Talk of the Quad
Hear & be heard
Last Thursday, when I heard about the encampment in Smith Union, confusion pulsed through me. I wasn’t sure how I felt, or who I could talk to about the way I was feeling.
Although I did not personally vote in …
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Bowdoin
Bowdoin professors offer thoughts on intersection of politics and academics
One long-standing conception of academia is that of the ivory tower: an elite scholarly enterprise focused solely on the pursuit of truth and knowledge, removed from worldly concerns and troubles. For decades, however, many academics have sought to challenge that …
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Occupations of Bowdoin past shed light on recent SJP encampment in Smith
In May 1986, as Bowdoin prepared for its 180th Commencement, a cardboard and scrap wood structure stood on the Main Quad.
Members of Students for Action Against Apartheid occupied what they called the “shanty” on the quad to push for …
What's in a Name
What’s in a name: Buck Fitness Center
When Director of Athletics Tim Ryan ’98 first stepped onto Bowdoin’s campus, student fitness facilities looked very different than they do today.
“When I first arrived in the fall of 1994, what we would now consider the fitness center was …
Chaywarma’s Phormula
Stop glazing and start filling yourself
I don’t have a favorite donut, but if I had to pick, it would probably be a Boston cream or some sort of donut with filling. I’m not too concerned about the filling’s flavor, so long as it’s yummy.
I …
Brunswick
From Begonia to Pomelia: New Sicilian restaurant blooms in Brunswick Station
After sitting quiet and empty for several months, the former home of Scarlet Begonias in Brunswick Station was bursting with life again on Wednesday night, under new ownership and a new name: Pomelia. Just over a week after opening, nearly …
Bowdoin
Gary Lawless talks history of Ku Klux Klan in Brunswick
Gary Lawless, a poet, editor, publisher, community activist and co-owner of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, presented on Brunswick’s history with the Ku Klux Klan at Curtis Memorial Library on Wednesday. The talk was sponsored by Midcoast Senior College.…
DEI
Bowdoin to host “Douglass Day” celebration
On February 14, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity will host an event for Douglass Day, a program that marks the birth, life and work of Frederick Douglass.
Every Valentine’s Day, people worldwide gather to celebrate the event, with over …
Talk of the Quad
A gentle nudge and reflection
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 …
Talk of the Quad
The only girl in the orchestra
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 …