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Final gubernatorial debate held in Page Commons New art museum dates for governor on Nov. 2 in Page dents and camera crews for the last were the Maine Taxpayer's Bill of and not an end to it, as critics have By JOHN DeBRUICKER Commons. time before the Nov. 7 election. Rights (TABOR), energy, the environ- said. Merrill continued her pursuit of director seeks to make NEWS EDITOR David Offer, executive editor of the Independent Phillip Morris NaPier, ment, stem cell research, same-sex Baldacci , simply affirming that host newspapers, served as the moder- whose name will appear on the ballot, marriage and healthcare. Mainers need fiscal responsibility in For the second time in as many ator for the debate just as he did when was not invited to debate. Offer said Merrill used her opening statement their governor, and that "we only have collection accessible weeks the College has served as a Maine's candidates for the U.S. Senate that only the most viable candidates to criticize Baldacci's decision to bor- a surplus on paper." forum for candidates who hope to rep- came to the College on Oct. 22. were invited. "Not everyone agrees row money to balance the state bud- When Merrill was presented with a By JOANNA FISHER resent the state of Maine. The Republican Senator Chandler with that," he said, "but that's what we get. Baldacci defended his stance question regarding her violation of CONTRIBUTING WRITER Morning Sentinel, the Kennebec Woodcock, incumbent Democratic did." saying he did not want to take a Maine's Clean Election Act, she ran Journal and the Goldfarb Center for Governor John Baldacci, Independent Offer guided the candidates through chance on having a state-wide shut over her allotted answering time. Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Barbara Merrill and Green almost two hours * worth of questions down even though he had previously Baldacci, next in line to comment, It is an exciting time for the Colby hosted the last of over twenty debates Independent Patricia LaMarche submitted by readers of the two criticized deficit spending in offered her his own time to speak Art Museum. The museum, founded between four out of the five candi- squared off in front of students, resi- papers. Among the issues discussed Washington. LaMarche also voiced more on the subject. When it came in 1859, contains more than 5 ,000 her disapproval of the move. time for him to weigh in on the issue, works, is under the new leadership of A popular issue among the Baldacci pleaded no comment. Sharon Corwin. Corwin arrived at the College com- Vietnam veteran College in 2003 as the first Lunder munity is that Woodcock—win- Curator of American Art and has been of TABOR, In school, stu- ner of what Offer the acting director of the museum which called a "hotly Baldacci dents talk about competitive " called a democracy as Republican field— "wrong solu- hails from I'm hoping to tion for a real an abstract sub- Farmington , build a bridge problem." He ject. Tonight Maine. He spoke suggested about his stance between Colby ' putting caps we ve been part against same-sex students and on spending of democracy in marriage and civil and freezing unions alike, his Waterville, and property val- action. support of stem have the muse- ues as alterna- cell research on the Offer t i v e s . David federal but not um be an Woo dc oc k Executive Editor, The Morning state level and his Sentinel, The Kennebec Journal ambassador. was the only willingness to have candidate in intelligent design Sharon Corwin support of Maine 's TABOR, taught in Maine public schools. Director, Art Museum which he distinguished from After the candidates' closing state- Colorado's historically prob- ments. Offer spoke highly of the par- lematic version in that Maine's ticipants. He noted that Maine, though version is a spending restric- it is the fifth fastest growing state in since January 2006. tive process as opposed to a the country, pays its governor the least Besides being the curator and head revenue limit for state and of any in the Union. He praised their of collections for the museum, she has local governments. Woodcock dedication and closed with, "in school, also taught a class in museum studies, used the language "when students talk about democracy as an led a student docent program and CATHARINE WHJEN/IHtl COLBT ECHO TABOR passes" it would be a abstract subject, Tonight we've been Four candidates for governor square off in Page Commons on Nov. 2 in their last debate before the election. "revitalization," of democracy part of democracy in action." Continued on Page 3 ~ Colby Gardens to Projects for Peace will offer Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Football Championship ^ be closed down by students a new opportunity **""T^ The Bowdoin By TEAGUE DUG AN jects will broaden students' horizons < K \ fall of next year CONTRIBUTING WRITER in ways they might not expect, while Polar Bears at the same time providing real world ^&3^\ \ (1-6) By JAMES BELTRAN 100 Projects for Peace is an initiative experience." STAFF WRITER to enable students from 76 participating "If you look at the type of things ^ at the colleges and universities, including that are really impacting lives, most ^^ The College has announced that it Colby, to design and implement grass- start like these projects on a grassroots intends to close down Colby Gardens roots projects promoting global peace level ," fellow committee member SEAVERNS FIELD, 12:30 P.M. COlDy MlllCS (•£"«>) by the fall of 2008 so that all students in the summer of 2007. Applications Vice President for Student Affairs and SATURDAY, NOV. 11 can live within the Mayflower Hill are due Dec. 18 and are broadly defined Dean of Students James Terhune said. grounds. Each of the 76 institutions involved as for "projects for peace" in the hope Come support the Mules as they look to take their fourth consecutive CBB championship In a recent interview. Senior of promoting creativity, innovation and is to select the best project proposal this Saturday. Bowdoin has not won the title since 1998. Because both teams have already Associate Dean Paul Johnston noted entrepreneurship among participating from among those submitted by stu- beaten the Bates Bobcats this year, a win in this game will mean an outright title. that there were several reasons why students. The program will be funded dents and in turn recommend that pro- Colby Gardens existed starting in the by lifelong internationalist and philan- posal for the grant. Proposal ideas are fall of 2005. Nineteen juniors who thropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis, wide open and can hinge on any variety were expected to study abroad did not who has chosen to of disciplines. go in addition to nineteen extra first- provide $10,000 for Specifically the Jazz band brings down the house years and twenty-five students who each of the 100 committee is look- did not live off-campus. According to respective projects in Projects will ing for proposals Johnston, the situation created a hous- celebration of her broaden stu- that demonstrate ing shortage of 63 beds. He said that 100th birthday. feasibility, probabili- during the summer of 2005, the "I want to use my dents' horizons ty of success and a College looked for possibilities to fill 100th birthday to in ways they thoughtful interpre- the over-enrollment issue, with Colby help young people tation of the mean- Gardens coming out as the best solu- launch some imme- might not ing of "peace." "It is tion to the problem. diate initiatives, expect, while at critical that students Johnston went on to say that the things that Uiey can take advantage of College had an original agreement to do during the sum- the same time faculty and all the lease Colby Gardens for only two mer of 2007 that will providing real other resources years. To decrease the number of stu- bring new thinking Colby provides in dents so that the College has an enroll- to the prospects of world experi- creating and assess- ment near 1800 instead of the current peace in the world," ence. ing a successful pro- number of 1866, a conscious decision Davis said. posal," Terhune said. was made to admit fewer first-years, Essentially, the pro- Bets Brown Another notable md predictions were made to see how ject aims to bring Associate Director of Corporate element of the initia- many students would study abroad. new and fresh ideas Relations tive is the competi- Unfortunately, Johnston admitted that to the table in mov- tion. Project the effort to reduce the number of stu- ing toward the ever applications are dents within the two-year period has sought-after notion of peace. open to all undergraduate students at not been going fast enough. "Because "The opportunity is certainly inspi- the 76 schools, meaning that Colby stu- the reduction isn't happening as fast rational," Associate Director of dents could potentially be in direct as we had hoped, the lease agreement Corporate Relations Bets Brown said. competition with tens of thousands of Brown, who is coordinating the selec- MMXSON OOUZIE/THE COlBr ECHO Danny Merrick '08 performs a solo in the Given Auditorium on Saturday Nov. 4. For more see page 6. Continued on Page 2 tion committee, notes that the "pro- Continued on Page 3 Read about why Lauren Pongan '09 Nobody told us (Catherine Boyce defends the Green Halloween was on INSIDE '08 decided to get House on Page 5. a Tuesday. See THIS involved with SGA Saturday's costume on Page 3.