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Bates Ends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, Eases Other Restrictions
Bates Ends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, Eases Other Restrictions
Nick Danko, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023

A recent disease management policy statement from the Bates Finance and Administration Office has reinstated a sense of normalcy absent from...

OPINION | Let’s Drop out of the College Ranking Rat Race
OPINION | Let’s Drop out of the College Ranking Rat Race
October 4, 2023
Bates Ends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, Eases Other Restrictions
Bates Ends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, Eases Other Restrictions
Nick Danko, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023

A recent disease management policy statement from the Bates Finance and Administration Office has reinstated a sense of normalcy absent from the Bates community for over three years. Bates has rolled back major COVID-19 protocols, including vaccination and masking requirements for students and the option...

Merrill Locker Rooms to be Completed Soon, but Date Not Specified
Merrill Locker Rooms to be Completed Soon, but Date Not Specified
Clare McGeever and Julia Roelofs October 4, 2023

Merrill Gymnasium is home to the Tarbell pool, a six-lane indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a rock climbing wall, a cardio space, a multipurpose room, and two sports medicine spaces. Changes to the largest athletic facility on campus will be completed very soon. The construction in Merrill began...

First Annual Well-Being Week Brings Mindfulness to Bates
First Annual Well-Being Week Brings Mindfulness to Bates
Trinity Poon, Assistant News Editor • October 4, 2023

Monday Sept. 25 marked the beginning of the first annual Well-Being week at Bates College.  The week featured events including a Well-Being Fair, a panel discussion on the rise of therapy, a Well-Being Wagon, and Big Prize Trivia. These activities were complemented by regular campus programming like...

Bonding Through Adventure: Behind the Scenes of Leading an AESOP Trip
Bonding Through Adventure: Behind the Scenes of Leading an AESOP Trip
Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor • October 4, 2023
Suggestions for a Fun Maine Fall
Suggestions for a Fun Maine Fall
Gail Curtis, Contributing Editor • October 4, 2023
First-Year Favorites
First-Year Favorites
Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor • April 19, 2023
A Reflection on My First Year at Bates College
A Reflection on My First Year at Bates College
Catalina Passino, Assistant Features Editor • April 19, 2023
OPINION | Let’s Drop out of the College Ranking Rat Race
OPINION | Let’s Drop out of the College Ranking Rat Race
Lena LaPierre, Copy Editor • October 4, 2023
OPINION | Cat Got Our Tongue?
OPINION | Cat Got Our Tongue?
Inez Johnson, Assistant Forum Editor • October 4, 2023
OPINION | A Reflection on My First Class at Bates
OPINION | A Reflection on My First Class at Bates
Bella Daly, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023
OPINION | What Kind of College Education Do We Want?
OPINION | What Kind of College Education Do We Want?
Chris Lu, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023
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“Bottoms”: The Comedy of the Year
“Bottoms”: The Comedy of the Year
Ana Fowler, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor • October 4, 2023
Barbenheimer: The Secret Behind the Success of the Double-Feature
Barbenheimer: The Secret Behind the Success of the Double-Feature
Claire Orfield , Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023
Spoken Word Artist Mel Chanté Shines In First VCS Of The Year
Spoken Word Artist Mel Chanté Shines In First VCS Of The Year
Roux Hernandez, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2023
Chronicling a Concert: The 24 Hours Before Bates’s Jazz Band Concert with Trumpeter Hadley Blodgett
Hadley Blodgett, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor • April 19, 2023
Sticking with Success: Bates Women’s Field Hockey Starts Season Strong
Ian McAslan, Assistant Sports Editor • October 4, 2023
MLB Postseason Sneak Peak: What We Are Looking Forward To, Hot Takes, and World Series Picks
MLB Postseason Sneak Peak: What We Are Looking Forward To, Hot Takes, and World Series Picks
Zach Marchick, Ian McAslan, and Matt Riseman October 4, 2023
NESCAC Fantasy League Officially Launches
NESCAC Fantasy League Officially Launches
Lucy Green, Managing Sports Editor • October 4, 2023
The Portland Sea Dogs Boast a Stacked Roster - Here’s Who to Look Out For
The Portland Sea Dogs Boast a Stacked Roster - Here’s Who to Look Out For
Zach Marchick, Assistant Sports Editor • October 4, 2023
Letter to the Editor: Real Ambitions on Climate and Environment Require Attention to Fundamentals
Letter to the Editor: Real Ambitions on Climate and Environment Require Attention to Fundamentals
November 8, 2022
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