http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/index.xmlTue, 10 Feb 2009 15:33:47 -0500rdenton@bowdoin.edu (Robert Denton)http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/blogs/students/2009/a-stake.shtmlThu, 07 May 2009 14:51:01 -0400http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/blogs/students/2009/a-stake.shtmlTimes of economic crisis are always followed by a reconsideration and reinforcement of values, of digging deep and prioritizing. The process is familiar to various sectors of the economy, institutions around the country, and our government … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/lindsey-bergstrom.shtmlFri, 06 Mar 2009 10:27:43 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/lindsey-bergstrom.shtmlLindsey Scott Bergstrom ’03 targets unspoken stories on the homefront While soldiers overseas do their best to cope day by day, so too, do the loved ones those soldiers leave behind. Lindsey Scott Bergstrom ’03 knows this well … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/what-am-i/2009/monster-zamboni.shtmlThu, 05 Mar 2009 21:12:14 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/what-am-i/2009/monster-zamboni.shtml “Monster,” Bowdoin’s original Zamboni Ice Re-Surfacer 400 Model F, one of the first Willys Jeep-chassis-based machines that the Zamboni company made between 1956 and 1964, is now on permanent display in the new Sidney J. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/recommended-reading/2009/on-virtue.shtmlThu, 05 Mar 2009 20:34:26 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/recommended-reading/2009/on-virtue.shtmlThere is one book that is absolutely indispensable for the subject of virtue, and that is Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. The class could begin and end there, but if one wanted to engage with modern reflection on the subject, I would suggest two other great texts: Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, for a more egalitarian treatment of virtue; and Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals, for a radical critique of moral virtue … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/bookshelf/2009/winter-footnotes.shtmlThu, 05 Mar 2009 20:15:44 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/bookshelf/2009/winter-footnotes.shtmlBowdoin: What are the most common misconceptions about the life of a travel writer? Kohnstamm: The most common misconception about the life of a contemporary travel writer is that you actually get to travel and you actually get to write. Most of the time, you are racing through a foreign country at a pace akin to “The Amazing Race” (if the publisher sends you there at all) and then penning cookie-cutter reviews or updating contact information … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/one-i-like/2009/mark-wethli.shtmlWed, 04 Mar 2009 11:43:38 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/one-i-like/2009/mark-wethli.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/one-i-like/2009/sam-putnam.shtmlTue, 03 Mar 2009 14:36:13 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/one-i-like/2009/sam-putnam.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/archives/2009/bowdoin-magazine-winter-2009.shtmlMon, 02 Mar 2009 17:58:12 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/archives/2009/bowdoin-magazine-winter-2009.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/windows-of-bowdoin.shtmlThu, 26 Feb 2009 16:17:05 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/windows-of-bowdoin.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/winter-09.shtmlThu, 26 Feb 2009 16:10:15 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/winter-09.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/john-rich-korea.shtmlWed, 25 Feb 2009 13:09:13 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/slideshows/2009/john-rich-korea.shtmlU.S. Marine Corps World War Two veteran John Rich ’39 spent over 30 years as a war correspondent, with experience on the front lines of every major 20th century conflict from Korea to the Congo … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/bowdoin-book-of-quotations.shtmlTue, 24 Feb 2009 11:38:43 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/bowdoin-book-of-quotations.shtmlA world-recognized authority on quotations and on reference in general, Fred R. Shapiro is associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at Yale Law School. In compiling his recent Yale Book of Quotations, he encountered many of Bowdoin’s most illustrious—and eloquent—graduates.http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/the-education-of-dr-jonathan-martin.shtmlTue, 24 Feb 2009 11:38:18 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/the-education-of-dr-jonathan-martin.shtmlJonathan Martin ’92, now a member of the department of neurosurgery at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, tells writer Mel Allen the harrowing and inspiring story of his military service as a neurosurgeon in Iraq and how it changed him.http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/archives/2008/summer-2008.shtmlTue, 24 Feb 2009 09:39:46 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/archives/2008/summer-2008.shtml. … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/bookshelf/2009/winter.shtmlWed, 11 Feb 2009 15:35:57 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/insider/bookshelf/2009/winter.shtmlIn his first novel, Jim Hughes ’67 takes readers inside the beginning of a “new cold war.” Professor William Abbey accepts a consulting assignment on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, only to later discover that his client has plans for more than beach resorts. He realizes that millions of American lives are in his hands and that he must stop the Baja Project … http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/bears-in-vacationland.shtmlTue, 10 Feb 2009 15:31:29 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/bears-in-vacationland.shtmlPlanning a trip to Maine this year? While most alumni live outside of this beautiful state, there are many Bowdoin graduates who make a living sharing Maine’s attractions with others—in fact, you could plan a vacation just staying (and eating) with fellow Polar Bears. Writer Ed Beem outlines a few stops you might make on your way.http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/northward-over-the-ice.shtmlTue, 10 Feb 2009 15:31:27 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/features/2009/northward-over-the-ice.shtmlOn April 6, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum will celebrate the centennial of Commander Robert E. Peary’s attainment of the North Pole. Ed Beem puts the 1909 journey into context and talks to some of Bowdoin’s current faculty to explain why the race is still on, and what’s at stake.http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/blogs/students/2009/the-bubble.shtmlTue, 10 Feb 2009 15:31:24 -0500http://www.bowdoin.edu/magazine/blogs/students/2009/the-bubble.shtmlIt is my fourth year at Bowdoin. For sure, the fourth ends with the most difficult “th” — if one is, in fact, graduating …