Video: After the fall, here’s what happened to the Quad’s huge ‘hobbit’ maple
paused 1/5 “The hobbit-ness of it — so gorgeous,” said Professor Emerita of Biology Sharon Kinsman as she watched a local tree service remove a huge, old sugar maple that had toppled over the previous...
View ArticleFor Short Term’s student grounds workers, it’s much ado about mulch
April showers — plus a lot of help from a student work crew during Short Term — make May’s flowers look their best at Bates. Getting ready for Commencement weekend, Bates landscape architect Bill...
View ArticleCompare the look of 10 Bates places in winter (snow!) and right now (green!)
As winter becomes spring, and as snowbanks melt, grass grows, and flowers bloom, Bates buildings are our constant companions. Here’s an interactive look comparing the look of 10 Bates places in the...
View ArticleWalter Washington ’19 welcomes the Class of 2021 at Convocation
Text of the 2017 Convocation Welcome by Bates College Student Government President Walter Washington ’19 delivered on Sept. 5: Good morning, and welcome to the 2017—2018 academic year. Greetings to all...
View ArticleVideo: Scenes from a spring day during Short Term on the Historic Quad
Summer officially starts in two weeks, but it appeared in full swing last month — at the height of Short Term — when students moved around the Historic Quad on bikes and skates, others busting out...
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