As they gathered along Andrews Road for the Commencement procession, nine seniors, some bleary-eyed after Midnight Madness the night before, offered thanks to various Bates people — friends and mentors — who were there for them along the way.
![Kosuke Kawai of Tokyo, Japan, says thanks to "my friend Lauren Randall [left]. She studied biochemistry. I studied biology. She helped me in our classes — take notes!" Kosuke graduated with a B.S., cum laude, in biology; Lauren a B.S., cum laude, in biological chemistry.](http://www.bates.edu/commencement/files/2010/05/kawai-0037.jpg "Kosuke Kawai of Tokyo, Japan, says thanks to \"my friend Lauren Randall [left]. She studied biochemistry. I studied biology. She helped me in our classes — take notes!\" Kosuke graduated with a B.S., cum laude, in biology; Lauren a B.S., cum laude, in biological chemistry.")
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