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Volume CXXXIII, Number 10
November 21, 2003

'Successful' events reflect demand for dialogue
ALISON L. MCCONNELL, ORIENT STAFF
Several recent campus events addressed the oft-debated topic of diversity in various forms, and reactions from students and administrators reflected increasing demand for discussion. [read the article]

Faculty questions role in College House system
CARLY SMITH, STAFF WRITER
A recent faculty meeting provided a forum for an intense discussion on faculty's role within the college house system-past, present, and future. [read the article]

Globalization Week sparks campus debate
ALIX ROY, ORIENT STAFF
If you're like many students at Bowdoin, globalization is not something you think about on a daily basis. With papers to write, tests to study for, and parties to attend, the average life of a college student does not include the harsh realities that kids around the world face on an everyday basis. [read the article]

Whooping cough infects one student, possibly more
BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF
Fears of whooping cough should not cause you to put up the do-not-enter sign, hide in your dorm room, or break out the emergency supply of Ramen noodles, according to College and state health officials. [read the article]

BSG set to debut professor evaluation website
NATALIE CRAVEN, STAFF WRITER
For many Bowdoin students, collecting feedback on various classes and professors make the days before the course registration deadline a chaotic blur. A webpage designed by the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) that will be up and running in the near future aims to ease some of that confusion by creating a place for students to post feedback on courses and professors. [read the article]

BCN slated to add plasma screen to Smith Union
BETH KOWITT, STAFF WRITER
For those of you who don't have enough distractions to keep you from studying for that psych exam or writing that English paper, there's a new one you can add to the list: the addition of a 32-inch plasma TV in Smith Union starting at the beginning of next semester. [read the article]

Blood drive dianosed with weak pulse
All Kate Leach '04 wants to do is help Bowdoin students save lives. She says, however, many students are unwilling to work with her to make that happen. [read the article]

Multiple security alerts cause questions
When deciding to go to college in Maine, most Bowdoin students probably figured that the biggest problem campus security would have to deal with was an overdue library book. But so far this year, there have been four campus-wide security alerts. [read the article]

Massachusett's gay marriage ruling
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in what was perhaps the most important and far-reaching court decision regarding gay marriage since Vermont's 1999 recognition of civil unions, struck down on Tuesday an "unconstitutional" ban on same-sex marriages. [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Coffin crime wave
An unusual rash of criminal incidents has prompted students to reconsider the safety of their cars under the Pines. The Coffin Street parking lot was the site of three thefts in the first ten days of November. It is evident that more stringent security measures are needed, and sooner rather than later. [read the article]

Rufus Wainwright triumphs over China Rose buffet
Rufus Wainwright and his eight-person band put on an energy-filled concert in Sargent Gym with a set list that included songs from all three of his albums, Rufus Wainwright, Poses, and Want One, and even a preview of a song off his forthcoming album Want Two. [read the article]

Mon dieu! Théâtre de l'absurd
The pink elephant drives by at 7:00 p.m. In tandem with this event, the student production of La Cantatrice Chauve (The Bald Soprano) will provide something the Bowdoin community so often lacks during the packed finals season: one unapologetic hour of absurdity. [read the article]

Runners' work ethic pays off at New England Division III race
The cross country women came from behind to take the New England Division III region by storm last Saturday, earning a berth in the NCAA Championship meet with its fifth-place finish behind Middlebury, Williams, Trinity, and Amherst. [read the article]

Helmets and pucks return to Dayton rink
The Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team will make its debut against New England College at 7:00 p.m. in Dayton Arena tonight. The 27-member team has been working at improving its game since Midnight Madness on November 1st. [read the article]

Members of the Natural History play during WBOR Night at Jack Magee's. The group hails from New York City and was among other groups and DJs performing last night. (Hans Law, Bowdoin Orient)

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