David Ernst
Stories by David Ernst
Top 10 Bates social media posts of 2025
Friday, December 19, 2025 12:01 pm
In 2025, Bates social media shared more than a thousand of posts. Here are some of the moments that captured the attention of not just our community, but the world's as well.
10 ways Bates Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah uses Twitter humor to build support for Maine’s COVID-19 fight
Thursday, May 26, 2022 9:06 am
Among this season’s Commencement speakers, Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the…
Apollo 11: Six things we’ve learned since the 1969 lunar landing, and one enduring mystery
Friday, July 19, 2019 1:34 pm
Shortly before the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, Bates News’ go-to Moon expert, Noah Petro ’01, shared what we’ve learned since then.
Meet the five winners of the #BatesFinals Instagram contest
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:30 am
Students took time from busy schedules to snap their best finals-themed photos and submit them to the annual #BatesFinals instagram contest.