Stories from March 2007
Lecture at college to describe Vietnamese archaeological dig
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 3:30 pm
Le Thi Lien, a leading Vietnamese archaeologist, visits Bates College to discuss her involvement in a major archaeological site in Hanoi Thursday, March 29, in Room 104, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.
College presents students, eminent singer in Indonesian concert
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 3:16 pm
Bates College presents a concert of Indonesian music featuring student musicians and a singer who is one of the Pacific nation's leading classical recording artists Saturday, March 17, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
College joins nationwide carbon-neutrality pact
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 3:12 pm
Bates College is one of eight colleges and universities in Maine, and more than 100 nationwide, to sign an agreement to become "carbon neutral" — that is, to reduce institutional emissions of carbon-based greenhouse gases such that they no longer increase the atmospheric total of such gases.
Mount David Summit highlights student achievement across disciplines
Monday, March 5, 2007 3:40 pm
More than 300 Bates students will take part in the sixth Mount David Summit, the college's annual celebration of student academic achievement Friday, March 30, in the Perry Atrium of Pettengill Hall.
College offices closed due to inclement weather
Friday, March 2, 2007 9:23 am
Due to inclement weather, Bates College offices are closed Friday, Mar. 2.
Matthews composition featured by Portland Chamber Music Festival
Thursday, March 1, 2007 4:05 pm
A work by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music at Bates, is featured as musicians from the Portland Chamber Music Festival return to Bates for a concert Sunday, March 4, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Theater department to stage America's first comedy
Thursday, March 1, 2007 3:53 pm
Paul Kuritz, professor of theater, directs the Bates College theater department production of "The Contrast," an American comedy of manners written in 1787 by Royall Tyler. Performances take place March 9-11, 16-18 in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 2 Andrews Road.
Campus Construction Update: Week of Feb. 26, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007 12:00 am
It was a milestone of sorts for the new Commons project: the first use of plastic wrap in the kitchen.
Campus Construction Update: Week of March 5, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007 12:00 am
A milestone of sorts: The first students with the option to actually occupy Bates' new student housing are making that choice now. With less than six months to go before the residence next to Mount David opens, it's housing lottery time again, and floor plans for the facility have been posted in Chase Hall along with all the other housing.