Vacuoles of Knowledge
The land’o Pando
If you are like me, you were taught at an early age that the largest organism on earth is the blue whale. Well, get ready for your mind to be blown: we were taught a lie. Look out, blue whale—there’s …
Features
From PR Intern to CEO: How Mariscal ’11 made it to the top of one of New York’s hottest eateries
It’s internship season. Handshake-scrolling, interview-scheduling, rejection-coping internship season.
Around this time ten years ago, Marguerite Mariscal ’11 was also searching. After graduation. she landed a short-term position with Momofuku, a startup culinary brand led by famed restaurateur David Chang. Eight …
Brunswick
Restoring the Lemont Block
The Lemont Block, a four-story historic brick building on the corner of Maine Street and Pleasant Street that has been an iconic part of the Brunswick skyline for over 150 years, is about to have a new chapter added to …
International Students
‘This International Life’: Professor Devgan talks about lived experiences as an international student
As part of programming for International Week, which celebrates international students and occurs in the last week of every April, Bowdoin’s International Student Association (ISA) hosted a talk led by Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Shruti Devgan “This International Life.” …
Sazón y Corazón
Where a poor man can eat like a king
A family friend of mine once said: “Peru is the only country in South America where a poor man can eat like a king.” This exchange came in Lima during a night out at a Madam Tusan chifa restaurant where …
Breaking the silence
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of child sexual abuse and of mental health difficulties following such experiences.
Sometimes, when my mother was gone, her boyfriend would come into my room. He would always knock on my bedroom door the …
Mental Health
COVID peer support group appeals to broader campus community
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have called for the College to focus more on student wellness, both on and off campus. Peer Health feels it has the platform to meet student needs for health and wellness …
Pandemic Picks
Pandemic Picks: Let’s hit the road
This week, I find myself once again unable to justify recommending a book. While this could be due to both my overall diminishing creativity as the semester comes to a close and the fact that my mind is focused …
Campus
Creators of ‘Squirmy and Grubs’ talk about relationship and disability
On Thursday night, the Disabled Students Association (DSA) hosted a talk on Relationships and Disability with YouTube personalities Hannah Aylward and Shane Burcaw. Their YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, has garnered over 842,000 subscribers and over 147 million views. …
Vacuoles of Knowledge
How (not) to be a god
The year: probably somewhere around 560 BCE. The place: Mount Etna. The star of this story: Empedocles, Greek philosopher and self-proclaimed god.
Now, just for a little background on the god situation, this kind of claim was not new for …