2009-2010 PARKING LOTTERY - The Parking Committee would like to announce the 2009-2010 Parking Lottery. The lottery opens today April 6 at 4:00 PM and runs for two weeks ending on April 20 at 3:59 PM. Anyone looking to have a parking permit next year on campus must register on Garnet Gateway under the Main Menu for the parking lottery. Those looking for commuter permits should contact Security all other inquires about the parking lottery should be directed to the Parking Committee via email at stparking@bates.edu.

An easel will be available in Commons, Friday-Monday, for student, staff, and faculty feedback regarding the following question: As part of a local "GET DOWN(TOWN) TO BUSINESS CAMPAIGN," a group of students is working with the Downtown Education Collaborative to create a College Guide to Lewiston-Auburn, which will be available at all four colleges in L/A. We hope to include all sorts of things to do, places to go, and events to see. We want your input, though! The easel will include a list of some of information we plan to include. Please add to this list any other businesses, places of interest, or informational details which you think we should include. Thank you!! If you want to be involved in the "Get Down(town) to Business!" campaign, please contact Aubrey Nelson (anelson@bates.edu), or respond online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aybmsTiLoohNDsW0pB3IzA_3d_3dStay Tuned for other "Get Down(town) to Business" events!

SENIORS!!!  Every other year, seniors complete the Senior Survey, which evaluates the programs and services here at Bates.  Today, you will receive an email with the subject heading “BATES SENIOR SURVEY.”  Please open it and complete the survey.  Your participation is important and your responses will help influence our policies and programs.  If you have any questions about the Senior Survey or would like more information about the study, please contact Bridget Harr in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment Support at x8210 or by e-mail at bharr@bates.edu.

Feeling Stressed?  Come TO MINDFULNESS MEETINGS  - Every Monday, 12:10-12:40 *Please note the change to Mondays* 161 Wood St. Chaplaincy Common Room (#227) With Emily Wright-Timko. Mindfulness is a way of being aware of the present moment, developing gentleness toward ourselves and others, and releasing distracting thoughts of the past or future.  Each meeting, we'll check in, and then Emily will offer a brief poem or reading followed by a guided mindfulness practice. This will be a great way to relax, re-focus and re-energize.  Hope to see you there!  If you have questions about Mindfulness Meetings please contact Mike Milliken: mmillike@bates.edu / x6936 or Emily: ewrightt@bates.edu / x6125. Also, let Emily know if you'd like to lead us in a mindfulness practice. Cosponsored by B Well and the Multifaith Chaplaincy

Working on a paper? Get some feedback tonight about your writing from experienced Bates peer writing assistants. The Peer Writing Center in Ladd is open from 7 to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday nights as well as Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5. No appointment necessary--just stop by with your paper and assignment and enjoy some constructive conversation about your writing. See you there!

INTERRACIAL ASIAN ADOPTION: C.N. Le is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department and Director of the Asian & Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  He is the author of the recently-published book Asian American Assimilation: Ethnicity, Immigration, and Socioeconomic Attainment  (2007). His lecture is titled, "Interracial Asian Adoption:  Issues and Identity in 21st  Century American Society".  7:00 pm in Muskie Room.

BOTTLED WATER - A Multifaceted Issue - Moderated by:  Bill Hiss - Mays Center - 7:00p-9:00p - Panelists: Brenden O'Brien- Student, Lucy Neely, Janneke Petersen- Students, Take Back the Tap, Camille Parrish- Environmental Studies, Julie Rosenbach- Environmental Coordinator. Bryan Pullen- President Summit Spring, Christine Schwartz- Director of Dining Services. This is sure to be an interesting and engaging dialog, so please mark your calendars.

Bates College MODERN DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS: DEPARTURE POINT. - Schaeffer Theater - 7:30. New works by student Choreographers from DANC 251 and 351: Barbara Byers , Sam Coran, Yasis Fairley, Kelly Griffin, Kolby Hume, Jake Lewis, Victoria Lowe, Sarah O'Loughlin, Claire Parker, Lindsay Reuter, Kimberly Russell, Ebbe Sweet and Lighting designers from THEA 232: Jacob Adams, Barbara Byers, Elizabeth Castellano, Chris Dahlin, Ian Dulin, Deezer Irons, Jenniver Flanegan, Rusafat Hasaov, Margaret Koerber, Mia Lidofsky, Derek Roccini, Stacia Saniuk, Michele Schloss, Alina Volobuyeva - With 50 additional student dancers, musicians and crew - Bates Students FREE $6 / $3 www.bates.edu/boxoffice

PREMIERE OF NEW ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS by Bates Students - Fireside Lounge, New Commons - 8:00 p.m. Free Admission

ENVIROLUNCH SERIES.  Join us in an informal Bates community gathering around environmental topics. Pizza provided.  Today's topic: A Sustainability Plan for Bates. Julie Rosenbach, Bates’ Environmental Coordinator will present a sustainability plan for Bates which combines ongoing and planned campus sustainability efforts with our commitment to become climate neutral.  The EnviroLunch Series is  sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and the Office of the Environmental Coordinator. Tuesday, April 7 at 12:10 pm in Muskie Room.

Students in THEA 364, Katalin Vecsey’s course in advanced voice and speech, perform their final project. - Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 pm in Gannett Theatre

DOODLING: There's a lot of doodling going on out there! Have you wiled away a class, a meeting, a sporting event, a public lecture.....by doodling in a margin, on a letterhead, on a napkin, or what have you?    Of course you have!  We invite you to submit your creative doodle for display in the Bookstore.  Feel free to submit your original or a copy of one or more of your efforts. ***All participants will receive a 10% discount coupon for a future Bookstore purchase  and will be eligible for a prize drawing.** For inspiration and a bit more on doodling, check out this recent  NPR article. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101727048  /~It's all about the fun~/  The Doodle Board is going up now, so relax and get creative!  (We'll start taking submissions immediately--and we'll accept them  until the fun wears off.)

4:15 pm Come to Debate’s weekly practice – Pettigrew 309
5:00 pm  International Club Meeting in Room 131 of New Commons. Come dine with us while learning about diverse cultures and meeting people from all over the world!!!
5:00 pm  Spanish Table – New Commons Building Little Meeting Room, # 226
7:00 pm  Weekly meeting of the Bates College Student Government at 7:00 in New Commons Room 221/222.  (Starting September 22)
7:30 pm  College Republicans Weekly Meeting – Pettengill 151
7:30 pm  Chemistry 218 weekly PALG session.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Kim    Russell Carn 113
8:00 pm  Chemistry 108B weekly PALG session.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Alexandra Disney. Dana 300
8:00 pm  Amandla! Meeting – Multi-Cultural Center, Downstairs Lounge
8:00 pm  The Bates College Republicans weekly meeting where we plan and discuss future events. We also provide   opportunities for volunteering and internships. Pettengill 151
8:00 pm The Immigrant Rights Advocacy Group is a non-partisan coalition of students and community members committed to the pursuit of social justice for immigrants and refugees worldwide.  We tackle issues of injustice around the world through community engagement and direct political action.  Join us for weekly meetings on Mondays from 8-9 pm in the Harward Center (161-163 Wood St).  All are welcome to attend.  FMI contact jnudel@bates.edu.
9:00 pm Come discuss books and everything you love about them with the Bates Book Club!  Meetings are at 9pm in the Hirasawa Lounge and all are welcome!