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.
“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...
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 ...
News - The Bates Student
WEBElla Beiser, Editor-in-Chief • August 22, 2024. A wild rainstorm blows across campus, drenching people as they hurry between buildings. Hiding from the torrent, I'm standing with a small group of students and faculty under the library arcade listening... Load More Stories. The Voice of Bates College Since 1873.
About Us - The Bates Student
WEBThe Bates Student is the editorially independent student-run newspaper of Bates College since 1873. The Bates Student began as a monthly, then bi-weekly publication, as a combination campus newspaper, alumni magazine, and literary journal.Student editorials, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writing, and sports results were the main features of the newspaper until its format was changed in 1916.
A Reflection on My First Year at Bates College
WEBApr 19, 2023 · I went in with a new mantra: Demolishing 2nd semester before 2nd semester demolished me. As I write this article, I unfortunately have to declare 2nd semester the winner of this ongoing battle. I surrender. I was taking 4.5 credits – two gender studies classes, social psychology, voice lessons, and an English class.
The Zach Attack - The Bates Student
WEBThe Zach Attack. Hadley Blodgett, Leah Belber, Hannah Kothari, and Catalina Passino |April 19, 2023. When we talk about our classmates, acquaintances, and commons crushes at Bates, using their first name usually does the trick. But there are a few names for which this method falls short. So, we thought up 10 of the most burning and revealing ...
Sports – The Bates Student
WEBCarly Philpott and Catalina Passino • March 19, 2024. Before the Bates Women’s Basketball team moved forward to play in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen versus Wartburg College, The Student sat down with their team captains to discuss their leadership experiences... Familiar Faces and Promising Newcomers Take the Spotlight as Bates Sweeps Plymouth State.
The First-Years’ Take: COVID Edition – The Bates Student
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Imagine starting off your college career standing in a grab n’ go lunch line, knowing that your Zoom class starts in ten minutes and you are in need of a quiet study place to take notes on your lecture. While upperclassmen are able to understand the differences in college life, the first-years are getting a...
A Reflection on My First Semester at Bates - The Bates Student
WEBFreshman year for any college student is naturally nerve-wracking, but it is only intensified when moving across the entire East Coast as a brown, queer, low-income, first-generation college student such as myself. Due to these factors and more, I had gone into Bates College blind. With no visits and no guidance, I put all my...