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Panel to discuss Vietnam and Iraq wars
Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:56 am
To provide historical perspective on what happened more than three decades ago and what is going on now in the Middle East, a Bates College panel consisting of a Vietnam veteran, a Vietnamese student from Hanoi, a Republican Party student activist, and a former member of Congress and Reagan arms control official will debate the differences and similarities between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq.
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra continues Bates Concert Series
Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:22 pm
Distinguished by an eclecticism that encompasses free improvisation, Duke Ellington classics and sacred music, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra continues the 2004-05 Bates College Concert Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, in the Olin Arts Center, at 75 Russell St.
Bates announces $120 million campaign, largest in its history
Monday, October 11, 2004 12:40 pm
Bates College announced the public phase of the most ambitious fund-raising effort in its history Oct. 9 – a $120 million campaign focused on endowment for greater student financial aid, academic programs and facilities improvements.
PowerPoint Analysis: SAT Submitters and Non-Submitters
Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:09 am
PowerPoint presentation on 20-year Optional SAT study to the National Association for College Admissions Counseling national conference in Milwaukee Oct. 1 by William C. Hiss, Bates College vice president for external affairs. Use of this information is embargoed to Oct.1.
Bates community urged to register, vote
Saturday, October 9, 2004 1:00 pm
"It's often said that democracies are measured by the participation of their citizens," President Elaine Tuttle Hansen observed. "We are fortunate at Bates to have student Democrats and Republicans who each year take that civic commitment to heart and work to register their fellow students."
Performance closes exhibition by major Chinese artist
Thursday, October 7, 2004 1:58 pm
The Bates College Museum of Art installation "From Middle Kingdom to Biological Millennium," by Chinese artist Wenda Gu, closes with a reception and a performance piece by Gu at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, in the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. The event takes place during Parents and Family Weekend at Bates.
Second Bates graduate awarded 2004-05 Fulbright scholarship
Thursday, October 7, 2004 1:31 pm
Cristin McKnight, of Los Angeles, is the second Bates College graduate to receive a 2004-05 grant for postgraduate research from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Senior exhibits documentary images of wine harvest
Thursday, October 7, 2004 1:16 pm
Bates senior Ryan Heffernan of Napa, Calif., exhibits "Portraits of the Harvest 2004," a series of black and white photographs of workers harvesting grapes in Mendoza, Argentina, and in his hometown, in Chase Hall Gallery, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited to attend the exhibition, on display through Oct. 18, at no charge. A two-hour reception with the photographer will be held in the exhibtion space at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9.
Amandla! sponsors fund-raising drive for hurricane victims in the Caribbean and Sudanese refugees
Wednesday, October 6, 2004 1:47 pm
Amandla!, a Bates College organization addressing issues of people of black heritage, has launched a fund-raising drive to assist citizens of the Caribbean islands devastated by recent hurricanes and Sudanese refugees. All proceeds will go directly to the International Red Cross Emergency Relief Fund and Doctors Without Borders. For further information, e-mail Melisa March at mmarch@bates.edu or call 207-795-5118.
Peace activists working in Israel offer pair of lectures
Wednesday, October 6, 2004 1:40 pm
Safa Abu-Rabia and Hannah Safran, two feminist peace activists working in Israel, offer a pair of lectures Monday, Oct. 11, in Chase Hall, Campus Avenue, Bates College. Titled "Israeli-Palestinian Peacework: Two Women's Story," the afternoon lecture at 4:30 p.m. in Skelton Lounge is part of "Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2004-05."