Student Life
We were here
The weight of feeling doesn’t ask if you’re ready. It rises anyway—a lump in your throat, a sadness you can’t outrun. I am scared of how deeply I feel. It would be easier, I think, to harden myself against it, …
Opinion
BSG
Why student government fails
Student government is a kind of a fifth class. Having finished my work with Bowdoin Student Government (BSG), I thought I should write a sort of course review: what worked, what didn’t and how we can improve the institution in …
environment
Bowdoin’s extra million pounds of waste
In the past three years, Bowdoin averaged 3.3 million pounds of trash, recycling and food waste per year—a significant increase from the three years before the pandemic, where the school averaged only 2.35 million pounds. These extra million pounds of …
Not a call for censorship but a plea for compassion
This is an open letter undersigned by Carey Goldberg, Ronit BenShir and 19 other parents.
“We get a great many applicants and we choose the kindest ones.”
That’s our memory of the Bowdoin promotional brochure that came in the mail …
Maine Politics
Government is actually interesting
When I first came to Bowdoin, I tried to talk politics with everyone I met. This might not have been the best strategy for making friends, but hey, it’s what I love. The responses I received were disheartening. Not just …
Ivies
The necessity of leisure
This weekend is one of Bowdoin’s most storied and most leisurely traditions: Ivies. I often hear people decry this profound display of leisure as mere partying, or even worse, as a waste of time detrimental to our actual purpose here. …
Student Life
Esotericism not exoticism
I’m sure most of you have heard the term “social construct” thrown around increasingly over the past few years. While I’m hopeful that scholarly analysis continues regarding race, gender, wealth and so on, I’m here to share my opinion on …
Sustainability
Bowdoin, enough with the merch!
As I reflect on my four years at Bowdoin, the things I’ll carry with me when I leave campus include a literal pile of Bowdoin-branded swag. You know the kind: sunglasses from Ivies, three t-shirts from your class council and …
Editorial
In support of the AAC&U letter
We are proud to see President Safa Zaki’s signature listed with those of over 200 presidents and other officials of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), including all 11 NESCAC presidents, who wrote in opposition to the federal …
On Principle
Be quiet
For the last seven years, my New Year’s resolution has stayed the same: talk less. This isn’t because I’m a particularly rambunctious interlocutor. In fact, I tend to be one of the quieter ones. My resolution endures because I think …