Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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TuesdayNovember 4, 2008 |
Photographs from Parents & Family Weekend 2008Attending classes, academic presentations, athletic competitions, museum exhibitions and a variety of performances complemented the chance to spend time with families and friends. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
You're Happy, I'm HappyAs far as landmark Bates weekends go, the Parents & Family Weekend vibe is distinct, differing quite a bit from, say, Reunion’s happy feel. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
Dual DemmittsLouisa Demmitt ’09 and younger brother Daniel of Columbia, Md., saw a lot of each other during the fall, even though he’s not a Bates student. After graduating from high school, Daniel cobbled together a gap year that began in Maine at the Androscoggin Apple Co., a family-owned organic operation in Greene. He plans to continue his farm work in the South over the winter. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
AESOP at seaDuring a pre-orientation trip in late August, new Bates students and their trip co-leaders dive into the calm waters of the Basin on the New Meadows River near Bath, Maine. |
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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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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
Feeding the BobcatSylvan Ellefson ’09 and his Nordic teammates trust the Bates food chain. |
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SaturdayNovember 1, 2008 |
It's all about the paper trail for archives director Kat StefkoAsked to describe her job as an archivist, Katherine Stefko’s stock reply is, “I’m paid to read other people’s mail.” The joke is revealing. Director of archives and special collections at Bates, Stefko oversees the delicate work of gathering documentary materials that reveal the details — sometimes very personal — of history. |
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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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FridayOctober 10, 2008 |
Parents WeekendSo last weekend the campus was flooded with parents and younger siblings checking out the Bates scene. My parents couldn’t make the trip from Chicago this year, so Parents Weekend meant a few other things for me. |
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WednesdayOctober 1, 2008 |
Dance concert features works by students, visiting artist Kellie LynchDances created by students and by visiting choregrapher Kellie Lynch are on the program for a Bates College Modern Dance Company concert. |
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