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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

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Supporting BIPOC Businesses Over the Holidays

Jessica Gross, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor November 25, 2020

The weather has been getting colder, the days are growing shorter, and Bobcats are migrating back home for break. That can only mean one thing – the beginning of the winter holiday season and gift giving....

Lucy Sherman ‘23 decided to create this piece from construction paper after she decided to decorate her room.

Your Room is Yours, Don’t Forget It

Lucy Sherman November 25, 2020

Not long ago did i take a trip to our beloved walmart supercenter on mount auburn avenue. i came across 1. silly straws, but also 2. construction paper. You know, that cheap, dull, colored paper that we...

The Discordians have partnered with many groups on campus including the OIE.

More Than Fun and Games: Building Community in Discordians

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator November 25, 2020

In non-COVID-19 times, on some nights in the Fireplace Lounge Bates students would be huddled around a tabletop board game laughing, strategizing, and enjoying each other's company. This is the Discordians...

Ashley Bryan, [Untitled Collage from Beautiful Blackbird], n.d., paper collage, 20 1/2 x 28 in. (framed), Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Henry Isaacs and Donna Bartnoff Isaacs, 2019.2.4

“Let’s Celebrate Ashley Bryan!” Showcases Bates Treasures New and Old

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor November 18, 2020

How many picture books did you read growing up that placed people of color at the center? I don’t remember many personally, but Bates runs the Diverse Book Finder so the next generation can have a more...

One Season, Two Bachelorettes: Catch up on the Bachelorette Quarantine Edition

Katherine Merisotis November 18, 2020

Welcome back to “The Bachelorette,” where Chris Harrison promises this will be the most dramatic season yet, but do we get two for the price of one?  The season was set to begin filming in March...

Borat Movie Poster

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Delivers Laughs, Lacks Purpose

Max Devon, Digital Editor November 6, 2020

In November of 2006, a little known Kazakhstani journalist named Borat Sagdiyev shocked the world with his revelatory film on life in America. The 90-minute mockumentary followed Borat—played by comedian...

Bly Manor

“The Haunting of Bly Manor”: It’s a Love Story

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator November 6, 2020

Though Halloween may be over and winter is on its way, the spooky “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is still worth watching. “The Haunting of Bly Manor” follows the successful show of “The Haunting...

What is TIME to you?

What is TIME to you?

Lee Emmerich November 6, 2020

The United States has major issues with its prison system:  like how about twenty-two percent of the world's prisoners are in America while America only makes up about four percent of the global population,...

Sloan is Not “Someone You Hate”

Sloan is Not “Someone You Hate”

Sacha Feldberg, Assistant News Editor October 21, 2020

On Oct. 16, a cold and rainy day in Lewiston, American singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan released her ten-song debut album, “Only Child.” The 40-degrees Fahrenheit weather and heavy rain had me feeling...

Stories of Haunted Lewiston, Just in Time for Halloween

Jessica Gross, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor October 21, 2020

Halloween is fast approaching. A time period usually marked by excitement, party planning, and long-anticipated costume reveals may look a little different this school year. This may cause some to lose...

Bates Creative Writers Tackle Memory, Isolation, and More in Module A Courses

Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor October 21, 2020

As module A came to an end, students in Playwriting, taught by Lecturer in Theater Cliff Odle and the junior-senior Autofiction seminar, taught by Lecturer in English Jessica Anthony, presented readings...

The Video Game Club often meets in Chase Lounge for events.

Video Game Club Creates Community in Uncertain Times

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator October 21, 2020

In a time where we are encouraged to stay distant from friends and loved ones, it can be daunting for people to find ways to stay connected. That’s where the Video Game Club comes in. The club is...

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