Stories from 2021
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Bates photographers’ favorite images of 2021
Friday, December 17, 2021 11:47 am
Welcome to the eighth annual Bates Photographers’ Favorites: 20 images from 2021, photographs and video clips, that try to answer the question, "What makes a photograph your favorite?”
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Thesis Cafe reminds Bates seniors that thesis is ‘a journey, not a destination’
Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:14 pm
Bates seniors came to Thesis Cafe "in droves" this semester, said Bridget Fullerton. Was it the Cheetos? The chill beats? “Or maybe it's breaking through COVID solitude."
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Omelet anyone? Bates biochemistry students teach middle-schoolers about nutrition
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:53 pm
A Bates professor took classroom learning to another level this week, by helping her students connect to students at the Lewiston Middle School.
![Anna Cote ’25 of Auburn, Maine, and Emily Gianunzio ’22 of Darien, Conn., pose on and by the Bates Bobcat.They are field hockey teammates this year; last year, Gianunzio, on a one-year leave from Bates because of the pandemic, coached Cote when the latter was a senior at St. Dom’s.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2021/12/211208_Anna_Cote_Emily_Gianunzio_0066-400x267.webp)
Video: From coach to teammate, a Bates field hockey story
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:02 pm
How Emily Gianunzio went from being Anna Cote's high school field hockey coach to her Bobcat teammate.
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It’s finals week, and Bobcats make tracks to axe-tossing study break
Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:39 pm
Students put studying on the chopping block on Monday by doing some target practice — with axes.
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19 items in the Bates library’s lost and found on Dec. 6, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:34 pm
It’s finals week, and we think students are foregoing routine tasks like…
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Video: Behind the scenes of the Bates men’s basketball sportrait session
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 12:15 pm
"Basketball season is officially back!" That's how captain Stephon Baxter '23 sums up return of the team's annual sportrait session and the entire hoops season.
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Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 4:13 pm
We’re not sure how December arrived on our doorstep as quickly as…
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The 10 Bates Facebook posts with the greatest reach in 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 3:58 pm
Featuring BatesNews stories, stories from the news media, alumni photography, and campus event videos, here's a list of the top 10 Bates Facebook posts of 2021.
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A record-breaking Big Year for Maine birder Ethan Whitaker ’80
Friday, December 3, 2021 12:27 pm
All that stood — or perched, rather — between Ethan Whitaker ’80 and a Maine record was one rare bird.