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The cost of too much regulation
TODD BUELL, COLUMNIST
I had given up writing about smoking policies until a friend slipped
into my mailbox an unusual New York Times headline. It read: "Bouncer
dies, and family blames city's smoking ban." We should keep
the ramifications of that headline in mind as we think about our
approach to smoking here at Bowdoin, and, more broadly, as the state
of Maine considers a law that would ban smoking in bars. [read
the article]
Cultural casualties
KATHERINE CRANE, COLUMNIST
After American troops failed to protect Iraqi museums from the full-scale
looting and destruction that took place last week, British scholars
are doing what they can to come to the rescue. The British Museum
promised on Tuesday to send a taskforce of conservators and curators
to Iraq to help historians there salvage what is left and document
what is missing. When the museums in Baghdad and Mosul reopen, their
Mesopotamian collections will probably include pieces lent or given
by the British museum. [read
the article]
Morality in American foreign policy
GIL BARNDOLLAR, COLUMNIST
It's been a week now, but the pictures from Baghdad's Firdos Square
remain fresh, the most enduring images of this television war. In
a scene reminiscent of the fall of communism, Iraqi men jubilantly
attacked a 20-foot statue of Saddam Hussein, then tore it down with
American help. If the mass surrenders of Iraqi troops and Iraqi
civilians' joyful embracing of American soldiers didn't prove it,
Firdos Square's exuberant eruption did: American forces came into
Iraq as liberators, in every sense of the word. For all the skepticism
and sneers of the press, when the threat of retribution was gone,
Iraqis embraced their conquerors as saviors. [read
the article]
Teeing up diversity
JAMES BAUMBERGER, COLUMNIST
Golf has long been a game that values tradition. It has changed
little over the years. [read
the article]
Naughty top ten
KARA OPPENHEIM, COLUMNIST
For those of you who have requested that my column be a little more
risqué... [read the
article]
A circus of inane discussion
SARAH RAMEY, COLUMNIST
Discourse at this school is like a freaking circus. A circus overrun
with farm and zoo animals, zooming around in clown cars, jumping
through fiery hoops, and juggling eight hens and a rabbit while
riding a unicycle. [read the
article]
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Selling rugby short
On April 16, Director of Athletics Jeff Ward
announced the decision to elevate the women's rugby team from club
to varsity status. Much to Ward's surprise, the team greeted the
announcement with silent disappointment. [read
the editorial]
Terror's roots in social issues
Committing an act of terror in which one takes one's
own life is not a natural human inclination. [read
the letter]
Dining Services going local
In celebration of Earth Week, from April 21 to 26,
the Dining Services will be featuring an extended menu offering
more local and or organic products. [read
the letter]
Chem-free options don't satisfy
Forgive me, I came to college to learn, to engage
intellectually and have a place to enjoy my studying, reading and
writing. I know, I know-how ridiculous! [read
the letter]
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