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Video: Maya Benziger ’22, from hesitation to the ‘full nine yards’
Friday, January 21, 2022 9:44 am
After a year and a half of COVID-cancelled a cappella performances, Maya Benziger '22 realized there was more at stake than just singing on stage: the entire pre-pandemic Merimander experience could disappear with her graduating class, and she realized, "I didn't want that to end with me."
Sociologist Ken Kolb ’98: Well-intentioned efforts to fix food deserts are ‘flawed’ and miss the point
Thursday, January 20, 2022 9:44 am
Access to better food is championed by the foodie movement, says Furman University sociology professor Ken Kolb '98, but "there's really no evidence that increasing access will actually change the way people eat."
Bates in the News: Jan. 13, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:39 pm
The media recalls when the late Ruth Slovenski lost, then got back, her beloved bike, plus faculty insights into figure skating's reliance on gender stereotypes and new psychological research on antiracism.
Bates announces MLK Day 2022 events
Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:05 pm
It's a term you may have heard — "decolonization" — without fully grasping its meaning or relevance. If that's true for you, then welcome to Bates' 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.
Bates photographers’ favorite images of 2021
Friday, December 17, 2021 11:47 am
Welcome to the eighth annual Bates Photographers’ Favorites: 20 images from 2021, photographs and video clips, that try to answer the question, "What makes a photograph your favorite?”
Video: Behind the scenes of the Bates men’s basketball sportrait session
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 12:15 pm
"Basketball season is officially back!" That's how captain Stephon Baxter '23 sums up return of the team's annual sportrait session and the entire hoops season.
The 10 Bates Facebook posts with the greatest reach in 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 3:58 pm
Featuring BatesNews stories, stories from the news media, alumni photography, and campus event videos, here's a list of the top 10 Bates Facebook posts of 2021.
The 10 most-viewed BatesNews stories of 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:04 am
As the year ticks to a close, here’s a top-10 countdown of the 10 BatesNews stories, from Jan. 1, 2021, to now, with the most views.
How’s Bates doing in sustainability? The answer is Gold
Friday, November 19, 2021 9:13 am
One of 10 "Top Performer"s in the country, Bates earned a Gold rating for excellence in sustainability performance from an international benchmarking organization.
Slideshow: Students’ dazzling Trashion Show outfits — and a professor
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:21 pm
Introducing the creative teams of the 2021 Trashion Show, including a Bates professor modeling COVID lounge wear made from face coverings.