Volume CXXXI, Number 24
May 3, 2002
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Nietzsche and the first punch
CRAIG GIAMMONA, COLUMNIST
Oh, you Nihilists! Stop whining, your shrill voices offend my ears, for they are sensitive to the incoherence with which man speaks. [read the article]

Not always the best of both worlds
GENEVIVE CREEDON, COLUMNIST
People I encounter never fail to remark how wonderful it is that I am fluent in two languages and have studied two others to varying degrees. [read the article]

Focus attention on stereotypes, not racism
JONA KIM, CONTRIBUTOR
If the goal of these Asian-American students is to educate, they are expending their energy on action that does little to help Americans understand why the shirts are offensive. [read the article]

You can't escape, so don't even try!
SARAH RAMEY, COLUMNIST
One girl bites it big time, tripping over her own feet, letting out an inhuman howl, hitting the ground so hard that she actually rips her jeans, drawing blood from her own knee. [read the article]

It's been fun, it's been boring, it's been educational...
HUGH HILL, COLUMNIST
Damn you Bowdoin! You've ruined my life, my tan, my sex appeal, and my mental stability. I've been crushed, and my spirit's corpse lies at your feet. [read the article]

The Gala: a guide
KARA OPPENHEIM, COLUMNIST
In case we don't have enough to worry about already, the Activities Board has given us one more thing to add to the list. [read the article]

Marching onward into adult life
TODD BUELL, COLUMNIST
What made her decision shocking was that she had worked for Bush since his campaign for governor of Texas in 1994. [read the article]

Anti-state and anti-left conservatism
PATRICK ROCKEFELLER, COLUMNIST
The key to a strong conservative movement in the future will be its ability to incorporate both the anti-state and anti-left movements under the same "big tent." [read the article]

Orient Staff Fall 2002

Delaying tactics
We're not used to such strong language (everything is relative) from our student reps. [read the editorial]

Committee needs to act objectively
The Recording Committee neglected to mention any of the negative consequences that might arise. [read the editorial]

Characterization of houses unfair
You have devalued the successes achieved by the houses and underestimated the potential for this system to evolve. [read the letter]

Houses don't only benefit residents
The Orient has been much less biased towards college houses ever since those bitter ADPs left. However... [read the letter]

Late night dining
The results of the late night dining survey you filled out have been taken into account in this trial run of on-campus late night dining. [read the letter]

Accurate partisanship
Barndollar's piece critically questioned whether or not Ivy League colleges really provide stimulating intellectual environments. [read the letter]

Fun Orient Facts
-The first Orient was published on April 3, 1871.

-The sun icon first appeared in the Orient on May 5, 1920.

-Drawings first appeared in the Orient in 1884.
-The Orient was distributed in Boston from 1871 until 1874.

-The cost of a one-year subscription to the Orient was two dollars for the first 50 years of the Orient's existence.

-The first photograph to appear in the Orient was published in 1903 and was a picture of the first Alpha Delta Phi house, which was located on the site of the current Howell House.

-If one combined each issue of the Orient, there would be a grand total of 28,843 pages, which, if spread out on the ground, would cover 33,015 square feet, or three-quarters of a football field.