The shadow of a tree meets some fall foliage on the brick exterior of Chase Hall. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Robinson Players Veronica Durando '16, Colin McIntire '16 and John Goodman '15 perform "Tarantino Variation" during Homecoming Weekend in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

When her workload is heavy, Bates College neuroscience major Jane Mayer ’14 of Bronxville, N.Y., will take as many as five laps around campus a day on her Madrid longboard. (Marc Glass '88/Bates College)

Ben Brimelow '16 of Greenwich, Conn., a student in AC/HI 141 “America in the Age of the Civil War,” taught by Professor of History Margaret Creighton, checks an historical firearm between Garcelon Field and Pettengill Hall with the Third Maine Regiment. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Head Coach Jon Furbush '05 (right) leads the season's first men's basketball practice at Alumni Gym on Nov. 1, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)