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The Bates Special Olympics Club received exciting honors at the NADIIIAA Community Service Awards.

Bates Special Olympics Team Garners National Recognition

Julia Bisson, Staff Writer February 2, 2022

On Jan. 21, the Bates Special Olympics Unified team won a third-place community service award from the National Association of DIII Athletic Administrators’s Community Service Awards. The team competed...

Men’s Lacrosse Coach Peter Lasagna was recently awarded the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Men’s Lacrosse Coach Peter Lasagna Wins 2021 Lifetime Service Award

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2022

When Coach Peter Lasagna was first informed that he had won the 2021 Lifetime Service Award from the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA), he was honored, but also a little bit...

Bobcat Bites for 2/2

Bobcat Bites for 2/2

February 2, 2022

Happy February, sports fans! I’m feeling quite frazzled because the Bates Sports website just isn’t working on my computer? What will I do, I am literally the sports editor? But I’m trying to prevail...

Bobcat Bites for 1/26

Bobcat Bites for 1/26

January 26, 2022

Happy Wednesday, Bates sports fans! The low is -7 degrees today, which makes me want to end it all. But I can’t, because I have to put this article together! As always, please send stuff you want to...

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated their senior day on Saturday.

Women’s Swimming and Diving Races to NESCACs

Sydney Schuster, Managing Features Editor January 26, 2022

Ranked 11th in the nation, the Bates women’s swim and dive team has been a force to be reckoned with throughout the 2021-22 winter season.  This past weekend, the Bobcats honored their seniors in...

Straight Out the Lew on the NFL Playoffs

Straight Out the Lew on the NFL Playoffs

Dylan Azcarate, Luke Linnehan, and Chris Cimino January 26, 2022

Who Wins the NFC? Rams or 49ers? Dylan Azcarate: San Francisco 49ers. It’s America’s team — the 49ers — matching up against the same old sorry Rams at the home of Super Bowl 56 and San Francisco:...

Winter Olympic Sports can be incredibly difficult, especially for those without natural athletic abilities, like NARPs.

Ranking the Winter Olympic Sports Based on How Likely They are To Kill a NARP

Quinn Troy, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

Every four years, hundreds of thousands of people turn their eyes to the Winter Olympics to cheer for their country’s respective athletes and watch them go for the gold. As Daniel Tosh once said, “The...

Athlete Masking Policies Raise Concerns Among Student Body

Athlete Masking Policies Raise Concerns Among Student Body

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

In an email sent to students on Dec. 29, Vice President for Campus Life Joshua McIntosh outlined updated public health guidelines that students were expected to adhere to upon their return to campus in...

Bobcat Bites for 1/19/22

Bobcat Bites for 1/19/22

January 18, 2022

After a month-long break and the surge of another COVID-19 variant, the Athletic Department at Bates is back in the swing of things. As always, if a member or a coach of a club or varsity team would like...

Junior Guard Kayla Bridgeman took The Student through the 24 hours before the women’s basketball team’s big win against Hamilton College.

The 24 Before With Women’s Basketball Guard Kayla Bridgeman ’23

Kayla Bridgeman, Contributing Writer January 18, 2022

Kayla Bridgeman and the Bates women’s basketball team currently hold a 11-3 overall record while remaining undefeated in NESCAC play. On Friday night, the team beat the No. 3 nationally ranked Amherst...

The women’s basketball team celebrates during their dramatic and impressive win over No. 3 nationally ranked Amherst on Friday night.

Hodin’s Hoops Corner: Women Thrive, Steph Baxter Excels

Robbie Hodin, Assistant Sports Editor January 18, 2022

National Championship (WBB) and NESCAC Player of the Year (MBB) Watch The Bates Women’s Basketball Team The Bates women’s basketball team is making waves this season, both within the NESCAC and nationally....

Ranking the NESCAC Mascot Costumes: An Emotional and Spiritual Journey

Ranking the NESCAC Mascot Costumes: An Emotional and Spiritual Journey

Ellie Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief January 18, 2022

The other day while I was tapping through Instagram stories and minding my own business, I came across a post from a girl I went to high school with. She’s a varsity athlete at Trinity College, a NESCAC...

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