Volume CXXXII, Number 6 October 25, 2002

Polar Bears soccer primes for playoffs
SEAN WALKER, STAFF WRITER
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team enters the stretch run of their season in the enviable position of controlling their own destiny. With wins in their next two games against in-state rivals Bates and Colby, the Polar Bears will not only clinch the CBB title, but also earn the advantage of hosting the NESCAC tournament. [read the article]

Polar Bears bash Bantams
ALLIE YANIKOSKI, STAFF WRITER
The clock read 0:35 seconds, and Bowdoin's field hockey scoreboard posted a 1-1 tie between Bowdoin and Trinity College last Saturday. Then, sophomore Marissa O'Neil shot down the field to assist senior co-captain Jackie Templeton's winning goal. [read the article]

Football's game within a game
BOBBY DESAULNIERS, COLUMNIST
Five games into the season, the Polar Bears have taken steps forward in improving their play but many back as well. Due to a 1-4 record, one might deduce that, aggregately, more steps have been taken in the negative direction. Those close to the Bowdoin Men's Football Team bear a differing opinion. [read the article]

Featured athlete: Crew's Tom Scifres
GRACE CHO, STAFF WRITER
At 6:30 a.m., while most of Bowdoin is fast asleep in bed, varsity men's crew captain Tom Scifres puts on his warm layers and heads out into the cold for practice. [read the article]

Ruggers' winning try wiped out by refs in loss to Colby
MIKE BALULESCU, STAFF WRITER
Although last Saturday's 19-17 loss to Colby ended the regular season on a decidedly sour note, the ruggers in black have plenty to smile about these days. Currently, they are preparing to travel to suburban Boston tomorrow and face off against Babson College, Middlebury College, and the United States Coast Guard Academy in the 2002 New England Division II Championships. [read the article]

Sailors are peaking
MELANIE KEENE, STAFF WRITER
The coed sailing team enjoyed a monumental past weekend. On Saturday, they competed at the Sharpe Trophy at Brown and won the first team race in Bowdoin College Sailing history! [read the article]

Barry Bonds is no Babe Ruth
J.P. BOX, COLUMNIST
Barry Bonds is the modern edition of George Herman Ruth, or at least that's what every self-pontificating promoter of the 2002 World Series would like you to believe. [read the article]