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The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Bates Spudent 2023
The Bates Spudent 2023
May 15, 2023

The Bates Spudent is a fake newspaper. The names, photos, quotes, opinions, facts, implications, proposals, events, and literally everything...

AI: The Mechanization of Human Thoughts
AI: The Mechanization of Human Thoughts
April 20, 2023
The Bates Spudent 2023
The Bates Spudent 2023
May 15, 2023

The Bates Spudent is a fake newspaper. The names, photos, quotes, opinions, facts, implications, proposals, events, and literally everything in the entire paper are fake. We would like to thank President Clayton Spencer for gifting us so much content over the years! We wish you the best of luck. 

Bates College Updates Campus Safety Policies Following Safety Incidents
Bates College Updates Campus Safety Policies Following Safety Incidents
Maple Buescher, Editor-in-Chief • May 9, 2023

Bates College will continue to make changes and improvements to its security protocols following several on-campus safety incidents this year, according to an email sent to students by Associate Dean of Students and Director of Operations Blake M. Reilly and Director of Campus Safety Paul Menice on May...

The Zach Attack
The 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 questions we could, and scheduled interviews to differentiate...

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
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor
Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief • April 19, 2023
A picture of the stars, taken by Hadley on her iPhone.
A Beginner’s Guide to Stars
Hadley Blodgett, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor • April 5, 2023
AI: The Mechanization of Human Thoughts
AI: The Mechanization of Human Thoughts
Evan Skufca, Contributing Writer • April 20, 2023
Caffeinated Coffee Criticism
Caffeinated Coffee Criticism
Henry Welch, Contributing Writer • April 19, 2023
Learning from Art: Why Art and Visual Culture Classes Matter
Learning from Art: Why Art and Visual Culture Classes Matter
Lena LaPierre, Copy Editor • April 19, 2023
What Constitutes a “Queer Space?”: Lick It and its Liberatory Potential
What Constitutes a “Queer Space?”: Lick It and its Liberatory Potential
Elliott Vahey, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2023
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Brand New Ballgame: Baseball Starts Season in Good Form
Brand New Ballgame: Baseball Starts Season in Good Form
Zach Marchick, Assistant Sports Editor • March 22, 2023
Straight Out The Lew on March Madness
Straight Out The Lew on March Madness
Chris Cimino, Dylan Azcarate , and Luke Linnehan March 22, 2023
Jillian Richardson Places 9th at Nationals, Breaks School Record
Jillian Richardson Places 9th at Nationals, Breaks School Record
Nichol Weylman-Farwell, Executive Managing Editor • March 22, 2023
The Bates Student Sits Down with New Mens’ Lacrosse Head Coach Dan Annino
The Bates Student Sits Down with New Mens’ Lacrosse Head Coach Dan Annino
Nichol Weylman-Farwell, Executive Managing Editor • March 8, 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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