BSG reps clash over SAFC rule
By TRAVIS DAGENAIS, ORIENT STAFFA proposal to discourage the Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC) from financing academic or language instruction for student clubs sparked fiery debate among student government representatives Wednesday. Many time extensions and gavel strokes later, the body passed the new rule by a 14-10 vote.
Mumps case one of three in a decade statewide
By NAT HERZ, ORIENT STAFFA Bowdoin employee has contracted one of Maine's first three cases of mumps among residents in the last ten years, state health officials said yesterday. According to Andy Pelletier, a medical epidemiologist at the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC), all three cases were diagnosed since September 27.
CPC bolsters networking, improves campus visibility
By NICK DAY, ORIENT STAFFBowdoin's Career Planning Center (CPC), under the guidance of newly appointed director Tim Diehl, has taken steps to increase its alumni and parent networks, improve transparency, and involve students in the "career process" earlier than their senior year.
Dorms compete to conserve energy
By CAMERON WELLER, ORIENT STAFFBesides being the month of foliage and pumpkins, October at Bowdoin also means something else: energy conservation. The sixth annual Energy Conservation Dorm Competition, a month-long event which pits different dorms across campus against one another to see which can save the most energy, is well underway.
