by JACK ARNHOLZ Jan. 28, 2019
The Thorne Hall polar bear, known for greeting students as they swipe in for meals, faced backlash this week after posing in a sombrero on Tuesday’s Taco Night at the dining hall. Continue reading “Thorne Polar Bear in Hot Water After Posing in Sombrero”
By BROOKE VAHOS Jan. 22, 2019
It’s here, everyone’s least favorite time of year. The period where all you can talk about is the 5 agonizing, tragic weeks of winter break. To avoid the monotonous and disingenuous question “How was your break?”, our team at the Harpoon came up with 10 questions for you to ask your peers instead: Continue reading “How is your yeast infection? And 10 other questions to ask instead of how was your break.”
By KATE MCKEE Nov. 15, 2018
Bowdoin’s Office of Safety and Security charged the late Jenna Slowe with a $250 fine after she failed to evacuate the Tower this past Thursday in the tragic Tower Fire. Continue reading “Incinerated Student Charged $250 After Failure to Evacuate Burning Tower”
By JACOB BASKES Nov. 12, 2018
Students were treated to a magnificent performance in Smith Union Friday night,
courtesy of one of the innovators in modern entertainment: Benihana. Bowdoin
eBoard departed from its traditional selection, scrapping indie rap and L.A. pop for
teppanyaki, where music meets dance meets a scalding hot griddle. Continue reading “Benihana performs at Fall Concert”
By JACOB BASKES Oct. 22, 2018
A group of students and their parents, visiting Bowdoin for Family Weekend, set off for Morse Mountain for a day-hike this past weekend. The group has not been seen since their departure. Continue reading “Six Families Lost in Woods on BOC Family Weekend Hike”
By ELIZA JEVON Oct. 17, 2018
It was the typical grind of midterms week at Bowdoin College. Pre-Med student Jimmy Blaine was swamped. He had put off working on his gastroenterology paper for weeks, and Jimmy’s grade was plunging deeper and deeper into a pile of shit. One more late assignment and he was sure to fail. Continue reading “Pre-Med Student Pulls Gastroenterology Paper Out of His Ass”
By WILL HAUSMANN Oct. 4, 2018
At 7:00 am on Monday morning, Bowdoin first year pre-law student Peter Roux was found in front of Hubbard Hall. He was anxiously reading the Bowdoin course guide while sitting on a stack of LSAT review books. Continue reading “First-year pre-law student “very concerned” about senior year coursework”
By LUCY SIEGEL Oct. 2, 2018
Linda Makinson is re-evaluating her decision to become a professor after teaching a class that fulfills the Inquiry in Natural Science (INS) requirement for the past month. Makenson received her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins last year and has received countless awards for her groundbreaking research on the devastating effects climate change is having on sub-Saharan Africa. She decided to become a professor to “help shape the minds of tomorrow’s greatest scientific researches.” Continue reading “New Professor Reevaluates Life Choices After Teaching Sub-1100 Level INS Class”
By BLAINE STEVENS Oct. 2, 2018,
This past Sunday, First Year Emma Winslow participated in a decades-long Bowdoin family tradition in Maine Hall’s Third Floor bathroom. Following in the footsteps of her father, James Winslow ’81, and grandfather, Henry Winslow ‘57, Emma pulled trig — and in doing so, celebrated her family’s legacy at the College. After shoving her index and middle fingers down her throat in an effort to “sober the fuck up,” Emma claimed that she was “honored” to be vomiting into the same toilet as her beloved patriarchs. Continue reading “Legacy Student “Honored” to Pull Trig in Same Bathroom as Father, Grandfather”
By JACOB BASKES Sept. 26th, 2018
Students arrived on campus last week to find a change to the layout of the C-Store, Bowdoin’s primary purveyor of chocolate-covered pretzels and kombucha. Rather than a rack of snacks in the center of the room, there are now six shelves dedicated to satisfying the campus’s JUUL needs. Continue reading “C-Store to Begin Selling JUUL Pods”
