The Bowdoin Orient

Yaffe to petition for BSG eligibility

By ANNE RILEY, ORIENT STAFF

When Ian Yaffe '09 submitted his petition for candidacy as president of Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) on Thursday, he assumed that it would be denied. It was. "My candidacy is against the constitution," Yaffe said in an interview with the Orient.

Missing money in Coles Tower results in firing

By BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF

A Bowdoin employee was fired this week after allegedly stealing cash from residents of Coles Tower, and a Bowdoin student said it was his own investigation that cracked the case.

Student affairs addresses attendance policy

By CATI MITCHELL, ORIENT STAFF

For several months, the Student Affairs Committee, led by Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster, has been working on a proposal to clarify the attendance policy currently set forth in the faculty handbook.

Acceptance rate 'brutal' for Shain's first class

By KIRA CHAPPELLE, ORIENT STAFF

Bill Shain could only describe the admissions process for the Class of 2011?his first as dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin?by saying that to call the process "stressful" would be an understatement.

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FEATURES

Keeping the faith

By STEVE KOLOWICH, ORIENT STAFF

Brian Lockhart '08 was enjoying a beer at Ladd House last year when he was approached by several first-year students. Under most circumstances, Lockhart would have enjoyed such attention, but in this instance, he panicked. Spying an open window, he chucked his half-full beer can into the night. Lockhart does not have a phobia of first-year students, nor is he a chronic litter bug. He is, however, a member of the Bowdoin Christian Fellowship (BCF), and felt guilty about drinking in front of younger members of the group.

OPINION

EDITORIAL

New attendance policy

Required academic engagements should be scheduled on a course?s syllabus during the first weeks of the semester. Most required activities should take place during the day. The course should have a clearly written attendance policy included on the syllabus. These ideas are hardly radical, but to some here on campus, they seem to be: The Student Affairs Committee has spent the last academic year reworking the College?s attendance policy, and it remains to be seen whether the faculty will approve it.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Slam poet hits campus for teachers

By CAROLYN WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER

Taylor Mali '87, a four-time national slam poetry champion, will be performing at Bowdoin next Thursday to, according to Mali in an interview with Orient, "delight, instruct, and entertain," and to continue his mission of inspiring 1,000 people to become teachers. A student-run Bowdoin organization, "1,000 Teachers," founded by Tasha Graff '07 and Alex Lamb '07, is sponsoring the event.

SPORTS

Women?s tennis breaks wins record

By KERRY D'AGOSTINO, CONTRIBUTOR

The recent triumph of the women's tennis team over Colby was only the latest in a string of victories that combined to make Bowdoin history. After beating Tufts on Friday and the Mules on Wednesday, not only are the Polar Bears undefeated this season, but they have also broken their previous record of 13 wins, a record last set in the 2002-2003 season.