Our latest in an occasional roundup of quotable quotes about the fall theater production, our Veterans Day observance, and the painful aftermath of the Lewiston shootings.

Rings a Bell

“The view was stupendous. Looking down on the campus, I felt sort of like the king of what I surveyed, since I was the bellringer, you know.”

— Tom King ‘58, the last student to hold the campus job as the Hathorn Hall bell-ringer, a gig that included living in Hathorn and having access to the roof, which he and friends would occasionally visit late at night.

History Lesson

“I don’t think my job or even the actors or Tim’s is to make the audience feel comfortable about true history. I don’t teach history or consult on history to make people feel comfortable about true history.”

— John Bear Mitchell, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, who served as a cultural consultant for the �ֲ���ý production of The Thanksgiving Play, directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Tim Dugan. Mitchell helped the student actors navigate their roles in what is a very funny play but also includes offensive dialog and actions, and shocking stories relating to Native American history.

It Registers

“Are you registered to vote in Maine?”

— An oft-posed question to students on Election Day, Nov. 7, as they entered Commons and passed a balloon-festooned table, staffed by Jenna Vendil ’06, an associate director at the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, and student members of the �ֲ���ý Votes civic engagement team. Vendil heads up the democratic engagement and student activism efforts at the Harward Center.

For Veterans

“I felt I was playing it for him today, in his honor, and for the people here, for those they hold in their hearts.”

— Sophia Cattallani ’25 of Skaneateles, N.Y., describing playing taps during the Veterans Day observance at �ֲ���ý and remembering her grandfather, who had served in the Vietnam War and died two years ago.

The Some of Things

“Some people in your life are there for the rest of your life, and others will come and go. Allowing things to change is always a good idea.”

— Joe Inger ’19, recalling advice he gave to his sister, Lexi ’26, on dealing with the ups and downs of college life.

Go Time

“We can take a strategy of ‘go for All-American or not.’”

— Ned Farrington ’24 of Cohasset, Mass., comparing the strategy of running a cross country race as an individual, which he will do at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 18, with running a race with teammates. With the latter, “you don’t want to risk having a really bad race, so you race a little bit more conservatively.” With the former, a runner can let it all hang out.

Dream Sequence

“It’s been such a far-fetched dream.”

— �ֲ���ý head squash coach Rei Hergeth sharing thoughts on squash being one of five sports added to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. “What’s most exciting about it is that we actually have a few �ֲ���ý players who could be playing in the Olympics in four years.”

The following quotes relate to the Oct. 25 shootings in Lewiston and its aftermath.

Frustration, Sadness, Anger

“There’s frustration, there’s sadness, and a little bit of anger as well.”

— Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque speaking with WCSH-TV NewsCenter Maine about his and others’ research on mass shootings — and how their policy ideas have been ignored — and his reaction to the shootings in Lewiston. “Now we’re attacked at our own home, and that feels personal.”

Garnet and Blue

“We wanted to play for each other, play for this school, and play for this city.”

— Field hockey player Maria Femia ’25 of Canton, Mass., recalling the team’s feeling before its game vs. Bowdoin on Oct. 31, six days after the Lewiston shootings. The team observed a moment of silence, wore Lewiston Strong T-shirts for the warmup, and, during the game, sported bright blue socks, the school color of Lewiston High School. �ֲ���ý won the game, 2-1, propelling the team to the NCAA tournament.

Event Support

“The way they are engaging with her — it’s so important. She needs this. We appreciate this so much.”

— Jennifer Randall of Lewiston, talking about how students engaged with her grandchild during an Oct. 31 Halloween trick-or-treat event, in which students transformed Alumni Walk and nearby campus walkways and welcomed community families as a gesture of support. Since the shootings, the child had been fearful and withdrawn.

Holding Hope

“Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace, have emanated from every corner of this city and this college community like a beacon of light, filling our hearts and mending our souls. They remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope. They remind us that together, over time, we will recover and heal. In that, I have faith.”

— President Garry W. Jenkins, speaking at the campus Vigil for Grief and Remembrance on Nov. 1 in Gomes Chapel.

