The Bowdoin Orient

During a year that has seen the loss of millions of jobs nationwide, the senior class has attained mixed results in its job search. While some have found positions, others have taken alternative career paths, or still continue to search for jobs as graduation approaches.

In an effort to cut costs at the College last fall, the Bowdoin Treasurer's Office began seeking community input for money-saving ideas. After gathering nearly 40 suggestions from community members, some of these ideas are already making an impact on the way money is spent—or not spent—at Bowdoin.

Honoring a tradition now more than 80 years old, students and staff at Bowdoin have planned several events to celebrate Black History Month. According to the Web site of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Black History Month began as a single week of recognition in February 1926. Since then, the African-American community has made significant progress in attaining civil rights and, with the recent election of President Obama, major political representation.

Returning to a topic of concern for many Bowdoin students, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) members discussed fielding a new Health Center survey in conjunction with the College administration on Wednesday. Members were presented with a draft survey compiled by Director of Health Services Sandra Hayes and Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs Margaret Hazlett.

It was back to business as usual for Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) Wednesday night, as representatives completed their first meeting in several weeks without a visit from a College official. Discussion centered largely on a proposal, initially introduced last week, which called for reform of the Judicial and Sexual Assault and Misconduct Boards' information dissemination process. To reinforce the significance of both the Honor and Social Codes, the BSG Affairs Committee made five core proposals: that the boards provide a report semiannually, that they provide more specific detail of the circumstances and consequences of each case, that they send the report to the Orient, that they publish the report online and that they better educate incoming students about the codes.

Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) held a closed-door meeting with President Barry Mills on Wednesday evening before launching into a discussion with the Bowdoin Evergreens about bottled water on campus. When Mills arrived, the body quickly voted to go into Executive Session, which lasted for the duration of his hour-long talk with BSG.

Remarkable efficiency kept Bowdoin Student Government's (BSG) meeting moving this week as the body spoke with Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd. President Sofia Seifert '09 opened the meeting by welcoming Judd, who promptly launched into a description of her office's range.

With annual reports from the Student Judicial Board and the Sexual Assault and Misconduct Board, a discussion about the pending Health Center investigation, and a contentious vote to extend the mandatory adjournment time, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) representatives had their hands full at Wednesday's meeting.

During its Wednesday meeting, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) members expressed their concern regarding the state of the College's social scene. Following Ladd House's Playboy Mansion-themed party held on Saturday, October 4, BSG began an internal discussion about gender roles and sexuality on campus.