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e Student Center for Multicul-tural Life is conducting a “My cultureis not a costume” and “eir culture isnot our costume” photo shoot for stu-dents of color Wednesday, ursdayand today as a way to show solidarityin the wake of recent acts of ethnicstereotyping and to help educate thecampus community about the harm-ful eff ects of ethnic stereotyping.

Director of the Student Center for

Multicultural Life Benjamin Harrisexplained the Center developed thisproject to address issues of off ensiveparties on campus that have stereo-typed particular cultures. roughthis photo project, he hopes to demon-strate that the stereotypical costumesand themes of certain parties have of-fended students of color by portrayingimportant aspects of their cultures indegrading, insensitive manners.

 “We will try to educate, be proac-tive, instead of being reactive when

things happen, such as the ‘gangster’party, such as ‘Cracksgiving,’ such asthe ‘tequila’ party,” said Harris. “I en-

 visio n the photo s to show Bowd oinstudents from different cultures anddifferent backgrounds [are] rep-resented, and that representationis something that as a campus as acommunity we shou ld celebrate.”

Kiki Nakamura-Koyama ’17, anorganizer of the project and intern

As punitive measures have begun to take form for indi- viduals who planned and attended the “tequila” party on

February 20, emotions on campus continueto heighten and debates intensify.

Many of the students involved with theparty have been punished by the Offi  ce ofthe Dean of Student Aff airs, and members of

Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) introduced articles ofimpeachment on Wednesday against two of its represen-tatives who attended the party, Class of 2018 Representa-tive Clare McInerney and At-Large Representative DuncanCannon ’18.

At the party, several students wore sombreros, and theemail invitation stated “we’re not saying it’s a fiesta, butwe’re also not not saying that :) (we’re not saying that),”sparking backlash as the third prominent instance of ethnicstereotyping at Bowdoin in sixteen months.

According to one of party’s hosts, she has been placedon social probation until March 2017, must participate inan educational program and Active Bystander Training,

must move out of her room in Stowe Hall into Chamber-lain Hall and has been banned from Ivies-related eventsand Spring Gala.

A sophomore who attended the “tequila” party and wasphotographed wearing a sombrero said he was placed onsocial probation until Fall 2016. Although he confirmedwith a dean that he attended the party and wore a sombreroin a photo posted to Facebook for a short period of time, hesaid he was sanctioned without meeting with a dean or be-

Students prepare for upcoming caucuses

Culture not costume photo shoot to show solidarity

BSG debates impeachment

While it is unclear whether the hypeon campus about the presidentialelection will translate into studentsactually turning out to caucus thisweekend, Bowdoin Student Govern-ment (BSG) has estimated it will beshuttling 42 students to the Brunswickcaucuses. Five Republicans are signed

up to attend the Saturday RepublicanCaucus, and 37 Democrats are signedup for the Sunday Democratic Cau-cus. Other students may also be walk-ing or driving to Brunswick JuniorHigh School where the Democraticcaucus is being held.

“I think it’s really going to be a[problem], especially if there’s party-ing this weekend—people won’t wantto go if they’re hungover,” said Nick

Walker ’16. Walker is a leader of Bow-doin Students for Bernie, a studentgroup that supports Vermont SenatorBernie Sanders’s candidacy for presi-dent.

Maine is one of only 13 stateswhose parties use caucuses insteadof primaries. Voters must show up totheir meeting place—Brunswick Ju-

BY MEG ROBBINSAND HARRY RUBEORIENT STAFF

BABYSITTERS’ CLUB

Students talk about theirexperiences with babysittingprofessors’ kids

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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST

Students and professors co-starin the Theater Department’s1960s take on the classic.

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A LEGEND LEAVES

Head Coach of Men’s IceHockey Terry Meagher re-tires after 33 seasons.

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OSCARS JOKES

Sue Sim ’16 writes on why theOscars’ joke about Asians is nolaughing matter.

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BY JOE SHERLOCKORIENT STAFF

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THE RIGHT RESPONSE?

BY DANIEL VIELLIEUSTAFF WRITER

Please see IMPEACHMENT, page 4

Please see PHOTO SHOOT, page 3

Please see CAUCUS, page 4

SPEECH ON IMPEACHMENT: A number of students attended the BSG meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the potential impeachment of t worepresentatives involved with the ‘tequila’party. Dana Williams ’18 (bottom left) spoke in defense of Clare McInerney ’18, one of the representativesin question, citing McInerny’s eff orts to understnad the hurtful implications of her involvement with the party, while Maya Reyes ’16 (bottom right)spoke to the way impeaching these BSG members can ser ve as a learning opportunity for the community.

The administration has delivered punishments to hostsand attendees of the “tequila”party. BSG has introducedarticles of impeachment against two of its members.Some students push back, while others continue tospeak up about harms caused by ethnic stereotyping.

CAUCUS LOW-DOWN

DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAUCUS: Sunday, March 6.Brunswick Jr. High. Doors open at 1 p.m.

REPUBLICAN PARTY CAUCUS: Saturday, March 5.Greely Middle School (in Cumberland). Doors open at 8 p.m.

For both parties, the deadline for registration is an hour before each caucus.

You can register in advance at Brunswick Town Hall or same-day at the caucussite (beware of long lines for same-day registration). Students who off -livecampus need to bring proof of residence (i.e. a lease).

Richard Arms ’18 responds to his critics and whyhe’s trying to expand the conversation.

 Joe L ace ’ 17 on why punitive measures are notthe best way forward.

Phoebe Kranefuss ’16 on how our upbringingsaff ect how we view and interact with the world.

Francisco Navarro ’19 on how PC culture limitsthe melting pot.

AND MORE IN OPINION ON PAGES 14 AND 15.

STUDENTS REACT

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Residents of Brunswick Apartments were shocked to findone of the most horrendously ugly cars on the market, a greenFord Mustang, in their parking lot on February 29. e car,oen thought of as a “statement vehicle,” is almost blindingto the eye.

“Who could own such a repulsive thing? How could a Bow-doin student buy that car?” Brunswick Apartments residentsmust have wondered to themselves as they averted their eyesfrom the Mustang.

To the relief of many living in the apartments, they re-ceived an email from Bowdoin’s Director of Security RandyNichols the next day detailing the whole situation. As itturns out, the vehicle was stolen from the bustling metropo-

lis of Lewiston.is new information makes the story come together in

a much more cohesive fashion. is writer has in fact nev-er been to Lewiston, but from knowing Bates students onewould imagine that the campus and surrounding area iscrawling with Ford Mustangs.

In hearing this information, Brunswick Apartments resi-dents had a variety of reactions.

Brunswick Apartments resident Trevor Murray ’16 seesthe the as part of a systemic employment problem on Bow-doin’s campus.

“I think that student employment is definitely getting to thepoint where jobs are more competitive, so I can feasibly see,especially with the living conditions of Brunswick Apartments,someone wanted to get into the Grand e Auto industry,”he said.

Aer not getting that prime job in the Media Commons, it

seems likely that a disheartened student could turn to a life ofcrime to pay for significant expenses such as daily trips to JackMagee’s Pub.

Murray himself seems to have quite a bit of experience withthe stolen cars industry, continuing, “Cars are at least runningfor 5, 6,000 dollars a pop on the black market and if you canreally get in there, why bother working at the library when youcan just jack cars and take them to Brunswick?”

It appears, according to Murray, that the black market inBrunswick is booming. is could make it diffi cult for Bow-doin Security and the Brunswick Police Department to getto the bottom of this crime. We could be dealing not with asingle actor but an entire syndicate; who knows how manyBowdoin students are involved?

Christina Moreland ’17, another Brunswick resident, ap-pears to be one of the uninitiated, saying “I really don’t know

how to respond. I mean I would question how a student gotto Lewiston to steal a car, or if they just had this stolen car thisentire time.”

According to Nichols, the car was reported stolen on January28, just a day before it was reported to be “suspicious” (probablyfor being a green Ford Mustang) in the lot behind BrunswickApartments.is invalidates Moreland’s theory that the stolencar had been in possession of a student for a long time.

Nevertheless, Moreland brought up another, potentiallymore compelling point, suggesting, “if it’s not a Bowdoin stu-dent, then it’s a shame that they’re stealing student parkingspots in Brunswick Apartments because there really aren’tenough parking spots in Brunswick Apartments as it is, for stu-dents who actually go here.”e clear lesson from this whole ordeal appears to be that if

you don’t even go here, please leave your stolen Ford Mustangsout of our parking lots .

If you got a tattoo, whereand what would it be?

COMPILED BY HY KHONG

SECURITY REPORT: FEB. 26 to MAR. 4Saturday, February 27Security assisted BPD with a wellnesscheck for a student at an o ff -campus resi-dence.

 A noise disturbance was reported on the fi h fl oor of Osher Hall. An unregistered event was dispersed at

Harpswell Apartments.Complaints of noise were reported on thethird  fl oor of Chamberlain Hall. A stu-dent was warned.Two students were warned for excessivenoise in Coleman Hall.

 A minor student in Coleman Hall wascited for possession of alcohol.

 A minor student in Maine Hall was cited for possession of alcohol. An o ffi  cer checked on the wellbeing of anintoxicated student in Winthrop Hall.

 A dining sta ff  member requested a well-

ness check for an intoxicated student atSuper Snack.

