The oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States Volume CXXXII, Number 2 September 20, 2002

Smashed sprinkler soaks Hyde
ANN SULLIVAN, STAFF WRITER
A plant fair and homeless first-years may seem unrelated, but an accident late Thursday afternoon proved otherwise. [read the article]

Foreign first years face U.S. visa obstacles
GREG T. SPIELBERG, ORIENT STAFF
Two Bowdoin students in the Class of '06 have been denied visa approval and one could not reach the U.S. until September 14. [read the article]

U.S. News: Bowdoin slips to number seven in ranks
CAIT FOWKES, ORIENT STAFF
After two years of rising in rank amongst the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Bowdoin slid back two spots in this year's U.S. News and World Report ranking. [read the article]

Coastal Studies fair presents sea of research
HANNAH DEAN, STAFF WRITER
Bowdoin students' summer research projects from the Coastal Studies Center were presented Wednesday at the annual poster presentation in Smith Union. [read the article]

Major changes for English department
TED REINERT, ORIENT STAFF
The English department has experienced several changes in both course requirements and faculty this semester. [read the article]

Alum lectures on Colombia drug crisis
HANNAH DEAN, STAFF WRITER
Russell Crandall '94, a MacArthur Assistant Professor of Political Science at Davidson College, gave a lecture Tuesday evening, entitled "Drugs, Terror and Civil War in Colombia: New Directions for US Policy." [read the article]

Revised BSG focuses on goals
JONATHAN PEREZ, STAFF WRITER
The end of the 2001-2002 academic year marked a major stepping-stone in the reconfiguration and gradual improvement of Bowdoin's student government. [read the article]

News Briefs

Why do students not vote? In 1998, less than 20% of American citizens ages 18 to 24 voted. Why are young people not going to the polls? [read the article] Bowdoin Builds Bowdoin's chapter of the Habitat for Humanity broke ground this past Wednesday. [read the article]

Growing up "Mooch" . . . I've never been a cool kid. By now, I'm comfortable with my lack of coolness, even as I realize that Bowdoin, as Ritalin so correctly assessed, is riddled with cliques. [read the article] Striking Iraq would hurt U.S. If the U.S. were to attack Iraq, Saddam Hussein would have no reason not to use any weapons of mass destruction he might have. [read the letter]

Bohemian Coffee House gets some competition Over the summer members of the Dining Service, student management, and local artists joined forces and created a new look for the Cafe. [read the article] Quinby House debates Quinby House is reviving its Discussion Series this semester. [read the article]

MLB strike: the more preferable closing It's a shame they didn't strike-we might have had something to talk about. [read the article] Ruggers sluggin' With 15 first-year players picking up the sport for the first time, last week's scrimmage aided the inexperienced and the veteran players in "learning what the sport is about." [read the article]