Photo Essay
Living through the 2024 Election
We are feeling.
Pain. Confusion. Disappointment.
We have felt.
Hopeful. Preoccupied. Nervous. Excited.
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Features
This is Health Too
Storytelling heals
Everyone in South Africa is a storyteller. And all stories in South Africa circle back to apartheid. From conversations with Uber drivers to random people you meet at a market, people are eager to share their life experiences with you, …
An Amateur Historian’s Problematic Faves
Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss: Female spies
What wartime role is more romanticized than that of a spy? Anyone can dream up high-stakes situations, cool equipment and secret missions, but can you name a single American spy besides Nathan Hale? Oh, you can? Great! How about one …
What's in a Name
What’s in a name: Sills Hall
“Excellent teaching in wooden halls,” Bowdoin College President Dr. Kenneth C. M. Sills said, “is much better than wooden teaching in marble halls.”
Bowdoin’s eighth president and alumnus of 1901, Sills carried on the many traditions of the College. He …
Comedy
Finding an ummah at Bowdoin
Over the last several years, the Muslim Students Association (MSA) has become a powerful voice on campus. From hosting Eid Mubarak celebrations to interfaith events, MSA has grown into a source of community and education.
On Saturday, October 25th, students …
Facing Fears
Finding solid ground
We started this column hoping to become better at facing our fears: to do the things that scare us—things like interviewing people and then publishing those words for the whole campus to see. But we found through our conversations that …
Mundane Magic
Seen through film
It’s all too easy to ignore mundane things. A plastic water bottle, stains on the grocery store wall, pigeons, sunlight more shadow than light. A pot of water just before it boils. The diffuse mutter of traffic. It’s so easy …
Talk of the Quad
I am not “Lost”
For weeks, I have been trying to develop an alliterative trifecta for my TOQs, adding a third J to accompany my pieces on Jersey Mike’s and Jimmy Carter, and I finally found it: Jack from “Lost.” If you have known …
Talk of the Quad
Unleashing authenticity
The other day in dance class, I stopped dancing and laid on the floor. My peers continued to swirl around me, and my professor stood watchful in the corner. But I stayed there on the floor, unmoving, allowing the curve …
Bowdoin Votes
Bowdoin Votes engages students ahead of the election
In the midst of the polarizing political climate leading up to the 2024 General Election, Bowdoin Votes has worked tirelessly to make voting and civic engagement accessible to everybody, regardless of their politics.
The nonpartisan group, which functions under the …