The PEER WRITING CENTER in Ladd has new daytime hours. We're open Monday through Thursday from 11 to 5 and Friday from 11 to 3. Stop by for some constructive conversation about your writing - no appointment necessary. The Center is also open Sunday through Thursday nights from 7 to 11 and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5.  See you there!

NETWORKING WORKSHOP - Bates Career Services, 31 Frye Street - 4:30-5:30pm.

LECTURE: Monday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Pettengill G 52Keck Classroom - Professor Richard S. Lindzen, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology Chair, Dept of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak on "Deconstructing Global Warming" Professor Lindzen has worked in atmospheric and climate science for over thirty years and, was the lead author of one chapter of the 2001 United Nations IPCC report.  Professor Lindzen will present the facts and reasoning which lead him to question whether humans are having a significant affect on climate change.  Professor Lindzen will also discuss the rhetoric that permeates the public debate about climate change and global warming. For more information about Professor Lindzen,his work, and criticisms of his see:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lindzen and  http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen.htm.

LANGUAGE ARTS LIVE presents Chris Vitiello - 7:30, Skelton Lounge  - Chris Vitiello is the author of two books of poetry Nouns Swarm A Verb (Xurban Books, 1999) and Irresponsibility (Ahsahta Press, 2008).  Vitiello has had several short plays performed at Small Press Traffic’s Poet’s Theatre Jubilee, and he was a founding editor of Proliferation magazine. He lives in Durham, NC.   Sponsored by the Bates English Department, the Bates Environmental Studies Program, the Bates Humanities Fund, the Bates Spanish Program, the Bates Learning Associate Program, and the John Tagliabue Poetry Fund.  For more information, contact Jonathan Skinner (jskinner@bates.edu) or Eden Osucha (eosucha@bates.edu)

INTERESTED IN LAW OR ACTING? Come check out Bates MOCK TRIAL team. The meeting for anyone interested will be at 8:30 pm in PGill G65. No experience necessary! Everyone is welcome!

CONNECTICUT EXPRESS: Departs: Bates on Tuesday, October 20th at 1 p.m. Express to Sears at Corbins Corner in West Hartford , across from WestFarms Mall, and continuing on to the New Haven Train Station (50 Union Avenue). Returns: to Bates on Sunday, October 25th. Leaves New Haven Train Station at 1 p.m., leaves Sears at 2 p.m. then non-stop to Bates - COST: $115.00 [Same price one-way or roundtrip.]  This may be a very popular bus, so if you want the ride, please send in your checks immediately. Details: Bus has a restroom and a DVD player, it seats 36. Please make checks out to Dattco Bus Company and mail to Pamela Dowling, 54 Westwood Road, West Hartford, CT  06117-2252. Please send checks immediately.  The seats are reserved based upon when the checks are received. Email: connecticutexpress@gmail.com

CAMPUS-WIDE FORUMS for the Campus Facilities Master Plan Update - Two forum sessions will be held to provide the college community with current information regarding the progress of the Campus Facilities Master Plan Update. During these sessions participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share opinions about the update process.   Forum 1:   Date: Tuesday, October 13 at 3:00 pm in New Commons 221 & 222

Interested in working in conservation management and biodiversity research? Not sure what to do with your science major after you graduate? Then come to a presentation by OPERATION WALLACEA (www.opwall.com). Opwall is an organization that designs and implements large-scale biodiversity monitoring programs in Indonesia, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Egypt, Honduras, Peru and Cuba. You can join the programs for 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 weeks, combine field-training courses, work on different research projects and use your research as part of an undergraduate or master’s thesis. Course credit and internships are available. Tuesday, 4:15 p.m. in Carnegie.

Come Meet Maine GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE BRUCE POLIQUIN! – Wednesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm in New Commons 131 (Fish Bowl).  Sponsored by the Bates College Republicans

Are you looking to become DRIVER CERTIFIED, and be able to drive a college motor vehicle? Visit the Driver’s Training Program at bates.edu/x35374.xml to view upcoming classes, get a driver’s application, and learn more about the program. The next class is Thursday, October 15th, at 7pm in the Keck Classroom. Please contact Officer Adam Mayo at amayo@bates.edu to sign up for the class of for more information.

4:10 pm Brooks Quimby Debate weekly practice! – Pettigrew 309A
5:00 pm Spanish Table – New Commons Little Room #226
6:30 pm WRBC Board Meeting – New Commons Renyi room, #211
7:00 pm The Bates College Student Government will be meeting at 7:00 PM in New Commons 221. Public participation is encouraged! (except Nov. 9 in Pgill G65)
7:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Professor Henry's Chemistry 107A class.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Sarah Charley.  Dana 300
7:00 pm Come Join Latinos Unidos if you want to learn and participate in Latino Cultural events! Meetings are held in English and everyone is welcome! So come experience something new, and meet new people! New Commons Little Room, #226
7:30 pm Come to the weekly meetings of the Secular Student Alliance in PGill 116 for doctrine-free discussion of our culture's oldest and most important questions.
8:00 pm Join the Bates Immigrant Rights Advocates (BIRA)! We are an active group dedicated to promoting immigrant and refugee rights in all spheres - local, state, national, and international.  Our actions fall under two main categories: Political Action and Community Engagement.  We are always open to new ideas and look forward to hearing yours! Harward Center (161-163 Wood St.)
8:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Biology 242.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Lauren Okano.  Carn 113
8:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Professor Schlax's Chem 107A class.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Sasha Villahermosa. PGill G21(Except Nov. 9 at 8:30 pm)
8:30 pm Weekly PALG session for Chemistry 107B.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Alexandra Disney.  Dana 300
9:00 pm Come to the monthly meeting of the ROBINSON PLAYERS in Skelton Lounge. Learn how you can get involved in this student-run theater group, onstage or behind the scenes! Absolutely no prior experience, just interest necessary! kmoraros@bates.edu FMI. (On Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, Feb. 1, March 1,