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Conservatives in short supply in academia—for a reason
MARC J. HETHERINGTON, FACULTY CONTRIBUTOR
Specific numbers aside, the key is understanding why the disparity exists here and at most other American colleges.
[read the article] The non-issue of political diversity on college campuses
HENRY LAURENCE, FACULTY CONTRIBUTOR
The debate about the "imbalance" between Democrat and Republican professors on campus is as irrelevant to Bowdoin's educational mission as insisting that the faculty be evenly divided between Red Sox and Yankees fans.
[read the article] Not necessarily a problem
SCOTT MACEACHERN, FACULTY CONTRIBUTOR
Not enough Republicans on the faculty at Bowdoin? "Quelle horreur!" But what should we do to remedy this situation?
[read the article] Flaws in the "defending marriage" argument
JAMES BAUMBERGER, ORIENT STAFF
This summer when the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that laws prohibiting sodomy were unconstitutional, Justice Scalia dissented, arguing that the ruling would likewise forbid other laws regulating moral behavior.
[read the article] Whoa, who's talking about marriage?
KARA OPPENHEIM, COLUMNIST
So over break I was talking to this guy and he mentioned a girl. And I asked if he was dating this girl. And he laughed a bit and was like, "Yeah, she's my future ex-girlfriend."
[read the article] Self-selection and politics, and the discovery of odd ducks
PAT ROCKEFELLER, COLUMNIST
A number of polls and articles have come out recently discussing the issue of youth and politics. Some of this is no doubt inspired by what was seen up until a week or so before the Iowa Caucus as a Dean insurgency pressed forth by youthful internet-savvy voters.
[read the article] The New GOP?
ED HOLMES, CONTRIBUTOR
My liberal friends (they like to call themselves "progressive") ceaselessly complain about Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress. Yet a look at recent domestic policy reveals that conservatives ought to be the ones complaining.
[read the article] Student Speak
PETER HASTINGS
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Five weeks is too much
It's good to be back. Really good. So good, in fact, that we have to wonder why we weren't back just a little earlier.
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An asset to be missed
When Bowdoin College gains or loses a behind-the-scenes member of the staff, the students don't always notice or realize it, as such changes are rarely shared with the community as a whole.
[read the letter] Skidmore's approach to hook-ups
It recently came to my attention that Skidmore has in place a computerized system by which students are able to list up to 20 other students with whom they would like to hook up.
[read the letter] Feminism is "past peak"
The article by Nina Shrayer on feminism (Orient Dec. 5, 2003) couldn't be more wrong-headed. Feminism is "past peak" because it is no longer relevant in modern American society.
[read the letter] Painful truth
Troubling as it may seem, the article "Republican professors are scant at Bowdoin" in last issue is painfully true.
[read the letter] Indoctrination needs to be addressed
Priya Sridhar's article, "Republican professors are scant at Bowdoin," has brought to the forefront an important issue that is usually left out in the ongoing debates about diversity on this campus.
[read the letter] No big deal
When I hear this argument I always wonder: is there a glut of Republican professors who are unable to find employment because they are discriminated against?
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