Board of Trustees
Newly released Epstein files reveal further information about George Mitchell ’54 H’83 and Jes Staley ’79 P’11
Last Friday, the Department of Justice released more than three million files related to the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new documents reveal further contact between Epstein and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell ’54 …
Lecture
Tressie McMillan Cottom addresses constitutional crises in MLK lecture
On Saturday, sociologist, professor and MacArthur Fellow Tressie McMillan Cottom delivered Bowdoin’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture in Kanbar Auditorium, speaking about the current political environment and events that have already defined 2026. McMillan Cottom is …
Arts & Entertainment
Weather fit for a polar bear
Nor’easter: An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually come from the northeast. These titanic storms are a staple of New England living: the dream of schoolchildren and the nightmare of adults who …
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The magic and majesty of British Minecraft YouTubers
When I was in late elementary school at the height of the early 2010s, I was absolutely obsessed with Minecraft, the explosive game, literally and figuratively, that allows users to create their own worlds using blocks of different materials. More …
Rose, bud, thorn
Among the long list of my mostly unachievable 2026 New Year’s resolutions was to be present. I wrote this in hopes that I would not only stop worrying so much about the future but also be more appreciative of my …

