Stories about "Maine/world"
The Bates Forest is a story of bad luck, high taxes, and the Great Depression
Friday, July 12, 2019 10:12 am
A century ago, Bates' solid plan to own a southern Maine forest and run a forestry program became a "hopeless undertaking."
At Clean Sweep, students’ stuff makes great yard sale finds
Friday, June 28, 2019 1:06 pm
The hundreds of people who entered Underhill saw a cornucopia of college life, from a wall of bedding to a pile of yoga mats to electric kettles and an Egyptian drum.
My first job: summer cop in Lewiston in 1972
Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:58 am
For Mac Herrling '72, working as a summer Lewiston cop seemed like a good way to get a clue about life beyond campus.
The 10 most-liked Bates Instagram posts of Short Term 2019
Friday, May 24, 2019 11:44 am
Short Term is a time of celebration, of spring and student accomplishments, and both are abundant on the Bates Instagram page.
Boats made at Bates, all the way from Japan
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:58 am
Salt, sake, and sparks anoint the vessels made by students in the Short Term course “Apprentice Learning: Building the Japanese Boat.”
Slideshow: Students mobilize ‘sophisticated skills’ to support local partners during Short Term
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:51 am
The Harward Center for Community Partnerships' STA/RT students spend Short Term tackling specific projects with local partners.
Video: Dylan Metsch-Ampel ’19 and ‘places we don’t necessarily think of as the environment’
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 4:19 pm
Writing a thesis on a downtown Lewiston neighborhood left Metsch-Ampel feeling that he’d had "a tangible effect on the community that I've been living in for four years."
From the Archives: Tree conk, peace pipe, and football paperweight
Friday, May 3, 2019 11:30 am
From a paperweight inspired by a big Bates win to a peace pipe that raises questions, here are a few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library.
A student team awards Carignan Fund grants to community organizations
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:19 pm
The Carignan grants honor the legacy of the late Dean Emeritus of the College Jim Carignan ’61 and his wife, Sally Larson Carignan ’62.
From behind the Iron Curtain, the German Green Belt is a unique nature preserve
Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:07 am
Germany's Green Belt project celebrates resurgent nature along the former East-West border — but also leaves some people behind, says Bates’ Sonja Pieck.