L'SHANAH TOVAH! Come join Hillel for the Jewish New Year! Rosh Hashanah Services will be held in Chase Lounge on Saturday, September 19th at 10AM, followed by Tashlich at the Puddle. Hope to see you there!
DISCORDIANS EVENT: Come by the Adams Lounge (2nd floor) Saturday night at 9 pm for pizza, more board games than you can dream of, and -- if you're good, Guitar Hero. Continue on to the 80’s dance or hang with us for the night. See you there! Sponsored by the Discordians, organizers of crazy, chem-free activities at Bates.
Just beat it, beat it, beat it; no one wants to be defeated, showin’ how funky strong is your fight, it doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right just beat it – onto the 80’S DANCE floor – get your Michael Jackson moves flowin’. Saturday, September 19th, 10pm-2am, Library Arcade.
Want to learn how to debate? Come to the BROOKS QUIMBY DEBATE COUNCIL’S annual novice workshop! No experience is necessary. All are encouraged to attend. BBQ to follow. Sunday, September 20, 1pm, Pettigrew Hall Filene Room.
If you are interested in showing with the EQUESTRIAN TEAM this year, you must come register this Sunday, September 20 from 5 to 6:30 in Hathorn Hall room 207 (computer lab). This is mandatory! Email jlee7@bates.edu with any questions, or if you are unable to make the meeting.
CHAPEL WORSHIP - Sunday at 5:30 PM. This week we return to the newly restored Chapel for an interdenominational, multi-ethnic service of Christian worship. Saybel Nunez-Crespo, TA in Spanish, is our speaker.
Calling all novice debaters! Come to the first DEBATE PRACTICE of the year. No experience necessary, all are encouraged to come. Liked what you saw in the public debate? Come argue! Monday, September 21st, 4:10pm, Pettigrew 309A.
OTIS LEXTURE: N. Scott Momaday, noted writer, poet and winner of the Pulitzer prize for his novel "House Made of Dawn." will deliver the 2009 OTIS LECTURE on Monday, September 21 at 7:30 pm in the Olin Concert Hall. The title of his talk is "Heritage, Healing and the Land: The Spiritual Aspect of Landscape." His receipt of the Pulitzer Price represented a key event in the recognition of American Indian literatures. Dr. Momaday will be available at a reception and book signing after his talk. The lecture is free and open to the public, although a ticket is necessary. Tickets can be reserved in advance by sending an email to: olinarts@bates.edu Any remaining tickets will be available at the door. On Tuesday, September 22, Dr. Momaday will hold an open informal writers forum in the Muskie Archives from 9:30-11:00.
OTIS LECTURE PRESENTATION: "Wabanaki Hopes for Their Lands: A Conversation" - September 21, 4:15 pm, Chase Hall Lounge - Representatives of three Maine Tribes discuss their hopes for their homelands and the relationship between their lands and their cultures. Brenda Commander, Chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseets, Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative and Passamaquoddy Tribal Historian, James Francis, Penobscot Tribal Historian - Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Otis Lecture Committee
FROM THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE: Students, please be reminded of the following registration DEADLINES: The last day to add is Tuesday, September 22nd. Check your class schedule on the detail schedule in Garnet Gateway. Is it correct? Save yourself some time and money and make sure it is accurate before next Tuesday. See the late registration policy on our web site at http://www.bates.edu/Late-Registration.xml which includes the late fee schedule. Remember that not all late registration adjustments are approved. ----- The last day to select pass/fail grading is also Tuesday, September 22nd. To change your grade mode you must select and submit the pass/fail grading option on the Garnet Gateway. (Courses taken pass/fail may not be used to fulfill general education requirements. See the Catalog for more information.)
Wish to make a difference in the world? Join BATES STUDENTS AGAINST POVERTY! A relatively young group, BSAP needs new members to help fight poverty locally and globally. Email ristrati@bates.edu for more information.
