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In response to a string of thefts that left students at Bowdoin College and the University of Southern Maine without their computers and iPods, Bates Safety sent out an e-mail alert last Tuesday warning community members to keep close track of their personal belongings and avoid inadvertently opening school buildings to outsiders.
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The Brooks Quimby Debate Council had a successful performance at Providence College this past weekend and a strong showing at the Stanford University Parliamentary Debate Tournament on the weekend of March 6th and 7th. Novice partners Eric Devaux ’13, Virgina Flatow ’13, Catherine Djang ’13 and Ben Smith ’13 were all semifinalists in the Providence College Debate Tournament, an event which featured over 60 teams.
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As both the Managing Editor of the Forum section and a regular reader of The Student, I have appreciated the amount of input our newspaper has received from students who are not mandated to write for Forum because of their positions as staff writers. Not only has this made my weekly job of space filling infinitely easier, it has also brought a variety of new and interesting voices to a section that is typically dominated by a set of regular writers.
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"...our undying social conscience, need for extreme environmental sustainability and the Bates fashion sensibility...tend to highlight our need to be one with what Marx termed the Proletariat." First, before I really get started here, I want to make one thing abundantly clear: I understand that many of the things I am about to say may be offensive to some and are not exactly applicable on a global scale.
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Many Bates students probably know L.L. Bean for their outerwear, boots, "Wicked Good Slippers" and "Boat and Totes." The high-waist jeans, turtlenecks and bathing suits with conservative leg openings are more popular with our parents.
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Freewill Folk Society regularly swings with local community
Dancers at Saturday night’s Club 207 dance in the Benjamin Mays Center were not the only ones breaking a sweat this weekend. Students and community members filled Chase Hall Lounge last Friday, March 12th for a lively evening of contradance and live music sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.
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Led by close victories in all three doubles matchups, the Bates women’s tennis team defeated MIT for the first time in over a decade to boost their undefeated record to 4-0. The big win over MIT was highlighted by multiple wins by Meg Anderson ’12, Ashley Brunk ’13 and Erika Blauth ’12.
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Men’s alpine Co-Captain Ben Manter ’11 was named an All-American athlete after an impressive 10th place finish in the slalom event at the Division I NCAA Skiing Championship held in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Manter joins an elite group of just three other Bates alpine skiing alums to receive All-American status after top-10 performances at the national championships.
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The 10th annual William Stringfellow Awards for Justice and Peace were presented on Sunday, March 14th in the Benjamin Mays Center to Kate Doria ’10 and Outright L/A. The Stringfellow Award, presented by the Bates Office of the Multifaith Chaplain, recognizes students and community organizations that work to promote justice and peace while fighting inequality and social problems in the world around them.
Professor Caleb Smith, Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at Yale University delivered a critique of the American incarceration system to an intimate audience onMonday, March 15th at 7:30 p.m. in Muskie Archives.
Antiquated two-party system hinders American government’s success
"...politics are not sports. This isn’t a contest to see which team’s policies get passed. It’s not the Donkey States versus the Elephant States. It’s the United States. " If you’re reading this, you’re probably in Commons and you forgot to call a friend for company.
To the Editor, I am personally appalled by opinions expressed by Ben Gaffney ’10 in his Letter to the Editor, published in the March 9th issue of The Bates Student. First of all, Mollie Kervick ’13 states explicitly in her letter that she “know[s] many people judge others on their wardrobes;” the point of her article was that The Bates Student should not be promoting this shallow attitude.
“The Convalescent,” written by Jessica Anthony ’96, is a book of many themes. Before discussing its themes, it is wise to map its places, the ground on which Anthony’s characters and voices tread. The book is a sprawling yet contained observation of Rovar Pleigman, a stunted, sickly and silent meat salesman in present-day Virginia.
The Strange Bedfellows, the College’s improv comedy group, split sides last Thursday, March 11th in Skelton Lounge in Chase Hall. Attending a Bedfellows’ show is an experience in itself. The venue was selected for its intimacy; so the art form can be as personal and realistic as possible.
As her collegiate basketball career comes to a close, women’s Tri-Captain Lauren Yanofsky ’10 can find only one word to describe it: “bittersweet.” Fortunately for her, though, the fun is not quite over yet. After a stellar final season which included leading the women’s basketball team to a semi-final appearance in the NESCAC tournament, Yanofsky was selected for the New England Senior All Star game.
It is that time of year already. Selection Sunday has happened and the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament’s first games are tonight. I’m not sure if I am more excited or scared, because the fact that we are halfway through March means that I have two and a half months left in college.