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The Nation’s Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly Friday, September 3, 2021 Volume 151, Number 1 bowdoinorient.com

College switches toYellow status after surge of positive tests

diately. The decision was made dence halls. students thinking about their in- 15 being located in Coles Tower. Tower was asked to take a self-ad-
by Dylan Sloan after 14 students tested positive “We all want to go back to teractions over the next few days. “We think that four people ministered antigen test, and every
Orient Staff for COVID-19 over the last two normal, so we ask people to re- That’s the horizon that we have in brought [COVID-19] to campus, resident who was not scheduled
days. Dining halls will be open ally take this seriously. We’re not mind. The next few days are go- and one of those spread to a lot of to take a PCR test on that day
In an email to the cam- for take-out service only, and the doing this to punish students … ing to be crucial.” other people,” Ranen said. “For will be required to take another
pus community yesterday, current indoor mask mandate, we’re doing this to reduce interac- Ranen said that, of the 18 cur- the first three positive cases, we self-administered antigen test
COVID-19 Resource Coordina- initially set to expire on Saturday, tion and reduce exposure,” Ranen rently active cases on campus, 15 have not seen evidence of [com- Friday alongside their scheduled
tor Mike Ranen announced that will be both extended indefinitely said. “We’re hoping that these of them are identified as being re- munity] transmission.” PCR test.
the College would be moving and expanded to include public restrictions, instead of getting lated due to the College’s contact Yesterday morning, every res-
to status Yellow effective imme- spaces inside students’ own resi- into the weeds about it, will get tracing program, with 13 of those ident and housekeeper in Coles Please see STATUS, page 3

Bowdoin moves to
$17 minimum wage
for hourly workers
ed to the high-risk nature of
by Juliana Vandermark dining halls and hourly work
Orient Staff at a college during the coro-
navirus pandemic, as well as
The College will raise the the pre-existing labor short-
minimum wage for all hour- age in Maine compounded
ly workers by $1.50—from by child care shortages and
$15.50 to $17.00 per hour— school closings.
on Monday, September 6. “Young adults are leaving
This raise comes ten months Maine rather than staying
ahead of Bowdoin’s 3-year here for jobs,” Orlando said.
plan, which had anticipated “Then, the pandemic just ex-
this wage increase by July, acerbated things.”
2022. The original plan to raise
Minimum wage at Bowdo- the wage over three years was
in has steadily increased since introduced in the midst of a
2018, when it was $12.65 an housekeeper-led movement
hour. The decision to expe- highlighting relatively low
dite the process was made, in wages compared to local jan-
part, to combat the national itors.
regional labor shortage. The movement included a
“The pandemic has had a student and faculty solidarity
profound impact in so many... march with hourly staff and
unexpected ways in many a statement of support by the
cases,” said Bowdoin Senior Bowdoin Student Govern-
Vice President for Finance ment. The effort culminat-
and Administration & Trea- ed with the wage hike and
surer Matthew Orlando. an, ultimately unsuccessful,
“What we’ve seen is that attempt at unionization by
our job applicant pools shrink members of the housekeeping

Lobster Bake outfits. SEE PAGE 6.

AMIRA OGUNTOYINBO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT to very low levels—levels that staff.
we have not seen before. Orlando hopes that this
There just aren’t a lot of job increase will demonstrate the
seeking, employment eligible College’s support and appre-

Arctic Studies Center construction stays on track

individuals in Maine.” ciation of current employees,
Orlando believes that low especially amid the coronavi-
applicant rates can be attribut- rus pandemic.

Please see WAGE, page 4

necting the Roux Center to the Simoneau said in a phone inter- resources we need in place—
by Seamus Frey rest of campus. view with the Orient. “We hope adjusting our plans as we need

Emilie Grand-Pierre ’23

Orient Staff The current project consists to start … erecting the Gibbons to, adjusting the sequences and
of a new parking l new space building early next week, and adjusting how we break out the
In line with its 2017 Master for the Arctic Museum, its staff while they’re working on erect- work based on when the prod-

swims her way into history,

Planning Update, the College is and their collection at the Gib- ing that wood frame, they’ll be ucts arrive at the site.”
on track to complete both the bons Center for Arctic Studies finishing the [floor] slabs on This project will be one of the
Gibbons Center for Arctic Stud- and Mills Hall, which will pro- Mills Hall.” final major components of the

representing Haiti at this

ies and Mills Hall by late 2022. vide new office spaces for both However, heightened labor College’s 2017 Campus Master
This is despite labor shortages, the Anthropology Department and supply shortages are mak- Plan. In the plan, the College out-
supply shortages and slowed and Digital and Computational ing this project more logistically lined medium-term goals in or-

year’s Tokyo Olympics.

material supply chains across the Studies Program. challenging than usual. der to structure the expansion of
country. “We have all the building “As a team, we have to pri- campus between 2017 and 2025.
The College also expects to foundations in place. The Gib- oritize what we need when and Some of these goals were the con-
demolish Dudley Coe in late bons Center for Arctic Studies make sure we’re managing all struction of the Roux Center for

SEE PAGE 9.
2024, as soon as the renovations has the first floor slab in place, the schedule risk for products the Environment, Park Row and
on Sills Hall are complete. This and if you look in the yard, you that [have extended lead times],” Harpswell Apartments and the
willcomplete the 2017 Master can see that there are stacks Simoneau said. “It’s a manage- current construction project.
Plan’s goal of creating more and stacks of wood timber,” Di- ment piece for the contractor,
“long walks” by visually con- rector of Capital Projects John and we’re just putting all the Please see COE, page 3

N BOC ELIMINATES FEES F SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS A BCMA OPENS UP S A RETURN TO COMPETITION O 2024 LEFT BEHIND
After three decades of charging dues, the A newly-developed program trains students After months of closure, the BCMA opens Athletes can expect maskless competition Delphine King ’24 laments the lack of
BOC strives for equity. Page 4. to address social justice issues. Page 5. its doors to the public. Page 8. against fully-vaccinated teams. Page 9. sophomore support. Page 10.
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PAGE TWO
Friday, September 3, 2021

SECURITY REPORT
8/23 to 9/2 STUDENT SPEAK:
What have you missed most about pre-COVID Bowdoin?
Monday, August 23
• A student reported a missing or stolen bicycle at 84-86 Federal Street. An officer located the bike and returned
it to the owner.
Wren Sablich ’22
Tuesday, August 24
• A resident of a College rental house on Longfellow Avenue accidentally pulled a fire alarm while reaching for a
light switch in the dark.
“Walking around campus between
• An officer directed a person to leave campus with an informal trespass warning.
• A one-hour power outage affected portions of the main campus.
classes and seeing people.”
• A student was briefly stuck in an elevator at Druckenmiller Hall.

Wednesday, August 25
• A fire alarm on the first floor of Stowe Hall was caused by a system malfunction.
• A smoke alarm at 84 Federal Street was caused by excessive cooking smoke.
Jairo Izaguirre ’22
Thursday, August 26
• An officer escorted an ill student from Searles Science Building to the campus health center, and then the student
was transported to Mid Coast Hospital.
“Having access to the library and the
Friday, August 27
gym; having a routine.”
• Three student pedestrians on Bath Road near the Bowdoin Pines reported a verbal encounter with an occupant
of a passing vehicle that occurred on August 21.
• Security and the Orr’s Island Fire Department responded to a fire alarm triggered by a gas detector at the Schiller
Coastal Studies Center.

Saturday, August 28 Fiona Ralph ’22

• A student reported late night screams on Harpswell Road near Smith House. The noise was determined to be
local youths.
• Burnt food in a microwave caused a smoke alarm at Moore Hall.
“The kind dining hall staff, shout out to
• An officer checked on the wellbeing of a student, at the request of the dean’s office.
• An officer and counseling services assisted a student who was having a panic attack.
Dave.”
Sunday, August 29
• A smoke alarm at Osher Hall was caused by a device malfunction.
• An officer checked on the wellbeing of a student at Osher Hall, at the request of health services.

Monday, August 30 Stephanie Schiavoni ’22

• A fire alarm at Harpswell Apartments 3 was caused by excessive shower steam.
• A student at Pine Street Apartments was asked to remove a window air conditioner, per residential life policy. “Going on runs with my teammates.”
Tuesday, August 31
• An intoxicated student in Stowe Hall who passed out in a locked bathroom with the shower running was trans-
ported to Mid Coast Hospital for evaluation.
• A minor student was found to have possessed a fraudulent identification card.

Wednesday, September 1
• A fire alarm at the 52 Harpswell first-floor activity room was determined to be unfounded.
• A town resident reported that students stole a “slow” caution child safety sign from their lawn.
Lucy Sullivan ’23
• A student reported that a BMW hood ornament was stolen from a car parked on Park Row near Park Row
Apartments. “I missed random conversation with
• A student walking downtown at Maine and Mason streets reported being struck by a car, sustaining a foot injury.
A security officer escorted the student to Mid Coast Hospital. casual strangers and making new
Thursday, September 2 friends.
• There was a power outage at 1:20 p.m. affecting the campus south loop. The outage also triggered a false fire
alarm at Gibson Hall.
• Two students were trapped in the Coles Tower north elevator, because of the power outage. The students were
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released unharmed.

