Stories about "Society and culture"
Hilarious and provocative, ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ is a Bates production that ‘has to be done’
Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:39 pm
To help Bates student actors navigate the fast-moving satire The Thanksgiving Play, director Tim Dugan reached out to Native American experts on campus and in Maine to join the creative team.
Bates in the News: Nov. 3, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:53 am
A selection of recent mentions of Bates in the news media, including a summary of coverage of Bates during the Lewiston tragedy.
‘We appreciate this so much:’ a gift of smiles on a frosty Halloween evening
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:37 am
Pain and worry had ruled days and nights since the Lewiston shootings. But now, at twilight on a frosty fall day, there could be, and were, smiles everywhere as children and families flocked from the Lewiston community to the Bates campus.
Video: Behind the scenes at Bates volleyball’s sportrait session
Friday, October 6, 2023 12:50 pm
The volleyball team gathered for their team and individual marketing photos, known as “sportraits,” and had some fun along the way.
For Bates students, a trip to the Appalachian Trail is a trip back in time
Friday, October 6, 2023 9:32 am
During Orientation, a group of first-year Bates students paid a visit to…
Sticker shock? Bates students talk about their laptop artwork
Thursday, September 28, 2023 2:11 pm
Even when Bates students immerse themselves in their work, typing away on their laptops, their personalities are still on display.
After the Maui firestorm, student and alum insights and ‘pricing Hawaiians out of paradise’
Thursday, September 21, 2023 12:57 pm
Unlike many students starting college for the first time, Logan Yogi ’27…
Cool, comfortable, and connected to Bates: AESOP delivers its promise to the Class of 2027
Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:42 am
Outdoor orientation trips are not unique to Bates, nor are they new. But in recent years, more has been done make the beloved Bates program, AESOP, more welcoming to all students.
Two Bates faculty experts explain ‘Barbie,’ from shelf to screen and everything in between
Friday, August 18, 2023 12:12 am
We asked two Bates professors, Jon Cavallero and Erica Rand, to give us the lowdown on what’s up with the doll, from shelf to screen, and everything in between.
Hallie Herz ’11 co-founds nation’s first queer-focused outdoor gear lending library
Friday, June 23, 2023 9:52 am
Hallie Herz '11 co-founded the nation's first queer-focused outdoor gear library with their partner, Eva Fury. "Queer people need a space where they can be themselves and find connections to things that sustain them,” Herz said.