Talk of the Quad
Drewminating
“Drew is my home name and Andrew is my school name.” – Me, circa 2007, before going off to kindergarten.
For my entire life, my family has called me “Drew” and just about everyone else has called me “Andrew.” When …
Student Life
Talk of the Quad
My ADHD Diagnostic Journey
I’ve struggled with my mental health all my life, and what conditions I may have burrowing inside my head have been a mystery to me up until this past year. Even though I have dealt with nearly debilitating anxiety and …
Who wants me?
Who wants me?: Introducing bachelor number two
Well, the annual trial of Marriage Pact has come and gone, leaving broken hearts and more than one extremely awkward interaction in its wake. Or perhaps I’m just cynical and some of you are freshly off the market, successfully wooed …
Talk of the Quad
Bursting my Bowdoin bubble
I never realized how comfortable I had become in the “Bowdoin bubble” until I ventured outside of it for the first time since coming to campus. Stepping off the train at Boston’s North Station during Fall Break felt like a …
Brunswick
BRJC makes a comeback as a response to Dobbs decision
When Kaitlin Weiss ’25 saw the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision last May, she was frustrated that there was seemingly nowhere for her to direct her passion for reproductive rights on campus.
In response to the leak, …
Election
Midterms prompt Bowdoin Votes to encourage political engagement on campus
The 2022 midterm elections are only 39 days away. As political campaigns are preparing for their final push, so is Bowdoin Votes, the Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good’s nonpartisan group that serves to increase campus political engagement. Bowdoin …
Good Old Raisins and Peanuts (GORP)
Tree teachings
When you think of a forest, maybe you think of an ecosystem. A hierarchy, a function, a mechanism of inputs and outputs driven by competition. Maybe a million tiny elements working asynchronously, maybe a huge, labyrinthine conglomeration of life bound …
Talk of the Quad
First star I see tonight
Looking out my bedroom window, I see a bright light blinking across the dark sky. The sound of an engine rumbles low in the distance.
“Starlight, star bright,” I whisper to myself.
Growing up next to Boston Logan …
Talk of the Quad
Existing while anxious
The other day, I was in Thorne, and I saw two of my friends talking. One of them said something, and the other laughed. My immediate reaction was that they were obviously making fun of me, even though I sat …
Academic Affairs
Julia O’Rourke takes on tour guide program amidst Fahey’s leave
Associate Dean of Admissions Justin Fahey will be leaving the tour guide program this week, wrapping up five years of work at the College. Approximately two years of his time were spent heading the program, a role that Assistant Dean …