The Bowdoin Orient

While memories of the racial incidents in the pub and the ideological discrimination of the College Republicans lingered in students' minds, the aptly-timed Hate Crimes Panel set out to discuss violence and tolerance in society.

Colby students caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the campus in response to the cancellation of the annual "Doghead" celebration this year, an annual party celebrating Saint Patrick's Day similar to Ivies Weekend.

While the recent turn to inclement weather may have had most students running indoors for cover, the sailing team has taken to the seas for its spring season. With three weekends of competition and one spring training trip already under its belt, the team looks to launch into the most intense part of the season yet in preparation for a series of New England championship regattas at the end of April.

Recently, Colby students protested the administration's decision to cancel Doghead, a raucous celebratory event equivalent to our Ivies Weekend. This decision was understandably upsetting to students and, predictably, there was a backlash against the administration.

I've been disappointed with some of the recent political discourse on the Bowdoin campus. The College Republicans and Democrats have devoted far too much energy in a ridiculous fight over advertisement posters.

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then there is an Adopt A Highway sign with PETA's name on it heading to one of Dante's innermost levels.

As an avid talk-radio listener, I was delighted to learn while watching CNN recently that the traditionally conservative talk radio networks are being directly and seriously challenged by the launch of the first ever progressive radio network.

The opinion piece "Vagina Monologue Idiotic" made me realize that I live in a world where the gratuitous violence of Jesus being tortured is "beautiful," but the story of victimization and liberation of women, Barndollar coins "exhibitionism."

As someone of faith, a college student of the hard sciences with a strong background in the humanities, an international traveler and entrepreneur extraordinaire, I feel that I am generally well-outfitted for the task of comprehending the little oddities of day-to-day experience.

Gavin McNiven '05: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

I am writing in response to Gil Barndollar's contribution on The Vagina Monologues that appeared in the March 5 edition of the Orient.

Thanks Gil, for the insight on The Vagina Monologues. What a refreshing draft of modernism! There is no need to fear the death of decency though.

As we approach both Good Friday and Easter, I believe it of critical importance to establish that Neal Urwitz's recent assertion that "the crucifixion is not, and should not be, the most important part of Christianity" is severely misguided and wholly inaccurate.

In 1891, the group of Bowdoin students and alumni under Professor Leslie A. Lee sailed up the eastern coast of Labrador toward the town of Rigolette.

So spring is here (or at least according to the calendar). That means soon we'll be romping through the grass, studying on the quad, and frolicking beneath the pines.

Welcome back from whatever sunny destination you spent Spring Break in and into the last two months of the school year here at Bowdoin.

After some careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that the Vines' Winning Days is not the worst album in my record collection. Still, I'm very glad it cost me less than 10 bucks.

Diane Weinstein's Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z. was not a novel I expected to like. It's a book about the world and writers of poetry, which, although I like poetry, doesn't strike me as compelling novel fodder.

Major Thom to Ground Control: Legendary rock oddity David Bowie's Reality Tour descended on Boston's Fleet Center last Tuesday to much rejoicing. It gave Beantown an evening of entertainment to be remembered.

Ahh, springtime is here and love is in the air. As I was walking across the Quad this morning, I was distracted by notably loud, enthusiastic chirping overhead.

Of all the adjectives that could be used to describe screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's brain, "spotless" is probably one of the last to come to mind. We are well acquainted, rather, with some of Kaufman's darker and more warped neural pathways through his screenplays for Being John Malkovich and Adaptation.

Robi Draco Rosa's fifth solo album, Mad Love, is an eclectic mix of hits and misses. The singer-songwriter-producer took two years to create the record and his efforts are evident.

After beating Hamilton 6-0 in the NESCAC semifinals held in Dayton Arena, the Bowdoin Women's Ice Hockey Team trounced the eventual National Champion Middlebury Panthers 4-1 to win the NESCAC conference title.

Well it's almost all said and done. Two more games to go and another title will be handed out. Duke University and the University of Connecticut will meet this Saturday in San Antonio in what I consider to be the game that will provide us with the 2004 National Champion.

It was only about five and a half months ago that the college basketball season was about to begin, and it seemed to be a consensus among experts everywhere that the Connecticut Huskies were the team best equipped to be cutting the nets down in March.

Racing down a well-surfaced red track flanked by palm trees and gigantic stone stadium stairs, ten members of the women's track team represented Maine and Bowdoin in the Santa Barbara Easter Relays over Spring Break.

While the recent turn to inclement weather may have had most students running indoors for cover, the sailing team has taken to the seas for its spring season. With three weekends of competition and one spring training trip already under its belt, the team looks to launch into the most intense part of the season yet in preparation for a series of New England championship regattas at the end of April.