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Bates College mourns death of junior John Durkin
The Bates College community is reeling, mourning the death of one of its students. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., died Thursday in Rome while on an exchange program through Trinity College of Connecticut. He had last been seen around 2:30 a.m. Thursday in Campo de’ Fiori, a historic square lined with pubs popular […]
Bates professor charting the retreat of Arctic glaciers
LEWISTON — Just as trees tell their history with rings — marking a year of life with each ring — glaciers, lakes, coral and the ground itself tell their history, geologist Mike Retelle said Friday. One needs only know where to look, said the Bates College professor and Geology Department chairman. In his case, an […]
Bates College student John Durkin, from New Hampshire, found dead in Italy
UPDATED 2:55 PM A Bates College student missing since Wednesday has been found dead in Italy. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., was last seen by friends at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sloppy Sam’s bar in the Campo de Fiori section of Rome, his uncle, Tom Durkin, told the Bangor Daily News on Friday. […]
Geologist to discuss Arctic climate at Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The February Great Falls Forum on Friday, Feb. 21, will feature Mike Retelle, Bates College geology professor, speaking about monitoring glaciers. The lecture will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. It is titled “Monitoring Glaciers in a Changing Arctic Climate: Perspectives Gained from Long […]
Scientist: U.S. has too many nuclear weapons
Note: Corrections have been made to the original story published on Jan. 30. LEWISTON — Talk about a timely message. As Laura Grego spoke to a group of Bates College students about the many dangers of nuclear arms, news was coming across the wires. “North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its […]
Reporter’s notebook: Speaking ‘in the 2nd whitest state, to white men playing jazz’
Organizers of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates College tried to get historian Gary Younge to speak at last year’s MLK Day, but there was a scheduling conflict. Younge, who writes for the British newspaper “The Guardian,” was covering Barack Obama’s inauguration. This year, Younge was at Bates, and said he was grateful for […]