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NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Shock, fear, uncertainty follow Trumps election
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ELECTION NIGHT: (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT:) Nick Brasse 16, Olivia Erickson 18, June Lei 18 and Laura Block 17 react after Donald Trump is announced president-elect. Mariette Aborn 17 somberly watches the night unfold. Students comfort each
other as Trump takes the lead in Pennsylvania. Leo Levine 17 and Block share an embrace.
BY JESSICA PIPER
ORIENT STAFF
Jordan Moskowitz 16 and Donny Alvine 16 celebrated.

Montsi Madrigal 18 couldnt believe it. Victoria Pitaktong
17 said shes still in denial. Zachary Hebert 18 offered free
hugs. Across campus, Bowdoin students reacted to Donald
Trumps election as the 45th president of the United States.
Ural Mishra 20 is an international student from Nepal. He
couldnt vote in the election, but closely followed the results and
expressed fear at Trumps victory.
I do not feel safe in this country. I know there are a lot of people
who feel the same way, he said. Skin color is the basis for hatred.
And now we have a president thats all for it. Hes normalized it.
Like Mishra, Aziza Janmohamed 19 couldnt vote in the
election. Shes Muslim and a Canadian citizen, although her
parents currently reside in Pakistan.
Hes said in the past he wants [Muslims] to carry identification and maybe do a travel ban from all problematic countries,
and those are all mostly Muslim countries, Janmohamed said.
If he does place a travel ban on those countries, my parents
live [in Pakistan], so does that mean my parents cant come and
watch me graduate? What does that mean for me?
The election results broke in the early hours of Wednesday
morning. On Tuesday night, many students gathered for public viewings in Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, the Womens
Resource Center and David Saul Smith Union. At the Union,
where students watched CNN on a large screen, the mood grew
from tense to somber as the night wore on. The crowd initially
cheered when Hillary Clinton was announced the winner in
states like Colorado and Virginia. But as the electoral map began to favor Trump, cheers were replaced with groans.
In an election survey conducted by the Orient last week that
received responses from 631 students, 88.6 percent of respon-
Mumps count rises in week after outbreak

BY STEFF CHAVEZ
ORIENT STAFF
Since November 1, there have been five

confirmed cases of mumps among the
Bowdoin student body. As of press time,
there are no further suspected cases.
All five students with confirmed cases
of mumps received both parts of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
(the initial shot at age one, and the booster
at age five). The MMR vaccine is 88 percent effective, according to Director of
Health Services Dr. Jeffrey Maher.
Maher said every student who contracts mumps must be in isolation for five
days after symptoms first arise.
At the start of the outbreak on campus,
four Bowdoin students were not immunized against mumps. Three of those students then decided to get the MMR vaccine, while one remains unimmunized.
The three recently immunized students
are in exclusion, according to Maher.
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to a new 3D printer. Page 3.
Once youve been vaccinated it takes

eighteen days for the vaccine to take effect, he said. They cant really engage in
campus activities including [the] classroom, dining halls, athletics, clubs, but
they are not in isolation.
Students in exclusion are allowed to
remain in their apartment or dormitory,
living among their roommates. They are
working with their professors to manage
their coursework.
The unimmunized student is in isolation. The earliest the student can return
to campus is November 2518 days after the onset of symptoms for the student
with the most recent case of mumps. If another case is confirmed, the 18 day period
will reset.
The Health Centerwhich is typically closed on weekendswas open for
three hours last Saturday and last Sunday to accomodate students exhibiting
mumps symptoms.
Health Services did not send out an
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Father-son professor duo teach under the same

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email to inform the student body of its

added weekend hours.
Maher said eight students visited the
Health Center and one went to Mid Coast
Walk-In Clinic over the weekend, but that
none of these students had mumps.
Health Services has been encouraging students who have any symptoms of
mumps (body aches, fever, headaches,
glandular swelling and loss of appetite) to
go to the Health Center instead of the Mid
Coast Walk-In Clinic or Mid Coast Hospital to minimize exposure of the virus to
the greater Brunswick area.
Additionally, Mid Coast Hospital suspended volunteer assignments of all Bowdoin students to reduce the chances of
students introducing the virus to patients.
We are taking this step because many
of our patients have a compromised immune system, wrote Director of Volunteer Services Shannon Coray in an email
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CAT AND MOUSE
Bowdoin students revive comic strip Krazy

Kat in zany play. Page 6.
dents indicated that RELATED NEWS

they supported Hillary
Clinton, while 6.6 per- Alumni react and BSG hosts forums to address
cent of respondents sup- the election outcome. Page 4.
ported Trump.
See a slideshow of student reactions over the
At 1:41 a.m. Wednes- course of election night. bowdoinorient.com.
day morningminutes
after the Associated
Press reported that Trump had won the state of Pennsylvania
Liam Gunn 17, electoral engagement fellow at the Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good, took to the microphone.
It has been called, with Donald Trump elected to be our next
President of the United States, Gunn said.
His announcement was met with gasps from the crowd and
many students broke out crying. Wednesday morning, students
Please see ELECTION, page 4
Consent Week programs wellattended, but met with critique

BY ISABELLE HALL
ORIENT STAFF
Bowdoins annual Consent Week, organized by the Alliance for Sexual Assault
Prevention (ASAP), provoked controversy this week with its poster campaign
concerning consent and alcohol.
Some students took issue with the posters, which featured images of drinks and
slogans such as Consent is more clear
when you havent had a beer.
I had an issue with them when I saw
them because to me, [the posters] very
much seem to imply that alcohol is responsible for sexual assault, as opposed to
saying something like alcohol is one component that might impact how sexual
assaults happen, said Rachel Baron 17.
Emily Saldich 17 expressed a similar criticism.
They were all about alcohol and
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maybe blamed the victim a little bit, said

Saldich. I thought that was pretty problematic, and I thought it took some responsibility away from perpetrators of
sexual assault.
The poster campaign is just one feature
of a week of events organized by ASAP.
According to ASAP member Madeline
Hall 17, each event is designed to achieve
a specific goal and to provide a different
outlook on consent.
ASAP is an umbrella organization
made up of representatives from many
student groups that work to promote safe
and healthy relationships.
I think its important to know that
ASAP [is a] very diverse group on campus, said Hall. We pull from a bunch of
different spheres of campus and so we
have a lot of different opinions and differ-
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PRIVILEGED PERSPECTIVES
Katie McDonough 19 reflects on a newfound

gratitude for her upbringing. Page 10.
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STUDENT SPEAK:
What is your ideal me time?
Katie Craighill 17
I go birding with Liam a lot and that really
regrounds me, recenters me. Its nice being
outside.
Sereyrath Ly
SOPHIE WASHINGTON
I listen to music. I like pop music, especially

Cambodian music. I will sing along with
the music. Right now, I love 22 because Im
almost 22.
SECURITY REPORT: 11/4 to 11/10

Friday, November 4
At 12:45 a.m., several students at Pine Street

Apartments decided it was time to target practice with a bow and arrow. As most of the aspiring archers had been drinking a bit, the target had little to fear. Three arrows did manage
to strike the broad side of the building, though.
Fortunately, there were no injuries. The involved
students were cited for a weapons policy violation. NOTE: Bowdoin College regulates the possession and use of weapons on campus and prohibits the possession of weapons in campus buildings
and on grounds. This policy includes any device
which can expel a projectile and/or other dangerous weapons including certain knives, explosives,
bows and arrows, swords or other items, which, in
their intended use, are capable of inflicting serious injury.
Excessive noise was reported on the 12th floor

of Coles Tower.
A stolen and defaced security traffic cone was

found in an apartment at Coles Tower.
Saturday, November 5
A student complaining of sore ribs was escorted

to Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
A student reported the theft of a blue Mongoose

bicycle from outside of Burnett House.
A student with an allergic reaction was taken by

shuttle van to Mid Coast Hospital.
Chris Hernandez Turcios 18

Sunday, November 6
A wellness check was requested for an intoxicated

student at Brunswick Apartments.
Two students riding bikes collided on South Campus Drive. An officer treated one student for a minor hand injury.
Monday, November 7
A parent called the Brunswick police concerned

for the welfare of a student who lives off-campus.
The student was later found to be in good health.
A basement stairway handrail at Baxter House was

forcibly broken off the wall.
A student reported that a suspicious man was going through dumpsters at Brunswick Apartments.
A dark red Schwinn bicycle was reported stolen

from the south porch at Howell House.
Wednesday, November 9
An alcohol policy violation was reported at the

WBOR studios.
An athletics trainer requested that a student with a

dislocated shoulder be taken to Mid Coast Hospital.
A fire alarm at Coles Tower was caused by a student making microwave popcorn.
Thursday, November 10
Two fire code violations were reported in rooms at

Baxter House.
Im in Peer Health so I feel like I should have

an answer. I watch a lot of Netflix, I think
RuPaul is my savior and my queen. When Im
sad I watch reruns of RuPaul. Just being gay
and doing gay things.
Seamus Keenan 20
I brush my teeth. Id say Crest, tube. I do
not floss. I use a toothpick sometimes. I
got this toothbrush at the beginning of this
school year.
Sam Lang 20
Two showers a day. I usually work out once
and I shower after the workout and also once
when I wake up. Im a short shower guy
under two minutes, Im in and out of there.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Protesters burn
Reagan in effigy
BY NED HIMMELRICH
ORIENT STAFF
In a small short-lived demonstration

Tuesday night, students paraded around
campus with an effigy of President-elect
Ronald Wilson Reagan and proceeded to
burn it on the path leading to Hubbard
Hall. All the while the demonstrators were
chanting Reagan sucks.
The 11:30 p.m. protest displayed dissatisfaction among students about the
outcome of Tuesdays Presidential election. Students vented their frustrations
by burning the effigy.
If it wasnt an effigy, I dont know
what it could have been, said Howard
Snyder 84, verifying the proceedings.
There were people walking by my
dorm with a torch and the effigy, so I
joined in, said Snyder.

