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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

Art Senior Thesis Spotlight: Sophia Gerry ’20

Anne Blakslee March 11, 2020

This week, The Bates Student asks senior Sophie Gerry about her year-long Art Thesis. We are looking forward to this article being the first of many that spotlight the talents and passions of Bates students...

Self Care: Bachelor Edition

Anne Blakslee February 5, 2020

ABC’s “The Bachelor” airs as an opportunity for viewing routines and moments of non-academic group “activity.” This season is full of your weekly dose of reality television drama, and provides...

Bates Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Olivia Cuneo

November 20, 2019

Bates College is filled to the brim with unique individuals who are excited to share their creative minds with the community. This week I talked to first-year Olivia Cuneo about her small hat business...

Skin Care Routine of the Week: Fall Back!

November 6, 2019

Summertime allows us all to spend a little more time on ourselves. We set fitness goals and actually reach them, excel at our internships and jobs, earn money, spend time surrounded by all those summer...

Have You Heard of the Bullet Journal?

October 23, 2019

The “Bullet Journal” has become the new planner, life organizer, list-maker and journal all mashed up into a Pinterest-worthy personal book. A bullet journal is an analog system of structure that...

A Walk Around the Olin Arts Center

October 2, 2019

Art, in any form, is a great way to release your mind from the stress of negative energies and the to-do lists that tend to pile up and consume our weeks here at Bates. The Olin Arts Center offers a peaceful,...

The Bates Routine

September 18, 2019

Growing up, many of us were told the importance of keeping a routine. We became aware that routines provide structure and expectation that set our days, weeks, months, and years up for success. Go to...

“After” Unintentionally Gives a Good Laugh

Annie Blakslee, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor May 1, 2019

I went to see “After” with my two sisters, another trio of sisters, and three of their friends, but I was the only one who understood what it was like to be a freshman in college. My experience watching...

Skin Care Routine of the Week: Lotions and Potions to Healthy Skin

March 20, 2019

Growing up, my mom loved to pamper my sisters and I with a facewash and some good smelling lotion before we went to bed. Eventually, as ridiculous as this sounds, I grew up and got my very own good smelling...

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