Author: The Bowdoin Harpoon

Red Squirrel Spotted on Campus! It’s Like a Gray Squirrel Except It’s Red

By LIAM JUSKEVICE Mar. 1, 2018

A red squirrel was seen chewing on a freaking pine cone on campus today. Most Bowdoin students are likely familiar with the eastern gray squirrel, (Squirrelus isgrayeastus), but red squirrels, (Squirrelus redicus) are a less common sight. So uncommon on campus that we wrote an article about seeing one.
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“Love is Just a Social Construct Manufactured by the Greeting Card Industry,” says Married Mother of Three

By SUMMERS ASKEW Feb. 14, 2018

Prompted by Valentine’s Day celebrations, local mother of three Deborah Thomason stated today that “love is just a social construct manufactured by the greeting card industry to sell overpriced heart-shaped commodities to hopelessly vulnerable people all across the world.”
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Local Café Opens New Refuge for Students: Sexiled Oats

By BEN WONG Feb. 6, 2018

Local café Wild Oats has decided to open a new branch for Bowdoin students: Sexiled Oats. Annexed to the original Wild Oats, the shelter will provide free 24-hour beds, pillows, and entertainment to any Bowdoin student whose roommate can’t seem to stop fornicating while blasting “Bump N’ Grind” by R. Kelly on repeat.  Continue reading “Local Café Opens New Refuge for Students: Sexiled Oats”