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sign up today—it's free! On This Day2000 — Not-for-profit entrepreneur Ellen Baxter '75 presents a lecture entitled "Homelessness in New York City: The Courts, the Politics and Pragmatic Solutions,” in the chapel. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. | Some colleges and universities are dedicating dorm rooms — or building suites — to accommodate faculty residents. The move is seen as a way to help bring an academic atmosphere to the halls and help new students transition into the college environment.  Management of several public library systems around the country have been outsourced to a private, for-profit company sparking public debate over future of libraries and library workers.
Bright yellow, orange and red leaves are beginning to transform the Bowdoin campus. Maine’s fall display is expect to peak in mid-October. Visit the State’s daily update of fall foliage color in Maine.  An entrepreneur has developed a new casualty insurance that pays out in the event of divorce. There’s one hitch: Couples must be married a minimum of four years before becoming unhitched.
Slate correspondent Joshua Wolf Shenk explores research, literature, popular culture and history to examine how creative growth and achievement emerge from relationships.  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.
Continue reading Bowdoin Web Producer Tastes Sweet Success  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:
Continue reading Bowdoin Faculty Rate Best Feeds For Body And Mind  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.
 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.
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