LEWISTON — “I hope I can inspire America to save all children,” educator, social activist and author Geoffrey Canada said in his keynote address at the 151st Bates College Commencement exercises Sunday morning. Speaking before 459 Bates College graduates assembled on the historic quad in front of Coram Library, Canada emphasized that we must eradicate […]
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Bates College women’s rowing earns second national title
The Bates College women’s rowing team celebrates winning the Division III National Championship Saturday in New Jersey. WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Depth was key for Bates College on Saturday, as the women’s rowing program earned its second national title in three years with a one-point win over Williams on Mercer Lake. The Bobcats’ second varsity […]
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Local roundup: Bates women’s rowing reaches NCAA finals
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Bates College women’s rowing team followed through on the first day of the NCAA Championships. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Division III, rowed to first-place finishes in their first and second varsity eight heats Friday on Mercer Lake. Bates hadn’t raced since winning the National Invitational Rowing Championship on […]
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Bates College addresses racial uproar after black student handcuffed at dance
Bates College has hired two private investigators to look into student complaints that security personnel improperly handcuffed a black male student in front of his peers at a dance this month. The officers, who work for the college, have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the probe, according to a note […]
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Fireworks planned at Bates College for Saturday
LEWISTON — A student group at Bates College will present fireworks over the college’s Lake Andrews starting around 9 p.m. Saturday, May 20. The event was postponed from earlier this month. An organization promoting Asian and Asian-American awareness, identity and fellowship at Bates, Sangai Asia sponsors a fireworks show near the end of every academic […]
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Bates College gets $50 million gift
UPDATED 12:08 PM LEWISTON — The Bonney family, which last year gave Bates College $10 million, has given the private liberal arts school an even bigger gift: $50 million. The money, which is the largest donation in the college’s history and one of the largest for any school in Maine, comes as part of a […]
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Ducklings rescued from drainpipe
One of nine ducklings rescued by firefighters from a drainpipe at Bates College in Lewiston on Monday is held before being reunited with its mother. Fire Capt. Rick Cailler said the ducklings were healthy and are now reunited with their mother. They were found behind Laine Hall and were pulled out of the drainpipe with […]
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Campus Notes: Bates’ Chlastawa breaks NCAA record; Bobcats playing on the road
Maryland’s Ed Mullen set a men’s lacrosse NCAA Tournament single-game record with 12 points in 1976. Syracuse’s Gary Gait matched that in 1988. That mark stood until Saturday when Bates College freshman Matt Chlastawa tallied 13 points to set an all-divisions NCAA Tournament record in the Bobcats’ 26-14 third-round victory over Amherst. Chlastawa (Westfield, Massachusetts) […]
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Miracles from Maine
Mice genetically altered to mimic Pitt Hopkins affliction could not remember where a platform was located in their mouse-sized swimming pool in their Bates College laboratory even though they’d encountered it in the same spot more than a dozen times in the previous two weeks. After being given the drug vorinostat, they remembered the location, […]
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Bates men’s lacrosse stuffs Amherst to reach NCAA quarterfinals
LEWISTON — The Bates College men’s lacrosse trio of Charlie Fay, Kyle Weber and Matt Chlastawa call themselves “Two-and-a-half men” — Fay is 6-foot-4, Weber stands 6-foot-2 and Chlastawa tips the tape at just 5-foot-6. On Saturday, two-and-a-half men gave Amherst College all it could handle in the teams’ NCAA round of 16 playoff matchup. The […]