Sarah Pritzker
Number of articles: 16First article: September 14, 2007
Latest article: January 23, 2009
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Bowdoin costs more than tuition
Bowdoin provides incredible opportunities to its students regardless of their race, religion or economic stratum. With the recent decision to abolish loans and move completely to a grants program, the opportunities that Bowdoin College provides to those unable to handle its financial burdens have increased monumentally.
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Preparation by Security ensures successful Ivies
The Department of Safety and Security had three goals over Ivies Weekend: no hospitalizations, no serious injuries, and no arrests. According to Director of Safety and Security Randy Nichols, with the exceptions both of a student who chose to go to the hospital voluntarily and other incidents unrelated to alcohol intake, Security met its three goals.
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Girl Talk to perform tonight
For many Bowdoin students, Girl Talk's performance tonight is a dream come true.
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Campus dorm rooms not all created equal
Some lucky first years might find that they have a little extra space in their dorm rooms next year.
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Relay for Life kicks off tonight
Kiel McQueen '08 had one goal when he brought Relay for Life to Bowdoin three years ago: not to fail. But since McQueen's first Relay for Life at the College, the fundraising event has been nothing short of an unqualified success.
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Students span the hemisphere to build, rebuild communities
While many students flocked to tropical paradises, others spent the first week of their Spring Break participating in student-led Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips, oriented around community service and learning.
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Campus libraries give food the OK
Enjoy that candy bar?just don't make a mess. A new policy implemented on Monday in libraries across campus?including Hatch, Hawthorne-Longfellow (H-L), and the Art and Music Libraries?now allows students to eat food within each space.
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There will be blood: drive aims to increase visibility
Nervous about your first time donating blood? Don't worry?so is Katherine Gribble '09.
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Despite a day with classes, King?s birthday observed
Though Monday marked the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, at Bowdoin, classes continued as usual. However, the fact that classes were in session did not stop faculty and students from reflecting on King's legacy, which has a special connection to Bowdoin.
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Students, staff gear up for flu season
After recording an unusually high number of walking pneumonia cases this fall, the College is taking necessary precautions to prevent a flu outbreak from occurring this winter. The Dudley Coe Health Center and the Human Resources Department have made the flu vaccine available to students and employees of the College free of charge. According to Interim Director of the Health Center Sandra Hayes, approximately 400 students have already been vaccinated for the illness this fall.
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Busting Bowdoin Myths: Bowdoin marries out of the bubble
Sixty percent: It's a statistic that causes Bowdoin students to glance around anxiously at their peers, wondering if their spouse is sitting at the next desk, lunch table, or library carrel, and pondering the popular rumor?Do 60 percent of Bowdoin students really wind up marrying a classmate?
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RJA garners mixed student reviews
Not everyone was excited about the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus's (RJA) concert last week. The performance, which was sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), took place in Morrell Gymnasium last Friday after months of preparation.
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?Outweek? panel raises campus consciousness
"As a country, we're more uncomfortable seeing two men holding hands than holding guns." Chalked in bright letters on the pavement in front of the Chapel, this statement was one of many intended to amuse, shock, and provoke onlookers during this year's Outweek.
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Charitable meal board transfers discontinued
For financial reasons, Bowdoin College Dining Service has decided to discontinue its policy of transferring board points to charitable organizations. Previously, students were able to sign up to donate the costs that would have funded their meal or meals for a given day to a charitable organization. But the process has become too much for the dining service to handle, according to Director of Dining Services Mary Lou Kennedy.
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Need-blind a practice, not policy
Admission of international applicants can still hinge on ability to pay tuition
Though the College's belief in the importance of need-blind admissions appears firm, maintaining this practice continues to be a balancing act. But while Bowdoin has taken steps to increase financial aid funding, including a $76 million capital campaign allocation, the College's official aid policy remains non-committal, particularly towards international students.
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Student activists aim to save Moosehead
Grassroots efforts by a handful of current and former Bowdoin students may prevent the development of idyllic wilderness in northern Maine by an outside real estate trust. Plum Creek Real Estate Investment Trust, a Seattle-based developer and the largest private landowner in the nation, is currently seeking approval for development around Moosehead Lake, the largest lake in Maine. Plum Creek plans to build housing and resorts on property around the lake.