The Bowdoin Orient

Two Bowdoin students were charged with forgery after they reportedly attempted to buy alcohol with fraudelent IDs on Saturday night. A clerk at Rite Aid suspected that the two Maine driver's licenses the students produced were fake, and contacted the Brunswick Police Department (BPD). The officer who arrived on the scene detained the two students in the parking lot and confiscated the IDs, which were of high quality and allegedly purchased online. The police have also charged a third student, whose ID was seized at Rite Aid in January. The two students apprehended Saturday were also charged with possession of alcohol by minors. In the past, the police have opted for the charge of possessing a fraudulent ID card, rather than the criminal offense of possessing a forged document.

After Bowdoin students received an Ivies survey from the E-Board last fall, questions buzzed around campus, but there was one left echoing louder than the rest: Would Ivies continue to be free? On Monday, the buzzing came to a halt, when students received another email about Ivies, this time from Allen Delong, director of student life. The message stated that while Ivies will remain free for students, guests will be charged a $20 entrance fee. The fee will provide admission at the gate to both the concert and dinner on Saturday, April 28.

As of last weekend, 23 students have been transported for over-consumption of alcohol over the course of this year. While a transport is often a one-night ordeal for the student involved, the costs incurred—which often add up to hundreds of dollars—can become a financial burden that lingers long after the weekend is over. In each instance, the student is charged for the cost of the transport and for emergency care. On top of that, the College mandates that students go to three counseling sessions with licensed drug and alcohol counselor Geno Ring, a disciplinary measure that will set them back $300.

At its weekly meeting on Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government discussed whether it should support changes to first year chem-free housing at the College, in light of a BSG report on the modifications and a hearing with chem-free students opposed to the proposed changes. The report was filed on April 1 by the Committee on Student Affairs, which was tasked by the Executive Committee of BSG to compile a comprehensive review of the proposed changes to chem-free housing. Alongside the report was a hearing with students John Grover '14 and Kailey Bennett '14, who argued that dissolving Hyde Hall—an entirely chem-free dorm—into floating floors would cause many complications.

Dani Chediak '13, vice president for student organizations, emerged victorious as next year's president of Bowdoin Student Government, garnering approximately 77 percent of the vote, with 562 votes. Among other goals, Chediak aspires to bring LSAT, MCAT, and GRE prep classes to Bowdoin's campus and to create an online queue that will help students gauge when campus shuttles will arrive. President of the first year class John Izzo ran opposite Chediak, garnering 170 votes.

Students voiced opposition to a possible restructuring of chem-free housing in two open forums this week. The potential changes to chem-free housing—which would reshape how first years are assigned to rooms—could occur as soon as this fall. After surveying approximately 500 individuals including students, faculty and residential life staff members, a committee compiled a list of popular recommendations, which were published in a report in February. Perhaps the most controversial suggestion advanced by the committee was discontinuing Hyde Hall as the designated chem-free first 's status year brick, and adopting a "floating floor model on a two year trial basis" beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year.

After years of essentially random pairings of Bowdoin overnight hosts and prospective students, the Student Admissions Volunteer Organization (SAVO), in collaboration with the Office of Admissions, instituted a new overnight process last fall. Visitors and hosts are now matched on the basis of on similar interests. Anna Wright '12, who is serving in her second year as the SAVO overnight student coordinator, said in an interview, "Before this year, it was really kind of random; I had a list of all my hosts, and I would just match them up, men with men, women with women."

Less than a week ago, I was going through a painful breakup with the label "queer." I had tried to make it work between us, but I could no longer keep a label in my life that didn't support me. Queer and I had a good run. We met a couple of years ago and after getting to know each other, I realized I had fallen in love. We seemed meant to be.

Christopher Hitchens once said that there are two things for which the British Empire's reign will always be remembered. The first is the proliferation of soccer [sic.] throughout the world. The other, he candidly explained, is the expression "F--k off."

I feel obligated to address what has been the subject of much discussion as of late: President Obama's so-called "all of the above" energy policy. It is being lauded as a sign of the president's commitment to energy independence, his willingness to cooperate. It is hailed as egalitarian, even patriotic.

Democrats should be thanking the Republicans in Congress. Not because they have been nice, but because they have been pricks. Nothing makes the Democrats looks better than the pricks in the Republican Party. The Republican elites have unloaded every nasty thing they could possibly say about the president, which means that there is nothing more they can say. There can be no more ratcheting up the rhetoric.

The next few weeks will present students with a number of difficult choices as they decide which dorm to aim for in the housing lottery and which courses to pick for the fall semester. When it comes to selecting a candidate for BSG president, however, the choice is much easier. Dani Chediak offers the depth and diversity of experience, the relationships with key players, as well as realistic ambitions that will make her a successful leader of the student body.

The lines were long, the theaters packed, and the total earnings were $248.5 million. In opening weekend sales, "The Hunger Games" has surpassed the staid love triangle of Bella, Edward and Jacob (sorry, Twihards), although "Harry Potter" and "Batman" remain at the head of the pack.

Ever wonder how many calories are in the Philly cheese steak sandwich you ate last Friday? How about that delicious slice of pesto chicken pizza? Though the Huffington Post recently recognized Bowdoin for having the number one healthiest college dining hall in America, the Orient decided to investigate the underbelly of Bowdoin dining to find the top 10 most caloric dishes.

Passover is my least favorite Jewish holiday, even in a roster of celebrations that includes Yom Kippur, a day when you are supposed to fast while you think of all the people you've hurt in the last year. Passover is the worst because it lasts an entire week and comes right before Easter. I remember sitting quietly at lunch in elementary school, listening to my friends talk excitedly of all the chocolate they had eaten on Sunday, while I slowly chewed on my matzo. In fact, matzo in some form or another is the base of almost everything that one can eat during Passover. For those who don't know, matzo is a dry, sheet-like cracker. The entire baking process that goes into creating it, from mixing the dough to placing it in the oven, must be completed in less than a surprisingly specific 18 minutes, or else it must be thrown out.

