Stories about "Bates values"
‘We had each other’s backs’: Memories from volleyball’s perfect season
Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:50 pm
Thirty years ago, the Bates volleyball team put together the greatest season in Bates athletics history. This is the story of the undefeated 1989 Bobcats.
Musical firsts take Miura from Prague to the Left Coast and shakuhachi to shamisen
Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:34 am
The composer and Bates music professor already had a lot on on his plate when a Czech music festival made an offer he couldn't refuse.
Dinner on the farm with poet and essayist Ross Gay
Friday, November 8, 2019 1:16 pm
Environmental studies major Alex Cullen '20 writes about a conversation-rich dinner, with faculty and students, at nearby Nezinscot Farm to honor and welcome this year's Otis Lecturer.
Advice from Bates entrepreneurs: Find a need, talk to customers, and get a return
Friday, November 8, 2019 8:59 am
A Google account manager, a founder of an activewear brand for women of color, and a founder of a Lewiston youth center — all Bates alumnae — share their stories.
Video: How to make the yummy Bates Bobcat sandwich
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:30 pm
The Bobcat has been a lunchtime mainstay since 2008, when the current Commons opened — with its signature brick oven.
‘Keep writing and don’t ever stop’: Takeaways from Elizabeth Strout’s visit to Bates
Friday, October 25, 2019 11:00 am
In conversation with Clayton Spencer, Elizabeth Strout ’77 recounts how Olive Kitteridge “showed up” again and offers writing advice to both students and the Maine governor.
Bates at Night: Student acts shine at Village Club Series showcase
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:32 am
The Village Club Series Student Showcase draws an SRO crowd, including three professors hoping to see "the rock-star side" of one of their students.
Bates scientist has pivotal role in $6 million project to better predict lake cyanobacterial blooms
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:06 am
Holly Ewing is integral to the National Science Foundation-funded project to use big data and robotics against the growing hazard of blue-green algae blooms.
11 words: Students describe indigenous archaeology in an Alaskan village
Friday, October 11, 2019 12:25 pm
At the site of an abandoned Alaskan village, an alumnus hears 11 words illuminating experiences of students and their professor conducting indigenous archaeology.
My Last Year: Jane Costlow, a professor-activist ‘in solidarity with others who really care’
Friday, October 11, 2019 11:00 am
A teachable moment during the Global Climate Strike prompts a veteran Bates professor to examine her history of activism.