Stories about "Society and culture"
18 items in the library’s Lost & Found on Dec. 13, 2019
Friday, December 13, 2019 12:07 pm
Lip balm, computer glasses, hoop earrings, transgender pride button, New England Patriots water bottle, and more.
Slideshow: From rubbish to runway at the 2019 Trashion Show
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:15 pm
At the 2019 Trashion Show, student models and designers posed for portraits and explained the creativity behind their outfits made from campus trash.
From the Archives: Hazing paddle, cigarette card, and huge peace sign
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:35 pm
From the Muskie Archives, a Varsity Club initiation paddle, a cigarette trading card featuring Bates, and a big peace sign on Lake Andrews.
In its third year, Bates’ Diverse BookFinder is more accessible than ever
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:50 pm
Between a powerful children's book Search Tool and expanded outreach to libraries, parents and book professionals alike are increasingly making use of this unique Bates resource.
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.
What’s in a Bates Name: Libbey
Friday, November 8, 2019 11:15 am
Dedicated 110 years ago, Libbey Forum was donated to Bates by Lewiston mill owner and entrepreneur W. Scott Libbey.
At the College Fed Challenge, Bates students learn about ‘the economy we live in’
Friday, November 8, 2019 9:00 am
At the competition in Boston, students become the Federal Reserve: They analyze the economy, predict the future, and make recommendations for monetary policy.
Q&A: ‘Chasing Portraits’ brings Rynecki ’91 full circle, back to Bates
Thursday, November 7, 2019 2:34 pm
“It’s full circle,” says Elizabeth Rynecki ’91, “which is fabulous.” A rhetoric…
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.
The 1898 Bates-Bowdoin football game that cemented a historic rivalry
Friday, November 1, 2019 11:05 am
The build-up to the 1898 Bates-Bowdoin game had disputes and divided loyalties. In the end, it was “universally admitted to be the greatest contest ever held between Maine colleges."