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sign up today—it's free! On This Day1882 — Paul Nixon, Dean of the College from 1918-1947, is born in Des Moines, Iowa. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  Jeff Ward After 14 years of service to the College, Bowdoin’s Ashmead White Director of Athletics Jeff Ward announced Monday he will leave his post at the end of July. “I have enjoyed every victory, and there have been many, but my most enduring memories will be from my prime seat in watching the growth and development of hundreds of Bowdoin students,” says Ward. In a message to the Bowdoin community, President Barry Mills and Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster praised Ward’s remarkable commitment to Bowdoin athletics and student-athletes, saying, “Of all that he has accomplished at Bowdoin, we know Jeff is most proud of his role as a teacher. While he treasures the enthusiasm and excitement that college athletics can inject into the lives of participants and the larger community — and the relationships that flow from these experiences — it is the educational component of sport that Jeff holds most dear.” Continue reading Ward to Step Down from Athletic Director Post  Abe Morell '71 Artist Abelardo Morell ’71, known for his camera obscura photography, is among 16 artists commissioned to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. His creation, inspired by a scene in the 1958 Alfred Hitchock film Vertigo, Morell’s favorite, uses a window of Fort Port to make a camera obscura viewers can actually enter and produces ever-changing images of the bridge. Morell’s Vertigo uses a window that looks out onto the same spot where actress Kim Novak throws herself into the bay in the film. Read New York Times coverage.  Race director Will Thomas '03 (right) in the studio at "Good Morning Maine." Tri-Maine founder and race director Will Thomas ’03, who was featured in the latest edition of Bowdoin magazine, stopped by the studio of Good Day Maine to talk about the new RAID series of obstacle races he’s bringing to Maine this summer and fall. Along with the usual sense of adventure and healthy lifestyle benefits for participants of such events, there’s an optional fundraising element to this RAID series that benefits Camp Sunshine, a retreat in Casco, Maine, for children with life threatening illnesses and their families 
The Bowdoin College Women’s Hockey Team has given $1,600 to the Women’s Health Fund at Mid Coast Hospital to support breast cancer patients who are in financial need. Team members raised the funds on campus and at hockey games this season by accepting donations for the pink ribbons they created. Continue reading Women’s Hockey Team Supports Cancer Patients | On This Day in Civil War History…Bowdoin Talks: Lectures, Discussions and Events |
