Sidelined by an injury, Ahmed Abdel Khalek ‘16 (left) gives Ahmed Sherif Hatata ‘17 a pep talk in between sets during the team’s 2013-14 season opener in Lewiston. Hatata played toe-to-toe with Trinity’s No. 1 player, Karan Malik, over the first two sets of Bates’ 9-0 loss to the top-ranked Bantams.(Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Associate Professor of Art Pamela Johnson, a Trashion Show judge, reacts to a design modeled on the runway in the Gray Cage. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

The annual Trashion Show, pits students, staff and other Bates community members against one another in a friendly quest to make recycling fashion-forward. The well-attended event takes place every year before November break and directly after Harvest Dinner. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Raj Maheshwari (left), founder and managing director of Charlestown Capital Advisors, LLC, chats with students after he and Bates Trustee Paul Marks '83 discussed "Can a liberal arts education make you a good investor and Entrepreneur?" at a BCDC-hosted gathering.(Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Suraya Atallah ‘15 of Beirut, Lebanon (right), poses for a selfie with Sara El Assaad ‘14 of Aix en Provence, France, in front of a signpost of some Maine towns that are named after foreign countries and cities. The sign appears in front of New Commons the day of the annual Harvest Dinner.(Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)