{"id":14964,"date":"2026-04-13T00:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/?page_id=14964"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:55:33","slug":"campus-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/campus-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-ce326993-2428-484a-aa1c-7d0980678d76\">Life at Bates is defined by the vibrancy of our community &#8211; check out exciting campus traditions that you\u2019ll take part in as a Batesie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-bd4f4c83-856b-4367-88f0-1d7a51822a78\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7b6f0744-dd5c-442a-a7d9-eb5998d778fa\"><strong>Fall Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide\"><div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a><\/div><div id=\"slideshow7276\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-progressbar\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The South Asian Student Assciation hosts a Diwali celebration every fall!\" data-id=\"14825\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-1-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-1-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The South Asian Student Association hosts a Diwali celebration every fall!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The South Asian Student Assciation hosts a Diwali celebration every fall!\" data-id=\"14826\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-2-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Diwali-2-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The South Asian Student Association hosts a Diwali celebration every fall!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Before Novmeber break, DCCE puts together a communtiy meal called the &quot;Harvest Dinner&quot;.\" data-id=\"14830\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-1-900x599.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-1-900x599.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Before November break, DCCE puts together a community meal called the &#8220;Harvest Dinner&#8221;.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"During Harvest Dinner, a horse drawn carriage makes it way around campus!\" data-id=\"14828\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-2-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Harvest-Dinner-2-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>During Harvest Dinner, a horse drawn carriage makes it way around campus!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The annual Trashion Show sees faculty and student designs turn what would be waste into fashion! \" data-id=\"14827\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-1-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-1-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The annual Trashion Show sees faculty and student designs turn what would be waste into fashion! <\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The annual Trashion Show sees faculty and student designs turn what would be waste into fashion! \" data-id=\"14829\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-2-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Trashionshow-2-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The annual Trashion Show sees faculty and student designs turn what would be waste into fashion! <\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Bates Musicians Union and WRBC (our own radio station) puts on a Halloween Bash featuring cover bands!\" data-id=\"14957\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-21-45-images-for-fye-Google-Drive.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-21-45-images-for-fye-Google-Drive-900x596.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-21-45-images-for-fye-Google-Drive-900x596.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Bates Musicians Union and WRBC (our own radio station) puts on a Halloween Bash featuring cover bands!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bates goes all out for the annual Halloween Dance!\" data-id=\"14958\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-23-50-images-for-fye-Google-Drive.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-23-50-images-for-fye-Google-Drive-900x605.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-23-50-images-for-fye-Google-Drive-900x605.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Bates goes all out for the annual Halloween Dance!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bates goes all out for the annual Halloween Dance!\" data-id=\"14956\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-10-39-Bates-Halloween-Photos.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-10-39-Bates-Halloween-Photos-900x571.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-10-39-Bates-Halloween-Photos-900x571.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Bates goes all out for the annual Halloween Dance!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Snow Ball is our fall semester semi-formal!\" data-id=\"14960\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-25-57-Snowball-Photos.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-25-57-Snowball-Photos-900x604.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-25-57-Snowball-Photos-900x604.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Snow Ball is our fall semester semi-formal!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Snow Ball is our fall semester semi-formal!\" data-id=\"14959\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-28-19-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-28-19-2-Instagram-900x603.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-28-19-2-Instagram-900x603.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Snow Ball is our fall semester semi-formal!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winter and Spring Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide\"><div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a><\/div><div id=\"slideshow6238\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-progressbar\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Each year the International Club hosts the International Dinner, where students cook global meals!\" data-id=\"14831\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-2-900x599.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-2-900x599.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Each year the International Club hosts the International Dinner, where students cook global meals!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Each year the International Club hosts the International Dinner, where students cook global meals!\" data-id=\"14832\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-1-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/International-Dinner-1-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Each year the International Club hosts the International Dinner, where students cook global meals!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Each Winter Carnival, Bates students jump into Lake Andrews for the annual Puddle Jump!\" data-id=\"14833\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-1-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-1-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Each Winter Carnival, Bates students jump into Lake Andrews for the annual Puddle Jump!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"To warm up after Puddle Jump students gather around a bonfire!\" data-id=\"14834\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-2-900x602.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Puddle-Jump-2-900x602.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>To warm up after Puddle Jump students gather around a bonfire!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Each Ramdan, the Muslim Student Assocation holds a banquet to break Iftar as a community.\" data-id=\"14850\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-00-53-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-00-53-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-00-53-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Each Ramdan, the Muslim Student Assocation holds a banquet to break Iftar as a community.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Each Ramdan, the Muslim Student Assocation holds a banquet to break Iftar as a community.\" data-id=\"14848\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-59-45-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-59-45-3-Instagram-900x609.