LEWISTON — Six Maine college students received Maine Campus Compact’s statewide Heart and Soul Student Award on April 25 in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives at Bates College. Each year, Maine Campus Compact recognizes up to six college students who are actively involved in transforming their campuses and communities into environments of civic engagement. These […]
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College roundup: Bates' rowing teams dominant at New England championships
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Bates College women’s rowing team lived up to its hype, both as defending champion and the top-ranked team in the nation, at the New England Rowing Championships on Saturday. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III, took first in all seven of their races, including four grand finals. Bates’ […]
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Bates College: There grows the neighborhood
The college currently owns and pays taxes on 60 houses and apartment buildings around the campus — as part of its plan to secure a long-term and expandable future for itself.
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Lewiston master plan will help Bates' future growth
LEWISTON — Since its founding in 1855 as New England’s first co-educational college, Bates has gradually expanded.With a single dormitory, a classroom building and a gymnasium, Bates took up a fraction of the space it occupies today. A scattering of farms and homes surrounded it.Bates now has scores of buildings, playing fields and open space […]
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College roundup: Bates' Fakorede claims New England title
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Bates College senior Adedire Fakorede claimed his third consecutive New England discus title Friday at the New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at MIT. Fakorede’s throw of 171 feet, 9 inches, was more than 7 feet longer than the runner-up. Also for the Bobcats, sophomore Brendan Donohue finished second […]
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A-L Hall of Fame: Court inducted after almost four decades of coaching
Lewiston High School track coach Carolyn Court will be inducted into the Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Carolyn Court had a career that most runners dream of. An All-American at Southern Connecticut State University in the 800-meter run (she ran a 2:14), Court moved on to become a grad […]
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10th annual drag event to benefit Outright L-A
LEWISTON — On Saturday, May 5, Outright Lewiston-Auburn will present the 10th annual Lewistunning Dragapalooza to benefit the organization’s work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth in Androscoggin County. The show will begin at 6 p.m. at the Bates College Schaeffer Theater, 305 College St. Doors open at 5 p.m. An amazing array […]
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Ruby E. Agnew
LEWISTON — Ruby E. “Judy” “Goggi” Agnew, 97, of Auburn, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 28, at CMMC, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Williston, Vt. on Sept. 26, 1920, the daughter of the late George U. and Gertrude (Davis) Richardson. She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1938 and […]
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College softball: Bates' Pelletier named NESCAC Pitcher of the Week
HADLEY, Mass. — For the second time this season, Bates College sophomore pitcher Kirsten Pelletier was named the NESCAC Pitcher of the Week. Pelletier, of Sidney, tossed her second no-hitter of the season in a 10-0 win over Colby on Friday. She struck out 10 in that five-inning game. The next day, she shut down […]
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College rowing: 'Speed runs deep' — Bobcats dominate Bates Invitational
GREENE — The Bates College rowing program’s depth was on display Sunday at the Bates Invitational on the Androscoggin River. The Bobcats won all seven 2,000-meter races of the regatta, which included Bates, Middlebury College, the University of New Hampshire, and, for the three varsity four races, the University of Maine at Orono. “It was […]