African American studies student Vantiel Duncan '10 talks about the study she and two classmates, Alica Orkiz '10 and Navpaul Sidhu '10, completed on "Haiti's Quest for Autonomy: Understanding the Sociocultural and Economic Effects through a Brief Survey of Caribbean Literature."
(From left) Allison Mandra '12, president of the Bates College Student Government, and President Elaine Tuttle Hansen listen as the Bates Gamelan Orchestra performs a song of welcome, part of the "Call to Summit."
A series of striking images from student photographers comprise the Tenth Annual Barlow Off-Campus Study Photography Exhibition, displayed throughout Pettengill Hall.
Visitors flood the Pettengill Hall entrance as the 2010 Mount David Summit begins. The summit spotlights the rich intellectual life of the College.
Directed by John Corrie, the Bates College Choir and Orchestra perform Mozart's "Requiem" in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall in 2010. Photograph by Maddy Talias '13.
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The slide show features what has become a dynamic tradition at Bates: the annual Mount David Summit, held this year on April 2. An eagerly anticipated presentation of student scholarship, community engagement and creative work, the summit unfurls a panorama of the rich life of the student mind at Bates. Photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen, Peter Senzamici ’10 and Maddy Talias ’13.