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It took living in the Northeast to come to know that I’m a southerner—that is, from the American South. I grew up emphasizing my Chicagoan origins rather than my hometown in Tennessee in forgettable introductions to familiar strangers, having learned …
Over spring break, my mom handed me a letter. Sent by Ms. Clapp, my beloved high school anatomy & physiology teacher, it had languished under a mounting mountain of mail for untold weeks, maybe months. The sender’s handwriting surprised me: …
Welcome back to Turning Point! In case you are new here, we interview Bowdoin alumni and Mainers about the experiences that shaped their twenties and share their stories with Bowdoin students.
This week, we sat down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author …
I was feeling overwhelmed. My unfinished work had been piling up higher and higher. Now it felt as though the work was peering down at me from an intimidating seven-foot stature, with a disapproving look on its face. I had …
Last March, Victor Ferreira Souza ’26 approached Anyi Sun ’26 with a proposal to restart Bowdoin’s annual TEDx program. The process that followed was not easy—from obtaining a TEDx license to chartering the club, Souza and his team worked over …
Seeking to acknowledge the lack of student awareness surrounding the history of the land on which Bowdoin resides, Andy Robinson ’27 and Grace Campbell ’27 decided to charter the Bowdoin Preservation Collective. The organization will offer students an accessible and …
While many eclipse-chasers traveled north on Monday, Special Collections and Archives traveled back in time to present an open house on the history of eclipses documented at Bowdoin and beyond.
The idea was conceived by Special Collections Education and Engagement …
Drop cookies just dropped in Brunswick. Lil Jam opened its Maine Street doors almost four weeks ago under the guidance of Rebecca Singleton and her staff, serving up decadent drop cookies, picturesque sugar cookies as well as espresso beverages and …
Though Bowdoin is known for its pines, there’s another tree on campus rising to fame in the dining hall.
Since 2012, the Bowdoin Organic Garden (BOG) has been tapping the College’s maple trees to produce maple syrup. Organic Garden Supervisor …
Welcome back to Turning Point! In case you are new here, we interview Bowdoin alumni and Mainers about the experiences that shaped their twenties and share their stories with Bowdoin students.
This week, we sat down with Maine Secretary of …
