The Bowdoin Orient

ASAP, which acts as a unifying organization to combine the efforts of multiple campus groups, was formed in 2008 under the direction of Davis. "There were so many groups working in different ways on the spectrum, from healthy relationships to sexual violence, that we decided to create this umbrella group," said Davis. In its first year, ASAP was made up of groups such as Bowdoin Men Against Sexual Violence (BMASV), V-Day, and Safe Space. The alliance has since grown to include 16 organizations, ranging from the Bowdoin Outing Club to the Spirituality Circle.

The women's soccer team has a new coach in Brianne Weaver, Director of Athletics Jeff Ward announced this Wednesday. Weaver has served as head coach at her alma mater, St. Mary's College in Maryland, for the last six years. Weaver will take over for Maren Rojas, who stepped down after five years to take a job as head coach at Boston College. According to Ward, the athletic department began receiving calls of interest only hours after Rojas announced her decision. "We had over 100 applicants for the job—the deepest pool of candidates that I can ever remember for a search," said Ward, who has hired 16 new coaches in his 14 years at Bowdoin.

Director of Safety and Security Randy Nichols briefed Bowdoin Student Government on expectations and preparations for Ivies at its Wednesday night meeting. Changes, including a new registration process for guests, are expected to make security arrangements tighter than ever before. During any given Ivies, it is generally the guests of students that pose the majority of security problems, said Nichols.

Oaktree Capital Group, the world's largest distressed-debt investor, priced its initial public offering at $43 a share on Wednesday April 11. Bowdoin Trustee Sheldon Stone '74, a principal and portfolio manager, will take away the third largest share from the $387 million that the firm raised from the deal. The company first filed for an IPO in June 2011, and the IPO will allow its top executives to realize their stake in the firm.

After 36 years at the College, Professor Jane Knox-Voina's retirement this semester is a blow to the Russian department, but it is far from fatal. Knox-Voina and Associate Professor of Russian Raymond Miller have vigorously campaigned over the years to sustain the department despite concerns over low enrollment numbers. "There was always the realization that we were one of the smallest departments and if we didn't have our numbers up, that the future might not be as optimistic as we would like to have it," said Knox-Voina in a phone interview with the Orient.

The 2012 housing lottery began on Tuesday, filling 377 beds in quint and quad units. Though not without standard amounts of drama and disappointment, the lottery went relatively smoothly, thanks in part to live updates from residential life over Twitter throughout the evening and the lottery instructions that were projected on a continuous loop behind the sign-up tables. Daggett Lounge was packed when the event started at 6 p.m., but many students left after Lisa Rendall, associate director of housing operations, reminded the crowd that the quints lottery would take place first.

Student organizations seeking to renew their charters for next year will face a new registration process. Implemented by the Student Organizations Oversight Committee (SOOC), the new procedure includes a mandatory online survey that aims to improve club records and streamline the operation. Dani Chediak '13, chair of the SOOC, said that a few club leaders have contacted her with concerns about the new survey. Some leaders were disturbed by the nature of the questions and felt that they were being forced to defend their organization's existence, Chediak added.

The U.S. Department of Education mandated that all colleges install a "net price calculator" on their websites last fall, according to the New York Times. The calculator is designed to estimate the actual cost of a college, taking into consideration the factors that influence financial aid offers. The College Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have created generic calculators, but Bowdoin launched its own version to better represent its unique methodology in determining aid. Admissions is hopeful that the net price calculator will eliminate what Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Scott Meiklejohn refers to as "sticker shock,"—when the high price of tuition deters prospective students from applying.

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.

Last night, Hari Kondabolu '04 performed stand-up comedy as part of a week of Asian-themed events sponsored by the Asian Student Association. Kondabolu began by speaking about his time at the College, humorously noting that many of his experiences as a student left him frustrated with Bowdoin's glaring lack of diversity. He recalled times when he felt like "the Indian kid" on campus, and when a first year from New England was uncomfortable around him because she had never interacted with someone with brown skin.

Carbon neutrality by 2020: the rallying cry, the crown jewel of Bowdoin's sustainability plan. There are, of course, plenty of other initiatives geared towards "going green," from zero-sort recycling to the Yellow Bike Club. But reigning in an institution's carbon footprint has become the green standard; talk of sustainable campuses does not happen without hearing the phrase. Just ask any high school junior or senior touring around the NESCAC how many times they have heard about carbon neutrality goals.

