{"id":154135,"date":"2023-06-09T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=154135"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:52:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:52:40","slug":"bates-in-the-news-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/09\/bates-in-the-news-june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates in the News: June 9, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A selection of recent mentions of Bates and Bates people in the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arianna Fano &#8217;19&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. debt ceiling: Of political game theory and unsustainable debt \u2014 <em>Forbes India<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2.webp\" alt=\"Arianna Fano '19\" class=\"wp-image-154251\" width=\"468\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2.webp 1872w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2-293x300.webp 293w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2-878x900.webp 878w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2-1498x1536.webp 1498w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2-195x200.webp 195w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Arianna-Fano_2-613x628.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arianna Fano &#8217;19 works as an economic policy analyst in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Arianna Fano)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Arianna Fano \u201919, an economic policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.\u2013based Bipartisan Policy Center, told <em>Forbes India<\/em> that the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis could \u201cundermine confidence in the global banking system and potentially lead to a wider financial crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe growing national debt poses a threat to private investment, labour market productivity, and public spending on critical government programmes,\u201d Fano said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cPolicymakers of both parties must come together to explore solutions to the unsustainable fiscal path we find ourselves on.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesindia.com\/article\/take-one-big-story-of-the-day\/us-debt-ceiling-of-political-game-theory-and-unsustainable-debt\/85123\/1\">U.S. debt ceiling: Of political game theory and unsustainable debt<\/a>,\u201d <em>Forbes India<\/em>, May 24, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates Commencement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates College graduates emerge from \u2018COVID-19\u2019 college experience \u2014 Lewiston <em>Sun Journal<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lewiston <em>Sun Journal<\/em>\u2019s coverage of Commencement included interviews with two local graduates who took non-traditional routes to Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jillian Richardson \u201823 of Auburn is a first-generation college grad who was home-schooled until coming to Bates, reported the <em>Sun Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Joe Charpentier. \u201cI\u2019m forever grateful to my parents for making it possible for me to attend college, and to the people at Bates, who helped me along the way and opened doors to unforgettable opportunities,&#8221; said Richardson, who graduated with a biology major and All-America honors in cross country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental studies graduate Dylan LaRose \u201823 is a 38-year-old resident of Auburn who is a U.S. military veteran and co-owner of the popular Dag\u2019s Bait &amp; Sport Goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaRose, reported Charpentier, &#8220;stared at the Bates campus for years while picking away \u2014 first at a science degree, then a business degree \u2014 at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. It then occurred to LaRose he could simply apply to Bates and see what happens.&#8221;&nbsp;\u201cSomehow, I got in,\u201d he told Charpentier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2023\/05\/28\/bates-college-graduates-emerge-from-covid-19-college-experience\/\">Bates College graduates emerge from \u2018COVID-19\u2019 college experience<\/a>,\u201d Lewiston<em> Sun Journal<\/em>, May 28, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2023\/05\/29\/photo-album-bates-college-class-0f-2023-graduates\/\">Photo Album: Bates College Class of 2023 Graduates<\/a>,\u201d Lewiston <em>Sun Journal<\/em>, May 28, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Loring Danforth, anthropology faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firewalkers in Greece honor Saint Constantine in mystery-shrouded, centuries-old rituals \u2014 The Associated Press<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538-613x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154663\" width=\"307\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538-613x900.webp 613w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538-204x300.webp 204w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538-1046x1536.webp 1046w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538-428x628.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/9780691028538.webp 1307w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loring Danforth is the author of <em>Firewalking and Religious Healing: The Anastenaria of Greece and the American Firewalking Movement<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In May, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Loring Danforth was interviewed by Associated Press reporter Giovanna Dell\u2019Orto for a story about the centuries-old ritual of firewalking in small Greek villages along the Bulgarian border.