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Princeton scholar to discuss memory and civil rights in Bates lecture
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:43 am
Valerie Smith, director of Princeton University's program in African American studies and a member of the Bates College Class of 1975, gives a lecture titled "Memory and the United States Civil Rights Movement" at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Avenue. The public is invited to attend the talk, sponsored by the Multicultural Center, free of charge.
Brunswick poet's Spiritual Journeys talk at Bates canceled
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:22 pm
The talk by Brunswick poet and teacher Gary Lawless, "Poetry as a Path of Pilgrimage," scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, has been canceled.
Jazz pianist, Grammy Award-winning cellist to perform
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:14 pm
Joined by renowned jazz pianist Tim Ray, Grammy Award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen comes to Bates College for a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Jean Kilbourne, ad critic and 'Lecturer of the Year,' to speak
Monday, January 26, 2004 11:08 am
Internationally recognized for her pioneering work on how advertising represents alcohol, tobacco and the image of women, author Jean Kilbourne offers a slide presentation titled "The Naked Truth: Advertising's Image of Women" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Grammy Award-winning cellist to perform at Bates College
Monday, January 26, 2004 9:47 am
Grammy Award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen comes to Bates College to offer a solo performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
'Monsoon Wedding' screening rescheduled
Monday, January 26, 2004 9:42 am
The acclaimed Indian romantic film "Monsoon Wedding," whose screening at Bates College was postponed last week, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Room 105, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.
Bates New World Coalition to screen student documentary
Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:27 am
Members of the Bates College New World Coalition, an activist group concerned with social, political and economic justice, will screen a 40-minute video of their experiences in protesting the Free Trade Area of the Americas at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. A discussion of fair trade economics will follow the film.
Bates Squash Center opening scheduled for Jan. 30
Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:15 am
The new Bates Squash Center will be unveiled at an opening ceremony on Jan. 30 featuring the women's and men's squash matches vs. Dartmouth College.
Lecture to explore statistical support for psychic powers
Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:28 am
A professor of statistics from the University of California, Davis, will discuss the surprising degree that scientific testing corroborates the existence of certain psychic abilities, in a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Keck Classroom (G52) of Pettengill Hall.
College Republicans sponsor post-Address analysis
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:36 am
The Bates community is invited to the Frye Street Union lounge 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to watch President George W. Bush deliver his State of the Union Address and follow it with an informal discussion led by Professor of History Steve Hochstadt.