LEWISTON — Running toward second base, Melissa Paione had a thought. What might happen if she slid aggressively into the bag? During a Bates College softball game in Florida earlier this season, the former Edward Little High School standout slid hard into the base, disrupting the play and reaching second safely. She also acquired a […]
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Women’s lacrosse: Middlebury rallies past Bates
The Panthers had already rallied to tie their women’s lacrosse game Saturday afternoon, and when an errant pass floated across the front of the goal mouth, the Panthers took full advantage. Bridget Instrum turned her interception of that pass into a quick goal, lifting Middlebury to a 7-6 win over the Bates Bobcats at Garcelon […]
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Bates College roundup: Women lacrosse runs away from Hamilton
Bridget Meedzan added three goals for the Bobcats (7-3, 3-2 NESCAC), Wally Pierce added two goals and two assists, while Moriah Greenstein chipped in with a goal and three assists. Cara Cappellini also added a goal and an assist on offense. After allowing four consecutive goals in first half to fall behind 4-2, the Bobcats […]
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College softball: Time of transition
LEWISTON — When McKell Barnes saw the job listing, she thought it just might be the right opportunity for her. “My career goal growing up and playing softball was that I always knew that I wanted to be a college head coach,” Barnes said. “Before that, I was a high school math teacher, and I […]
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Stand-up comedy meets economics at Bates College
LEWISTON — “You might be an economist if you’re an expert on money but you still dress like a flood victim.” Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman delivered his presentation, “Comedy, Economics and Climate Change” to a Bates College audience Thursday afternoon. The lecture combined politics and economics with a lively stand-up style and a PowerPoint presentation […]
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Bates College students and Twin Cities representatives discuss civic engagement
LEWISTON — Civic engagement was the topic shared in a discussion Tuesday morning between a group of Bates College students and representatives of L-A government, education, business and nonprofit endeavors. It was a two-way exchange of ideas on career and civic commitment relationships, and its goal was to identify ways in which students might change […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]
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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 […]
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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 […]