"It's a date!" is a new feature that will set up Bowdoin students on blind dates and report on the hilarious, unexpected and awkward parts of their rendez-vous. Brought to you by the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), this column will also feature deals for dating around town in collaboration with various Brunswick businesses. Every other week it will feature a new pair of students who undertake a dating adventure in anticipation of this year's Date Week, starting on November 14. Though the students featured here may not find true love, they might just find that going on a date—romantic or otherwise—isn't as terrifying as it may seem.
Say you're on a study-date and snacks are requested—what would you buy to tickle his/her fancy?
M: Something raw. Probably raw fish. I'd say it's still filled with energy and has the vestige of life. Amazing texture and great taste.
She'd first ask—as she did at the date—"this is raw, right?" and worry it might get her sick. If we're meeting at Smith Union, Little Tokyo eel rolls. They're baked.
T: Pirate's Booty popcorn
Who would play your date in a biopic of his/her life, and why?
M: Penelope Cruz. The hottest hispanic actress I know. She better write down Tom Cruise or something for me. If reciprocity is not a good reason, let's see... Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She's fun and sincere!
T: Harry Chum, Jr. who plays Michael Chang on Glee!
Your date only has time to visit three stores during an afternoon in Freeport. Which ones will he or she visit?
M: Banana Republic, Polo Raulph Lauren, and then L. L. Bean Outlet. We all go to Bowdoin.
T: L.L.Bean, Patagonia, Starbucks.
Who would your date choose to play Ivies if he or she was king or queen of the Entertainment Board?
M: I hate questions that make me answer with music. I have such a narrow iTunes library in my brain. I think she'd listen to Black Eyed Peas to rock out on the highway while driving and Bag Raiders while cruising in Brunswick. That's what I would do, anyway.
T: Something to do with reggae
ResLife just decided to allow pets in your date's apartment/dorm! What pet would your date buy and what would he or she name the little one?
M: Iguana with a long, cuttable, tail. Name it Tailor.
T: A lizard, Squirt.
If you could make any two people at Bowdoin go on a date like yours, who would it be?
M: Henry Hoagland and Cal Pershan.
T: Isabel Nassief and Greg Pierce or Chelsea Albright and Luke Regan.
Most surprising thing you found out about your date?
M: She's in the teacher-scholar program to be a teacher and she teaches in Freeport!
T: He is from South Korea. He never knew he was a singer and then tried out for a capella and made it. He discovered a new talent.
Best part of the date?
M: The ride back home. In her car. She dropped me off because it was raining.
T: Conversation was flowing, never a dull moment. Super funny.Also, when I casually spilled water over my left boob...he turned the awkward situation into a funny one.
-Compiled by Lizzy Tarr '12 and Devin Hardy '13.
If you would like to be set up on a date and featured in the Orient or if you know two people who you think should be set up, email etarr@bowdoin.edu and dhardy@bowdoin.edu.
Mention this article at Scarlet Begonias to take advantage of this weekend's special deals:
10 percent off any takeout order,
two pints of PBR and a pizza for 10$, and Happy Hour drink specials from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Bowdoin ID's are required and the offers are good through Sunday night.