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Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosts high school forensics tournament

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 11:39 am

For the fourth consecutive year, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosted a Maine high school forensics tournament.

Multicultural Center presents 'Earth: Saviors and Sustainers'

Friday, November 3, 2006 1:20 pm

The Bates College Office of Multicultural Affairs presents a one-day environmental symposium titled "Earth: Saviors and Sustainers" on Saturday, Nov. 4, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

President Hansen on NBC "Today Show" Oct. 20

Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:00 am

Bates College President Elaine Tuttle Hansen and representatives from Princeton, UCLA and Washington University in St. Louis will be interviewed live on the NBC "Today Show" Oct. 20 in two five-minute segments called "Getting into College ... Today."

Iraq war veteran to speak

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:40 pm

Adam Cote of Sanford, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of the Maine Army National Guard, visits Bates College to offer a firsthand account of his time in Iraq at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall.

Byzantine-studies symposium features up-and-coming scholars

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:00 am

Four recent Ph.D. recipients present a variety of research at a Bates symposium titled "Byzantine Studies: Back to the Future," to be held from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, Andrews Road.

National recruitment record earns Bates student a leadership award

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 am

Nathaniel Walton '08, chair of the Maine College Republicans, has received the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Freedom Center Award for Student Leadership from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).

Bates Democrat events examine Iraq war, U.S. military policy

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 am

As Bates College gets its five-week spring Short Term into gear, the Bates Democrats sponsor three events examining the war in Iraq and American military policy. The events are open to the public at no charge.

Virginia party chair to lecture on 'failure of feminism'

Monday, April 3, 2006 12:00 am

Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Kate Obenshain Griffin gives a lecture on the topic "Failure of Feminism" at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. Sponsored by the Bates College Republicans, the event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact Nate Walton, chairman of the Maine College Republicans, at 207-240-4549 or chairman@mainecr.org.

Former Whitewater counsel Kenneth Starr to speak

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:00 am

Pepperdine Law School dean and former U.S. independent counsel Kenneth Starr visits Bates College to speak on the topic "Meaning of Marriage: Constitution and Judiciary" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. Open to the public at no charge, the event is sponsored by the Bates College Republicans, the college Lectures Committee, the political science department, the offices of the president, dean of the faculty and dean of students, and Young America's Foundation. For more information, please call 207-240-4549.

Maine College Republicans host Youth Leadership School

Thursday, March 9, 2006 12:00 am

The Maine College Republicans will host the Leadership Institute's flagship program, the Youth Leadership School, at Bates from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12. The school will be held in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.

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