Today, March 17, 2006
Noon, Multifaith Room (#4 Canham House), MEDITATION.
6:00 p.m., Multicultural Center, SHABBAT.
6:30 p.m., Multicultural Center, first floor, FRIDAY PRAYERS FOR MUSLIMS.

L E C T U R E - Sponsored by the Multicultural Center - "The Importance of Marronage as a Concept in Diaspora Studies" by Professor William F. Santiago-Valles, Western Michigan University - Today, March 17, 4:00 pm, Skelton Lounge.  Dr. William F. Santiago-Valles is currently associate professor of Africana Studies at Western Michigan University. His research interests include social movements and popular cultures in the African Diaspora, the consequences of globalization, and praxis research methods. Santiago was raised and educated in the Caribbean, attended undergraduate college in the US (including a year abroad in Cuernavaca studying with Francisco Julio, Ivan Illich, and Paula Freire. He worked across the Caribbean for two years on economic development projects, traveled in Africa on a Watson scholarship, went to graduate school in the US and Mexico, where he studied with Rui Mauro Marini and received a Ph.D. in political economy before returning to the Caribbean to teach. At Western Michigan University, he spent three years directing a research unit on race and ethnic relations. He is also studying the African Diaspora throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America, and investigating social justice movements and working class radicalism within these regions.

Get Involved!  Get to learn the way Bates works from the inside--join a committee! The COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES is accepting applications through 4.30 pm Today, March 17. Visit http://www.bates.edu/SCOC (note the capitalization) in order to learn more and download application forms.

Today, March 17 - THE HOUR - BOBCAT DEN -5:30-8:30 pm - Celebrate St. Paddy's Day with an all you can eat  potato skin bar and, as the luck of the Irish will be with us, a special appearance by Todd Myers.

This weekend the FILMBOARD is showing Pride and Prejudice!  The film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel has received very strong reviews, especially for the performances of its two leads, Matthew Macfadyen as Darcy, and Keira Knightly as Elizabeth Bennet, a role for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.  Praised for dusting the cobwebs off Austen’s novel without sacrificing its underlying integrity, it is not a film to be missed!  As always, admission is only $1.  Friday & Saturday: 7:00, 9:30.  Sunday: 2:00, 4:30.  Olin 104. 

Theatre: POPCORN by Ben Elton (Adult Audiences ONLY) Today, March 17 and Tomorrow, March 18 at  8PM in Schaeffer Theatre

DAN ADHOOT is an amazing comedian that has appeared on last comic standing. You won’t want to miss this show! Tonight 17 in the Benjamin Mays Center (Silo) at 9 pm

The Spanish House will be having SPANISH HELP SESSIONS on Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 6 pm. If you need help with essays or different topics, drop by. Please email Rafael Pacheco (rpachec2), Jacqueline Smith (jsmith) or Omar Maxwell (omaxwell) before stopping by.  The Spanish House is on Wood St.

BATES COLLEGE ORCHESTRA CONCERT - Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m.  Performing works by Samuel Barber, Antonin Dvorak, and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.  Free Admission

BATES MUSIC FESTIVAL – come see four great Bates bands perform for a full night of musical bliss. Performances by DFJ, Johnson Electric, The Nancies, and the Greg Waters Band- You don’t want to miss it! Sat. March 18 in the Benjamin Mays Center (Silo) at 8:30.

MAINE EARTH FIRST! will give a FREE workshop on effective ways to use Direct Action and Media sources to bring attention to Environmental Injustices and spark Positive Environmental Change. The workshop will be held on MONDAY, MARCH 20th, starting at 4:10 in PGILL G21!  Along with teaching these skills members of Maine Earth First! will discuss their current campaigns, including actions focused against Plum Creek's massive development proposal in the Moosehead Lake region, multiple proposals for liquefied natural gas terminals in Maine, and the burning of construction and demolition debris.

LECTURE:  Jonathan Skinner, Bates College Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, Fall ’06 will speak on “Correspondent to Command? A Bird’s Field Guide to Poetics” – Monday, March 20 at 4:10 pm in Carnegie Science Hall.   Sponsored by the Bates College Department of Environmental Studies

TO THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY:  MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  Friday, 24 March 2006 - FIFTH ANNUAL MT. DAVID SUMMIT - Over 200 students will present posters and talks!  Plus photography exhibition, dance and film!  It will be an amazing day so please plan to attend.  Activities kick off in Perry Atrium at 2:30 on March 24.  For schedule go to www.bates.edu/mt-david-summit.xml.

****CHANGES TO EMAIL**** There will be *NO BATES EMAIL * from 6:00 pm on April 17 to 6:00 am on April 18 due to changes in email programs!!!  This will affect *ALL* Bates students. Any mail saved in Webmail will not be available during that time.  Any mail sent to your bates.edu mail account will be saved and delivered after 6:00 am on 4/18.  Look for more information about this email change at www.bates.edu/emailchanges and in future Bates Dailies.  Questions on the email changes can be directed to Help Desk Services at 8222.

As college students we are well versed in healthy, well balanced lifestlyes. We all eat right, get enough sleep, exercise regularly and avoid the things that are "bad" for us. Right? Even though that might not be completely true,  LONGELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL wants US to teach kids about "Wellness." On APRIL 7th from 1:30-2:30pm Longely Elementary School will be having a Wellness Mini Course day. They are looking for Bates students to teach 10-12 students about activities like juggling, theater, dance, yoga, meditation, origami, etc. What do you do to "be well"? Think you might have something to offer? Email Katie <kseamon@bates.edu>  Brought to you by the Student Volunteer Office.

GRASS FIELDS: looking for an area to enjoy the warm sunshine?  Please use the following areas on campus:  Page field, Rand field, Bardwell Field, and the Bill field.  These areas are available for general student use during the rest of Winter Semester.  Please wear sneakers - NO CLEATS!   The baseball, softball, football, and soccer fields are NOT in condition to be used at this time.  Thank you for your cooperation!

Noon Math Dept. Luncheon – Room 15, Commons
4:00 pm College Choir Rehearsal – Olin 210
4:30 pm  Chess Club – Hirasawa Lounge
5:00 pm French Table – Garcelon Room, Commons
5:00 pm Japanese Table – Rowe Room, Side B, Commons
6:00 pm Hillel Dinner Meeting – Rowe Room, Side A, Commons
6:00 pm  Story Telling Club Meeting – Pettengill G54