Stories from September 2011
'Persistence' was the secret for international students delayed by Irene
Thursday, September 8, 2011 4:53 pm
One in four of the international students coming to Bates experienced some…
Slide show: moving in and settling in during Orientation
Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:26 pm
Click on thumbnails, above, to view the slide show. Images from Bates…
Video: AESOP students work at a Habitat for Humanity project in Lewiston
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:45 pm
Led by Erik Barth ’12 of Hanover, N.H., and Caroline Watson ’13…
Video: AESOP trip scenes from Grafton Notch
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:42 pm
Video of a 2011 AESOP trip to Grafton Notch, produced by Taylor…
Video: Francesco Duina's Convocation address on 'Winning'
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:36 pm
Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina offers the keynote address at Convocation 2011.…
Video: President Cable explores 'our shared anthem" in Convocation address
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:31 pm
In her Convocation Invitation to the College Community, President Cable transcended the…
Don’t be ruled by social constructs, ‘Winning’ author tells Convocation audience
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 3:59 pm
"Become a sociologist of conscience, or perhaps an archeologist of culture," the Bates College Class of 2015 was told as the new academic year began -- in other words, this is your time to understand, and redefine, the social norms that guide us through life.
Facing wind and rain, AESOP leaders held fast and thought faster
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 3:04 pm
Bates' student-run Annual Entering Student Outdoor Program expeditions are plenty stimulating all by themselves, but this year an uninvited guest called Tropical Storm Irene upped the ante on the excitement.
At Orientation, a get-out-the-vote effort
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 1:44 pm
Most of the registration tables on Saturday morning of Orientation focused on…
Orientation is a way to make yourself at home
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:09 am
The day started out wet, but the rain was giving way to a gentle warmth as Josh Quint '14 moved into a ground-floor double in Parker Hall.