The bakery is arguably the best section in Commons. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it is fully stocked up on delicious desserts, including vegan, sugar free, and gluten free options. The spread is mouth-watering,...
Lucy Green, Managing Sports Editor
• October 21, 2023
If you have been in front of any news outlet recently, you may have heard about a relationship blooming between Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift.
The two began a...
Leah Belber, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• October 21, 2023
Although cow milk has fallen out of fashion in favor of oat or almond alternatives, many Bates students still turn to the milk station each morning. Whether the milk is for your cereal, your lattes or...
Anastasia Fowler, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• October 4, 2023
Bobcats, prepare for the best comedy of the year! Recently, I noticed a pungent wave of stress blowing throughout campus. Classes are in full swing, extracurriculars are overwhelmingly busy and athletes...
Barbenheimer—Barbie and Oppenheimer—was the event of the summer. Fans rushed from one showing to the next dressed in pink (and sometimes fedoras). Debates ensued over which film should be seen first...
As an incoming freshman at Bates, I was very excited to experience all that the campus had to offer. However, I had no idea about the Village Club Series (or the VCS, as it’s affectionately called by...
Hadley Blodgett, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• April 19, 2023
Hadley taught herself the trumpet around three years ago and recently joined the jazz band as a college freshman. It has quickly become one of her favorite courses at Bates. This concert will be the first...
Rusty Epstein ’13 is a man of many talents. He is an artist, a writer for Awf Magazine, a strategist for USA Today, and a ping-pong enthusiast, according to his LinkedIn. However, he is best known for,...
Hadley Blodgett, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• March 22, 2023
Miss the Oscars and want to discuss it with your friends? This article will give you a basic rundown of what happened, what films won what awards, and which movies and shorts you should watch next.
To...
Near the end of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on the Bates College stage, during a particularly tense argument about a young girl’s honor, a man rounds on a woman protesting her child’s...
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• March 22, 2023
I didn’t know what (or who) was coming upon entering Gomes Chapel for the annual Sex Week a cappella concert on Friday March 17, but unlike most women, I did not leave disappointed.
Traditionally,...
Sitting down in Gannett Theater on Monday night, I was eager to have my heart warmed in this (especially) cold climate. I had seen Almost, Maine plenty of times before since it is a frequent production...