Sunday, February 28 A female student reported being s exuallyassaulted by a male student.Smoke reported in Brunswick Apartments

U was caused by burning food le    in anoven.Two students were found in possessionof marijuana and drug paraphernalia atBrunswick Apartments.Two unlocked bicycles were reported sto-len from a bike racks at Coles Tower. Onebike was recovered nearby. Monday, February 29

 An o ffi  cer assisted an ill student at 52Harpswell.

 A stolen green Ford Mustang convertible

was recovered in the back parking lot atBrunswick Apartments. BPD con firmedthat the car was reported stolen in Lewis-ton on January 28.

 A student with a thumb injury was escort-ed to Mid Coast Hospital. 

Tuesday, March 1 A woman was treated in site at the BuckCenter for Fitness and Health a  er brie fl  y

 passing out following an exercise class. A student with  fl u-like symptoms was es-corted to the Mid Coast Hospital. ursday, March 3

 A campus lockout drill was conducted from 3:30 – 3 :45 p.m. e purpose of thedrill was to practice remotely and manu-ally locking all exterior building doors inthe event of a campus emergency.

STUDENT SPEAK 

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Bates boosted: green Ford Mustang stolen from Lewiston, MaineBY CALDER MCHUGHORIENT STAFF

“I would get a happy faceon my left butt cheek.”

Hallie Lam ’18

“I’d get a tattoo of an eyepatch because I’ve alwayswanted to be a pirate.”

Ian McDowell ’16

“I would get a tattoo on my

eyelids of my eyes so thatwhen I close my eyes, my hat-ers know I’m still watching.”

Hayley Nicholas ’17

“I’d have a tattoo in the insidearch of my foot and it wouldbe an abstratct design by Isaac

Jaegerman ‘16.”

Emily Lambdin ’16

“I would get a tattoo ofShakira’s family tree on myabs.”

Charlotte Dillon ’16

SOPHIE WASHINGTON

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at the Center, believes this processwill be valuable for students of colorin addition to being educational.

“I hope this will help ease someof the pain that a lot of students ofcolor have been f eeling,” Kiki added.

For now, the photographs of vari-ous students of color will be sharedon social media. Yet this photoproject is also part of a much largercampaign the Center will pursue in

the coming semester and year. Thislonger-term project will consist of

additional photo shoots and the useof posters with a similar goal. Partof Harris’ goal is to emphasize thebeauty of people and their culturesand prevent the reduction of com-ponents of their identities to stereo-types and “things for amusement.”

 To prevent future instances of stereo-typing and help foster a respectful com-munity, the Center plans to be proactiveand preemptive at times like Halloween

to remind the community to be respect-ful of other people’s cultures when choos-

ing themes and costumes for events.“We’re not saying people sh ouldn’t

dress up [in] costumes. That’s notthe case. There’s a million costumespeople can dress up as. There’s amillion themed parties people canhave,” said Harris. “But we wantstudents to be more thoughtful andcaring and show respect for otherpeople on campus because we wantthis space and everybody to feel like

this is Bowdoin for them and not just Bowd oin f or a few.”

NEWS IN BRIEF

MILLS FUNDRAISES FOR DERAY

MIDD BANS ENERGY DRINKS

Former Bowdoin President Barry Mills and Travon Free, a writer for TheDaily Show, will host a fundraiser for Baltimore City mayoral candidate De-Ray Mckesson ’07 on March 9 in Manhattan. The fundraiser will take placeat the home of Sue Leh mann and Ted Dreyfus on the Upper West Side. Drey-fus, a former Citibank executive, serves on the board of Teach for America,where Deray worked as a volunteer teacher from 2007 to 2009. Accordingto Mckesson’s campaign website, tickets for the fundraiser range from $250to $6,000. Mckesson—known for his involvement with the Black Lives Mat-ter movement as well as Campaign Zero, a policy-focused campaign to endpolice violence—announced his mayoral campaign on February 3.

Last week, Middlebury College announced its decision to ban on-campussales of energy drinks such as Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy. According toNBC News, Middlebury College officials say the drinks are responsible for“problematic behavior,” including alcohol abuse and “high-risk sexual activ-ity” and contribute to a “campus culture of stress and unsustainable studyhabits.” The policy, which will take effect on March 7, does not affect salesof Guayaki Brand Yerba Mate, considered a healthier alternative to morepopular energy drinks.

The Bowdoin C-Store—which sells Red Bull, 5-Hour Energy, Spider, BodyArmor and organic Runa energy drinks—does not plan to follow in Middle-bury’s footsteps at the moment, according to Director of Dining and Book-store Services Mary McAteer Kennedy. She acknowledged that energy drinksales increase during exam week when students are more likely to feel a needto sacrifice sleep for academics. However, according to Kennedy, overall en-ergy drink sales at Bowdoin, which are limited to the C-Store, have gonedown “considerably” over the past three or four years.

 JOURNALIST ALLEN ’83 TO VISIT

Scott Allen ’83, the editor of The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, will visitcampus next week to give a lecture titled, “From Watergate to ‘Spotlight’: In-

 vesti gative Journ alism in Demo crac y.” A lthou gh he didn’t work on the casefeatured in the Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight,” Allen led the Globe’s 2014Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and man-hunt. Over his 20 plus years at the Globe, Allen has worked as the Healthand Science editor, the Senior Ass istant Metro editor and a reporter coveringmedicine and the environment. While at Bowdoin, he worked as a reporterfor the Orient, first covering sports. His talk will take place on March 8 at7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.

CHARLES CONTINUES MEETINGSAfter beginning research on Bowdoin’s racial and ethnic climate two

weeks ago, sociologists Camille Charles and Rory Kramer will return tocampus this coming week to continue meetings. While most of their inter-

 view s so far have been with spec ific comm ittees and group s, the upcom -ing meetings will be more open to the entire student body. This upcomingTuesday, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Daggett Lounge, all students are welcome tocome speak with Charles and Kramer. The next day, a discussion limitedto students who identify as multicultural will take place from 8 to 9 p.m. inLancaster Lounge. Interested students are asked to RSVP to Associate Di-rector of Events and Summer Programs Sara Eddy through the Doodle pollfound in Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster’s March 2 email.

As President Clayton Rose announced in an email to the community onDecember 3, Charles and Kramer will collect information over the course ofthis semester on the way students’ race affects their experience at Bowdoin.The sociologists will attempt to understand not only the experiences andperceptions of multicultural and white students but also the practices andpolicies the school has or lacks that contribute to these experiences.Theirresearch will culminate in a recommendation for how the College may takeaction for improvement.

COMPILED BY RACHAEL ALLEN AND SAM MORRIS

COURTESY OF SCOTT ALLEN

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CULTURE NOT COSTUME: The “My culture is not a costume”and “Their culture is not our costume”photo shoot hosted by theStudent Center for Multicultural Life aims to show solidarity with students of color and contribute to educating the communit yon the hur tful repercussions of ethnic stereotyping. Kiki Nakamura-Koyama ’17 (left) and Ashley Bomboka ’16 (right) partici-pated in the photo shoot, which took place David Saul Smith Union from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday through today.

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ing asked to explain the image.Dean of Student Aff airs Tim Foster

declined to comment on the punish-ments.

Over 120 students packed DaggettLounge at Wednesday’s BSG meet-ing to voice concerns over whetherimpeaching McInerny and Cannonis an appropriate response to theirinvolvement with the party. e de-bate centered around whether campusconversations and “safe spaces” caneff ectively educate students who com-mit acts of bias, or if more punitivemeasures are necessary.e articles of impeachment stated

that by going to the party, McInerneyand Cannon had violated BSG’s con-stitutional nondiscrimination policyand had performed “injurious actionsto other members of the General As-sembly.” ey also noted that the twohad violated the “spirit” of their ownprevious votes supporting BSG’s con-

demnation of last semester’s “gang-ster” party and failed to uphold theAssembly’s stated commitment todemonstrate that cultural appropria-tion is unacceptable.is is the first time BSG has moved

to “indefinitely remove” any memberfrom their assembly. Impeachmentproceedings will take place Saturdayat 1 p.m. A two-thirds majority ofBSG must vote yes in order to removeMcInerny and Cannon from their po-sitions on the assembly on Saturday.However, that result will not expelthem permanently: McInerny andCannon will still be able to petition torejoin BSG at a later date, upon pre-senting to the general assembly that

they have reflected on and learnedfrom their actions.e articles of impeachment were

introduced at the BSG meeting onWednesday night by At-Large Rep-resentative Lucia Gibbard ’18, VicePresident for Facilities and Sustain-ability Kevin Hernandez ’18 and

Inter-House Council RepresentativeJacob Russell ’17.

Russell noted that the motivationfor impeachment proceedings was tohold BSG members accountable to thestandards that they themselves had setfor the student body in their previ-ous condemnations of appropriationon October 28 following the “gang-ster” party. He argued that it would be“wildly hypocritical to us for our bodyto not hold itself to the standards thatwe expect of everyone else on campus.”e public comment time at

Wednesday’s BSG meeting revealed arange of reactions to the impendingimpeachment proceedings.

Students like Rob Adams ’17 voicedsupport for indefinitely removing Mc-Inerny and Cannon from the assembly.