Loving Amidst Loss

“Some may think that grieving is weak, or a form of surrender. But I believe that grief is a form of rest and a method of love. When we grieve together like this, in community, we powerfully hold each other and are held. When we grieve, we continue loving amidst loss.”

— The Rev. Brittany Longsdorf, �ֲ���ý’ multifaith chaplain, during the vigil in Gomes Chapel on Nov. 1.

Rising Together

“Most of you, like me, are from away, but while you are here, you belong to us. Lewiston is your city, just as we are sharing in this tragedy. We are not going through separate events, but the same dark time. We will rise together.”

— Lewiston mayor Carl Sheline, during the campus vigil in Gomes Chapel on Nov. 1.

A selection of recent mentions of �ֲ���ý and �ֲ���ý people in the news.

The Lewiston shootings and �ֲ���ý

The local, national, and international media reporting on the Oct. 25 shootings in Lewiston wrote many stories that involved �ֲ���ý and �ֲ���ý people, with queries coming from outlets including the BBC, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

for a story published the night after the shootings, in which Jenkins praised the efforts of the �ֲ���ý staff to support students during the shelter-in-place order that existed from 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 27.

Many students spent the first night of the shelter order away from their residences in various �ֲ���ý buildings, including the library.

“I heard many stories of faculty who have supported them, staff who were there supporting them,” Jenkins told the Globe. “Our staff did an amazing job, many of whom were here overnight because they were sheltering in place but then they turned around to provide food for our students.” Jenkins also appeared on Laura Coates Live on CNN on the night of Oct. 26.

�ֲ���ý faculty members shared their expertise with the media as the crisis unfolded. that aired on Oct. 26, Associate Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque talked about how the focus of his academic expertise — mass shootings in America — has hit home. 

“I’m concerned about all of my students and my friends who work at �ֲ���ý and in the community,” he said, in the early hours of the crisis, “and hoping that they are staying safe and that they’re getting what they need.” Rocque also wrote about the shootings .

In his research, Rocque said, “we know that there are certain types of laws that don’t necessarily restrict people’s freedoms, but also can be helpful in preventing these types of attacks,” such as .

“The first reaction is frustration that we’ve been trying to put out information about why these attacks happen, how these attacks happen, and what type of policies are seemingly effective,” he said. “And it does not seem as if there’s any traction. And we find ourselves in a position where now we’re attacked at our own home and that feels personal. And so there’s frustration, there’s sadness, and a little bit of anger as well.”

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Tyler Austin Harper wrote about the responsibilities of gun owners for The Atlantic ”&�Բ�����;

In addition, media outlets interviewed �ֲ���ý students about their experiences during the shelter-in-place order. �ֲ���ý alumnus Paul Blume ’98, a reporter for television station KMSP in Minneapolis–St. Paul, interviewed Kaitlyn O’Shaughnessy ’26 and Cole De Magistris ’24 via Zoom for a story published Oct. 26.

At the end of his report, Blume showed viewers his �ֲ���ý sweatshirt. “I’ll be wearing it home tonight. We’re all in the �ֲ���ý community.”

All statements made by �ֲ���ý during the crisis are.

Pubali Chakraborty, economics

‘Micro-firms’ could be holding back women from finding employment — Business Standard 

Featured in Business Standard (Oct. 3, 2023), a research paper coauthored by Assistant Professor of Economics Pubali Chakraborty .

Chakraborty’s coauthor is Kanika Mahajan, associate professor of economics at Ashoka University in India, and . 

In India, larger firms have proportionately more female employees, but India’s economy is dominated by micro-firms that have fewer than 10 employees.

According to reporter Vasudha Mukherjee, larger firms are able attract more women through non-wage benefits such as maternity benefits, child care facilities, and work-from-home options.

In addition, larger firms may be better placed to invest in such benefits because they have higher revenues and profits, and also because it is more cost-effective to provide such services and infrastructure for a bigger worker pool than for a handful of workers. These possibly indicate that bigger firms are able to attract more women due to these non-wage benefits.

