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1862 - Joshua L. Chamberlain, Class of 1852, after being denied leave to join Union forces in the Civil War, receives leave to study in Europe and proceeds to join the Union Army. He would win a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Gettysburg, and eventually be chosen to receive Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.

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Bowdoin Web Producer Tastes Sweet Success

Last year, Bowdoin’s David Israel hit the annual Eastern Apiculture Society conference as a fledgling beekeeper. Last week, the associate director of communications for new media walked away with the society’s 2010 First Prize for his ambrosial dark amber honey. “It was shock and delight,” says Israel, of Brunswick. He said he got the impetus to become an apiculturist, or beekeeper, at the urging of his father-in-law, William Fletcher ’66, who runs a small CSA farm in southern Maine.

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'Till Sleep Do Us Part: Two-Bedroom Marriages On Rise (New York Times)

One in four married couples in the U.S. now sleeps in separate bedrooms. Times columnist Bruce Feiler examines the trend and advocates strategies for keeping it together through the night.

Bowdoin Faculty Rate Best Feeds For Body And Mind

Where do Bowdoin faculty turn to feed their minds—and stomachs? You may be surprised. Read about some of their favorite Web feeds and top local food spots:

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Not Your Average Summer Camps (Mental Floss)

Remember the good old days when summer camp meant canoeing on the lake, roasting marshmallows, and making arts and crafts? A new breed of camps offers your child the opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of securities trading, train to become a stunt double, or even master proper etiquette.

Audio Slideshow: Oldest Former Pullman Porter Looks Back (LA Times)

Lee Wesley Gibson, 100, started working for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1936 at a salary of 23 cents an hour. The oldest surviving former Pullman porter recollects life on the rails and at home.

Is Creativity in Crisis? (Newsweek)

Studies show that creativity in children has been in decline since 1990. What does this mean and how can we fix it? Newsweek explores the consequences and solutions of this sudden downturn.

'Mockingbird' Message Still Tweeting 50 Years On (NPR)

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel hit the best-seller lists, won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Along the way the book has become required reading for students, as its lessons of doing the right thing have resonated with generations of readers.

13 Inventions That Never Made It Big (Huffington Post)

Wonder Sauna Hot Pants (they “slenderize” and “wake up your body”) and soda for your pet (“these would have sold better if everyone who owned a pet was also a moron”) make this list of wacky products that somehow failed to catch on.

'You're Gonna Love This Idea!' (Fast Company)

There are just some things you should never say when you’re trying to sell your ideas. Our headline (above) is one of them. Instead, try some of these approaches. You’re gonna love ‘em!

Looking Anew at Familar Sayings (NPR)

“Everything comes to he who waits.” Right? Or is it, “He who hesitates is lost?” It seems that every proverb can be countered with another proverb that is equally powerful. That’s the point of a new book that asks us to take a closer look at popular and familiar aphorisms.