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-The Editors 2002-2003

The oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States
Volume CXXXII, Number 13
January 31, 2003

Student Records botches transcripts
TODD JOHNSTON, STAFF WRITER
A simple error in the explanation of the new plus/minus grading system could affect hundreds of transcripts despite assurances from the Office of Student Records that the mix-up has been easily resolved with subsequent letters of explanation. [read the article]

ACUS becoming a hangup for many Bowdoin students
NATALIE CRAVEN, STAFF WRITER
Opting to live in the "Bowdoin Bubble" makes long distance calling a fixture of communication for the majority of students. Despite the fact that the school provides students with a long distance service, a growing number of students have shifted away from using the long distance plan provided by the school and have opted to utilize calling plans of their own. [read the article]

BSG van service to debut this weekend
FE VIVAS, STAFF WRITER
Student government's latest focus is on improving the regional shuttle service available to students. [read the article]

Title IX interpretation under fire
GRACE CHO, ORIENT STAFF
Gender and equality in education has been a topic of constant debate since the passing of Title IX of the Educational Amendments into a law in 1972. [read the article]

Roe v. Wade turns 30
ALEC SCHLEY, STAFF WRITER
Last week, the Bowdoin Women's Association (BWA) sponsored several events to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States. [read the article]

Noah Lambie '03 and Cecily Upton '03 stand proudly before the centerpiece of their exhibit, now on display in the basement of the V.A.C. (Greg T. Spielberg, Bowdoin Orient)

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