Of all the employees on campus, there are some who are privy to many of our most closely guarded secrets, who know us by name and have borne witness to the bare musings of our souls. These are, of ...

It’s been a momentous few weeks for America, and for Americans. Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States after a contentious election. In Maine, voters re-elected incumbents Angus ...

Nineteen members of Bates College’s debate team, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council (BQDC), collectively resigned from the team on Friday, Feb. 16. At 9:55 a.m., the BQDC announced their resignation on ...

No Bates tradition is quite as iconic as Newman Day. It is a day of drinking, puddle jumping, and school spirit, as the student body comes together to celebrate Winter Carnival. The holiday is named ...

This week, the Africana Club is hosting its annual cultural celebration. The name of this year’s performance is “Addisu,” which means “the new” in Amharic. “We are doing this show in such a different ...

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 ...

Greta Shuster is a senior from Warwick, Rhode Island studying Environmental Studies and English. Greta loves to sail and is currently the fundraising chair for the club sailing team. In her free time, ...

“After over 40 wonderful years, it was determined that the barn’s foundation is currently too unstable for further usage. This is heartbreaking, but we remain hopeful for what the team’s future has in ...

Enjoying The Bates Student so far? Here’s why and how you can join our team! We are a welcoming, one-of-a-kind publication of, by and for the Bates community. We are the oldest continuously-published ...

I could write this article the way I write my others, bending to the rules of the powerful Associated Press (whomever and wherever they are). Ou peut-être, pour m’amuser, je peux essayer d’écrire tout ...

Former Bates Head Football Coach Malik Hall filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, District of Maine against the college yesterday, claiming he faced “severe racial discrimination” during ...

On Monday, Nov. 3, Bates faculty unanimously passed legislation postponing the Race, Power, Privilege, and Colonialism (RPPC) curricular requirement. The RPPC curricular requirement requires students ...