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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

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...

First-Year Favorites

First-Year Favorites

Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor April 19, 2023

As the second semester comes to a close on my freshman year at Bates, and as I have started to find my footing on (and off) of campus, I have established my opinion on a few things in and around campus....

The Zach Attack

The Zach Attack

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...

A Reflection on My First Year at Bates College

A Reflection on My First Year at Bates College

Catalina Passino, Managing Features Editor April 19, 2023

My pen pal told me about Bates, and really, I applied here because there was no essay requirement. There were already so many reaches on my list, what was one more? In my mind, there was no intention of...

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2023

Dear Reader, I was really on the fence about whether or not to run for Editor in Chief of The Bates Student for a long time. At the end of my junior year, when it was crunch time and I was sick...

Bates Seniors Win Prestigious Watson Fellowships

Bates Seniors Win Prestigious Watson Fellowships

Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor April 19, 2023

Two Bates seniors, Adilene Sandoval and Elizabeth LaCroix, were among 42 seniors nationally who received grants as part of the 55th class of the fellowship. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a prestigious...

The Times Are a-Changin: Why Joe Biden Shouldnt Run in 2024

The Times Are a-Changin: Why Joe Biden Shouldn’t Run in 2024

Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor April 5, 2023

Times have changed since 2020. Trump is no longer in the White House, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a serious threat to the Democratic Party and Joe Biden is the sole octogenarian to occupy the White...

What Commons Needs

What Commons Needs

Andy Xu, Contributing Writer April 5, 2023

Before I enrolled in Bates, I relied on Niche—an institution that ranks and compares colleges regarding students’ college experiences—to finalize my decision. Not hard to find, Bates College ranks...

Rusty Epstein ’13 Talks Bates Theater, Depressing Fridge Poems, and More

Rusty Epstein ’13 Talks Bates Theater, Depressing Fridge Poems, and More

Fatina Mulumba, Contributing Writer April 5, 2023

Rusty Epstein ’13 is a man of many talents. He is an artist, a writer for Awf Magazine, a strategist for USA Today, and a ping-pong enthusiast, according to his LinkedIn. However, he is best known for,...

Short Term Registration Fails to Consider Seniority

Short Term Registration Fails to Consider Seniority

Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor April 5, 2023

Registration for 2023 Short Term opened on Saturday, March 4 and closed Friday, March 10. Students were notified of their class optimization results Wednesday, March 15.  The same optimization system...

A sample Group-A ballot from the Bates College union election.

Proposed Union Fails as Votes are Finally Counted

Noah Forman, Digital Editor March 23, 2023

On Thursday afternoon, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed its count of ballots cast in a unionization vote of Bates College professionals and support staff, with the union vote failing...

Robert Carr 82

OutFront Welcomes Back Co-Founder

Fiona Cohen, Managing News Editor March 23, 2023

On Monday, March 21, OutFront welcomed back Robert Carr ‘82, one of its founding members. At a meeting in the Fireplace Lounge, Carr spoke to over a dozen students about the LGBTQ+ community at Bates...

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