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Psychology Professor Yun Garrison Receives YWCA Leadership Award for Community Healing Work

Assistant Professor of Psychology Yun Garrison received the YWCA Lee Young Leadership Award in recognition of her work on the ...
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AVC Decision to Cover Individual Material Fees Met With Broad Support

Department has removed additional student fees that come with enrolling in a studio class and will no longer rely on students ...
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BCSG Launches Free Textbook Lending Library in Ladd

This semester, the academics subcommittee of Bates College Student Government (BCSG) launched a free textbook loan initiative in Ladd Library. Class Representatives Robbie Washburne ‘26 and Trinity ...
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Hicks, Spolter Lead Women’s Basketball in Thunderous Comeback to Defeat Smith, Advance to Sweet Sixteen

Behind by 16 points at the half, women’s basketball needed a serious comeback to defeat Smith College, a DIII powerhouse who ...
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Women’s Basketball Clinches First-Round Tournament Win

The Women’s Basketball team did it again Friday as they eliminated Merchant Marine Academy 71-57 for their first tournament ...
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SEX WEEK – Better Than Sex: A Cappella Concert Wows

Friday, March 6 posed a bit of a dilemma for Bates students, having to choose between the women’s basketball NESCAC championship game and the much beloved Sex Week A Cappella concert. Despite the ...
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Women’s Basketball Upsets Conference Rival to Win NESCAC Championship

An impressive 24-3 basketball season from the Bobcats caps off with a well-earned NESCAC championship. The stands in Morell Gymnasium were packed with over 1000 attendees as the Bates Women’s ...
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LIVE ELECTION UPDATES | Full Results List: King Wins Senate Seat, House Race Heads to Runoff; Bates Begins to Process

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 ...
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“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Provides Uncanny Commentary on Modern Media

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 ...
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Shutout Showdown: Bates Volleyball beats Amherst in NESCAC opener

Bates Women’s Volleyball won (3-0) against the Amherst Mammoths with a convincing NESCAC opener on Friday, Sept. 20. Amherst entered the evening with a so-far undefeated season. This historic win ...
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“What Do You Wish People Would Ask You?”: A Circle of Student Interview

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 ...
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Ranking the Winter Olympic Sports Based on How Likely They are To Kill a NARP

Every four years, hundreds of thousands of people turn their eyes to the Winter Olympics to cheer for their country’s respective athletes and watch them go for the gold. As Daniel Tosh once said, “The ...