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Kaya Patel
Orient Staff — Class of
2026
Number of articles:
88
First Article:
February 23, 2024
Latest Article:
November 8, 2024
25 photos by Kaya Patel
Kaya PatelMOOSE MOMENT: After getting started as a mobile coffee truck in Richmond, Morning Moose Coffee recently opened their first brick-and-mortar storefront in Topsham, where they serve coffee and mini donuts.
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.
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, …
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 …
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 …
If you told me a year ago that in my junior fall, I would be studying abroad, I would have probably shaken my head, puzzled. But if you said to me that I would be traveling to three countries across …
On Monday morning, the Bowdoin Student Government’s (BSG) General Assembly announced that the “Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum” launched by Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) passed with a 0.18 percent margin, receiving the required 66 percent supermajority and …
Students often venture into professors’ offices to discuss topics for a potential paper or to ask a question about the next problem set, but rarely learn about the meaning behind the decorations and trinkets that they display in their space. …
Last March, Victor Ferreira Souza ’26 approached Anyi Sun ’26 with a proposal to restart Bowdoin’s annual TEDx program. The process that followed was not easy—from obtaining a TEDx license to chartering the club, Souza and his team worked over …
In 1962, Carolyn Mann and Bernice Engler took the stage during Summer Commencement to receive master’s degrees in mathematics. Not only did these women receive a degree that was unprecedented for students to receive at the College, but they also …
The Boston office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will hold a secret-ballot election for student Residential Life (ResLife) staff to vote on whether they want to unionize on Wednesday. As the date approaches, ResLife staff are navigating the …
While College House interviews for the upcoming academic year are underway, several alumni reflect on the evolving College House cultures over the last 15 years.
House culture
Chase Taylor ’12 was the vice president of Reed House during his sophomore …