On Monday Oct. 16, Bates students, faculty and staff filed down the candle-lined aisle and into the pews of Gomes Chapel to grieve and offer condolences for the lives lost in Israel and Palestine.
The...
On some days, it seems that mallards outnumber people on campus.
Dozens of ducks congregate around Lake Andrews, colloquially known as "the Puddle," for most of the year. Mallards use the reeds, cattails...
Lena LaPierre, Executive Managing Editor
• October 21, 2023
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, who is running for reelection this November. In our conversation, we talked about Sheline's controversial approaches to homelessness...
College President Garry Jenkins condemned what he called a “deplorable bias incident” in Gillespie Hall on Oct. 13. The incident, which consisted of a swastika drawn inside of a bathroom stall, is currently being investigated by Campus Safety.
Nick Danko, Managing News Editor
• October 4, 2023
A recent disease management policy statement from the Bates Finance and Administration Office has removed student vaccine requirements, COVID-19 sick day policies, and the option for professors to require masks, reinstating a sense of prepandemic normalcy absent from campus for the last three years.
Merrill Gymnasium is home to Tarbell Pool, a six-lane indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a rock climbing wall, a cardio space, a multipurpose room and two sports medicine spaces. Changes to the largest...
Monday Sept. 25 marked the beginning of the first annual Well-Being week at Bates College.
The week featured events including a Well-Being Fair, a panel discussion on the rise of therapy, a Well-Being...
Zoe Schaedle, Managing Sports Editor
• October 4, 2023
Serving the Lewiston community for 54 years, The Cage is a staple of the Bates experience for many students. Despite the change in ownership, a brief period of renovations, and a slight plumbing issue...
Clambake, Bates College Outing Club's annual beach picnic on Popham Beach, scheduled for Sunday, September 17, was canceled due to Hurricane Lee.
The club's first event of the year, Clambake, was...
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 2, Ladd Library was evacuated due to a suspected gas leak. After investigation, the college confirmed that there was no safety issue and that students should continue to use the library as normal.
Once the home to a billiard room, barber shop, bowling alley, the men’s union and a post office, Chase Hall has operated as a gathering place for students for years. Built in 1917, the building has undergone...