Nine people you’ll run into at lobster bake

COMPILED BY LILY RANDALL
1. The one who REALLY knows how to open a lobster, guys. I don’t even have to say it for 5. A lobster Regretter™. This person got a lobster for the culture and, more impor-
you to know that this person is a JOB. They probably summered in Nantucket when they were tantly, the Instagram, but sincerely does not want to eat it. This lobster will be donated
a child, and they DEFINITELY look upon you pitifully when you start whamming the claw to the guy who knows how to open it after 10 minutes of pitiful attempts at cracking
against the table. They never seem to get a drop of lobster juice on their Vineyard Vines but- the claw open.
ton-down either, which is annoying, because you know their summer internship at Goldman
Sachs can certainly pay for a new one. They are not a layman lobster consumer—steer clear, or 6. The person who has COVID but no one knows it yet. Looks like a hangover isn’t
else suffer immense shame for not knowing how those little cracker tool thingies work. Mal- the only bad news you’ll be dealing with tomorrow :-).
colm Gladwell hates this entire event, but if this is you, he hates you especially.
7. The person who is blackout drunk. You turned away for twenty seconds, and
2. The vegetarian. I would say they are enjoying their tofu in peace, but the tofu at Bowdoin somehow they escaped into the ether. You will not see them again until 7:30 the next
is genuinely The Pits, so it’s probably more accurate to say that they are enjoying their ear of morning, at which point they will tell you the tale of how they ended up at the LL Bean
corn in peace. They are the ones donating their napkins to friends who get lobster juice all over outlet store in Freeport, and you will nod along in a mix of fascination and horror. They
their hands. They are the ones who can wander away from the table and not wonder what tray left the pregame with their flask filled with leftover chaser, they ordered chicken for
is theirs when they get back. They don’t smell like they just got pulled out of a lobster pot. They some reason at the buffet line, and they might throw up on the Farley grass if you don’t
are honestly probably having a really nice lobster bake. I am happy for them. keep a close enough eye on them.

3. The person who thinks you can eat the green stuff. Have mercy on them <3 lobsters are 8. The first year who left at 5:45 pm. As they should. Lobster bake is so under-
confusing. Joke’s on us, because science says it’s the most nutritious …. but ew. whelming as a first year. Stone cold sober, exhausted from Orientation, surrounded by
either people you’ve known for five days or drunk strangers … I would leave early, too.
4. The person taking a f**k-ton of pictures. You haven’t seen this person since your first
year bio lab, and yet, here they are, dragging you halfway across the women’s lacrosse field so 9. The person absolutely dressed to the fucking NINES. I want to be you but know I
you can be in the Biology 1109 Reunion Pic! While you scoff at the time, you will also totally never could </3. This person probably ordered steak, because there’s no way they would
be texting them tomorrow for the pictures—don’t kid yourself. EVER contaminate this fit with lobster juice.
Friday, September 3, 2021 NEWS 3

NEWS IN BRIEF Mask mandate implemented and extended

COMPILED BY COLE VAN MILTENBURG AND
AURA CARLSON
isn’t really a clear scientific an- of us who are involved in it are ferent areas of campus as a key
HOUSE OLYMPICS CANCELLED by Ayub Tahlil swer or anything. There’s noth- ready on a dime to change it as reason behind his personal con-
and Rebecca Norden-Bright
MINUTES BEFORE EVENT START Orient Staff
ing saying, hard and fast, this is
what we should do—[that] this
we need to and we won’t hesi-
tate,” said Scanlon. “So, there are
fusion.
“Classrooms seem like an
is going to create the perfect bal- always going to be people on ei- easy and effective place to be
Due to unforeseen weather and poor field conditions, the Of- After lacking a masking re- ance of giving people the space ther end. I think what we’re try- wearing a mask … [but] I think
fice of Residential Life (ResLife) cancelled the annual College quirement for the summer, on [for] social interaction that we ing to do is be sure that we feel the concept of dining halls, for
House Olympics, which was originally scheduled for the night August 23 the College imposed know is essential to everyone’s confident that people are safe, example, has been handled
of August 30 at Ryan Field from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.. an indoor mask mandate be- emotional and mental well-be- but also provide us the means naively,” Boe said. “Thorne has
A wet field and the possibility of rain throughout the evening ginning on move-in day and ing while balancing COVID to start to move back toward been packed, Moulton’s like a
drove the decision. Several groups of College House members requiring masks to be worn in- safety requirements as well. You practices that are more normal.” chicken pen, and it’s crazy that
and their first year affiliates arrived at Ryan Field around 8 p.m., side all public areas on campus. just have to sort of pick some- By the current policy, stu- when you stand up and leave
unaware the event had been cancelled, and were turned away by Although the College intended thing and stick with it.” dents and faculty must wear the table you have to wear a
members of ResLife. In the following hour, ResLife sent house to reconsider the mandate on Stephen Boe ’22 said that he masks in the classroom. Yet, if mask, but when you sit down
residents an email confirming the event’s cancellation. September 4, due to a flurry of was confused by what he saw as and when it is lifted, individual and squeeze between three
Burnett House resident Dahlia Siegel-Zigmund ’24 expressed positive tests the mandate was inconsistencies in the College’s professors have the authority friend groups, a mask doesn’t
disappointment in the communication of the House Olympics expanded to include student masking policies. to decide if they want their matter. If we have a mask man-
and its ultimate cancellation. common spaces and extended “The messages that are being students to wear masks during date, why not just commit to it
“It was ten minutes before the House Olympics started and indefinitely on Thursday. put out and the practices that their class. from the beginning?”
we were sitting up in someone’s room getting ready, and we This mandate received mixed are being displayed don’t quite “The vaccine is clearly a On February 3, President
heard some murmurings from downstairs that it was canceled reactions from the student body line up,” said Boe in a phone in- good idea, and I’m very glad Rose wrote to the campus com-
altogether,” Siegel-Zigmund said. “I was definitely frustrated.” and faculty, with some arguing terview with the Orient. “With that Bowdoin mandated it,” said munity that the Spring 2021
This was the last college house event organized by former that the initial plan to require campus opening on [status] Associate Professor of History Covid plan was first and fore-
Associate Director of Residential Education and Residential masks only in the short term was Green, but people needing to Meghan Roberts in a Zoom in- most “designed to protect the
Life Stephanie Patterson, whose final day at Bowdoin was Au- insufficient to protect members wear masks when moving into terview with the Orient. “But it safety of all of us on campus
gust 31. ResLife notified College House residents on Wednes- of the community. buildings, is that really [status] also seems very clear, based on and those in the Brunswick
day September 1 of its plans to reschedule the event for today, “I’ve been vaccinated like Green? Is that actually fully nor- studies coming out of Israel and community.” This fall, however,
Friday September 3, although the recent campus-wide shift to everyone else, but it’s still scary,” mal? No, it’s pretending things the UK, that it is not sufficient Scanlon said that the College’s
COVID-19 status Yellow has since further postponed this effort. said Jack Shane ’22. “I’m not are normal and knowing there’s in and of itself to end the pan- primary goal was returning to
against Bowdoin extending the a level of risk but just wanting demic, and that transmission is a sense of normalcy on campus,
mask mandate for however long things to be labeled as Green on still happening, even amongst as opposed to solely mitigating
it needs to be to keep everybody move-in…Why did we open on vaccinated. That is why I am COVID-19 infections.
SUPER SNACK CONTINUING BUT safe on campus.” Green and not take a five-day mandating masks in my class “Our goal really was [based
SHORT-STAFFED Other students, while frus-
trated by the College’s approach,
grace period to be careful? The
recent upgrades [in masking
for the foreseeable future.”
“Professor Roberts, along
around asking the question]
how do we try to come back to
expressed understanding that policy] make a lot of sense to with many other professors at being a residential institution
Serving students in-person or, temporarily, through take-out, some measures are necessary me.” Bowdoin, have children below where people live together, work
Dining Services is readjusting to accomodating a full-capacity to keep people safe while also Senior Vice President and the age where they can get vac- together, eat together, learn to-
campus for the first time in a year and a half. But as the number allowing students to resume a Dean of Academic Affairs Jen- cinated, so the fact that they’re gether?” said Scanlon. “And so,
of people lining up for meals every day has risen, the number of more normal social life on cam- nifer Scanlon stood by the Col- being more conservative in our safety protocols have been
dining employees has lagged behind. Dining Services, like the rest pus. lege’s plan, saying that the ability terms of masks in class is some- tied to trying to maximize our
of the food service industry, is in need of more staff. “It seems like [the College] is to be flexible and change things thing I understand,” said Julia ability to live and learn in the
One shift that Dining has had particularly a hard time staffing just sort of winging it,” said The- on the fly was a key element. Katter ’22, a student of Roberts. ways that we’re accustomed to.”
is Super Snack, which runs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursday, odore Danzig ’22 in a phone in- “I’m confident in our plan. Boe, for one, pointed to the Dylan Sloan contributed to
Friday and Saturday nights in Thorne. Interim Director of Dining terview with the Orient. “There And I would also say that all inconsistencies in rules in dif- this report.
Services Ken Cardone explained that in order for Super Snack to
run as it would under pre-COVID-19 circumstances, the program
would need to hire 10 new student employees.
“We’re in the same boat as the rest of the industry,” Cardone
STATUS meetings or other masked
gatherings in non-residential
COVID-19, you need to be
ready to make those changes
Although the current re-
strictions do not allow pri-
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said. “If you look up and down Maine Street, every business has a indoor common spaces. quickly.” vate gatherings, students
sign in the window. Getting staff has been extremely difficult, and Along with the 18 cur- Ashmead White Director Along with moving to gr- are still allowed to host one
it’d be great if we could get a core of students.” rently active positive cases, of Athletics Tim Ryan also ab-and-go dining, the second guest per resident in their
Cardone encouraged students to apply, adding that student Ranen wrote in his email that confirmed that moving to major change in addition to room. Guests must wear a
workers benefit from the friendly atmosphere of Super Snack. 46 students have so far been status Yellow would have no the Yellow status level guide- mask in common spaces or
“Super Snack is a fun shift to work,” Cardone said. “The hours identified through contact effect on scheduled athletic lines is an extension of and bedrooms, while hosts are
are a little different than usual, but the folks that work Super Snack tracing as close contacts. All practices or events, although addition to the current in- not required to. For example,
usually stay for the year, and they always come back.” close contacts will be antigen masks will be required during door mask mandate, which eight students living together
As long as potential conflicts regarding the Delta variant don’t tested with a self-adminis- indoor practices, in locker was initially set to expire on in a Park Row apartment are
arise, if enough students fill the 10 available slots, Cardone said tered test daily for the “next rooms and on bus rides. September 4. technically allowed to have
that Super Snack will be ready to operate as usual by September 9. few days,” Ranen said. Dining Services was in- “The two caveats [to the eight people over at once;
Super Snack is just one of many dining shifts that’s currently un- 14 of the 18 currently con- formed that they would original mask mandate] are however, this is not recom-
derstaffed. Most student dining employees work one or two shifts firmed positive cases were have to switch to grab-and- when people are actively mended.
per week, and there are currently lots of student dining positions identified by antigen test. Per go service just hours before eating [indoors] and when “Please use common sense
to fill. College policy, a known con- opening for dinner. How- they’re in their own resi- precautions,” Ranen said.
Additionally, with four long-time staff members retiring from tact who receives a positive ever, Interim Director Ken dential [space],” Ranen said. “We know that this isn’t easy
Jack Magee’s in the past year, the Pub’s operations will be limited, antigen test does not require Cardone said that the short “We’re [now] asking people for our campus, which is so
serving Fast Track lunch Monday through Friday and Fast Track a confirmatory PCR test to turnaround was not an issue to wear masks unless they’re excited to be back … [but] we
dinner Sunday through Thursday without dine-in options. be considered an active case. for him and his staff. in their own private residen- want to make sure we can fol-
“You know, like all things [with] COVID-19, we have to be Consistent with the cam- “We actually planned for tial space—in their apart- low these restrictions to get
ready to pivot,” Cardone said. “We have some amazing staff here pus status guidelines posted this,” Cardone said. “We have ment. We’re not permitting back to [status level] Green
that are very committed to what they do, but everybody is doing on the Bowdoin website, plenty of supplies of takeout private gatherings, either in as soon as we can.”
double duty until we can get orientation completed and start the the switch to status Yellow containers on the premis- residence halls or off-campus Reuben Schafir contributed
school year and get the facility staffed.” will have no impact on club es … Given the nature of residences.” to this report.

