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Janet Briggs
Staff Writer — Class of
2025
Number of articles:
74
First Article:
December 10, 2021
Latest Article:
May 6, 2022
20 photos by Janet Briggs
Janet BriggsDEFINED BY DIFFERENCE: Ivan Kurilla, Visiting Tallman Scholar in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, speaks on Russian-American relations in Searles. Kurilla argued that U.S. and Russian national identities are defined in part by contrast with each other.
Janet BriggsZAKI ON AIR: President Safa Zaki joins WBOR for a radio interview. Zaki discussed her background, goals and music taste with WBOR management Wednesday afternoon.
Janet BriggsBOWDOIN ON THE BALLOT: Former Professor Chris Potholm poses with his newest book “How Maine Decides: An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost,” which includes elections through the 2022 midterms.
Janet BriggsINNOVATION ON AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE: U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel Fick (left) sits with Admiral Gregory G. Johnson (right) and delivers the annual Everett P. Pope lecture in Kresge Auditorium. Fick discussed the U.S.’s approach to innovation and digital policy in foreign affairs.
Janet BriggsOVER AND OUT: As DJs enjoy WBOR’s last semester in the Dudley Coe basement, Slade Moore documented the colors, sounds and personalities of the historic space, memorializing the station's home through film.
Janet BriggsTREADING TO THE TOP: Micah Sher ’27, a member of the co-ed water polo team, reflected on this season’s success. The team has freshly completed one of its most decorated seasons since before the pandemic, marking a new turn for the program.
Janet BriggsRECONSTRUCTION REVISITED: Eric Foner presents on the legacy of Reconstruction in Kresge Auditorium. Foner spoke about the period’s legislative successes and failures and why education on this history matters today.
Janet BriggsTHE FLYING SALMON:
Wing Henry Edelman ’27 achieves “The Flying Salmon” in practice. The move, a relative rarity—and illegal—in water polo, is achieved when one player swims underneath another and pushes off the bottom of the pool, launching the above player out of the water for a powerful shot.
Janet BriggsMILLIN’ ABOUT:
Members of the Bowdoin community gather to celebrate the dedication of Barry Mills Hall. Rose, Perper and Mills shared remarks about the building and its significance to the campus.
Janet Briggs#FREEEVAN:
Following the detainment of Evan Gershkovich ’14 by Russian authorities for espionage, the Bowdoin community has united to raise awareness of his story and attempt to secure his release.
Janet BriggsDIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE:
Government officials from the U.S. State Department and South Korean Embassy visited Bowdoin on Thursday to meet with the KSA and learn about the Schiller Coastal Studies Center.
Janet BriggsRALLY ROLLICKING:
The Bowdoin Éireann Ye Olde Neo-Celtic Ensemble (BEYONCE) performed for rally attendees.
Janet BriggsMILLS THRILLS:
On Sunday, Governor Janet Mills stopped by Brunswick to rally support for her re-election campaign.
Janet BriggsTOO TRIGGER HAPPY?
Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Bates College Rebecca Herzig lectures about the increased search history of trigger warnings in her broader talk on trigger warnings in higher education.
Janet BriggsTOO TRIGGER HAPPY?
Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Bates College Rebecca Herzig lectures about the increased search history of trigger warnings in her broader talk on trigger warnings in higher education.
Janet BriggsEN-GARDE:
The fencing team provided new fencers with equipment, protective clothing and expertise when it hosted its 24-hour event last Saturday.
Janet BriggsEN-GARDE:
The fencing team provided new fencers with equipment, protective clothing and expertise when it hosted its 24-hour event last Saturday.
Janet BriggsFIRST OF MANY:
Professor Vyjayanthi Selinger addresses students in a small group setting. Peer health hopes to hold similar events in the future.
Janet BriggsFIRST OF MANY:
Professor Vyjayanthi Selinger addresses students in a small group setting. Peer health hopes to hold similar events in the future.
The final Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) meeting of the academic year was held this Wednesday, May 4. Students came forward to fill executive vacancies in BSG leadership for next year, and current members reflected on their time with the organization.…
On Tuesday, the English Department and the Asian Students Alliance (ASA) hosted author Nicole Chung in an installment of the Alpha Delta Phi Society Visiting Writers Series and in celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month. She conducted …
Despite the recent spike in Covid-19 cases on campus, the Office of Admissions is hosting the first in-person open house for admitted students in two years.
The admitted Class of 2026 consists of 843 students who were offered admission from …
On Wednesday, Edward Little Professor of the English Language and Literature and Cinema Studies Aviva Briefel gave the inaugural professorship’s lecture titled “‘We Want to Take Our Time:’ The Hard Work of Leisure in Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’”.
Over the weekend of April 2, the Bowdoin Film Society hosted its annual 48 Hour Film Festival in which teams were tasked with writing, shooting and editing a 3-10 minute film over the span of two days. Other than length, …
Radu Stochita ’22 and Mary Nzeyimana ’22 were awarded the 2022 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. In addition, Clara Benadon ’23, Seamus Frey ’23, Ari Geisler ’23 and Kellie Navarro ’23 were awarded the 2022 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) opened its newest exhibit, “Jona Frank: Model Home” by photographer Jona Frank on Thursday, February 24. Running through June 5, this exhibit highlights the artist’s childhood in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, through photography …
Members of the Bowdoin Information Technology (IT) Department addressed the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) on February 9 to detail plans for expanding the technology distribution program. Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michael Cato spoke to the group about …
As fall semester classes come to a close, the development of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and accompanying potential of international border closure is complicating international students’ travel plans of going home for winter break. Depending on their home countries’ ever-shifting …
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