Stories about "Lewiston-Auburn"
In 1940, pilot Catherine Winne ’41 was the first Bates female student to take to the skies
Friday, March 22, 2019 11:17 am
In 1940, Winne learned to fly through a civilian pilot training program that was also about preparing for war.
Did you know: In 1922, Bates College founded the Maine high school basketball tournament
Thursday, February 28, 2019 3:03 pm
In 1922, Bates’ promotions-minded athletics director invited eight schoolboy teams to compete for the first statewide high school hoops title. And a tradition was born.
From the Archives: Old hockey puck and horse-drawn mail delivery
Friday, January 25, 2019 10:42 am
Mail delivery by horse-drawn carriage, and the hockey puck from a 1927 game that was “fast and furious and marked by many swinging sticks.”
Refugees’ stories come to life in puppetry of Ching ’19, Sandglass Theater
Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:54 pm
A singer, actor, and puppeteer with Sandglass Theater, Kei Ching '19 sparks the Vermont troupe's residency at Bates.
Through hands-on research, Bates students help expand access to energy-saving window inserts
Friday, December 14, 2018 9:56 am
In a community-engaged environmental studies research course, the community engagement and the research happen simultaneously.
Look What We Found: Joe Hall’s chunk of ash wood
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 4:06 pm
The ash tree looms large in Wabanaki culture. That’s why Hall, a Bates historian, keeps a hunk of the hardwood in his Pettengill Hall office.
From the Archives: Ode to a 30-cent hot dog
Monday, November 26, 2018 12:00 am
A few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and elsewhere on campus — and beyond.
Five bales of plastic recyclables sit outside Commons. But is it art yet?
Thursday, November 1, 2018 8:18 am
Five bales of plastic recyclables sitting on the lawn outside Commons challenge our "out of sight, out of mind" attitudes.
Red Sox vs. Dodgers in 1916, when Lewiston’s ‘Rough’ Carrigan led Boston
Friday, October 26, 2018 10:04 am
Nicknamed "Rough" for his style of play, Carrigan once said that "the first great requisite for success in baseball is nerve."
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Garcelon
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:13 pm
The signature athletic field at Bates is named for Dr. Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston, one of the earliest and longest supporters of Bates College.