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Conversation and communion
GENEVIEVE CREEDON, COLUMNIST
"Is it me," my friend asked the other day, "or are
people less friendly this year than they were last year?" I
don't really have an answer to that question. Generally speaking,
one of Bowdoin's virtues is that it is filled with friendly people.
[read the article]
Bush needs the U.N.
JAMES BAUMBERGER, COLUMNIST
Iraq is a threat. Its production of weapons of mass destruction
needs to stop. If Hussein refuses to allow unfettered access to
the U.N. weapons inspectors, the world must take action. The question
is: How? [read the article]
We are still a sovereign nation
PAT ROCKEFELLER, COLUMNIST
In the debate over whether the U.S. should invade Iraq, the question
of U.N. approval is perhaps the least important. Well, it's probably
more important than Barbara Streisand's opinion, but not much.
First and foremost, the United States is a sovereign nation, and
as such, it has every right to act alone in the manner it deems
fit to serve its national interest. [read
the article]
Performing an endless dress rehearsal
LARA JACOBS, STAFF WRITER
We spend much of life preparing for what's still to come. Childhood,
especially, is all about what's next-be it solid foods, third grade,
or applying for college. Growing up as an "old soul",
I often had more in common with Austen's Lizzy, Bronte's Charlotte
or Alcott's Jo than my fellow ninth graders, instilling in me a
tendency to look ahead; because, to be honest, I wasn't really enamored
with the here and now. [read
the article]
Poetry, Bates College, and the glory of tofu ravioli
RACHEL KENNEDY, STAFF WRITER
My task was a simple one: drive my ass to Bates College, asses the
scene, and sample a bit of the flava': a poetry reading by Carl
Dennis, 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for Practical Gods. What is Practical
Gods? [read the article]
Looking up from the gutter
ACADIA SENESE, COLUMNIST
This is the last Parent's Weekend I will enjoy at Bowdoin College
with my family, and it seems only yesterday that it was my first.
Four years are but a blink in the wrinkle of time here. Years of
preparation for college, four years of Bowdoin, and a lifetime of
opportunity suddenly blend themselves together this weekend. Bowdoin
is a crossroads, and it is at this crossing that I now find myself.
[read the article]
Three reasons why Guns N' Roses will never go out
of style
MACAELA FLANAGAN, STAFF WRITER
As if you needed someone to tell you that Guns n' Roses is one of
the best things ever to happen to the music industry. But just in
case you did, read on. Here are three reasons why we all need a
little GNR in our lives…. [read
the article]
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The truth about academic honesty
But in the words of every coach on the face
of this earth, "You have to stress the fundamentals."
[read the editorial]
FMLA is calling all feminists
The stigmatism around the word "feminism"
is very disconcerting to me as a woman who considers herself to
be a feminist. So many assumptions and misconceptions prevent people
from being open to the idea of feminism. [read
the letter]
Bring back pre-season practices
I write to you today in the sincere hope that you
will consider my request for a brief suspension of the new policy,
adopted just last week, prohibiting student-athletes from practicing
their respective sports outside of the dates specifically mandated
by the Conference. [read
the letter]
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