Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Yes, we tromped and slid through the Blizzard of 2015 last week. Sure, it snowed the day before yesterday, and will snow again tomorrow. But winter is a glorious time, and these pictures prove it.

 

During the Jan. 27 blizzard, swimmers Will Patton '15 Asheville, N.C., and Lindsey Prelgovisk '16 of Oakland, Maine, make snow angels before practice. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Illuminated by a projected image, Associate Professor of Chemistry Matthew Cote appears to be an amalgam of humanity and technology as he talks with trustees about the college's new state-of-the-art confocal microscope. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

After their Puddle Jump, friends exit Lake Andrews on their way to a warm bonfire. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Despite snow and cold, the sun also rises. Proof is in the picture. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

A drum performance in Schaeffer Theatre during the Arts Crawl features, from left, Katie Morse '17 of Machias, Maine, Jonathan Pelz '16 of New York City and Kiyona Mizuno '18 of San Francisco. (Max Huang '18 for Bates College)