Stories about "Current topics"
Recalling when venerable Alumni Gym had a 6-foot growth spurt
Friday, March 1, 2024 12:47 pm
On the eve of Bates hosting two rounds of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, we look back to when the Bobcats earned the right to host the first-ever home NCAA tourney game, but had to hit the road — because Alumni Gym was 6 feet too short.
From Lake Andrews to 17th-century Japan, two student-built boats now part of TV series Shōgun
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 4:41 am
Two traditional Japanese river boats, hand-crafted by Bates students and launched into Lake Andrews five years ago, are part of the historical re-creation of feudal Japan for the TV adaptation of Shōgun, which debuted this week on FX.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Gile
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:54 pm
Older alumni might recall Mount Gile in Auburn as a recreation spot, a ski slope, a destination on the annual Stanton Ride, and where a stone monument marks a 19th-century tragedy.
42 items in the Bates library’s Lost and Found on Feb. 8, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024 12:37 pm
Just how did a rabies dog tag from Andover, Mass., find its way into the Lost and Found cubby in Ladd Library?
What It Took: Whether happy or not, our personal stories can improve our well-being, says Jonathan Adler ’00
Friday, February 2, 2024 5:00 am
Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms. Adler, a clinical psychologist and researcher, tells us that our personal stories that don’t have to have a positive or happy ending. Difficult stories can offer a narrative option for how we make meaning.
At Commons on first Friday, it’s a grateful day to be a Bobcat
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 3:57 pm
On the first Friday of each month, students heading into Commons can stop to write a note of gratitude to a person of their choosing — an act that's more valuable than a 53-cent postcard.
Say What? Quotable quotes from Bates folks: Jan. 26, 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024 1:25 pm
Our latest in an occasional roundup of quotable quotes about cooking demonstrations, ice skating, and ducks.
Bates professor lands $415,000 grant to research ‘dramatically understudied’ protein that could be involved in major neurological conditions
Friday, January 26, 2024 5:00 am
The National Institute of Health grant will fund research by Martin Kruse that seeks to learn if a not-well-understood cellular protein plays a role in neurological conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
Picture Story: Bates MLK Day is rich with song, poetry, discussion, and, most of all, food
Friday, January 19, 2024 2:54 pm
Enjoy this immersive photo and video presentation of the 2024 Bates MLK Day celebration, full of presentations, discussions, and workshops, all on the topic of food justice in America.
Guidance from Bates professionals about food, mental health, and being a college student
Friday, January 19, 2024 9:38 am
The way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, they say. More…