Gilbert Walker 84 described the effigy
as a dummy with pants and a shirt, and a
drawing copied out of Time magazine of
Reagans face taped on a head made out of
paper. Walker also paraded around with a
torch and a pumpkin, to add effect.
At Delta Sig, as soon as we knew that
Reagan was going to win, we planned
this, said Walker. Eight people left the
Delta Sig house and the throng soon grew
to about fifty people, according to Walker.
A lot of people were upset that
Reagan won. Some people are going around in silent protest wearing
black or armbands, added Walker.
The people at the rally were mostly
Carter supporters, but some Anderson
and Commoner followers were also
in attendance.
BROOKE GODDARD
People are so apathetic around

here, said Walker, a member of the
Executive Board.
Security guards sped to the scene
in a station wagon while students fled
to Appleton and Hyde halls at the sigh
[sic] of oncoming headlights. While
the guards surveyed the area, people
continued to yell the same and other
phrases from their refuges.
When security came everyone blew

off because it wasnt cool. We didnt have
enough people to have strength in numbers. We couldnt have two people take
all of the responsibility, said Walker.
Security guards at the scene appraised the situation as some wood,
lighter fluid and a mutilated pumpkin,
presumably because a charred piece of
wood and a mutilated pumpkin were
found lying on the path, while the air

reaked [sic] of lighter fluid.
The three security guards at the
scene proceeded to extinguish the
fire while disappointment and the
fear of nuclear holocaust filled the air.
This article was originally published in The Bowdoin Orient Volume
94, Number 10 on November 7, 1980.
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GROUPS PROMOTE SELF-CARE

Residential Life (ResLife) and Bear in Mind, a club designed to facilitate
discussion around mental health, organized the first-ever Put-Yourself-First
Week to help students with self-care.
This program is intended to remind us of how important it is to take care
of ourselves, especially during potentially chaotic times, such as this moment
right now with elections going on, diseases spreading around campus and
the natural stress that comes with being a Bowdoin student, said Gina
Fickera 18, Residential Life Assistant and coordinator of the event.
The weeks activities included yoga, tai chi and meditation sessions. A
student panel on mental health, originally scheduled for Thursday evening,
was postponed until next Thursday, November 17.
There wasnt much of a connection between ResLife and Bear in Mind
before this project happened, said Fickera. Which just shows how much
the different student groups on campus can collaborate to make these things
happen.
Fickera noted that members of the Counseling Center and the Health
Center also helped with planning for the week.
Were exposed to many of the issues that are going on campus, both
individually and collectively for some people, so a constant thing that we
look out for is to make sure that people are taking care of themselves, said
Fickera. So it feels nice to be able to extend that to the entire campus rather
than just the first years and the programs that you do with them.
She added that the week would hopefully teach people the importance of
taking time to take care of themselves.
Self-care is an ongoing process and it should definitely be extended
beyond this week, she said.
BCA GATHERS SIGNATURES
In its first two weeks, Bowdoin Climate Action (BCA) has collected 237
signatures for its petition advocating for the College to divest its endowment
from fossil fuels.
Earlier this week, BCA leader Julia Berkman-Hill 17 expressed confidence that the club will collect at least the 360 signatures required to submit
the petition to Bowdoin Student Government (BSG), and create a student
body referendum regarding divestment.
A referendum can be passed by signatures of either two-fifths of the student body or two-thirds of the executive committee of BSG, according to
Berkman-Hill.
We decided to go with the petition because its really important to us that
the student body is on board with this idea, she said.
While BCA is continuing to gather signatures for the petition, which is
available on Blink, the group has taken a step back from its active campaign
in light of the results of the presidential election.
According to Berkman-Hill, BCA plans to regroup and decide how to move
forward in addressing President-elect Donald Trumps plans for the environment, which include withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
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to student volunteers. Given that infected
people are contagious before any symptoms appear, we are erring on the side of
caution and asking that you not report to
your regularly scheduled volunteer shifts.
When the outbreak first occurred,
the Health Center reported the cases of
mumps to the Maine Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (Maine CDC).
When institutions like Bowdoin report outbreaks, the Maine CDC assists
and provides guidance in the interest of
protecting public health, according to
Dr. Dora Anne Mills 82, vice president
for clinical affairs at the University of
New England and former Director of the
Maine CDC.
The most important thing is that
Bowdoin is letting students know
about the risk of mumps, that mumps
is around, she said.
Mills noted that the spread of
mumpsor any infectious diseaseis
generally unpredictable.
Other universities [have] had cases
where it just fizzled and they didnt
have any more. And then theyve had
cases where it just festered all year
long, Mills said.
Maher said he thinks that Bowdoin is
handling the mumps outbreak well.
Its slow moving, he said. I think
its going to be similar to our peer institutions. Bates had eightI think that
well be looking to wrap things up at a
similar number.
Mills highlighted three keys to prevent
spread of the virus. First, students should
MUMPS: WHAT TO KNOW

You are most likely immunized against mumps. All
but four students were vaccinated at the start of the
outbreak and they have all been contacted.
Symptoms: body aches, fever, headaches, glandular
swelling (that usually presents as neck swelling) and
loss of appetite. For men: testicular swelling. Symptoms will most likely last about a week, but you can
pass on the virus even after your symptoms go away.
Mumps is spread through coming into contact with
an infected persons saliva or mucous. This can happen
through talking, coughing, sneezing, kissing and sharing utensils or beverages.
If you experience any of the above symptoms, go to the
Health Center, not the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic or the
Mid Coast Hospital.
Mumps is concerning because the potential rare
complications are severe. These include: loss of fertility
in both men and women, deafness, encephalitis (brain
swelling) and death.
ensure they have had two doses of the vaccine and people who are not vaccinated
should leave campus. Second, everyone
should be aware of the symptoms and see
a medical professional if symptoms present. People should also be hyper-vigilant
with hygiene, such as hands-washing,
covering coughs and sneezes and staying
home when ill.
Maher said that the mumps outbreak
has been good practice in implementing
emergency protocols.
Its been a great way to roll out the sort
of policies and protocols of what could be
a bigger outbreak, he said.
printing for recreational use

BY PETE BULL
ORIENT STAFF
Beginning in December, Hatch

Science Library will house a new resource for students: a fully equipped
3D printer. Printing will initially be
free for a semester, after which a pricing model will be determined based
on student use.
Traditionally, students at Bowdoin
have only had access to 3D printing for
academic purposes through specific art
classes or indirectly through professors. However, the new 3D printer in
Hatch will be available to all students
for recreational use. Students must
learn the basics of using the machine
from Science Librarian Sue ODell.
It is primarily for experimenters
looking to experiment with new technology, ODell said.
She stressed the importance of the
machine as an avenue for inquisitive
students to explore the capabilities
of 3D printing. The printer does not
serve a rigid academic purpose; it is
intended to offer students a glimpse
into a new generation of technology.
During the 3D-printing process,
the printer itself is loaded with filament, which is then steadily molded
by a precise nozzle on top of preceding layers to form the final product.
It lays down an outline and builds
on top, ODell said. Its an additive
process. It prints with supports, as it
builds from the ground up.
3D printers are capable of designing and producing unique objects,
many of which would be impossible
to create on any other machine. Some
of the first objects printed on the new
machine were chess pieces with an ornate swirl.
These chess pieces can only be built
by a 3D printer, ODell said. It requires the specific additive process to
form these spiraling patterns.
The Library and Information Technology (IT) partnered to make the acquisition possible.
Donald Detchou 19 is excited about
the prospect.
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MULTIDIMENSIONAL: Maggie Hanson 20 works with the 3D printer, which will

soon be available to all students in Hatch Science Library.
I think its a fantastic idea in that
Ive never had the opportunity to use
a 3D printer. As someone interested in
the sciences, its a fun way to explore
things Im not comfortable with,
he said.
Most students would need instructions before they began printing.
It sounds really cool! said Connor Walsh 18. [But] I wouldnt even
know what to do with it.
The Library will officially unveil the
printer during the first week of December. ODell said President Clayton
Rose will have the honor of making
the first official print out.
Activist speaker to address whiteness,

intersectionality of mental health
BY LUCIA RYAN
ORIENT STAFF
Latina feminist mental health activist Dior Vargas will visit campus
to run a series of events on the intersection of race and mental health today. The Women of Color Coalition
and Bear in Mind invited Vargas to
Bowdoin in an effort to increase minority representation in on-campus
discussions about mental health.
The day will feature two events
open to the campus: a workshop
with Vargas at 24 College Street
from 4-5 p.m. and a keynote speech
in Searles 315 at 7:30 p.m.
As a student leader of both the
Women of Color Coalition and Bear
in Mind, Alexis Espinal 17 worked
hard to bring Vargas to campus.
A lot of the time, counseling and
mental health will seem like a white
thing, which affects a lot of people
of color who struggle with mental
health issues, Espinal said. They I feel this late trend at Bowdoin
dont necessarily feel comfortable now has been about intersectionalgetting help. They dont have the ity, said Espinal. Its been a lot of
right documents to get help. They conversations about race, a lot of
dont have enough money to get conversations about socioeconomic
help. Its a whole bunch of differ- status, a lot of emphasis on how difent aspects that play into mental ferent identities play out and I think
health.
after this election its also someA champion for LGBTQ rights, thing important to talk about.
womens rights and menA lot of times, counseling
tal health rights and desand mental health will seem
tigmatization,
Vargas
is a recipient of, among
like a white thing, which
several other awards, the
affects a lot of people of
The White House Chamcolor who struggle with
pion of Change for Disability Advocacy Across
mental health issues.
Generations
award.
Espinal searched for a
ALEXIS ESPINAL 17
speaker that could bring
her two groups together, and found
Other co-sponsors of the events
that through Vargass use of inter- are the psychology department, the
sectionality, she could expand the Student Center for Multicultural
conversation about race and mental Life, the Center for Sexual and Genhealth at Bowdoin.
der Diversity and the Womens ReI decided to invite her because source Center.
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In show of solidarity, alumni protest

against Trumps message of hate
BY RACHAEL ALLEN
ORIENT STAFF
Following the results of Tuesdays presidential election, many Bowdoin alumni

participated in protests across the nation.
Participants said the protests attempted to
focus on solidarity rather than confrontation in the wake of President-elect Donald
Trumps win.
Amanda Maisel 15 attended a protest
outside of Trump Tower in New York City.
[The protest] felt like a way I could say
in that moment, on that day, Im thinking
of everyone in my life who is affected by
this and showing them that Im there for
them, even if theyre far away, she said in a
phone interview with the Orient. [I felt a]
civic duty to resist whats happening and
to show that this is not acceptablethe
way the election seems to be legitimizing
certain kinds of hate and bigotry.
Some chants exhibited anger against
Trump; others focused more on defending the rights that protesters felt the President-elect threatens.
You had people who were white
screaming, Black Lives Matter, you had
guys chanting, Her body, her choice, you
had American citizens chanting, No human is illegal, said Kaylee Schwitzer 15,
who also attended a New York City protest, in a phone interview with the Orient.
Its not just about me fighting for what
Im fighting for. Its really that our values
arent being represented by this man.
Hugh Ratcliffe 15 attended a protest in
Portland, Oregon and found that it created an atmosphere of empowerment.
Were not under any illusion that by
marching through the streets of Portland were going to upend the democratic process. But its important to be
out there and to be heard and also to
stand together with so many groups
that feel frightened, Ratcliffe said in a
phone interview with the Orient. Its a
continuing protest for Black Lives Matter. Its a continuing protest for womens rights.
Ratcliffe noted that in Portland, the
protest was also intertwined with demands of the state and local government.
The protests largely remained peaceful across the country. Sonia Manssen
15, who protested in San Francisco,
though that the non-confrontational
nature of that protest reflected the citys
liberal identity.
San Fran is such a liberal city pretty
much everyone I know has the same feelings that I have of discomfort and fear
so the fact that there was a protest here

doesnt very much surprise me and I also
dont think there are many people who
disagree with it, Manssen said.
Both Schwitzer and Maisel felt that
New York reflected this same liberal homogeneity and, therefore, produced a
non-confrontational protest.
We didnt run into any Trump supporters while we were doing thisor
at least no one that was willing to say
anything, Schwitzer said. It feels like
everyone in here feels the same way,
so it was more this great exercise of
releasing anxiety.
Maisel noted that while this exercise
was powerful, its unity simultaneously felt
like preaching to the choir.
To some extent [New York] is a liberal echo chamber, and that is to some
extent one of the big problems in this
election, she said. Eventually we cant
just be agreeing with each other. Were
going to have to do work that acknowledges [how] angry people are, as much
as [they feel] the incredible bigotry and
misogyny. We also have to actually be
speaking to people who voted a different way than us and who feel like, in
some cases, this was their only option
for change.
BSG opens public comment time

