{"id":158236,"date":"2023-11-03T13:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?post_type=bates-news-summary&p=158236"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:40:39","slug":"158236","status":"publish","type":"bates-news-summary","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?bates-news-summary=158236","title":{"rendered":"Holding onto hope after the Lewiston shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Generosity, care, and kindness remind us \u2018to hold onto hope\u2019<\/a><\/h3>
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During a vigil in Gomes Chapel on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings, President Garry W. Jenkins reminded the Bates community of the capacity for human acts to help lift the darkness left in the wake of tragedy. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018We appreciate this so much:\u2019 a gift of smiles on a frosty Halloween evening<\/a><\/h3>
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Pain and worry have ruled days and nights in Lewiston since Oct. 25. But on a frosty fall afternoon, smiles were everywhere as local children and families came to campus for trick or treating, welcomed by Bates students showing love for their Lewiston community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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This Month at Bates<\/a><\/h3>
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What began with warmth and optimism in early October ended with unspeakable sadness in our home city of Lewiston. Bates and Lewiston have responded with strength and hope, realizing there\u2019s a long road ahead. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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Bates in the News: Nov. 3, 2023<\/a><\/h3>
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A selection of recent mentions of Bates in the news media, including a summary of coverage of Bates during the Lewiston tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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Mic’d Up: As volleyball’s libero, Ellie Asada is ‘smooth like butter’<\/a><\/h3>
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The Bates libero is full of energy, encouragement, and wit for all those around her: \u201cOoh, she\u2019s smart, she goes to Bates!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

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