<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>News from the BOC</title><link>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/index.xml</link><description>The Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center offers students all aspects of trip planning w/a full-time pro staff: bike/canoe/hike/kayak/ski/serve/lead/ecology/camp</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:08:59 -0400</pubDate><webMaster>rdenton@bowdoin.edu (Robert Denton)</webMaster><atom:link href="http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Survival and Primitive Skills Lecture</title><link>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/survival-and-primitive-skills-lecture.shtml</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:29:34 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/survival-and-primitive-skills-lecture.shtml</guid><description>Arthur Haines, research botanist and survival skills instructor will share both his local knowledge of medicinal, edible and useful plants, and basic survival skills at the Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center on Tuesday Nov. 3rd at 7pm.</description></item><item><title>Fall LT Merritt Island Rodeo</title><link>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/fall-lt-merritt-island-rodeo.shtml</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:05:58 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/fall-lt-merritt-island-rodeo.shtml</guid><description>In the thick of fall, when New England weather is horribly unpredictable (but sometimes in a good way), rain prevented many of the traditional LT rodeo events from happening.</description></item><item><title>BOC Climbing Wall Opens in the New Buck Center</title><link>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/boc-climbing-wall-opens-in-the-new-buck-center.shtml</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:16:31 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.bowdoin.edu/outing/activity/2009/boc-climbing-wall-opens-in-the-new-buck-center.shtml</guid><description>Now that the new fitness center is up and running, Bowdoin students are having the chance to enjoy our new state-of-the-art climbing wall. 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