The Bowdoin Orient
Volume CXXXIX, Number 24
May 7, 2010
NEWS
Theater and dance major rejected
By ERIN K. MCAULIFFE, ORIENT STAFFTo be or not to be, that was the question. A theater and dance major, collaboratively designed by faculty from the two disciplines and proposed by Associate Professor of Theater and Dance Robert Bechtel, was turned down this week by the Bowdoin Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEP).
Season cut short for coach with OUI
By MARIYA ILYAS, ORIENT STAFFAssistant Baseball and Football Coach Trevor Powers '06 was arrested for Operating Under the Influence (OUI) on Sunday, April 25 at 1:31 a.m. on Coffin Street, according to public records on the Brunswick Police Department (BPD) website.
Bowdoin sports average NESCAC record
By NICK DANIELS, ORIENT STAFF"I do believe that if you have a strong athletic program, it helps you attract stronger students, and with stronger students, you can build an even better athletic program."
Printing plan switches to eco-friendlier option
By LINDA KINSTLER, ORIENT STAFFNext fall, students will be introduced to a new, environmentally sound printing policy. The Bowdoin Printing Group (BPG), a committee composed of representatives from the library, Finance, and Information Technology (IT), recently approved a new measure that is expected to reduce paper waste by 20 to 40 percent.
Ivies Weekend brings fair weather, few issues
By SASHA DAVIS, ORIENT STAFFIt seems that Bowdoin officially "survIvied" the weekend, judging by the absence of any court summonses, citations, arrests or alcohol-related transports via rescue unit to the hospital.
Draw from wait list ‘unlikely,’ says Meiklejohn
By GEMMA LEGHORN, ORIENT STAFFFive hundred twenty admitted students have accepted spots in the Class of 2014 as of Thursday and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Scott Meiklejohn said it is "unlikely" that the College will accept any students off the wait list this year.
Phase II sleepover tradition endures, prerequisites pose problems for some
By SARAH LEVIN, ORIENT STAFFFor maybe the first time ever, the student at the front of the Phase II registration line was already set with four classes. When Ricardo Zarate '13 arrived at Moulton Union at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, he was not planning on spending the night, but said he thought sleeping over would make a good story.
Green heating project to cost $3.4 million
By SAM VITELLO, ORIENT STAFFAt an estimated cost of approximately $3.4 million, the work currently being done to the heating station is the largest scale construction project the College has broken ground on since the completion of the Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness last year.
WBOR manager to digitize radio station’s CD, vinyl collection
By ELIZABETH MAYBANK, ORIENT STAFFThousands of CDs and vinyl records line the walls of the WBOR radio station, but its managers believe the DJs who use the studio underutilize the extensive, yet disorganized, music collection.
Bowdoin Brief: Saturday SolarFest fun to run on sun
By CAITLIN BEACH, ORIENT STAFFThe seventh annual SolarFest will offer a variety of energy-conscious activities and solar-powered performances on the Dudley Coe Quad tomorrow from noon to 5 p.m.
Bowdoin Brief: Solar water project to reduce emissions from Thorne Hall’s roof
By CAITLIN BEACH, ORIENT STAFFConstruction is currently underway to make Thorne Dining Hall greener. A solar hot water project intended to reduce the College's fossil fuel emissions is projected to be fully installed on Thorne's roof by the end of the academic year.