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College Republicans host school-choice debate
Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:22 am
Education experts on both sides of the school-choice issue debate the question in an event organized by the Bates College Republicans at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Avenue. The panel discussion -- titled "School Choice: The Right Choice for Maine?" -- is open to the public at no charge.
Opportunities flourish in Bates senior’s gardens
Friday, August 8, 2003 10:46 am
Scion of a farming family in Sandwich, N.H., Booty has put her agricultural experience to work for Lots to Gardens, a Lewiston-based nonprofit founded in 1998 by another Bates student, Kirsten Walter. Booty — who is as passionate about civic involvement as she is about raising food — is the youth coordinator for the program, which uses gardening projects to strengthen community and support local young people.
Bates Dance Festival presents site-specific performance
Sunday, August 3, 2003 10:47 am
The Bates Dance Festival, northern New England's leading contemporary dance producing and training program, presents a double bill featuring "Different Voices," an evening of works by international and U.S. artists presented in Schaeffer Theatre, and "The Atrium Project," a site-specific performance in the Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road.
National summit on undergraduate research to be hosted
Friday, August 1, 2003 11:03 am
From Aug. 2 through 4, forty-nine leaders in chemistry research from U.S. academic institutions, industry and funding agencies will attend a national Undergraduate Research Summit at Bates.
Bates Dance Festival presents its 21st season
Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:53 am
The Bates Dance Festival, northern New England's leading contemporary dance producing and training program, presents its 21st anniversary season, July 19 through Aug. 16.
2003 Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series offers jazz, classical, world music
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:21 am
A jazz accordionist, a Maine master of the Middle Eastern oud and a favorite folk band from Québec are among the attractions in this summer's Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. This string of five concerts in the intimate amphitheater overlooking the college's Lake Andrews opens at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 17, with Dr. Jeff Grosser and the Razcals Swing Jazz Band.
2003 Summer Reading List
Thursday, June 5, 2003 1:19 pm
The seventh edition of our summer leisure reading list: Each spring, the College Store solicits from members of the Bates community their suggestions for good summer reads.
High School science fair to feature more than 450 projects
Monday, April 28, 2003 9:08 am
The fourth annual Lewiston High School Science Fair takes place in the high school gymnasium at 156 East Ave. from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Presented in partnership with the Bates College Center for Service-Learning, the fair features more than 450 projects created by students in grades 9 through 12.
Alumni share expertise in arts, humanities, busines
Friday, April 25, 2003 9:17 am
Whatever their occupations, Bates alumni know their experiences since graduation constitute a knowledge resource that can benefit fellow alumni as well as today's students. And they're not stingy with that resource.
Students retire pollution permit worth one ton of sulfur dioxide
Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:19 am
For the third year, students in the 200-level "Environmental Economics" course at Bates have successfully bid on and purchased a government permit for the atmospheric release of a ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2), a pollutant that causes acid rain.