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When I leave, which home will I miss more?
I miss my dog. A lot. I miss him so much that I have taped not one but two photos of him to my carrel in the library, and sometimes I talk to them when no one is around. And …
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Thank you, Bowdoin women
My heart flutters when the door creaks open—the stage is dimly lit, empty. I grip my crinkled note card too hard, and my palms smudge the ink. I step out onto the stage. The clapping slows, my feet wander ahead …
Door to door, day by day
Saturday, February 1—Rochester, N.H.
The calluses first appeared around day 12 in Sioux City, Iowa, says Penny Mack ’22.
“You knock like two doors, and the calluses are already coming back,” she says, making a fist with her right hand, …
Searching for spirituality, religion as radical practice
I identify as religious. My father comes from a long line of Irish-Catholics; he and my mother, who was raised Lutheran, decided to raise my sisters and me in the Catholic Church. In high school, my religious identity became an …
Dear America
To be in love, and at home, ‘in all lands and all ages’
The earliest memories I have of America involve a slew of mystical reveries about how the nation on the other side of Earth works.
How did I even begin to explain America? It was immaculate. It had 50 states with …
Hot dog eating contest draws hungry student crowd
Two men, four dogs, one champion.
The inaugural Helmreich House Hot Dog Eating Contest ended in a tie Saturday afternoon, forcing an electrifying overtime period from which a winner emerged, much to the delight of dozens of raucous students gathered …
Brunswick restaurant opens with twist on the classics
With its elegant interior, locally-sourced ingredients and a pared-down menu, Maine St. Steak and Oyster strives to create a casual ambience with high-end versions of classic dishes. The restaurant, which opened last Thursday, saw a busy first weekend and looks …
Behind the Name Tag
Buzzing with positivity: Thorne greeter Doug Calhoun
Bowdoin is a campus of many tattoos, but perhaps the College’s most famous ink is Doug Calhoun’s honey bee, located on his left wrist. The tattoo, which Calhoun got at age 74, is an homage to his beehive and can …
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Still on a quest for connection to place
Have you ever experienced a really, really bad jet lag?
Not the type where you crave dinner at 4 p.m. or feel the need to pop a melatonin before bed. This is something much more daunting and debilitating, an out-of-body …
Where are the women of color in ‘Modern Love’?
The first episode of Amazon Prime’s “Modern Love,” “When the Doorman is Your Main Man,” tells the story of Maggie, a single woman in New York who becomes pregnant. Despite the pregnancy being unplanned and the fact that the father …