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sign up today—it's free! On This Day1909 — Commander Robert Peary, Class of 1877, and his party depart the USS Roosevelt to make the remainder of the journey to the North Pole by dogsled. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  Jill Henrikson '12 led all scorers with 20 pts. The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team never trailed after the opening moments of a 90-66 victory over Rivier College in opening day action Friday at the Posada Royale Holiday Classic in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Polar Bears will face host Cal-Lutheran Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (eastern time). Fans can follow the action online, direct from southern California.  Confused about which presidential candidate is for you? Having trouble sorting through all the issues? Play USA Today‘s Candidate Match Game, and you may just end 2011 with some political clarity!
 What a difference a decade can make! Katie Grote ’02 remembers the days when energy efficiency wasn’t exactly top of mind among Bowdoin students. Today, says Grote, the College has become “a national leader in college campus efficiency” by using time-tested marketing techniques to change behavior.
 What do Steve Jobs, the Arab Spring, the Japanese earthquake, Occupy Wall Street, Penn State, crazy weather, and Osama Bin Laden have in common? They all made headlines in 2011 and they’re all part of a stunning collection of photographs of the year about to end published in three parts by The Boston Globe.
The Year in Pictures – Part I The Year in Pictures – Part II The Year in Pictures – Part III  Women’s basketball closes out 2011 with a pair of contests at the Posada Royale Holiday Classic just outside of Los Angeles. The 6-2 Polar Bears face New Hampshire’s Rivier College today at 3:00 (eastern time), and will take on another opponent at 7:00 p.m. (eastern time) on New Year’s Eve. Fans can follow the action online with live stats and video, direct from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
 The welcome mat wasn’t exactly out when 1st Lt. Edward Yoo ’09 arrived in the Sangin District of Afghanistan. But by “empowering the public,” Yoo and the other members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Division have reduced the violence and are working to build trust.
Learn more here about recent Bowdoin grads who are serving in the military.  If you’ve been to the movies over the holidays, chances are you’ve noticed some empty or near-empty theaters. As film critic Roger Ebert explains, it’s not because of the show.
 There’s good news for those of us with an old pair of Bean boots. As Bowdoin junior Zina Huxley-Reicher tells The Washington Post, this staple product of L.L. Bean is both practical and a resurgent fashion statement.
Over two days in late October, prior to start of the 2011-12 hockey season, the Bowdoin Facilities crew at Watson Arena meticulously hand-painted the Polar Bear at center ice. 
Associate Professor of English Brock Clarke and Chris Bowe, owner of Longfellow Books in Portland, share their favorite books of 2011 with Maine Public Broadcasting’s Keith Shortall ’82. | Bowdoin Athletics 2/19/2012 Women's Swimming & Diving at 6th/11 NESCAC Championship (Wesleyan) | Recap2/17/2012 Men's Track & Field at 5th/24 New England Division III's (Springfield) | Recap2/17/2012 Nordic Skiing at 10th/13 Williams Carnival (Prospect Mtn.) | Recap2/17/2012 Women's Track & Field at 3rd/22 New England Division III's (Smith) | Recap 2/24/2012 Men's Track & Field at Open New England's (BU) 2/24/2012 Nordic Skiing at Middlebury Carnival/EISA (Rikert Touring Ctr.) 2/24/2012 Women's Track & Field at Open New England's (BU) 2/24/2012 Women's Squash Wellesley at Bowdoin 2/25/2012 Nordic Skiing at Middlebury Carnival/EISA (Rikert Touring Ctr.) 2/25/2012 Women's Squash Bowdoin at TBA 2/26/2012 Women's Squash Bowdoin at TBA |
