Students relax during study week by posing in a snapshot booth set up as a stress buster by the student activities office. Photograph by Matt Baker-White '13.

During study week, the Office of Student Activities offers a variety of on-campus, stress-reducing activities, including massage by appointment, for which these students lined up. Photograph by Matt Baker-White '13.

During study week, students enjoy free massages provided by the student activity office in New Commons. Photograph by Matt Baker-White '13.

The Gospelaires perform in the Bates College Chapel during the annual "A Service of Lessons and Carols," sponsored by the Office of the Multifaith Chaplain. Photograph by Matt Baker-White '13.

Surrounded by candles, friends, and carols, participants in the annual "Lessons and Carols" concert enjoy making music together as a prelude to the holiday season. Photograph by Matt Baker-White '13.