By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22
A&E and Chive Editor
Professor Booda, a new adjunct professor at Lake Forest College, finds herself holding office hours outside of Buchanan twice a week. Rain or shine, hail or mist, below zero or above 100, she sits underneath a Bodhi tree teaching her students.
A third-year student named Hehsu Kreestoe sent a tip to the Stentor newsroom: “I’ve learned so much from Professor Booda. But the hardest hour we endured was on a freezing February day. I hated it.”
Prawfit Moe ’25 said, “Several religion majors have begun to refer to themselves as ‘Professor Booda’s disciples.’”
Moe noted that, “Non-religion majors often stare at our meetings with confusion. They ask themselves, ‘Why are they sitting underneath a tree? Why are there halos behind their heads? Why aren’t they in an office?’”
Kreestoe’s note continued, “She ended that meeting with a beautiful lesson: ‘When your buttocks freeze over, feel the rage welling up in your heart against the College. Let it unmelt your frostbitten skin.’”
Moe said, “I enjoy being out in nature. Important recitations often come to me during those meetings.”
Kreestoe’s tip ended with the following, “I’m not sure what she meant, but I’m pretty upset that the College can’t give her an office! They should know to empty their coffers for those in need!”
In an interview with Booda, she said, “While my heart has stopped yearning for pointless desires, I’m afraid that my students still have frivolous needs. For their comfort, I’d be forever grateful for an office.”
