The Bowdoin Orient

What if disaster were to strike here?

By NAT HERZ, ORIENT STAFF

The public version of Bowdoin's emergency response plan, refined after the 2005 scenario, is a terse, 18-page document that contains guidelines for "emergency preparedness," "first response," "crisis management," and "recovery." The document could be used in a crisis situation similar to Monday's tragedy at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Yaffe bid falls flat at polls

By ANNE RILEY, ORIENT STAFF

Ian Yaffe '09 will not be running for Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) president this year, all but guaranteeing that Dustin Brooks '08 will become the student body's next president.

College planning switch to Internet telephoning

By BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF

The College will soon trade its 1970s-era telephones?which Bowdoin buys for 58 cents a piece off eBay?for a swanky new system that will allow students to stay connected nearly everywhere on campus.

Wintry weather wreaks havoc on spring sports, campus life

By ANNA KARASS, ORIENT STAFF

The nor'easter that blew through Brunswick on Monday left Mayflower residents in the dark. Power was restored to Mayflower Apartments Thursday afternoon after three days without electricity.

MIKE ARDOLINO, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

STRIKE A POSE: VAGUE, one of Bowdoin’s jazz dance groups, performs at the Department of Theater and Dance’s Spring Dance Concert Thursday night in Pickard Theater. The show will also take place today and Saturday at 8 p.m. See feature article...

FEATURES

Alumnus puts Bowdoin in the Spotlight

By CATI MITCHELL,

Alumnus Cole Harris, a member of the Class of 1974, has been working to get Patrick Dempsey's character on "Grey's Anatomy" to wear Bowdoin gear. While Harris is not on Bowdoin's payroll, he promotes the College's name in Hollywood out of sheer school pride. But had it not been for Harris's perseverance in gaining admission to Bowdoin as a student, Dempsey might have been asked to sport the name of another alma mater.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL

President Brooks

Although he is all but assured the student government presidency, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) elections probably have not gone the way Dustin Brooks '08 would have hoped. Brooks is the only candidate for the presidency, voting for which ends at 8:30 p.m. today. But his seemingly smooth road to the office was made rocky by sophomore Ian Yaffe's decision last week to contest a requirement in the BSG constitution that presidential candidates have served previously in the student government.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Dance springs into step with multicultural variety

By KELSEY ABBRUZZESE, ORIENT STAFF

This year's Spring Dance Concert offers a taste of everything: martial arts-inspired capoeira, onstage improvised choreography, and a tap solo to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack."

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Students flock to Film Festival
Beer Fever with Weaver: Keep your inner child happy with Blackberry
Pianist improvises weekly jazz sessions
Novel's Americans live 'In Persuasion Nation'

SPORTS

Men?s lacrosse loses to Tufts, drops to 5-5 overall

By JEREMY BERNFELD, STAFF WRITER

With one week left in the regular season, the men's lacrosse team is practically in playoff mode. The upcoming week will decide the outcome of the team's entire season. It features four NESCAC games, two of which are against in-state rivals Colby and Bates. The Polar Bears (5-5, 2-3 NESCAC) suffered a disappointing but encouraging loss to fifth-ranked Tufts in Brunswick on Saturday. The team was on the short end of a 9-7 score, but gave the Jumbos (9-1, 5-1 NESCAC) quite a scare. Senior Alex Weaver found the net to tie the game at 4-4 midway through the third quarter, but a Tufts three-goal rally put the game out of reach. Weaver scored three times in the game, while senior Matt Chadwick had three assists. "I thought that our team played very well against Tufts," said senior quad-captain Charlie Legg. "If one or two things bounced our way instead of theirs, we would have gotten the win."