COE Quad toward College Street.

The plan also emphasizes
from the older, more central
parts of campus to the new-
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the need for long, clear, un- er ones. With this in mind,
“We have [stayed] very obstructed walks in making Dudley Coe will be torn
close to the medium-term campus feel more connected. down in late 2024. All of the
plan. There have been some “Most of the new square offices that it currently con-
pieces that will take a bit footage on campus over the tains will be moved to new
longer, like the decommis- last two decades has been buildings, and WBOR, cur-
sioning of Pine Street Apart- located south of College rently located in the base-
ments, but overall, we have Street (Watson Arena, Roux ment, will have to find a new
stayed on track,” Senior Vice Center, Osher, Stowe and home.
President for Finance and West Halls, Edwards Center With the College set to
Administration and Treasur- [for Art and Dance]). More complete the current Cam-
er Matt Orlando wrote in an students than ever are mak- pus Master Plan as sched-
email to the Orient. ing their way across College uled, a new General Campus
Other parts of the plan Street on a daily basis,” Or- Plan is set to be released in
highlight how the College lando wrote. late 2024.
will shift the center of cam- Part of this update in-
pus away from the Main cludes expanding sightlines REUBEN SCHAFIR, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
COMING SOON: The construction of the Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies and Mills Hall is one of the final projects
laid out by the College’s 2017 Master Plan.
4 NEWS Friday, September 3, 2021

BOC to permanently eliminate membership fees

waived dues for any students to the Orient. “What we have bership fees have amounted to grams this year. After seeing how ing interest in the BOC as we
by Dylan Sloan who requested an exemption, learned over the past few years, approximately $10,000. Despite this year goes, we will be able to have seen participating annually
Orient Staff without requiring any explana- from our students and some of no longer collecting this amount evaluate the impact of this new in BOC programming,” Wood-
tion. However, they still received my colleagues … is that many of in membership fees this year, policy.” ruff wrote. He also pointed to
After three decades as the criticism for requiring students our students may not know how the BOC requested the same The decision to eliminate dues the implementation of Cam-
only club on campus to formally to speak with BOC leadership to to or be comfortable asking for $70,000 operating budget from was, in many ways, also prompt- pusGroups as a factor in rising
charge membership fees, as of express the financial burden that financial assistance. In order to the Student Activities Funding ed by the pandemic. Last year, membership numbers.
the beginning of this year, the the fee posed. Now, the BOC is truly remove this barrier to ac- Committee (SAFC) that it has the BOC was able to run a very “While this may not translate
Bowdoin Outing Club (BOC) waiving dues for everyone in cess, we needed to eliminate it.” for the past three years. This limited set of trips for first-years into 1,000 students out on BOC
will no longer be collecting order to make itself more acces- While revenues from mem- means that the decision to elimi- in the fall and decided not to ask trips this year, it does indicate
membership dues. Although this sible to all students. bership fees were originally al- nate dues will create a nearly 12.5 students to contribute dues. In that there are many more stu-
decision will cost the club close “For the past couple of de- located toward the BOC’s equip- percent reduction in budget. the spring, with a reduced level dents interested in what the
to $10,000 annually, club leaders cades, we have consistently re- ment purchasing budget, in the “SAFC funds are mainly used of in-person programming, the BOC has to offer,” Woodruff
believe that the resultant gains in ceived feedback from students past several years they have sim- to support BOC trips, classes and Club again chose not to ask for wrote. “The elimination of dues
access and equity for members is indicating that having to pay ply been factored into the Club’s other on-campus programming dues. In terms of membership for membership in the BOC is a
more than worth that price. dues to be a member of the overall operating budget to sup- (speakers and other events), so numbers, the effect of making small but important step in what
When the BOC started col- BOC has been one of the most port all of its programming. the decision to stop collecting the temporary decision to stop will need to be a long and sus-
lecting dues in the early 1990s, significant barriers to access at According to Woodruff, in dues might have an impact on collecting fees a permanent club tained effort by the BOC and the
students were asked to contrib- the BOC. Our response has been recent history, the BOC has [the] quantity of programming,” policy has been instant this fall. College to break down barriers
ute $20 per year. Since then, that to encourage students to let us waived the $50 membership fee Woodruff wrote. “However, if we “To date, there are over 1,000 and create the equity of opportu-
number has increased to $50 know if they need us to waive for around half of its roughly are strategic with how we spend students who have joined the nity that we want to see here at
during the 2019-20 academ- dues,” BOC Director Michael 400 members—this means that our funding, we should be able BOC this year. This represents Bowdoin.”
ic year. Historically, the BOC Woodruff wrote in an email revenues from collecting mem- to offer a full slate of BOC pro- twice as many students express-

Vaccinations on campus Stephanie Patterson leaves

College Office of Residential Life
and her eye for safety and fun and there is a party culture,
by Jane Godiner at the same time.” she put safety at the forefront
Orient Staff College House members, and made sure that everyone
such as Edmundo Ortiz Alva- was responsible and respect-
On Tuesday, August 31, As- rez ’24, a member of Burnett ful of each other,” said Alon-
sociate Director of Residen- House, have been grateful for dra Romero ’24, a member
tial Education and Residential her training and leadership by of Boody-Johnson House. “I
Life, Stephanie Patterson left example. feel like she’s in such a great
the Bowdoin College Office “Anybody who got the op- position to hopefully bet-
of Residential Life to join the portunity to be trained by ter Greek Life culture in the
Department of Fraternity and her [was really] impacted in future by just keeping those
Sorority Life at the University terms of her leadership skills priorities that she’s helped
of Maryland. and ability to connect and foster here.”
One of Patterson’s most no- create a better community,” “Hopefully she’s trying
table roles at the College was Alvarez said. “She really made to make a more inclusive,
overseeing the College House an impact as it relates to our welcoming and diverse com-
system and supporting both ability to make an impact.” munity at [the University of
House members and residen- As Patterson transitions to Maryland] and reform the
tial staff as they programmed a university with fraternities Greek life system,” said In-
events, managed budgets and and sororities, Bowdoin stu- grid Astley ’24, a member of
created inclusive residential dents are hopeful that Patter- Helmreich House. “Hopefully
communities. son will affect positive change the College Houses are pre-
“I am really sad to see on Greek life at the University paring her in the sense that
her go,” Katie Draeger ’24, a of Maryland. we’re doing it right at Bowdo-
member of Helmreich House, “Here [at the College], she in, and maybe she’s going to
said. “I know that other peo- really helped foster an envi- bring some of those aspects
ple in our House are going ronment where, even though over.”
to be better for her influence we [have] College Houses