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-59-45-3-Instagram-900x609.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Each Ramdan, the Muslim Student Assocation holds a banquet to break Iftar as a community.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Caribbean Student Association and Raices Unidas partner up for a cultural showcase!\" data-id=\"14851\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-06-54-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-06-54-3-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-06-54-3-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Caribbean Student Association and Raices Unidas partner up for a cultural showcase!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Caribbean Student Association and Raices Unidas partner up for a cultural showcase!\" data-id=\"14852\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-04-54-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-04-54-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-03-04-54-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Caribbean Student Association and Raices Unidas partner up for a cultural showcase!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Africana Fashion Show is one of the longest running club events at Bates!\" data-id=\"14847\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-55-10-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-55-10-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-55-10-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Africana Fashion Show is one of the longest running club events at Bates!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Africana Fashion Show is one of the longest running club events at Bates!\" data-id=\"14846\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-54-02-3-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-54-02-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-02-54-02-3-Instagram-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Africana Fashion Show is one of the longest running club events at Bates!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gala is our yearly formal dance! We bring a live band, with the last five years being East Coast Soul!\" data-id=\"14961\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-32-55-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-32-55-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube-900x612.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-32-55-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube-900x612.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Gala is our yearly formal dance! We bring a live band, with the last five years being East Coast Soul!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gala is our yearly formal dance! We bring a live band, with the last five years being East Coast Soul!\" data-id=\"14962\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-39-57-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-39-57-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube-900x602.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-39-57-1-East-Coast-Soul-Live-@-Bates-College-YouTube-900x602.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Gala is our yearly formal dance! We bring a live band, with the last five years being East Coast Soul!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14965\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-30-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-30-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College-900x606.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-30-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College-900x606.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Campus Safety hosts Bobcat BBQ each short term! <\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14966\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-04-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-04-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College-900x606.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-51-04-Community-Engagement-Campus-Safety-Bates-College-900x606.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Campus Safety hosts Bobcat BBQ each short term! <\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weekly and Semester Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide\"><div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a><\/div><div id=\"slideshow2626\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-progressbar\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pause is a Multifaith Chaplaincy program where we take some time in the middle of the week to \u201cpause\u201d and reflect.\" data-id=\"14955\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-04-17-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-04-17-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-00-04-17-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Pause is a Multifaith Chaplaincy program where we take some time in the middle of the week to \u201cpause\u201d and reflect.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chase Hall After Dark (CHAD) happens every Friday! One event that is a Bates favorite is Den Trivia!\" data-id=\"14954\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-02-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-02-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-02-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Chase Hall After Dark (CHAD) happens every Friday! One event that is a Bates favorite is Den Trivia!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chase Hall After Dark (CHAD) happens every Friday! One event that is a Bates favorite is bingo!\" data-id=\"14953\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-55-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-55-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-59-55-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Chase Hall After Dark (CHAD) happens every Friday! One event that is a Bates favorite is bingo!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Village Club Series is a concert series that brings outside artists to campus!\" data-id=\"14952\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-55-01-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-55-01-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-55-01-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Village Club Series is a concert series that brings outside artists to campus!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Village Club Series is a concert series that brings outside artists to campus or as pictured here, host student showcases!\" data-id=\"14951\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-53-29-2-Instagram.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-53-29-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-23-53-29-2-Instagram-900x601.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Village Club Series is a concert series that brings outside artists to campus or as pictured here, host student showcases!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Our five a cappella groups on campus perform multiple times each semester!\" data-id=\"14836\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-2.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-2-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-2-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Our five a cappella groups on campus perform multiple times each semester!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Our five a cappella groups on campus perform multiple times each semester!\" data-id=\"14835\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-1.webp\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-1-900x600.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/04\/A-Cappella-1-900x600.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Our five a cappella groups on campus perform multiple times each semester!<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life at Bates is defined by the vibrancy of our community &#8211;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1721,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-14964","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14964"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14969,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14964\/revisions\/14969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}