REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS: The faculty legislated deadline to drop a Winter 2006 course is this Friday, March 3rd. Use the Garnet Gateway to drop a course. (One exception; come to Libbey Forum to drop an independent study course.) Remember to submit the change, and to go back to confirm that the course has been removed from your schedule.

Today, March 3, 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.

It’s not every Friday you get to eat Jamaican gerk! Support FLAVA! A fundraiser for the Eagles Breakaway Conference 2006. Come, eat some great food and save a few lives. Today at 5:30 in the Skelton Lounge. Event sponsored by BCF and Int’l Club.

Today, March 3 - THE HOUR - THE BOBCAT DEN - He's back from break and even though Valentine's Day is already over, Todd Myers is ready to sing his heart out for you from 6:00-7:30 pm. This week's all-you-can-eat buffet special is chicken wings, available with cold beer on tap from 5:30-8:30 pm. See you at The Hour!

FILMMAKER KEITH BEAUCHAMP will show and talk about his groundbreaking documentary“The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till”, kicking off Unity Weekend 2006. The film unfolds a drama that has lived in African American folklore for more than 50 years, producing eye-witness accounts from people speaking out for the first time. A product of nine years of research and investigation, this documentary served as impetus for the reopening of the case against Till’s killers by the US Justice Department on May 10th, 2004. This event takes place on Today, March 3 in the Keck Classroom at 6:30. (www.emmiettillstory.com)

This weekend the FILMBOARD is showing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  The fourth installment of the franchise, which has received overwhelmingly positive reviews critically, follows another year in the life of the boy wizard, focusing upon Harry’s mysterious entry into the Triwizard Tournament.  As always, admission is only $1.  Friday & Saturday, 7:00 & 9:30, Sunday, 2:00 & 4:30.  (Due to the film’s lengthy running time, shows will begin promptly at their respective show times.) 

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS:  Registration for On-Campus Short Term 2006 units and Fall 2006 courses opens Saturday, March 4th  and closes Friday, March 10th at 4:00 pm. You should now begin planning your course selections and arrange to meet with your advisor. S/he must remove your "advisor hold" (there are holds for both Short Term and Fall) on the Garnet Gateway so that you may register when the registration period opens on the 4th. Students who wait until the end of registration week to contact their advisors risk missing the 4:00pm registration deadline on Friday, March 10th.  The Schedules for Short Term 2006 and Fall 2006 are available on the Garnet Gateway and the tentative Winter 2007 semester course schedule is also available for planning purposes. Select the "course information" link on the log in page to view the schedules, or you may log into the Garnet Gateway and use the "course search" feature.   Please visit our web page for information on registration, general education requirements, and using the Garnet Gateway. For assistance come to Libbey Forum during our regular office hours, M-F, 9-4.

This Saturday the Student Activities Office will be sending out the last of our three bus trips to SUGARLOAF/USA.  The bus will depart from in front of Chase Hall at 7 am, and will head back to Bates when the lifts close.  We are offering reduced price lift tickets, rental packages, and even learn-to-ski or snowboard packages.  The prices are $36 for a lift ticket, $26 for ski or snowboard rentals, and only $59 for the learn to programs.  The learn to program includes a learning area lift ticket, rentals and the clinic. Sugarloaf has been getting some great snow of late, and the weather on Saturday is supposed to be warmer than now, so take advantage of these great prices and head up to Sugarloaf for a great day of skiing! To sign up and pay for this bus come to the Student Activities Office in Chase Hall.  There are 20 spaces available on the bus for those that already have lift tickets.

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This Saturday there will be a series of FREE DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) WORKSHOPS in the Silo. Starting at 10 am going until 6 pm with a break at 2! Each workshop will be about an hour in length.. a finalized schedule will be sent out in the upcoming days... Whenever possible the workshops are interactive (i.e. participatory...) here are the workshops (in the unofficial order):
How to make Beer
Vegan Cooking - sweet potato peanut bisque
Do-it-Yourself Birth
Fiber Arts - with Gloria Varney from NEZINSCOT FARM
BREAK
Bike Repair (with actual bikes that need repair.. please don't bring yours we have plenty!)
F*ck the pigs: street tactics and protest law
Gymcraftics  (for more info on Gymcraftics check out www.airtimeathletics.com/)

Following the DIY workshops with be the LOST FILM FEST (a traveling showcase of truly independent (read: anti-corporate) film) www.lostfilmfest.com

These workshops were planned by the New World Coalition (Bates' social justice group) with specific workshops being sponsored by the New World Coalition, the Environmental Coalition, and Plant Eating People. Lost Film Fest is being sponsored by Friends of Fair Labor.

