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Volume CXXXIII, Number 11
December 5, 2003

Alcohol poisoning rate plummets
MEGAN WYMAN, STAFF WRITER
Alcohol poisoning rates at Bowdoin have fallen significantly this year, while other schools are seeing dramatic increases. School officials here feel that they have found success in their own policies and are happy with the choices of students here. [read the article]

Doc suggests sleep
JEFF BENSON, M.D., DUDLEY COE HEALTH CENTER
Dear Dr. Jeff: Do you think it's always important to get eight hours of sleep at night, and if so, what are we all supposed to do while writing papers and preparing for exams?-C.L. [read the article]

Natural history studied, defended in last chapter of Packard's story
KATHRYN OSTROFSKY, COLUMNIST
All semester, this column has recounted the 1860 arctic expedition made by Bowdoin Professor Paul Chadbourne and a group of college students, three of whom, including Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr., were from Bowdoin. [read the article]

BOC Notebook: Wild spring break found west
KAZIA JANKOWSKI, CONTRIBUTOR
"Physically, the West could only be itself. Its scale, its colors, its landforms, its plants and animals tell a traveler what country he is in, and a native that he is at home." [read the article]

Culture does not foster feminism
NINA SHRAYER, CONTRIBUTOR
A recent Orient editorial evoked some concerns about a "feminine vibe" at Bowdoin, which prompted the question: What does it mean to be a feminist today? [read the article]

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