WAGE do. I want them to feel valued

and appreciated by us.”
happens next—we’re going to
keep our eyes on things,” Or-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Orlando believes that the lando said. “We’re committed
“[President Rose] and I lasting effects of the pandem- to staying at the top of the
really wanted [employees] to ic make it difficult to plan the heap when it comes to wages
feel appreciated, and so that future of the job market and and benefits locally and in
was also part of the motiva- related risks. Maine, and so we will move
tion to do this now, rather “This is the hardest period as needed, but we want to
REUBEN SCHAFIR, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT than wait,” Orlando said. “I in my career, and I think in be on top of the competitive
SWABBIN’ FOR SAFETY: Students and faculty alike have committed to keeping campus safe, as demonstrated by know this is the right thing to most people’s, to predict what market.”
their cheerful willingness for nose swabs.
System’s 66 percent. Mid Coast Hospital last spring—
by Rebecca Norden-Bright International students who was a result of both storage capa-
Orient Staff had not received any vaccine bilities and the shorter timeline
While the majority of Bowdo- doses were required to quaran- for students to be fully vaccinat-
in’s student body was fully vac- tine for seven days upon arrival ed.
cinated prior to arrival on cam- to the United States. Many quar- “For all of these students,
pus, a few students—primarily antined in the homes of family we are tracking the day [when]
international students unable to or friends, while six were able they’ll become fully vaccinated,”
obtain one or both doses of the to quarantine on campus begin- Ranen said. “Until they are ful-
vaccine in their home coun- ning August 16. ly vaccinated, they have to wear
tries—were vaccinated upon After completing their sev- masks at all times as well as test
arrival through Bowdoin Health en-day quarantine, completely twice a week when our testing
Services or at Mid Coast Hospi- unvaccinated students received [program] starts up.”
tal. the one-dose Johnson & Johnson As of September 2, one stu-
According to an August 24 vaccine at the health center. Ac- dent was granted a full medical
report from the Portland Press cording to COVID-19 Resource exemption, while a handful of
Herald, the College currently Coordinator Mike Ranen, the other students were granted
boasts a 99 percent vaccination decision to provide Johnson & provisional exemptions while
rate. This rate stands in contrast Johnson vaccines—as opposed the health center continued to
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
to Colby’s 98 percent, Bates’ 95 to Pfizer vaccines, which were gather information.
percent and University of Maine provided for students through THE WAGE HIKE IN CONTEXT: A look back at the Rally for a Living Wage in the spring of 2019 that brought
together students, faculty and staff to demonstrate for higher hourly wages.
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FEATURES
New institute tackles social justice education
workshops. xenophobia and citizenship, as munities.” and Gender and the workshops’ sions they are interested in and
by Tianyi Xu “We [want to have] a mecha- well as a session on intersec- The sessions are led by staff co-leader, said that she hopes are recommended to participate
Orient Staff nism, a system or a curriculum tionality that coheres the dis- members from the Office of the format of the initiative in the session on intersectional-
that could give students a broad crete elements. Inclusion and Diversity, the would help students interest- ity after having completed three
The Office of Inclusion and and whole approach to social Pazos stressed that the for- Student Accessibility Office and ed in one workshop to expand other sessions.
Diversity is spearheading a new justice,” said Pazos. “I think we mat will be focused on facili- the Center for Multicultural their horizons. According to Stern, the Col-
program this semester designed do a really good job of conversa- tating a meaningful dialogue Life. The team hopes to synthe- “This is the first time we’ve lege expects to work closely
to educate student leaders in tions around race and socioeco- to create student leaders and size the workshops with current really integrated [different with “A Groundwater Approach
promoting social justice and nomic class, and those are going agents of change. events that impact the wider topics] in an intersectional ap- to Racial Equity,” a program
equity. The eight-session So- to continue to stay for sure, but “It’s going to be similar to Bowdoin community and the proach, and we’re hoping that offered by the Racial Equity
cial Justice Leadership Institute we also wanted to envision a what you would expect from nation as a whole. people [who] might be interest- Institute (REI), in the next year.
incorporates elements of past program that would give stu- any kind of normal workshop; “There is historical knowl- ed in one of them come back to The Groundwater program is
student workshops and cam- dents a very broad perspective there’s going to be some learn- edge on race and systemic rac- do another and hold the com- one of the eight core workshops
pus-wide dialogue initiatives. on issues of social justice that go ing time, a lot of dialogue, a lot ism that is important for us to plexities of all that together,” offered by the Social Justice
According to Eduardo Pa- beyond [those factors].” of conversation,” Pazos said. “A know and talk about, and that is Stern said. Leadership Institute and also a
zos, director of the Rachel Lord The eight sessions, which really important thing for us...is always foundational to anything According to Pazos and program the College is requir-
Center for Religious and Spiri- are each two hours, cover top- both to have an anti-oppressive that we do around race, but that Stern, sessions are expected to ing all faculty, staff and students
tual Life and a co-leader for the ics of racial equity, religious pedagogy, so that we under- does mean we can consider be held on Monday nights and to participate in by December.
initiative, the College envisions pluralism, understanding and stand the way that oppression many current situations around Friday afternoons, with the goal Students can expect more
this program as a holistic ex- challenging ableism, creating works and how to combat that, race happening in our country of completing the full eight-ses- information from posters and
amination of systemic issues an LGBTQIA+ welcoming cam- and also to make sure that stu- right now,” he said. sion program twice this semes- emails on times and locations
and communities while bring- pus, feminism from theory to dents are gaining the skills to be Kate Stern, director of the ter. Students are encouraged to for the Social Justice Leadership
ing together topics from prior practice, classism and privilege, agents of change in their com- Center for Sexuality, Women sign up, attend individual ses- Institute.

BPS Fellowships offer hands-on approach to Common Good

Economic and Community De- ally wanted to get more involved of Selectmen. Throughout the “It really allows our students felt comfortable having them
by Lucas Dufalla velopment in the state capital of in thinking about local govern- summer, Dixon also had the to see Brunswick through a dif- there was an important piece.”
Orient Staff Augusta. ment and this seemed like a great opportunity to broadcast live in ferent lens; it’s really different to Seames also emphasized that
“We were really excited to in- way to do it.” Midcoast Maine and tour Top- live here in the summer,” Seames all students are encouraged to
For Justis Dixon ’23, the troduce students to what govern- The work at each of the three sham’s local government depart- said. “It’s also really different to apply for BPS programs, regard-
summer wasn’t spent going ment looks like in this program, placement sites gave students a ment. look at the community from the less of their desire to go into gov-
to the beach or relaxing in his specifically local government, grassroots understanding of how The fellowship program, perspective of being a communi- ernment work.
home, rather, it was instead and how it might connect with government works. For each stu- which is run by the Joseph McK- ty member, rather than being a “It’s nice for us to have a mix
spent in an office in Topsham what they are interested in doing dent fellow, the summer kicked een Center for the Common Bowdoin student.” of students in the program, some
contributing to the Common in the future,” said Sarah Seames, off with a tour of their respective Good and falls under the larger Unlike the previous year’s who are very clear, and we want
Good. Over the summer, Dixon the director of the Joseph McK- placement sites and ended in a BPS fellowship program umbrel- program, the summer fellow- to help them get where they’re
and a handful of other Bowdo- een Center for the Common meeting with the local govern- la, began last year. ships this year were not fully going and other students who
in students participated in the Good. ments. “President Rose wanted to remote. Students were allocated are kind of broadly exploring
Bowdoin Public Service (BPS) Dixon, who participated in “We got to present to the place a bigger spotlight on how a $5,000 stipend to cover hous- the idea of what government and
Maine Government Summer the fellowship in Topsham, was Board of Selectmen and en- government service could be a ing and transportation costs. public service look like,” Seames
Fellowships which aim to give intrigued by the opportunity to gage directly with the political way to serve the common good,” Although students, along with said.
Bowdoin students hands-on work at the most basic and inte- process of a small town,” Dixon Seames said. the staff at the McKeen Center, The McKeen Center has plans
government experience by gral level of government. Dixon said. “We learned more about Seames leads the program were excited for the fellowships to continue the fellowship pro-
pairing them with local govern- was previously a fellow in the the functions and roles of local along with Samantha Cogswell, to return to an in-person space, gram into the future.
ments in Maine. BPS in Washington program and government.” the Interim Associate Director safety was still a concern. “I think [the placement sites]
The 10-week fellowships wanted to experience something While working in Topsham, of the Joseph McKeen Center for “I think for students this always have high expectations
placed students with an interest different this summer while still Dixon’s main job was to ana- the Common Good. Seames be- summer, in general, people were about the students, which our
in government into local intern- working towards the common lyze a survey intended to gauge lieves that the program is unique really excited to be back to doing students meet,” Seames said.
ships located in the town offices good. interest in a new community in its ability to give students a stuff in person,” Seames said. “Once they’ve had a student,
in Brunswick and Topsham, “I wanted to get involved with center in Topsham. Dixon’s work new perspective and in turn give “Making sure that they … felt they’re really excited to have
along with a placement working working in government on the culminated in a presentation of them a new appreciation for the comfortable with the protocols other students come back in the
for the Maine Department of ground floor,” Dixon said. “I re- his findings to the town’s Board common good. in their offices and that the sites future.”

