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 […]
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NCAA Tournament: Jones paces Bates into the third round
Despite being mauled by Plattsburgh State players, Bates’ Charlie Fay squeezes through to get a shot off during the first half of Wednesday’s playoff game in Lewiston. LEWISTON — In Wednesday’s second round NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament game, Bates College was firing on all cylinders. Eleven different Bobcats found the back of the net and […]
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Campus Notes: Local athletes thrive at New England track and field championships
Several athletes with local ties had standout performances at the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships over the weekend at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Senior Connor Harris of Auburn and sophomore Drew Gamage of Sabattus finished first and second in the triple jump for the University of Southern Maine. Harris, an Edward […]
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Middlebury tops No. 1 Bates College in NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal
LEWISTON — Saturday’s NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal game between Middlebury and Bates came down to faceoffs — win the faceoffs, gain possession, score and, hopefully, repeat. Middlebury resoundingly won the faceoff battle, 23-8, and in doing so also won the battle where it mattered most — on the scoreboard. The sixth-seeded Panthers defeated the top-ranked […]