{"id":138891,"date":"2021-03-30T10:47:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T14:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=138891"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T18:43:45","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/30\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIt was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade,\u201d wrote Charles Dickens in Great Expectations<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, we saw exactly what Dickens meant as March 2021 came in cold, became warm, and departed with some chill winds (all in all, a benign month, weather-wise). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But whatever the weather, our forward-looking faculty, students, and staff took it in stride, as you\u2019ll notice in these campus scenes from This Month at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finding Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mary Pols, media relations specialist in the Bates Communications Office, does photo research for an upcoming Bates Magazine<\/em> story in the Edmund Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snowball Effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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During Winter Carnival, Brady Orozco-Herman \u201921 of Needham, Mass., hurls a snowball amid a game of snow dodgeball on the Library Quad on March 1. This year\u2019s carnival theme was \u201cSnowcial Distanced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heel to Toe <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A skater dons the appropriate gear for a Winter Carnival skate on Lake Andrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ties that Bind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Seniors Elizabeth Fairman (left) of Lathrup Village, Mich., and Elise Grossfeld of Bethesda, Md., bound their senior theses on the Coram Library steps on March 3.
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In a \u201cnormal\u201d year, a first-year would help a senior bind their thesis<\/a>, the whole moment surrounded by friends. This year, it\u2019s pared down. \u201cWe both bound seniors\u2019 theses our freshmen year and wanted to continue on with this Bates tradition. In a year that is so different, it\u2019s so nice to be able to keep some of the most meaningful traditions,\u201d Grossfeld said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do Nut Worry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Reilly Dwight \u201922 of Sebastopol, Calif., displays a freshly baked donut, just out of the oven, during Winter Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goal Time <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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John Fraipont \u201823 of Chapel Hill, N.C., as goaltender, and Robby Griffin \u201823 enjoy some pickup ice hockey on the Puddle during Winter Carnival in early March. They both play club hockey at Bates. With Underhill being used for COVID-19 testing, students kept a rink clear until ice-out in late March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lamp Light <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An early-morning walker on the Historic Quad heads toward Hathorn Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Run, Don’t Walk <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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She has the sun in her face and the wind at her back on Campus Avenue as she runs on by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vines on the Gates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bereft of leaves on an early March day, the climbing stems of ivy on the Class of 1906 gate frame Hathorn Hall in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yoga on Ice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI’m always looking for new perspectives,\u201d says Katia Ryan \u201923 of Amsterdam, N.Y., leading fellow Bobcats in a morning yoga session on frozen Lake Andrews in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spaced Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Timothy Kivus and his fellow groundskeepers with Facility Services have helped Bates provide more outdoor opportunities for students, either by setting up outdoor furniture or clearing snow from Garcelon Field, a space that he \u2014 and Bates students \u2014 have dubbed \u201cGarcelon Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baker the Baker <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Professor of Religious Studies Cynthia Baker arrives on campus with a lavender shortbread she baked for a student who had returned to campus this semester from India. The student loves lavender, said Baker, who then scheduled physically distanced tea for two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Practice Please <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Women\u2019s head soccer coach Joe Vari leads his team in a practice on Garcelon Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chasing Spring <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On a March day that saw temps in the 50s, sending a pounce of Bobcats onto Garcelon Field for fun and games, Davina Kabantu \u201924 (center) of Portland, Maine, keeps her eye on the ball during a game of spike ball. At left and right are Amaari Williams ’22 of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sarah Bennett ’22 of Suffield, Conn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biofeedback <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Biology majors Devin Russell \u201921 (left) of Falmouth, Maine, and Ben Goldberg \u201921 of Winnetka, Ill., caught up with each other as they took advantage of a beautiful day on the Ladd Library Terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boys of Spring <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With a spring in his step, baseball player Jack Brennan \u201924 of West Hartford, Conn., walks back to his Page Hall residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shakespeare on the Puddle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In late March, Johnny Esposito \u201922 of West Roxbury, Mass., goes to the mat as Duke Orsino in a pond-side rehearsal of Shakespeare\u2019s Twelfth Night<\/em>, directed by Deon Custard \u201921 of Chicago, a double major in theater and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Custard, directing the play, which will be staged in Schaeffer Theatre from May 5 to 9, is in partial fulfillment of his theater thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trick Knees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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During a very warm March, we\u2019ve seen a lot of B’s knees (belonging to Bobcats in this case). Some in shorts. Others a skirt. Some appeared through holes in jeans. \u201cIt helps when you want to go low,\u201d said Grace Devine \u201924 of Falmouth, Maine, (not pictured) who wasn\u2019t quite ready for shorts, but enjoyed some knee exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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394 Days <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In their first game since Feb. 22, 2020 \u2014 a span of 394 days, but who\u2019s counting \u2014 the women\u2019s basketball team was defeated Colby, 65-57, in Alumni Gym on March 21. Davina Kabantu \u201924 of Portland, Maine, scored nine points and added four rebounds in her first home game as a Bobcat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a Phase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A third quarter moon hovers over Hedge Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lighter Later <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Late-afternoon light illuminates Lake Andrews and vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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704 Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In their first home softball game since April 28, 2018 \u2014 a span of 704 days, but again, who\u2019s counting \u2014 the softball team faced St. Joseph\u2019s of Maine in a doubleheader. In the first game, junior Danielle Polirer of Bellmore, N.Y., struck out a career-high 11 batters and did not allow an earned run in a complete game .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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