Anna Cote ’25 and Paige Cote ’23

Auburn’s Anna and Paige Cote fueling �ֲ���ý’ success — Lewiston Sun-Journal

The Lewiston Sun Journal (Oct. 28, 2023) , who are “key players in one of the best seasons in program history,” writes reporter Nathan Fournier. 

In high school, said Anna Cote ’25, she initially “didn’t want to play at the same school as my sister, but I saw how much fun she was having with her team. It’s very different from other colleges in how much everyone loves this sport.”

Paige is happy with her sister’s decision to attend �ֲ���ý. “I think we connect super well. It’s awesome to share this great experience and the game that we love. It’s just awesome to spend more time together.”

Following a NESCAC quarterfinal win on Oct. 31 vs. Bowdoin, vs. Williams at Middlebury, the tournament host.

Lynne Lewis, economics

For Fat Bear Week, a close-up look at lifestyles of the fat and famous — The Washington Post

The Washington Post (Oct. 3, 2023) quotes Lynne Lewis, Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics, in a story about the at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Hosted by the park, Fat Bear Week is an event and online competition highlighting the pre-hibernation bulking up of brown bears as they gorge themselves on salmon from the park’s rivers, including Brooks River.

With the National Park Service unable to say if park visitation is up because of Fat Bear Week, the Post turned to Lewis, who is working on a survey of visitors. She tells reporter Natalie B. Compton that “visitation has exploded” and that contributing factors might be , plus the popularity of Fat Bear Week.

In related news, Lewis, who retires from the �ֲ���ý faculty in 2024, and fellow scholars have offered a new theory about the value of “charismatic” wildlife, such as the salmon-eating Fat Bears. The theory has implications for how government agencies assign damage values if such an animal is poached or accidentally killed. Their findings were published recently in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

�ֲ���ý rowing

The 58th Head of the Charles Regatta — Harvard Crimson

A (Oct. 23, 2023) features a striking image of the �ֲ���ý and Bowdoin men’s varsity fours racing side by side underneath the famously narrow Eliot Bridge. The �ֲ���ý men’s team wore pink rowing suits for cancer awareness.

Frank Coffin ’40

A new biography of the late Judge Frank M. Coffin does a remarkable man justice — Portland Press Herald

A Portland Press Herald review of the , tells the story of “one of the state’s most upbeat, likable, and productive figures of the late 20th century,” writes reviewer William David Barry.

Coffin was born in 1919 in a small house across the street from the �ֲ���ý campus. During his career, he was elected to Congress and later became a U.S. circuit judge.

Coffin’s “remarkable, seemingly organic rise from a broken home to the top tier of Maine politics and jurisprudence is accurately and sensitively delineated” by author Richard J. Maiman

Late on Tuesday afternoon, a 6-year-old girl and her family made their way down Alumni Walk, which had been transformed from a pedestrian walkway into a Halloween paradise by �ֲ���ý students — with a candy assist from the Red Cross — as a way to show love for their Lewiston community. 

It had been just six days since the shootings in Lewiston. Pain and worry ruled days and nights. But now, at twilight on a frosty fall day, there could be, and were, smiles everywhere as children and families flocked from the Lewiston community to the �ֲ���ý campus.

On Alumni Walk, as well as around the corner on Bardwell Street and on nearby Frye Street, they were met with an outpouring of emotion, support, and bagfuls of treats from hundreds of �ֲ���ý students who had, on short notice and in response to the tragedy, had tripled the size of a planned community trick-or-treat event for nearby Frye Street.

The smiling little girl, dressed as Cat Noir from the animated TV series Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, was trailed by her mom, Marissa Porter of Auburn, and her grandmother, Jennifer Randall of Lewiston. The young child, said Porter, had been too scared to return to school since the crisis. “She has been struggling.”&�Բ�����;

Some of her family members are in the military, and the man who committed the shootings was an Army reservist. “She’s scared,” said Randall. “She’s always known military people to be safe.”

Randall watched as �ֲ���ý students greeted her grandchild with great warmth. “The way they are engaging with her — it’s so important. She needs this. We appreciate this so much.”

