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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Bates Plague Strikes Back

The Bates Plague Strikes Back

Catalina Passino, Assistant Indesign Editor October 12, 2022

Last week, many students were reported to be coughing, sniffling, and sneezing, indicating the first wave of “the Bates Plague” has struck campus.   “My nose did not stop running for like 10...

BatesVotes Prepares Students for the November Midterms

BatesVotes Prepares Students for the November Midterms

Maple Buescher, Staff Writer October 5, 2022

The student-run organization BatesVotes spent 13 hours on Wednesday tabling in Commons in an effort to help Bates community members register to vote. BatesVotes was founded by Amalia Herren-Lage ’22...

Bates Holds Annual Family Weekend

Bates Holds Annual Family Weekend

Genesis Bussey, Contributing Writer October 5, 2022

Bates held its annual Family Weekend event on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, giving families the chance to explore the college, some for the very first time. The event also gave many families the opportunity to...

Nine Months after the Delay: The Future of the Union Vote and Perspectives from BESO 

Nine Months after the Delay: The Future of the Union Vote and Perspectives from BESO 

Ferzan Coskun, Staff Writer October 5, 2022

Nine months after their vote was impounded, the Bates Employee and Staff Organization (BESO) waits for a response from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about the formation of their union.  The...

Schuler Initiative Update: What does this mean for prospective students?

Schuler Initiative Update: What does this mean for prospective students?

Lucy Green ’26, Contributing Writer October 5, 2022

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,...

Students Embrace Fall Traditions at the Common Ground Country Fair

Students Embrace Fall Traditions at the Common Ground Country Fair

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...

The Clambake Comeback

The Clambake Comeback

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,...

Economics Department Welcomes Four New Professors 

Economics Department Welcomes Four New Professors 

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,...

Bateschella: A New Campus Tradition?

Bateschella: A New Campus Tradition?

Lucy Green and Catalina Passino September 21, 2022

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...

Credit: Katherine Merisotis '23.

Presidential Search Committee Seeks Input from Bates Community

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...

Student Struck by Unidentified Man on Alumni Walk

Student Struck by Unidentified Man on Alumni Walk

Fiona Cohen, Aneeza Ahmad, and Aanika Patel September 14, 2022

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...

Student Hit by Truck on Alumni Walk

Student Hit by Truck on Alumni Walk

Ellie Wolfe and Noah Forman September 8, 2022

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...

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