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New methods to
supplement
judicial process
At the request of President
by Sarah Drumm Clayton Rose last year, Meadow
Orient Staff
Davis, director of residential life
The College has begun to and associate dean of student
implement more broadly tools affairs, and Whitney Hogan,
associated with Alternative Dis- associate director of residential
pute Resolution (ADR) in the education, examined how the
Office of Student Affairs. These College might formally imple-
tools will supplement, and in ment these tools and vocabulary
some cases replace, Bowdoins to respond to issues of conflict
official disciplinary process with across campus.
the goal of adding an education- I cant tell you exactly what
al element to a traditionally pe- the genesis wasit may have
nal system. been some of the issues we faced
Methods associated with ADR during my first year herebut
include conflict coaching, facilitat- in having had exposure, having
ed dialogue, mediation, restorative managed and overseen a disci-
practices and shuttle negotiation. plinary process in my last job
The Office of Residential Life before arriving at Bowdoin, this
has already been informally us- seemed like an important pro-
ing these techniques for matters cess to complement the other
such as roommate conflicts and processes we have on a full ba-
alcohol violations. ADR proce- sis, said Rose.
dures are also written into the According to Assistant Dean
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Student Sexual Misconduct and
Gender-Based Violence Policy. Please see ADR, page 3 Elizabeth Bennewitz 19 scored in the 20th minute against Williams on Sunday to win 3-2. SEE PAGE 11.
N TOWN COUNCIL VERDICT F ASKING THE BIG QUESTIONS A FLOWER BOY S GOING GLOBAL O PROPER PRONOUNS
Council votes to recognize Indigenous Eduardo Pazos joins Office of Religious Chris Ritter 21 reviews Tyler, The Creators Crew competed in Englands prestigious Two students discuss the importance of
Peoples Day. Page 3. and Spiritual Life. Page 7. newest album. Page 6. Henley Royal Regatta. Page 10. declaring pronouns. Page 15.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
SECURITY REPORT
9/14 to 9/21 STUDENT SPEAK:
Thursday, September 14 Sunday, September 17
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Two staff members reported that someone placed There was a second complaint of excessive noise
bias-related yers on the windshields of their parked at Pine Street Apartments.
cars. These occurrences appeared to be related inci- There was a third complaint of excessive noise at Trevor Kenkel 18
dents in Brunswick that were under investigation by Pine Street Apartments.
the Brunswick police. A concerned student asked security to help locate
another student. Ofcers located the student and en-
"The occupation I always wanted was a
Friday, September 15
A power outage, caused by a downed transmis-
sured that all was safe.
There was a report of excessively loud music at
scientist. In fact, I have an essay I wrote
sion line, affected parts of campus at 3:50 a.m. Power Stowe Inn. about it in third grade. I talked about DNA,
was restored within two hours. An athlete suffering from a heat-related illness
Brunswick police informed security that they was transported to Mid Coast Hospital. animals. It was just all over the place."
had identied the individual responsible
Gabrielle Maffezzoli 20
for distributing bias yers in town and Monday, September 18
on campus. At the Colleges request, A student was found in possession
Enrique Mendia 20
Brunswick Rescue trans- ning off-leash. An ofcer es-
ported an athlete with a corted the student to Mid Coast
dislocated shoulder to Mid Hospital for treatment of a head
Coast Hospital. SARA CAPLAN injury. "My dream job was to be a world class
Saturday, September 16 Tuesday, September 19 chef, but I didnt really like to cook. My dad
A campus trespass order was issued to a local A Longfellow Avenue resident reported seeing a
man who was seen walking on the roof of the Edwards student walking on the street who appeared to be in was a pretty good cook and I like eating,
Center for Art and Dance. emotional distress.
A student reported loud music on the 14th oor so thats how that worked out."
of Coles Tower. Wednesday, September 20
Ofcers checked on the condition of two intoxi- A staff member reported a suspicious person loi-
cated students in West Hall.
A student reported loud music on the fourth oor
tering in Smith Union. An ofcer located the person
and the report was determined to be unfounded.
Juan Magalhaes 21
of Coles Tower.
A bicycle located and returned to the owner after
A student riding a bike struck a curb on Park
Row and was thrown over the handlebars. An of- "A professional soccer player. I wanted to
it was stolen from a bike rack at Winthrop Hall.
