Still, that didn’t stop Bowdoin from going on the road and beating Bates, 14-10, in a key NESCAC men’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field on Wednesday. The Polar Bears (8-1, 5-1 NESCAC), ranked No. 13 in the latest USILA Division III Coaches poll, produced an avalanche of goals to start the fourth quarter, turning a […]
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Anthony G. Soychak
1931 – 2016 SCARBOROUGH — Anthony G. Soychak, 85, died March 17, 2016 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine. He was born in Lisbon Falls, Maine on March 3, 1931; a son of the late John and Mary (Pavelko) Soychak. Anthony served in the United States Army in Germany after WWII and received […]
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Bowdoin College ‘tequila’ party draws national attention
Source: The Bowdoin Orient BRUNSWICK — What started as a party at a Bowdoin College apartment one night in February was, by early March, being discussed on the opinion pages of a national newspaper. College students’ and officials’ responses to a “tequila”- themed party have struck a deep nerve, igniting a debate over cultural appropriation and […]
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Bath man charged with photographing nude women in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Police on Monday said they arrested Stephen L. McIntire, 55, of Bath, and charged with recording images of women in their homes without their consent. The violation-of-privacy charges result from an investigation into several “peeping Tom” reports in the neighborhood around Bowdoin College last fall, Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz said. McIntire was arrested at […]
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Bowdoin College student charged with campus rape
BRUNSWICK — A 21-year-old Bowdoin College student was arrested in Topsham early Sunday morning and charged with Class A felony gross sexual assault, a crime that allegedly took place earlier in the night on the Bowdoin campus. Logan Taylor, whose address is listed as Brunswick, remained in Cumberland County Jail Sunday afternoon, held on $1,000 […]
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Bowdoin grad says coverage of Baltimore riots misses root cause
BRUNSWICK — Eight years ago, DeRay Mckesson had just celebrated Ivies Week at Bowdoin College and was preparing to graduate. On Tuesday, while Baltimore remained under a state of emergency after violent protests overnight Monday, the Bowdoin graduate and Baltimore native tried to explain to CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer the violence and rioting reflects a […]
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Bowdoin students protest college’s fossil-fuel investments
BRUNSWICK — About 20 Bowdoin College students launched a sit-in Wednesday morning outside President Barry Mills’ office, refusing to leave until the administration commits to working with them to divest Bowdoin’s endowment completely from fossil fuels. Members of Bowdoin Climate Action sat with laptops and backpacks on chairs and along the floor of the hall […]
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Bowdoin College icon Wil Smith, ‘a giant of a person,’ dies of cancer
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College graduate Wil Smith, “a giant of a person” who raised a young daughter alone while attending Bowdoin and then returned after law school to work as a dean, helping the college increase opportunities for people of color, died of colon cancer Sunday in Philadelphia at the age of 46. Smith’s inspiring […]
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Time to fill out FAFSA; help available Thursday at Lewiston High
LEWISTON — Financial aid experts will be at Lewiston High School on Thursday to help parents and seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. and is open to any high school senior and his or her parents, not just those from Lewiston, said Doug […]
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Bowdoin offers to cover full tuition for slain New York City police officer’s son, a student at the Brunswick college
BRUNSWICK — The son of one of two New York City police officers killed Saturday night in Brooklyn is a sophomore at Bowdoin College. Barry Mills, president of the college, informed the family of student Justin Ramos on Sunday morning that the college would provide full financial aid to enable Ramos to complete his Bowdoin […]