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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

How Gender, Race, and Geography Play a Role in Sentencing

January 30, 2019

On Monday January 21, Chad Posick, a Criminal Justice and Criminology professor at Georgia Southern University held a lecture as part of the MLK Day events program called “At the Intersection of Race,...

“Babylon” Gives Voice to Refugees’ Experiences

January 16, 2019

On Friday and Saturday, Jan. 11 and 12, Sandglass Theater from Putney, Vermont, came to Bates’ Gannet Theater to perform the company’s original play, “Babylon, Journeys of Refugees,” featuring...

The Art of Being Creative at Bates

November 28, 2018

On Wednesday Nov. 7, a few days before Thanksgiving break, the Multifaith Chaplaincy held its yearly banquet in Old Commons, open to students, faculty, and community members alike. This year, the event’s...

Phillips Fellowship Students Reflect on Experiences

November 7, 2018

On Tuesday, Oct. 30, students and staff gathered to listen to Johanna Hayes ’19 and Shangwei Deng ’19 discuss their experiences working on projects funded by the Phillips Student Fellowship over the...

Bates Joins in on Rebuilding Lewiston

Bates Joins in on Rebuilding Lewiston

May 2, 2018

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, volunteers from Bates College and Rebuilding Together L/A gathered together at 7 in the morning to drink coffee and eat donuts to fuel for the long day ahead of them. Rebuilding...

Former Chair of the Digital and Computational Studies program Matthew Jadud give the inaugural address, discussing his plans for the future of DCS

Bates Launches Digital Computational Studies

Christina Perrone, Editor in Chief March 28, 2018

On Wednesday March 21, 2018, Professor Matthew C. Jadud delivered his inaugural lecture, “It Begins with a Step” to celebrate the generous donation and contribution the Colony family has given towards...

Bates Greenhouse Opens its Doors for Sustainable Earth Week

Bates Greenhouse Opens its Doors for Sustainable Earth Week

February 14, 2018

As part of Sustainable Earth Week at Bates the EcoReps in conjunction with the Eco Justice house organized a tour of the elusive greenhouse on the top floor of Carnegie. Once you arrive at the top floor,...

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir Delivers MLK Keynote Speech

January 17, 2018

On Monday, January 15 Bates College invited Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir, President of the Spencer Foundation, to give the Bates MLK Day Keynote Address, “The Education Imperative: Dreaming a New Public...

Colombia’s Future Told through Journalism

Colombia’s Future Told through Journalism

November 15, 2017

Photojournalist Christian Escobar Mora came to Bates on November 9 to present his work covering the nation of Colombia’s five decade-long internal conflict. Escobar Mora was born in the capital, Bogota,...

The Value of Medical Skepticism in Psychiatry

The Value of Medical Skepticism in Psychiatry

November 8, 2017

On Thursday November 2, 2017 the Bates philosophy department sponsored a talk by Kathryn Tabb, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. Tabb has recently been studying John Locke’s...

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