The Bowdoin Orient

The Bowdoin Orient The nation's oldest continuously published college weekly. The Bowdoin Orient was established in 1871 as Bowdoin College’s newspaper and literary magazine.

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http://twitter.com/bowdoinorient and https://www.instagram.com/bowdoinorient/ Originally issued bi-weekly, it has been a weekly since April, 1899. It is considered to be the oldest continuously-published college weekly in the U.S., which means that it has been in publication every academic year that Bowdoin has been in session since it began publishing weekly (while other college weeklies stopped printing during certain war years).

The women’s rugby team beat the University of New Haven 79-33 in their DII season opener. The team recently changed from...
09/23/2025

The women’s rugby team beat the University of New Haven 79-33 in their DII season opener. The team recently changed from DIII to DII to be challenged more as a team. Read more about women’s rugby at the link.

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This past summer, Zai Yang ’27 created an app where students can view and rate the daily menus at Moulton Union and Thor...
09/22/2025

This past summer, Zai Yang ’27 created an app where students can view and rate the daily menus at Moulton Union and Thorne Hall. Read more about Yang’s creation at the link.

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09/21/2025

Our social media team took to the quad recently to get answers for some pressing questions. Watch our new "Talk of the Quad" series featuring Misha Alibhai '28, Sadie O'Neill '28 and Eve Foley '28.

A vigil in honor of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was canceled on Sunday evening. According to Associate Vice Preside...
09/20/2025

A vigil in honor of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was canceled on Sunday evening. According to Associate Vice President of Safety and Security Bill Harwood, the Maine State Police received an anonymous tip of an external threat to the event. Read more at the link.

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Daniel Hennelly '26 is a military veteran and a current senior who uses film photography to showcase his experience as a...
09/17/2025

Daniel Hennelly '26 is a military veteran and a current senior who uses film photography to showcase his experience as a nontraditional college student. This summer, he spent five weeks traversing the country on the Amtrak to photograph the unique nature of rail travel. Learn more at the link.

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Bowdoin friendships have formed by fate, chance and bonding. From the classic o-trip connection to unexpected ambulance ...
09/16/2025

Bowdoin friendships have formed by fate, chance and bonding. From the classic o-trip connection to unexpected ambulance rides, friendship always seems to find a way on this campus. To read about these friendship stories, visit the link.

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Bowdoin is full of musicians, some of whom have come together through various campus bands. Learn about Kaleidoscope, Pa...
09/15/2025

Bowdoin is full of musicians, some of whom have come together through various campus bands. Learn about Kaleidoscope, Pariah, Josh Klein, and Far From Juno at the link.

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The field hockey team had a successful start to its season, securing wins over Colby College and the University of South...
09/14/2025

The field hockey team had a successful start to its season, securing wins over Colby College and the University of Southern Maine last Saturday and Tuesday, respectively. Learn more at the link.

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A new fantasy-themed cafe has opened on Maine Street. The owners hope to draw in customers not just from Brunswick but a...
09/13/2025

A new fantasy-themed cafe has opened on Maine Street. The owners hope to draw in customers not just from Brunswick but also those on their way to Portland and Bar Harbor. To learn more about the restaurant and its fun offerings, click the link.

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This past Tuesday, two men were arrested after shouting racial slurs and threatening two students. The Bowdoin Safety an...
09/12/2025

This past Tuesday, two men were arrested after shouting racial slurs and threatening two students. The Bowdoin Safety and Security officers who reported to the scene were also threatened by such men. Learn more at the link.

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The Benjamin Hill-Lam ’13 Observatory finished renovations over the summer, providing longevity to the building’s operat...
09/10/2025

The Benjamin Hill-Lam ’13 Observatory finished renovations over the summer, providing longevity to the building’s operations. Before reopening, the building will enter a testing phase for the new instruments. Learn more about the observatory’s changes at the link in our bio.

The Athletics Department named Mohamed Diawara as the inaugural Howard Vandersea Athletics Department Fellow this summer...
09/09/2025

The Athletics Department named Mohamed Diawara as the inaugural Howard Vandersea Athletics Department Fellow this summer. For the next two years, Diawara will work with and learn from athletics staff, specifically focusing on administration and student-athlete well-being at the College. To learn more about Diawara and the fellowship, click the link in our bio.

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