Elizabeth Snyder
Number of articles: 10First article: November 30, 2007
Latest article: April 25, 2008
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Photographs put a face on poverty
If eyes are the window to the soul, what can one say about the face? In his photographic exhibition, "The Face of Poverty," Peter Siegel addresses this question, imploring the viewer to recognize and empathize with the homeless faces represented.
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Quad lottery leaves some disappointed
With 97 groups of students vying for only 81 dorm rooms at Wednesday's Residential Life quad lottery, some students were bound to be left out in the cold. The quad lottery, which is the first of six housing lotteries to be held in the upcoming week, succeeded in placing all "pure senior" and "pure junior" groups into quad housing. Four "pure sophomore" groups also received quad housing.
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Students spark college aspirations in tribal schools
While many Bowdoin students start thinking about college early in their high school careers, this is not the case for high school students in the tribal schools of the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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Breach may threaten student savings
Bowdoin students may want to take a careful look at their next credit card statement. On March 17, Hannaford Supermarkets announced a data intrusion which exposed 4.2 million credit cards and debit cards to potential fraud. The numbers were taken between December 7, 2007 and March 10, 2008.
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College encourages conservation during ?RecycleMania? competition
Bowdoin, Colby, and Bates are at it again, but this time the balls and pucks have been replaced with plastic and cardboard. On January 27, Bowdoin began participating in RecycleMania, a 10-week competition among 400 colleges and universities to raise awareness about waste reduction and recycling. 2008 marks the third year of Bowdoin's participation in the competition, which was launched in 2001.
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Busting Bowdoin Myths: Light fixtures in Thorne Hall not as costly as rumored
Rumors abound regarding the large light fixtures in Thorne Hall. "I heard they cost some ridiculous amount of money, like two million dollars," said DJ Hatch '11.
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Easterbrook, Kraushar claim election victories
Due to the resignations of Class of 2011 Vice President Isa Abney and Community Service Officer Andrew Edwards '09, elections?beginning on Wednesday and ending Thursday?were held to fill the positions. Abney will be succeeded by Grant Easterbrook, who received 71 votes.
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VoIP phones installed in dorms; some quads share one phone
The new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, introduced in certain administrative offices in November, have now been installed throughout the entire campus. Replacing phones that have been used since the 1970s, the VoIP phones convert telephone signals for transmission over Bowdoin's existing internet network. The switch to VoIP occurred after a year of internal testing at the College. According to Chief Information Officer Mitch Davis, the new telephone network is now the nation's fastest campus-wide network.
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First heavy snowfall blankets campus
As the snow began to fall late Sunday night, Bowdoin students fantasized gleefully about only one thing: a snow day. "I was really hoping that classes would be canceled since it was supposed to keep snowing throughout the morning," said Julia Eldridge '11. "I could have used the sleep."
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WWF scientist Mike Mascia '93 lectures on the social sciences
Bowdoin alumnus and scientist at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Mike Mascia '93 strongly believes that experts in both the biological and social sciences should help to tackle issues of environmental conservation. In a lecture on Tuesday night entitled, "Saving the Planet with Social Science," Mascia expounded upon this theme, describing his work at the WWF and the importance of sustaining biodiversity.