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Volume CXXXII, Number 13
January 31, 2003
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52-point victory spells success
JENN
LARAIA, STAFF WRITER
The Bowdoin Women's Basketball Team spent last weekend
on the road defeating Connecticut College and Wesleyan on their home courts.
With the victories, the Polar Bears improved their record to 15-1 for
the season. [read the article]
The men in mullets do battle at M.I.T.
PHIL FRIEDRICH, STAFF WRITER
Ripe after months of cultivation, the mullets of the Bowdoin
Men's Volleyball Team made their first public appearance at the annual
Marty Avedisian Open, which was held on the campus of M.I.T. during the
weekend of January 25. Unfortunately, the mystical effects thought to
be held within the infamous haircut proved to be of little benefit to
the Polar Bears as the team went 0-8 in pool play. [read
the article]
Men's track bests local rivals
TAYLOR WASHBURN, STAFF WRITER
On a typically frigid Saturday, the men of the Bowdoin
Track & Field Team jumped, raced and threw their way to a second straight
win over local rivals Colby and Southern Maine at the Farley Field House.
[read the article]
Defeat
motivates track & field squad
GRACE CHO, ORIENT STAFF
In a tough day of running, jumping, throwing, and vaulting
the Bowdoin Women's Track and Field Team provided tough competition for
long time rival Colby College in a dual meet at Farley Field House this
past weekend. Unfortunately, Colby's team score of 92.5 points bettered
Bowdoin's score of 74.5. [read the
article]
Despite tie to Camels, men's ice hockey feeling
confident
MIKE BALULESCU, STAFF WRITER
The
ubiquitous army of Saabs and Volvos so common to the Bowdoin Pines seemed
especially appropriate last weekend, as temperatures dropped to Scandinavian
levels and kept all but the hardiest of souls confined indoors. [read
the article]
Brown makes some Polar Bear squash
ALLIE
YANIKOSKI, STAFF WRITER
After a series of tantalizingly close matches, the Bowdoin
Men's Squash Team fell last Saturday to hosting rival Brown University,
8-1. [read the article]
U.S./Canadian
connection powers women's hockey team
REBEKAH METZLER, STAFF WRITER
In action against in-state challenger University of Southern
Maine, the Polar Bears scored six goals in the third period alone en route
to an 8-0 defeat over the Huskies. Shelly Chessie '03, most recently named
USCHO offensive player of the week and NESCAC Player of the Week, put
in a hat trick in the third period. [read
the article]
The Super Bowl MVP goes to...
BOBBY DESAULNIERS, STAFF WRITER
At the conclusion of Super Bowl XXXVII, everyone had an
opinion of who should receive the coveted "Most Valuable Player"
award. Households and sports bars across the nation were undecided-even
John Madden picked the whole Buccaneers defense to win the award. [read
the article]
LeBron deserves it all: H2 and NBA
J.P. BOX, COLUMNIST
King James is already acting like a king-slamming down
show-time dunks on national television, draining threes, befuddling opponents,
and driving around town in a H2 Hummer. Can you believe the nerve of this
18-year old high school senior? [read
the article]
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| Sophomore Jaques Guana powers through a grueling
off-season workout at the Sydney J. Watson Fitness Center in the
Smith Union. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |

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