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Director of athletics connects to coaches, athletes
While many jobs at the College are predictable and patterned, there are some that go off of the beaten path. With the inherent unpredictability of sports, it is no surprise that Director of Athletics Jeff Ward has a different schedule each day. For Ward, days frequently start early and run late. Overtime can literally mean staying to watch the overtime period of a game—and this is one of the things he likes best.
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Year in Review: Looking back at the 2010-2011 academic year
The 2010-2011 academic year had the usual ups and downs—transports, thefts, a national championship, Meatless Monday, a salary thaw, a notable bias incident and nice weather for Ivies. These stories, along with many others, are chronicled in this summary of a year of Orient articles.
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Softball extends win streak to nine games with victories
The University of Southern Maine softball team has provided opponents with wins all season, and that continued last night as Bowdoin beat the Huskies 7-1 and 5-2 in a doubleheader yesterday. USM is now 2-24.
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Chapel weddings, on campus receptions popular among alumni
While some alumni return to campus for reunions and others make the trip for homecoming weekend, there is one unique reason for former students to come back to campus—weddings. Although the chapel stands in a central location on campus and serves as the backdrop for a variety of student activities, hosting weddings is one of its many functions that goes relatively unnoticed. The chapel is available for weddings all year, though summer weddings are generally more popular, and restrictions are applied around this time to ensure that members of the Bowdoin community have first priority when selecting dates. "May through October we give preference to people that have a Bowdoin connection," said Director of Events
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Fantasy baseball in full swing on campus after opening day
While most avid baseball fans were glued to the TV yesterday for Major League Baseball's opening day, many followers could also be found checking their teams online. For some fans, opening day signals not only the beginning of the baseball season but, sometimes more important, the fantasy baseball season. The idea for fantasy baseball, according to ESPN, was first established in 1980 and was originally referred to as "Rotisserie Baseball" after the French restaurant where the creators met. It is now an empire that allows approximately six to seven million people to call the shots in their own leagues, drafting teams and making trades to compete for prizes ranging from bragging rights to cash.
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Dudley Coe stands as a testament to College history
After one final flurry of activity with the swine flu outbreak in fall 2009, Dudley Coe lost its title as Health Center to the state-of-the-art Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness. As the state-of-the-art Buck Center opened its doors, the role of the historic Dudley Coe changed for the first time in almost 100 years. With health services no longer present in the building, the first infirmary in College history was finally closed.
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Swimming preps for Colby meet
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams look toward the NESCAC Championships as their seasons progress. The teams will get preparation for the championship meet tomorrow at Colby, when the teams face off against Wesleyan and Trinity.
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Students find flirtatious outlet on LikeaLittle site
The vicious world of anonymous online gossip may have finally met its match. The website LikeALittle.com, a self-described "flirting-facilitator platform," is spreading across college campuses nationwide faster than last night's news at Sunday brunch. LikeALittle was founded in October 2010 by three Stanford students "after 90 cumulative years of frustrated flirtation, 42 cups of coffee, and 12 hours of hardcore development," according to the site. Since launching at Stanford, the site has expanded to 469 schools, and the number is growing fast. Bowdoin's branch was launched on December 7 by Anita Shah '14, Daniel Jeong '12, Allen Garner '12 and Elisa Cecere '12, who serve as founding members and moderators.
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Nicky Pearson awarded D-III Coach of the Year
Head field hockey coach Nicky Pearson rounded out a victorious season by adding another honor to her extensive list of accolades.
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Second bedbug infestation contained, a ‘minor incident’
Bedbugs crawled back into the College with another reported case, this time in first year residence Winthrop Hall. The student contacted Facilities Management after suspecting the presence of bedbugs. Facilities Management was unable to confirm an infestation at press time, but planned to reexamine the area. In the interim, the student was relocated to another residence until further notice.
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In school system shake up, Longfellow School to close
The Brunswick school system is undergoing major and controversial changes this year. The new Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, located along McKeen St. within the block between Spring St. and Stanwood St., is slated to open its doors in September 2011 to 600 students. The construction of the school has acted as a catalyst for the alteration of the entire Brunswick school system.
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Bedbugs infest two Bowdoin rooms
"Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite" has taken on literal meaning for several Bowdoin students. Katie Kinkel '13 returned to campus this year to some unexpected roommates in her Stowe Hall room. Early in the year, Kinkel began to notice red bumps similar to mosquito bites concentrated primarily around her feet, legs and hands. Kinkel's father, a doctor, thought these bites may be a result of bedbugs; however, when she went to the Health Center for treatment, they diagnosed it as an allergic reaction and sent Kinkel on her way with an anti-histamine.
