Bates in the News
Below is a sampling of news stories about Bates and Bates alumni.
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SaturdayAugust 16, 2008 |
Bates Olympian!I am completely obsessed with sports. So obviously since getting back from camp I have been watching as much of the Olympics as I possibly can. |
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TuesdayAugust 12, 2008 |
From Bates to the GamesAndrew Byrnes ’05 is a member of the Canadian men’s eight crew that captured the gold medal Aug. 17 during the 2008 Olympics — Canada’s first medal in the event since 1992. |
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SundayAugust 10, 2008 |
Iranians of all political stripes, ages believe U.S. will attackIn an essay published in Maine’s Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel newspapers in Maine, Visiting Professor of Politics Eric Hooglund writes about his early summer trip to Iran, which coincided with U.S. Senate and House resolutions (since blocked) authorizing President Bush to set up a naval blockade of Iran. |
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TuesdayAugust 5, 2008 |
To heal the woundedA book review in The New York Times praised the team of U.S. Army medical professionals, including Dr. Dave Lounsbury ’72, a retired colonel, that pushed for publication of War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003–2007. |
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SundayAugust 3, 2008 |
Town says goodbye to VIP visitorIn a Boston Globe story about what was probably the last visit to Kennebunkport by a “Bush who is a sitting president,” reporter Matt Viser interviewed self-described “little guy” Steve Kingston ’88, owner of The Clam Shack. During the George W. Bush presidency, Kingston has provided lobster for international dignitaries and once was interviewed by the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera. |
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ThursdayJuly 31, 2008 |
Surdukowski and KaradzicThe Concord (N.H.) Monitor interviewed lawyer Jay Surdukowski in July after the capture of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who will stand trial after 12 years at large. |
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WednesdayJuly 30, 2008 |
Bates earns high marks for environmental sustainabilityBates College has been notified it received a top score, along with 10 other U.S. colleges and universities, in a “Green Rating” system developed by test preparation organization Princeton Review and ecoAmerica. |
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SundayJuly 13, 2008 |
Switching careersEconomic uncertainty is leading more and more people to consider big career changes. Some are seeking new fields after a layoff, while others seek just-in-case alternatives in anticipation of troubles ahead. |
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ThursdayJune 26, 2008 |
Reverend Gomes celebrates a milestonePeter J. Gomes ’65, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and pastor of Memorial Church at Harvard University, recently celebrated his 40th anniversary in the ministry. |
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FridayJune 13, 2008 |
Exhibit weaves stories of Maine millworkers‘Weaving a World: Lewiston’s Millworkers, 1920-2008′ describes the mills, millworkers and the social world they made … [and] gives us a front-row seat on history. |