Alex SpearFor many students, Jewett Hall is best described as the shorter, unassuming cousin to Coles Tower, but what lies inside is a treasure trove of student innovation and creativity: the Bowdoin Maker Space.
Originally located in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library and now settled in its new home in Jewett Hall, the Maker Space has evolved significantly since its inception. Senior Producer for Academic Media David Israel was inspired to create the Maker Space by the collaborative, open-source environments he observed at other colleges.
“I really wanted to do something here at Bowdoin, to bring the Maker Space concept to our campus,” Israel said. “At the time, we [were] seeing other Maker Spaces anywhere we went. We were the last school in the NESCAC…
