Posted on June 26, 2009 by Bateslife
“Andrew Bird’s shows are always different than his studio albums because he works with his own talents (he’s a classically trained violinist as well as gifted whistler and guitarist) and loops what he plays, to play over it and create layer upon layer of his own sounds. Kit had never seen him in concert before [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Bateslife
“As I walked through the Chicago streets during the one full day I had at home, Cape Town already seemed like a distant memory. It just seemed so unreal that I was there a week ago. And now, as I sit in Brooklyn surrounded by friends and family, I feel as if I’ve started a [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by Bateslife
“Looking at the Class of 2009, already graduated and bumming around Winchester, it’s totally weird to think that it’s only been one year. Or that things kept going after my class left… I remember towards the end of my senior year of high school my class was champions and it seemed like everything happening had [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bateslife
“Each summer for the past 13 years, the Bates College Bookstore has created an annual summer reading list. The staff compiles each list after asking Bates staff and faculty for suggestions. According to the bookstore’s webpage, “Each list typically includes some 150 titles recommended by more than 80 members of the Bates community”. Check out the 2009 [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bateslife
“Somehow, don’t ask me details, I finagled an internship in New York. I will be interning at a casting agency. I’ll be helping to organize casting calls, head shots, recruiting men that appear to be basketball players (the movie focuses on bball), and some administrative stuff. I found a post on Craig’s List for the [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bateslife
“This whole month of June is a sort of vacant month for most of my friends- while all of us have, thank goodness, procured employment for the summer, most jobs dont begin until the last week of June. I’ve been feeling incredibly idle and instead of cleaning my room or writing or doing productive things [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Bateslife
Prior to Commencement, Elaine Tuttle Hansen, our president invites students from each table to offer brief comments on his or her time at Bates. Please view these candid remarks HERE, with a few highlights below:
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Bateslife
“Even though I know that the live jazz I’ve been loving here is really dope, there’s nothing like having my parents reinforce that belief. Venturing to Cafe Sofia for live jazz and Asoka for some funk infusion proved to be a really great time. Also, the fact that many of the jazz musicians in Cape [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by Bateslife
“One thing I’m happy about being home is the proximity to a major city. A ton of musicians that I like pass through Boston on tours, and already this summer I’ve got shows to see that excite me extremely. After starting off my summer concert season during school with Animal Collective, I continued on last [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by Bateslife
Share Paul’s excitement for Fareed Zakaria’s 2009 Commencement speech:
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