The Bowdoin Orient

Bowdoin's first female graduate, Susan Jacobson '71, died October 4 after a long battle with type 1 diabetes and its complications. Her mother, Shirley Jacobson, told the Orient that Susan Jacobson had lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 16 years old. She is survived by her mother, father, siblings and nephew.

With the November 2 election less than three weeks away, Republican Dean Scontras, though still trailing, has made a seven-point gain on the incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree in Maine's First Congressional District.

The online student information system Bearings may be nearing the end of its service to Bowdoin. The College is currently considering replacing Bearings, which is unreliable and uses outdated technology, with a more comprehensive system. According to Chief Information Officer Mitch Davis, change to the system is likely to occur soon. Davis said that there is general agreement between administrators about the need for change, and that, "It is just a matter of the trustees approving it."

For the first time, chance will partly determine which students are selected for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips this year. Though in past years the selection process was based solely on the evaluation of applications, this year, the application—which includes five short essays—will be just one component of the "weighted lottery" process that the McKeen Center will use to choose participants

Currently, six Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD) Fellows are teaching on campus, a number the College expects to maintain next year. The College will start looking for replacements for the three departing fellows as soon as CFD dossiers become available in early November.

When employers recruit at Bowdoin, they are consistently impressed by students' striking accomplishments on paper, but according to Career Advisor Meg Springer, "we have heard repeatedly...that during the interview, [students] are basically blowing it because they haven't practiced and aren't presenting themselves well." As a result, "jobs are being left on the table."

At last week's meeting, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) convened to address the new controversial printing policy implemented this year. BSG addressed the general concerns associated with the new printing policy which has sparked student anger and misconceptions.

Closer medical care might be just what the doctor ordered. Mid Coast Hospital will be extending its services and moving part of its operation to a new office building in Maine Street Station. The construction and move-in is set to be completed in May 2011, Mid Coast Hospital Executive Vice President Lois Skillings said.

It is easy to complain about break once it's over. If you listen to students around campus, it seems like Fall Break wasn't long enough—no one got in quite as much work, sleep, family time, or fun as he or she wanted to. But the opposite is actually true. Far from being too short, Fall Break is two days too long.

In a recent public letter, the President of the Bowdoin College Democrats criticized the Republican candidate for governor, Paul LePage. The letter cited a 2005 student newspaper article where LePage argued that college students from out of state should not be eligible to vote in Maine elections unless they pay taxes and register their cars in Maine. The president's letter noted, most humorously, that LePage would not be able to vote under his own restrictions, as he drives a company car and has allegedly dodged some taxes in Maine. This little bit of muckraking is not likely to hurt LePage, but it has provoked a serious question: Should college students from other states be allowed to vote in state and local Maine elections?

Several area institutions have made Brunswick and our neighboring communities different than many other parts of Maine, and we are all the beneficiaries. The presence of the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College and Bath Iron Works has helped to create a local population that has been more diverse for a longer period of time than other regions within our state, and we enjoy a well-deserved reputation as a place of tolerance and respect.

I was assassinated the week before fall break. It was pretty late at night, and I had just come back from the gym. I went to my room to get a towel and left my door open while I took a shower. When I got back to my room, everything seemed fine. I left my door open and went over to my desk to check my e-mail. That's when I saw my assassin. He had been waiting for me in my room as I showered. He hid behind the front door to my room when I came in, closing the door when I saw him. As he did, he said, "You're not going anywhere." He then whipped a sock at me. I was out.

Regarding your recent article on Christian tracts being found in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library ("Christian pamphlets planted in H-L stacks," September 17): When I was in college, we used to laugh at finding such things. I can't believe students, or anyone of college age for that matter, need to be so coddled that they require the removal of these tracts.

Applying to live and work as an artist-in-residence on Kent Island is an unusual process. Alongside typical questions regarding major and GPA, the application asks, "Have you spent time living in 'rustic conditions' (e.g., no running water, electricity, cell phone coverage, flush toilets, TV, or internet access)?" and "What is your favorite meal to cook?"

Summer is a busy time for Bowdoin students. Activity options include finding an internship, traveling around the world, doing research on campus, and occasionally just relaxing. Evan Graff '11 and Piper Grosswendt '11 had an additional commitment this past summer: putting together photography projects as winners of the McKee Photography Grant.

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.

First year fall at Bowdoin can be hectic. A euphoric senior spring followed by a lackadaisical summer soon transforms into a fast-paced first semester where college classes, social house parties and dorm bonding activities become part of weekly life, dictating one's schedule and hang out time.

Tom Krell is a student of Kantian philosophy who splits his time between Brooklyn, New York and Cologne, Germany. He was born in Colorado and enjoys '80s and '90s hip-hop. He's a blogger. He is also the indie-lo-fi producer of the 2010 breakout solo act, How to Dress Well.

Telling your parents that you don't know what you want to do with your life, or worse, that you want to major in art history can be a challenge. But never fear, the collaboration between the Career Planning Center (CPC), the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) and the art history department is here to the rescue.

Three weeks in the making, the final product of FLOAT is nearly ready for its Bowdoin debut. The collaboration between visiting artist Layla Mrozowski, Assistant Professor of Art Alicia Eggert's Sculpture I Class and three dancers will culminate in a performance on Sunday in Morrell Lounge.

The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced on Tuesday that Lonnie Hackett '14 will receive its prestigious High School Scholar-Athlete award.

After three years of consideration and planning, the NESCAC announced that Hamilton College will become a full member of the conference in the 2011-12 academic year.

The athletic department has caught some attention due to a gift endowing the position of head coach of the baseball team. Director of Athletics Jeff Ward said that "as far as we can tell, it is the first Division III baseball position that's endowed, which is very cool."

Riding a five-game win streak, the men's soccer team moved up in the national polls to No. 22 and No. 3 in the New England region.

This fall marks Rick Scala's 25th year as men's rugby coach.

The women's field hockey team continued its undefeated season with an impressive 5-1 win over Colby on Wednesday.

The men's cross-country team will reach the most important juncture of its season this weekend. The runners will compete at the State Championship here at Bowdoin tomorrow.

Despite performing at the Open New England Championship without three of their top seven runners, the women's cross-country team managed to finish 23 out of the 47 teams and ninth among D-III schools.