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Nyu Psychologist Speaks On Stereotype Threat
By Ariel Burch
News Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:29 pm)
Joshua Aronson, a social psychologist at NYU, spoke Monday night about
Stereotype Threat. This was the second in a series of talks on the
state of education 50 years after the Brown versus Board of Education
decision....
As Snow Falls, Students Hit the Slopes
By Mari K. Wright
Assistant News Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
As the Bates campus is set amid several major skiing facilities, the sport is a common subject of discussion among the student body. Students are seen frequently waxing skis or mounting them on cars, and P.E. programs and student discounts offered by the school contribute to an active participation in the outdoors during the winter....
From Bates to Glass Blowing: Alumni Provides Hope for Confused Seniors
By Allison Marshall
News Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
If you ever thought you were confused about your major, Fred Kaemmer's story might ease your anxiety. Last Monday as part of the Office of Career Service's "Entrepreneurship: Winter 2005 Series," Kaemmer visited Bates to present his path from graduation to today. Kaemmer, a glass artist, represented an "Artist and Entrepreneur" in the series....
New Progressive Think Tank to Be Brought to Campus
By James Bologna
News Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
If everything goes according to plan, Bates College's first student-run think tank, The Roosevelt Institution, should be a fully functional campus organization, joining four other research institution bearing the same name at Middlebury, Columbia, Stanford and Yale. According to Dar Vanderbeck '08, who is spearheading the Bates College chapter of the institution, the goals of the progressive think tank are to voice student opinions in the public realm and to expand the base of knowledge on a variety of policy issues....
School Finished Oral History of Senator Edmund Muskie
By Louis Dennig
News Section Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
The Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Project, which began compilation in 1997, has been completed. The project consists of approximately 440 interviews in which Muskie's friends and associates discussed his life as a politician, statesmen and friend. Over the course of his career, Muskie served as the governor of Maine, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and ran for Vice President. ...
Thesis Talk: Bringing the Nanny Diaries to Life On the Vineyard With Emily Parr
By Sarah Klenakis
News Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Although she may not have known it at the time, Emily Parr's thesis research began her freshman year through a summer job. During her summer on Martha's Vineyard, she accepted a position as a nanny. Imagine Parr's surprise when she showed up to a household filled with both children and adults. "My first day I was just shocked that there were two of us (her and a nurse for the baby) there, the mom, and the grandparents were there visiting, and I just didn't understand, 'Why am I needed? Why do I have to be here?'" Over the past three summers, Parr has continued to be a nanny for a Forbes 500 family, people who have the money to live in Greenwich, Connecticut and summer on Martha's Vineyard, are able to bring private yoga instructors to their homes, and who are able to hire help so that parents do not need to interact with their children. ...
Third Annual Unity Conference Focuses On Critical Issues Facing Black Community
By Noah Davis
MANAGING NEWS EDITOR
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Sunday marked the third annual Unity Conference sponsored by Amandla!, the African American group at Bates. The day-long event featured a number of different things including a conference in the afternoon, dinner and a speaker in the evening, and the always popular Triad dance. ...
Women's Basketball Wins First Ncaa Tournament Game
By Alex Schindel
Sports Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
On Saturday, an event occurred at Bates College which has not happened since 2000: A basketball game was played in Alumni gym in March. ...
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