{"id":120952,"date":"2018-12-13T17:50:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=120952"},"modified":"2018-12-21T15:32:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T20:32:17","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2018\/12\/13\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the semester draws to a close, we experience cooler temperatures, culminations of academic effort, and killer sunsets. \u201cHow did it get so late so soon?” asked Dr. Seuss. Yes, dusk arrives early, but what a way to see the day out.<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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Mickai Mercer \u201919 of Philadelphia and fellow dancers perform in \u201cOOPS!\u201d choreographed by dance professor Carol Dilley during a dress rehearsal for the Marcy Plavin Fall Dance Concert in Schaeffer Theatre. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Bates dancers perform in Gannett Theater during a dress rehearsal for a senior thesis in dance choreographed by Johanna Hayes \u201919 of Edwards, Colo. (Grace Link \u201919 for Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Director of Security and Campus Safety Doug Morency and his team hand out treats at their cocoa and chai pop-up outside Commons. The offering of refreshments and dance music helped students \u201cawaken their finals senses.\u201d (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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First-years Andrew Lyle, Nina Flynn, and Ben Schmandt take a study break in Memorial Commons with Arya, a 7-month-old golden retriever. The Office of Campus Life sponsored the finals-week playtime; the pups came from the Maine Golden Retriever Club. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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A finals-week sunset transforms the Historic Quad. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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