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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

George Miller ‘25, Ben Auerbach ‘25, Sebastien Kleitman ‘24, John Price ‘24, and Grace Acton ‘24

Students Establish the Bates Historical Society to Shed Light on College History

Aneeza Ahmad, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

This year, a group of sophomores formed the Bates Historical Society (BHS). As stated by club leaders, the BHS aims to explore and uncover the college’s history to foster an appreciation for Bates’...

Recap of the 2022 Lost Valley Takeover

Aanika Patel, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

With the fresh snowfall and the start of the Winter Carnival, students were greeted with running chair lifts, as well as free ski tickets and rentals. 150 Bates students got on buses running every 30 minutes...

177 Students Test Positive for COVID-19 from Jan. 15 to Jan. 28; Bates Updates Their Public Health Policies

177 Students Test Positive for COVID-19 from Jan. 15 to Jan. 28; Bates Updates Their Public Health Policies

Elizabeth LaCroix, Managing News Editor February 2, 2022

On Jan. 28, Vice President of Campus Life Josh McIntosh updated the college on its recent COVID-19 testing results and announced that on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the positivity rate rose to 3.7% after 55 students...

Diversity in Bates Admissions: The Student Interviews Dean Leigh Weisenburger and Surveys Students

Diversity in Bates Admissions: The Student Interviews Dean Leigh Weisenburger and Surveys Students

Aanika Patel, Staff Writer February 2, 2022

With 27% of its U.S. acceptances identifying as students of color and 11% attending as international students, the Bates Class of ’25 is the most geographically and racially diverse class in the history...

MLK Day Recap: ‘What We Mean When We Say’ Video Project Premiere and Discussion

Ilana Zeilinger, Assistant Features Editor January 26, 2022

The “What We Mean When We Say: Video Project Premiere and Discussion” started off by inviting workshop participants to view the first installment of the Bates Communications Office’s proposed video...

MLK Day Recap: A Summary of “The Decolonization of Africa: Perspectives from the African Diaspora”

Sophie Mackin, Assistant Forum Editor January 26, 2022

The “Decolonization of Africa: Perspectives from the African Diaspora” panel discussion was organized and moderated by the Harward Center’s Assistant Director of Volunteer Programs and Community...

MLK Day Recap: The Keynote Panelists

Skye Brown, Managing Features Editor January 26, 2022

On Sept. 30, 2021, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning Committee sent out a community-wide email, which stated that “each January, Bates College observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.” The email...

MLK Day Recap: The Decolonization of the Sexual and Reproductive Health of BIPOC Communities

Elizabeth LaCroix, Managing News Editor January 26, 2022

A total of 219 people gathered over Zoom for the “The Decolonization of the Sexual and Reprodutive Health of BIPOC Communities” workshop, which centered on the intersection of decolonizing and reproductive...

MLK Day Recap: A Summary of the Curricular Transformation Event

Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

The Curricular Transformation panel heard from two academic units that are in the process of revising their curricula, instructional methods and requirements to interrogate issues of race, power and privilege.  The...

As Cases Rise and Restrictions are Extended, Bates Still Isn’t Requiring Vaccines for Faculty and Staff

As Cases Rise and Restrictions are Extended, Bates Still Isn’t Requiring Vaccines for Faculty and Staff

Noah Forman, Digital Editor January 26, 2022

In an email from Vice President of Campus Life Josh McIntosh on Jan. 14, it was announced that in-person dining in Commons would remain closed until at least Jan. 30. In-person classes resumed on Jan....

Why the Rapid Tests? After Exclusively Using Rapid Antigen Tests, Bates Switches Back to PCR Pool Testing the Week of Jan. 24

Why the Rapid Tests? After Exclusively Using Rapid Antigen Tests, Bates Switches Back to PCR Pool Testing the Week of Jan. 24

Elizabeth LaCroix, Managing News Editor January 26, 2022

On Friday, Jan. 21, Vice President of Campus Life Josh McIntosh released a campus update to students regarding the increase in cases on campus during the week of Jan. 17. In his message, McIntosh announced...

DCCE Plans to Re-Open the Den and Return to In-Person Dining in January

Aneeza Ahmad, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

Dining, Conferences and Campus Events (DCCE) hopes to transition from its current grab-n-go system to regular seated dining at the end of January, provided COVID-19 testing results improve. They plan to...

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