to address presidential election
BY EMILY COHEN
ORIENT STAFF
On Wednesday evening, the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG)

meeting was dominated by public
comment time, when the doors of
Daggett Lounge opened for students
to share their post-election thoughts
with student leaders. Over a dozen
students attended and voiced their
opinions about BSGs performance
so far and offered suggestions for
how to continue to operate in the aftermath of the election.
Afterwards, BSG announced in an
email to the student body its plans to
hold further town-hall style meetings and to use technology that will
allow students who might feel unsafe sharing their opinions to comment anonymously.
Obviously the election is on
peoples minds, so why dont we
bring it to campus in a non-partisan way and say, Come and talk to
us about your thoughts on the election, said Vice President for the
Treasury Irfan Alam 18. And then
it sort of changed into this idea of
what can BSG do in its role to con-
CONSENT
ent experiences and backgrounds within

the group. We really do try and make
all the programs different, so we try and
reach a bunch of different people.
This year is the first year that Consent
Week has occurred in the fall rather than
the spring. According to Hall, the motivation for the change is to inform first
years of the necessity of consent from the
beginning of their time at Bowdoin and
because consent is an essential component of health relationships. Date Week,
an ASAP program typically held in November, will be held in the spring instead.
The name of the program transitioned
tinue whatever is going on in the

conversation.
One of the first ideas posed by a
student was a request for BSG to
make a statement to the campus on
the outcome of the election, sending
the message that BSG does not condone the normalization of comments
that President-elect Donald Trump
made during his campaign, many of
which targeted minority groups.
In response, Joe Lace 17 noted
that a statement ought to address action, not just feelings.
I hope, if youre going to send an
email [with a statement on the election], normalize something other
than being sad and depressed about
this, he said. Political action is
hardly motivated by depression.
BSG also discussed holding further forums for students to share
their thoughts. However, several
students puzzled over how to encourage students holding minority
opinions on campus to speak out in
such events.
Town halls are great and they
serve a great purpose, but they
arent very productive if theyre one
sided, said Vice President for Student Government Affairs Reed Fernandez 17.
Students and BSG members
weighed in, proposing collaboration
with the Bowdoin College Republicans, holding informal gatherings and
ways to facilitate anonymous commenting for students. After over an
hour of public comment time, BSG
President Harriet Fisher 17 invited
students to stay to aid BSG in planning
another post-election event.
In an email to students on Thursday
afternoon, Fisher affirmed BSGs opposition to some of Trumps statements and
offered further opportunities for the campus to engage in political dialogue.
We do not stand for some of the
rhetoric, ideas and opinions mobilized throughout this election cycle
that are in profound opposition to
the fairness and equality we hold
deeply as a Bowdoin community,
she wrote.
BSG created a form where students
can submit their feedback confidentially. Additionally, BSG will hold an
open discussion at 1 p.m. today with
anonymous live-polling.
away from Consent Is Sexy last year.

[Consent] doesnt have to be sexy, it
just has to happen, and its a necessary
part of a healthy relationship, said Hall.
Still, the goal of Consent Week remains
the same.
I think the main idea is to create
buzz on campus about the importance of
consent, said Hall. I think its really important that we dont have any gray area.
Consent Week began on Monday with
a consensual cupcake bar in Thorne Hall.
ASAP members decorated cupcakes for
participating students by engaging them
in a consensual dialogue and encouraging
them to ask for the toppings they wanted.
Its always known on Bowdoins campus that people are so busy, and some
people that dont necessarily directly in-
sert [themselves] into these conversations

can easily miss Consent Week, said Hall.
So whats nice about the consensual cupcake bar is that its at dinner, so its going
to target a ton of people.
Events have been ongoing through the
week. On Tuesday, 30 students participated in a disclosure training in order to
learn how to respond to someone who
discloses a personal experience such as
sexual assault.
Today, Eric Bartholda Colby College
graduate who speaks about toxic masculinity at colleges across the nationwill
facilitate a discussion called Redefining
Manly. Students who identify as male
are invited to participate in this conversation about sexual assault prevention in
Ladd House from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
ELECTION
were left grappling with the newsand

their emotionals reactions to it.
It was pretty depressing on campus
[Wednesday], said Nina Alvarado-Silverman 19. It really felt like a funeral.
Ive never been in classes that were as
silent as they were yesterday, said Rowan
Staley 17.
Many students expressed fear and concern about Trumps proposed policies.
Pitaktong highlighted the racism that she
believes Trumps campaign embodied.
My parents actually went back to Thailand years and years ago because of racism
in Tennessee, Pitaktong said. They were
always concerned about my well-being
here, and I said, Its 2016, its fine. But I
dont think its fine anymore.
Alexa Horwitz 19 said the anti-LGBT
rhetoric from Trump and his running mate
Mike Pence was a serious concern for her.
I came out last year, and Im really
proud of who I am and thats not going to
change, Horwitz said. [Ive been] reading articles this morning saying the first
thing hell do in office is make sure you
can discriminate against LGBT people
based on religious grounds Its a scary
place to be in.
Hunter White 17 shared Horwitzs
concern for the gay community.
Im definitely upset about [the election
result], even though I would definitely say
Im pretty moderate, probably not as liberal as the average Bowdoin student, White
said. But [Im] definitely still really upset
and worried about my family. I have gay
moms, so Im worried about gay people in
America particularly.
While White was concerned by the
results of the election, he emphasized the
need to understand the factors behind
support for Trump.
A lot of students at Bowdoin are really
interested in working in urban poverty, like
urban education things, but rural people
are really left out of everything, he said.
Heather Gans 19 admitted she was
searching for answers after Trumps victory.
Like White, she thought it was important
that Bowdoin students recognize the range
of beliefs that exist outside of the College.
Bowdoin is such a bubble. And I think
its really important to get outside of that
bubble and really understand peoples
opinions, Gans said.
On Wednesday afternoon, Hebert had
an antidote for his classmates woes. He
walked around central campus with a sign
reading Free Hugs.
I went to class [Wednesday] morning and the majority of my class was feeling pretty upset, like visibly upset, and so
I thought this would be a good way to do
what I can to change that, Hebert said. Id
say Im averaging about a hug a minute.
The McKeen Center and Bowdoin
Student Government (BSG) led a discussion on Wednesday afternoon to
help students process the election results. Originally scheduled to be held
in the Smith Union conference room
which seats around 10 peoplethe
discussion ended up moving to Morrell Lounge after Trump was elected.
Hundreds of students attende, as did
President Clayton Rose, Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster and numerous
other faculty and staff members.
Addressing the crowd, Rose advised
students to engage with people who had
voted differently.
Blatant racism, homophobia, xenophobia, nativism, Islamophobia and admissions
of virtual sexual assault are completely
unacceptable, he said. But theres another
thing going on. Theres a battle of ideas going
on. And theres a huge group of people that
we know and we like and we love who are
voting differently than some of us.
Both students and faculty addressed
feelings of devastation and discomfort
during the discussion.
Director of Student Activities Nate
Hintze said he struggled with how to address the election with his kids.
I worry about what [example] this sets

for our children, he said. Whether its
OK to make fun of disabled people or say
things [he does] about women.
Assistant Professor of Sociology Theo
Greene recognized the anguish that many
students felt. The first time he voted in an
election was in 2000, when George W.
Bush beat Al Gore in a close and highly
contested race.
It took me hours this morning to prepare for my class and I still wasnt ready
for what I walked into and saw all these
beautiful, sad faces, Greene said. But I
also found myself deeply inspired by those
sad faces because what I saw in those faces
was incredible passion for politics.
In a survey conducted in the spring by
Professor of Government Michael Franz
and his Quantitative Analysis in Political Science class, 32 percent of students
surveyed said they felt unsafe expressing
their political views on campus. Those
who expressed that sentiment were on
average more conservative than the average student.
Alvine wears a Trump sticker on
his backpack.
A lot of people have been calling me a
bigot and a racist, stuff like that. But I dont
MAINE REFERENDUMS
Q1: LEGAL MARIJUANA. PASSED.
By just over 3,000 votes, Maine will legalize recreational
marijuana after the state completes a rulemaking process.
Q2: EDUCATION FUNDING. PASSED.
The law will increase taxes on households making over
$200,000 to finance public education.
Q3: BACKGROUND CHECKS. DEFEATED.
The measure would have tightened background checks for
private gun sales.
Q4: MINIMUM WAGE. PASSED.
Maines minimum wage will jump to $9 in 2017 and reach
$12 by 2020.
Q5: RANKED CHOICE VOTING. PASSED.
Maine will become the first state to implement Ranked
Choice Voting.
Q6: TRANSPORTATION BONDS. PASSED.
Voters overwhelmingly approved $100 million in new bonds
for transportation infrastructure.
really let it phase me too much, he said. I
do feel sympathy for a lot of people that
did support Hillary, because I have family
members that were Democrats and supported her and I can see their side of the
argument, the things they find important.
Moskowitz, who voted for Trump, also
attended the discussion in Smith Union
on Wednesday, but he didnt speak up.
I didnt want to upset anybody even
further, Moskowitz said.
He noted that tensions have been high
on campus following Trumps victory.
I was wearing my Make America
Great Again hat [and] I got a lot of dirty
looks, Moskowitz said. No one said anything to me per se, but a lot of dirty looks.
Bowdoins Trump supporters hope that
students and other Americans who oppose Trump will eventually see the benefits of the Trump presidency.
I really hope that the party can be able
to come together and bring America together and show that this is the best outcome for the United States, said Westly
Garcia 17. Hopefully there will be a lot of
progress and a lot of growth because of this.
And well be able to fix this kind of big division weve seen because of this election.
Many students highlighted the importance of continued political engagement.
I dont think this is something that
we should just take a few days and move
on. I feel like it deserves more than that,
said Staley.
An election is not meant to be the end
of the policy process and the democracy,
its supposed to just be the first step, Gunn
said. There are so many ways you can get
involved afterwards. And whether you
like or dislike the person who is elected it
still important to be engaged. To hold that
person and all other elected officials at all
other levels accountable.
Surya Milner contributed to this report.
FEATURES
the bowdoin orient
QuestBridge scholarship program

helps pave the path towards college
BY ALYCE MCFADDEN
ORIENT STAFF
LOUIS MENDEZ, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BARKER SQUARED: Assistant Professor of Computer Science Sean Barker is the son of Isaac Henry Wing Professor of Mathematics William Barker. Sean
Barker grew up frequently spending time on Bowdoins campus, not realizing that one day hed become a professor alongside his father.
Like father, like son: professors William and

