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Volume CXXXIII, Number 6
October 19, 2001

Fan ignites fire at Brunswick Apts.
KITTY SULLIVAN, A&E EDITOR
A faulty fan ignited last Friday, setting off a raging fire in Brunswick Apartment H1 and causing approximately $35,000 worth of damage. Brunswick Fire Department was on the scene at 11:35 a.m. [read the article]

Brunswick improves downtown environs
FE VIVAS, STAFF WRITER
Mix months of construction, hardworking private contractors, and $1.2 million and the result is a more pedestrian-friendly downtown Brunswick. [read the article]

Coaches question NESCAC report's findings
BELINDA J. LOVETT, ORIENT STAFF
Several coaches expressed their skepticism of the findings of the report. David Caputi, head coach of the football team, said, "I don't agree with it…I think the report was irresponsible." [read the article]

Mailroom wary of anthrax threat
JAMES FISHER, SENIOR EDITOR
In the Smith Union mailroom, policy responses to the threat of anthrax have been measured. [read the article]

Alum to run annual giving
COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
A 1989 Bowdoin graduate, Lyons will have overall responsibility for the organization, planning, and management of the College's program to seek annual gifts from alumni and friends. [read the article]


National Geographic filmmaker speaks
From Cape Town to Cairo and from refugee camps to classrooms, National Geographic filmmaker, Mick Davie has seen it all. [read the article]

Korea Colloquium
A panel of Korea watchers spoke to a crowded Kresge Auditorium on Monday. [read the article]

Examining college athletes
Last week's Orient article regarding relatively lower academic performance for recruited NESCAC athletes should come as no surprise. [read the article]

Editorial: Media rules
Press Secretary Ari Fleischer finally got a good cop to match his style last week. [read the editorial]

Food for your fanny
The ferocious foodies ventured toward the end of Maine Street expecting a gondola tour of some Italian territory. [read the article]

Mazzo-Soprano to visit Bowdoin
Her recent recordings include the premiere CD of Handel's Alaxander Balus with the Brewer Consort and the title role in Handel's Faramondo. [read the article]

After two long years, football gets a win
Football head coach Dave Caputi earned his first Bowdoin win Saturday afternoon. [read the article]

An excellent October for women's soccer
The women's soccer team has heated up this month. [read the article]


Receiver Chris Sakalakos congratulates other Polar Bears after a play in Saturday's victory over Hamilton. [read the article] (Colin LeCroy, Bowdoin Orient)