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The oldest continuously published college weekly
in the United States
Volume CXXXIII, Number 2
September 19, 2003
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New online Student Records site well-received by campus
ADAM BABER, ORIENT STAFF
With the launching of its "Bearings" website,
Student Records has inaugurated a new era of convenient access to information
online, a move some say was long overdue. The site, which offers students
and faculty a means of reviewing a wealth of student-specific course-related
information, has been in development for several years. [read
the article]
Murder stuns Colby campus
JOHN W. CLAGHORN IV, ORIENT STAFF
The flag flies at half-mast 40 miles north of Brunswick,
where Colby College mourns the death of Dawn Rossignol '04, whose body
was discovered by local authorities yesterday morning after a search of
the Waterville area. Rossignol had been reported missing by her mother
on Tuesday morning, having missed a doctor's appointment in Bangor, ME.
A search party located her body at 10:24 a.m. on Wednesday, 300 yards
from her 1993 Mercury Sable in Oakland, ME. [read
the article]
Chapel renovation moves ahead of schedule, remains on
budget
BOBBY
GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF
Sometime back in the long history
of Bowdoin College, a professor said that the Chapel
"has been the pride for each successive generation of Bowdoin students."
Nearly 150 years later, construction superintendent Mike Boucher and his
team of 15 men are working stone-by-stone to ensure that the Chapel overlooks
the students peering up at it from the Quad for decades, and perhaps centuries,
to come. [read the article]
Howell House discovers untapped social resource
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
The Inter-House Council (IHC) decided Wednesday that Howell
House can now register kegs in an attempt to make their parties more popular.
The IHC can register six of the ten kegs allowed on campus every weekend
night for house parties. [read the
article]
Bowdoin
creates three new administrative positions
ALEC SCHLEY, STAFF WRITER
In response to the ever-evolving needs and demands of the
Bowdoin community, the College has created three new administrative positions
for the 2003-2004 school year. James Kim serves as the Freeman Grant Coordinator/Assistant
Dean of First-Year Students, Susan Dorn as Coordinator of Student Community
Service Programs, and Mitchel Davis as Chief Information Officer in the
Department of Information Technology. [read
the article]
Bradlee, Quinn postpone journalism lecture
BETH KOWITT, STAFF WRITER
Anticipating transportation difficulties caused by Hurricane
Isabel, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn postponed their Thursday night lecture
disappointing 600 Bowdoin students, faculty, and members of the Brunswick
community who planned to attend. [read
the article]

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Unity steps to success
Four years ago Ayidah Bashir '04 brought a new physical
activity to campus that focuses on knowledge, power, respect and
love. Today the Bowdoin Unity Step Team is more popular than ever
before. [read the article]
Blodgett bikes for Smiles
Choosing to start his summer with a challenge, Christopher
Houston Blodgett '06 spent his first month away from Bowdoin on
a 2,200 mile bike ride down the East Coast. Blodgett completed the
ride in order to raise money for Operation Smiles, a nonprofit organization
that provides reconstructive facial surgery for underprivileged
children from around the world. [read the
article]
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Cali-freakin'-fornia in shamble
It's not that I want an earthquake to solve this
California recall issue - I've got family out there, plus California
is the world's fifth largest economy - it's just that things would
be so much easier if it did. The only people who really benefit
from this debacle are the people of Florida who just look better
by comparison. [read the article]
EDITORIAL
Kick the keg policy
The new keg policy implemented by the Inter-House
Council has noble intentions, but, as is often the case with noble-intentioned
policies, it fails to consider the reality of the situation. Howell
House has complained of low attendance at its weekend parties
and is pointing the finger at competing booze-laden social house
parties. [read the article]
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HBO to film Empire Falls scences at Breckinridge Center
Ten years after Mel Gibson brought his The Man Without
A Face to film at Bowdoin, the College's Breckinridge Public Affairs
Center in York will be featured in HBO's cinematic adaptation of
Richard Russo's novel Empire Falls. [read the
article]
The Man in Black fondly remembered
Johnny Cash was not an actor; he was purely a performer.
In an age where record labels promote musicians through superficiality,
Cash's image was based on honesty. Cash's conviction powered his
witty stories of love, adversity and the often extremely painful
combination of the two. [read the article]
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Young legs & veterans make a winning combo
Last Saturday, Bowdoin Men's Cross Country Team
had their first meet of the season at Colby College. The weather
was hot, the hills were tall, but the victory was sweet for the
Polar Bears.
[read the article]
Double header weekend proves the ladies are ready to take on Williams
The Bowdoin Women's Soccer Team was very busy and
successful last weekend. They began by notching their first NESCAC
win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Wesleyan Cardinals.
[read the article]
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| Men's rugby players practice behind Farley Field
House on Wednesday afternoon. Over the past three years the men's
team has amassed an impressive 13-2 record. (Hans Law, Bowdoin
Orient) |

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