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Encampment
Bowdoin Safety and Security lock down Smith Union, SJP encampment continues
February 7, 2025, 1:10 p.m.: According to Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Scott Hood, Smith Union remains closed, but student protesters are holding open the doors to the building to allow people and supplies to pass through. …
Faculty
Faculty address Trump administration’s policies, interdisciplinary honors projects
Last Friday, faculty members gathered for their monthly meeting to acknowledge the impact of the Trump administration on higher education as well as to review potential changes to honors projects and independent studies.
President Safa Zaki opened with remarks on …
BSG
BSG discusses hate speech, shuttle services and funding
On Wednesday night, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met in Mills Hall for its second meeting of the spring semester. The meeting opened with a discussion of racist flyers found around Maine before moving on to funding and other initiatives.
BSG …
News in Brief
College responds to Brunswick ICE rumors
Following last week’s debunked rumor that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were spotted in downtown Brunswick, the Office of Safety and Security issued a statement Wednesday advising College members on interacting with ICE agents and other law enforcement …
Lecture
FSJP discusses Bowdoin’s history with Apartheid divestment
On Wednesday, Bowdoin Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) hosted a talk in Kresge Auditorium to educate the Bowdoin and Brunswick communities about the College’s history with divestment. The lecture mainly pertained to the history of Bowdon’s divestment …
Lecture
Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor speaks on history of Zionism
As a part of this year’s Interfaith Visibility Week, the Rachel Lord Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invited community members to the VAC’s Beam Classroom on Tuesday night for an educational event on Zionism. The event, entitled “Roots of …
Lecture
Kaira Jewel Lingo speaks on spirituality and mindfulness during Interfaith Visibility Week
As part of campus celebrations of Interfaith Visibility Week, Kaira Jewel Lingo, a former Buddhist monk whose work blends spirituality and social justice, spoke in Kresge Auditorium Monday night. Lingo’s talk, titled “We Were Made for These Times,” centered on …
Brunswick
Bowdoin students see increased alcohol-related citations and updated ID rules in Brunswick
In the past two months, there has been an increase in the number of warnings and subsequent citations Bowdoin students have received regarding civil alcohol laws from the Brunswick Police Department (BPD). Associate Vice President of the Office of Safety …
Encampment
Students for Justice in Palestine form encampment in Smith Union
February 7, 2025, 8:30 a.m.: A group of about 15 students assembled in the odeon outside the side entrance to Smith Union before approaching the door to chant while a security guard blocked the doors inside.
“To our beautiful bears …