College to revamp advising
By ANGELA FABUNAN, ORIENT STAFFIn response to negative assessments of its academic advising program, Bowdoin officials are aiming to make advisers more than just signatories on students' course registration forms. "The student response in the vast majority is 'advising sucks,'" said Associate Dean for Curriculum Steven Cornish, who previously worked to reform advising at Brown University, and before that, oversaw Dartmouth College's peer advising system.
Need-blind a practice, not policy
By SARAH PRITZKER, ORIENT STAFFThough the College's belief in the importance of need-blind admissions appears firm, maintaining this practice continues to be a balancing act. But while Bowdoin has taken steps to increase financial aid funding, including a $76 million capital campaign allocation, the College's official aid policy remains non-committal, particularly towards international students.
Endowment rises fifth straight year
By NAT HERZ, ORIENT STAFFThe College announced Thursday that its endowment earned a 24.4 percent return during the last fiscal year. The figure represents the highest one-year return since 1986, and is the fourth-highest since 1970. As of June 30, the end of the last fiscal year, Bowdoin's endowment was valued at $827.7 million, up from $673.4 the year before.
Printer malfunctions motivate IT response
By MARY HELEN MILLER, ORIENT STAFFIn the four weeks since the semester began, more than 175,000 sheets of paper have been printed in Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) alone. With such heavy use, the printers in the library and other locations frequently malfunction and prompt exasperated students to wander around campus in search of a working machine.
