Rutledge Long
Number of articles: 3First article: May 1, 2009
Latest article: February 5, 2010
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Bowdoin’s hard alcohol ban creates more problems than it solves
If there is anything Southerners understand well, it is a strong drink. This isn't the first time I've tried to explain why so many kids walk around here blacked out. Dean Tim Foster says he has "tracked" the problem very closely, but with all due respect there's only so much one can do to understand a nighttime problem while sitting in an office during daytime hours.
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The Entertainment Board is defunct
What do Talib Kweli, Sean Kingston, Rahzel, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Kevin Little have in common? They have all performed at Bowdoin College in the past four years, they have all been paid a lot of money for those performances, and they have all been huge disappointments for almost everyone sober enough to see their concerts.
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Recreating Ivies: A community in need of tradition
This year's Ivies inspired me to solve the most difficult problem I've encountered at Bowdoin. Our utter lack of community tradition is a serious problem calling for a serious remedy. Without tradition, we are nothing. The way I see it, every weekend has the potential to be one of the most exciting weekends of the year. Why is it that when Ivies comes around everyone suddenly goes apeshit? Every year, Ivies proves to me that we students know how to have a good time together. We should prove this to each other more often.