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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

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

Spice it Up: “Cooking” in Commons

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...

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, Editor-in-Chief 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 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.
Supreme Court Rules Race-Conscious College Admissions are Unconstitutional

Supreme Court Rules Race-Conscious College Admissions are Unconstitutional

Maple Buescher, Staff Writer June 29, 2023

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...

The Bates Spudent 2023

The Bates Spudent 2023

May 15, 2023

The Bates Spudent is a fake newspaper. The names, photos, quotes, opinions, facts, implications, proposals, events, and literally everything in the entire paper are fake. We would like to thank President...

Bates College Updates Campus Safety Policies Following Safety Incidents

Bates College Updates Campus Safety Policies Following Safety Incidents

Maple Buescher, Staff Writer May 9, 2023

Bates College will continue to make changes and improvements to its security protocols following several on-campus safety incidents this year, according to an email sent to students by Associate Dean of...

The Zach Attack

The Zach Attack

When we talk about our classmates, acquaintances, and commons crushes at Bates, using their first name usually does the trick. But there are a few names for which this method falls short. So, we thought...

Bates Seniors Win Prestigious Watson Fellowships

Bates Seniors Win Prestigious Watson Fellowships

Trinity Poon, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2023

Two Bates seniors, Adilene Sandoval and Elizabeth LaCroix, were among 42 seniors nationally who received grants as part of the 55th class of the fellowship. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a prestigious...

Faculty Pass Race, Power, Privilege, Colonialism Curriculum Requirement After Months of Debate

Faculty Pass Race, Power, Privilege, Colonialism Curriculum Requirement After Months of Debate

Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2023

The Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism Curriculum (RPPC) Requirement passed at the April faculty meeting with 88 faculty voting yes, 25 no and 7 abstaining. This is the third reading of the requirement...

Short Term Registration Fails to Consider Seniority

Short Term Registration Fails to Consider Seniority

Trinity Poon, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2023

Registration for 2023 Short Term opened on Saturday, March 4 and closed Friday, March 10. Students were notified of their class optimization results Wednesday, March 15.  The same optimization system...

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...

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