Sean Barker under same roof in Searles
BY ELIZABETH FOSLERJONES
ORIENT STAFF
When he took the job at Bowdoin 41

years ago, Isaac Henry Wing Professor of
Mathematics William Barker probably
wasnt expecting to one day have his own
son as a co-worker.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Sean Barker returned to Brunswick
three years ago and joined the faculty
and his father as a tenure-track professor.
Originally from the New York City
area, William Barker began his career at
Bowdoin after going to graduate school
at MIT and doing a brief instructorship
at Dartmouth College. He has worked at
the College ever since.
I almost like every aspect of Bowdoin, said William Barker. Im really,
extremely pleased that Ive been able to
spend my career here. I think the faculty,
my colleagues and my students are great.
Growing up, Sean Barker frequently
spent time on campus.
I would often come and meet my dad
in his office, said Sean Barker. His office was in Adams, somewhere high up,
I remember, because I went up the stairs
and I recall a couple of times I would use

the computer lab at Bowdoin.
Sean Barkers interest in computers
began earlyhis dad gave him an old
Mac laptop to use when he was threebut he hadnt originally intended to go
into teaching.
For quite a number of years, I thought
I would go into industry because I always
liked building things, but as a graduate
student I had the opportunity to teach
a couple classes at UMass Amherst and
I really enjoyed that, said Sean Barker.
It was relatively late in my time as a student that I decided I wanted to go into
academia.
When Sean Barker began looking at
various liberal arts schools to start his
teaching career, Bowdoin happened to
have an opening, and he and his wife decided to move closer to his family.
Both Sean Barker and William Barker
see many benefits of being able to work
with one another in a professional setting. Although they dont often get lunch
or have meetings with each other, working in Searles allows them to see each
other with some regularity.
Whats nice is that I get to interact
here with him more as an equal colleague, said William Barker. Its not
that we meet everyday, nor that we are
in the same department. That could have
been a little bit difficult. Hes making his
career here and he should be free to do
that without any of my interference. It is
nice to interact with him in this professional way.
For Sean Barker, his dad acts as a source
of guidance and advice on campus.
Mostly, its just nice to have someone
who has been at Bowdoin much longer
than I have. So its nice to ask questions
to someone who has been around long
enough to have more of a detailed view
of the ins and outs of how things work
than I do as a relatively new faculty
member, said Sean Barker.
In terms of teaching styles, Sean
Barker may be more organized, while
his dad brings a level of freneticism to
the classroom.
I know that he has a bit of a reputation for being energetic, said Sean Barker. I think hes known for being a bit off
the walls sometimes. I think his style of
instruction might be a bit higher energy
than mine, but thats a hard bar to reach.
When Simone Rumph 19 first

heard about the Palo Alto-based
nonprofit QuestBridge as a junior
in high school, she thought the program was too good to be true.
I thought it was a complete
hoax, Rumph said.
QuestBridge is a scholarship program that helps students from low-income families apply to and pay for tertiary educations at 38 of the nations
most selective institutions including
Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst, Yale
and the University of Virginia.
According to its website, QuestBridge looks for high school seniors who have shown outstanding
academic ability despite financial
challenges. Finalists are typically
from households that earn less
than $65,000 annually for a family
of four.
To begin the process, students
send applications to the organizations headquarters for review.
Those who are accepted as finalists
are eligible to apply to colleges using the organizations National College Match program. This program
allows students to choose up to 12
institutions to apply to in early November using a specialized application that seeks to represent students
financial and familial situations in
addition to their academic and extracurricular profiles. QuestBridge
students then rank colleges in order
of preference and are obligated to
attend the highest ranked school on
their list to which they are accepted.
Gerlin Leu 19, who is the Bowdoin
QuestBridge chapter liaison said that
one of QuestBridges most important
functions is to expose finalists to a
wider range of schools than they may
have otherwise been aware of. Leu,
for example, attended high school in
Texas, and the majority of her peers
stayed in-state for college.
I never would have known about
liberal arts colleges in New England, Leu said. For me, QuestBridge was the thing that taught me
about a lot of these colleges.
QuestBridge also helps connect
prospective students with college-
sponsored programs that allow students to visit schools without the

concern of expenses, like the Explore Bowdoin program.
Rumphs experience with Explore
Bowdoin is what ultimately led her
to rank Bowdoin first on her early
application list.
I came home [after visiting] and
I thought I want to go back, because
that felt like home, Rumph said.
When participants finally arrive
on campus as students, they are welcomed by upperclass QuestBridge
Scholars, who work to support the
first-years as they make the transition to Bowdoin.
The on-campus community of
QuestBridge Scholars meets informally now, but Leu is working to create an official club for QuestBridge
students and other members of the
Bowdoin community who identify
as having come from low-income or
disadvantaged backgrounds.
QuestBridge Scholar Eskedar
Girmash 20 hopes that the establishment of an official club will help
forge connections with students
from similar backgrounds who did
not participate in the program.
We can reach out to them and
share the resources weve gained, and
I think having regular meetings will
allow us to talk about things we face
on campus with those who identify
with our problems, she said.
One of Leus goals as liaison this
year is to create a campus-wide dialogue about issues of socioeconomic
diversity on campus, and eventually establish an on-campus center,
distinct from the Student Center for
Multicultural Life, focused on such
issues.
Despite the discomfort that often
surrounds discussions of economic
difference, Girmash says she believes such discussions are important in helping QuestBridge and
other low-income students transition to Bowdoin.
Once we start talking about it, it
will help low income students feel
welcome here and help them feel
not like a token applicant but
rather that they belong here and
have the support that they need,
Girmash said.
Highlighting the importance of autistic community in a neurotypical world

BEN YORK
AN AUTISTICS GUIDE
TO AUTISM
When I was young, I didnt have
many friends. Until about halfway
through my first year of high school, in
any given year, there were only about
three people in my life that I felt close
to who were not members of my family. As I have grown and become better
at making friends, my circle of intimate,
non-familial relationships has widened.
While this personal and interpersonal
growth has been wonderful, I have still
felt a certain sense of loneliness. Although my friend group expanded, I
still felt that I was unique amongst my
peersincluded, but different. That was,
at least, until I met my friend Kathleen.
Kathleen and I were put on the same
floor of West Hall our first year. When
I first mentioned to my floor that I was

autisticover a meal I believe, which is
typically when the whole autism thing
comes to lightKathleen spoke up and
said that she too was autistic. What followed was, and I hope continues to be,
a wonderful friendship.
Kathleen wears the same thing every
day: a dress or skirt, a T-shirt, and a
vest. A chain hang around her neck, attached to which is the face of a strapless
watch and a small, simple cross, all of
which is overlaid with a lanyard, onto
which she has attached her OneCard.
Around her wrists is a collection of
bands and bracelets, which are mostly
made of paper. Often times when she
is thinking, she will use one hand to
twirl a bracelet around the other. I do
not believe that she has ever once purposefully looked me the eye; when she
listens to you speak her eyes are often
focused on your right ear, or looking
into the middle distance. This is not to

say that she is not a good listener. One
does not need their eyes to hear.
When eating, Kathleen prefers simple foods. At the dining hall, she will
often have only two or three foods on
her plate, all separated so as not to
touch each other. When she can, she
walks barefoot, which she has been
reprimanded for several times while
on campus. When writing essays she
much prefers a typewriter to a computer because the computer screen
hurts her eyes. And when talking with
others, she often asks for statements to
be rephrased, having possibly missed
a joke or the use of sarcasm. She is, in
general and in particular, quite an autistic person.
For much of our lives, both she and
I have faced adversity because of traits
like these. Being told that we are ungrateful because we can only eat certain
foods. Being told that we are inflexible

because we hold to routines and patterns. Being told to get over it when
someone touches us and scares us.
When alone, these are often the traits
that isolate us and make things difficult
for us. But when we are together, we
revel in these commonalities.
We once had a long conversation
about food and our complicated relationship with it. One of us mentioned
fruit salad, and we were both overjoyed
to find that we could both tell when the
fruits had and had not been touching
each other and mixing together. We
also discovered that it bothered both of
us very much when they did. The moment was very particular, very specific,
but we made a special kind of connection because of it. Like many other
experiences that we would later identity, neither of us had ever met another
person who understood that very par-
ticular discomfort, that very particular

experience and finding some who did
understand was like finding ones parent or guardian in a crowded mall: the
relief of a familiar face in a sea of the
strange and unknown. Finally, we had
each found another person that understood us. Perhaps not entirely (we are
by no means the same person), but in a
way that no one else did.
Our friendship has quickly grown
over the past year and I hope it will
continue to grow beyond that. Her
presence in my life has highlighted to
me the importance of community
and especially autistic communityin
my life. To share in a set of common
experiences, universal to us and yet
incomprehensible to others, has made
navigating this neurotypical world a
whole lot easier. I can only hope our
little community of two will continue
to growthe more the merrier.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Students revive Professor Robinsons 90s play based on Krazy Kat comic
BY BRENDAN PULSIFER
ORIENT STAFF
Professor of Theater Davis Robinson drew inspiration from the early

1900s comic strip Krazy Kat when
he adapted the story of a dynamic cat
and mouse duo for his award-winning theater company. This weekend,
Bowdoin students will revive Robinsons play, bringing it to the stage for
the first time in over 20 years.
Krazy Kat originated as a newspaper comic strip by cartoonist George
Herriman and ran for over 30 years
from 1913-1944. Set in the desert of
Coconino County, Arizona, the strip
centers around Krazy, a happy-golucky cat, and Ignatz, a cranky mouse.
Ignatz hates Krazy and devises clever
plans to throw bricks at Krazy. At the
same time, Krazy secretly loves Ignatz
and misinterprets Ignatzs assaults as
signs of affection. Before things get out
of hand, Offica Bull Pup, a benevolent
cop, intervenes, often throwing Ignatz
in jail.
The plot for this show, however,
has much more depth. The play was
created in 1995 by Robinson with his
theater company, Beau Jest. Pulling
the best scenes out of several hundred comic strips, Robinson worked
carefully to put the play together for
almost a year and performed it in
Boston. It received rave reviews. Now,
back with his original design team at
Bowdoin, he felt it was the right time
to bring the show to campus.
When I chose this play in the
spring, I knew that it would be Election Week, said Robinson. The characters are animals, so it breaks away
from the bifurcated idea of Republicans and Democrats. Were all going
to want to be throwing bricks at each
other at the end of this election campaign. But at the same time theres a
need to heal, to sing, to dance, to be in
a room together, regardless of whose
nerves were frayed.
Robinson chose to adapt the show
from its original version to highlight
current issues, such as gender identity.

