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The Bates Student THE VOICE OF BATES COLLEGE SINCE 1873 WEDNESDAY September 14, 2016 Vol. 147, Issue. 1 Lewiston, Maine FORUM ARTS & LEISURE SPORTS All six a cappella groups Tardie ‘17 questions Bates welcomes three start off the semester with the reality of safety for new head coaches the entertaining Puddle certain groups of people for the 2016-2017 Concert at the Keigwin at Bates. academic year. Amphitheater. See Page 2 See Page 5 See Page 7 Academic Resource Commons Bates Health Center provides Bates students with a gets an upgrade unified academic support system The health center will experience several changes this year. Max Huang/THE BATES STUDENT ing structures and services with KATIE ZIEGLER best practices in the field, including CONTRIBUTING WRITER those to support students with di- Many students may have no- verse identities.” Bates unveils the ARC to help tutor student through empathy and communication tactics. ticed the shiny new health center To these ends, the health cen- Max Huang/THE BATES STUDENT on Campus Avenue; however, the ter has undergone a number of health center changes go beyond the changes, including a new partner- “Peer tutors… have been Commons is trust,” Sanford said. new coat of paint — over the sum- ship with Central Maine Medical AMAR OJHA & NOAH LEVICK through the coursework that they’re “Trust in the peer tutors to figure EDITORS IN CHIEF mer, Bates has revamped its medical Center (CMMC). The CMMC is supporting,” Sanford said, “they’ve out, based on their knowledge and and mental health services. What located in Lewiston on 300 Main done well, received a high grade in expertise, what the best way is to On Friday, September 9 at 3:00 are the biggest changes this year, and Street. According to the informa- that course work [and] a nomina- work with that student.” p.m. on the first floor of Ladd Li- how will they affect your next visit? tion sent out by Student Affairs, the tion from a faculty member to be a For those interested in working brary, Bates unveiled its new cen- Back in May, the Campus Cul- CMMC partnership will give health tutor for that area, and [have] been at the ARC, the hiring process for ter for educational support. The ture Working Group issued a final services more access to diagnostics through a pretty rigorous applica- Fall 2017 will begin in the winter Student had an opportunity to sit report of their findings. Concern- testing, medical specialities, and the tion process.” for next fall. down with the Director of Writing ing student health, they found that CMMC’s medical records system. When asked the most impor- More information on the ARC at Bates and Director of the newly many students were unhappy with The health center’s hours have tant characteristics in selecting peer and upcoming student-run work- founded Academic Resource Com- aspects of health services at Bates, also changed. During the week, the educators, Dr. Sanford explained shops can be at bates.edu/academic- mons (ARC), Daniel Sanford, who including the quality of the facili- on-campus center has changed their that he prioritized empathy and resource-commons. explained “the change[s] to how ties, mental health education, and hours of operation, from 9 am to 5 communication, two traits he’s no- The ARC’s hours are as follows: Bates approaches tutoring” and out- quality of medical care. In response pm. After 5 pm, services will con- ticed make a profound difference in 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thurs- lined how the college has remodeled the Campus Culture Working tinue to be provided, first at Urgent academic support. day, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and its structure for academic support. Group recommended that the col- Care in Auburn until 9 pm, and then “A big part of the employment from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. Dr. Sanford, who taught lin- lege “better align medical services from 9 pm to 9 am in the CMMC model at the Academic Resource guistics and English and worked for with best practices in the industry, Emergency department. The health the Center for Academic Support at including the modernization of all aspects of the operation,” as well the University of New Mexico for a See HEALTH CENTER, PAGE 4 number of years before coming to as “better align mental health staff- Bates in the fall of 2015, wants to streamline Bates’ system. “Bates has this really long histo- ry of providing academic support,” Sanford said, “[but] there have been “Sending it” on a lot of differences between what it means to be a peer tutor in different departments.” The Academic Resource Com- mons aims to place all of the col- AESOP 2016 lege’s educational support resources in one place, making it “easier for the students who need help to know New year, same success for BOC where to get it.” In the past, student affairs Leading up to the departure of would coordinate tutoring for stu- NICHOLAS MEYERSON the trips, head coordinators Nate STAFF WRITER dents, while the writing center and Diplock ‘17, Jamo Karsten ‘17, and Peer Assisted Learning in the Sci- Audrey Puleio ‘17 spent the previ- While nervous first-year stu- ences (PALS) were separate entities. ous school year and summer gath- dents gathered around The Puddle The Academic Resource Com- ering supplies and preparing for the learning about their upcoming four- mons integrates these programs. Stu- arrival of the first-years. With the day trip into the wilderness, 108 dents will now talk with a resource help of the three assistant coordina- upperclassmen leaders prepared to representative at the ARC front desk tors, Adair Andre ‘18, Katie Harnett welcome the incoming class with a to determine what support best fits ‘18, and Kurt Niiler ‘18, the coor- downpour of water balloons and in- their needs. While tutors are still dinators were tasked with gathering tense screaming. A symbolic open- available to assist students in writing permits, buying food and supplies, ing to the start of AESOP, 498 first- essays or completing science home- and preparing leaders for their fu- year AESOPers met their trip leaders work, ARC offers a greater variety ture trips. In addition to the tedious with open arms and icebreakers, of support. One-on-one tutoring, preparation that went into this year’s learning about their trip and meet- group sessions, and learning strate- AESOP organization, there was also ing other first years. gies workshops are among the op- a week of leadership training that “This was my first moment at tions available to students. included Wilderness First Aid cer- Bates where I truly felt the energy Dr. Sanford envisions the ARC tification, outdoor workshops, and of the students and I just remem- as a brand new study environment. leadership trips, meant to prepare ber pure happiness and excitement,” “Academic Resource Commons [is] leaders for the environment they are Lizzie Ottenstein ‘20 said. a place where [students] can work ... about to be placed in. Fifty-four trips departed the instead of doing that stuff alone in Following the return of all fifty- following day with two leaders ac- your dorm room where you can get four trips and true to the mission companying the first-years through- stuck, you can do all of those things of the AESOP program, first-year out different parts of the Maine and in [the] ARC space, in the pres- students expressed a greater sense of New Hampshire wilderness. Trips ence of other people who have been comfort among their classmates and ranged in outdoor experience from through that class and are there to in pursuing their own social and the Level 1 “Maine Coastal Chillin’” support that work.” academic endeavors at Bates. trips to the Level 5 “Franconia The selection of the physical lo- “I was able to test my limits and Notch backpacking” trip. In addi- cation was central to this philosophy challenge myself due to my fear of tion, this year AESOP conducted of bringing together academic sup- heights. It felt really good to push additional backpacking and farm port resources, as “ARC tutors are ... my abilities and reach my full po- trips and also led an all-new moun- close to a lot of other support like re- tential. It was also a great opportu- tain biking trip. search librarians and the Help Desk, nity to meet new people and make “I led the Mountain biking trip so whenever students are working in a lot of friends who I wouldn’t nor- which was a trip new this year. I that space they’re just close to what- mally know,” Akari Stimler ‘20 said. think besides being an overall blast, ever support they need.” it was really cool to see kids chal- The selection process for peer Students learn more about how to utilize the ARC. lenging themselves and succeeding,” See AESOP, PAGE 4 tutors is an intensive one.