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Volume CXXXII, Number 15 |
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Depression's dangers
JEFF BENSON, M.D.
Dear Dr. Jeff: "People have told me they think I'm
moody, and I guess I do get my fair share of the blues. How would I know
if I'm depressed and need medication?" T.J. [read
the article]
The early offensive in the Pacific
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, STAFF WRITER
John Finzer Presnell, Jr. was born in Portland, Maine in
1914 when, across a great ocean, the First World War was being waged on
the fields of France and on the beaches of Italy. Nine days after Presnell
turned four years old, Germany surrendered. As the boy matured and attended
Portland High School, the defeated Germany birthed the Weimar Republic,
which attempted to grow with the rest of the European continent, only
to be reminded at every turn of its troubled past. [read
the article]
Educating Bowdoin
SELENA McMAHAN, CONTRIBUTOR
For an education class last term I researched how to teach
and optimize creativity. I found that while creativity is unique and varies
from person to person, there are concrete ways in which people can explore
their creative process and optimize it. From self observation we can discover
how our process varies when we are creatively successful and when we are
"stuck". [read the article]
The facts on Cascade paper
JONATHAN PEREZ, STAFF WRITER
Why does Bowdoin continue supporting logging efforts of
our country's oldest National Forests? [read
the article]
Green isn't always go
TIMOTHY J. RIEMER, COLUMNIST
This past Tuesday and Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman
Alan Greenspan testified to the Senate Banking Committee and the House
Financial Policies Committee for his semi-annual report on monetary policy.
Interestingly enough though, his remarks that have garnered the most attention
center on fiscal policy. [read
the article]
To the beat of Bosse
ADAM BABER, COLUMNIST
It is a part of everyone's life. You listen to it in the
car, sing it in the shower, play it at parties. It is music, and it is
a central part of the human experience. Many of us take it for granted,
but Professor Joanna Bosse has turned down the volume to pause and ask,
"Why music?" [read the
article]
Winter fun for all
CECILY UPTON, COLUMNIST
The Bowdoin Outing Club was pleased to welcome Ed Webster
last Monday night for a lecture regarding the history of climbing Mt.
Everest. [read the article]
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