Unpopular opinion: We’re too hard on France. I know, I know, what could those baguette-loving, mustache-having colonizers offer us super cool Americans? The answer to that question is the contributions of one Victor Marie Hugo. Of all the mad lads …
If you told me a year ago that in my junior fall, I would be studying abroad, I would have probably shaken my head, puzzled. But if you said to me that I would be traveling to three countries across …
Brunswick’s Maine Street Streetscape Project, a major reconstruction of sidewalks and infrastructure, has been underway since May 2024. The project, managed by the Town of Brunswick and Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), focuses on improving the pedestrian experience by …
After spending ten weeks working in the oppressive heat and humidity of D.C., I was more than ready to go back home to New Hampshire, a place with friends, family, beaches, mountains, a “live free or die” attitude and a …
My distant Irish heritage, bestowed upon me from paternal great-grandparents I’ve never met, has left me with few connections to the Emerald Isle—namely, a love for Irish literature, fair skin that burns at the first touch of sunlight, a vaguely …
Now that the semester is in full swing and everyone is starting to navigate the pressures and difficulties of their upcoming assignments, a nice break from the monotony of studying is well-needed. Here to give you that break is a …
As new Bowdoin students slowly settle into academic and social rhythms, the centerpiece of students’ introductions to Bowdoin—orientation trips—has started to fade into the background. Even so, many students going back decades frequently reminisce about their wild, hilarious or awe-inspiring …
Bowdoin’s Class of 2028 began their first year much like the first years before them—the frenzy of settling into their bricks and the excitement of a new year, full of endless possibilities. However, the College’s changes to first-year class registration …