{"id":139765,"date":"2021-05-18T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=139765"},"modified":"2021-07-01T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:48:18","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/18\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The month of May represents the end of the academic year. As the beauty of spring emerges, we experience bittersweet acknowledgments: of the work that remains to be done, the sudden anticipation of goodbyes, and contemplation of life after graduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations and thanks to all for the strength and determination you modeled during the challenging year of 2020\u201321.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Footwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bowdoin defeated Bates 1-0 in a scrimmage on Garcelon Field onSaturday,May 8, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-139885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210508_Womens_Soccer_Bowdoin_0270-1-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adelaide Armah \u201923 of Accra, Ghana, gains control of the ball during the Bates women&#8217;s soccer team&#8217;s scrimmage against Bowdoin, held on Garcelon Field in early May..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunset Over Hathorn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012.jpg\" alt=\"Sun sets behind Hathorn Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-139783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Campus_0012-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The days grow longer and warmer, as evidenced by this May sunset over Hathorn Hall and Alumni Walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cow Friend <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College\" class=\"wp-image-139772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210430_Wolfes_Neck_Center_061.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Puaala \u201923 of Honolulu meets a dairy cow at Wolfe\u2019s Neck Center for Agriculture &amp; the Environment in Freeport. She\u2019s part of a Bates biology course for sophomores and juniors that teaches research methods and approaches that span a range of disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biology students have joined a collaborative research project headed by the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Wolfe\u2019s Neck, and other New England institutions focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The project is testing the efficacy of adding a seaweed supplement to dairy feed to reduce the methane that cows produce as part of their natural digestive process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Net Play <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575.jpg\" alt=\"Men's Tennis plays Colby in a home match at the Wallace Tennis Center on May 2, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-139780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Mens_Tennis_Colby_0575-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Danielson \u201924 of St. Petersburg, Fla., lunges for a volley during men&#8217;s tennis action against Colby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bow Tie Model <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Shostak wears a tie that belonged to Phil Isaacson.\" class=\"wp-image-139775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139-326x300.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139-900x828.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139-1536x1414.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0139-200x184.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Shostak, education curator for the Museum of Art, rocks a bow tie once owned by the late attorney, author, and art critic Phillip Isaacson \u201947, a friend of the museum well known for his cravats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever he wears one of Isaacson\u2019s ties, Shostak remembers Isaacson, \u201chelping his mother down the front steps, hosting a dinner for guests of the museum, walking briskly to his office downtown, or just spending a few quiet minutes in the galleries by himself with the art that he enjoyed so much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Love Our Seniors <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0226_CROP-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to COVID-19 protocols, in lieu of attending a celebration for graduating Bobcat swimmers and divers, cardboard cutout photographs of family members dot the bleachers at Tarbell Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mouthpiece in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210512_Campus_0119-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>May\u2019s distinctive colors fill the Historic Quad, and the Mouthpiece in front of Hathorn Hall announces the 19th annual Mount David Summit, the college&#8217;s celebration of student academic and artistic achievement. Canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Summit returned on May 15 as a virtual event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Lesson <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081.jpg\" alt=\"Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College\" class=\"wp-image-139774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502__Drumming_Lesson_0081-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>History major Mac Midland \u201922 of Gloucester, Mass., receives a music lesson on a djembe, the well-known Western Africa drum, from Eric LaPerna, an instructor in Middle Eastern percussion, on the field at the corner of Russell and College streets, next to Olin Arts Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orange Blossom Time <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0702.