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6 FEATURES Friday, September 3, 2021

LOBSTER BAKE ‘FITS

Students showed out in
full force at Tuesday’s
lobster bake, displaying
an eclectic range of sum-
merwear at Farley Field-
house. Amidst the chaos
of crowded lines and
tables, attendees made it
a point to show off their
COVID-19 fashion evo-
lutions and collect snap-
shots with friends.
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BACK WITH STYLE

The lobster bake brought
forth a funky and fash-
ion-forward array of looks
ranging from overalls
to blazers to long flowy
dresses. Students kicked
off the year with pizzazz
before classes com-
menced on Wednesday
morning.
Snapshots by Cheng Xing ’23
and Amira Oguntoyinbo ’24.
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8 Friday, September 3, 2021

Bowdoin College Museum of Art reopens to eager visitors

by Sofie Brown
Orient Staff

The Bowdoin College Muse-

um of Art (BCMA) opened its
doors, with mandatory mask-
ing policies in place, to Bow-
doin students and the public on
July 1, 2021. According to Cu-
ratorial Assistant and Manager
of Student Programs Sabrina
Lin ’21, the reopening was
equally anticipated by students
and staff.
“There were community
members that cried because
they were so happy, which feels
really special because you get to
feel the connection between the
institution and the individual
people,” Lin said in an interview
with the Orient. “You realize it’s
not just about the Museum—it’s
about everyone who cherishes
it and sees a connection to it.”
Co-Director of the Museum
Anne Goodyear added that the
Museum’s entire staff was in at-
tendance to greet its first guest.
“The first guy to come down
did sort of the ‘Rocky’ thing—
waved his hands up in the air,”
Goodyear said in an interview
with the Orient. “There was a ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
sense of great joyfulness.”
After its closure to the pub- ART ON DISPLAY: After months of closure, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) is now welcoming visitors to view their latest exhibit “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in
lic, the BCMA remained open Art,” curated by Elizabeth Humphrey, BCMA Curatorial Assistant.
to Bowdoin students for lim-
ited hours and for academic in previous summers around at the Museum,” an evening an intellectually stimulating The Museum’s fall semester tember 16 and will run through
purposes. here,” Goodyear said.“There’s a event for students. environment for students. will kick off with an exhibition January.
Goodyear believes that the lot of appetite for getting back “We are really hoping to “We want students to feel curated by BCMA Curatorial “We have an emphasis on
masking requirement will not into the museum!” make the Museum a stu- as though this is a place they Assistant Elizabeth Humphrey: collecting work by women art-
deter guests from visiting, ob- As the summer season draws dent-friendly space and for can come together to discuss “There is a Woman in Every ists, especially with the 50th
serving that the museum has to a close, the BCMA is tailor- students to feel like they can big ideas [and] think about Color: Black Women in Art.” anniversary of the matricula-
continued to experience plenty ing its fall programming to the come in whenever they want,” complex topics that don’t nec- The exhibition, which will tion of women to Bowdoin,”
of foot traffic. schedules of Bowdoin students. Lin said. essarily have a right and wrong examine the representation Goodyear said. “We’ve loved
“The visitation numbers have The Museum will be reinstating Goodyear echoed Lin’s senti- but just deserve to be explored of Black women in America helping our audiences see that
been excellent, comparable to Thursday evening late hours ments and hopes that her work through many different lenses,” through pieces from the Mu- this fall through our new ac-
what visitation has looked like and continuing to host “Night with museum staff will create Goodyear said. seum’s collection, opens Sep- quisitions.”

Bowdoin Chamber Choir returns after year-long hiatus

quired to audition for a spot in less likelihood of transmission.” disappointment around that,” drive the bus.” “I imagine once we really get
by Alison Jackson the choir. Christmas added that decreas- Segger said. “There are so many Aware of the pandemic’s going, it’ll be slow, and we’ll just
Orient Staff “There’s an added level that ing the size of the choir will allow people on this campus, where impact on the mental health of have to return to feeling safe and
there [are] people who have been members to have more singing singing is such a big part of their his students, Christmas does trusting one another and being
After a year-long hiatus due in chamber choir for a year and a opportunities. Augie Segger ’23, lives, and there is that possibility not plan to rush into rehearsals. in a room and singing,” Christ-
to the pandemic, the Bowdoin half before, but now [they] have a member of the chamber choir that the opportunity might not Rather, Christmas would like to mas said. “And in the arts espe-
Chamber Choir will resume re- to audition again,” Christmas prior to the pandemic, agreed be there for them.” acknowledge the group’s hiatus cially, where our feelings are so
hearsals and performances for said. “That’s a little strange, [so] that a smaller choir will have Christmas also anticipates and support them in their heal- important, [this] feels relevant.”
the 2021-2022 academic year. I tried to make it as low stakes as many advantages. the uncertainty that has resulted ing process. Similar to Christmas, Segger
Lecturer in Music Jeffrey Christ- possible.” “You can sing more challeng- from the pandemic. In addition “There’s healing we have to views the revival of chamber
mas will serve as the group’s new Another significant change to ing music,” Segger said.“You can to requiring choir members to do, for those of us who love to choir as a cathartic experience,
faculty organizer following the the choir is its size. While there do different stylistic things that wear masks during rehearsals for sing, we haven’t been able to do and he described the special con-
retirement of previous organiz- were 40 members of the choir might not be possible with a larg- the foreseeable future, Christmas it,” Christmas said. “It’s been so nection that he imagines will re-
er Professor of Music Emeritus prior to the pandemic, Christ- er group.” is still figuring out how the choir strange for something that is im- kindle within the group this year.
Robert Greenlee. mas decided to downsize the However, Segger acknowl- can take all necessary safety pre- portant and joyful for so many of “I think [chamber choir]
While Christmas has been group to 20 members for safety edged that a smaller choir also cautions. us to have been so dangerous in allows us to socialize in a very
teaching in the Bowdoin music and stylistic reasons. brings disadvantages, particular- “If that means making record- the last year and a half.” special way because a good choir
department since 2015, this is “It’s a lot easier to maintain ly for past members who may not ings, trying to do stuff digitally Christmas said he also feels has to do a lot of listening,” Seg-
his first time leading the College’s space,” Christmas said. “Certain- be re-granted membership into or figure out ways to do things especially obligated to be mind- ger said. “You do just as much
chamber choir. Under new lead- ly, it seems logical and conclusive the group. outside, then I trust our ability ful with his students and take listening as you do singing, and
ership, all students—including that in a smaller ensemble, with “All of us have to re-audition, to pivot if we need to,” Christmas the necessary time to build trust I think listening is sometimes a
returning members—were re- fewer people breathing, there’s [and] there could be a lot of said. “I’m trying not to let fear within the choir. social skill that we forget to do.”

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SPORTS
Athletic department prepares for the return to full competition schedule HIGHLIGHT
munity has been so diligent with petition despite the campus’ high tant Athletic Director for Facilities Looking ahead to the busy fall
REEL
by Tucker Ellis getting vaccinated.” vaccination rate. and Event Management Kevin competition schedule that looms
Orient Staff Que believes the upcoming “We’re going to follow strict Loney said. on the horizon, Ryan remains op- RETURN TO BUSY
athletic season will help herself and guidelines in terms of only com- The spectator policy, although timistic yet wary. COMPETITION
Supported by a campus commu- her athletes treasure the opportuni- peting against teams that have seemingly straightforward, does “I’m encouraged by the in- SCHEDULE:
nity that boasts a vaccination rate of ty they have been given and take a fully vaccinated students and staff,” not come without its own set of creased opportunities our students After an 18-month halt to
99% and guidance from the Centers pause to hone in on the underlying Ashmead White Director of Ath- questions and concerns. “The will have in light of the vaccination athletic competition due to
for Disease Control (CDC), Bowdo- aspects of competition. letics Tim Ryan said. “If members challenge becomes if you can’t get records by the College and by the COVID-19 restrictions and
in’s athletic department is preparing “I think there is going to be a of other teams [are not vaccinated], vaccinated, for example if you’re teams with which we will compete,” protocols from the New
to return to an unabbreviated sched- greater focus on the mental prep, we’re going to test them and require under the age of 12, you aren’t able Ryan said. “We will move forward England Small College
ule of competition for the first time more than ever, in this year as com- them to wear a mask during com- to come to [Bowdoin] events. So with safety as the number one pri- Athletic Conference
since the fall of 2019. pared to previous years, just be- petition. If our opponents are un- [the athletic department] is still try- ority, governing all decisions we (NESCAC) and the
For many coaches who have cause we haven’t been in uniform willing to follow those guidelines, ing to figure that out,” Loney said. make.” Centers for Disease
been unable to bond with their ath- for a while,” Que said. “The other we will look to identify new sources Despite Bowdoin’s strict proto- Loney echoed Ryan’s senti- Control, the College will
letes and watch them compete for coaches and I will be really focus- of competition for our teams.” cols regarding vaccination records ments, placing emphasis on each return to a jam-packed
the past 18 months, this hint of nor- ing on the mental prep of compe- The College will also utilize and testing for students and specta- individual’s duty to protect the schedule beginning next
malcy brings a blend of emotions: titions, simulating races at practice and enforce a new spectator policy tors, athletes will experience more Bowdoin community as a whole. week. Fall semester athletic
joy, disbelief and relief. and setting goals—realistic goals.” for home competitions, as intro- leniency and fewer regulations “[The athletic department] just competitions begin with
“I have to pinch myself every However, despite the excitement duced to the public on Wednesday than they did last spring. asks that people continue to be Men’s Soccer taking on
day I see our cross country team shared by all, athletes, coaches and morning. “The biggest change that is a patient and careful,” Loney said. the University of New
out practicing and the entire team staff alike will attempt to remain “Based on CDC recommenda- benefit of the vaccination effort is “We want everybody to have the England at home and
is together and not in small boxes cautious and vigilant. With the tions from the state of Maine and we will be able to compete with- Bowdoin [athletic] experience Women’s Volleyball facing
on Zoom,” Head Coach of Men’s ever-increasing spread of the Delta federally, we are saying everyone out masks on, whereas last year they deserve, and the way we do the University of Southern
and Women’s Track and Field LJ Variant of COVID-19, the athletic who comes to campus as a specta- all of our athletes who practiced that is looking out for each other Maine (USM) at USM on
Que said. “I’m feeling a boatload of department plans to implement tor has to be fully vaccinated and and competed were masked at all and keeping each other safe. It’s the Tuesday, September 7.
gratitude that the College and com- strict protocols surrounding com- show proof of vaccination,” Assis- times,” Ryan said. common good.”

