Bates College News

Bates men's eight fallsA HENLEY, England a ' The Bates College men's eight fell in the Round of 16 of the Royal Henley Regatta's Temple Challenge Cup on Thursday.

LEWISTON a ' One teenager was arrested and another was being sought Wednesday night after police said the pair busted out a window on a golf cart manned by Bates College security agents.

Bates College from Maine crushed Trinity College of Dublin by three lengths in the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta on Wednesday.

Eric Hooglund, a visiting professor at Bates College in Maine, has been putting to good use his expertise on rural Iran to help inform the current debate over alleged electoral fraud in the Islamic Republic.

True to form, Farnsworth Art Museum's retrospective of Vinalhaven's Robert Indiana offers glimpse into artist's range and personality Robert Indiana's "Diamond Ping," a 2003 oil on canvas consisting of four panels, each 36 inches by 36 inches.

READFIELD : Josh Lake, son of Howard and Brenda Lake of Readfield, graduated May 31, 2009, with a bachelor's degree in history from Bates College in Lewiston.

The New York Times blog The Lede is tracking the aftermath of Iran's disputed presidential election online .

Rachel Oxnard Schmitt received her Ph.D. in school psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday, May 9. Rachel is a 1998 graduate of Exeter High School, and a 2002 graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Weatherization Wizards Inc. of Clinton recently hired Kim M. Goding of Lewiston to be office manager of its new Auburn office, expected to open in early July.

School is out for almost all students in Kindergarten through college. So now that the teachers and students are out relaxing, let's talk about them behind their backs: Our education system stinks.

Salutatorian Emily Kalar on Saturday encouraged her fellow Noble High School graduates to be excited about starting a new chapter in their lives, but also not to forget where they came from.

" I'm the kind of person who never quits at anything." Carl Harris, 75, of Salem, who received his degree from Bates College this spring, 54 years after leaving the Maine school to join the Army " Whether you're a congressman or a member of a school board, raising money is part of the process." Democratic State Committeeman Arthur Powell on ...

Maybe it won't be such a boring election year, after all. With news that Matt Veno won't seek a fourth term as Ward 5 councilor, the rumors are already swirling about his replacement.

Thata TMs the word from actress Geena Davis, who urged Bates College graduates to seek equality for women in media.

Joseph Y. Kim of Wilmette, a graduate of New Trier High School, has made the dean's list for the winter quarter of the 2008-09 academic year at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University.

Singer Susan Boyle was being treated for exhaustion at a mental health clinic Monday after taking second place in a TV talent competition that turned the humble church volunteer into a global star, the show's producers and a newspaper said.

Actress Geena Davis says it's critical that young people see more women in movies and TV.

Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis was a graduation speaker and the star attraction at yesterday's commencement at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Carl Harris was a Junior at Bates College in 1954 when he walked away to join the Army.

Frank Acosta is counting the money he could save if he could get out of University of Texas at El Paso in three years instead of four.