Sasha Davis
Number of articles: 27First article: September 25, 2009
Latest article: April 15, 2011
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James Joyce symposium decodes ‘Ulysses’
And the year of James Joyce continues. Last night, "The Next Joyce Century: Still Fearing and Loving 'Ulysses'" opened with a panel discussion in Hubbard Hall. The symposium will continue this afternoon with a roundtable discussion in Massachusetts Hall.
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Bowdoin Brief: ‘Meatless Monday’ debate continues in national media
While the controversy on campus surrounding "Meatless Monday" may have calmed over Spring Break, it continued to spark discussion around the country as various national news media outlets debated the February 21 event. The meal was originally organized by the Bowdoin College Democrats.
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‘Resistance’ theme at center of black women’s symposium
In recognition of the transition from February to March—Black History Month to Women's History Month—the Gender and Women's Studies Department will host the one-day symposium "Testify, Witness and Act: Black Women's Resistance" at several campus locations today.
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Bowdoin Brief: National news media picks up ‘Meatless Monday’ controversy
Almost two weeks after "Meatless Monday" on February 21, one might expect the campus debate to have finally run its course. However, Bowdoin's own meat-free event has also gained attention from several national media outlets.
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‘Hope for Haiti Week’ advances dreams of four students in Haiti
Thirteen months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Bowdoin students chose this week to remember the disaster and to continue to show their support for the Haitian people. The Bowdoin Haitian Alliance (BHA) is the main sponsor of "Hope for Haiti Week 2011," a week of events designed to raise both awareness of the continuing effects of the earthquake and funds for four Haitian children to attend Institution Verret, a private school in Port-au-Prince.
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How It Feels...: Juniors reflect on time studying abroad
The occasional series "How it feels" was first published in the 2005-2006 volume of the Orient. In this 2011 revival, Bowdoin students tell the Orient about their experiences—good, bad, or just extreme. Here are their stories.
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Printing system fulfills 96% of student demand
Saturday will mark the beginning of the first reading period under the new student printing plan on campus. As students make their way to public printers to retrieve copies of papers, problem sets and final projects, many are checking their printing allocations funds and considering whether or not they will have enough to carry them through finals. Starting this academic year, students were each given 750 pages of free double-sided black-and-white print jobs per semester, and as recent data show, this new plan has worked for 96 percent of students.
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Historic fireplaces almost entirely extinguished on campus
These days, we know winter is on its way as Bean Boots begin to litter dorm hallways. Two hundred years ago, you could literally smell winter coming from a mile away. One image not commonly seen on the Bowdoin campus now is that of the warm, cozy fire on a cold winter's night. This almost quintessential piece of winter was a part of daily life for students in Bowdoin's first residences.
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New gender-neutral bathroom opens
A new gender-neutral bathroom just opened on the bottom floor of David Saul Smith Union, the College's latest effort to accommodate its LGBTQ population. Discussion and preparation for the new bathroom began last summer and was supported by the administration through the duration of the project. The new bathroom is located in what used to be the locker rooms for the old gymnasium near the Polar Bear entrance to Smith Union. "There are students who need gender-neutral bathrooms here at Bowdoin," said Director for the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity Kate Stern. Stern and Associate Director of Facilities Operations Jeff Tuttle did an initial walk through the buildings on campus over the summer to assess the number of gender-neutral bathrooms that already existed at Bowdoin.
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Bowdoin Brief: Bowdoin receives record-breaking research grants
Bowdoin received a record-breaking amount of scholarship and grant support during the 2009-2010 academic year. "A total of $7,349,699.00 in grant monies and institutional support was awarded an increase of nearly 14 percent over last year's record breaking total," the Bowdoin website reported.
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Smoking on campus: Students light up as days get darker
With the arrival of October today, everyone is getting ready for the colder Maine weather. While everyone will brace against the cold, one group of students stands to suffer more: smokers.
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A cappella council convenes, selects
The campus knows them, loves them, and arrives at their concerts up to an hour before doors open to guarantee they get a seat. A cappella is a part of Bowdoin—a big part—and last night, it got just a little bit bigger.
