News- The Bowdoin Orient

The oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States
Volume CXXXIII, Number 5
October 10, 2003

Breckinridge estate put on market
NATALIE CRAVEN, STAFF WRITER
The Breckinridge estate, which its late owner Mary Brekinridge Patterson once hoped would "go on living, breathing, and serving human beings," is being offered for sale as a family home by Bowdoin. [read the article]

Change in distribution requirements on horizon
BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF
Fewer required course areas, a narrower focus, and a portfolio requirement could form a new set of distribution requirements in coming years. [read the article]

New study questions recruiting standards
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
Last year 4,719 high school seniors from across the country submitted applications to Bowdoin College. Of the 1,154 who were accepted, 75 were "recruited" athletes. According to Jeff Ward, Director of Athletics, "A recruited athlete is somebody who could be successful here academically, but their participation in athletics is something that shows distinction." [read the article]

Faculty resources lag relative to other NESCACs
KIRA CHAPPELLE, STAFF WRITER
Each year US News and World Report releases college rankings that are widely published and read, and for the past few years, Bowdoin College has fallen from five to seven and now ten in 2003. [read the article]

Princeton Review will survey Bowdoin students this month
BRIAN DUNN, ORIENT STAFF
Bowdoin's administration, dining service, and alcohol consumption will be put to the test in the coming weeks when The Princeton Review begins a survey of campus life at Bowdoin for its annual "The Best 351 Colleges" guide. [read the article]

College houses expand 2004-2005 budget
SETH GUITERMAN, STAFF WRITER
A successful student-led initiative to improve the ability of the college house system to serve as a versatile hub for activity on campus has led to the increase of the house budgets to $15,000 for the 2004-05 academic year. [read the article]

Bowdoin community spreads Common Good
ALIX ROY, ORIENT STAFF
Two-hundred and fifty Bowdoin community members proved Saturday that there is more to college than parties, homework and Roots concerts. The event was the fifth annual Common Good Day, which brought together students and staff in over 40 community service projects throughout the Brunswick area. [read the article]

BSG raffles two premier parking passes
JAKE CLAGHORN, ORIENT STAFF
Hoping to foster better relations among members of the Bowdoin community, Bowdoin Student Government has announced "Platinum Parking," which will entail the raffle of one or two universal parking passes per semester. [read the article]

Big politics takes on small town flair
I no longer wonder why teeny New Hampshire earned the right to influence national politics-no politician can handle Washington if they can't handle Hampton Falls. [read the article]

Sea kayaking, "A Life Well Wasted," and frosh advice
The sustenance that the sea provided for the Inuit, who spread from Alaska to Greenland along the rim of the Arctic Circle, came in the form of seals, whales, and the ability to travel great distances over water. How did these hunter-gatherers survive in the world's harshest environment? They got good at sea kayaking. [read the article]

Guh-vah-nay-tah Ahhhh-nold
1981: Conan the Barbarian is released, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan. At the end of the movie, Conan is asked what is best in life. He replies, "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women." [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Paradise lost
Anyone who has experienced the wonder of a Breckinridge visit can attest to the special atmosphere that pervades the estate. The opportunity to spend time there with classmates, professors, and friends has been enjoyed by members of the Bowdoin community for almost 30 years. It is an opportunity that is about to be lost. [read the article]

Student band brings the funk
They love The Big Lebowski, Phish, and their first-year proctor. No, we're not talking about your roommate, your best friend, or the girls across the hall. These are the guys of the Jim Weeks Philharmonic, a campus band looking to tackle Bowdoin with their funk, blues, and rock tunes. [read the article]

A wonderful Midsummer Night in early October
Shakespeare never seems funny in high school English, but the National Players brought A Midsummer Night's Dream to Bowdoin last weekend with the full humor Shakespeare intended. [read the article]

Polar Bears look to redeem loss
After falling to Amherst College in its only loss of the season and battling Middlebury College to a 1-1 draw in a double header on the road, the Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team is looking to fight back for a good position in post-season play. [read the article]

Red Sox vs. Yanks: From cursed to first
Grades have begun to drop and class attendance rates are plummeting. Close friends are snapping at each other and the infamous "Yankees Suck" shirts are now more abundant than ever on campus. This is the anomaly called playoff baseball. [read the article]

The colors of the rainbow decorate Smith Union for Out Week, a BGSA-sponsored event aimed at promoting sexual awareness. (Hans Law, Bowdoin Orient)

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