The Bowdoin Orient

The combination of high-level classes, concern about plans for the future, and the desire to spend time with those we may never see again contribute to a very difficult year for seniors. Because of this, many students become afflicted with the phenomenon of senioritis, meaning they seem to just kind of give up on caring about schoolwork. While it certainly is not something to be proud of, senioritis tends to be one of those things you just can't avoid in college, like cheap beer, all night study sessions, and burning when you pee.

One of the joys of a liberal arts education is experiencing the variety of courses and majors that people are in. Quite obviously, one's worldview is affected by the discipline one studies. For example, it is a joy to hear an economics major and a sociology major debate politics?just like Fox News, except Bowdoin students know how to speak in complete sentences.

Winter makes people ugly. Before I get my head taken off by angry readers for that statement (since apparently saying people are ugly is a capital offense to some), let me clarify my position. I am not saying that winter changes people's physical attributes for the worse?as far as I know, no one grows a second head or a tail with the advent of the cold. Rather, there is something about winter that makes people both look ugly and act ugly. And with the delightfully long winter here in Maine, there is a lot of ugliness.

For those of us who are seniors, it is soon to be the official date of "100 days until graduation," which means the graduation season is finally upon us. For many people, this is a sad time, as people begin to realize that soon they will leave the comfortable confines of friendly Bowdoin and be thrust into the cold, uncaring reality that is life.

At some points in our lives, most of us have received some sort of "preparing for college" type lessons. Whether it be in high school, with an "Effective Note-taking Seminar" or during Orientation with a "Balancing your Time" discussion, there has been an emphasis on teaching us how to succeed in college, not only within the classroom but outside it as well.

Explain this to me?why is it that the College basically looks the other way while underage kids can drink as much beer as they want, but it's a serious offense for someone of legal drinking age to have a glass of whiskey?

In a previous work of remarkable genius, I alluded to some of the hidden treasures that Brunswick has to offer. For this week's edition of David's wisdom, I will delve more in depth into some of these locations, with the hope that you all will find as much joy in them as I have.

With all the nasty election year politics and vicious schoolyard insults being thrown around lately by both the College Democrats and College Republicans, it's nice to see Bowdoin students energized by another issue?the Red Sox.

While semi-dozing in class the other day, I came to the realization that, despite Bowdoin's relatively diverse group of personalities, there are certain groups of people that appear in virtually every class. To help you all differentiate between these groups, I have come up with a list of those who appear most regularly.

Ahh, September at Bowdoin?the grass is still green, the leaves are starting to change color, people can still survive outside...and the freshmen are everywhere.