Protest as Pedagogy: Social Movements in Latin America Class tries experiential learning
Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 24, 2018
On October 2, a gaggle of loud Bates students could be heard cheering for immigrant rights and hoisting up posters outside of Commons. The content of the protest — given the fact that the news cycle that Tuesday was almost exclusively centered around Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination...
Finding Silence
Devanshi Trivedi, Contributing Writer
October 24, 2018
Coming onto a college campus amongst the lively, energetic environment of orientation, the experience of freshmen is unlike any other. Everyone is excited to introduce themselves and make friends; orientation is marked with a substantial increase in the number of times eye contact turns into small talk....
Calling for a Calling-In Culture: Bates reflects on Kavanaugh appointment
Christina Perrone, Editor in Chief
October 24, 2018
On Oct. 5, Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, a vote that ultimately decided his lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Two days before her decision, Collins received an open letter signed by faculty, administration, and staff members of higher education institutions around...
Climate Change on Maine Gulf Coast
Shane Ward, Contributing Writer
October 24, 2018
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepared its next climate assessment and Brett Kavanaugh edged closer to the Supreme Court, conservationists in Maine came together on October 3 to celebrate the positives in what has been a difficult year for environmental protection. Read More &r...
Being Smart on Crime: Officials discuss improvements for Maine’s Criminal Justice System at Bates
Margy Schueler, Staff Writer
October 24, 2018
On October 10 in the Muskie Archives, the Bates and Lewiston community were joined by Maine State Senator Mark Dion and Maine State Prison Warden Randall Liberty for a panel on criminal justice reform. Read More »...
Plot Garden Party Plants Interest in Sustainability
Kerry Manuel, Contributing Writer
October 24, 2018
Tuesday, October 9 brought with it sun and warmth–conveniently, two ingredients needed for a successful and first-ever “Plot Party,” hosted by Bates College’s EcoReps. The Plot Party, located on Russell Street, attracted over 50 Bates students to stop by and enjoy the two-and-a-half-hour event....
Janet Judge Speaks About Divison III Athletics
Sarah Rothmann, Editor-In-Chief
October 3, 2018
Bates has seen tremendous success in the world of athletics. Teams have competed at the national level, state and regional championships have been won, and Bates offers over 30 varsity programs to students. Approximately one third of the student body has been recruited or chose to compete for these teams....
Batesies Volunteer at Trinity Jubilee Center
Sophie Mackin, Copy Editor
October 3, 2018
Hungry for some volunteer work? The Trinity Jubilee Center – only a five-minute drive from campus – has plenty of opportunities. An independent non-profit organization since 2001, the Trinity Jubilee Center now serves over 1,000 people in the Lewiston-Auburn area each week. The Center provides...
Isuken Food Truck Drives New ‘Commensality’ to Lewiston
Christina Perrone, Editor in Chief
October 3, 2018
On Sept. 20, 2018, the Isuken Co-op Food Truck held its much-anticipated grand opening on 966 Sabattus Street in Lewiston, where it shares a plot with New Roots, a local Somali Bantu farm stand. After two years of planning, the Isuken Food Truck is the first ever Somali Bantu farm-to-fork food truck...
The Consequences of Gender Imbalance in Economics
Georgina Scoville, Design Editor
October 3, 2018
Margaret Flynn ’22 has felt alienated from math since high school. She can pin it back to a sophomore year class when she was placed in a group with three boys and was asked to complete problems. “They would say, ‘Oh, we don’t even need to do this one, it’s so easy,’ and I wouldn’t speak...
Foreign Language T.A Spotlight: Daniel Guarín
Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 3, 2018
Each week, The Bates Student interviews a foreign language teaching assistant to get a better grasp on how foreign languages are taught at Bates and understand the importance of teaching assistants. This week I spoke to Spanish teaching assistant Daniel Guarín, who discussed his non-linear path to teaching...
PLOT Garden Caters to Locavores
Ayden Eickhoff, Contributing Writer
October 3, 2018
More than ten years after the word “locavore” was added to the New Oxford American Dictionary and featured as the word of the year, the jury is still out on what “local” and “local food” actually is. While “locavore” describes someone who attempts to eat food produced within a 100-mile...
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