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...
Zoe Schaedle, Managing Sports 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...
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...
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...
Lucy Green, Managing Features 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.
The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) are unconstitutional. Frequently referred to as affirmative...
