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Bates Puddle Jump
Eliza Kano-Bower, left, and Meg Cadden head for warm clothes after jumping into a hole through the ice on Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday. The Bates Outing Club organizes and provides safety for the annual event, which is held during the weeklong Winter Carnival.
Ryan Curit, left, and A.J. Debenedictis leap into a hole through the ice on Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday. The Bates Outing Club organizes and provides safety for the annual event, which is held during the weeklong Winter Carnival. Debenedictis of Norwell, Mass., and Curit of South Portland are members of the Bates football team. See a video of the Puddle Jump at sunjournal.com.
Students line up to make the jump into Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.
Students line up to make the jump into Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.
Students line up to make the jump into Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.
A Bates student heads for warm clothes after jumping into a hole through the ice on Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.
Water from lake Andrews comes up through the hole and floods the ice during the annual Puddle Jump at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.
Members of the Bates College Outing Club make a hole in the ice on Lake Andrews for the annual Puddle Jump in Lewiston on Friday.
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verified They're college kids
LOL.. I think they're nuts, but no harm done, and they all seem to be enjoying themselves.. They're college kids and college kids do silly things.. we did too when we were that age.
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Just goes to prove:
no SAT or common sense required for admission to Bates.
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Oh come on! You sound bitter.
Oh come on! You sound bitter. Flirting with hypothermia isn't for everyone, but give them a break! In the >30years that the Puddle Jump has been in existence, I haven't heard of a single person with a medical complications as a result.
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Just let them have their fun.
Just let them have their fun. They're not breaking any laws. They're not hurting anyone. They're not causing any problems.
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Before I get totally car
Before I get totally car bombed, make that, two Scarborough parents.
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Because Denny Breau is in the
Because Denny Breau is in the L/A area?
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At least, there are two
At least, there are two Lewiston parents who know where their kid is on a Monday night. How many hundreds are there who don't have that luxury?
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