“Serving on this panel is a privilege,and it’s a privilege that we all assignto the people sitting down… If youdon’t uphold the standards that thispanel has set to be on this panel, thenyou don’t have the privilege to sit onthis panel,” Adams said. “I’m not con-demning anyone’s figure, I’m not say-

ing you’re a bad person, but to attendan event that hurts other students andthose students put you up there, I’msorry but you lost your privilege torepresent those students.”

Bill De La Rosa ’16 echoed this sen-timent.

“What these students did violatedthat agreement that was made on Oc-tober 28—that is a fact,” De La Rosasaid. “And I’ll take it a step further—and I use this word seriously—taintedthe experiences of college students,first year students on this campus.ey feel trapped to be in this place,that if they transfer they’ll lose theirfinancial aid, and that’s wrong.”

“These actions have consequenc-

es,” he added. “These are leaders onour campus that were chosen andelected to represent the student bo dy.Those actions did not reflect that lastweek.”

Other students spoke in defense ofMcInerny and Cannon.

“By impeaching Clare and the other

student, you’re assuming the valid-ity of the conditional that if someoneattends a party, they condone the ac-tions of the party and support every-thing the party stands for and I thinkyou’re hard-pressed to prove the va-lidity of that condition,” said CalebGordon ’18.

Dana Williams ’18, a close friendof McInerny’s, said that McInerny’sefforts to understand how her actionshurt and offended fellow studentsshould be taken into consideration.

“I’ve talked to her extensively aboutthe ‘tequila’ party and why it was of-fensive and rather than defend her de-cision to go, Clare has really tried tounderstand,” she said. “She’s reachedout to students on campus to talkabout why it was wrong. She’s apolo-gized, and she’s made a conscious ef-fort. I think that in itself is an impor-tant thing.

“Victimizing Clare for a large andcomplex system of racism will not fixthe problem. We need a space whereall students feel genuinely welcometo talk about this issue. And so hav-

ing people like Clare on the BowdoinStudent Government will make...thatmore of a welcoming environment toeveryone. Because without a discus-sion from both sides that is rationaland calm, nothing will get done.”

Joe Lace ’17 said that removing Mc-Inerny and Cannon from their BSGpositions conflicts with its goal toeducate rather than punish membersof the Bowdoin community.

“To me that sounds not restor-ative in any way, it sounds punitive,”he said. “It sounds as if the off endedparty is eff ectively perpetuating thedivide between the off ended and theoff ender, and where is the learningprocess in that?”

Maya Reyes ’16 responded that im-peaching members of BSG can pro- vide an eff ective learning opportunityin itself.

“People learn through their expe-riences and consequences,” she said.“[By impeaching McInerny and Can-non], this institution will learn that

actions like these are not what weexpect from each other as Bowdoinstudents who have empathy for theirpeers who are already coming into asituation where they feel marginalizedfrom the get go, as people who cometo an institution that wasn’t createdfor t hem.”

Several students in attendancepushed for increased communicationbetween off enders and those off end-ed, as well as a clearer definition ofwhat does and does not constitute cul-tural appropriation. Others, however,pointed out that these conversationshave been historically ineff ective.

“We’ve had conversations aer‘Cracksgiving.’ We’ve had conversa-tions aer the ‘gangster’ party,” saidDash Lora ’16. “ere have been mo-ments to learn, moments for peopleto have discussions, but it is not theresponsibility of students of coloror allies of students of color to bringpeople to have these conversations.It is the responsibility of every singleperson on this campus to engage inthese conversations. If you are willing

to avoid these conversations, it is noton us.”

“We should not have to say, ‘OK wecan have more and more conversa-tions,’” he added. “e conversationshave happened already. We have topunish people who do these sorts ofthings because then they will finallyunderstand why we want these thingsto happen, why we want change onthis campus.”

Following the public comment time,both McInerney and Cannon madestatements acknowledging they feltthat it was wrong of them to have at-tended the party. Cannon apologizedfor “misrepresenting the BSG and theprinciples that we stand for,” and those

harmed through his failure to connecthis “actions at the ‘tequila’ party withprevious actions such as ‘Cracksgiving’and the ‘gangster’ party.”

McInerney delivered a similarstatement.

“My failure to connect tequila andsombreros with their deeper cultural

implications was an inexcusable act ofignorance and negligence,” she said.e debate over the right response

to the party moved beyond the Bow-doin bubble this week, also adding tothe tensions on campus. A numberof online sites and blogs, such as Na-tional Review Online, the WashingtonPost and CampusReform.org, pickedup on the debate with posts thatwere largely critical of those who feltharmed by the party. However, severalanonymous blogs went further anddirectly targeted individual studentswho had been vocal about the harmcaused by the party, including De LaRosa and BSG Vice President for Stu-dent Government Aff airs MichelleKruk ’16.

In a campus-wide email on Tues-day, Foster wrote: “Unfortunately, weare quite certain we have not seen thelast of these situations. We will needto continue to support one another, tosee these unwarranted and ignorantattacks for what they are, and to con-demn t hem.”e “tequila” themed birthday party

on February 20 is the third incident ofethnic stereotyping at Bowdoin in justover a year. In October, the sailing teamthrew a “gangster” party that sparkedsimilar conversations about culturalappropriation on campus. Last fall, at“Cracksgiving,” members of the men’slacrosse team donned Native Ameri-can garb at a anksgiving party.

The occurrence of the “tequila”party and the content of the campusdiscussion that followed indicatesthat there is still a significant gapin the understanding of what con-stitutes cultural appropriation andethnic stereotyping and what stepscan be taken to achieve a sense ofreconciliation.

“We’re up against a complex in-stitutionalized system of racism andsomething must be done about it,[but] I don’t think that targeting theindividual characters of the people atthat party is going to be productive,”said Williams at the BSG public com-ment time on Wednesday.

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nior High School for Democrats andGreely Middle School in Cumber-land for Republicans—where peoplewill give speeches for and againstcandidates.

Republicans vote via ballot whileDemocrats will publicly stand in dif-ferent parts of the room dependingon who they support. Based on these

 votes, the number of delegates allo-cated to that caucus will be divided inproportion to the support that eachcandidate has received. If a candidatehas too few supporters to qualify for adelegate, those voters have an optionto switch candidates.

Student organizers on both sides ofthe aisle worry that the unique natureof the caucus system may ward off orconfuse students and reduce partici-pation rates.

“It’s sort of how you would electthird grade student council,” said

Emma Kane ’18, a Hillary Clintonsupporter who will be caucusing inher hometown of Portland.

While both polls and student or-ganizers are unsure which Democratwill win in Maine, both Walker andKane indicated that the youth votewill be a major factor in deciding theelection for Sanders or Clinton.

Kane thinks that the youth votewill tilt Brunswick toward Sanders,but she’s hopeful that other townswith older voters will help secureMaine for Clinton.

“I would be super excited if wecould get maybe a fourth [of Bow-

doin students voting in the Demo-cratic caucus]. It’s very hard to tell.Hillary Clinton supporters havebeen quieter in this election,” saidKane. “I don’t know how they’refeeling up north—they vote reallystrangely up there.”

Jack Lucy ’17, chair of the BowdoinCollege Republicans, explained thatwhile he has heard many studentswill be driving themselves, the BSG-sponsored voter shuttles are integralto student turnout. Lucy expects be-tween 10 and 20 caucus goers.

Another Republican student, Da- vid Jimenez ’16, will be caucusin gas the captain for the John Kasichcampaign. He said that the race willbe determined by turnout, which heestimates will be anywhere between5,000 and 20,000 statewide.

Jimenez was demure about Ka-sich’s popularity on campus, refer-ring to his support on campus as“basically just me wearing Kasichattire all the time.”

Bowdoin Democrats has not offi-

cially endorsed a candidate yet. Co-President Amanda Bennett ’17 saidthat the group’s goal for this weekendis just to get students to turn out forthe caucus in big numbers.

Same day registration to vote inthe caucus is legal in Maine, but stu-dent organizers have urged studentsto register beforehand or submit anabsentee ballot if possible.

“The Brunswick caucus has oneof the largest democratic lines in thestate, and that line is almost alwaysstudents registering last minute asDemocrats so they can vote in thecaucus,” said Kane.

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While many Bowdoin students workwith professors in laboratories or asteaching assistants, some find themselvesdoing a diff erent kind of work: babysit-ting for a professor’s children.

Babysitting isn’t listed on the studentemployment website, but students andprofessors nonetheless find variousways to connect.

Genevieve de Kervor ’18 found ababysitting opportunity with Chair ofEnglish Department Aaron Kitch andAssistant Professor of Romance Lan-guages and Literatures and CinemaStudies Allison Cooper.

“During my first year I was havinga hard time and needed to be part ofa family,” she said. “So [Dean of FirstYear Students] Janet Lohmann said ‘Ihave a perfect idea,’ so she contactedAllison Cooper.”

Recommendations from facultymembers are one way that Bowdoin stu-dents begin babysitting.

“It’s a pretty small world, a pretty smallcampus,” Kitch said. “Colleagues havehad students they recommend to us, andwe try to get a hold of them. Good baby-sitters are a valuable commodity.”

Laura Henry, John F. and DorothyH. Magee associate professor of govern-ment, says she occasionally picks baby-sitters from her crop of former students.

