As March dissolves into April, all kinds of experiences flood the Bates campus. It’s not just the weather. Thesis, exams, storytelling, and sports competition saturate the landscape with movement, intensity, and color: an epic life, lived to the max.
Charlie Fay ’17 of Falmouth, Maine, takes a hit en route to scoring five goals with one assist during the Bobcats’ victory over Hamilton at Garcelon Field. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Francesca Biondi-Morra '20 of Santa Ana, Costa Rica, speaks with President Emeritus Don Harward as Assistant Professor of Education Mara Tieken looks on. Harward, a philosopher by academic training, talked about well-being, education, and the pursuit of happiness. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Sara Daher ’17 of Marblehead, Mass., won her 20th and 21st career All-America honors and broke two team records on the third day of the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships. (d3photography.com)
With a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, senior Allison Hill of Brunswick, Maine, became the first Bates female to win All-America honors in the 200-meter dash. (Photograph by d3photography.com)
Weight thrower Adedire Fakorede ’18 of Newark, N.J., earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, held in Naperville, Ill. (Photograph by d3photography.com)
