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Volume CXXXIII, Number 9
November 9, 2001
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BCN revamps this year's lineup
SEAN O'HARA, STAFF WRITER
Presenting these shows--live broadcasts, not taped--are a "brand new idea" for the BCN, which is devoting much more of its programming effort into creating live shows. [read the article]

Lanford Wilson's Book of Days
MATT SPOONER, STAFF WRITER
The play chronicles a year in the life of the fictional small town Dublin, Missouri and the attempt of cheese factory bookkeeper Ruth Hoch to seek truths after the sudden death of the town patriarch. [read the article]

Dance performance brings island culture to campus
EKA THOMSON, STAFF WRITER
The dance troupe has toured five continents and has performed in Japan, Israel, Venezuela and Yugoslavia, among other countries. The troupe performed at the opening of Kennedy Airport and, in 1967, opened the Olympic Games in Munich. [read the article]

Loose Leaves provides literary outlet for campus
TIM REINERT, STAFF WRITER
Once a month, at 4:30 p.m. on no particular day, a collection of students, faculty, and other members of the college community gather in Baxter House, and they read to each other. [read the article]

Quinby photo show exposes student talent
KATY ADIKES, STAFF WRITER
They opened Quinby's doors to all student photographers on campus, providing a casual environment in which experts and hobbiests alike could display their prints and snapshots. [read the article]

DJ of the Week
The Secret Chiefs 3 make a joyful noise. Their music is what I think industrial Arabian Techno might sound like. [read the article]

Street funk workshop pumps up Bowdoin dancers
BRIAN DUNN, STAFF WRITER
If you heard the music pounding through the walls of Sargent Gym this past Sunday then you got a taste of the Street Funk Dance Workshop put on by Melissa Cloutier of the Rhythm Factor in Portland. [read the article]

I Might Be Wrong sounds right
MATT SPOONER, STAFF WRITER
I recently read somewhere that Radiohead is now the most bootlegged band in history. How one calculates that I don't know, but the claim makes sense. [read the article]

Veterans Day honored with war films
JIM FLANAGAN, STAFF WRITER
This weekend, the Film Society is celebrating this Sunday's Veteran's Day. We are showing four war films, each one representing a major war in American history. [read the article]

Disney's Monsters, Inc. scores with young folks
MONICA GUZMAN, STAFF WRITER
Granted, this movie isn't quite as adult-friendly as the Toy Stories were; its theme is much more kid-geared, which means that more things do not make any sense. [read the article]