Security encourages caution in wake of USM, Bowdoin thefts

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. Full story

Novice debaters show promise at Stanford

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. Full story

Is fashion the only issue controversial enough to warrant input from the Bates community?

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. Full story

Bates students should embrace their elite status and the College’s prestige rather than hide from it

"...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. Full story

L.L. Bean Signature Collection previewed for Bates

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. Full story

What is contradancing?

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. Full story

Women's tennis beats MIT for first time since '98

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. Full story

The drought is over: Manter secures All-American with 10th in slalom

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. Full story