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Bowdoin’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) started the Viewpoint Exchange series with the goal of “encouraging respectful engagement, expanded education and open dialogue” on wedge issues such as “antisemitism, Islamophobia and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.” The …
I love taking photos. While doing a research project in my Darkroom Photography class last year (shoutout Professor Kolster), I deeply resonated with Henri Cartier-Bresson’s philosophy of photography as a means to discover and capture decisive moments. For Bresson and …
The aesthetics of evil. Doesn’t that sound seductive? As children, before we become aware of ourselves and the world around us, norms and laws are subliminally impressed on us to “keep us safe.” While wearing seatbelts, eating greens and abstaining …
Please keep your cats inside.
I do not hate cats, but seeing a cat outdoors upsets me without fail. Their presence constitutes a massive ecological catastrophe globally and locally. Tangible action can and must be taken.
As a birder, I …
I feel we’re living in a rather defensive age. I remember being an 11-year-old defending my beliefs that someone who “grabs women by the pu**y” should not be president. I remember being a high schooler defending my stance that we …
Perhaps you heard about all the displacement and deaths from the flooding in Nepal and the earthquakes in Venezuela. It’s at times like these I expect us to spring into action. When the Canterbury region of New Zealand, where I …
How often have you met someone who reminds you of a friend you already know? It may not come to you at first, but eventually you realize, “Wow, their laugh is so similar to another friend’s.” Two of my best …
Before I came to Bowdoin, I spent my summers teaching kids how to sail, where capsizing a boat was the least stressful part of their week. Kids who were bouncing between foster homes, kids whose household relied on their ability …
Dear Reader:
I haven’t much time—I’m on my lunch break—but I’m writing to you from an uncharted territory: real life. Indeed, this May I flipped across the graduation stage and tossed my cap in the air with my classmates as …
Look. We’ve all heard the rumor. And no, I’m not talking about the “Is Whittier Henry really as devilishly handsome and undeniably charming as they say?” rumor. I’m talking about the far worse one. The chilling whisper around the campfire. …
