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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. |  Historians, politicians, and commentators remind us that both the British and the Soviets stumbled in Afghanistan, making that inhospitable terrain the “graveyard of empires.” But is that actually just “the mother of all clichés?”
 Willis Ave. Bridge floats past the RFK Bridge (Photo: Kent Vogel) New Yorkers know that the cheapest way off Manhattan’s East Side is to bypass the RFK bridge (formerly known as the Triborough Bridge), where tolls are a whopping $5.50 per vehicle, and to take the 109-year-old Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx. On Monday, a new Willis Avenue bridge made its way up the East River after a 112-mile journey from Albany to 124th Street.  You guessed it! Once again, researchers at Gallup have found that the folks in Scandinavia are the happiest in the world. Those of us in the U.S… well, we’re much happier than the people who live in Togo.
 Where do Bowdoin faculty turn to feed their minds—and stomachs? You may be surprised. Read about some of their favorite Web feeds and top local food spots:
Continue reading Bowdoin Faculty Rate Best Feeds For Body And Mind 
Farrah Douglas ’99, back in Brunswick along with her fellow “Women Eagles,” the U.S. women’s rugby team, for a three-week training camp, talks about the changes at the College, in women’s rugby and in her life.  Good news! Seventy percent of dietitians who participated in a recent survey believe chocolate can be part of a healthy diet. Oh yeah… the survey was conducted by Hershey’s.
 The dignified and almost sacred sport of sumo wrestling is facing great scrutiny in Japan. Formerly considered a venerable tradition, sumo wrestling has been struggling to maintain its credibility and societal significance.
An abundance of warm and sunny weather matured the seedlings in Bowdoin’s Organic Garden, leaving gardener Tristan Williams and student intern Seth Kelly ’11 with a bumper crop, including tiny tender salad greens with mustardy mizuna and arugula, basil, chives, and asparagus. Williams provides a running commentary on the happenings in the garden in a blog.  Remember the good old days when summer camp meant canoeing on the lake, roasting marshmallows, and making arts and crafts? A new breed of camps offers your child the opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of securities trading, train to become a stunt double, or even master proper etiquette.
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