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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