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 In the sad-but-true department, people are growing larger while airline seats keep getting smaller — at least in economy or coach, where most people sit. There are now resources to help you find the best fit for your flight.
 Bowdoin College will award four honorary degrees at its 205th Commencement exercises Saturday, May 29, 2010. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. on the Quad in front of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Honorary degrees will be awarded to author and lifelong educator Joan Cannady Countryman; Overseer of the College Emeritus, Oak Hill Capital Partners Managing Partner and philanthropist J. Taylor Crandall ’76; Spencer Foundation President, economist and author Michael McPherson; and internationally-known researcher and Brandeis University’s Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience and Biology Department Chair Eve E. Marder.
 Women’s Basketball: The Polar Bears will travel to Amherst College to play in the semifinals this Saturday, February 27, against second-seeded Colby College (22-3). Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. Saturday, with the winning team advancing to play the winner of the Amherst-Bates semifinal in the NESCAC Championship game on Sunday at noon. Tickets will be sold at the door both days for $5 for adults and $2 for children and students.
Men’s Ice Hockey: The top-seeded Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team will host eighth-seeded Colby in a NESCAC Quarterfinal game on Saturday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. in Sidney J. Watson Arena. Saturday’s game will be the first-ever meeting of the arch-rivals in the 11-year history of the conference tournament. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for children. There is no charge for students with a Bowdoin ID. A full house is expected, so fans are encouraged to acquire their tickets ahead of time. Ticket are availble in the Athletic Department Office on the second floor of the Peter Buck Center. Seating is general admission and doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at Watson Arena. For fans unable to attend Saturday’s game, Bowdoin will provide live statistics and video webcast coverage. Women’s Ice Hockey: The Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team will face a familiar foe in the opening round of the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday, February 27, at 1:00 p.m.. The fifth-seeded Polar Bears (11-11-2, 8-7-1 NESCAC) will travel to play at fourth-seeded Williams (12-10-2, 9-6-1 NESCAC) in a rematch of the regular season finale won by the Ephs last Saturday. Admission to the game is free and a video webcast will be provided.  The snow has nearly vanished in Brunswick, but in January 1863, there was a lot of it around and things apparently got out of hand. After a number of soldiers in the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas Infantries sustained injuries, Confederate General James Longstreet is said to have banned snowball fights among the troops. These were some of the same fellows who, six months later, would distinguish themselves in battle at Devil’s Den in Gettysburg—just down the hill from Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s 20th Maine.
Closed nearly four years ago over safety concerns, Portland’s venerable State Theater has undergone an important face-lift. Concerts could return by year’s end.  Sales of caskets have been declining as people opt for cremation over burial, prompting those in the business to think outside the box.
 In his latest blog post, Phil Camill—Bowdoin’s director of Bowdoin’s Environmental Studies Program and Rusack Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology— reminds us that trees can have a big impact on climate.
The George W. Bush administration was a boon for liberal political magazines, whose skyrocketing circulation was fueled by a disdain that swept much of the country. With Obama in office, the three leading liberal publications reportedly are faring particularly badly. | Bowdoin Athletics 5/13/2012 Women's Tennis Recap5/12/2012 Women's Tennis Recap5/12/2012 Women's Track & Field at Ind. Results Open New England's (MIT) | Recap 5/17/2012 Men's Track & Field at ECAC Championship (RPI) 5/17/2012 Women's Track & Field at ECAC Championship (RPI) 5/21/2012 Men's Tennis Bowdoin at Williams Live stats5/21/2012 Women's Tennis Bowdoin at Emory 5/24/2012 Men's Track & Field at NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship (Claremont) 5/24/2012 Women's Track & Field at NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship (Claremont) |
