The Bowdoin Orient

There is a plaque in Boody-Johnson House recognizing the Abromson family's provision of "funds for the promotion of ethnic, cultural and religious understanding in this house." However, the 2007-08 academic year may find this plaque, along with the College's multicultural student groups, inhabiting 30 College St. instead.

Student groups are gearing up for what could be a close vote on the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), a referendum issue on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Bowdoin is taking measures to adopt a new sexual assault and misconduct policy for students. The policy creates a refined definition of consent, designates procedures for a non-college third-party to investigate allegations, and differentiates between sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

Prospective students in town for the Bowdoin Invitational last weekend got a sense of what a Maine winters looks like, as a power outage left the campus dark early in the afternoon.

Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) reflected on its recent discussion with Dean of Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd and looked ahead to next week's discussion of Bowdoin's revised sexual misconduct policy during its meeting on Wednesday.

Tommie Lindsey Jr. doesn't let his students off the hook as soon as the bell rings. "No matter what you do," Lindsey said at the Brodie Family Lecture on Thursday, "class is never dismissed."

A potential showdown between the College Republicans and College Democrats in front of the Maine Ethics Commission deflated on Tuesday as the Democrats withdrew their complaint and the commission tabled the Republicans' request.

Andy Serwer '81 has been named managing editor of Fortune magazine, Time Inc. announced Tuesday.

Boody-Johnson House provides a place for cultural groups?some of which have been historically marginalized and have had to struggle to obtain rights in the United States?to call home. If a group of school officials were to step in and essentially say, ?You?re moving next year,? we would understand if these students were to be displeased. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened last week as administrators told the leaders of some of the College?s cultural organizations that Bowdoin will probably relocate the campus?s multicultural space to 30 College St. at the beginning of next year.

Bowdoin students who will be voting in Brunswick on Tuesday are likely to be familiar with the positions of the candidates for state and federal office, if only through the general platform of their political party. It is less likely that most of us are acquainted with the views of those people on the ballot for the Brunswick town council.

Your story, "Football Players to Police Super Snack" (10/27) initially made us wonder if the Community Service Resource Center ran out of ideas. But, more importantly, it raised a few serious and disturbing questions:

While we continue to support previous proposals for the creation of a standing "early warning" committee to identify future genocides, we understand President Mills' concern that creating such a committee might make anti-genocide activism appear to be "imposed by the College" rather than motivated by students.

I love you. The closest I've come to hearing these words from a guy was a lame attempt to get in my pants with the classic "I want to love you." He didn't want to love me; he wanted to sleep with me. Nice try.

Dear Dr. Jeff: I've been told not to use Q-tips to clean my ears. What should I use? L.B.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is advertising Saurday's concert by the African musical group Kakande as a chance for Bowdoin students to do "something different this weekend." By blending traditional African instruments with xylophonic talent, African musical group Kakande certainly offers "something different" than the everyday jam band or a cappella concert: an insightful first-hand glimpse into African identity. The group will perform in Morrell Lounge at 8 p.m. Admission is free for all students.

Eight years ago, Alyson Cummings left her New York law practice for a career in cooking, becoming chef and co-owner of Brunswick's Star Fish Grill. Now, a move by its landlord might leave the restaurant high and dry.

For a combination of science and literature that doesn't involve aliens (at least not many), open up "Schr?dinger's Ball," Adam Felber's first novel. This book is quirky and quick, following bizarre coincidences to its serendipitous end. It features a protagonist who is dead, though alive enough to bewitch audiences with his inspired guitar playing and consumption of absurd amounts of ice cream.

St. Pauli Girl Lager?$8.25 for a six-pack at Uncle Tom's Market. Recently, while doing research for my honors thesis on the early stages of advanced senioritis, I was perusing my latest edition of "You're a Stud!" magazine when a familiar and enticing advertisement caught my eye. The page was completely black but for a gorgeous woman, whose body and tight dress are comprised of golden, bubbly beer, and her hair of dripping and full-bodied foam. She is standing in a sassy "oh-no-you-didn't" pose: hands on hips, thigh bent, head cocked. The slogan, leading right into the neck of a bottle of St. Pauli Girl Lager, seemingly takes the words right out of her (and my) mouth: "You never forget your first girl." It is with this image in mind that I made my most recent trip to Uncle Tom's Market.

The Bowdoin Women's Soccer Team saw its season come to a close on Sunday in a battle of vengeance against Middlebury College. Due to inclement weather, the teams were displaced to St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, where the Panthers stole Bowdoin's dream of advancing to the semifinals of the NESCAC tournament in a 3-1 victory.

The Bowdoin Football Team may get its best chance for a win this season when it faces a tired Bates team tomorrow. The 0-6 Bobcats will visit Brunswick following a 10-7 loss to Colby in mud, rain, and four overtimes on Saturday. The Polar Bears are now also 0-6, after Wesleyan defeated visiting Bowdoin 18-0 on Saturday. It was the third time in a row the Polar Bears were shut out, the fourth time overall this season. The offense contributed 171 yards, only 90 of which were through the air.

The Bowdoin Women's Rugby Team was victorious in the New England Rugby Football Union Division II playoffs at home against the University of Vermont on Saturday. Despite high-speed winds and torrential downpours, the Bears prevailed 27-5, and advanced to the Final Four tournament this Saturday and Sunday, held at Bowdoin.

It was a rough weekend for the volleyball team, which faced three tough opponents in a NESCAC round robin and lost every match.

The women's cross-country team finished ninth in the NESCAC championship at Connecticut College, facing weather conditions that were exceptionally worse than anything most of the women had ever raced in.

A wise man once said, "Timing is everything." Maybe it was announcer Thom Brennaman after Derek Jeter's miraculous shovel pass to Jorge Posada in the 2001 Division Series, or Tiki Barber a couple of weeks ago when referring to his retirement, or perhaps it was even Mrs. Doubtfire after she (he?) barely managed to save ex-Bond impressionist Pierce Brosnan's life following his choking on some shrimp with a pinch of HOT JAMBALAYA! Not even a run-by-fruiting could have prevented this critical line from being spoken. Whoever said it deserves some necessary recognition for there is no line more fitting for this past week, when my Cinderella New York Jets lost ungracefully to a 1-5 Cleveland Browns team courtesy of an oblivious officiating crew. But all was not totally abject, for the NBA finally made its much-anticipated return to action on Tuesday night, ultimately allowing my mind to focus elsewhere while Pennington and Co. headed into the bye week. Timing is everything and the basketball is now rolling, and has been for the last couple of days. So before you all forget about it, gearing up for the Colts-Patriots game this Sunday, here are my Top 10 Bold Predictions for the 2006-2007 NBA season.