Talk of the Quad
Hasta la raíz
“Yo te llevo dentro, hasta la raíz
Y por más que crezca vas a estar aquí
Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña y encuentre un campo lleno de caña
No habrá manera, mi rayo de luna, que tú te …
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Small talk
The inescapable awkwardness of College Houses
Where did we leave off? Oh right, picture this. The lights are low, it’s dark, you’re dancing to that song you heard one too many times, and then what’s that you hear? Silence. The speakers cut out for the seventh …
community
Limmud Fellowship creates a space for open dialogue through religious texts
This semester, Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor, who works as the College’s part-time Jewish life advisor, has been leading the Limmud Fellowship with a cohort of five students. The ongoing fellowship centers around Jewish ideas and values, with a goal of providing …
Bowdoin
iLead: Building student leadership skills at Bowdoin
This semester, Sara Binkhorst, Bowdoin’s director of student leadership development, will run an eight-week program titled iLead. Each week, a cohort of students will meet and work through a curriculum designed to develop leadership skills through interactive and experiential learning.…
Chaywarma’s Phormula
When you’re cooked, you’re cooked
One morning, someone walks into your room and tells you that you have a slice of toast waiting for you for breakfast. After getting ready for the day, you walk into the kitchen, and to your surprise, you find a …
What's in a Name
What’s in a Name: Hubbard Hall
Whether looking for books, ghosts or gargoyles, Hubbard Hall has everything. In its almost 122 years on campus, it has seen multiple transformations, from library to offices.
Hubbard Hall is named after General Thomas Hamlin Hubbard, Class of 1857, who …
Artificial Intelligence
Students develop AI tool to improve writing skills at hackathon, highlighting AI’s potential in academics
Three Bowdoin students participating in a hackathon earlier this month developed an educational tool to improve writing skills using artificial intelligence (AI), raising important questions about the role of AI in relation to academics.
Hackathons, events where teams collaborate over …
Small talk
Small talk: A column on awkwardness at Bowdoin
We’ve all thought at some point in our lives, “Well, that was awkward.” That’s a thought that’s crossed my mind quite often in the year and a half I’ve been at Bowdoin. But instead of giving in to the temptation …
Encampment
Campus community reflects on SJP encampment
The encampment formed in Smith Union by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protestors last Thursday, February 6, ended this past Monday, February 10. Campus community members reflect on complex emotions and contrasting perspectives that unfolded over the encampment’s four-day …
Talk of the Quad
The siren song of tuning out
I consider myself a political person. Every morning I read the news or listen to a podcast summarizing it. My Instagram feed is littered with posts from The New York Times, The New Yorker and meme accounts spoofing current events. …