Pay for seniors slightly above national average
By DYLAN HAMMER, ORIENT STAFFAccording to a recent Orient survey, the average starting salary for graduating seniors who have found employment was $42,339. This figure is slightly above the national average for recent graduates of $41,701, as reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. College graduates' difficulties finding employment were highlighted by an Associated Press report last week that said that about 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 were jobless or underemployed last year. The survey was emailed to all seniors, 214 of whom replied. Of those, 84 percent are currently seeking or have successfully found paid post-graduate employment; the other 16 percent are pursuing other opportunities, such as graduate school. Of those entering the labor market, 57 percent have found employment, while 43 percent are still looking.
Senior Week to include paintball, rafting
By NATALIE CLARK, ORIENT STAFFAlthough this year's Senior Week will feature many old traditions, the 2012 Class Council has replaced Racer-X with a performance by DJ Sex Ray Vision. Racer-X, which performed during the fall semester and last Thursday for Ivies, has customarily been a part of the Senior Week festivities. After perusing the E-Board's list of artists, the council seized the opportunity to offer something different and booked mash-up artist Sex Ray Vision. "Why do we need to see Racer-X twice in one month?" asked Matt Ramos '12, Class Council vice president.
Rep. Cornell du Houx ’06 denies former girlfriend’s accusations
By GARRETT CASEY, ORIENT STAFFState Representative Erin Herbig has received a protection from abuse order against her colleague and former boyfriend Rep. Alexander Cornell du Houx, who graduated from Bowdoin in 2008 and represents Brunswick. According to The Bangor Daily News, Herbig's court statement alleged that du Houx stalked her, secretly photographed her while she slept, and threatened to commit suicide after the couple broke up early this year.
Post-doc fellow resigns for ‘personal reasons’
By LINDA KINSTLER, ORIENT STAFFTristan Cabello, a Mellon postdoctoral fellow at the College, resigned from his post this week due to personal reasons, according to Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd. Cabello's departure has disrupted the two Africana Studies courses he was teaching this semester. According to Judd, Professor Olufemi Vaughan will be taking over Cabello's Africana Studies 218 course, The African American Experience in Europe, while Professor of English David Collings will replace Cabello in Africana Studies 221, Race and Sexuality in Modern America.
