Tag Archives: Bowdoin
Tonight on Jeopardy: Bear vs. Jumbo
Tonight at 7:30, Bowdoin’s Cindy Cammarn ’14 is up against Tufts’ Jed Silver ’13 in the collegiate Jeopardy semi-finals. Silver, who watches Jeopardy with his frat and plans to invest his winnings in a start-up NGO, had this to say about the presence of a ‘Cac rival: ”There’s no such thing as a rivalry at Tufts, we’re not [...]
SUMMER HIT ALERT: ‘Emotional Bro’
Bowdoin band The DFP performed a cover of ‘Emotional Bro’ this Friday to raucous reception. The song was written by Bowdoin alum Mikel McCavana ‘12 for his band The Transports, but has never made the ‘Cac internet splash it was clearly destined to have. This is a song for the ‘Cac ages, poised to be more [...]
Pushing The Water Ahead: Bowdoin And NAS
The following is the perspective of one critically thinking Bowdoin student on the recently released report “What Bowdoin Teaches”. My belief is that the National Association of Scholars’ (NAS) study is a comment on ‘Cac culture at large, and that my analysis of it also functions, at times, as a defense of our way of life. [...]
Williams Alum Drags Bowdoin’s Name Through The Mud
This past Wednesday, the National Association of Scholars released a 359-page report criticizing the academia, policies, and practices at Bowdoin College. The report was generously funded by Thomas Klingenstein, a Williams graduate. Why, one might ask, would a wealthy suit expend money towards digging into Bowdoin’s curriculum and social dynamics? The story goes that Bowdoin [...]
The Great Wife-Up of 2013
Late February 2013. College Magazine has just named Bowdoin College one of the Top 10 Universities To Find A Wife. Worn down by the never-ending winter, and uncharacteristically prone to suggestibility, everyone at Bowdoin promptly finds a wife to move in with. These are their stories: 1. Husband: Can you turn that down please? Wife: [...]
Not Done Spreading The Love?
Good. We aren’t either. Valentines Day may technically be over, but we have one more holiday task for our ‘Cac compatriots. Remember when we helped Colby couple Alyssa and Nick win their dream Maine wedding in 2012? Well, here’s another opportunity to grant a serious wish, because Bowdoin grad Caroline ’08 and her partner Jenna [...]
Are These The Best Sean Paul Impersonators Ever?
The Brunswick, ME entertainers in the below video are willing to travel to your party or event. Price negotiable.
Coal Divestment… Worth It?
“No direct coal investment” is what the student leaders of the Williams Divest Coal campaign are proposing. It might seem bold, but there are two problems. Firstly, only 3% of Williams’ $1.8 billion dollar endowment is directly managed by the college; that takes $1.75 billion of the table from the beginning. Secondly, not a dollar [...]