“If I’ve had a student who seems reallysympathetic and energetic in a class, thenthe next semester I might just send a noteand say, ‘Are you ever interested in baby-sitting?’” she said.

Henry has also found babysittersthrough the Bowdoin Children’s Center,where some psychology students work.

“Sometimes it would be clear that mychildren were really happily engaging

with a particular student, and then wemight follow up to see if the student wasinterested in babysitting,” she said.

Aviva Briefel, professor of Englishand cinema studies, said she doesn’tworry about mixing academic and

personal relationships with her stu-dent babysitters.“Whereas I initially made it a person-

al rule not to ask someone whom I wascurrently teaching, I don’t worry aboutthat as much now,” she said in an emailto the Orient. “I feel that both I and thestudent are able to keep our classroomand babysitting relationship separate.”

Sarah Frankl ’16, a biology major and

an English minor, sometimes babysitsfor Briefel’s kids. Although she tookseveral classes with Briefel, who was herpre-major advisor, she likewise finds iteasy to keep academics and babysittingindependent of one another.

“I have her phone number, but I’m notgoing to text her and be like, ‘Are you lateto offi ce hours?’” she said.

A pre-established academic relation-ship also means that professors under-stand their students’ workloads.

“I would never ask a student to babysitif they had a paper due in my class thenext day,” Briefel said.e academic relationship also makes

it easy for professors to trust studentbabysitters with their children.

“I have never had a bad experiencewith a Bowdoin babysitter,” said Briefel.“I feel that the time that my kids havespent with their sitters will be some of

their best childhood memories. eyare always thrilled to hang out withBowdoin students.”

In addition, the opportunity to con-nect with a professor’s family is a wel-come break for Bowdoin babysitters.Frankl said she enjoys the opportunity tospend time with people who aren’t col-lege students.

“It’s really frustrating to only be with

one age group all the time,” she said. “It’snice to have a conversation that’s com-pletely off -the-wall random because kidswill say the cutest things.”

For some students, babysitting cancreate a bond that extends beyondchildcare duties.

“I feel like they’re my second family,”de Kervor said. “I walk their dog whenI have the chance... I always go to theirbirthday parties and family events, andwhenever I need anything I go to Alli-son and Aaron.”is connection isn’t limited to a

student’s time at Bowdoin.“We had a student—she must have

graduated in either 2010 or 2011—whobabysat for us when my younger son was

an infant and a toddler,” Henry said. “Ididn’t have any academic relationshipwith her, but she was just amazing andwe keep up with her and see her if shecomes to Maine.”

While graduation poses one obstaclefor professors using student babysitters,another problem is that Bowdoin stu-dents aren’t on campus year round.

“e one problem with Bowdoin bab-ysitters is they go away,” Henry said. “Notonly do they graduate, they’re not hereduring the holidays, they’re not here dur-ing Spring Break, they’re not here overthe summer.”

Even during the school year, sched-uling can be diffi  cult for many stu-dents and professors.

“[Students] are busy,” said Henry. “Soyou might have someone babysit onceand they’re lovely, but if just turns outscheduling-wise it’s challenging to everhave them again.”

But when babysitting does workout, both students and faculty enjoythe benefits.

“It’s a great perk of living so close toBowdoin,” Kitch said.

Hello, precious readers! Sad one to-day.

“Dear Katherine,

I love my girlfriend, but I am notin love with her, and I don’t see ourrelationship progressing any further.Should I end the relationship and risksevering ties with the person I considerto be my best friend?

Sincerely,Out-of-love in Osher”

Dear Out-of-love,at, my friend, is a toughie.Relationships (particularly long

ones) go through ups and downs, insand outs. Sometimes one or the otherpartner might become a little disillu-sioned, but oen you fall right back inlove again quickly. In the case of a sim-ple rough patch or a bout of boredom, Iwould prescribe patience, a few creativedates and a heart-to-heart.

But, if you’re really sure that you aren’t

in love anymore and could not or do notwant to be, it’s likely that no amount ofcouple time will change how you feel. Atages 18-21, I think that means it’s timeto end things. And in that case, I’m hon-estly a little out of my depths.

I’m entirely unqualified to give ad- vice about breaking up.* I have neverhad a relationship end smoothly (fre-quent readers, you will perhaps remem-ber a certain incident involving Uggs),and for that I have always been at leastpartially to blame. I have many timesstrived for the most coveted iteration ofthe breaking up, which is the Paltrow-Martin style, we’re-going-to-each-oth-er’s-weddings conscious uncoupling,

and I have always, always failed.Maybe, though, I can share a few

thoughts. And I can definitely tell youthe best crying spots on campus, just incase you need them.

A list of things to consider before ini-tiating a break up in your situation:

1. Remember that you have a right toyour own emotional response. Break-ing up is hard. Even if you are no lon-ger in love with your girlfriend, andeven if you know that you’re makingthe right choice, you might still be sad.You probably will be! She is, as you said,

The kids are alright: students babysit for professors

Beer has become overwhelming.ereare over 4,000 breweries in the U.S. alone,each with a long line of unique styles.From the NASCAR Keystone pounder tothe snobbiest nanobrewery connoisseur,there is no all-encompassing definition ofa beer drinker. With this ever-expandingspectrum, even the most casual of beerdrinkers feels the pressure to know how totell the diff erence between Heady Topperand a Natty Daddy. No longer are wordslike “nice,” “smooth” or “ew” suffi cient;instead, “hoppy,” “dry” and “eff ervescent”have entered the sipping vernacular.

In an eff ort to expand our own ho-rizons, this week we’ve decided to strayfrom our previously-trodden path ofmass-produced lagers like Kingfisher,Budweiser and that Soviet swill from ourlast column and instead, venture into theworld of cra brewing.

During the Raj’s rule in India, therewasn’t a whole lot for the Brits to do be-sides play cricket, increase taxes andget their buzz on. While we commonlycredit them for the antimalarial quinine-containing concoction that we now call aGin and Tonic, there is another beveragefor which we can thank our friends acrossthe pond. In order for beer to stay fresh

on the ships from London to Bombay,English breweries produced the IndiaPale Ale, a beer that was chock-full of oneof beer’s primary ingredients: hops.

If you take a whiff  of an India Pale Ale,or IPA, your nose will likely be met witha floral, sometimes bitter scent, perhapswith hints of citrus or pine. ose are thehops, the flowers of the hop plant thatare used to flavor and stabilize beer, andthis addictive aroma has helped lead tothe IPA taking off  in the cra-brew sceneacross the U.S.

As it seems like every state prides itselfin one brewery’s IPA or another, and sincewe do not have the time to review themall, we have chosen an IPA from Maineand one from California in an eff ort toexplore a coast-to-coast comparison ofthis hoppy style. With Shan’s car hav-ing broken down in Portland, this week

we made our lemons into a Leinenkugeland ventured into the Cra Beer Cellarin the Old Port. We sought out the helpof the store owner who pointed us in thedirection of the most obscure Maine cra beer in the place: Marsh Island Brewing’sDownrigger IPA.

When poured into our glasses, thisOrono-brewed IPA presented itself witha warm, slightly cloudy amber color anda light head that lingered as we sipped. Aswe took a long sniff , we were struck by awave of hops. e hoppy aroma is a by-product of a step called dry hopping, dur-ing which hops are added to the beer aerthe initial boiling process. As we took our

first sips with great ceremony, we weresurprised by the subtlety of the hoppyflavor. e Downrigger held interesting

KATHERINE GIVES ADVICEKATHERINE CHURCHILLWILL GOODENOUGH AND SHAN NAGAR

TAPPEDOUT

Breaking up and finding

the best places to cry

Maine’s take on India Pale Ale

BY JESSICA PIPER AND NELL FITZGERALD

ORIENT STAFF

Please see BEER, page 6 Please see BREAKUP, page 6

BABYSITTERS CLUB: Sarah Frankl ’18 babysits for Professor of English and Cinema Studies Aviva Briefel, who was her pre-major advisor

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Barry Norman does not sit still. Try-ing to get a photo of him between facialexpressions is nearly impossible—he talksa mile a minute and gestures with equalfrequency. When he talks he goes on a lotof tangents and pursues them completely.

“I’m an insomniac,” he said blithely. Hedoesn’t turn off  and he doesn’t stop.

“I have always been an opportunist,”he says. His life story is scattered acrossthe country and various industries, allroads ending at Eveningstar Cinemaon Maine Street.

If you want to know why he boughtEveningstar, all you need is to watchhis preshow—it features a clip from amovie he made where he walks downMaine Street with his dog, a schnoodle(schnauzer-poodle) named Scooter. “I

first get into Brunswick, and I see theLittle Dog Café.is is obviously a sign.”

“When I was looking to buy a movietheater, I was actually looking to buyan Art Deco movie theater.” ere wasone in Lamar, Colorado, “only going for$250,000, which is pretty cheap,” andstill turning a profit, “but then I wouldbe living in Lamar, Colorado,” Normanlamented. “All the other Art Deco the-aters were dark.”

He mentions that the unique char-acter of Eveningstar was a draw. “Itdid appeal to me that it was funky, thatthere was nothing like this. is usedto be a garage for Goodwin Chevrolet.”Its eccentricities are evident in his atticworkspace, a lo with ceilings a full foot

shorter than Norman, located above thebox offi  ce. To interview him, I had touse a wooden ladder to get up and metalhandles to get back down.