NEW SPECTATOR
POLICY:

Dowd ’22 pushes for women’s club soccer team On Wednesday,

September 1, the College’s
athletic department
released to the public
year looking to finally bring the Dowd’s own attempt to kickstart Kevin Loney distributes field space of athletes here in varsity and club its new spectator policy
by Cole van Miltenburg team to life. With a strong support the team coincided with the tail end to the College’s teams, communicat- sports … sometimes, you run into for home competitions.
and Lily Randall network of students behind her— of Bowdoin’s efforts to transition all ing with coaches and staff to assign different time constraints.” At competitions held
Orient Staff including 25 students from the of its JV teams to club status, as is time blocks to each team. While the Despite the possibility of future indoors, spectators must
class of 2025 alone—Dowd began standard across the College’s peer women’s JV team’s funding status is setbacks, Dowd is confident with be masked at all times
On May 3, Eva Dowd ’22 posted connecting with alumni who had institutions. pending SAFC approval later this the support she has received from and display proof of
a one-question poll to her Insta- previously attempted what she was “The JV soccer program for semester, Loney noted the possibil- the Athletics Department and oth- COVID-19 vaccination
gram story: ‘If you’re a woman, seeking to do. women had a lack of interest several ity for the group to obtain field space er groups on campus such as the upon entrance. At outdoor
would you be interested in a club Through her initial outreach, years ago and didn’t continue to op- before the SAFC’s final decision women’s varsity soccer and men’s competitions, spectators
soccer team at Bowdoin?’ The re- Dowd was connected with Sofia erate. The men’s soccer JV program, “Right now, we have two fields club soccer teams. will not be required to be
sponse was overwhelming—with Trogu ’19, an alumna involved in a because it really was operating as a available for club sports,” Loney said. “I think [the men’s club team] is masked assuming that
over 60 interested students and past effort to form a Junior Varsity club rather than a traditional JV pro- “If [the club teams] can figure out going to help us out with obtaining they can maintain proper
a host of alumni expressing their (JV) women’s team in the 2017-18 gram, transitioned to being a club [how to divide] their practice times soccer balls and cones before we get physical distance between
support, Dowd felt empowered to school year. Trogu had secured the program. So we don’t have any JV … between those two fields, I can our own funding … and even if we
themselves and others,
try and kickstart a team. interest of over 30 students and programs at Bowdoin [anymore].” map it out.” have issues [with] field space or oth-
but they will be asked to
“I’ve received an overwhelming even organized unofficial practices In late May, Dowd reached out Field space at Bowdoin has his- er things,” Dowd said.
show proof of COVID-19
amount of interest and support, and team events over the course of to Ashmead White Director of torically been difficult to come by, Ryan emphasized that Bowdo-
vaccination upon entrance
even just in [this] very cursory, that year. Athletics Tim Ryan to learn more as 31 varsity teams along with the in athletics remains committed to
and must not enter
low-level outreach phase,” Dowd “For that first year, I was really about the possibility of obtaining men’s and women’s ultimate frisbee working with women’s club soccer
College buildings. For
said. “I also received a lot of support just trying to get girls to come out approval and funding to start a and men’s and women’s club soccer both now and in the future.
from girls currently on the varsity to practices and not actually set team. She found the application teams must now compete for a lim- “I’m excited about additional
all competitions, people
soccer team, offering whatever help up any official games,” Trogu said. process more complicated than ited number of time blocks which opportunities for students to be
under the age of 12 will
they could provide from their end “[But] there’s certainly precedent, expected, as it involved both apply- usually occur in the late afternoon able to pursue their athletic in-
not be granted entrance
and expressing solidarity with the and definitely interest [in a women’s ing for Student Activities Funding and early evening of each weekday. terests, and I’m glad that this is due to their inability to be
unfairness of there being a men’s club team].” Committee (SAFC) funding and “We have a ton of field space, coming together through the part- vaccinated.
club team and not a women’s team.” Eventually, Trogu’s team dwin- coordinating field space with the probably more than I’ve had any- nership with the Student Activities
Though hindered by the pan- dled, and it wasn’t until Dowd’s athletics department. where that I’ve worked outside of Office,” Ryan said. “I look forward
demic in her initial efforts, Dowd efforts this fall that the women’s club Assistant Athletic Director for my time [at the] Division I level,” to supporting the women in the ATHLETIC
re-entered the 2021-2022 school soccer scene started to re-emerge. Facilities and Event Management Loney said. “But we also have a ton program in the years ahead.” DEPARTMENT
SEEKS TO IMPROVE
DEI EDUCATIONAL

Olympian Grand’Pierre ’23 reflects on her time in the village

EFFORTS:
Over the course of the
2021-2022 academic year,
the College’s athletic
for the Red Cross. All four of tian Mass every Sunday [growing bunch of different countries. I was honestly the perfect end to a department will partake in
by Lily Randall my siblings swim, and she saw up], all of my parents’ friends in think my favorite pin was from long story. six educational seminars
Orient Staff how much swimming gave to us Atlanta are Haitian, so I’ve just Seychelles, which is a really tiny ORIENT: What has the sup- with the Institute for Sport
and our family; we [all] got our been so surrounded by [their island, and the people were really port from the Bowdoin network and Social Justice based in
Just over a month ago, Em- jobs through swimming. So, she support]. I used to be ashamed nice. The dining hall was open been like? Orange County, Florida.
ilie Grand’Pierre ’23, boasting spearheaded getting swimming of being Haitian growing up, 24/7. Although we couldn’t go to EGP: The Bowdoin commu- The goal of the Institute
citizenship in both the United back [as an Olympic event for] just because all I heard was all other venues, the village itself was nity is insane. There is this one for Sport and Social Justice
States and Haiti, represented Haiti. My oldest sister went to the of the negative things about it. massive. There was a mile-and-a- alumna who works for NBC, and is to use peoples’ passion
her home country of Haiti at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, so But marrying my parents’ love of half trail along the river. It was so she was at the Olympic Village, for athletics as a channel
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. it was through that networking Haiti to building a love of my own pretty. and she sent me cuts from the to educate them about
She competed in the 100-meter that we got a swim team started. I through swimming and giving ORIENT: How did it feel to cameras she was in charge of at prejudice, diversity and
breaststroke, winning her heat joined the Haitian National Team back has been super rewarding. win your heat? the pool. Even having a Bowdoin social justice.
with a time of one minute and in 2018, so I’ve been going to ORIENT: What was it like to EGP: I actually had a goal grad as a boss for my internship
14.82 seconds. international meets [since] then, live in the Olympic village? time, and I didn’t get it, so [when was great; he would send Bow-
ORIENT: What was the pro- [but] it wasn’t until my sister re- EGP: We had to quarantine the race ended] I was like, ‘Oh doin’s articles and Instagram
cess for getting onto the Haitian tired in early 2020 that it became at a pre-Olympic training hotel, dang that sucks,’ but then I turned features into my work Slack. We
Olympic swim team? an option for me. I was suddenly but once I actually got in the vil- around and saw a camera in go to such a small school, but lit-
EGP: Haiti sent a male the fastest Haitian girl. lage, it was just insane to be sur- my face and was like, ‘Holy s*** erally everywhere I go I’m never
[swimmer] to the 1996 Atlanta ORIENT: How did it feel to rounded by world-class athletes what did I do!’ So I turned back alone because someone else goes
Olympics, but after that, they represent Haiti? who love what they do. I got to around, and I saw that I had won to Bowdoin. My email especial-
kind of disbanded swimming. EGP: It’s so rewarding. Both of meet people from so many cool my heat. I was like ‘HOLY S***!’ ly was flooded. I got a personal
After the 2010 earthquake, [my my parents are Haitian. Because countries. There’s this tradition My teammates from Bowdoin email from President Rose. It was
mom] wanted to find a way to of the instability [in Haiti], we ha- at the Olympics to trade pins, so have been joking, ‘How many crazy. I took a screenshot of it,
help Haiti through more than ven’t been able to go back as often I got 100 pins to start with, and times did you practice that wave,’ and it’s definitely something I will
COMPILED BY TUCKER ELLIS
just giving money or working as I would like to. I went to Hai- I could trade them with a whole because I waved to the camera. It carry forever.
 O OPINION
10 Friday, Septermber 3, 2021

