The Bowdoin Orient

Bowdoin vote may determine local elections

By ANYA COHEN, ORIENT STAFF

Bowdoin students may think their November 4 vote won't count. They should think again. According to Town Clerk Fran Smith, about 1,200 Bowdoin students, a figure which may include recent alumni, are currently registered to vote in Brunswick. That number will likely increase over the next two weeks since students can register up to and even on Election Day. Bowdoin students are divided up into four different town voting districts and two state representative districts based on their addresses.

College limits spending but remains 'secure'

By NICK DAY AND MARY HELEN MILLER, ORIENT STAFF

As hard times grow harder, Bowdoin is tightening its belt. While the current economic crisis has severely limited the expansion of facilities, faculty, and other college programs, President Barry Mills said that the College is economically "secure." "The message is that all of our staff positions are secure, all of our faculty positions are secure," Mills told the Orient. "Our financial aid support is secure, and that fundamentally, everything that we're doing, everything that comprises the core strength at Bowdoin is secure."

Polar bear mascot puts new paw forward

By PIPER GROSSWENDT, ORIENT STAFF

While the polar bears at the North Pole struggle to stay afloat, the Bowdoin polar bear has been facing problems of its own. A quick browse through the bear-branded merchandise at the bookstore yields all the insight needed: Bowdoin's polar bear has been suffering from a major identity crisis. After a year of consulting with members of the Bowdoin community and working with a graphic design firm, the Office of Communications and Public Affairs hopes to have cured the mascot's ails in their selection of a new polar bear logo.

Disorderly House Ordinance may affect students off campus

By CAMERON WELLER, ORIENT STAFF

Students living in off-campus housing in Brunswick may think twice before cranking up the bass at the next party they host. On Monday, the Brunswick Town Council passed the Disorderly House Ordinance at its bi-weekly meeting. Though the ordinance fines landlords?not residents?of houses that repeatedly engage in disorderly conduct, it has implications for Bowdoin students living in off-campus housing.

MARGOT D. MILLER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

SHIP SHAPE: Four Bowdoin crew teammates stroke in unison en route to a fifth-place finish in the Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday.

FEATURES

Parkview offers health care with a 'spiritual dimension'

By GEMMA LEGHORN, ORIENT STAFF

Bowdoin students awaiting treatment at Parkview Hospital might be surprised to find more than traditional magazines available for waiting-room reading. Pamphlets titled "The Healing Power of Prayer," "Does God Care That I'm Hurting?" and "When Jesus Comes Again" can be found lining the shelves of an unobtrusive rotating rack in a wide, tiled hallway. Down the hallway and to the right stands a small chapel with a stained-glass window and few wooden pews. Scribbled notes in a guest book offer their thanks for praise and prayer.

OPINION

EDITORIAL

President Obama

With less than two weeks until November 4, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are both fiercely campaigning in an effort to sway undecided voters. As college students living in uncertain times, we feel certain that Obama is the best candidate for the presidency. Senator Obama, in addition to possessing the courage and intelligence needed to lead the country, has laid out policies that will benefit college students in the years to come.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Broken Social Scene's diverse sound to rock Farley

By RACHEL GOLDMAN, STAFF WRITER

Normally, when students think of Farley Field House, they might be reminded of cut-off football jerseys, eye black, and pre-orientation sleepovers. This Saturday night, however, Bowdoin's athletic facility will be transformed when Bowdoin's radio station, WBOR, presents the Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene.

SPORTS

Field hockey snaps 31-game win streak

By KATHERINE POKRASS, STAFF WRITER

Tasting defeat for the first time in two seasons, the Bowdoin Field Hockey Team fell to the Trinity College Bantams last Saturday afternoon. The 2-0 shutout snapped a 39-game home win streak and a 31-game overall win streak for the Bears, as well as the first Trinity victory over Bowdoin since 1997.