Norman was raised in Boston, wherehe spent time in similarly small theaters.

He appreciated the sense of commu-nity he found with the people at-tending. Today in Brunswick, thiscommunity has changed.

“I survive because my older audience,which is who I cater to, still wants thecommunity feeling of going to a theater.ey like talking to the owner and see-ing Scooter and all that.”

“ey don’t want to go to a multiplexlike Regal because there are so manydiff erent screens and so many peoplerunning around and they don’t want toget 10 previews because they need topromote all of the films that they haveon their screens.”

“ey like coming to a theater likethis. First of all, they all know each oth-er. When you go to a comedy, a roomfull of people laughing is a lot morefun than you sitting by yourself. Samething when the movie’s sad. Emotion isa shared moment.”

He hopes people feel connected in his

theater like they did when he was young.“is is what going to the movies

was; [the community] was a big deal.”Outside of the theaters he cherished,

his childhood was defined by pressuresfrom his OB/GYN father and family.“My dad never got it,” he said. “It was soforeign to him.”

“I come from a family of famousphysicians. My aunt helped developthe pacemaker.”ough he went in a diff erent direc-

tion than his family, he has applied a fa-miliar focus to his own pursuits. He hasasked himself throughout his career:“ings are shiing, how can we get inthe forefront?”is question led Norman from Bos-

ton to Connecticut College to New YorkCity, where he “was living on a parkbench in Washington Square for threeweeks, trying to beg for three dollars aday, which got me a joint, a Colt 45, andtwo slices of Ray’s pizza.”

He cleaned himself up to score an in-terview which led him to a job at a maga-zine distributing offi ce in Denver. Aer adivorce, he took a job in Florida and thenanother in Atlanta, where he got into film.Between these moments, he has publishedmagazines, gone to the Olympics to coverwrestling for CNN and run alternativerock radio shows.

Norman has been independent his

entire life, and owning his own businessgrants him autonomy in many ways. Yet,this existence relies upon a customer baseand his is dwindling.

“My mature audience, two thingsare happening to them, one, the y’re be-

coming too old or infirm to go out, orthey’re passing away.”

“How do I become relevant? How do Istay?” When I asked him about his nextopportunity, he replied: “I’m exhausted.Maybe something is going to come upthat I don’t see, but I don’t see it.”

Without knowing Barry Norman for very long, I got the feeling this wasn’tsomething he said easily.

“ere is a certain level of burnout. Idon’t have that type of stamina anymore.I was doing the Olympics for 18, 19 hoursa day and when I did the Olympics I alsostarted a film festival and was running thefilm festival from the Olympics,” he said.

“I don’t like to do things half-assed. So,if there’s any other major challenge, it’s amajor challenge trying to expand. I’vebeen telling people, ‘I’m either going tobreak through the wall, or the wall is go-ing to kill me.’ We’re getting closer to thewall killing me.”

When I walked into the theater fromthe box offi  ce, I noticed that the onlyposter that Norman keeps up perma-

nently is a one-sheet from e LastPicture Show. “Great movie,” Normancommented. “I love the movie. I love theposter, and the irony.”

“I don’t want to be The Last PictureShow.”

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floral notes with a caramelized-orangetang, and the inevitable bitterness onlyappeared as a subsequent aertaste. e6.8% ABV became harsher as the beerwarmed, a feature that did not earn anyplaudits from this week’s guest taster,Mr. Evan Bulman.

Representing the West Coast was theEnjoy By Black IPA from Stone Brew-ing Co. in Escondido, Calif. Enjoy By isproduced only a few times a year and,as the name suggests, is intended to beconsumed quickly aer brewing for opti-mal freshness. is particular batch wascalled “Enjoy By 02.14.16,” and whileeCra Beer Cellar’s owner assured us thatthese extra two weeks would not aff ectthe beer’s flavor, we do concede that hemay have wisely seized an opportunityto convince two novice beer drinkers tohelp clear his inventory.efirst word that sprung to our minds

when we took our first sniff  of Enjoy Bywas “dank.” As earthy as it was hoppy,this beer poured a deep, dark brown that

barely allowed any light to pass through.

Like the Downrigger, Enjoy By retaineda thin foamy head; however, it clung tothe sides of the glass in a way that theDownrigger did not. In spite of its heavyalcohol content (a whopping 9.4%ABV), Enjoy By was incredibly drink-able, likely a side eff ect of the malty fla-

 vor that hits as soon as it touches yourtongue. Malts, which are sugars thataid in the fermentation process of beerbrewing, help to sweeten beer to give itsome of its yeasty, sometimes bread-likeflavor. Enjoy By also was more hop-for-ward than Downrigger, with piney hopsthat played a starring role in the beer’sflavor as well as its smell.ese two IPAs were about as diff er-

ent on the taste buds as they are on themap. However, they did serve to rep-resent two sides of the IPA spectrum.If we were to render a final verdict, weagreed that while Enjoy By off ered aunique spin on what an IPA can be, wefelt that the Downrigger was a throughand through, approachable IPA for beer

drinkers of all walks of life.your best friend, and someone you love.Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re notallowed to feel pain because you initi-ated the break up.

2. Likewise, respect your girlfriend’semotional space. Know that, as muchas you might want to stay friends withyour ex, it might not work out for anynumber of reasons.

3. Do not break up with your girl-friend with the intention of gettingback together, or with the expectationthat that will be an option. Maybe itwill happen, but don’t bank on it. Ifyou bank on it, you will end up cryingin the Union.

4. Anticipate changes of habits. Knowthat a lot of the music you like will beruined. Did you listen to a cool, hipband with them before? Too bad. It’sruined now. Do you never sleep alone?Too bad. You better shop for a bodypillow. ey have these nice ones witharms and oxford shirts now, get one ofthose. How do I know? Well I have one.

And as promised, my ranked list ofthe best crying spots on campus:

1. e Meditation Room in Buck—those purple cushions are covered inmy tears.

2. The Gender Neutral Bathroomin Smith Union—so much space for

weeping.3. e Upstairs couches in Smith

Union—such that everyone is forced towitness your pain.

4. e Glow in the Dark RockRoom—so you think about how manyhappy couples have hooked up thereand sob.

5. e Vault in Mass Hall—so youcan lock up your feelings aerward andnever revisit them.

Good luck.

Out,Katherine

THE CINEMA MAN: After a long career including covering the Olympics for CNN, Norman purchased Eveningstar Cinema in Brunswick.

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In a rendition that speaks to the col-lege experience, the College’s eater andDance Department premiered a take onShakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” yes-terday. It boasts an array of performers,including the Polar Bear Dance SwingClub, students and even professors.

Directed by Assistant Professor ofe-ater Abigail Killeen, the sixteenth-centuryplay has been adapted to a 1960s collegiatesetting and follows a group of fraternitybrothers who, in the pursuit of their stud-ies, decided to abandon the idea of love.

In the story’s unfolding, however, theyoung men find themselves enamored,

once again, with a group of women ina sorority.“On the surface it feels pretty light and

farcical but in several places it also has aheaviness to it. at’s the idea of “Love’sLabour’s Lost”—it’s not a traditional ro-mantic comedy,” said Aaron Kitch, asso-ciate professor of English, who acts in theplay. “Even in the sonnets that are readaloud, that are supposed to be exaggera-tions and overly enthusiastic expressionsof love, you can still hear some momentsof deep insight, and I think that’s prettyincredible to have both things going on at

the same time.”Alongside Kitch, Professor of English

and Cinema Studies Aviva Briefel actsas a professor in the show, an experiencethat—despite hitting close to home—hasstill proved challenging.

“Anytime you’re teaching something tosomeone there’s a certain performance toit,” Briefel said. “Not that I’m being fakeor pretending to be someone else, but inorder to keep people interested, in orderto keep myself interested and in order tokeep the material alive, I think it involvesa certain degree of acting. What’s diff erent

Professors star in ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’

My first act of early-teenage rebellionwas buying a sewing machine. I found iton Craigslist in early July, and so foundmyself, 14 years old, exchanging $35 fora stranger’s spring cleaning leovers—a compact, simple-stitch, late 1960sSinger. I told my Chinese parents—whothought I was going through a phase—that it was on loan from a friend for thesummer. e temperamental machinedidn’t even last that long, perhaps be-

cause it was old, or perhaps becauseI stayed up until 2 a.m. every day thatsummer splitting threads and break-ing needles.

At first, it was fun to make colorful,textural things; then the things mademe. I studied clothing the way a shy,book-savvy young girl does: throughliterature. I hoarded back-issues ofVogue to analyze fashion trends inAmerica. While these were phases,sewing—building clothing for my in-dividual, Asian-American, adolescentbody—was not. When I wore what Imade, I found that it lent me the mostcompelling case for uniqueness. e

way I dressed validated my personalityand my body concurrently. It assertedthe reality of my existence.