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dell\u2019Orto\u2019s story focused on the leader of a group of devotees of St. Constantine, known as the anastenaria, who still practice the ritual as a way of communicating with the saints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danforth, the author of <em>Firewalking and Religious Healing: The Anastenaria of Greece and the American Firewalking Movement<\/em>, put the ritual into historical context, explaining the way the anastenaria were persecuted by the Orthodox church for what were seen as pagan rites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/firewalkers-burning-coals-greece-orthodox-christianity-icons-2807adedab8019a142285d1f94ca4f73\">Firewalkers in Greece honor Saint Constantine in mystery-shrouded, centuries-old rituals<\/a>,\u201d The Associated Press, May 25, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates Dance Festival<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 not-to-be-missed dance performances \u2014 <em>The Boston Globe<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gearing up for its 41st season, the Bates Dance Festival has been covered by <em>The<\/em> <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, <em>Portland Press Herald<\/em> and <em>Down East<\/em> magazine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Boston Globe <\/em>dance writer Karen Campbell featured the festival in her piece on 10 dance events not to be missed this summer, calling BDF \u201csmall but mighty.\u201d Meanwhile, the festival was No. 63 on<em> Down East<\/em> magazine\u2019s list of &#8220;101 Reasons to Love Summer in Maine.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A.webp\" alt=\"Bates Dance Festival performance at Lake Andrews on Monday, July 11, 2022. Fist &amp; Heel Performance Group \u2026together, they stood shaking, while others began to shout Mon, July 11, 7 pm Lake Andrews Tickets Available June 1st Join Fist &amp; Heel Performance Group, Bates Dance Festival students and faculty members, and community members from all around Southern and Central Maine in a devised performance using dances from the company\u2019s Shaker-inspired work Power. Fist &amp; Heel Performance Group is a Brooklyn-based dance company that investigates the intersections of cultural anthropology and movement practices and believes in the potential of the body as a valid means for knowing. Our performance work is a continued manifestation of the rhythm languages of the body provoked by the spiritual and the mundane traditions of Africa and its Diaspora, including the Blues, Slave and Gospel idioms. The group has received support from major foundations and corporations and has performed at notable venues in the United States and abroad. In the spirit of building equitable relationships with our community partners, Bates Dance Festival would like to acknowledge the intellectual, creative and administrative labor that Indigo Arts Alliance has contributed to the fulfilment of Reggie Wilson\u2019s residency. We could not have successfully executed community outreach and connections for all of the programs without the expertise of Indigo Arts Alliance.\" class=\"wp-image-151261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A.webp 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/220711_BDF_Performance_2408A-942x628.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A dancer with Fist &amp; Heel Performance Group performs at the Keigwin Amphitheater along Lake Andrews during the 2022 Bates Dance Festival. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Festival Director Shoni Currier told <em>Portland Press Herald<\/em> feature writer Megan Gray about some of the performances that had been delayed by COVID and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batesdancefestival.org\/performances\/\">are on this summer&#8217;s roster<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short, five weeks of the festival creates a \u201cmagical\u201d atmosphere on campus, Currier said. \u201cIt creates its own space and time and dynamic and energy. There\u2019s something about coming together around a purpose \u2013 and in this case, an artistic purpose \u2013 and having it be limited in time. It just feels essential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/05\/19\/arts\/ten-not-to-be-missed-dance-performances-boston-ballet-classic-festivals-brimming-with-variety\/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results\">10 not-to-be-missed dance performances, from a Boston Ballet classic to festivals brimming with variety<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, May 19, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/downeast.com\/travel-outdoors\/101-reasons-to-love-summer-in-maine\/\">101 reasons to love summer in Maine<\/a>,\u201d <em>Down East<\/em> magazine, May 2023&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2023\/05\/18\/bates-dance-festival-will-feature-long-awaited-performances\/\">Bates Dance festival will feature long-awaited performances<\/a>,\u201d <em>Portland Press Herald<\/em>, May 18, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jamie Merisotis &#8217;86<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colleges buck enrollment trends by increasing their supports for students \u2014 <em>Forbes<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing in <em>Forbes<\/em> about the worrisome numbers of students who leave college without completing their degree, Jamie Merisotis \u201886, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, wrote about what colleges can and are doing to buck that trend. He highlighted Madera Community College and the way the California school is countering the trend by prioritizing student needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_.webp 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Jamie.Mersotis.01-high.res_-942x628.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jamie Merisotis &#8217;86 is an author and the president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Merisotis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Merisotis shared his personal experience, comparing what administrators at Madera are doing with his own Bates experience, where \u201cextra attention\u201d helped him with what wasn\u2019t an easy transition as a first-generation student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether they are first-generation students, have pressing family responsibilities, or face any of the myriad other social, economic or other hurdles confronting students today, we know quite a bit about what helps people finish their degrees, including &#8216;student supports&#8217; \u2014 the practice of schools offering everything from extra advising to food pantries and childcare.