Bowdoin Orient News

Volume CXXXIII, Number 12
January 30, 2004

Women grab number one spot
BETH KOWITT, ORIENT STAFF
The Bowdoin College women's basketball, now with a 17-0 record, is ranked number one in the country in Division III women's basketball according to both D3Hoops.com and WBCA/ESPN's National Poll. [read the article]

Students granted prestigious scholarships
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
Bowdoin College's Career Planning Center is advertised in the College's tours, website, and admissions pamphlets. According to the website, the Career Planning Center "provides services to help Bowdoin students make informed decisions about undergraduate and postgraduate plans." [read the article]

National report: majority of campus crimes go unreported
ALISON L. MCCONNELL, ORIENT STAFF
The National Crime Victimization Survey, released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics in December of last year, found that only 34 percent of violent crimes on campuses were brought to the attention of college security or local police in 1995-2000. [read the article]

Various "study drugs" keeping some students up all night
BETH KOWITT, ORIENT STAFF
While most students are well schooled in consuming caffeine in order to stay up and study, recent college surveys have shown thatsome students are now turning to prescription drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, and Dexatrin to enhance their study habits. [read the article]

Head of Information Technology steps down after 12 years of service
DAN HACKETT, STAFF WRITER
After 12 years of working in a variety of different positions within Bowdoin's Information Technology Department, Charles Banks, Associate Director of IT Networks and Operations, will leave his position today. [read the article]

Jack Magee's expands its culinary horizons
GREG T. SPIELBERG, STAFF WRITER
The pub has a new look. Jack Magee's Grill has shed its burger-joint skin in an effort to provide students with more variety and healthier options. [read the article]

Administration adopts worker-friendly policy
ALIX ROY, ORIENT STAFF
Take a look around Bowdoin and you'll find the majority of the student body decked out in Bowdoin sweatshirts, black and white t-shirts, and Polar Bear hats. [read the article]

Voting in Dixville: a notch above the rest
Quirky even for New Hampshire, the 26 residents of Dixville Notch come together every four years to cast the first ballots in their state's "First in the Nation" primary election. [read the article]

Club rallies tourney thoughts
A few months from now, Bowdoin will be the stage for the Brunswick Open. Or WimBowdoin. Or maybe even the Forrest Gump Open. Brendan Mackoff '06 and Joe Adu '07 have not yet decided which one of those choices, suggested by club member and comedian Hari Kondabolu '04, will be the title of their tournament. [read the article]

Conservatives in short supply in academia—for a reason
Specific numbers aside, the key is understanding why the disparity exists here and at most other American colleges. [read the article]

EDITORIAL
Five weeks is too much
It's good to be back. Really good. So good, in fact, that we have to wonder why we weren't back just a little earlier. [read the article]

Rings lords over Oscar noms
Prior to the announcement of Oscar nominations, there was a lot of debate among pundits as to whether the shortened season would have any impact on the nominations. [read the article]

Dieck seeks to freak audiences out
Like a "weird dream," Colin Dieck's performance art piece, Ampersand, enchanted and confused audiences Janurary 26 through January 29 in Wish Theater. [read the article]

Skaters turn around season with ten-game winning streak
Bowdoin Women's Ice Hockey team had a record of 2-3-1 and had just experienced a three-game losing streak. Rumors of the magic being lost were swirling. [read the article]

Women run Brandeis into the ground
During two weeks of pre-season training in the sub-zero Maine air, the women's indoor track team defeated seven other schools at the Brandeis invitational and finished second of four teams at home last weekend. [read the article]

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