Bates College | October 6, 2009

ATTENTION STUDENT ORGS! Did you know that The Little Room and The Underground are great spaces to hold events? The Student Activities Office wants YOU to use the amazing available spaces on campus for your org's events! We have reserved these spaces on Wednesday nights this Fall from 9-11pm and we are offering $150 towards the cost of an event sponsored by your organization. Hold dances, host bands, karaoke parties, board game nights, fund-raisers, dinners, poetry readings...there are a plethora of activities your organization could sponsor in these great locations! Please contact Sara Noyes (via email snoyes@bates.edu, phone 755-5936) to sign up for a date - first come, first serve!

CREATIVE? ARTSY? MURAL CONTEST!! The Student Activities Office is holding a mural contest. The winner will have the opportunity to recreate their submission on the back wall of The Underground (the basement of 280 College Street). The winner will also receive a gift certificate to the Bates College Book Store. Submissions must be on paper and submitted to the Bates College Office of Student Activities no later than Monday October 26th. For more information please contact Sara Noyes via email at snoyes@bates.edu or phone (207-755-2936).

TWO PHILLIPS FELLOWSHIP PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. - Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall
1st presentation: Barbara Byers '10: Arts Immersion in Indonesia. Ms. Byers spent her summer in West Java where she studied traditional music and dance. She will share her experience of her time with Nano Suratno, a renowned composer, and perform one of the colorful, traditional dances she learned.
2nd presentation: Chomba Kaluba '10: Using Art to Fight Poverty and Empower Children of Guatemala. Mr. Kaluba worked with the poorest endangered children of the Guatemala City garbage dump community. There he sought to empower the children through art to help them generate an income to better themselves. He will share how he was able to work towards this goal. All are welcome; refreshments will be served.

CMMC MINI MED SCHOOL -Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 in Muskie Room - “Slow Medicine” - Dennis McCullough, M.D, Dr. McCullough is author of “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," The Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones” http://kendaloutreach.org/NoNav/DrDennisMcCulloughandMyMotherYourMother.aspx
Dr. McCullough focuses on the fastest growing group of elders, those over age 80. This group has more interaction with the medical system and uses more resources per capita than any other age group. And it is about to double its numbers, with a spiraling demand for health services. Diseases which once ended lives relatively quickly have been changed into chronic illness, chronic debilitation, and extended years of decline. The pressure of numbers is creating unprecedented family and societal burdens. This particular group of elders has the highest likelihood of benefiting from care that is more measured and reflective, which actually stands back from rushed, in-hospital interventions and slows down to balance thoughtfully the separate, multiple, and complex issues of late-life. Sponsored by: The Harward Center for Community Partnerships

Interested in getting involved with admissions? STUDENTS IN ADMISSIONS is looking for enthusiastic students to help out with special events, such as open houses, accepted student days and Maine day! Come to an informational meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 pm in Pettengill G65 about the ways you can get involved with admissions special events! There is an open house on October 12th we need helpers for. Questions or can't make the meeting? Contact Meg Curran (mcurran@bates.edu)

INFORMATION SESSION FOR JAPAN JYA/JSA –Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Pettengill 116 at 7 pm.

The Multifaith Chaplaincy - THE ANDREWS LECTURE IN ETHICS AND EDUCATION - A Series of Lectures on Matters of Current Concern:
Lecture II - Wednesday, October 7, 7 p.m., Chase Hall Lounge - Is Money The Root Of All Evil? The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson The 9th Bishop of New Hampshire, Episcopal
Thursday, October 15, Noon, the Chapel - Why Religion Matters in the Quest for Gay Civil Rights

Brief information session on the COMPETITIVE SKI CLUB. Come learn what the Ski Club is all about in this quick meeting. We will introduce the club officers, sign up new members, and talk about the upcoming season. Wednesday, October 7 at 7:45 pm in Pettengill 329

WIND DOWN WEDNESDAYS! *The Student Activities Office is sponsoring a social gathering in The Little Room this Wednesday evening from 9-11pm. We have made some upgrades to the space, and we'd like to show it off! Board games, Guitar Hero, and Rock Band will all be available. Snack and beverages will be served. Beer will be served for those who are 21. Please bring a valid ID for age verification.

COMING OUT DAY PROGRAM featuring Emanuel Xavier, Latino (Puerto Rico/Ecuador) poet and gay activist - Thursday, October 8, 4:30 pm, Chase Lounge. Emanuel Xavier is an award-winning queer Latino spoken word artist, author, and activist. He is author of the poetry collections, "Pier Queen" and "Americano", the Lambda Literary Award nominated novel, "Christ Like", and editor of "Bullets & Butterflies: Queer Spoken Word Poetry" and "Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of Queer Latino Poetry". His work has been commissioned for the Walt Whitman Archives, UNESCO, and the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review. He has appeared on Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry and been featured on CNN for an article to promote the documentary, "Latino in America." Xavier performs regularly throughout the country and internationally sharing his sexual, political, cultural, and often religious themed poetics and has received the Marsha A. Gomez Cultural Heritage Award, a New York City Council Citation, and a World Pride Award. He has been named one of the "25 Most Influential GLBT Latinos" and is currently working on a spoken word/music collaboration CD and a new poetry collection. In addition to reading his poetry, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, he will be commenting on the impact of the rebellion on post-Stonewall young artists and activists. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs