Gwen Davidson

Social Media Editor — Class of 2020

Number of articles: 3

First Article: November 22, 2019

Latest Article: February 28, 2020

30 photos by Gwen Davidson

**RISING NUMBERS** Bowdoin Votes uses data from NSLVE to determine election engagement goals for the year.

**CREDITS THAT COUNT** With new Middle East and North African Studies and Arabic minors, students in Arabic classes will be able to earn credit toward a College academic program for the first time since Bowdoin began offering Arabic courses in 2008.

**AIMING AT ART:** The Frank Brockman Gallery, a hidden gem among the restaurants and shops on Maine Street, has been at the forefront of showing contemporary art for the past 20 years in Maine. Now curated by artist Mark Little, the gallery seeks to represent a diverse range of creative voices and serve as a hub for the local artistic community.

**INSIGHT ON INSTITUTIONS** In his talk, Professor of Government Allen Springer discussed ways international institutions could adapt to political and social forces in order to remain relevant in the coming years.

**HOPP ON OVER:** Black Pug Brewing will open next Saturday on Bath Road. Owners Jason Allen and Sam Wilson hope to offer a diverse set of flavors in their beer, from Thai-PA to Vanilla Stout.

**WINTER WONDERLAND:** Lowell Ruck '21 leads sign ups for the Nordic Ski Club at the activities fair. His club welcomes skiers of all levels of experience.

Student volunteer Nina Alvarado-Silverman '19 helps students register to vote at the activities fair.

**left to right:** Claire Traum '21, Erin Hollenbaugh '20, Sadie Saxton '20, and Abby Osmanski '21 practice pack running before the state meet.

Sophie de Bruijn ’18 and Collin Litts ’18 rehearse “____: The Improvised Musical.”

**Hitting the target:** Going into the NESCAC championships today, the men’s squash team is currently in eighth place for the first time since 2014.

Tully Ross ’18 won 3-0 against Colby this weekend.

**BACK FOR BLOOD** BACK FOR BLOOD: Captain Sam Ward ’18 runs towards the ball during the Middlebury game on Oct 28. The Polar Bears qualified for the NCAA DIII tournament on Monday and will face off against Rutgers-Newark this Saturday.

**Storming the field:** Rachel Mann ’18 faces off against Hamilton on October 15. Bowdoin lost to its opponents 2-1, but beat Colby 2-1 the following day.

Students rest against a fallen tree on the main quad on Monday morning.

**MOVIE-MAKING:** Students gain hands-on filmmaking experience in a workshop taught by CLIO Award winning producer Matt Siegel last weekend.

**Hitting Hard:** SJ Weill ’18 faces off against a Hamilton opponent. The team lost against Hamilton 2-1 during homecoming weekend, despite first year Maddie Ferrucci’s 8 saves compared to Hamilton’s 3. Bowdoin rebounded on Tuesday to beat Colby 2-1 to end their three game losing streak.

**Kicking the competition:** First year Ryan Houseman plays against Middlebury on Saturday. The team came away with a 3-1 win after Moctar Niang ’19 scored off of two headers. The team then went on the win against University of Southern Maine 1-0 in overtime on Sunday.

**Three times’ a charm:** Julia Patterson ’19 competes against Middlebury in Saturday’s home game. The team came away with a 2-0 win.

interactive

Winter varsity sports by the numbers

By Gwen Davidson, Steven Xu, Sebastian de Lasa and Dylan Sloan • February 28, 2020

Winter athletics data allows a visualization of team performances across the season. The following graphics display data from point-based varsity team sports. League position by week Note: the women’s and men’s basketball teams’ NESCAC seasons did not begin until six weeks after the hockey teams’.

Approval ratings

Approval rating for President Rose drops, Orient survey shows

By Gwen Davidson, Rohini Kurup and Drew MacDonald • December 5, 2019

This week, the Orient sent out its biannual approval rating survey, known as the Bowdoin Orient Student Survey, to gauge student opinion on campus institutions. The survey was sent to all 1,973 students and yielded 504 responses (25.5 percent).

Registration

Computer science, art classes most requested for spring

By Gwen Davidson and Drew MacDonald • November 22, 2019

The first round of course registration for the spring semester closed on Monday. Computer Science filled the most classes of any department, with 66.7 percent of classes at full capacity or higher. Next were Visual Arts (58.3 percent), Neuroscience (42.9 percent) and Dance (33.3 percent).

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