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jamiemerisotis\/2023\/05\/24\/colleges-buck-enrollment-trends-by-increasing-their-supports-for-students\/?sh=70417ddf6369\">Colleges buck enrollment trends by increasing their supports for students<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Forbes<\/em>, May 24, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rebecca Herzig, gender and sexuality studies faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to have a realistic conversation about beauty with your kids \u2014 <em>The Atlantic<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to convince your child that personal appearance doesn&#8217;t matter or create privilege is \u201ca really complicated form of gaslighting,&#8221; said Rebecca Herzig, professor of gender and sexuality studies, in an interview with journalist, podcaster, and author Elise Hu for a story in <em>The Atlantic <\/em>about Hu talking to her own young daughters about beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hu wrote about trying to convince her daughters that looks didn\u2019t matter. But they were skeptical, and empirical evidence \u2014 \u201cstudy after study confirms that prettiness can be a privilege\u201d \u2014 suggested they were right to be skeptical, no matter how much their mother wished it were otherwise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2023\/05\/beauty-privilege-parenting-conversations\/674089\/\">How to have a realistic conversation about beauty with your kids<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, May 18, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sam Gerry &#8217;24&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woburn High School graduates raising awareness of teen suicide with kickball tournament \u2014 <em>CBS News Boston<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Gerry \u201824 of Woburn, Mass., was featured in a <em>CBS News Boston<\/em> story about a charity kickball tournament he helped inspire while he was in high school. His friend Noah Dhaliwal started the Kick it for a Cause, a suicide prevention tournament as a junior, when Sam was struggling with his mental health, with Sam\u2019s full endorsement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oftentimes, I find that people tend to shy away from really anything regarding suicide and suicide prevention,\u201d Gerry told <em>CBS<\/em>. So Dhaliwal\u2019s brainstorm back when they were still in high school was more than welcome. \u201cIt was really, really encouraging, not just any random teen but one of my best friends reaching out to express interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerry, who became the co-founder of the tournament and helped to raise thousands of dollars for local groups, is studying psychology at Bates. \u201cI\u2019m planning to pursue a Ph.D. of some kind focusing on suicidology,&#8221; he told the outlet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/kickball-tournament-kick-it-for-a-cause-noah-dhaliwal-sam-gerry-teen-suicide-awareness\/\">Woburn High School graduates raising awareness of teen suicide with kickball tournament<\/a>,\u201d<strong> <\/strong><em>CBS News Boston<\/em>, May 18, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katherine Haesche Thomson &#8217;00<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the great Marblehead newspaper war \u2014 <em>The Boston Globe<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Boston Globe <\/em>noted the hopeful growth of community journalism in the North Shore, specifically in Marblehead, where <a href=\"https:\/\/marbleheadcurrent.org\/\">the new nonprofit weekly, <em>The Marblehead Current<\/em><\/a> has some Bates connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Haesche Thomson &#8217;00 is a board member, and the paper&#8217;s founders include consulting editor Kris Olson P&#8217;25, formerly with the <em>Marblehead<\/em> <em>Reporte<\/em>r, which had pivoted away from local coverage; and Ed Bell &#8216;P&#8217;97, a former Associated Press bureau chief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been inspiring work, says Thomson, who uses her advertising and brand strategy background to help market the paper. &#8220;Literal cornerstone-of-democracy stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a story over the winter, the <em>Globe<\/em> noted that a year ago, the &#8220;local news outlook&#8230; appeared bleak. Media giant Gannett had recently shifted the North Shore town\u2019s longtime weekly, the <em>Marblehead Reporter<\/em>, from local to regional coverage, leaving the community of 20,000 without a dedicated newspaper for the first time in more than a century.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, three new outlets &#8220;are in the unexpected position of battling it out for the readers of Marblehead and wresting back hyperlocal news from corporate control.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/01\/03\/business\/six-months-ago-marblehead-had-no-dedicated-newspaper-now-its-golden-age-journalism\/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link\">Welcome to the great Marblehead newspaper war,<\/a>\u201d <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, Jan. 3, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brian McGrory &#8217;84<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future of journalism is uncertain under Gannett CEO Mike Reed \u2014 <em>The Boston Globe<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of newspapers: In two columns for <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>,&nbsp;former editor Brian McGrory \u201884 took on Gannett CEO Mike Reed, saying that while Reed &#8220;didn\u2019t cause the seismic collapse of the newspaper industry,&#8221; he had &#8220;inflicted brutal and probably irreversible damage on already struggling news organizations all across this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGrory recalled working at <em>The Patriot Ledger<\/em> right after Bates when it was &#8220;one of the best suburban papers in America\u201d with a \u201ccouple hundred journalists at its peak.\u201d The paper, now owned by Gannett, \u201chas four news reporters: Four.