Stories from 2019
Campus events: Jan. 2–31, 2020
Thursday, December 12, 2019 3:24 pm
This is a listing of public events at the college during January 2020.
Slideshow: From rubbish to runway at the 2019 Trashion Show
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:15 pm
At the 2019 Trashion Show, student models and designers posed for portraits and explained the creativity behind their outfits made from campus trash.
Bates Magazine: Fall 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:58 am
Here's a flip version of the fall issue of Bates Magazine, which was mailed to to Bobcat dens near and far in recent weeks.
Countdown! The Top 10 Bates Instagram posts for 2019
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:41 pm
If every picture tells a story, what are the stories that Bates tells about itself on Instagram?
From the Archives: Hazing paddle, cigarette card, and huge peace sign
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:35 pm
From the Muskie Archives, a Varsity Club initiation paddle, a cigarette trading card featuring Bates, and a big peace sign on Lake Andrews.
Q&A: ‘We’re made to communicate with song,’ says Joëlle Morris, new choir director
Monday, December 2, 2019 2:21 pm
“People are not going to remember your mistakes," the new director of the Bates College Choir tells students. "They're going to remember how you made them feel.”
Carl Benton Straub, professor and dean with a pivotal effect on Bates’ academic character, dies at age 83
Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00 pm
Straub joined the Bates faculty in 1965 and retired in 2005 as dean emeritus of the faculty, professor emeritus of religion, and Clark A. Griffith Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies.
Six texts by Carl Benton Straub honoring Bates people, places, and institutional moments
Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00 pm
Whether writing Jimmy Carter's honorary degree citation or sharing thoughts about his office being razed, Straub imparted meaning through apt metaphor, historical comparisons, and scholarly references.
Bates at Night: Bobcat Den Delivery warms a cold night with student snack favorites
Friday, November 22, 2019 11:07 am
Nov. 12 is fast becoming the coldest night of the young school…
Bates in the News: Nov. 22, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019 9:46 am
Bates research gets a national spotlight, two bestselling alumnae authors release new books, and an alum investigates basketball flops.