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bowdoinorient

  1. We look out for our followers.
  2. Lobster bake protip: naturally, the farther you walk, the shorter the line. Buffet 6 line is ~70% the length of Buffet 1 line.
  3. Mills: "Lobster is awaiting. Have a great night."
  4. "Raise Songs to Bowdoin" and we're all but done.
  5. Standing ovation.
  6. "And do not forget the homeless people of Maine. You will be protected by the long arm of God."
  7. Shahid: "Find your dream. Follow it. Be honest, be brave. Give back."
  8. Shahid: "Do not wait for others. Do not wait for a leader. Do not wait for a movement. Sometimes you just need to be still."
  9. "It's very ironic that someone like me is receiving an honorary doctorate. Most of my life has been about unlearning what I have learned."
  10. "Students—as you live life, you will come across things that will shock you. I did not understand what would be the extent of greed & lust."
  11. Shahid: "I have been shaped by triumph, and also by tragedy and loss."
  12. Shahid: "Success ends the day you die; significance will always outlast you."
  13. Shahid: "You are in perpetual fear of being trampled by the stampede. I decided to step out of the herd."
  14. Shahid: "Now that you are entering practical life, you will have to deal with who you are and what that means."
  15. Alternate hashtag: #bobobaccalacca
  16. Now speaking: Humaira Awais Shahid on "The Long Arm of God". #baccalaureate
  17. Kumar: "Knowing home can allow us to venture out into the world." Thanks to friends and to Bowdoin. "Now it's time for us to explore."