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Cora Dow
Staff Writer — Class of 2024
Number of articles: 6
First Article: September 25, 2020
Latest Article: May 14, 2021
41 photos by Cora Dow
Cora DowBRINGING BOWDOIN BACK: Artist Maude Latour performed as the opener for Social House at last semester's Winter Concert, which was a spin off of the once beloved Bowdoin tradition of Winter Festival.
Cora DowBUST A WOLF: busterwolf performs in Kresge Auditorium to commemorate “Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable.” busterwolf released a single entitled “Mina Loy” in 2016.
Cora DowREVAMPING THE RAMP: Students' photos line the walls of the H-L Ramp Gallery's new exhibit: "Snapshots of Life at Bowdoin." The gallery was curated by student curators Cora Dow '24 and Alexandra Camargo '25.
Cora DowDO YOUR DUTY: Alex Walsh ’95 speaks about the importance of the American jury system, urging her audience to participate in it and protect it.
Cora DowARTFUL ADIEU: Professor of Art Mark Wethli gives a talk in Kresge Auditorium. The talk also served as his goodbye, as Wethli is retiring from his decades-long career at Bowdoin.
Cora DowSEEING DOUBLE: Mira Pickus '25 smiles in the mirror. Pickus has been an integral member of Purity Pact since she arrived on campus her first year. She has also participated in Bowdoin's performance community through acting in One Acts and working as a stage tech.
Cora DowBEST OF BECHDEL: Alison Bechdel addresses an audience in Kresge Auditorium. Bechdel is an acclaimed graphic memoirist who deals with topics of gender and sexuality. She was introduced by President Rose.
Cora DowSEEKING SOVEREIGNTY: A student writes a letter to a Maine legislator demanding tribal sovereignty for Wabanaki people. On Wednesday, the Bowdoin Democrats and Native American Students Association (NASA) held space for students to reach out to Maine officials regarding tribal sovereignty laws.
Cora DowSEEKING SOVEREIGNTY: A student writes a letter to a Maine legislator demanding tribal sovereignty for Wabanaki people. On Wednesday, the Bowdoin Democrats and Native American Students Association (NASA) held space for students to reach out to Maine officials regarding tribal sovereignty laws.
Cora DowDISMANTLING THE CHAIN: Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Ayodeji Ogunnaike introduces his brother, Oludamini Ogunnaike, a professor at the University of Virginia. on Monday. Oludamini Ogunnaike spoke about the influence of Western racism and colonial power structures on academia today. His mission is to defy Western-centric patterns of thinking in academics.
Cora DowDISMANTLING THE CHAIN: On Monday, professor Oludamini Ogunnaike spoke about the influence of Western racism and colonial power structures on academia today.
Cora Dowreassessing assessments: Professor in the Natural Sciences Barry Logan has changed the way he thinks about evaluating student work in the wake of the pandemic.
Cora DowHOLISTIC JUSTICE: The Nature Conservancy of Maine hosted a Women in Climate talk to discuss the importance of intersectionality in climate and social justice.
Cora DowREADING THE FINE PRINT: Museumgoer in the Museum of Art exhibition “Helen Frankenthaler and Jo Sandman: Without Limits." The museum features the two groundbreaking printmakers.
Cora Dowbeyond quarantine: Zoe Stilphen '22 and Adele Metres '24 have been experiencing a range of long Covid symptoms following testing positive on campus last spring.
Cora DowOPEN YOUR THIRD EYE: Student Reiki Clinic leaders practice and speak about Reiki.
Cora DowTAKE A SEAT: Multimedia artist Kukola Koiki presents on her work as it relates to her identity and her experience as a Nigerian-American woman in Beam Classroom on Tuesday evening. She also did a workshop with the Printmaking I class.
Cora DowPINKIE PRIDE: Leaders of the Rotaract Club table in Smith Union to raise funds for End Polio Now on Purple Pinkie Day as the club’s first event of the year. (Left to right) Ryan Kang '25, Shayla Pham '25 and Diego DeSousa '25 show off their purple pinkies in support of the event.
Cora DowDESTROYING DIVISIONS: Monica Guzmán ’05 talks in Kresge about her work bridging political divides through her writing. Guzmán was the Opinion Editor of the Bowdoin Orient while a Bowdoin student.
Cora DowGRANDMAS GETTIN’ IT DONE: Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights visit campus for a teach-in with the Bowdoin Reproductive Justice Coalition on Tuesday. They focused on anti-abortion centers and how to recognize the rhetoric of legitimate Planned Parenthood support.