Brick by brick, class by class

For the first time since March of 2020, four class years are learning and living all to-
gether on Bowdoin’s campus. The paths of the quad are filled with more people now than
The value of labor education
at any other point in the past year and a half. You may not recognize the people you see in sector workforce while only 5 per- licemen, public service employees,
line in Thorne and the social scene may be different than you remember—or entirely new. by Radu Stochita cent of private-sector employees nurses and teachers contributed
Rather than gradually growing into our roles on campus, as previous generations of Op Ed Contributor are organized. There is still a fear to the rate of joblessness being
college students have done, all four classes find themselves suddenly thrust into unfamil- of unionization amongst employ- lower than in the private sector.
iar territories. The relentless tumult of COVID-19 has reshaped our institutional memory, Over the past three years, I have ees that was aided by campaigns Yet, having a collective bargaining
forcing us all to embark upon this year with amplified intention. witnessed a change in discussion dating back to Nixon, which, contract with a very precise set of
To the class of 2022—many of you may feel less like seniors and more like stunted about labor, unionization, work- combined with some level of cor- firing and hiring practices, lowers
sophomores. Perhaps you relate to the spaces around us from the perspective of a studentdent place ethics and the like. While ruption amongst certain union one
one’ss possibility of losing their job.
who has just found their stride at Bowdoin. Despite your seniority, you are surrounded nded unions might have been a hard leaders, made people question the The trend of focusing on la labor
by unfamiliar faces, new novel customs and notable absences such as your mailboxes and topic to approach a couple of years relevance of those institutions in issues is not always visible whenwhe it
your favorite dining hall card swiper, Irene. ago, it is becoming more common the workplace. comes down to
To the class of 2023—when you were sent home in spring of 2020, you were still a first to hear them brought up in con- The fact unioniza
unioniza-
year finding your way around campus and settling in. Now you’re back as a junior with versation, tion, since
s
more wisdom and experience but perhaps lacking the confidence to fully leverage it.t. Be though g
the great
the junior you looked up to your first year—you have the power to be a guiding forcee on people majority
majorit of
campus. are not this co coun-
To the class of 2024—after a disjointed first year with little opportunity to meet stu- al- try’s workers
wor
dents outside your year and connect with upperclass students in person, you’re occupying ying ways are not memb
members
many spaces on campus with deserved assurance. You have been resilient over the last in fa- of one. In June, half
year. Kudos to you and keep it up. Do not be afraid to ask questions and make connec- nec- vor of of the
tions—your opportunity hasn’t passed. them. state
states
To the class of 2025—in many ways, the beginning of your college experience was Presi- an-
normal for Bowdoin. Your parents moved you in, you went on orientation trips, you have dent Joe
decorated the walls inside your brick with your roommate and gotten lost on your way Biden
to four in-person classes. However, your first-year experience is distinct from that off the talked
classes before you. You are arriving at a place with a bank of knowledge, traditions and about
lessons that are at risk of becoming an unfortunate casualty of Bowdoin’s recent trans- ans- how
formations. nounced
noun
Like all communities rebuilding after hardship, all four classes are obliged to builduild that tthey
Bowdoin back into the community it was while shaping it into a better version of itself.tself. will be
Although it is tempting to forget our difficult learning moments, it is of course all the ending the
more important to retain the lessons we learned from them in our growth. increas
increased
This collection of classes has a unique ability to collaborate across generations and
d ce- unem-
ment the traditions we collectively value and bury those we do not—we must not let this ploymen
ployment
opportunity go unseized. Channeling the sentiments of this Board in the final editorial al of unions benefits
Orient Volume 150, we must take a critical approach in our quest to reestablish Bowdoin’ oin’s are the founda- implemen
implement-
culture. In the penultimate paragraph of that editorial, its authors asked, “even if we can- tion of the Amer- ed because of
not find something good in all the loss we have experienced, how can we come together ther ican middle class in the pandem
pandemic,
to make positive change on our campus?” a speech early this year, in even though the
We know it will be a challenge. We know it will take hard work on the part of every very which he gave his support for the federal government was still
club leader, every team captain, every College House chair and, in fact, every individualdual Pro Act. Rapper Vince Staples even sponsoring the program. The
on this campus. showed off his SAG-AFTRA union rhetoric behind the cut was that
It is a challenge we are ready to face. card during a GQ interview, giving unemployment benefits enco encour-
This editorial represents the majority view of the Editorial Board, which is com- om- the labor association a shoutout. age laziness and make pe people
prised of Sophie Burchell, Diego Lasarte, Rebecca Norden-Bright, Reuben Schafi afir, At Bowdoin, things have also want to stay off the job mar- m
Emma Sorkin, Ayub Tahlil and Tianyi Xu. changed since I first set foot on ket. On the contrary, resea
research
campus. On May 4, 2018, the Ori- done by Aridrajit Dube and
ent published an article titled, co-authors states that only o
“Facilities workers struggle to one out of eight people w who
make ends meet” showing ev- lost benefits actually en ended
ESTABLISHED 1871
871 eryone on campus how house- up getting another job. The
keepers were paid less than a problem isn’t laziness, it’s the
bowdoinorient.com [email protected] 6200 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011
4011 living wage. The article started lack of well-paid and accessi-
acce
the movement which later led to ble jobs.
The Bowdoin Orient is a student-run weekly publication dedicated to providing news and information
ation the formation of the Bowdoin It is no longer the case
case, as
relevant to the Bowdoin community. Editorially independent of the College and its administrators,ators, Labor Alliance, through which the pandemic has proven to us,
the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards
ds in we have tried to stand by the side that we can continue to hit the
writing and reporting. The Orient is committed to serving as an open forum for thoughtful and diverse
verse of Bowdoin housekeepers and working-class and expect tha that by
discussion and debate on issues of interest to the College community. fight for better wages and working cutting their services and strip- st
conditions. In December 2019, the ping their unions of power, the
Diego Lasarte Emma Sorkin Orient reported on the unioniza- situation will get better. The statis-
sta
Editor in Chief Editor in Chief tion effort of some of the house- tics tell us that union membership
member
keepers, and in 2020, there were leads to a higher median income,
inco
Organizing Chair Senior Managing Editor Layout Editor more pieces about labor in the while unemployment benefits help h
Ayub Tahlil Dylan Sloan Cloe Tarlton Orient than there have ever been those who are unable to make ends e
since I started school here in 2018. KAYA WURTZEL meet.
Digital Director Managing Editor News Editor Even if discussions about unions More than ever, everyone on
Yi Yang Aura Carlson Andrew Cohen and workplace issues have become that there are law firms that help this campus should regard la labor
Cole van Miltenburg Rose Keller more mainstream, the situation bust unionization efforts inside as a major component in ttheir
Photo Editor Emily Staten on the ground hasn’t progressed the workplace still makes us won- critical analysis. Just as these dis-
Amira Oguntoyinbo Rebecca Norden-Bright Features Editor as much. In 2020, 10.8 percent der why employers are so afraid of cussions are getting more scr screen
Seamus Frey Lucas Dufalla of wage and salary workers were organized labor. They might say time, union leadership is going
Multimedia Editor members of a labor union, an in- that without a union, there can to change next year, opening the
Julia Jennings Executive Editor Sports Editor crease of only half a percent from be better negotiation and that the path to a new practice and culture
Reuben Schafir Tucker Ellis 2019. Still, the number of workers workers won’t have to abide by a amongst the top federations. The
Senior News Reporter Sebastian de Lasa
Andrew Bastone who were unionized decreased by contract that might not be to their AFL-CIO might elect a far-left
Associate Editor A&E Editor 321,000, meaning only 14.3 mil- advantage. On the contrary, data president, while the Teamsters
Data Desk Editor Alison Jackson lion workers were part of a union. from the U.S. Bureau of Labor might choose to repudiate the leg-
Halina Bennet
Nimra Siddiqui Jane Godiner While there was an increase in the Statistics shows that workers who acy of the infamous Jimmy Hoffa.
Patrycja Pekala Opinion Editor percentage, the unemployment are union members or represented Despite election results and
Lily Randall
Sofie Brown Juliana Vandermark rate, which skyrocketed due to the by a union tend to earn a weekly the national changes in labor law,
Head Illustrator Sophie Burchell pandemic, made it inaccurately median wage that is around $200 we must play our part as active
Kyra Tan Senior Reporters
Tianyi Xu look like there was more union more than non-organized workers. citizens and students, and be in-
Shoshi Gordon
presence than ever. Furthermore, workers repre- formed and learn how to critically
Social Media Manager Copy Editor Annika Moore
The statistics look dire, and if sented by a union had more job look at work, workplace issues and
Syona Sidhu Josie Tidmore Hayden Redelman
Jane Olsen we go into more detail, we realize security during the pandemic in bargaining. You can no longer tell
Katie King that most of the union members 2021. The fact that many of those workers that they can just go and
Shoshi Gordon
are working in the public sector, jobs are in the public sector and take their problems to the boss and
as 35 percent of the total public that many union members are po- expect them to believe you.
The material contained herein is the property of The Bowdoin Orient and appears at the sole discretion of the
editors. The editors reserve the right to edit all material.
Friday, September 3, 2021 OPINION 11

