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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

Lewiston ice rink, the Colisée, used for local hockey, figure skating, and free skating.

Lost Valley Takeover is Out, Colisée Takeover is In

Sydney Litney and Madeline Cournoyer January 31, 2025

A snowy mountain all to yourself, free ski rentals, a cozy lodge, a fire pit and all your friends: this was Lost Valley Takeover, a quintessential Bates experience. In 2017, Lost Valley Takeover was described...

Marchers at the Denver Pride Parade, where the author is from, display support for trans children. New marginalizing regulations on gender affirming care from the Trump Administration will be detrimental for queer youth.

Trump Wants to Restrict Gender Affirming Care. Don’t Look Away.

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2025

If you thought he wouldn’t go there, you weren’t paying attention. If you thought it was necessary for him to do so, you’re willfully ignorant. On Jan. 28, Trump announced plans via an executive...

Hidden Labor: Faculty Express Shared Exasperation over Registration

Hidden Labor: Faculty Express Shared Exasperation over Registration

Max Olson, Managing News Editor January 20, 2025

This past October, during the monthly faculty meeting, professors attested to widespread and chronic burnout and overworking within the college. As later reported in the 2024 COACHE survey; faculty rated...

Mya Hicks '27 waits as Bowdoin sets up for a free-throw.

Women’s basketball suffers a 52-57 loss to Bowdoin

Erwin Kardatzke, Photography Editor January 17, 2025

Despite a five-point loss to Bowdoin College, Bates' showed remarkable resilience and determination throughout the game. Each player truly gave it their all: no punches were pulled whatsoever. Bates'...

TikTok is among the most popular social media platforms in the U.S., but that is likely to change as the app faces a ban on American operations beginning Jan. 19.

TikTok Is Banned Starting Next Week. Here’s What to Know – And What to Do

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2025

After a few contentious years of back-and-forth, TikTok will likely be banned from operating in the U.S. on Jan. 19. Despite having 170 million users in America – or a little over 50% of the national...

Lane Hall, the college administrative building where the Bates financial offices are, illuminated by the sun on Alumni Walk.

Faculty satisfaction dips 27% in six years according to COACHE survey

Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2024

A faculty-wide survey administered in early 2024 reveals that just 51% of faculty are satisfied with Bates as a place of work, down from 78% in 2018. The preliminary survey results were presented at the...

Students serving themselves food at the annual Harvest Meal at Commons on Wednesday, November 20th.

Harvest Dinner, A Bates Tradition

Madeline Cournoyer, Assistant Sports Editor December 11, 2024

Each year, on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Break, Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events (DCCE) hosts Harvest Dinner for the Bates community. The tradition is beloved by many for its incredible...

Batesies, including professors, students, and administrators, gathered on Nov. 12 in a small rally on the steps of Coram Library to express their concerns over President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Project 2025. Many spoke from the personal standpoint of being queer, of color, or an immigrant themselves, and shared how Project 2025 could harm them and their community, Bates and beyond.

Angered by Trump Election, Students Express Fears at Coram Rally

Carly Philpott, Max Olson, and Ella Beiser November 13, 2024

A post-election rally on Coram Library steps Nov. 12 called for solidarity, resistance and to take action against the dangers of Project 2025 following the election of Donald Trump. The event was organized...

Garnet Gateway, Bates' hub for registration, employee information, and degree requirements, is now absent of Bates Faces, a student directory listing names, class years, and hometowns.

What Happened to Bates Faces?

Sydney Litney, Contributing Writer November 13, 2024

Bates Faces, the once beloved online yearbook and directory, has disappeared from Garnet Gateway, leaving many students befuddled. “Bates Faces was the invisible connection between us” Lucy Read ‘27...

President Garry Jenkins joined Bates Votes for an early morning walk to the Lewiston Armory polls, where students and faculty alike cast their ballots.

Bates Votes Walks to the Polls

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2024

Hundreds voted at the Lewiston Armory on Nov. 5, but among them, a sea of familiar faces: Bates students casting their own ballots, many of them led there by the college organization Bates Votes. Guided...

The Deansmen after their performance at the Taste the Harvest Festival on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Deansmen Funding Request Denied

Nick Danko, Managing News Editor November 13, 2024

The Funding and Activities Board at Bates denied a $3,700 funding request on Sept. 24 from the Deansmen, an a capella group, for the recording of their new album. This marked a startling end to a three-year...

Minor Passes for Latin American & Latinx Studies Department at Faculty Meeting

Minor Passes for Latin American & Latinx Studies Department at Faculty Meeting

Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2024

A proposal to implement a Latin American and Latinx Studies (LALS) minor passed with 111 faculty voting yes and one voting no at the Nov. 4 faculty meeting. The six-course minor will be added to the...

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