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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 Bates Student spoke with the administration, BESO Organizing Committee, and union-eligible employees to learn more about their positions on the labor organizing.

The Top 10 Over and Underrated Items in Commons

Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor November 10, 2021

Commons is as full of hits as it is full of misses. We all know what’s good. Chicken nuggets. Vegan Pad Thai. Sundae Sunday. But everyone can use some more stuff to be excited about. Venture out of your...

The newest edition of the Far Cry franchise involves working to free Yara from the clutches of authoritarian dictator Anton Castillo, voiced by Giancarlo Esposito (back).

Sometimes, the Same Is a Good Thing: A Far Cry 6 Review

Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor November 3, 2021

In the era of COVID-19, I feel like life switches up on me every six seconds or so. It’s exhausting. One minute I’m lying on the beach in flip flops and no mask, next thing I know I’m being tested...

Professor of French Kirk Read, guest artist Destini Stewart and Jenna Perry ‘25 perform from Kirsten Greenidge’s “Luck of the Irish,” directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Cliff Odle.

Odle’s “Luck of the Irish” Brings a Different Black Story to the Stage

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor November 3, 2021

Last Thursday, Assistant Professor of Theater Cliff Odle made his Bates College directorial debut with “Luck of the Irish” by Kirsten Greenidge. The show, which ran from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31, follows...

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when Alec Baldwin’s gun misfired on the set of “Rust.”

Baldwin, Batwoman and Barely-Avoided Strikes: Hollywood’s Bad Week

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor October 26, 2021

The death on the set of Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” might be the first you’ve heard of it, but it hasn’t been a great week for film and television. When I sat down to write this article, it was just...

Timothée Chalamet (Paul, left) shows off his impressive acting skills in the box scene, where Paul is confronted with his deepest darkest fears.

“Dune”: Don’t Expect To Be Satisfied, but Prepare To Be Dazzled

Anastasia Fowler October 26, 2021

Since the announcement of its production, the immeasurable hype for “Dune” has been unreal. With strong source material, an accomplished director and a star-studded cast, “Dune” has easily been...

Literary Arts Live is a monthly reading series sponsored by the English department.

Corinna Vallianatos Brings “Origin Stories” to Literary Arts Live

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor October 13, 2021

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, the English department hosted their next installment of Literary Arts Live, a monthly series featuring writers reading and discussing their work. This month’s session was moderated...

In “Squid Game,” 456 competitors, all in dire financial straits, compete in a series of children’s games in order to win 45.6 billion won (equivalent to over $35 million USD).

“Squid Game” Will Defeat Netflix Records While Winning Over Your Heart

Anastasia Fowler, Contributing Writer October 13, 2021

“Squid Game,” Netflix’s latest entry from South Korea, has taken the world by storm. I genuinely do not know how the Earth will stay on its axis with the international reaction to “Squid Game.”...

Tina Thai Express can be found at the corner of College and Sabattus, just a short walk from campus.

Don’t Forget About Tina: Tina Thai Review

Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor October 6, 2021

You know that Sunoco on the corner of College and Sabattus, next to the Cupcakery and Pure Thai? Have you ever noticed that the sign of that gas station always says things like “Curry Puffs, $1.50, Pad...

The first-year dance piece is a way of integrating new dance students with the Bates dance community

New Beginnings and the Beginning of the End: Back to Bates

Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor October 6, 2021

Dance is a beautiful thing. There are people moving, on a stage, in a display of personality, artistic breadth, talent and years of hard work. And I don’t know a damn thing about it. Just being real. But...

"Words Fail" in the Film Adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen"

“Words Fail” in the Film Adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen”

Anastasia Fowler, Contributing Writer October 6, 2021

“Dear Evan Hansen” is certainly not an abomination of a film. I will give it that. It is, however, a disappointment of a film. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, who also directed the films “The Perks...

The Ballroom Team before their annual Gala performance in 2019.

Take a Spin With the Bates Ballroom Team

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor October 6, 2021

Ever watched an episode of “Dancing with the Stars” and thought, “God, I wish that were me”? Well, this upcoming Saturday, Oct. 9, you can have the chance to make your dancing dreams come true...

Hartley was a world traveler as he traveled to Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands. His painting Lost Country-Petrified Sand Hills 1932 was described in the exhibit as “Mexico through the lens of the New Mexico Collections.” Hartley painted twenty pictures in Mexico. (Oil on Masonite, Vilcek Collection 2018.01.01)

Have an Adventure with Marsden Hartley

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator September 29, 2021

As a senior, you’d probably think that I’ve seen every foot of our home in Lewiston, Maine. Well, you’d be wrong. I have known about the Bates College Museum of Art since I stepped foot on this campus,...

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