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Interview with Edward Langbein (Class of 1957) by Emma Kellogg

Date: 2019-06-01

Creator: Edward Langbein

Access: Open access

Edward “Ed” Langbein, Jr. (Class of 1957) describes adjusting to Bowdoin’s small size and the freedom of college life. He discusses rushing Alpha Tau Omega, fraternity culture, and two stories of hazing which included excursions called “Quests.” Langbein speaks about participating in the White Key, an interfraternity sports organization, and rising through the managerial ranks of the football team. Additionally, he comments on the events and atmosphere of Ivies weekend, having helped to plan it one year. He reminisces on the faculty and staff who mentored and supported him and offers advice to current and future Bowdoin students.


Interview with Noah Gavil (Class of 2014), Marta Misiulaityte (Class of 2014), and Shannon Grimes (Class of 2014) by Meagan Doyle

Date: 2019-05-31

Creator: Noah Gavil

Marta Misiulaityte

Shannon Grimes

Access: Open access

Noah Gavil (Class of 2014), Marta Misiulaityte (Class of 2014), and Shannon Grimes (Class of 2014) reflect together on the way their different paths led to Bowdoin and to friendship with one another. They speak about the trials and triumphs of trying to find one’s place as well as the difficulty of learning to manage the pressures and expectations that they felt as Bowdoin students. Additionally, they comment in depth on their study-away experiences and describe the passions and interests their abroad experiences sparked in them. The three touch on a wide range of extracurricular activities, on-campus jobs, and areas of study, and reminisce fondly on the relationships they built with peers, faculty, and staff.


Interview with Kailey Bennett (Class of 2014) by Emma Kellogg

Date: 2019-05-31

Creator: Kailey Bennett

Access: Open access

Kailey Bennett (Class of 2014) speaks about how Bowdoin’s walkability and adjacent transit services drew her to attend, while also discussing the difficulties of transitioning from southern Texas to Brunswick. She reflects on the importance of having a supportive host family with whom she has remained in touch post-grad. Bennett describes the stigma surrounding chem-free housing and her participation in efforts taken by spaces like Howell House to combat it. She also talks about spending summers at Bowdoin, her on-campus jobs in Special Collections & Archives and Dining, living on the “tour floor” in Hyde Hall, and her love of Visual Arts and Earth and Oceanographic Sciences.


Bowdoin Orient, v. 11, no. 13

Date: 1872-02-12

Access: Open access

includes frontmatter


Orient-19701030

Date: 1970-10-30

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Orient-19701016

Date: 1970-10-16

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Bowdoin Orient, v. 51, no. 5

Date: 1880-10-27

Access: Open access

Note there are two volumes of the Bowdoin Orient assigned numbered 51. The first comprises issues no. 1-10, April-June 1921. The second comprises issues no. 1-23, September 1921-March 1922.


Bowdoin Orient, v. 51, no. 11

Date: 1881-02-09

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Note there are two volumes of the Bowdoin Orient assigned numbered 51. The first comprises issues no. 1-10, April-June 1921. The second comprises issues no. 1-23, September 1921-March 1922.


Bowdoin Orient, v. 51, no. 12

Date: 1881-02-23

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Note there are two volumes of the Bowdoin Orient assigned numbered 51. The first comprises issues no. 1-10, April-June 1921. The second comprises issues no. 1-23, September 1921-March 1922.


Bowdoin Orient, v. 11, no. 6

Date: 1871-07-11

Access: Open access

includes frontmatter; "Commencement Number" issue