October 25 Remembrance Service: ‘We reflect and we renew our commitments to each other’

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October 25 Remembrance Service: ‘We reflect and we renew our commitments to each other’

Friday, October 25, 2024 4:38 pm

One year after the Lewiston shootings, today's Remembrance Service in Gomes Chapel offered an opportunity to "meet in shared grief, and care, and in love, and also in shared reflection and hope for our neighbors — our city — our community," said President Garry W. Jenkins.

‘They’re doing it’: Founded by students in 1995, Bates EMS stays grounded in care

Friday, October 4, 2024 9:39 am

Founded in 1995 by four students with a budding interest in EMT work, Bates Emergency Medical Services, grounded in caring for one’s community, is integral to how Bates supports the well-being of its campus.

Part 2: Skills, surprises, epiphanies as Bates students share summer experiences

Friday, September 27, 2024 2:41 pm

This past summer, Bates offered 128 Purposeful Work internships in 18 states,…

Raising $32k, Bates wins College Cup at 2024 Dempsey Challenge

Friday, September 27, 2024 2:15 pm

Accepting the cup from actor Patrick Dempsey was a Bates student and rower who is in his own battle with cancer.

What’s in a Lewiston Name: Skinner

Friday, September 27, 2024 1:12 pm

This 19th-century name belongs to an early investor in Lewiston’s cotton mills, but today it's no longer affixed to any Lewiston place.

Picture Story: A new wave of public art in downtown Lewiston

Friday, September 13, 2024 2:48 pm

Colorful, surprising, and shared by all, a new wave of downtown public art builds community in Lewiston.

Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks

Friday, August 23, 2024 11:41 am

History professor Joe Hall uses his faculty expertise to help deepen the historical record about how two landmarks in Brunswick, Maine, came to be.

Brian Mason of Spicer Bees (purple shirt) removes a big honeybee hive from the college's oldest building, Hathorn Hall, on July 25, 2024. Discovered by a work crew painting the Hathorn trim, the hive was in a section of the soffit of the Hathorn portico, where the roof joins the main part of the building. Lifted to the second-story location by a Genie boom lift, Mason and Bates carpenter Matt Capone, with beard, worked together, the latter using a multitool and pry tools to remove trim to get at the hive, and the former using a homemade vacuum and hive tools to remove the bees and comb, relocating as much of the hive as possible to his apiary in Whitefield. Mason, who estimated the hive at upwards of 50,000 bees, gives credit to Bates for calling in a beekeeper for the project. "100 percent credit," he says, noting that the Bates hive was not only healthy but had apparently survived for at least one winter, if not more. Most wild honeybee hives die each winter, and commercially maintained hives typically rely on treatments to control mites. "Less human intervention is always valuable. The fact that this hive wintered without intervention means the bees might just have something going for them to survive. So now I can introduce the Bates bees into my apiary. That’s a win."

Beegone! From discovery to relocation, Hathorn Hall’s honeybee hive had Bates buzzing

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 1:46 pm

Historic Hathorn Hall is home to faculty offices in English, neuroscience, and mathematics, plus several administrative offices and classrooms. And until last week, it was also the residence of around 50,000 honeybees.

APPROVED, Alan Wang ’24 on College Street in front to Parker Hall where covered bus stop will be built on lawn behind him. 11/13/2023 16:25:54 Transportation for Bates awang3@bates.edu 5075817683 Student Better Bus Stop for Bates The MaineDOT is planning on implementing a commuter bus line between Lewiston and Portland. The bus line is set to terminate at Bates near Underhill Arena. However, the bus stop might not be pleasant and intuitive to use. Study from University of Minnesota show that bus stop amenities have a direct relationship with rider's perceived waiting time; having a bench can reduce the perceived waiting time by half compared to a stop without a bench. A well-equipped bus stop can entice more people to use it, thus reducing Bates' carbon footprint. "A bus shelter costs around $5,500. I want to apply for the full $2,000 grant to ultimately put this money back in the school's pocket, in the form of a well-designed bus shelter. This green fund can be a part of a larger funding package, I'm assuming that MaineDOT and the operator of this bus line will both pitch in to fund this shelter. The bus shelter should protect riders from weather elements, display proper signage and maps, equip with lighting and seating. MaineDOT also recommends installing bike racks and trash cans. The green grant can be used to achieve aspect(s) of the above objectives. " Increase comfort level when using public transportation. Reduce perceived waiting time. Encourage faculties and staff to commute using public transportation, thus reducing GHG emissions and free up parking spots.

A welcoming bus stop and bird-safe windows are among 2024 Green Grant initiatives

Friday, May 31, 2024 1:18 pm

This spring, three of four $2,000 Green Innovation Grants — totalling $8,000 — helped fund or start three new sustainability initiatives at Bates: a bus stop, bird-safe window treatment and recycling signs for residence-hall rooms.

From Iraq to Bates: ‘Sometimes, it’s the detours that lead us to our true destinies’

Friday, May 31, 2024 1:00 pm

From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of Bates, Mohammed Shwani '24 was able to find a public platform during Commencement Week to thank his parents and Bates for helping him achieve his dreams.