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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

A sample Group-A ballot from the Bates College union election.

Proposed Union Fails as Votes are Finally Counted

Noah Forman, Digital Editor March 23, 2023

On Thursday afternoon, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed its count of ballots cast in a unionization vote of Bates College professionals and support staff, with the union vote failing...

Robert Carr 82

OutFront Welcomes Back Co-Founder

Fiona Cohen, Managing News Editor March 23, 2023

On Monday, March 21, OutFront welcomed back Robert Carr ‘82, one of its founding members. At a meeting in the Fireplace Lounge, Carr spoke to over a dozen students about the LGBTQ+ community at Bates...

NLRB Orders Counting of Ballots Cast Fourteen Months Ago in Bates College Union Election

NLRB Orders Counting of Ballots Cast Fourteen Months Ago in Bates College Union Election

Noah Forman, Digital Editor March 23, 2023

In a statement on Wednesday, President Clayton Spencer informed college staff that the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston has scheduled the counting of the ballots...

Shots Fired at Colby College Party, Nobody Injured

Shots Fired at Colby College Party, Nobody Injured

Zoe Schaedle, Staff Writer March 22, 2023

With the two incidents of physical assault on the Bates campus, bomb threats at Tufts University and most recently shots fired at Colby College, safety on campuses is at the forefront of student concern...

BCSG Presidential Debate Highlights Diverse Pool of Candidates

BCSG Presidential Debate Highlights Diverse Pool of Candidates

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2023

The Bates College Student Government (BCSG) Presidential Debate took place on Monday night, with a representative from each co-presidential ticket discussing their platforms, the role of student government...

Sage the Gemini

Putting The Brakes on Gas Pedal: Should Students Expect Sage the Gemini this year?

Lucy Green, Staff Wrtier March 22, 2023

On Saturday, March 4, Sage the Gemini was scheduled to perform for Bates students in the Gray Cage. However, the day before the concert, Campus Life sent an email to students explaining that due to weather...

Incoming President Garry Jenkins Visits Campus

Incoming President Garry Jenkins Visits Campus

Christina Leonard, Executive Managing Editor March 22, 2023

On the afternoon of March 7, the Bates community welcomed incoming President Garry W. Jenkins to campus. Chair of the Bates Board of Trustees and Member of the Presidential Search Committee John Gillespie...

An Update on the Fight For Free Laundry

An Update on the Fight For Free Laundry

Catalina Passino and Sophia Freiburger March 22, 2023

With voting starting on Monday, March 27 for 2023-2024 Bates College Student Government (BCSG) positions, the free laundry debate undergoes another wave of popularity. This issue is not exclusive to...

President Spencer Reflects on Time at Bates, Legacy

President Spencer Reflects on Time at Bates, Legacy

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2023

Clayton Spencer sighed and shifted slightly in a leather chair, twirling a gold ring–one of the only pieces of jewelry she had on–around her finger. We were sitting in her office, facing each other...

Faculty Debate Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism Requirement at Monthly Meeting

Faculty Debate Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism Requirement at Monthly Meeting

Ella Beiser, Assistant News Editor March 8, 2023

At the faculty meeting on Monday the Academic Affairs Council (AAC) gave a second reading of the curriculum reform proposal, a plan to implement a two course requirement to develop student literacy in...

Q&A with Geneva Laurita, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, on her NSF CAREER award

Q&A with Geneva Laurita, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, on her NSF CAREER award

Ferzan Coskun, Staff Writer March 8, 2023

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Geneva Laurita was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award of $582,000. The award is given to early-career/junior faculty who not only...

Students Spill Tea with BCSG

Students Spill Tea with BCSG

Catalina Passino and Trinity Poon March 8, 2023

Bates College Student Government (BCSG) held their first ever “Chai Chat” on March 1. Students were invited to come to The Ronj on Frye Street, enjoy a cup of lavender chai and engage with student...

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