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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 …
To those carrying heavy hearts,
I know how hard it is to live today. In the past weeks, we’ve watched our own government tear itself apart with a shutdown that held our most vulnerable citizens as pawns. We’ve watched our …
To the editors,
Zohran Mandami’s ’14 ascension to become mayor of New York City is an extraordinary accomplishment.
He caught the imagination of the voters, capturing their hopes and addressing their fears around affordability to win. Bowdoin has had a …
It’s been tough watching the faculty activism at Bowdoin over the last few years. The op-eds, the public lectures, the postering, the encampment support, the stacking of faculty governance committees, the social media posts. This fanatical, obsessive streak within the …
I often lose touch with the soil I stand on. Thus, I offer an American parable.
It was an American summer day. The fields of corn had emerged from the damp earth and the birds sang through the first rays …
