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...
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...
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...
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...
