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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student
The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor

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Bates Lifts Campus Lockdown

Bates Lifts Campus Lockdown

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
April 14, 2021
This past Thursday, WRBC General Manager Owen Schmidt ’21 met with members of the administration to discuss possible replacements for the station's significantly corroded radio tower.

Save the Tower Update: WRBC is Hopeful for the Future

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 24, 2021
WRBC General Manager Owen Schmidt ‘21 hopes the college can preserve WRBC’s broadcasting.

“Save the Tower”: WRBC Aims to Maintain FM Broadcasting Capabilities

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 17, 2021

Remote Seniors May Be Able to Return to Campus for Module D

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 10, 2021
Pitch competition winner George DeLana ‘19 won the $10,000 prize for his storage business in 2019.

Bobcat Ventures Wants to Find the Next Big Thing

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 3, 2021
Reverend Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Debate 2020

Annual Mays Debate Sparks Conversation about History

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
February 10, 2021

America Must Pay People to Stay Home

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
December 2, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Soar at Bates, still Middle of Road in NESCAC

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
November 18, 2020

There are No Undecided Voters

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 28, 2020
Winter in a Plague: Bates Community Must Manage Expectations

Winter in a Plague: Bates Community Must Manage Expectations

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 21, 2020
EASY EATS Offers Alternative to Commons

EASY EATS Offers Alternative to Commons

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 7, 2020
CAPS and COVID: Mental Health Services at Bates in a Pandemic

CAPS and COVID: Mental Health Services at Bates in a Pandemic

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
September 30, 2020

What Will COVID Mean for Graduation Rates?

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
September 23, 2020
Hulu’s Ramy Is a Quarantine Revelation

Hulu’s Ramy Is a Quarantine Revelation

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
September 16, 2020

We Have One Chance: Shared Responsibility on Campus

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
August 23, 2020
Anti-Racism Coalition Raises more than $20,000 for Local Organizations

Anti-Racism Coalition Raises more than $20,000 for Local Organizations

Eleanor Boyle and Madeline Polkinghorn
June 30, 2020

Students Push for Representation on Newly-formed Fall Planning and Finance Committees

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
April 22, 2020

Interview with Maine Oncologist Dr. G. Richard Polkinghorn

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
April 13, 2020

Student, Faculty Concerns Prompt Pass/Fail Option

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 27, 2020

“NESCAC Champs”: Nobody Wins

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 27, 2020

Is Bates Ready for COVID-19?

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 11, 2020

Coding Club Aims to Fill in Curriculum Gaps

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
February 26, 2020

Remembering Kobe’s Cool

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
February 5, 2020
Reverend Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Debate 2020

Annual MLK Debate Sparks Deep Reflection

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
January 22, 2020
Protest as Pedagogy: Social Movements in Latin America Class tries experiential learning

Protest as Pedagogy: Social Movements in Latin America Class tries experiential learning

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 24, 2018
Foreign Language T.A Spotlight: Daniel Guarín

Foreign Language T.A Spotlight: Daniel Guarín

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
October 3, 2018
Popova adjusts to Bates life while teaching. XINGREN WANG/THE BATES STUDENT

Foreign Language T.A. Spotlight: Alina Popova

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
September 19, 2018
Club Spotlight: Active Minds

Club Spotlight: Active Minds

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
April 4, 2018
Foreign Language Spotlight: Jing Tian

Foreign Language Spotlight: Jing Tian

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
March 21, 2018
Bates Students register to vote in the 2016 election

Report Shows Disappointing Voter Turnout Statistics for Bates

Madeline Polkinghorn, Managing Editor
September 27, 2017
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