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14 In Focus BY SARAH ANNE DONNELLY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BURKE LONG AND DENNIS GRIGGS
When religion professor Burke Long retired after nearly thirty-four years at Bowdoin, he turned his careful eye for detail from scholarship to photography.
16 Meet Your Farmer BY IAN ALDRICH
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRIAN WEDGE ’97
Louisville native Maina Handmaker ’11 has planted roots in Brunswick, and against significant odds, is working to bring the local farming community and the town’s three farmers’ markets together under one roof.
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BY EDGAR ALLEN BEEM
As the Senior Center rose above the pines in the early 1960s, it provided a new perspective on the College. Ed Beem takes a look at Coles Tower since its opening a half century ago and traces the influence the building and its original programming have had on Bowdoin.
28 Marketing the Power of Play BY BETH KOWITT ’07
PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARSTEN MORAN ’05
Billions of little plastic bricks provide the creative foundation for Michael Moynihan ’89’s colorful career.
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