Bates women’s basketball (16-9) plays Southern Virginia University (26-2) in the first round of the NCAA DIII tournament at the John Long Center in Scranton, Pa. today at 4:15 p.m. Bates received an...

After a few contentious years of back-and-forth, TikTok will likely be banned from operating in the U.S. on Jan. 19. Despite having 170 million users in America – or a little over 50% of the national...

Since gaining statehood in 1820, Maine has flown two different official flag designs. Soon, it could move on to its third – sort of. A referendum on the Maine ballot this year – Question 5 – asks...

The Student’s journalists will continue to report around the clock as races are called. Follow along for our live coverage of the climate, the candidates and the results.

The aurora borealis descended over Maine and Southern Canada on Oct. 10. Despite cloud cover, many on the Bates campus witnessed the solar phenomenon.  The spectacular show in the sky lasted for...

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What matters in a presidential election? We asked five Politics and RFSS professors what they’re watching out for this election cycle — and what might affect the result.

Campus coffee shop Le Ronj’s budget was reduced by Campus Life this year among other budget cuts affecting various Bates organizations.  Ronj managers and Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Life &...

Volleyball kickstarted a rather unexpected event for Bates Athletics this year: Pride Night, featuring queer artists’ music, themed shirts, resources for queer attendees and fundraising events for...

Content warning: The following article contains reference to sexual assault and Title IX formal resolutions.  When one member of John and Mary’s club allegedly sexually assaulted another, they were...

A wild rainstorm blows across campus, drenching people as they hurry between buildings. Hiding from the torrent, I’m standing with a small group of students and faculty under the library arcade...

Apple cider. I remember my friends and I turning the bottles in our hands as we read aloud “Inauguration of Garry Jenkins, 2024”. It was amidst the lockdown following the tragic shooting of Oct. 25,...

In a letter sent to The Student on Apr. 23, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill shared findings from his team’s ongoing investigation of the allegations of inequitable conduct and financial mismanagem...

Please be advised that this article contains language talking about antisemitic graffiti. On March 15, Emily DeLossa ‘24 discovered a swastika in a Hathorn Hall elevator around 2:35 p.m. on her way...

“Love” is a word that means many different things to different people. This is a series of brief interviews that captures what love means to 15 Bates students.    Lauren Cockrill ‘26 Love is like the...

“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...

A hiring search for a new Confidential Resource Advisor (CRA) is underway after former CRA Lindy Magness left at the start of the semester.  The CRA position was formerly known as the Sexual Assault...