To align the outer self with an ex-pression of the inner self is a cultural/political act, especially for those whoface discrimination and stereotyping. Inmy experience, being Asian in Americahas always come with a set of connota-tions from assumed identities. Makingclothes let me in on a secret: I could slipinto diff erent perceptions based on theway I dressed. I was not another name-less Asian if I dressed like a WarholSuperstar or a Riot Grrrl. By rootingmyself in American sartorial history, Icould assert aspects of my identity that I

wanted to emphasize, rather than thoseprescribed to me. is was a revelation:the power of playing dress up. e careI devoted to the way I dressed was aneff ort to aff ect the split-second assess-ment others made of me based on myethnicity. Dressing with deliberacy andstyle awarded me just a second moreof contemplation.is valuable extra second has nev-

er been a case of life or death for me.Asians are stereotyped, above all, asbeing docile. For other people of color,stereotypes are diff erent, dangerous. In2012, a 17-year-old Trayvon Martin wasshot in the gated community in which

he lived while wearing a hoodie. Mar-tin’s death sparked national protest, withthe hoodie becoming a symbol againstunjust racial profiling. In this case, thehaunting image of the hoodie, whichmay or may not have aff ected how Mar-tin’s shooter perceived him, is a garmentweighted with cultural implication. InAmerica, clothing is far more than justclothing. Perhaps if Martin had beenaff orded that extra second, he wouldn’thave been unjustly, lethally judged.en again, perhaps not: a reality ofAmerica is that it is not fair.

These two very different situationsemphasize the systematic implica-tions of appearance. Style provides a

flexibility in perception that is radi-cal for people of color in America,who often control very little abouthow they are seen. Fashion is not justfor the vacuous: clothing is a tool for

 validati ng the marginal ized body,for asserting presence and existenceand identity, and thus a tool of pow-er and privilege. With this in mind,there is something inherently viciousin using this power to disrespect orreduce others. To perpetuate stereo-type by mocking or appropriating isinvalidating and thus, inhumane. Itengages the same system that cre-ates otherness, that argues that wear-

ing a hoodie asa black Ameri-can is a goodenough reasonfor death.

“Style,” MayaAngelou wrote,“allows [a] per-son to appearneither inferi-or in one loca-tion nor supe-rior in the other.”Style elasticizesboundaries as itmoves beyondsocio-economic

class i f ica t ionand fleeting

 judgements. Ilearned this bythe lamplight ofmy sewing ma-chine. At Bow-doin, we learnthis by way of engag-ing in our community, which includesmany brave and articulate voices ofcolor. In America, style can be a weaponfor those who need it. However, it is notultimately strong enough to save themfrom the line of gunfire.is is the workthat must be done by American institu-

tions. It is diffi cult to change a system toprotect those it has historically excluded.All the same, it is far more diffi cult to ex-ist in it. Since this is what Bowdoin de-mands of students of color, it is meritedthat students of color demand institu-tional change of Bowdoin. It is just abouttime for spring cleaning.

BCMA to display multimedia

portrait of DeRay Mckesson ’07

On the connotations of clothing: implications of style in crafting identity

BY SURYA MILNERORIENT STAFF

SWINGING INTO SHAKESPEARE: Polar Bear Swing Club member Elena Schaef ’16 performs in the College Theater Department’s 1960s-inspired ren-dition of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost,”which premiered last night and will run tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall.

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JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

STREET SMART JUNE LEI

New media artist R. Luke DuBoiswill unveil a multimedia portrait ofactivist DeRay Mckesson ’07 at hisupcoming exhibit “Now” at the Bow-doin College Museum of Art (BCMA)on March 31.e multimedia portrait will com-

bine interview footage of Mckessonanswering questions written by Bow-doin Student Government and theAfrican-American Society with someof Mckesson’s preexisting tweets.

Co-Director of the BCMA AnneCollins Goodyear said that the muse-um wanted to commision a piece forDuBois’ upcoming show that wouldresonate with the Bowdoin communi-ty, but DuBois was the one who choseMckesson specifically as a subject.

“From everything I have seen ofDeRay Mckesson, he is someone whopromises to be a really important fig-ure for many many years to come interms of drawing attention to impor-tant topics, framing ways of thinkingabout them and thinking through newapproaches to interacting with oneanother,” Goodye ar said.

She added that this commission is aunique opportunity for the Museum,

which has previously only acquiredcontemporary art and has never be-fore commissioned a piece.

“It’s very special to commission awork of art because commissioningalways implies some type of a conver-sation between the artist and the in-stitution or the individual that’s doingit,” Goodyear said. “at’s what makesthis work special.”ough the portrait was commis-

sioned before Mckesson’s announce-ment of his decision to run for mayorof Baltimore, Goodyear is excited

that the portrait will also contributeto questions about today’s politicaldiscourse and in particular, conver-sations about the Black Lives Mattermovement and its political platform.

“It will both give us an opportunityto connect with some of [Mckesson’s]private thoughts, the question onwhat his perspective is, and what hasmade him the political activist that heis,” Goodyear said. “e portrait will

 very cons ciously share his public facewhich has evolved through the me-dium of Twitter.”

Goodyear has worked with Dubois

before. In 2014, Goodyear helped theNational Portrait Gallery commissionDubois to create a portrait of Googleco-founders Larry Page and SergeyBrin. As Dubois told the New YorkTimes in 2014, the portrait was an “ab-stracted visualization of their searchengine turned on them.” It combined

 video interviews of the founders andimagery of real-time Google searcheson the same screen using sowareDubois wrote himself.

Meanwhile, the BCMA has a longhistory of displaying portraits. Two ofthe original pieces from James Bow-doin III’s private collection were por-traits of Presidents James Madison andomas Jeff erson, the latter of which is

the portrait on the two dollar bill.“The Museum, which of course ispart of a college, is able to participatein a conversation about what politicalactivism looks like today, what theBlack Lives Matter movement lookslike, what it looks like to give even-handed and equal consideration toall citizens,” Goodyear said. “And, byextension, I think that [we partici-pate in] this question of what does itlook like for the US to welcome manydifferent points of view into our po-litical discourse.”

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about acting in a play is that you’re takingon a diff erent character, and that’s what’sbeen really new for me.”

Briefel notes that working underKilleen’s direction has provided a uniqueexperience to learn about teaching fromthe other side. She admires Killeen’s en-ergy, organization and ways of motivat-ing students.

In its incorporation of various studentgroups and professors, the productionof “Love’s Labour’s Lost” has provided acommunity of collaboration. Most nota-ble, said Kitch, is the opportunity to workwith students on a common ground andoutside the scope of academia.

“It’s been an absolute pleasure to watch[the students] in action,” Kitch said. “It’shumbling. It’s a chance to interact withstudents in a meaningful way outsideof the classroom. e nice thing aboutBowdoin is that all the professors weardiff erent hats and get to interact with the

students in diff erent forums.”Katie Randall ’16, co-president of the

Bowdoin Polar Bears Swing Dance Cluband a dancer in the show, said that theair of inclusivity among all cast membershas been a focal point in the productionof the show.

“ere was always a possibility thatit would end up being dancers versusactors and director,” said Randall. “Butwe’ve been able to really weave it in andnow it really does feel like a whole com-munity of cast. And putting it in the ’60smakes it a lot more accessible—mostof the time we don’t even have to act...ere’s a lot of joy in it.”

Chosen by Killeen in remembrance of

the 400-year anniversary of Shakespeare’sdeath, “Love’s Labour’s Lost” promisesto resound with Bowdoin students inits exploration of the universal themesof Shakespeare in the context of a mod-ern world.

“We have the benefit of 400 years ofproduction to consider what worked andwhat didn’t work,” Killeen said. “e goalis, fill the text with life again for a con-temporary audience. And I believe we’vesucceeded in that. I can’t presume to knowwhat the playwright would have thought,but I try to work with him in mind, hop-ing that he would be pleased with whatwe’ve done.”

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Laughter, tears and snaps filled the liv-ing room of Quinby House as studentslistened to world-renowned spoken wordpoet Carlos Andrés Gómez on Tuesday.For almost two hours, students were cap-tivated by Gómez’s performance, whichexplored topics ranging from culturalidentities to genocide to gender roles.

Oen speaking from personal expe-rience as a social worker in Harlem andthe Bronx and a public school teacherin Philadelphia, Gómez delivered a per-formance that not only brought atten-tion to social issues but also demandedchange. e reading was preceded by apoetry workshop.e idea of a complex, multifaceted

identity is a major theme in Gómez’sperformances. e workshop he ledfocused on creating dialogue acrossdiff erent identities.

“You can’t argue with someone’s story.You can’t have a political opinion about astory,” said Gómez. “It’s a subversive wayof having people engage and experienceto build meaningful empathy and under-standing and complicate people’s notionsof things in a way that’s not intellectual-ized and detached.”

Having bothfirst heard Gómez in highschool, Latin American Student Orga-nization (LASO) board member SergioGomez ’16 and Quinby House Program-ming Director Osakhare Omoregie ’18contacted Gómez through Facebook,hoping he would come speak at Bowdoinabout Latinx identity.

“One thing about his poetry that Ifelt Bowdoin as a campus really needed

is the focus on humanity,” said Omor-egie. “His poems—while from firstglance might seem to be targeting cer-tain kinds of people—in actual truth,he’s bringing up that everyone has theirfaults but the first step to recovery is toadmit that there’s a problem.”

Sensing a lack of discussion regarding

Latinx identity on campus, Gomez hopedthis event would shed some light on theLatinx experience.

“Issues such as immigration are reallyhot topics nationally, but not really on ourcampus, [which] kind of gave me thissense of invisibility amongst us,” said Go-

mez. “I think it’s now more than ever thatwe could really use someone who can talkabout the Latinx experience and bring asense of presence that we are here. We area part of this community.”

