Reshaped Mr. Colby pageant a success
With the Mr. Colby coming under controversy the last few years for misogynistic skits, the restructured event proved entertaining and positive for members and entrants alike.
Leah Walpuck
Contributor
GREEN
Seniors plan third annual environmental education day
Students from Waterville Junior High School visited the Hill Friday, April 15 for a morning of scientific exploration and discovery as a part of Environmental Education Day, organized and orchestrated by four seniors from the College.
Battle of the sexes, in the classroom
Stereotypes inform us that computer science majors should be males and art majors should be females, but research into college departments revealed some surprising finds.
Orth on pop culture, fame
Special correspondent for Vanity Fair Maureen Orth focused on the prevalence of pop culture, tabloids and fame in today’s world during her talk titled “Up Against the Power of Fame: Confronting the Spin, the Resistance, and the Pushback to Deliver the Truth” on Monday, March 14.
Budget cutbacks at Bowdoin newspaper
Bowdoin College's newspaper is currently dealing with significant budget cutbacks, and many community colleges across the country have lost funding for their newspapers all together.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Former students employed on Hill
For some students, four years at the College simply isn't enough. Several current faculty and staff members are graduates themselves, and while they never expected to end up working at their alma mater they couldn't imagine being anywhere else.
Joseph Family Spa gains popularity over the years
Perhaps the most popular spot for students on campus, the Spa has changed in size and location since its creation in the 1950s. Now it is the center of Cotter Union and draws more students than ever.
Alum wins Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for poetry
Elly Bookman '09, who graduated from the Hill with a major in English and a concentration in creative writing, won the first annual Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for poetry this summer. Bookman's poem is featured on the back cover of the September/October issue of the American Poetry Review.
Dining services publishes calorie counts on website
Students will now be able to view the complete lists of nutritional information from all three dining halls on the College's website.
Promoting Healthy Body Image
"Sign here if you support no weight! A Declaration of Independence from a Weight-Obsessed World," read a sign touted by a life-size wooden cutout of a body that stood in Pulver Pavilion from April 19 to 23 read.
Students Still Unsatisfied with Room Draw Reform
The words 'room draw' often evoke dread and anxiety in a large percentage of the student population.