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For What It's Worth
The familiarity of a general store
A week or so ago, I went to the BCMA and saw the Gordon Parks exhibit. I spent some time looking at the photographs, and I kept circling back to one set centered on this quaint general store. There was …
Bowdoin
Professors promote proximity to campus life
If you live off-campus, your neighbors might be Bowdoin faculty or staff. A number of faculty members live within walking distance of the campus, which has not only been convenient for them but has also added to the sense of …
community
Shall we talk?
This Monday, I received a brief and somewhat surprising email from Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) announcing a plan to adopt a new, completely reworked constitution. It included several things I had concerns about, so I decided, for the first time …
community
Limmud Fellowship creates a space for open dialogue through religious texts
This semester, Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor, who works as the College’s part-time Jewish life advisor, has been leading the Limmud Fellowship with a cohort of five students. The ongoing fellowship centers around Jewish ideas and values, with a goal of providing …
community
A brief guide to meaningful conversation
“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 …
community
“Unwelcome, intimidated, unsafe”: Reflections on the encampment
As a student uninvolved with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), I have been appalled by the recent incidents on campus. I feel as though my opinion is being drowned out by a vocal minority. To quote President Zaki’s email …
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Friday Connections event brings the campus together for food and games
Last Friday, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity sponsored the first Friday Connections event in Moulton Union. With the goal of helping students relax and process the end of the week, the event featured bingo, various partnerships with student organizations …
Talk of the Quad
Lessons from a year of anonymity
In August 2023, I boarded a flight to Paris, France and set off to spend my junior year abroad. As I jetted into the cloudy sky and nervously anticipated the year to come, I thought about what I hoped to …
Brunswick
Rolling beds and building bridges
On a crisp Saturday morning in Brunswick, the quiet street of Park Row came alive with laughter, cheers and the rumbling of bed frames on wheels. The Annual Rolling Slumber Bed Races, a cherished town tradition, once again brought together …