Cora DowREADING RIVERA Gabby Rivera, author of the young adult novel “Juliet Takes a Breath,” spoke at Kresge auditorium on Wednesday in a LASO sponsored event. Rivera is also the creator of the 2017-2018 Marvel Comic “America,” which features Marvel’s first Latin American LGBTQ+ character.
Cora DowFOOD IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Cliff Ridley, known amongst dining hall employees as "Thorne Papa", stands in the middle of Thorne Dining Hall. Four student dining employees stand next to him and smile. Ridley comments on the strong relationships he's built with students over the years.
Cora DowLITERARY LITURGY: Magali Armillas-Tiseyra speaks on the influence of Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the Shannon room on Wednesday.
Cora DowPOLLING THE PEOPLE: Karlyn Bowman talks about the importance of polling to gauge public opinion, especially coming into the midterm elections. The talk on Monday evening drew a significant crowd to learn more about the fundamentals of polling.
Cora DowFOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING Dr. Bettina Love lectures on abolitionist teaching in Kresge auditorium. Her lecture focused on the history and analysis of a broken system and how education can move forward in the future.
Cora DowTESTING, TESTING, 21-22 After initially planning to only test students for Covid-19 once a month, the College instituted mandatory testing twice per week for much of the academic year following a surge of cases in early September.
Cora DowVILE VIAL The administration is still unsure of the exact measures that will be taken next year, but they hope to loosen restrictions even further over the summer and fall, eventually moving away from surveillance testing altogether.
Cora DowA STRUMMING SUCCESS: From the left, Conor Padmanabhan ’25, Coach Vineet Shende and Sejal Prachand ’24 perform in their classical guitar group. Monday’s Chamberfest featured a wide variety of musical groups.
Cora DowSTRANGERS NO MORE: Mistaken for Strangers was the first band to take the stage at the Ivies Main Quad Day, in which six bands performed. The performances were not limited to solely student bands, but a professor-led band, Racer X, also serenaded students with classics like Toto’s “Africa.”
Cora DowFUNGI FUN: The Mycorrhizal Minds talk was the first part of Mushroom Fest. The second part, the Earth Day Fair, is today from 1:00-4:30 p.m. on Main Quad.
Cora DowOUT OF THIS WORLD: Scientist and actor Dr. Aomawa Shields described her planetary research and career path in this year’s Kibbe Science Lecture.
Cora DowTrove of Tales: The New Books alcove of the Hawthorne Longfellow Library features some of the most popular reads on campus, many of which were selected by BIPOC students who curated thir own literary collections.
Cora DowFROM ADAMS HALL TO AUGUSTA?: Sophomore Andrew Kaleigh smiles proudly as he thinks about the road ahead. On Thursday, Kaleigh officially announced his campaign for the Maine House of Representatives.
Cora DowGETTING TO WORK: Portland City Councillor Victoria Pelletier discusses social justice activism.
Cora DowIN THE RUNNING: Mirna Valerio came to campus and was part of several events throughout the day on Thursday, including two meals with students. She has worked her entire career to make the marathon community more inclusive.
Cora DowBACK AT BOWDOIN: Eric Guiang '18 was a student officer for the Bowdoin Outing Club, and he now returns to the College to be an assistant director.
Cora DowBACK TO YELLOW: The College hopes to return to Green status on Monday.
As a compressed and atypical academic year comes to an end, some graduating seniors are wrapping up their honors projects despite delays caused by limited access to laboratories and difficulty obtaining sources remotely.
For seniors conducting scientific research, the pandemic’s biggest impact on their work was the closure of on-campus labs last summer.
On Wednesday, Sunrise Bowdoin hosted “Envisioning Climate Justice: A Progressive Policy Panel.” The event featured Hannah Vogel, staffer for Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey; Arjun Krishnaswami from the National Resources Defense Council and 2020 Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins.
The Bowdoin Film Society looks forward to re-engaging the College community with cinema through the inaugural launch of Bowdoin Journal of Cinema in May.
The Journal is an extension of the Bowdoin Film Society, and came about after Society member Kate McKee ’22 reached out to Finn McGannon ’23, one of the Society’s officers late last fall.
This Wednesday, over 50 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the Bowdoin community in May of 1964, the annual lecture commemorating King took place online, featuring renowned speaker and author Beverly Tatum, H’06.
Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is the author of the bestselling book “Why Are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria” and a leading speaker on issues of race and racism.
In their third year co-running the Native American Student Association (NASA), Amanda Cassano ’22 and Sunshine Eaton ’22 are taking the lead in organizing events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November.
The first event, on November 9, will feature Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) in a virtual conversation with the Bowdoin community.
With most first years living on campus and a majority of sophomores, the House residents during a typical semester, remote, the College Houses are facing a unique set of challenges in facilitating and building community this fall.