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Women’s Basketball Now 7-2 After Convincing Win in California

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.

Unsure About the 2012 Election? Play the Candidate Match Game! (USA Today)

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!

Katie Grote ’02: How Bowdoin Became a National Leader on Energy Efficiency

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.

2011 in Pictures (Boston Globe)

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.