Talk of the Quad
I am not “Lost”
For weeks, I have been trying to develop an alliterative trifecta for my TOQs, adding a third J to accompany my pieces on Jersey Mike’s and Jimmy Carter, and I finally found it: Jack from “Lost.” If you have known …
New York
An Amateur Historian’s Problematic Faves
I would buy a Cthulhu plush if H.P. Lovecraft weren’t so racist
Everyone knows who Stephen King is. The same goes for Anne Rice and John Carpenter. And if you don’t know the names Scott or Bloch, you’ve certainly heard of these creators’ genre-defying films “Alien” and “Psycho.” But not nearly as …
At Bowdoin and Beyond
Ellen Baxter’s Bowdoin journey illustrates the common good
Ellen Baxter ’75 is a figure rooted in both Bowdoin history and in advocating for the rights of homeless people. As one of the first women to attend the College and a graduate of Bowdoin’s first fully co-educational class, Baxter’s …