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Thomas
Cornell named Steele Professor of Studio Art
MACELA FLANAGAN, STAFF WRITER
On Tuesday night, Professor Thomas Cornell was named the
Richard E. Steele Professor of Studio Art, an honor given in appreciation
for his forty years of developing the visual arts program at Bowdoin.
[read the article]
No more Happy Days
GYLLIAN CHRISTIANSEN, STAFF WRITER
I never watched Happy Days. The opening theme so irked
me that I could never make it through one of those reruns. Even so, at
the start of the one woman show A Lovely Light, I immediately recognized
Marion Ross, little Ritchie Cunningham's TV-land mother. [read
the article]
Tuxedo doesn't suit Jackie
MONICA GUZMAN, COLUMNIST
Last weekend I, Mónica Guzmán, wanna-be film
critic and lover of all that is artful and good, saw The Tuxedo, the Jackie
Chan film. Why? Well, because it was either that or Reese Witherspoon's
Sweet Home Alabama. And when you're stuck between cheesy action and cheesy
chick flick, and you happen to be going with two guys, the choice is quite
clear. [read the article]
Painting outside the bubble
SARA BODNAR, STAFF WRITER
This fall, exhibits across the country are displaying the
work of Bowdoin art professors. Murals, paintings, photography, and sculpture
are turning heads in big cities and small coastal towns, proving that
the talent of our art faculty reaches an impressive range of audiences
all over the nation. [read the article]
Close Calls on stage
GYLLIAN CHRISTIANSEN, STAFF WRITER
"I mean, it's not 'Riverdance,'" said Gretchen
Berg of "Close Calls & Near Misses," a faculty dance performance
that went up last weekend in the Wish Theater. The show featured a modern
dance trio: Gretchen Berg, Gwyneth Jones and Paul Sarvis, three members
of the Bowdoin faculty. [read the article]
Ch-ch-ch-changes for Beck
TED REINERT, STAFF WRITER
"In the sea change, nothing is safe," croons
Beck Hansen in the climax of his new album. The statement is telling,
and there's a reason why Sea Change is the title of Beck's latest effort.
[read the article]
Folks love the Strokes
MATTHEW LAJOIE, CONTRIBUTOR
So the Strokes are a hyped band. One year ago today their
debut album, Is This It, was released in the United States. Apparently
the band has the substance to back up the hype, selling over 640,000 copies
of Is This It to date. [read the
article]
Gettin' saucy with G Love
VINAY KASHYAP, CONTRIBUTOR
After a day of laborious classes five of us piled into
my friends car to head down to Portland for the G Love and Special Sauce
show. [read the article]
My big, fat Greek restaurant
KERRY ELSON, COLUMNIST
Garfield
the Cat cannot go without food for ten minutes. His furry, tangerine belly
must be constantly satiated by lasagna or cherry pie. Is there ever a
time when Garfield isn't hungry? Has he ever sullenly pawed away a plate
of provisions? Would he ever want to go without food? No! [read
the article]
Jam Band gets jiggy
ERIC WORTHING, CONTRIBUTOR
Last Saturday night Medeski Martin and Wood came to the
State Theater, on Congress Street in Portland, for the fourth time in
four years. The trio from New York consists of John Medeski on various
keyboards and garage-sale musical items, Billy Martin on percussion (everything
from Gretsch drums to brake rotors), and Chris Wood on bass. [read
the article]
