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On a chilly Winter Carnival night, students gather at the Ronj, the student-run coffeehouse, for a showing of the animated comedy Happy Feet<\/em>. Amid the cozy glow of the projector, folks celebrated the launch of a new turmeric latte, a warm, spiced drink that’s a fitting companion on a cold winter night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women’s club ice hockey enjoyed Senior Night with a celebration of their five graduating team members \u2014 Julia White, Lydia Carlos, Miranda Eisenman, Olivia Hall, and April McCall \u2014 and a 3-2 win over the University of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Senior Day, the men and women’s squash teams honored seven graduating students, including Labeeb Ali ’25 of Plano, Texas, competing here vs. Colby at the Bates Squash Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students in Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Stephanie Pridgeon\u2019s \u201cScreening Citizenship: Jewish Latin American Film\u201d course prepare to give presentations at the Maine Jewish Film Festival following the films Torah Tropical<\/em> and the The Klezmer Project<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students studied how films made throughout Latin America by Jewish directors explore issues of identity, belonging, immigration, and assimilation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The college’s five a cappella<\/em> groups, including the Deansmen, performed to a packed audience in Gomes Chapel during Winter Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite windy conditions at the Maine State House in Augusta, Gov. Janet Mills and Ellie Schueler \u201925 of Colorado Springs, Colo., manage to light the ceremonial torch for Winter Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While bad road conditions suspended the usual torch run back to Bates, it re-emerged a few hours later, in time for students to use it to light the traditional bonfire for the Puddle Jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Martinez ’26 of Elmwood Park, Ill., studies in Perry Atrium, a campus crossroads filled with light and warmth, students collaborate, converse, and tackle projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the Bobcat Tune-up meet, Seneca Moore ’27 of Holt, Mich., clears a hurdle on the way to winning the 60-meter hurdles finals and setting a Bates event record of 8.23 seconds, a few hundreds of a second faster than the prior record \u2014 his own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The student-run Robinson Players put on a fiery production of Incendiary<\/em>, presented in Gannett Theater. Synthetic fog posing as smoke from fires clouded the theater as the story of a pyromaniac fire chief falling in love with the detective investigating her fires unfolded onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Facility Services plows walkways on the Historic Quad after a snowstorm, clearing the way for students to navigate their way all over campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Immersive Media Studio, dancers clad in white performed against a projection of shimmery hues and fiery colors the next during \u201cMy Love Is Like Eternity,\u201d choreographed by dance major Lola Buczkowski \u201925 of Jersey City, N.J., for her senior thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Marcelle Medford speaks during a gathering in Perry Atrium on the anniversary of Trayvon Martin\u2019s death, the second installment of the Africana program\u2019s Celebrating Black Life and Legacy series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirteen years having passed since Martin’s death, many current Bates students are unfamiliar with the tragedy. In 2012, the unarmed 17-year-old Martin was shot and killed in Florida by a neighborhood watch coordinator, George Zimmerman. He was acquitted on all charges, sparking the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outing Club members participate in a Nordic ski relay race on campus during the Winter Carnival, each team clad in playful, themed outfits like this Stars and Stripes cowboy get-up. Other notable fashion choices included a neon leotard over leggings, a bath robe patterned with images of rubber ducks, and swimming goggles worn in lieu of ski goggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students from Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby gather for the second annual Black Student Summit, hosted this year by the Student Center for Belonging and Community in Chase Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The day kicked off with a student and alumni panel and included workshops covering burnout prevention, imposter syndrome, and Black masculinity, leading to deep conversations about identity, resilience, and self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Summit also included a Fireside Chat with student affairs leaders who offered insights on supporting Black students on campus and closed with a Black Student Union mixer and dance at the Benjamin E. Mays Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Historic Quad’s colorful Adirondack chairs await students who will rush over at the first sign of spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women’s squash player Tia Billimoria ’27 of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, cheers on her teammates during a match on Senior Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you can have a Puddle Jump, you need a hole in the ice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the morning of Feb. 7, members of the Bates Outing Club and college staff worked together to cut a hole in Lake Andrews’ six-inch ice, using chain saws and ice block tongs, and staying steady with ice cleats on their boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Puddle Jump founders and 1978 classmates, from left, Lars Llorente, Chris Callahan, and Scott Copeland respond to the cheers of students and alumni as they kick off the 50th anniversary of the Puddle Jump on Feb. 7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They warmed up before their jump in matching boxing robes and hats specially made and embroidered for the historic occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen from the upper windows of Pettengill Hall are the three stages of the Puddle Jump. At middle, student shuffle like penguins along the icy path toward their date with destiny. At right, students jump into the Puddle. Then comes the rush to the warmth of the bonfire, seen at top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marie-\u00c8ve Maillet ’28 of Saint-Antoine, Canada, executes one last rotation of her weight throw during the Bobcat Tune-up Meet on campus, ultimately placing second in the weight throw and shot put finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Swimmers Sophia Clausman ’27 of Edina, Minn., and Elena Trundy ’28 of Bath, Maine, cheer on teammates competing in the annual CBB Meet against Colby and Bowdoin at Tarbell Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marc Begin II ’27 of Jacksonville, Fla., the 2024 NESCAC Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year, drives to the basket during a game against Trinity in Alumni Gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Icicles close in on the entrance to Gray Athletic Building on a sunny, albeit cold, February day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inscription above the entrance is drawn from1 Corinthians 9:25-27, a modern translation being, “Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women’s basketball team captain Alexandra Long ’25 of Milton, Mass., accepts congratulations from teammates during Senior Day introductions prior to the Bobcats’ game vs. Tufts. 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\n\n\n\nFlowers on Ice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nOn the Court<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nCircle Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nCrowd at the Chapel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nGovernor Lights the Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nSofa Studying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"What](\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/250204_Campus_0188.webp\")
\n\n\n\nClearing Hurdles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nLights, Fire, Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Every](\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/250206_Robinson_Players_Incendiary_0231.webp\")
\n\n\n\nAll Clear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nExploring Eternity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Sammy](\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/BCTD_MyLoveisAnEternity25_SCW-53.webp\")
\n\n\n\nCelebrating Black Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Moments](\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/250226_Black_Lives_Legacy_9743.webp\")
\n\n\n\nStyle on the Snow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nCultivating Connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nWintering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nTeam Spirit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nIcy Endeavors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nThe Pros Are Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nGather ‘Round<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nReady to Throw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nMaking Splashes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nUp-Close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nWinter’s Fleeting Grip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nThe Seniors Take It All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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