We’ve all thought at some point in our lives, “Well, that was awkward.” That’s a thought that’s crossed my mind quite often in the year and a half I’ve been at Bowdoin. But instead of giving in to the temptation …
The encampment formed in Smith Union by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protestors last Thursday, February 6, ended this past Monday, February 10. Campus community members reflect on complex emotions and contrasting perspectives that unfolded over the encampment’s four-day …
I consider myself a political person. Every morning I read the news or listen to a podcast summarizing it. My Instagram feed is littered with posts from The New York Times, The New Yorker and meme accounts spoofing current events. …
Last Thursday, when I heard about the encampment in Smith Union, confusion pulsed through me. I wasn’t sure how I felt, or who I could talk to about the way I was feeling.
One long-standing conception of academia is that of the ivory tower: an elite scholarly enterprise focused solely on the pursuit of truth and knowledge, removed from worldly concerns and troubles. For decades, however, many academics have sought to challenge that …
I don’t have a favorite donut, but if I had to pick, it would probably be a Boston cream or some sort of donut with filling. I’m not too concerned about the filling’s flavor, so long as it’s yummy.
After sitting quiet and empty for several months, the former home of Scarlet Begonias in Brunswick Station was bursting with life again on Wednesday night, under new ownership and a new name: Pomelia. Just over a week after opening, nearly …
Gary Lawless, a poet, editor, publisher, community activist and co-owner of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, presented on Brunswick’s history with the Ku Klux Klan at Curtis Memorial Library on Wednesday. The talk was sponsored by Midcoast Senior College.…