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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Xander Bogaerts Paradox

The Xander Bogaerts Paradox

Nichol Weylman-Farwell, Executive Managing Editor November 1, 2022

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills with this whole Xander Bogaerts situation. Listen, I love Bogey as much as any other Bostonian. He’s been one of my favorite players ever since he got called up to...

A Job Not Yet Done: Bates Women’s Soccer Reflects on Progress Made This Year

A Job Not Yet Done: Bates Women’s Soccer Reflects on Progress Made This Year

Nichol Weylman-Farwell, Executive Managing Editor November 1, 2022

“The energy is about to shift,” Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tweeted out last January in the midst of the team’s early season struggles. The energy shifted, the stars aligned, and the once-overlooked...

Carolyn Finney Delivers the 25th Annual Otis Lecture

Carolyn Finney Delivers the 25th Annual Otis Lecture

Lucy Green, Managing Sports Editor November 1, 2022

Carolyn Finney, the author of Black Faces, White Spaces, gave the 25th annual Otis Lecture at Bates College on Oct. 12. Finney’s biography describes her as an author and cultural geographer, focusing...

Crime Rises at Bates: Takeaways from the 2022 Clery Report

Crime Rises at Bates: Takeaways from the 2022 Clery Report

Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2022

The following article includes mention of sexual assault on campus. If you are struggling with any issue related to this, you can confidentially reach out to Sexual Assault Victims Advocate Andrea Bucciarelli,...

Campus Sees Increase in Bike Theft

Campus Sees Increase in Bike Theft

Lila Schaefer, Contributing Writer November 1, 2022

Bates bike owners beware: at least nine bikes have been stolen so far this semester. At least five of those bikes were stolen in the past two weeks.  On Oct. 11, 2022, Adam Joseph ’25, found his...

Stop! Drop! Bring BACK Your Mugs!

“Stop! Drop! Bring BACK Your Mugs!”

Catalina Passino and Trinity Poon November 1, 2022

On Oct. 25, an email was sent out on behalf of Bates College Student Government (BCSG), Campus Healthy Eating and Wellness Society (CHEWS), ECOReps and Dining, Conferences & Campus Events, informing...

BREAKING NEWS: Student Assaulted by Unidentified Man on Campus on Oct. 13

BREAKING NEWS: Student Assaulted by Unidentified Man on Campus on Oct. 13

Aneeza Ahmad, Assistant News Editor October 13, 2022

A student walking between Pettengill Hall and Hedge Hall was approached and grabbed by an unidentified man who then fled toward Russell Street at around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, according to an email sent...

Straight Out The Lew: Week of October 10th

Dylan Azcarate, Luke Linnehan, and Chris Cimino October 13, 2022

Who is your World Series pick? Dylan: Los Angeles Dodgers. The 111 win Dodgers look poised to continue their dominance into the playoffs. There is no better lineup in baseball than the one the Dodgers...

Men’s Golf Secures First CBB Tournament Victory Since 2018

Nichol Weylman-Farwell, Executive Managing Editor October 13, 2022

Men’s golf won the annual CBB tournament at their home course on Oct. 1 for the first time since 2018. With a score of 317, they outstroked Bowdoin and Colby, with junior Paul Detre earning a share of...

Dueling Diners

Dueling Diners

Leah Belber, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor October 13, 2022

This past weekend, I’m sure many of you had the regrettable experience of having to wake up early to enjoy a non-Commons breakfast with eager parents. On Saturday morning, my family settled on Rolly’s...

“People Have Cool Ideas:” A Few of My Favorite Things with Maria Gray ’23

“People Have Cool Ideas:” A Few of My Favorite Things with Maria Gray ’23

Maple Buescher, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2022

Welcome to “A Few of My Favorite Things” — art edition! In this series of Q&A interviews, The Bates Student sits down with students involved in the arts on campus to learn about their favorite...

The Picture of Reading in Fall

The Picture of Reading in Fall

Ava Singh, Assistant Forum Editor October 13, 2022

Though I have often found myself in reading slumps for long periods of time, a book that’s never failed to hypnotize me is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I first read this book in 8th grade...

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