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The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

What to Pack for Your First Year at Bates

What to Pack for Your First Year at Bates

Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor August 17, 2024

I remember sitting on my bedroom floor anxiously packing for college, stuffing nearly every item I owned into multi-sized suitcases. I did not have the slightest idea what I should and shouldn't bring...

Orientation Issue 2023

Orientation Issue 2023

August 28, 2023
Welcome to campus, Class of 2027! Click here to access a handy list of orientation content, just for you.
Welcome, Class of 2027: A Letter from the Editors

Welcome, Class of 2027: A Letter from the Editors

Maple Buescher and Ella Beiser August 28, 2023

Welcome to campus, Bobkittens! We are so glad that you’ve decided to join us in Lewiston from your homes all around the globe. As the Editors in Chief of The Bates Student, Bates’s only student-run...

View from the Androscoggin Riverwalk, a lovely destination walking distance from campus.

What to Do in the Lew

Catalina Passino, Leah Belber, and Hadley Blodgett August 28, 2023

Congratulations on your enrollment at Bates! You’ve made a great choice not just about your school but also about the area where you will live and learn for the next four years. Bates sits on Wabanaki...

Dear First-Years: We'll Hold the Door

Dear First-Years: We’ll Hold the Door

Trinity Poon, Assistant News Editor August 28, 2023

Welcome, Bobkittens! Your first year of college is an absolutely wild time, and having just been through mine, I feel qualified to say that. I’ve learned many things last year that I feel rather compelled...

Student members of CHEWS share their recommendations for managing stress during finals week.

Spice it Up: “Cooking” in Commons

Zoe Schaedle, Managing News Editor August 28, 2023

Love it or hate it, Commons is a staple of student life at Bates. There’s something special about the fact that students voted to have one dining hall. It is indicative of the type of community you are...

How to Join The Bates Student

How to Join The Bates Student

Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor August 28, 2023

Enjoying The Bates Student so far? Here’s why and how you can join our team! We are a welcoming, one-of-a-kind publication of, by and for the Bates community. We are the oldest continuously-published...

Why We Love Bates

Why We Love Bates

Trinity Poon, Assistant News Editor August 28, 2023

Maple Buescher ‘25, Editor-in-Chief I love Bates because it is so easy to be involved in anything that interests you, without having to make one single commitment into your whole life. I'm a member...

Navigating Commons Nutrition

Navigating Commons Nutrition

Lucy Green, Managing Sports Editor August 23, 2023
With all the adaptations and new routines you'll be learning during your transition Bates, your dietary needs and what you feel comfortable eating do not need to be a point of stress. Whether you have dietary restrictions or struggle with an eating disorder, Bates Dining has resources to help you.

First-Year Dorms

Georgina Scoville and Aanika Patel August 21, 2020

*updated as of Aug. 12, 2022 Chu & Kalperis Hall By far the most braggable element of these dorms is the fact that they are the newest dorms and have air conditioning, which is an absolute...

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