{"id":138246,"date":"2021-02-22T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=138246"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:26:29","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/22\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"

As students departed just before Thanksgiving, Bates hunkered down for winter. Remote learning continued, followed by a long break, and those left behind experienced a cold and quiet campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as students returned in mid-February, everyone\u2019s step quickened, and life began anew as Bates emerged from its hibernation with a renewed sense of warmth and beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Up, Up, and Away<\/h4>\n
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Theophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Like those cards, Abby Segal \u201923 of Chelmsford, Mass., is going places with her magical talents \u2014 places like Las Vegas.<\/span> Seen practicing last November in Schaeffer Theatre, she\u2019ll appear on <\/span>Penn and Teller: Fool Us<\/span><\/i> on The CW on <\/span>Friday, Feb. 26 (<\/span>the show will stream free the next day<\/span><\/a>, Feb. 27<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n

“I love magic because it has allowed me to connect with people from all walks of life.” Segal says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seasonal First<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Frost? Snow? When something different appeared on the ground early on the morning of Nov. 25, it made sense to take a closer look.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Awaiting Their Return<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

During the longer-than-usual winter break, politics major Kenny Aruwajoye \u201922 of Owo, Nigeria, works at Ladd Library’s circulation desk, where he eagerly awaited the return of his classmates and men’s basketball teammates. Bates extended winter break \u2014 and <\/span>rejiggered the winter semester<\/span><\/a> \u2014 due to COVID-19 concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lit Library<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Ladd Library glows on a quiet January night.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Community Partner<\/h4>\n
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Theophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

In December, Associate Professor of Biology Brett Huggett and fellow faculty and staff stepped up by <\/span>providing ultra-cold freezers to local hospitals<\/span><\/a> for their COVID-19 vaccine storage. <\/span>\u201cMany of us have been constantly thinking about how we can help out through this pandemic,\u201d he said. \u201cThis really seemed like an obvious way in which Bates could help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winter Solstice<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

The winter solstice \u2014 the shortest, and thus darkest, day of the year \u2014 was Dec. 21. We stopped by the Historic Quad at 6:55 a.m. for a look. Yep, it was dark. Of course, it\u2019s only gotten brighter since then.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Light Mantle of Snow<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

A few inches of snow landed on the Bobcat on Jan. 27<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hopeful<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

A year after its New Year’s Eve 2019 dedication, artist Charlie Hewitt\u2019s <\/span>Hopeful<\/span><\/i> sign continues to shine brightly on the side of Bates Mill No. 5 on Main Street. In this image, taken last December, the 30-foot, illuminated aluminum sculpture is framed by holiday lights on nearby Lincoln Street. We remain hopeful!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Diverse BookFinder<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Books on display in Ladd Library represent the<\/span> Diverse BookFinder<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>a Bates resource that tracks how diversity is represented in thousands of children\u2019s picture books.<\/span> Co-founded by Bates Professor of Psychology Krista Aronson, it includes <\/span>a comprehensive collection of children’s picture books featuring black, indigenous, and people of color.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Campus Caretaker<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

The day after a storm dumped a few inches of snow on campus, Facility Services carpenter Jason Therrien pitches in by clearing the steps of Dana Chemistry and Hathorn Halls.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blue Skies<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Early morning January light illuminates Hathorn and Pettengill halls.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stainless Steel<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

A stainless steel cuboid, seen with a light mantle of December snow, marks the entrance to Veterans Plaza. Its inscription invites reflection \u201con the impact of war on the lives of everyone it touches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lost and Found Treasures<\/h4>\n
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H. Jay Burns\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

So much has changed during the pandemic. What hasn\u2019t: Students still lose things in the library. (Or maybe they just leave them there, like printouts of thesis chapters.)<\/span> These items were photographed in the Ladd Library lost and found on Dec. 16, 2020.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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They’re Back<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

President Clayton Spencer greets students as they check in at the college\u2019s Testing Center in Underhill Arena at the start of the winter semester in February. Upon arrival, <\/span>students <\/span>participated in two tests<\/span><\/a>: a rapid COVID-19 antigen screening in addition to a PCR test.<\/span> The former gives near-instant results \u2014 compared to the one-day result from a PCR test \u2014 <\/span>to allow for immediate isolation protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Right This Way<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Two Bates professors, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Jennifer Koviach-<\/span>C\u00f4t\u00e9 and colleague April Hill, <\/span>Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM, greet and guide students to a waiting area in Merrill Gymnasium where they await their rapid antigen screening test results.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Linear Approach<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Physically distanced students line up in front of Kalperis Hall on Campus Avenue, to pick up packages at Post and Print.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks, Mom<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Sydney Childs \u201924 of Cohasset, Mass., stops to check in with her mother who sent her three packages. \u201cI\u2019m happy to be back. I\u2019m really grateful that we\u2019re opened up and despite everything in the world we can be back here. It\u2019s beautiful out \u2014 even though it\u2019s really, really cold.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alternate Mode of Transport<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Simon McCormick \u201924 of Whitefield, Maine, departs Kalperis on his Onewheeler after picking up a gaming PC. He\u2019s very \u201cpsyched about it,\u201d McCormick says, but \u201ceven more psyched about being back at Bates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shovel, Skate, Socialize<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe thought it would be a fun way to pass the quarantine period and a nice way to bring the community together outside,\u201d said Emma Upton \u201924 (right) after a day of skating on Lake Andrews early in the semester. (Quarantine is the period between arrival and when a student receives two negative COVID-19 tests.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Upton and fellow first-year Nash Holley had earlier shoveled off the Puddle for skating, recruiting fellow first-years Rachel Lowell and Dargan Harris to finish the job the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Apr\u00e8s\u00a0Exercise<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Perla Figuereo ’21 of the Bronx, N.Y., and Santiago, Dominican Republic, and Erick Gredonia ’21 of Los Angeles, head up Alumni Walk after some cardio exercise at Merrill Gymnasium. Figuero is a double major in theater and in rhetoric, film, and screen studies; Gredonia is a dance major.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Catching Up<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Seniors Trisha Kibugi of Nairobi, Kenya, and Jacob Nishimura of Mill Valley, Calif., crossed paths just once last semester \u2014 the result of such a physically distanced semester \u2014 so their chance meeting on the Historic Quad let them trade notes on their senior years so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs \u2018interesting\u2019 as this year has been,\u201d Nishimura said to his friend, \u201cit\u2019s going to be a great semester.\u201d She returned his optimism with a \u201cHappy New Year!\u201d greeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Presidential Photographer<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

After a heavy February snowfall, President Clayton Spencer steps outside her College Street residence to photograph trees bathed in early morning sunlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ice Chapel<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Snow-covered trees frame the Peter J. Gomes Chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Frozen Birches<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Early risers head toward Commons to pick up breakfast on a frozen Alumni Walk.<\/span><\/p>\n

A New Beginning<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

Ed Zuis \u201924 of Monmouth, Maine, felt \u201ccooped up and wanted to start doing something.\u201d So he decided that early-morning runs would fit the bill. He took his inaugural jog, with fresh snowfall underfoot, on Feb. 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘The New Commons’<\/h4>\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

For a minute it seemed like spring. Mild temperatures and bright sunlight on Feb. 24 sent students to various al fresco locations for lunch. From left, Isaac Williams \u201823 of Reno, Nev., Caleb Ireland \u201823 of Amherst, Mass., and Alexi Knight \u201823 of South Paris, Maine, enjoyed each other\u2019s company as they dined on Garcelon Field. \u201cIt\u2019s the new Commons,\u201d they agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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