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Number of articles: 185
First Article: February 28, 2025
Latest Article: November 7, 2025
Three hundred and seventy-seven days after Zohran Mamdani ’14 launched his bid for mayor of New York City, Bowdoin publicly acknowledged his victory. We, at The Bowdoin Orient, wish to go beyond acknowledgment.
On the evening of Mamdani’s win, the …
On Tuesday, Mainers across the state will take to the polls. Voters have the opportunity to weigh in on two statewide ballot referendum questions—one of which would significantly reduce voting access in future elections. We urge you to vote “No” …
When Reed Hastings ’83 donated $50 million to the College in March, the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity became the largest gift in Bowdoin’s history. With a donation that significant, the College has a responsibility to ensure its funds …
Last week, Bill Harwood, associate vice president of the Office of Safety and Security, notified the Bowdoin community of an attempted luring incident in which a prospective Bowdoin student was approached by a man who tried to lead them to …
Last night, the College’s head of communications denied Portland Press Herald photographer Brianna Soukup entry to Pickard Theater to report on “October 7 The Play” because of worries surrounding privacy. The Orient’s photographer also had difficulty entering the theater. This …
Sills Hall has been a campus staple since the building opened in 1952; in the decades after, it served as a longstanding home to the humanities. It held Smith Auditorium, which served as a cornerstone of the Cinema Studies department, …
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 March 27, President Safa Zaki and Chair of the Board of Trustees Scott Perper received a letter from the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce addressing the College’s response to antisemitism on campus.
The committee demanded that …
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Somerville, Mass. on Tuesday night. A Turkish national and Fulbright scholar, Öztürk had co-authored an op-ed for The Tufts Daily a year ago on the …
President Donald Trump’s second term has begun with a whirlwind of policies that have severe implications for the function and future of higher education. In January, Trump communicated a freeze on all federal loans and grants, which he rescinded days …
