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Revamping the Resume- A Guide

showson2 wrote 1 month ago: Recently I made the decision that I needed to revamp my resume after reading the advice provided by … more →

Tags: post-graduate life, The Job Search, Bates College, herd mentality, Nietzsche, Office of Career Services, Resume Writing, self-promotion

I'm So Nostalgic I Think I May Perish

showson2 wrote 1 month ago: Oh. My. God.  So I was cruising my beloved alma mater’s website and what do I come across?  A link a … more →

Tags: College Social Life, Life after Bates, Bates College, dance party, Korean BBQ, musicals, new commons, Nostalgia, YouTube

Rainy Saturdays, Chinatown, and a Mini Bates Reunion

showson2 wrote 2 months ago: This Saturday was the first day Jordan and I have had to spend together in a long time.  I was away … more →

Tags: College Social Life, Life after Bates, post-graduate life, autumn, Bates College, Bates friends, Boston, chinatown, Hiking

I have PCVOAD: Post-College Visit Over-Analysis Disorder

showson2 wrote 2 months ago: Now you won’t find this disorder in the DSM but I’m suffering from it, I’m sure of it.  Like a great … more →

Tags: College Social Life, Life after Bates, Random Thoughts, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Burger King steak burger, EconoLodge, Ikea, matt and kim

Existence Overhaul Part 2: Hitting the Books

showson2 wrote 2 months ago: If you’re anything like me, thinking about the career path you want to pursue as a post-grad is an i … more →

Tags: Life after Bates, The Job Search, post-graduate life, Bates College, Office of Career Services, Existence Overhaul, Job Search, job search tips, Post-Graduation

First Friday

showson2 wrote 6 months ago: One of the great things about Bates is its location.  Lewiston is a city that may seem intimidating … more →

Tags: College Social Life, Art, Bates College, First Friday, graffiti, Portland

Archives are cool.

showson2 wrote 6 months ago: So now that the year has finally come to a close, short term has begun to descend upon us.  Short te … more →

Tags: Short Term, Friends, Bates College, Archives, Leeds Historical Society, Photographs

Mount David Summit

showson2 wrote 8 months ago: This past Friday was the annual Mount David Summit, an afternoon of poster presentations, panel disc … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, Bates College, Women and Gender Studies, Mount David summit, 2009, dr pepper, 28 Days Later

The Women at Bates Dinner

showson2 wrote 8 months ago: To celebrate Women’s History month Bates organizes an annual “Women at Bates Dinner … more →

Tags: Bates College, Women at Bates Dinner 2009, Cheesecake, "Take Bakc the Tap", bottled water, Environmental Justice, Social Justice

The Benefits Of "Women Only"

showson2 wrote 8 months ago: So yesterday I had an English class where we discussed the book Junglee Girl by Ginu Kamani. Now, th … more →

Tags: Bates College, English class, Junglee Girl, new commons, Slimy, the fireplace lounge, the ronj, thesis, Women Only

Religion Classes are Incredibly Wuwu

showson2 wrote 8 months ago: To begin this post let me specify what I mean when I say “wuwu.”  Wuwu is a term that ha … more →

Tags: thesis, Bates College, religion classes, wuwu

A New Website For Bates!

showson2 wrote 9 months ago: A few days ago I participated in a meeting about redesigning the Bates website.  This feat is part o … more →

Tags: Community, Bates College, web design, First Years, Bates college experience

While people are getting fired, I need to get hired.

showson2 wrote 9 months ago: So the year is quickly coming to a close and nothing feels like it’s remotely close to ending … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, Bates College, tonsillitis, Moulin Rouge, Coughing, The Mummy, Office of Career Services, Health Care, Chocolate

Insider Information

showson2 wrote 10 months ago: A good friend of mine was asked to provide an updated write-up about Bates for one of these books th … more →

Tags: College Social Life, Random Thoughts, Bates College, college books, design your own major, Feminism, Friends, nice students, Religion

The Multifaith Banquet

showson2 wrote 10 months ago: Last Thursday night was the Mutlifaith Banquet.  This is a dinner held every year, hosted by the Bat … more →

Tags: Bates College, Bates Office of the Chaplain, Multifaith Council, Multifaith Banquet, the Benjamin Mays Center, Religion, Faith, Bates Events

The Harward Center: You should come in here!

showson2 wrote 10 months ago: So today I was working at the front desk of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships- a house o … more →

Tags: Bates College, Harward Center, College Life, Bates staff

Great Speeches

showson2 wrote 1 year ago: Michael Pollan came to speak at Bates last week in the Chapel and the place was absolutely packed.  … more →

Tags: Bates College, Speeches, post-secret, Phyllis Shafley, Opportunities, Bates Office of the Chaplain

Parent's Weekend

showson2 wrote 1 year ago: So this past weekend was parent’s weekend here at Bates.  Parent’s weekend always occurs in the firs … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, Bates College, Parents' Weekend, Freeport, Portland, Parents, October, Apples

Meatfest '08

showson2 wrote 1 year ago: Our communal dinners are always vegetarian.  There is one vegetarian among the five of us yet none o … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, commons, Friends, Bates College, Protein, off-campus living, Meat, Roommates


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