Brunswick ME February 23, 2012, 5:13 am  37°F wind speed: 4 mph SSW |  Whitney Soule Director of Admissions Whitney Soule shares her perspective on the college admissions process as part of a panel interviewed for the MPBN program Maine Calling hosted by MPBN News Director Keith Shortall ’82. Soule, along with an admissions officer from the University of Maine system and a placement director from a local high school, discussed the myths and misconceptions, the anxiety that is increasingly part of the process and the importance of the application essay.
Men’s Basketball: Andrew Madlinger scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the second half as the Bowdoin College men’s basketball team held Trinity to 29% shooting in a 55-43 win on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears snap a three-game conference losing streak with the win and improve to 11-5 (2-3 NESCAC). Women’s Basketball: The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team pulled away from Trinity in the second half of a 61-44 win on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears snap a two-game NESCAC losing streak and improve to 12-5 (2-2 NESCAC). Men’s Ice Hockey: The Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team beat Middlebury for the first time since 2007 in a 5-0 blanking of the Panthers on Saturday afternoon at Watson Arena. The surging Polar Bears improve to 10-4-2 (8-2-2 NESCAC) and are 5-0-1 in their last six games and 7-0-1 in their last eight NESCAC contests. Women’s Ice Hockey: Middlebury’s Sara Ugalde scored two third period goals to lead the Panther women’s ice hockey team to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Bowdoin (6-7-2, 4-4) in Kenyon Arena. Swimming and Diving: The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted a non-scoring meet against Division I Maine-Orono on Saturday at Greason Pool. The Polar Bears posted several impressive performances, led by a pair of record-breaking performances by Nathan Mecray.
 Gerald Chertavian '87 Gerald Chertavian—a member of the Bowdoin Class of 1987 and a current trustee of the College—has been mentoring young people for most of his adult life. Today, his Boston-based company, Year Up, provides a one-year, intensive training program for urban young adults, all aimed at building opportunity. As he tells The New York Times, it’s “a matter of social justice.” |  | ||
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