Stories about "Student Life"
18 items in the Library’s Lost and Found on Dec. 17, 2020
Friday, December 18, 2020 11:30 am
Much has changed during the pandemic. What hasn't: Students still lose things in Ladd Library.
The top 13 Bates College Facebook posts of 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:15 pm
The top 13 Bates College Facebook posts of 2020 puts into sharp relief just what, in the midst of the trials of a pandemic, the Bates community values.
Bates students dig into the science of dirt in a historic Maine landscape
Monday, December 7, 2020 5:46 pm
Bates environmental studies professor Holly Ewing guides her students to historic coastal Maine farmland for course that digs into the science of dirt.
Setbacks and successes: How students navigated academic surprises in the fall 2020 semester
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:01 am
For every challenge or setback — and let’s be clear, this was very difficult on our students — they often found something that worked, something that felt “normal,” and someone who gave them a little help. Read how seven Bates students fared.
Bates Dining Services keeps the magic alive ‘until we can dine together again’
Friday, November 20, 2020 10:17 am
In big and small ways during trying times, Bates Dining Services works to sustain what students love about Bates dining.
Video: Vanessa Paolella ’21 and guiding the student newspaper during crisis
Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:40 pm
In a time of crisis, a college newspaper can do more than inform, says Paolella, editor-in-chief of The Bates Student. "It keeps the community together."
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 9:53 am
It’s been a remarkably challenging and unprecedented few months. But let’s not forget to call it safe and successful, too.
Slideshow: What they brought for comfort
Monday, November 2, 2020 6:13 pm
We talked to Bates students about the treasured objects, from juggling clubs to house plants, that they brought with them to ease the stress of being away from home during a pandemic.
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
Video: Keeping Bobcats well, active, and healthy during COVID-19
Thursday, October 8, 2020 1:39 pm
With public-health protocols limiting the scale of indoor activities, Bates is helping the campus community stay well and healthy in creative and safe ways.