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/160127_McGrory_Baughman_0031-copy-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Brian McGrory \u201984, editor of The Boston Globe,  students in a course on public opinion taught by John Baughman, associate professor of politics.\" class=\"wp-image-99202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/160127_McGrory_Baughman_0031-copy-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/160127_McGrory_Baughman_0031-copy-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/160127_McGrory_Baughman_0031-copy-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/160127_McGrory_Baughman_0031-copy.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2016, Brian McGrory &#8217;84, then editor of <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, spoke at Bates as part of the College Key&#8217;s Distinguished Alumni in Residence program. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are at a perilous moment in our civic life,\u201d wrote McGrory, who now chairs the Department of Journalism at Boston University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve heard it before and I\u2019ll say it again: Democracy is under threat. Quality information is in short supply. Misinformation and disinformation are all over your social media feeds. Lies have become the currency of a certain kind of office-holder at every level, right down to your local school committee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/03\/23\/opinion\/gannetts-ceo-is-getting-rich-by-gutting-newspaper-near-you\/?event=event12\">Gannett\u2019s CEO is getting rich by gutting a newspaper near you<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, March 23, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/04\/12\/opinion\/gannett-ceo-cuts\/\">Gannett\u2019s CEO called to say \u2018the cuts are behind us.\u2019 Is that a commitment, Mike Reed?<\/a>\u201d <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, April 12, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chuck Radis &#8217;75, James Reese&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remembering John Jenkins, political trailblazer and champion of Lewiston-Auburn \u2014 <em>News Center Maine<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the late John Jenkins \u201974 received his Bates degree, it was to a standing ovation, recalled Chuck Radis \u201975 in a recent interview with Rob Caldwell for <em>207<\/em>, a TV news magazine produced by <em>News Center Maine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/embeds\/video\/responsive\/97-32225323-3644-49b3-9511-a18dbc7a00c4\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oh, my gosh, it was like a rock star was getting the degree,&#8221; Radis smiled. &#8220;And John just soaked it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radis is the author of <em>The Mayor of Maine<\/em>, a biography about Jenkins, the former mayor of Lewiston and Auburn and Maine\u2019s first Black state senator, who died in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1-900x758.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154304\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1-900x758.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1-356x300.webp 356w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1-1536x1293.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1-746x628.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/image0-1.webp 1655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chuck Radis &#8217;75 (seated, center), the author of <em>The Mayor of Maine<\/em>, a biography about the late John Jenkins &#8217;74, recently spoke to the Marblehead (Mass.) Rotary Club at the invitation of Keith Taylor &#8217;77 (standing, second from left), which brought out some Bates friends. Back, from left: Andy Lovely \u201975, Taylor, Rinis Oosthoek, executive director of the Salem (Mass.) Chamber of Commerce, Cliff Boggis \u201973; front, Gina Chase Oosthoek \u201977, Radis, Mark Shapiro \u201975.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Reese, associate dean of students at Bates, joined the interview, telling Caldwell that  he seldom meets a Bates person who knew Jenkins and doesn\u2019t have \u201ca powerful story, whatever the examples are.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/local\/207\/remembering-john-jenkins-political-trailblazer-and-champion-of-lewiston-auburn-maine-politics-207-book\/97-dad86d60-d20b-4bc4-b7fa-32c92ba592be\">Remembering John Jenkins, political trailblazer and champion of Lewiston-Auburn<\/a>,\u201d <em>News Center Maine<\/em>, April 25, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robin Dodson &#8217;00&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds \u2014 <em>The Conversation<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Household and cleaning products like hairspray and windshield wiper fluid release thousands of tons of volatile organic compounds into California\u2019s air every year, and consumers rarely know what is in the products they\u2019re buying, said Robin Dodson \u201900, in a brief for <em>The Conversation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dodson, an adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at Boston University, recently co-wrote and published a study analyzing data on consumer product emissions in California and identifying product types and chemicals they see as high priorities for reformulation with safer alternatives or regulatory action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe our new analysis points to the need for national action that ensures consumers and workers alike have safer products,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the brief: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/body-lotions-mothballs-cleaning-fluids-and-other-widely-used-products-contain-known-toxic-chemicals-study-finds-204732\">Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Conversation<\/em>, May 2, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Angela Twitchell &#8217;90<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maine Coast Heritage Trust hires Topsham resident to lead program \u2014 <em>The<\/em> <em>Times Record<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Angela-Twitchell-2.webp 