest
threat while Topsham would be
the least affected.
The industrial hub of Bath Iron
Works shipyard could be affected
by even a two-foot rise, while the
SEA LEVELS
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increase could damage close to
250 buildings in the town. A storm
surge could double this number,
affecting upwards of 600 buildings.
Johnson pointed out that ris-
ing sea levels partnered with an
increase in storm-surge flooding
due to global warming could have
a compounded and more destruc-
tive effect.
We may be seeing these more
intense storms more and more,
and how prepared are we? asked
Johnson.
The students project focused
specifically on storm surges as a
potential threat.
The impact of sea level rise it-
self will take a long time to have
a big impact, but it is when those
smaller storms start to have a more
of an impact with sea level rise
that the potential concern is more
pressing, said Lesser.
Associate Professor of Envi-
ronmental Studies and Earth and
Oceanographic Science Phil Ca-
mill pointed out that people along
the waterfront are already begin-
ning to feel these effects.
Theyre seeing sea level rise as
something thats real, Camill said.
To some extent, the steep and
rocky coastline of Maine helps to
marginalize the effects of rising
sea level.
But Adams pointed out that the
towns of Bowdoinham, Bath, and
Topsham are not actually on the open
coast and are thus more vulnerable.
When you have these channels
with rising seas, theres actually
even more of an effect than just
along the open coast because of the
way in which the ocean is funneled
into these estuaries, said Adams.
Although their research focused
solely on the potential effects of sea
level risenot on concrete steps
for mitigationAdams and Lesser
met with six town officials from the
three communities to discuss ad-
dressing these potential threats.
Johnson said that since then, Bow-
doinham om cials have begun up-
dating their comprehensive plan to
incorporate information about the
impact of possible rising sea levels.
Bath has seriously considered
the results of the study as well,
commissioning a more detailed
economic analysis of the potential
effects of rising sea levels on their
community, according to Johnson.
Looking at how theres this dy-
namic between local people, the
town planners, and the state plan-
ners or the government agencies,
theres often a lack of cooperation
and resources and Bowdoin can
kind of fill that gap, said Lesser.
While admitting that their analy-
ses were fairly basic, Adams points
out that the town officials were glad
to have any kind of projection.
I think that they were interest-
ed in knowing how much of an is-
sue it is for their respective towns,
said Lesser.
Adams did say that while Bow-
doin students and faculty are in-
vestigating rising sea levels in
Midcoast Maine, Bowdoin College
itself is not threatened.
Were not going to be underwa-
ter in the near future, he said.
to spend [the] resources [to reno-
vate] on a building thatis neither
architecturally nor historically sig-
nifcant, Longley said in an article
posted on the Bowdoin website this
week.
Prior to tearing down the house,
the College is contacting former
members of the fraternity to in-
form them of the demolition.
I always thought the fraternity
system was a little outmoded, and
that there was a better way to orga-
nize people socially, said Richard
Black 64, former president of Al-
pha Kappa Sigma.
It was a lovely old house and I
lived there for two years and have
some good memories living there,
but life moves on and if the school
can do something positive with it,
thats okay too, he said.
According to Longley, the build-
ings demolition has been under
discussion for the past 14 months.
We talked to the trustees about it
in October and weve been working
on getting a permit from the town
of Brunswick, said Longley. We re-
ceived the permit [last] Monday and
we start the project on Monday.
The demolition will take a few
days and the whole project will be
completed in two to three weeks.
That timing will depend on the
landscaping process.
Estimates determined that Bath
is the most at risk from changes in
sea levels; as little as a two or three
foot change could aect the Bath
Iron Works shipyard and overrun
close to 250 buildings.
LEFT COURTESY OF THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE ARCHIVES, RIGHT COURTESY OF PETER DAVIS
ITS ALL GREEK TO ME: Left, the Alpha Kappa Sigma house in the 1930s; right, the interior of Alpha Kappa Sigma as it stands today. The College is demolishing the empty house on Monday.
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SECURITY REPORT: 11/14 to 11/21
Tursday, November 14
An employee driving a Bow-
doin vehicle struck a fre hydrant on
Cleaveland Street.
Friday, November 15
A small fre in a trash can outside
of Coles Tower was extinguished.
A womens ice hockey player
with a leg injury was escorted to the
Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
A staf member accidentally
damaged a Bowdoin vehicle at the
Bethel Point sailing facility in Harp-
swell.
Saturday, November 16
Brunswick Police (BPD) re-
quested Security assistance at a Gar-
rison Street residence.
Brunswick Rescue transported
an intoxicated frst-year male stu-
dent from Spring Street to Mid
Coast Hospital.
Two students at Harpswell
Apartments were cited for an alco-
hol policy violation.
A staircase handrail was dam-
aged during a registered event at
Baxter House.
Om cers responded to an intru-
sion alarm at Gustafson House.
A student was cited for smoking
marijuana inside Chamberlain Hall.
A student with abdominal pain
was escorted to Mid Coast Hospital.
At the request of a concerned
faculty member, an om cer checked
on a students well-being.
A students stolen bicycle was
found.
An om cer checked on the well-
being of two intoxicated students at
West Hall.
Sunday, November 17
A complaint of noise and mari-
juana smoke was reported on the
11th foor of Coles Tower.
A resident reported disorderly
conduct on the part of students
walking on Com n Street.
An underage student was cited
for walking near Com n Street with
an open container of alcohol.
BPD warned a student for drink-
ing in public on Com n Street.
An underage student was cited
for walking with an open container
near Pickard Field House.
A bicycle that was stolen from
Reed House was recovered and re-
turned to the owner.
Monday, November 18
An iPod Nano that was report-
ed missing or stolen from the Buck
Fitness Center was returned to the
owner.
Wednesday, November 20
An ill student was escorted to
Mid Coast Hospital.
An om cer and Brunswick Res-
cue personnel assisted a student who
fainted at Moulton Dining Hall.
A student at Chamberlain Hall
accidentally set of a smoke detector
while using a hair dryer.
Tursday, November 21
A student living at 8-10 School
Street reported the thef of a black
Serfas True LED bike light from a
bike parked outside of the apart-
ment building.
A Torne Dining employee re-
ported that several personal items
were stolen from an unlocked locker
in an employee locker room.
-Compiled by the Of ce of Safety
and Security
High school students hoping to en-
roll at Bowdoin next fall have begun
to send their applications, essays, rec-
ommendation letters and arts supple-
ments to the Om ce of Admissions.
Te College received 594 applications
for Early Decision I (ED I). Te dead-
line was last Friday, November 15.
The number of ED applications
may fluctuate in the coming days,
according to Dean of Admissions
and Financial Aid Scott Meikle-
john. Some students will opt to
switch to regular decision, and
some students who have already
applied regular will call to move
their application into the ED pool.
The number of applications is
fairly consistant with previous
years. It marks a slight decrease
from the record-breaking 602 ED
applications for the Class of 2017.
According to a Nov. 2012 Orient
article, the Class of 2016 also had
594 ED I applications.
Meiklejohn attributed this grad-
ual rise in applications to the fact
that more and more people around
the country and the world are get-
ting a better understanding of how
great Bowdoin is.
The number of schools repre-
sented in the applicant pool de-
creased 2.4 percent since last year,
from 459 for the Class of 2017
to 448. However, the number of
countries represented increased,
from 56 last year to 67 this year,
marking a 20 percent increase. The
group of students applying ED I is
also more diverse compared to past
years. According to Meiklejohn,
111 multicultural students applied
ED I. Last year, only 84 students of
color applied ED I.
Although the applicant pool is
diversifying and has been steadily
expanding over the past few years,
the number of students admitted
through ED I has been roughly
consistent.
One hundred and eighty-nine stu-
dents were admitted ED I for the Class
of 2017 and 172 for the Class of 2016.
ED at Bowdoin is for someone
who has completely convinced
themselves that Bowdoin is their
number one choice, said Meikle-
john. ED isnt a better strategy.
There are places where ED is an ad-
vantage but its not an advantage to
apply ED here, its just an option.
ED I applicants will find out
whether or not they were admit-
ted in early December. The ED II
deadline is the same as the regular
decision deadline, January 1.
594 ED I apps; 20% more
countries represented
BY MARINA AFFO
ORIENT STAFF
Bowdoin Student Government
(BSG) met this Wednesday, pri-
marily to review the progress of
previously approved mandates be-
fore departure for Thanksgiving
break next week.
Vice President for Academic
Affairs Jordan Goldberg 14 dis-
cussed an event occurring on cam-
pus last night called Difference at
Bowdoin.
The event featured two guest
speakers, Jeff Cuartas 14 and H.
Roy Partridge, a visiting professor
of sociology, and examined differ-
ence and diversity on Bowdoins
campus. Goldberg also noted the
success of the Food for Thought
talks held this past Monday in the
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
Next, Vice President for Student
Affairs, Robo Tavel 16, discussed
the upcoming Mens Summit to be
held today.
Its going to be a really interest-
ing discussion. Theres a professor
from Colby coming to give a pre-
sentation which will be followed
by a dialoguea conversation of
masculinityand what it means to
be a man, both on Bowdoins cam-
pus and more broadly in society,
said Tavel.
At-Large Representative An-
drew Millar 16 and Vice-President
for Facilities David Levine 16,
both reported general satisfaction
with the new course registration
system, Polaris, yet mentioned
complaints, such as add/drop, or
pre-requisite issues. However, Vice
President for the Treasury Megan
Massa 14 was able to explain these
difficulties.
So, what this is right now is not
Phase II; this would be the second
row on the course card. [On the
old course cards] you were never
allowed to drop courses between
the first row and the second row.
What were doing now isnt any
different than what weve done be-
fore, said Massa.
Doug Caplan 15, the Athletic
Council representative, discussed
the pep rally for this coming Satur-
days home hockey games against
Colby. The rally will begin at 5
p.m. at Farley Field House. There
will be food available and a bar for
those over 21.
Caplan also mentioned that, for
those who were not able to secure
tickets last week, some tickets will
be available at the door.
People should wear all black [at
the pep rally]. Were starting a new
tradition of bringing pots, pans
and utensils to just make a ton of
noise, said Caplan. Were also
working on blocking off student
sections at both ends to intimidate
Colby.
BSG President Sarah Nelson 14
finished off the meeting by recom-
mending that BSG members attend
the two Active Bystander train-
ings; the second will take place
Friday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.
It will be geared towards dis-
cussion concerning potential in-
cidents. A lot of great things have
happened in the past, its really
well attended, and was really fabu-
lous. These events are quite seri-
ous, and are incredibly valuable in
that youll learn how to step up as
a leader in such situations, said
Nelson.
Class of 2016 representative
Michael Colbert also mentioned
positive reviews of the We Stand
with You photo display in Smith
Union.
BSG discusses Saturday pep
rally, active bystander training
BY MATT SHEN
ORIENT STAFF
SKY C. MONACO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
creates a running list of items that
they need to renovate or replace, and
each year the College crosses a few of
them of the list. Facilities then works
with Dining to make sure that the
renovations go smoothly.
For example, over the summer
Torne received a highly em cient
dishwasher that decreased water
usage from around 475 gallons-per-
minute to roughly 125.
DINING
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According to Cardone, Dining
employs roughly 200 student work-
ers, which can also present a unique
challenge for maintaining safety
regulations.
Dining has mitigated this with a
training program that Cardone said he
thinks is unique within the industry.
Lester started an online train-
ing program for students, Cardone
said. Before they start working in
our environment, they have to take
that online training program. It
breaks the iceit gets them in that
mindset, and its easier to train them
that way.
Despite some students lack of
experience in food service, Prue
said he is still proud of the work
that they do.
Were not perfect, but we have a
great team, I have to say, said Prue.
Overall, both Cardone and Prue
are confident that Dinings nation-
ally recognized reputation is built
first and foremost on its commit-
ment to safety.
What we do here, said Car-
done, I think is over and above the
norm.
KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
GOOD EATS: Dining Service fares well in its bi-annual state food safety inspections. It has had only nine relatively minor infractions since 2010.
FEATURES
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Catalogs and chords: library
assistant Cook rocks n rolls
BEHIND THE NAME TAG
BY MARTIN SHOTT
COURTESY OF JEFF COOK
COOK AFTER HOURS: Science
Library Assistant Je Cook jams on the drums at
The Big Easy in Portland, Maine last summer.
Two decades of LT at the Outing Club
in 1963, when John McKeewho
was a lecturer in art at the timebe-
came the frst om cial faculty advisor
for the club. But there has been an
unrelated, informal outdoor-orient-
ed club since the 1920s, according to
the BOCs current president, Mike
Woodruf 87. Te BOC operated
unom cially until 1983, when football
Head Coach Jim Lentz presented the
idea of the formal outing club that ex-
ists today. A year later, he resigned as
football coach and became the clubs
frst president.
In 1992, Lentz retired and Wood-
ruf took over as the Director of the
BOC. Under Woodrufs leadership,
the BOC became more organized
and LT was formalized, having pre-
viously been an unom cial group of
students who went on weekend trips.
Te Fall Leadership Training, which
began in September and wrapped up
this month, focused on sea kayaking
skills. Te Winter Leadership Train-
ing course takes place from January
to March and concentrates on winter
camping and mountaineering. Te
Spring Leadership Training is held
from March to May, and emphasizes
whitewater canoeing.
One chapter of the LT program is
the Out of the Zone (OZ) leadership
training group. Te chapter began fve
years ago, afer the Outing Club want-
ed to bring in trip leaders from diverse
geographic and racial backgrounds.
OZ allows students more fexibil-
ity in their time commitment to the
program, according to Rebecca Aus-
tin 10, the Assistant Director of the
Outing Club. Because many of the
students who are in OZ have had little
outdoor experience, training time is
For many students at Bowdoin,
their outdoor experience will consist
of an Outing Club trip, a few runs
in the Brunswick Commons and, if
theyre lucky, a trip to hike Mount
Katahdin. But for students who seek
more immersive outdoor experienc-
es, the Bowdoin Outing Club (BOC)
ofers Leadership Training (LT) and
its subgroup, Out of the Zone (OZ).
LT courses are ofered in the fall,
winter and spring.
According to the BOC webpage,
LT participants are required to
complete over 350 hours of lecture,
demonstration and feldwork to suc-
cessfully complete the course and
become certifed to guide other stu-
dents on trips.
Te BOC was informally founded
BY NICK ZABLOTSKY
ORIENT STAFF
COURTESY OF HANNI HAYNES
ROLLIN ON THE RIVER: The Fall 2012 Leadership Training class mastered their canoeing skills on their expedition trip on the Penobscot River over Fall Break.
Students who frequent Hatch
Science Library, whether theyre
staffing the circulation desk or
powering through a lab report, are
probably familiar with Science Li-
brary Assistant Jeff Cook.
Now in his eighth year working
at Bowdoin, Cook oversees many
of the day-to-day operations of the
library and is responsible for hir-
ing, training and scheduling a staff
of 20 to 25 students every semester.
Outside the library, Cook de-
votes a great deal of time to mu-
sic. He plays drums and guitar for
various bands in the area and has a
small recording studio at his house
that he claims to utilize often.
What Im listening to right now
would be late 60s, early 70s proto
metal stuff. [Music] that a lot of
people havent necessarily heard
of...sludge metal, doom metal. I
love that stuff.
One of his bands, Danger I
Reckon!, has played dozens of
shows in the Portland area. They
found out recently that one of their
songs will be featured in Sticky
Wicket, a 77-minute film directed
by Eveningstar Cinema Owner
Barry Norman.
