Shihab Moral

Orient Staff — Class of 2026

Number of articles: 17

First Article: October 21, 2022

Latest Article: April 7, 2023

40 photos by Shihab Moral

**Shoot for the moon:** The renovated observatory, featuring a new steel dome and telescope.

**TEACHING THROUGH TED:** The Kresge Auditorium, seen here through the control room, was host to TEDx Bowdoin College, which featured a diverse array of speakers including students, alumni, and professors. The program was titled "Paths to Dialogue" this year.

**TRAPS OF TECHNOLOGY:** Clinton Castro gestures as he speaks in Searles Science Building. Castro discussed the intentionally addictive nature of technology and what can be done to protect the younger generation from the dangers of an increasingly online world.

Searles Science Building houses multiple STEM-focused departments.

**DRUCKS IN A ROW:** Stanley Druckenmiller '75 appears on Zoom in Druckenmiller Hall, which was named in honor of his grandfather. Druckenmiller gave advice to students interested in pursuing finance and discussed his opinions on government spending.

**IDEAS WORTH SPREADING:** Students, faculty, staff and alumni took the Kresge Auditorium stage last Saturday to speak about topics inspired by their passions and personal experience and how they intersect with the Common Good. The talks will be available online following publication by TEDx.

**BOWDOIN'S BOOKS:** Marieke Van Der Steenhoven speaks to members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends in Moulton Union.

**TWISTING AND TWIRLING:** Dylan Richmond '24 in dress rehearsal. Richmond's performance features dynamic props and staging elements, including textiles and digital media.

**GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE:** Brunswick residents, faculty families and students all convene for the annual Thanksgiving dinner.

**THE WOMAN THAT LOVES YOU:** Michelle Zauner speaks in Kresge Auditorium. Her memoir, "Crying in H Mart," landed at number two on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list in its first week.

**1 2 3 4 GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR:** The South Asian Student Association celebrates Diwali with the Bowdoin community with food, music, dancing and sparkling lights.

**KIM'S COLLECTION:** Books in H-L Library's BIPOC display. In conjunction with Asian American Reckonings and the launch of RepresentASIAN, Hannah Kim '24 was chosen as the most recent student curator of the display.

**IN CONCERT:** Daphne Eckman performs at the Friend of a Friend Fest last April. The E-Board brought in musicians with connections to Bowdoin students for the festival and hopes to create similar events this year.

BSG resumes discussions around mental health

By Shihab Moral • April 7, 2023

Yesterday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) invited students to 30 College for a discussion about mental health services with faculty and administrators. The forum continues a series of discussions held last year intended to facilitate communication between students and administrators on …

Admissions

Acceptance rate drops to 7.7 percent for Class of 2027

By Shihab Moral • March 31, 2023

On Friday, March 17, the Office of Admissions released its final round of decisions for the Class of 2027. With a record number of applications during the admissions cycle, this year’s final acceptance rate of 7.7 percent marks the lowest …

Admissions

Total applications reaches record high for Class of ’27

By Shihab Moral and Lily Randall • February 10, 2023

The College received a record high of 10,934 applications for the Class of 2027, marking the first admissions cycle to surpass the 10,000 mark. This represents a 16 percent increase, or an additional 1,556 applicants, from the total number of …

BSG

BSG unveils winter concert plans, strategizes student outreach objectives

By Shihab Moral • February 3, 2023

On Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) convened to outline committee goals for the semester, as well as provide updates on projects from the fall semester.

Most notably, BSG President Susu Gharib ’23 and Vice President Francisco Adame Perez ’24 released …

BSG

BSG expands SAFC guidelines, opportunities to improve transparency

By Shihab Moral • November 18, 2022

On Wednesday, the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) continued discussing the Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC) policy, upcoming events and C-Store changes.

Chair of the Treasury Kiley Briand ’25 announced a proposed revision in the SAFC guidelines to increase the maximum …

Talk of the Quad

Thoughts from the privileged poor

By Shihab Moral • November 11, 2022

I grew up in a working-class neighborhood a few minutes away from the Newark Airport. My father, a limousine driver, purchased the house right before the 2008 recession. As the mortgage payments rose and the foreclosure letters hit the mail, …

Sailing

Sailing team makes big waves at fall regattas

By Shihab Moral • October 21, 2022

After a slow start to the season, the sailing team has found great success in its latest regattas. After placing sixth out of 18 teams in the first round of the Women’s Atlantic Coast tournament at Brown, the team qualified …

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Shihab Moral

Orient Staff — Class of 2026

40 photos by Shihab Moral

BSG resumes discussions around mental health

Admissions

Acceptance rate drops to 7.7 percent for Class of 2027

Admissions

Total applications reaches record high for Class of ’27

BSG

BSG unveils winter concert plans, strategizes student outreach objectives

BSG

BSG expands SAFC guidelines, opportunities to improve transparency

Talk of the Quad

Thoughts from the privileged poor

Sailing

Sailing team makes big waves at fall regattas