{"id":100544,"date":"2016-04-06T14:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T18:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=100544"},"modified":"2016-11-29T11:08:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T16:08:50","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/06\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time of year at Bates is busy for everyone. Just ask, and you\u2019ll get an earful: thesis, exams, sports, arts openings, academic conferences. (Thank goodness for daily meditation in the Gomes Chapel.)<\/p>\n

It’s humbling to think of all that goes into keeping this juggernaut moving. But rather than fret, let\u2019s celebrate. Each and every minute can be precious, and we\u2019re grateful for them all.<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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As judge Ross Brockman '11 listens, Julia Grace '17 of Chevy Chase, Md., and Sean Antonuccio '17 of Las Vegas, Nev., pitch HouseCat, a way to connect NESCAC students seeking summer housing, during the $11,000 Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition on April 1. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Matt Baker \u201917 of Clinton, Md., solos with the Manic Optimists during a performance at Temple Shalom in Auburn. The event, \u201cCaf\u00e9 Shalom 2016: Maine Musical All-Stars,\u201d offered a cappella, Franco American fiddling, singer-songwriting, and steel drumming. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cBefore I jump I try to laugh,\u201d says Sally Ceesay \u201918, explaining how she releases tension during triple-jump competition. Seen here doing conditioning sprints in Merrill Gym, Ceesay, a biochemistry major from the Bronx, is the college\u2019s first All-America triple jumper since 1985. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College) <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Mount David Summit is a celebratory time to \u201cget student work out of that lane of anxiety \u2014 of grades and thesis and exams \u2014 and into the sharing of knowledge, which is what we\u2019re about,\u201d said President Clayton Spencer as she opened the 2016 summit on April 1. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Taking part in a Bates tradition whereby a younger student helps bind a senior thesis, Josh Klein \u201919 of Williston, Vt., and Cailene Gunn \u201916 of Granby, Conn., \u201cseal it with a kiss\u201d after he helped bind her geology honors thesis. The ritual is ceremonial: Digital copies were uploaded earlier in the day. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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