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Volume CXXXII, Number 5
October 18, 2002
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Big Brothers and Webcams
ACADIA SENESE, COLUMNIST
Bowdoin webcams are a novel idea, despite the fact that they are reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984. Anywhere, anytime we can hop on our website and check out the action on the quad, or the dining hall for that matter. [read the article]

Do not attack Iraq
KATHERINE CRANE, COLUMNIST
George W. Bush evidently feels that the U.S. doesn't have enough problems. You would think that one terrorist sniper loose in the Washington area would be plenty, not to mention one terrorist network that we haven't managed to find, let alone punish for the September 11 attacks. [read the article]

Damaging the "purity" of sports
ALEX DUNCAN, COLUMNIST
What the NESCAC presidents did a few weeks ago regarding off-season practices is almost comical in its hasty simplicity. In banning all such practices due to an injury at Colby, the presidents (or at least those present) neglected to think about their response in any logical way. [read the article]

D.C. sniper has America up in arms, spurs debate
GIL BARNDOLLAR, COLUMNIST
At the time of this writing, the D.C. sniper has killed nine and wounded two, terrorizing our nation's capital in the process. By choosing completely random victims, the sniper has driven people in the D.C. suburbs indoors and created a climate of fear as roadblocks and police helicopters have become common sights. [read the article]

From Boulder to Brunswick
LARA JACOBS, COLUMNIST
For those of you winding down from parents weekend last Monday night, you might have caught the premier of Everwood on the WB. [read the article]

On a quest for the perfect party song
MACAELA FLANAGAN, COLUMNIST
Fact: a party can only be successful if the music is fun. When people at a party are lame, you can simply avoid them. But when the music is lame, you are forced to listen to it, and, chances are, have some god-awful song reverberating in your head for the next twenty-four hours. [read the article]

Attack Iraq
TODD BUELL, COLUMNIST
I do not say this as a way of asserting moral superiority over those who oppose an attack on Iraq. This imminent war is not as clearly justified as the invasion of Afghanistan was last year. This is an attack that warrants thoughtful and reasoned debate and we should not judge each other's "patriotism" based on opinions in this war. However, I believe an attack on Iraq is appropriate. [read the article]

 

Grading system still under scrutiny
Last April when the Faculty voted to change Bowdoin's grading system, many students objected. Six months later, dispute with the new arrangement has increased. [read the editorial]

When the rainbow is enough: Act II
After perusing around campus and through Smith Union this past week during daily routines, my eyes required several minutes of adjustment. At every corner, I encountered rainbow streamers and signs exclaiming "Gay Friendly Space."[read the letter]

Finding the unexpected right here
Upon reading "Experiencing the Unexpected," a feature in a recent issue of the Orient, I found myself wondering why Todd Johnston, along with many other curious Bowdoin students, seek these unique experiences in such geographically remote places. [read the letter]

Barroom tactics in funded research?
Academic freedom and rigorous scientific debate are cornerstones of our American education system. For this very reason, students, faculty and administrators alike have a duty to ask hard questions about oil industry-funded research at Bowdoin College. [read the letter]