Talk of the Quad
Consider the photo
“Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve / Debí darte más besos y abrazos las veces que pude.”
Undoubtedly, Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musical artists in the world right now. He has been named Spotify’s …
Features
Why Brunswick?
Why Brunswick?: Gary Lawless and Beth Leonard
I try not to go into my interviews with a thesis. But the notion of a couple who has run a bookstore on Maine Street for over four decades was catnip to an already hopeless romantic. Before I even met …
Talk of the Quad
The groundhog was right
The groundhog was right: There were six more weeks of winter. He’s such a sensation, though he’s only right 35 percent of the time. What else is revered as much for that low of a success rate? We should start …
Talk of the Quad
Reflections on wristlessness
Breaking a bone can mark a majorly distinct life period. Snap anything other than a toe or finger, and you have at least a month in recovery to look forward to with many daily inconveniences along the way. The result …
Talk of the Quad
Pardon my rage: Puerto Rico is not your playground
It’s that time of year again. Open Instagram and you’ll find yourself drowning (no, hurricanes can’t get us here, let’s say swimming) in a Caribbean sea of paradisiacal photos with varying degrees of aesthetic quality and colonial bullsh*t. Better known …
Talk of the Quad
35,000 feet above the Atlantic
When I made the decision not to study abroad, I didn’t expect to be asked “why not?” as often as I have. To some extent, I get it, because while apparently around 50 percent of juniors study abroad, sometimes it …
Ivies
Spring Concert rewind through the archives
On Friday, the campus will welcome performances from electropop duo MGNA Crrrta and indie band Peach Pit for the annual Spring Concert, now held separately from Ivies Weekend.
Ivy Day, Bowdoin’s annual spring tradition, dates back to 1865, when …
Let's Go Clubbing
From forgotten to flourishing: Inside the revival of Bowdoin Fencing
When the Bowdoin Fencing Club attended arguably the most important tournament of their season in 2023, the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference (NEIFC) Fall Invitational (or better known by its participants as “The Big One”), they were met with excitement …
Why Brunswick?
Why Brunswick?: Crystal Gilbert
Whenever I’m itching to get off campus for a little retail therapy, I escape to the Brunswick Flea Market for a Saturday morning and lose myself in its maze of maximalist antiques and carefully made crafts. This happens more than …
Fostering dialogue and disagreement across campus: The Bowdoin Conversation Fellowship
Director of Institutional Inclusion and Diversity Programs Katy Stern believes there is a critical distinction between a debate and a discussion.
“In a debate, there’s a winning view. In a discussion, we’re having a conversation to understand the other side, …