Volume CXXXIII, Number 15 February 20, 2004

From Bowdoin to CNN: Anchor reports 'excellent adventure'
BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF
This is the first in an occasional series profiling Bowdoin alumni who have gone on to lead interesting and exciting lives after college. When Judy Fortin '83 first became a Bowdoin student, she never envisioned herself interviewing future newsmakers and celebrities, like John Glenn, Sally Ride, members of the famed 1980 Olympic hockey team, or musician Yo-Yo Ma. [read the article]

Students trapped in credit card debt
ASHLEY HARVARD, STAFF WRITER
Chances are, as a college student, your mailbox has been continually inundated with applications for credit cards. Unversed in the responsibility and true meaning that using credit cards entail, students these days use plastic to pay for everything from new stereos and computers, to packs of beer and gum. [read the article]

Patagonia sale causes widespread flourescent jacket wearage
ELLIOT JACOBS, COLUMNIST
On Monday, climber, alpinist, writer, ski-mountaineer, and all-around stud Mark Synnott made the trek over from his home in New Hampshire to speak to students at the Outdoor Leadership Center about "his greatest adventure." [read the article]

Homosexuals should heed health tips
JEFF BENSON, M.D., DUDLEY COE HEALTH CENTER
Dear Dr. Jeff: Do gay and lesbian students have special health care needs? And can they be met at the Health Center?-J.Z. [read the article]

Fast Features
ORIENT STAFF
According to the Maine Paranormal Research Association website, Pickard Theater is reportedly haunted. [read the article]

Bowdoin women to join in 'March for Women's Lives'
MARA GANDAL, CONTRIBUTOR
April 25 sounds like a long way off. Between now and then there are mid-terms to take, spring breaks to relax on, and entire sports seasons to play. [read the article]

Homeless helped: Students fight poverty in Maine
CAITLIN MACDONALD, CONTRIBUTOR
This week marks the beginning of Raise Your Voice: A Month of Action, a month-long initiative sponsored by Campus Compact to celebrate and increase civic engagement efforts on college campuses throughout the nation. [read the article]

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