Novelist Chinelo Okparanta will visit Bates College to read from and discuss her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Born and raised in Nigeria, Okparanta is the author of “Happiness,” “Like Water” and “Under the Udala Trees.” An assistant professor of English and creative writing at Bucknell […]
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College football: Bates puts up fight, falls to Amherst
LEWISTON — Amherst broke a scoreless halftime tie by scoring on its first two drives of the second half and avoided a stunning upset with a 19-7 NESCAC football win over Bates College at Garcelon Field on Saturday. New Bobcats coach Malik Hall said his team’s enthusiasm at halftime, when the score was 0-0, was […]
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College football: Custavious Patterson overhauling Bates' offense
Bates College offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson runs offensive drills during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) When Malik Hall was hired as Bates College’s football coach in June, he went to work on convincing Custavious Patterson to be his offensive coordinator. Patterson immediately did a deep dive into whatever video he could find of Bobcats […]
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College football: Brandon Potvin helping to build defense, culture at Bates
Bates College defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin talks with linebacker David Campbell during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Bates defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin is an embodiment of something new head coach Malik Hall has talked about on several occasions since he was hired in mid-June: People over product. “It’s all about relationships, because there’s a […]
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Bates College presents American humorist Jesse Appell
Bates College presents Chinese-style comedian Jesse Appell, a former Fulbright Scholar who performs humor in the Xiangsheng style, as well as bilingual improv and Chinese stand-up. He seeks to overcome cultural gaps by focusing on storytelling and character rather than surface differences and stereotypes. The show is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Benjamin Mays […]
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College roundup: CMCC women’s soccer beats Vermont Tech with strong second half
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. — Deliah Schreiber had a goal and an assist, and Central Maine Community College scored four second-half goals to defeat Vermont Tech 4-2 in women’s soccer action Saturday. Samantha Belardo, Katelynn Greene and Rachel Dunn also scored for the Mustangs. Savannah Fisher assisted on Belardo’s goal. Schreiber and Fisher played at Lisbon […]
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College roundup: Bates men’s soccer shuts out UMaine-Farmington
LEWISTON — Ciaran Bardong and Morgan Dewdney scored second-half goals to push the Bates (1-0) past UMaine-Farmington (1-2) in men’s soccer action Wednesday. Bardong scored from Peder Bakken with 25:41 left in regulation. Six minutes later, Dewdney and Sam Huebschmann went for a header off a pass from from Liam Goldfarb. Dewdney connected for the […]
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New-look Bobcats embracing new era of Bates College football
Bates College quarterback Brendan Costa works with offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson at the Lewiston college on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The new era of Bates College football has a new outfit. The Bobcats unveiled their new uniforms Sunday morning for their team photo and the program’s media day at Garcelon Field. The new […]
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Becca Stevens to kick off free concert series at Bates
Performing at Bates College at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, is eclectic singer-songwriter Becca Stevens. She is celebrated for crafting exquisite compositions for both her own band and artists as diverse as pop star David Crosby and classical pianist Timo Andres. Stevens’ show will open the 2018-19 free concert season presented by the Olin Concert […]
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Bates College's second-biggest class ever about to arrive
LEWISTON — After seeing a surge in applications last year, Bates College is preparing to welcome the second-largest class in its history. The college expects 550 students to arrive on campus next week, nearly 10 percent more than its typical class. Only once, back in 2001, was there a larger class. College officials said the […]