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Volume CXXXII, Number 2
September 20, 2002



Friday

COMMON HOUR:
Luke O'Neill founded Shackleton Schools, Inc., a non-profit educational venture, in 1996 to educate young men and women to become skilled and compassionate leaders. He comes to Bowdoin with extensive knowledge in the
field of development.
V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium, 12:30 p.m.

Are you interested in campaigning for peace in the Middle-East?
Peace Vigil held every Friday, 5:30-6:00 p.m.
The Brunswick Mall
*Article to follow in next week's Orient*

FILM, LECTURE DINNER and DISCUSSION: Interested in the movies Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal? Intrigued by their place in our culture? Just want an excuse to discuss cannibalism and eat poultry at the same time? Professor Aaron Kitch of the English Department will be speaking briefly on each film's role in popular culture. Lecture followed by dinner then screening of each film.
Howell House and Bowdoin Film Society.
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

MARK OCONNOR, SHANKAR & GINGGER CONCERT!
"A dazzling fusion of American fiddling and the ancient Carnatic musical tradition of Southern India." Tickets available at the Smith Union Information Desk or at the door: general public $10, seniors $8, FREE with Bowdoin I.D.
Pickard Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

FILM:
Waking Life
Bowdoin Film Society
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium
7:00 p.m.

CAMPUS WIDE: GRAFFITI
Baxter House, 10:00 p.m.
"NO I.D., NO ENTRY"

THE TURTLE ISLAND
STRING QUARTET

"This group, based around a uniquely modern sound, mixes classical, jazz, hip-hop, rock and other musical rhythms." Tickets available at Smith Union Information Desk: $2.00.
Pickard Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
*Lecture and Demonstration with the Turtle Island String Quartet: Gibson Hall, Room 101 1:00 p.m.*

Sunday

"WALL STREET 101":
Pat Dunn '98, formerly of Morgan Stanley, and Scott Roman '00, formerly of Lehman Brothers, will lead participants through the basics of life on Wall Street. Moulton Union, Main Lounge: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

CATHOLIC MASS:
Bowdoin Chapel,
4:30 p.m.

FILM:
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1988) This Academy-Award winning documentary studies the ethnic tensions following the brutal murder of a second generation Chinese-American in 1980s America.
Bowdoin Film Studies Department
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium
6:00 p.m.

Monday

"HOW TO APPLY FOR AND GET JOBS and INTERNSHIPS WITH THE GOVERNMENT":
Lee Willis, Office of Personal Management, will discuss applying for both full-time jobs and internships with the government. Career Planning. Moulton Union, Main Lounge, 7-8 p.m.

LECTURE:
Rose Weitz, professor of sociology at Arizona State University, lectures on "Ponytails and Purple Mohawks: Teenage Girls, Hair and Identity."
Druckenmiller Hall, Room 016
7:00 p.m.

VOTER REGISTRATION:
Learn how to register voters and get active at Bowdoin. First Floor Adams Hall, ES Commons room; 9:00 p.m.
(contact: ctow@bowdoin.edu
to volunteer).

DILATED PEOPLES,
BLACKALICIOUS,
and D.J. Jon:

State Theatre,
609 Congress Street, Portland. 8:00 p.m.
For tickets call
(207) 775-3331

Tuesday

VOTER REGISTRATION:
It's FAST. It's FREE. It's EASY. Voter Registration Drive: Smith Union (ALL-DAY), Moulton Union (lunchtime), Thorne Dining Hall (dinnertime).

FILM:
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
One of Hitchcock's favorites: the story of a young girl's infaturation with her uncle, a charming yet notorious murderer. Bowdoin Film Studies Dept.
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.

VISTING ARTIST:
Chris Doyle has received numerous fellowships for the arts, including a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in 2001. His talk is titled "Repeat after Me." V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday

DISCUSSION SERIES:
Professor Julie McGee will be discussing "Black Art in
South Africa."
Quinby House, 7:30 p.m.

CONCERT:
Väsen
The Swedish quartet that pumps modern attitude into traditional folk music, will perform at Bowdoin. Admission is $5 for the public, and free with Bowdoin ID. Tickets are available at the Smith Union information desk.
V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium,
7:30 p.m.

FILM:
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Bowdoin Film Studies Dept.
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday

"CONSULTING 101":
Bowdoin alumni will discuss the consulting career. Sign-up online at eBear. Moulton Union, Lancaster Lounge
7-8 p.m.


OPENING LECTURE:
"Art and Violence," Artist Leon Golub will speak about his 50-year long career encountering incidents of aggression and violence.
V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium,
7:30 p.m.

FILM:
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist Kirby Dick (1997)
Bob Flanagan: sufferer of cycstic fibrosis, masochist and self-mutilator; this documentary studies the late performance artist as a master of defying fate. Film includes some graphic morbidity and sexuality.
Bowdoin Film Studies Dept.
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

BOWLING LEAGUE:
Yankee Lanes, Brunswick
9:00 p.m.

SENIOR PUB NIGHT:
Jack McGee Pub, 9:00 p.m.