Stories:

• A 40-Year Ride — Now at age 40, Short Term gets mixed reviews. At its best, however, Short Term courses provide what Dean of the Faculty Jill Reich calls “meaningfulness of task.”
• An interview with ‘Food and Culture’ professor Fiona Halloran.
• W,S,L,Q Spells ‘Bates Education’ — New graduation requirements go into effect this fall
• Money Management 101 — Bates Investment Club oversees $100 G’s
• Ask Me Another — Dave Moore and students discuss Post Office happenings
• Who Sews, Who Reaps? — Ongoing project links Maine and Nicaragua trade issues
• Virtual Hangout — A new alumni Web site rolls out in fall
• Green Heat — Bates begins using biofuel
• Turning Points — The latest campus comings and goings
• Bates in the News — Bates people sought by the media
• A Little Party — Trustee gift refurbishes a social space in Chase
• Quote Me — From security director Tom Carey ’73
• Two Receive Watsons — Prestigious postgrad travel grants