Talk of the Quad
What food means to me
When I first got to college, my go-to icebreaker question was, “Do you live to eat or eat to live?” Coming from Singapore, where food is an integral part of the culture and all of my friends “lived to eat,” …
Features
Talk of the Quad
Lessons from a year of anonymity
In August 2023, I boarded a flight to Paris, France and set off to spend my junior year abroad. As I jetted into the cloudy sky and nervously anticipated the year to come, I thought about what I hoped to …
Mundane Magic
Seen through each other
My mom is driving. She’s trailing our family friend’s grey car as it inches along a winding road of snow and mud. A storm blew through a few days earlier, depositing five inches of snow—winter’s first. And it’s forcing our …
Facing Fears
Psychological Safety and felt sensation with Kate Nicholson
In previous columns, we have focused on how understanding our fears can help us live with them. Is this the only way? This week, we explored healing with Kate Nicholson, the assistant director of student wellness programs and coordinator of …
History
Professor Chakkalakal works to reignite interest in the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Unbeknownst to many, within the white house with green shutters at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, one of the most consequential novels in American history was written.
This house is none other than the former residence of the author Harriet …
Bowdoin Climate Action
Town of Brunswick to update Climate Action Plan
The Town of Brunswick is in the process of writing a new Climate Action Plan (CAP) to revamp out-of-date initiatives and set new goals for the coming decades.
After receiving a grant from the State of Maine Governor’s Office of …
An Amateur Historian’s Problematic Faves
The rant on Maximilien Robespierre that no one asked for but everyone needs
This week, we’re going to derail a bit from our usual shenanigans of airing various historical figures’ dirty (and bloody) laundry. Instead of exposing the blemishes on someone’s character, we’ll be talking about a leader with a bad rep who …
This is Health Too
Where the worlds meet: Neoliberalism
Regardless of the country, I’ve had the same conversation with each new person I’ve met abroad. From random strangers to host family relatives, everyone’s first question upon learning that I am from America is, “What do you think about the …
Facilities
The Bowdoin Shuttle: Creating connections across campus
Many a cold and weary Bowdoin student has utilized the omnipresent white, six-passenger vans that drive around campus. However, students may be unaware of the extent of the shuttle’s operations and the people who keep the program running.
Abby Rubin …
Bowdoin
Former Professor Christian Potholm ’62 battles for ballot measures in new book
In his newest book, “How Maine Decides, An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost,” former Professor of Government Christian Potholm ’62 condenses his experience campaigning for ballot measures into an analysis of Maine’s unique …