Cook is always looking for ways
to be engaged with music.
In February, Cook participated
in the 48-hour music festival in
Portland, Maine.
It was an amazing opportunity.
They select about 30 musicians
each year who have never played
with each other in any form. You
get together on a Thursday night
in Portland and we draw names
from a hat until six bands are cre-
ated, Cook said. You have 48
hours to create a 25-minute set
of original music. At the end, you
play your new set of music in front
of a packed house.
Members of the band that he
formed, Familiar Ritual, stayed to-
gether after the festival to record
their music and perform live.
The stuff Ive been associated
with in the past for different bands
has been everything from punk rock
music to avant-garde music, indus-
trial metal to traditional Americana
folk and blues, Cook said.
Cook, who lives in Brunswick
with his wife and two-year-old son,
became familiar with Bowdoin
many years before working here.
He was raised by his grandpar-
ents in Litchfield, Maine, which
is about a 30-minute drive inland
from Brunswick.
It was a very rural, 70s Maine
kind of existence. I lived on a dirt
road. It was what youd expect
from the background of a Stephen
King movie.
Cook earned a degree in eco-
nomics from the University of
Maine while working as a library
assistant and student supervi-
sor for Eastern Maine Commu-
nity College (EMCC). He came to
Bowdoin after noticing the library
assistant position in the local pa-
per during his senior year.
I knew, after living up in the
Bangor area for the better part of
five or six years, that I wanted to
move back down to this area. Its
where my family is, Cook said.
Its where I felt comfortable.
During his junior year of high
school, Cook went on a field trip to
the Hawthorne-Longfellow library
Please see COOK, page 8
New tumor identication technology uoresces hope for cancer patients
Please see LT, page 8
In 1888, William Williams Keen,
the man who is considered to be
the first neurosurgeon in the Unit-
ed States, successfully remove a
malignant brain tumor.
Unsurprisingly, this moment is
a watershed moment in the history
of modern surgery.
You can imagine that 125 years
later, there would be many more
radical and advanced methods of
brain tumor removal.
However, the most significant
change in surgical procedure may
have just occurred.
Since its invention, Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) has
been giving surgeons an unprec-
edented level of detail into the
structure of the human brain.
The MRI gives surgeons the
ability to non-invasively pro-
duce extremely detailed im-
ages of the brain and hence,
of tumors.
But neurosurgeons cur-
rently have no assistance
in discerning healthy
brain tissue from can-
cerous tumor cells once
they cut you open and
take a look inside your
noggin to investigate.
The problem is that
while a surgeon can now get
an exceptionally beautiful
image of where the tumor lies
in a scan of the brain, the actual
tumor removal is essentially just as
difficult as it was in the past.
DAVID MILLER
RELATIVELY
QUARKY
This lack of information about
the exact location of a tumor in
a living brain has led to seri-
ous iatrogenic problemsor,
problems caused by the doc-
tor over the course of a treat-
ment procedure.
There are usually two out-
comes. Either the surgeon cuts
too little of the cancer out and
the tumor continues to grow in
the following weeks, reversing
the progress made by the initial
surgery, or too much is removed
and the surgeon accidentally cuts
into healthy brain tissue, which
ultimately compromises crucial
brain function.
The current method of brain tu-
mor removal seems almost archaic
in its complete lack of precision.
One highly ambitious neurosur-
geon from the state of Washington
thinks so, at least.
James Olson, a pediatric neuro-
surgeon at the Seattle Childrens
Hospital, may have just come
up with one of the most radical
changes in brain surgery technique
that the field has seen since Keen,
and may have even revolutionized
the future of cancer identification
and treatment.
Olson and his colleagues at the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center in Seattle recently created
a molecule that travels through a
patients blood stream and can not
only detect and attach to cancerous
tissue, but also causes the tissue to
glow fluorescent green in real time.
The compound they isolated
to create this incredible identifier
molecule, known as Tumor Paint,
Please see ID TECH, page 9
ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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Every Tuesday and Tursday, ff-
teen local food vendors set up stalls
along the Mall in downtown Bruns-
wick to sell their days bounty. From
seasonal produce to oven-fresh baked
goods, the Brunswick Farmers Mar-
ket provides a wide variety of local
Maine fare. Every week, rain or shine,
food enthusiasts come fooding to
sample homegrown staples such as
garlic-marinated goat cheese curds
and hearty Sumatra roast cofee.
Te market prides itself on being
one of the oldest in the statecon-
tinuously operating for over 30 years.
With friendly farmers and a tight-knit
community, the vendors maintain a
strong bond.
Were all competing, but its not cut-
throat, said Cathy Karonis, proprietor
of Fairwinds Farm in Augusta. Over
time, the farmers have fostered close
bonds, due to each merchants com-
mitment the long-term attendance.
Te vendors that are here now
have been here seven years or more,
said Karonis.
Te market is fully self-organized
the downtown location is run by
member vendors rather than a third
party agent. Karonis raves about the
element of personal governance.
We vote on applicants and have
a true say on what other vendors are
needed at the market, she said.
Meat or cheese, fruit or vegetable, the
sellers at the Brunswick Farmers Mar-
ket ofer a locavores fantasy. Two of our
favorites are Meadow Brook Farm and
Orchards and Te Farmers Daughter.
At the Meadow Brook Farm and
Orchards stand, Sherry Dwinnell pro-
vides a generous variety of specialty
apples, claiming to have the Lake
Regions Best. With assortments rang-
ing from Courtland to Jona Gold, this
28-year-old family farm also ofers
crisp cold-pressed cider. We recom-
mend serving it hot with cloves and
mulled spices for an autumnal treat.
At Te Farmers Daughters stand,
Richard Keough, a fourth generation
Hebron farmer, peddles pastries made
by his daughter, Rebecca. Oversized
cinnamon rolls slathered with maple
glaze sit next to generous slices of
Maine blueberry pie and cinnamon-
spiked pumpkin loaves. Dont miss the
nutty English mum ns, sold by the half
dozen. Inspired by the bright piles of
leafy greens and vibrant heaps of root
vegetables, we decided to transform the
farmers produce into a home cooked
meal. Experimentation is the most fun
part of cooking, so we didnt follow ex-
act recipes to make our farm-to-table
meal. To get some ideas for prepar-
ing the versatile fall vegetables that we
Brunswick Farmers Market: the root of your locavore dinner
BY FRANNIE GURZENDA
AND EMILY STEWART
CONTRIBUTORS
GROWING, GROWING, GONE: Customers browse products at the Winter Farmers Market in Fort Andross last Saturday. The market is open on Saturdays November through April.
bought at the market, we asked each
vendor about their favorite ways to
prepare our purchases.
Maina Handmaker, farmhand at
Six River Farm, suggested roasting
kale with equal parts tamari and ses-
ame oil, and sprinkling coconut fakes
on top to create a textural and favor-
ful Tanksgiving side dish. As poor
college students with only basic ingre-
dients, we sauted the kale with olive
oil and garlic, and the results proved
simply delicious.
Following Cathys recommenda-
tion, we sliced her sweet potatoes into
home fries and roasted them with ol-
ive oil, sea salt, and paprika for a kick.
We also roasted butternut squash and
onions and created our own soup
recipe by simmering the roasted veg-
etables with apple and apple cider that
had passed the expiration date. Our
pureed improvisation paid of with a
result that was creamy and bursting
with fall favor.
Our next dish was a perfectly bal-
anced beet salad with walnuts, goat
cheese, and spicy greens from Six Riv-
ers Farm. We topped of our feast with
apples from Fairwinds Farm baked
with honey and nuts, an efortless des-
sert that can also be prepared using a
dorm-room microwave.
Tis colorful array of dishes proved
that the farmers markets produce is
delicious sauted, roasted, boiled, or
simply lef alone.
Te Brunswick Farmers Market
Project is working to revitalize freight
shed barns at the corner of Union St.
and Weymouth St. Tey hope this
renovation will be conducive for a
year-round market.
Tough the Brunswick Farmers
Market closes for the season on No-
vember 26, many of the same vendors
sell their goods at the Winter Farm-
ers Market at Fort Andross. Open
from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday
through April, this venue ofers food,
live music and artisan crafs.
GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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with his English class so they could
conduct research for a large writ-
ing assignment.
This was in the late 80s, so we
would do research with the card
catalog and all that stuff, trying
to find some resource items for
our papers, Cook said. The main
thing I remember from that expe-
rience is getting up into the Hub-
bard stacks where the floors are
that frosted glass.
I can remember
that if people were
walking above
you, you could see
their shoe prints
very distinctly
through the ceil-
ing above you.
Even though
he had heard of
Bowdoin as a kid,
Cook said that the
campus felt unfa-
miliar at first.
Going to Bowdoin that frst time,
it was kind of overwhelming. It was
so formal it seemed like. Ivy on
the walls, stuf like that. I certainly
wasnt exposed to that as a kid.
Cook said his favorite part about
being at Bowdoin is working with
the students, which carries over
from his job at EMCC that frequent-
The stuff Ive been associated
with in the past for different
bands has been everything from
punk rock music to avant-garde
music, industrial metal to tradi-
tional Americana folk and blues.
JEFF COOK
HATCH LIBRARY ASSISTANT
COOK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
ly involved working with students.
Its really cool to be at an un-
dergraduate college where the
students that Im supervising and
working with on a daily basis
talk to me about the stuff theyre
working on. Theyre working on
stuff that, when I was at UMO
[the University of Maine], is what
you would expect graduate level
students to be doing, Cook said.
Bowdoin is that type of experi-
ence where its accelerated and el-
evated in terms of professors and
their expectations.
Cook is always
interested to hear
where students
come from. He
said that the geo-
graphic diversity
of the student
body at Bowdoin
has always im-
pressed him.
That some-
body from the
other side of the
world has found
out about Bowdoin and was in-
trigued enough to pursue it and
ended up here, I think thats pretty
fascinating, said Cook. It gives
me a lot of perspective about how
important Bowdoin is not just on
a local scale. Its important on a
global basis. Its far-reaching. Until
I worked here, I didnt really think
out it that way.
more spread out along the semester.
We start at the basics with OZ,
since many of the participants
have never gone to the bathroom
outside or had much experience
with snow, she said.
But despite the challenge, Aus-
tin enjoys the initiative and finds
it useful.
We want to diversify our lead-
ership at the Outing Club, but also
make what we doand the fun
stuff we doaccessible to every-
body at Bowdoin, she said.
There are a variety of reasons
students give to explain why they
chose to apply for LT and OZ.
Danny Mejia 17 said his love of
nature was his primary reasons for
doing the program.
Stephen Kelly, also a first year,
was always interested in LT.
I applied because I think the
Outing Club is one of the coolest
things at Bowdoin, Kelly said. LT
was a great way to spend time in
gorgeous nature while also learn-
ing quite a bit.
With LT and OZ, our goal is to
train student leaders for the Out-
ing Club. We want to make sure
they are prepared to lead trips for
their peers, said Austin.
While most LT trips are led by
student leaders, one of the two
directors accompanies the groups
on more strenuous trips such as
whitewater kayaking or mountain
climbing, where having a more ex-
perienced leader may be necessary.
LT participants are immediately
thrown into a leadership role out
on their trips.
The main thing we do is put
LT participants in the role of be-
ing leader of the day. They prac-
tice making all the decisions, and
are charged with keeping the group
LT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
warm, safe, fed and hydrated. At the
end of the day, we debrief and go
over the pros and cons of the deci-
sions that they made, said Austin.
For Kelly, acquiring new canoe-
ing skills was the most enjoyable
part of his LT experience.
Steering challenged me much
more than I expected it to and so
I felt very satisfied once I became
proficient at it, he said.
Mejia said that despite the dif-
ficult schedule and heavy com-
mitment, the programs was very
enjoyable and he appreciated the
close relationships he developed
with other participants.
All LT classes are also required
to return early to campus during
Winter Break to complete a Wil-
derness First Responder (WFR)
training course. This courserun
COURTESY OF HANNI HAYNES
JUST AROUND THE RIVER BEND: The Fall 2012 Leadership Training class members canoed across Flagsta Lake as one of their weekend trips. With 40 applicants, the Fall 2013 class had a 42 percent acceptance rate.
by Wilderness medical Associates
Internationalis eight days long.
We do this with LT and OZ, and
the wilderness medical associates
who run the course for us. [The
participants] learn CPR, first aid,
how to administer an epinephrine
pen, and much more, said Austin.
They also learn to deal with asth-
ma attacks and trauma. Its way
above and beyond basic first aid or
Red Cross training.
The number of applicants for
this years courses was relatively
stable when compared with last
years applicant numbers.
The BOC received 40 applicants
for the fall course and took 17.
Winter and spring applicant num-
bers are expected to be similar.
Almost all the applicants were
first years and sophomores.
We want to diversify our leader-
ship at the Outing Club, but also
make what we doand the fun
stuff we doaccessible
to everybody at Bowdoin.
REBECCA AUSTIN 10
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE BOC
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Pillow talk: lets bring conversation to the bedroom
Americans are obsessed with
sex. Its everywheremovies,
magazines, billboards, even our
classroomsand we are constantly
talking about it. We want to know
how to have good sex, how to
get a person to have sex
with you, how to
get someone to
call you after
a one-night
stand, how to
avoid mak-
ing or re-
ceiving that
c a l l t h e
list goes on.
Sex is
constantly
in the con-
versation.
But for
all the talking
we do, there is
very little discussion
where it matters most:
in the bedroom.
Bowdoin students are, for the
most part, extremely articulate; a
huge part of our liberal arts edu-
cation is focused on learning how
to communicate our thoughts to
others in clear, concise ways. And
yetwe struggle when it comes to
sex and relationships.
We are very good at speaking to
these topics in general. In fact, the
discussion about sex and sexuality
on campus never seems to end. But
I dont think were very good at tak-
ing these things back to our personal
relationships.
We are, in a word, awkward.
Last weekend my friend hooked
up with a guy who was great in the
lead-up, but when it came to actu-
ally having sex, lasted for a total of
10 secondsgive or take a few; she
THE BEARS
AND THE BEES
ANONYMOUS 16
ID TECH
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
This probably epitomizes the
awkwardness of Bowdoins hookup
scene. I asked her why she hadnt
left, why she wanted to prolong the
discomfort, and she responded that
she hadnt wanted to seem rude or
mean. Fair enough. But it almost
seems worse to make him suffer
through the night without speak-
ing. Granted, there arent really any
great responses
to the situation. Laughing it off
definitely isnt an option, nor, in my
opinion, is ignoring it.
I think the best course of ac-
tion would actually be addressing
the situation head-on. Because
you cant deny its happening, and
youll have to move past it some
way or another.
comes from a peptide in the toxin
of an Israeli deathstalker scorpion.
Olson and his research col-
leagues combined the peptide
from the scorpion toxin with a
fluorescent protein, to create Tu-
mor Paint.
This revolutionary molecule
now allows neurosurgeons to de-
lineate the fluorescent cancerous
tissue in high resolution from the
normal looking healthy tissue dur-
ing the surgery, an enormous leap
in procedural efficacy.
And Olson isnt the only one
working on fluorescent cancer in-
dicator molecules.
There are investigators now in
Germany and San Diego who are
looking into this ground breaking
cancer treatment technique.
Something as simple as being
able to indicate the precise loca-
tion of tumors in the brain may
eventually lead to surgical ad-
vancements in the near future that
are even greater than anyone could
possibly imagine.
