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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

Alpine Skiing Speeds Towards the Postseason

Cameron Carlson, Managing Sports Editor February 26, 2020

The men’s and women’s Alpine Skiing teams recently completed their regular seasons and now look to prepare for the NCAA East Regionals hosted by Middlebury College this weekend. They wrapped up the...

Athlete Spotlight: Cal Schrupp ‘23

Vanessa Paolella, Editor in Chief February 26, 2020

This year, Bates Ski led off the season with a strong start, finishing sixth out of 15 teams at the Harvard Carnival, eighth out of 15 at the UVM carnival and seventh out of 15 at the Colby Carnival....

Men’s Squash Finishes 4th at NESCACs

Cameron Carlson, Managing Sports Editor February 26, 2020

The Bates men’s Squash team finished up conference play last weekend by participating in the NESCAC Tournament, hosted by Bowdoin. The Bobcats went in to the tournament as the number 3 seed in the NESCAC,...

The Future is Bright for Women’s Basketball

Cameron Carlson, Managing Sports Editor February 6, 2020

The women’s basketball team has finally returned from a tough stretch of the season in which five of their last six games have been played on the road. They started the year on a good note, heading...

Bates Track & Field Introduces the Peter and Lois Doran Award for Excellence

Jackson Elkins February 6, 2020

The track and field program here at Bates is one of the oldest and most successful on campus, as anyone who has ever seen the east wall of the indoor track can well attest–hundreds of men’s and women’s...

Men’s Basketball Reaches the Home Stretch

Cameron Carlson, Managing Sports Editor February 6, 2020

The Bates men’s basketball team had a pair of CBB matchups at home in Alumni Gym on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 against Colby and Bowdoin, respectively. Mid-season conference games tend to draw fairly large...

Bobcats Sweep WPI Invitational

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator February 6, 2020

The Bates Swim and Dive team competed in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) meet this past weekend, marking the beginning of their championship season. The men and women both saw impressive time...

Nordic Skiing Begins Season on the Right Foot at Harvard Carnival

Vanessa Paolella, Editor in Chief January 22, 2020

On Jan. 17-18 the Bates Nor- dic Ski teams kicked off the competitive season with the Harvard Carnival held in Craftsbury, Vt. The Bobcats placed sixth out of 15 teams with a combined Nordic and Alpine...

Track and Field Season Highlights: The Story So Far

Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator January 22, 2020

Major winter storms with freezing temperatures have al- ready swept across campus mak- ing it almost impossible to want to go out and enjoy it the win- ter. However, the weather has not stopped the Bates...

Men’s Basketball Starts Off Hot: A Sign of Good Things to Come?

Cameron Carlson, Managing Sports Editor January 22, 2020

The Bobcat men’s basketball team is off to a great start in NE- SCAC play as they sit at 2-1 after two weekends of games, putting them in 3rd place in the confer- ence behind just Colby and Tufts. In...

The Everlasting Battle Between Academia and Athletics

Jackson Elkins January 22, 2020

Bates is far from perfect. No student, professor, administrator, or staff would ever admit to or try to argue that it is, and that is part of what makes it a special place. Acknowledging one’s flaws...

Women’s Track and Field Dominate DII, DIII Competition at Bates Invite

Quinn Troy January 22, 2020

Under the fluorescent lights of the Merrill Indoor Track on the campus of Bates College, colleges and universities from around New England spent two days battling it out for athletic supremacy. Although...

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