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Last Friday afternoon, the third floor of Hawthorne–Longfellow Library filled with students, librarians, faculty and community members as the Bowdoin Preservation Collective (BPC) unveiled their reimagined Joshua Chamberlain exhibition—an effort months in the making and years in the dreaming.
Over …
As the nation’s oldest continuously published college weekly, issues of the Orient dating back to 1871 are accessible in the College’s archives. This week, we looked back at past newspapers from the month of November to find memorable moments …
At a panel for students and faculty last night, professors from the history department framed political violence with historical examples from their respective areas of expertise to make sense of current events in the United States. With four faculty leading …
Ascending past the Polar Bear statue to the entrance of Sargent Gymnasium, the echoes of bouncing balls guide you to a vast room patterned by an expansive matrix of court lines. Sargent is a dynamic space hosting a variety of …
Lying beneath the manicured Main Quad of campus lies a hidden world: A network of steam tunnels, long shrouded in myth and the scene of much mischief, inspiring generations of student curiosity and exploration.
These steam tunnels were first proposed …
Eleanor Morrell met her husband Richard (Dick) Morrell ’50 during a formal dance at Westbrook Junior College, now the University of New England, in 1947. Two years after he graduated from Bowdoin, the couple moved to Brunswick, where Eleanor still …
If you walk into Gibson Hall, you’ll most likely be greeted by the faint sounds of music from above or below you. Cozy and cramped, Gibson is home to Bowdoin’s music department. Throughout its existence, both musicians and music aficionados …
Massachusetts Hall, the oldest building on Bowdoin’s campus, has a long and storied history full of renovations and evolving purposes. The 223-year old building was named after the state of Massachusetts, of which Maine was a part of until it …
Whether looking for books, ghosts or gargoyles, Hubbard Hall has everything. In its almost 122 years on campus, it has seen multiple transformations, from library to offices.
Hubbard Hall is named after General Thomas Hamlin Hubbard, Class of 1857, who …
In May 1986, as Bowdoin prepared for its 180th Commencement, a cardboard and scrap wood structure stood on the Main Quad.
Members of Students for Action Against Apartheid occupied what they called the “shanty” on the quad to push for …
