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King Day events feature prominent activist and filmmaker
Saturday, December 21, 2002 2:47 pm
Award-winning filmmaker Joanne Grant, a writer and veteran civil rights activist of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, is the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College.
Grant will advance research into climate change, ancient Mainers
Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:04 pm
Bates College has received a state grant of nearly $170,000 for analytical equipment that will significantly advance studies of climate change, the coastal environment and the ecological impact of Maine's ancient inhabitants.
New study suggests that choice of college really matters
Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:16 pm
Does the type of school an undergraduate attends really make a difference? A new survey of college and university alumni suggests that it does.
New lecture series explores links between natural sciences, humanities
Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:56 pm
"Science, Power, and Difference," a new lecture series at Bates College, will present innovative research into the social, cultural and political dimensions of the natural sciences.
Music professor awarded Fulbright grant for South African research
Wednesday, December 11, 2002 3:29 pm
Linda F. Williams, assistant professor of music at Bates College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant, her second, to conduct research in South Africa during 2003.
Modern Dance Company presents 'From Far and Near'
Monday, December 2, 2002 3:43 pm
The Bates College Modern Dance Company presents "From Far and Near," a program of dances by student and guest choreographers, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College, Russell Street. Admission is free.
Atkins selected to the AFCA's 2002 Aztec Bowl Squad
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:13 pm
Bates College running back Sean Atkins '03 (New York, N.Y.) has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association's Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2002 Aztec Bowl on December 14 in Torreon, Mexico.
Bates College Modern Dance Company presents From Far and Near
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:08 pm
The Bates College Modern Dance Company presents From Far and Near, a program of dances by student and guest choreographers, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street. Admission is free.
Three local farms profiled by Bates students
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:05 pm
The students, participants in the "World Agriculture" course taught by Peter Rogers, will present their findings from research into the operations of Nezinscott Farm, Turner; Avalon Farm, North Yarmouth; and Bell Farms, Auburn
Reggae pioneers Toots and the Maytals come to Bates
Monday, November 25, 2002 4:19 pm
Toots and the Maytals, the pioneering reggae band known for the dance-floor classic "Pressure Drop," come to Bates College for a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in the Gray Athletic Building, Central Avenue. Sharing the bill is the eclectic, free-wheeling jazz trio The Slip.