President Mills re: Newtown shooting

Emails: Tim Foster re: Hurricane Sandy and potential power outage

To Bowdoin Students, Current weather reports estimate that substantial effects of Hurricane Sandy will reach Brunswick between 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight tonight. High winds could cause power outages on campus and in the local community. There are generators that will keep life-safety systems working, including heat in your buildings and emergency lighting in common hallways. Toilets on campus should continue to be fully functional. Moulton Union and Thorne Dining will be open regular hours today for all meals. Heavy rain may require Facilities to place sand bags near the main lower-level dining hall entrance on the north side of Moulton Union.

Emails: President Mills re: Newtown moment of silence

To Members of the Bowdoin Community, I write to ask that we each take a moment tomorrow morning at 9:30—wherever we are—to participate in the national moment of silence requested by Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy in remembrance of the victims of last week's shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Our Chapel bells will toll 26 times in honor of each life lost in this terrible event. I hope you will join me and the people of Maine in this national moment of reflection, as we remember this tragic loss of innocent life and resolve as a community, a state, and a nation to do whatever we can to prevent future tragedies like this from ever happening again.

Emails

President Mills re: Newtown shooting

December 14, 2012

From: President Mills
Date: Friday, December 14, 2012 22:55
Subject: Newtown

To the Bowdoin Community,

I write to express my deepest sympathies and the condolences of our College to the families in Newtown, Connecticut, who suffered such a horrible loss today. Once again, we witness a tragedy for so many families arising out of a senseless and horrific act. Life is unpredictable and fragile, and that makes it complicated and challenging for us all. That uncertainty makes these random, senseless acts of violence even more profoundly shocking and despicable.

At Bowdoin, our commitment to humanity and to the common good nurtures us all in these difficult times. Today, we know that this commitment must result in more than words as we strive to build a just society that values and protects the human spirit.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the lost souls and their families tonight in Newtown.

Very truly yours,
Barry Mills

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