On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Senator Claire Bennett (Leah Belber ‘26) emerged as the victor in the Bates 2024 Mock Presidential Election, securing both the popular vote and the electoral college majority to become...

I recently worked a summer job where I got close to some older coworkers. One man, in his 40s, really stood out to me—he shared a lot about his life and went out of his way to help me with things. He...

With Halloween right around the corner, the Bates campus and student body are looking forward to welcoming back the Lewiston community for trick-or-treating for the second year. This year, the candy offerings...

For a few notable years throughout the early 20th century, Bates boasted a new academic department that was relatively unprecedented amongst its peers at the time. The Bates Forestry Department had a short...

Bates Votes, a student-led nonpartisan voting initiative facilitated by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, is committed to engaging and educating students to participate in our democracy. Since...

Liane FitzGerald ‘12, is entering her eleventh year with her business, Roy Swim, a line of handmade customizable swimwear designed to be comfortable, personalizable, and functional.  For FitzGerald,...

Ka Bogso is a five piece art exhibit that was shown in Olin Arts Center from Sept. 24 to Oct 3. This visual art piece displayed a newly developed theory – centered around five Rs – about Somali refugee...

Each day before leaving their dorms or houses, Batesies finish their outfits by putting on shoes. A seemingly simple step may have larger motivations and implications. The shoes we wear from Commons to...

A couple of my friends have a hard time balancing their diets (getting pretty much anything green / vegetable on their plate). I’ve brought it up with them a lot, suggesting they come to the salad or...

This summer, I read Adam White’s debut novel The Midcoast, which includes a portion set at our very own Bates College. One of the central character’s daughters was touring colleges for lacrosse and...

As Bates’s signature (and only) on-campus library, Ladd is a lot of things. It’s home to over one million books. It’s one of the few academic libraries in the country to lend children’s books to...