The Bowdoin Orient

Here are 10 Orient stories published this semester to read as a study break.

Tradition and ritual  Helen Ross | September 18, 2015"We’ll hit finals and then sleep through a lot of winter break, and then return to the snow. Then it’ll be the Cold War party, and it’ll just be cold, and it’ll blizzard in April. We’ll pretend it’s warm for Ivies, and we’ll regret our choices during reading period, but we’ll grow. And we’ll be back. And we’ll grow and we’ll be back and we’ll grow. And this too, whatever it might be, shall pass." bowdoinorient.com/article/10393

TBT abroad P. Kranefuss | October 2, 2015"I worry that we at Bowdoin have a tendency—in all our high-achieving, outwardly squeaky-clean perfectionism—to shroud the rough stuff. And I’m taking the risk of sharing this with you because I still struggle sometimes, and because I can’t preach mental health destigmatization without attempting to destigmatize my own stuff."bowdoinorient.com/article/10485

‘I somehow managed:’ De La Rosa battles for his family and immigration reform Jessica Piper | October 2, 2015The story of Bill De La Rosa '16 and his journey to Bowdoin are anything but ordinary. This story about his experience was one of the most-read Orient stories this semester.bowdoinorient.com/article/10487

Documentary brings together three generations of Bowdoin alumsBridget Went | October 16, 2015Three members of the Bowdoin class of 2015 teamed up to create a documentary about Dick Pulsifer '62 who builds wooden boats. The filmed aired this fall on MPBN.bowdoinorient.com/article/10529

What it means to be a Mets fanEli Lustbader | October 27, 2105"But being a Mets fan, for me, is about more than a championship. It’s about pain and patience, shock, pleasant surprise and absolute pure joy. I know I shouldn’t care this much, but being a Mets fan isn’t that much different from anything you care strongly about."bowdoinorient.com/article/10599

Cultural appropriation: why they're not 'just clothes'Adira Polite | October 27, 2015Polite's column about her response to cultural appropriation on campus was the single most-read story on bowdoinorient.com this semester.bowdoinorient.com/article/10602

The slow and unsteady growth of faculty diversityMatthew Gutschenritter & John Branch | November 6, 2015Bowdoin has been working to increase the racial diversity of the faculty for over 25 years, but there is still more work to do.bowdoinorient.com/article/10641

Women shouldn’t need to rely on men to provide securityAudrey Phillips | November 20, 2015Following a series of security alerts, Phillips describes the complexity of feeling both safe and empowered as a woman at Bowdoin.bowdoinorient.com/article/10716

The first generation experienceEmma Peters, Surya Milner & Jessica Piper | December 4, 2015"In many ways, “first-gen” students face typical challenges: managing school and work, sleep and stress, friends and health. Some, however, face obstacles other students will never have to deal with, like the lull on the other end of the line when trying to explain Bowdoin to their parents."bowdoinorient.com/article/10780

Meet the 11 students the Orient spoke with for this week's feature "The first generation experience" Emma Peters, Surya Milner, Jessica Piper & Nicole Wetsman | December 4, 2015Read and listen to the stories of the 11 students featured in "The first generation experience."bowdoinorient.com/article/10782

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