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Almost three decades ago, the College banned fraternities from campus, transforming social life at Bowdoin and creating the College House System. One major reason for the ban, as cited by the ...
On Monday morning, the Bowdoin Student Government’s (BSG) General Assembly announced that the “Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum” launched by Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) passed with a ...
Being at a liberal arts college, I constantly hear about the politics of language, but I have never known of in-depth discussions on slurs and epithets. I was reminded of this last week when I ...
For many students, their first year of college is a formative experience. Bereníce Flores ’24, Issie Gale ’25 and Jenna Barac ’25 have the unique position of being first-year students for a second ...
On Maine’s southern border with New Hampshire, a large blue sign stands at the north end of the Piscataqua River Bridge. “Welcome to Maine—the way life should be,” it reads. For decades, motorists ...
Isa Cruz STRIKING A CHORD: In the “Every Song an Invitation: Music, Listening and Cultural Inquiry” talk, UC Riverside Professor of History Jorge Leal and USC Professor of English Jonathan Leal spoke ...
Amira Oguntoyinbo HISTORY AND TODAY: Lauren Cohen Fisher presents her focus questions for her lecture entitled, “The Politics of History: Israel/Palestine 1917–1948” in Kresge Auditorium. Her lecture ...
The College received just over 13,200 applications for the Class of 2028—the highest application numbers in the College’s history and a continuation of the rise in applications over the past two years ...
Carolina Weatherall A HARD HISTORY: Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Kristina Richardson presents in Kresge Auditorium. Richardson’s lecture explored the history of slavery and racial capitalism ...
Editor’s Note: Orient coverage on the validity of the assertions contained in this op-ed can be found here. Our students’ recent action inspires me: As the darkness of our moment looms, their courage ...
This is the offer of the college for the best four years of your life. Picture Bowdoin’s campus. What do you see? A row of aesthetically pleasing first-year bricks. Students playing frisbee out on the ...
Miles Berry ENCAMPMENT FOR GAZA: Students for Justice in Palestine formed an encampment on the first floor of Smith Union. Organizers protested Donald Trump’s recent comments on U.S. “ownership” of ...