THE MULTIFAITH CHAPLAINCY - Mindfulness Meditation - Wednesdays 12:10-12:40 – Chapel -  Chaplaincy Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges  through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment,  and non-judgmentally to things as they are.  Each session will open with a brief poem or reading followed by a guided meditation practice  such as loving-kindness meditation, basic mindfulness, mindful eating, the body scan, walking meditation, and more.

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!

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Olin Arts Center, Room 248 - STUDY ABROAD INFORMATIONAL SESSION: ISLE (SRI LANKA) with Dr. Amarasinghe and Professor Sree Padma Holt.

Enter to win a $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO MILT'S!  See the table in Commons from 4:30-6:30 all this week.  Contest tickets are $1 each or $5 for 8 tickets.  The drawing will be made on Friday.  Proceeds will be used to help finance a Christian fellowship student service trip to Guatemala. 

FIGURE DRAWING class sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Artists should bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. 6-9 p.m. in room 259 of the Olin Arts Center.

Thinking about applying to LAW SCHOOL?  Want to assess your LSAT abilities under real test conditions?  Kaplan Test Preparation will offer a FREE LSAT PRACTICE TEST at Bates at 6:00 P.M. in Pettengill 63.  This is for practice purposes only.  Your score will not be reported to any law school.  For information, please contact OCS.

Are you thinking about applying to MEDICAL SCHOOL?  Want to assess your MCAT abilities under real test conditions? 6:00 pm in Pettengill G54, Kaplan Test Preparation will offer a FREE practice MCAT.  It's important to note that this is simply practice.  Your score will not be reported to any medical schools.  Contact OCS for more information.

Are you thinking about applying to GRADUATE SCHOOL?  Want to assess your GRE abilities under real test conditions?  At 6:30, the Office of Career Services and KAPLAN TEST PREP and Admissions will hold a FREE Practice GRE at Bates.  The test will be held in Pettengill G52. This is a practice only session.  Your score will not be reported to any schools.  For more information, please contact OCS.

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM New Commons, Room 221 - LECTURE: Democracy and Political Culture in Sri Lanka given by Yodage Ranjith Amarasinghe, Professor of Political Science at University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Description: Political culture, understood as patterns of orientations to political objects among members of  a nation, influences shaping the political system of a given society. The third world democracy of Sri Lanka, once hailed as a model worthy of being emulated, stands challenged very seriously today. There is no doubt that the two insurrections in the south and separatism in the north have contributed to this situation significantly. In this talk, Professor Amarasinghe will look at the impact of political culture in the whole process of building of democratic institutions and their practice.

7:00 PM Carnegie Science, Room. 204 - FILM: The Other Side of Immigration featuring Director Roy Germano, Latin American Studies 2009 Film Series. Presented by the Mellon Innovation Fund and the Latin American Studies GEC Faculty. Free admission. For more information contact Karen Melvin @ 786-8208 or email: kmelvin@bates.edu.

PEACE CORPS - Location: Career Services Conference Room   - 7pm-8pm

PEER WRITING ASSISTANTS: Staff meeting from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. in New Commons 211. See you there!

7:30 PM Muskie Archives - LECTURE: Tomorrow My Life: Orphans in Post-Genocide by Berthe Kayitesi, author and survivor of the genocide of the Tutsis, will speak about her life and the rebuilding of communities and families in post-conflict Rwanda, as part of the Harward Center's Civic Forum Series. Admission is free and open to the public.

TRIVIA: Which of the following 50?s artists did NOT play guitar? a.) Buddy Holly  b.) Gene Vincent c.) Fats Domino  d.) The Everly Brothers Don't know the answer... Know the answer but want to know more... COME see Barry Drake?Rock & Roll Guru? Find out tonight in the Benjamin Mays Center, at 8 pm. Listen and learn as Barry Drake explores the Roots of Rock & Roll, from 1953 to 1963. The show will be an exciting ?Behind the Music? look, at the early years of Rock & Roll, from one of Rock Music’s leading historians and lecturers?Barry Drake. It will feature hundreds of visuals, video clips and of course song bites, from one of music’s most innovative decades. So start getting your ears and eyes prepared to go back in time, back to the Roots of Rock n' Roll! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzV_0l5ILI  Brought to you by The Chase Hall Committee. *TRIVIA ANSWER: c.) Fats Domino

{PAUSE}: Take a break for stillness and reflection: a weekly service of music, dance, poetry, prose, and silence. Wednesday evenings in the Chapel, 9-9:30. - This week's offerings: Piano: Emily Kaldjian '12 - Bach, French Suite #6 in E major, 3. Sarabande Schumann, Drei Romanzen Op. 28: Einfach Poetry

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:10 PM until 1:00 PM New Commons 221- ENVIROLUNCH SERIES: A Bates community gathering around environmental topics. Yukon Bound: The Passage and Presence of Humans in a Last Great Wilderness William Loopesko and Russell Milholland will talk about their experience as Otis Fellows. The purpose of the Otis Fellowship program is to encourage Bates students to explore and reflect upon new adventures and innovative ways to understand, appreciate, and express our interdependencies with the earth in the tradition of Phil Otis ('95). Sponsored by the Office of the Environmental Coordinator and Environmental Studies Program.

WANNA BE THE NEXT BOBCAT?  Come to the Informational Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29 @ 7:30 pm in the Conference Room of Alumni House.  Many students are needed to "perform" as the Bobcat for many events throughout the school year - come learn what it takes to be the Bobcat!  This is a paid position!

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 7:00 PM Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING: Barry Nemett, will speak about his work in conjunction with his exhibition Barry Nemett: Drawings from Italy in the Museum of Art. In addition to visual works, Nemett has penned a novel, a textbook, as well as his most recent collection of  writings and art: Paintings, Poems, and Passages, which will be available for signing in the Museum of Art immediately following the lecture.

The Multifaith Chaplaincy - YES AND NO AND MAYBE AND MAYBE NOT a safer, respectful space to hear one another to voice regarding a matter of great importance to many an open, facilitated conversation for members of the Bates Community regarding QUESTION ONE "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?"  Facilitator: Bill Blaine-Wallace - Thursday, October 29, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Skelton Lounge - Chase Hall

The leaves have fallen! Come by the Quad on Friday, October 30th between 3-6pm for the ANNUAL LEAF JUMP, where campus comes together to bask in the Maine foliage and enjoy a childhood pastime. Huge piles of leaves and hot chocolate will be provided. Brought to you by a beautiful union of the Discordians and Freewill Folk Society.

ALTERNATIVE CONTRADANCE! Come ‘bust a move’ with us! Traditional New England dancing to modern rock, techno, and alternative music. All dances taught, come with or without a partner. Free for Bates students! Friday, October 30, 8pm, Merrill Gym Dance Studios.

4:10 pm Brooks Quimby Debate weekly practice! – Pettigrew 309A                     
5:00 pm Chinese Table – New Commons, Room 131, A,B,C (Except Oct. 28 in Renyi Room #211)
7:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Chem 217.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Eammon Riley. PGill G21
7:30 pm Amandla! Meeting – Multi-Cultural Center, Downstairs Lounge
7:30 pm Chase the Fiddlers plays fiddle and other folk music on a variety of instruments.  New members and the curious always welcome. Little Room, Chase Hall
8:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Physics 107.  The session is open to all students of Physics 107 and is led by Jean McIntyre.  Carn 113
8:00 pm The Bates Christian Fellowship gathers tonight in Hirasawa Lounge.  All are welcome!
9:00 pm Come to OUTfront – an organization for all genders and sexualities.  All members of the Bates community are welcome.  Chase Hall (upstairs and down the hallway)!