Student Life
Bowdoin students, staff view the solar eclipse with awe
On Monday, a 115-mile-wide swath of Maine was covered in a silver-tinged shadow as a total solar eclipse engulfed much of the Pine Tree State. Bowdoin students left their dorms to get a brief glimpse of the event—one which won’t …
Brunswick
Mendoza’s “Lucky Night” short film takes to Brunswick streets
Editor’s Note April 12, 2024 at 2:49 p.m.: An earlier version of this article incorrectly listed the value of the missing lottery ticket as $250 million. The corrected value is $215 million.
Pacing the streets of Brunswick over the course …
Archives
A history of solar eclipses in totality at Special Collections and Archives
While many eclipse-chasers traveled north on Monday, Special Collections and Archives traveled back in time to present an open house on the history of eclipses documented at Bowdoin and beyond.
The idea was conceived by Special Collections Education and Engagement …
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