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Caroline Flaharty

Photographer — Class of 2020

40 photos by Caroline Flaharty

LOOKING AHEAD: Kailyn Braley, who started as a security officer at Bowdoin last summer, reflects on her time at the College so far.

BE BOLD, BE YOU Harvard professor and author of “The Privileged Poor: How Elite Students are Failing Disadvantaged Students” spoke on Wednesday evening.

PASSING THE TORCH Sam Grad '21 battles for a jump ball during a 2020 game against Hamilton. New Head Coach Alex Lloyd will soon take over the men's basketball program following the legendary 35-year coaching career of Tim Gilbride.

BACK FROM THE BRINK: (ABOVE) Morgan Edwards ’22 splits two Hamilton defenders in an 81-74 comeback win over the Continentals. (BELOW) Sam Grad ’21, leaping for the tip-off, put up 11 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.

WRECK ME Construction on the expansion of Coffin Lot began this Monday. The project wil result in the addition of 81 new parking spots.

WRECK ME Construction on the expansion of Coffin St. Parking Lot began this Monday. The project will create 81 new parking spots.

WRECK ME Construction on the expansion of Coffin Lot began this Monday. The project will result in the addition of 81 new parking spots.

WRECK ME Construction on the expansion of Coffin Lot began this Monday. The project will result in the addition of 81 new parking spots.

WRECK ME Construction on the expansion of Coffin Lot began this Monday. The project will result in the addition of 81 new parking spots.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Advanced Arabic student Finny Doherty ’20 recited a poem at Multilingual Poetry Night on Thursday.

read me Pocket Constitutions are available for students to pick up from Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.

LOOKING BACK: Curated by Lucy Ryan ’19, “Tension/Tenacity: Africana Studies at 50” uses documents from Special Collections and Archives to understand and engage with Bowdoin’s Africana Studies department and its history.

CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES The four buildings that will make up the Park Row apartment complex are beginning to take shape. Offering single bedrooms within suites, full beds, study rooms and kitchens, Park Row Apartments are expected to go early in the housing lottery and will likely only be inhabited by seniors in the fall.

The Roux Center for the Environment opened last fall.

MILITARY LEGACY A monument next to Hubbard Hall honors students who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.

GOOD MORNING B-MOR: Author Chang-rae Lee imagines a dystopian Baltimore in his latest book, “On Such a Full Sea."

AN ACE PAIR: Justin Wang ’21 (left) and Jerry Jiang ’19 competed in the ITA Doubles Championship last weekend. Although the pair has only played together for a few weeks, they have proven to be strong competitors. The men’s tennis team now has two national titles, grand champion single and reserve champion doubles.

WHAT A RACKET: Rachel Bercovitch '21 sends the tennis ball flying back to her opponent in a match last season. The Polar Bears will compete in their first dual match of the fall season this Sunday.

Platform for positivity During her visit to Bowdoin on Wednesday night, Fontaine, a performer and advocate for HIV and AIDS prevention, discussed navigating personal health complications after a cancer diagnosis and tough times with family that struggled to understand the LGBTQ community. Fontaine found drag to be an outlet. The performer, known for appearances on the show "RuPaul's Drag Race," told students the power of drag to "conquer hearts," allowing the performer to bring a good message through entertainment and laughter.

The candidates for BSG president, Ben Painter ’19 and Mohamed Nur ’19, shared their platforms and answered questions about current issues at Bowdoin at Tuesday night’s debate in Jack Magee’s Pub and Grill. Elections for president and vice president will open on Friday morning.

Rachel Bercovitch ’21 competes in the Bowdoin Invitational. The team recently beat Connecticut College 8-1.

NETTING A WIN: Tasha Christ ’20 hits a backhand in the Bowdoin Invitational, which took place in October during their fall season.

SENIOR LODGING Ladd House will be seniors-only next year if enough students express interest this week. The change comes in response to discontent among upperclassmen with the College’s current housing options, and was proposed by a group of juniors. Ladd will not have first-year buddies, but will receive funds from ResLife and be expected to put on programming for the campus, like other College Houses. Students have until Sunday to apply.

What a baller: Hugh O’Neil ’19 reaches towards a jump ball in the game against Saint Joseph’s on Tuesday, which the Polar Bears lost 77-58.

ONE-ON-ONE: Basketball players Blake Gordon ’18 and Lydia Caputi ’18 grew up in Brunswick and both came to Bowdoin.

No Love Allowed: Rachel Bercovitch ’21 plays in the Bowdoin Invitational during homecoming weekend. The Polar Bears ended the tournament 25-4 and then went on to beat Skidmore on Sunday 6-3. The Bowdoin Invitational is one of the two main tournaments in the team’s fall preseason play, the other being the ITA New England Regionals.