On May 4 the Bates College Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter published an open letter addressed to President Garry Jenkins, calling on both him and the administration to recognize the suffering...
With much pomp and circumstance, Bates finally inaugurated Garry Jenkins as its ninth president in a well-anticipated ceremony on May 4.
Taking the stage in front of his colleagues and a field of people...
On Saturday, May 4, the same day as President Garry Jenkins’ inauguration, students engaged in a silent demonstration to draw support and awareness around Palestinian lives and suffering as a result...
At 12:36 p.m. an individual was identified for having “inappropriately grabbed” a student following a Campus Safety investigation according to a text notification sent to students.
This update...
In a letter sent to The Student on Apr. 23, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill shared findings from his team’s ongoing investigation of the allegations of inequitable conduct and financial mismanagement...
With additional reporting by Felix Danishmend ‘26.
Student clubs have been forced to change major performances, seek funding from academic departments and alter club experiences as a result of a broad...
On the night of Saturday, Mar. 30, the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall was abuzz as students filed into their seats for Fiesta P’al Mundo, the Raíces Unidas annual Latin American cultural showcase.
Raíces...
In the dim light of the Ronj, Bates Student Government (BCSG) and Campus Safety hosted their second Chai Chat of the school year on April 3.
Intended to provide more transparency on BCSG and Campus...
Zoe Schaedle, Managing Sports Editor
• April 4, 2024
At 9:08 a.m. the Bates community received an email from Geoffrey Swift, Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer describing several power outages suffered by the college due to a “nor-easter”...
Lena LaPierre, Executive Managing Editor
• March 20, 2024
Please be advised that this article contains language talking about antisemitic graffiti.
On March 15, Emily DeLossa ‘24 discovered a swastika in a Hathorn Hall elevator around 2:35 p.m. on her way...
On a campus where almost everyone must use pedestrian pathways to get to and from classrooms, residence halls, athletics facilities, and parking lots, ice can be a tricky problem for Facility Services...
Starting next Fall, Bates will have a new residence hall: 96 Campus Avenue. Students may remember the long brick building adjacent to the Campus Ave field as many things: the hub for student life while...
