Welcome to the first rendition of Candid ‘Cats, where our photographers highlight a photo from the week and life at Bates.
Back to Bates Weekend signals fall to the Bates students and is always...
Daisy O’Dwyer, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2022
It's Saturday, October 1, 2022, and an exciting time for families to see this year's Back to Bates artistic showcase during parents weekend. Stage Manager Kendall Jones ‘25 described the production as...
Alexi Knight, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• October 5, 2022
Since its announcement in summer 2019, “Don’t Worry Darling” quickly became one of my most anticipated movies to see in theaters. At the time I had just seen Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart,...
Maple Buescher, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• September 28, 2022
Welcome to “A Few of My Favorite Things” — arts 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...
Izzyie Sandoz, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2022
As a first year student at Bates, I didn't really know what to expect when I found out about Bateschella. One of the first things that initially made me want to attend was finding out that there would...
Samantha Gabel, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2022
From shamanistic artifacts to contemporary art, the Bates Art Museum’s new exhibit, Pedeaology, hosts artworks from various disciplines to show the variety in the collection. This exhibit runs until...
Ava Singh, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2022
Fall foliage in Maine is becoming even more prominent as we get closer to the festivities October brings. Living in a place where you can experience the peak of fall means that you must take advantage...
I was picking up a package from Post and Print when the student helping me looked up from his phone, face in shock and confusion, and said “Oh my goodness, the queen is dead.” I wouldn’t be surprised...
One of the largest proponents of homesickness, at least for me, was not personalizing my room. It’s easy to walk into your all-beige room and immediately associate it with other less favorable institutions.
I...
Maple Buescher, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• September 21, 2022
Welcome to “A Few of My Favorite Things” — arts 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...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• May 31, 2022
Content warning: the following article includes discussion of suicide.
As I walked into Gannett Theater on May 21, my friend and I were greeted by Johnny Esposito ‘22. He asked us to each take two...
Oftentimes, I think of memoirs as stuffy reflections written by people who are much farther down in life and who carry vastly different experiences than me. As a result, they’ve never been my go-to....
