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Volume CXXXIII, Number 16
February 15, 2002
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Landscape architect
SAMUAL DOWNING, STAFF WRITER
The historic vistas and quiet places of Bowdoin's campus were graced last Monday by a waning blanket of snow and ice, but a fortunate few who call it home saw the campus graced by the lady who literally wrote the book on preserving it. [read the article]

Sustainable Bowdoin gears up
CONOR WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER
One main push in this direction is the group's work on developing an "Environmental Mission Statement" for the College. [read the article]

Kayaker Bob Powell speaks at Bowdoin
LAUREN WHALEY, STAFF WRITER
His expectation was to have peaceful camping on the pristine Antarctic beaches-nothing but rocks, sand, sky, water. [read the article]

McAlister talks on terrorism
EIDER GORDILLO, STAFF WRITER
In the mid 80s, Chuck Norris would not be stopped from rescuing hostages in Iran in the movie, "Delta Force." [read the article]

Ask Dr. Jeff
JEFF BENSON, M.D.
An increasing body of research suggests that marijuana is neither the deadly toxin its foes portray, nor the benign herb its advocates promote. [read the article]

What is YALP?
GYLLIAN CHRISTIANSEN, STAFF WRITER
The controversy over the future of the Greek system at Bowdoin drew attention to the absence of a forum for communication between students and the Administration. [read the article]

Fessenden & Hyde
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, COLUMNIST
Under Fessenden's eye the 1863 Loan Act gave the Secretary of the Treasury the ability to continue to finance the War with almost five hundred million dollars in loans. [read the article]

Beyond the pines
LUDWIG RANG, ALUMNUS WRITER
Ahmed was what Germans call a Hausfreund, or live-in lover, as well as general factotum. [read the article]