A peek through a window and campus colors have transformed from lush greens into warm, fiery tones. A step outside and a cool wind brushes your skin. A walk around Bates and you can practically hear the...

“What is your favorite spot on campus?”  Almost all of us have been asked that question before—perhaps as an icebreaker at a club meeting or while showing your family around during Parents’...

When I was a first-year, I took a leap and registered for the elementary Hispanic studies course having never learned Spanish before. And, as I sat in a class surrounded by students who had nearly all...

In this article, I go over reasons why I think newer dorms should cost more than older dorms. If you live in these newer dorms I believe there should be a small increase in the room and board fee, specifically...

What do you think of your dorm at Bates?  We asked that question of each other at last week’s meeting of The Bates Student. People had plenty to say about it—some people wished their dorms had...

If you were to ask Batesies why they chose Bates, a lot of them will say the same thing: community. Bates prides itself on its diversity and close knit community, yet people want to remove it, with some...

To master course registration, first years need to resurrect a classic fire-safety mantra and learn to shop, drop, enroll. Maybe, the Registrars’ optimization algorithm gave you none of your preferred...

Apple cider. I remember my friends and I turning the bottles in our hands as we read aloud “Inauguration of Garry Jenkins, 2024”. It was amidst the lockdown following the tragic shooting of Oct. 25,...

It’s that time of the year again: papers are due and exams are approaching. April affords us one last chance to tie up loose ends before heading into the summer, but how can we stay motivated to wrap...

As many residents of John Bertram Hall might know, the 2023-24 academic year has been full of so much damage that every single student living in the building was charged $50, whether complicit in the crimes...

It’s Chicken Patty Satty, do you want to study in P’Gill and watch the ‘Cats on Garc before walking by the Puddle on the way to 280 then Frye? To a Batesie, that sentence would be crystal clear,...

As we trudge through the rest of winter and prepare for spring, I am constantly humbled by the fact that I am from California. Raised in a coastal town between Malibu and Santa Monica, I live for my sun-soaked...