Mayur Contractor '10 poses for a photo taken by project specialist Nancy LePage of academic support services after the neuroscience major officially handed in his senior honors thesis in Lane Hall. Contractor was one of 68 honors candidates to submit theses in 2010.

Jenn Brallier '13 (right) congratulates Joan O'Neill '12 after O'Neill's fourth goal gave Bates a 14-10 lead over Wesleyan. O’Neill scored a career-high four goals for the second straight game as the No. 15 nationally ranked Bates College women’s lacrosse team held off Wesleyan University for a 14-13 conference win.

Christopher Calahan '12 swings with Leah Cole '12 at the 2010 All-College Gala, held in the Gray Cage (above) and Alumni Gymnasium.

Associate Professor of History Hilmar Jensen treats his honors senior thesis students Anthony Phillips '10 and Ariela Silberstein '10 to an ice cream break in the history lounge of Pettengill Hall. Phillips completed his writing on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, while Silberstein put the finishing touches on her study of the Weather Underground.

Studio art major Sam Guilford '10 prepares for the annual senior exhibition in his Olin Arts Center studio. Guilford's stenciled paintings are based on the mandala, a sacred art form significant in Buddhism and Hinduism.