The Bowdoin Orient

Mills, BSG set Darfur committee plan

By STEVE KOLOWICH, ORIENT STAFF

President Barry Mills and Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) have reached a tentative compromise regarding the creation of a Community Response Committee (CRC), which would consider how Bowdoin might respond to "humanitarian issues" in the world. Mills had opposed the creation of a permanent committee, while BSG recently passed a resolution calling for one. Mills?s proposal satisfied a number of officers, including BSG President DeRay Mckesson '07 and Vice President of BSG Affairs Dustin Brooks '08, who said that a committee administered by the student government could be just as effective as one administered by the College.

E-mail system gets poor reviews

By EMILY GUERIN, ORIENT STAFF

Bowdoin's new e-mail system is packed with features. Microsoft Outlook/Entourage includes a scheduling system, a pre-loaded college directory, and a calendar of campus events. There's only one problem: Many students either don't want to use them, or they don't know how. Ted Power '07 said that the new e-mail system did not seem to be designed for students.

Scratched courses can change schedules

By WILL JACOB, ORIENT STAFF

The start of the spring semester has left some students scrambling for new courses as at least four courses have been canceled, and others have been added or rescheduled to meet student demand.

Obama group grows, but not without strife

By KIRA CHAPPELLE, STAFF WRITER

Meredith Segal '08 is in Washington D.C. today, introducing expected presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, at a rally at George Mason University. She has Facebook to thank for it. Last summer, Segal started a Facebook group called ?Barack Obama for President in 2008.? Since then, the Facebook group has transformed into Students for Barack Obama, a grassroots network aimed at demonstrating support for a presidential campaign by Obama. Segal is the executive director.

TOMMY WILCOX, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

Wakka Wakka Productions performs “The Death of Little Ibsen” in Wish Theater on Thursday. The puppet performance tells the story of the life of Scandinavian playwright Henrik Ibsen. See feature article...

FEATURES

Alum coach helps riders saddle up

By BETH KOWITT, ORIENT STAFF

When Karen Lappas '88 was at Bowdoin, there was no outlet for her to continue her longtime passion of horseback riding. During her first year at the College, Lappas said she and several other students tried to put together a team, but after they were unable to find a facility that worked for them, she had to resign herself to only riding in the summer.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL

Response Committee

Upon hearing news that President Barry Mills and the officers of Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) had reached a tentative agreement regarding a proposed Community Response Committee to consider international humanitarian issues, our first reaction was one of disappointment. BSG wanted a college-level committee that would recommend institutional actions when humanitarian issues arise. Mills, on the other hand, proposed that student government create its own committee. This committee would include volunteer faculty and be given financial support. The problem with this sort of group, we thought, is that it would have no official power within the College as an institution.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Alum steals the spotlight

By KELSEY ABBRUZZESE, ORIENT STAFF

Even though Paul Adelstein '91 now stars on the Fox series "Prison Break," he still remembers his small victories as a beginning actor.

SPORTS

Men jump over Babson

By DARIAN REID-STURGIS, CONTRIBUTOR

The men's basketball team improved to 12-7 this season after an exhilarating 69-60 win against Babson last night. The Bears hit the court running, making seven of their first 10 shots. Co-captain Kevin Bradley '07 jumpstarted the Bears' scoring streak with a series of three-point shots. The Bears increased their lead throughout much of the first half. But as the first half wound down, Babson rebounded with a vengeance, even taking the lead at one point before the Bears took control of the game, leading 37-32 at the half.