Little Saigon is the destination for many Bowdoin students on Saturday nights. It is an intimate setting. The windows fog up during the winter, on warm summer nights the owners string up lights and put tables out on the sidewalk. It is a bustling restaurant and deservingly–Little Saigon has won “Best Vietnamese Restaurant in Mid-Coast Maine” two of the last five years, and recently, Little Saigon made headlines in the Orient for their addition of Green Curry to the classic menu.
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Yesterday, Bowdoin Conservatives announced the results of their recent referendum on whether or not female students would be permitted to join the club. With 100% of members voting, the total votes were two for and one against permanently banning women.
Continue reading “Bowdoin Conservatives Vote 2-1 to Bar Women From Joining Club”by NOAH SAPERSTEIN | Oct 21st, 2023
As winter quickly approaches, I am looking forward to participating in the seasonal festivities Bowdoin College has to offer. I will frolic in the snow, make the trek to the lighthouse for some underwhelming functions, and maybe even delight in a warm cup of tea (coffee gives me anxiety.) I am also veryyyyy excited to join the ice skating club, Bowdoin Edges.
I am so so so close to joining Bowdoin Edges but they won’t let me… at least not yet. A week ago I emailed and I reallllyyyyy wanted to join. Literally drooling over the thought of it, I reached out to the club’s leaders and received this reply: “Hi Noah, Unfortunately, we only start meeting in late November! If you want to join Bowdoin Edges, you can come. But not yet. You’re gonna have to really, really beg. We want to see the desire in your eyes (to ice skate)!”
Fuck I want to join so bad and they know it. They know how much I want to join their club and they love making me wait. To skate across a frozen pond or the hockey rink sounds euphoric but I’m not allowed, at least not quite yet. Until November, I guess I’ll just try to skate by myself but it’s just not the same.
(As a disclaimer, the people who run and participate in Bowdoin Edges are the nicest, most innocent human beings I have encountered at Bowdoin. This is obviously why the club has never thought twice about the name and all of us who thought this article was funny should be shamed as disgusting sexual perverts. To the humble members of Bowdoin Edges, don’t change the name.. at least not quite yet.)
By JACK REED | Nov. 21, 2017
It’s that time of the year again! Leaves have fallen, clocks have turned back, and first-year Floridians bracing the cold have submitted their transfer applications to colleges in the South. In other words, it’s November, and with November’s advent comes many students’ favorite holiday: Thanksgiving. Continue reading “Student Cannot Muster Courage to Correct Family Members’ Pronunciation of “Bow-Doyne””
By AINE LAWLOR Nov. 16, 2017
First-year Jake Bern was unable to locate his mailbox in Smith Union on Wednesday following the campus-wide email update. He was seen wandering around Smith, peering under tables, claiming his mother sent him a care package. Continue reading “First-Year Can’t Find Smith Union Mailbox After IT Update”
By JACK ARNHOLZ Nov. 12, 2017
Bowdoin Football came back from a ten-point advantage Saturday to clinch a historic, winless season. In its first nine-game season of the year, the team has managed to lose every contest.
Saturday’s loss makes Bowdoin Football the most consistent team in the NESCAC. Amherst Football formerly held the distinction with a winning 16-0 record; however, Bowdoin’s loss to Colby means the team has gone 0-17.
“We get the same result every time,” Quarterback Derek Holloway said. “And that’s impressive. I mean, when you see Hockey play, you never know what the result will be. When you see us, you get what you expect.”
In order to maintain its historic record, the team will prepare for next season by cancelling all lifts and practices.
By JACOB BASKES Oct. 30, 2017
In an unprecedented move, a group of Eco-Representatives shut off the Brunswick’s power overnight in an effort to save large amounts of energy.
Monday marks one of the final days of Sustainable Bowdoin’s October Energy Competition, a yearly event that challenges students to shower less, refrain from washing their clothes for an entire month, or do anything that a normal person would want to do. This year, however, the competition was pushed even further when the organization broke into the local power plant and cut off the power completely.
Under the cover of a hurricane-like storm with 50 mph winds, the Eco-Reps cut off power for up to twenty thousand local residents, leaving many outside the Bowdoin community to suffer from Sustainable Bowdoin’s dictatorial agenda. One resident said, “I’m not really sure what to do now that I can’t dry my hair while watching Stranger Things and heating up water in the electric kettle in my extremely well-lit living room. It’s a real shame.
Students and professors alike enjoyed a day off from classes, postponing the inevitable reality of yet another painful week.
By SARA BARONSKY Oct. 12, 2017
Hey guys,
I know it’s super annoying, and you know I really hate to be that guy, but I kind of need you to send me that $5,000,000 right now if you haven’t already. So far I’ve only gotten money from Reed and the Schillers.
Again, hate to be that College President, but I’m actually spending a lot out of pocket currently, so if you could get it to me quickly that would really mean a lot. Ugh, I hate to even mention this because, like, you guys know I hate talking about money, but I took out a loan against some of those new treadmills in buck, and it’s really getting down to the wire here.
Also, someone left a green Nalgene in the basement of HL. It’s in my desk if you want to swing by and pick it up. Thanks!
-CR
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