Stories about "September 11"
Conservative pundit William Kristol to speak
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:57 am
Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, one of the nation's most influential neoconservative commentators, visits Bates College to discuss the impact of Sept. 11 on American foreign policy Wednesday, March 23, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
'When the bells tolled, everyone stopped'
Wednesday, September 11, 2002 3:17 pm
On the sunny and dreadful Tuesday that was Sept. 11, 2001, an afternoon Chapel service drew nearly 1,000 members of a Bates College community whose shock and dismay mirrored sentiments around the nation and the world. On the sunny Wednesday that was Sept. 11, 2002, the campus response to that aching memory again reflected the national mood, balanced somewhere between "life goes on" and "things will never be the same."
Sept. 11 commemorative events at Bates
Monday, September 9, 2002 4:21 pm
At Bates College, Sept. 11 begins with a Slow Walk for Peace, the contemplative ascent of a wooded hill near campus. Bells signal a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. and a Memorial Gathering in the College Chapel is planned for evening. Interpretive events later in the month include a faculty panel discussion and, on Sept. 25, the lecture "Is Islam the Enemy?" by The Nation columnist Christopher Hitchens.
Iconoclastic journalist Christopher Hitchens to discuss 'Is Islam the Enemy?'
Monday, September 9, 2002 9:23 am
Iconoclastic journalist Christopher Hitchens, known for his trenchantly witty critiques of hypocrisy and entrenched political power, presents a lecture titled "Is Islam the Enemy?" at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Pettengill Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge the talk, sponsored by the psychology department as part of a series of events connected to the observance of the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11.
Bates historians to discuss meaning of Sept. 11
Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:56 pm
Three Bates College historians and an anthropologist will lead a discussion of the Sept. 11 attacks and consider the tragedy's aftermath in a forum at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Red Cross blood drive comes to campus
Friday, September 14, 2001 3:42 pm
The American Red Cross will host a blood drive at Bates College from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building.