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!

WHAT SHOULD OUR CAMPUS LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE?  Help Us Update The Facilities Master Plan:
•         Should the football field be moved?
•         Where should a new integrated Math and Science Center go?
•         Where will new residence halls be located and why?
The Facilities Master Plan Update process has identified key choices and decisions that will need to be made.  Join us and share your thoughts at the Campus-Wide Forum for the Campus Facilities Master Plan Update. 3:00 to 5:00pm New Commons Building, Room 221/222. Coffee, tea and chai will be provided.

PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT LECTURE by PAMELA K. SMITH will speak on "The Social Cognition of Power: >From Abstract Thinking  to Executive Functions" - 4:15 pm, PGILL G52 (Keck Classroom). “I propose that individuals with higher power should view the world in a more high-level, abstract fashion than individuals with lower power. After all, power means seeing the “big picture.” Having power requires one to plan ahead and think about the world in terms of superordinate goals. Similarly, greater power increases the psychological distance one feels from others, and this distance (according to construal level theory) should lead to more abstract information processing. Thus, those with power think in terms of the "big picture," focusing more on primary, goal-relevant aspects of stimuli and moving beyond the details to see patterns and structure, than those without power. In my talk I will review several studies that demonstrate this effect. Then I will discuss more recent research that has explored the intrapersonal and interpersonal implications of these effects for domains such as perceived power, forgiveness, and executive functioning.

INTERVIEWING WORKSHOP hosted by the OCS. 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the OCS office, 31 Frye Street.

T-SHIRTS: Have $15 and like wearing clothes? Buy yourself a WRBC T-Shirt -- 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Commons. Check out the sweet designs on our website: www.wrbcradio.com. Available in limited quantities in the sizes small, medium, and large. Get them while you can!

"NATURE AND NATION: Hydrocarbons Governance and the Territorial Logics of ‘Resource Nationalism’ in Bolivia." A talk by Dr. Thomas Perreault, Associate Professor of Geography and Director of the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, Syracuse University. Tonight at 7pm in Pettengill Hall G65. Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and the Latin American Studies GEC Faculty.

Chemistry 217 PALG Session.  Open to all students of the class.  Led by Eammon Riley & Harita Dharaneeswaran.  7mp Carn 113

LANGUAGE ARTS LIVE presents Bill Berkson - 7:30, Skelton Lounge  - Bill Berkson, who now lives in New York and San Francisco, is the author of sixteen books and pamphlets of poetry, including Serenade, Fugue State, a volume of his 1960s collaborations with Frank O’Hara entitled Hymns of St. Bridget & Other Writings, and the portfolio Gloria with etchings by Alex Katz.  A selection of his art criticism, The Sweet Singer of Modernism & Other Art Writings 1985-2003, appeared from Qua Books in 2004.  Berkson was Distinguished Paul Mellon Fellow at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture for 2006.  His latest book is Portrait and Dream: New and Selected Poems (Coffee House Press, 2009). 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)

MANDATORY meeting for all those who wish to play MEN'S ICE HOCKEY this season. The meet will be at 9:00pm in Carnegie 204 and should last 30-45 minutes. Please bring something to write with.

Students interested in joining OPERATION WALLACEA meet with James Saunders to get advice on fundraising for projects Tuesday, October 20th at 4:15 pm in Carnegie 111

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

12:00 pm Have any questions for the Bates College Student Government Executive Council? President Danny Gimbel '10, Vice-President of Student Committees Keti Vashakidze '11, Vice-President of Student Clubs Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan '10, and Treasurer Daniela Jaeckel '10 will be meeting to answer any questions and address any concerns you may have. Fish Bowl
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. 9in 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 Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, Feb. 1, March 1, April 5, May 3)