Stories from February 2016
Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza to present two works

Friday, February 26, 2016 1:34 pm

Kivu Ruhorahoza, an award-winning Rwandan filmmaker, presents two of his films at Bates College on Feb. 29 and March 2.

Video: Allison Hill ’17 hurdles the competition

Friday, February 26, 2016 1:07 pm

When Hill was fitted for her first track spikes as a girl, "it was like I was Cinderella." But there's nothing magical about Hill's success. It's just plain hard work, determination, and talent.

The unique proposition of Bates’ new Digital and Computational Studies Program

Friday, February 26, 2016 10:00 am

The new DCS Program's goal is squarely in the liberal arts wheelhouse: To give Bates graduates "the capacity to claim the world," in the words of one professor.

Bates in the News: Feb. 26, 2016

Friday, February 26, 2016 10:00 am

Bates gets praise for building a distinctive Digital and Computational Studies Program; and researcher Matt Bogyo '93 discovers a new tool in the fight against malaria.

Bates dancers, musicians, designers to offer Sun Ra tribute

Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:55 am

"We're pulling out all the stops," says visiting artist Frank Carlberg, for a March 21 Bates College event dedicated to jazz artist Sun Ra.

Where poems meet music, you’ll find visiting artist Frank Carlberg

Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:38 am

Frank Carlberg, a jazz pianist and visiting artist at Bates College this academic year, estimates that he has composed around 200 settings for poems.

Campus Construction Update: Feb. 19, 2016

Friday, February 19, 2016 12:05 pm

Campus Construction Update braves the wind and rain for a tour of Bates College's new residences.

Photo Story: Leaping, skimming, and freezing at the Puddle Jump

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:37 am

The Bates Puddle Jump, the annual, you-have-to-be mad dash from shore to pond, has been going strong as a student rite of passage since 1975. A new wrinkle for 2016: Pond skimming!

Photo Story: Chelsea Nason’s Senior Day was for the ages

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:20 am

What Senior Day for women's basketball lacked in numbers (Nason was the sole honoree), it made up for in emotion, drama, and, in the end, pure elation.

Campus events, updated: March 1–30, 2016

Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:48 pm

These are public events at Bates College from March 1–30, 2016.

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