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Bates College (/ b eɪ t s /) [7] is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Anchored by the Historic Quad , the campus of Bates totals 813 acres (329 ha). It maintains 600 acres (240 ha) of nature preserve known as the " Bates-Morse Mountain " near Campbell Island and a coastal center on Atkins Bay .
The history of Bates College began shortly before Bates College's founding on March 16, 1855, in Lewiston, Maine. [note 1] The college was founded by Oren Burbank Cheney and Benjamin Bates. [2] Originating as a Free Will Baptist institution, it has since secularized and established a liberal arts curriculum.
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Colby playing Bates at their homecoming game, 2012. From its inception, Bates College served as an alternative to a more traditional and historically conservative Bowdoin College. [7] [8] There is a long tradition of rivalry and competitiveness between the two colleges, revolving around socioeconomic class, academic quality, and collegiate ...
The Bates Student was founded as a combination of the college's newspaper and literary magazine and as a successor to earlier publications such as the Seminary Advocate (1855–1863) and College Courant (ca. 1864-1872). [2] The Bates Student was founded in 1873 in the years following the Civil War.
Episode six, "The Young and the Headless", of the 13-part TV miniseries developed by Stephen King, based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom (miniseries), and set in Lewiston, opens on a shot of a Bates College sign and visiting seismologist Richard Schwartzton (played by Gerard Plunkett) meeting dean of the college Bertram Swinton (played by ...
The Brooks Quimby Debate Council (BQDC) is a debate society in Lewiston, Maine, primarily comprising students from Bates College.The society, known for participating in British and American Parliamentary debate styles, competes in the American Parliamentary Debate Association and the World Universities Debating Championship.