{"id":1859,"date":"2021-06-10T17:16:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T21:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/?post_type=tour-location&#038;p=1859"},"modified":"2025-02-10T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:06:47","slug":"the-ronj","status":"publish","type":"tour-location","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/the-ronj\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ronj"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-images\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-900x629.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view.\" class=\"wp-image-1922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-900x629.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-400x280.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-900x600.webp\" alt=\"Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.\" class=\"wp-image-2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21-900x600.webp\" alt=\"Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_21.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57-900x600.webp\" alt=\"Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.\" class=\"wp-image-2100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_57.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. Stocking Manager Max Pendergast \u201815 serves coffee and breakfast, during the new hours from 7-10 a.m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-content tour-about-area\">\n<p>Christened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/ronj\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/ronj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ronj <\/a>for the intense color of its painted walls, The Ronj is the Bates\u2019 coffeehouse. Renowned for its live performances and great atmosphere, it has become a spot for Batesies to hang out, relax, work their butts off, and get a caffeine buzz while doing so. Among the facilities are the upstairs poolroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campus coffeehouse is a great place to meet friends for a hot latte.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"blocks":[{"blockName":"bates-campus-tour\/tour-meta","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"","innerContent":[]},{"blockName":null,"attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n\n","innerContent":["\n\n"]},{"blockName":"bates-campus-tour\/tour-images","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/columns","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/column","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/image","attrs":{"id":1922,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"overhead-view-image"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-900x629.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view.\" class=\"wp-image-1922\"\/><\/figure>\n","innerContent":["\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-ronj-900x629.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view.\" class=\"wp-image-1922\"\/><\/figure>\n"]}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">",null,"<\/div>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/column","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/gallery","attrs":{"columns":3,"linkTo":"none"},"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/image","attrs":{"id":2098,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/09\/140918_Ronj_01-900x600.webp\" alt=\"Colette Girardin \u201816 orders a chai latte at le Ronj on Thursday morning, the first day of breakfast hours for the coffeehouse. 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