Thursday at around 4:00 a.m., I woke up shivering and disoriented. The stacks of Ladd Library were strikingly dark. And cold. I had joked with a friend of mine last week about pulling 24 hours in Ladd,...

I grew up in suburban Denver, which is just about as suburban as suburbia gets. My house and all the ones around me were constructed between the 1960s and 1990s, and more developments every year were popping...

This fall marks my third semester and my third German class since becoming a student at Bates. Through the German department here, I got to know others who share an interest in learning the language and...

Not to Nap: Alexa Terry ’27 As I took my first step onto a college campus this fall, I noticed a trend among students. We are a body of people that LOVE to nap. From my roommate scheduling naptime...

I’ve heard it said that your college years are the best years of your life. I never knew exactly what that meant. When I  came to Bates as a first-year, I disliked college to a huge degree. Of course,...

Full disclosure: I’ve been a Harry Potter fan for only a little over a year (yes, yes…I know. Crazy). Some way, somehow, by the grace of Merlin’s beard, I had gone my whole life without Harry Potter...

Dear Ducks of Bates,  I cannot begin to imagine how the past century has been for the flock. Next year, the Bates bobcat will celebrate its 100-year anniversary as the official mascot. Since 1924,...

As someone who is (OK, intends to be) a political science and sociology double-major, the study of humanities has always been of importance to me. Originally, I wanted to be an English major but I thought...

In the month of October, the Commons Healthy Eating & Wellness Society (CHEWS) has chosen an inspiring theme that encapsulates the essence of a fulfilled life. As student coordinators for CHEWS, we...

On December 30, 2022, Saudi Arabian soccer club Al-Nassr announced that they had signed Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to an almost inconceivable two-and-a-half-year contract worth around $200...