Just before 6 p.m. on Monday, the final Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protestors remaining in the Smith Union encampment walked out to a large, cheering crowd gathered on Dudley Coe Quad after reaching an agreement with College administrators. …
Students still inside of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment in Smith Union after the 8:30 a.m. deadline received physical letters from Senior Vice President and Dean for Student Affairs Jim Hoppe informing them that they had been …
Update February 10, 12:15 a.m.: Late on Sunday evening, a crowd gathered in front of the south entrance of Smith Union after receiving notice from protesters inside that the College would potentially act to remove the encampment. Protesters expected this …
February 7, 2025, 1:10 p.m.: According to Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Scott Hood, Smith Union remains closed, but student protesters are holding open the doors to the building to allow people and supplies to pass through. …
February 7, 2025, 8:30 a.m.: A group of about 15 students assembled in the odeon outside the side entrance to Smith Union before approaching the door to chant while a security guard blocked the doors inside.
Since last year, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has positioned itself as a moral compass on campus, championing a referendum asking that the College disclose its exposure in investing in weapons manufacturers and requesting them to not invest in …
Last May, the “Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum” was passed with a 66.84 percent supermajority of the 1,366 students who voted. The referendum—spearheaded by Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)—asked the College to take an institutional stand against the …
Last October, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted a teach-in on the immediate escalation of violence against Palestinians following Hamas’s October 7 attack. In the year since, the Israeli military has killed at least 40,000 Palestinians—20 times the number …
In September, Bowdoin finally responded to the results of last year’s referendum. After months of purported deliberation, the Trustees announced the creation of the “Ad Hoc Committee on Investments and Responsibility” (ACIR). Rather than a true concession, the ACIR is …