Volume CXXXIII, Number 5
October 12, 2001

Citizenship is not free, freedom at a cost
HUGH HILL
If every American had to devote two years of
their life to serving our country, we might then appreciate our place as citizens a little more. [read the article]

Fight for the small pleasures
TODD BUELL
September 11 provided one more striking example of the role that cataclysmic events play in unifying a nation and defining the priorities of its citizens. [read the article]

When Harry met Sally at the Polar Bear: Bowdoin men and women
KARA OPPENHEIM
The "sort of" belief goes something like this: there will always be sexual tension between friends of opposite sexes but it can be put aside and a friendship can exist. [read the article]

Realigning Bowdoin's priorities
The decision to commission a public report is a good first step in turning NESCAC schools around and realigning Bowdoin's priorities. [read the article]

Academic motivations
Today's Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony celebrates both academic achievement and the life of the mind. There seems to be something oddly contradictory about these goals. [read the article]