{"id":143975,"date":"2022-01-24T17:43:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T22:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=143975"},"modified":"2022-01-27T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:51:22","slug":"slideshow-this-month-at-bates-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/24\/slideshow-this-month-at-bates-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Month at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re off and running in 2022. Our new year began with a week of remote classes followed by a collegewide observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mid-month frigid weather kept the campus community moving quickly through studies, sports, and scenics. Yes, we\u2019re at full throttle and all warmed up, as we lunge into February. Stay tuned, but first, check out This Month at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never Mind the Weather <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weren\u2019t we lucky that the 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance was virtual? As sloppy snow-to-rainstorm precipitation swept through campus, more than 500 viewers easily attended the keynote panel<\/a> on decolonization and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Stacks <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a three-hour lab in her course on earth surface environments and environmental change Julia Neumann \u201925 of Norwell, Mass., found a warm and cozy spot on the ground floor of Ladd Library to read Shakespeare\u2019s Much Ado About Nothing<\/em> for a course taught by Assistant Professor of English Katie Adkison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Special Season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mia Roy ’22 (middle) of Bedford, N.H., and the Bates women’s basketball team celebrate a win over then-No.3 nationally ranked Amherst. With impressive wins over ranked teams this season, \u201cBates has taken its game to another level,\u201d the Portland Press Herald <\/em>recently noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Field of Birches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A compressed view of the birches on Alumni Walk, looking toward College Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through a Glass Wall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Matt Hamilton ’25 for Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Harris Ramlee ’25 of Dengkil, Malaysia, takes on his opponent from Columbia University in a men’s squash team’s match at the Bates College Squash Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Golden Hour <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The lights in Hedge Hall classrooms are on as dusk settles on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hands On Assignment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At a Perry Atrium table overlooking Lake Andrews, Modou Sissoho \u201924 of the Bronx, N.Y., studies for his education course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Leaps and Bounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Theophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Men’s track and field’s Evan Koch ’23 of Shelburne, Vt., competes in the heptathlon at the Bates Invitational in Merrill Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Bonkers’ Over Ruby Jean <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ruby Jean and Bridget Fullerton, lecturer in humanities and acting director of writing, go for a twilight walk on the Historic Quad. Ruby is an 8-month-old Chinook, a rare breed of sled dog developed in New Hampshire. \u201cI’m a little bonkers over this unique breed,\u201d Fullerton says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upside Down in 2022 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Huck Triggs ’24 for Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Diver Connor Sahs ’24 of Miami, Fla., competes in the first home dual meet of his career as the Bates men’s swimming and diving team defeated Bowdoin at Tarbell Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Bit of Outside Indoors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jack Johnson \u201922, a neuroscience major from Brewster, Mass., reads in Pettengill Hall\u2019s Perry Atrium for his \u201cCulture and Interpretation\u201d course taught by Visiting Instructor in Anthropology Jen Hughes. \u201cI like P\u2019gill for its big windows, excellent lighting, and indoor trees,\u201d he says, referring to the room\u2019s two ficus trees that reach two floors high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoop Attack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Men’s basketball captain Stephon Baxter ’23 of Worcester, Mass., attacks the hoop on his way to a game-high 29 points against nationally ranked Wesleyan at Alumni Gym. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Warm Moment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nick Brown \u201925 (right) of Hopkinton, Mass., uses his coffee cup to warm the bare hand of Aidan Rooney \u201825 (center) of Bay Shore, N.Y., as this trio makes its way down Alumni Walk on a frigid January morning. At left is Calvin Capelle \u201925 of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Temperature: 0\u00b0 Fahrenheit. Windchill factor: Yikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Gauntlet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Suzy Ryckman ’22 of Riverside, Conn., was one of 17 Bates women and men honored during the swimming and diving team’s Senior Day at Tarbell Pool prior to their dual meet against Bowdoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Iced Up <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lake Andrews is all iced up. Be careful out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Surf’s Up <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Huck Triggs ’24 for Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExtra effort is needed to surf Maine in the dead of winter, but the experience can be very rewarding,\u201d said Nash Holley \u201924 of Freeport, Maine, as he took advantage of some beautiful Maine surfing conditions at Old Orchard Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let It Snow <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about time,\u201d said Tad Koenigsbauer \u201924 of Seattle, walking along Alumni Walk in early January as light snow accumulated on campus. Until then, the weather had been mild and benign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hurdles <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Anna Gouveia ’22 for Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Women’s track and field captain Amanda Kaufman ’22 of Somers, Conn., races to the finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bates Invitational at Merrill Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To A Fine Dust <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Theophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As part of her senior thesis, Essie Martin \u201922 of Newcastle, Maine, prepares samples of dried kelp in a Carnegie Science laboratory, where she ground the substance down to a fine dust in preparation for isotope analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Light Show <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A spotlight at the base of the campus flagpole on the Historic Quad, with Hathorn Hall in the background, captures a mixture of falling snow and rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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