Neither wind nor rain, nor unlocked mailbox, keeps these couriers from delivering the mail. Perhaps this should be the new motto of the Bowdoin Mail Center, as it was recently discovered that student mailboxes are not as secure as many may think.
The Orient tested 100 mailboxes at random and was able to open 12 without entering combinations. This security breach suggests that student mail could be at risk for theft.
Link to article: http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2011-02-18§ion=1&id=6
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