Bates College is in the process of raising $100 million to enroll students from low-income families across the country in conjunction with Schuler Education. Thus far, the college has raised $39 million,...
Fiona Cohen, Managing News Editor
• September 28, 2022
This past weekend marked the return of the Common Ground Country Fair, aiming to celebrate the state’s diverse agricultural community post-pandemic. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) hosted...
Catalina Passino, Assistant Indesign Editor
• September 28, 2022
The Outing Club held their annual fall Clambake on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Popham Beach State Park, hosting around 160 students.
The student-run tradition has been running for five decades and counting,...
Eva Rodriguez, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2022
A Colby alum, an East Coast native, an international artificial intelligence enthusiast and a lifelong Mainer are a few of the traits among the new economic department faculty. In the 2023 academic year,...
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions on school-wide gatherings, Bates Campus Life held the large-scale event Bateschella to welcome students back to campus on Saturday September 17. According to...
Aneeza Ahmad, Assistant News Editor
• September 21, 2022
The Presidential Search Committee is seeking student, faculty and staff input through seven “listening sessions” and a community survey, according to an email sent to the college community from the...
At 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, students received a text from the college’s emergency system notifying them that “a student was struck on campus by a shirtless man in tan pants.”
The message did not...
A student was hit by a W.B. Mason truck on Alumni Walk outside of Parker Hall at approximately 12:05 p.m. today.
The truck was backing up when the student was struck. They remained on the ground for...
Dear Readers,
Two months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health marked the end of a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. That 6-3 vote overturned...
Bates will not require asymptomatic testing or masking in most places on campus, the college announced on Tuesday. Associate Dean of Students Blake Reilly and Student Outreach and Support Specialist Brenna...
In an email to the Bates community on Wednesday, President Clayton Spencer announced that she will be stepping down from her role on June, 30, 2023, making the coming 2022-2023 school year her last at...
Students decked in green gathered at the Bates amphitheater to protest the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade on Thursday evening in a demonstration of resistance and solidarity.
The pro-choice...
