Stories about "Student Life"
From sunrise to sunset, a senior reflects on AESOP
Friday, September 4, 2026 2:36 pm
Charlotte Comrack '27 reflects on AESOP from a sunrise on her trip as a first-year student to a memorable sunset as a leader during her senior year.
Creativity, compassion, and commitment: Bates welcomes the Class of 2030
Friday, August 28, 2026 1:54 pm
As Bates prepares for the 2026-2027 academic year, students from the Class of 2030 began settling into their new homes on campus on Thursday, Aug. 27.
David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for Lewiston
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 10:44 am
David Omasombo ’26 and Chiwer Mayen ’26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.
Free (laundry) for all!
Friday, May 29, 2026 3:31 pm
Persistent student engagement led to a change in the cost of laundry on campus. Thanks to their advocacy, laundry will now be free to all students at Bates.
Q&A: Senior speaker Sebenele Lukhele embraces Bates’ promise of celebrating differences
Friday, May 29, 2026 3:02 pm
Sebenele Lukhele ’26 of Manzini, Eswatini, will deliver the Senior Address at the 160th Commencement on Sunday, May 31.
Beyond the chair: building belonging one haircut at a time
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 2:08 pm
Every other week, an open space in the Student Center for Community and Belonging (SCBC) used by students for studying, gaming, and just spending time together transforms. Furniture is repositioned. Speakers are connected and music plays. Ring lights are placed. On the windowsills, light filters through containers filled with Barbasol and combs. Barber chairs are wheeled into their spots. For a few hours, the SCBC becomes a barbershop.
Beyond their punny names, intramural dodgeball teams bring serious competition
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:44 pm
At Bates, intramural dodgeball is a big deal. Students form teams with names like "Dodgenomics" and “Springfellows," and the competition — and community — is real.
Sew sustainable: Student, faculty designers stun at annual Trashion Show
Thursday, December 4, 2025 8:44 am
At the 20th annual Trashion Show, students and faculty modeled 16 elaborate runway designs crafted from trash to draw awareness to waste around campus.
Bates plays Big Thief — How a musical tribute is turning into tradition
Thursday, November 13, 2025 3:37 pm
At their sold-out show at Portland's State Theatre, Big Thief, a Brooklyn-based indie-folk band, shouted out Bates.
Radiohead Trending: Bates students jam in Olin with professional tribute band Fitter Happier
Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:56 pm
Her electric violin at the ready on her right shoulder, Mavy Ho-Le ’26 started to slowly tap her foot on the stage at Olin Arts Center. It was Saturday Oct. 25 and the first strains of Radiohead’s 2016 song “Daydreaming,” were beginning to emerge from Fitter Happier, a Radiohead tribute band based in Portland.