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Volume CXXXIII, Number 9
November 14, 2003

Yale's Korean drummers entertain
ELAINE JOHANSON, STAFF WRITER
The Yale Unity Korean Percussion and Drum troupe shook Smith Union with dancing, chanting, and drumming last Saturday night. The synchronized rhythm were familiar to Bowdoin students, who for four years have enjoyed the energetic beats of the step team. [read the article]

Hypnotist Bengali mesmerizes students
JULIA GUERRERO REED, STAFF WRITER
I am usually skeptical about such things, but this guy might just be the real thing. Last Friday, hypnotist Dr. Bengali visited the Bowdoin campus and put on a very well-attended show in Smith Union. [read the article]

Exclusive interview with NYC rockers the Natural History
MATT LAJOIE, STAFF WRITER
WBOR is proud to announce its first sponsored concert of the year, which will take place on Thursday, November 20. Headlining the show is New York indie-rock band the Natural History. [read the article]

Little movie about little person has lots of heart
LESLIE BRIDGERS, STAFF WRITER
While movie genres tend to run in periodic waves from the predictability of teen horror flicks to the onset of poorly-plotted Mafia comedies, the theme of November 2003 is something very different: movies about little people. [read the article]

The sweet sound of the Shins brings joy again
SEAN TURLEY, COLUMNIST
Every time I listen to the Shins' debut, Oh Inverted World, I instantly think of childhood. Not my childhood per se, but some idealized wonderland where all my friends lived within biking distance, played soccer all day, and laid in the forest all night. [read the article]

DJ of the Week: Jordan Harrison

Nirvana was the first band that made me want to go out and buy all their albums. I was very young when Nevermind came out, so I was listening to Weird Al's "Smells Like Nirvana" long before "Teen Spirit." [read the article]

Before Obi-won: Alec Guinness stars in Lean war epic at Smith
DAVIN MICHAELS, COLUMNIST
Praised as one of the greatest war stories of its generation and winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Actor, David Lean's The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) will be presented by the Bowdoin Film Society this weekend. [read the article]

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