Bowdoin Orient News

Volume CXXXIII, Number 9
November 14, 2003

First-year course choices face criticism
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
Taken any Western civilization courses lately? Probably not, says the Independent Women's Forum. [read the article]

Discrepancies found in federal aid distribution
BETH KOWITT, STAFF WRITER
If you're a senior in high school and plan on attending college with government assistance, you better hope you get into a well-respected and wealthy institution. [read the article]

Classes, campus organizations kick off globalization week
EVRON LEGALL AND PAUL JUNG, STAFF WRITERS
Professor Joe Bandy and his Globalization and Social Change class will run the Globalization Conference, a week-long campus event beginning today. [read the article]

Student groups promote hunger, housing awareness
JOY LEE, STAFF WRITER
Not everyone in the world is lucky enough to have a meal from the best college dining service or accommodations as nice as the quads in Chamberlain. [read the article]

For General Clark, vets offer more than just votes
When is a campaign stop not a campaign stop? It's a trick question. As the New Hampshire primary continues to heat up, every time a candidate steps out the door it's a "campaign stop." [read the article]

Students will journey south to protest free trade, military
Four Bowdoin students may be heading into harm's way next week as they attempt to improve human rights and make their voices heard. "We expect to be tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed," said Alissa Cordner '04. "We're expecting it to be rough." [read the article]

168 to four, what's the big deal?
Since George Bush took office, 168 of his nominees for the federal judiciary have been confirmed. Only four of his nominees-the most conservative of them-have been blocked by the Democrats on the floor of the Senate. [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Headaches in H-L
Aggravation pervaded H-L this week as students had more trouble than usual with the library's printers. [read the article]

Yale's Korean drummers entertain
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
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]

A bittersweet berth in NCAAs is a second chance for title
The noise late last Sunday night coming from the Tower wasn't the kind that you would expect from a Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team party following a devastating 1-0 loss to Williams in the NESCAC final. [read the article]

Hoops action begins
As the frostbite of the Maine winter approaches, one elite sports team here at Bowdoin College has begun its pre-season training. The Bowdoin Men's Basketball Team has taken on the cold weather in full storm, as they are already two weeks into training. [read the article]

Burgie Howard and Susan Leonard travel around the first floor of Smith Union on Thursday afternoon in wheelchairs. They attempted to prove Bowdoin's inaccessibility for the hanicapped. (Hans Law, Bowdoin Orient)

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