The College Store's  "FABULOUS FRIDAY" SALE continues with new items on sale today!  Today's feature:  SHORTS & SWEATPANTS  - 20% OFF! excludes already discounted items).  We have some new items in stock - come in and check them out! Remember to submit your non-required reading entry and receive a discount coupon.
Contact Sarah Potter.  Today is the deadline.

7TH ANNUAL BATES WELLNESS FAIR!  11 am 3 pm in Old Commons. The theme this year will be "Contemplating Wellness".  Guests from the College and the surrounding community will represent the many realms of wellness including physical, spiritual, occupational, environmental, social, emotional, and intellectual wellness.  There will be several fun activities including wellness jeopardy, bollywood dancing, free massage and a mindfulness meditation.  Earn chances for terrific raffle prizes by joining us at the Fair!"

You are Cordially Invited to a Lecture by SONYA KAHLENBERG - Bates College, Biology Department entitled “Female Competition and Male Policing in Wild Chimpanzees” - Friday, May 8 -- 4:00pm -- G52 Pettengill - Sponsored by the Anthropology Department

This weekend FILMBOARD proudly presents Revolutionary Road!!! Based on the novel by Richard Yates and set in the mid-1950s, this story helmed by Sam Mendes follows the Wheelers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslett, in a Golden Globe-winning role), a young couple in suburban Connecticut who tries desperately to confront the problems in their relationship while raising two children. Despite their best intentions, the couple's intense arguments send them into a downward spiral. Michael Shannon co-stars in an Oscar-nominated role.  Show times are Friday at 7 and 9:30, Saturday at 2 and 7, and Sunday at 2 and 4:30 in Olin 104. As always, admission is only $1 No better way to catch up on movies from this past fall or watch them again! Free posters are also available for the fall releases W., The Rocker, and Transporter 3, so please come see a Filmboard member at the showing if you are interested. The complete list of movies for Short Term are Gran Torino (May 1-3), Revolutionary Road (May 8-10), Coraline (May 15-17), and Taken (May 22-24). There will also be a Drive-In movie on the Library Quad with time and movie still TBA!  Please remember, there is no food or drink allowed in Olin 104.

CONCERT: Lisa Saffer, soprano, Anastasia Antonacos, piano - Schoenberg - Purcell - Strauss - Wolf - Rodrigo – Ravel - Friday, May 8th @ 7:30pm - The Olin Arts Center  - Tickets: $10/ $4 Students & Seniors www.batestickets.com 207-786-6135

Ants?  Pants?  CONTRADANCE! Contradancing is a friendly and energetic folk dance.  It’s a great way to have fun and meet new people.  And it’s easy!  If you can walk, you can contradance.  No experience or partner necessary!  Live music.  Free baked goods and snacks.  Friday, May 8th, 7:30 pm, Chase Hall Lounge. Free to Bates students

The LEWISTUNNING DRAGAPALOOZA!  A night of drag to benefit queer & trans youth in the tri-county!  Featuring great professional groups as well as sassy amateurs.  Door prizes, refreshments, and celebrity judges (including our very own Charles Nero).  $5 for Bates students.  Seating limited, so buy tickets beforehand if possible!  Tabling from 12:00 – 1:00.  The show is on Saturday, May 9th at 7:00pm in Schaeffer Theater!

Looking for something to do this weekend?  The Student Volunteer Fellows are sponsoring MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY on Saturday, May 9th.  Activities include volunteering at a soup kitchen, spending time with the elderly, playing with kids, and helping at the animal shelter.  Sign up at the table in commons Wednesday – Friday this week.

MOVIE: Come enjoy the movie "Paradis Africa" with the Africana Club on Saturday 9 May in Olin 105 at 7.30 pm. The movie is an African comedy about immigration from the "other" perspective..."In the future, Europe declines after suffering acute economic and political crises, while a united Africa thrives. A French couple, Olivier, an engineer, and Pauline, a French instructor, decide to immigrate to the United States of Africa in search of a better life. Denied entry visas, they seek the services of a trafficker. From then on, their life is turned upside down as they experience life as illegal immigrants, victims of political exploitation who are unable to find decent employment"

Come have fun playing BADMINTON! All skill levels are welcome. Stop by for a quick game or stay for the whole two hours! Sunday, May 10 from 4 to 6 pm in the Gray Cage.

HUMANS V. ZOMBIES! Spring is here. A time for sunshine, green grass, blue skies, bird calls, Ultimate Frisbee, squirrels, and the UNDEAD!!!  Join the game that is all too real, "Short Term of the Living Dead!" Registration May 7-10 in commons. ZOMBIE MOVIE Sunday Night at the Ronj. Game starts 12:01 AM MONDAY! more info @ http://bateszombies.blogspot.com.

BBQ for SENIORS ONLY on Monday, May 11 from 5-7pm outside the Benjamin Mays Center. Do not forget to bring cash/credit card to donate to Senior Gift! RSVP to Brianna Belanger at bbelange@bates.edu.

ART COMMONS: STUDENT ART HAS FOUND A HOME: Come to Old Commons on Monday, May 11th for the grand opening of Art Commons, the space that’s been given to student artists to create work!  Doors open at 8pm.

