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Kaya Patel
Orient Staff — Class of
2026
Number of articles:
85
First Article:
October 24, 2025
Latest Article:
February 27, 2026
24 photos by Kaya Patel
Kaya PatelUNWINDING: A knitter since the age of four, Laboratory Instructor in Biology Bethany Whalon knits a scarf using leftover scraps of yarn she has been collecting for 30 years. Whalon processes and dyes her own yarn.
Kaya PatelPICTURES IN POLITICS: Professor of Government Janet Martin specializes in presidents and Congress, providing her students with books that delve into a range of topics within her field of study for their research.
Kaya PatelPOSTERS FROM THE PAST: Professor of History Page Herrlinger collects posters from her trips to Russia originating from the Soviet Union, including a film poster for "The Berlin Symphony of a Great Metropolis," which is a 1920s film that Herrlinger teaches in her "German Experience" class.
Kaya PatelFASHION SHOW GROWS:
Dancers at the African Alliance’s Fashion Show. The event featured social media influencers Ini Cash and Amarachi as guests. The show involved performances ranging from poetry to live music.
Last Friday, the Office of Residential Life (ResLife) announced that Reed House will undergo renovation during the 2026–27 academic year. The announcement came amid the College House application process for current first-year students and several other infrastructural challenges in the …
Similar to other institutions, many professors at Bowdoin share not only their academic disciplines but also their lives. Several couples exist within Bowdoin’s faculty and staff, with some in fields as different as biology and economics while others reside in …
Professors are such fundamental presences in students’ academic lives, so the thought that they have a life outside of their teaching can come as a shock. But professors, like students, are not singular in their interests.
Last week, Bowdoin Dining launched Net Nutrition, a new website that allows users to plan meals based on individual dietary restrictions and compares nutrition facts between items. This platform, located within the Special Diets tab of the Bowdoin Dining …
On January 15, President Safa Zaki announced Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Martin Mbugua would be departing from the College at the end of February for personal and familial reasons.
On Monday afternoon, President Safa Zaki announced the passing of Bowdoin’s 13th president, Robert Edwards, who served from 1990 to 2001, in an email to the campus community. During his time at Bowdoin, Edwards instituted significant financial and social …
Six student ambassadors were recently recruited to represent the work of the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity. Through this role, students from across disciplines and class years will conduct independent research, discuss the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) …
Last night, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) hosted a reception and talk for Professor of Art Michael Kolster’s new book titled “Mongrels of Our Making: The Plastiglomerates of Hawai’i.” The book captures the blending of human activity and …
On Tuesday, November 4, Brunswick voters will fill four town council seats and three school board seats at the Recreation Center on Brunswick Landing. The state will also be voting on two referendum questions with the potential to change absentee …