Bowdoin’s own Slam Poets’ Societykicked the performance off   with a ten-minute opening set. Co-leader Violet

Ranson ’16 felt that Gómez’s perfor-mance provided a new and empatheticperspective to the issues currently per-

 vading campus, a welcome validation tomany of the members of LASO and SlamPoets’ Society.

John Medina ’18 similarly conveyed

the importance of Gómez’s performanceto many students on campus.“I feel that yesterday’s event with Carlos

Andrés Gómez was necessary to remindus during this diffi cult time, althoughwe’re being told that we don’t matter orpeople want our voices to be shut down,we’re reminded that we are beautiful

people and we do deserve to be here,”said Medina.roughout the performance, Gómez

invited audience members to share theirthoughts and feelings about their identity,empowering listeners to be their most au-thentic selves in a diffi cult time.

“I want, in my performances, peopleto feel seen and affi rmed and challenged,and if they leave with one thing, I hopethat everyone leaves feeling like they’reenough,” said Gómez. “ I hope that peoplelaughed and cried and got upset and gotinspired and felt a range of emotions.”

Gómez related to the audience humor-

ous anecdotes from his performances in various cities in the United States that re- veal serious social insensitivities and cul-tural unawareness.

“I think about things in an intersec-tional way, grappling with all of us be-ing human beings that carry multiple

identities simultaneously and think-ing about the implications in terms ofpower dynamics and access that thathas for all of us,” said Gómez. “I talkabout race and sexuality and gender, awide range of identities, and I hope thatpeople think about themselves in morecomplicated ways.”

Poet Carlos Andres Gómez’s performance resonates with students

POWER OF POETRY: Renowned spoken word poet Carlos Andrés Gómez performed a reading and led a workshop earlier this week at Quinby House. He was invited to come to campus bythe Latin American Student Association and the Slam Poetry Society, both of whom wanted Gómez to speak to students about Latinx identity in poetry.

DAVID ANDERSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST: (clockwise

from upper left) Jamie Boucher ’19,Omoregie ’18, James Jellin ’16, ConnorLovett ’19, Ben Cumings ’15 and AzizaJanmohamed ’19 perform in the The-ater Department’s show, “Love’s Labour’sLost,”which features student actors andswing dancers and professors.

BY SARAH LIMORIENT STAFF

JENNY IBSEN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT (TOP AND BOTTOM)

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After a disastrous third period inwhich Bowdoin gave up six goalsand a two goal lead, the men’s hock-ey team was knocked out of the NE-SCAC playoffs, ending its ten-gameunbeaten streak and likely its seasonas well.

This game marked what was likelythe final performance of BowdoinHead Coach Terry Meagher after33 seasons at the helm of the men’shockey program.

Meagher embodied the goals ofBowdoin Athletics throughout histenure, emphasizing student ath-lete’s investment in the classroom as

well as on the ice.“If you look at what we do, and

one of the reasons I’ve stayed here,is that inter-collegiate play is an ex-tension of the classroom,” he said.

“It’s part of the curriculum andthe educational component we puton competition [that] is special. Ithink a lot of good athletes cravethat; they want to be able to be astudent, to participate in their sportand take what courses they want. Ifa lab goes over and they’re an hourlate for practice, that’s OK. I thinkthat attracts a lot of good studentathletes.”

Meagher has ensured that theteam will be able to carry forward

with an incredibly talented, younggroup of dedicated athletes that puttogether an excellent winning sea-son with only three seniors out of a33-man roster.

“This group has been a gift,” saidMeagher. “Every team is certainlyspecial, but this group is a gift formany different reasons, everythingfrom how they are citizens on cam-

pus, their performance in the class-room, how they approach practiceon a daily level, their support ofeach other, their humor and whatthey did on our winning run. Theycertainly are a gift. But in the end,

they are just young athletes, notpros, embracing the opportunityto learn life lessons through sport.Their only sin being their willing-ness to compete and represent. Thatis what this group is.”

Even though the team has the tal-ent to compete in the coming years

This week, the Bowdoin women’sbasketball team earned an at-largebid to the NCAA Division III Tour-nament and will host both the firstand second rounds at Morrell Gym-nasium this coming weekend. Al-though the team lost to Amherst inthe NESCAC semif inals on Saturday,they get a fresh start this weekend.

This will be Bowdoin’s 16thNCAA Tournament appearance,which is the most of any NESCACschool. The Polar Bears have onlymissed one tournament in the last16 seasons and have made it to the

Sweet Sixteen 12 times. On Fridayevening, the Polar Bears (20-6) willface Westfield State (20-7) in the f irstround of the NCAA tournament.

Last year, the Polar Bears lost inNESCAC finals and then made itto the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAAtournament. These results and highexpectations were fresh in the play-ers’ minds from the beginning ofthe season.

“It was no secret that the goal wasthe NESCAC Championship andthen to go as far as you can in theNCAAs,” said captain Rachel Nor-ton ’17. “At the same time, I think

we do a really good job of balancingthat with trying to focus on the nextgame we are playing. Whichever thenext game is is the most important.We are just looking to win one gameat a time.”

Last weekend, the Polar Bearswent up against Amherst in the NE-SCAC semifinals but came up short,losing 63-51. Marle Curle ’17 ledthe team with 17 points and fourassists, followed by Shannon Brady’16 who finished with 15 points andsix rebounds. Kate Kerrigan ’18 wasclose behind with seven points anda team-best 11 rebounds. Amherstdefeated Tufts by one point to winthe NESCAC title the next day. If

Bowdoin advances to the Elite Eightround in NCAAs, it is possible theteam will meet Amherst again.

Following this loss, Norton be-lieves the team needs to tighten uprebounding at both ends of the courtand box out better. In addition, shesaid that the players will work ontightening up defense to minimizemental errors that opponents cancapitalize on.

“Despite not achieving thatgoal, we took the time to be up-set and refocused and watched our

BY MADDIE JODKA

ORIENT STAFF

BY COOPER HEMPHILLORIENT STAFF

CHANGING OF THE GUARD:

Kendall Culbertson ’17 (above) battles with an

Amherst defender to gain control of the puck

during Bowdoin’s first round NESCAC playoff  

defeat to Amherst this past weekend. Terry

Meagher (bottom right) gives instructions to

the Polar Bears during a timeout during a regu-

lar season game earier this year. The loss likely

marks the end of head coach Terry Meagher’s

33-year run as Bowdoin head coach, after he

announced he would retire earlier this year. The

next head coach will have big shoes to fill.

After long streak, Meagher ends 33 year career with playoff loss

Women’s basketball set tohost, play in NCAA tourney

Renaud ’16 continues to improve as

ice cross downhill gains popularityOver the last two winters, Gabriel Re-

naud ’16 has made a flawless transitionfrom ice hockey to ice cross downhill,a winter extreme sport that consists ofhigh speed downhill skating on a coursesimilar to the luge, but with obstacles.Renaud has raced in nine diff erent coun-tries in front of crowds that oen reach50,000 people.e objective of the sport is simple:

make it to thefinish line the fastest. How-ever, unlike many winter sports, the rid-ers do not race individually in an attemptto record the fastest time. Instead, theyare released simultaneously in typicallyheats of four, and have to jockey for posi-tion at 40 mph over jumps, waves, sharpturns, and vertical drops. To make mat-ters worse, the ice is oen patchy at thelater stages of many multi-race events.

“What makes the sport really challeng-ing for me is the ice conditions,” Renaudsaid. “It’s not like skating on a rink. A

lot of people will see us on TV and theythink we can’t really skate because we’reoff   balance, but this isn’t like anythingelse. You only have 10 centimeters of steeltouching the ice and one small move canthrow everything off .”

Sixty-four riders compete in eachevent, and the top two riders in each heatmake it to the next round until the finalround, where the top rider wins the title.Skaters have been clocked at a top speed

BY ELI LUSTBADER

ORIENT STAFF

Please see M HOCKEY , page 11

Please see W BASKETBALL , page 11Please see RENAUD , page 11

DAVID ANDERSON, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

COURTESY OF BOWDOIN COMMUNICATIONS

RED BULL CONTENT POOL, COURTESY OF GAB RENAUD

RISING ABOVE

THE REST: Gabriel

Renaud ’16 (center) braces

for a vertical drop during

a race in Munich. Renaud

has risen in the rankings

to become one of the top

64 riders in the world after

only two years of being

on the ice, and currently

ranks 43rd. His last race of

the season was in St. Paul,

Minnesota last weekend

and was attended by as

many as 150,000 people

over the course of the

weekend.

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e Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club is branch-ing out and becoming more competitive.It sent two senior members to the ICONSports competition last weekend, one ofthe largest Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in Maine.Phil Koch ’15 and Dan Navarro ’16 rep-resented the club in the blue belt divisionand placed second and fourth respectively,a strong outing especially consideringtheir limited competition experience.

