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Volume CXXXIII, Number 8
November 7, 2003

HBO films Empire Falls at Breckenridge
ALISON L. MCCONNELL, ORIENT STAFF
Dark and stormy-just the kind of day a filmmaker dreams about. The cast and crew of Empire Falls, an HBO production currently being shot in Maine, welcomed that weather forecast this week. [read the article]

Bowdoin hikes costs by 50 percent since 1993
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
Bowdoin students seem to be shelling out more and more money every year for tuition to attend one of the nation's premiere liberal arts colleges. [read the article]

Invitational welcomes diverse student group
KIRA CHAPPELLE, STAFF WRITER
If you've noticed a sudden swelling in the ranks of students on campus lately, you're not imagining things-over 120 prospective high school students are attending the Bowdoin Invitational this weekend. [read the article]

Transsexual Colby professor gives reading on identity
TED REINERT, ORIENT STAFF
Kresge Auditorium was packed on Tuesday evening for a reading by Jennifer Finney Boylan, comic novelist and co-chair of the Colby College English department. [read the article]

Inches equal dollars in the job market
BETH KOWITT, STAFF WRITER
According to a recent study by the University of Florida, short people may be getting the short end of the stick when it comes to salary and respect. The study showed that shorter people annually earn $789 less per inch than their taller coworkers. [read the article]

Poetry group slams Bowdoin
Here at Bowdoin, a new form of poetry is taking hold. The days of Longfellow and Hawthorne are long gone, and a new group of poets of have emerged: slam poets. [read the article]

House system mirrors frats, statistics show
Why are there so few women living in the college houses? This year, the house system has approximately 70 percent males and 30 percent females. [read the article]

Another victory for the Gipper
"Those who live in sin shall die in sin," former President Ronald Reagan said in regards to AIDS patients. This shouldn't bother us though, and may in fact be a compliment, considering he also claimed "I am the anti-Christ." [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Bringing men to the table
If you recently checked your mail or purchased something at the C-Store without getting a female vibe, you were probably wearing a blindfold and earplugs. [read the article]

Get excited for Oedipus-just don't gouge out your eyes!
Last night, the Department of Theater and Dance transformed Pickard Theater into a Greek stage with the opening of its fall production, Sophocles's Oedipus the King. [read the article]

Move over, Conan! Hari's talk show debuts tonight
If you're a Bowdoin student, chances are you know who Hari Kondabolu '04 is. And if you know Kondabolu, chances are you know he's funny. [read the article]

Bears claw their way to the top
On an atypically warm November morning, the Bowdoin Women's Soccer Team traveled to Lewiston and set out to claim first place in the NESCAC by beating the Bates. Although the weather conditions were remarkable, Bowdoin's performance on the field was not as noteworthy. [read the article]

Ruggers tackle third place in NERFU
The Bowdoin Women's Rugby Team left the NERFU Division II semifinals with their team motto still intact: no regrets. [read the article]

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