On Nov. 16, the Bates Leftist Coalition (BLC), a student group unaffiliated with the college, announced the formation of their student mutual aid fund via Instagram.  A rise in COVID-19 cases on campus resulted in a number of students opting to return home early, with little time to make travel arrangements....

Tuesday night, Vice President of Campus Life Joshua McIntosh spoke to Imani Boggan ‘21 and Mary Corcoran ‘22, both members of Cats V Covid, on Instagram Live. Boggan and Corcoran asked McIntosh students’ burning questions and got some answers. Cats V Covid is a newly-formed group tasked with...

COVID-19 cases on campus have hit an all-time high, with the official campus dashboard reporting 14 active cases (including 13 active student cases – one who is not on campus – and one active staff case)  as of the most recent test date, Nov. 16.  While the overall positivity rate remains only...