On Tuesday night, Democrat Zohran Mamdani ’14 was elected as the next mayor of New York City, making him the first Muslim and South Asian mayor in the city’s history.
Mamdani’s win in the largest city in the United States …
With more than 95 percent of votes counted for both measures, Question 1 was rejected with just over 64 percent voting “No.” Question 2, however, passed with nearly 63 …
On Tuesday afternoon, author and director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate Ken Stern delivered a talk titled “Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking and the Future of Democracy” in Kresge Auditorium. The talk was the fourth in the …
Last Wednesday in Kresge Auditorium, professor of law at Harvard Law School Lawrence Lessig discussed ongoing litigation at the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit regarding campaign finance regulations. This litigation pertains to a 2024 Maine ballot initiative limiting …
On Thursday night, Stefan Andreasson, reader in comparative politics at Queen’s University Belfast, delivered a lecture unpacking the dominance of Exxon Mobil in the American and global oil industries. Andreasson examined Exxon Mobil’s commitment to growing its oil and gas …
Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) convened in a closed executive session on Wednesday night in Mills Hall to discuss the College’s operating budget and student perspectives on how financial resources should be allocated.
On Tuesday, November 4, Brunswick voters will fill four town council seats and three school board seats at the Recreation Center on Brunswick Landing. The state will also be voting on two referendum questions with the potential to change absentee …
On Wednesday night, Dr. Teona Williams ’12 spoke to a crowded room of students, professors and community members in Mills Hall. Her talk, titled, “When Hunger was the Disaster: The Politics of Hunger and Food Justice in the Mississippi Delta,” …
Editor’s Note, Saturday, November 1, at 4:21 p.m.: A previous version of this article misinterpreted a quote as saying that an attendee felt the talk was ineffective in linking together the three forms of bigotry discussed. He instead meant that …
On Wednesday night, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) convened in Mills Hall to continue discussions regarding tuition spending, Halloween plans and shuttle vans for Thanksgiving break.
Following up on BSG’s discussion with Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer …