ALT A group of prospective students walk away from Bates College's "Commons" dining hall on Alumni Walk. A "Welcome to Bates" sign can be seen in the background.

ALT Sophie Hafter, wears a hat and smiles as she hugs her artificial birch tree amidst a group of real birch trees on Bates' Alumni Walk.

ALT A line of people walk towards a bus on right. Person in foreground is carrying a small pallet of water bottles.

ALT A student (on right) bends down to put her bags underneath the bus.

ALT Bates women's basketball head coach Alison Montgomery smiles and poses for the camera before she boards the bus to the NCAA DIII National Championship tournament in Scranton, Pa.

ALT A student smiles while holding her jacket and gear as she makes her way onto the bus as the Bates women's basketball team head to Scranton, Pa., for the NCAA DIII Tournament.

ALT Lars Llorente '78, Chris Callahan ’78, and Scott Copeland ’78, walk along a path as they head to Bates' Lake Andrews for the annual "Puddle Jump" a tradition the three started in 1975.

ALT Close up shot of robe to see lettering saying the following, "The Dip" 50th Anniversary, 1975-2025

ALT The three original puddle jumpers stand and smile in their white robes and bright red scarves before the 2025 Puddle Jump.

ALT Lars Llorente '78, Chris Callahan ’78, and Scott Copeland ’78 begin their jump into the icy waters of Bates' Lake Andrews (a.k.a. "The Puddle")