![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2024/06/4x6_-200x133.webp)
Slide show features Homecoming 2010
“Reach out,” said Larry Handerhan ’05 during a Saturday-afternoon Homecoming panel discussion co-sponsored by OUTFront and Bates Alumni Pride.
While Handerhan was specifically encouraging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered job-seekers to connect and network with alumni, his message — “reach out” — reflects a pretty decent theme for Homecoming, which featured mini-reunions (the 1956 championship football team), celebrations (30 years of women’s varsity soccer and 90 years of the Outing Club), and bushels of honors to Bates people. Photographs by H. Lincoln Benedict ’05.
• Click on the thumbnails below to view images from a few Homecoming 2010 activities:
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