Kate Bolick '95 signs book deal
On Jan. 31, Kate Bolick ’95’s dream—a major six figure deal to publish a book she conceptualized eight years ago, titled, "Among the Suitors: Single Women I Have Loved—came true."
Devin O'Brien
Contributor
MUSIC
The Black Keys: a cure for the winter blues
El Camino’s sound has actually become so commercialized that it’s ostensibly been featured on every single commercial airing after the album dropped in October.
Radio documentaries and home funerals
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies student Molly Bennett '11 traveled throughout the state interviewing people for her radio documentary project on home funerals.
MUSIC
Tall Heights dazzles at the Coffeehouse
The two wove their voices, both of which would have sufficed as the lead, into an undulating cloth of harmony above the warm, shifting tones spilling from their instruments.
NESCAC
Bowdoin student launches blog, engages all the NESCAC schools
"In the 'CAC," a blog launched by Bowdoin student Daisy Alioto, gathers the latest information and gossip from all of the NESCAC schools into one collaborative effort. The blog has come under much praise and criticism since its launch last year.
MUSIC REVIEW
Fratelli’s underwhelming Psycho Jukebox
It’s not that the album is horrible, but it’s like drinking Natty Light—it’s bearable listening if you like listening a lot—it’s simple, watered down enough of it is unsettling to the stomach.
HOMELESSNESS
Cold road to finding home: Angel’s story
Looking at the neatly arranged peppermint candles, bowls of seashells and polished stones that decorate his tidy one-room-apartment, there’s no indication that he spent most of his life living on the streets. His face beams through framed portraits on clean white walls, belying the nature of his past, and his name is spelled out colorfully in letter magnets stuck to the fridge. Angel, it reads.
Seniors bond at Bar Night
Bar Nights in downtown Waterville give seniors the chance to come together as a class every Thursday and support local businesses.
UWC alumni diversify Hill
The number of United World College (UWC) graduates on the Hill reached a new height this year with the addition of nearly 30 UWC alumni to the class of 2015.
MUSIC REVIEW
Charles Bradley revisits soul music in his debut
The tracks transcend loyalty to a genre often relegated to boxes of LPs in dusty attics across America; their fresh arrangements provide easy playability for R&B, Motown and general music fans alike.
TECHNOLOGY
Online market for college gear
The Mule Market, an online marketplace that makes marked- down textbooks, furniture and electronics available to students on the Hill, is reaching its final stages of development and will officially launch this fall.
A place for those in need
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville offers food, a bed and counseling to those who show up at its doors.
Sharing stories stresses mental health
According to the American Psychiatric Association, one in four college students suffer from a mental illness. That means that currently, there are over 450 students suffering from a mental illness right here on the Hill.
Dropkick Murphys set to perform
Dropkick Murphys’ bouncing Celtic melodies will make most any student want to break into a punked out version of Riverdance.
Dorms get even greener
Unity College recently received a grant to build a dorm that will be powered entirely by solar energy.
Waterville's Two Cent Bridge: a local history lesson
The Two Cent Bridge is the only surviving footbridge in the country, and plans are currently underway to restore the bridge and revitalize its surroundings.