Ryan Smith, Contributing Writer
• November 15, 2022
I remember it like it was yesterday. A frigid walk to the village parking lot turned even colder when I approached my car. I had rolled the dice the night prior, so to speak, when I left my car in the...
To the Editor:
Bates’ proposal to secure five tenure-track positions, anchoring a program on climate and environment, is a bold step forward. But Bates will stumble if it overlooks the fundamentals...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• November 8, 2022
Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, “If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them...
Ryan Smith, Contributing Writer
• November 1, 2022
I had the opportunity to visit some friends of mine at competing NESCAC schools over the fall break and what at first seemed like a fun encounter with our NESCAC counterparts, turned into a humbling realization...
Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• November 1, 2022
Last Monday, Oct. 24, I was having my Ancient Philosophy class in Carnegie Science Building. Suddenly, the power went out, and the computers in the classroom started to beep. Everyone was hoping the power...
Lucia Pizarro, Contributing Writer
• October 12, 2022
Here’s the fear as I understand it: on a random Tuesday morning, every Bates Student will wake up with three urges heaving in their chest. One, the need for immediate tea (or coffee). Two, the need for...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• October 12, 2022
Do humans have free will? Well, when I finish a good book I feel as though I’ve lived it, even just a sentence or two. I come to the end of a meal with friends and feel the need to say “I love you...
Johnny Yao, Contributing Writer
• October 12, 2022
Three weeks ago, my friend got a huge amount of cash and expensive electronic devices stolen from their dorm while they were away and left the door unlocked. Bates College Campus Safety and the Lewiston-Auburn...
Henry Welch, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2022
Kevin Hart once said that “laughter heals all wounds, and that’s one thing that everybody shares.” I remember waking up on a Monday morning of last February and looking out my 4th floor Parker room’s...
During the summer of 2022, James and I were the few people who remained on campus. He amazed me with his extraordinary talents.
James Li ‘25 is from Chengdu, one of the major cities in China. I met...
Gabe Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• October 5, 2022
I hate talking about lobster. In large part because it screams Maine and it’s, like, one thing, that is associated with ALL of Maine. Maine has myriad things. Lobsters, people from away eating said lobsters,...
Sophie Alexis, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2022
A student at Bates has the option to take almost every official United Nations (UN) language. If they see fit, one can sign up for Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French and, of course, English. This is already...
