Sam Waxman
Number of articles: 18First article: September 8, 2006
Latest article: October 26, 2007
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Bang for your buck: where all that money goes
A Bowdoin education is a kick in the wallet. The Orient examines why tuition costs are so high and why they will continue to rise
A Bowdoin education is a kick in the wallet. The Orient examines why tuition costs are so high and why they will continue to rise.
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College drills on Quad to repair malfunctioning geothermal unit
Just when students thought they had seen the end of construction on the Quad, an unforeseen problem has brought heavy machinery back to the center of campus. Construction workers are fixing a malfunction in the geothermal heating and cooling system responsible for temperature control in the Walker Art Building. They are also adding a component to prevent future glitches.
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King makes pitch for Unity in '08
Former Governor of Maine and Bowdoin College Distinguished Lecturer Angus King says there is a plague of partisan politics in America, and he says he has a solution for it: Unity '08. In his Monday lecture titled "Polarization, Partisanship, and the Politics of Division?Isn't it Time for a Third Way?" King described the Unity '08 organization and its goals.
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Summer fellowships offer students options
Summer fellowships allow students who rarely venture off campus during the academic year a chance to understand the community beyond Bowdoin.
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Fellowship applicants recognized
In many situations, the journey is much more important than the goal. Such is the case for this year's fellowship applicants, who were honored by the Career Planning Center (CPC) on Wednesday.
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Admissions program hopes to increase minority yield
Although the decision to attend any college is a difficult one, the Bowdoin Experience Weekend seeks to facilitate that decision for many multicultural students.
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Women's business club will hold convention
When the Bowdoin Women in Business Club (BWIB) put together its upcoming convention, it certainly meant business. The convention will take place on Saturday, March 31 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Main Lounge, Moulton Union, with informational interviews and résumé critiques from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Career Planning Center.
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With two new residences, house system has room
Although college houses attracted only approximately 175 applicants for 200 slots this year, the Office of Residential Life and the Inter-House Council (IHC) are optimistic that next year's college houses will be enthusiastic and active in the Bowdoin community.
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Passionate '07s drawn to fellowships
Bowdoin's Watson Fellowship and Fulbright Fellowship nominees this year are a diverse group of students, but they all share an important trait: passion.
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BSG voices J-Board concerns
Student government meeting coverage
The lack of transparency in Judicial Board elections has prompted the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) to try to change the committee's policies. Members of BSG voiced concerns that neither BSG nor the campus community as a whole has enough say in the elections, especially when the board makes decisions that impact students' lives.
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Body approves Community Response Committee
Student government meeting coverage
BSG unanimously voted to adopt the Community Response Committee (CRC) proposal put forth at its meeting Wednesday.
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BSG resolves 2008 representative election controversy
Student life topped the Bowdoin Student Government agenda this week, as the body tackled academic advising, alcohol, and the judicial board in a three-hour meeting.
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BSG says returning juniors remain ineligible for office
The resignation of a BSG member is unprecedented, and there is no provision for this particular situation in the BSG constitution. The replacement of Class of 2008 Representative Erma Drigo dominated this week's Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) meeting, which also included conversations about the school's new sexual harassment policy and the proposed Community Response Committee.
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Teach-in reveals flaws with free trade pact
Do you know what NAFTA stands for? Though many students may not, a teach-in with Associate Professor of Sociology Joe Bandy on Monday revealed its relevant and lasting effects on the United States and Mexican economies.
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Debate coach Lindsay takes Bowdoin stage
Tommie Lindsey Jr. doesn't let his students off the hook as soon as the bell rings. "No matter what you do," Lindsey said at the Brodie Family Lecture on Thursday, "class is never dismissed."
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Honors Projects: Original Research: Senior takes a closer look at Facebook
While many college students regularly pore over Facebook just for fun, Karina van Schaardenburg '07 is doing her senior honors project on it.
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College after close shot at Olympics
At 23, Walt Shepard is the oldest student in the Class of 2010. Shepherd has a particularly intriguing reason for his late matriculation at Bowdoin: He is a bi-athlete, and he was training for the Olympics.
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Students spanned globe for summer endeavors
Nick Manny traveled to Switzerland and Austria to work on several organic farms. He participated in this venture through an organization called Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF). Over the course of the summer, he worked at five farms in Switzerland and one in Austria.