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WednesdaySeptember 7, 2011 |
Video: AESOP students work at a Habitat for Humanity project in LewistonLed by Erik Barth ’12 of Hanover, N.H., and Caroline Watson ’13 of McLean, Va., AESOP students work on a… |
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WednesdaySeptember 7, 2011 |
Video: AESOP trip scenes from Grafton NotchVideo of a 2011 AESOP trip to Grafton Notch, produced by Taylor Blackburn ’15 of Atherton, Calif. |
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WednesdaySeptember 7, 2011 |
Video: Francesco Duina's Convocation address on 'Winning'Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina offers the keynote address at Convocation 2011. Duina is the author of the book Winning:… |
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WednesdaySeptember 7, 2011 |
Video: President Cable explores 'our shared anthem" in Convocation addressIn her Convocation Invitation to the College Community, President Cable transcended the usual convocation advice, instead asking the entire campus… |
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WednesdaySeptember 7, 2011 |
Don’t be ruled by social constructs, ‘Winning’ author tells Convocation audience“Become a sociologist of conscience, or perhaps an archeologist of culture,” the Bates College Class of 2015 was told as the new academic year began — in other words, this is your time to understand, and redefine, the social norms that guide us through life. |
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TuesdaySeptember 6, 2011 |
Facing wind and rain, AESOP leaders held fast and thought fasterBates’ student-run Annual Entering Student Outdoor Program expeditions are plenty stimulating all by themselves, but this year an uninvited guest called Tropical Storm Irene upped the ante on the excitement. |
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TuesdaySeptember 6, 2011 |
At Orientation, a get-out-the-vote effortMost of the registration tables on Saturday morning of Orientation focused on a student’s Bates identity, like ID photos and… |
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TuesdaySeptember 6, 2011 |
Orientation is a way to make yourself at homeThe day started out wet, but the rain was giving way to a gentle warmth as Josh Quint ’14 moved into a ground-floor double in Parker Hall. |
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TuesdaySeptember 6, 2011 |
For parents during Orientation, a school bus parableA highlight of the Parent Orientation was a story shared by Roland Davis ’92, director of the Office of Intercultural Education. In urging parents to turn their kids loose, Davis told of how he learned to give his young daughter some independence as she began kindergarten. |
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TuesdaySeptember 6, 2011 |
New students find the appeal of green at Orientation“We have had steady business, and that’s great,” sustainability coordinator Julie Rosenbach said about the materials she offered at Orientation about “green” programs at Bates. |
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