Stories about "Maine and New England"
Report from the road: Bates’ Zipcar program
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:34 am
"Driving a Prius is . . . a little bit of an adjustment." But once she's past the unfamiliarity of operating the hybrid, a Bates student finds new freedom through Bates' Zipcar program.
Bates students by the numbers
Thursday, September 6, 2007 11:05 am
Although the final numbers are subject to change, some 1,660 students are expected on campus this fall and 193 will be attending Bates-sponsored programs off campus. New to Bates are 445 first-year students and 15 transfer students, drawn from a record 4,650 applications.
Fabled AESOP trips build first-year solidarity
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:20 am
Annual Entering Student Outdoor Program (AESOP) sends small groups of students hiking, camping, climbing, kayaking and canoeing across northern New England with the aim of helping the newbies make personal connections before classes start. This year's 80 leaders, working in pairs, will bring more than 250 first-years to destinations from Isle au Haut to Baxter State Park to Vermont's Long Trail.
PearsonWidrig DanceTheater presents performance installation
Monday, August 6, 2007 9:30 am
Celebrating the Bates Dance Festival's commitment to producing innovative outdoor events, PearsonWidrig DanceTheater returns to Maine this summer to create another magical site-specific performance installation, this time on and around Lake Andrews on the Bates College campus.
Lakeside Concerts continue with Maine brass quintet
Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:16 am
Maine's own Downeast Brass performs in the 2007 Bates College Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series Thursday, July 26, in the Florence Keigwin Amphitheater at the college's Lake Andrews.
Popular Maine singer-songwriter up next in Lakeside Concert series
Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:32 am
Popular Maine singer-songwriter Anni Clark performs in the 2007 Bates College Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series Thursday, Aug. 2, in the Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, by the college's Lake Andrews.
Scene Again: In 1892, Bates was best in baseball
Monday, July 23, 2007 3:52 pm
In 1892, baseball already reigned as the nation’s pastime, but interest in football was growing.
MPBN to broadcast college, music society ensembles in Brahms' Requiem
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:40 am
In March, two Bates musical ensembles joined two community ensembles in a first-of-its-kind performance of Johannes Brahms' masterful A German Requiem. At 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, the stations of MPBN Radio will broadcast the concert on the MaineStage program.
Commencement 2007 stories, photographs and videos
Sunday, May 27, 2007 12:08 pm
"If you want to solve all the problems that we're facing in this world, it's unlikely that the people and ideas that got us to where we are will be the ones that are going to get us to a different place," Segway inventor Dean Kamen told 464 graduates at Bates College' 141st Commencement.
Bates celebrates Harward Center for Community Partnerships Awards
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 1:14 pm
Twelve individuals and organizations, recipients of the first Bates College Harward Center for Community Partnership Awards, were recently recognized in a celebration at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives.