During the summer of 2022, James and I were the few people who remained on campus. He amazed me with his extraordinary talents.
James Li ‘25 is from Chengdu, one of the major cities in China. I met...
Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• October 5, 2022
This is a very concise ethnographic research on Bates Students’ reading habits.
Research Purpose: I always heard my friends at Bates say that they have a lot of reading. The tone they say “I need...
Joseph Vann, Assistant Features Editor
• October 5, 2022
Yes it’s true. The amazing, beautiful, intelligent king you see before yourself today was once a middle school bully. But, I was also bullied, so in my book that cancels out. Now you may be asking yourself,...
Gabe Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• October 5, 2022
I hate talking about lobster. In large part because it screams Maine and it’s, like, one thing, that is associated with ALL of Maine. Maine has myriad things. Lobsters, people from away eating said lobsters,...
Bates held its annual Family Weekend event on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, giving families the chance to explore the college, some for the very first time. The event also gave many families the opportunity to...
Nine months after their vote was impounded, the Bates Employee and Staff Organization (BESO) waits for a response from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about the formation of their union.
The...
Bates College is in the process of raising $100 million to enroll students from low-income families across the country in conjunction with Schuler Education. Thus far, the college has raised $39 million,...
Okay, nobody freak out!! But I’m back with Bobcat Bites. And I know what you’re thinking: “mysterious Bobcat Bites writer, why did you return? Haven’t you moved on to bigger and better things?”...
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions on school-wide gatherings, Bates Campus Life held the large-scale event Bateschella to welcome students back to campus on Saturday September 17. According to...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• September 21, 2022
Russian writer Fyodor Dostovesky wrote “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” Well, the last sixish years of American politics have felt as such, and yet, as I sit here...
Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• September 21, 2022
How many languages can you hear at Bates? You might see students gathered at the language tables in the Commons. Your friends hurry on their way to language classes at noon, or maybe hear others chatting...
At 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, students received a text from the college’s emergency system notifying them that “a student was struck on campus by a shirtless man in tan pants.”
The message did not...
