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With sunny skies, a stiff northerly wind that raked across the field, and the crowd's anticipation, the mood was electric for the Garcelon Field dedication.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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The referee inspects the ceremonial coin that Susanne Morrison Jarnryd '87 (right) has just flipped, as Erik Jarnryd '87 looks on. Their lead gift provided the impetus for the donor-funded renovation. Photograph by Janet Ciummei \/ Northeast Pro Photo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Director of Athletics Kevin McHugh hands off the ceremonial game ball to President Elaine Hansen as the team enters the field. The ball, signed by Bates Trustees, was tossed to McHugh by the captains as they stepped onto the field. Photograph by Janet Ciummei \/ Northeast Pro Photo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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On Sept. 23, the football team practices under the Garcelon Field lights. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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At Homecoming, tricaptain Brendan Murphy '11 pauses to greet Paul Perry \u201957, a member of the 1956 Maine title team, as head coach Mark Harriman heads to the field. Photograph by H. Lincoln Benedict '09.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Makeover complete, Garcelon Field re-asserts itself as prime Bates real estate<\/h3>\n

Striding en masse from Merrill Gym to Garcelon Field on game day, the Bates football team used to be an express train \u2014 no stops along the way. But all the hoopla surrounding renovated Garcelon Field turned the Bobcat train into something of a local this fall.<\/p>\n

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On game day, the team\u2019s first stop is the Bobcat statue, where coaches and players tap the cat\u2019s muzzle, a tradition begun after the statue\u2019s 2009 installation. And on Oct. 9, as players and coaches walked to Garcelon for their home opener vs. Williams, the team stopped right before stepping onto the field.<\/p>\n

There, as part of dedication ceremonies, the players accepted greetings from President Hansen. In turn, the tricaptains gave Hansen a game ball signed by the members of the Board of Trustees. The ball now sits in Muskie Archives.<\/p>\n

Also that day, as the Bates and Williams captains gathered at midfield prior to their kickoff, the zebras allowed a Bobcat toss the coin. The honors went to Susanne Morrison Jarnryd \u201987, who, with husband Erik Jarnryd \u201987, made the lead gift for the $2.6 million, donor-funded Garcelon renovation. Proving that the fix wasn\u2019t in, Williams won the toss.<\/p>\n

Like anything at Bates, what goes on over here produces ripples over there.<\/p>\n

At Homecoming \u2014 on Oct. 30, vs. Colby \u2014 the Bobcat train paused again at the Garcelon entrance to say hello to members of the glorious 1956 football team that won the Maine State Series title.<\/p>\n

Like anything at Bates, what goes on over here produces ripples over there. Garcelon Field is now sitting pretty, right next to Pettengill (academic), New Commons (dining), and the Village (residential life), and soon to be joined by academic centers Roger Williams and Hedge halls, now undergoing renovations. Bates campus planners call this our \u201cdistributed use pattern\u201d \u2014 studying, living, dining, and sporting are all interwoven.<\/p>\n

In more lofty language, \u201cevery dimension of the campus community is visible, valued, and contributes to a shared experience.\u201d So how does the new Garcelon \u2014 Field- Turf, lights, grandstand, press box, scoreboard \u2014 compare with the old? Well, it\u2019s like when I was age 8, and I put on my first pair of glasses. Suddenly, everything got a lot more interesting. That\u2019s what it\u2019s like now. Just like that, Garcelon Field is back in focus. \u2014 HJB<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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