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Bates College New Dorm: 280 College

Monday, September 15, 2008 12:00 pm

A video of the new dorm on campus. Some call it New Rand, but it is officially called 280 College.

Campus Construction Update: Week of Nov. 5, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:45 am

The new dining Commons should be open for business when students return from break on Feb. 25, 2008, project manager Paul Farnsworth reports.

Campus Construction Update: Week of July 2, 2007

Tuesday, July 3, 2007 12:00 am

The new student housing should be ready for occupancy in August, right on schedule, said Suzanne Grant, clerk of the works for the project.

Campus Construction Update: Week of May 21, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:00 am

At 280 College, engineers began testing electrical, mechanical and other systems as part of commissioning, a process of ensuring that everything works and looks as it should.

Campus Construction Update: Week of May 7, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:00 am

Like tea leaves, some parts of the built environment can offer clues about the future, if you know how to read them.

Campus Construction Update: Week of Jan. 29, 2007

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:00 am

Considering how much trouble a Maine winter can cause when it really…

Campus Construction Update, Week of Jan. 23: Imaging Center opens

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:00 am

Now open in a sleekly renovated section of Coram Library, the Bates College Imaging and Computing Center leads this week's update.

Hey baba rebar: On Jan. 16, workers prepared forms and rebar for the final section of the new dining Commons' concrete frost wall. The fireplace lounge will be situated here.
Campus Construction Update: Week of Jan. 15, 2007

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:00 am

Wooden roof trusses for the new residential village near Mount David will start going into place this week.

Campus construction updates: Week of Dec. 18, 2006

Monday, December 18, 2006 11:13 am

While most Bates people will be away from campus from Dec. 22 until January, workers will still be busy on the new student housing and the dining Commons-Alumni Walk project.

Campus Construction Update: Week of Dec. 11, 2006

Monday, December 11, 2006 11:12 am

Many of us give little thought to heating season until it's time to get the furnace cleaned. Not surprisingly, ensuring that Bates' new student housing would be warm for its first heating season took a bit more effort.

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