For many students, the faculty's rejection of the proposed expansion of Thanksgiving break served as a jarring introduction to the considerable influence that professors have in the governance of the College. Though the initiative received the support of 57 percent of students in a survey, professors voted 47-28 against the proposal at a December faculty meeting, effectively killing the plan for the time being.

As the real Doctor Kinsey is deceased (June 23, 1894 - August 25, 1956), we're on our own in seeking the answers to love's persistent questions. I was very pleased (and frankly a little surprised) to receive a few questions in my mailbox before break sent students off in search of tans that are now slowly fading.

Encouraged by the unseasonably warm summer and overall lack of snow on the ground, a couple of friends and I ventured to the promised land—Bootleggers—in search of spring beers to celebrate the end of this disappointing winter.

This year's Spring Dance Concert will include a vast range of performances, from the debut efforts of first-time dancers to a dynamic solo piece by Nyama McCarty-Brown, a visiting faculty fellow.

Bass comes naturally to Lorin Ashton, the 34-year-old dreadlocked DJ and electronic dance music (EDM) producer. Bassnectar, as he is internationally known, has stood out for his unique experimental approach to the genre and has done so without resorting to cheap gimmicks. In fact, Bassnectar has been producing electronic music since the 1990s, but it is only in the last few years that his music seems to have really clicked with the masses.

Last month, a Fox executive spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the studio's upcoming release, "Neighborhood Watch," saying, "We are very sensitive to the Trayvon Martin case, but our film is a broad alien-invasion comedy and bears absolutely no relation to the tragic events in Florida."

Today, the story of the neighborhood watch captain of a gated community in Sanford, Fla. who shot and killed an unarmed 17-year old Trayvon Martin on February 26 is news in every corner of the country. Since the shooting gained national media coverage on March 8, everyone from Geraldo Rivera to President Obama has added his or her two cents about race relations, gun rights, and hoodies.

Fox's inopportunely titled "Neighborhood Watch"—starring Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn, and Ben Stiller—has been in the works since September 2011. The film follows four suburban dads who form a watch group to get away from their families only to stumble upon an extra-terrestrial plot to destroy Earth. In an unfortunate and unexpected coincidence, Fox released a teaser trailer on February 29—three days afer the Martin shooting—to pique interest for the film's planned July opening. The trailer shows the film's four leads rolling through their neighborhood in a minivan, intimidating residents with Dr. Dre music, and making guns with their fingers.

Novelists Susan Choi and Young-ha Kim will come to Bowdoin next Monday for a panel discussion on Korean literature, moderated by Bruce Fulton '70, an associate professor of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia.

Former Bowdoin Writer-in-Residence Margot Livesey's seventh and newest novel is an homage to Charlotte Brontë's 1847 classic, "Jane Eyre." Having never successfully finished any work by a Brontë sister, however, my experience reading Livesey's "The Flight of Gemma Hardy" felt highly akin to reading Harry Potter.

Filmmaker and alumna Ali Codina '00 fielded questions from an emotional audience last Thursday after screening her 2009 debut documentary, "Monica and David," in Smith Auditorium.

"What are you listening to?" "The Shins. You know them?... You gotta hear this one song. It'll change your life."

Words often fail us as a means of communication. Take "awesome," for example. Today, we've diluted the term into an affirmation, a toothless term meaning something is "good" or "cool." But in its archaic sense, "awesome" evoked breathtaking magnitude, arousing fear and wonder in equal measure.

After being unable to compete fall semester due to inadequate funding, the equestrian team has regrouped and is now galloping into its second and final show of the season at Dartmouth this weekend. According to captain Chrissy Hayes '14, the team's resurgence is thanks in part to the arrival of a new coach, Paulajean O'Neill, who has over 30 years of professional training experience. The team also changed its home farm to New Boston Barn in Gray, Maine this January.

With the Summer Olympics just a few months away, Nike and Adidas have begun unveiling some of the new apparel for athletes competing in London. Both companies have tried to improve their equipment by focusing on sustainability and making the uniforms out of recycled fabrics, but I wonder if some of the other innovations are crossing the line.

Sophomores Mikey Jarrell, Wiley Spears and Matt Glatt, who also broadcast Bowdoin sports live for WBOR and have a weekly radio show, muse on sports at Bowdoin and beyond. Mikey Jarrell (while watching the Mariners vs. Astros Spring Training game): Baseball has become really exciting over the past few years, huh guys? Matt Glatt: I'd rather be watching Cougar Town. Wiley Spears: Okay, for one, this is a spring training game, and, for another, it's probably the worst teams in baseball squaring off. What did you expect?

The women's lacrosse team lost to undefeated Trinity 13-6 before fighting to an 18-12 win against Endicott last week. The Polar Bears were unable to recover from an early 5-0 deficit in the Trinity game, which ultimately cost them the match. The Bantams' victory avenged their only loss in the past two seasons, which came at the hands of Bowdoin in last year's NCAA quarterfinals.

The women's sailing team climbed to a program-best No. 11 national ranking after a strong third-place finish at Boston University's President's Trophy. The boat of Kaylee Schwitzer '15 and Ayaka Okawa '14 led the way for Bowdoin, winning the 13-team A division ahead of Yale and Brown for the sailors' first divisional victory. Schwitzer and Okawa were named the NEISA Women's Sailors of the Week following their accomplishment.