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The nation's oldest continuously published college weekly. The Bowdoin Orient was established in 1871 as Bowdoin College’s newspaper and literary magazine.

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http://twitter.com/bowdoinorient and https://www.instagram.com/bowdoinorient/ Originally issued bi-weekly, it has been a weekly since April, 1899. It is considered to be the oldest continuously-published college weekly in the U.S., which means that it has been in publication every academic year that Bowdoin has been in session since it began publishing weekly (while other college weeklies stopped printing during certain war years).

23/09/2026

Paolo’s, a new Italian restaurant on Maine Street, opened in late June in the space that was previously home to Nomad Pizza. Jeremy and Marina Kratzer, the restaurants owners, also own Dutchman’s Bagels next door. Featuring classic Italian dishes like chicken parmesan, lasagna and a wide variety of pastas and pizzas, Paolo’s strives to create a comfortable atmosphere where customers can enjoy a good meal. See link in bio for more.

21/09/2026

Last Friday, WBOR brought indie pop duo Hovvdy to campus for a concert in the Odeon. The band played songs from their latest album, “Big World,” released in August of this year, as well as fan favorites from their discography. WBOR station managers shared the process of booking the band and setting up the stage to create a magical night. See link in bio for more.

20/09/2026

This past weekend, the Bowdoin women’s golf team opened its season with a record-breaking performance at their first and only home tournament of the season. Just five strokes behind the winning team from Middlebury College, the Polar Bears shot a 593 (+9), which blew their previous 36-hole record score of 611 out of the water. Additionally, the team broke the 18-hole record of 304 after shooting a 298 (+6) on Saturday. For more see link in bio.

18/09/2026

Bowdoin welcomes Franklin Leonard, a Hollywood producer, entrepreneur and founder of the Black List, as the inaugural Herman S. Dreer Leadership Fellow. The fellowship reflects Leonard’s commitment to leadership, purposeful change and expanding access to professional opportunities in the film industry. For more, see link in bio.

16/09/2026

Bowdoin alumnus Jeffrey Mao '92 spent 34 years in education before turning a pandemic-era hobby into Knead & Nosh, a new bagel shop on Bowdoin Mill Island, rolling out 3,000 to 4,000 hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels every weekend. His menu blends New York-style tradition with flavors drawn from his Chinese heritage and inspiration from figures like Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, all while donating hundreds of bagels back to the community through the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.

Read more about Knead and Nosh at the link in our bio.

14/09/2026

A decade-old tradition, Student Night at the Museum brings hundreds of students to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Once a fall-only event, its widespread popularity led Student Activities to host another Museum night in the spring. Since the event’s inception in 2013, the Museum has hosted a ca****la groups and musical performances, and Student Activities and the BCMA look forward to finding new ways to expand the event. Learn more about the event at the link in our bio.

13/09/2026

Last Saturday, the women’s and men’s cross country teams hit the ground running with strong results at the Regional Preview Meet in South Portland, ME. The women’s team won the competition, forming a block of runners from third place through ninth place. The men’s team finished as a runner-up to Brandeis University, with Matthew Servin ’27 in the lead at 11th place.
This race, being a preview meet, was shorter than typical—3.3K for the women’s team and 4.3K for the men’s team, as compared to 6K and 8K, respectively. The women’s and men’s teams workshopped unique strategies for the alternative format. Learn more at the link in our bio.

11/09/2026

Bolos, rebranded in 2024 as Tonic at BOLOS, opened in 2019 and has been a favorite Thursday night spot for Bowdoin students since. However, this July, to the shock and dismay of the student body, a Bolos Facebook post announced on July 13 revealed that the business would be taking a “pause.” In an email to the Orient, owner Mike Jerome explained that the decision to temporarily close the business was driven by a desire to spend more time with his family and focus on other projects. Learn more at the link in our bio.

09/09/2026

Last week, Bowdoin welcomed a record large class of 554 incoming freshmen. The class of 2030 largely deviates from the number of students the College typically enrolls.
Read more at the link in our bio.

07/09/2026

Next Thursday, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will host a tour and reception of the rotating exhibition “Currents: Art Since 1900” spotlighting the special loan of Andrew Dasburg’s “Portrait of Alfred.” Robert Bernheim, associate professor of history at the University of Maine at Augusta, will join Curator Cassandra (Casey) Braun in an open-to-the-community event.
Read more about the event at the link in our bio.

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