Volume CXXXII, Number 3 September 27, 2002

Learning from South African art
MEREDITH HOAR, STAFF WRITER
Quinby House began its weekly discussion series with a presentation led by Professor Julie McGee of the Africana Studies Department. McGee, whose courses focus on African and African American art, spoke on "Race, Class, Privilege: Learning from South African Artists." [read the article]

Violence reported on campus
SARA BODNAR, STAFF WRITER
From CNN to The Sopranos, violence is at the forefront of the media and consistent in our entertainment. We see violence everyday in television shows, at the movies, and on the news. Images of violence pervade our environment yet often escape our awareness. Perhaps we have become desensitized, as we are so often told. [read the article]

Playing the band
DAVIN MICHAELS, STAFF WRITER
On Thursday last week, Bowdoin students had the privilege of having a very talented rock band come as entertainment for senior pub night: Liquid Dead. As their name implies, the band is a group that tours New England covering dozens of songs by the Grateful Dead. Being a first-year and a huge deadhead myself, I was very excited and eager to hear the band, and find out what kind of hippie population existed at Bowdoin. [read the article]

Subtitles and scorsese
AUDREY AMIDON, STAFF WRITER
This week, the Bowdoin Film Society is pleased to bring you films by the French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. I think we can all feel a little more cultured by seeing a movie with subtitles, so come on out and enjoy these great films. We'll also be throwing in a good old fashioned rock 'n' roll concert film just to even out the score. [read the article]

Get wild and sow your oats
KERRY ELSON, STAFF WRITER
So eager was the Foodie to place her order at Main Street's Wild Oats Bakery and Cafe that she cut and sliced her way to the front of the line, right in front of a fellow Bowdoin sophomore. Silly Foodie! She just couldn't resist the freshly baked breads and juicy smoked meats beckoning from behind the counter. Liz, the kind sophomore, chastized the Foodie with a playful slap and a naughty round of "No Cuts, No Buts, No Coconuts!" [read the article]

The Banger Sisters ain't bangin'
MONICA GUZMAN, COLUMNIST
You all should've seen me at The Banger Sisters. I was having a great time. Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn wowed me; I actually caught myself clapping when I laughed-a potentially embarrassing response. But thankfully, other viewers' laughter drowned it out. All hail packed theaters. [read the article]

The Hot Dog Artist
MACELA FLANAGAN, STAFF WRITER
The best art in New York is not necessarily at the Met. Chris Doyle will argue this point with anyone. For the past several years he has been experimenting with both public art projects and the video work being shown in public spaces. Tuesday night, after refuting the myth that artists do not like to talk about their work, he welcomed the Kresge crowd into his world. By focusing on the relationships between public and personal, individual and group, and finding beauty in the mundane, Doyle creates a truly unique and animated body of work. [read the article]

Wednesday night, Leon Golub, a prominent artist whose work renders occurrences of brutality and aggression, examined the connection between society and violence in his lecture, "Art and Violence." (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient)