I identify as Latino.
I identify as a man of color.
And I identify as a conservative Republican.
This is not a paradox, a glitch in the matrix. Too often I’m told I am brainwashed,...
Sophie Mackin, Assistant Forum Editor
• October 28, 2020
“Depending on how the election goes…” is a phrase I find myself saying very frequently. This year’s presidential election is the most consequential election our generation has lived through,...
Najá Crockett, Managing Features Editor
• October 21, 2020
I often wrestle with the idea of whether or not participating in a system is, in some way, legitimizing it. I feel that we live in a totalized political climate, where those in power dictate that the only...
Miles Nabritt, Managing Forum Editor
• October 21, 2020
Skye, Roy, and Miles are back with Episode 3 of Forum Focus where they talk about Free Speech within college and how they have participated in civic engagement in face of stereotypes and other social challenges.
https://youtu.be/L-Bw-ZLMtyY
On-campus instruction at Bates has been – if measured by the number of positive cases – an objective success, particularly in relation to its peers such as Trinity, who have seen disastrous levels...
Samuel Poulos, Assistant Features Editor
• October 21, 2020
Tally up your score and see which senatorial member of the GOP you are.
What’s your idea of the perfect date?
A. Defunding Planned Parenthood (1 point)
B. Telling your significant other they look...
Miles Nabritt, Managing Forum Editor
• October 14, 2020
“Mr. Vice President, I am speaking.”
A week after watching the Vice-Presidential debate, I want to take the time to recount some of the important takeaways from the exchanges between Senator Kamala...
Here in the United States, we lack an official government mouthpiece; a publication solely dedicated to trumpeting the governments every action. Fortunately, China’s Xinhua News, China Daily, People’s...
As the country enters the final three weeks before the long-awaited general election, where President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden will compete for the presidency, many have turned...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• October 14, 2020
It is oftentimes far easier to condemn than to commend. With that being said, it is also easier in times of calamity to run to one’s corner instead of facing tumult head-on. The latter truism is often...
Skye Brown, Managing Features Editor
• October 7, 2020
After writing my last article, my fatigue has shifted into an outrage. Now I am angry. Bates, as an institution, you are the problem. In addition to pressuring the BIPOC community on campus to shed their...
