Today, Jan. 23, hundreds of Bates students will take turns making a quick dash onto and into Lake Andrews. Yep, the Puddle Jump is upon us. And while the origins of many student traditions are murky, ...

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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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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For the second year in a row the Jeanne Richie Memorial Puddle Jump will happen virtually. This year, people can pick from two virtual options: the traditional 5k or a ...

All this rain has us a little giddy. Gothamist was driving last night (don't ask) and commented to our friend Leah how much we liked splashing through puddles even though it wasn't great for the car .

Dawn French spent years in agony after recreating her famous 'Vicar of Dibley' puddle jump scene on a chat show. The 65-year-old actress has revealed she agreed to act out the famous skit - in which ...

Dawn French revealed she was left in crippling pain for years after trying to recreate her iconic puddle jump scene from Vicar of Dibley. In the sitcom, her character Vicar Geraldine Granger jumped ...

While Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin is sourly sarcastic, you can't always tell if he is kidding or serious when he makes inflammatory statements. But he did reveal the secret to his personality, ...