{"id":44333,"date":"2011-06-09T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=44333"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:34:58","slug":"video-bates-word-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2011\/06\/09\/video-bates-word-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Seniors gathering for Commencement describe Bates in a word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Videographer Josh Ajamu &#8217;14 of Breinigsville, Pa., and I headed out to Alumni Walk at 9 a.m. on Commencement day to ask one question of a few graduating seniors (and one nonagenarian):<\/p>\n<p>What one word best describes Bates?<\/p>\n<p>Their responses are below. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/word\/\">&#8220;In a Word: Bates&#8221;<\/a> is an end-of-year project of the Bates Fund that&#8217;s seen a variety of alumni, faculty, staff and students responding to the Bates-in-a-word question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741317\">&#8220;Holistic,&#8221; says Joseph Kibbe &#8217;11 of Portland, Ore.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Holistic,&quot; says Joseph Kibbe &#039;11 of Portland, Ore.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741317?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741186\">&#8220;First-rate,&#8221; says Frank Glazer, Bates Artist in Residence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;First-rate,&quot; says Frank Glazer, Bates Artist in Residence\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741186?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741087\">&#8220;Opportunity,&#8221; says Ethan Waldman &#8217;11 of Playa del Rey, Calif.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Opportunity,&quot; says Ethan Waldman &#039;11 of Playa del Rey, Calif.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24890365?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\">\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741267\">&#8220;Chill,&#8221; says Gavin Segall-Abrams, Greensboro, N.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Chill,&quot; says Gavin Segall-Abrams, Greensboro, N.C.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741267?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741631\">&#8220;Experience,&#8221; says Nikki Rankine &#8217;11 of Brooklyn, N.Y.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Experience,&quot; says Nikki Rankine &#039;11 of Brooklyn, N.Y.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741631?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741168\">&#8220;Tight-knit,&#8221; says Ada Tadmor &#8217;11 of Brookline, Mass.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Tight-knit,&quot; says Ada Tadmor &#039;11 of Brookline, Mass.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741168?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741392\">&#8220;Tradition,&#8221; says Graham Jones &#8217;11 of Belmont, Mass.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Tradition,&quot; says Graham Jones &#039;11 of Belmont, Mass.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24741392?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"summary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/24741355\">&#8220;Rollercoaster,&#8221; 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