LEWISTON — Spooky coincidence? Certainly. Brock Clarke’s latest novel, after all, follows a Danish cartoonist forced into hiding after his drawing of Muhammad sparks outrage. The parallels to the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris are too striking to ignore. But it would be a mistake to think that ominous timing is the only thing driving Clarke’s […]
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College Men’s Basketball: Bates rallies past Wesleyan
LEWISTON — Down by nine points early in the second half Friday night, there was no need to panic or fret. The Bates College men’s basketball team didn’t let a flurry of Wesleyan 3’s and a nine-point lead fluster them in a key NESCAC showdown at Alumni Gym. The Bobcats shrugged off the deficit and […]
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Bates College Arts Crawl, Sangai Asia Night to showcase student creativity for the fifth year
A smorgasbord of performing, visual and literary arts, the Bates Arts Crawl begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in locations around campus. The hotspots are the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St., presenting music and the visual arts; and Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave., featuring various performing arts in Memorial Commons and literary readings […]
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Lewiston homeowner doesn’t sell to Bates for new dorms
LEWISTON — When Bates College set out to build new dorms for its burgeoning student population, they approached homeowners abutting the campus with offers to buy their houses. One of those homeowners said she wasn’t interested in selling. So, Bates is building around her — literally. [UPDATE: Bates College: There grows the neighborhood] Selma Nelson, who […]
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Bates College offering free business event
LEWISTON — Major players in online business will come to Bates College to discuss their industry and their career paths in a “Purposeful Work Unplugged” conversation at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Fireplace Lounge, Commons, 136 Central Ave. The speakers are JP Maheu, head of global brand and agency strategy for Twitter, and […]
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Time to fill out FAFSA; help available Thursday at Lewiston High
LEWISTON — Financial aid experts will be at Lewiston High School on Thursday to help parents and seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. and is open to any high school senior and his or her parents, not just those from Lewiston, said Doug […]
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Radicalism encouraged at MLK service at Bates
LEWISTON — People of all faiths and backgrounds braved the weather to attend the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service Sunday evening at Gomes Chapel, where attendees were encouraged to become more radical. In an opening musical offering, Divyamaan Sahoo and Duncan Reehl played “Strange Fruit,” a song written by Jewish teacher Abel […]
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Fitness program will continue, with changes
LEWISTON — HealthSteps isn’t going away just yet. After hearing from people upset that St. Mary’s Health System was ending the popular fitness program at the end of 2014, officials have decided to see whether they can save parts of the program, according to a spokeswoman. HealthSteps had offered yoga, track, aquatic fitness, racquetball and […]
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Students chant, march through downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — The protests have come to Lewiston. Starting at about 5 p.m. Friday, a crowd of more than 100 people began a march through downtown Lewiston, starting at Bates College and ending on Birch Street. What followed was a series of minor traffic snarls and a lot of curiosity. Lewiston police officers in cruisers […]