Bowdoin College

Moments at Bowdoin College

archive
Bowdoin College students attend a colorful Holi celebration.
archive
Bowdoin College students attend a colorful Holi celebration.
These are our favorite Bowdoin Moments. Browse the entire homepage archive »
Main Content

A 'Wheely' Intense Rivalry

Caleb with his bike with a paddle
Friendly Feud Leads to Series of Outlandish Bicycles

The bicycles are rideable, but barely. On the long bike, for instance, you have to do a three-point turn if you want the twenty-five-foot contraption on wheels to make it around a corner. But the bikes are eye-catching, colorful, and ingenious.

Inside a Tool of Repression

evan gershkovich thumbnail headsot in landscape
Evan Gershkovich ’14 Uncovers the Russian Spy Unit That Detained Him

Four months after his release from Russian captivity, WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14 describes the secretive agency that arrested him. The Department for Counterintelligence Operations, known as DKRO, is leading Russia’s biggest campaign of internal repression since the Stalin era, he writes.

Made for These Times

Water bottle with environmental sticker on it
Young People Gather on Campus for Climate Symposium

In early October, Bowdoin hosted the first Maine Youth Climate Action Symposium for nearly 100 students from nearby high schools, giving them a day to network, learn, and get inspiration from one another and other young professionals working in Maine's climate field.