The start of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many aspects of life at Bates to shift dramatically. During the 2020-21 school year, students had to remain socially distant, pick up meals from Commons in cardboard...
Monday marked Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a celebration that honors Native Americans and commemorates their history and culture. On Oct. 8, President Joe Biden signed a presidential proclamation declaring...
Sydney Schuster, Managing Features Editor
• October 13, 2021
You know them, you love them; the Bates Men's Rugby Team has been a prominent club team for years, practicing each day during the fall and competing against the teams of other Maine-based colleges including...
Straight Out the Lew is a podcast run by sophomores Dylan Azcarate, Chris Cimino, and Luke Linnehan. In collaboration with The Student, they have created a biweekly column of the same name, in which they...
It was a desk job that convinced Renee Olsen to coach lacrosse. The summer before her senior year at Trinity College, Olsen, a star player on the women’s lacrosse team, realized that working in an office...
The field hockey team’s eighth annual Hockey for Hunger game was a success both on and off Campus Ave. Field on Sept. 28.
The Bobcats beat the Thomas College Terriers 10-0 while raising money and...
Back to Bates is a special weekend for all that attend Bates College. For many, it serves as a reunion with loved ones after a strenuous first month at college. For others, it signifies the commencement...
Vanessa Williamson ‘05 is the associate head swimming coach and a 2005 Bates graduate.
She graduated as an eight-time All-American in the butterfly and individual medleys. She had a successful career...
Margaret Horvat is a junior at Bates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been a part of the women's rowing team since she started at Bates college. Horvat started rowing nine years ago, and...
Every so often in the course of one’s life, they find themselves at a crossroads. These moments allow an individual to make a statement about who they are, and the person they want to become.
Do...
Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor
• September 29, 2021
Masks have got to go for endurance exercise indoors. One might say that this issue is insignificant in the grand scheme of public health, and I wholeheartedly agree. Amidst a global pandemic, a sport like...
The Bates Bobcast has it all: interviews with student athletes, coaches, and alumni; updates on various varsity sports teams; and, maybe most importantly, a catchy name. The podcast, which was started...
