STUDENTS
Book Tag When a bright idea hits the student psyche just right, it’s lights out. Late into the night of March 13, some 300 students played laser tag on the darkened ground floor of Ladd Library, scurrying and stalking amid the government documents, art books, and bound periodicals. When the event was first announced, the 300 available slots — about a sixth of the student body — filled in three hours, with many more being turned away. With the library shut down for the night, 30 students competed at a time, each group getting 15 minutes of playtime, until 1 a.m. The idea for the event came from two first-years, Ben Roop of Littleton, Mass., and Emma Russell of Pacific Grove, Calif., and was sponsored by Ladd Library, the Chase Hall Committee, and Late at Bates, a grant-funded program supporting student-initiated weekend programs.
To create a new club, organizers must first write a constitution.
Students can build a loft in their room if they get a college permit.
KEITH TANNENBAUM
BATES IN BRIEF FALL 20I5
First-years, from left, Sadie Mae Palmatier of Missoula, Mont., Chloe Oslin of Edmonds, Wash., and Bella Miller of New York City, all members of the rowing team, play laser tag in Ladd Library.
PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN
Did You Know?
JESS “We’re really close. It’s nice to be living with your best friends.” Jess Duserick ’18 of Arlington, Mass., in her room in the 280 College Street residence a couple of days after celebrating her first birthday away from home. Two of her new friends showered her with balloons. 6
Fall 2015
When authorized by the college, students with documented disabilities can have a service animal live with them on campus. A service animal must be a dog or, in limited cases, a miniature horse.