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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. |  (L. to r.) Sam Gilbert '10, Mark Wethli, Evan Farley '11, Adrian Bossi '85 and Haley MacKeil '10. Graphic by Evan Farley '11. Having been awarded the Percent for Art project by the Maine Arts Commission in 2010, Mark Wethli, Bowdoin’s A. LeRoy Greason Professor of Art, created Civitas, a low-relief sculpture for the University of Southern Maine’s Wishcamper Center in Portland. Helping complete the project comprising more than 300 pieces of wood was an all-Bowdoin crew that included Adrian Bossi ’85, Evan Farley ’11, Sam Gilbert ’10 and Haley MacKeil ’10. Wethli documented the process, composing a slideshow to tell the story of how the project came together. View the slideshow. 
Living a long, healthy life is said to depend greatly on your attitude and personality traits. The authors of The Longevity Project name a few characteristics that can counteract your long-term goals. Being carefree, having a sociable personality and demonstrating excessive optimism may sound like positive traits, but can indicate potential pitfalls. Read about what they say is the one factor that is “the main highway to longevity.” 
Jim Witherall, author the new biography, L.L. Bean: The Man and His Company, speaks with MPBN News and Public Affairs Director Keith Shortall ’82 about the book as the iconic company prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Leon A. Gorman ’56 became president of L.L. Bean in 1967 after his grandfather Leon Leonwood Bean died. In the interview, Witherall praises Gorman, who now serves as chairman of the board, saying,”If it wasn’t for Leon Gorman, there probably wouldn’t be an LL Bean today.” Listen to the segment.  Infographic: Good Shoplifting is on the rise — up more than six percent in the last year. Good composes this infographic (click here to see it full-size) depicting the story behind shoplifting and the surprising items most likely to be taken. | 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 |
