The Bowdoin Orient

1.7 % decline in 2013 apps

By ANYA COHEN, ORIENT STAFF

Now that the January 1 admissions deadline has passed, Bowdoin's Class of 2013 is beginning to take shape. A total of 5,929 students applied to the College this year, down from last year's 6,033 applicants. The 1.7 percent decrease reflects the poor state of the economy and its effect on a family's ability to pay for a liberal arts education, according to Interim Dean of Admissions Scott Meiklejohn.

Chris Hill '74 likely Iraq ambassador

By PETER GRIESMER, ORIENT STAFF

Chris Hill '74, the lead negotiator with North Korea under the Bush administration, is expected to be named the next U.S. Ambassador to Iraq by President Obama, ABC News first reported on Monday.

Trustees gather to discuss "blue tarp" recommendations

By ZOë LESCAZE, ORIENT STAFF

The Board of Trustees will meet this weekend and discuss a theme that has been on the minds of most at Bowdoin: the economy and its impact on the College.

Students, CPC contend with tough job market

By ADAM KOMMEL, ORIENT STAFF

The Bowdoin Bubble does not keep its inhabitants immune to the nation's faltering economy. Just as Americans across the country are struggling to find and keep jobs, Bowdoin students are having a difficult time breaking into the real world.

MARGOT D. MILLER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

NAME THAT TUNE: Seniors socialize and sing karaoke at Sea Dog restaurant on Thursday for a semi-formal “Senior Night.”

FEATURES

Davis '84 'trendspots' her way to the frontline of fashion

By CAMERON WELLER, ORIENT STAFF

Shoe designer Ruthie Davis '84 has always been a trend-setter. Her shoe company, Davis, has been known to challenge even the highly progressive fashion industry. Her stilettos, boots, sandals, and flats have appeared in magazines such as Glamour, Lucky, InStyle, People, Vogue, and Bazaar, and, like Davis, are constantly pushing the fashion envelope.

OPINION

EDITORIAL

No news is bad news

The breakfast scene at Moulton and Thorne are familiar routines: swiping in, grabbing a newspaper, and sitting down to read the news with your scrambled eggs and fruit platter. A less familiar routine, however, is that of students returning these newspapers after breakfast for later diners to enjoy.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Hepler individualizes the masses in Becker

By ERIN K. MCAULIFFE, STAFF WRITER

Even during the slowest hours, at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, there's always a crowd at its newest exhibition. "Curating Across the Disciplines: Drawing a Crowd," curated by Visiting Professor of Art Anna Hepler, examines the repetitive theme of crowds through various art media. Specifically designed to incorporate both long-standing and familiar museum pieces, as well as a variety of new additions, the exhibit questions both the uniformity and the individuality of figures in a crowd.

SPORTS

Women's b-ball deals first loss to Lord Jeffs

By JEREMY BERNFELD, STAFF WRITER

After a stellar weekend in which the women's basketball team notched two of its biggest wins of the season, the team will look to continue its winning ways in home games tonight and tomorrow. The Polar Bears (16-4, 4-1 NESCAC) handed Amherst its first loss of the season in a 63-61 victory last Friday. The then No. 4-ranked Lord Jeffs had been 18-0 before junior forward Leah Rubega's buzzer-beating lay-up downed Amherst.