Max Goldstein '09 Travels World: Swimming, Learning, Blogging

Max Goldstein '09 is living the good life. "A life where I am confidently understanding what I love and pursuing just that," writes Goldstein in his blog chronicling his Thomas J. Watson Fellowship project, "Swimming Around the World: Creating Bridges Between Communities."

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Songs of the Civil War Provide Lessons on MPBN

A talk and musical performance by Josephine Cameron '98 titled "Songs of the Civil War Era" became the subject of a news segment that aired Tuesday, November 3, 2009, on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

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Mark Swann '84 Champions the Fight Against Homelessness in Down East

Logan Place, a collaboration between Avesta Housing and the social service agency Preble Street, is the focus of the article, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," in the November 2009 issue of Down East magazine, which highlights the role of Mark Swann '84, Preble Street's executive director and the 2001 recipient of the Common Good Award.

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Video: Prof. Potholm on ABC World News Sunday, Huffington Post

Maine has been in the national spotlight as residents decide whether to repeal a law allowing same-sex marriage. An ABC News segment focusing on the issue aired Sunday, November 1, 2009, and included the observations of DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government Christian Potholm.

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Joan Benoit Samuelson '79 Sets NYC Marathon Record

Joan Benoit Samuelson '79 has done it again. The 1984 Olympic gold medalist and two-time Boston Marathon winner set a record Sunday, November 1, 2009, when she ran the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 49 minutes and 9 seconds, breaking the 50-plus division record of 2:53:53 set by S. Rae Baymiller in 1993.

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253 Scholars Honored at 2009 Sarah and James Bowdoin Day Ceremony

Bowdoin's highest-ranking scholars were recognized at the College's Sarah and James Bowdoin Day exercises Friday, October 30, 2009. This years speakers were Kenneth T. Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University, and Yongfang Chen '10.

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Sarah and James Bowdoin Day Address: Yongfang Chen '10

Yongfang Chen '10 delivered the student address, "Bowdoin as a Lifelong Gift," at the 2009 Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony Friday, October 30, 2009.

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Bowdoin in the News: October in Review

It was a robust October for Bowdoin in the News: Professor Chris Potholm was in demand coast-to-coast and over the border for his political insight, Bad Girls Go Everywhere author Jennifer Scanlon was in The New York Times for the fourth time in five months, and the College went prime time twice in two weeks on hit television shows.

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President's Committee Achieves Preliminary Carbon Neutrality Plan

The President's Climate Commitment Advisory Committee has announced the publication of its draft report, "A Blueprint for Carbon Neutrality in 2020."

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Stylish Business Meetings Land Sara Schiller '92 in Forbes, Fortune

Conference rooms don't usually conjure elegant images of posh interiors, concierges waiting with your smoothie or complimentary wine and cheese. But Sara Schiller '92 and her husband Marc have made this dream-like business setting a reality.

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The College Store Opens at Maine Street Station

The College Store, at the corner of Maine Street and Station Avenue, opened in Brunswick's new Maine Street Station complex October 30, 2009.

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Arctic Museum Offers Bus Subsidy Grants for Schools

The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is offering bus subsidy grants to K-12 schools. The subsidies are possible due to generous donations to the Arctic Museum's Bowdoin College Friends Fund initiative.

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Potholm's Observations on Medical Marijuana Debate in New York Times

DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government Christian Potholm has been in demand of late — pursued by media outlets across the country for topics ranging from U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe's important role in the ongoing healtcare debate to the issue of same-sex marriage, and now, medical marijuana.

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Bowdoin's 350 Day a Success Despite Local Climate

Rain drove events inside to Morrell Lounge, Smith Union, but there was a spirited turnout for "350," Bowdoin's part in an international day of climate action, held Saturday, October 24, 2009, and spearheaded by the Evergreens with additional support from Green Global Initiatives, Bowdoin College Democrats and Sustainable Bowdoin.

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Video: From Mad Men to The Good Wife, Bowdoin Hits Prime Time Twice in Two Weeks

For the second time in as many weeks, Bowdoin has been thrust into prime time — this time on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife.

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Christopher Hill '74 Speaks Diplomatically — And Carries A Big (Lacrosse) Stick

Christopher Hill '74 arrived in Baghdad on April 24, 2009, as the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq and hadn't even reached the embassy before finding a fellow lacrosse player. So began the Baghdad Lacrosse Club — and the feature on Hill in the October 2009 issue of Lacrosse magazine.

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