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The German and Russian Studies Departments, the European Studies Program and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships hosted a talk featuring Oleh Kotsyuba, an expert on Ukrainian literature and culture, on Monday. During his talk, Kotsyuba, director of print and digital publications at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI), underscored the du
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Women’s soccer is currently 7-5-1 in their winningest season since 2017 following wins over Trinity, Maine Maritime, University of Maine-Farmington, and Amherst. On Oct. 3, women’s soccer defeated Trinity 2-0 during Back to Bates Weekend. This game marked the fifth shutout this season, the first time since 2015 that the Bobcats have secured back-to-back NESC
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Bates Votes invited students to their second annual “Dogs for Democracy” event on Oct. 9. Bates Votes Co-Coordinators Nikhil Chavda ‘27 and Clio Turner ‘27, along with Team Leaders Benji Richards ‘27 and Cora Zuwallack ‘27, greeted guests with hot dogs and free voter registration services between Rand and Gillespie Halls. Many participants sported one...
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Bowdoin sophomore Henry Elgie organized an interruption to the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate on Thursday with the Sunrise Movement and Bates YDSA, hoping to speak directly to Senator Susan Collins. In an edited Instagram video posted by the Sunrise Movement, Elgie’s interruption is shown behind clips of the livestreamed debate. The Student obtained the o
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Anyone who has scrolled through Bates College’s Instagram has likely seen the same credit beneath photo after photo of students on the field, at internships and on stage: “Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.” For 31 years, Graber Jensen photographed campus life, from candid shots of students crossing the Quad to seniors’ champagne celebrations after finishi
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Avid music listeners may have noticed a trend of late: this past summer has been one filled with new albums coming from bands who got their start in the early 2000s. The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and now Interpol have each added to their discography this summer, amongst many others. Interpol’s new album, This Mirror Weighs...
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Several hundred people gathered in the Agora Center in downtown Lewiston for a Troy Jackson Senate campaign rally with Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday. The rally featured local Lewiston speakers including Mayor Carl Sheline, former city council member Safiya Khalid, and fired CMMC nurse Katie Grinnell, as well as Jackson endorser David Sullivan, General Vic
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At 3:30pm on Friday, Oct. 9, Bates College community members received an alert through the emergency messaging system regarding an incident near Lake Andrews, commonly known to students as the puddle. “At approximately 2:33pm a student experienced unwanted physical contact near Lake Andrews. Please be alert and aware of a white male, with brown hair...
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LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the State of New Jersey on Tuesday, Sept. 8. This was the tipping point for the league that sought to revolutionize the game of golf. For years critics have complained that golf is elitist, outdated and slow-paced. Arguably, the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence...
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