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On a cold and sunny afternoon during the first full week of spring semester classes, I finally took advantage of the outdoor ice rink on the quad. A friend from my first year and I had packed our skates before …
The trombone ranks among a handful of instruments that sound most like the human voice—it represents the adults in “Peanuts,” after all. Cartoons aside, the trombone’s tenor range sits in a natural vocal register, and the trombone’s ability to slide …
In his journey from Bowdoin student to a member of the United States Marine Corps, Francisco Navarro ’19 called upon the texts and teachings of Professor of Government Jean Yarbrough’s American Political Thought course.
From April to December 2024, Navarro …
The stories of African Americans in Maine, especially in the 18th century, have not been heavily explored—a fact Special Collections Research Services Librarian Jamey Tanzer is well aware of.
Over the past five years, Tanzer has been exploring the story …
Students interested in working for the federal government are scrambling to reevaluate their job prospects after President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day hiring freeze last week across all executive branch agencies, except those related to “immigration enforcement, national security or …
Following Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, students and faculty felt largely bewildered and distressed, especially in response to the inaugural speeches and the flurry of executive orders that followed.
Professor of Government Allen Springer …
“I love telling stories. I love listening to stories. I love thinking about why people tell the stories they do,” Jaed Coffin said. “I love the way that stories shape the world we live in.” Today, Coffin uses his storytelling …
As students gathered in Kresge Auditorium for a series of presentations during this year’s Sophomore Bootcamp, they not only gained the typical tools for writing cover letters and resumes but also learned how to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their …
When I first got to college, my go-to icebreaker question was, “Do you live to eat or eat to live?” Coming from Singapore, where food is an integral part of the culture and all of my friends “lived to eat,” …
In August 2023, I boarded a flight to Paris, France and set off to spend my junior year abroad. As I jetted into the cloudy sky and nervously anticipated the year to come, I thought about what I hoped to …
