Brunswick ME May 18, 2012, 3:26 am  39°F wind speed: 0 mph N | Each year, every first-year student at Bowdoin visits the second floor of Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall to meet the president, hear a little bit about the history of the College, and to sign the Matriculation Book. Only then are they “official Bowdoin students.” Meet the President from Bowdoin College on Vimeo.
Karen Mills, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and wife of President Barry Mills, delivered the keynote address before commercial lenders from 25 states at the SBA-sponsored East Coast Conference in Portland Monday. Mills is pushing for passage of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act once the Senate returns to session in September. The bill includes a $30 billion lending fund for small businesses, $12 billion in tax breaks and an increase in SBA loan limits.
The Bowdoin College field hockey team is ranked 11th in the nation according to a Preseason Poll released by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The Polar Bears, who finished the 2009 campaign with a record of 10-6, received a pair of first-place votes in the poll.
More colleges and universities are stepping in to help parents slow down the whirling of their copter blades as they drop their children off at school.
It’s called “retargeting” — an ad for something you’ve shopped for online follows you from site to site, popping up on Facebook, YouTube and other pages you visit. This highly personalized form of marketing is being called the latest breakthrough in digital advertising.
To chill or not to chill? You may already be aware of ideal serving temperatures for white and red wines, but alcoholic beverages aren’t the only things that taste best at particular temperatures. Today we unveil a new look for the Bowdoin Daily Sun (BDS) designed to improve readability and the organization of information. In the coming weeks, as the Polar Bears return to action, the BDS scoreboard will reappear on the page, along with the full schedule of sporting events. And beginning this week, the BDS returns to a full seven-day schedule, so look for us on Saturday and Sunday too. We hope you like the new look. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions for improving the Bowdoin Daily Sun, and don’t forget, you can also follow the BDS on Facebook, Twitter, or by RSS. |  | ||
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