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“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” This line from the 1967 classic film “Cool Hand Luke” has been running through my head as events have become much more polarized here on campus and around the world. Can we …
Being a hijabi, I am perceived as a representative of Muslims and Islam. Often people will scrutinize my actions to see if they align with what they believe Islam is. These statements often are said to me as a joke, …
“We believe that your perspective is crucial to our conversations. We know that your hard work, combined with a Bowdoin education, can quite literally change the world.”
Thus ends the first paragraph of my acceptance letter to Bowdoin. Now, just …
I came to a realization the other day as I watched my dad, Mike, and my dog, Bowie, stand up and stroll towards the front door in sync to go out for Bowie’s nightly potty trip. There was just something …
Eighty years from now, my hometown will be swallowed by the ocean. Hot, white sand and elegant, drooping oak trees decimated by the incoming tide. My three-bedroom, FEMA-manufactured home, which has lasted decades longer than it was meant to, will …
For over 16 years, I felt I belonged at Bowdoin. (I have the t-shirt from the Office of Inclusion and Diversity to prove it.) But that changed because of October 7 and the on-campus events since then, including the College’s …
On Tuesday, February 11, Ronan Farrow spoke in Kresge Auditorium to a crowd of students, professors and community members alike about the responsibility and challenges of the next generation. Early on in the talk, he and moderator Theo Greene discussed …
To the Editors:
As the parent of a Bowdoin graduate, I am dismayed at the college’s authoritarian response to the recent student demonstration. The United States has been horribly complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Where’s the respect for those …
“You belong at Bowdoin.”
From freshman year orientation week to your final steps on the graduation stage, this sentiment permeates the Bowdoin undergraduate experience. Undergirding every moment of your Bowdoin career, the promise of community surrounds you as you navigate …
1. We stand in support of our students who acted out of principled conviction and with the aim of driving positive change at the College and beyond. The College continues to remain silent while the White House openly declares its …
