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Barry Werth, Author of The Scarlet Professor, to Speak February 7 at Mount Holyoke

"Beyond the Box" Conference to Explore Multiple Identities

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February
Friday 1

Squash MHC/Smith Invitational Tournament. *Kendall, match times TBA.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot–rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 1/31. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth The labyrinth, a form of walking meditation found in numerous religious traditions, is a pathway leading to a center circle where one may pause for quiet reflection. Come enjoy the beauty and serenity of the labyrinth. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Shabbat Candle-Lighting Ceremony *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

Something Every Friday—Women's Comedy Night Featuring Alana Devich, Kelsey Flynn, Jen Matos, Amanda Melson, Jennifer Myszkowski, and Julie Waggoner. *Blanchard Campus Center, 8–10 pm.

KRS-ONE A concert presented by the Office of Student Programs and Gamelan Interactive Group. A limited number of discount tickets ($10) are available for MHC students, faculty, and staff. Discount tickets (limit of two per MHC ID) may be be purchased at the Blanchard information desk or the Office of Student Programs, room 118, Blanchard Campus Center. General public tickets ($18 in advance, $20 at the door) are available online at www.gamelan.tv, by calling 1-800-594-TIXX, and at all local Strawberries record stores. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Something Every Friday—"One Love" Dance "It's Not Who You Love But How!" Get the new semester grooving with a DJ dance for all. An international mix of music and a dance floor for singles and dancing partners of all flavors! Tables in the balcony sponsored by MECHA, SHE, Aids Awareness, True Colors, AASIA, Bellatrix, AAIWA, SYSTA, SOAR, French Club, German Club, and the Vagina Monologues Production. *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Let's Get Crunked—Senior Party Admission is $3. *Betty Shabazz House, 11 pm.

Saturday 2

Squash MHC/Smith Invitational Tournament. *Kendall, match times TBA.

Storytelling Folk-music legend Pete Seeger and writer Paul DuBois Jacobs, authors of Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book, will tell stories and discuss the art of storytelling. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 1 pm.

020202 Party Senior class party. Admission is $1 for MHC seniors, $2 for others. *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Sunday 3

Squash MHC/Smith Invitational Tournament *Kendall, match times TBA.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Faculty Recital Soprano Cheryl Cobb presents "Even Though the World Keeps Changing: Songs for an Uncertain World," a program of music by Ives, Vercoe, Berg, Diamond, Menotti, Weill, Schubert, and others. Cobb will be accompanied by Larry Schipull, piano, and joined by Katherine Kaiser '02, mezzo-soprano. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 4 pm.

Reflections on the Life of the Spirit *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:30 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.

Roman Catholic Mass*Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

Monday 4

Study Abroad Information Session Representatives from the Institute for Study Abroad/Butler University semester and academic-year programs in England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, and COPA programs in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Cuba, will be available to answer questions. Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Bible Study With Anita Magovern and Andrea Ayvazian. Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.

America Reads Orientation *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

"Nation, Novel, and Empire: Britain and India in the Nineteenth Century" Lecture by Meenakshi Mukherjee of Hyderabad University. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4:30 pm.

Slide Talk Sister Shamshad Sheikh will speak about her recent visit to an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan and show slides she took of the women and children she met there. Call x2792 for information. *Eliot House lounge, 5 pm.

Author Reading Susan Minot, author of Monkeys and Evening, reads from her most recent novel, Rapture. Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, Village Commons, 7 pm.

Tuesday 5

Faculty/Staff Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:15 pm.
Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting These meetings, run by and for students, are gatherings of campus women supporting one another in dealing with concerns about use and recovery. Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15 pm.

Weekly Discussion on Islam *Eliot House lounge, 2 pm.

Résumé-Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Mindfulness Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:15 pm.

German Department Dinner South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Job Search Workshop—Preparing for Nonprofits *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.
Author Reading Sigrid Nunez and Lily Tuck read from For Rouenna and Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived. Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, Village Commons, 7 pm.

Wednesday 6

Get the New MHC Web Look Computer workshop for faculty and staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 9:30 am.

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Blood Drive Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 1–7 pm.

Outdoor Track and Field Meeting For information contact Coach Lee, x2501. Streeter Lounge, *Kendall, 4 pm.

Deep Calls to Deep *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4 pm.

"Working at Albany Molecular Research: Providing Integrated Chemical Sciences for the Life Sciences" Lecture by Maxwell Reeve, Albany Molecular Research. Refreshments will be served beforehand. Room 218, *Clapp Hall, 4:15 pm.

Information Session on Student Employment in the Office of Admission Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Introduction to the Career Development Center for First-Years *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Thursday 7

GE Financial Assurance Summer Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 11 am.

Author Reading Barry Werth, author of The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin—A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal, speaks about his book and the 1960 Smith College scandal that forced Arvin, a professor and prominent literary critic, to retire early due to possession of homosexual pornography. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

"Ribozymes: From Test Tube to Living Cells" Biochemistry lecture by Sarah Woodson, Johns Hopkins University. Tea will be served in the lobby at 4:15 pm. Room 101, *Dwight, 4:30 pm.

Hindu Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

Seniors: Making the Most of Your Last Semester *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

"Laura's Laurels: Platonism and Petrarchism in the Work of Tullia d'Aragona" Lecture by Elizabeth Pallitto, Five College Women's Studies research associate, about the work of sixteenth-century Italian poet Tullia d'Aragona, whose project, among other things, was to enter into the "woman question" (questione della donna). Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 79/83 College Street, 7:30 pm.

Women's Center Movie Room 101, *Dwight, 8 pm.

Friday 8

Crew Team Row-A-Thon The crew team's annual display of their athletic abilities and fun-loving natures. Come cheer them on! Blanchard steps, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 am today–8 am tomorrow.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 2/7. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Laser Tag Teams of up to ten players each compete in the high-tech game of laser tag. Gymnasium, *Kendall, 6 pm.

Shabbat Candle-Lighting Ceremony *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

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