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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

Fall 2025 Staff

Editor-in-Chief

Trinity Poon

Carly Philpott
Editor-in-Chief

Carly Philpott

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...

Leah Belber
Digital Editor

Leah Belber

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...

Executive Managing Editor

Lena LaPierre

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...

Nick Danko
Managing News Editor

Nick Danko

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.

Assistant News Editor

Michael Aden

Ellie Stevenson
Managing Features Editor

Ellie Stevenson

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...

Lucy Green
Managing Features Editor

Lucy Green

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 ...

Amanda Edge
Managing A&L Editor

Amanda Edge

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...

Hadley Blodgett
Managing Forum Editor

Hadley Blodgett

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...

Zoe Schaedle
Managing Sports Editor

Zoe Schaedle

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...

Madeline Cournoyer
Assistant Sports Editor

Madeline Cournoyer

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...

Grace Thomas
Graphics Editor

Grace Thomas

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 Taylor
Assistant A&L Editor

Ashley Taylor

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...

Managing Indesign Editor

Kim Rami

Photography Editor

Joe DiMartino

Photography Editor

Erwin Kardatzke

Assistant Forum Editor

Jiaqu Wu

Assistant Features Editor

Olivia Svallin

Assistant News Editort

Cate Sauri

Catalina Passino
Assistant Indesign Editor

Catalina Passino

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...

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