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After an overhaul, the rebranded and reinvigorated Bates Career Development Center seeks to win back students, faculty, and alumni. And if the actions seem dramatic, it’s because the stakes are high, say writer Bill Walsh ’86 and Bates Magazine editor Jay Burns.
At New Commons, BCDC staffers Nancy Gibson (far left) and Kim Ma (left) answer questions and schedule appointments.
Students
From a safe and dry distance, a few scenes from the 2012 edition of the annual Puddle Jump during Winter Carnival. Run by the college’s historic student Outing Club, the premise is simple: Cut a hole in the ice of Lake Andrews and invite anyone to jump in. Costumes (and sometimes clothes) optional.
FacTalk
Aiming to win will leave you at a loss, explains Bates sociologist Francesco Duina in this interview with staff writer Doug Hubley.
Aiming to win will leave you at a loss, says associate Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina. Photograph by Morris Freeman.
Downtown
A 1971 project to paint a colorful mural on a Lisbon Street brick wall was a sign of the times, explains Professor Emeritus of Art Don Lent.
Students paint the Lisbon Street mural in 1971 as an unidentified man films the work.
From the Archives
FROM THE ARCHIVES Housed in the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, this 1846 edition of Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, designed by Owen Jones, reflects 19th-century advances in print technology and social trends. Specifically, Europe’s Gothic revival coincided with the invention of chromolithography, which made color printmaking economical, and designers like Jones capitalized on the market. Imitating the illuminated (that is, lavishly decorated) manuscripts of the medieval era, this Elegy features elaborate floral borders of primary colors and gold surrounding text rendered in a Gothic script.
Our Favorite Class Notes
“The way that Mainers attend to the death of one of their soldiers offers a real sense of what it means to be from ‘here.’” — Parker Marden ’61, Fall 2011 Bates Magazine
“Everyone’s palate is tired of sweet.” — restaurant owner Deborah Hansen ’86 on the trend to “more restrained, even tart” wines, Fall 2011, Bates Magazine
“Sometimes you can’t outlive your accomplishments, or lack thereof.” — Ross Deacon ’59 on being reminded by roomie Rene Goldmuntz ’59 that the New Jersey Nets, by losing their 44th game, had equaled Ross’ career golf losses at Bates, Summer 2010 Bates Magazine
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