965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Angela Twitchell &#8217;90 (photo courtesy of Angela Twitchell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Angela Twitchell \u201990 is the new director of a signature program of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, reported <em>The<\/em> <em>Times Record<\/em> of Brunswick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As land trust program director, Twitchell will consult with and advise local land trusts and work to build a land trust network across Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Topsham resident, Twitchell has over 15 years of knowledge and experience in land conservation. Like many Mainers who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, she experienced \u201cfirsthand the effects of pollution on the Androscoggin River and the result of humans not being good stewards of the land,\u201d she said. \u201cI knew from a young age that I wanted to go into an environmental field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2023\/05\/04\/maine-coast-heritage-trust-hires-topsham-resident-to-lead-program\/\">Maine Coast Heritage Trust hires Topsham resident to lead program<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Times Record<\/em>, May 4, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christian Beal &#8217;21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Richmond outfielder Christian Beal will join Blue Jays, but not as player \u2014<em> Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In joining the Toronto Blue Jays&#8217; player development department, Christian Beal &#8217;21 has begun a career in Major League Baseball that he hopes will include the big job of general manager, wrote John O\u2019Connor for the <em>Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt kind of connects my passion for baseball and also my passion to be a business leader,\u201d Beal said. After graduating from Bates, with eligibility remaining due to COVID, Beal played for two years for the University of Richmond, where he is studying for an M.B.A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2.webp\" alt=\"Bates defeats Bowdoin 3-2 at Bates on April 19,2019.\" class=\"wp-image-154653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2.webp 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2-375x300.webp 375w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2-900x720.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2-1536x1229.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2-200x160.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/190419_Baseball_Bowdoin_7243-2-785x628.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christian Beal &#8217;21 (No. 2) celebrates with his teammates after Bates defeated Bowdoin on April 19, 2019. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He first applied for a &#8220;head of data\u201d position with the Jays. He realized he wasn&#8217;t qualified for the position but hoped his resume might attract some attention, which it did. \u201cI decided I was going to go out on a limb,\u201d he said &#8211; it was a home run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;ll begin his career in Dunedin, Fla., home of Toronto\u2019s spring-training facility, in a role that involves \u201cdata but also a lot of the day-to-day (operations), and understanding how it\u2019s all connected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.com\/sports\/college\/schools\/university-richmond\/richmond-outfielder-christian-beal-will-join-blue-jays-but-not-as-player\/article_823a6cdc-f579-11ed-9faa-0743b0d829e9.html\">Richmond outfielder Christian Beal will join Blue Jays, but not as player<\/a>,\u201d <em>Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/em>, May 18, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dominick Pangallo &#8217;03<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pangallo to become Salem&#8217;s next mayor \u2014 <em>The Salem News<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Longtime Salem, Mass., resident Dominick Pangallo \u201903 is now his home city&#8217;s mayor after winning a special election to fill the seat on May 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758.webp\" alt=\"Dominick Pangallo '05 (center) with his wife, Kristin (Smith) Pangallo '02, and their two children, Aurelia (left) and Lucy.\" class=\"wp-image-154139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758.webp 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7758-628x628.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dominick Pangallo &#8217;03 (center) with his wife, Kristin (Smith) Pangallo &#8217;02, and their two children, Aurelia (left) and Lucy. (Photo courtesy of Dominick Pangallo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pangallo is the longtime chief of staff to former mayor Kim Driscoll, whose move to become the commonwealth&#8217;s lieutenant governor created the special election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the story: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salemnews.com\/election\/pangallo-to-become-salems-next-mayor\/article_b0c734dc-f438-11ed-a333-f7bf313de0d3.html\">Pangallo to become Salem&#8217;s next mayor<\/a>,\u201d <em>The Salem News<\/em>, May 16, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vanessa Paolella \u201921, Pat Webber&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Androscoggin Watershed Conference set for Poland May 16 \u2014 Lewiston <em>Sun Journal<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa Paolella \u201921 and Pat Webber, director of Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, spoke at the annual Androscoggin Watershed Conference on May 16, addressing the history of the Androscoggin River, said the Lewiston <em>Sun Journal<\/em> in a conference advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conference, Webber talked about the history of the river, beginning with its formation by glaciers and ending with the Clean Water Act, which became law 50 years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/14\/audio-hear-the-powerful-voice-of-edmund-muskie-36-who-launched-the-clean-water-act-50-years-ago\/\">through the efforts of U.S. Sen. 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