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I feel we’re living in a rather defensive age. I remember being an 11-year-old defending my beliefs that someone who “grabs women by the pu**y” should not be president. I remember being a high schooler defending my stance that we …
Perhaps you heard about all the displacement and deaths from the flooding in Nepal and the earthquakes in Venezuela. It’s at times like these I expect us to spring into action. When the Canterbury region of New Zealand, where I …
How often have you met someone who reminds you of a friend you already know? It may not come to you at first, but eventually you realize, “Wow, their laugh is so similar to another friend’s.” Two of my best …
Before I came to Bowdoin, I spent my summers teaching kids how to sail, where capsizing a boat was the least stressful part of their week. Kids who were bouncing between foster homes, kids whose household relied on their ability …
Dear Reader:
I haven’t much time—I’m on my lunch break—but I’m writing to you from an uncharted territory: real life. Indeed, this May I flipped across the graduation stage and tossed my cap in the air with my classmates as …
Look. We’ve all heard the rumor. And no, I’m not talking about the “Is Whittier Henry really as devilishly handsome and undeniably charming as they say?” rumor. I’m talking about the far worse one. The chilling whisper around the campfire. …
The landscape of internships is rapidly changing. In 2023, according to the Business-Higher Education Forum, 8.2 million college students sought internships, but only 3.6 million students were successful. Different factors, such as grade inflation and a recent lack of …
Debriefs, life updates, quick check-ins that serendipitously turn into lengthy storytimes.… My Bowdoin experience is defined by an incredible range of dialogues. Reflecting on the past four years, what stands out is not a specific event, or extreme novelty, but …
Have you ever noticed how your friends are more curious about your boyfriend than your best friend from home?
As a proud member of the single population here at Bowdoin, I’ve started to notice a pattern of how the attention …
Ever since my first day at Bowdoin, I never once doubted what my major would be. I still have a year left at Bowdoin, but I’ve finished the Government and Legal Studies major with spare credits. What I have yet …
