1. "Wall Street Journal", "Atlantic Monthly" place Bates in new 'top 50' lists
Bates is included in a new Wall Street Journal ranking of 50 colleges and universities that send the most students to "elite" graduate schools. And as college rankings become more numerous, so does the argument -- put forth by academics as well as media outlets, most recently The Atlantic Monthly -- to take a more nuanced look at these rankings. www.bates.edu/x44171.xml

2. Concert series begins 20th season
The Bates College Concert Series has always been aimed at the discerning listener -- the music lover seeking that extra edge of excitement, sophistication, fascination. This season won't disappoint, offering a thoughtful blend of classical music from European and Chinese traditions and cutting-edge jazz. www.bates.edu/x44053.xml

3. Update on Linda Williams
Linda F. Williams has resigned from the faculty of Bates College as of Oct. 14, 2003.

4. Did you know?
During the 2002-03 academic year, Bates students devoted 61,954 hours to their service-learning projects, working with some 179 community agencies and institutions. More than 40 percent of this service-learning focused on the area's public schools. On top of that academically oriented service, students gave another 5,047 hours of traditional volunteerism to the Lewiston-Auburn community and surrounding towns. Read the annual report at www.bates.edu/service-learning.xml.

5. Exhibition takes populist view of Russian religious art
"From Byzantium to Russia: Popular Icons for Personal Devotion," an exhibition of Russian Orthodox icons spanning several centuries, is on display at the Bates College Museum of Art. The museum also now features "Photographs of Meteora," Philip Jameson's images of the famed Orthodox monasteries perched atop giant sandstone formations in Greece. Both exhibitions run through Dec. 29. www.bates.edu/x43313.xml

6. This month in Bates history: the assassination of President Kennedy
Forty years ago, the assassination of President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, seared permanent, where-were-you-when memories into the minds of millions of Americans and others worldwide. At Bates, articles, letters and essays in The Bates Student -- including a contribution from redoubtable poet John Tagliabue, then in the 10th year of his 35-year career on the faculty -- captured the emotions and innocence of the time. www.bates.edu/x44147.xml

7. Graduate and Professional School Fair draws 250 students
About 250 students participated Oct. 27 in the Graduate and Professional School Fair to speak with close to 90 representatives of graduate, medical, law, and business schools from across the country. "The representatives were impressed not only by the volume of participants, but also in the students themselves," says Career Services Assistant Director Mariah Bumps. "Many commented about the high quality of students who approached them and the thoughtful questions they posed. They were also pleased to talk with students from all classes. Whereas in past years, the event catered almost exclusively to seniors, underclassmen came out in large numbers this year." www.bates.edu/career/glance/OCSgradfair.html

8. Bates People in the News
Tom Carey '73, head of Bates Security and Campus Safety and the former chief of the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Section, comments on ecoterrorism for San Jose's Mercury News. In The Boston Globe, the Rev. Peter Gomes '65 praises Streets of Glory, a new study of black urban churches that he calls "required reading for all would-be policy makers, and citizens." And the Bangor Daily News shines a spotlight on pianist and Bates artist in residence Frank Glazer, still going strong at age 88. www.bates.edu/bates-in-the-news.xml

9. Bates-Bowdoin feud lives again as Class of '60 players return
Alan Wayne '60 returns to Lewiston this weekend to watch a Bates football game for the first time since 1959. He will be reconnecting with many old friends. "I think it will be great fun for us," Wayne says. "And it's not just seeing former players. (Dean Emeritus of Admissions) Milt Lindholm is going to be there, and he's the one who admitted all of us into Bates. It will be great to see all of them." www.bates.edu/x44384.xml