Stories about "Alumni Parade"
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Picture Story: The Alumni Parade’s ‘grand jubilee of fun and frolic’
Friday, June 23, 2023 1:21 pm
Photography and video of the 2023 Alumni Parade, whose happy vibe has changed little since its was described as a "grand jubilee of fun and frolic" more than a century ago.
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Video: Experience two Reunion classics through time lapse
Friday, June 15, 2018 10:53 am
In just 90 seconds, check out the annual fireworks show and Alumni Parade at Reunion 2018.
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Slideshow: Reunion Alumni Parade, captured by Bates photographers
Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:26 pm
Photography by Phyllis Graber Jensen and Rene Roy found all the 'Cats, kids, dogs, hugs, smiles, signs, and banners of the great parade.
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Video: The Alumni Parade is about ‘jumping right back into Bates’
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:27 pm
"This is surreal," said Ben Hughes ’12, "like five years didn't happen. And I imagine that's the way the Class of 1957 feels, too."
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Video: Alumni Parade at Reunion 2016 ‘continues the love’ for Bates
Monday, June 13, 2016 10:49 am
The Alumni Parade gathers different Bates eras under a common umbrella: love…
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Slideshow: 101-year-old ‘Program of Merryment’ highlights Reunion 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015 10:06 am
Inaugurated in 1914 as a “program of merrymaking,” the annual Alumni Parade at Reunion continues to thrive and jive in 2015.
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Video: Alumni Parade and alumni voices at Reunion 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:05 pm
Scenes and voices from the 2015 Alumni Parade at Reunion.
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The Alumni Parade, our tradition of ‘universal enthusiasm and great merriment,’ turns 100 years young
Thursday, June 5, 2014 11:50 am
The centerpiece of the 1914 Reunion was the first-ever Alumni Parade, a “historico-humorous parade of classes about the field.”