The Bowdoin Orient

Music from the southern-Pacific region of Colombia filled Studzinki Recital Hall on Wednesday when the Afro-Colombian Music Ensemble played marimba under the direction of Professor Michael Birenbaum Quintero.

On Tuesday, the Peter Buck Center was the greenest part of campus after hosting Atayne's CEO and founder Jeremy Litchfield '99.

Dr. Owen Mason brought the prehistoric artic to life in his presentation about prehistoric whaling on the Bering Strait on Tuesday.

They say comedy is an antidote to the times; if so, the performance of comedian Hari Kondabolu '04 was a fitting end to the fundraising efforts of Asian Week.

After last night's Battle of the Bands, Smith Union is still ringing. Eight bands signed up to compete for the chance to be the opening act of the Ivies concert on April 30, with Call It The Truth coming out on top. Call It The Truth includes members Justin Foster '11, Nate Joseph '13, Mikel McCavana '12 and Fhiwa Ndou '13.

Last night, William P. Harman, professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Tennessee, discussed the relationship between religion and female suicide bombings of Sri Lanka in his lecture.

There will be a new bear at Bowdoin this weekend with The White Panda coming to perform at Morrell Lounge on Saturday night.

The truth always manages to find a way to the surface. For Bowdoin students, the truth is coming in the form of slam poetry tonight when poet and activist Andrea Gibson makes her way to Brunswick.

A new exhibit entitled "Modernism at Bowdoin: American Paintings" was recently installed at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The exhibit features art from the first four decades of the 20th century, and draws on paintings obtained from both the Museum's collection as well as works from the Yale University Art Gallery.

Next Monday, students usually found in practice rooms will be under the spotlight, singing to an audience rather than a soundproof wall.

Halloween isn't over for the Bowdoin College Concert Band (BCCB), which will perform "GHOSTS!" for its fall concert on Sunday. The performance will feature a host of haunting spirit-themed pieces.

The standard sounds of Smith Union will give way to the dancey melodies of three up-and-coming bands tomorrow night. WBOR is bringing The Morning Benders, Lady Lamb the Beekeper and The Milkman's Union for its annual fall concert.

The Polar Bears will not meet the White Panda after all.

Looking for early treats? The Bowdoin College Concert Band (BCCB) might have just the thing for your sweet tooth.

University of Southern Maine (USM) School of Music will perform Bach's "B-minor Mass" in Studzinski Recital Hall this Sunday. "[Bach's 'B-minor Mass'] remains today as the most compelling, most musically reasoned, most aesthetically rewarding of all settings—a standard of excellence perhaps for all time," said Professor of Music at USM Robert Russell.

I was absolutely dead set against it. After eight years of basketball, tennis and soccer, I decided that college was not going to be just another year of athletics for me. This was going to be a year of "fun" weekends, academic-filled weeks and Gossip Girl Mondays. However, my floor had different plans for me.

International performers the Lydian String Quartet (LSQ) will join cellist Rhonda Rider in a "Quintetssentials" performance at Studzinski Recital Hall on Sunday.