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It is hard not to cringe when reading about last week’s Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit, with governments around the world—led by the U.S.—competing to offer the least AI oversight. Safety is not taking a backseat; it is unceremoniously stuffed …
I’ll first note (though I’m not sure this is a necessary or useful allotment of my word count) that I write as a Christian and, more generally, as a believer. Consequently, the following reflections may not resonate with much of …
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” This line from the 1967 classic film “Cool Hand Luke” has been running through my head as events have become much more polarized here on campus and around the world. Can we …
Being a hijabi, I am perceived as a representative of Muslims and Islam. Often people will scrutinize my actions to see if they align with what they believe Islam is. These statements often are said to me as a joke, …
“We believe that your perspective is crucial to our conversations. We know that your hard work, combined with a Bowdoin education, can quite literally change the world.”
Thus ends the first paragraph of my acceptance letter to Bowdoin. Now, just …
Dear Bowdoin,
This past weekend, I sat through the Super Bowl with a group of friends. I was watching a sport I have no connection with and have very limited understanding of. Yet, when I watch the ICC Champions Trophy …
I came to a realization the other day as I watched my dad, Mike, and my dog, Bowie, stand up and stroll towards the front door in sync to go out for Bowie’s nightly potty trip. There was just something …
Eighty years from now, my hometown will be swallowed by the ocean. Hot, white sand and elegant, drooping oak trees decimated by the incoming tide. My three-bedroom, FEMA-manufactured home, which has lasted decades longer than it was meant to, will …
For over 16 years, I felt I belonged at Bowdoin. (I have the t-shirt from the Office of Inclusion and Diversity to prove it.) But that changed because of October 7 and the on-campus events since then, including the College’s …
On Tuesday, February 11, Ronan Farrow spoke in Kresge Auditorium to a crowd of students, professors and community members alike about the responsibility and challenges of the next generation. Early on in the talk, he and moderator Theo Greene discussed …
