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What began with warmth and optimism in early October ended with a tragedy in our home city of Lewiston. Together we’ve responded with strength and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re sharing images from start to finish, though we know this is only the beginning of a hard, historic time that we will get through together. See some of these moments here in the latest installment of This Month at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies Carrie Diaz Eaton (right) teaches the math course “PIC Math: Community Engaged Data Science” on Oct. 4, 2023, in Roger Williams with students Christian Cabello \u201825 of La Canada Flintridge, Calif., (left) and Christopher McGrail \u201824 of Dedham, Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A View from Above <\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A view from a decorative \u201cfanned\u201d window in Roger Williams, looking toward Hedge and Hathorn halls, features some of this fall\u2019s muted colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Talent and Teamwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The college\u2019s a cappella<\/em> groups take center stage in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building during Back to Bates, creating a soundscape of talent, joy, and camaraderie. The annual concert gives the group a chance to showcase their newest members in front of a large audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A lively scene fills Perry Atrium during Back to Bates as alumni, family members, and President Garry W. Jenkins explore and engage with students\u2019 academic achievements made manifest on research posters that display their summer work, which often was conducted with Bates faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Music Magic<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Mavy Ho \u201826 of Gorham, Maine, performs on the electric violin during the student showcase held in Merrill\u2019s Marcy Plavin Dance Studio during Back to Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ella Blum \u201824 of South Salem, N.Y., celebrates after scoring a goal in Bates field hockey team\u2019s 5-0 win over Hamilton on Oct. 7, 2023, at Garcelon Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Portrait at the Puddle<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Matthew Peeler \u201826 of New York City (left) poses at the Puddle for a family portrait with his parents, Scott Peeler and Diana Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Football Fanatics <\/h2>\n\n\n\nTheophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A large crowd cheers for the Bates football team during their game against Amherst College on Oct. 7, 2023, at Garcelon Field during Back to Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prospective students conduct an exercise with Katalin Vecsey, the chair of the Department of Theater and Dance and an expert in voice, at Schaffer Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gathering was part of the annual Fall Open House, when Bates Admission welcomed 200 prospective students and their families to campus for a day that included lunch in Commons, a campus tour, and meeting with faculty and staff, including President Garry W. Jenkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Community in Commons<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Families and students visiting for the annual Fall Open House gather for a meal in Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A Rush of Spirit<\/h2>\n\n\n\nTheophil Syslo\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Women\u2019s soccer captain Charlotte Jones \u201824 of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., takes the field on Senior Day in the Bobcats\u2019 game against Connecticut College at Garcelon Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The early morning sun backlights fall foliage and lamps at Alumni Gym on a warm fall day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Serving Up Success <\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Alma Mackic \u201824 of Lake Forest, Ill., was honored as the volleyball team\u2019s lone senior before their match against Middlebury on Senior Day on Oct. 14, 2023, in Alumni Gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Literary Celebrations <\/h2>\n\n\n\nCarly Philipott ’27 for Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Professor of English Myronn Hardy (above center) speaks about his new book of poetry, Aurora Americana<\/em>, after reading excerpts from it in Gomes Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Reflections of Fall<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The surface of Lake Andrews reflects fall foliage on a late October morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aleisha Martinez Sandoval ’26 of of Edinburg, Texas, (left) and Caroline Cassell ’24 of Woodstock, Vt., listen in rapt attention to Otis speaker Nancy Campbell in a Dana Hall classroom as Campbell explains a writing exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Practicing with the President <\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
During a dress rehearsal for President Jenkin’s inauguration on the afternoon of Oct. 25, Jenkins (center) is flanked by inauguration participants Professor of Mathematics Katy Ott (left) and Aydan Gedeon-Hope \u201825 of Norton, Mass., in Merrill Gymnasium. The inauguration has been postponed to a future date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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‘Peace and Comfort’<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Flowers adorn the college\u2019s Veterans Plaza, a gift from a Bates alumnus who asked a local florist to deliver them to the college in memory of the lives lost in the Lewiston shooting on Oct. 25, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The note accompanying the flower arrangement read: \u201cThinking of the Lewiston community. In memory of the lives lost and wishing peace and comfort to families who lost loved ones too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gathering Together <\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Bates varsity rowers reconnect with one another on Garcelon Field a day after the shelter-in-place order resulting from the Lewiston shootings is lifted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Light in the Darkness<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Vigil for Grief and Remembrance held at Golmes Chapel brings together the Bates community on Nov. 1, the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Remembering Those Lost<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
President Garry W. Jenkins speaks to those gathered in Gomes Chapel during the Vigil for Grief and Remembrance on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGenerosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace have emanated from every corner of this city and this college community like a beacon of light, filling our hearts and mending our souls,\u201d Jenkins told those gathered. \u201cThey remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucks Emerson \u201827 of Hong Kong loves on Serene, a 6-year-old golden doodle from Illinois, saying the pup \u201cmade my day\u201d when they met on Oct. 31, 2023. Three dogs visited Bates campus during a Maine visit arranged by L.L.Bean as part of the National Crisis Response Canine Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Costumes And Caring <\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A child holds the evening’s bounty as Bates students lean in with support \u2014 and with smiles all around \u2014 on Oct. 31, 2023, on Alumni Walk. All along the Walk, Bates students gathered with their sports teams, clubs, and organizations at Halloween treat stations to welcome the local trick-or-treaters a week after the Lewiston shootings .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Jenkins and his husband, Jon Lee, greet students as they walk home along College Street on Oct. 28, the day after the shelter in place was lifted following the Lewiston shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bates field hockey team \u2014 wearing blue socks in solidarity with the city of Lewiston \u2014 lines up for introductions before their double-overtime victory over Bowdoin in the NESCAC quarterfinals on Oct. 31 at the Campus Avenue Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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