A rugby player with a broken foot was taken to
ficer brought the student to the health center for
evaluation.
play for the Brazilian national team. Just
the Mid Coast Walk-In Clinic.
A student with a sport-related head laceration
Two mens soccer players collided on the practice
eld. One player suffered a back injury and was trans-
wanted to make a lot of money. "
was escorted to Mid Coast Hospital. ported to Mid Coast Hospital by Brunswick Rescue.
A Longfellow Avenue resident reported exces-
sive noise from groups of student pedestrians.
An ofcer checked on the wellbeing of a student
Thursday, September 21
A student with an allergic reaction was taken to
Hannah Jorgensen 20
with a minor head injury at Reed House.
A College neighbor reported that a child was
Mid Coast Hospital.
Steam from a teapot activated a room smoke "A singer. I wanted to be Beyonc when
awakened in the night by excessive noise coming
from students walking along the path near the organic
alarm in Coles Tower.
Ofcers aided a student who was in emotional
I was little. I wanted to sing pop music.
garden behind 52 Harpswell Road. Students were also
seen urinating in bushes.
distress and arranged for the appropriate resources.
Hannah Montana. Cheetah Girls? I
There was a neighborhood complaint of exces-
sive noise at Pine Street Apartments. COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
wanted to be a Cheetah Girl."
COMPILED BY JENNY IBSEN
BRUNSWICK RECOGNIZES
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
On Monday, the Brunswick Town Council voted 8-1 in favor of
adopting A Resolution to Acknowledge Maines Indigenous Cul-
tures. In the Town of Brunswick, the second Monday of October
will be recognized as both Columbus Day and, as of result of the
vote, Indigenous Peoples Day.
Residents filled Brunswicks Town Hall to comment on and wit-
ness this decision. Following the public hearing, the first order of
business was to address whether to adopt the resolution or not. Be-
fore the vote, attendees were given the opportunity to speak their
mind about the resolution. Many attendees, including a local high
school student, chose to stand up and speak.
In her public statement, Penobscot Nation tribal ambassador
Maulian Dana Smith, vocalized her support for the resolution,
saying that Columbus Day was a painful reminder that we were
supposed to be exterminated.
While most speakers chose to vocalize their support for the res-
olution, a few voiced their reservations about it.
Smith was among a majority of speakers who chose to vo-
calize their support for the resolution while few voiced their
reservations about it. In her public statement, Jennifer Johnson,
a Brunswick resident, said, [I]t appears to me that everybody
across the United States, Maine included, wants to rewrite what- ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ever they want. Country in crisis: From January-June 2017, 185 people in Maine died from drug overdoses. In response, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, along with 36
Ultimately, the resolution passed with an 8-1 vote in favor. other attorneys general, released a statement on Monday demanding drug manufacturers release information regarding prescription opioids.
Similar resolutions have been passed from Berkeley, California to
Portland, Maine.
OPIOID present geographic data. Good is not engaged in any Calder McHugh 19 spent three
BRUNSWICK TOWN REZONING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fisher mapped where the programming related to opi- months working on an article
drug arrests were occurring oid abuse in Maine. about Arise Addiction Recovery
The Town of Brunswick recently concluded a three-and-a-half Then the second change, in the state and then analyzed Our office develops pro- Center in Machias, Maine, and
year project to renovate the towns zoning ordinance to reflect which fits a larger nationwide which county had the most ar- gramming in response to student more broadly Maines experience
changes in local policy over the past 22 years. The ordinance fo- pattern, is that the proportion rests, corrected for population. interest and initiative around with the opioid crisis.
cused on reducing the number of total districts, catching up with of arrests involving the pre- [Graphing] took a lot of emerging areas of public con- It interested me particularly
Maine laws regarding signage and shorelands and rectifying the scription agents, like hydroco- time because of the way its re- cern. I expect that we will see because at Bowdoin we often
issues brought about by the 21-year-old ordinances failure to ac- done and oxycodone, have ported by police officers who growing interest in this topic dont feel the problems that affect
count for technological advances. become a smaller portion of dont have a standardized way among students as the situation, a lot of the state, said McHugh
Catherine Ferdinand, Bowdoins land use and government the total, and more arrests have of reporting information. Like, and responses to it, continue to in an email to the Orient.
