Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• October 4, 2023
Clambake, Bates College Outing Club's annual beach picnic on Popham Beach, scheduled for Sunday, September 17, was canceled due to Hurricane Lee.
The club's first event of the year, Clambake, was...
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• October 3, 2023
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 2, Ladd Library was evacuated due to a suspected gas leak. After investigation, the college confirmed that there was no safety issue and that students should continue to use the library as normal.
Once the home to a billiard room, barber shop, bowling alley, the men’s union and a post office, Chase Hall has operated as a gathering place for students for years. Built in 1917, the building has undergone...
Welcome to campus, Bobkittens! We are so glad that you’ve decided to join us in Lewiston from your homes all around the globe.
As the Editors in Chief of The Bates Student, Bates’s only student-run...
Congratulations on your enrollment at Bates! You’ve made a great choice not just about your school but also about the area where you will live and learn for the next four years. Bates sits on Wabanaki...
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor
• August 28, 2023
Welcome, Bobkittens! Your first year of college is an absolutely wild time, and having just been through mine, I feel qualified to say that. I’ve learned many things last year that I feel rather compelled...
Zoe Schaedle, Managing News Editor
• August 28, 2023
Love it or hate it, Commons is a staple of student life at Bates. There’s something special about the fact that students voted to have one dining hall. It is indicative of the type of community you are...
Willa Wang, Managing Forum Editor
• August 28, 2023
Enjoying The Bates Student so far? Here’s why and how you can join our team!
We are a welcoming, one-of-a-kind publication of, by and for the Bates community. We are the oldest continuously-published...
Disclaimer: I have no certificate to be delivering official mental health advice. However, I made it through my first year at Bates College, so maybe I should be getting a certificate.
The transition...
As Bates’s signature (and only) on-campus library, Ladd is a lot of things. It’s home to over one million books. It’s one of the few academic libraries in the country to lend children’s books to...
Music is a fantastic medium for expression, and Bates has many opportunities for those of you yearning for a musical outlet. You can audition for any of Bates’ five a cappella groups. These include two...