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UNITY CONFERENCE 2006- “BUILDING A BLACK COMMUNITY”. This annual conference takes place on Saturday, March 4 from 2 pm to 6 pm in the Keck Classroom. Workshop topics this year: “Surviving at a White Tertiary Institution”, “The Role of Black Women”, “What Does Success mean to ME?”, and “Remembering our Roots”. All are invited to attend. Contact Lois St. Brice (lstbrice@bates.edu) for more information. Registration begins at 1 pm.

THE BATES COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS: MICHAEL NIGRO - Saturday, March 4, 8:00 p.m. - Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.  This up-and-coming young classical guitarist performs music by South American composers including Maximo Diego Pujol, Adolfo Luna, Jorge Morel, Jorge Cardoso, Augustine Barrios and Antonio Lauro.  Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors & students (Bates students with ID admitted free).  For more information: 207-786-6135  http://abacus.bates.edu/concerts

TRIAD 2006 – UNITY…IT’S A CELEBRATION!  Triad is the biggest annual party at Bates College, takes place on Saturday, March 4. In existence since 1981, this is Triad’s 25th anniversary. Come dressed to impress and party from 10 pm to 2 am in three theme rooms of music in Chase Hall. Listen to hip-hop, R&B, Dancehall, Soca, Alternative, Techno, Salsa, and Reggaeton all in the same place on the same night. There will also be free food in the Den and the guests from other New England schools, including Bowdoin, Colby, UMaine, USM, and CMCC. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday and costs $3 before, $5 at the door. Part of the proceeds will go towards providing aid for Refugees in Darfur Sudan.

Concert: Players from the PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL perform Mozart, Kodaly and Shostakovich. For more information call (207)786-6135. Sunday, Mar. 5 at 3pm  in the Olin Art Center Concert Hall.

Come join THE ROBINSON PLAYERS in watching your favorite stars and starlets at the Oscars on the big screen. There will be refreshments and pizza! Sunday, March 5 at 7pm in the Benjamin Mays Center (Silo)

BOSTON CELTICS CAREER FAIR workshop in the Hirasawa Lounge on Monday, March 6 at 4:30 pm. Event sponsored by the OCS.

Monday March 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Mays Center.  A BANQUET OF RICHES.  Join us for a festive dinner in celebration of the spiritual diversity of Bates College.  While we eat, students from 10 religious traditions and perspectives represented on our campus will speak briefly about their respective experiences of their faith and spirituality.  Pre-registration required.  Call the Chaplain’s Office (x8272) or e-mail <mdeschai> by March 9.

INFO SESSION FOR ALTERNATIVE SHORT TERM: MAINE, NICARAGUA, AND GLOBALIZATION.  All students, faculty, and staff are invited to this presentation and info session about the second annual student-led "alternative" short term exploring the impact of globalization on communities in Maine and Nicaragua.  If you are interested in visiting real communities in Maine and Nicaragua to see what they are doing to fight the 'race to the bottom,' exploring alternatives to the current neoliberal economic model, or just want to find out what "neoliberal economic model" means, then we hope to see you there!  Monday (3/6) at 4:10 pm in Pettengill G21.  Interested but can't make it?  Email aharrow.  Sponsored by NWC and the Harward Center.

COME MEET THE HARWARD CENTER! You are invited to a Dessert Discussion about student leadership and community involvement on Monday, March 6th, 2006 at 8:30pm at 97 Bardwell St.  The Harward Center would like to hear from students about their ideas for increasing opportunities for student leadership at Bates and for what sorts of student opportunities the Harward Center should be providing. Please join David Scobey, Director of the Harward Center, and the Student Volunteer Fellows for some casual conversation and dessert. Please RSVP to Katie Seamon at kseamon@bates.edu

6:00 pm  COLLEGE SHUTTLE - The shuttle runs on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 pm - 12 am, and Sunday from 12 pm - 6 pm.  The shuttle runs to Auburn locations at the beginning of each hour, and runs to Lewiston locations on the half hour.
6:00 pm Join us for the celebration of Shabbat – Multi-Cultural Center (6 pm services, 6:30 pm dinner)