Steven Wiles and Evelyn Wiles of Lewiston and Gardiner, respectively, had heard about the �ֲ���ý Halloween event that morning and decided right away to come to campus with their child. After a week that has left everyone frayed and edgy, “�ֲ���ý is the place to go,” he said.

A crowd of �ֲ���ý students happily dance with a trick-or-treater dressed as Wednesday from the Addams Family during the Halloween event held on campus:

Enclosed by some of �ֲ���ý’ most iconic buildings, Alumni Walk is only 16 years old, having opened in 2007. From what was once a paved access road running in front of Lane Hall, architects created both a wide campus walkway, connecting the east and west parts of campus, and a community gathering place, with funding from Jack Keiwin ’57 and his wife, Beverly Keigwin. 

As �ֲ���ý News writer Doug Hubley reported at the time, “for the pair who made Alumni Walk possible, it’s about the space, but more about the people who will use, enjoy, and ideally find some kind of sustenance there.”

On Tuesday night, sustenance came not only from the surge of sugar treats, but from �ֲ���ý students turning their high-wattage energy toward a community that was hurting, and that they love. 

All along the Walk, �ֲ���ý students gathered with their sports teams, clubs, and organizations — from the sailing club to The �ֲ���ý Student — to staff treat stations to welcome the local trick-or-treaters. 

Decked out in their own costumes (such as a lobster, including claws) and with faces brightly painted, the students handed out sweet treats, stickers, and novelties to local children, who, depending on their age, either trundled along on foot, rode in colorful wagons, or were carried on the backs of parents and family members.

Some children were swaddled in fleece blankets, newly received from Red Cross volunteers stationed at the head of Alumni Walk. They provided event support, along with staff from several college offices, including Facilities, Dining and Campus Events, Campus Safety, and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships.

Students cheered for each arriving trick-or-treater, and did dance moves to the music of Halloween standards like “Monster Mash” and “Thriller” played from Bluetooth speakers, along with plenty of Taylor Swift, including “Shake it Off.”&�Բ�����;

�ֲ���ý President Garry W. Jenkins and his husband, Jon Lee, did a circuit on Alumni Walk with a big wicker basket that was rapidly drained of candy. “Rather than stay in the [president’s] house,” Jenkins said, “we decided, let’s make the candy mobile!”

Maggie Forger ’25 of Norwell, Mass., was stationed with her sailing club teammates not far from Lane Hall. Like many �ֲ���ý students, she has gotten to know Lewiston by taking courses with a specific community-engaged component, so she feels a strong personal connection to her college town. 

One such course was “TechnoGenderCulture,” taught by Assistant Professor of Digital and Computational Studies Anelise Hanson Shrout, which explores how technologies not only have histories and cultures, but that they are gendered as well.

As part of the coursework, Forger and her classmates spent time at a few Lewiston locations, helping the community understand different facets of technology. Forger’s group worked at Meadowview Apartments, a senior living center in Lewiston, where they spent time with the residents and helped them with their personal and communal technology.

“It felt really cool for so much of the Lewiston community to be with so much of the �ֲ���ý community at once,” Forger said. “And �ֲ���ý students really brought the energy.”

As she looked out over the little Buzz Lightyears, ladybugs, Spidermen, Barbies, and witches pulling parents along Alumni Walk, she said, “for the community to be able to come to �ֲ���ý is the best of both worlds.”

With students, faculty, and staff sitting shoulder to shoulder late Wednesday afternoon in Gomes Chapel, President Garry W. Jenkins reminded the �ֲ���ý community of the capacity for human acts to help lift the darkness left in the wake of the Oct. 25 shootings in Lewiston that resulted in the deaths of 18 people. 

“The brightness that shines through the dark of a tragedy such as we have suffered here in Lewiston, our home, is what it always is in times like these: the immense capacity of our shared humanity,” Jenkins said. He called on those gathered — filling the chapel — to continue to support each other.

