Stories about "Student Life"
From Bates History: inaugural keys, silver chalice, and a 1908 Rand Hall midnight party

Friday, March 15, 2024 2:38 pm

A few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and elsewhere on campus, including a Peter Gomes '65 chalice and a 1908 midnight party by the women of Rand Hall.

A cool Bates rowing ritual: putting out the docks, earlier than ever before

Friday, March 15, 2024 9:37 am

A historically warm winter meant that the Bates rowing teams could put out their docks and get onto the water earlier than ever before.

Bates receives record number of applications for the Class of 2028

Friday, March 8, 2024 1:30 pm

The incoming class that arrives at Bates College in August will be drawn from the largest applicant pool in the college’s history, totalling 10,029 applications, marking the third straight year of record-high applications to Bates. 

Bates College women’s basketball team reacts to being selected to participate in a NCAA tournament during a watch party in Commons 221 on February 26, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)
Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:11 am

Not much snow, but enough. Lots of winning (there’s never enough, but…

What It Took: A childhood hobby creates community, a fun honors thesis, and me time for Grace Acton ’24

Friday, March 1, 2024 1:00 pm

At high risk for COVID, Grace Acton arrived at Bates during the height of the pandemic. By embracing a childhood hobby of sewing, she found mentors, community, and academic fulfillment.

Campus Construction Update: Feb. 28, 2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 7:39 am

Campus Construction Update returns with a look at Bates’ latest student residence — a former convent now being renovated for an August reopening.

Picture Story: Puddle Jump 2024

Thursday, February 15, 2024 5:42 pm

Enjoy this immersive (but not submersive!) photo coverage of the Puddle Jump, plus read historical newspaper accounts of our enduring enchantment with jumping into icy cold water in the winter.

Thanks Guv! Another Bates Winter Carnival torch-lighting in the books

Friday, February 9, 2024 2:58 pm

Bates Winter Carnival fun? State of Maine State approved! This afternoon, Maine Gov. Janet Mills continued a grand Bates tradition by lighting a torch to help celebrate Winter Carnival at Bates.

Rabies tag, Softee edge control, and other items in 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?

Slideshow: Iconic moments of Winter Carnival and Bates winter fun

Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:32 pm

Founded by the Bates Outing Club 104 years ago, the Bates Winter…

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