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Bohemian Gravity – You Gotta Watch This!
Bowdoin parent Robert Krulwich (P ’11) knows science. He writes about it for NPR. So when he recommended this video by Canadian a cappella singer/physics grad student Tim Blais, we had to have a look....
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At Greenstock, Bowdoin’s annual sustainability festival, Erica Hummel ’16 caught up with Westrio, one of Bowdoin’s most popular student bands. The festival took place Sept. 14 on Coe Quad, and...
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Golden Age Spanish Theater, Then and Now
Actor Denis Rafter performs in Madrid (Photo credit: Jose Vicente) Students, professors and community members gathered in Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, for a Sept. 18 talk on Spanish...
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Patrick Dempsey H’13 Talks Bowdoin on The Ellen Show
Patrick Dempsey H’13 shakes hands with President Barry Mills during Reunion Convocation 2013 “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey H’13 will appear on The Ellen Show today. After a decade of portraying...
View ArticleWelsch Gives Film Legend Her Close-Up
Associate Professor of Film Studies Tricia Welsch talks about her book Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up with Associate Professor of English and Film Studies Aviva Briefel (director of Bowdoin’s...
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Dempsey’s ‘McDreamy’ Sports Bowdoin T-Shirt on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Patrick Dempsey’s character, Dr. Derek Shepherd, wears a Bowdoin T-shirt in the October 24, 2013, episode of Grey’s Anatomy. It seems fitting that on the cusp of Family Weekend, one of Bowdoin’s own...
View ArticleBowdoin Scares Out its Zombies
Video by Ali Ragan ’16 The office of Residential Life held its second annual Zombie Run last Saturday behind Farley Field House. The run is a 1.5-mile race in which runners try to outrun and outwit...
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The Secret Passions of Exceptional People (Mental Floss)
When you think of Napoleon, you probably conjure images of the battlefield and war — not those of a man hunched over his chess board. Emily Dickinson also had a surprising passion: she enjoyed baking...
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Filmmaker Mira Nair Screens ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ at Bowdoin
Students, parents and cinephiles crowded into Kresge Auditorium over Bowdoin’s Family Weekend for a screening of Mira Nair’s acclaimed movie, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. A Q&A with Nair followed...
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Masque and Gown Spooks with Agatha Christie Mystery
For three nights this past week, student theater group Masque and Gown attracted full houses and long wait-lists with its first fall production, a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s mystery, And...
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Lopez Directs Bowdoin Chamber Orchestra
The Bowdoin Chamber Orchestra performs under the direction of Artist-in-Residence George Lopez The Bowdoin Chamber Orchestra performed before a full Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall Nov. 9,...
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee ’74 and the Adventures of Batkid
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee ’74 (left) presents the keys to the city to Batkid (Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP) The first time a mayor of San Francisco handed out the keys to the city, the honor went to a...
View ArticleCommunity Museum Pops Up in Hubbard Hall
Bowdoin’s first “Pop-Up Museum” popped up in Hubbard Hall for a couple of hours on the evening of Nov. 12, sponsored by the Arctic Museum and Museum of Art. Community members were invited to bring...
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Chakkalakal Talks Stowe and Uncle Tom’s Cabin (BBC Radio 4)
BBC Radio 4 recently came to Brunswick to visit the Harriet Beecher Stowe house and interview Tess Chakkalakal, associate professor of Africana Studies and English, about the lasting impacts of...
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David and Phillip Ying to Lead Bowdoin International Music Festival
Phillip and David Ying The Bowdoin International Music Festival (BIMF) announced Saturday that David and Phillip Ying have been named co-artistic directors. An organization independent of the College,...
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Feminism, Image and Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus’ attention-grabbing performance at the MTV Video Music Awards — featuring a teddy bear onesie and a risqué duet with Robin Thicke — sparked a lecture and student discussion of gender and...
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James Bond’s Problematic Drinking (BMJ)
James Bond, the suave British secret agent depicted in twelve of Ian Fleming’s novels and two of his short stories, is known for his cunning, sharp mind, and his way with the opposite sex. But as...
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Kayali ’01 Composes Inaugural Brass Fanfare
Francis Kayali ’01, who recently joined the music faculty at Saint Anselm College, was asked to compose an inaugural brass fanfare before his first semester had even begun. Read a first-hand...
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Sarvis Dance Film Featured at Lincoln Center Festival
Images from Paul Sarvis’ 6-minute film “Rooms” The short film “Rooms,” by Paul Sarvis, chair of Bowdoin’s theater and dance department, will be screened Feb. 1 as part of the 42nd annual Dance on...
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World Cinema Film Festival Kicks Off
This week Bowdoin presents the World Cinema Film Festival, drawing upon contemporary films from across the globe and international cinema expertise from across the campus. Organized by the Film Studies...
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