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Weekend arrests prove to be a cruel hangover
SETH GUITERMAN, STAFF WRITER
As Ivies weekend came to a close on Sunday night some students
had more than just mysterious bruises to remind them of the past days'
events as the Brunswick Police Department made 12 arrests. [read
the article]
SARS virus alters study abroad plans for students
KYLE STALLER, ORIENT STAFF
Although the epicenter of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) lies miles away from Bowdoin in East Asia, at least two Bowdoin
students have been directly affected by the outbreak of the flu-like virus
while studying abroad in the region. [read
the article]
Security officers, cameras deter dining hall rowdiness
NATALIE CRAVEN, STAFF WRITER
In an effort to control any rowdy student behavior occurring
as a result of Ivies Weekend, Security officers were present at dinnertime
in Thorne Dining Hall on both Friday and Saturday evening. Dining Services
requested that Security "staff the evening meals at Thorne on Friday
and Saturday nights because of past problems in the dining hall over Ivies
Weekend," Director of Security Bruce Boucher explained. [read
the article]
BSG plans to insall new washing machines in 2003
EVRON LEGALL, STAFF WRITER
A Bowdoin Student Government initiative dubbed the "One
Card System" which would allow students to accomplish a wider range
of commonplace tasks with their ID cards, has begun to take form with
the plans for new washing machines in 2003. [read
the article]
Women's
rugby moves to varsity
MICHAEL BALULESCU, STAFF WRITER
One would not know that rugby is a club sport from watching
the women's team practicing on the pitch behind Farley Field House. The
lady ruggers have seen tremendous success in intercollegiate competition
over the past few years, and the dedication and cohesion of the team played
a big part in the recent decision to make women's rugby a varsity sport
at Bowdoin College. [read the article]
Christopher Hill '74 receives Preservation of Freedom
Prize
EVAN KOHN, ORIENT STAFF
Christopher R. Hill '74, the current United States ambassador
to the Republic of Poland, received the Gordon S. Hargraves '19 Preservation
of Freedom Prize Monday evening in Pickard Theater. President Barry Mills
awarded the prize after his opening remarks, in which he referred to Hill's
work in the Balkans as a special envoy to the Kosovo crisis. [read
the article]
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