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The vegetables in the dining halls are a constant reminder of the presence of the Bowdoin Organic Garden (BOG) and its work on campus.
However, some students experience the BOG on a deeper level, digging into the soil through different …
As Earth Day approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the role Bowdoin will play in mitigating the climate crisis. While people traditionally write op-eds to criticize a policy or institution, I’d like to draw attention to something Bowdoin is doing a …
Most of the time, my room on the first floor of Helmreich House is boiling hot. Sometimes I appreciate the nice retreat from the bitter cold of the Maine winter, but if I’m trying to sleep or clean my room, …
In most respects, Bowdoin is the environmentally-minded college it’s touted to be, but it is falling short in one crucial area: It sells disposable plastic water bottles on campus and distributes them to sports teams for their travels. These products …
On Wednesday evening, the Roux Lantern was aglow with conversations of hope and visions of tangible action for environmental justice.
Students, faculty and Brunswick residents packed the room for an environmental justice panel featuring Roux Distinguished Scholar Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, …
Last weekend, Bowdoin partnered with The Roux Institute at Northeastern University to co-host an event titled “Start Summit: Decarbonizing the Built Environment.” State representatives, nonprofit founders and green energy experts led a panel at the Portland Museum of Art last …
As part of the Association of Bowdoin Friends’ community lecture series, Keisha Payson, the director of sustainability, discussed the College’s plan to decarbonize by 2042 in Moulton Main Lounge yesterday. She spoke on what the College has already achieved and …
Last Monday, the Brunswick Town Council unanimously approved a new year-long position on the Brunswick Conservation Commission specifically for Bowdoin students. The position builds on another student committee position added to the Town Commons committee this summer, which is held …
As the Mail Center’s start-of-semester bustle of move-in boxes, Amazon packages and textbooks seems to slow down, a new problem arises: getting rid of all the boxes.
Starting this month, the Mail Center’s newly-hired student “sustainability analysts” will work to …
Campus has been feeling electric lately—Bowdoin Facilities Management is aiming to switch entirely to electric vehicles and equipment by 2028.
Facilities started this initiative two years ago as a part of Bowdoin’s broader Climate Action Plan
for the campus to …