In a recent TED Talk in Seattle,
Olson said that he believe[s] that
the time will come when surgeons
will look back and say I cant be-
lieve we used to operate without
being able to see where the cancer
cells were.
So, to all the members of the
Bowdoin community who have
been affected by the malicious
hand of cancer and to those inter-
ested in pursuing neuroscience,
medicine or biomedical engineer-
ing, we may be at the precipice of
a paradigm shift not only in neu-
rosurgical technique, but in the
whole field of oncology at large.
It seems to me, however, that
Bowdoin students arent good
at confrontation, at least not in
this setting. We want sex to be
this awesome, magical thing, and
sometimes it is.
But sometimes its not. Some-
times sex is weird and confusing
and the sooner we acknowledge
that the better able we will be to
address tricky situations.
I once had a guy tell me hed nev-
er felt so comfortable in bed
with a girl as he did with
me, and I think
part of that
c o mf o r t
was about
t a l k i n g .
Not that
I am par-
t i c u l a r l y
good at
t a l k i n g .
But I do
try to be
empathetic
and address
things di-
rectly, both
of which I
think go a
long way in
establishing lines
of communication.
I think we all have a general
idea of what real sex looks like
and we know it doesnt look like
the movies.
But I think we have yet to come
to terms with real sex in our per-
sonal lives, and we need to.
Sex is weird! Things happen!
And well have to talk about them
at some point, so lets start now.
ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
hadnt planned on counting.
Im sure he was incredibly em-
barrassed, and my friend had ab-
solutely no idea what to do or say
to him.
So neither of them said any-
thing, and they promptly went to
sleep without touchingor touch-
ing as little as possible in a twin
extra-long bed.
BOWDOINCOL
Head Coach of the womens
hockey team, Marissa ONeil 05,
began playing hockey at age four.
She grew up in Manchester, New
Hampshire, where she practiced
on the rink in her back yard. She
was always the only girl on her
hockey teams until she was16.
She continued playing hockey
in high school. After attending
Kimball Union Academy in Mer-
iden, New Hampshire, she applied
and came to Bowdoin as a student
athlete, playing both ice and field
hockey. She was coached by cur-
rent Head Coach Nicky Pearson in
field hockey.
ONeil received several athletic
awards while at Bowdoin. For field
We see them in our sleep.
Tis is how Ben Smith, Coach of
the 1998 U.S. womens hockey team,
described the teams Canadian rivals
in an interview with the New York
Times leading up to their Olympic
matchup.
Its fair to guess that some Bowdoin
hockey players may spend tonight
similarly fxated on an opponent
from the North, though the rival in
question is Colby, not Canada. Today
the Polar Bears will defend the frst of
last years decisive victories over the
Mules. Te rivalry between the two
teams is a classic grudge match, and
this years games continue a long and
storied tradition.
Te frst Bowdoin-Colby matchup
was in 1922, and since then, the ri-
valry has only grown. Bowdoin cur-
rently leads the series 105-87-8.
Over the past 91 years, legendary
players, incredible play and passion-
ate crowds on both sides of the rink
have all defned the experience of a
Bowdoin-Colby game. Tis week-
ends games promise to continue this
excitement, an atmosphere built over
the course of 200 games.
Will there be a miraculous over-
BY EVAN BULMAN
ORIENT STAFF
hockey, she received the Rookie of
the Year award in 2001, the NES-
CAC Player of the Year award in
2003, a First Team All-American,
and was a three-time First Team
All-NESCAC selection. As an ice
hockey player, she was named
to the 2003 NCAA Division III
All-Tournament team, and was a
three-time All-NESCAC honoree.
Additionally, she received the
Lucy L. Shulman Award in 2005,
which is given to the most out-
standing female athlete of the year.
After graduating from Bowdoin
in 2005, ONeil began a successful
coaching career, with positions at
Amherst and Williams.
My experiences at Amherst
and Williams were incredible, but
I think theres something different
in the locker room at Bowdoin,
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NESCAC Coach of the Year Marissa ONeil 05 sets high standards
Mules are sterile: A loo
Tonight, the womens hockey team
will open its season in Watson Arena
against Colby (0-2-0) at 7 p.m. Te
Polar Bears are defending the NE-
SCAC title this season, which they
captured in a 2-1 victory over Mid-
dlebury last yearthe teams frst
NESCAC championship since 2004
and the third in school history.
Winning NESCACs was a great
end result to a season where we
slowly progressed and peaked at the
right time, said Head Coach Ma-
rissa ONeil.
Te Polar Bears are led this sea-
son by captains Chelsea MacNeil 15,
Maddie Lane 14 and Emily Tang 14.
Bowdoin welcomed seven frst
years to the team this season. Te
new talent will fll spots vacated by
seven graduates and two injured
players. Te Polar Bears gained de-
fenders Jamie Ptacek, Marne Gal-
lant, Kimmy Ganong and goalie Lan
Crofon, while forwards Maddy Hall,
Jessica Bowen and Aliya Feroe hope
to strengthen the teams ofense.
Although rookies now make up
almost a third of the roster, ONeil
said she expects the same quality of
play as last year.
Each of the freshmen were
Womens hockey ranked No. 8 at seasons start
dominant players on their respec-
tive high school or club teams,
said ONeil. They have fit in
ability-wise from the start because
their skills and work ethic are ex-
actly what we are looking for in a
Bowdoin hockey player.
[Although] we graduated a big
class last year with key players, we
have a hard-working and talented
group of girls ready to step up and
fll those gaps, said MacNeil. A lot
of honor comes with playing hockey
at Bowdoin and our returners have
done a great job leading by example.
Unfortunately, the team will begin
its season without three key players.
Rachel Kennedy 16the teams top
scoreralong with Colleen Finnerty
15 and Kimmy Ganong 17will be
absent from these early matchups
as they compete for an NCAA D-
III National Championship in feld
hockey this weekend in Virginia.
ONeil also lauded the work her
players put in with Head Coach of
Strength and Conditioning Neil Wil-
ley during the pre-season.
[Our teams] level of condition
is incredible and our players are the
fttest they have ever been, she said.
Our three captains have always been
great in the gym.
Given its dominance in the NE-
SCAC last year, the team knows it
BY KATIE KAUFMAN
ORIENT STAFF
time Bowdoin goal reminiscent of
Jordan Lalors 12 NESCAC quarter-
fnal game winner in 2010? Or maybe
a simpler game, more along the lines
of the less-remembered 1923 exhibi-
tion, a match Bowdoin won 3-2? Re-
gardless, the tension will be palpable
in Watson arena on Saturday as the
Polar bears face-of with the mules
for the 202nd time.
According to Head Coach Terry
Meagher, this rivalry really took of
in the mid-1950s, when indoor rinks
at both colleges changed the crowd
dynamic.
It was looked at as a night out,
and entertainment. Tey had warm
rinks, not dingy old outdoor rinks,
Meagher said.
Tis change of venue drew big-
ger crowds, amplifed their cheers,
and intensifed the whole experi-
ence. DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
Professor of Government Christian
Potholm 62 confrmed the sig-
nifcance of the game for 50s-era
Bowdoin students.
It really was one of the central
events of the year. Te Colby-Bow-
doin hockey game was very impor-
tant, said Potholm.
Some things never change.
Potholm described his frst visit to
Colbys arena in 1958, which began
CHASING ICE: After beating Colby 7-0 in Waterville last year, the women struggled at home, eventually ekin
GARRETT ENGLISH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
FILM STUDIES: In anticipation of their upcoming matchup against Colby, the women review plays in the locker room.
ONeil said. They genuinely en-
joy being around one another, and
support one anothers endeavors
outside of hockey. For me, going
into the rink everyday and work-
ing with them is definitely the best
part of my day.
Under ONeils leadership for
the past three years, the womens
hockey team has been extremely
successful. She was named NES-
CAC Coach of the Year last year.
Afer the team recorded a los-
ing record in 2007-2008 and a
.500 record in the 2008-2009 and
2009-2010 seasons, the programs
turnaround has been evident since
ONeils arrival as head coach in
the 2010-2011 season. Te team has
boasted winning records for all three
seasons, and hoisted a NESCAC
championship banner last season.
will be playing with a target on its
back and is prepared to be tested at
every turn.
[Tere is competition] across the
board of the NESCAC, said ONeil.
Tere is not a single weekend you
can take of.
In the most recent preseason
D-III poll conducted by U.S. Col-
lege Hockey Online, Bowdoin and
Middlebury were ranked No. 8 and
No. 2, respectively. Middlebury and
Amherst have historically been Bow-
doins toughest NESCAC opponents.
Te Polar Bears will head to Col-
by tomorrow afer tonights season
opener.
In the program, something that
we talk about a lot is balancing
working hard and playing hard,
ONeil said. Everyone within our-
program has that mentality, and I
think its really important for stu-
dent athletes to have. Theyre such
diligent workers on and off the ice.
[Its important] to make sure
they step back and enjoy them-
selves throughout the process,
ONeil said.
Captain Madeline Lane 14 cred-
its much of the teams success to
ONeils coaching.
HonestlyIve never had a
coach as good as Marissa, she said.
She makes me want to be a coach.
My expectations of college
hockey have gone beyond any-
thing I couldve imagined, and a
huge part of that is her, Lane said.
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ORIENT STAFF
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s after 3 years of coaching
ok into a 91-year rivalry
when a senior in his fraternity told
him to sit on the top level. Potholm
heeded the recommendation, think-
ing his brother was merely trying to
ensure him the best vantage point.
He would soon learn, however, that
his friend had been trying to ward
him away from the most violent and
rambunctious fans, who ofen fre-
quented the lower levels. But even
the higher-up seats, Potholm was not
exempt from the raucous fghting be-
tween students that ofen took place
at these games.
His story ended when the football
player next to him punched a maraud-
ing Colby fan. Te same enthusiastic
player returned to Bowdoin afer the
game for a hearty, well deserved meal
of seven or eight pork chops, served to
him by the fraternity steward.
Over the years this fan-on-fan con-
fict developed into confict between
fans and the ice itself. Trowing de-
bris onto the rink became a regular
part of cheering, with fans from both
sides choosing to arm themselves
with grilled cheese, fsh, and nuts, in
preparation for a big game.
I would like to ask that all
Bowdoin Hockey fans refrain from
throwing debris on the ice, wrote se-
nior captain Jim Klapam in a letter to
the Orient in 1993.
KATE FEATHERSTON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ng out a 3-2 overtime win in Watson Area. Schuyler Nardelli 15, pictured above, scored four times at Colby.
HY KHONG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
MIND GAMES: On Tuesday, as the men prepared for their matches against the White Mules, Assistant Coach Jamie Dumont instructed the team during practice.
An opinion piece by Craig Ches-
log 93 that appeared in the same is-
sue echoed Klapams request, imply-
ing that the practice was childish and
should be lef to Colby students.
Why are you trying to emulate
Colby students? he wrote.
Ultimately, Cheslogs and Klapams
voices were heard, and the rivalry
has since mellowed somewhat. Re-
cent games have been defned more
by competitive play and exuberant
cheering than by bleacher antics like
fghts and fsh.
Meagher applauded the current
state of the rivalry, and said he be-
lieves it has its roots not in hatred,
but rather in the deep sense of re-
spect between the two teams and
schools.
This years games promise to
continue that tradition of healthy
competition, and a glance at both
teams rosters reveals an interesting
new variable: sibling rivalry. Chris
Fenwick 16 will skate for Bowdoin
Friday and Saturday, facing off
against his younger brother, a first
year at Colby and a new addition
to the Mules lineup. Regardless of
what jersey Fenwicks parents de-
cide to wear, Bowdoin-Colby hock-
ey promises to once again be a fiery,
loud affair.
Mens hockey begins without a win
BY ALEX BARKER
ORIENT STAFF
Te mens hockey team, defending
NESCAC Champion, is still looking
for a win this season afer an opening
weekend of mixed results. Te Polar
Bears tied Middlebury 2-2 last Friday,
before losing to Williams 5-2 the fol-
lowing Sunday.
Te team started out with an early
lead in Fridays game against Middle-
bury, with Kendall Culbertson 17 scor-
ing a transition goalhis frst as a Polar
Bearat the 12-minute mark. Middle-
bury responded with
a goal of its own less
than two minutes into
the second period, and
within 15 minutes, the
Panthers took the lead
with another quick goal.
Roughly halfway into
the third period, John
McGinnis 15 managed
to tie the game, sending
it into overtime. Neither
team was able to score
in the extra frame.
It really could have
gone either way, ex-
plained Head Coach
Terry Meagher.
I think Middlebury
is very close to us in how
they play and in their
concepts, he added. Tey dont play
a controlled defending gamethat can
be tough.
Meagher also mentioned that, unlike
Bowdoin, Middlebury did not graduate
many key players last year, and conse-
quently started with a strong cadre of
veterans.
Tim Cofey 15 noted how fast
the Panthers seemed, an advantage
Bowdoin has traditionally held.
[Middlebury is] fast, not that big,
with a lot of ofense. Its really hard to
play against a team thats so much like
your own, he said.
Te Polar Bears faced another tough
opponent at Williams on Sunday. Te
Ephs managed to score just fve min-
utes into the game, and added another
goal before the periods end. Harry
Matheson 14 was able to slip in a goal
for Bowdoin in the last two minutes of
the frst period, but Williams took back
control in the second period, scoring a
third goal nine minutes in. Joe Lace 17
scored less than fve minutes later, but
in the third period, the Ephs landed two
more goals to fnish the game with a
three-point lead.
According to Lace, Williams home-
ice advantage played a role in its victory.
Tey had music afer every whistle,
he said. [It] maybe kind of got into our
heads...every team makes mistakes,
and I think Williams might have done
a better job capitalizing on those in a
couple places.
For the men, these two games rep-
resent a frustratingthough not unex-
pectedstart to the season, as the team
graduated seven seniors last spring,
all of whom were key members of last
years NESCAC championship roster.
What were doing is tough, especial-
ly when you have so many young guys
in the line-up, said Cofey.
In rebuilding their lineup, the Bears
must integrate the various strengths of
new recruits and learn how best to draw
Women
NOVEMBER 22, 7 P.M.
WATSON ARENA

*
NOVEMBER 23, 3 P.M.
ALFOND RINK
Last year we had some trials and
tribulations within the season. By
the end of the season, the whole
team was leaning on her. I told
her at the end of the season, we
won NESCACs because of you. We
would not have gotten there with-
out you.
The players describe ONeils
coaching style as direct, precise,
methodical and with high expec-
tations for the team. According
to Lane, ONeil is extraordinarily
knowledgeable about hockey.
Well be doing a drill and there
will be something that we can do
to make the drill better, and shell
stop us and tell us that, Lane said.
Its how do you approach the
puck from a different angle, how
you need to get shots off, and why
do you need to pinch, or not pinch.
She continues to surprise me with
the sheer amount of knowledge she
has, she added.
Looking ahead to the start of
this season, ONeil plans to remain
consistent with her coaching strat-
egy, which has proved to be a suc-
cessful one.
We really focus on individual
player development and that sort
of instills confidence in them, she
said. We dont try to change too
much year to year.
This years team is young, fea-
turing eight new players, but its
not about a skill change, its about
an experience change, added
ONeil.
The womens hockey team will
play their first game of the season
against Colby today at 7 p.m. in
Watson Arena.
