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February


Thursday 5

Résumé Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Hindu Worship *Eliot House lounge, 4:15 pm.

Art Opening For the exhibition Two Rooms by Rosamond Purcell. Short presentations and panel discussion with Purcell, writer Sven Birkerts, and curator Wendy Watson. Reception to follow. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.

"Jesus Christ: One Way, or the Only Way, to Know God" Lecture by Geoff Whitcomb, former Catholic, secularist, and Taoist, who has become a born-again Christian and is currently a student at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Dinner at 5:30 pm. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center,
6 pm.

Reunion 2004 Info Sessions Students interested in applying for Reunion 2004 work must attend the entirety of one of these information sessions. Applications for reunion work will only be available at the end of each session. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm and 6:30 pm.

Teach for America Information Session *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

"If You Let Me Play Sports" National Girls and Women in Sport Day presentation by Felicia Hall about the importance of sport in the lives of girls and women. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

"Epistemology of the Field: Landless Women Agricultural Workers in Haryana, India" Lecture by Lisa Armstrong, assistant professor of women's studies, Smith College. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Thursday Night Edge Live music. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Friday 6

Walk the Labyrinth Walk the spiral path, a symbol of wholeness and life's meandering but purposeful path. Questions? Email jmwood@mtholyoke.edu. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
10 am.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Applying to Medical School *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Something Every Friday—The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with the Devil Music Ensemble Original electric rock score performed live to this silent movie classic. Not to be missed by film buffs! Free with MHC ID. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Saturday 7

Fifth Women's Christian Conference Hosted by the Daughters of Zion, the program includes a day of prayer and fellowship, guest speakers, art performances, and a Sunday worship service. For information or to register email doz_conferences@yahoo.com. Morrison Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am.

Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Swimming/Diving vs. Smith. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through their experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively is welcome.There are no dues or fees and meetings are strictly confidential. Contact Jen, x5064, or Angela, 493-5954. Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.

Basketball vs. Smith. *Kendall, 2 pm.

Mi Voz Storytelling, video, salsa dancing, poetry, and rap by teens from the North End Youth Center Branch YMCA in Springfield. The production is the senior thesis of Minelly Mercado '04. Free but reservations encouraged. Call x2406. *Rooke Theatre, 7 pm.

China Night Presented by the Chinese Cultural Association. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Sunday 8

Fifth Women's Christian Conference See 2/7. Morrison Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am.

MHC Hunter Schooling Show *Equestrian Center, 10 am.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
11:15 am.

Praying the Rosary *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 1 pm.

Mi Voz See 2/7. *Rooke Theatre, 2 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Baha'i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

Poets Lounge Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8:30 pm.

Zazen Meditation Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 9 pm.

Monday 9

Community Service Workshop *CDC workshop room,
4 pm.

"An Ethical Intervention into the International Division of Reproductive Labor" Lecture by Isabelle V. Barker, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey– New Brunswick. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

International Relations Film Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7:30 pm.

Tuesday 10

Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting See 2/3. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.

Cover Letter Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room,
4 pm.

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

Peer Education Alliance Meeting Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:30 pm.

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

College Republicans Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 6 pm.

The Job Offer: Understanding Your Benefits Package *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

Amnesty International Meeting Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Applying to Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.

Wednesday 11

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Recovery Luncheon Meeting Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.

Grab and Stay: Lectures with Lunch Want some intellectual stimulation while you nibble nachos or linger over latte? Bring your lunch and listen to assistant professor Dorothy Mosby talk about "Female Genealogy and Memory in Afro-Costa Rican Women's Poetry." Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15-1 pm.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

Developing Your Summer Internship *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

Chinese Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

French Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, 5:45 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous See 2/7. Room 217, *Ciruti, 7 pm.

Spanish Film Series Un Lugar en el Mundo (Argentina, 1992), directed by Adolfo Aristarain. A remote valley is surveyed to see if it can be dammed for hydroelectric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities. *Cleveland L-2, 7 pm.

"Can America Democratize Iraq?" Lecture by Tony Smith, Tufts University. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

Thursday 12

Hindu Worship *Eliot House lounge, 4:15 pm.

"Whose Life Is It Anyway?" *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

SHRI Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 5:30 pm.

"Wonders of Art and Nature: Cultures of Collecting in Early Modern Europe" Lecture by Katharine Park, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Thursday Night Edge Live music. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7 pm.

Basketball vs. Pine Manor. *Kendall, 7 pm.

Green Corps Information Session *CDC workshop room,
7 pm.

"Global Carework: Reproducing Inequalities by Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Nationality" Lecture by Joya Misra, associate professor of sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Friday 13

Walk the Labyrinth See 2/6. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
6:30 pm.

Something Every Friday Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm

Tuesday 17

"Free Speech Fundamentalism" Lecture by Susan Brison, associate professor, department of philosophy, Dartmouth College. Room 216, *Skinner Hall, 4:30 pm.

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