Stories about "Lewiston"
Generosity, care, and kindness remind us ‘to hold onto hope’ in the wake of tragedy
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:25 am
"Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace...remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope," said President Garry W. Jenkins during a Vigil for Grief and Remembrance held in Gomes Chapel on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.
My first job: summer cop in Lewiston in 1972
Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:58 am
For Mac Herrling '72, working as a summer Lewiston cop seemed like a good way to get a clue about life beyond campus.
Here’s what new Bates students say about Lewiston
Friday, August 17, 2018 12:12 pm
”The plaza and park are inviting and pretty. The people are diverse and friendly, and there are many different types of shops to explore.”
Slideshow: Students in downtown Lewiston with their Action/Research projects
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 4:47 pm
Bates students contribute skills, stick-to-itiveness, and, it turns out, a good dose of self-awareness to Short Term projects in Lewiston-Auburn.
Video: A student’s love letter to Lewiston
Friday, May 18, 2018 9:56 am
Graduating senior Durotimi Akinkugbe explains why Bates students love Lewiston.
When new Bates students meet Lewiston, here’s what they say
Friday, August 11, 2017 11:08 am
Lewiston's chance to make a first impression on first-year students comes next month during the Downtown Walkabout during Orientation.
What’s In a Lewiston Name: Androscoggin
Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:30 pm
"Androscoggin," the name of Lewiston's river and county, is the contemporary word describing a Native American tribe that lived here.
What do we know about Bates’ first Irish-born graduate?
Friday, March 17, 2017 12:22 pm
Dennis Joseph Callahan, Class of 1876, was born in Bishopstown, Ireland, on Christmas Day in 1852.
Picture story: Visiting Quebec City and Lewiston, learning to think like a historian
Friday, September 2, 2016 12:19 pm
Studying Quebec-to-Lewiston migration, students in a Short Term course learned the distinctive ways that historians “think and approach subject matter.”
Video: Skip Capone, the old football coach, finds a new sport and a new way to give back
Friday, August 12, 2016 12:36 pm
A longtime assistant football coach at Bates and Lewiston football coaching legend, Capone is now giving back to his community in a new way.