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Volume CXXXIII, Number 3
September 26, 2003

Class caps have little effect on students
KELSEY ABBRUZZESE, STAFF WRITER
Students may blame the new "class caps" system for their difficulty in getting into certain classes, but unless you are a sophomore trying to get into a government class, the numbers don't lie. [read the article]

Authorities capture man in Colby murder case
STEPHANIE WITKIN, STAFF WRITER
As members of the Colby College community cope with the recent abduction and murder of 21-year-old Dawn Rossignol '04, police announced Wednesday that suspect Edward J. Hackett is being held at the Kennebec County Jail. [read the article]

Classes elect their student government presidents
BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF
Beach parties, ice cream nights, snowball fights, and camping on the quad are some class events that could soon be hitting the Bowdoin social scene if the newest group of class presidents has its way. [read the article]

NASA researcher's lecture explores new horizons
EVRON LEGALL, STAFF WRITER
Coming to a planet near you: meet Robinaut, man's new best friend in space. A talk titled "Worlds to Explore: Autonomy Challenges for Human Space Flight," Kortenkamp spoke Monday about the direction of manned space missions. [read the article]

Bowdoin Marine called to active duty
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
While most Bowdoin students' personal connection to the war in Iraq is minimal, Alex Cornell du Houx '06 has taken a semester off from Bowdoin after he was called to active duty by the Marines. [read the article]

Greenlaw docks at Pickard
Bowdoin might be an unlikely destination for a Colby College graduate, but writer and fisherman Linda Greenlaw had no trouble entertaining her audience during last Friday's Common Hour at Pickard Theater. [read the article]

BOC Notebook: In the Danger Zone
Your raft approaches Big Poppler, the biggest drop on the Dead River. Water is pouring over the sides of the boat and you struggle to hear your raft guide as he shouts commands to you. [read the article]

Texas democrats seek refuge in passive response
It's a rather rare occurrence when lawmakers flee the state they represent to avert state troopers trying to forcefully return them to work. [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Uncomfortably numb
This week's BSG elections mark the return of an all-too-familiar absence of debate on Bowdoin's campus. [read the article]

Spirited exhibit of ghostly art opens at museum
The Disembodied Spirit, a compilation of art from the late 19th and late 20th centuries depicting ghosts and members of the spirit world, opened yesterday at the Walker Museum of Art. [read the article]

90 Pizzas eaten fast
This past Wednesday evening, Residential Life sponsored a pizza-eating contest in Smith Union. The event was co-sponsored by Papa Johns, one of the two most prominent pizza-vending facilities in the Bowdoin community. [read the article]

The Big Apple bites the dust: runners sweep the competition
Two hundred forty-one women tensed their muscles and leaned slightly forward, their heads down and ears pricked for the sound of the starting gun. [read the article]

Lady Bears slidetackle past Purple Cows 2-0
The Bowdoin Women's Soccer Team had another outstanding week, improving upon its already perfect record to 5-0. They started with a huge victory over Williams College on Saturday morning and continued with a win against Plymouth State in monsoon-like rain on Tuesday afternoon. [read the article]

Seniors Ryan Chisholm, Mike Stevens, and Andrew Demarco polish off the remnants of three large Papa John's pizzas on Wednesday night in Morrell Lounge. See A&E. (Hans Law, Bowdoin Orient)

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