Plan for carbon neutrality by 2020 awaits approval
By CAROLYN WILLIAMS, ZOë LESCAZE AND WILL JACOB, ORIENT STAFFBowdoin's Climate Commitment Advisory Committee (CCAC) has created a plan to become carbon neutral by 2020, following through with its 2007 pledge for carbon neutrality. The College will present a draft of its Climate Neutrality Implementation Plan to the Board of Trustees during Homecoming Weekend, then revise and submit a final version in November.
Suspects in water balloon assaults face charges
By ZOë LESCAZE, ORIENT STAFFBrunswick Police arrested two local youths on charges of criminal mischief on October 2. Police and Bowdoin Security suspect that the two are at least partly responsible for the wave of water balloon assaults on students since the start of term. The suspects, one 19 and one 21, were apprehended for throwing water balloons at cars from the overpass above Route 1.
Maine’s water: nation’s third most contaminated
By ERIN K. MCAULIFFE, ORIENT STAFFThere is something in the water in Maine. A 2008 report by the Associated Press released on September 24 of this year shows that Maine has the third-most water quality violations in the country. Focusing on schools in towns that obtain their water from well systems, the study focused primarily on contamination from poisons like lead, arsenic and bacteria.
Bookstore strives to reach larger audience through town location
By MELODY HAHM, ORIENT STAFFThe Bowdoin Bookstore will potentially open the doors to its new Maine Street location during Parents Weekend. The store will carry similar items to those sold at the bookstore in Smith Union: Bowdoin apparel, books written by Bowdoin professors and alumni, and goods from local retailers.
