November 10, 2000
Volume CXXXII, Number 9

   I feel compelled to thank Ben Gott for doing his share to further fragment our community. Thanks to individuals like Gott, stereotypes and pigeonholes remain a large part of life at Bowdoin.
   Gott's column in last week's Orient reveals not only the personal biases which the author holds, but also his willingness to express those biases in a public forum. In relating his tale of a student who was intoxicated and unruly in the dining hall during Homecoming, Gott felt compelled to mention repeatedly (not once, not twice, but three times) the fact that the individual in question was an athlete, even though this fact was irrelevant both to the story and to the moral.

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A helpful note from Security
By Officer Jeff Dunn

    I am sure that all of you have seen the recent news about Firestone Tires. For those of you who might not have, please let me elaborate. Several of the tire models that Firestone makes have been linked to fatal car crashes. Most of the vehicles involved have been Fords, mostly in the Explorer line though there are other possibilities.

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Response to Ben Gott

Note from Security