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The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

The Voice of Bates College Since 1873

The Bates Student

A washer out of order in Gillespie Hall last December.

OPINION | Free Laundry Should be and Could be Done

Alan Wang, Contributing Writer January 31, 2024

In this article, I go over reasons why free laundry should be implemented at Bates, but what I mean by “free laundry” involves a small increase to the room & board fee. As a transfer student,...

OPINION | Purposeful Work Works

Nate Levin, Contributing Writer January 31, 2024

Nearly nine years ago, I was a Bates Junior walking home across the quad from my Research Methods for Sociology course wondering why I hadn’t heard back from my dream internship after many months. And...

From left: Michael Lieber 92, Evan Lieber, Woodstock Willie, and Sarah Lieber 26. Taken Feb. 2, 2022 in Woodstock, IL.

OPINION | Groundhog Day: a holiday, a movie, and a Lesson in Self-Confidence

Sarah Lieber, Contributing Writer January 31, 2024

If you ask any of my friends what my favorite holiday is, they would say Groundhog Day. I know the NFL has a Super Bowl in February, but Groundhog Day is my Super Bowl. The premise of the day is hilarious...

A white ribbon in memory of the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting hangs on a sign on campus. Ribbons were distributed in bundles of 18 and will hang for 18 days to commemorate the 18 people killed on Oct. 25. Noah Skinner/The Bates Student.

OPINION | We Will Not Wait for the Next School Shooting

Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza January 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 110 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 40 student newspapers. The breadth of this op-ed is national...

Snow covered Bates after a storm on Dec. 3 and 4.

OPINION | Till Snow Do Us Part: Reflections On My Last Semester

Lendro Hu, Contributing Writer December 14, 2023

It finally snowed in early December. As soon as it snowed, all the colors disappeared. The garnet-red school buildings, the tree trunks that hadn't lost all their leaves, the grass that mixed dark green...

Leah Ruck 24 studied in Freiburg, Germany. Courtesy of Leah Ruck

Study Abroad: Immersing Yourself in a Different Language and Culture

Luciana Zaiet, Staff Writer December 14, 2023

Every year, juniors at Bates decide to take a semester or a year abroad all across the world. This is an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in different languages and cultures and expand their...

Some teachers require students to memorize course content for in-class exams, while others ask students to synthesize material at home.

OPINION | Exams? Papers? Presentations? Which is Best for a Final?

Chris Lu, Contributing Writer December 14, 2023

The snow is flying, the weather is freezing, and the final week is approaching. During the last week of this semester, a history student had just finished his first complete draft of one chapter from...

Maine, although cold, has a special beauty in the winter, too.

OPINION | The Meaning of Winter

Genesis Bussey, Contributing Writer December 14, 2023

What does it mean for winter to arrive? It definitely means more snow, colder temperatures, and darkness in the afternoon, and for many it means happiness levels decrease slightly. It happens every year,...

Bates has been a welcoming place for Roux Hernandez 27.

A Reflection on My First Semester at Bates

Roux Hernandez, Contributing Writer December 14, 2023

Freshman year for any college student is naturally nerve-wracking, but it is only intensified when moving across the entire East Coast as a brown, queer, low-income, first-generation college student such...

Trinity Poon 26 studies on the quad.

OPINION | My Top Tips for Finding Joy During Exams

Trinity Poon, Managing News Editor December 6, 2023
Walk into Ladd Library and count how many heads rest in hands, how many students are curved around their laptops in rumination, frustration and exasperation. Finals week at Bates College isn't for the weak, but it doesn't have to rob us of joy.
Student members of CHEWS share their recommendations for managing stress during finals week.

OPINION | Navigating Finals Week: CHEWS Students Recommend A Holistic Approach to De-Stressing

Viuro Nkemngong, Contributing Writer December 6, 2023

As students gear up for the challenging culmination of the semester, the Commons Healthy Eating and Wellness Society — CHEWS — are excited to unveil our December theme: de-stress. With finals week...

Thank-you cards from students line the walls of Commons after Oct. 25. Carly Philpott/The Bates Student.

OPINION | I Am Grieving. I Am Grateful: A Thank-You to the Heroes of the Tragedy

Carly Philpott, Assistant News Editor November 15, 2023

Thursday at around 4:00 a.m., I woke up shivering and disoriented. The stacks of Ladd Library were strikingly dark. And cold. I had joked with a friend of mine last week about pulling 24 hours in Ladd,...

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