relations specialist, saw the project as a means for the town to involved heroin and fentanyl, they may use a street name for develop, said Sarah Seames, di- The state population is
streamline Brunswicks zoning limitations. For instance, the old said Piper. a drug, said Fisher in a phone rector of the McKeen Center, in small enough that if we do
ordinance had no provision for solar panel farms, which forced the Fisher received a Gibbons interview with the Orient. So an email to the Orient. choose to look beyond the
college to appeal directly to the town council. Fellowship in the summer of it took a really long time to Although the College has not boundaries of campus, Bow-
With regard to how this impacts the Colleges current projects, 2016 and spent time working comb through the data and set yet directed significant resources doin students can make a real
Ferdinand said, Currently we have the Roux Science Center, which with Piper on graphing the data it up and figure out a way to toward responding to the crisis, impact, he said.
was permitted under the old ordinance, which wont be impacted. he found using a geographic map it. a Bowdoin student has taken in- Editors Note: Calder McHugh is
Whittier Field phase 1 was permitted under the old standard, while information system, which is Currently, Bowdoins McK- terest in the epidemic. This sum- an Orient staff-member and is cur-
phase 2 will come under the new ordinance, but there probably a system used to capture and een Center for the Common mer while interning at VICE, rently studying abroad in Berlin.
[wont be] a significant difference.
The updated zoning ordinance will simplify the Colleges future
construction projects, it will not significantly impact any current
projects.
ADR said. They are going to be giving academic dishonesty cases for a first-time offense are un-
some thought to itwhen we go in the computer science de- productive.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
back and look at the history, the partment, who spoke with the I dont deny the fact that our
of Students for Community Stan- precedent of J-Board cases, where Orient on the condition of mistakes are really serious, he
TRESPASSER TERRY ELWELL dards and Advisor to the Judicial do we feel like it could be a good anonymity, said that Bowdo- said. However, consider the fact
Board Kate OGrady, who is over- fit? ins disciplinary system is in that we are just freshmen who
On Monday, Randy Nichols, director of safety security, sent out seeing the implementation of this Dean of Student Affairs need of change. have never had an experience like
a campus alert warning people of Terry Elwells return to Bruns- process, the College is still in the Tim Foster cited the Colleges I know that we need to reflect this before and the punish-
wick. Elwell has a long history of convictions in Brunswick and process of establishing formal response to Cracksgiving on our mistakes, and since we ments received can basically ruin
has been involved with multiple incidents at Bowdoin. He is not procedures for the use of ADR in and the gangster party as were given some time off from our entire lives.
allowed on Bowdoin property at any time. disciplinary settings. When and examples of the types of sit- school, its only natural that we And I think 90 percent of peo-
Elwell was first arrested in 1999 for burglary and theft at Bruns- how ADR is used will be at the uations in which ADR tools use this time to really reflect on ple who made their first mistake
wick Apartments and has since been convicted of trespassing on discretion of the Deans Office. have been productive. our actions so that we wont make will not do it again, if they had a
various campus buildings including Stowe Inn, Helmreich House Instead of solely disciplining When we had the gang- the same mistake in the future, chance to make corrections.
and Quinby House. students for their mistakes, the ster party two years ago and he said in an email to the Orient. According to Rose, the addi-
Elwell is described as being 510 and 160 pounds and having goal of ADR technique is to ed- we had Cracksgiving before But honestly, at the same time, tion of these alternative and com-
brown hair and blue eyes. ucate students about how their that, weve used whats called a I believe that how punishments plementary methods of conflict
He is currently out on bail and has been seen on Harpswell Road actions impact and harm other circle process, where people get are decided needs to be more resolution are vital to Bowdoin
near campus. members of the community. together in a circle and various thought out The punishment as a community of learners and
If you see Elwell near or on campus, dial 9-1-1 or contact cam- If we can educate somebody groups have the opportunity to was pretty harsh in that there educators.
pus safety and security at (207) 725-3500. and not just discipline them so talk about what happened and were a lot of things that could Were an educational institu-
that then theyre digging their what the sort of harm was that have been prevented and changed tion and we ought to try to ensure
heels in, and theyre mad that they was caused, said Foster. for the better, both from our side that in as many of the things we
have been sent away from Bow- The J-Boards past disci- and the schools side. do around hereeven painful
doin for a semesterwe really plinary recommendations for Foster expressed the impor- and difficult thingsthat were
Subscribe your parents to havent achieved anything other Academic Honor Code and tance of giving students the op- trying to learn, he said.