George Herriman never answered
the question of whether Krazy is male
or female, and he often switches Krazys pronouns, said Robinson. That
issue has surfaced this time around in
a whole different way, with our awareness of gender being a more fluid
spectrum. Now that were in 2016, the
actors and I looked through the strip
and found scenes that fleshed out that
aspect of the plot line further.
In addition to its sense of humor,
the production is unique in its use of
sound effects. Conner Lovett 19, the
sound Foley operator, has worked in
tech for previous shows at Bowdoin,
but said he has never felt so involved.
My role in the show is to produce all
the sound effects, and there are many
important ones, says Lovett. Since
this show is based off a cartoon, Im using classic noisemakers, like a slapstick
and a slide whistle. For example, every
time Ignatz Mouse throws a brick, I
can hit a whistle and a knock.
The audience at Thursdays premiere seemed to appreciate the dynamic use of soundDaniel OBerry
17 was reminded of Looney Toons
cartoons throughout the show.
They really utilized sound to enhance the comedy and the energy of
the scene, he said. On the whole, it
was phenomenal.
Though the play is based on a comic
strip, its humor, themes and characters
appeal to both children and adults. Sophie Sadovnikoff 19, who plays Krazy
in the show, said she loves working on
the show and encourages everyone to
go for a fun night of comedic release.
Krazy Kat is the perfect break
from the real world right now, said Sadovnikoff. With everything thats going on, its nice to spend an hour or so
in a world thats not so serious, full of
joy and without hate.
Krazy Kat will be performed
on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
in Memorial Halls Pickard Theater.
Tickets are free and are available at
the door.
TESSA EPSTEIN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
CAT-AND-MOUSE: (TOP:) Sally Rose Zuckert19 , Chase Tomberlin20 and Jae Min Yoo19 perform at the shows premiere on Thursday evening. (LEFT:)
Miles Wilson17, Nick Funnell17, Sophie Sadovniko19 and Jae Min Yoo19 portray cats and mice. (RIGHT:) Andra Woods20 plays the character of Magnolia Mouse.
Israeli photographer to speak on Jewish identity

BY ROHINI KURUP
ORIENT STAFF
Acclaimed Israeli photographer Adi

Nes will visit Bowdoin on Tuesday to
deliver the Harry Spindel Memorial
Lecture. His large-format photographs
tackle issues of Jewish identity and masculinity, and will be a part of the exhibition Art and Resolution: 1900 to Today at the Bowdoin College Museum
of Art.
Nes was invited to be the lecturer after Harrison King McCann Professor of
English Marilyn Reizbaum sent the Museum a proposal for his photographs to
be displayed. She is exploring his work
in her upcoming book Unfit: The Jewish Science of Modernism.
In his lecture, titled Issues of Identity, Nes will speak about his artistic
style, his use of staged photography and
the ways in which his photographs reflect the various facets of Israeli identity.
The exhibit will feature Nes photographs, which are large-format staged images that tell fictional stories about Israeli
society. According to Reizbaum, the size of
the photographs is important as it contributes to the dramatic nature of the images.
She added that by working on the

same scale as old master artists, such as
French Romantic artist Delacroix, Nes
is able to speak to current moments and
the ways in which they answer questions of Jewishness.
Ellen Tani, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow at the Museum, explained that the images are
references to an ideal utopia and onthe-ground grit of daily life.
He works in series and most of the
works are untitled, and thats purposeful
because it lets the viewer come cleanly
to the work without their own expectation of what its about without looking at
it, Tani said.
The larger exhibit, Art and Resolution: 1900 to Today, focuses on how
artists use their practice to reckon with
various challenges of our time.
When I was putting it together, I was
thinking about, in a global sense, what
are artists confronting in their world in
the last 100 years? said Tani.
Tani felt as though Nes work fit
well with the exhibition as it added
a new dimension to the conversation about 20th and 21st century
artwork.
The drive of his photographic practice aligns really nicely with that theme
and provides a really fascinating angle
to which other works in our collection
cant necessarily speak, namely issues of
ethnic difference in Israel, within Jewish culture and around issues relating to
masculinity in Israeli culture, Tani said.
Reizbaum, who has been in contact
extensively with Nes for her book, expects that students will enjoy hearing Nes
speak. According to Tani, the Museum
hopes that the lecture and exhibit will allow students to gain new global perspectives on the concepts of difference and
conflict, specifically in relation to race.
So many of our conversations are
preoccupied with racial frictions we
are familiar with in the U.S., Tani said.
I hope that this stretches peoples notions of how this isnt something that is
unique to our culture. The fact that this
is a human difference, is something that
is experienced worldwide and that has
great impact on lives that we dont necessarily understand.
Art and Resolution: 1900 to Today
will be on display at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from November 15
through April 16, 2017.
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Japanese professor visits campus,

speaks on anti-nuclear protest
BY FARIA NASRUDDIN
ORIENT STAFF
After a divisive election, students

at Bowdoin were reminded yesterday of the power of democracy and
knowledge by a screening of the
documentary Tell the Prime Minister. Toru Shinoda, a labor politics
professor from Waseda University in
Tokyo, Japan, attended the screening and spoke with students about
the importance of political engagement. The event was sponsored by
the Asian Studies department.
The film was made by a young
Japanese sociology professor, Eiji
Oguma. According to Director of
the Asian Studies Program Vyjayanthi Ratnam Selinger, Ogumas intent was to portray the mobilization
movement that sprung up among
youth in the wake of the Fukushima
Daiichi meltdown in 2011.
The Fukushima protests were anti-nuclear demonstrations that took
place after the meltdown and were
primarily comprised of workers and
students. The protesters called on
the Japanese government to abolish
nuclear power entirely.
Shinoda said that the film screening comes at an interesting moment
in American politics.
We can see in the film how people combine speaking up with an indirect democracy, he said.
This is the film of how Japanese
people, not just found, but remembered how democracy works.
The protests were an energization
of a population, according to Selinger.
After the protests, the government committed to shutting down
any nuclear power plants by 2030.
Shinoda said that he is surprised the
policy is working, considering the
transfer of power to the more con-
servative current government.

The pledge will be completed
since more and more people in Japan think nuclear plants arent necessary, said Shinoda. Weve been
fine without nuclear plants, in terms
of providing electricity.
The protests, however, werent the
only factor that caused the Japanese
government to change. According to
Shinoda, Japanese sentiment toward
nuclear energy has also been in flux.
Selinger hopes that students relate
to the sense of consciousness that
the Japanese protesters had.
We hope that our students take
away engagement in democracy
and the multitudinous ways you approach and think about an event like
this, she said. One of our goals is
to have environmental studies reflect on the kind of work we do in
the liberal arts.
The protests, prompted by environmental issues, commented on
how politics approximate everyday
life, and emphasized how environmental issues are interconnected
with political and social life.
The environmental issue provided an opportunity to people to remember politics and ignite change,
said Shinoda.
Currently, the Asian Studies Department is guiding research projects in the interdisciplinary study of
environmental studies and politics.
Selinger noted that one student, Michael Amano 17, spent the summer
researching the post-World War II
exchange of art between students in
Santa Fe, Nm. and Hiroshima, Japan.
I notice this generation of students has a very heightened consciousness about our commitment
and agency with respect to the environment, Selinger added. Id like to
see this tapped into.
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-$10000
-$15000
WOMENS TEAMS
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
MENS TEAMS
WOMENS TEAMS
Difference between Bowdoin average expenses and

NESCAC average expenses by gender of teams
$15000
$10000
$5000
$0
-$5000
-$10000
-$15000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
MENS TEAMS
WOMENS TEAMS
NCAA report reveals more funding for mens teams

BY MARINA AFFO
ORIENT STAFF
The annual report on Equity in

Athletics shows a decrease in the gap
between average annual salaries of
head coaches of mens and womens
sports teams, but a gap still exists.
The report, released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) states that, currently,
the average salary of a head coach of
a mens team at Bowdoin is $53,027
compared to $47,232 for a head
coach of a womens team.
Compared to 2014, these averages are down from $53,365 for head
coaches of mens teams, but up from
$42,856 for head coaches of womens
teams.
In comparison to other NESCAC
schools, Bowdoin has a greater average salary gap than most according
to data from 2014, the last publically
released data from NESCAC peer
schools. Amherst is the only other
NESCAC institution with a greater
pay gap between mens and womens
head coaches.
Ashmead White Director of Ath-
letics Tim Ryan said there are a

number of factors that determine the
salaries of each head coach.
One is level that they bring to
the position. Two is the workload
associated with the position. While
many of our positions are similar in
nature, there are differences as you
move from one particular sport to
another, he said. Lastly, the market
[small, liberal arts colleges] compete in for hiring staff members and
members of our coaching staff has
an impact.
Ryan also said the differences in
average annual salary have to do
with the number of head coaches
in general as there are currently 12
head coaches for mens teams and 14
head coaches for womens teams at
the College.
The report also detailed data
about the Colleges athletic expenses
by program. The football team received $634,049 in 2015 for their
expenses, followed by the mens ice
hockey team which cost $268,700,
according to the data.
A lot of that is the nature of the
sport, said Ryan. The NESCAC has a
roster cap of 76 students per football

team, yet the comparatively large
roster, and thus staff size, drives up
the teams expenses.
According to Ryan, although the
expenses seem high, when each
teams total expenses are divided on a
per-student basis, football is ranked
fifth for expenses.
The funding for these athletic
programs comes from a combination of college endowment funds
and fundraising.
The vast majority of our college
programs are funded by the College.
We raise just under $150,000 a year
to help support the operations of our
programs from our alumni, parents
and friends, said Ryan.
Additionally, the report states
the recruitment funds dedicated to
mens and womens teams. According to the report, the funding went
down for men but up for women,
as $15,655 was used for the recruitment of mens teams and $15,311 for
the recruitment of womens teams
in 2015, compared to $15,728 and
$14,869 respectively, in 2014.
Between 2011 and 2012 the
amount of money spent on recruitment made a significant jump, which

Ryan says was due to a change in
NCAA rules.
At the time of that significant
increase there was a change in the
administration of the recruitment
expenses within the NESCAC, which
resulted in the College having the
opportunity to devote additional
resources to recruiting, said Ryan.
We have been fortunate across our
entire department to have broadbased success and that would be
reflected in the ways we distributed
those funds across our programs.
Although the total expenses of
the athletic programs in 2015 was
$4,505,652, the amount of revenue
generated was $5,060,614. Ryan says
the school typically breaks even
meaning the total revenue usually
covers the expenses.
The annual report is in compliance with federal Title IX regulations. The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires that
all institutions that receive federal
funding must report records of their
finances in athletics annually.
Exploring media impact with Jack Ford

BY ANJULEE BHALLA
ORIENT STAFF
CBS News Correspondent Jack Ford

came to Bowdoin last Friday to speak
about the connections between sports, the
law and the media that he has been able
to witness firsthand through his unique
career as a journalist, trial attorney, author
and teacher.
During his talk and an interview with
the Orient, Ford brought up some of the
major legal issues facing collegiate sports,
such as recruiting, aid and paying studentathletes. He also discussed the impacts the
media can have on the development and
response to legal cases, citing his experience with the OJ Simpson trial, which he
covered for almost nine months.
With sports at the center, you have the
notion of the media shining a light on it
and you have the notion of the attacks on
the concepts of amateur sports, and also
how the media is covering the legal challenges, Ford said in an interview with the
Orient. Theyre all inextricably interwoven and thats why were throwing them all
into the mix, into the conversation.

