Revamping the Resume- A Guide

Recently I made the decision that I needed to revamp my resume after reading the advice provided by a few blogs and career books.  Apparently, my resume wasn’t doing enough bragging.  I read that recruiters usually only take about 10 seconds to look at a resume and if they don’t see anything that catches their [...]

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I’m So Nostalgic I Think I May Perish

Oh. My. God.  So I was cruising my beloved alma mater’s website and what do I come across?  A link advertising an unexpected dance party at Bates.  So of course I decided to watch it.  After calling Jordan three times to come in because “he’s gotta see this!” and receiving no response, I just decided [...]

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Rainy Saturdays, Chinatown, and a Mini Bates Reunion

This Saturday was the first day Jordan and I have had to spend together in a long time.  I was away from the apartment last weekend and the weekend before, who knows.  Basically, we both felt as if we hadn’t been in each others’ presence, or at least paying attention to each other for a [...]

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I have PCVOAD: Post-College Visit Over-Analysis Disorder

Now you won’t find this disorder in the DSM but I’m suffering from it, I’m sure of it.  Like a great first date, I’ve been thinking about my Bates trip constantly since it finished.  I don’t even know how best to express “how it was”.  I guess what I would say is it was totally [...]

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Existence Overhaul Part 2: Hitting the Books

If you’re anything like me, thinking about the career path you want to pursue as a post-grad is an intensely difficult question.  I left Bates with quite a few passions and a lot of knowledge on a lot of different subjects (bless the liberal arts education) however, I did not leave with any specific dream [...]

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First Friday

One of the great things about Bates is its location.  Lewiston is a city that may seem intimidating at first but if you take the time to explore, your eyes can be opened to all the interesting and innovative activities, restaurants and organizations that Lewiston has to offer.  But beyond the city of Lewiston, we [...]

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Archives are cool.

So now that the year has finally come to a close, short term has begun to descend upon us.  Short term is a Bates tradition where a student can take one class intensively for 4 weeks.  The idea behind it is to allow students to explore subjects they wouldn’t usually dabble in (the grade you [...]

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Mount David Summit

This past Friday was the annual Mount David Summit, an afternoon of poster presentations, panel discussions and performances/ film screenings as well as a chance to view photos from Barlow study-abroad grant winners.  It is a campus-wide celebration of student’s academic achievement and it’s a really fascinating time for one to learn what one’s fellow [...]

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The Women at Bates Dinner

To celebrate Women’s History month Bates organizes an annual “Women at Bates Dinner” where students, faculty and staff can gather together, eat some delicious catered food and listen to speakers.  This year’s theme was “Women Taking the Lead to Save the Planet” and the guest speaker was Assisstant Professor of Environmental Studies Sonja Pieck.  Two [...]

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The Benefits Of “Women Only”

So yesterday I had an English class where we discussed the book Junglee Girl by Ginu Kamani. Now, this book is creepy. In fact, it’s one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read. Ever. Unfortunately I was unaware of the creepiness factor when I decided to take a 30 minute lunch [...]

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