Multimedia: Reunion 2013
Welcome to complete multimedia coverage of Reunion 2013 at Bates College. Reunion Parade Video scenes from the Annual Alumni Reunion Parade. H. Lincoln Benedict ’09. Reunion Slide Show Images from Reunion 2013. Photographs…
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TuesdayNovember 11, 2008 |
Honored by the Tavis Smiley FoundationOn Saturday October 4th, 2008 I flew to Los Angeles California to accept the 2008 Emerging Youth Leadership Award from The Tavis Smiley Foundation at its 2008 Salute to Youth Leadership Benefit. This award is given to “alumni member of the [Tavis Smiley] Youth to Leaders program who has demonstrated drive and determination toward becoming a leader.” I’m extremely humble to receive an honor from such a great foundation and from a individual whose contributions to our nation’s social fabric, I greatly admire, Tavis Smiley. |
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FridayNovember 7, 2008 |
Election Night at BatesRegardless of what presidential candidate you supported there is no doubt that Tuesday night was a special night for America. To see Barack Obama, an African-American, be elected as President of the United States, is truly something remarkable. Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, this is a historic moment in our country’s history and one that I know I will never forget. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
Where Credit Is DueThe lessons go beyond economics when an entire department helps students sort out the credit crisis. |
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TuesdayOctober 28, 2008 |
Current Economic climate and Bates: A letter from President HansenIn a letter to the Bates community, President Elaine Tuttle Hansen outlines the College’s financial management strategies, policies and priorities in the face of global economic turbulence. |
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SaturdayOctober 25, 2008 |
Anthony Phillips '10 talks about improving this country's education systemAnthony Phillips ’10, a double major in African American studies and philosophy from Philadelphia, offered a commentary for “My America 2008,” a special election-year series of The Tavis Smiley Show, broadcast by Public Radio International. |
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TuesdayOctober 21, 2008 |
Students discuss presidential election in civic forumThe Harward Center for Community Partnerships continues its 2008-09 Civic Forum series with a student panel discussion on possible outcomes and implications of the upcoming presidential election. |
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TuesdayOctober 21, 2008 |
Congress extends tax break on gifts from IRAsThe Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extends the rollover provisions originally enacted by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The legislation offers charitably minded individuals a golden opportunity to make gifts directly from their IRAs and to exclude the amount of their gifts from gross income. |
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MondayOctober 13, 2008 |
Muskie Oral History Project receives national awardThe Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Project, a decade-long College effort to preserve memories and impressions of people who knew the late U.S. senator and secretary of state, has received an important award from the national professional organization of oral historians. |
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WednesdayOctober 8, 2008 |
Senate ads misplace blame for fiscal crisisThe Portland Press Herald interviewed David Aschauer, the College’s Elmer Campbell Professor of Economics, to gauge the accuracy of political advertisements being rolled out during Maine’s U.S. Senate race between Rep. Tom Allen, a Democrat, and Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent. |
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MondayOctober 6, 2008 |
Philosopher discusses war and its alternatives in annual Zerby lecturePhilosopher, author and producer Sam Keen gives a presentation titled The Lasting Appeal of War and the Quest for a Moral and Erotic Alternative at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. |
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