Stories about "Events"
Cryptocurrency banking pitch wins 2022 Bobcat Ventures competition
Thursday, June 9, 2022 10:25 am
The $10,000 first prize in the 2022 Bates College student pitch competition was won by a cryptocurrency banking startup that seeks to usher in a new, "borderless world that accepts all forms of payment."
Bates set to honor Class of 2022 at all-together, all-welcome Commencement 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 6:12 pm
For the first time since 2019, a Bates senior class will march as one from Alumni Walk to the Historic Quad to celebrate Commencement. Here's what you need to know.
Video: See the opening of the 2022 Bates Senior Thesis Exhibition
Thursday, May 5, 2022 11:50 am
Watch as 15 studio arts students present their senior theses to friends, family, and faculty, in projects brimming with personal meaning.
Video: Mount David Summit speedrun
Friday, April 15, 2022 1:46 pm
Watch as 65 students present their theses at Bates' Mount David Summit; from psychology, to history, to mathematics, these Bobcats are ready to leap into the future.
Video: Scenes (and behind the scenes) of Puddle Jump 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022 9:00 am
Within vaunted traditions there are always new wrinkles. Take the Bates tradition of the Maine governor lighting a torch to kick off Winter Carnival
Voices from MLK Day: ‘We are finished sitting quietly, insisting on the possibility of change’
Friday, January 21, 2022 11:44 am
Five speakers on MLK Day at Bates, Maine-based thinkers, practitioners, and activists, offered personal narratives and insights that vividly captured the day's theme, "What I Mean When I Say: Decolonization and Liberation."
The 10 most-viewed BatesNews stories of 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:04 am
As the year ticks to a close, here’s a top-10 countdown of the 10 BatesNews stories, from Jan. 1, 2021, to now, with the most views.
Veterans Day: poetry, taps, and a poignant ritual at Veterans Plaza
Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:23 pm
A poignant observance at Veterans Plaza offered a simple ritual that "people can interact with throughout Veterans Day," says the Rev. Brittany Longsdorf.
Slideshow: Students’ dazzling Trashion Show outfits — and a professor
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:21 pm
Introducing the creative teams of the 2021 Trashion Show, including a Bates professor modeling COVID lounge wear made from face coverings.
Otis Lecturer Winona LaDuke: ‘You need to make a choice between two paths’
Friday, November 5, 2021 10:47 am
What do hemp, centuries old squash seeds, and a lake of carefully tended wild rice have in common? The future, according to environmentalist, economist, writer, and activist Winona LaDuke.