Jay Burns
Recently retired as editor of Bates Magazine, Jay now occasionally contributes stories to the magazine as well as Bates News.
Stories by Jay Burns
Video: ‘Boxing day’ is the final chapter of historic Commencement 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020 3:19 pm
Collaborating on the mass mailing of diplomas, a staff team helped write the final chapter of Bates' most unusual Commencement.
From the Archives: Bates nurses, Julia Child, and a German ace
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:52 pm
Historical items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collection Library and elsewhere.
It fits: A traditional ivy stone for the unique Class of 2020
Friday, May 29, 2020 12:48 pm
"I want our class to be remembered as the Class of 2020, not as the COVID class," says Hazel Simpson '20, who designed the Hathorn-focused ivy stone.
Slideshow: 17 happy, proud, wacky Bobcat portraits
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:17 pm
During their sports photo session, these Bobcats let it all hang out — "the more absurd the better" — celebrating both self and team, creating a spectacle of sports portraiture.
Bates Magazine: Spring 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020 11:51 am
Here’s a flip version of the spring 2020 issue of Bates Magazine,…
‘Food for the soul’: Dr. Anthony Fauci recalls his 1993 Bates Commencement visit
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:11 pm
A 1993 Bates honorary degree recipient, Fauci was then — as well as now — “intentionally addressing robust human challenges.”
Video: Coaches grade Bobcat athletes of 70-plus years ago
Monday, April 13, 2020 3:12 pm
After reviewing vintage film clips from the 1930s, Bates coaches critique the abilities of Bates athletes in tennis, hammer throw, pole vault, and baseball.
‘Great work!’ Two seniors meet the honors thesis deadline
Friday, April 3, 2020 12:23 pm
"Hannah Johnson and Emma Wheeler have been great to work with — always positive, always thinking,” says thesis adviser Mike Retelle.
A brief history of Bates and bugs, from smallpox to swine flu, ‘and the best preventive that we have’
Friday, April 3, 2020 10:35 am
People worldwide have, for eons, confronted infectious diseases and overcome them as communities working together — and so too has the Bates community.
COVID-19 announcement: Bates moves to remote learning March 23
Friday, March 13, 2020 11:27 am
Due to COVID-19, Bates will suspend classes at the end of the day today, March 13, and resume classes through remote learning on Monday, March 23, announced President Clayton Spencer.