The Bowdoin Orient

Question 1, TABOR 2 outcomes draw near

By ERIN K. MCAULIFFE, ORIENT STAFF

With Early Vote Day over and State elections on November 3 just around the corner, political change is on the minds of Mainers and Bowdoin students. National issues and local policies have become the subject of debate, both on campus and in the Brunswick community.

Flu vaccine to arrive next week

By GEMMA LEGHORN, ORIENT STAFF

By next week, the wait for the H1N1 vaccine will be over—at least for some students. On Wednesday, the Maine Center for Disease Control (Maine CDC) informed College health administrators that a shipment of H1N1 vaccine would be delivered next week.

Chance to vote early draws hundreds of students to polls

By TOPH TUCKER, ORIENT STAFF

Around 400 students braved a quarter-inch of rain on Saturday to cast their vote for the November election early. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., town officials aided by student volunteers set up shop in Morrell Lounge of Smith Union for Early Vote Day. The turnout was comparable to last year's, when 409 students voted early. According to Brunswick Town Clerk Fran Smith, last year was the first time the town organized an Early Vote Day during the past nine years.

College Store means business on Maine Street

By MELODY HAHM, ORIENT STAFF

Bowdoin's new College Store on Maine Street opens to the public today at 10 a.m. Its opening falls at the start of Parents Weekend, which will give parents and students ample opportunity to see and experience the brand-new store.

EILEEN PALMER, THE BOWDOIN ORIENT

GEARING UP: The College Store on Maine Street will provide both the Bowdoin and Brunswick communities with a spectrum of stationary supplies, books and clothing. See feature article...

FEATURES

Look who's talking

By GEMMA LEGHORN, ORIENT STAFF

Though popular depictions of college are usually conspicuously devoid of parents, a recent Orient survey shows that over a quarter of Bowdoin students polled communicate with their parents on a daily basis. Thirty-two percent of Bowdoin students, or 560 people, responded to a survey conducted by the Orient about communication between parents and students while at college. The survey was advertised through e-mails and the student digest. It did not require username authentication to complete.

OPINION

EDITORIAL

Vote at "home"

On Tuesday, the approximately 1,377 students that did not cast ballots in last Saturday's Early Vote Day will have the opportunity to vote in the Maine State and town elections. In a year when a Maine ballot issue—Question 1, the people's veto to overturn Maine's new same-sex marriage law—is the only such marriage equality vote in the country, the State election is receiving a significant amount of national attention.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Students shine in post-WWI melodrama ‘Drums in the Night’

By MAXIME BILLICK, STAFF WRITER

The Department of Theater and Dance opened its 2009-2010 season yesterday with an adaptation of the moderately obscure "Drums in the Night," a play from the influential German playwright Bertolt Brecht.

SPORTS

Rugby prepares for final regular season matchup

By SAM SABASTEANSKI, STAFF WRITER

Women's rugby, which currently has a record of 6-2, will go up against Bates on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be the Polar Bears' final match of the season, ending the tier-two playoffs, which the team entered after failing to make the tier-one playoffs.