than making the party who has Social Code violations have in- portunity to learn through their Bowdoin is not alone in im-
What was facultys perspective? when the BSG structure was sentative was not able to do as with doing anything because The executive team has to talk versation, keeping students
What was the administrations formed. I think it makes sense much as she wanted because we want to make sure we do it about it. So thats step one. safety and interests in mind,
perspective? What was [the that this conversation wasnt she didnt have a team of peo- right. Step two: I think that one im- at the forefront, but then con-
neighborhood] perspective? even included [then]. ple dedicated to helping her do portant thing that this assembly sidering all the different re-
So the community changes But now thats at the fore- those tasks. So having a com- SD: So we started off the and the executive team really percussions of each potential
and warps dramatically when front of all of our mindsetsto mittee of people that you can year with a bias incident on believes in is that students on option at the forefront.
people leave this residential make sure that that voice is delegate work tothat you campus. How do you two see this campus have to feel safe
environment and thats what representedis something that can work as a team to collabo- your role in combating bias in- have to feel included. So if HD: With the DACA re-
makes this different from a we have to think about. So what rate on will be a really great cidents in our community? students who identify as being sponse, you were really fast
big public school in a major weve done already is weve in- way to more effectively bring IA: There are a lot of steps LGBTQI do not feel safe on this and took a definitive stance
city. People come here for a creased the responsibility of issues of diversity and inclu- that are involved in this deci- campus, that is something that and I think, uniquely, orga-
different experience. People the Multicultural Represen- sion to the assembly. sion. First, if a bias incident, or BSG has to consider. That is nized activism which I dont
come here for a tight-knit tativewhos going to be Osa BP: Right now its not ele- something of that nature, were important to us as people. And think Ive ever seen before on
community. [In] ensuring [Omoregie] this year. So hes vated to a vice president po- to happensomething already we were elected to this position the part of the BSG.
that Bowdoin can provide that going to be a Director of Di- to care about the students on SD: Is this something you
see yourselves continuing to
People come here for a different
experienceto me, it makes versity and Inclusion on the as- this campus, so if there are stu-
sense that Bowdoin has the sembly, which means that hes dents on this campus who feel do going forward?
ability to say, given all these leading his own committee of experience. People come here unsafe because their identities IA: I think encouraging
different conditions about
how we need to keep relations
liaisons, who will be non-vot-
ing members on his committee for a tight-knit community. are being attacked, we are not
going to overlook that. Period.
political activism in all spec-
trums is so important In
with the community, how we that meets every week. So that Irfan Alam 18 How we are going to move whatever way students feel
need to ensure the values of a has liaisons like Gender and forward and respond to each like they can [be politically ac-
residential communitythat Sexual Violence that meets specific instance is a collective tive] with whatever opinions
they can discuss ways to con- with Lisa Peterson [Associate sition yet. Even if we wanted didfirst, we convene to talk conversation. I am really really and beliefs they have. Our fu-
trol how people live on and Director of Gender Violence to, we couldnt have done that about the different ways that proud of the executive team tures are at stakewe have to
off-campusbut not without Prevention and Education] yet, because it needs a vote of we would respond and whether and the way that we handled take ownership of that100
taking students interests into and has liaisons like Sexuality the whole school to amend we should respond. When the this situation. We talked to percent. But in a very short
account. and Gender ... that meets with our constitution. What weve bias incident happened, we got different student leaders, reli- amount of time we had to get
Kate Stern [Associate Dean of done doesnt require any con- together and had an emergency gious group leaders, different together and be likeIs this
HD: You wanted to create an Students for Diversity & Inclu- stitutional change. But were executive team meeting, be- Af-Am leaders. We spoke with political? And we decided,
executive committee for diver- sion and Co-Director of the not just going to slap it on cause thats all that was assem- Kate Stern. We sent an email no. There are students on this
sity and inclusion.... Center for Sexuality, Women & the table for everyone to vote bled of the BSG, and said: Do to like eight different admin- campus who are going to feel
IA: I think whats really in- Gender]. And so these differ- on because this is going to be we respond? What does it mean istrators outlining different [its effects]. This is a commu-
teresting is that President Rose, ent liaisons are going to work a whole process of evaluating to respond? How would we re- options. We did this in like nity where we have each oth-
after this huge year-long review, together and [the internation- this structure, really working spond? What would it mean to 48 hours and then executed ers backsIve had first years,
decided that there should be a al rep], who meets with Dean with Benjamin Harris [direc- respond in each of these differ- something. I think when these as a ResLife [proctor], who I
Senior Vice President for Diver- Khuong [assistant dean of first tor of the Student Center for ent options? Ben and I are go- things happenand they know are going to be affected
sity and Inclusion on his execu- year students]. Multicultural Life] and Mo ing to have two completely dif- hopefully wont, but we can as- by this, and they need to hear
tive committee. And I think that One of the things we heard [Nur, vice president for aca- ferent views in what we should sume that this is just not going from our student body leaders
speaks to the fact that Bowdoin as feedback from last year was demic affairs on BSG]. Were do, so we have to talk about [it], to be the end of ithaving a that we are here for you and
has evolved dramatically [since] that the multicultural repre- not going to be too speedy the assembly has to talk about it. precedent of creating a con- you are here to stay.
