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Football Falls 43-0 in Home Opener Against Trinity
After a heartbreaking loss to Amherst last week, the Bobcats’ hopes of righting the ship against Trinity College on Saturday were dashed early, as the Bantams cruised to a 43-0 shutout at Garcelon Field. The loss dropped the Bates Bobcats to 0-2 early in the season. A bright spot…
New Course Registration System: What You Need To Know
Beginning this semester, students will use an entirely new system for course registration for the first time since 1993. This is the first true overhaul since Bates moved on from in-person card collecting in the gym. The 1993 system was the first Bates digital-era registration:…
Bates Launches Free Campus Streaming Service to Build Community Resources
This semester, Campus Life and Residence Life at Bates introduced a free streaming service for the school community: Batesflix. As a joint effort between Campus Life and Residential Life, Batesflix was designed to give clubs more event opportunities and revitalize common room…
City of Auburn News
Published September 24Media Release - Missing Person Found - J. Ouimette (09/24/2026)
The Auburn Police Department would like to announce that missing person, Joshua Ouimette (DOB 10-24-1986) has been located....
City of Auburn News
Published September 24Media Release - Missing Person - Joshua Ouimette (09/23/2026)
The Auburn Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Joshua Ouimette...
Ryan Smith ‘23 Runs a Near-Two Hour Marathon, Qualifies for Olympic Trials
Ryan Smith ‘23 set out on a drizzly May morning to run his first marathon: the Vermont City Marathon. The two-time NCAA athlete led the entire race, finishing in an Olympic trials qualifying time and course record of 2:15:52. In an interview with NBC 5 following his phenomenal…
Bates Field Hockey Finds its Footing with New Additions to the Roster, and a Title to Defend
The highly anticipated 2026 season is underway for Field Hockey as the Bobcats return to the field looking to defend their 2025 NESCAC Championship. Bates enters the season with a different team dynamic, following new additions to the roster and the departure of last year’s…
In Charity Vermont Performance, Noah Kahan is True to Himself
In his own way, Noah Kahan will always be a small-town New Englander. The folk star is fresh off the North American Great Divide Tour, his largest yet, featuring 30 shows across 23 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Kahan played on major stages across the continent, including 16 MLB…
Bates Volleyball Defeats Williams 3-1 in First NESCAC Win
Volleyball extended their win streak to 7-0 Saturday, Sept. 19, after securing hard fought victory over Williams. Underhill Arena was packed with their fellow Bobcats supporting and cheering on the team with every serve and strategic play. The Bobcats have had an impressive start…
Something Rotten at Bates: What Tyler Austin Harper Didn’t Say
People who say there’s no such thing as bad publicity probably didn’t go to a school subjected to a scathing takedown in a nationally acclaimed magazine. For much of my family, this was their first impression of Bates and it made for some difficult conversations. While I did not…
Bates Deserved Better from Tyler Austin Harper: More About That ‘Atlantic’ Article
Articles about the excesses, idiosyncrasies, and failures of American colleges and universities are commonplace these days. But it hits a little harder when your own school is put under the microscope. Last month, The Atlantic published a cover story by Tyler Austin Harper titled…
Faculty Considering Revisions to Bachelor of Science Requirements and Engineering Double Majors
Faculty gathered for their first monthly meeting of the year on Sept. 9. Discussion primarily featured proposed changes to the Bachelor of Science Requirements and Engineering Double Majors. The Academic Affairs Council proposed changes to the requirements to complete the…