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Volume CXXXII, Number 22 |
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BOC fights Ivies pain
CECILY UPTON
COLUMNIST
As Ivies Weekend approaches, the Bowdoin Outing Club prepares to cure the hangovers of many a student by sending them out rafting and climbing this Sunday. While most of you might think lounging in bed all day will make your pounding head pound less, you are mistaken. There is nothing like fresh air to cure the hangover blues. If, however, you are not convinced, or are really, truly to incapacitated to make it out on Sunday, be sure to come to the Outdoor Leadership Center sometime between 1 pm and 5 pm on Monday for Get Out More! day.
Get Out More! day is a conglomeration of outdoor companies, outdoor enthusiasts, and outdoor naturalists, who are coming together to teach Bowdoin students and the greater Brunswick community about ways to get outside more often. Sponsored by Backpacker Magazine and the Bowdoin Outing Club, Get Out More! day will encourage outdoor pursuits through lectures, demonstrations, participatory displays, games, and prizes. Featured is the Backpacker Magazine Get Out More! team who will be giving a presentation at 1pm. Also present will be a representative from Liquid Logic Kayaks, whose kayaks will be paddled in the pool by members of the Bowdoin Outing Club. The Chewonki Foundation will be giving a presentation about vernal pools, which are pools that form in ground depressions due to melting snow. While these pools are very temporal, they are important parts of the forest ecosystem. There will also by a climbing wall where you can try your skills, even if you have never climbed before. Hopefully all of these knowledgable people in one place will inspire the Bowdoin campus to Get Out More!
After you spend Monday afternoon whetting your appetite for outdoor pursuits, be sure to sign up for next weekends' trips. On Saturday, May 3, the BOC will be sending out a Dead River whitewater kayak and raft trip. The Dead River means serious water and serious fun. This trip is always popular, so make sure you sign-up early in the week. Also on Saturday will be a service trip, which is a great opportunity for Bowdoin students to give back to the outdoor community. On Sunday, there will be a day hike and a canoe trip headed for, as of now, mystery locations. So, gear up for the last three days of classes by signing-up for a trip. It will be the last weekend that the BOC will be sending out trips, so don't miss this opportunity!
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