Talk of the Quad
Rainbow’s end
Not every 18-year-old can say they’ve been a guardian for a child, much less for three different children. But this past summer, on August 10th, I had one single day where I was.
I went to Camp Aloha Hive, a …
Features
Reflections on Uncertainty
Telling you what I mean
I call my mother at an average rate of once per week. Historically, I have called mostly to cry, sometimes to whine and once, during my sophomore fall, when the leaves on the trees by Reed House hung down like …
We've Seen It All
We’ve Seen It All: joy and kindness
We’re back! It’s the advice column with a twist. In case you’re new here, this is how it works: Bowdoin students submit anonymous questions via a QR code, and older community members from People Plus—a community recreation center for older …
At Bowdoin and Beyond
At Bowdoin and Beyond: Suzanne Lovett ’80
Graduating in 1980, just less than a decade after Bowdoin switched to co-education in 1971, Suzanne Lovett entered Bowdoin at a time of great change. Now, 44 years later as an associate professor of psychology and the chair of the …
RISE
fEMPOWER’s RISE reimagines Bowdoin women
The student organization fEMPOWER hosted its annual RISE performance to unveil the untold stories of women and to uplift them in their vulnerability. Highlighting women’s experiences on campus, from serious to lighthearted, RISE seeks to foster a space for women …
Enterprise
Bowdoin College Conservatives aim to fill space left by Bowdoin Republicans
Repeated surveys have indicated that the majority of Bowdoin students identify as liberal-leaning. The Bowdoin College Democrats have 219 registered members—more than ten percent of all students. For many years, students who identified on the opposite side of the spectrum …
Turning Point
How Suzanne Casey-Gee ’16 has thrived from Maine all the way to Ireland
Welcome back to Turning Point! In case you are new here, we interview Bowdoin alumni and Mainers to hear about the experiences that shaped their twenties and allow them to share their stories with current Bowdoin students to hopefully provide …
Life Lines
Open arms
When I was in high school, my rowing coach told me I needed to be more vulnerable. That was the last criticism I expected to hear. I valued vulnerability. I knew that opening up to people was how friendships were …
College Houses
Some things never change: examining the ebbs and flows of College House culture over the last 15 years
While College House interviews for the upcoming academic year are underway, several alumni reflect on the evolving College House cultures over the last 15 years.
House culture
Chase Taylor ’12 was the vice president of Reed House during his sophomore …
Talk of the Quad
Heart for history
I’ll admit it: Maine’s lighthouses entered my imagination long before Bowdoin or the rest of the state did.
First seeing lighthouses in a cartoon at five years old and following it up with a healthy dose of lighthouse books, magazines, …