Maine has had a long history of relative political diversity for a state of its homogeneity and small size. While socioeconomic divides in Maine run deep, Maine politics is known for its purple shades—even if there have been eras where …
Little over a century ago, Bowdoin’s seventh president, William DeWitt Hyde, envisioned Bowdoin as a space in which students could learn how to be home “in all lands and all ages.” So, as Bowdoin prepares students today to be competent …
There’s something in the air at Bowdoin, and it’s local politics.
The Brunswick Town Council just unanimously approved a new ordinance expanding opportunities for Bowdoin students to serve on town committees for up to three one-year terms. On Monday, the …
With the Republican primaries approaching, it is becoming increasingly clear that Donald Trump will almost certainly be the party’s presidential candidate. Despite two debates and months of campaigning, no other candidate has been able to command as significant a following. …
Hello, Class of 2024! My name is Melissa Su, and I am running for the position of class president. I was the Class of 2024 president last year, and I thoroughly enjoyed …
I think the first time I noticed a certain wanderlust inside of me was at the beginning of my junior year of high school. I had never really thought deeply about my future. I knew I wanted to avoid college …
At the “Journalism Is Not A Crime” event on Tuesday, Professor of Government and Asian Studies Henry Laurence moderated a panel about Russia’s wrongful detention of Evan and the state of the free press. …
A few Mondays ago, during a class discussion, a fellow student made mention of an Orient op-ed that immediately aroused my interest. The piece,“It’s past time to pluralize political theory at Bowdoin,”purportedly criticizes Bowdoin’s political theory courses for …