The Vigil for Grief and Remembrance, presented by the college’s Multifaith Chaplaincy, was held on Nov. 1, the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings. Many �ֲ���ý students had attended a large vigil three days before in downtown Lewiston at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, but the on-campus vigil offered an opportunity for the �ֲ���ý campus community to grieve and reflect together. 

The mood in the chapel full of students, faculty, and staff was somber. A few held hands. Some in attendance dabbed at their eyes. 

“Let us be a loving community and carry all the things we are feeling and sifting through together,” said the Rev. Brittany Longsdorf, �ֲ���ý’ multifaith chaplain, speaking from the pulpit to the chapel as daylight started to fade. 

People have gathered to grieve for centuries because it’s vital in the healing process, Longsdorf said as she prepared for the vigil earlier in the day. She said this simple, human act of coming together binds us — and also frees us of the guilt that can follow a horrific tragedy. 

“Grieving together is essential to come out of this hard moment. That’s why societies have done things like this vigil for thousands of years,” said Longsdorf. “When you see other people in that space, it helps us lean into it in a special way. I think doing it together, it’s why at �ֲ���ý we love Lewiston, and why Lewiston loves on us. We love this city that is our home.”

In his remarks, �ֲ���ý’ new president also offered his vision for the way forward — a journey made together that is guided by love: 

“Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace have emanated from every corner of this city and this college community like a beacon of light, filling our hearts and mending our souls,” Jenkins said. “They remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope. They remind us that together, over time, we will recover and heal. In that, I have faith.”

Lewiston mayor Carl Sheline echoed that oath of togetherness. Sheline, who said he was on campus by chance on Oct. 25 when the shootings occurred, promised those gathered: “We will rise together.”

“Most of you, like me, are from away, but while you are here, you belong to us. Lewiston is your city, just as we are sharing in this tragedy,” Sheline said. “We are not going through separate events, but the same dark time.”

The Lewiston community and �ֲ���ý students “will stand shoulder to shoulder” Sheline said, as the area works to heal.

Watch the full video of the Vigil for Grief and Remembrance at the Gomes Chapel on Nov. 1:

In her remarks in the chapel, Longsdorf spoke of the power of sharing grief as a community.

“Some may think that grieving is weak, or a form of surrender. But I believe that grief is a form of rest and a method of love. When we grieve together like this, in community, we powerfully hold each other and are held. When we grieve, we continue loving amidst loss. When we remember, we root to purpose and commit to change. When we remember, we connect the threads of the dead to how we still want to live our one precious life.”

The vigil continued as Longsdorf, with a suede-covered mallet, rimmed a singing bowl, creating a continuous and harmonious sound to open up space for those in attendance to turn to each other and share a few words about how they were feeling. For many, the fear and shock had passed, to be replaced with sorrow, exhaustion, and gratitude for being in community. And safe. 

Then, following a musical interlude, the Rev. Raymond Clothier, associate multifaith chaplain, read the names of the 18 people killed in the shooting, pausing between each name, while Longsdorf lightly struck the suede-covered mallet on the singing bowl’s rim, creating a single sustained musical note for each.

Behind Clothier and Longsdorf, displayed on a table covered with a white cloth, were framed photos of the victims.

Tricia C. Asselin.

Peyton Brewer-Ross.

William Frank Brackett.

Thomas Ryan Conrad.

Michael R. Deslauriers.

Maxx A. Hathaway.

Bryan M. McFarlane.

Keith D. Macnear.

Ronald G. Morin.

Joshua A. Seal.

Arthur Fred Strout.

Stephen M. Vozzella.

Lucille M. Violette.

Robert E. Violette.

Joseph Lawrence Walker.

Jason Adam Walker.

William A. Young.

Aaron Young. 

It took nearly four minutes to read all the names. Then Clothier asked the gathered crowd to hold a minute of silence, for these “beloveds” and those injured or left behind. “May their memories guide us forward in love,” he said.  

On the way into Gomes, attendees had been given unlit candles to hold. Longsdorf brought a flame from the candles of remembrance on the altar to the first row, and participants in the front row passed it back, the light spreading quickly.

