Kayla Snyder

Number of articles: 6

First Article: November 9, 2018

Latest Article: April 24, 2019

197 photos by Kayla Snyder

**HIRE ME:** The Career Exploration and Development offices may be empty now, but seniors are still searching for jobs amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

**SYSTEMATIC SOUNDS:** Senior Lecturer in Music Frank Mauceri has spent the majority of his career exploring the intersection between music and computer science, alongside his work as coach of Bowdoin’s jazz combos.

**PERSISTANCE THROUGH ART:** Minter highlighted the spiritual and cultural significance of Black art forms during his talk on Tuesday afternoon.

**JUST A LITTLE TAPER:** Sterling Dixon ’19 was named an All-American at the NCAA DIII Swimming and Diving Championships. A new strategy of more tapered workouts before meets allowed Dixon to recover faster.

**MUSIC & MEMORY:** Performers Boubacar Ndiaye, Cheikh Mbaye and Pape N’diaye Paamath delivered a moving narrative of immigrants journeying from Senegal to France, combined with African oral tradition and musical beats.

**HOCKEY STOP:** Pat Geary ’20 looks down rink in a game against Tufts.

**SWEEP ME OFF MY FEET:** Claire Pierce ’22 and Maynor Loaisiga ’22 sweep as Ella Crabtree ’22 throws a stone. The team will go to nationals over Spring break.

**SEEKING CONNECTIONS** Bowdoin seniors report having access to fewer job postings in fields such as journalism than in fields such as finance. Other colleges seem to offer more resources.

**TRANSITION TO COACH:** Derek Whitmore is the new women’s ice hockey assistant coach. He comes to Bowdoin after a pro career around the world.

**HONORING LOVED ONES** Students placed pictures and objects on the altar to celebrate the Day of the Dead.

**OLD IS NEW** Maine-based painter Joel Babb finds inspirations in the cityscapes of Boston and captures fleeting sensations in nature. Citing influences from Leonardo, Canaletto and Lorrain, Babb is the modern Renaissance man.

**ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT:** Ry Mills, a former Olympic contender, is the new assistant coach of the crew team. She has been on the water her whole life, learning to sail before she began her rowing career.

Arts In These Parts

Portland’s First Friday Art Walk breaks free from the white box

By Kayla Snyder • April 24, 2019

On my first visit to New York’s Museum of Modern Art, I wore a baseball cap. While my curly hair protested vehemently as I forced its tendrils under the crown, I received louder complaints from museum security guards regarding my …

Arts In These Parts

A look into the art museums of the Maine Big Three

By Kayla Snyder • April 12, 2019

With May 1 approaching quickly, College Confidential has blown up with mothers of high school seniors who are desperately searching for the ultimate answer to the Colby vs. Bates vs. Bowdoin (CBB) debate. These moms converse as if they’re trading …

Arts In These Parts

Grab your Ivies gear: an early musical weekend in Portland

By Kayla Snyder • March 29, 2019

Temperatures in the high 40s beg the lingering piles of snow to sink back into the earth, and bare legs to begin to peek out below shorts and dresses. With spring break over and many students’ closets swelling with newly …

Arts In These Parts

Portland Museum of Art might just surprise you

By Kayla Snyder • February 22, 2019

“Claustrophobic.” “Elitist.” “Boring.” Worse has been said about museums. Maybe you’re imagining pairs of women in patterned scarves and narrow red glasses with beaded straps gliding through cramped hallways spitting nonsensical art jargon. Staring at yet another oil portrait of …

Music

Singer Andy Shauf brings ‘The Party’ to Portland

By Kayla Snyder • February 8, 2019

You can see the glow of yellow light and the shadows of passing figures through the windows. You leap up a few steps and pull open the front door to be greeted by a rap song from Spotify’s Top 50 …

Talk of the Quad

Food for worms: 2 a.m. and contemplating mortality

By Kayla Snyder • November 9, 2018

Would you choose to be immortal?

I think it’s fair to generalize that everyone has pondered immortality at some point in their lives. Maybe you watched “Twilight” for the first time and wondered what it would be like to stay …

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Kayla Snyder

197 photos by Kayla Snyder

Arts In These Parts

Portland’s First Friday Art Walk breaks free from the white box

Arts In These Parts

A look into the art museums of the Maine Big Three

Arts In These Parts

Grab your Ivies gear: an early musical weekend in Portland

Arts In These Parts

Portland Museum of Art might just surprise you

Music

Singer Andy Shauf brings ‘The Party’ to Portland

Talk of the Quad

Food for worms: 2 a.m. and contemplating mortality