Stories about "Student Life"
Picture Story: The Puddle Jump’s 50th anniversary edition
Friday, February 21, 2025 10:25 am
The 50th anniversary edition of the Puddle Jump was for young and old, highlighted by the hand-in-hand kickoff jump by the event's founders, Chris Callahan ’78, Scott Copeland ’78, and Lars Llorente ’78.
Love, actually? Bates students revisit a 1920s professor’s take on romance
Thursday, February 13, 2025 4:09 pm
Bates Professor Halbert Britan’s talk on falling in love captivated audiences nationwide in 1921. Now, on Valentine's Day, Bates students Hannah Kothari ’26 and Ramona McNish ’28 revisit Dr. Love's insights and update his tips for the lovelorn — like the power of a cool and mysterious Instagram.
An incomplete 50-year history of the Puddle Jump
Friday, February 7, 2025 12:00 pm
A pictorial 50-year history of a one-of-a-kind college tradition, the Puddle Jump, with the bookend editions of 1975 and 2025 featuring the founders and 1978 classmates Chris Callahan, Scott Copeland, and Lars Llorente.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:51 am
Despite the chilly temperatures, we’ve had a warm start to the winter…
Bates College to team with QuestBridge to enhance access and experience for low-income students
Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:33 am
Bates College today announced a new partnership with QuestBridge, a national nonprofit that connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with leading institutions of higher education.
Bates photographers’ favorite images of 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024 10:24 am
The Bates photographers' perspectives and talents create this surprising, imperfect and ultimately human visual presentation of what we love about our college and community.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:12 pm
The beating heart of Bates in November: a presidential election — and a rhetoric class dedicated to staging a simulated one — plus performances, athletic competitions, lectures, and community engagement.
Traditional garments, elegant gowns, and out-of-this-world outfits: Bates has a passion for Trashion
Friday, November 22, 2024 12:36 pm
At the Bates Trashion Show, one person’s trash is not just another’s treasure, but perhaps even another’s trend.
25 items (or 62, depending your count) in the Bates library’s Lost and Found on Nov. 11, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024 12:54 pm
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.
Then and Now: Vintage George French campus images (then) and gorgeous fall colors (now)
Friday, October 25, 2024 4:02 pm
This edition of Then and Now presents early 20th-century Bates images by famed Maine photographer George French, Class of 1908, and images taken this week during the waning days of a gorgeous fall foliage season.