Gorse Conference Examines "Childhood Besieged"

Flower Show to Feature "World's Most Coveted Flower"

Applications to MHC Hit All-Time High Fourth Year Running

Crowning Glory Kendade Hall Gets Dome

Author Mei Ng to Give Reading March 6

African Labor Scholar to Deliver Lax Lecture

Staff Goes beyond the Call of Duty in Response to Library Flood

Wartenberg at the Wadsworth Atheneum

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March
Friday 1

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Daily Morning Prayer Safford Hall piano room, Monday–Friday, 7:15 am.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller private dining room, 11:30 am.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu or call x2054 by 2/28. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

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

Pagan and Wiccan Collective Meeting Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:30 pm.

Networking Workshop for ALANA Students *CDC workshop room, 12:30 pm.

Fellowships for First-Years *CDC workshop room, 2:30 pm.

Spring Flower Show Preview A special viewing of the flower show for the MHC community. This year’s theme is "Tulipomania." Refreshments will be served. Talcott Greenhouse, 3 pm.

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

Film Society Movie Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 and 9:30 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Group Meeting *MacGregor Hall living room, 7:45 pm.

Junior Show A variety show presented by the class of 2003. $3. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Lea DeLaria A performance by comedian, musician, author, and actress Lea DeLaria, called "every inch a star" by the New York Times, to kick off the International Dramaturgy Symposium (see 3/2). Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Limit two tickets per person. Call x2406 and leave your name and phone number. *Rooke Theatre, 8:30 pm.

Something Every Friday—Jesse Harrison and the Mobius Band MHC staff member and singer/songwriter Jesse Sterling Harrison will open for the Mobius Band. A night of soulful, electronic, ambient sound. *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Saturday 2

Past, Present, and Future: Continuing the Evolution and Struggle for Asian American Studies A teach-in promoting the visibility of Asian American studies. Registration is $5 for MHC students, $10 for non-MHC students, and $15 for professors, staff, and others. To register, email ulim@mtholyoke.edu, with the subject title AsAm Teach-in. *Skinner Hall, 9 am.

International Dramaturgy Symposium Prominent dramaturgs from around the world will gather today and tomorrow to explore the role of today’s dramaturg in
theatre, film, and television. For information and to register, visit www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/theat/annou.html. *Rooke Theatre, 10 am–4 pm.

Internships in Nonprofits and Education *CDC workshop room, 1 pm.

Film Society Movie Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 and 9:30 pm.

Junior Show Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Drag Ball Sponsored by True Colors. $2 MHC, $3 other. *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Sunday 3

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Van Rides A van leaves from the MHC gates for Saint John’s Church in Amherst at 7:15 am; at 8:45 am, a van leaves from Blanchard Campus Center for First Baptist Church in Amherst.

International Dramaturgy Symposium See 3/2. *Rooke Theatre, 10 am–4 pm.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

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.

Zazen Meditation With professor Tadanori Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 9 pm.

Monday 4

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

"Moving Molecules through Membranes: Up, Down, and Around the Corner" Lecture by Mark Milanick, Department of Physiology, University of Missouri. Refreshments in Clapp 126 at 4 pm. Room 120, *Clapp Hall, 4:15 pm.

"Wabanaki Women and Intertribal Warfare: Captivity Stories from Long Ago" Lecture by Alice Nash, assistant professor history, University of Massachusetts Amherst. She will discuss Wabanaki women’s captivity stories from the early period in the Northeast. Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 79/83 College Street, 4:30 pm.

Asian Studies Prospective Majors Tea Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4:30 pm.

French Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

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

Applying for Fellowships and Graduate School for ALANA Students *CDC workshop room, 6 pm.

Perfectionism and Paralysis: Fighting Perfectionist Syndrome and Writer’s Block Learn how to channel your inner perfectionist and face the blank page without beating yourself up at this SAW workshop. Questions? Suggestions? Call Dina Friedman at x3065 or email dfriedma@mtholyoke.edu. Room 109, *Porter Hall, 7:30 pm.

