Bates in Brief Sightings: First-years return from AESOP excursions in Maine

Gearing Up!

Will a week in the wild prepare you for Bates? Right after their AESOP pre-orientation trips returned to campus Aug. 31, and with traces of untamed Maine still upon them, these first-years posed for photographer Phyllis Graber Jensen. They returned with pots, pads and even some leftover pasta sauce — not to mention new skills, freedoms and friends.

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