The Bowdoin Orient

ED I apps projected to rise by five percent

By LINDA KINSTLER, ORIENT STAFF

Though the total is still being tallied, the number of Early Decision I (ED I) applications appears to be up from last year. As of yesterday, the Office of Admissions reported that they had received a total of 506 applications. Judging from this initial volume, Interim Dean of Admissions Scott Meiklejohn projected a five percent increase in total ED I applications, totaling somewhere between 520 and 525—though the numbers are still moving as many applications are pending completion.

Gender-neutral housing discussed

By PIPER GROSSWENDT, ORIENT STAFF

On Tuesday afternoon, 12 students joined Director of Residential Life Mary Pat McMahon and Associate Director of Housing Operations Lisa Rendall to discuss the possibility of adopting a gender-neutral housing policy at Bowdoin. The students engaged McMahon and Rendall in conversation for the full hour of the meeting, held in the Baxter House common room, discussing the desire and need for a gender-neutral housing policy and the potential consequences such a policy might have on the campus.

35 students cancel OCS plans, housing crunch here to stay

By ZOë LESCAZE, ORIENT STAFF

Forty-five more students were planning to study abroad in the spring than the fall this year. All but ten of those students, however, have changed their minds. The Office of Residential Life did not expect these students to be on campus next semester and is adjusting its plans accordingly.

Professors, dean reinstate in-class course evaluations

By SAM VITELLO, ORIENT STAFF

While finals loom on the horizon, students are not the only ones undergoing evaluation this semester. In fact, at least 10 professors this term opted to participate in an Ongoing Learning Evaluation (OLE) this semester. OLEs, which can occur at any point during a semester at the request of professors who want the critique, allow professors to hear candidly and from their students about how the course is going.

EILEEN PALMER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

BEARS BOUNCE BACK: The Bears beat Colby 32-27 last Saturday on their home turf to keep the CBB title.

FEATURES

Bowdoin EcoReps work to reduce unnecessary waste

By LEAH WEISS, CONTRIBUTOR

As part of Maine Recycles Week, enthusiastic student volunteers worked alongside Sustainable Bowdoin student EcoReps to collect, weigh and sort trash collected around campus. Their efforts were part of an annual trash audit lead by Sustainable Bowdoin and its student EcoReps, aimed at raising awareness of unnecessary waste on campus. This year's trash auditors wore white hazard suits, protective goggles and yellow gloves as they sorted through trash samples in front of Smith Union. Students said they hoped their visibility would raise awareness and encourage their peers to think about the amount of recyclables they throw away on a daily basis.

OPINION

EDITORIAL

Ongoing Evaluations

This week, the Orient investigated the little-known process of Ongoing Learning Evaluations (OLEs), during which professors invite honest student conversation about a particularly difficult topic: themselves. During an OLE, a peer professor attends the teaching professor's class to facilitate student discussion about the effectiveness of the professor's teaching so far.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Student-directed play ‘Rhinoceros’ challenges conformity

By ANYA COHEN, ORIENT STAFF

The star of Bowdoin's newest show could trample you. Masque and Gown, in collaboration with the Department of Theater and Dance, opened its fall show, "Rhinoceros," last night. The most celebrated of French and Romanian dramatist Eugene Ionesco's plays, "Rhinoceros" confronts issues of conformity and identity in the wake of World War II.

SPORTS

Football comes back against Colby to claim share of CBB Title

By CRAIG HARDT, STAFF WRITER

In a game played through a steady rain, the Bowdoin Polar Bears wrapped up a season that began with so much promise.