WITNESS THE STORIED RIVALRY
Men
NOVEMBER 22, 7 P.M.
ALFOND RINK
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NOVEMBER 23, 7 P.M.
WATSON ARENA
COURTESY OF BOWDOIN ATHLETICS
TRENDSETTERS: The mens ice hockey team in 1922, the rst year Bowdoin played Colby.
on the support of returning players. Ac-
cording to Lace, the adjustment has
been pretty Meagher so far.
Each [years] team is unique and
presents its own challenges, he said.
Were just trying to build this team and
make it a contender in the league. Last
year was special; it was one for the re-
cord books and itll be a great memory
for a lot of people.
Success, Meagher said, doesnt just
happen.
Te level of talent in this years con-
ference will be yet another challenge
for the team moving forward. Bowdoin
faces what Meagher de-
scribed as an extremely
competitive league:
Ive been doing this
a long time and this is
as tight as Ive seen this
league, he said.
Because nearly ev-
ery NESCAC school is
competitive in the league
each year, no school has
been able to draw an
overwhelming number
of quality recruits. Tis
forces coaches to become
more creative, explained
Meagher.
As close as the talent
pool is, each coach is rela-
tively unique in how they
present the game, he said.
Its always a challenge, and its an excit-
ing challenge. It makes [hockey] more
of a chess-match.
But for Bowdoin, the biggest chal-
lenge may turn out to be living up to its
own expectations.
Tere seems to be a defnite ex-
pectation to win games and champion-
ships, senior captain Harry Matheson
said in an email to the Orient. Once
the team had a taste of the NESCAC
Championship its as if anything less
is an extreme disappointment.
Today, the Polar Bears will face of
against Colby (1-1-1) on the Mules
ice before returning home tomorrow
at 7 p.m.
OCUS
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
12 Years a Slave: imperfect and honest
Please see 12 YEARS, page 14
SOUNDS OF 1910
JEFFREY CHUNG,THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Last night, Senior Lecturer in Music Anthony Antolini led the Rachmanino Choirmade of Bowdoin Chorus, Down East Singers, and other choral participants
throughout New Englandin 1910 Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31. The piece consists of 20 unaccompanied movements.
Fast, exciting, creative, were three
words Bowdoin Film Society (BFS)
co-President Monica Das 14 used to
describe last weekends 48-Hour Film
Festival.
Te Festival, which began in 2008,
challenges students to dedicate a single
weekend to making a movie. As the
name of the festival implies, participants
have only 48 hours to write, cast, shoot
and edit a 10-minute flm. Prizes for
each movie are awarded at a screening
the following weekend.
BFS co-President Isabelle Franks 14
says that the festival provides a unique
opportunity for students to get involved
in flmmaking while at Bowdoin.
In a preliminary meeting, participat-
ing groups pick diferent genressuch
as action, mockumentary or drama
out of a hat.
We always throw some wild genres
in there, Das said. What we usually
do is let them pick two, and then if they
want to pick either one or combine
them, thats totally acceptable.
Te BFS provides additional loose
parameters to help guide participants
through the process. Typically, judges
develop a theme, prop or line of dia-
logue that must be incorporated into
each flm. Tis year, the prop was a
cardboard box and the theme was
dj vu.
Its very open to interpretation and
is something you can show through im-
age, I think it inspires greater variation
and creativity as well, said Frank.
At time of print, no participants were
able to respond.
Das and Franks both said that though
developing a flm in only 48 hours can
BY ZENZELE BEST
ORIENT STAFF
be daunting, it is a task participants take
seriously.
Ive never really seen someone do
[the festival] just as a joke, said Das. If
you really care enough to make a flm,
you care enough to do itthat said,
part of whats freeingis that you dont
have to make somethingperfect. Es-
pecially if you get a genre like mocku-
mentary, its just asking to be silly, but
thats kind of whats so fun about it.
Franks echoed the sentiment:
youre not going to get a masterpiece in
48 hours. But if you have a lot of fun and
you learn a lot, thats whats important.
Te judges panel this year includes
both members and non-members of
the BFS. Films will be judged on how
well they ft within their respective
genre, how efectively they express the
theme of dj vu, and how well they in-
corporate the box prop.
Te festival culminates this week-
end in a screening of the entries. His-
torically, it is one of BFSs most popular
screenings, and Das and Franks both
said that it is one of their favorite parts
of the festival.
Te real funbesides for the
people who are making the movies,
which is an amazing experienceare
the premieres, said Franks. All of
the [flmmakers] friends come, all
of their friends of friends comethe
judges give out awards, and theres an
audience award, so the audience actu-
ally gets to vote on the flms theyve
seen, which is fun.
Te three flms made this year
Followed, I am Who, and Sonny in
the Starswill premiere this Saturday
at 9 p.m. in Sills-Smith Auditorium.
Poor 12 Years a Slave. In just
three short months this film has
fallen preyif not to its own ex-
cellencethan least to critical
perception of that excellence. Ear-
lier this fall the film debuted at a
series of North American festivals
to near-universal praise. By my
count, no fewer than 10 critics
have declared the film this years
presumptive Oscar Best Picture
winner, and this was all long before
the public was able to see the film.
Recently the film has drawn a
swell backlash. Instead of is it
good? critics are now asking, how
good is it, really? Is director Steve
McQueens depiction of slavery
politically insightful or simply aes-
thetically detached? These are fruit-
ful questions; this film is not per-
fect. But my point is that the sheer
volume of judgment and critiques
that preceded viewers experience
robbed them of the opportunity to
encounter itfor better or worse
it without preconception.
Its dangerous and ultimately
pointless for a critic to deem a flm
an Oscar winner in any context out-
side of an Oscar preview; the state-
ment tells us nothing about the flms
content of intrinsic value. And given
the past few years winners, such a
48-Hour Film Festival
yields three student lms
CINEMA SCOPE
SAM FICHTNER
prediction could even be considered
a minor insultif 12 Years a Slave
does take home an Oscar for Best
Picture, it will be far and above the
most intelligent and immersive flm
to do so in at least six or seven years,
perhaps much longer.
The latest in a recent number of
films exploring Americas history
of racial oppression, 12 Years a
Slave is set in 1841 and follows an
African-American freeman named
Solomon Northup (played with
true brilliance by Chiwetel Ejio-
for). He had a wife and three chil-
dren and was a skilled carpenter
and fiddler before all is lost, when
he is deceived, drugged and sold to
a plantation as a slave. With sur-
prisingly coherent visual imagery,
McQueen brings impressive narra-
tive clarity to the tale. Flashbacks
are structurally logical and high-
light key events in Solomons life.
When Solomon moves from hold-
ing cells to various plantations, we
dont simply witness these events,
we understand how ethically
fraught such exchanges are.
Dont mistake McQueens film
for your standard awards-fare bi-
opic. Although he falls into senti-
mentality in the last moments, Mc-
Queen largely provides a dexterous
look at the wide range of slaverys
social implications. The film dif-
fers in motive from the similarly
themed Django Unchainediro-
ny and artifice are not part of Mc-
Queens style, but rather aesthetic
purity and patient compositions.
Nor does the immersive 12
Years a Slave sit neatly alongside
Steven Spielbergs Lincoln, a film
devoted to the political ideologies
of slavery as interpreted from a dis-
tance. Ideological banter enters late
in 12 Years, with Brad Pitt giving
voice to the obvious strain of in-
justice that pervades the narrative.
And I feel it should be noted that
this film is certainly a far cry from
The Help, a true misappropria-
tion of the melodramatic mode that
wound up cheapening its themes of
difference and oppression.
In short, here is an art film con-
cerned more with historys repre-
sentation than its satisfying narra-
tive arc. And like many art films of
our time, McQueen doesnt make
the experience easy on the viewer;
in three feature films, physical bru-
tality has emerged McQueens call-
ing card. In contrast to gory slasher
flicks, though, McQueens depic-
tions of violence are abstracted
and displaceda bar of white soap
laying on the ground punctuates a
brutal lashingand many of such
scenes feature faces rather than
mutilated flesh.
While he follows chronology for
the most part, McQueen is particu-
larly strong at constructing isolat-
ed moments of existential despair.
Hes fascinated by circumstances
that challenge Solomon to sacrifice
his humanity, and by the moral
and psychological consequences
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COURTESY OF ALICIA EGGERT
CANT MISS IT: Eggert is spending her sabbatical playing with scale and technology in her art.
BY RAISA TOLCHINSKY
ORIENT STAFF
Assistant Professor of Art Ali-
cia Eggert recently received the
Maine Arts Commission 2014 Vi-
sual Arts Fellowship. This $13,000
award is the Commisions largest
Eggert awarded Maine Art
Commission Fellowship
unrestricted grant, awarded based
on artistic excellence and merit.
Eggert has been on sabbatical this
semester, and just completed a two-
month artist residency in New York
City through Sculpture Space.
Films premiere tomorrow at
9 p.m. in Smith Auditorium
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COURTESY OF ALICE JAMES BOOKS
A CRITICAL EYE: Sholl discusses elusive personal voice in poetry and the necessity of self-editing.
Maine Poet Laureate shares secrets of verse
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
Mik Cooper 14
If you ask Mik Cooper 14 how
she got into photography, shell tell
you it was mostly by chance. At age
13, her father gave her his 35 mm
flm cameraa relic from the 70s.
From there I just started
developing photos and printing,
she said.
She started printing in her
high schools darkroom, working
exclusively with black and white
film. Then, she began to take
darkroom classes at school, and
later spent a few summers tak-
ing courses at the International
Center for Photography in New
York.
Around the same time she got
her camera, Cooper found herself
with a copy of American Pros-
pects by Joel Sternfelda pivotal
work in contemporary photog-
raphy published in 1987. She has
found that looking at other artists
work was the best way to learn the
craf.
I tried to get my hands on as
many photo books as I could, she
BY ELIZA GRAUMLICH
ORIENT STAFF
For Betsy Sholl, poetry is an
exercise in ventriloquism. On the
pages of her notebookshe starts
each draft with pen and paper
she channels a voice different from
the one that carried across the
table to me in her cozy Portland
kitchen. I had asked, perhaps un-
fairly, to what extent the voice of
her poems is her own.
I would hope on some level the
voice is mine, she laughed. But I
do try to get the first person pro-
noun out of my poemsI want to
be an eye more than a capital I.
Sholl has not always emphasized
such an observational voice. In her
earlier years, her mouth overpowered
her eye.
When I was younger I adopted a
tough voice as a way to get through
the world, she explained. As an
older poet I dont want to be fake; I
dont want to just be a style. I want
it to be the self whose bedrock is
humanity.
The expansive voice Sholl chan-
nels in her poetry came to her
through years of filling notebooks
and relentlessly revising for publi-
cation. She is the author of seven
award winning collections and
chapbooks, and her work has been
included in numerous magazines
and anthologies. She has been
awarded a fellowship from the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts and
two Maine Writers Fellowships,
and in 2006 she was named the
Maine Poet Laureate, a position
she held for five years.
CREATION
THEORIES
AMANDA MINOFF
is less regimented. She explained how
she connects thoughts, phrases and
images intuitively.
Ill have two different strands at
once that dont seem to relate but
somehow in my mind they do. The
poem is figuring out how these
things go together, she said.
When at last the poem brings the
disparate strands together, Sholl is
able to inhabit her poetic self.
I try to get away from what I
already know, she said. I try to
force myself out of what my pro-
saic self would say. Ill put strange
things together and then stay with
it until it has a purpose. I try to
undermine that ordinary self who
lives in my headto get away from
that conventional self.
This transitioning from the pro-
saic to the poetic, from the con-
ventional to the uniquetakes
time. And many discarded drafts.
For Sholl, the revision process be-
gins with a game of hide-and-seek.
She stores her notebooks away in
various locations and when she
comes across an old draft, she pulls
out her editing pen.
Ill hide the notebook for any
amount of time, she explained. A
weeka monthThis past week I
came back to a poem I started in
August. The first draft is like any
pleasurable activity. You do it and
its over. The real work is revision.
Sholl is part of a local peer-edit-
ing group that meets once a month.
They have dinner and spend twenty
minutes workshopping each poem.
Sholl also get useful feedback from
an old friend from graduate school.
They have been sending back and
forth poetry for over twenty years.
You always get caught up in your
judgment of your own work, she
said. People ask me how I know
a poem is done, and sometimes its
just when my friends tell me.
Sholls kitchen extends out into
a study, and I admit, I was tempted
to peek inside and unearth a few
hidden notebooks. I was curious
to know what shed been scrawling
lately across her pages.
Right now Im working out of al-
ternate impulses, she said. One is
to bring in historical or cultural con-
cernsto bring in more of a world
that exists in history and time and
thought and social concerns. An-
other impulse is to mix a sort of dis-
cursiveness with a sort of surprising
language. I would like to fnd a way to
write about ideas and tensions in the
world in a way that remains surprising
and open ended.
Sholl has recently drawn inspiration
from jazz musician Telonious Monk.
Ive been trying to [evoke] a
more political situation, she said.
Im not interested in the person-
al right now. After writing for so
long, you just get tired of yourself.
Monk has served as subject mat-
ter for Sholls recent poetry, and
inspiration for her creative process.
Theres a great line from Monk:
A mans a genius to look like
himself, she said. The work is
not about you, but its bearing all
of you. The sound has to come
through a unique individual.
I try to get away from what I
already know. Ill put strange
things together and then stay
with it until it has a purpose.
ELIZA GRAUMLICH, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
I was a stutterer, so writing
was always a way to be fluent.
Before poetry could was a career for
Sholl, it was a means of expression.
I was a stutterer, so writing was
always a way to be fluent, she said.
Sholl came to writing at the end
of several other career paths. She
worked toward a Ph.D. for a few
years, then tried her hand at teach-
ing before realizing her true passion
was in the written word.
However, she couldnt completely
leave teaching.
I tend to believe that the muse
will come to you if you have a
schedule, she said. I write in the
morningsmy friends know not
to call then. And then I do most of
my teaching in the evenings.
Sholl has taught literature at the Uni-
versity of Southern Maine and poetry in
the MFA program at Vermont College.
I think teaching has stretched
me, she said. I have to read more.
I have to articulate things more. If
I didnt teach, Id be more intuitive;
Id think out concepts less. And
its probably a good thing to think
those things out.
Tough Sholl structures her writ-
ing schedule and her teaching ap-
proach, her process of poem-crafing
This is the voice Sholl hopes will
come through in her next collection
of poetry, which will be out in the
spring. She is currently in the pro-
cess of surrendering her pen, and
letting the poems stand as they are.
Theres that sayingA poem is
never finished, only abandoned.
Right now Im having to make
peace with abandoning a work be-
fore its perfect, which, of course it
will never be, she said.
Whenever you finish a thing,
its like youre casting about in
some stream, waiting for whats
next, she said. Its fruitful and
horrible at the same time. Right
now Im just trying to be very loose
and see what comes out of it.
COURTESY OF MIK COOPER
VACATIONLAND: Cooper is inspired by vacancy of popular summer tourist attractions.
said. It was kind of whatever was
at my fngertips.
A New York City native, Coo-
per began her own career with
street photography. Her early
work focused largely on aban-
doned spaces with heavy gram ti.
While these areas still remain a
theme in her work, she has started
to incorporate more people as
well. She has also expanded to
shooting in digital and color.
Currently, Cooper is working
on a photo series called Vaca-
tionland, which explores popular
vacation spots in Maine during the
of-season.
