Kaya Patel
Orient Staff — Class of 2026
Number of articles: 64
First Article: April 4, 2025
Latest Article: May 2, 2025
22 photos by Kaya Patel
Kaya Patel
Kaya Patel
Kaya Patel
Faculty
Bowdoin AAUP letter defends institutional freedoms
The Bowdoin chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a letter on Wednesday in response to infringements upon academic freedom within higher education under the Trump administration and concerns over how these federal actions could directly impact …
Alumni
Eleanor Morrell reflects on Ivies culture in the 1950s
Eleanor Morrell met her husband Richard (Dick) Morrell ’50 during a formal dance at Westbrook Junior College, now the University of New England, in 1947. Two years after he graduated from Bowdoin, the couple moved to Brunswick, where Eleanor still …
Theater
Mira Pickus ’25 debuts original, one-woman show “mint frappe” to sold-out audiences
When Mira Pickus ’25 drafted a proposal in December 2023 to write a play, she had no idea that it would turn into her one-woman show “mint frappe,” which she directed, designed and performed herself last Thursday and Friday to …
News in Brief
College remains silent after congressional investigation deadline to comply passes
On Thursday, March 27, Bowdoin received a letter from the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce investigating the College’s response to the Students for Justice in Palestine encampment in February. The committee requested that the College submit all …
Brunswick
Brunswick residents join nationwide “Hands Off” rally against Trump administration
As people gathered all around the country in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration, over 1,200 people rallied in Brunswick on Saturday to show their solidarity. The national “Hands Off!” demonstrations brought attention to nationwide opposition to the administration’s actions …
College grapples with Congressional investigation following SJP encampment
Last Thursday, Bowdoin became one of several colleges and universities to receive a notice from the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce investigating institutional responses to student protests about the war in Gaza.
The letter, signed by Rep. …