Bowdoin’s Rudalevige Describes Doug Jones Alabama Victory as Unique
Political science professor Andrew Rudalevige is among several experts quoted in US News article saying not too much should be read into Doug Jones’s Alabama Senate victory.
Bowdoin Connection to Minnesota Senate Appointment
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton announced Wednesday, December 13, 2017, the appointment of Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, wife of Archie Smith ’77, to the United States Senate.
December 9, 2017: End-of-Semester A Cappella Show
Check out the end-of-semester A cappella show featuring the Longfellows, Bear Tones, Boka, Miscellania, Ursus Verses, and the Meddiebempsters.
Remembering San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee ’74
Edwin Lee ’74, a civil rights lawyer who became the first Asian-American elected mayor of San Francisco, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017. He was 65. Lee was profiled in the fall 2013 issue of Bowdoin Magazine in a cover story written by Andy Serwer ’81, a College trustee and editor-in-chief at Yahoo Finance.
Maine Youth Rock Orchestra Performs Arrangements by Sam Kyzivat ’18
Senior Sam Kyzivat’s compositional labors came to life recently when thirteen of the fourteen pieces he arranged were performed by the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra when it played a big folk concert at the Portland House of Music and Events.
Why Nobel Peace Prize Winner ICAN Is Unlikely to Mean Fewer Nukes
Writing in The Washington Post, visiting government professor Rebecca Gibbons says that while the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has done important work, it is unlikely to persuade the US and her NATO allies to cut back their nuclear arsenals.
Bowdoin Bakes and Builds for National Gingerbread House Day
Tuesday December 12, 2017, is national Gingerbread House Day—as if you needed reminding! In preparation for this momentous occasion, and to compete in Desserts in December event, a group of student bakers got together over the weekend.
Nature Moments: A Closer Look at Moss
They’re elegant and they’re everywhere, says biology professor Nat Wheelwright, who takes a closer look at mosses in his latest Nature Moments video.