You sit down in Ladd Library to study for your final. An hour in and you start to lose motivation. You open the New York Times Connections. You refresh your email. You refresh Lyceum and stare at all ...

A faculty-wide survey administered in early 2024 reveals that just 51% of faculty are satisfied with Bates as a place of work, down from 78% in 2018. The preliminary survey results were presented at ...

Each year, on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Break, Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events (DCCE) hosts Harvest Dinner for the Bates community. The tradition is beloved by many for its ...

Guess what. Paying 80k a year doesn’t just get you a dorm and Commons meals and classes. Along with the various advisors and clubs you have access to, lesser known resources are just waiting to be ...

For me, the odds were stacked against John Chu’s 2024 adaptation of Wicked. Nearing three hours, only depicting the first half of the story Mockingjay style, and following the adaptation of In The ...

With a 77-54 victory against the Husson University Eagles to launch the 2024-2025 season on Nov. 15, women’s basketball picked up where they left off from last season’s run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA ...

In the aftermath of a contentious election, Professor of Politics Stephen Engel reflects on the experience of supporting students and simultaneously navigating his own emotional responses to the ...

On Nov. 7, student models were Bcc’d on an email that told them Bates will no longer utilize students for nude models after the Fall 2024 semester, effectively removing them from this position.

The Fall Dance Concert was an emotional rollercoaster. As a first year, I had no idea what to expect going into last weekend. I had been a part of many showcases and dance competitions prior to ...

Brittany Longsdorf, Bates’ beloved Multifaith Chaplain, is leaving our community at the end of the calendar year to take on a new role as Associate Dean of Religious life at Princeton University. She ...

The Auburn Novelty Shop is hard to miss: standing at five stories tall, this brick warehouse in the heart of Auburn is one of only two antique stores in L/A alongside the more well-known Orphan ...

With the semester coming to a close, The Bates Student sat down with Student Government Co-Presidents Sivani Arvapalli ‘26 and Ethan Chan ‘25 to review their progress on their campaign goals this past ...