The Bates Student – The Voice of Bates College Since 1873
WEBA Look at Footwear Trends and the Shoes of Bates in 2024. Across campus, Bates students gathered for the Sept. 10 presidential debate. In one room, packed with over 100 students, the Politics Department... Your donation will support the student journalists of Bates College. Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.
One/Eleven: A sit down with the Football Player behind the Film
WEB11 hours ago · One/Eleven, a documentary made by kicker/punter Parker Benningfield’26, gives a look into the weeks-long fall intensive training camp of Bates Football. With its “hard-knocks” approach, this film offers more than just highlights; it provides intimate interviews and the behind-the-scenes of team meetings. Curious for more information, I invited Parker to an interview over Commons and...
Cast Your Vote: Who Will Be Bates College’s Next ‘President’?
WEB11 hours ago · There is a heated and intense campaign currently happening for the office of the President of the United States. It’s not Trump versus Harris, but the faceoff between personas Claire Bennett and Alyssa Lombardi-Jones of Bates College. Candidates are vying for the position, which will be decided by the Bates community as part of the mock election put on by the rhetoric department’s class ...
Bates Football leads a 24-13 Historic Win at Wesleyan University
WEB11 hours ago · Lucy Green, Managing Sports Editor. October 9, 2024. Ella Beiser. Bates beat Wesleyan 24-13 in a historic win. This past weekend Bates football traveled to Middletown, Conn. to take on the previously undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals. Going into the game, the team knew this would mean more, with the Bobcats not winning against Wesleyan since 2005 ...
Feel the Crunch: Language Enrollment Drops at Bates
WEB11 hours ago · The year prior, Forbes reported that enrollment in foreign languages dropped 16.6% from fall 2016 to fall 2021. This holds true at Bates as enrollment in beginning language courses is down overall by 6% when comparing the periods 2009-2016 and 2017-2024. Japanese and French are up by 61% and 15% respectively, while Chinese and Russian are down ...
Assigned to Adored: Syllabus Books I Loved – The Bates Student
WEB11 hours ago · Why I adored: It is romantic, funny and thoroughly entertaining, blending playful moments with sensual ones. It captures the absurdity and hilarity of love; how it can be confusing, unpredictable and surprising—but ultimately, involves patience, humility and a willingness to reflect on one’s own faults. Weather by Jenny Offill.
Ronj Budget Receives “Significant Cut,” Despite Record Profits
WEB11 hours ago · Campus coffee shop Le Ronj’s budget was reduced by Campus Life this year among other budget cuts affecting various Bates organizations. Ronj managers and Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Life & Student Leadership Nick Dressler declined to state exactly how much the coffee shop’s budget was cut down or what it had been previously, but one anonymous Ronj employee stated it was “a ...
Welcome, Class of 2027: A Letter from the Editors
WEBAug 28, 2023 · Orientation Issue 2023. Welcome, Class of 2027: A Letter from the Editors. Maple Buescher and Ella Beiser • 629 Views. August 28, 2023. Welcome to campus, Bobkittens! We are so glad that you’ve decided to join us in Lewiston from your homes all around the globe. As the Editors in Chief of The Bates Student, Bates’s only student-run ...
“Why Is Nothing Happening?”: Ten Bates Students Share What …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · On Nov. 3, President Biden’s visit to Lewiston commanded the attention of the Bates campus. With the community and the nation glued to the President’s televised remarks, however, an important voice risked being left unheard — that of Bates’ students. Throughout the weekend of Biden’s visit, The Bates Student interviewed students all over campus, asking...
Garry Jenkins Inaugurated as Ninth President of Bates College
WEBMay 5, 2024. Carly Philpott. Jenkins receives his presidential medallion at the inauguration on Saturday. With much pomp and circumstance, Bates finally inaugurated Garry Jenkins as its ninth president in a well-anticipated ceremony on May 4. Taking the stage in front of his colleagues and a field of people in Merrill Gymnasium, Jenkins gave ...