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Volume CXXXIII, Number 17
February 22, 2002
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Being gay at Bowdoin
KARA OPPENHEIM
We have sizeable gay and lesbian communities at the College, and there is no reason for them to be overlooked in a column about sex and romance here. [read the article]

House system doesn't give enough
TODD BUELL
21-year-olds are almost expected to break the law for the house system to function. [read the article]

Intellectual discussion in Bowdoin's... baths?
CRAIG GIAMMONA
Just the other day I sat down with a group of students from Appleton and attempted to start a conversation about the ins and outs of the figure skating scandal. I was met with blank stares. [read the article]

'Axis' polarizes split
ALEX DUNCAN
Sure, "axis of evil" is direct and clear (and sounds really good in a speech), but it only further polarizes the current split between those who are America-friendly and those who are not. [read the article]

Politics and political language
PATRICK ROCKEFELLER
Wary that the term "rogue nation" was too judgmental, Albright lobbied to have it formally changed to the much more forgiving "state of concern." [read the article]

From Horatio Alger to Enron
GENEVIEVE CREEDON
Our fascination with the scandal mirrors similar fixations we've had in the past, most notably the romance with Horatio Alger in his time. [read the article]

 

Two o'clock cutoff leaves room for danger
There are many, many reasons to allow students 24-hour access into all of the dorms. [read the editorial]

Cartoon
Herb the really unlucky immortal possum

KASA thanks community
The Asian American studies position is still on hold until we have funding. [read the letter]

Magazines don't define Library
The Library is responsible for presenting materials reflecting all points of view. [read the letter]