A
5
One-day play
returns to stage
by Mollie Eisner See it yourself
Staff Writer
Come to Memorial 108 on Saturday
Most theater productions to see what 24 hours worth of
take weeks, or even months, creativity can produce.
to rehearse before the curtain
rises on opening night. The playwriting workshops and
same is typically true on the one-act plays. Participants
Bowdoin stage. But not this signed up to be in the show at
Saturday night. the student activities fair and
At 7 p.m. tomorrow, at the annual Masque & Gown
Masque & Gown actors will ice cream social.
perform original plays that We like doing stuff like
were written, directed and re- [The Show Formerly Known
hearsed in only 24 hours. as the] 24 Hour Show because
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, it gets anyone from any level of
the show goes up, Masque & theater experience to be able
Gown President Miriam Fra- to participate, Fraga said.
ga 18 said. In whatever state Maggie Burke 21 and K.
its in, it goes up. Irving 21 are two of the four
The process starts Friday. actors in the show. They have
VICTORIA YU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT The playwrights gather and both participated in theater
Stories in motion: Matt Bollinger speaks about his artwork in Kresge Auditorium last Monday. Bollinger creates fictionalized accounts of his life experiences begin writing in groups before, but have never been
through multimedia animations, featuring original paintings and music. The strongest artists are ever more themselves in the work, the artist said.
all that stuff seems to be what Bollingers work is avail- Rock around the clock: Aziza Janmohamed 19 performs in the last showing
makes me, me. I like that my able on his Vimeo account of Masque and Gowns 24-hour production in the fall of 2015. After a year-
work has a relationship to oth- and website. long hiatus, the group will once again present the student-produced show.
6 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, September 22, 2017
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8 FEATURES Friday, September 22, 2017
other relationship, it takes teachers and sub-proficiency lunch and recess. Polar bears and cubs: Bowdoin students engage with local elementary students as mentors through McKeen
time to develop trust, and the scores on an English language The general goal is to Center. The Bears and Cubs Program is one of eighteen mentoring groups on campus.
best way to do that is to keep exam. come in and serve as positive
showing up and having con- The programs 12 Bowdoin role models, said Lili Ramos who can talk to them and ment, said Assistant Director of is quality rather than quantity.
versations with them. students will enter Brunswick 18, the clubs leader. We give them advice about social The McKeen Center for Com- [Were] focusing on trying
Walton coordinates the classrooms for the first time come in as college students issues and school. mon Good Matt Gee. Working to deepen the relationships,
Bears and Cubs program on In addition to providing with kids is a lot of fun and a having leaders provide more
campus for children not yet mentees with stable relation- lot of students use this as a way educational and reflection
matched with a Big Brother That little time that you have ships and student role mod- to destress and get off campus. opportunities for the mentors
POLAR EYES
SPORTS
HIGHLIGHT Football focuses on offseason body weight
REEL by Artur Kalandarov
Orient Staff
Out for revenge: The womens For Sydney Guerrier 20,
soccer team (1-2-1, NESCAC weigh-ins at the gym have be-
0-2-1) began its weekend last come part of his daily ritual.
