The Bowdoin Orient

Over the past few weeks, students have been flooding Bearings to check out next semester's course descriptions. While students spend hours brainstorming and charting their schedules, that time is dwarfed by the months of work professors dedicate to course creation and preparation.

Monday morning, doors across campus were plastered with posters containing the faces of eight sophomore men. These handsome, smartly- dressed individuals turned out to be the contestants in Thursday night's "Mr. Polar Bear Pageant," a Bowdoin Student Government (BSG)-organized male talent contest that occupied Kresge Auditorium from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Wild Oats Bakery and Café has been nestled in the heart of Brunswick's Tontine Mall for 20 years. The bakery's owners have deemed it time to (as the Wild Oats Facebook page happily proclaims) "celebrate a facelift." Wild Oats will be closed, however, from September 25 to October 1.