Tuesday 5

"Planting a Sapling, Waiting for the Messiah: Judaism in the Environment" Talk by rabbi and environmental activist Donna Berman, as part of the Faith and Environment Lunch Series. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

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.

What Do You Want to Do: Achieving Clarity (Part III) *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

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

Russian and Eurasian Studies Prospective Majors Tea Good food, good conversation, and a talk by Professor Zaal Kikodze from the University of Tbilisi, Georgia. Pizza will be served. Lyon’s Den, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4:15 pm.

Spanish Table *Abbey Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

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

Dressing Smart *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Bible Study * North Rockefeller Hall living room, 7:30 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony With Nobue Socho Yamashita. Sign up at the entrance. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

2002 Hours Until Graduation Party Lyon’s Den, *Blanchard Campus Center, 9 pm.

Wednesday 6

Student Employment Supervisors Meeting *CDC workshop room, 9:30 am.

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Cybex Workshop A member of the physical education department will demonstrate proper use of the Cybex equipment. Sign up in the lobby. Weight room, *Kendall, noon.

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

Author Reading With novelist Mei Ng, author of Eating Chinese Food Naked. Tea and refreshments will be served. Stimson Room, *Williston Library, 4 pm.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Today’s topic: "Stay Awake." Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

Applying to Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

Italian Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

"Fifty Great Native Plants for the Northeast" Slide lecture by Bill Cullina, native plant expert and nursery manager at Garden in the Woods, the New England Wildflower Society’s botanic garden in Framingham. For information call 413-538-2116 or visit www.mtholyoke.edu/go/botanic. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Résumania Workshop Bring your résumé and get feedback from counselors and peers. Learn what makes an outstanding résumé and how to strengthen yours—and help your friends improve theirs, too! *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Bible Study *1837 living room, 7:30 pm.

Thursday 7

Russian Table Abbey Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.

"Poverty, Exclusion, and the Crisis of Social Safety Nets: Society and HIV/AIDS in Africa" John Lax Memorial Lecture by Frederick Kaijage, professor of history at the University of Dar es Salaam. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

"Body Image" Slide lecture by Catherine Collins, director of health education, Wellesley College, on standards of beauty throughout history. Students will have an opportunity to discuss how cultural, social, and familial factors affect them and to strategize ways to change social norms. Room 101, *Dwight, 4:15 pm.

Hindu Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

Architecture and Film Series Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) depicts a future world in which animals have been all but eliminated by environmental blight and replicates are engineered for the amusement of humans. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 7 pm.

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

Afghanistan and Beyond: Women’s Activism in Times of War A forum on women’s activism and the dilemmas that women’s rights, human rights, and antimilitarist activists confront in the world order that has emerged since September 11. Forum begins tonight with a keynote address by Radhika Coomaraswamy of the United Nations Human Rights Commission and continues with plenary sessions tomorrow. For a complete schedule, visit www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/programs/wcl/events/spring02.shtml#afghan. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

Friday 8

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu or call x2054 by 3/7. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon.

Interviewing Skills Workshop *CDC workshop room, 2:30 pm.

Speech and Debate Tournament Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 4 pm.

Never Forget: Remembering Women Victims of Human Rights Abuses A program presented by Amnesty International. Room 101, *Dwight, 6 pm.

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

Author Reading John Crowley, acclaimed author of Little, Big, will read from his new novel, The Translator. *Odyssey Bookshop, 7 pm.

Pops Concert Mount Holyoke’s jazz ensembles, directed by Mark Gionfriddo, perform music by Harold Arlen, Henry Mancini, Sarah McLachlin, Lalo Schifrin, and others. With the Mount Holyoke Orchestra, Mark Bartley, conductor. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Group Meeting *MacGregor Hall living room, 7:45 pm.

Senior Dance Concert Dance studio theater, *Kendall, 8 pm.

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