Cooper depicts the times of
year that people dont think about,
like winter in a state that draws
so many people during the sum-
mer months. Te series is ongo-
ing, and many of the photos that
Cooper has taken so far feature va-
cant motels and empty swimming
pools.
Next, as a project for her Public
Art class taught by A. LeRoy Greason
Professor of Art Mark Wethli, shes
planning to do a photo series on the
7-Eleven in Brunswick. So far, shes
unsure of the direction that the proj-
ect will take, but knows that she wants
to be there at night to capture the in-
teractions of Bowdoin students and
people from town in a shared space.
Cooper doesnt limit herself to
photography, occasionally work-
ing in collage and graphic design.
For her Public Art course,
she submitted a proposal to the
Brunswick Public Art Committee
(BPAC) for a mural to go on the
60 by 100 foot blank wall of Fort
Andross facing Route 1.
BPAC has set a tentative bud-
get of $30,000 for the mural.
Coopers proposed composition
features a factory worker and
the Androscoggin Rivers famed
swinging bridge in commemo-
ration of the buildings previous
use as a textile mill.
Cooper, along with classmate Fa-
biola Navarrete 14 and other local
artists, has been named a semifnalist
in BPACs competition.
Despite her successes, Cooper
says that there are defnite challeng-
es in being an artist. One is simply
justifying that this is something
[she] should be doing.
Im a visual arts major and I feel
like I constantly question whether or
not I should be a visual arts major,
she says.
Upon arriving at Bowdoin,
she says she had no plans to ma-
jor in Visual Arts despite the fact
that photography had played an
important role in her life.
However, once she got here, she,
honestly couldnt imagine taking
anything but art courses.
One of the challenging things is
doubting yourself, she says.
Despite the dim culties, Cooper has
no plans to stray from her passions.
I know that I want to stay cre-
ative and do something that is
within the creative world, she says.
Whatever I end up doing, I want
to go to work every day and have it
not feel like work.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12
Te Maine Arts Commission, whose
mission is to encourage and stimulate
public interest and cultural heritage of
the state and assist freedom of public
expression, hosts an open round of
applications for this fellowship, with
diferent categories in including visual
arts and performing/media arts.
My work is interdisciplinary, but
it primarily takes the form of elec-
tronic and kinetic sculpture. Every
project begins as an idea, and the
materials I work with are chosen to
communicate that idea as clearly as
possible, said Eggert. So sometimes
projects take the form of photogra-
phy, drawing, installation, video or
performance.
Trough her residency, Eggert fo-
cused on creating new pieces for her
solo exhibition in Washington, D.C.
Te exhibition explores the aesthetics
of time, and opened yesterday at the
Terrace Gallery.
One kinetic sculpture creates and
destroys the word now every second,
and another piece uses clock hands to
spell out the word eternity every 12
hours, she said.
In conjunction with the opening,
Eggert will be mounting a neon sign
that says you are on an island on the
back of a fatbed truck and driving it
through the streets of Northern Virgin-
ia and D.C. Tis vehicle will be parked
outside the gallery on opening night.
Before she lef for sabbatical, Eggert
worked with the visual arts faculty to
contribute ideas for the construction
of the Edwards Center for Arts and
Dance building.
We were excited about repur-
posing an old elementary school
and taking advantage of what the
original architecture had to of-
fer. And because this is the first
time all the various art disciplines
are under one roof, we wanted to
highlight the assortment of exciting
things that students are up to, said
Eggert. How can a student in print
inspire a student in sculpture? How
can these disciplines feed off of one
another and overlap? We hoped this
building would spark collaboration
and curiosity.
of such sacrifices. Solomon makes
an excellent protagonist, as he is
pretty much morally perfect. He
exhibits a pragmatic endurance
and shows the ability to fight back
where his peers cower in fear.
Michael FassbenderMcQueens
muse of lateportrays Solomons
second owner, a brutal plantation
owner named Edwin Epps. He is
pure evil, a man holding on to bygone
standards with great helplessness
One potential criticism of the flm
is that it posits a series of moral ab-
solutes, and this is perhaps why it
has become so popular despite its
graphic nature.
No character truly betrays us and
no one really surprises us either. Even
when Solomon is forced to whip his
friend, he does so only afer she her-
self has begged him to, and its over-
whelmingly obvious to the audience
that refusal would only engender
more serious consequences.
The only character who oper-
ates by ambiguous moral code is
Benedict Cumberbatchs Master
Ford, a slave-owner who feels pity
for Solomon and provides him op-
portunity to display his skill as a
carpenter and musician. But Fords
kindness barely undercuts the fact
he sees Solomon as property, and
this makes Ford just as corrupt as
Eppshe understands the pres-
ence of injustice but continues to
perpetuate the system.
McQueens flms recall his experi-
ence as a visual artist, whose works
were displayed in museums on loops.
Tis construction of isolated images
intended to provoke is part of his
identity as a director. And perhaps
this is what provides the tension in
12 Years a Slave. McQueen is such a
visually profcient artist that occasion-
ally his shots arrest the narrative and
demand the audience bear witness to
the spectacle.
He constructs many dim cult mo-
ments with an aesthetic purity; un-
like Tarrantinos Django, this flm
constantly signals tasteful restraint.
Arguably the most powerful image
in the flm is its most unnecessary:
Solomon hangs from a noose as his
toes barely touch the ground below
him while fellow slaves move ever
so slowly move in the background.
Its an audacious shot, and McQueen
keeps it there for quite some time,
but the patience with which the
image lingers ends up making Mc-
Queen, not Solomon, the fgure of
the moment.
12 YEARS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12
COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES
WATCHING: 12 Years a Slavehas recently received both very positive reviews and harsh criticism.
SPORTS
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Kutztown ends womens
rugbys run in Elite Eight
Te womens rugby team began its
fnal weekend of play last Saturday by
knocking of Hamilton 39-22 in the
Sweet 16 round of American College
Rugby Associaton (ACRA) national
tournament play before falling to Penn-
sylvanias Kutztown University in the
Elite Eight.
Hamilton came ready to blow us
away, said Head Coach MaryBeth
Mathews. Te game was a lot closer
than the fnal score makes it look.
Te Polar Bears opened scoring in
the 14th minute of play when Saman-
tha Hoegle 17 sprinted past Hamil-
tons defense. Just 10 minutes later the
Continentals drove back to score a try
of their own, bringing the score to 5-5.
Hoegle scored again six minutes later,
followed by another try from Amanda
Montenegro 14. Afer a Hamilton try,
Addison Carvajal 16 scored at the end
of the frst half.
Te Bears carried this momentum
into the second half, scoring three more
times thanks to tries by Paige Pfannes-
tiel 17, captain Maura Allen 14, and
Emily Athanas-Linden 15. Hamilton
added two more scores, but were unable
to catch up to the Polar Bears before
time ran out.
We played our style of rugbya
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BY HALLIE BATES
ORIENT STAFF
Te feld hockey team will play in
the NCAA D-III Final Four this week-
end in Virginia Beach afer topping
New Paltz State and Montclair State
last weekend. Bowdoin takes on Chris-
topher Newport University at 11 a.m.
today for the right to advance to the na-
tional championship game against the
winner of the game between Salisbury
and Skidmore.
Te Polar Bears return to the na-
tional semifnals for the seventh time
in the last nine years, having claimed
the Division III title in 07, 08 and 10.
On Friday, the Polar Bears faced
New Paltz State in the second round
of the tournament, securing a 5-2 win
over the Hawks. Less than fve minutes
into the game, Rachel Kennedy 16 fed
a long pass to Emily Simonton 15, who
wristed the shot just inside the lef post,
giving Bowdoin an early lead. Despite
New Paltz taking three consecutive
Womens basketball starts hot at 3-0
BY ELI LUSTBADER
STAFF WRITER
Te womens basketball team opened
its season by winning the Salem Tip-Of
Tournament at Salem State last week-
end, defeating Norwich 66-55 and Sa-
lem State 81-49. Te Polar Bears carried
this momentum to their home opener
on Tuesday, beating Endicott 67-56.
Head Coach Adrienne Shibles cited
the teams improved chemistry and ft-
ness as reasons for the early success.
Our chemistry has always been
solid, but this year its exceptional,
Shibles said. Teyre all on the same
page in terms of where we want to go
this season, which makes my job as
coach easier.
Te Norwich game was neck-and-
neck for much of the second half before
Bowdoin fnally pulled ahead. Guard
Kirsten Prue 14 led the Polar Bears
with 14 points. Megan Phelps 15 added
11, and Shannon Brady 16 scored 12.
[Prue] was exceptional, said
Shibles. Te frst game she was our
best player. She hit big shots and she was
defending well against an All-American
from Norwich.
In the Salem State game on Saturday,
Bowdoin held just a two-possession
lead at halfime. In the second half, they
outscored the Vikings 55-29.
Guard Marle Curle 17, who was
named MVP of the tournament, led
all scorers with 19 points. Phelps
more skillful, athletic, beautiful rugby,
said Mathews.
With the win assuring Bowdoin of
an Elite Eight match the next morn-
ing, Mathews emphasized the impor-
tance of post-game physical support
so that her team would be able to con-
tinue performing at their high level
against Kutztown.
Sunday mornings ACRA quarterf-
nals set the Polar Bears up against Kutz-
town. Te teams had never met before
and the Kutztown squad employed
style of ofensive play unfamiliar to the
Bowdoin women.
Kutztown played a forwards game,
an Old English style using big girls in an
I-formation, Mathews said.
Te fact that the team was physically
much larger than us across the board af-
fected the game, said Allen. Were used
to a little more strategy. Tey were just
brute force.
Bowdoin struggled to earn posses-
sion despite a strong efort. Forwards
Allen, Montenegro, Anna Piotti 16,
Elena Schaef 16, and Evelyn Dickinson
14 kept the pressure on throughout the
80-minute fght.
Bowdoin lost by a fnal score of 15-5,
concluding the season with a 9-2 record.
Allen said she felt that the team pro-
gressed well throughout the season, es-
pecially at the end.
Tere was defnitely a sense of get-
ting better every weekend, she said.
One of the strengths of the latter half of
our season was continuity: lots of pass-
ing, having plays where fve or six peo-
ple handled the ball and passed it of.
BY CAYLA LIPTAK
STAFF WRITER
Womens soccer eliminated
from national tournament
Tough the womens soccer team
captured its frst NCAA D-III Tourna-
ment win since 1999 this past Saturday,
it was eliminated from the competition
on Sunday afer falling 7-0 to regional
host Montclair State.
Te Polar Bears fnished their regu-
lar season seeded third in the confer-
ence at 11-2-1 (7-2-1 NESCAC) but lost
to Tufs in the NESCAC quarterfnals.
However, the teams season continued
two weeks later afer earning an at-large
bid to the NCAA tournament.
Bowdoin drew Christopher New-
port University, which boasted a 14-3-2
record, on Saturday for its frst-round
matchup. Te game was close from the
start, with both sides fghting to take
a frst-half lead. Te Polar Bears very
nearly took the lead 15 minutes in, as
winger Abby Einwag 15 let a shot rip
from the lef of the goal, forcing CNU
goalkeeper Haley Casanova to make a
diving stop.
But just past the 30-minute mark,
Bowdoin keeper Bridget McCarthy 16
was fnally beaten, as CNU forward
Lindsay Mondloch took a shot from
the top of the box and found the right
side of the net.
BY NOAH SAFIAN
ORIENT STAFF
Bowdoin trailed 1-0 at the end of the
frst half. However, Head Coach Bri-
anne Weaver said she was very happy
with her teams approach going into the
second half.
Te score didnt really afect them.
Tey didnt feel down or defeated when
they went in for halfime, she said.
Te Polar Bears came out hot in the
second half, fring of four quick shots
in the frst 15 minutes of the period,
compared to just one for CNU.
Te momentum was shifing, and
Bowdoin fnally capitalized in the 62nd
minute. A low cross from Maggie God-
ley 16 was fnished by leading scorer
Kiersten Turner 16 to tie the game.
Turner, who netted 12 goals this season,
was named to the All-NESCAC First
Team earlier this year.
Just two minutes later, the Polar
Bears took the lead. Godley, assisted by
Jenna DiCicco 15, shot from the right
corner of the 18-yard box and scored
her frst goal of the season. Captain
Molly Popolizio 14 sealed the victory
with 18 minutes remaining, afer re-
ceiving an early cross from Morgan
Woodhouse 14.
On defense, All-NESCAC First
Team captain Becky Stoneman 14 led
the Bowdoin backfeld in limiting CNU
to just two second-half shots. Te game
ended 3-1 and Bowdoin advanced to
face Montclair State on Sunday.
Weaver described the highly touted
scored 16, and guard Sara Binkhorst
15 added 13.
We kind of let them hang around in
the frst half, said Phelps. It was their
home court and we werent playing to
our strengths as well as we could. At
halfime we went in and sort of said,
Hey, this isnt us. Ten we came out in
corners, the Polar Bears were able to
counter each and preserve the lead. Be-
fore the end of the frst half, Katie Riley
14 added an unassisted shot to bring
the lead up to 2-0.
Ten minutes into the second half,
however, New Paltz managed to trim
Bowdoins lead by adding a goal of its
own, slipping a shot past goalkeeper
Hannah Gartner 15. Te Bears retali-
ated soon afer, scoring the games third
goal less than one minute later. Mettler
Growney 17 crossed the ball to Liv
King 14, who connected with Colleen
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MARCELLO CUTTI JR., STARLIGHT ILLUSTRATED
CLOSING IN: Rachel Kennedy 16 splits a pair of Montclair State defenders last Sunday. Bowdoin upset the No. 1 Red Hawks to advance to the Final Four.
EMMA ROBERTS, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
MAD HANDLES: Guard Kirsten Prue 14 dribbles on the perimeter in the Polar Bears home opener.
the second half and put up more than
ffy points.
Tuesdays win over Endicott was
highlighted by a career-best perfor-
mance from Brady, who dropped 25
points on 12-of-15 shooting and pulled
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down 13 rebounds. Phelps and Prue
added 11 and nine, respectively.
Shibles feels that the teams depth in
the backcourt will give it a boost as the
D-III Regionals have mixed results for XC
For the mens and womens cross-
country teams, hopes ran high at the
University of Southern Maine this past
weekend. Both teams competed in
the NCAA Regional Championships,
where a strong fnish could have im-
proved their respective rankings and
ensure each team a bid for the National
Championships.
Tough the teams fell a bit short of
expectationsthe men were just one
place shy of fnishing in a position to
earn a bid to NationalsHead Coach
Peter Slovenski said that the Polar
Bears have much to be proud of.
Women
Te womens teamoriginally seed-
ed 14th in the New England regional
pollsfnished the competition in
11th place.
Four of the womens team runners
ran personal best times. Tey took ad-
vantage of the big race atmosphere and
used the crowd to help them run their
best, said Slovenski.
Runners who achieved personal re-
cords included Lucy Skinner 16, who
fnished ninth with a time of (21:35.23),
which shattered her previous best time
by a full 60 seconds, and Brenna Fisch-
er 15, who beat her previous best by 20
seconds, turning in a time of 23:42.02.
First years Gillian Kramer and Caro-
line Corban also ran personal best
races, fnishing with times of 23:42.02
and 23:30.12, respectively.
Skinner started of at 40th place in
the frst mile, but moved up to 23rd
by the end of the second. She shot up
to fourth place in mile three to end in
ninth overall.
