At Bates College, the active shooter alert on Wednesday night interrupted a birthday celebration in a dormitory room. “We huddled together and waited for more news,” Ms. The lockdown remained in place overnight for Lewiston, Me., and the 1,800 students at Bates College, a small liberal arts institution there. The emergency order left some students and employees stranded on campus, unable to return home, the university said in a statement. Le waited for news in her dormitory, her family in the Portland, Me., area periodically checked in with her, she said.

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