In 2005, Bates celebrated its sesquicentennial, honoring a 150-year history that has, from its very earliest years, been marked by innovation and opportunity, while at the same time valuing deeply the traditions of the liberal arts and sciences, and their critical role in a just and civil society.
| The Den: Then and Now |  |
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| Top: The Bobcat Den, circa 1951. Photograph by William Rittase, courtesy of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. | Right: A crowd gathers in the Den to watch the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen. | |