Our coach does a good job at mak-
ing sure we peak at the right time, said
Skinner. Also, my teammates were re-
ally supportive and a lot of people were
cheering. It just all came together
Lucy showed the best composure,
Slovenski added. She stayed relaxed
and accelerated throughout the race.
Its hard to pass other runners in high
level races, but she passed 14 all-star
runners in the fnal two miles.
Senior captain Madelena Rizzo was
another standout; her time of 22:14:04
was the second fastest posted by a Po-
lar Bear and earned her 32nd place
in the meet. Rizzo and Skinner both
earned places on the All-New England
team and Skinners personal best was
enough to qualify her for the NCAA
National Championship in Indiana.
Our coach does a good job at mak-
ing sure we peak at the right time. Also
my teammates were really supportive
and a lot of people were cheering. It just
all came together
Coach Slovenski said another con-
tributor to Skinners success was the ease
with which she approached the race.
Lucy showed the best composure.
She stayed relaxed and accelerated
throughout the race, Slovenski said.
Its hard to pass other runners in high
level races, but she passed 14 all-star
runners in the fnal two miles.
BY COURTNEY GALLAGHER
ORIENT STAFF
It was clear from
the interview pro-
c e s s ,
that [Weaver] cares deeply for her
athletes and their entire
experience beyond just soccer.
BY ALEX VASILE
ORIENT STAFF
John Swords 15 set the bar
high afer his strong play in the
Regis College Tip-Of Tourna-
ment, averaging 14.5 points per
game and 11 rebounds in two
games. His efort was enough to
win the tournaments Most Valu-
able Player award.
Te seven-foot center cre-
ated mismatches for the opposing
teams, neither of whom had a play-
er of comparable size. While NE-
SCAC opponents are more likely
to have players who can defend
Swords, he is still the tallest player
in the conference.
Swords started playing basket-
ball in elementary school but gave
it up to play hockey, following
the lead of his two brothers. Afer
ninth grade, he stopped playing
and resumed basketball because he
questioned his skating ability. Even
at that time he was almost seven
feet tall, including skates. Swords
started working on improving his
basketball skills, practicing with
his best friend over the summer.
He played very little during his frst
year with the team, but saw more
time as a high school junior, and
earned a captainship as a senior.
Swords is the third child in his
family to attend Bowdoin. Both
of his brothers played lacrosse
for the College, and John had
wanted to attend even before he
switched from hockey back to
playing basketball.
It seemed like a pretty natu-
ral thing for me to do, he said.
My three older siblings had
played in college.
His older sister played basket-
ball at Boston College, captaining
the team her junior and senior
years. She now plays in the WNBA
for the Chicago Sky.
Once getting to Bowdoin, he
played sparingly during his frst
two seasonsaround 14 minutes
a game over the two yearsbut
has averaged 25 minutes so far
this season. Head Coach Tim Gil-
bride expects him to see between
25 and 30 minutes each night if he
keep his fouls down. Against Regis,
Swords tallied 18 points and nine
rebounds in only 19 minutes.
Tough his height gives him
some advantage against oppo-
nents, his late start compared to
his teammates meant that he still
had some learning to do when he
arrived at Bowdoin.
He didnt know common of-
fenses, common defenses, termi-
nology, the subtleties of how to
show and give help, etc., Gilbride
said. A lot of these things you get
through practice over the years.
Now his presence forces
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
John Swords 15
MENS BASKETBALL
JEFFREYYU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
teams to change their strategies
by going to shorter lineups or
foregoing shots in the paint. His
agility and speed help his on-ball
defense as well.
He works to stay in front of
his guy, Gilbride said, He has
quick feet. Tat can be just as
efective as blocking a shot. It
makes them miss.
It afects everything. [Last
weekend], we played two teams
that really like to drive to the hoop,
captain Matt Mathias 14 said. He
took them out of their ofense.
On ofense, he can extend plays
with his strong ofensive rebound-
ing and provide reliable points in
the post.
Hes gotten more patient and
makes sure he gets in position
on the low block, Mathias said.
We dont want him 10 or 15
feet from the hoop, but if he gets
close to four or fve, hell score
more ofen than not.
For Swords, the team aspect of
the game has been the most re-
warding part.
Im not a senior yet, but I get
to take on more of a leadership
role [this year], he said. Im go-
ing from being mentored by Max
Staiger last year to fnding some
youngins of my own.
What really makes it worth-
while for me is that my teammates
are awesome guys. Im sure theyll
get a laugh reading that, he added.
Despite his commitment, bas-
ketball is not the dominant part of
Swords life. He has also been ac-
tively whitewater rafing, surfng,
and backpacking with the Bowdoin
Outing Club since his Orientation
trip experience. He loves the out-
doors, he said, even though he had
camped for his frst time only a
week before his trip.
Its been amazingserendipi-
tous maybethat Ive found this,
he said. In fact, most of the things I
love about Bowdoin are things that
I discovered afer I got here.
He is a government and legal
studies major with a concentra-
tion in international relations,
and he dabbles with the banjo,
saxophone and guitar, although
the latter he considers to be only
of campfre quality.
Te sports editor of the Orient
chooses the Athlete of the Week
based on exemplary performance.
Named MVP of Regis
College Tip-O Tournament
last weekend, averaging 14.5
ppg and 11 rpg
Only seven-footer listed on
a NESCAC basketball roster
HIGHLIGHTS
He works to stay in front of his
guys. He has quick feet. That can
be just as eective as blocking a
shot. It makes them miss.
TIM GILBRIDE
HEAD COACH, MENS BASKETBALL
FOR CAC
AND COUNTRY
BERNIE CLEVENS
Wider court could liven up NBA gameplay
On a winter afernoon in 1891, Dr.
James Naismith nailed peach baskets
onto 10-foot poles and had his physical
education students at Springfeld Col-
lege shoot soccer balls into the hoop
for physical exercise. He eventually
developed rules for this activity and on
January 20, 1862, the inaugural game
of basketball was played. It ended at
1-0 when a player sunk a game-winner
from 25 feet away.
Today, 25 feet is one foot and three
inches beyond the three-point arc in
the National Basketball Association
(NBA). It is now a routine and proft-
able shot. Current NBA great Ray Allen
has made 2,857 and counting from that
rangea specialty that has earned him
$70 million over his 17-year career.
Many basketball fans have sug-
gested lengthening the distance of the
arc from the basket. Making 3-pointers
would become more dim cult, forcing
players to improve their shooting abil-
ity. In addition to showcasing excellent
shooters, the extended arc would create
more room in the two-point feld goal
area. Perimeter players would beneft
from more room to dribble past their
defenders, while inside players would
have greater room to operate.
Historically, the NBA has not been
opposed to changing the 3-point arc.
Te league adopted its current length
in 1980, shortened it by a foot in 1994
and then stretched it back in 1996. Te
minute modifcations have not really
mattered. Te average NBA fan is in-
diferent to a 25-foot or 23-foot nine-
inch arc. Its mere existence excites.
Its widely known that fans love scor-
ing, and the NBA rarely changes their
game to capitalize on this idea. Apart
from the addition of the 24-second
shot clock in 1954 and the abolition
of hand-checking in 2004, these slight
changes to the 3-point line are the most
innovative method the NBA has de-
vised to infate scores.
Fans also love exceptional athleti-
cism. Basketball players are bigger and
more athletic than ever before as a
result of evolution in human develop-
ment and ftness knowledge. In 1953,
the average professional basketball
player was six-foot-fve-inches and
weighed 205 pounds. Today, 60 years
later, he is six-foot-seven and 220
pounds. Todays players are quicker,
faster and they jump higher. Forty-inch
verticals are more prevalent today than
30 years ago.
Why constrict this new breed to old
rules? Te NBA could garner greater
popularity and proftability by giving
its athletes more room to score. Instead
of adding an extra foot and three inches
to an extended 3-point line, why not
implement a major increase?
Current NBA Commissioner Adam
Silver took the reins this year. Perhaps
he can steer the game towards a new
direction. One simple rule change can
will drastically improve the game and
even make the NBA a more proftable
entitya wider court.
Te standard NBA court is a 94-foot-
by-50-foot rectangle. Although the arc
is 23-feet-nine-inches at the top, with
20 feet for players to move behind it,
the arc is only 22-feet on the sides, with
three feet behind it. At the top, players
can use many dribbles to evade defend-
ers and pull-up for three. In the sides,
players can only shoot a 3-pointer of
movement by losing their defenders
laterally and then hopping backwards.
Te challenge to do so is an essential
part of the game. Ironically, the worst
place to pass the ball from the perim-
eter to the post is the place with the
most space to do sothe top. Surely, a
coach would argue that this is part of
the strategy.
With a wider court, coaches would
develop new insights into understand-
ing the ofensive and defensive intrica-
cies. More importantly, a more square
formation would aford perimeter
players more opportunity to demon-
strate their ball-handling skills and
long-range shooting ability.
Te NBA could easily test a wider
court in the preseason. Just as it did
with the 3-point line, the NBA could
change its mind, but until then it might
as well try something new.
season goes on.
One of the main diferences be-
tween last year and this year is that
we are a lot deeper in the guard
spots, she said. We have only had
three games, and I expect in the next
few games to see more consistent play
with those guards.
The team begins NESCAC play at
home tomorrow against Bates at 2
p.m., and will look to keep its early-
season momentum going against
the Bobcats.
I think winning the tournament is
going to give us great confdence going
into the rest of the season, Phelps said.
SCORECARD
Sa 11/16 Regional Champ. (M)
Regional Champ. (W)
7TH/50
11TH/53
Men
Te mens team was seeded ffh but
ended the day in seventh place.
Some other teams did a better job
of peaking, Slovenski said. We ran
pretty well, but we didnt have a great
peak at the regional as we usually do
Captain Sam Seekins 14 agreed
with Slovenski.
We were hoping to be at least
top fve to qualify for nationals
Enough guys on the team had an
of day to where we ended up being
edged of by Colby and Bates, both
of whom we had beaten earlier in
the season, but they unfortunately
beat us in the most important race,
he said.
Despite the team-wide disappoint-
ment, the men still enjoyed some suc-
cesses at the meet. For example, cap-
tain Coby Horowitz 14, Nick Saba 14
and Seekins all achieved all-New Eng-
land team honors.
Horowitz, the teams top run-
ner, finished fourth in the 8K with
a time of 24:42:18. He ran most of
the race in eighth position at the
rear of the front pack. He moved
up to sixth with a mile to go and
passed two more runners to finish
in fourth place.
Other Bowdoin runners found
themselves in the top 60. Seekins
placed 28th, turning in a time of
25:21:81; Saba was 34th (25:30:81),
and Kevin Hoose 15 placed 55th
(26:00:15) with Greg Talpey 14 close
behind at 56th (26:00:44).
Horowitz will join Skinner at the
NCAA Championship at Hanover Col-
lege in Indiana tomorrow.
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SOCCER
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F. HOCKEY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
second-round match as probably the
strangest game Ive ever coached. A
dense fog hung over the feld, severely
limiting visibility. Te referees, fre-
quently unable to see each other, used
earpieces to communicate and make
ofside calls.
Bowdoin fought hard, but again
found themselves down at halfime,
this time 2-0. McCarthy was beaten
on two crosses, one a header from
just outside the six-yard box. Mont-
clair rattled of 13 shots in the frst
half and 27 total, while Bowdoin
managed only two in the frst half
and three in the second.
It was really dim cult for the coach-
ing staf to give the team a picture
Finnerty 15 for a hard drive in front
of the goal. Riley controlled the shot
and tapped it into the net, bringing the
score to 3-1.
Just three minutes later, Riley col-
lected a cleared ball and travelled
down the right side, passing across
the circle to Kennedy, who found
the lef corner of the Hawks cage,
bringing Bowdoins lead to 4-1. Riley
Mens basketball handily wins Regis Tip-Off
Te mens basketball team opened
its season by winning the Regis Tip-Of
Tournament this past weekend. In its
opening-round match the Polar Bears
defeated Western Connecticut State
University by a fnal score of 80-55 be-
fore beating Regis 74-61 in the champi-
onship game.
In the frst game, Grant White 14 led
Bowdoin with a career-high 20 points
and nine rebounds. Five other players
had at least nine points. Afer leading by
10 at halfime, Bowdoin outscored the
Colonials by 15 in the second half.
In the tournaments championship
game, Bowdoin defeated Regis 74-61.
An opening 3-pointer by Regis was the
only lead the Pride had in the game.
Despite trading baskets for much of the
frst half, the Polar Bears entered half-
time with a six-point lead. Afer sitting
out much of the frst half due to foul
trouble, John Swords 15 led the charge
in the second half, leading the Polar
Bears 13-5 run to end the game.
Swords was named the All-Tourna-
ment MVP afer dominating the boards
in both contests, and he and Keegan
Pieri 15 were both named to the All-
Tournament team.
Size and physicality were the big-
gest diferences between Bowdoin
and its opponents. Swords and Pieri
stand at seven feet and six-feet-six-
inches, respectively.
Looking at the scouting report
against Western Connecticut and Regis,
we saw that we had a clear advantage
inside with height with John Swords
and Keegan, said captain Andrew
Madlinger 14. We were defnitely em-
phasizing getting the ball inside, then
moving a lot within our ofense of the
ball to help our shooters get open shots.
Being able to rely on Swords inside
game helped the team start of the sea-
son well in the midst of changing its of-
fensive strategy.
We have two fewer weeks of practice
than the teams we just played against,
said Head Coach Tim Gilbride. So you
feel like youre not quite as prepared as
youd like to be.
We lost Bryan Hurley [15], our
starting point guard from last year, to
an ACL injury, said Pieri. Last year our
ofense was more point guard-orient-
ed. Everything went through him. Tis
year its more about getting everyone
involved. Teres a lot of movement,
quick passes and just a lot of cuts look-
ing to get the ball inside and hit shoot-
ers beyond the arc.
But the biggest diference the team
will have to adjust to is that referees will
now be quicker to call the hand-check
in college basketball. Meant to promote
more fan interest by allowing for higher
scoring games afer last seasonwhich
featured record low fnal scores for the
shot-clock erachange has attracted
criticism: fouls that may not have been
called before will now slow games down.
Its kind of weird, said Madlinger
of the new rule. Its really up to the refs
and how closely they want to watch it.
But its defnitely something you need
to adjust to when defending in the post
and on the wing.
Its changing the game for sure, said
Gilbride. I think that it will force players
and coaches to adjust. Itll be interesting.
Will teams start to play more zones so
you dont get into foul trouble all over
the place or will people try and pen-
etrate more to draw fouls? I dont like it
now. Will I like it eventually? Maybe if
they get consistent with it.
But, with the size the team possesses,
the new rule could potentially help the
Polar Bears.
With our size, getting the ball in-
side and having the freedom to move
around down there without getting
pushed around will defnitely help our
post game as well as when were driving
to the hoop, said Pieri.
Bowdoin looks to avenge last sea-
sons loss against St. Josephs tomor-
row at 4 p.m. in Morrell Gym. Te
team will have to fnd a way to close
defensively against the sharpshooting
Monks, whose win against the Polar
Bears last year was due mainly to their
profciency from 3-point range.
BY JONO GRUBER
ORIENT STAFF
Sailing wraps up successful season at Conn.
BY BROOKE BULLINGTON
ORIENT STAFF
SCORECARD
Fr 11/15
Sa 11/16
v. Western Conn. St.
at Regis
W
W
8055
7461
Te sailing team competed in the
Atlantic Coast Tournament at Con-
necticut College last weekend, which
was their fnal event of the fall season.