Sophomore disorientation: you are not alone

not much excitement. Having of orientation was a huge ob-
by Delphine King just been on a town hall Zoom stacle for many sophomores
Op Ed Contributor
the night before, during which during the first few days of
I am sure that I am not the Bowdoin faculty and an entirely new and different
the only one who felt that re- deans labeled a sophomore college semester, I am posi-
turning to college after more orientation as “not necessary” tive that countless obstacles
than a year away from school and not a good use of time, were presented to Bowdoin
was daunting. As I packed my both me and my parents were due to COVID-19 as well.
things and prepared to drive expecting more. At the very I want to share my opinion
to Brunswick once again, I least, anything at all for an en- not to discount this admin-
couldn’t help but be reminded tire class of students who were istration’s hard work or to
of the memories of isolation either alone in their dorms or seem ungrateful, but simply
and confinement from last studying from home last fall, to shed light on an area that
fall. As grateful as I was for the the unwillingness to welcome could use improvement. We
safety protocols mandated by them in, host in-person events cannot change the past, and
Bowdoin, I looked forward to or meet-and-greets or to even we cannot get back any of the
a fresh start, new faces and an include them on the right countless moments, memo-
open campus. mailing lists felt neglectful. ries or experiences that have
While the Class of 2025 re- I want anyone reading this been lost over this past year
ceived a more traditional and to know that above all, you and a half. But we can move
thorough orientation this year, are heard. If you felt over- forward, and we can do better.
the incoming sophomore class whelmed or alone in the first I am writing this to ask Bow-
got more of a do-it-yourself few days on campus, you are doin, with the help of its sur-
kit—no instructions, man- not the only one. Howev- rounding community (myself
ual or even a campus map. er, this does not mean that enthusiastically included), to
Driving into campus was a I do not see and appreciate do better for the class of 2024
silent march through scattered Bowdoin and its outstanding (and 2024.5) as we look to the
groups of people. There were faculty and staff for all that future.
no faculty or testing staff, no they have done throughout Delphine King is a member
one to point things out and the pandemic. While the lack of the Class of 2024. KYRA TAN

A letter to my past self, reflections on my time at Bowdoin

culture shock on campus this In time, you may learn some of still be unsure how truthful your own silence. a leave of absence for mental
by Elijah Stitson fall. I hope it helps. that ease is carefully contrived. people are about how much or Faced with the obvious ten- health and be reminded of the
Op Ed Contributor You may notice immediately Meanwhile, you should attend how little they study. If you find sion between yourself and your duck metaphor: calm on the
that some actions perceived as office hours, go to the Center yourself having to remake your role in the ‘script’, you may grow surface, kicking frantically un-
As the Class of 2022 begins normal at home elicit strange for Learning and Teaching academic skill set, take solace frustrated. Your frustration may derneath. That same student
our last year at Bowdoin, many looks at Bowdoin. Examples (CLT), work with a tutor and in the fact that you are receiv- compel you to withdraw from will truthfully tell you Bow-
of us find ourselves thinking include swearing or wearing remember that it isn’t your fault ing a transformative education the Bowdoin community—to doin is the most relaxed, least
back to how much has changed the “wrong” clothes. You may if your high school was unable from Bowdoin. You stay in on Friday and Saturday competitive school they’ve at-
since first year. I’m no excep- often hear yourself lf saying, to appropriately prepare you will feel rewarded nights, to say no to social in- tended. You’ll see that despite
tion, despite feeling like an “where am I going for break? for college—you are in the end. vitations thatt don’t represent the immaculate exterior, your
exception much of my time at Just back home.” Frequent
equent ex- not alone in As you comfort. Fight
Fi that compulsion. peers share the same human
Bowdoin. I arrived as a pub- periences of subtle, e, implied this feel- learn the Later, you’l
you’ll wish you had fully faults and fears that you do.
lic school student who didn’t judgment will make you ques- ‘script’, you engaged as a first year and soph- So, you’ll be more comfort-
know what consulting was and tion if you’re weird or abnor- may find omore, thathat despite discomfort able on campus. Yet, there may
will leave a graduate in eco- mal. It will make a few of yourself and obstacles
obstac such as the need be a point where you discover
nomics who has learned how your friends question on frustrat- to work or catch up in micro- that home no longer feels like
to pass the airport test. their very perception on economics
economics, you had participat- home, but Bowdoin doesn’t ei-
Mostly, I’ve been thinking of reality—“are people ople ed in clubs,
club parties and other ther. You may feel you’ve devel-
about what could have better actually treating me dif- events. Nevertheless, it’s oped the unfortunate privilege
prepared me for this place I’ve ferently, or is it all in my important
import to establish com- of living partly in two worlds
grown to feel a complicated, head? Am I suffering ng from fortable
fortab circles from which and wholly in neither. By be-
confusing love for. Following paranoia?” After three ree years you ccan safely branch out. coming a Bowdoin student,
three years and a curriculum of and many discussions, ons, you’ll Keep looking for these, you may feel a part of you has
conversations with friends, I’ve learn others were also lso experi- and asa they develop, also been lost.
finally begun to understand encing this. After a few sociol- put your
yourself in less comfort- You and your friends will
the common feelings many ogy classes, you may even learn able places.
places differ wildly in your responses
less-privileged students share, the terms that describecribe what ed b
As you branch out, you’ll be- to this last experience. Some
feelings often compounded you were experiencing—you
ncing—you ing. by others’ gin to comprehend
com previously will never experience it. But
by race, gender, sexuality and all lacked Bowdoin’s n’s shared Note unwillingness a
mystical aspects of Bowdoin’s to you? Going through this
more. I’ve also seen how pro- habitus and thus were strug- that to converse about culture. You’ll
Yo hear someone process will allow you to newly
cessing these feelings allowed gling to follow your ur roles in asking personal relationships nervously tell their parents create and discover yourself,
us to begin experiencing Bow- the Bowdoin social script. You for things AN
with class, race or other priv- they’ve dro
dropped the major that and all the strengths, weak-
doin more fully and peaceful- were not paranoid. you need d ffrom AT il
ileges. You
Y may encounter t was preselected
l for them. Sud- nesses and purposes within.
KYR
ly. Above all, I wish someone A key part of your role is deans is encouraged here. uncomfortable silences when denly, their apparent infatua- And that just may result in the
could have told me that other academics. However, you may Yes, office hours actually are an you speak about your every- tion with investment banking most fulfilling four years of
people were experiencing this become exasperated, spend- open time to talk to a profes- day life outside of Bowdoin, and consulting will make more your life.
as well. As such, this is for my- ing hours writing C+ papers sor about class and sometimes silences that did not follow sense. You’ll see the seemingly Elijah Stitson is a member of
self in my first year, and anyone while the student sitting next life. Yes, people do study a lot, you at home. Do not let these comfortable student you sat the Class of 2022.
else at Bowdoin experiencing to you displays relative ease. although by senior year you’ll silences intimidate you into next to first year abruptly take

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12 Friday, September 3, 2021

EVENT
FRIDAY 3
Bagels on the Quad
Bowdoin Hillel will be offering bagels and lox on the quad, as well
as sharing information about the Jewish experience at Bowdoin.
Hubbard Quad. 10 a.m.

EVENT
McKeen Center Volunteer Fair
Students and staff of the McKeen Center for the Common
Good will provide students with information on volunteer
opportunities and other McKeen Center programming in
Brunswick and beyond.
Hyde Plaza, David Saul Smith Union. 2:30 p.m.

EVENT
Masque & Gown Ice Cream Social
Masque & Gown will be offering ice cream and the
opportunity to learn about student theater at Bowdoin.
Pickard Theater Quad. 5 p.m.
ANN BASU, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
EVENT
Food Truck Maine-ia
Student Activities will host three food trucks—Tacos Del Seoul,
Momma Baldacci’s and Bolos—as late-night dining options.
Coffin Street Parking Lot. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY 4 LILY RANDALL THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

DOG DAYS: The sun set on another summer in Brunswick with the start of classes this week. The Schiller Coastal Studies Center, pictured above,
hosted a number of pre-orientation trips for the Class of 2025.
EVENT
Back to School Ice Cream Social
Africa Alliance, Black Student Union, the Center for
Multicultural Life and Student Organization for Caribbean
Awareness will host interested students for ice cream and
MONDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 8
EVENT WELLNESS
outdoor games.
24 College Street Backyard. 3 p.m. Gender Violence Prevention & Title IX Yoga on the Mall
Open House Sundra Yoga will offer outdoor yoga classes for the Brunswick
FILM SCREENING The Office of Gender Violence Prevention and Education and community. Classes are open to yogis of all skill levels.
Brunswick Town Mall. 7:30 a.m.
“In the Heights” the Title IX Office will host Lisa Rävar, Director of OGVPE, and
Student Activities, the Center for Multicultural Life, the Benje Douglas, Title IX Coordinator. Gelato Fiasco, as well as free
water bottles, stickers, hand sanitizer and other giveaways will WELLNESS
Departments of Cinema Studies, Africana Studies and Music
as well as the Latin America, Caribbean and Latinx Studies be available after the presentation. Meditation
Program, will offer Gelato Fiasco during a screening of Dudley Coe Quad. 4 p.m. The Rachel Lord Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, as well
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights.” as Counseling and Wellness Services, will offer a 15-minute
Dudley Coe Quad. 7:15 p.m. meditation using the Headspace App. Tea will be served.
Great Room, 30 College Street. 10 a.m.

SUNDAY 5 TUESDAY 7
PERFORMANCE
Live Music Sunday Series
EVENT
Walk With a Doc THURSDAY 9
The Local will present musicians Jud Caswell and Kat Logan, Mid Coast Medical Group will hold a 30-minute, outdoor
walking session for members of the Brunswick community of PERFORMANCE
as well as special guest musician Karen Gray, for an outdoor
all ages. They will be joined by doctors from Family Practice Live Music with Joe Sabourin
concert and refreshments from local food trucks. Tickets are at Parkview. Joe Sabourin, a multi-genre singer-songwriter based in New
available for purchase on The Local’s website. Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness, England, will play live at Noble Kitchen + Bar.
Morning Glory Natural Foods, 60 Maine Street. 5:15 p.m. 329 Maine Street. 12:15 p.m. 4 Noble Street. 6 p.m.

10 11 EVENT 12 13 14 WORKSHOP 15 WELLNESS 16

A Groundwater
Empowerment Self- Approach to Racial Meditation
Defense Series Equity