A key factor in how the media covers
legal matters is the ever-increasing presence of opinion in reporting, particularly
in broadcast journalism.
Nowadays when you go on the air you
almost always have to be shouting opinions, throwing bombs, and Im sort of the
old school journalism where I look at it as
my role is to explain, said Ford. Being
able to do that for the last 25 years, to me,
it just is an interesting opportunity to help
people understand the justice system
As long as people understand and respect
the process, they might disagree with the
result but theyre going to at least accept
the legitimacy of the process.
Ford refers to his career in journalism
as an accidental career. He graduated from
Yale with every intention of becoming a
trial lawyer, attending Fordham University School of Law and then working as a
prosecutor and trial attorney. Hes handled
a series of notable cases, including the first
death penalty trial in the Northeast.
After a live interview about the death
penalty case, Ford was invited to be a le-
gal analyst for CBS due to his comfort

on camera, which Ford attributes to his
experience on his college football coachs
weekly show as well as his appearances
on Jeopardy! that helped fund his legal
education. Ford continued working in
television and law for a few years before
transitioning to journalism full time.
It was never a planned progression,
said Ford. Thats why when I teach, I
always say be alert for whats around the
corner because it might be something that
you never anticipated but it might be
something that you decide to latch onto
and it could change your life dramatically.
Ford expressed that his time spent as a
visiting undergraduate lecturer at Yale is
his favorite job because it enables him to
have a thoughtful exchange of ideas and
perspectives with the students. Through
his time in academia, Ford has been able
to reflect back on his college experience.
I was a student during the late 60s-early 70s when Vietnam was literally tearing
the fabric of colleges apart. In the middle
of all this we had the Black Panthers being
tried in 1970 in New Haven and there was
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Stopped in the semis. The
mens soccer team fell to No. 1-seed
Amherst 2-1 in the NESCAC semifinals on Saturday. The Polar Bears
only goal of the game came from
Will Herman 20 off of a header
by Matt Dias-Costa 17 in the 74th
minute of the match. The Purple &
White went on to win the tournament, which they hosted, and
secure a berth in the upcoming
NCAA playoffs. Based on strong
performances throughout the
tournament and season, midfielder
Moctar Niang 19 was the only
underclassman to be named to the
First Team All-NESCAC and back
Matty McColl 19 was recognized
as Second Team All-NESCAC.
Triple threat. Three mem-
bers of the womens soccer

teamMorgen Gallagher 20,
Nikki Wilson 18 and Taylor
Haist 17were selected to the
All-NESCAC Second Team after
outstanding performances in the
regular season and playoffs. The
duo of Haist and Wilson led the
Bowdoin defense this fall, as it
ranked second in the league after
only allowing .61 goals per game.
Gallagher was also honored as the
leagues Rookie of the Year, following Julia Patterson 19 who earned
the title last fall.
Fearsome foursome. After a
challenging season for the Bowdoin

field hockey team, four members
earned All-NESCAC accolades
for their exceptional performance
during the regular and postseason. Captain Kimmy Ganong 17
notched her second-consecutive
First Team honor after earning
35 points this season and ranking
fifth in the conference in points per
game. Midfielder Juliana Fiore 18
joins Ganong on the First Team,
and Mettler Growney 17 and
Elizabeth Bennewitz 19 earned
Second Team spots. Growney
has earned post-season NESCAC
honors every year of her Bowdoin
career, having been named Rookie
of the Year in 2013 and a member
of the All-NESCAC Second Team
for the following three years.
Maine attraction. After
ANJULEE BHALLA, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
a sense that that could make the town and

the campus explode, said Ford. It didnt
because I think people at Yale handled it
so well and gave everybody the opportunity to talk and express themselves and do
protesting, but safely.
So for me, college was a different time,
said Ford. I showed up at Yale with everything I owned in a single duffel bag
and left four years later with everything Id
need for the rest of my life, and that was
because of the college experience.
finishing the regular season 5-2,

the womens rugby team will face
off against the University of New
England (UNE) at home in a showdown between the only two varsity
womens rugby teams in Maine.
When the two teams met in October, UNE dealt Bowdoin their first
loss of the season 31-15, but the
Polar Bears are hoping to avenge
the defeat and earn bragging rights
as the top varsity team in their
division on Saturday at 11 a.m.
COMPILED BY ANJULEE BHALLA
the bowdoin orient
sports
Equestrian dominates at
Dartmouth in final show
BY DAVID BROWER
ORIENT STAFF
COURTESY OF BRIAN BEARD, CREATIVE IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY
SUPER SENIORS: (FROM LEFT) Katie Doherty 17, Erika Sklaver 17, Quincy Leech 17 and Clare Geyer 17 ended their Bowdoin volleyball careers at Tufts on
Saturday with a disappointing 3-1 loss. However, the class has left their mark on the Polar Bear record books and secured their legacy for years to come.
Volleyball seniors rule record books

BY JONO GRUBER
ORIENT STAFF
The womens volleyball teams season

ended on Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the
No. 1 seed in the NESCAC tournament
Tufts (10-0 NESCAC, 24-3 overall). The
Polar Bears came out strong, winning
the opening set 25-21, but the Jumbos,
led by a strong service game, were able
to pull away. Caroline Flaharty 20 led the
team with 11 kills in the match and Katie
Doherty 17 had a characteristically impressive defensive game with 26 digs.
This years team was never able to put
together a sustained stretch of victories
even though they dominated across the
board, leading the league in kills, digs, assists and hitting percentage.
It wasnt our best win-loss record and
in ways that was hard for us but I think we
learned so much from every loss we had,
said captain Erika Sklaver 17. Ive never
seen a team improve every single week the
way our team improved every week.
Despite the early exit from postseason
play, some Polar Bears received individual accolades for their standout play
throughout the season. Captain Quincy

Leech 17 and Doherty were named to
the First Team All-NESCAC and Flaharty
was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year
and earned a spot on the Second Team.
Doherty also claimed her third NESCAC
Defensive Player of the Year award, making her the first athlete in league history to
earn the title three times.
Leech and Doherty are part of one of
the most impressive senior classes in the
programs history. Comprised of Leech,
Doherty, Sklaver and Clare Geyer 17, the
Class of 2017s impact on Bowdoin volleyball has been apparent over the course
of their four years here and will last in the
record books for years to come.
Leech ranks second in all-time career
assists and finishes her career only 9 away
from the record of 3215 set in 2007. She
also ranks fourth all-time for most assists
in a single season after her impressive
campaign last fall.
Sklaver ranks third in career blocks and
holds the record for most blocks in a single season, which she earned her sophomore year.
Doherty became the first Bowdoin play-
er to break 2000 career digs. Also, her single

season dig totals in the last three seasons
rank as the best three in program history
and she ranks third for career service aces.
Geyer has been an integral member of
the teams front line, making her presence
as a middle blocker known from her first
year when she earned .9 blocks per set
over the course of the season.
Although this season may be over, the
teams recent success has helped build up
the program and Head Coach Erin Cady
will have a new recruiting class coming in
next season.
I have no doubt that this program will
be so successful in the future. We already
have a lot of recruits that are really going
to help the program, said Sklaver.
Sklaver expects this class of graduating
seniors to continue the legacy of aggressively supporting the team for years to
come even though they wont be suiting up.
Its a really cool tradition that has been
started the last few years, said Sklaver.
I mean [cheering may not be] as fun as
playing, but the next best thing is cheering
the way our alumni cheerthey look like
they have a lot of fun.
Last weekend at Dartmouth, the equestrian team performed exceptionally well

as every single member of the team who
attended placed in their class. Emma Kellogg 20, Clara Hunnewell 17 and Olivia
Atwood 17 all placed second in their respective classes. Captain Carly Lappas 17
placed first in her jumping class and second in her flat class. Her performance was
good enough to qualify for the ride off, a
tiebreaker to determine who would be the
high point rider for the show.
It was really good for our team, especially for the girls in the lower divisions as
they stepped up and rode really well this
weekend, especially for our team since we
are smaller than the teams we compete
against, said Lappas. Also since we had
a lot more people there I think we did a
lot better as a team overall. This show was
a really great way to end the season on a
high note.
With the results from this weekend,
Lappas and Hunnewell qualified for the
regional championships which will take
place in March. If they perform well
enough, they can move on to upper levels
of competition, like Zones and even Nationals. This is not the first time Lappas
has qualified for regionalsshe also made
the cut during her sophomore season.

Though Bowdoin Equestrian is only a
club program, it competes against varsity
teams like Dartmouth and the University
of New Hampshire. Because of the disparity in team funding and size, Bowdoin often struggles to place highly as a team, but
individual riders have had success.
Since it is such an individual sport it is
really up to each person to succeed. I go
into it knowing that I can compete with
people even on the Dartmouth team who
are varsity because it is all individual, said
Lappas. But if I look at it from a team
standpoint, it is just so much harder because we are just so much smaller.
This year, the team will be graduating
eight seniors who have been instrumental
in creating the teams supportive atmosphere. Rather than lament its loss of so
many riders, the team hopes to build off
the increased interest and camaraderie the
senior class fostered.
I hope that as we start to become better and more people start to figure out
that we exist, we might start to get more
recognition from the school. I would also
hope that we could get more resources so
we could compete on a higher level, said
team member Emma Kellogg 20. We are
excited take the team to the next level. I
am looking forward to just being involved
and promoting the program further.
COURTESY OF COACH VIRGINA SHAW
WINNERS CIRCLE: (FROM LEFT) Carly Lappas 17, Olivia Atwood 17, Meret Beutler 19, Tilly
Tanga 19, Clara Hunnewell 17 and Emma Kellogg 20 all placed in the teams final show of their season.
Training staff adapts to increased workload during seasonal overlap

BY ANNA FAUVER
ORIENT STAFF
In preparation for games and practices, Bowdoins athletic training room is

a regular stop for many student-athletes
throughout their seasons. The training
room becomes even busier than usual
on November 1, as fall and winter sports
seasons overlap. The spike in usage puts
more strain on the training staff since the
department is staffed with just the right
number of trainers needed for in-season
sports teams.
The increased workload during this
period limits amount of time off each
trainer receives.
We have practices seven days a week
now because hockey is practicing on
Sunday and I have to give my staff a day
off, said Director of Athletic Training
Dan Davies. Its tough to work seven
days a week without a day off so I have to
try to find a time where I can give them
a day off while we also still have to cover
the sports that are needed.
According to Davies, the training
staff balance the increase in athletics
by having winter athletes work with the
strength and conditioning staff.

[Winter sports] do still practice,
he said. The winter sports practice by
themselves. [They] do work outs with the
strength conditioning staff, and do speed
training, so theyre still doing athletic
events during those times. Even if its not
overlap, were still trying to deal with those
injuries at those times.
Mens ice hockey player Joe Lace 17
recognizes the hard work that goes into
helping so many teams as one season ends
and another begins.
Hockey season normally overlaps
with a couple other sports and I know
that the trainers have to work very hard
to keep up with us along with the other
teams, he said. Were really appreciative.
Mens swimming and diving captain
Tim Long 17 agreed.
I think they do a really good job of delegating throughout and they always seem
to be available for us and for the fall sports,
too, Long said. They know that the beginning of the winter season is a very
critical time for some athletes, just like the
beginning of any athletic season.
The training center strives to consistently communicate with athletes to en-
sure meeting their needs efficiently.

My experience with the training department has been nothing but great,
Lace said. Its mostly been limited to getting ice and hot baths, but all the trainers
are very helpful. They send out an email
every morning asking if we need any
training help to which people can reply
yes or no.
Besides helping specific athletes, the
training department also provides concussion screenings, blood pressure tests
and other basic medical clearance. Each
trainer is paired with a team that they
communicate with and assist.
We come in around nine for treatments, meetings, what have you, talk with
[our coaches] about whats happened in
the last few days or yesterdays practice.
Then rehab, then setting up for practice,
Davies said. We bring all our supplies out
there and taping for practice, first aid for
practice, stretching, massage, anything of
that type of nature to be able to get the athletes ready to practice.
The department employs work-study
students from Bowdoin to help with the
basic tasks and needs of the training room,
as well as student interns from the Univer-
sity of Southern Maine and the University

of New England who work with the larger,
collision-based sports teams, which consistently need more assistance.
I would not be able to do football without them, Davies said. Theyre with football and rugby. Its tough to take a team like
football on by yourself, its just not possible.
So I need that help because Im the only
certified athletic trainer with football.
The department also works to give
athletes the tools to stay healthy for the future. Last season, Long went to the train-
ing center with tendonitis in his shoulder.

