Stories from 2013
BatesNews: November 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013 10:20 am
This month’s items: $11.5 million Catalyst Fund will support ‘transformational change’ at…
Harvard media report on President Spencer, ‘godmother’ of Crimson Summer Academy, speaking at anniversary event
Friday, November 8, 2013 9:55 am
The program is "all about aligning the students’ ambition with opportunities," Spencer said.
Rosamond Toomey ’33 turns 103, and the Hartford Courant takes note
Friday, November 8, 2013 9:15 am
A Phi Beta Kappa mathematics major at Bates, she went on to a long teaching career.
Public radio’s Marketplace heads Down East, visits Raye’s Mustard and Kevin Raye ’83
Friday, November 8, 2013 8:28 am
The Raye mustard business dates to 1903, when the Maine sardine business was booming along the coast.
Time Out Singapore profiles Michelle Chong ’00, director of ‘3 Peas in a Pod’
Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:02 pm
The movie draws obliquely on her Bates experience.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune covers cancer survivor Tim Berg ’14 in Vitale Tennis Tournament
Thursday, November 7, 2013 3:53 pm
Tim Berg '14 is back home in Florida this weekend competing in a tournament fundraiser hosted by Dick Vitale.
Law professor, conservationist to discuss Penobscot River restoration
Thursday, November 7, 2013 2:54 pm
University of Maine Professor of Law David Owens and conservationist Colin Apse discuss freshwater sustainability measures, environmental law and the Penobscot River Restoration Project at Bates on Nov. 11.
Scenes from opera by Carpenter ’94, based on ‘The Age of Innocence,’ performed Nov. 17 in NYC
Thursday, November 7, 2013 2:04 pm
Not many people can share lessons from creating an opera. David Carpenter '94 is one.
Third annual Inside Africa Fashion Show celebrates diversity within the continent
Thursday, November 7, 2013 1:53 pm
Celebrating the depth and variety of African culture, Bates presents the third annual Inside Africa Fashion Show on Nov. 8
Press Herald Q&A with Vets First Choice CEO Ben Shaw ’00 about a ‘transformative time’ in veterinary medicine
Thursday, November 7, 2013 11:55 am
Shaw's business partners with veterinarians to set up online stores offering animal medicines and supplies directly to owners.