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Mindy Leder

Photographer — Class of 2021

Number of articles: 2

First Article: November 16, 2018

Latest Article: December 7, 2018

63 photos by Mindy Leder

a return to (sort of) normal: Following two weeks of pre-season practices, winter sports teams begin official training with their coaches and full roster today.

gettin' the band back together: TBD performs on the steps of the Walker Art Museum during the College's "May 1 Celebration." The band was able to perform together for the first time in over a year and a half.

lending a hand: Twelve students from the Pre-Health Society and Bowdoin Underrepresented in Medical Professions (BUMP) have dedicated their time to helping with Mid Coast Hospital's vaccine rollout at the Brunswick Recreation Center, working both on-site and behind the scenes.

KEEPING SIX FEET: As athletic facilities opened up, keeping capacity low has meant that the gym in Buck Fitness center has much fewer people in it throughout the day.

RERACK YOUR WEIGHTS: Laila McCain '21 puts back her weights after using one of Bowdoin's many squat racks. To mitigate the risk of community spread, after McCain got a full, 45-minute workout in, her station was sterilized and sat unused for 15-minutes.

application season: The admissions building in winter.

Back in business: Searles Hall. Many courses for the spring will resume in-person components.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DEBATE WATCHING: Bowdoin Votes aims to help students register to vote, as well as to encourage political participation.

NO POLAR BEARS HERE: Without students to fill the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, staff have used remote initiatives to get students involved in Museum activities

Members of the women's rugby team find ways to safely practice in accordance to the College's COVID-19 restrictions.

HISTORY MAKER Staff writer for the New Yorker and Harvard professor Jill Lepore H’15 delivers a talk about her one-volume history of the U.S. Thursday.

History Maker New Yorker staff writer and Harvard professor Jill Lepore delivers a talk in Kresge Auditorium about her American history book entitled, “These Truths: A History of the United States."

ART AT ITS FINEST: Visiting Artist Claudia Fieo P’21 guided students through the process of making an interactive printmaking book, taking inspiration from various objects on display in the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum.

DREAMY Patrick Dempsey, an actor famous for his starring role in the ABC show “Grey’s Anatomy,” visited Bowdoin Thursday evening for the keynote event for “No Hate November.” His talk, organized and co-moderated by Marcus Williams ’21, was titled “A Dialogue on Dyslexia,” and focused on Dempsey’s experiences with the learning disorder.

DREAMY Patrick Dempsey, an actor famous for his starring role in the ABC show “Grey’s Anatomy,” visited Bowdoin Thursday evening for the keynote event for “No Hate November.” His talk, organized and co-moderated by Marcus Williams ’21, was titled “A Dialogue on Dyslexia,” and focused on Dempsey’s experiences with the learning disorder. (Above) Dempsey embraces Willliams’ mother during the talk.

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE: Shelley Langdale ’85 spoke and participated in a Q&A at the Art Purposes panel on Wednesday, along with two other Bowdoin alumni with established careers in the arts.

THE DEEP END: Sophie Walton ‘21 conducts research at the Coastal Studies Center as part of the Bowdoin Marine Sciene Semester, an intimate, semester-long program focused on an interactive study of marine science.

AN UNTOLD HISTORY: Matthew Alexander Henson, the African-American explorer who traversed the Arctic alongside Robert Peary, is being recognized by the Arctic Museum in conjunction with Af-Am's 50th anniversary this year.

Overflow The Bowdoin College Museum of Art and the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum were faced with the challenge of storing massive collections in cramped storage spaces until a federal grant. The grant, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), amounts to roughly $240,000 and will allow the College to open a new storage space in Brunswick.

AS CHAIR I WOULD Candidates for the chair of student affairs Ryan Britt ’22, River Fenton ’22 and Lucas Johnson ’22 field questions from students and Orient moderators in Jack Magee’s Pub and Grill on Tuesday. All candidates stressed student mental health as a key campaign issue.

LEAP OF FAITH The Polar Bears will rely on the expertise of new Head Coach B.J. Hammer to turn around a disappointing run.

LEAP OF FAITH The Polar Bears will rely on the expertise of new Head Coach B.J. Hammer to turn around a disappointing run.

WATER SAFETY: Every winter, 150 elementary school students come to Greason Pool for swim lessons. The program is designed to ensure every future lobsterman knows how to swim and has skills including CPR and the ability to safely jump off a ship during an emergency.

