Jenny
"Trick or drink" is one of Bates' more ridiculous traditions. On Halloween, everyone gets dressed up in costumes and goes to an off campus house where they give $5 and receive a map of all the houses participating. You and your friends then stumble from house to house, with the help of the Lewiston-Auburn police, taking a different shot of alcohol at each house. When you are done at all 9 or so of the houses, the school has put pizzas in the basement of one of the dorms for us to eat. I'm not lying. The school recognizes this event. The cops help us cross the street. Apparently drinking laws do not apply on that night.
Stuart
In terms of the comparison between bates bowdoin and colby, a batsie would probably say that people at bowdoin are far more intellectual and full of a lot of people who wish they were at harvard. And colby is a little less down to earth than Bates, but hey this could just be the narcissism of small differences.
April
Bowdoin and Colby suck!!! THey are pretencious people who separate themselves from their surrounding towns by gates, and placement on a huge hill.
Anna
It's a great day to be a Bobcat! Bowdoin sucks Colby!
Morgan
While it is true that Bates is a short while from Boston and Montreal, the school itself is in the middle of nowhere, and it's more difficult than one might think to get off campus.
Batesies tend to drink a lot, though not out of alcoholism or depression, but simply to let loose. The pervading New England-ness of the school requires a beverage over ice to break the ice.
Finally, the cost of attending is outrageous. Nevertheless, the campus is beautiful, the professors are amazing, and the school does a lot to keep life interesting (since Lewiston most assuredly does not). In terms of dining, Bates dining is quite good; it's near-restaurant quality, and we're not talking Sizzler.
Lisa
The friendliness on campus is infectious! From the first time someone holds a door for you or walks you to Commons instead of just pointing it out, you will want to join the ranks of the Friendly Batesies.
Heather
I have seen a shift in the social atmosphere and general make up of the student body in my four years here. The campus is growing increasingly white collar, upper-class, and privileged. Birkenstocks and dreadlocks are being replaced by Gucci bags and cell phones. This may just be part of a growing national trend, but its definitely a felt reality on campus. Bates is not as "crunchy" as it use to be, and I am concerned with a rising level of apathy that seems to be growing in the last few incoming classes