Stories from January 2011
Sun Journal creates splash with Puddle Jump video

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:28 am

Sun Journal photographer and videographer Daryn Slover stops by the 2011 Puddle…

Brattleboro Reformer reviews Mark Erelli '96 CD 'Little Vigils'

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:08 am

Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer columnist Dave Madeloni talks with Mark Erelli ’96 about…

Carolyn Ryan '86 named editor of the 'soul' of The New York Times

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:58 pm

Carolyn Ryan ’86 has been named metropolitan editor of The New York…

Energy expert Dan Rice '73 tells Bloomberg that oil's close to tipping point

Monday, January 24, 2011 3:50 pm

In extensive comments about energy resources and investing, BlackRock managing director Dan…

Professor wins Warhol grant for book on artistic rituals of death and loss

Monday, January 24, 2011 1:31 pm

According to the Warhol Foundation, the grant of more than $35,000 is "designed to encourage and reward writing about contemporary art that is rigorous, passionate, eloquent and precise, as well as to create a broader audience for arts writing."

Bill Green's Maine tells story of early Bates champion Alonzo Garcelon

Monday, January 24, 2011 11:54 am

A recent segment on Bill Green’s Maine, produced by WCSH-TV in Portland,…

Boston Globe feature on ideal body types quotes Men's Health editor Peter Moore '78

Monday, January 24, 2011 9:24 am

A Boston Globe feature story examining how ideal male and female body…

Events Schedule: February 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011 3:38 pm

Hello from Bates! Here is a preview of public events at the…

Campus Construction Update: Jan. 21, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011 1:41 pm

Why does an open piece of land seem so much smaller than the building occupying the same footprint? How did New Commons fit on that little scrap of ground next to the football field? Shouldn't space that's cut up by walls and ceilings seem smaller than an open lot, rather than larger? Such thoughts appeared on the open lot of our consciousness as we stood in the new pavilion-like addition to Roger Williams Hall. Surrounded by contractors' giant tool boxes and stacks of building materials, we took in the views, to north and south, defined by the new entrances.

Culminating the college's Jan. 17 observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students used music, dance, poetry and prose to survey the vast landscape of the African Diaspora, and their own diverse backgrounds, in an evening performance in Schaeffer Theatre.Titled Sankofa, a term from Ghana's Akan language referring to the idea of going back for what you have forgotten, the show emphasized the importance of remembering the past in order to appreciate the present and improve the future.Ashley Booker '12Ashley Booker '12 of New York City performs during the Poetry Slam.Reflecting the concept "Get Up, Stand Up: The Fierce Urgency of Now" -- the theme for this year's MLK Day programming at Bates -- the performers captivated audience members with their talent, pride and intensity. Fellow students, faculty and townspeople including members of the local Somali community filled the theater. The production, the first of its kind, drew hoots and hollers, laughter and tears from the audience.The production featured emotional readings, striking dance and uplifting music, displaying the talents of students from myriad backgrounds and disciplines. Directed by Linda Kugblenu '13 of New York City and produced by Cynthia Alexandre-Brutus of Brooklyn, N.Y., the production was as much a lesson in history and culture as entertainment.In one piece, actresses Omosede Eholor of New York City and Brittney Davis of Chicago, both first-years, performed Alexandre-Brutus' adaption of Sojourner Truth's speech "Ain’t I A Woman?" Rendered as a dialogue, the scene juxtaposed the inequalities facing black women in the 18th and 19th centuries with the modern context, a contrast heightened by stage lighting and costumes.In "Four Blast From the Past," four performers portrayed liberation movement leaders from across Africa. Raina Jacques '13 portrayed Yaa AsanteWaa, queen mother of the Asante confederacy. She vehemently delivered the speech that stirred the men of the community to fight
‘Sankofa’: Reflections of the African diaspora on the Schaeffer stage

Thursday, January 20, 2011 1:45 pm

Culminating the college's observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2011, students used music, dance, poetry and prose to survey the vast landscape of the African diaspora.

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