Open Edges
Our summer clothes
“My best friend’s name was Gil. We used to blaze down the sidewalks around here on our bikes with no-hands, cutting and weaving. I thought I was invincible, but Gil, Gil had a death wish. Everything I could do he …
Features
Brickyard Hollow opens location in downtown Brunswick
Beer and pizza enthusiasts can celebrate a new addition to Brunswick’s downtown: Yarmouth-based chain Brickyard Hollow has moved into the Tontine Mall in the former location of Butchers & Bakers.
The brewing company now has locations in seven Maine towns …
Pokémon GO sees renewed peak-achu
Raids and rivalries plague our campus, not just in the retelling of momentous battles in class or between the pages of a history textbook, but also in the epic pursuit of “catching ‘em all.”
Now that the weather has taken …
Q&A with the Bowdoin dog spotter
If you’ve ever seen Violet Rizzieri ’23 sprint across the quad, odds are she was chasing down a dog, camera in hand. While her love of canines may be obvious, her motivations for snapping pictures of dogs on campus have …
International Students
Administrative dilemma: International students advocate for expanded career opportunities
For many Bowdoin students, the number of options for on- and off-campus employment is extensive. From summer internships and research assistantships to volunteer positions, these opportunities offer invaluable experience and often promise post-graduation offers.
This situation is infinitely more complicated …
Dining Service
Ryan Miller on the future of Bowdoin Dining
Bowdoin’s dining halls provide a source of community for students, and in his first six months as the Executive Director of Bowdoin Dining, Ryan Miller has been excited to play a role in shaping this aspect of campus culture.
Miller …
From Appleton to Zaki: Past presidents provide enduring legacies and reflect on the role
Memorials to past presidents surround Bowdoin’s campus. When students reside in first-year bricks Appleton and Hyde, move into Chamberlain Hall, Coles Tower and Howell House as upperclassmen, take classes in Sills Hall and swim in Greason Pool, they pay quiet …
Talk of the Quad
My Bowdoin goodbye
I used to think my time at Bowdoin would be separated into a “before” and an “after” with the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 being the cataclysmic event. But as I sit here thinking about the last four years, I’ve …
Talk of the Quad
Missed Connections
Airports exist primarily as a liminal space to me, so I usually discard my experiences within them as mere figments of my imagination.
But last year, in Boston Logan International Airport, something real happened to me—something that wasn’t a dream. …
CSA provides Christian and interfaith community
Whether through Bible study groups or s’mores and songs around the bonfire, the Christian Students Association (CSA) works hard to provide Bowdoin students who identify as Christian with a sense of religious belonging and community grounded in inclusion, collaboration and …