The Bowdoin Orient

The College's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped 16 percent between fiscal year (FY) 2008 and FY 2011, according to reports released today. The reports—an annual update on GHG emissions and the first of what will be biennial updates to the 2009 Climate Neutrality Implementation Plan—were accompanied by a statement from President Barry Mills encouraging the campus to help the College achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2020.

A study that will examine intellectual diversity at Bowdoin began three weeks ago under the direction of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). Funded by Thomas Klingenstein, the study is the latest demonstration of the investment manager's personal interest in Bowdoin's academic climate.

The Judicial Board (J-Board) recently released its 2010-2011 annual report in an email to students, faculty and staff.

The Office of Safety and Security is continuing to work with the Brunswick Police Department (BPD) to investigate the spate of recent bike thefts.

It's been five weeks since Occupy Wall Street began in Zuccotti Park, Manhattan, and to many, it's still largely unclear what exactly the protesters hope to achieve. Talk of disenfranchisement, social inequality, and "the 99 percent" abounds, but it's impossible to know whether it will all lead to institutional change.

Thomas Klingenstein has fixated his attention on Bowdoin's internal academic affairs once again, this time by funding a study through the National Association of Scholars (NAS) that will examine whether the College's lack of intellectual diversity affects the quality of its curriculum. Although Peter Wood, the director of the study, says it will be objective, it is difficult to believe this claim, given that the study is funded by a man who has repeatedly criticized the dearth of conservative viewpoints among the faculty.

I was almost in my 20s before I noticed a racial slur being used in a racist context. I had heard homophobic slurs, often maliciously fired toward any of those unfortunate enough to be late in hitting puberty. I had certainly heard sexist slurs, aimed at young girls.

We never felt the frosty winter air of that November night as we sat in the unusually crowded Shannon Room. There was a palpable sense of excitement, which diffused all over campus as students sang the national anthem at midnight.

I've been getting sick these past few weeks. Not from a virus, fungus or flu. Instead, my illness is verbal and it has only one symptom: "like."

To the Editors: The Office of Multicultural Student Programs, within the Office of Student Affairs, has revoked funding for speakers at the Protestant chapel service. Why? At one service, a Freeport pastor read Chapter 1 of Paul's Letter to the Romans and suggested that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with Christian ethics, as reported in "BCF chapel service sparks controversy" (September 23).

Perhaps the most desired ethnic food amongst Bowdoin students is Mexican cuisine. Whether its Chipotle burritos or guacamole from El Camino, Mexican food is like the hot new Rihanna song.

As students complete their course registration forms, any number of forces shape their decisions about which classes to enroll in.

It was approximately 2:45 p.m. on Saturday when Marvin Tarbox Jr., a 59-year-old Shriner from Hancock, flipped his go-cart off a mobile ramp during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Parade. The ramp, attached to the roof of a 1990 GMC Suburban, failed, causing Mr. Tarbox to flip end over end and his bare head to strike the pavement.

­Baila! A splash of infectious rhythm will be spicing up the Bowdoin music community when the Cimarrón Project, an Afro-Cuban all-star group specializing in rumba, danzón, and cha-cha, hits the scene today and tomorrow.

For a long time now, it has been notoriously difficult to break into the world of film and television. Although internships are a common avenue to entry-level positions in a variety of different fields, internships in the film industry have recently become a necessity for those hoping to pursue a career in film.

Nasra Hassan '13 broke onto the WBOR scene this semester with a Bollywood music-themed radio show, "Porcelain Doll and Iron Steel." Hassan said she's watched her "fair share of Bollywood movies," and got the idea for the show after taking "Indian Cinema and Society" with Professor of Anthropology Sara Dickie last semester.

"Departure is 10 after six. If you're late, we'll leave without you." As I filled out the trip information form, I assumed that the only people going to Higgins to take advantage of an incoming five-foot swell would be Becca, the assistant co-director of the Outing Club, and me. After all, the trip was going up on the Outing Club wall Tuesday night for a trip Thursday morning with the promise "we'll be back for 10 a.m. class...I think."

The men's tennis team had a strong showing last weekend at the Wallach Invitational at Bates. Kyle Wolstencroft '15 led the team, winning the B-Flight singles bracket in the team's last match of the year.

The women's soccer team has played more than its fair share this season, having gone into overtime in six of its 10 games. On October 1, Bowdoin traveled to Connecticut College for one such stalemate battle. Captain Ellery Gould '12 tied the Bowdoin scoring record when she tied up the game in regulation—though the Polar Bears eventually lost to the Camels 2-1.

Last weekend, the women's tennis team lost 5-2 to the University of Connecticut and had three entries in the Middlebury Doubles Tournament. In the latter, Chantalle Lavertu '13 and captain Hannah Hoerner '12 got out in the first round, while Kate Winingham '14 and captain Kellen Alberstone '13, as well as Emma Chow '15 and captain Emily Lombardi '12, lost in the second round.

The women's golf team finished ninth out of 11 teams in the Williams Fall Classic last weekend at the Taconic Golf Club in the team's last match of the season. First year Ursula Munger earned the best Bowdoin performance with a two-day score of 178 (91-87).

Fans of the men's soccer team are all asking the same question: What is going on? From bumbling beginnings to dramatic defeats, the Polar Bears' disappointing season continued with a stunning draw against Babson after an upsetting defeat by Colby the day before.