Stories about "Creativity"
Gamelan Orchestra performance includes student composition

Monday, December 7, 2009 4:36 pm

The Bates College Gamelan Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. "Gamelan" refers to a broad genre of traditional Indonesian music played primarily on percussion instruments. Senior Barbara Byers, an interdisciplinary major in music and dance, composed a piece titled "Monkey" that's included on the program.

Choir to perform Orff's 'Carmina Burana'

Thursday, December 3, 2009 3:53 pm

A choral work popular for its drama and earthy power, Orff's Carmina Burana will be performed by the Bates College Choir, directed by John Corrie, at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College, 75 Russell St. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For more information, contact 207-786-6135 or this olinarts@bates.edu.

The New York Times publishes funny, poignant essay by Charles Antin '02

Thursday, December 3, 2009 8:32 am

In a New York Times essay, Charles Antin ’02 chronicles his breakup…

Slide show features Trashion Show 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009 6:04 pm

* View the slide show by clicking the thumbnails. The fourth annual…

The Stanford Daily reports on symposium honoring art history professor Wanda Corn '62

Monday, November 30, 2009 3:32 pm

The Stanford Daily reports on the “Great American Thing,” a two-day symposium…

Sun-Times columnist at looks Pricefalls.com, founded by Elliot Moskow '10

Monday, November 30, 2009 1:46 pm

For a Cyber Monday story, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Sandra Guy looks Pricefalls.com,…

Trashion Show 2009: Refuse reused, in the swankiest way

Friday, November 20, 2009 3:18 pm

Strutting down a vibrantly illuminated runway to blaring music played by student DJs, Kathryn Moraros '10 modeled the winning creation: a 1950s-style cocktail dress layered with nonrecyclable tea bag packets. Other ensembles gracing the Gray Cage runway on a mild November evening were fashioned from unused tents, discarded printer paper, cardboard boxes, aluminum cans and duct tape. This was the fourth annual Trashion Show, held Nov. 18 following the Harvest Meal.

2009 Otis Fellows expand knowledge of history, culture, environment

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:36 pm

More than 100 years later, the Yukon River still bears the evidence of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush: abandoned cabins, mining equipment, even shoes still scattered along the way. Last summer, two Bates seniors set out to experience this historic episode first-hand. They retraced the fortune hunters' trail along the Yukon, from Lake Bennett in Canada across Alaska to the Bering Sea — a distance of nearly 2,000 miles, covered by foot and canoe.

Global Lens international film series continues with Moroccan tale of bizarre love triangle

Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:32 pm

The Global Lens film series at Bates College continues with "What a Wonderful World" by Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi in 8 p.m. showings on Friday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 6, in Room 105, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. Admission is $5. What a Wonderful World (94 min.) is in French and Arabic with English subtitles. For more information, please call 207-786-6158.

The New York Times interviews Men’s Health editor Peter Moore '78 on Obama health-care coverage

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:49 pm

The New York Times interviews Men’s Health editor Peter Moore ’78 for…

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