Leah Weiss
Number of articles: 3First article: November 6, 2009
Latest article: November 20, 2009
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Bowdoin EcoReps work to reduce unnecessary waste
As part of Maine Recycles Week, enthusiastic student volunteers worked alongside Sustainable Bowdoin student EcoReps to collect, weigh and sort trash collected around campus. Their efforts were part of an annual trash audit lead by Sustainable Bowdoin and its student EcoReps, aimed at raising awareness of unnecessary waste on campus. This year's trash auditors wore white hazard suits, protective goggles and yellow gloves as they sorted through trash samples in front of Smith Union. Students said they hoped their visibility would raise awareness and encourage their peers to think about the amount of recyclables they throw away on a daily basis.
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Bowdoin hosts seventh Telemark Film Festival
Today Bowdoin will embrace its cold climate through the arts when it hosts the seventh annual Maine Telemark Film Festival. This year's festival will feature four telemark films, raffle prizes and, of course, plenty of hot cocoa.
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Li ’11 to conduct his way into community hearts
This semester, Chris Li '11 is channeling his love of choral music into an independent study in conducting. Li is working with Director of Bowdoin Chamber Choir and Professor Robert Greenlee on cultivating his conducting skills before making his debut in the upcoming Bowdoin Chamber Choir concert and Bowdoin's Festival of Lessons and Carols.