Volume CXXXIII, Number 7 October 31, 2003

Witch brews lecture about misperceptions
ASHLEY HARVARD, STAFF WRITER
When thinking of witches most Americans conjure up images of black-cloak-wearing, frog-toting, spell-casting women who dance around bonfires at night chanting. [read the article]

Keene keen on pumpkin-powered Howard Dean
ADAM BABER WITH EVAN KOHN, ORIENT STAFF
Imagine Howard Dean in your living room. Well, not your living room. Dennis and Kathy Meade's living room. The Meades, of Swanzey Lake, New Hampshire, threw a house party for Dean and his supporters Saturday evening, and Evan and I were there to take it all in as part of our continuing exploration of the culture of the New Hampshire primary season. [read the article]

Simon tells tale of 13-year journey
LESLIE BRIDGERS, STAFF WRITER
Alvah Simon spent 13 years circumnavigating the globe in what amounted to an incredible experience. On Monday night in Kresge Auditorium, he shared his adventures with a packed house in his lecture, "A Life Well Wasted." [read the article]

Boys of Bowdoin meet Esquimaux
KATHRYN OSTROFSKY, COLUMNIST
After Professor Chadbourne, the Bowdoin boys, and the rest of the crew of the Nautilus had spent several days taking samples at their landing site in Greenland, they navigated the little schooner southward along the coast until they neared the harbor of Godthaab. [read the article]

BOC Notebook: Find great escapes in Brunswick
KAZIA JANKOWSKI, CONTRIBUTOR
Contrary to popular opinion, the world is not coming to an end. Sure, it's getting darker earlier, there are fewer BOC trips going out, and most professors have realized that they have only covered one-fourth of what they intend to cover and are bumping up the number of readings. [read the article]

Cotton swabs may be harmful to your health, says Dr. Jeff
JEFF BENSON, M.D., DUDLEY COE HEALTH CENTER
Dear Dr. Jeff: I know I've been told not to use Q-tips to clean my ears, but I have a real problem with wax build-up. What do you recommend?-D.H.B. [read the article]

Cleaning supplies green-friendly
KEISHA PAYSON, CONTRIBUTOR
Starting in the spring of '03 Bowdoin Housekeeping began to replace four of our old cleaning supplies with Butcher's G-Force. [read the article]

A dentist works on a patient at the annual Ladd Haunted House on Thursday evening. (Hans Law, Bowdoin Orient)

 

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