The third-year trio of Charlie Fay, Kyle Weber and Andrew Melvin paced the offense, and first-year Mitchell Drake stood tall in net for the Bobcats, who finished up their regular-season home schedule with an 11-7 victory over Connecticut College at Garcelon Field on Saturday. Fay scored four goals — all after halftime — Weber added […]
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A powerful presentation
I would like to express my gratitude to Bates College, the Harward Center, Bates faculty and Bates students on the incredible program presented at the “Chaos or Community: Conversations on Criminal Justice Reform in Maine” symposium on Saturday, April 9. I lost count of the number of times I was moved to tears by the […]
Bates’ iconic mailroom to close its doors
LEWISTON — Bates College is making the move away from its classic mailroom to an upgraded Mail and Package Center in the first floor of the new residence hall on Central Avenue. For most schools, this wouldn’t seem like a huge change. But for Bates, the mailroom has been an iconic location for over 60 […]
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 2 Middlebury buries No. 9 Bates in NESCAC clash
That big opportunity turned into the biggest loss of the season of the season for Bates, which fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 12-5 loss at Garcelon Field. “We’ve had a great season up to this point, and there’s, I think, a lot for us to still look forward to, but I think […]
Men’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Bowdoin storms past No. 6 Bates
Still, that didn’t stop Bowdoin from going on the road and beating Bates, 14-10, in a key NESCAC men’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field on Wednesday. The Polar Bears (8-1, 5-1 NESCAC), ranked No. 13 in the latest USILA Division III Coaches poll, produced an avalanche of goals to start the fourth quarter, turning a […]
Criminal justice reform focus of upcoming conference at Bates
LEWISTON — A daylong symposium Saturday, April 9, at Bates College is aimed at bringing together members of the legal community to brainstorm ways of reforming criminal justice in Maine. Sam Boss, coordinator of community-engaged learning at the college’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships, said Wednesday that a full day of workshops are planned. This […]
Civil rights icon John Lewis to give commencement address at Bates
LEWISTON — John Lewis, a Georgia congressman who has been called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Bates College on May 29. Lewis is the only living member of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement, […]
Bates College students vie for startup funds
LEWISTON — Sophomore economics major Quinn Gardner likes to make smoothies in his dorm room after rowing practice. So why not scale that up? he thought. How about smoothies for all? Enter the Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition. On Saturday, he and rowing teammate Mats Terwiesch pitched their business plan for Blended, an on-campus smoothie cart […]
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Bates holds off No. 12 Hamilton
LEWISTON — The best defense in the NESCAC didn’t play like it all afternoon Saturday, but it was at its best when it needed to be. Bates College had a shaky start on the defensive end, and some tense moments at the end, but the Bobcats stood their ground for a hard-fought 8-7 victory over […]