Unlike normal weekends in which
they sail 16 to 18 races, this week-
end the team only competed in four,
two in each division. Te Polar Bears
fnished 13th overall in this regional
championship, according to Head
Coach Frank Pizzo, in part due to er-
ratic wind patterns.
What made this weekend re-
ally hard is that there were diferent
breeze strengths on the race course,
Pizzo said. Pufs of breeze would fll
on certain areas of the course and not
on others.
Under most conditions, sailors
can generally predict where the
good breeze will be by looking for
dark water. Tis was not the case
over the weekend.
A combination of a limited num-
ber of races and poor breezes led to
disappointing results for the teams
fnal fall weekend.
Sometimes in sailing, conditions
are so variable that results are vari-
able, Pizzo said.
Te last regatta did not refect
our potential or our talent, Captain
Ayaka Okawa 14 said.
Despite the dim cult weekend,
the team is happy with their overall
performance in the fall season, spe-
cifcally at the New England Champi-
onships, which took place two week-
ends ago at Harvard, MIT and Tufs.
Te coed team, which sailed at
MIT, fnished ninth of 18 teams and
was only fve points short of quali-
fying for the Coed Atlantic Coast
Championship. Te Bears were proud
of their fnish against the competitive
feet; the team fnished ahead of sev-
eral top-20 nationally-ranked teams.
Te womens team sailed at Har-
vard and fnished in 12th place. Tey
were only seven points away from a
qualifying spot in the Womens At-
lantic Coast Championship.
Tat was a little disappointing,
Pizzo said. I think our girls pretty
consistently have been in the top
seven. [Te race] didnt end the way
we hoped, but they have had a really
good year.
Te womens division was sailed by
four sophomores, and Pizzo is looking
forward to their future improvements.
Troughout the fall season, the
team focuses primarily on develop-
ing new members. Te last event
of the weekend an all-freshman re-
gatta, hosted at Tufs, and provided
frst years with the opportunity to
practice what theyve learned.
Te whole team takes ownership
in [developing new members], Pizzo
said. Tere is a lot of mentoring and
tutoring and getting those people up
to speed in the fall.
In addition, the team has devoted
a lot of their fall season to mastering
basics, such as boat handling, speed,
and developing better situational
awareness and instincts.
Tese boat-handling skills gained
in the fall will help the Polar Bears in
racing, which is the primary format
of sailing they do in the spring.
Team racing becomes so much
easier when everyone is on the
same page with boat handling,
Okawa said. We can go fast with-
out having to think about going
fast because weve been practicing
so much.
In the spring, four sailors will
return from abroad, allowing the
team to widen its depth with three
more skippers and a crew. With
these juniors, they can have 12
boats on the water at each practice.
We are really excited about hav-
ing two full team racing teams for the
spring, Okawa said.
Spring season begins for the sail-
ing team on February 15.
SCORECARD
Sa 11/16 Atlantic Coast Tournament 13TH/18
Compiled by Joe Seibert
Sources: Bowdoin Athletics, NESCAC
FIELD HOCKEY
W L W L
Amherst 9 1 13 3
Tufts 9 1 15 3
BOWDOIN 8 2 16 3
Middlebury 8 2 16 3
Colby 5 5 9 6
Trinity 5 5 8 7
Williams 4 6 6 9
Wesleyan 4 6 6 9
Bates 1 9 4 10
Conn. College 1 9 3 11
Hamilton 1 9 3 11
NESCAC OVERALL
*Bold line denotes NESCACTournament cut-of
Skidmore v. Salisbury
2 P.M.
BOWDOIN v. Chris. Newport
11 A.M.
NCAA DIII TOURNAMENT
Championship - Sunday, Nov. 24
Seminals - Friday, Nov. 22
Held at Virginia Beach, Va.
Semifnal winners meet
10:30 A.M.
MENS ICE HOCKEY
F 11/22
Sa 11/23
Tu 11/26
at Colby
v. Colby
at Univ. of NewEngland
7 P.M.
7 P.M.
7 P.M.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Sa 11/23
Tu 11/26
v. Bates
v. Univ. of NewEngland
2 P.M.
6 P.M.
MENS BASKETBALL
Sa 11/23 v. Saint Josephs (Me.) 4 P.M.
M/W CROSS COUNTRY
Sa 11/23 at NCAAD-III Champ. (Hanover) 11 A.M.
W L W L
Amherst 0 0 2 1
Bates 0 0 3 1
BOWDOIN 0 0 3 0
Colby 0 0 2 1
Conn. College 0 0 1 2
Hamilton 0 0 1 2
Middlebury 0 0 1 1
Trinity 0 0 1 2
Tufts 0 0 3 0
Wesleyan 0 0 3 0
Williams 0 0 3 0
NESCAC OVERALL
W L W L
Amherst 0 0 1 0
Bates 0 0 3 1
BOWDOIN 0 0 2 0
Colby 0 0 2 1
Conn. College 0 0 1 2
Hamilton 0 0 2 1
Middlebury 0 0 3 0
Trinity 0 0 2 0
Tufts 0 0 3 0
Wesleyan 0 0 2 1
Williams 0 0 2 1
NESCAC OVERALL
NESCAC OVERALL
W L T W L T
Amherst 2 0 0 2 0 0
Trinity 2 0 0 2 0 0
Wesleyan 2 0 0 2 0 0
Middlebury 1 0 1 1 0 1
Williams 1 0 1 1 0 1
BOWDOIN 0 1 1 0 1 1
Colby 0 1 1 0 1 1
Conn. Coll. 0 2 0 0 2 0
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 2 0
Tufts 0 2 0 0 2 0
WOMENS ICE HOCKEY
F 11/22
Su 11/23
Tu 11/26
v. Colby
at Colby
at Mass.-Boston
7 P.M.
3 P.M.
7 P.M.
NESCAC OVERALL
W L T W L T
Amherst 2 0 0 2 0 0
Middlebury 2 0 0 2 0 0
Trinity 1 0 1 1 0 1
Wesleyan 1 1 0 1 1 0
Williams 1 1 0 1 1 0
Conn. Coll. 0 1 1 0 1 1
BOWDOIN 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colby 0 2 0 0 2 0
Hamilton 0 2 0 1 2 0
Held at Norfolk, Va.
WOMENS SQUASH
Sa 11/23
Su 11/24
v. Tufts at Cambridge, Mass.
v. Wellesley at MIT
v. Trinity (Conn.)
NOON
2:30 P.M.
11 A.M.
MENS SQUASH
M/W SWIMMING & DIVING
F 11/22 v. Babson, MIT 1 P.M.
Sa 11/23
Su 11/24
v. Tufts at Cambridge, Mass.
at MIT
v. Trinity (Conn.)
NOON
2:30 P.M.
11 A.M.
Standings & Schedules
of what was happening because we
couldnt see half the picture, she said.
Coming out of halfime, Montclair
quickly added another goal. Bowdoin
countered with three quick shots, but
still the Polar Bears were kept of the
scoreboard. Te Red Hawks gradually
won back the momentum afer Bow-
doins surge, scoring four more times
before the fnal whistle blew.
Tough Weaver was hesitant to make
excuses, she said the odd weather con-
ditions almost certainly aided Mont-
clairs very direct style of playcharac-
terized by numerous through-balls and
speedy forwards.
Te Bowdoin women fnish their
season at 12-4-1. In addition to Turn-
er and Stoneman being named First
Team All-NESCAC, Popolizio and Ja-
mie Hofstetter 16 were named to the
Second Team.
would score one more goal before
the end of the game to complete her
hat trick. In the fnal seconds of the
game, New Paltz was able to cut the
lead to three, tipping the ball past
the lef post to end the match 5-2.
Bowdoin outshot the Hawks 19-9
with an 11-6 edge in corners.
Te following day, Bowdoin
knocked of top-ranked Montclair
State with a 1-0 victory. Despite sev-
eral shots on goal by each team, the
game remained scoreless late in the
second half. When the Polar Bears
were fnally able to get past the Mont-
clair defense of a penalty corner, Ri-
ley sent the ball to the top, where King
was able to direct a pass to Kennedy,
who slipped the ball between the goal-
ies legs to take the lead.
According to Kim Kahnweiler 16,
the win was not easily secured.
We had to fght the entire time, lit-
erally until the fnal seconds to secure
the win, she said. Bowdoin outshot
Montclair by 12-7, with Gartner mak-
ing four saves.
Kahnweiler attributed the wins to
the drive established by a loss in last
years tournament.
We remembered how it felt last year
when we couldnt move on in the tour-
nament, and no one wanted that again,
she said. Tat helped fuel us.
Finnerty felt that the teams focus in
preparing to compete in the toughest
bracket of the tournament also con-
tributed to the victory.
Instead of getting hung up on how
tough our games were going to be,
we found it to be an advantage that
we were playing teams that we knew
nothing about, she said. We were
able to focus more on how we play as a
team and what we do well.
The team continues to succeed
beyond the scope of the NCAA
tournament. This week, the Na-
tional Field Hockey Coaches As-
sociation recognized five Bowdoin
players with All-New England
Honors. Riley, King and Kennedy
were named to the All-Region First
Team honors while Finnerty and
Kahnweiler earned All-Region Sec-
ond Team distinctions.
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In support of the right to bare all
Not all nudity is sexual. Were
born naked (duh); we give birth
naked; we bathe naked; we have to
get naked (or semi-naked) at the
doctors office. And there is also
an elusive subculture of nudity at
Bowdoin. We all know about na-
ked laps: you lose too hard at beer
pong and you have to run around
the building naked. There is the
tradition of streaking the quad be-
cause this is a college. Balls to Mass
Hall (i.e. sprinting from Hubbard
to Mass Hall) is a trek. When I
did it, three quarters of the way
through an unbidden complaint
popped into my head: When
is this gonna be over? But I
didnt confess that I found
streaking boring.
Then there are the naked
parties. I wound up at one
last year. I remember being
struck by how visible ev-
erything was. It was in the
Tower and the space had
that stark, stale Tower
feeling. The fluorescent
lights concealed noth-
ing and I was amazed by
the range of bodies. Fat
bodies and skinny bodies.
Boobs of all different sizes.
Bodies with tattoos and pierc-
ings (I drunkenly read aloud
Bible verses off my physics tutors
back). They were, to my memory,
all white bodies, but thats a dif-
ferent conversation.
Different levels of nudity were
acceptedI decided to keep my
underwear on. Most people
were entirely naked,
though. In describing
it later I remembered how
many drunk, cold, flaccid penises
there were. So hats off to all those
dudes who were brave enough to let
it fly. After about half an hour, my
friend and I put our clothes back on
(they had been stored in trash bags
graciously provided by the host)
and left feeling good about our
bodies and the accepting nature of
our peers.
But what if it were different?
What if we had walked in the room
It is not illegal to be naked in
Maine. The indecent conduct stat-
ute says a person is only breaking
the law if he or she knowingly
exposes (his or her) genitals un-
der circumstances that in fact are
likely to cause affront or alarm.
So thats to cover sexual predators,
not college kids.
The Bowdoin student handbook
does not mention nudity specifi-
cally, though it does say, Certain
types of behavior may be inappro-
priate even though not illegal. I
imagine this is the authority under
which ResLife has discouraged nu-
dity. It is not fitting of the dignity
of a Bowdoin student to
bear all. Were not one of
those schools.
But heres the thing about
a ban: it creates camps.
Many of my housemates
(jokingly) suggested
a naked protest
on the quad.
Pro-nudity all
the way! The
a d mi n i s t r a -
tion, I gather,
is against nudity
all the way. Nei-
ther side has cited
specifics of what
could go right
or wrongwhat
could be lost or
gained. In the
face of criminal-
ization of an act (or
substance), everyone
has to be for or against.
Theres no room left for
a nuanced discussion.
Social, non-sexual
nudity can be liberat-
ing and irreverently
joyous. It can also
be embarrassing
and isolating and
create a dichotomy of people
who are comfortable with their
bodies and people who arent. But
we will never have a meaningful
discussion about nakedness while
it is something that people can get
in trouble for. Punishment is simply
beside the point.
Julia Mead is a member of the
Class of 2016.
and been greeted by exclusively
trim, uniformly groomed bodies? I
can guarantee that I wouldnt have
been able to think of anything be-
sides the not-flatness of my stom-
ach and the not-firmness of my
upper arms. Peer nakedness can
accentuate insecurities as much
as it can normalize a wide array of
body types.
Its one thing to worry about
how you look naked in front of
your sexual partner, but to be na-
ked, lined up next to all your other
sexual partners? Thats a
nightmare. Side-by-side
comparisons are only
acceptable for Con-
sumer Reports.
Te reality that no one
seems to acknowledge is that both
scenarios are possible. Nudity isnt
exclusively empowering or shaming.
MacMillan House, where I live,
has been in the security report
several times recently for nudity.
Weve gotten in trouble. Not seri-
ous troublejust security report
level trouble.
ALL OUT
OF LOVE
DREW VAN KUIKEN

BY JULIA MEAD
CONTRIBUTOR
Insurance woes: Obamacare proving ineffective
106,856. That is the number of
people who successfully selected
not boughta new healthcare
plan this past October under the
Obama administrations legisla-
tion often referred to as Obam-
acare. The programs official name
is the Affordable Care Act (ACA),
a moniker that now seems ironic,
given recent struggles.
A mere 27,000 people dove
into the behemoth website that is
healthcare.gov and emerged hav-
ing successfully selected a plan. For
those in need of a refresher, health-
care.gov is the federal governments
version of a highly touted new-age
online marketplace; the particulars
of the ACA were centered on the
assumption of its functionality. In
Maine, a state that opted to use the
federal governments website, only
271 people selected a plan by the
end of the month.
As kindly noted by Rep. Steve
Stockman of Texas, more people
caught chlamydia last month than
selected a plan under Obamacare.
He also noted that more people fol-
lowed Nickelback on Twitter, and
bought Yoko Onos first album than
selected a plan.
Mr. Stockmans diverse interests
aside, his numbers made me feel
somewhat guiltyI started to think
that I should have supported my
President and tried to sign up by
now. But then I realized I already
had insurance. And to protect my
manhood, I should tell you that I
never get sick anyway.
Yet, lots of people do seem to get
sick, and somewhat regularly too.
Theoretically, October 1 should
have been the Christmas Day these
people always wanted (but never
got because they still had the flu).
The design of the website cer-
tainly isnt helping its cause. It re-
ally stinks, and its issues seem less
forgivable, given that McKinsey &
Co., a consulting firm, predicted
the websites massive problems as
far back as last April. The firm, it
turns out, was correct in their pre-
diction that two weeks of testing
Please see HEALTHCARE, page 18
In the last month, more
people have caught Chlamydia
and followed Nickelback
on Twitter than have selected a
health plan through Obamacare.
SKY C. MONACO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Feedback loop
W
ith less than three weeks lef in the fall semester, the fnal push is upon
us. And though weve known about many of these fnal assignments since
the frst day of classes, these last papers, exams and projects never fail to induce
panic, culminating in Decembers all-too-familiarand almost always over-
cafeinatedfrenzied fnal sprint. What we produce in these last three weeks
represents, in theory, a demonstration of a semesters worth of lectures, readings
and assignmentsa synthesis of all weve learned. Yet we tend to dispatch these
completed assignments into a void, abandoning them as we pack our bags for
our long-awaited break.
