Today, some 50 years after the first Puddle Jump, three of the event’s founders — Chris Callahan ’78, Scott Copeland ’78, and Lars Llorente ’78 — returned to campus to kick off this year’s edition.

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Bates College sophomores Anna Maheu, left, and Malie White jump into Lake ...

Within vaunted traditions there are always new wrinkles. Take the Bates tradition of the Maine governor lighting a torch to kick off Winter Carnival. This year, Maine Gov. Janet Mills didn’t do the ...