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Number of articles: 15
First Article: September 22, 2023
Latest Article: October 3, 2025
Demographics
Just a month into their college careers, the Class of 2029 is already making its mark on campus. In the sixth annual First-Year Student Survey (FYSS), the Bowdoin Orient gathered data to learn more about the newest Polar Bears.…
Introduction
In this edition of the biannual Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS), 378 students shared their opinions on the Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment, the transition to Workday, AI usage, favorite dining hall ice cream …
The biannual Bowdoin Orient Student Survey is back with findings on student opinions about College events and issues. Through an anonymous survey, 335 students shared their views on the Ad Hoc Committee on Investments and Responsibility, political leanings after …
November 5 is upon us. Tensions are high, but the Orient is here to break down all the information about Bowdoin’s political opinions.
This year, the Orient conducted an election survey of the Bowdoin community that included students, faculty and …
The Class of 2028 has taken on Brunswick, Maine, but who are they really? In this year’s First-Year Student Survey (FYSS), the Bowdoin Orient digs into the facts and opinions of the first-year class.
Members of the Class of 2028 …
GPA inflation, artificial intelligence, counseling and Good Will Hunting: Bowdoin students shared their opinions on these topics and more in the spring 2024 Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS).
Demographics
This semester’s BOSS yielded 311 responses. Of the respondents, about 30 …
This fall’s Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS) yielded 374 responses, representing nearly 20 percent of the student body. Sixty percent of the respondents were underclassmen with roughly an equal number of first years and sophomores responding. The other 40 percent …
Introduction
The results are in! The Orient conducted its fourth annual First Year Student Survey (FYSS) for the newest Polar Bears earlier this month.
The survey received 203 responses, representing approximately 40 percent of the Class of 2027.
Class Makeup…