"[Phil] and I were not sure how we weregoing to do going into it because we werefighting at blue belt, which is a pretty dif-ficult division and neither of us had donethat before," said Navarro. "e only peo-ple we fight are other Bowdoin students,so it was a little hard to judge how we weregoing to compete against these men, a lotof whom are professional MMA fightersor amateur boxers or whatever, comingfrom all sorts of martial arts experiences,

and we did really well."Jiu-Jitsu is a submission-based martial

art that focuses on using your opponent'sweight to your advantage and pushingthem past their comfort levels. While thematches start standing up, most of thefighting is done on the ground as the fight-ers use chokes, holds and locks to maketheir opponent so uncomfortable they tapout or are "submitted." Gaining this ad-

 vantage over your opponent is more aboutleverage and tactical maneuvers thanbrute strength.

"Part of what I love about the sport isthat it teaches you to use your opponent'sweight against them, so one of the pointsof it is that you can beat someone who isbigger and stronger than you are," said

Elizabeth Miller ’18. "Strength is impor-tant in this sport, but it's not necessary perse. So it's just nice to know the ways you

can handle yourself and have that aware-ness so that if someone comes up to me inthe street, especially with everything that'sbeen going on this year, I could hold myown."

Miller first started Jiu-Jitsu to learnsome basic self-defense moves, which isa common motivation for newcomers asthe sport's technique focuses on defending

yourself from a larger attacker. However,Jiu-Jitsu can feel odd and unnatural at first,especially for those without any wrestling

or martial arts background.  "It was really scary at first and I felt

 very awkward, but as you learn you justget more comfortable with it and morecomfortable with being uncomfortable,"said Miller. "Everyone is so supportive andso nice and they're just there to help you. Ilove it, I'm so glad I did it."

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the

club is keeping new members. While theclub has grown substantially since it wasfirst founded with two members in 2011,

for many newcomers the sport can bedaunting and the process of improvementlong and demanding.

"When you come into Jiu-Jitsu, it doesn'tmatter how tough you are, it doesn't mat-ter how big you are, the first day you hit themat someone's going to submit you andyou're going to feel like you're in danger ofgetting hurt and that's a pretty humbling

experience," said Navarro."en to get good at the sport, you reallyhave to drill it and like any other sport, you

have to do some boring things in practiceand the fun stuff  comes aer," said Navar-ro. "My biggest recommendation wouldbe if you're really interested, come to twoor three practices to try it out before youreally give up, because the people who dothat have all stuck with it."

e club practices three days a weekin the Sargent Dance Studio on the third

floor of Smith Union and welcomes new-comers of all experience levels to contactNavarro if they're interested.

of 51 mph, and the longest recorded jump was an estimated 27 meters long.Courses are anywhere between 300 to600 meters long, and each race is over ina thirty to sixty second long blur in whichriders can wipe out in any number ofwild ways.

“I was racing in Munich and the coursewas so fast I ended up doing a totally outof control 720 without even trying,” Ren-aud said. Other times, though, he hasn’tbeen so lucky.

“My hardest wipeout was probably inFinland this year. I came into a turn at 35mph and the ice was so chewed up I justlost an edge and went straight into theboards.”

Still, Renaud has caught on quickly tothe new sport, and currently ranks 43rdin the world. Part of his rapid rise hasbeen his strong background in diff erentstyles of skating. Renaud began playingice hockey when he was four, and he andmost of the other top riders in the worldcan attribute their success, in part, to abackground in hockey.

“Almost everyone in this sport has ahockey base, because you need to knowhow to skate,” Renaud said. Red Bull cre-

ated the sport only a little over fieenyears ago, which makes everyone on tourolder than the sport itself.

Since the top riders compete in andtravel to so many events together, thegroup has developed strong ties despitefierce competition on the course.

“ere are like 10 races over the yearand they’re pretty much all with the sameguys. Most of those races take place in asix week period in Europe in the middleof the season, and in between those racesI’m just hanging out with them so we’vebecome really good friends and there is agood camaraderie off  the track,” he said.

Red Bull sponsors each large event,

builds each track and pays the athletesaer the races. According to Renaud,each track alone costs between $750,000and two million dollars. Each Red Bullevent—the entirety of Red Bull events areknown as the Crashed Ice World Cham-pionship Series, Crashed Ice for short—usually requires the closure of city streetsfor a few weeks.

“All the courses are built of scaff olding,and then they put down these freezingtubes which are filled with glycol,” Re-naud said. “When this freezes, it createscooling mats and they just hose it downwith water on top, which forms the ice.It’s a huge marketing expense for RedBull, and all tickets are free.”

ese events, which all take place inurban settings and feature the 64 best rid-ers in the world, routinely draw crowds ofup to 50,000 people. Even in Belfast lastyear, when Red Bull charged 11 Eurosper ticket, over 40,000 people attendedthe event.

One of the frequent locations forCrashed Ice is Renaud’s hometown ofQuebec City. e city has hosted an eventalmost every year since 2006, and Ren-aud frequently attended and marveled atthe spectacle when he was younger.

“I always knew I wanted to try it out,”he said. “It was one of my dreams.”

When Renaud arrived at Bowdoin, heenjoyed a successful first season on theice hockey team, and played in 28 of 29games. However, by the end of the seasonhe had started to become disenchantedwith the sport he had played for so long,and felt a pull to branch out into unfamil-iar territory.

“Sophomore year I tried to qualifyfor Crashed Ice and didn’t make it so Itrained like crazy over that summer andwon the Chicago qualifier. en I went toSt. Paul, MN and went on to do well at theWorld Championship,” he said.

St. Paul is also where Renaud travelledthis past weekend for the last event of

the season. He came into the weekendranked 36th in the world, but unfortu-nately tripped over the waves and waseliminated in the round of 64, whichbumped him down to 43rd in the world.

On his public Facebook page, Renaudexplained that rollers (waves) were hisweakness this season, and laid out hisgoals to practice waves over the summerand work on improving his balance inthe air.

One of the toughest elements for Ren-aud has been balancing the travel sched-ule with being a full time student.

“I almost took this semester off —I wasreally close,” he said. “However, when myschedule came out I was so glad becauseI knew that I would be able to graduateon time.

Renaud’s first race this year was overanksgiving Break, and though he wasstill traveling across Europe for a weekaer the current semester began, he wasable to arrange with his professors a wayto get caught up with classes.

In terms of the future of ice crossdownhill, there is a chance that it maybecome an Olympic spectator sport by2018, and Renaud hopes to still be racingwhen it happens.

“I’ve been doing the sport for twoyears, and I’m still young compared to

most riders,” he said. “e average age islike 25 or 26. I know that I can still im-prove a lot more.

“I think one of my favorite parts aboutthese events is when you’re up at the topof a track, about to start a race, and yousee so many people cheering, the music isso loud and the lights are all around you.Just an awesome feeling..

In addition to working tirelessly to im-prove his own skills on the track, Renaudhas also spent recent summers bringingthe sport to young kids back home. Heis also working to bring an event to NewEngland, which he hopes will materializein the coming years.

Bowdoin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club looks to reach the next level

WELCOMING THE CHALLENGE: Dan Navarro ’16 (above) lays down a mat during a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club’s practice this week. Navarro and Phil Koch ’15 have helped grow the club andrecently competed against non-Bowdoin students for the first time.

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ALEX DOBBIN, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

MARK ROE PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF GAB RENAUD

KUCERAK/EDMONTON SUN/QMI AGENCY, COURTESY OF GAB RENAUD

BY ANJULEE BHALLA

ORIENT STAFF

 JUST RI DE:  (above) Renaud leans around a sharp turn in a race in Edmonton. (below)Renaud looks to gain an advantage over other riders at the start of a race in Munich. Renaud just finish ed hi s seco nd ful l sea son o n tou r ran ked 43rd in th e worl d.

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film. Now [we are just focused] onNCAAs and moving forward fromthere,” said Norton of t he team’s losslast weekend.

While the goal in the NCAATournament is of course to get as faras possible, the Polar Bears are ex-tremely focused on the first roundagainst Westfield. Westfield playsa unique and different game, usingwhat is called the “Grinnell System.”The Owls will look to instill a cha-otic tempo, force a lot of turnoversand switch five players in out everyone or two minutes.

“It’s definitely something we

haven’t seen,” said Assistant CoachToby Martin. “So we’re very focusedon the up-tempo game this week.With that said, our big focus is justtaking care of the ball and know-ing that going into the game, we aregoing to make mistakes...But if wecan just take care of [the ball] andbe composed and play our gamethroughout the craziness, then we’llbe okay.”

“They’re going to look to be put-ting us in a frenzy,” added Norton.“One of the biggest keys for us isto stay composed and not get intothis crazy running back and forth

and make sure we play the tempowe want to play and not the tempothey’re trying to force.”

According to Norton, the PolarBears will hope to make the rightdecisions about when to push thetempo because they like to run,but with a team like Westfield,the goal will be to slow the tem-po down.

The Polar Bears are excited to hostthe tournament with home courtadvantage. Not only is it preferableto not have to travel, but Brady, theteam’s lone sen ior, has one more op-portunity to play at home.

“Our team has worked so hardthis year, and I think they all de-serve to play at home again, to play

in front of their family and friends,”said Martin.

Bowdoin will host three differentteams in total this weekend. Today,NYU will play Lehman College at 5p.m., and Bowdoin will follow at 7p.m. against Westfield. On Saturday,the winners of the first-round gameswill play at 7 p.m.

“I think we really have pro-gressed,” said Martin. “We’re exactlywhere we want to be, and I thinkwe’ve definitely met expectations,and I think we’re hopi