Currently, there is no om cial policy for professors handing back graded fnals
and papers. And though some do ofer students the option of turning in fnal
work along with a self-addressed envelope, or encourage them to collect assign-
ments at the start of the following semester, this is far from the norm. More ofen
than not, the quality of our fnal work is refected in the course grade alone;
students rarely ask forand thus miss out onconstructive feedback.
It would be disingenuous to suggest that grades are irrelevant, or that the
hard work we do throughout the semester is refective of pure intellectual zeal.
Grades are powerful external motivators. But this reality does not negate the fact
that learning for learnings sake is folded into our work as well. We beneft from
working on these assignments, and we owe it to ourselves to bring the process
full circle.
Tis kind of feedback should not be limited to professors; our peers have valu-
able insights to ofer as well. We are rarely exposed to what others work on for
these fnaland ofen self-drivenprojects, save for the occasional 10-minute
presentation or one-sentence explanation in casual conversation. We invest sig-
nifcant time and efort in these culminating assignments. Our liberal arts edu-
cation is predicated on collaboration and peer-to-peer communication as well
as lectures and readings and professor-led discussions. We beneft from end-of-
semester class time dedicated to sharing our work in class and to learning from
each others research and eforts.
We hold ourselves to high standards when we know our audience is larger
than the professors who read and grade our work; presenting our work more
broadly to our classmates will inevitably improve its quality. Moreover, seeing
how our peers have synthesized material afects our own thinking in new ways.
Its easy to power through these fnal weeks with winter break tunnel vision,
but even for the most holiday-party hearty among us, our fnal academic as-
signments demand a signifcant investment of time and energy. Why not make
it fully worth it?
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Dont snooze your alarm: build mental discipline doing what you hate
Helmet head: your brain is worth the investment
Whenever I see groups of visitors
being led around campus on admis-
sions tours, I wonder about the kinds
of things that they must notice as
they walk around Bowdoins cam-
pus. What do they think about the
Quad? Do they thinkas I dothat
Smith Union is a little too bright and
its colors a little too garish? Are they
frightened by the thunder of basket-
ball being played in Sargent Gym?
Tey inevitably will start think-
ing about the cost of going to a
school like Bowdoin. Going to
college in the United States isnt
cheap; Bowdoin is certainly no
exception. So you will forgive my
surprise when I see people
racing around cam-
pus at breakneck
speeds, endan-
gering the
brains they
have in-
vested in
so dearly:
h e l me t -
we a r i n g
cyclists are
few and far
between at
Bowdoin.
Well if they
dont need to use their
brains, they dont need helmets!
quipped one professor who always
wears a helmet when cycling. If we
assume that the cost of a Bowdoin
education is related to the value of
your brain, then your cerebral mat-
ter is quite valuable indeed. For
arguments sake, lets say that four
years at Bowdoin costs $200,000.
And lets just say that this represents
the approximate value of your brain.
If you owned something of a com-
parable valuesay, an expensive
car, a house, a small yacht or a light
aircrafId guess that you would
try to protect your property. So why
cant you aford the same protection
for your head?
Teres no denying that helmets
are efective. In a study published
in the New England Journal of
The unnamed dad in the Cal-
vin and Hobbes comic series had a
popular refrain. Whenever Calvin
complained about something (usu-
ally a father-son bonding activity)
his dad always responded with a
because-I-said-so reason, followed
by, Besides, it builds character.
The importance of these charac-
ter-building moments in our lives
should not be understated.
As long as I can remember my
family motto has been suck it up.
I have come to realize that through
their mildly ostensible harshness,
my parents were trying to do me
a favor. Not only do excruciating
experiencessuch as airport hang
overs on international flights
make someone a more versed and
interesting individual, they also
contribute to the stock of mental
discipline.
Before proceeding, I think it is wise
to actually defne mental discipline. I
see it as the ability to muster the will-
ingness to do something that is un-
desirable, but ultimately necessary or
benefcial. Ending a Netfix binge and
getting back to work, resisting a third
helping of pie at Bowdoins Tanks-
giving dinner, and showing up to
class on Friday morning (shudder) all
in some way require varying degrees
of mental toughness.
Malcolm Gladwells famous
and overly cited 10,000
hours rule speaks to
the mental dis-
cipline of all
highly success-
ful people.
G l a d w e l l s
theory refers
to the mini-
mum amount of
time spent practicing
a skill before one can
become truly elite. A
good deal of those
hours are always
dedicated to the
mind-numbing,
endless repeti-
tion that builds
perfection.
Do you think
Tiger Woods
really wanted
to practice his
approach shot
until the sun
went down? That
Bobby Fischer en-
joyed sitting at a
chessboard think-
ing of the endless
possible moves
whilst only playing
against himself ?
That a young Bill
Gates felt rested and relaxed build-
ing his company with a scheme of
36 hours on, 10 off ? That Joey
Chestnut had a genuine passion for
chugging gallons of water to stretch
his stomach for eating a world
record 69 hotdogs and
buns in ten min-
utes, earning
a 7th
consecutive national
title? The answer to all
these questions is a resounding
no. Although most successful peo-
ple possess some degree of natural
year, across America, hundreds of
people die because helmets are too
expensive. Because helmets are un-
comfortable. Because helmets cant
protect me.
I dont mean to say that a helmet
is some kind of panacea. Like wear-
ing a seatbelt when youre driving,
donning a helmet will not immunize
you against injury or prevent you
from dying. Yet it is clear that wear-
ing a helmet largely increases your
chances of surviving an accident. Cy-
cling accidents happen all the time
and not just out on
the street. Last
year, I witnessed
a student from
B r u n s w i c k
High School hit
a squirrel while
cycling at some
speed across the
Quad. He fipped over
the handlebars and
landed on the path.
By some stroke of
luck, he walked
away with
only a few
scratches.
I shud-
der to
t h i n k
w h a t
might have
happe ne d
had he not
been wearing
a helmet.
Let me be clear: I have noth-
ing against cycling, nor do I wish
to force helmets onto your heads.
Theres nothing wrong about not
wearing a helmet. You are all
adults and are quite capable of
making your own decisions. But
all of you have exceptional minds:
you are Bowdoin students after all.
Wouldnt it be an incredible shame
if it all went to waste?
DEAL WITH IT
WILL POWERS
might not be enough time to trou-
bleshoot the problems that could
occur when thousands of people try
to log on.
One cant fault the website for not
trying to look pretty in the mean-
time though. It appears almost like
a cartoon, where the backdrop is
pretty clearly a facade to hide the
desolation and destruction behind
the walls. On the website, though,
its the smiling, matronly faces and
bright colors that belie the tragedy
within. Even the homepage hints at
the cracks in the wall; the slick ban-
ner along the top notes the websites
daily closure from
1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for
renovations.
To its credit, the
administration is
still trying. Re-
cently, they called
for more 18 to
34-year-old males
to sign up, as the
octogenarians of
America apparently havent needed
much help navigating the website.
They may also need young people
to help offset costs of said octage-
narians, but they dont seem keen to
advertise that point quite as much.
Of course, if theyre really try-
ing to attract young males, theyre
going about it all wrong. Between
the inconvenient late-night closing
hours, and the clearly accentuated
apply for insurance by phone but-
ton, its a small wonder the young
guys of America have been too lazy
to buy the insurance.
The paltry number of October
applicants shows that the signup
problems stem from more than a
lack of healthy young males itch-
ing to go to the doctors office. In
a country of 313 million people,
somehow only 100,000 selected a
plan in October, according to the
Washington Post. Given that rough-
ly 50 million Americans still need
insurance, we should be laughing at
this number.
The Obama administration must
fix the websites problems immedi-
ately. That should be a given. But
the administration should take
away a larger lesson from this situa-
tion: be careful with technology. We
live in a technology-obsessed age,
and everyone wants to incorporate
fancy new gadgets into their op-
erations. Oftentimes, this goes ex-
tremely well, but it cant be forced.
Liberals love to compare the
Obamacare rollout to George
Bushs 2005 Medicare part D roll-
out (which also faced massive on-
line implementation difficulties),
as if one failure
excuses another.
While Medicare
part D eventually
did improveas
will healthcare.
govthe lesson
shouldnt be that
this is okay, be-
cause its not.
If the Obama
administration had more thor-
oughly analyzed this problem, they
would have understood the need
for a stronger backup systempa-
per isnt the end of the world.
The consultants report should
have made this clear, but the ad-
ministration blatantly ignored the
facts because they seemed to be
mesmerized by technology; it is
conveniently easy to forget that it
often doesnt work.
The age of technology can and
will be powerful, but we cannot
totally abandon what we know
and rely on. As tempting as it
may be, technology certainly isnt
perfect and we need to stop pre-
tending it is. The step back in
timeto paper, phone or whatever
other ancient technologymay
not be pretty, but it can make us
healthier in the end.
talent, they utilize and unlock their
gifts by forcing themselves to do
what others are not willing to do.
Mental discipline counters the
tendency of each one of us to dis-
count time: we tend to value im-
mediate gratification more than
a greater benefit in the future. It
is difficult to get up with the first
alarm when we know that our
8:30 a.m. class does not
technically require
a shower before-
hand. Surely seven
more minutes in
bed are prefer-
able to what
your lab part-
ner will iden-
tify as a subtle
body odor of
late night
Dominos.
A more
f or t i f i ed
me n t a l
constitu-
tion al-
lows us to
ov e r c ome
our innate myopia and act in
such a way that benefits us best
in the long term.
What are some strategies to fos-
ter iron will and resolve? I do not
claim to be an exceptionally self-dis-
ciplined or mentally tough person. I
feel, however, the only way to build
these traits is by consistently forcing
yourself to do things at which you
are no good. Do something you hate,
simply because you are bad at it and
want to be better.
Do you like conceptual physics
but cannot understand the math?
Youd best get moving on the extra
practice problems. Socially anxious?
Strike up a conversation with fve
new people everyday. Your weak
skills will improve and your stock
of mental discipline will increase.
When the need arises, you will be
able to draw upon this reserve to
push yourself in ways that were pre-
viously unimaginable.
Returning to character build-
ingthere are times when there
is no reason to do something other
than for the sake of strengthening
your mental resolve. Little activi-
ties like waking up early, operating
on little sleep, finishing work well
before it is due, purposefully be-
ing a bit too cold or otherwise un-
comfortable all add up to a more
resilient, driven individual who
exhibits outstanding self control. I
do not advocate for these sorts of
tests all the time, but they are a
rather easy way to cultivate mental
discipline capital.
Occasionally, extreme experi-
ences are the only panacea. Some-
times it takes a Navy SEAL-inspired
4 a.m. rise and shine, complete
with a cold-water hose down and
a nice two-mile crawl through the
mud while facing jarring personal
insults, to really know ones mental
breaking point.
HOME IN
ALL LANDS
JEAN-PAUL HONEGGER
HEALTHCARE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18
Technology isnt perfect and
we need to stop pretending it
is: stepping back in time to an
ancient technology like paper
will make us healthier in the end.
ANNA HALL, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SKY C. MONACO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Medi ci ne, res earchers
found that wearing a helmet reduces
the risk of head injury by 85 percent
and brain injury by 88 percent. Inju-
ries to your legs and arms can ofen
be healed. But severe trauma to your
head is far more dangerous. Accord-
ing to a report from 1996-2005 by
the New York City Department of
Transportation from, 97 percent of
cyclists who died following an acci-
dent werent wearing a helmet. Every
NOVEMBER
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ANISA LAROCHELLE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
RUDE AWAKENING: Brunswick residents compete in the second annual Rolling Slumber Bed Races on Park Row last Saturday morning.
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FRIDAY
LECTURE
Tracing the Formation of Massive
Galaxies in the Early Universe
Elizabeth McGrath, professor of physics and astronomy
at Colby, will discuss her work about star formation and
the frst star systems to appear when the universe was
less

than

half its current age.
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 12:30 p.m.
EVENT
Contra Dance
The Bowdoin Outing Club and the Of ce of Religious
and Spiritual Life will throw a contra dance, which is a
partnered folk dance. Local folk band Velocipede will
perform live music.
Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center. 7 p.m.
FILM
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Bowdoin Film Society will screen this 1975 award-
winning drama adapted from Ken Keseys novel, set in
an insane asylum and starring Jack Nicholson.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m.
SPORTING EVENT
Womens Ice Hockey v. Colby
Watson Arena. 7 p.m.
VIGIL
Stop the Madness
Members of the community will participate in a
candlelight vigil for victims of Typhoon Haiyan and other
climate-related disasters.
Steps, Museum of Art. 7:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY
FILM
Inequality for All
Frontier will screen this documentary, featuring Robert
Reich, secretary of labor under President Clinton, about
the widening income gap and its efect on the economy.
Frontier Caf. 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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SATURDAY
FILM FESTIVAL
48 Hour Film Festival Screening
The Bowdoin Film Society will show student-made
flms on the theme dj vu, which were all made last
weekend.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m.
SPORTING EVENT
Mens Ice Hockey v. Colby
Before the game, Polar Bear Nation will throw a pep rally
starting at 5 p.m. in Farley Field House. There will be a
cash bar for students over 21 and free snacks provided by
Dining Services.
Watson Arena. 7 p.m.
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MONDAY
THEATER
The Normal Heart
For AIDS Awareness Month, Jamie Weisbach 16 and Lane
Sturtevant 15 will stage a reading of Larry Kramers play.
A panel with English professor Peter Coviello and Coordi-
nator of Health Education Whitney Hogan will follow.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
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MONDAY
LECTURE
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TUESDAY
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SUNDAY
CONCERT
The Civil War Remembered
The Bowdoin Concert Band will perform in honor of the
150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 2 p.m.
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Interfaith Service
Students, faculty and staf of all faiths will celebrate
gratitude and Thanksgiving together.
The Chapel. 9 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY

VACATION
Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
All dining halls and of ces will close for the national holi-
day until Friday, November 29.
Across campus. 8 a.m.
HOLIDAY
First Night of Hanukkah
Sundown.
DINNER
Thanksgiving Break Meal
Filipe Camarotti 14 will host a Thanksgiving dinner for
students staying on campus for the break with the help
of the Of ce of Residential Life and Dining Services. To
RSVP, go to surveymonkey.com/s/SS85B6G.
Ladd House. 6:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY
HOLIDAY
Thanksgiving
United States of America.
EVENT
Black Friday Moonlight Madness
The event will begin with a fun run, in which competitors
will chase after Santa on his red Harley. Outlets, bou-
tiques and specialty stores will be starting Black Friday
with deals, giveaways and coupons available throughout
the night into the morning.
Main Street, Freeport. Midnight.
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Experiencing
Wabanaki History
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MEATLOAF, CHICKEN TERIYAKI
CLOSED
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ASIAN SEITAN, CORNED BEEF
SEAFOOD ALFREDO, TOFU BURGERS
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CHEESE RAVIOLI, CHICKEN TENDERS
MUSSELS, CHICKEN TENDERS
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CLOSED
CLOSED
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December
Dance Concert
PRESENTATION
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LONDON BROIL, JAMBALAYA
FETTUCCINE ALFREDO, FRIED FISH
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HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN, PIZZA
MAC N CHEESE, FRIED SHRIMP
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SPAGHETTI, ITALIAN SAUSAGE SUB
GENERAL TAOS CHICKEN, EGG ROLLS
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PERFORMANCE
Classes Resume
BREAK ENDS