Ella is a Senior from Chicago double majoring in Hispanic Studies and Spanish. 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...

Catalina is a junior from Leesburg, Virginia. She majors in Psychology and minors in Gender and Sexuality studies, but also dabbles in art and education. Outside her studies, Catalina enjoys frolicking, consuming chocolate chip...

Leah is a junior from Washington, D.C. with an Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Human Communications. Deeply opinionated about all things, she enjoys trying new restaurants and pretending to meditate. In her spare time you can...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gail is a junior from Rockport, Maine. She is an English major on the Creative Writing track, and a Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies minor. Being from “Downeast,” she loves spending time on Maine’s rocky coast, in the...

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...

Lucy is a Junior from Southern California, majoring in Sociology with a Law and Society concentration. In her free time, Lucy enjoys going to the beach with her friends, running, and journaling. Previously, Lucy was a staff writer for The ...

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...

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...

Maple Buescher served as the Editor in Chief for the 23-24 school year and the Managing Arts and Leisure editor for the 22-23 school year. She is a Politics major with an English GEC who is active on the club sailing, soccer,...

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...

Grace is a junior from Bethesda, MD and a studio art major. At Bates, if not in class, she is drumming, with friends, doing whatever craft she’s fixated on, or reading. At home she primarily spends time with her dog (pictured)...

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 ...