Eleanor Vance '21
Stories by Eleanor Vance '21
Magician Abby Segal ’23 to appear on ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:14 pm
The immense disruption of COVID-19 offered Segal a magical opportunity to appear on the TV show Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
Ask the College Experts: Pack less, and other study abroad tips
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:06 pm
In Season 2 of the college’s hit web series Ask the College Experts, Associate Dean and Director for Global Education Darren Gallant offers tips for students looking to get the most out of study abroad.
Recalling the late Henry Aaron’s friendship with Benjamin Mays
Friday, January 22, 2021 4:27 pm
It is said that Henry Aaron's friendship with Benjamin Mays made him him want to be more than just a baseball player."
Video: See what we heard on MLK Day
Friday, January 22, 2021 2:27 pm
A sampling of the words, people, and music of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates on Jan. 18, 2021
Quotable quotes, and what they mean, from MLK Day at Bates in 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021 12:04 pm
A broad selection of quotable quotes — and what they mean — from presenters during the college's Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs.
The top 10 tweets from Bates College Twitter in 2020
Friday, December 18, 2020 2:11 pm
Most of the top 10 tweets from the Bates College Twitter account reflect what we know about the year 2020. Nuff said. But there were a few bright spots.
Video: Bates 2020 in images, ‘may we be good to each other’
Friday, December 18, 2020 1:09 pm
In this presentation of Bates images from 2020, you'll hear Multifaith Chaplain Brittany Longsdorf's call to "care for one another in this Bates community in ways never asked of us before."
Bates photographers’ favorite images of an unfavorable 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:46 pm
Like you, we kinda cringe at putting "favorite" and "2020" in the same sentence. But we always play favorites when it comes to Bates and Bates people.
The top 13 Bates College Facebook posts of 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:15 pm
The top 13 Bates College Facebook posts of 2020 puts into sharp relief just what, in the midst of the trials of a pandemic, the Bates community values.
‘So are you really test-optional?’ Bates Admission Dean Leigh Weisenburger weighs in
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:20 pm
The pandemic has prompted many colleges to make standardized tests optional. Bates has long understood that relying on an arbitrary set of scores isn't that smart policy, says Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Leigh Weisenburger.