\u201cBowdoin College students have the right to be members of any Bowdoin College student organization. Bowdoin College students have the right to seek \u201d\u201d that\u2019s an important word \u201d\u201d to seek a leadership position in any Bowdoin College student organization,\u201d\u009d [Bowdoin spokesman Scott] Hood said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re talking about here is people who are members of the community or region, who are not part of the college, who are coming in and deciding who can be a leader, who can be a member, who can do something within a Bowdoin College student organization. That is not OK with us.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Reached by phone Wednesday, Paulson told the Bangor Daily News, \u201cThere\u2019s a real tension between the college\u2019s deeply held commitment to making sure no group discriminates against any student and the Bowdoin Christian Fellowship\u2019s deep concern that the people who lead it need to share the basic Christian doctrine.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Bates College in Lewiston does not require student groups or leaders to sign any type of nondiscrimination pledge when submitting its constitution to student government for consideration, college spokesman Kent Fischer said, although student government does ensure prospective groups \u201cdraft fair and inclusive constitutions that set the groups up for future success.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n