Stories from 2013
Benjamin Mays’ living legacy
Sunday, March 10, 2013 1:03 pm
Mays ’20, the great civil rights leader, never forgot Bates. And it works both ways.
History Lesson: Chase Lounge sheds function-room identity in favor of casual chilling
Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:42 pm
Once the rare Bates place where boy could meet girl (and vice-versa), Chase Lounge sheds its function-room identity in favor of casual chilling
Carine Warsawski ’07 and Rachel Warner ’08 meet up atop Masada
Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:34 pm
“You don’t have to look hard to spot a Batesie halfway around the world,” says Carine Warsawski ’07. “We naturally gravitate.”
Dull at first, Andrew Byrnes ’05 and Canadian rowers ultimately shine at Olympics
Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:12 pm
Silver and Gold At the Summer Olympics in London, Andrew Byrnes ’05…
Alumni photographers Heffernan, Strada and Verhave share their vision
Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:09 pm
Not every photographer has a vision. Not every photographer has a muse, or listens to one.
Amusements: Carnegie’s half horse, book recommendations from faculty and staff
Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:40 am
Fun, cleverness and wit from the Amusements section of Bates Magazine Winter 2013
The Beachhead in North Carolina: Nathaniel Boone ’52 and the Montford Point Marines
Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:34 am
A medal honors men like Nathaniel Boone ’52 for breaking the Marine corps color line
Chapel to Lewiston: Hello!
Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:21 am
The location of the Bates Chapel, now named for Peter J. Gomes ’65, illuminates the college’s historical relationship with Lewiston and how the absence of buildings is just as important as their presence.
Spencer’s inaugural address: where Bates stands, how the college can move forward, while staying true to itself
Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:51 am
Citing Benjamin Mays ’20 as both metaphor and guide, Clayton Spencer’s inaugural address frames the challenges facing Bates and suggests why the college is fully equipped to move forward
The trapeze gives flight to Travis Jones’ senior theses in theater and art
Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:37 am
The trapeze gives flight to Travis Jones’ two senior theses, in theater and in art