
Kaya Patel
Orient Staff — Class of 2026
Number of articles: 65
First Article: October 11, 2024
Latest Article: February 14, 2025


Encampment
SJP encampment clears after protesters and College reach agreement
Just before 6 p.m. on Monday, the final Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protestors remaining in the Smith Union encampment walked out to a large, cheering crowd gathered on Dudley Coe Quad after reaching an agreement with College administrators. …




Artificial Intelligence
As CXD introduces AI to Bootcamp, students and faculty discuss initiatives to increase AI literacy
As students gathered in Kresge Auditorium for a series of presentations during this year’s Sophomore Bootcamp, they not only gained the typical tools for writing cover letters and resumes but also learned how to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their …

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Where the worlds meet: Neoliberalism
Regardless of the country, I’ve had the same conversation with each new person I’ve met abroad. From random strangers to host family relatives, everyone’s first question upon learning that I am from America is, “What do you think about the …

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Storytelling heals
Everyone in South Africa is a storyteller. And all stories in South Africa circle back to apartheid. From conversations with Uber drivers to random people you meet at a market, people are eager to share their life experiences with you, …

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Uplifting women one ASHA at a time
I have never been more aware of my gender than when I was in Delhi. Covering my arms and legs for modesty, getting swindled by rickshaw drivers and walking through separate lines for all forms of security marked just a …

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All in a pulse
What can you learn about health from a pulse? The answer that you would probably expect would be a heartbeat. But how about rheumatoid arthritis? Lactose intolerance? I’m assuming those weren’t the first to come to mind. Before I came …