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Since 1871, The Bowdoin Orient has been a staple at the College, covering and chronicling events on and around campus. From April 1899 onward, our coverage has been weekly. Looking back at Orient issues from the month of February, we …
Upperclassmen residence Howard Hall, built in 1996, immortalizes the “Christian General,” a Bowdoin alum both ridiculed and revered who helped to alter the course of American education
Oliver Otis Howard was born to Rowland Howard and Elizabeth Otis …
For much of Bowdoin’s history, winter was not something to be endured by students alone, but instead the frozen ground and early darkness were turned into a reason to gather and compete.
Snow sculpture contests were once a central feature …
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 …
