Faculty gathered for their first monthly meeting of the year on Sept. 9. Discussion primarily featured proposed changes to ...

It’s been a momentous few weeks for America, and for Americans. Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States after a contentious election. In Maine, voters re-elected incumbents Angus ...

While writing this article about Gibby Sullivan ‘26, who took home a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for just the second time in program history last week, I checked my phone to see that ...

Saturday Night Live is currently airing, and there is much buzz around what the show will include for its fiftieth season. With the lineup of hosts and musical guests set, I am excited to see what ...

As many young adults on TikTok will tell you, The Hunger Games has long been an eerie reflection of our modern world. The idea that capitalist interests can go so far that they become a weapon of ...

Why do you talk so much? Well, that’s a complicated question. Maybe I could explain it, but I don’t even know where to start. It would probably take a while, because there are so many things about my ...

No Bates tradition is quite as iconic as Newman Day. It is a day of drinking, puddle jumping, and school spirit, as the student body comes together to celebrate Winter Carnival. The holiday is named ...

“The whole situation started during the football season,” Seneca Moore ’27 said. “Obviously, it wasn’t a good season, so there wasn’t a lot of fun being had.” It was the night of Oct. 14 and some ...

What is sado-masochistic love? That’s what I googled in September 2025 after reading an article on the new “‘Wuthering Heights’” (2026) directed, produced, and written by Emerald Fennell. In this ...

On Monday, Nov. 3, Bates faculty unanimously passed legislation postponing the Race, Power, Privilege, and Colonialism (RPPC) curricular requirement. The RPPC curricular requirement requires students ...

One of my favorite things about traveling abroad are the supermarkets: How does a country translate packages for foods and snacks we commonly see in America? What do they have for sale that you can’t ...

Navigating a new environment is often stressful, and with all the adaptations you’re going to be making and all the new routines you’ll be learning in your first few weeks at Bates, your dietary needs ...