Most journeys in civic life don’t begin at five years old, but on January 19, 2010, I brought my kindergarten class’s teddy bear to the polls. I didn’t really understand what the election was about ...

I wrote my CommonApp essay about the fact that my sister is deaf and how growing up, my “superpower” was being her translator. As a brutally shy kid, the privilege of sound, and thus my voice, were ...

Director of Residential and Housing Operations Lisa Rendall will retire this summer after 28 years of working at the College. Since 1998, Rendall has worked in the Office of Residential Life (ResLife) ...

This piece represents the opinion of the author . This is it, Bears! The last edition of the Orient, the last full week of classes, and (for seniors) the last few days we’ll be here on campus.

Ever since my first day at Bowdoin, I never once doubted what my major would be. I still have a year left at Bowdoin, but I’ve finished the Government and Legal Studies major with spare credits. What ...

Courtesy of Kent Becker BACK TO BACK: Mardy Novak ’27 winds up her shot put throw, where she placed second. The junior won javelin for the second year in a row with a 43.27 meter flight. Courtesy of ...

Jared Scott HOME AT LA(DD)ST: Ladd House, a former College House, was renovated in 2022 to celebrate a range of diverse student identities on campus. Ladd House, a space once regarded as a senior ...

Have you ever noticed how your friends are more curious about your boyfriend than your best friend from home? As a proud member of the single population here at Bowdoin, I’ve started to notice a ...

Here is something I know about you: There was a version of you, not so long ago, who could be made completely content by a five-dollar box from a drive-through window. Or perhaps it was your most ...

It was my first move-in day at Bowdoin. After lugging all my suitcases up to my room on Appleton fourth floor, I walked over to Farley Field House with my new roommates for the cookout. I quickly ...

Courtesy of Elizabeth Lee UP FOR DEBATE: The Debate Club meets every Wednesday. Like a not insignificant number of people, I debated in middle and high school. And like a slightly smaller, but still ...

Courtesy of Stephen Perkinson K(NIGHT) OF FUN: Scholars from across the country gathered over the weekend at the college for the New England Medieval Consortium’s annual conference. The weekend ...