According to him, the trainers helped
him identify what was wrong and allowed
him to be better equipped to deal with
his injury.
I could just check in with [the trainers]
and they were watching me and making
sure I was doing everything right, Long
said. It not only made me better and
helped me fix my shoulder tendonitis, it
also gave me the tools so that I could prevent it from becoming a problem again in
the future on my own.
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the bowdoin orient
OPINION
When they go low
Bowdoin is in a unique position following the results of Tuesdays election. People are feeling many thingsfrom elation and joy to pain, sadness
and fear. We have an opportunity as a campus to recognize our privilege of
living in this intellectual environment, where we are encouraged to think
critically and question openly.
For those who want to fight the bigotry of the incoming administration,
we must begin to engage actively and productively with those who feel the
outcome is the best move for America so that we can demonstrate actively
and productively.
This is not a plea to come together and blindly accept the outcome of the
election. This is not a plea to suppress the feelings of anger or fear. This is a
plea to reform our method of discourse.
If you want empathy from those that did not vote for your candidate, you
need to show empathy to those individuals. As difficult as it may be, we must
accept that a significant number of Americans feel that Donald Trumps proposed policies are valid and the change needed for America. While many of
us do not agree with this subset of Americas thought process, there are some
real fears at the root of the votes they cast.
Dialogue and communication where we listen and fully understand anothers point of view before beginning to respond is how we ought to engage
with Americas next four years. In doing this, we can recognize the validity
of the fears many Americans feel on both sides of the political spectrum. We
can use this understanding to stand up for what we believe in and to fight
what we dont.
For those of us who are disheartened, outraged and otherwise affected
by this election outcome, this is the time to mobilize. We can take our better informed discourse and propel it into productive activism. This is the
perfect opportunity for different groups to bridge gaps and come together
to affect change.
Bowdoin can help provide the skills and tools to push back against the
sexism, xenophobia and racism that still runs through Americas veins. Some
professors here fought the good fight in the pastour classes can give us
the intellectual perspective and speakers and workshops can refine activist skills.
There is a lot to be learned from movements in the 1960s and 1970s in
this country that fought for civil rights, womens rights and against the Vietnam war that can help us ensure that everybodys civil and human rights are
protected, no matter their class, race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender,
sexual orientation, ability, etc. Its time to act now.
This editorial represents the majority view of the Bowdoin Orients editorial board,
which is comprised of Marina Affo, Julian Andrews, Steff Chavez, Meg Robbins and
Joe Seibert.
A womans epiphany of privilege

was my automatic, subconscious response. I had chills all day, fought back
tears at so many random moments and
This is a more grammatically correct finally let them out at times. However,
version of a text that I sent my parents I could not pinpoint a single conscious
and sisters Nov. 9, 2016:
thought that had caused the tears and
I have done so much thinking today chills (my defense mechanisms were
while attempting to process everything. definitely in play).
I have come to a basic understanding
I got an idea, though, when a feof why and how it happenedsome- male classmate got choked up while
thing I put my conscious thoughts to- discussing if Trump were a woman,
wardbut the strangest thing
and I could not stop my own tears
from flowing. My realization: for
the first time, I truly felt inferior
as woman.
I recognized today that, among
other things, I took this for
granted. Of course, I have
always known we women
have been fighting a battle
for equality and I have
also heard countless
womens stories of
discrimination, but I
quite honestly had never personally felt limited
by being a woman. I had
never thought that I
could not get somewhere
in life because I am a woman.
For the first time, I experienced
that personally today. It is not a truly
conscious feeling, but it is
what sparks my innate
fear, anger and most of
all, disappointment.
However, I am also
deeply grateful to you
L
all for making me feel
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empowered, for alXW
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years without once
BY KATIE MCDONOUGH
OPED CONTRIBUTOR
doubting that the sky was the limit. I

am grateful for our family and for the
communities in which I was raised and
gained an education.
Other things that I am fortunate for
but have taken for granted: the diversity of the communities, which have
enabled me to understand other views,
sexual/gender orientations, races, religions, you name it, so that I do not fear
any of them (even more so, I am able
to love them). Because as Lecturer in
Mathematics Michael King said this
morning to my Linear Algebra class:
fear stems from what we do not understand. I have reasoned that the working
class in rural America has little to no
interactions with those populations.
Therefore, they are unable to understand, and ultimately fear, those groups
of Americans. Trump ran off that fear.
So, thats my long way of saying that
I realized today how fortunate I am to
have been raised in the highly educated, suburban/urban, liberal bubble; to have incredible moral values
because of my understanding; and to
have learned how to think critically in
order to make sense of all of this and
to see others perspectives, including
those that do not yet see my own.
And finally, thank you for enabling
me to attend a school that discusses
these difficult topics, one where a math
professor would spend the entire class
today to discuss the election results
from a philosophical perspective and
actually enable me to make sense of
this mess.
Katie McDonough is a member of the
Class of 2019.
The perils of populism: Brexit and Americas political landscape

RYAN WARD
HOLDING FAST
One salient feature of this years

electoral season has been the resurgence of populism as a potent political force. This came as a shock to
many in the United States, but if we
look elsewhere in the world we will
find that ours is not an isolated case.
Last spring, the United Kingdom
(U.K.) saw a similar wave of populist
resentment sweep the nation in the
Brexit vote in which the U.K. bid an
unceremonious adieu to the European Union (E.U.). The unexpected
nature and tremendous consequences of that vote have drawn obvious
comparisons to our own situation
and, for that reason, it might be helpful to look to the U.K.s handling of
Brexit in considering how America
moves forward from this election.
The big issue currently facing the
U.K. government is how it can obey
the will of the people by leaving the
E.U. while also following proper
constitutional procedure. A recent
High Court ruling has thrown a
wrench in the governments plan to
start negotiations with other E.U.
nations by requiring Parliaments
approval before it can begin. It is a
complicated issue. Basically, Prime
Minister Theresa May had planned
on negotiating the terms of Brexit
under the powers of royal prerogative that give Her Majestys Govern-
ment the power to make decisions

regarding international treaties.
This is how May and her cabinet
intended to invoke Article 50 of the
Lisbon Treaty and trigger the exit
from the E.U. in accordance with the
will of the majority of citizens.
But the courts ruling asserted the
sovereignty of Parliament over any
action that would affect the rights
of citizens. And because Brexit revokes certain rights granted to U.K.
citizens under the 1972 European
Communities Act, it is necessary for
Parliament to give its approval before any negotiations take place. The
government had already planned on
repealing that act in Parliament, but
would have only done so near the
end of negotiations to finalize the
formal split. In effect, this ruling
has allowed Parliament to get involved at the beginning of the process, giving members of parliament
a greater say regarding the terms of
the U.K.s exit.
Not many people believe that Parliament will not go through with
Brexit at this point. But the ruling
does raise some very interesting
questions about the role of popular
sovereignty not only in the U.K., but
anywhere else where the will of the
majority bristles against the established rule of law. It is important
that constitutional norms are followed, but at the same time Parliament must do its best to respect the
will of the people as it promised to
do before the vote, no matter how
much individual members

may oppose the outcome.
The problem with the Brexit
vote is that it did not really do
an adequate job of expressing
the will of the people regarding the terms of the exit from
the E.U. The Leave campaign
made some misleading promises they knew they couldnt
keep and it appears that those
tasked with executing the exit
are now the targets of populist
resentment. In the event that
Brexit doesnt significantly affect Britains immigration levels or remove it from the European common market, it is
precisely the politicians who
made these promises that will
pay the price for betraying the
will of the people.
And lest we think that this
is only Westminsters problem, we should remember that
the popular mandate to exit the E.U.
was not really the will of the U.K.
as a whole, but more like the will of
England and Wales against the protestations of Scotland and Northern
Ireland. In a union already strained
by multiple rounds of devolution
and the 2014 Scottish independence
referendum, this divide makes the
future of the U.K. even more uncertain. Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish nationalists are already threatening to hold another referendum
should the terms of the exit be unfavorable to the parliament in Edin-
PHO
burgh. So in addition to a crisis of

legitimacy surrounding its political
institutions, the U.K. may be facing
an even more pressing threat to its
continued existence.
All of these issues may be specific
to the U.K., but they can nonetheless serve as a warning to America,
which has now seen the same populist forces wreak havoc on an election of its own. Whatever you may
think of Trumps victory, it is hard
to deny the importance of the forces
he has unleashed in American politics. The will of the people has tri-
EBE
ZIPP
ER
umphed over every convention that

would normally have prevented this
outcome. If we consider the health
of democracy at the moment, we
can certainly find some good and
some bad. It is at once encouraging
to see the will of the people prevail
and also very alarming to consider
its possible impact on the rule of law
in this country. We would do well
to consider how this has played out
following the Brexit vote, and hopefully learn a thing or two about how
to deal with the new realities of populism in America.
the bowdoin orient
opinion
Not a whisper, but a roar
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Taking action to combat global warming/climate change is worthy. Without listing

all of the reasons why divestment from fossil fuel companies sounds good, but will
do nothing in pursuit of the cause, let me suggest that members of Bowdoin Climate
Action (BCA) join the effort in Augusta to develop Maine state solar energy policy
that really will move the needle.
Spending time and energy, so to speak, working with the Natural Resources
Council of Maine and other environmental organizations to affect policy change in
Augusta that has practical, immediate consequences would be far more effective in
achieving BCAs laudable goals than the one they insist on pursuing.
THE FEMINIST
MANIFESTO
HAYLEY NICHOLAS AND EMMA ROBERTS
Our hearts ache. This week, the election confirmed our fears and disappointed us beyond measure. The message that
this once familiar country, now an unrecognizable landscape, exists as the land
of the free and the home of the brave has
dissipated. It once resonated with us but
no longer does. The promise of the United States of America does not exist for
all people. It never has. But we are here
and not going anywhere. We will make
America great. Together, we can do that.
This election transcended politics.
It was not about Republicans versus
Democrats. It was about basic humanity
and respect. We are devastated, not only
because much of the progress that has
been made toward equality for all people is likely to be undone, but because it
makes us question whether this progress
truly existed in the first place. It makes
us question our country and our place
within it. But, in the past few days, we
have also been inspired.
We are inspired by the displays of
love and compassion we have seen on
campus this week. We are inspired by
the hugs, the kind words and even the
tears that follow. We are inspired by the
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Brunswick
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
PHOEBE ZIPPER
knowledge that we have the power to

fight back against misogyny, racism, Islamophobia, ableism, xenophobia and
hatred of all shapes and sizes, even if it
comes from the White House. Our nation, our home, our safe haven is fractured. It cries for a solution. It longs for
a remedy. It demands change. This is the
message we need to spread. This is the
message that we will chant.
To those who feel threatened by the
results of this election, to those who feel
that this country does not value them,
that it rejects them, know that we stand
with you. Not only today, but everyday.
To those who no longer feel safe in this
country or on this campus, know that we
promise to support you in every way we
know how. We cannot underestimate the

power of reaching out to one another, of
checking in, of showing that we will love
and stand by each other. There are people
who seek to tell uswomen, people of
color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, Muslims and othersthat we
do not belong in their America. But we
will resist this hatred, and this resistance
starts with each of us. It begins by asserting to ourselves and one another that we
are here. That we will be heard. That we
stand together and stand tall. To quote
Ranier Maningding, author of The Love
Life of an Asian Guy, Promise that your
whisper of activism will grow to a deafening roar. We promise that we will not
merely whisper. We will roar.
Yesterday, I spent the day listening to colleagues and students react to the result
of our presidential election. At 4 p.m., I sat with many of you in Morrell Lounge and
listened as students processed their pain and articulated their fears, some pointing to
stories of family and friends who have experienced bigotry since Tuesday evening.
President-elect Trump and his campaign trafficked in fear and bigotry, and his
election to our nations highest office has many, especially people of color, LGBTIQA
people, people with disabilities, women, immigrants and Muslims feeling disrespected, unwelcome and unsafe. And while that presents so many painful questions about
who we are as a nation, there should be no doubt in the minds of students of what
that means about who we are as a college. We are and will remain a place where all
students are welcome. We are and will remain a place focused on the common good,
inclusion and equity. We are and will remain a community where all students are
safe to be their whole selves. Some feel they have no place in President-elect Trumps
America. They should know they have a place here at Bowdoin.
Leana E. Amez
Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion
The CIA: our protector and the rest of the worlds boogeyman
CARLOS HOLGUIN
RAMBLINGS OF A
MOUNTAIN MAN
The Central Intelligence Agency

