The oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States Volume CXXXII, Number 1 September 13, 2002

Bowdoin remembers
CAROLYN DION, STAFF WRITER
The school gathered both in prayer in the chapel, as well as a community in Morrell Gymnasium to commemorate the one year anniversary of September 11. In a similar fashion, the Brunswick Area Interfaith Council held a noontime prayer service for the college and town of Brunswick at the First Parish Church, and the school was again called to join together for a panel discussion at 8:00 pm in Pickard Theater. [read the article]

BOC finds a new home
TED REINERT, ORIENT STAFF
The Outing Club has moved from its old headquarters upstairs in Smith Union to a state-of-the-art building of their own at the junction of College Street and Harpswell Road. [read the article]

College snuffs out smoking
HANNAH DEAN, STAFF WRITER
Barry Mills, President of Bowdoin College, has banned smoking within college buildings, and placed restrictions on outdoor smoking. "The time has come for all college buildings to be smoke-free," he said. [read the article]

McMahon hired as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
SAM C. DOWNING, STAFF WRITER
Bowdoin has named Mary Pat McMahon, a former graduate school administrator and Ivy League admissions officer, to the position of Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. [read the article]

Chapel renovations press on
CONOR WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER
For nearly a year now, the eastern edge of the Quad has been dominated by caution tape and construction equipment. What began as precautionary maintenance has become a complete rebuilding project. [read the article]

Dining Services spices up meal plan, drops Domino's
ANN SULLIVAN, STAFF WRITER
Domino's Pizza lovers may be disappointed with some of the new changes made by Dining Services this year. However, this policy change may be tempered by a new option to board plans-a late night snack. [read the article]

Controversial grading and reporting changes approved
ALEC SCHLEY, STAFF WRITER
The Faculty voted on May 6 to include GPA on student transcripts; a decision that will go into effect for all students in the 2002-2003 school year. The decision to implement GPA was finalized one month after the faculty voted to add pluses and minuses to the Bowdoin grading system. [read the article]

Martha Stewart Stewart is on the verge of being brought up on charges of insider trading. [read the article] World War II There are still remnants of that great battle long ago. There are still shell casings, masks, Japanese buildings and vehicles, long since destroyed and long since adopted by the island as shelter for creatures of all types. [read the article]

One year after September 11… I worry today that our spirit is waning. We have become too complacent-too willing to step back into our comfortable, hermetically sealed, climate-controlled "September 10" world. [read the article] Defending the social sciences Social and behavioral scientists use the same intellectual tools any scientist uses [read the article]

Loving lobster Non-Mainers will embrace Este's Lobster House on Bailey Island for the authentic Maine experience it brings to dining.. [read the article] DVD killed the video store Bart D'Alauro and Greg Morris are looking to transform the way Brunswick rents movies. [read the article]

Focus on the sport Sports marketers demand that women be both athletes and sex symbols; strong, swift, sexy, and seductive comprises the prime formula. [read the article] Youth movement of Men's Soccer The Polar Bears will boast twelve first year players this fall. With only three seniors and two juniors returning, the team will rely heavily upon its youth. [read the article]

A first-year cools off outside Coleman Tuesday afternoon in an effort to escape temperatures that reached the high 90s (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient)

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