Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• December 1, 2021
In the first class of my first year seminar, we read a chapter from "Teaching Critical Thinking" written by bell hooks. The chapter says that most students enter college classrooms “dreading thinking”,...
Sophie Mackin, Assistant Forum Editor
• November 17, 2021
Taylor Swift is someone who needs no introduction. A household name, she is one of the most successful and well-known artists of our time. My generation has grown up with her, experiencing each and every...
Sadie Basila, Managing Forum Editor
• November 10, 2021
Everyone knows that most social media sites track your activity and use your data to target content toward you. In some ways this can be helpful, like when Youtube recommends videos they know you’ll...
Yes, you read the title correctly. My mentor is currently sitting in jail, awaiting her trial date. She’s accused of being a co-conspirator on espionage related charges. Allegedly, she and her husband...
Alexi Knight, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• November 3, 2021
A few weeks ago, someone sent me a clip of Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld poking fun at the proposals made to amend education regarding race, white supremacy and colonialism here at Bates. Conservative media...
I wish I could tell you that I am a healthy person.
When I began to have disordered eating tendencies, I decided to reach out to CAPS and Health Services to get help. I had begun to feel confident and...
Sophie Mackin, Assistant Forum Editor
• November 3, 2021
It’s impossible to ignore how early darkness falls these days. Most nights, before I even head to Commons, it’s already completely dark outside. Unfortunately, daylight savings is right around the...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• November 3, 2021
American writer and environmentalist Daniel Quinn once said “But why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live?”
A bunch...
Sadie Basila, Managing Forum Editor
• November 3, 2021
Last year, Jacob Blake was shot seven times by a police officer, leaving him paralyzed. Like other instances of police brutality, the incident (and subsequent lack of justice brought to the officer) sparked...
On Thursday, Oct. 21, crispitos were available for the first time this semester.
Of course I was buzzing with excitement. It is, without a doubt, one of my top three favorite meals that Commons offers....
Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• October 27, 2021
A month ago, US News & World Report (US News) magazine published the rank of universities and liberal arts colleges for 2022. This is a “transcript” of last year for all these schools. Some universities...
Sadie Basila, Managing Forum Editor
• October 27, 2021
In my opinion, the administration is anti-union, and they’re not good at hiding it.
Despite the insistence from the administration that “every employee has the right to support or not support...
