News
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Faculty nix proposal to extend break 47-28
Thanksgiving break will remain an eat-and-run affair after the faculty voted on Monday to keep the College's time off for turkey a brief three days. Had it passed, the proposal would have extended Thanksgiving break—which currently starts on a Wednesday—to a full week.
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NESCAC to survey on-campus alcohol use
In the aftermath of a series of conversations between NESCAC student affairs deans, Bowdoin will join eight other colleges in the conference in conducting comprehensive surveys on student alcohol consumption. The plan for the spring survey was crystallized last week at the NESCAC deans' annual meeting in Boston.
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Bates’ Kerner replaces Torrey
Kelly Kerner will be leaving Bates College and joining Bowdoin as senior vice president for development and alumni relations. He will replace Bill Torrey, who worked at the College for more than 20 years and is currently serving as vice president for university advancement at Bentley University.
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Women at Bowdoin archival website launches
One afternoon in Sills Hall in the early 1980s, a female administrator walked into the office of communications professor Barbara Kaster, one the first women to be appointed to a full professorship at the College. The administrator asked if Kaster had noticed that the Kotex machine in the women's restroom was empty, and said that she had called Facilities Management to refill the machine two weeks earlier.
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BSG Report
On Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) president Derek Brooks '12 discussed the faculty's rejection of the proposal to extend Thanksgiving break at the Monday night faculty meeting.
Opinion
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Editorial: Website woes
Students making their way to Webmail and Blackboard on Tuesday, November 29 were greeted by a new page in place of the Student Gateway—the Orbit. This new site is a much-needed step in the right direction—unfortunately, many other components of the College's website continue to leave something to be desired.
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BCS, FIFA are money-grubbing ‘nonprofits’
This past weekend, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) released its selections for this season's football bowl games. The decision to create a LSU-Alabama rematch in the title game has garnered the most controversy from the national media. However, I see the inclusion of Michigan and Virginia Tech in bowl games as the most perilous development.
Features
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From Vietnam to Maine: exploring Bowdoin’s international appeal
If people outside Maine can barely pronounce Bowdoin, often calling it "BOW-doyn," then how do students from as far away as Kenya and Vietnam find out about the College? Why do international students choose to attend a school that most people outside the United States have never heard of?
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Shocking snacks, stimulants: an editor’s guide to pulling an all-nighter
'Tis the season for sleepless nights: Finals are nigh and late nights will soon become the norm. Working through the wee hours may not offer the thrill of launching Looney Toons-inspired Santa traps, but all-nighters need not be miserable. I pull many of them, and while I can't speak to the health benefits of foregoing forty winks, I can offer a seasoned set of tips for how to do it best.
Arts & Entertainment
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Sculpture classes transform everyday materials into art
According to Sculpture I and II students, Lecturer of Art John Bisbee oft-repeated mantra this semester has been: "Let the material tell you what it wants to do." Sculpture I and II students will exhibit their work tonight at Fort Andross.
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The Hum and the Beat: Top 10 bums of year: veterans, fresh talent span sonic spectrum
This final installment of The Hum and the Beat for 2011 will review the highest achievements in a year of music brimming with high-profile collaborations (Kanye and Jay-Z, Lou Reed and Metallica), ever-budding teen sensations (Rebecca Black and Justin Bieber), a number of fantastic self-titled releases, and some ineffably marvelous sophomore records. Without further ado, here are my top 10 albums of the year.
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Inner Space: Studzinski’s Kanbar Auditorium shirks tradition, exudes beauty
I spent a significant portion of my childhood listening to music in recital halls and have many memories of the spaces in which I've attended concerts. Though I've lost various details over the years, the feeling of being one in a sea of tiered seating, waiting for the music to begin, has stayed with me.
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NES-thetics: Performance-enhancers in gaming have merely changed shape over time
Barry Bonds is a no-good, cheating scoundrel, and as a general point of fact, Americans hate him. Before someone goes accusing me of hyperbole, let me assure you that I'm not pulling this out of an empty hat. Using fWARs, ELO numbers, and other high level stat-nerd mumbo jumbo that is beyond my humanities-major comprehension, a recent study by the popular sabermetrics site FanGraphs demonstrated that, relative to his talent, Bonds is the least appreciated player in the history of baseball by a country mile.
Sports
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Colby weekend ends in stunning defeat for men’s hockey
After a resounding 6-2 victory over Colby last Friday, the men's hockey team has struggled in its last two games, falling to Colby and the University of Southern Maine (USM). At USM on Tuesday, the Polar Bears quickly took the lead after Ollie Koo '14 scored his first goal of the season just three minutes into the first period.
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Swimming teams place fifth at MIT
At the MIT Invitational, a two-day event that left the swimming and diving teams more fatigued than usual, both the men and women finished fifth. The men collected 324.5 points, well behind national powerhouse MIT, who won the meet with 1,397.5 points.
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Fencing finishes fall with new coach, strong results
Although the Bowdoin Fencing Club may fly under the radar on campus, practicing late at night in Sargent Gym and carpooling to tournaments, the group has proven this fall that it can be competitive in regional competition. This year, the club has the assistance of a coach for the first time: Eric Ritter, an instructor from the Down East School of Fencing.
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Brunswick children prepare for Skate With Polar Bears Food Drive
Bowdoin will host the annual Skate With the Polar Bears Food Drive on Sunday, inviting children from the greater Brunswick community to come for a free skate with the men's and women's hockey teams. The two-hour event will take place in Watson Arena starting at 12:15 p.m.
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Athlete of the Week: Will Hanley '12
Men's basketball captain Will Hanley '12 is on pace to break multiple school records. Equally adept at offense and defense, he has high hopes for his post-college career—he's already sent game tapes to professional basketball teams in Europe. In Monday's game against Maine Maritime Academy, Hanley posted 20 points, seven rebounds, one assist, and one block, but ended his 5-game streak of double-doubles. In his final game of the streak, against Maine-Presque Isle, he scored 14 points, with 16 rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
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The Mudville Nine: Cutting ties with teams in trying times
We're in the home stretch of the fall semester, and I'm excited. Of course, it's not the daunting prospect of finals week that I look forward to. Rather, it's the dramatic buildup to the upcoming indoor track season that has me in such high spirits. My good mood was quickly dampened when I read about the University of Maryland's decision to "fix" its budget crisis by cutting eight varsity sports teams, track and field among them.
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Fall End-of-Season Awards
This fall, 16 Bowdoin athletes and two coaches received a combined 34 end-of-season awards following successful seasons.
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Start of 2012 brings new team doctor
The Athletic Training Department will be welcoming a new team doctor starting January 1, when Michael Pleacher will replace Lucien Ouellette. The change in staffing is a result of the establishment of a new OA Centers for Orthopaedics location in Brunswick, where Pleacher was hired as a sports medicine specialist.
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Bowdoin Brief: Women’s basketball comes back from loss with victories
The women's basketball team had an up and down week, losing by 15 points to Colby before beating Husson by 35 and Bates by six. Bowdoin's offense stagnated against Colby last Saturday, as every shot seemed to miss and the team made less than 30 percent of its attempts from the floor in a 56-41 loss.
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Bowdoin Brief: Women’s hockey plays well, but not well enough v. Colby
After extending its winning streak against Colby to five games last Friday, the women's hockey team's lost to the Mules in a 2-1 game the following day. Kim Tess-Wanat '13 gave Bowdoin a 1-0 lead in the first period, which the Polar Bears held onto until the final six minutes of regulation time.
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Bowdoin Brief: Takesian shines for men’s squash as team finishes 1-2
After dropping its first two matches this weekend, the men's squash team ended its weekend at the Trinity Round Robin with a win. The road trip left the Polar Bear's overall season record at 3-3, ranking No. 18 nationally. The competition began on Friday night when Bowdoin fell 8-1 to George Washington (GW) in their first meeting since the College Squash Association Nationals last year.
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Bowdoin Brief: Women’s squash finishes Round Robin with two wins
The women's squash team picked up two wins during a road trip to the Trinity Round Robin last weekend, finishing its fall slate with a record of 3-2. The women's team is currently ranked No. 20 in the nation. The team began play on Friday night, losing its first match to George Washington (GW) 8-1 before rebounding to take both its matches on Saturday.
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Bowdoin Brief: Men’s basketball goes 2-0 against in-state opponents
In an intrastate matchup against Maine Maritime Academy on Monday, the men's basketball team put on a show and won by a final score of 72-44. Bowdoin opened the game with a 15-0 run and never looked back, finishing the first half with a 25-point lead.