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Why we fear the sniper
TODD BUELL, COLUMNIST
Washington, D.C. is a tense city. Over the last three weeks, a sniper
has killed ten people and wounded three in a murderous rampage.
Reading the major D.C. newspapers, The Washington Post and The Washington
Times, helps one grasp the impact the sniper has had on the region.
[read the article]
The "Bumper Sticker" Debaters
PAT ROCKEFELLER, COLUMNIST
Clichés are tired, trite, generally miss the point, and deserve
to be mocked, especially when used as substitutes for a real argument.
To some degree, all ideologies use slogans or clichés to
make a point, but peacenik clichés are notorious-perhaps
just because they are more famous and used more often. Regardless,
it is a shame. [read the article]
Sniper case reveals need for gun control
JAMES BAUMBERGER, COLUMNIST
Why are so many killed in America, whereas in Great Britain less
than one hundred firearm deaths occur per year? Great Britain has
effective gun control. We do not. [read
the article]
Halloween, make-believe, and the masks we wear
LARA JACOBS, COLUMNIST
Apple bobbing with Dracula teeth, four foot tall pirates and princesses
skipping across lawns of crunchy leaves, a cat's tail peeking out
from underneath a winter coat, blood, gore, M&Ms, and mini Milky
Ways, all culminate in the infamous "Trick or Treat".
[read the article]
Giving up their Thursday nights...
KALA HARDACKER, CONTRIBUTOR
I thought it was part of the dream I was having when I heard light
tapping on the back door of my apartment last Friday morning. With
a quick glance at my alarm clock and half opened eyes, I read 7:03
a.m., and since I had only been sleeping for about three hours,
I wasn't too pumped to be woken up. [read
the article]
Sometimes we require silence
GENEVIEVE CREEDON, COLUMNIST
I received an e-mail the night I left for break from a friend, wishing
me a good extended weekend. He also kindly told me, "For God's
sake, please put down the books; think outside the box." And
I laughed, not only because I had so much reading to do-there was
no way I could have put down the books-but because people are always
telling me that I should not be so diligent. [read
the article]
Uncovering the Complex Covers Controversy
MACAELA FLANAGAN, COLUMNIST
I once read somewhere that four out of five people fear change in
some form or another. That said, one would not assume that the complex
art form that is the cover song would have much audience approval,
since a cover song is a remake of the original. Despite this statistic,
covers have managed to become an integral part of the music industry;
not to mention that remaking songs has provided a huge economic
boost to all those bars with house bands that don't have an original
song on their set list. [read
the article]
Scared speechless in 4th grade
ACADIA SENESE, COLUMNIST
I embarrass myself daily. From stepping on the sparkling clean,
mirror-like boots of a Marine nice enough to hold open the door
for me to turning fire truck cherry-red at the hint of a faux pas,
there is never a dull-or should I say unnoticed-moment in my life.
[read the article]
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We are no longer indifferent
Two years ago there was a high level of criticism
against the perceived indifference of the campus body. This can
no longer be claimed. [read
the editorial]
Give back our grading system
It took a few years, but I finally discovered why
I liked Bowdoin so much. For a school that has earned itself a fantastic
academic reputation, pretension simply has not infiltrated our campus.
[read the letter]
Too much ado about grading
These are sad days at Bowdoin College. This week,
as I walked by what appeared to be a mausoleum constructed of plywood,
I mourned the death of the glorious era where grading at Bowdoin
was free of the insidious plusses and minuses the faculty voted
to implement at the end of last semester. [read
the letter]
Faculty's call on grading unfair
I agree with last week's editorial concerning the
change in grading system. What is most discouraging to me is not
that the system has changed, but that faculty seemed to give so
little consideration to student opinion on an issue that affects
students more than anyone else. [read
the letter]
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