Robert Card is dead.
Card was the suspect in the mass shooting that killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a restaurant in downtown Lewiston on Wednesday. According to the New York Times, Card’s...
Bates College lifted its campus-wide lockdown early Friday evening.
The announcement ended 46 hours of movement restrictions, shuttered doors and locked buildings on campus, which were part of a larger...
Eighteen people were killed in shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Spare Time Recreation on Wednesday evening. On Friday morning, cities across Maine remained locked down and a manhunt for the suspect continued.
Amanda Edge, Contributing Writer
• October 21, 2023
The New York Times ranked Bates last in a recent analysis of economic diversity at the 286 most selective colleges and universities in the United States. Just 8% of the Bates student population received...
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• October 21, 2023
On Monday Oct. 16, Bates students, faculty and staff filed down the candle-lined aisle and into the pews of Gomes Chapel to grieve and offer condolences for the lives lost in Israel and Palestine.
The...
Carly Philpott, Assistant News Editor
• October 21, 2023
On some days, it seems that mallards outnumber people on campus.
Dozens of ducks congregate around Lake Andrews, colloquially known as "the Puddle," for most of the year. Mallards use the reeds, cattails...
Lena LaPierre, Assistant Forum Editor
• October 21, 2023
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, who is running for reelection this November. In our conversation, we talked about Sheline's controversial approaches to homelessness...
College President Garry Jenkins condemned what he called a “deplorable bias incident” in Gillespie Hall on Oct. 13. The incident, which consisted of a swastika drawn inside of a bathroom stall, is currently being investigated by Campus Safety.
A recent disease management policy statement from the Bates Finance and Administration Office has removed student vaccine requirements, COVID-19 sick day policies, and the option for professors to require masks, reinstating a sense of prepandemic normalcy absent from campus for the last three years.
Merrill Gymnasium is home to Tarbell Pool, a six-lane indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a rock climbing wall, a cardio space, a multipurpose room and two sports medicine spaces. Changes to the largest...
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• October 4, 2023
Monday Sept. 25 marked the beginning of the first annual Well-Being week at Bates College.
The week featured events including a Well-Being Fair, a panel discussion on the rise of therapy, a Well-Being...
Zoe Schaedle, Managing News Editor
• October 4, 2023
Serving the Lewiston community for 54 years, The Cage is a staple of the Bates experience for many students. Despite the change in ownership, a brief period of renovations, and a slight plumbing issue...
