Stories about "Maine/world"
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.

NSF awards $706K to Kristen Barnett for indigenous archaeology

Monday, October 22, 2018 10:28 am

Bates anthropologist Kristen Barnett has received some $706,000 to continue an indigenous archaeology project in Alaska.

What’s in a Lewiston Name: Frye

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:22 pm

Home to cozy student houses, a hopping social scene, and the campus coffeehouse, Frye Street is named for an illustrious Lewiston family.

Bates at Night: S’mores and more at the Bates Outing Club Lean-to

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 12:57 pm

“S'mores and campfires in the outdoors have been parts of the most empowering and connecting experiences during my time at Bates,” says Chandler Ryan ’19.

Video: Bates football learns the high-flying air raid offense

Friday, September 14, 2018 9:48 am

Sophomore quarterback Brendan Costa sums up the team's exciting new offense this way: "Throw, throw, throw!" 

Charlie Cook: 2018 midterms truly the ‘most important since Moby Dick was a guppy’

Friday, September 14, 2018 9:15 am

Which will be stronger in November: the Democratic wave or the Republican seawall?

It’s 1948, and Bates students (and a future president) are in Vogue, Mademoiselle, and Life

Friday, September 7, 2018 11:31 am

Bates students and a future U.S. president were once part of a national ad campaign to sell consumer textiles made by the Bates Manufacturing Co. of Lewiston.

What’s in a Lewiston Name: Pettengill (or Pettingill?)

Friday, August 31, 2018 7:38 am

Here’s your guide to all names Pettengill and Pettingill, a Bates building, street, and park.

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