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A swastika was found drawn on the inside of an elevator in Hathorn Hall. This is the second incident this year where a swastika was found drawn on school property.
How the Antisemitic Graffiti in Hathorn was Discovered
Lena LaPierre, Assistant Forum Editor • March 20, 2024

Please be advised that this article contains language talking about antisemitic graffiti. On March 15, Emily DeLossa ‘24 discovered a swastika...

Snow covered Bates after a storm on Dec. 3 and 4.
Combating Your Sunshine Deficit
March 19, 2024
A swastika was found drawn on the inside of an elevator in Hathorn Hall. This is the second incident this year where a swastika was found drawn on school property.
How the Antisemitic Graffiti in Hathorn was Discovered
Lena LaPierre, Assistant Forum Editor • March 20, 2024

Please be advised that this article contains language talking about antisemitic graffiti. On March 15, Emily DeLossa ‘24 discovered a swastika in a Hathorn Hall elevator around 2:35 p.m. on her way to meet with her thesis advisor.  Drawn in pencil, the swastika was so small that DeLossa had...

An ice storm on Jan. 24 led Facility Services to use sand on walkways, one of few times they have needed to do so this school year.
Facility Services Moves to Using Salt on Ice, Despite Environmental Concerns
Carly Philpott, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2024

On a campus where almost everyone must use pedestrian pathways to get to and from classrooms, residence halls, athletics facilities, and parking lots, ice can be a tricky problem for Facility Services to solve. This school year, for the first time, Facility Services is using only salt to clear ice from...

96 Campus Ave will be added as a new dorm for the 2024-2025 school year.
Bates Adds a Familiar Site to Residence Hall Options
Max Olson, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024

Starting next Fall, Bates will have a new residence hall: 96 Campus Avenue. Students may remember the long brick building adjacent to the Campus Ave field as many things: the hub for student life while Chase Hall was under renovations in the 2022-2023 school year, and before that, overflow and COVID...

Bobcat Express drivers pictured. (Left to right) Steve Sabine, Star Hemphill, Ric Mcqueeney and Herb Saucier.
Meet Your Bobcat Express Drivers
Miles Kaufman, Staff Writer • March 19, 2024
President Garry Jenkins holding a picture of him and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Let's Get Personal: A Chat with Garry W. Jenkins
Hannah Kothari, Digital Editor • March 19, 2024
Dear Bert: Is Spaghetti a Salad?
Dear Bert: Is Spaghetti a Salad?
Bert March 19, 2024
SEX WEEK | The Simple Art of Consent
SEX WEEK | The Simple Art of Consent
Catalina Passino, Managing Features Editor • March 17, 2024
Snow covered Bates after a storm on Dec. 3 and 4.
Combating Your Sunshine Deficit
Maggie Kornfeind, Contributing Writer • March 19, 2024
The Quad on a clear sunny day in March.
Spring Cleaning: Let’s Start with Mental Health
Jamie Shelton, Contributing Writer • March 19, 2024
Birth control is one type of reproductive healthcare that Carly Philpott ‘27 relies upon.
SEX WEEK | This November, Vote to Protect Reproductive Healthcare: It’s Not Just About Abortion
Carly Philpott, Assistant News Editor • March 11, 2024
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
President Jenkins Laments the use of Blind Tiger
Garry Jenkins, Contributing Writer • March 6, 2024
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