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Major current events are appropriately the subject of debate, especially at institutions such as Bowdoin devoted to training tomorrow’s leaders. Arguments that are well reasoned, supportable and respectful of differing views and the audience are what one should expect to …
A few years ago, while working at a large public relations firm, I was responsible for ghostwriting for a big client. The client wanted us to draft an op-ed and, as this was a plum assignment, I gave it to …
Some things need plain stating. The world has spent the last two years bearing witness to one of the great atrocities of our age: a live-streamed, protracted genocide carried out with near-total impunity by its perpetrators, armed and backed by …
A recent November 14 Letter to the Editor begins with the sentence: “Bowdoin’s Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) state that a majority of the Bowdoin community are of the opinion that Israel is guilty of genocide. Opinion, …
In a coffee shop in the United States, community is built through the simple transaction of language. We build connections through our diverse cultures, uniting people throughout the world regardless of borders and ethnicity. However, this moment of shared culture …
The Bowdoin Equestrian Team is simply the best space on campus.
And to prove it, a quick primer in all things equine: horses walk, trot, canter, then gallop—so I proceed with the following:
Walking
Who’s this captain of Bowdoin Equestrian? …
Over Thanksgiving break, somewhere between turkey trotting and sitting in front of the TV (go Buckeyes), I kept trying to figure out what I wanted to write this week. I had some good ideas, random ones, questionable ones, but nothing …
During a conversation with a classmate my junior year of high school, I offhandedly mentioned how a new female student I met was “surprisingly smart.” After I said that, she gave me a confused look. “Why would that be surprising?” …
I have found Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a malignant, selfish narcissist since before most of Bowdoin’s current senior class was even born. I’ve despised him since 1996. He thrives on conflict.
Yet I am a Zionist.
I have been …
It’s 4 p.m., and the sun has set. The roads are icy, it’s quiet and you can feel the cold wind piercing through your L.L. Bean-branded fleece. That’s the nature of winters in Brunswick. During the semester, this atmosphere is …