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BSG first year council elections to follow victory of Easterbrook ’11
"I couldn't really be confident," said Grant Easterbrook '11, discussing last week's class council election in which he ran for President. "It's anyone's guess what will happen when you have four people running." Easterbrook's concerns, however, were alleviated when the results of the senior Class Council elections were announced Sunday night, with Easterbrook winning the presidency for the second year in a row. The Orient Express predicted Easterbrook's victory on Sunday afternoon.
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Upgraded webmail system increases convenience of communication
Recent changes to the webmail system are the fruit of Information Technology's (IT) nearly summer-long labor. For roughly 33 days from the first of July into August, IT worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week to convert the College's e-mail system from Exchange 2007 to the current 2010 edition of the program.
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With the loss of key seniors, younger athletes vie for playing time
Two thousand one hundred career yards is a respectable record for a quarterback, almost enough to make the top-10 for Bowdoin College. This number, which could be a career in and of itself, is the difference between Oliver Kell '10 and Hayes MacArthur '98, for the number one and two spots in the College's history.
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Anything But Straight in Athletics features Granderson, Sheng
"I'm so f***ing scared," thought LZ Granderson, an openly gay ESPN.com journalist, when the LA Lakers asked him who his Hollywood crush was. Granderson, who has been out for over 10 years, said he grappled with the decision of what to tell these athletes—grappled, he said, until he saw his son standing behind them watching. It was then he realized that he had to tell the truth about his sexuality, or everything he taught his son would be a lie.
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Men’s hockey beats Colby in overtime, moves on to semifinals
The air at Watson Arena felt a little different on Saturday. Maybe it was because the power had been out the day before or maybe it was due to the surprisingly temperate winter weather.
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Men's hockey looks to avenge Colby losses
Avid hockey fans are spoiled—for this week at least. From the USA-Canada match-up in Vancouver last Sunday to the Gold Medal game scheduled for this upcoming Sunday and including every contest in between, there is plenty of quality hockey to be seen.
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Men’s hockey falls to Panthers
The men's ice hockey team closed out its weekend of conference play with a tie and a loss, bringing its record to 11-5-1 this season.
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Men’s hockey beats Salem State, continues 4-game streak
The men's ice hockey team closed out a successful Winter Break and kicked off the new semester with a decisive 6-3 victory over Salem State Monday night.
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Men’s hockey trounces Castleton
The men's ice hockey team has spent the past week preparing to suit up against rival Colby twice this weekend. The team will travel to Waterville to face the Mules today before returning to Bowdoin for the second big tilt of the weekend at home on Saturday.
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Men’s hockey opens with three wins, looks to beat Skidmore and Castleton
The men's ice hockey team is preparing for a homestand this weekend, during which they will face two conference opponents. The Polar Bears will take the ice against Skidmore on Saturday evening, looking to avenge last year's loss to the Thoroughbreds, and will face off against Castleton on Sunday.
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Athlete of the Week: Tyler Tennant ’10
Tenacious, tough, team-oriented: Tyler Tennant '10 is one of those rare football players that coaches are dying to have, teammates want to play next to, and opponents dread lining up against.
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Athlete of the Week: Ingrid Oelschlager
The number 13 generally does not herald good things. Friday the 13 is unlucky. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor button in the elevator and people tend to avoid the number at all costs. However, if there ever was a counter-argument to this point, it's junior Ingrid Oelschlager's performance while wearing the number. While many athletes are afraid to take that jersey, Oelschlager chose it with determined defiance.
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Athlete of the Week: Gillian Page
Gillian Page holds the school record for career attacks, single season attacks, and career kills
In volleyball, a game where communication and teamwork are essential to success, it is important to have a go-to player. When that player is also a source of motivation and confidence to the other players, it's advantageous. If that player can be versatile and competitive, you've found a real winner. If, on top of that, the player can break records and be a dedicated team player, you've found Gillian Page '10.
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Athlete of the Week: Oliver Kell
Versatility is an important quality for any successful athlete to have, but senior quarterback Oliver Kell has taken his versatility and turned it into history here at Bowdoin.
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Athlete of the Week: Lindsay Hodge
Keeping up with Lindsay Hodge is no easy feat. The senior cross-country standout was ranked eighth on the team last season and has already moved her way up to first after only a few races. Head Coach Peter Slovenski believes Hodge's personal improvements are making a notable difference for the team's results this year. Slovenski said Lindsay has "transformed herself from someone who was on the edge of the varsity lineup into a runner who is making all-star teams."
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Athlete of the Week: Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks's '11 first game in net for the men's soccer team was a memorable one. Now, a junior, he recalls that game during his first year as his favorite moment; however, Hicks and his teammates also distinctly remember this game for a certain rookie mistake he made.