Lena LaPierre, Executive Managing Editor
• October 4, 2023
We did it! Bates College finally surpassed Colby College in the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking of National Liberal Arts Colleges! It’s now official! We are the 24th best LAC in the country!...
Inez Johnson, Assistant Forum Editor
• October 4, 2023
We’ve all heard the expression that a cat has nine lives. As a precaution, Bates EMS would like to remind me that despite our status as Bates Bobcats, we should not engage in risky behavior to try and...
The minute I entered the room—my heart dropped. I quickly scanned the class and saw another girl. I beelined towards her and sat down in the seat right next to her. As it turned out, we were the only...
When the light of the world feels particularly dim, how can we find the love we once had for it? How can we channel that feeling we once had when all in the world was new and enthralling? Though there...
U.S. News College Ranking recently released its annual ranking of colleges and universities, a highly anticipated list in higher education. This year’s ranking list was different from the past ranking....
Do you have an important exam tomorrow, but just can’t bring yourself to grab your heavy, densely worded textbook to study? Are you feeling too tired to write out your own thoughtful response to that...
It’s always been a dream of mine to have my own café where I can make my own coffee and talk with my customers about the difference in the flavor profiles of Ethiopian and Central American coffee. Unfortunately,...
Lena LaPierre, Executive Managing Editor
• April 19, 2023
Infamously, President Barack Obama once declared, “I promise you folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree.” Although...
With Lick It approaching tonight, there’s bubbling concern amongst students over who should and shouldn't attend the dance, decided through determinations of who is and isn't “queer enough” or who...
I found a seat in the Commons on a busy Friday evening. My time slot of housing selection for next year was coming. I was not lucky enough to get a relatively early time, but mine was not that late as...
Times have changed since 2020. Trump is no longer in the White House, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a serious threat to the Democratic Party and Joe Biden is the sole octogenarian to occupy the White...
