Eleanor Vance '21
Stories by Eleanor Vance '21

Acting with a mask, a story about Bates theater in three parts
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 5:30 pm
For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting...

Magician Abby Segal ’23 to appear on ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:14 pm
The immense disruption of COVID-19 offered Segal a magical opportunity to appear on the TV show Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

Inside the residences, student leaders strive to support Bates’ newest students
Thursday, October 8, 2020 2:08 pm
Meet these talented and devoted Junior Advisors who are, in a pandemic, bringing their first-year students into the Bates community. "We owe them

My COVID-19 test: ‘No brain scraping required’
Friday, August 28, 2020 11:56 am
Bates Communications editorial assistant Ellie Vance '21 talks about her COVID-19 test, including a stop at the eloquently named "snot station."

Bates at Night: Bobcat Den Delivery warms a cold night with student snack favorites
Friday, November 22, 2019 11:07 am
Nov. 12 is fast becoming the coldest night of the young school...

Bates at Night: Student acts shine at Village Club Series showcase
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:32 am
The Village Club Series Student Showcase draws an SRO crowd, including three professors hoping to see "the rock-star side" of one of their students.

At national championship, two senior debaters end on a surprising high note
Friday, May 10, 2019 12:14 pm
Having rarely debated together, Abby Westberry ’19 and Harry Meadows ’19 were grand finalists at the 2019 U.S. Universities Debating Championship.

At age 50, Bates dance is still ‘the same awesome experience’
Thursday, May 2, 2019 3:45 pm
Strong community, deep thought, and beautiful pieces on the Schaeffer stage. That's the “standard that Marcy Plavin set.”

To address today’s problems, look to Ella Baker, says scholar-activist Barbara Ransby
Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:19 pm
In her postponed Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote, the renowned historian helps us parlay lessons of the past into a brighter future.

Imani Perry: What if digital activism, such as via Twitter, doesn’t really do anything?
Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:24 pm
Instead of Twitter cancellations and Facebook face-offs, we should focus on transformation, says Perry, a Princeton professor and noted public intellectual.