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Volume CXXXIII, Number 15
February 20, 2004

Undefeated women end regular season with win over Colby
BETH KOWITT, ORIENT STAFF
After beating Colby in the last game of regular season play, the undefeated and top-seeded Bowdoin Women's Basketball Team (23-0 overall, 9-0 conference) will take on the Colby squad again for the first round of NESCACs tomorrow. [read the article]

Bears split weekend with USM, Salem
ALISON L. MCCONNELL, ORIENT STAFF
Playoffs are fast approaching, but a final home stand will round out the Bowdoin men's regular ice hockey season this weekend. They rebounded from an overtime loss at Salem State to beat the University of Southern Maine on Saturday. [read the article]

Bowdoin clinches first-round NESCAC home game
MARIO LOPEZ, STAFF WRITER
After attaining 16 wins and suffering eight losses (6-3 in NESCAC play), the fourth-seed Bowdoin Men's Basketball Team clinched a first-round NESCAC home game with a season ending victory over Colby. The team defeated the Mules 84-70 and will host fifth-seed Bates College tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. [read the article]

Women's streak shatters on ice
REBEKAH METZLER, STAFF WRITER
After the fur settled, the Bowdoin Women's Hockey Team was forced to walk away from a matchup against the Middlebury Panthers with its first loss in the last 15 games. In the other matchup against the Williams Ephs, Bowdoin was carried on the very capable skates of Jess Burke '04 to a 1-0 win, bringing the team's record to a still dominating 13-1-0 in NESCAC action. [read the article]

Bowdoin runners sink Coast Guard, Bates
ALLIE YANIKOSKI, STAFF WRITER
In the final meet of the pre-championship season, the women's track team defeated Coast Guard Academy 159-153. Sophomore Emily Hackert contributed the most points to Bowdoin's team score, winning two individual events as well as running on the winning 4x400-meter relay team and placing second in her fourth event. [read the article]

Bougie enters final season with Bowdoin
HEATHER MACNEIL, STAFF WRITER
Senior Kevin Bougie has been playing baseball since he was seven. Assuming that he has practiced an average of 4.5 times a week throughout his career (Little League is a little more relaxed than Bowdoin), each season is between three and four months long, and each practice is around two hours long, Bougie has spent at least 126,000 minutes perfecting his skills. [read the article]

A-Rod trade: No hype, no drama--just dollar bills and smiles
NICK LAROCQUE, STAFF WRITER
I would like to preface this rant by saying that I am a lifelong Red Sox fan. Like most of you who are reading this, I have spent every summer of my life watching every game and telling myself "This is the year," only to be left feeling frustrated and betrayed in the end. [read the article]

A-Rod trade: The Sox, A-Rod, and the Yankee's 'Evil Empire'
BOBBY DESAULNIERS, STAFF WRITER
Let me begin by saying that I am a huge Red Sox fan. I do not want any speculation in this article to make it seem I am not. From "The Gator" Greenwell to Jack Clark, I was there. [read the article]

Bowdoin ekes out four-point win
BEN PEISCH, STAFF WRITER
The Bowdoin Men's Track Team fought its way through a tough challenge from the Coast Guard Academy, emerging as the victors by only four points. After an afternoon of great competition kept the score nip-and-tuck, the Polar Bears eked out the win thanks to clutch performances by athletes competing in late events. [read the article]

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