January 2009 Images of Bates
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On a foggy night, students walk to dinner at the new dining Commons building. Photograph by H. Lincoln Benedict '09.
On the last day of his first-year seminar, Bill Hiss (see below) handed out Bates College caps to each of his students enrolled in "Literature through Cataclysm," in modern Russian, Japanese and Vietnamese fiction and film. As the semester concluded, Hiss and his students posed on the steps of Hathorn Hall in a farewell portrait. Hiss serves as an academic advisor to the students in his FYS course.Bill Hiss is the Vice President for External Affairs and a Lecturer in Asian Studies at Bates College. He serves as part of the President’s office, supervising the Office of Career Services, handling federal and state government relations, national and regional press relations, and doing alumni, fundraising and communications work for the College.
A deciduous plant native to the eastern and central United States and parts of Canada, common winterberry grows throughout the Bates campus.
Emily Chandler '09 pauses outside of Hathorn Hall, on her way to hand in her senior thesis in German. Chandler is also working on a yearlong geology thesis that will be completed in spring 2009.
The Alumni Walkway reflects Pettengill Hall after a recent snowfall melts.
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On the last day of class, students in “Literature through Cataclysm,” a first-year seminar taught by Bill Hiss, vice president for external affairs, celebrate by tossing Bates caps given as a gift to each student by Hiss.
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