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A grove of orange tulips stands at attention in the sunlight in front of the Museum of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">She&#8217;ll Remember This <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Swimming_Ceremony_0612-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clutching a balloon and a gift, Lauryn Boucree \u201921 of Bethesda, Md., savors the moment as she participates in a pool-side ceremony for graduating swimmers and divers organized by their fellow swimmers and coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eye on the Ball <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210506_Campus_0203-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Good company. Good weather,\u201d said Alix Zabin \u201922 of Milford, Conn., commenting on the pitch-and-hit game of Wiffle ball that she and Conor Fay \u201921 of Half Moon Bay, Calif., enjoyed behind Pettengill Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Night <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0199-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior thesis advisers Pamela Johnson, associate professor of art and visual culture, and Susan Dewsnap, lecturer in art and visual culture, admire the shoes worn by ceramicist Laila Stevens \u201921 of Norwich, Vt., to the opening reception of the 2021 Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Museum of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Response Ability&#8217; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From left, seniors Tiauna Walker, choreographer Erick Gredonia, Dawrin Silfa, and Brit Seipp perform a dress rehearsal of \u201cResponse Ability: A Museum (non finito)\u201d in Schaeffer Theatre, in preparation for the annual Spring Dance Concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert\u2019s artistic directors were Associate Professor of Dance Carol Dilley and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Dance Brian J. Evans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honors Thesis Celebration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210514_Danforth_McKenzie_0007-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After defending her community-engaged honors thesis in anthropology, Hannah McKenzie \u201921 of Stevenson, Md., celebrates with her adviser, Dana Professor of Anthropology Loring Danforth. Rather than the traditional formal meal in a restaurant, the two opted for physically distanced coffee and bagels at a picnic table behind Lane Hall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/08\/qa-hannah-mckenzie-21-and-the-unfathomable-beauty-of-a-watson-fellowship\/\">A recent Watson Fellowship winner<\/a>, McKenzie\u2019s thesis explores the work of people on the front lines of addressing violence against women in Lewiston\u2019s African immigrant communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film Festival <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210507_Senior_Exhibition_Opening_0271-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests view a video by Eli Eshaghpour \u201921 of New York City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/slideshow-portraits-of-the-artists-in-the-2021-senior-thesis-exhibition\/\">one of three videos premiered at the 2021 Senior Thesis Exhibition.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under the Tree <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Mays_Chapel_0019-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>May blossoms frame the Peter J. Gomes Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Beautifiul Balloon <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210515_Campus_0390-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson Donahue \u201922 of Princeton, N.J.,&nbsp; joins Christopher Barker \u201921 of Burlington, Vt., to evaluate their balloon\u2019s buoyancy after filling it with helium, shortly before they and fellow members of the High Altitude Ballooning Club launched the balloon from Garcelon Field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power Wash <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210519_bonney_science_center_exterior_146_hjb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210519_bonney_science_center_exterior_146_hjb.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210519_bonney_science_center_exterior_146_hjb-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210519_bonney_science_center_exterior_146_hjb-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210519_bonney_science_center_exterior_146_hjb-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Jay Burns\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exterior site work at the Bonney Science Center includes a worker power washing the masonry and brickwork at one entrance around the Bonney Science Center signage \u2014 a temporary mock-up.&nbsp; The permanent signage will be installed in a few weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mother&#8217;s Day <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210502_Drumming_Lesson_0724-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A family unit navigates the waterways of Lake Andrews. Thanks to all the moms who lead the way and keep us safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place in the Sun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210513_Campus_0121-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seated in the sun between Coram Library and Carnegie Science Hall, economics major Gusts P\u0113tersons \u201923 of Karki, Latvia, enjoys a breakfast of barley, beans, and kale, with a side of blueberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Speaker Times Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547.jpg\" alt=\"Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College\" class=\"wp-image-139796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210517_Senior_Speakers_Kumbula_Machoko_0547-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With two Commencement ceremonies on May 27, Bates will present two Senior Speakers: Munashe Machoko \u201921 of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, and Nicole Kumbula \u201921 of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, who holds the national flag of Zimbabwe. Together, they walk toward Hathorn Hall to pose for a portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thesis Submission <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/210520_Campus_Campus_0272-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><figcaption>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya Matlack \u201921, a psychology major from Arlington, Mass., submits a bound copy of her senior thesis to her adviser Su Langdon, lecturer in psychology, at Lake Andrews. 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