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Brunswick Explorer brings affordable transit to town
Thanks to the September 1 introduction of the Brunswick Explorer, the ban prohibiting first years from having cars has become a lot less prohibitive. From now until November 1, anyone can ride the new public bus system free of charge.
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Ivies Weekend brings fair weather, few issues
It seems that Bowdoin officially "survIvied" the weekend, judging by the absence of any court summonses, citations, arrests or alcohol-related transports via rescue unit to the hospital.
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Smith concludes 14 years at College
After a total of 14 years at Bowdoin College, alumnus and Associate Dean of Multicultural Students Wil Smith will be leaving his position to assume the role of Dean of Community Life and Multicultural Affairs at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass.
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Brunswick Apartments delight at doubles lottery
Students may seem a bit more at home this weekend after the triples, singles, doubles, and open beds lotteries wrapped up many students' searches for housing. On Tuesday night, groups of students flocked to Daggett Lounge to secure either triple or single residences next year.
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Ogden ’10 revives history of alumnus with honors project
Many notable men and women claim Bowdoin College as their alma mater, and buildings around campus commemorate them: students study at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, visit the arctic museum that features the work of Admiral Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan, and walk daily past the statue of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. On the list of alumni, though, is a man whose name is not quite as recognized by the Bowdoin community: Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States of America.
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Warm reception for chilly Polar Plunge
A group of approximately 30 Bowdoin students and community members braved the waters of Popham Beach to raise money for Camp Sunshine last Saturday. The dip was Bowdoin's first official Polar Plunge fundraiser.
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Jamie Paul ’10 surveys how athletes handle the heat
Many are far too well acquainted with the word "stress". Classes, books and many other coping devices have been designed to help people lower the amount of it in their lives. Jamie Paul '10 decided to spend a little more time with the concept of stress by making it the subject of her senior honors project this year. Paul, a psychology major and math minor, has been researching how athletes cope with stressful situations during games, and how different gender and personality components effect these various coping strategies.
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OCS apps favor fall semester, imbalance is ‘manageable’
The preference for semester abroad flipped from spring to fall this year, according to Director of Off-Campus Study (OCS) Stephen Hall. As of the February 22 deadline, the Office of OCS had received 260 applications: 131 applications for the fall, 109 for the spring and 20 applications for the full year.
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Four candidates pursued for teaching fellowships
Dean of Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd introduced the American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship program to faculty members at their monthly meeting last week. The ACLS fellowship program was started by the Mellon Foundation as a means to identify exceptional humanities scholars who have recently completed graduate school and place them in two-year positions at higher education institutions.
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Dooley: Airport to Bowdoin shuttles ‘too hard’ to arrange
Over the weekend many students returning to Bowdoin from Winter Break found themselves trying to coordinate last minute taxi rides back to campus from Portland International Jetport. Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) coordinates groups and pick-up times with Brunswick Taxi to transport students to the Portland International Airport at the beginning of breaks, and many wonder why the same service is not available for the return to campus.
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ES 301 proposes town carbon reduction strategy
Last night at Frontier Café, students in the Environmental Studies Capstone Project (Environmental Studies 301) gave the last of three climate action plan presentations for the Towns of Brunswick and Topsham. Over 60 Bowdoin students, faculty members, and town residents attended.
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Brunswick bus service due to commence by fall of 2010
The long-awaited Brunswick Explorer Bus Service is scheduled to start by fall 2010, according to Coastal Trans Executive Director Lee Karker.
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Energy conservation contest sparks competition
This week marks the halfway point in Bowdoin's energy saving competition. The 21 residence halls on campus have been competing for cash prizes by conserving energy use since the competition began on October 1.
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College has yet to declare date for carbon neutrality
The College's agenda for achieving carbon neutrality was initially due by September 15, but the green game-plan has been set back. The President's Climate Commitment Advisory Committee's report is now expected to be available around the beginning of November.
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Drive almost doubles expected donors
Cots, discussion booths and tables with juice and snacks replaced the couches and tables in Smith Union's Morrell Lounge on Wednesday afternoon. These changes were part of the American Red Cross's first blood drive of the year.