Bowdoin Orient News

Volume CXXXIII, Number 13
February 6, 2004

Harpswell citizens vote on gas plant
HALEY BRIDGER, ORIENT STAFF
Citizens of Harpswell will be voting at a town referendum to decide whether to grant a lease allowing the construction of a $350 million liquefied natural gas terminal in the town on March 9. [read the article]

Faculty passes new credit/fail measure
PRIYA SRIDHAR, STAFF WRITER
Nothing will change with the credit/fail system next year. Unless you get a D. Bowdoin's faculty voted Monday to change the College's current credit/fail option to a new credit/D/fail system. [read the article]

Administration adopts strict downloading policy
ALEC SCHLEY, STAFF WRITER
In an attempt to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which states that it is illegal to download copyrighted material over the internet, Bowdoin has adopted a formal policy to combat online music piracy. [read the article]

'We did start the fire,' say students
NATALIE CRAVEN, STAFF WRITER
Following the Patriots' last-minute victory in the Super Bowl last Sunday, a number of students took celebrations outdoors and started a fire on the Brunswick Apartments quad. [read the article]

Silence ain't golden: express yourself
ALISON L. MCCONNELL, ORIENT STAFF
If campus seems quieter in the winter months, listen more closely. Senior Jen Montalvo intends to bring a new kind of discussion to Bowdoin, and it could be pretty provocative. Free Speech, a forum to be held next Friday, February 13, is the first event of its kind. [read the article]

Knitters, dancers, students: Concert draws diverse crowd
About ten Bowdoin students stand uncomfortably while dozens of people from the over-50 generation hit the dance floor. They groove to lyrics like "The way that I see it we're all rainbow people" and "Circle 'rounds for freedom, circle 'round for peace." [read the article]

Facts are key when avoiding date rape
Dear Dr. Jeff: What can you do to protect yourself against date rape drugs?-M.H. [read the article]

A race to the gutter
Wardrobe malfunction, eh, Justin? The, ahem, "malfunction" of Janet Jackson's bustier got a certain set of people to complaining about indecency during "family hour" on television. [read the article]

EDITORIAL
D for effort
With plusses and minuses finally beginning to settle in, the Bowdoin faculty has approved yet another change in grading policy, this time amending the credit/fail system. This change is one we can agree with-at least in principle. [read the article]

Foodie conquers Maine St. at Joshua's
He could run, but he couldn't hide. The Foodie had been in hot pursuit of Joshua since she first adopted her Foodie title, but her underage status kept her from engaging him in culinary combat. Until now. [read the article]

Alumnus Ian McKee searches for love on TV's Bachelorette
Ian McKee '98 may be listed as a "lost classmate" on his class's website, but Bowdoin grads need not look far to find him. One of Bowdoin's very own has made it onto ABC's hit reality show, The Bachelorette, this season. [read the article]

Top-ranked Bears eke out wins over Middlebury and Williams
The Bowdoin Women's Basketball Team held onto their undefeated record of 19-0 (6-0 in NESCAC play) and their number one spot with wins over Williams and Middlebury on January 30 and 31, respectively. The team beat the Middlebury Panthers in a close 60-53 matchup and the Williams Ephs 62-61 in overtime. [read the article]

Track squad falls to New England rivals
The track teams from Tufts University and the MIT made the trek from Boston to Brunswick to compete against the Bowdoin Polar Bears last Saturday. Unfortunately, the Bears wound up at the bottom of the pile once the chips were counted, narrowly losing to both squads. The final score was Tufts 131, MIT 123, and Bowdoin 118. [read the article]

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