Stories from December 1999
Minister to lead annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service
Wednesday, December 22, 1999 12:00 am
The Rev. Kirk Byron Jones, a specialist in the social theologies of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Rauschenbusch and well-known for his work with the Commission on Justice and Liberation of the National Council of Churches, will be the guest preacher for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, in the Bates College Chapel. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman to speak
Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:00 am
Called "the most influential children's advocate in the country" by The Washington Post, Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of The Children's Defense Fund, will deliver the annual Bertha May Bell Andrews Memorial Lecture in Ethics and Education at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the Bates College Chapel. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Openings remain in Bates skating school
Friday, December 17, 1999 12:00 am
Bates College officials have announced that registration is open for the Bates Skating School, which begins Jan. 15 and still has openings in the youth power skating program for children in grades 1-8 and in the beginner adult class. The pre-school and youth figure skating programs are already full.
Senior discovers new chemical process for splitting amino acids
Wednesday, December 15, 1999 12:00 am
Jolene Thurston of Post Mills, Vt., a senior chemistry major, has discovered a new method for separating amino-acid components, an integral step in finding chemical compounds with undiscovered pharmaceutical value.
Mashpee student makes stellar discoveries
Tuesday, December 14, 1999 12:00 am
Bates College senior Alicia Soderberg of Mashpee, Mass., has identified nine new supernovae -- including the most distant one found to date -- as part of a National Science Foundation program that provides undergraduates with hands-on research experience.
Bates violinist to perform
Monday, December 6, 1999 12:00 am
Bates violinist Lesley A. Rabach, a sophomore from Cheshire, Conn., will perform with pianists Frank Glazer, artist in residence, and James Parakilas, professor of music, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For more information, call the Olin Arts Center at 207-786-6315.