Knowing What to Leave Out: Bowdoin Senior Learns the Art of Curating
Daniel Rechtschaffen ’18 enjoys his debut as a guest curator at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, where he has been sifting through the collection of drawings amassed by literary scholar Artine Artinian ’31. The exhibition, ‘Where the Artist’s Hand Meets the Author’s Pen,’ runs until March 18 and “provides an insight into aspects of French culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,” says Rechtshaffen.
An Historical Rainbow: Special Collections Offers A Journey into Color
A historical highlight in the new exhibition is a first-edition copy of Isaac Newton’s 1704 book Opticks, or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light, which radically changed people’s ideas about color. “Through Newton’s experiments, he was able to prove that light, rather than being devoid of color, is actually composed of the different spectral hues of the rainbow,” librarian Marieke Van Der Steenhoven said.
Bowdoin Male Athletes Push Back Against Gender Violence
Women’s groups at Bowdoin have long organized against sexual violence, going back at least 20 years. About a decade ago, a group of men decided to get on board, forming Bowdoin Men Against Sexual Violence, or BMASV (pronounced B-Massive). The club was founded by three student athletes, Kevin Mullins ’07, Zach Hammond ’07, and Dan Robinson ’07, who wanted to shift the culture and conversation around gender and violence.
Contemporary Alaskan-Siberian Artist and Activist to Lecture at Bowdoin
Susie Silook, one of Alaska’s best known contemporary artists, will deliver a lecture entitled “Yupik and Iñupiat Art and Activism in Contemporary Alaska” on Thursday, March 8, at 7:00 pm in Kresge Auditorium.
Bowdoin Among Highest Producers of Fulbright Students
Twenty Bowdoin students received Fulbright fellowships in 2017, making Bowdoin the second highest producer, among colleges, of student Fulbright fellows.
Dr. Jennifer Adams ’90 Describes Impact of Visit to China Thirty Years Ago
In a short film made for Chinese TV, Adams describes how her fascination with China began at Bowdoin. She is now a doctor of internal medicine in New York City, where she works with the city’s Chinese population.
Nordic Skier Jake Adicoff ’18 Will Compete in 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympics
Jake Adicoff ’18 has been named to the men’s US Paralympics Nordic ski team and will compete in the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Games from March 9-18.
Why Boko Haram Insurgents are ‘Slave Raiders,’ and What Can Be Done About It
People in the borderlands between Cameroon and Nigeria commonly refer to the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram as “slave raiders,” Professor of Anthropology Scott MacEachern explains in The Washington Post. “There’s good reason to use that term,” he continues. “In many striking ways, Boko Haram’s raids for ‘wives’ parallel the slave raids of a century ago.”