Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
The Maine CourseThe Bates Contemplates Food initiative is a call for an informed examination of food choices. For many of us, these choices involve what foods to buy. A select few, though — such as the alumni on enumerated below — are choosing what foods to produce for the people who buy. And while every food decision is a life decision, the choices made by people whose livings depend on producing food take place on planes different from the ones we occupy. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
The Packet— In death, the chance to know a Bates lifeThree times a year, I receive a packet from the editor of this magazine, a packet that no one else receives. In it are the stories of 50 or 60 people, all part of the Bates community in some way: alumni, faculty, staff. But they are united by more than being part of this community. |
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SundayOctober 5, 2008 |
Why more and more colleges are seeing green in going greenThe Boston Globe Sunday Magazine used Bates’ sustainability efforts in a story about what has the current generation of college students fired up: “They’re all about green, focused on saving energy, serving organic and local food, and reducing carbon emissions.” |
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FridayOctober 3, 2008 |
In the media: Food for thoughtThanks to an anonymous $2.5 million gift, Bates College is refocusing its food-services mission on ‘nourishing body and mind’ and serving more organic and locally grown fare in the dining hall. |
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TuesdaySeptember 23, 2008 |
Lecture explores psychology of food choicesPaul Rozin, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, presents his findings on the moral, psychological and social factors involved in food choices in a lecture at Bates. |
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FridaySeptember 19, 2008 |
'Omnivore's Dilemma' author Pollan to speak at BatesOne of the most prominent advocates for changing the culture of eating in the United States, Pollan has expressed a food philosophy stunning in its reach and simplicity: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” |
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MondaySeptember 15, 2008 |
Bates College New Dorm: 280 CollegeA video of the new dorm on campus. Some call it New Rand, but it is officially called 280 College. |
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MondaySeptember 15, 2008 |
Bates College New Commons Dining FacilityA video for Bates College Alumni to get a sense of what the new dining facility on campus looks like. |
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FridaySeptember 12, 2008 |
NBC affiliate reports on $2.5 million gift for local, natural, organic foodsBates’ purchase of local food is helping Maine farmers and food providers. |
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TuesdaySeptember 2, 2008 |
$2.5 million gift helps inspire food-awareness initiative at Bates CollegeAn unusual donation of $2.5 million to Bates College has increased the college’s already high use of local, organic and natural food. |
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