PBAS is a new graduate student organization at the University of Minnesota, whose purpose is to improve the lives of graduate students in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Arts & Sciences by hosting social programs. PBAS's main program is the Arts & Sciences Monthly Social, an event series that will bring together graduate students in a variety of different settings. Stay tuned for information about ASMS--September, a social hour at a local bar with free appetizers provided by PBAS!