Stories about "Historic Quad"
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Video: Scenes from a spring day during Short Term on the Historic Quad
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:12 pm
Summer officially starts in two weeks, but it appeared in full swing…
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Walter Washington ’19 welcomes the Class of 2021 at Convocation
Friday, September 8, 2017 1:14 pm
"There is no way, absolutely no way, that I could have persevered through such an ordeal without being a part of the community that is Bates."
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Compare the look of 10 Bates places in winter (snow!) and right now (green!)
Monday, May 22, 2017 5:21 pm
Here’s an interactive look comparing the look of 10 Bates places in the depths of winter and again this week.
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For Short Term’s student grounds workers, it’s much ado about mulch
Friday, May 12, 2017 11:09 am
“It's cool to have a part in how campus is going to look when I graduate in a few weeks,” says senior Clarke Shipley ’17.
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Video: After the fall, here’s what happened to the Quad’s huge ‘hobbit’ maple
Thursday, August 4, 2016 11:31 am
The fallen tree, a century-old sugar maple, “had a life…and it supported a lot of life,” said Professor Emerita of Biology Sharon Kinsman.