Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• February 2, 2022
When I stumbled onto the Bakery Barn, it was out of my frustration with the lack of good bread at the supermarket. Why isn’t there a bakery near me, a bakery that doesn’t make bread that tastes like...
“OMG,” wrote one commenter on a TikTok video that I recently saw of a toddler dancing to the soundtrack from “Encanto.” “I totally forgot there were KIDS watching this, not just traumatized adults.”
It...
Riley Gramley, Contributing Writer
• January 26, 2022
There are hundreds of professionally made documentaries, shows and movies that each try to uniquely extrapolate on Princess Diana’s tragic death and her tortured experience among the ranks of the modern...
Nora Fox, Assistant News Editor
• January 26, 2022
At Bates, we are lucky to be surrounded by endless hiking trails and other outdoor opportunities. If you can get off campus, I highly recommend exploring the nature around us. Hiking acts as a great mental...
Elizabeth Patrick, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• January 26, 2022
On the first snowfall, Bates campus feels like a quaint snowglobe. It’s exciting to finally bundle up in your favorite sweaters and hats that you’ve been waiting all summer to wear. Bates posts the...
Elizabeth Patrick, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• January 18, 2022
Spoilers for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” below.
Marvel movies are not artistic masterpieces by any means, but they do bring a certain excellence of their own to viewers. I am definitely a fan, though...
Members of The Student’s Arts & Leisure staff ranked their top albums, artists and songs from 2021. Below, you’ll find recommendations spanning pop, rap, alternative and beyond to carry you into...
Note: Robby Haynos is the assistant arts and leisure editor of The Bates Student.
The Robinson Players’s production of “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong,” which ran from Dec. 3 to 5, was one of...
Sadie Basila, Managing Forum Editor
• November 17, 2021
On Oct. 22, Lana Del Rey released her second studio album of the year, “Blue Banisters.” Overall, it’s less dialed back than her previous album, “Chemtrails over the Country Club,” but it lacks...
Sophie Mackin, Assistant Forum Editor
• November 17, 2021
Taylor Swift is someone who needs no introduction. A household name, she is one of the most successful and well-known artists of our time. My generation has grown up with her, experiencing each and every...
This past weekend, the Bates College Robinson Players brought a joyful celebration of student theater to the stage in the form of their annual One-Act Festival. The festival, which ran from Nov. 5 to 7...
Trigger warning: mention of domestic violence and abuse.
The underdog story is a powerful one. An archetypal use of pathos, the underdog story succeeds as audiences empathize and identify with struggling...
