Talk of the Quad
What food means to me
When I first got to college, my go-to icebreaker question was, “Do you live to eat or eat to live?” Coming from Singapore, where food is an integral part of the culture and all of my friends “lived to eat,” …
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When I first got to college, my go-to icebreaker question was, “Do you live to eat or eat to live?” Coming from Singapore, where food is an integral part of the culture and all of my friends “lived to eat,” …
In August 2023, I boarded a flight to Paris, France and set off to spend my junior year abroad. As I jetted into the cloudy sky and nervously anticipated the year to come, I thought about what I hoped to …
My mom is driving. She’s trailing our family friend’s grey car as it inches along a winding road of snow and mud. A storm blew through a few days earlier, depositing five inches of snow—winter’s first. And it’s forcing our …
In previous columns, we have focused on how understanding our fears can help us live with them. Is this the only way? This week, we explored healing with Kate Nicholson, the assistant director of student wellness programs and coordinator of …
Unbeknownst to many, within the white house with green shutters at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, one of the most consequential novels in American history was written.
This house is none other than the former residence of the author Harriet …
POWER PLAY(ED)
The women’s hockey team (6–0–0; 4–0–0 NESCAC) crushed Keene State College (5–4–0) on Tuesday evening with a final score of 9–0. Eight different Polar Bears scored, with Jane McCarter ’25 scoring twice over the course of the game. …
Last weekend, the men’s basketball team (6–1; 0–0 NESCAC) continued its successful streak in non-conference play with a 82–69 win over Husson University (2–5).
The team went into the Husson game having defeated Emmanuel College (0–7) 72–48 and Maine Maritime …
Goaltender Sarah Peterson ’27 was named NESCAC Women’s Hockey Player of the Week last week after making a total of 61 saves over the team’s (6–0–0; 4–0–0 NESCAC) two-game sweep against Colby College nearly two weeks ago. The victories, which …
The men’s ice hockey team (3–3–0; 1–2–0 NESCAC) is off to a steady start this season, having won games against Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) (4–6–0) and nationally ranked Endicott College (6–3–0) over Thanksgiving break.
The Polar Bears hosted the …
In the past three weeks, the swimming and diving teams have competed in two meets, one against Tufts University at home in Greason Pool and one against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. The women’s team lost 188–116, while …