Slideshow: This Month at Bates
This time of year at Bates is busy for everyone. Just ask, and you’ll get an earful: thesis, exams, sports, arts openings, academic conferences. (Thank goodness for daily meditation in the Gomes Chapel.)
It’s humbling to think of all that goes into keeping this juggernaut moving. But rather than fret, let’s celebrate. Each and every minute can be precious, and we’re grateful for them all.
As judge Ross Brockman '11 listens, Julia Grace '17 of Chevy Chase, Md., and Sean Antonuccio '17 of Las Vegas, Nev., pitch HouseCat, a way to connect NESCAC students seeking summer housing, during the $11,000 Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition on April 1. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Matt Baker ’17 of Clinton, Md., solos with the Manic Optimists during a performance at Temple Shalom in Auburn. The event, “Café Shalom 2016: Maine Musical All-Stars,” offered a cappella, Franco American fiddling, singer-songwriting, and steel drumming. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
“Before I jump I try to laugh,” says Sally Ceesay ’18, explaining how she releases tension during triple-jump competition. Seen here doing conditioning sprints in Merrill Gym, Ceesay, a biochemistry major from the Bronx, is the college’s first All-America triple jumper since 1985. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Mount David Summit is a celebratory time to “get student work out of that lane of anxiety — of grades and thesis and exams — and into the sharing of knowledge, which is what we’re about,” said President Clayton Spencer as she opened the 2016 summit on April 1. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
Taking part in a Bates tradition whereby a younger student helps bind a senior thesis, Josh Klein ’19 of Williston, Vt., and Cailene Gunn ’16 of Granby, Conn., “seal it with a kiss” after he helped bind her geology honors thesis. The ritual is ceremonial: Digital copies were uploaded earlier in the day. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
