Max Olson, Managing News Editor
• November 9, 2022
As the Halloween season came and went, I found myself severely deprived in the spooky department. To me, current horror is subject to one universal pitfall: an overreliance on the shock factor. Whether...
Fiona Cohen, Managing News Editor
• November 9, 2022
This book review contains spoilers for Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us and other books in the series.
If you have ever managed to stumble onto BookTok, the book side of TikTok, you know exactly who...
Lucía Pizarro, Contributing Writer
• November 9, 2022
Imagine Jane Austen meets Downton Abbey—but on a stage, as a mystery. That’s how I spent my Saturday evening: basking in the fruits of “The Victorian Ladies Detective Collective,” the latest play...
Lucia Pizarro, Contributing Writer
• November 8, 2022
Provided you weren’t living under a rock last weekend, you probably saw or heard about the Bates Theatre Department’s latest production: Hurricane Diane. Directed by Kush Sharma ’23 in partial fulfillment...
Fiona Cohen, Managing News Editor
• November 1, 2022
I picked up Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica over the October break at Kramers, an indie bookstore in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. I found the novel on a special Halloween table display....
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...
On the evening of Friday, Oct. 7, the lighting was warm, the music was cool and the pumpkin chai flowed at the Ronj. The vibes were very “Bates” indeed. The student-run cafe hosted a coffeehouse concert...
Alexi Knight, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• November 1, 2022
I’m not afraid to say it: I am a huge Taylor Swift fan.
“Our Song” was my first ever favorite song. Speak Now was my favorite album growing up and is still one of my favorites to this day. Even...
This past weekend, I’m sure many of you had the regrettable experience of having to wake up early to enjoy a non-Commons breakfast with eager parents. On Saturday morning, my family settled on Rolly’s...
Welcome to “A Few of My Favorite Things” — art 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...
Ava Singh, Assistant Forum Editor
• October 13, 2022
Though I have often found myself in reading slumps for long periods of time, a book that’s never failed to hypnotize me is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I first read this book in 8th grade...
If you’ve ever wondered about the sounds arising from the Garcelon speakers as you make your daily pilgrimage to Commons, look no further. “Energetic,” “rowdy,” “smooth” and “hype” are...
