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The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

BREAKING NEWS Individual Identified for Inappropriate Grabbing near the Bonney Science Center
BREAKING NEWS Individual Identified for "Inappropriate Grabbing" near the Bonney Science Center
Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief • May 2, 2024

At 12:36 p.m. an individual was identified for having “inappropriately grabbed” a student following a Campus Safety investigation according...

How to Speed Up By Slowing Down
How to Speed Up By Slowing Down
April 10, 2024
BREAKING NEWS Individual Identified for Inappropriate Grabbing near the Bonney Science Center
BREAKING NEWS Individual Identified for "Inappropriate Grabbing" near the Bonney Science Center
Ella Beiser, Editor-in-Chief • May 2, 2024

At 12:36 p.m. an individual was identified for having “inappropriately grabbed” a student following a Campus Safety investigation according to a text notification sent to students.  This update comes after a campus-wide text blast sent to students at 1:34 a.m. this morning saying that there was...

BQDC Investigation Finds No Evidence of Financial Mismanagement, APDA to be reinstated
BQDC Investigation Finds No Evidence of Financial Mismanagement, APDA to be reinstated
Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor • April 30, 2024

In a letter sent to The Student on Apr. 23, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill shared findings from his team’s ongoing investigation of the allegations of inequitable conduct and financial mismanagement against Director of Debate (DoD) Sammi Rippetoe. These allegations were made in an open letter...

Clubs Get Creative As They Grapple With Limited Funding
Clubs Get Creative As They Grapple With Limited Funding
Trinity Poon and Zoe Schaedle April 25, 2024

With additional reporting by Felix Danishmend ‘26. Student clubs have been forced to change major performances, seek funding from academic departments and alter club experiences as a result of a broad 5% budget cut made last January. In an interview last year Vice President for Finance and Administration...

Total eclipse viewed on Sugarloaf Mountain on April 8, 2024.
Total Skiclipse of the Heart
Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor • April 11, 2024
Roommate falling out turned romance novel
Roommate falling out turned romance novel
April 9, 2024
Students walk across the stage of Gomes Chapel at the Africana Fashion Show. (Photo provided by Mark Mattos at markmattosphotography.com)
Africana Fashion Show Shines
Ashley Taylor, Contributing Writer • March 31, 2024
Screenshot of the Snaggletooth microissue 12, published winter of 2024.
Snaggletooth: The Wonderfully Peculiar Literary Magazine
Sydney Schuster, Assistant Features Editor • March 19, 2024
How to Speed Up By Slowing Down
How to Speed Up By Slowing Down
Maggie Kornfeind, Contributing Writer • April 10, 2024
The Cost of Carelessness: One Student’s Response to JB Hall Damages
The Cost of Carelessness: One Student’s Response to JB Hall Damages
Anonymous April 9, 2024
View of Roger Williams Hall, once known as “The Bill” and still is by many alumni.
Do You Speak Bates?
Sarah Lieber and Inez Johnson April 9, 2024
Snow covered Bates after a storm on Dec. 3 and 4.
Combating Your Sunshine Deficit
Maggie Kornfeind, Contributing Writer • March 19, 2024
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Anastasia Fowler, Amanda Edge, and Moriah Scharn April 9, 2024
Six ounce maple syrup container purchased at Ricker Hill in Turner, ME.
My Maine Maple Sunday
Hadley Blodgett, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor • April 9, 2024
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Max Olson, Staff Writer • April 9, 2024
Illustrations of Frye Street Houses by Maddie Kemp 24.
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Ashley Taylor, Contributing Writer • April 3, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Real Ambitions on Climate and Environment Require Attention to Fundamentals
Letter to the Editor: Real Ambitions on Climate and Environment Require Attention to Fundamentals
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