The Bowdoin Orient

Faculty to evaluate new grading plan

By WILL JACOB, ORIENT STAFF

Following months of discussion and editing, the Recording Committee will introduce a revised version of the College's Credit/D/Fail policy at Monday's faculty meeting for discussion. Faculty will then wait until the fall semester to make further changes and vote on a final policy.

No quick advising changes on horizon

By NAT HERZ, ORIENT STAFF

In a report by a visiting team of educators as part of the College's reaccreditation process, the educators highlighted advising as an area of Bowdoin's academic program that needs improvement.

Construction nears end for Walker Art Building

By ANNE RILEY, ORIENT STAFF

Although members of the Class of 2007 will walk across the completed steps of the art museum at Commencement, they will not see art back on the walls until their first Homecoming Weekend as alumni.
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'This place exists for you': DeRay Mckesson looks back on four years at Bowdoin

By BOBBY GUERETTE, ORIENT STAFF

DeRay Mckesson's 1,288 Bowdoin Facebook friends might notice something missing from campus next year.

TOMMY WILCOX, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

UNWRAPPED: Seen here from the roof of Gibson Hall, the Walker Art Building will open to the public in October. Seniors will still be able to walk across the steps during Commencement. See feature article...

FEATURES

The year in review: Renovations, revisions, and referenda

By MARY HELEN MILLER, ORIENT STAFF

In its 207th academic year, Bowdoin was shaped by a spirit of revising and revamping. From the countless construction projects that spotted campus to the rethinking of policies, the year left the College changed both in its landscape and mindset.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL

Enabling opportunity

In an interview with the Orient on Wednesday, DeRay Mckesson '07 summed up Bowdoin in just nine words. ?This place is yours. This place exists for you,? he said. After four years as a prominent student on campus, Mckesson was reflecting on the role that students can play in leading and owning this place. One virtue of a small, wealthy liberal arts college such as Bowdoin is that there is enough room for every student to chart his own path and there are the resources to help him reach his destination.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Stravinsky, jazz, world music inaugurate recital hall

By KELSEY ABBRUZZESE, ORIENT STAFF

No more hard hat concerts, sneak previews, or fine-tuning. The Studzinski Recital Hall and Kanbar Auditorium will finally see real action this weekend with a series of inaugural concerts.

SPORTS

Spring Cleaning: Baseball sweeps Bobcats and clinches NESCAC tournament seed

By TOM LAKIN, STAFF WRITER

Over the last week and a half, the Bowdoin Baseball Team strung together an impressive?and timely?five-game winning streak. The Bears followed up a victory over Husson with three big wins against Bates over the weekend and a confident 5-1 win against the University of Southern Maine?formerly a top-20-ranked squad. With their sweep of Bates, the Polar Bears clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Division for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament?their third consecutive appearance in the tourney.