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Mindy Leder In the Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness, an intimate room on the third floor with purple cushions, dim lighting and statues of Buddha seems out of place. But several nights a week, students and community members come to Room 302 for meditation classes, retreating from the chaos of campus, if only for 55 minutes.
Aleksia SilvermanLET’S DANCE Bowdoin Zumba instructor extraordinaire Béa Blakemore pumps up the class to lead stretching. A Parisian who has found her home and her people in Maine, Blakemore lights up her community and leads classes every Monday and Thursday at 5:15 in Buck 213.
After a faculty departure left a gap in the Department of Government and Legal Studies’ curriculum, Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies Henry Laurence asked his friend Bradley Babson, a former World Bank employee to North Korea and current consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations, to join the Bowdoin faculty for a single semester.
Last Friday night, I begrudgingly left my couch, bidding farewell to the slice-and-bake cookies and small group of friends amassed at my off-campus residence, to make the trek to Reed House. Underclassmen are often surprised to learn that I lived there—after all, I don’t play Frisbee and I stopped paying my Outing Club dues after my first year.
Aleksia SilvermanBETTER THAN BLOCKBUSTER: After 15 years of providing film expertise to the Brunswick community, Library Circulation Assistant Bart D'Alauro '95 had to close his DVD rental store last month under the pressure of streaming services.
Courtesy of Chareeda RustanavibulLISTENING AND LEARNING: Students spent time doing service work and talking to veterans affected by Agent Orange at the Friendship Village Rehabilitation center in Hanoi. Exploring history, healthcare and humanitarianism in the legacy of the Vietnam War, 13 Bowdoin students embarked on an Alternative Winter Break (AWB) trip to a rehabilitation center for veterans and children who were affected by the U.S.-released herbicide known as Agent Orange.
Ann Basu Harry DiPrinzio: You currently produce a podcast each week, but you’re also a full-time organizer and activist——How do you manage the work of communicating with all these people, preparing for podcasts, getting guests to come on, educating yourself about what’s going on and educating others like celebrities and other activists? DeRay Mckesson: Luckily, I’m in a set of teams of people who are incredible, so I’m never alone.
Ann BasuWINTER IS COMING: Counseling Service provides light therapy lamps to students experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder during winter months. December on Bowdoin’s campus means shorter days, colder nights and the potential onset of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) for some members of the Bowdoin community.
Courtesy of Special CollectionsHERO IN THE MAKING: Andrew Haldane '41 was captain and assistant coach of the Bowdoin football team before joining the Marine Corps in 1941 during World War II. He died in the war and will be featured in a biography.
Jenny IbsenLETS TALK ABOUT SEX: Support groups gathered in Macmillan House yesterday to meet students and answer questions about sexual health and contraception. From Peer Health to Healthy Relationships, there are a number of campus organizations dedicated to student health at Bowdoin.