During the past two weeks the College has apparently taken it upon itself to remind graduating seniors that in about a month we will no longer be students at Bowdoin College. From the letters in our mailboxes asking us how to pronounce our names at graduation to the emails asking us to request our cap and gowns and the bittersweet reminders that in a few months we won't have access to the soon-to-be-defunct Bearings, Bowdoin seems intent on waking us up from the dream that we'll always be college students. On behalf of the Class of 2012, we get it.

To the Editors: I write in support of Angus King, Bowdoin professor, former Maine governor, and candidate for the United States Senate. Governor King needs and deserves our help to start his campaign in a position of strength that will see him to victory in November.

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.

I think a lot of people would agree that Dan Savage is a modern Kinsey of sorts: He's a contested public figure drawing conclusions about sex and love by listening to people's personal stories.

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.

A unique fusion of theater and dance, "Lullaby," will premiere next week in the culmination of a year-long exploration of far-ranging emotions, personal narratives and collaborative creation.

Peter Molydeux may not be a real person, but he has some very real ideas about the future of game design. "You know, my dream for gaming is in one game you'll shoot someone, and then in a game of, say 'FIFA,' you'll see their son crying," writes Molydeux. "Until developers think outside the box, we're going downhill."

Electronic music, broadly speaking, has separated itself into two camps in the past several years. One of these camps is dominated by the pursuit of the colossal, the attempt to create waves of noise that overwhelm the ear and the body. Dubstep, a prime example, has become a musical arena for the survival of the thickest tones, the most audacious arrangements, and the most powerful, visceral reactions.

"Hammer and Sickle"—one of nine stories compiled from the last 30 years of Don DeLillo's career in his first-ever anthology, "The Angel Esmeralda"—depicts two prepubescent girls who anchor a children's news program. Their local access broadcast purports to offer international investment advice, and the scripted dialogue alternates between sounding—as it should—inane and informed. Their father, a man behind bars, watches them on television and thinks to himself their lines must have been written by his wife. Although fewer and fewer prisoners return to watch subsequent airings of the program, the dialogue of the children's show is unforgettable: "The word is Dubai." "Say it." "Dubai."

"I really feel that, if I can help three people win Oscars or get Oscar nominations, then I can keep doing it, because it's not that hard."

Tonight's concert will be The Transports' third performance; the comedy punk group debuted their sound at the Art and Music Party at Quinby House in February and competed in last week's Battle of the Bands, where they placed second after the NARPs. The group is comprised of seniors Mikel McCavana and Nyle Usmani, Kendhall Davis '13, and Sam Seda '15.

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.

The men's tennis team is climbing the rankings after its victory over Middlebury last Saturday. The 5-4 victory marked the Polar Bears' first triumph over the Panthers since the 2008 NESCAC championship match. No. 9 Bowdoin also shut out Brandeis 9-0 on Friday. Chris Lord '14 and Casey Grindon '13 fought back against Middlebury to win in a tiebreaker after having been down 7-5 at one point. Alex Jacobs '12 said that "their effort and hustle was the difference" in their match.

The women's water polo team won its first division championship last Saturday, qualifying it as the No. 14 seed for nationals. After beating Bates 14-7 in the semifinals earlier in the day, Bowdoin scored the final goal in overtime to win 7-6 over top-ranked Wellesley. "Previously our best finish was third place two years ago," said captain Sarah Hirschfeld '13.

The softball team swept conference rival Trinity to extend its winning streak to seven games last weekend. Bowdoin's joy did not last long, however, as the team lost two games to Brandeis on Sunday. Despite the loss, the team rebounded quickly, sweeping the University of Maine-Farmington (UMF) on Tuesday to bring its overall record to 22-10.

The women's lacrosse team crushed Wesleyan on Saturday, besting the Cardinals by 11 goals in an 18-7 victory. On Wednesday, however, Bowdoin lost to No. 8 Colby in a close 10-9 game. At Colby, the Mules took a 6-5 lead into halftime before the teams each scored four goals in the second half.

Mikey Jarrell: Wiley, what were you were saying about the NFL getting rid of kickoffs? Wiley Spears: John Mara, the New York Giants owner, recently said that NFL owners are considering eliminating the kickoffs from the game entirely. I guess they would just have teams start from the 20-yard line. Matt Glatt: That'd be like taking the ugly out of "Ugly Betty."

Facing D-I competitors, the track and field teams posted impressive results at the University of New Hampshire Wildcat Invitational last weekend. Chris Martin '12 was a double winner, claiming first place in both the long jump and the triple jump. He set a new school record in the latter with a jump of 14.54 meters, besting the existing record by .13 meters.