The Bowdoin Orient
Volume CXXXIX, Number 10
November 20, 2009
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Student-directed play ‘Rhinoceros’ challenges conformity
By ANYA COHEN, ORIENT STAFFThe star of Bowdoin's newest show could trample you. Masque and Gown, in collaboration with the Department of Theater and Dance, opened its fall show, "Rhinoceros," last night. The most celebrated of French and Romanian dramatist Eugene Ionesco's plays, "Rhinoceros" confronts issues of conformity and identity in the wake of World War II.
Teratoma’s new songs to get crowds thrashing
By ANYA COHEN, ORIENT STAFFEven in Brunswick, Maine, home of courteous drivers and friendly shop owners, kids need to get loud sometimes. Tomorrow night Teratoma, Bowdoin's only metal band, will perform new songs on campus for the first time this year. Newly-formed student band Mango Floss will open the show.
Bowdoin College Concert Band plays music inspired by famous art
By LAUREN T. XENAKIS, STAFF WRITERVisual art and music will unite on Sunday when The Bowdoin College Concert Band presents a multimedia experience. The musical selections to be performed examine the relationship between the often-related artforms.
Our Artistic Footprint: Davis ’84 adds sporty spice to shoe collection
By RACHEL GOLDMAN, COLUMNISTBrunswick, Maine, may not show up on the fashion radars, but for fashion designer Ruthie Davis '84, the Bowdoin campus and community provided a blank canvas for her early experimentation with fashion.
Sound Unseen: Reflecting on hip-hop hero J Dilla’s incomparable posthumous releases
By PETER MCLAUGHLIN, COLUMNISTIn certain circles, asking where you were when you found out James Yancey—better known as Jay Dee or J Dilla—died is like asking the same question about JFK's assassination to people of a different generation. This is not an exaggeration. J Dilla was that important. His presence was huge and the void created by his absence is enormous.
Delirium Tremens: On the great German beer tradition: Nebel says, ‘Das ist doch mein bier!’
By SCOTT NEBEL, COLUMNISTWhen most people think of Germany and beer, they think of one thing: Oktoberfest. It's a great party, but there is typically only one type of beer served.