{"id":17389,"date":"2020-05-25T08:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?p=17389"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:39:34","slug":"bobcat-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020\/05\/25\/bobcat-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Connection: May 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ALUMNI CONVERSATION WITH CLAYTON SPENCER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, May 11<\/strong>
8p EDT
Broadcast via livestream from the Bates website *Recorded<\/em>*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u201cQ & A\u201d with President Spencer where she will update alumni on the state of the college and respond to submitted questions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We are grateful for the outpouring of care and concern for Bates students, faculty, and staff. The Bobcat spirit is strong and\u2026 It\u2019s STILL a Great Day to be a Bobcat! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your support will strengthen what you love most about Bates. All gifts will count toward our goal of reaching 1,855 donors by May 13<\/strong>. Let\u2019s show our Bobcat pride! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAN PEOPLE\u2019S TWEETS HELP FIND CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chris Danforth \u201901, an applied mathematics professor at the University of Vermont, is using an instrument they created, the “hedonometer”, to gauge mood primarily using Twitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A BITE OF BATES: WHAT BOBCATS ARE COOKING (AND EATING)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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EVENTIDE<\/strong>: Those of you who are missing Eventide, the restaurant co-owned by Andrew Taylor \u201903, with locations in both Portland and Boston, will soon be able to bring a little bit of Eventide home. Eventide: Recipes for Clambakes, Oysters, Lobster Rolls, and More From a Modern Maine Seafood Shack<\/em><\/a> will be released on June 2. Eater<\/em> has named it one of the best new cookbooks of spring 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COMMONS LEFTOVERS<\/strong>: For years, Bates has donated the food that doesn\u2019t get eaten at Commons to the Lewiston Trinity Jubilee Center, directed by Bates alum Erin Reed \u201908. Watch a recent feature by CBS Sunday Morning<\/a> outlining the increasing demands upon food banks due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018FOOD FOR THE SOUL\u2019: <\/strong>Dr. Anthony Fauci Recalls his 1993 Bates Commencement Visit<\/a>. \u201cTo investigate scientifically is to begin to move from the darkness of ignorance to the illumination of limited understanding. To investigate humanely is to realize that even limited understanding is a gain to be used compassionately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, ‘Its All About The Comfort Food<\/a>. <\/strong>Familiar foods and faces from Dining Services ease the way for students still living on the nearly empty Bates campus. Plus, grab the recipe for Bates’ General Tso’s Chicken.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Alumni Engagement
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\n Phone: 1-888-522-8371\n<\/span>alumni@bates.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>

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