Bates Life

Writers in Residence

Blog: Telegraham

Home State: Kentucky

Year: 2009

Top five Bates traditions

5. Snowshoeing to class

4. Boccee ball around campus or on the beach all day during Short Term

3. Sharing a three hour long dinner in Commons with

friends, because some nights it’s just too cold to leave

2. Puddle Jump

1. Catching up with old friends and meeting the new

freshman during the all student run AESOP program

Blog: Naimas Nook

Home State: Illinois

Year: 2010

Top 5 things to do on a Sunday morning

5. Snag a good study spot for sunday night

4. Take a stroll down lisbon st. and get a little lost

3. Hike up mt. david and enjoy the scenery

2. Skip brunch in commons and cook with friends

1. Sleep in

Blog: A View from Page

Home State: New York

Year: Sophomore 2011

Top 5 places to catch a nap

5. 3rd floor of the library … comfy chairs and slience … what could be better?

4. Couch in the New Dorm … Comfortable couches and flat screen TV’s … enough said.

3. In the quad … Not an option all-year round but a quick cat-nap under a tree in the fall is incredible

2. Pettingill Hall … A quiet study area to catch some z’s

1. Your Bed … Sometimes a nap on your bed is just what the doctor ordered

Blog: Brother Phillips

Home State: Pennsylvania

Year: 2010

Top 5 Courses taken at Bates

5. Philosophy of Mind
4. Africana thought and practice
3. Introduction to Ethics: Moral Luck
2. Introduction to African American Studies
1. White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History

Blog: Stealthy Secrets

Home State: Connecticut

Year: 2009

Top 5 Places To People Watch

5. The couches in the Ronj
4. The benches outside the library
3. Frye Street on a Friday night
2. Frye Street on a Saturday night
1. Commons

Blog: Chaws Paw Print

Home State: California

Year: 2011

Top 5 ways to be Creative at Commons

5. Make an egg sandwich by using the scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and an english muffin

4. The Concoction: Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, marshmallows, chocolate chips, and put it in the microwave.

3. Take any type of meat (grilled chicken, turkey, fish) and put it in a salad in order to jazz up an ordinary salad.

2. Make your own McFlurry by using the ice cream and Oreos, mini

M&Ms, and any type of cereal or granola

1. Take a piece of Pita and make your own pizza (pesto, sun dried

tomatoes, cheese, spinach) and put it in the toaster.

Blog: Lewis in Lewiston

Home State: New York

Year: 2009

Top 5 Reasons to Love Lewiston:

5) Guthrie’s makes the biggest, tastiest burritos for $6!
4)
The Falls are really awesome when the water is high
3) Cafe Bon Bon is killer, complete with “Trivial Pursuit” and croissants
2)
Thorncraig Bird Sanctuary is b-e-a-utiful
1) Two excellent theaters: The Public Theater, and the Community Little Theater
What’s not to love?