Poet Robert Farnsworth will read from his poetry at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., Lewiston. He is the founder of Bates’ creative writing concentration and the college’s Literary Arts Live series, of which this reading is a part. Farnsworth has taught poetry writing and literature at Bates for 26 […]
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Pianist John Kramer to perform at Bates College
Pianist John Kramer will perform an all-original program at Bates College on Jan. 18. Kramer, an assistant professor at the Berklee College of Music and a member of the Bates College Class of 1995, says that Bates is where he decided to become a musician. He composed all the music for this return to alma mater, […]
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Bates men's basketball drops close one to Salem State
LEWISTON — Salem State gaurd Rayshaw Matthews secured a steal with seven seconds left and fed Tyreik McCauley for a layup with 3.8 seconds remaining, as the Vikings completed a wild 83-81 comeback victory over the Bates College men’s basketball team Monday night at Alumni Gymnasium. The Vikings (13-3) trailed the Bobcats (8-9) 81-76 with […]
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Bates recognizes MLK Jr. during interfaith service
LEWISTON — On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jamil Drake urged the congregants of Bates College’s interfaith service to remember King’s struggles and the entirety of his fight for civil rights. Drake, a previous visiting professor at Bates and current assistant professor of religion at Florida State University, was asked to give […]
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Bates' basketball teams fall to Williams; Maine men's hockey team also loses
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Willams College, the No. 4 ranked team in Division III basketball, pulled away in the second half to defeat Bates College 79-68 in a NESCAC men’s basketball contest. James Heskett led the Ephs (12-3, 3-1 NESCAC) with 23 points while Bobby Casey had 19 points and Mike Greenman had 11 points. Jeff Spellman […]
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MLK Jr. Day events in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Many local events are planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services of Lewiston will hold its fourth annual MLK Jr. Day at the MEIRS Youth and Family Center at 256 Bartlett St. and at Longley Elementary School gymnasium, Birch […]
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College basketball roundup: Bates women trip up Middlebury; men falter
LEWISTON — A three-point win for the Bates College women’s basketball team came in part because of the 3-point shot. Emily Freedland scored all 15 of her points in the second half on five 3s and Julia Middlebrook made her only 3-point attempt in the waning seconds of a 60-57 victory over Middlebury in NESCAC action […]
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Biking weather in Greene
Bates College senior Chris Dsida bikes Tuesday along Meadow Hill Road in Greene. He races with the Bates cycling club for Downeast Racing in Portland. He said race season is two months away so he gets in some miles when the weather is good. “It’s finally nice to get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we have […]
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College football: Cosgrove excited to be at Colby
Former University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove speaks with media during a news conference at Colby College on Monday. Cosgrove is the new football coach for Colby. (Staff Photo by David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) WATERVILLE — The coach who acknowledged being battered by the grind of his old job couldn’t help but smile as […]
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College roundup: Bates men win, women fall to Colby
LEWISTON — Junior Nick Lynch led the way for Bates with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Bobcats held off a furious rally from Colby to prevail 83-76 in men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-6) jumped out to a 30-7 lead. But, the Mules (7-5) refused to go away, taking […]