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Andrew Yuan

Staff Writer — Class of 2026

25 photos by Andrew Yuan

FACES FROM MANY PLACES: Students browse the MRSU’s new portrait gallery in Smith Union’s Lamarche Gallery. The gallery aims to create a sense of belonging for multiracial students.

(AGRI)CULTURAL RESET: Sustainable agriculture experts gathered on a panel to discuss methods of sustainable farming practices and environmental reasons to promote them.

HOORAY FOR CSA: CSA students gather together to celebrate their shared faith. From bonfires and dinners to a vibrant Easter celebration, CSA works to cultivate a strong community.

RAISE THE ROUX-F: Thando Khumalo ’23 serenades students with her repetoire of original music in celebration of the opening of the roof at the Roux Center for the Environment on Monday.

MINGLE WITH MENASA: On Tuesday, the Middle Eastern and North African Student Association (MENASA) held their inaugural event as an organization at 30 College.

FEELING BLUE: Alexa McCarthy ’09 presents her research on blue paper in the art world.

STAYIN’ ALIVE: The Bowdoin Emergency Medicine Club (BEMC) practices chest compressions during life-saving CPR training.

STAYIN' ALIVE: On Sunday, The Bowdoin Emergency Medicine Club (BEMC) hosted an event where students received life-saving CPR training.

RECHARACTERIZING THE CARIBBEAN: Professor of Romance Languages and Literature Hanétha Vété-Congolo gave her inaugural lecture for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow endowed chair on Tuesday. She spoke about the overshadowing of Caribbean history by eurocentric accounts of slavery and the influence of the French language.

ADMIT ONE: The Bowdoin Admissions Office welcomed admitted students to campus Thursday and Friday for the first overnight Bowdoin Bearings event since before the pandemic.

BUTLER'S BELIEVERS: From left to right, Anne Goodyear, Abigail DeVille and Daniel Minter at a Parable Path discussion on Wednesday night. The organization is dedicated to artistic expression and community engagement based on Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower.”

SOUND WAVES: Professor of Physics Mark Battle (right) and Artist-in-Residence George Lopez (left) perform together in Studzinski Recital Hall on Monday night. The two were joined by flutist Laura Del Sol Jiménez in their performance that gave audience members a world tour of musical styles and sounds.

MACHINE MEDICINE: Dr. Kate Bentley of Harvard Medical School talks about technological advancements in identifying suicide risk factors and how they can be used to help create more effective prevention measures.

BLACK'S TRACKS: Rapper Nissim Black performs in Kresge Auditorium. The show and talk was sponsored by Hillel and the Department of Music.

TELEDIVISION: Professor of History at Simon Fraser University Roxanne Panchasi speaks in Gibson Hall on Wednesday. She talked about the polarizing effect of the famous broadcast of Stromae’s song “L’enfer” on French television. Panchasi also spoke on Stromae’s history of addressing mental health issues.

LESS FULL HOUSE: Howell House towers over Maine Street. About 55 percent of the class of 2026 applied to live in a College House, according to the Office of Residential Life.

MAKING OF MILLS: Capital Projects have finished most of construction on the new Mills Hall and Gibbons CAS. The buildings will be open for campus use in Fall 2023.

MAKING OF MILLS: Capital Projects have finished most of construction on the new Mills Hall and Gibbons CAS. The buildings will be open for campus use in Fall 2023.

MAKING OF MILLS: Capital Projects have finished most of construction on the new Mills Hall and Gibbons CAS. The buildings will be open for campus use in Fall 2023.

the value of a grade: As debates rise over the value of grades in a post-pandemic academic landscape, Professor of Psychology Samuel Putnam has maintained strict grading standards.

SUMMING UP THE STATE: Professor of Government Andrew Rudalevige reflects on U.S. political events in the last two years as part of the Community Lecture Series geared towards the Friends of Bowdoin.

DON'T SPEND, VEND: The College installed a vending machine for rapid antigen tests in Smith Union to help combat availability issues of Covid tests outside of the College hours.

PEPSI IN YOUR STEPSI: Bowdoin Dining signed a contract with Pepsi Co. in October 2022 that has altered the beverage availability in the dining halls and C-store. The shift has been met with mixed reviews.

A HOUSE DIVIDED: Professor of Government Michael Franz and Assistant Professor of Government Ángel Saavedra Cisneros present the results of last week’s midterm elections and discuss their implications for the future.

FRIENDS FOR COMMON ENDS: Director of the McKeen Center for the Common Good Sarah Seames gives a lecture through the Association of Bowdoin Friends about the College’s connection to the Common Good.