The vigil included two songs performed by singer-guitarists Barry Kilmister ’24 of Poway, Calif., and Levi Mindlin ’24 of Portland, Ore., and, later, haunting music played by student cellist Eli Kushner ’24 of Philadelphia. Eight others read prayers, palms, and poems. 

Aneeza Ahmad ’25 of Sharon, Mass., and Alaina Rauf ’25 of Yarmouth, Maine, who are both members of the �ֲ���ý Muslim Student Association, read prayers from the Islamic faith to offer hope and solace. 

“Like all of you, we are so saddened and heartbroken about the recent events that have taken place in our home of Lewiston,” Ahmad began. “At the same time, we are so, so grateful to have a community and to be part of a community that has held each other’s hands and endured this really difficult moment together.”

“This fear will not resolve soon, nor will the emotions subside. That is the burden of our generation. And yet we continue the fight, and we will continue to respond.”

Ethan Baker ’24 reading his poem “The North Star of Maine”

Candlelight filled Gomes by the time the venerable Tenzin Dasel ’88, a volunteer spiritual advisor to the �ֲ���ý community and the founder of the Maine Mindfulness Project, welcomed those gathered, calling them “precious �ֲ���ý and Lewiston community.” She read from the Dalai Lama’s daily prayer, which reverberated with images of hope and prayers for peace everywhere.

Students, staff, and faculty cradled their candles as Ethan Baker ’24 of Jackson, N.H., walked to the podium and offered a personal prayer in the form of a poem he wrote the morning after the shootings, after he experienced the aftermath as a first responder with the �ֲ���ý Emergency Medical Services.

Baker was still on duty when he wrote a poem he titled “The North Star of Maine.” The poem concluded:

This fear will not resolve soon, nor will the emotions subside. That is the burden of our generation. And yet we continue the fight, and we will continue to respond.

May the power of patience, kindness, and love allow us to find peace in ourselves, in our community, and together we remember those souls who left us for the North Star of Maine.

What began with warmth and optimism in early October ended with a tragedy in our home city of Lewiston. Together we’ve responded with strength and hope.

We’re sharing images from start to finish, though we know this is only the beginning of a hard, historic time that we will get through together. See some of these moments here in the latest installment of This Month at �ֲ���ý.

In-Class Collaboration

Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies Carrie Diaz Eaton (right) teaches the math course “PIC Math: Community Engaged Data Science” on Oct. 4, 2023, in Roger Williams with students Christian Cabello ‘25 of La Canada Flintridge, Calif., (left) and Christopher McGrail ‘24 of Dedham, Mass.

A View from Above

A view from a decorative “fanned” window in Roger Williams, looking toward Hedge and Hathorn halls, features some of this fall’s muted colors.

Talent and Teamwork

The college’s a cappella groups take center stage in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building during Back to �ֲ���ý, creating a soundscape of talent, joy, and camaraderie. The annual concert gives the group a chance to showcase their newest members in front of a large audience.

Sharing Session

A lively scene fills Perry Atrium during Back to �ֲ���ý as alumni, family members, and President Garry W. Jenkins explore and engage with students’ academic achievements made manifest on research posters that display their summer work, which often was conducted with �ֲ���ý faculty members.

Music Magic

Mavy Ho ‘26 of Gorham, Maine, performs on the electric violin during the student showcase held in Merrill’s Marcy Plavin Dance Studio during Back to �ֲ���ý.

Sweet Score

Ella Blum ‘24 of South Salem, N.Y., celebrates after scoring a goal in �ֲ���ý field hockey team’s 5-0 win over Hamilton on Oct. 7, 2023, at Garcelon Field.

Portrait at the Puddle

Matthew Peeler ‘26 of New York City (left) poses at the Puddle for a family portrait with his parents, Scott Peeler and Diana Florence.

Football Fanatics

A large crowd cheers for the �ֲ���ý football team during their game against Amherst College on Oct. 7, 2023, at Garcelon Field during Back to �ֲ���ý.

Breathe Deep

Prospective students conduct an exercise with Katalin Vecsey, the chair of the Department of Theater and Dance and an expert in voice, at Schaffer Theatre.

