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Slide show: Homecoming 2008
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Spirits were high for the annual Bates Homecoming Weekend.
The slide show features Homecoming 2008, held this year Oct. 24-26. The weekend featured an exciting football victory over Colby and the first “Faces of Bates Across the Decades,” an opportunity to learn about and respond to Bates’ recommitment to diversity and inclusion.