Orient Staff
Orient Staff
Number of articles: 12
First Article: October 14, 2022
Latest Article: January 24, 2025
BOSS
BOSS talks AI, ad hoc, alcohol and approval
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 …
2024 Election
2024 Election Survey: 91 percent of students, faculty and staff support Harris
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 …
First-year survey: Class of 2028 shares Covid, career and civic opinions
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 …
BOSS
Students express changing opinions on Counseling, E-Board, AI
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 …
BOSS
Student body reports increase in approval ratings for president, diverse views on administrative responses to current events and more positive mindset
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 …
First Years
First year survey results: breaking down the Class of 2027, by the numbers
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…
BOSS
Students dish on grade inflation, Rose email
Last month, the Orient invited students to share their opinions about student life, academics and recent events at the College in its bi-annual Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS).
The survey garnered 377 responses, representing 20 percent of the student body.…
BOSS
Students express division in Orient survey
Last month, the Orient released this semester’s iteration of the Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS). The survey asked students about their opinions on a variety of topics pertaining to campus life and the College community. In total, 406 students responded …
COVID-19
Survey illuminates shifting student opinions on Covid policy
College policy surrounding its Covid-19 pandemic management has shifted dramatically over the past several months. In his August 3 email to the Bowdoin community, President Rose announced the outright discontinuation of many of the College’s previous Covid policies, including masking …