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Meeting the goals of the Bates Sustainability Roadmap will "touch and enrich our lives here on campus," said President Clayton Spencer, while also furthering the college's stated mission of "to prepare leaders with a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world."

In partnership with a Maine research lab, an innovative Bates biology course gives students up-close experience with cows and dung — all in service to a project to reduce greenhouse gas.

Stan Lupo Published on May 13, 2021 After a one-year absence due to the pandemic, the college’s annual celebration of student academic achievement, the Mount David Summit, zooms back to life this year on Saturday, May 15. Held virtually via Zoom this year, the 19th Summit offers guests a convenient way to hear directly from Bates students about their academic work, some of it cutting edge research. More than 160 students will participate in this year’s event in four sessions, the fi...

Limerick men jailed for ‘meteing out’ summary justice Reporter: );  ); TWO men have been jailed following a violent incident at a house in Foynes during which another man was attacked and thousands of euro worth of damage was caused. Joseph Mulcahy, 28, of Meadow Lea, Ballyhahill and Thomas Moroney, 24, of Mount David, Shanagolden had pleaded guilty to charges relating to an incident at Saint Thomas Cottages in the village on January 20, 2019. During a sentencing hearing, Detective Garda...

Samuel Mironko 21 Published on January 22, 2021 Though offered entirely online and remotely through Zoom sessions, the college’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day program still delivered its share of insight, criticism, and hope. Here are a few quotes that capture important messages from the day. “I’ll never forget the shock I felt when Chris Wallace from Fox News asked, at the first presidential debate, ‘What does re-imagining policing look like?’ It marks an important moment t...

meters. very decorative. and we liked it. but we had to take them down. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: protestors are starting to show up, with both occupy baltimore and frederick expected. there is also a 30-mile no-fly zone already in effect above camp david. and security is in place with a roadside camera up and running. in an unprecedented move, the secret service ordered the complete shutdown of cunningham falls state park and the catoctin mountain state park, which surrounds mount da...

>> residents here are not surprised by a shooting in their midst. they stayed gunfire is an everyday occurrence. but people need to get it together. but authorities say they did recover a gun they believe to be the shooting victims gun. however, it does not appear that the gun was fired. he remains hospitalized in very serious condition. >> we have learned that the 16- year-old arrested in yesterdays stabbing at the national zoo will be tried as an adult. this having happened at the en...