Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“Just wanted to give you a little update about the Bates Olympian (see blog below). Bates graduate Andrew Byrnes (‘05) won a gold medal yesterday in the men’s eighton rowing event. Byrnes and his 7 teammates beat out Great Britain (Silver medal) and the U.S. (Bronze) to capture the gold medal for Team Canada.” Read [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“Imagine my surprise when I was on the Bates website today and came across an article about a Bates graduate who is in the Olympics. Andrew Byrnes (‘05) rows for the Canadian Olympic men’s 8 team and after winning the preliminary heat will have a chance winning an olympic medal.” Share Paul’s excitement for Bates’ [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
Check out some excellent photos Jake took to capture his 32-day Journey across El Camino de Santiago HERE.
Filed under: Bates Learning, Bates Student Activities, College, College Vacation, Study Abroad, Summer | Tagged: Bates, Bates college, Cape Finisterre, cathedrals, Catholic pilgrimage, college friends, hiking, Lewiston, maine, NESCAC, off-campus study, Pamplona, pilgrimage, Santiago de Compostela, small liberal arts college El Camino de Santiago, Spain, St. Jean Pied de Port, study abroad, summer | Comments Off
Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“The number of Bates students that worked in the AMC and RMC huts this summer is astounding. So astounding that the college’s magazine commissioned one of its students to traverse the White Mountains to photograph all the Bates students/alumni working there. I ran away to the mountains for my 22nd birthday because [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“…Mr. William Keyes, the President and Founder of the Institute noted to us that we represented some of the best and brightest minds in this nation. He told us he was most concerned about “not what we going to be (careers), but I’m concerned about who we going to be.” He was [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“I have just started packing for my junior year at Bates and it still feels fresh. I’m a little nervous, very excited, and imagining my new room just off of Frye St. It’s been startling to realized that I am half-way through my Bates career, but the level of excitement has been [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bateslife
“I recently completed the first summer of my two summer leadership program for Black male college students called, The Institute for Responsible Citizenship www.i4rc.org. Every year, the Institute selects twenty-four of the most promising Black male college students in the nation, who posses great talent and capability to be a part of [...]
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