1. Bates commits to Maine 'green power' for its electricity
Bates will purchase its entire electricity supply from renewable energy sources in Maine, specifically biomass and small hydroelectric generating plants, President Elaine Tuttle Hansen announced in late November. "We know that we have a motivated campus community that will help us reduce electricity consumption as the college commits to using renewable energy from our own state," she said. www.bates.edu/x80314.xml

2. Bates honors philanthropic leadership
President Hansen joined 25 alumni and parents in New York on Nov. 4-5 to honor their philanthropic leadership and welcome them into the Benjamin Bates Society, a new giving club that recognizes lifetime giving of $1 million or more to Bates. www.bates.edu/x81035.xml

3. Debate team hosts 315 Maine students in tournament
For the third consecutive year, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosted a Maine high school forensics tournament in November. This year, Bates added the category of public forum to the tournament, which is one of the top speech and debate events in the state, and increased the number of high school competitors by 55. "We hope to keep growing this tournament in order to develop a closer connection with the high school debate and speech community in Maine," said organizer Vaibhav Bajpai '07. www.bates.edu/x80312.xml

4. Looking for your Bates friends?
Want to send holiday cards to your Bates friends—but no longer have their addresses? You can search for them using the College's online alumni directory by current or student name, class or location. Stay connected! https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/BTC/directory.html

5. Alumni travel in 2006
Considering travel in the new year? Does Vietnam in February, Russia in June or Greece in October sound interesting? Think about joining alumni, parents and friends from Bates, Colby and Hamilton colleges in a small travel-study group hosted by a professor from one of these colleges. Bates' Alumni Travel/Study program helps you stay connected to other alumni and faculty while visiting exciting places. The Vietnam and Russia trips are accepting reservations now; Greece will open this winter. For upcoming travel and continuing education opportunities and information about registering, see www.bates.edu/alumni-travel.xml

6. Holiday events in Boston and Portland
Bates alumni celebrate the holiday season in Portland, Maine, with the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" on Dec. 3 at the Portland Stage Company, followed by dinner at Bibo's Madd Apple Cafe. The Boston Bates Business Network and the Boston Bates Club rekindle old friendships and encourage new acquaintances on Dec. 6 at M.J. O'Connor's. To register for the Boston event, go to www.bates-business.net

7. The familiar faces of Bates
It isn't just students and professors, of course, who populate your college life for four years. Familiar faces around campus—from mailmen to maintenance workers, housemothers and nurses—have been a staple of college life from the beginning. See this month's historic slideshow on the Sesquicentennial Web site. www.bates.edu/historical-photos.xml

8. O'Higgins appointed Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
Bates College has named Laurie O'Higgins, professor of classical and medieval studies, as successor to Anne Thompson in the position of Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies. www.bates.edu/x79228.xml

9. Alum directory being mailed
The new 2005 Bates College Alumni Directory (Sesquicentennial Edition) is now being mailed to purchasers. Please be advised that if you also ordered a CD-ROM, it will arrive under separate cover. If you have any questions about your directory, please contact the Harris Connect, Inc. customer service department at 800-877-6554.

10. Limited-edition print of Bates rowers on the Androscoggin
Bates is now offering a signed, limited-edition print by Maine artist John Gable, showcasing what he describes as the "signature intimacy, athleticism, power and sense of landscape" of Bates rowers competing on the Androscoggin River. A highly regarded artist known for his commemorative rowing and sailing watercolors, as well as murals for select corporations, restaurants and museums, Gable was commissioned by Bates parents Don and Cindy Falvey of Phippsburg, Maine, for this rowing fund-raising project. To view an image of "On the Androscoggin: The Bates-Bowdoin-Colby Races" and for purchasing information, go to: www.bates.edu/x80363.xml

11. Library accepting food for fines
Through the holidays, Bates students, faculty and staff are being asked to bring back overdue books and videos to the college's George and Helen Ladd Library and, instead of paying fines, donate food for the needy. All donations will be delivered to the Good Shepherd Food Pantry. The food pantry, located on Lisbon Street, provides food and supplies to many families and agencies in Lewiston and Auburn. www.bates.edu/x79219.xml

12. This Month in Bates History: William Worthy '42 vs. the Feds
When the plane carrying daring journalist William Worthy '42 touched down at Logan Airport in December 1981, his greeters included federal agents who confiscated books Worthy had acquired while reporting in post-Shah Iran. The multi-volume set, known in Iran as Documents from the U.S. Espionage Den, were reprints of classified U.S. files that fell into Iranian hands after the U.S. Embassy takeover. Skilled at confronting—and overcoming—abusive federal authority, the veteran newsman decided that fighting back was a worthy cause. Story and a clip from folk singer Phil Ochs' "The Ballad of William Worthy": www.bates.edu/x80376.xml

13. Bates People in the News
Bobcats were all over the news. Phil Barr '05, who returned to Bates swimming after his recovery from injuries sustained in the Station nightclub fire, became a Sports Illustrated "Face in the Crowd." Local TV looked at the women's soccer team on the eve of its first trip to the NCAAs in years, while alumni renowned as coaches were singled out for their achievements. Also in the spotlight: professor John McClendon, who commented for local radio on the late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks; President Hansen on Bates' new commitment to "green power"; and Nora Demleitner '89, who spoke with Time Magazine about her former boss, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. www.bates.edu/bates-in-the-news.xml