{"id":167768,"date":"2025-02-28T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=167768"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:36:30","slug":"getting-reels-a-sampler-of-bates-life-from-a-few-brief-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/28\/getting-reels-a-sampler-of-bates-life-from-a-few-brief-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s get reel: A sampler of Bates campus life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From traditions that turned 50 years old this month to a dorm room that&#8217;s been home to a student for just five months, these four reels capture the all-embracing energy of Bates. 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