Ella is a senior from Chicago double majoring in Hispanic Studies and Politics. In her free time, Ella enjoys hosting a WRBC radio show, working in the greenhouse and biking around Lewiston. She is the Editor in Chief of T...

Carly is a sophomore from Centennial, Colo, majoring in Environmental Studies and Classical & Medieval Studies. The Student was a major reason she chose Bates after a longtime love for journalism. On campus, Carly works as...

Hannah is a junior from Houston double majoring in Politics and Religious Studies. When she isn’t completing an infinite amount of reading for her classes, she enjoys sneaking off to nearby mountains to hike and ski, snapping...

Max is a senior from Beverly, MA and is a double major in Philosophy and English. Outside of classes, he enjoys good books, bad movies, and overly-complex board games. He joined The Student in his sophomore year as a contribu...

Lena is a junior from Mississippi majoring in History with a minor in Russian. Although she grew up with little exposure to journalism, she developed a passion for news her sophomore year and considers joining The Student as one...

Kate is a first-year from Austin, Texas. She likes grimy antique shops, curating playlists, and etymology. Her favorite word is "bramble." On campus, she is also the Co-Secretary for Snaggletooth Magazine and hosts a show on WRBC...

Sydney is a senior from Simsbury, Connecticut. She majors in Environmental Science and minors in Philosophy, but has a particularly strong passion for rocks and wildflowers. In her free time, Sydney enjoys swimming in the ocean, h...

Ellie is a sophomore from Wellesley, Massachusetts, majoring in Dance and Philosophy with a concentration in Law and Society. When not in class, she enjoys walking the Androscoggin River Trail, swimming at Cherry Pond, and trying...

Amanda is a junior from Washington, D.C. and a double major in Politics and French and Francophone Studies. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, listening to music, reading, and cooking. Previously, Amanda served as a Staff W...

Madeline is a sophomore from Narragansett, Rhode Island majoring in Religious Studies and Sociology. In addition to writing for the Bates Student she’s also a member of the golf team and involved with various club sport...

Nicola is a senior from Needham, MA. She majors in Politics and minors in Mathematics. When she's not in school Nicola enjoys long walks on the beach, saving stray dogs from loneliness and starvation, and cooking Michelin star...

Nick is a sophomore from Newtown, PA. He majors in History. In his spare time, Nick enjoys swimming, hiking Maine's many trails, and watching movies with friends.

Zoe is a junior from Philadelphia, PA and a double major in History and Classical and Medieval Studies. In her free time, Zoe enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, volunteering, going to the beach, cooking, or...

Hadley (she/her) is a junior from Buckfield, Maine which is really close to Bates. She is a member of the Brass Ensemble and also the Jazz Band, and does music in her free time too. In her free time volunteers with the Auburn...

Zach is a junior from Washington D.C. majoring in Politics. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing basketball, baseball, tennis and cheering on D.C. sports teams. Zach has written for the Sports section of the Bates Stude...

Tessa Garnett is a senior from Houston, Texas. Every year, she road trips 33 hours to this wonderful campus. Tessa is a Ronjista, and her favorite drink is matcha. She highly recommends trying the Ronj’s new chai. When she is...

Ashley is a sophomore from Lexington, MA majoring in English and psychology. In her free time she likes to read in coffee shops, run cross country, and listen to Taylor Swift. She loves watching horror movies and will happily...

Greta Shuster is a senior from Warwick, Rhode Island studying Environmental Studies and English. Greta loves to sail and is currently the fundraising chair for the club sailing team. In her free time, Greta also enjoys reading and ...

Amelia Killackey is a junior from Brooklyn, New York with a major in History and a minor in Religious Studies. You can find them holding court in Commons playing a very intense game of double BananaGrams, serving up cups of joe...

Charlotte is a sophomore from Washington, D.C., who is majoring in English and minoring in Digital and Computational Studies. She is on the Women’s Varsity Rowing team and hosts a radio show at WRBC.

Natalie is a first year from Georgia and is planning on majoring in Environmental Studies and Politics. Outside of class, Natalie loves to read, crochet, find new music, and plan her life with pinterest boards! As a journalist,...