Remarkably attractive. Hilariously funny! Come laugh and be happy at the STRANGE BEDFELLOWS' first Short Term performance. April Fools! We were just kidding when we said we were done. The show starts at 9:00pm Monday, May 11th in the Skelton Lounge of Chase Hall. Be there!

CAMPUS-WIDE FORUM AND OPEN HOUSES for the Bates Facilities Master Plan Update - To hear information and share ideas related to the Facilities Master Plan Update please join us for the following events: a Campus-wide Forum will be held on Wednesday, May 13th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in New Commons Rooms 221/222 and Open Houses will be held in New Commons Room 221 on Wednesday, May 13th from Noon to 1:30 PM and on Wednesday, May 20th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The Facilities Master Plan Update addresses current and future needs for the buildings, open spaces and facilities that compose the campus and establishes a framework for phased improvements. For more information look for posters and announcements around campus - we look forward to your participation.

Come Participate in the 1st Annual BATES FISHING CLUB TOURNAMENT.  All levels are welcome.  Fishing gear and transportation will be provided.  All that is required is a $10 registration fee (for prizes) and a fishing license.  The registration fee is due May 10th and can be paid at the following URL: http://solidhookups.blogspot.com/ .  E-mail zoren@bates.edu , tschoen@bates.edu , or cwinchel@bates.edu with questions.  The tournament will take place on May 16th, at 7:30 pm, at the Androscoggin River Turner Launch.

COMMENCEMENT WORKERS NEEDED:  Workers needed for Commencement exercises, Baccalaureate, Senior Semi-Formal, Midnight Madness and Commencement Weekend activities.  Must sign up in the Student Activities  Office.  Housing and Commons privileges are given in return.  Sign-ups are first-come, first served.

ATTENTION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Please submit names of new officers to the CSA Office as soon as you have elections. The CSA office is in the process of putting a list of all student organizations and their leaders for next fall’s directory. The following organizations have not submitted a list of new officers:

BATES BUILDING HOUSES
CRICKET CLUB 
GOSPEL CHOIR 
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCACY GROUP
KITE SURFING CLUB 
MEN’S LACROSSE CLUB 
LIBERTARIANS
MERIMANDERS
MOCK TRIAL TEAM
MUSHAHADA ASSOC.  (MUSLIM STUDENT’S ASSOC)
PAINTBALL BALL
PUBLIC JOURNAL
SHOOTING ASSOC. 
BATES  STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TABLE TENNIS 
ULTIMATE FRISBEE 
UNITARIAN UNIVER. 
VIDEO GAME CLUB 
VOLLEBALL W

ON-CAMPUS SUMMER HOUSING Students who wish to stay in on-campus housing this summer must fall under one of the following categories:
1. Students employed during the summer to conduct research supervised by a faculty member
2. Students participating in a Bates-sponsored internship program
3. Students working for an administrative office of the College
Access to summer housing is limited to the term of employment only and is not available until the day following graduation.  Summer housing will end on August 20th for   returning students and August 22nd for anyone not returning to Bates in the fall.  Students who will be at Bates in the fall will be allowed to move to their fall assignments if they are still in summer housing at that time.  If you will not be at Bates in the fall you will need to move out of campus housing on the move-out date designated -- no exceptions!  Students are charged a fee of $55.00 per week for a double and $65.00 per week for a single.  The week designation is from Sunday to Saturday.  There can be no break in dates during the summer (i.e. vacations).  Seniors must pay for housing up front in 4 week increments.  Commons does offer a meal plan during the summer, which can be paid for through them.  If you meet the above criteria and wish to live on campus this summer, please come to the Housing Office to fill out a summer housing contract by ****Friday, May 8th**.  The contracts are available now, so please pick them up as soon as possible. The contract will need to be signed by your work or grant supervisor before it can be turned in.  Students will be housed in John Bertram over the summer.  Rooms for summer housing are assigned by lottery.  The lottery will take place in the Little Room in the basement of Chase Lounge at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 13th.  If you will not be here during Short Term you will need to designate a proxy to choose a room for you.  Space is limited and if there is a high demand for summer housing, students may need to live with a roommate.  Please stop by the Housing Office or e-mail housing@bates.edu with any questions.

12:00 pm The ELL table continues! Come and join us for video lessons on ELL pedagogy! Bring your lunch with you. Fridays, May 8, 15 and 22 in New Commons Little Room, 226
2:30 pm  An overview of resources and effective strategies for finding jobs and internships presented by Bates       Office of Career Services.
4:15 pm    Come to Debate’s weekly practice – Pettigrew 309
6:00 pm    Join Bates Hillel Friday nights for our Weekly Shabbat services and dinner in Frye Street Union.  Services start at 6:00 and are followed by dinner at 6:30.  All are welcome.
6:00 pm  COLLEGE SHUTTLE - The shuttle runs on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 pm - 12 am, and Sunday from 12 pm - 6 pm.  The shuttle runs to Auburn locations at the beginning of each hour, and runs to Lewiston locations on the half hour.
8:00 pm Biology 101B PALG session.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Hannah Mack.  PGill 162