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May 31, 2024

Picture Story: Bates Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who…

This immersive picture story captures Commencement for the Bates Class of 2024, which came in with a pandemic and went out on May 26 in high style and great happiness.

May 31, 2024

Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a Bates class that fou…

This immersive photographic display captures Bates’ distinctive Baccalaureate Service. Far from serious or somber, it is a “celebration that is particular to each graduating class,”…

May 31, 2024

From Iraq to Bates: ‘Sometimes, it’s the detours …

From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of Bates, Mohammed Shwani ’24 was able to find a public platform during Commencement Week to thank his…
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November 15, 2024

Our top 10 Bobcat sportraits from fall 2024

"Sportraits" is a portmanteau of the words "sports" and "portrait," and as you can see in this photo story, they're as inventive as the word itself. They're funtastic. Or funthusiastic?

November 15, 2024

Veterans Day at Bates, and thoughts from a Bates combat veter…

We caught up with Army veteran Joe Castonguay after Veterans Day, on a sunny morning when he and his grounds crew team were clearing leaves outside Rand Hall.

November 15, 2024

25 items (or 62, depending your count) in the Bates library’s…

The sweetest lost item was a greeting card with the quote “Etre avec des gens qu'on aime cela suffit” (“Being with people you love, that’s enough”) from a grandfather to his Bates grandson in his first week on campus.