Very nice theme - hopefully this bug report will be of some use! If my suggested solution seems like a good one, I'll roll a patch (please feel free to let me know via the contact form).

Situation:
If site owners choose to set the theme up not to display "Submitted by username on date" text, the space for the author name and the date should collapse. The title should span the entire column. Currently the title is only allowed to occupy 70% of the column whether there is authorship info or not.

A possible solution:
Create two classes for the title area and invoke the correct one via a series of conditionals in node.tpl.php
:: case 1 :: class="title-with-meta" would be the current arrangement, splitting the column to leave room for the authorship info (currently set to 70%/30%); it would be used if ($page == 0 && $submitted) on node.tpl.php and equivalent on page.tpl.php
:: case 2 :: class="title-without-meta" would be new, leaving the whole column for the title (width: 100%); it would be used if ($page == 0 && (!$submitted)) on node.tpl.php and equivalent on page.tpl.php

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sheena_d commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

if ($page == 0 && (!$submitted)) will not work on page.tpl.php because there is no $submitted variable on page.tpl.php, thus the argument will always return TRUE.

If you don't like the way the thick bottom border cuts off, you can also remove the "if" statement surrounding the meta div on node.tpl.php. This will leave in place the meta div's bottom border, but the actual text of the title will still be restricted to 70% width.

Marking this as "won't fix" - it is not a bug, but an intentional styling choice.