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sign up today—it's free! On This Day1798 — Boards approve a 50-foot by 40-foot, three-story building, which would be finished in 1802 and be named Massachusetts Hall. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  A Minnestota-based guarantor of federal student loans says hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and other personal data on more than three-million borrowers, making this the largest-ever data breach of its kind.
Things are bad in Mexico these days, but not as bad as they might appear. That’s the opinion of three experts from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. This year’s renowned Bowdoin International Music Festival will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the births of Schumann and Chopin with a program featuring some of the great piano works.  The same group that took on bottled water and Joe Camel now wants McDonald’s to say goodbye to Ronald McDonald after 50 years on the job. It’s not that Ronald has lost his touch. In fact, Corporate Accountability International says the fast-food clown has too much influence in a society facing a childhood obesity crisis.
A new study finds that students retain printed information better than material read in a scrolling format online, raising questions about the effectiveness of technology in the classroom and distance learning.  Using starfish instead of stars to rate movies (starfish are more “kid friendly”), ten-year-old Perry Chen is becoming a critical force to be reckoned with.
 Women’s Lacrosse: The Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team dominated the second half on their way to an 11-3 win over 18th-ranked Amherst on Saturday at Ryan Field. The Polar Bears, who outscored the Jeffs 8-1 in the second period, improve to 3-3 this season (2-1 NESCAC) while Amherst falls to 3-2 (2-1 NESCAC)
Men’s Lacrosse: A seven-goal second quarter propelled the Amherst College men’s lacrosse team to a 13-8 win over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The Jeffs earn their first win of the season and improve to 1-3 (1-2 NESCAC) while the Polar Bears fall to 2-4 (1-2 NESCAC) on the year.  A new study by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) confirms what lots of parents and educators already know: boys don’t read as much or as well as girls. Some believe the growing disparity in reading skills between boys and girls may be because parents and teachers aren’t finding enough “guy books” to interest young male readers. Now, there’s a Web site that can help.
A slideshow of five current technology experiments give new meaning to the concept of scary science. | 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) |
A Minnestota-based guarantor of federal student loans says hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and other personal data on more than three-million borrowers, making this the largest-ever data breach of its kind.