Guerrier is a linebacker on
Saturday with a 1-1 tie against
the football team, and is one
Wesleyan (3-1-1, NESCAC
of many players who are given
0-1-1) after goalie Rachel personal weight goals to achieve
Stout 18 made 10 saves com- during offseason.
pared to Wesleyans two. The Im already at a disadvan-
next day, the team lost 0-3 to tage because linebackers are
undefeated Williams (5-0-0, usually 6 2 to 6 7 280lbs
NESCAC 4-0-0). The team to like 320lbs, said Guerrier.
will face Middlebury (3-1-1, Coming out as a freshman, I
was only 6, 185 lbs. Putting on
NESCAC 1-1-1) at home
weight would make it easier for
on Saturday. Middlebury
me to take on blocks, people
knocked the Polar Bears out coming at me. Even if theyre
of NESCAC quarterfinals last coming at me slower, their
season, beating the team 2-1. weight overpowers me, so put-
ting on weight helps me com-
pensate for that.
While the weight gains are
not mandatory, a players weight
Heading for goal: Mens soccer is a strategic advantage that can
(4-2, NESCAC 2-1) had a influence their performance and
successful weekend, with two therefore whether a player starts.
1-0 wins against Wesleyan Depending on how much DANIEL JANG, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
(4-1, NESCAC 0-1) and weight you put on and how that Never stop grinding: In the off season, the football coaches give players individual weight goals that they are expected to work towards, whether that be to
Williams (3-1, NESCAC 2-1). affects your playing style, could gain weight or maintain their weight. Players work hard in order to meet these goals by working out and eating more so that they are ready for season.
During the Wesleyan game, affect how much you play in the
future. said Guerrier. son starts and energy needs to while youre doing it so its the eat more and lift more in order before we step on the scale we
Ethan Ellsworth 18 made
Players have to think about be saved for games. right kind of weight. I mean you to get that size and that mass. usually drink half a gallon or
an early goal at 2:13 with an their weight as often as they exer- Although some players po- could sit on the couch and eat The same goes if they think you the whole gallon just to quickly
assist from Levi Morant 19. cise. Each calorie burned is a cal- sitions do not require them to cheese doodles, but thats not should lose weight, he said. add a few pounds so were listed
Drake Byrd 21 scored his first orie that needs to be consumed. gain as much weight, they are going to help you when you get That being said, I think the as a higher weight on the roster.
collegiate goal in order to win For a lineman, losing too still expected to stay in shape on the field. coaches do a good job of rec- For players like Stern and
the Williams game. After a much weight in a season due to during offseason. Stern believes that many ognizing ability, so even if you Guerrier, these expectations
midweek loss to St. Josephs excessive conditioning that you Austin Stern 18 is a safety this times the weight goals set by the are a little undersized, or if you have become normalized. Guer-
(5-0-1), the Polar Bears are might do, isnt good for you in the season, but was recruited as an coaches are unrealistically high, havent shaved your weight, rier is much closer to his goal
hoping to rebound with a gains that youre trying to com- outside linebacker. As safety, Stern but are only intended to encour- there are no immediate reper- weight now than as a first year
pensate for, Guerrier said. Eat- relies more on speed than weight, age athletes to do their best. For cussions. Its just them seeing his old clothes hardly fityet he
win against Middlebury (5-1,
ing more in the dining hall, tak- but he still puts in effort to keep up example, the heaviest Stern has in their ideal world what you calls weigh-ins a habit.
NESCAC 2-1) this Saturday. ing tupperware so you can eat a his weight during the summer. ever weighed was 200 pounds would look like. There is a lot of emphasis
quick meal before you go to sleep, Over the past three sum- at the beginning of junior fall, Ideal worlds are often di- on weight in football, whether
so you can maintain your weight, mers I would go home and then while his expected weight was vorced from reality. Players that be the weight you lift or the
rather than lose it completely. try to put on maybe 10 pounds 210-215 pounds. learn how to game the system. weight you are, said Stern.
Weight-gain strategy chang- of muscle, which is hard be- You have a defensive line- If you were to go down to The Orient reached out to
Starting off strong: Kicking es in offseason. According to cause you have to eat very clean, man who the coaches feel is Farley and see us all weighing Coach J.B. Wells for a comment,
off its 15th season the right Guerrier, summer is the time and you have to eat a lot of it, very underweight. They will be in youll see a lot of the upper- but did not receive a reply.
way, the womens rugby team for football players to bulk up he said. You have to make sure very vocal in stating the fact classmen have gallons of water Ellice Lueders contributed to
(1-0) beat U-Maine Orono on muscle before the next sea- that you lift and run constantly that he should pick up weight, in their hands, said Stern. Just this report.