The gathering was part of the annual Fall Open House, when �ֲ���ý Admission welcomed 200 prospective students and their families to campus for a day that included lunch in Commons, a campus tour, and meeting with faculty and staff, including President Garry W. Jenkins.

Community in Commons

Families and students visiting for the annual Fall Open House gather for a meal in Commons.

A Rush of Spirit

Women’s soccer captain Charlotte Jones ‘24 of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., takes the field on Senior Day in the Bobcats’ game against Connecticut College at Garcelon Field.

Autumn Colors

The early morning sun backlights fall foliage and lamps at Alumni Gym on a warm fall day.

Serving Up Success

Alma Mackic ‘24 of Lake Forest, Ill., was honored as the volleyball team’s lone senior before their match against Middlebury on Senior Day on Oct. 14, 2023, in Alumni Gym.

Literary Celebrations

Assistant Professor of English Myronn Hardy (above center) speaks about his new book of poetry, Aurora Americana, after reading excerpts from it in Gomes Chapel.

Reflections of Fall

The surface of Lake Andrews reflects fall foliage on a late October morning.

Bobcat Biker

Associate Professor of History Joe Hall, well known for his bike commute from his home in Auburn, cruises down Alumni Walk.

Enriching Exercise

Aleisha Martinez Sandoval ’26 of of Edinburg, Texas, (left) and Caroline Cassell ’24 of Woodstock, Vt., listen in rapt attention to Otis speaker Nancy Campbell in a Dana Hall classroom as Campbell explains a writing exercise.

Practicing with the President

During a dress rehearsal for President Jenkin’s inauguration on the afternoon of Oct. 25, Jenkins (center) is flanked by inauguration participants Professor of Mathematics Katy Ott (left) and Aydan Gedeon-Hope ‘25 of Norton, Mass., in Merrill Gymnasium. The inauguration has been postponed to a future date.

‘Peace and Comfort’

Flowers adorn the college’s Veterans Plaza, a gift from a �ֲ���ý alumnus who asked a local florist to deliver them to the college in memory of the lives lost in the Lewiston shooting on Oct. 25, 2023.

The note accompanying the flower arrangement read: “Thinking of the Lewiston community. In memory of the lives lost and wishing peace and comfort to families who lost loved ones too soon.”

Gathering Together

�ֲ���ý varsity rowers reconnect with one another on Garcelon Field a day after the shelter-in-place order resulting from the Lewiston shootings is lifted.

Light in the Darkness

The Vigil for Grief and Remembrance held at Golmes Chapel brings together the �ֲ���ý community on Nov. 1, the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.

Remembering Those Lost

President Garry W. Jenkins speaks to those gathered in Gomes Chapel during the Vigil for Grief and Remembrance on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.

“Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace have emanated from every corner of this city and this college community like a beacon of light, filling our hearts and mending our souls,” Jenkins told those gathered. “They remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope.”

Comforting Canines

Lucks Emerson ‘27 of Hong Kong loves on Serene, a 6-year-old golden doodle from Illinois, saying the pup “made my day” when they met on Oct. 31, 2023. Three dogs visited �ֲ���ý campus during a Maine visit arranged by L.L.Bean as part of the National Crisis Response Canine Team.

Costumes And Caring

A child holds the evening’s bounty as �ֲ���ý students lean in with support — and with smiles all around — on Oct. 31, 2023, on Alumni Walk. All along the Walk, �ֲ���ý students gathered with their sports teams, clubs, and organizations at Halloween treat stations to welcome the local trick-or-treaters a week after the Lewiston shootings .

Reconnecting

President Jenkins and his husband, Jon Lee, greet students as they walk home along College Street on Oct. 28, the day after the shelter in place was lifted following the Lewiston shootings.

Lewiston Strong

The �ֲ���ý field hockey team — wearing blue socks in solidarity with the city of Lewiston — lines up for introductions before their double-overtime victory over Bowdoin in the NESCAC quarterfinals on Oct. 31 at the Campus Avenue Field.