Campus clubs kick off Question 1 activism
By LINDA KINSTLER, STAFF WRITERThe legalization of gay marriage in Maine will be decided on November 3 and student groups are mobilizing. Members of the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality Campaign, in opposition of the people's veto against gay marriage, are seeking support through a grassroots campaign that has pervaded the Bowdoin campus.
Professors scrutinize health care
By SARAH LEVIN, STAFF WRITERBowdoin faculty members of the government, economics, sociology and history departments weighed in on the raging health care debate and largely came out on the side of a government-regulated system. Three out of four professors argued forcefully for a government-run model, though the finer points of their positions varied.
Club recalls yellow bikes in an attempt to end theft
By SETH WALDER, ORIENT STAFFThe Yellow Bike Club (YBC) has recalled all of its bikes after an uncontrollable number of locks were tampered with. Leaders of the club collected the bikes around campus, cutting the lock in cases where the combination had been changed. The recall will allow the heads of the club to develop a better operating system that will prevent theft. The YBC owns 34 bikes around campus which members can access by obtaining the combination to all of the locks after paying a $15 membership fee.
College has yet to declare date for carbon neutrality
By SASHA DAVIS, STAFF WRITERThe College's agenda for achieving carbon neutrality was initially due by September 15, but the green game-plan has been set back. The President's Climate Commitment Advisory Committee's report is now expected to be available around the beginning of November.