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Friday, September 22, 2017 OPINION 13
SARA CAPLAN
14 OPINION Friday, September 22, 2017
Theres no such
thing as female
pronouns PHOEBE NICHOLS
ask for my pronoun? What an article. In this case she is might use they pronouns. It might not be presenting my- gender applies to them) may
by Claire Day even is a pronoun? the pronoun. makes people feel welcome. self as feminine as I felt inside. use she, her, hers but then
Op-Ed Contributor
As Bowdoin moves to- Asking for pronouns in a So back to the initial sce- Of course thats the point the pronouns arent female
Recently you sat in a circle ward being more under- group introduction is a great nario. When it is your turn that what you see on the out- but rather agender.
with a bunch of other stu- standing and accepting of and simple way to make spac- to speak, what do you say? I side doesnt always match the Having to declare you gen-
dents. You recognized some gender and sexual diversity, es more inclusive of gender remember the first couple inside. But I squirmed under der pronouns can be scary,
of them, but others were new this scene is becoming more diversity. It gives people an times I was asked to declare the question. I wanted to say but it is a simple way to make
faces. This group might have and more familiar, but dont easy way to tell you what they my pronouns. I felt uncom- the pronouns you would ex- Bowdoin spaces more inclu-
been a class or a club or a worry if you dont quite get like to be called, so you dont fortable, almost offended. As pect or female pronouns. sive. So, next time someone
team. Whatever it was, the itIve you covered. accidentally misgender them a cisgender woman (I identify But neither of those answers asks you for your pronouns,
leader asked everyone to in- To start, a pronoun is a part (call them the wrong gender). with the gender I was assigned are accurate. What if someone please use the words you want
troduce themselves by name, of speech that substitutes for a It gives everyone space to seri- at birth), I had never had to doesnt expect that I use she, to hear, be they she, he, they,
class year and pronoun. Wait, noun. For instance, instead of ously consider their gender. It think about my gender pre- her, hers pronouns? What is xie, ze or just your name.
what? Maybe youre confused saying Claire wrote an arti- can teach people about gender sentation. I felt offended that a female pronoun? Someone Claire Day is a member of
and wondering Why did they cle, you could say, She wrote diversity, like how someone the question implied that I who identifies as agender (no the class of 2018.
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FRIDAY 22
EVENT
Zotero Workshop
Learn how to create a bibliography with Zotero, a citation
management software.
Electronic Classroom, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
11 a.m.
PERFORMANCE
Timbalero Eric German and His
Orchestra
As a part of this years Latinx Heritage Month celebration,
Eric German and his orchestra will play high-energy salsa
music.
Morrell Lounge, David Saul Smith Union. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY 23
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Students celebrated Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, with a dinner in Moulton Main Lounge Wednesday night, an event
organized by Hillel. The meal began with apples and honey, signifying the wish for a sweet year to come.
MONDAY 25 WEDNESDAY 27
EVENT
Discussion and Book Signing:
AuthorJane Mayer and Columnist, Bill
Nemitz
The Department of Government and Legal Studies presents LECTURE LECTURE
Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of Politics Below the Asphalt: Black What is the Work of the Dead?
the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right with Women and the Struggle for Land in Thomas Lequeur, the Fawcett distinguished professor of
the 2017 Frances Perkins Center Intelligence & Courage Brazil history at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss
Award. There will be an interview conducted by columnist Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, associate professor of Africana studies why humans look after the bodies of the deceased.
Bill Nemitz and a book signing after. The event is free, but a at Brown University, will talk about the ethnographic study Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 4:30 p.m.
ticket is required. Tickets can be obtained at Smith Union. of black womens activism in Brazilian cities. She will also
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 4 p.m. discuss the influence of gender and race in urban spaces.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 4:15 p.m.
EVENT
THURSDAY 28
Exhibition Tour and Reception: PERFORMANCE
Constructing Revolution BEAR and The Unreliable Bestiary
Kristina Toland, guest curator of Constructing Revolution: Playwright/media-artist Deke Weaver will present his lifelong
Soviet Propaganda Posters from between the World project: a live performance for every letter of the alphabet. LECTURE
Wars will lead a tour of the new exhibition. There will be a
reception after the event. The event is free of charge.
Each letter will represent an endangered animal or habitat. RNA decay in Borrelia burgdorferi, the
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 5 p.m. causative agent of Lyme disease
Paula Schlax, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at
Bates College, will be discussing her study on RNA turnover
and its connection to lyme disease.
Room 020, Druckenmiller Hall. 4 p.m.