RUSHING INTO SILLS Russian and music major Evan Marrow ’21 exits the Sills Hall stairwell, which is covered in posters advertising Russian department events: lecture series, folk concerts and department-wide dinners. In the past three years, the department has grown from one to 15 enrolled majors.

ARTIFICIAL ADVANCEMENTS On Monday night, Eileen Hunt Botting ’93 lectured on the urgent need for political and ethical reflection amidst the increasing influence and growth of technology. The Notre Dame professor feels this is particularly important when considering the creation of artificial life.

TANGIBLE TUNES: Music at the Museum, a crowd-favorite performed by Artist-in-Residence George Lopez, had a rapt audience last night.

WONDERS ON WHEELS: The pottery studio, with its small group of dedicated ceramicists, is a highlight of Bowdoin’s Craft Center. Student instructors offer a range of introductory classes and open hours, hoping to spread the joy of pottery. Andrew Mulholland ’21 throws a bowl.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG The replacement of Harpswell Apartments with new apartment-style housing is the latest in a series of construction projects designed to enhance Bowdoin’s options for upperclass housing. A new policy, enacted simultaneously, will further limit the number of students who can live off campus.

BYE, BYE BOWDOIN: William Saint-Amour ’21 starts the process of packing his bags to go home. The winter break trek is a timeless Bowdoin experience involving organization, time and copious amounts of coffee.

THE FACE OF CHANGE: Lex Horwitz '19 prepares for squash practice. The locker rooms in the Lubin Family Squash Center are undergoing changes to improve the privacy of changing rooms and showers.

FACING HISTORY Penthea Burns, co-director of the Maine-Wabanaki REACH Program, talks with students and community members on Thursday.

MAKING NOISE: Led by Adjunct Lecturer in Music Jordan Benissan, the West African Music Ensemble champions a non-Western perspective.

RICOCHET: Lex Horwitz '19 rallies on the squash court.

ARTFULL ACADEMICS: The Visual Art Center (VAC) has a group of regular pupils who claim it’s the most lit place on campus.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS: The OutPeers and OutAllies lists have become iconic posters on Bowdoin’s campus over the years. Since its inception, Kate Stern, associate dean of students for diversity and inclusion and director of the Center for Sexuality, Women and Gender, has made it a priority to involve more students. Kat Gaburo ’19 (left) and Ryan Telingator ’21 are both active memebers of the list and advocates for its growth.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS: The OutPeers and OutAllies lists have become iconic posters on Bowdoin’s campus over the years. Since its inception, Kate Stern, associate dean of students for diversity and inclusion and director of the Center for Sexuality, Women and Gender, has made it a priority to involve more students. Kat Gaburo ’19 (left) and Ryan Telingator ’21 are both active memebers of the list and advocates for its growth.

ENVISIONING THE ENVIRONMENT: Principal designer Timothy Mansfield kept the Bowdoin Pines in mind while designing the Roux Center.

VISIONS OF UTOPIA: Author Heather Abel talks about the launch of her first novel, “The Optimistic Decade,” imagining a utopian summer camp set in rural Colorado and probing into politics, Judaism and limits of idealism.

field awareness: Satya Kent '19 looking back to pass during a practice.

Working on Wellness Weekly meditation classes in the Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness are just one of the many opportunities for Bowdoin students to practice mindfulness.

COMING TOGETHER Yellow shirts flocked to the Polar Bear statue Tuesday afternoon as Bowdoin showed its support for LGBTQ people. Over the course of its history, the event's purpose, impact and reception have changed.

Hurricane Help Members of Burnett House partnered with the McKeen Center and the Baking Club to host “Hurricanes 101: Perspectives on Natural Disasters”—a panel discussion focused on the impact of natural disasters and relief efforts—in Burnett on Thursday evening.

TOO MANY EMISSIONS: Three panelists, students and faculty discuss Bowdoin’s intention to be carbon neutral by 2020. Since 2008, the College has managed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent.

Polar Eyes

On display today

By Mindy Leder • December 7, 2018

Students in the Visual Arts Department pin, hang and place their art in the Edwards Center for Art and Dance. For these students, this show is their final; the culmination of months of hard work. Drawings, paintings, sculpture and much more will fill the walls.

Polar Eyes

Campus from the cockpit

By Mindy Leder • November 16, 2018

It’s a bird, it’s a plane—oh, wait, it is a plane! Teddy Wecker ’22 flies above Bowdoin in a Piper Cherokee. The first-year finished his pilot’s license a few weeks before coming to the College. For him, flying in Maine is a dream.