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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."
20 Years of Optional SATs
Friday, October 1, 2004 11:33 am
A paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling.
Representatives from Harvard, other schools to discuss graduate divinity studies
Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:04 pm
Representatives from Harvard Divinity School, Bangor Theological Seminary, Andover Newton Theological School and Yale Divinity School visit Bates to present a workshop on graduate studies in religion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, Campus Avenue.
Bush twins visit Bates, a presidential campaign crossroads
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:27 pm
President George W. Bush's daughters, Jenna and Barbara, visited the Bates College campus today to extend a thank-you to Bates Republicans for continued efforts to re-elect their father.
Weekend music: Concert Series opener, chamber festival
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:44 am
Presenting artists from Boston, Beijing, Venice and Normal, Ill., the 2004-05 Bates College Concert Series brings a world's worth of musical artistry to the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall this fall and winter. The series of four 8 p.m. concerts begins on Saturday, Oct. 2, with a concert of Chinese music by Chi Li, a virtuoso of the "erhu," a two-stringed fiddle renowned for its haunting voicelike sound.
Bates to show influential documentary 'Affluenza'
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:35 pm
The Bates College Program in Environmental Studies will show "Affluenza," the acclaimed 1997 documentary about the impact of rampant materialism in America, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Room 104, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.
Debater places first at novice parliamentary debate championships
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:25 am
Led by first-year student Brendan Jarboe of Acton, Mass., Bates College debaters swept the 2004 American Parliamentary Debate Association's Novice Championships, held Sept. 24 and 25 at Boston University. The tournament is organized specifically for debaters competing for the first time at the collegiate level.
Consul general of Spain to discuss immigration and terrorism as part of Multicultural Center's fall schedule
Monday, September 27, 2004 1:42 pm
Presented by the Bates College Multicultural Center, the consul general of Spain…
Performance closes exhibition by major Chinese artist
Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:09 am
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.