Say it like it is
Put the ‘you’ in ‘Ubear’
Last year, I turned 20 on the same day that the football team won its first game in three years. I stormed the field with my friends and, for once, felt proud of a sports team here. The moment was …
Opinion
On Second Thought
Let’s celebrate sophomores declaring their majors
In the weeks leading up to February 20, the deadline to declare a major, I’ve been a listening ear to my indecisive friends. Art history major or government and legal studies and visual arts double major with a History minor? …
To address the Bowdoin-Maine divide, we must go deeper
There are two homeless shelters within walking distance of campus. Many Bowdoin students, maybe even most, don’t know they exist. Tedford Housing operates both shelters, one on Federal Street and the other on Cumberland Street, which together provide safe and …
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Rocket Man
When President Trump tweeted “Little Rocket Man,” along with an image of Kim Jong-Un, the idea of donning a full Elton John outfit (any of them work) and bellowing “I’m a rocket man,” came to mind—not the image of an …
Our America
The Green New Deal needs nuclear
Climate change is our Cold War. While Boomers lived in constant fear of Soviet nuclear annihilation, we suffer daily from the thought—the truth—that the life we now live is set to slowly deteriorate. Every morning we wake up to a …
The American Dream: reconsidered
The January 2019 economic report proved that little can stop the steam of the American free enterprise system. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best January since 1985, rising 7.2 percent; 304,000 jobs were created and wages rose 3.4 …
Pine Tree Perspective
At home in all lands, except this one?
Bowdoin College prides itself on its connection to community. Visit our website and you’ll see countless references to Brunswick and to Maine, touting the College’s close relationship with its Midcoast host and the state it sits in. “Maine and our …
Editorial
Planning for the future
According to an article in this week’s edition of the Orient, many seniors are dissatisfied with the resources provided by the Career Planning Center (CPC). In the Orient’s biannual approval ratings survey, more than a third of seniors reported disapproving …
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for remembering Henry Zietlow ’22
Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my deep appreciation to President Clayton Rose, Coach Doug Welling and the entire Bowdoin community for the profoundly moving memorial service held for Henry Zietlow ’22 on Saturday. Henry was clearly deeply loved …
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Divestment counterproductive for Bowdoin
Dear Editor,
We were concerned with last week’s editorial, “Midd divested. Will we?” We believe divestment would severely limit Bowdoin’s ability to address climate change and lead toward the Common Good.
Bowdoin’s divestment would be inconsequential to the fossil fuel …