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Bates College seniors gathered Thursday for a commencement ceremony that wasn’t quite the same as in pre-COVID times but came close.
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LEWISTON Wearing black robes and a lot of maroon masks, Bates College seniors lined up on a lovely May Thursday to the tolling of the bell atop Hathorn Hall for a commencement ceremony that seemed almost normal after a college experience that was anything but.
Overcoming the “pretty high hurdles” imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, “there will always be something extra special of the class of 2021,” said Bates President Clayton Spencer.
“The world has taught us all lessons that we would not have chosen,” Spencer said.