Haley S. Bridger
Number of articles: 16First article: April 16, 2004
Latest article: April 8, 2005
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Students win big with fellowships
Bowdoin students have once again successfully competed for several annually awarded national fellowships and scholarships.
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Officials reveal parking lot plans
The College plans to expand campus parking by 607 spots over the next few years. The town has approved Bowdoin's plans to expand the parking lot behind 38 College Street by 26 spots and create a new lot off Harpswell Road that will provide over 486 parking spaces. Additionally, a new lot with over 95 parking spaces will be constructed on the site of Dayton Arena.
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Endowment remains vigorous
Bowdoin's endowment performance among peer institutions has been in the top quartile over the one, three, five, and ten-year periods. The endowment's performance following the stock market slide three years ago is exceptional due to the structure of the investment portfolio, which has outperformed those of other Maine colleges, such as Bates and Colby, by as much as eight percent.
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Government classes gridlocked
Numbers are not yet available on how many students did not get into their first choice government classes this semester, but, due to changes in this year's offerings, first years and sophomores may turn out to be having an unusually unlucky semester.
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Female scientists can find mentors with new service
Students?especially women?looking to enter careers in science and math have a new resource to match them up with professionals.
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College adds gender studies to Women?s Studies program
This spring, nine seniors will be the first Bowdoin students to graduate with a major in Gender and Women's Studies.
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Students nominated for global projects
Four students have been nominated by the College to travel far and wide to investigate cultures around the globe.
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College cited for Fulbright success
Bowdoin College was recently recognized for its students' success in competing for 2004-2005 Fulbright grants. The school was acclaimed in the Chronicle of Higher Education for being one of the colleges that has received the most grants for the 2004-2005 year, with four of its student applicants receiving Fulbright awards.
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Tensions rose as results trickled in
It may have been cold and rainy outside, but temperatures in many rooms across campus were rising as Tuesday night wore on.
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Two biomedical grants will create ?a whole new world?
The College has received $2.5 million in grant money for biomedical student and faculty research, equipment, course development, and recruitment, including a four-year, $800,000 grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a five-year, $1.7 million IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence grant.
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Voters create tight race for BSG offices
Four candidates win by less than 10 votes
Bowdoin Student Government saw four tight races in its Fall election, which ended Wednesday. The newly-elected senior class president, junior class president, first-year class president, and sophomore class treasurer, won by less than ten votes.
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One in four to volunteer for Common Good Day
This Saturday, roughly 400 Bowdoin students will spend 12,000 hours participating in community service activities throughout Maine.
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Merit-based scholarship questioned
According to Bowdoin's financial aid website, the College has been need-blind for the past ten years. However, Bowdoin has been offering 100 stipends worth $3,000 to accepted students on the basis of "talent" rather than financial need for the last two years.
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Study finds colleges lack economic diversity
Many colleges have started taking action to increase not only cultural and ethnic diversity but economic diversity as well. According to The New York Times, over the past few years the number of students from low-income and middle-class families attending universities and colleges has decreased, suggesting that while racial diversity may be increasing, economic diversity is not.
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Students booted from pro-Bush rally in Orlando
Two Bowdoin first years who were recently removed from a Bush rally event in Florida say they have discovered how politics can be both empowering and discouraging.
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Indigo Girls keep poppin' out the tunes
While listening to the latest Indigo Girls CD, many long-time fans of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray may find themselves asking, "Are we better off for all that we let in?"