(CIA) is the intelligence branch of the
United States; its main goal is to ensure
the safety of American citizens both at
home and abroad. Americans can sleep
peacefully at night knowing this organization is doing everything in its power
to nullify threats to America. Yet many
Americans dont know that the CIA also
works to ensure US business interests.
Many of the tactics used by the CIA to
keep the United States safe are unethical, in many instances creating chaos in
other regions of the world, and thus its
unofficial motto is by any means necessary. This is why the CIA can be considered the boogeyman to those around the
wordthe thing which goes bump in
the dead of night.
All across the world there are stories
of monsters who thrive under the cover
of night, mauling and injuring innocents
who just happen to unfortunately wander across their destructive path. These
fictional creatures go by many names including, El Cucuy, Baba Yaga, Gurumapa and Butzemann. All of these creatures
dont care for anything besides fulfilling
their own internal pleasure and desires.
What separates these fictitious monsters
from the very real citizens around the
world is that they exist only on the pages

of childrens books, used by parents to
coerce their children into behaving. Unlike the fairy tale monsters, the CIA does
exist and often exhibits the disturbing
qualities of the monsters who dont.
These can be clearly documented
throughout various regions and time periods across our earth. I base this piece
on the evidence in Cry of the People
by Penny Lernoux. Throughout the
20th century the United States had business ventures branch out into Central
and South America. After World War
II, many of these countries had leaders
come to power who decided America
was no longer going to play a role in
shaping their economies. This meant in
many cases newly elected Latin American leaders decided to kick out American businesses who had strangleholds
on local economies. Groups like the
Rockefellers, who for a long period of
time had unjustly strangled various
economies, all of a sudden found themselves kicked out of these countries. In
response, Mr. Rockefeller decided to use
his connections to the CIA to have them
find ways to usurp newly democratically
elected leaders. The Rockefeller group
wasnt the only one to do this, pressuring
the CIA into running covert operations
so they could keep making money hand
over fist. Americas greed partnered with
the Communist Scare led to the CIA
indirectly organizing the worst Central
and South American genocides since the

conquistadors.
The CIA was able to vet and find new
leaders who would officially work against
the spread of communism, but unofficially would allow US businesses to keep
exploiting developing markets. All these
leaders had to do was pledge loyalty to
keep their assigned country from becoming communist, and the CIA in turn
would ignore any atrocities committed.
To do this, many times the CIA trained
both police and para-military groups in
brutal torture and war techniques. In
many cases, the CIA flew out groups of
military and police leaders to various
CIA sites to train them in these brutal
techniques. Many of these military and
police leaders then turned around and
took these techniques home, teaching
many of their forces to dehumanize their
neighbors in an effort to keep power.
Many of these governments, as a way
of keeping power, labeled many leftist
groups pushing for democracy as communists. This allowed them to use the
CIA to amass arms to fight and kill these
groups who opposed their rule. These
groups consisted of religious figures, the
press and students. The CIA figured it
would be easier to teach the new governments to suppress people and keep them
in constant fear for their life than to let
them decide for themselves what type of
society they wished to live in.
The CIA crippled many of these coun-
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tries for decades to come, even today

many of their economies havent recovered. This has forced the people of these
countries to turn to illicit endeavors to
put food on the table. A good proportion of the drugs American teenagers
and young adults use each year come
from the impoverished countries of
Central and South America, suppressed
by CIA-backed dictators. The CIA at the
same time went through painful steps
to make sure to make sure there werent
any clear connections with the people
who they backed. In doing so the CIA
has always claimed it stayed above the
fray and had nothing to do with atrocities being committed. The only ties
which can be established are with people who were known quantities and
had ties to prominent people
in the CIA. This
type of cloak
and
dagger
dealings only
furthers the
notion the CIA
is the worlds
boogeyman.
Now
the
example given
above is just one
of many, but it fits
into a larger pattern
of unethical decisions by
the CIA to support American interests at the expense of peo-
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ple abroad. Americans should no longer

stand by and allow this to happen, especially those who call themselves Christian, as this activity is antithetical to the
belief system. Also, how can we say we
are the greatest country in
the world if we routinely hinder the progress
of other countries?
So just remember
the next time you
hear something go
bump in the night,
be glad you dont
live in another country because if you
did it might have
been the CIA.
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FRIDAY 11
DISCUSSION
Using Data in Courses Panel Discussion
Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz and Digital

and Computational Studies Fellow Michael Kowal will discuss
the ways they collect and analyze data in the courses they teach.
Nixon Lounge, Hawthorne Longfellow Library. Noon.
DISCUSSION
BSG Open Discussion on the Election
Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) will host a discussion

using an anonymous texting survey where students can ask and
respond to questions and concerns about
the election result.
David Saul Smith Union. 1 p.m.
LECTURE
The Intersectionality of Mental Health
Latina feminist mental health activist Dior Vargas will speak

about mental health as it relates to people of color. This event is
part of Put Yourself First Week, which promotes self care.
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY 12
FILM SCREENING
Mustang
As part of the Francophone Film Festival, the Department of

Romance Languages and Literatures will screen the Academy
Award nominee for Best Foreign Film which tells the story of five
orphaned sisters growing up in a conservative Turkish society.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
EZRA SUNSHINE, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
MANDVIS MESSAGE: Actor, producer and comedian Aasif Mandvi read a chapter from his memoirNo Lands Manand answered audience questions yesterday in David Saul
Smith Union. With a comedic approach, he focused on the topics of the immigrant experience and the recent presidential election. The talk was the keynote speech for No Hate November, a
month-long eort to promote inclusivity and respect on campus.
MONDAY 14
LECTURE
Kate Gilmore, Halley K. Harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld artistin-residence, will deliver a lecture on her recent artwork, which
is featured in museums across the country.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
TUESDAY 15
Krazy Kat
Students will perform the musical based on George

Herrimmans comic strip that touches upon themes of
existentialism, life and love. Tickets are free at the door.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.
LECTURE
Epic Fail: An Atlantic History of the Age of

John Law
SUNDAY 13
Maine Food System Innovation Challenge
After working throughout the weekend on a food sustainability

challenge, teams will present a pitch to judges as part of the
second annual challenge to support local, sustainable food
production and distribution.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 9 a.m.
LECTURE
LECT
LE
CTUR
UREE
Kate Dempsey: The

Accidental
Conservationist
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PERFORMANCE
Bowdoin Chorus:
Harps of Gold
Christopher Hodson, associate professor of history at Brigham

Young University, will speak about economist John Law whose
revolutionary financial system led to an economic disaster in
early 18th century France.
Room 107, Kanbar Hall. 4:30 p.m.
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How to Build a Humanities Startup: The

Story of the Paideia Institute
Dr. Jason Pedicone, president and co-founder of the Paideia

Institute for Humanistic Study, a non-profit organization
advancing the study of Latin and ancient Greek, will discuss the
challenges of promoting the humanities.
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 5 p.m.
LECTURE
Big Government and the Big Outdoors:

Radical and Mainstream Environmentalism
in the 1980s
Keith Mako Woodhouse, assistant professor of history at

Northwestern University, will discuss radical environmentalism
during the Reagan era.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
THURSDAY 17
LECTURE
Spindel Lecture: Issues of Identity
EVENT
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LECTURE
Artist Talk: Kate Gilmore
PERFORMANCE
WEDNESDAY 16
Israeli photographer Adi Nes will speak about his artistic style,
choice to use staged photography and the ways his photographs
reflect parts of Israeli identity. His works will be featured in the
Bowdoin College Museum of Arts exhibition Art and Resolution: 1900 to Today.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
CONCERT
Bowdoin College
Concert Band:
Viva Italia!
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EVENT
A Conversation with New Mainers
There will be a panel discussion with immigrants and refugees

new to Maine and Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance
Languages and Literatures Janice Jaffe.
Ladd House. 7:30 p.m.
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Thanksgiving
Vacation
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VOLUME 146, NUMBER 9

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Shock, fear, uncertainty follow Trumps election

ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Jordan Moskowitz 16 and Donny Alvine 16 celebrated.

Mumps count rises in week after outbreak

Since November 1, there have been five

Come December, students will have access

Once youve been vaccinated it takes

NOT FAR FROM THE TREE

Father-son professor duo teach under the same

email to inform the student body of its

Please see MUMPS, page 3

CAT AND MOUSE

Bowdoin students revive comic strip Krazy

dents indicated that RELATED NEWS

Please see ELECTION, page 4

Consent Week programs wellattended, but met with critique

As the season ends, volleyball players leave

maybe blamed the victim a little bit, said

Please see CONSENT, page 4

Katie McDonough 19 reflects on a newfound

friday, november 11, 2016

I listen to music. I like pop music, especially

SECURITY REPORT: 11/4 to 11/10

At 12:45 a.m., several students at Pine Street

Excessive noise was reported on the 12th floor

A stolen and defaced security traffic cone was

A student complaining of sore ribs was escorted

A student reported the theft of a blue Mongoose

A student with an allergic reaction was taken by

Chris Hernandez Turcios 18

A wellness check was requested for an intoxicated

A parent called the Brunswick police concerned

A basement stairway handrail at Baxter House was

A dark red Schwinn bicycle was reported stolen

An alcohol policy violation was reported at the

An athletics trainer requested that a student with a

Two fire code violations were reported in rooms at

Im in Peer Health so I feel like I should have

FROM THE ARCHIVES

In a small short-lived demonstration

joined in, said Snyder.

People are so apathetic around

When security came everyone blew

found lying on the path, while the air

friday, november 11, 2016

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NEWS IN BRIEF Hatch Library to offer free 3D

GROUPS PROMOTE SELF-CARE

BCA GATHERS SIGNATURES

MUMPS: WHAT TO KNOW

printing for recreational use

Beginning in December, Hatch

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MULTIDIMENSIONAL: Maggie Hanson 20 works with the 3D printer, which will

Activist speaker to address whiteness,

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In show of solidarity, alumni protest