For the first time in 10 years, the Bobcats defeated NESCAC rival Williams in men’s lacrosse. The No. 6 team in the country had a rough start, but a better finish, and it meant a long-awaited win for Bates at Garcelon Field. The two conference rivals have met every year since that last victory, but […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: No. 6 Bates bites nails to beat Keene State College
LEWISTON — The Bates men’s lacrosse team knows how to beat Keene State College. The Bobcats beat the Owls in each of the past three regular seasons — by increasing margins — and knocked them out of the NCAA Division III Tournament in the first round last year. No win was guaranteed when the teams […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: Bates takes down Trinity in home opener
Jack Allard scored first for the Bobcats (5-1, 2-1 NESCAC), then assisted on Charlie Fay’s goal just over a minute later to make it 2-0 Bates 3:05 into the game. The Bantams (1-4, 1-2) evened the game with goals by Stefan Pappas and Ben Knaus in the latter half of the first quarter. Late in […]
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Faure receives service award
LEWISTON — The longtime director of the Bates Dance Festival, Laura Faure, received the National High School Dance Festival’s Outstanding Service Award in a ceremony at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh on March 3. The award was presented during the festival’s biennial conference. Faure has served as the director of the Bates festival and lecturer […]
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PHOTOS: Bates College women hang on to top No. 9 Amherst
The win keeps Bates (5-0) unblemished on the season. The loss is Amherst’s first in two games. Bates got off to a quick start in the first half. Kaileigh Maguire put the Bobcats ahead 1-0 at the 28:37 mark. Maguire then assisted a scoring strike by Emma Brinkman two minutes later to give Bates a […]
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Maine Jewish Film Fest opens at Bates
LEWISTON — Now in its 19th season, the Maine Jewish Film Festival this year includes Bates College among its Maine venues, along with sites in Portland, Waterville and Brunswick. The festival events at Bates begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in Pettengill Hall’s Perry Atrium, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). Screenings […]
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Concerts honoring jazz greats to be held at Bates
LEWISTON — Pianist-composer Frank Carlberg will be presenting three March concerts honoring some of the most influential artists in jazz. Two of the concerts take place on a single evening, Thursday, March 3. In a 7 p.m. “Music Salon,” Carlberg presents Bates students and a music faculty colleague, pianist Tom Snow, playing compositions by Billy […]
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Bates alum gives $10 million to promote better medicine
LEWISTON — Michael Bonney, a former CEO of a pharmaceutical company that developed a powerhouse drug, and his wife, Alison Grott Bonney, have given Bates the largest single gift in the college’s history: $10 million, college President Clayton Spencer announced Monday. The gift was part of $19 million donated to the college’s endowment from several […]