March 18, 2005
Happenings
March
Friday
18
Introduction to Photoshop
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register
at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall,
10 am.
Introduction to PowerPoint
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register
at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall,
1:30 pm.
Saturday 19
Overeaters Anonymous
Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.
Monday 21
CDC Information Table
Ask career-related questions, pick up
CDC handouts, learn about services and programs, and
talk with staff counselors and peer counselors. *Blanchard
Campus
Center,
11:30 am–1 pm.
Introduction
to iMovie
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
Résumé Writing Workshop *CDC
workshop room, 4 pm.
Tuesday 22
Hiring Information Session
Job descriptions and a Q&A session will be offered
for those interested in working for the Admission office.
Call x2160 for more information. *Admission
Office, 10 am.
Knit and Chat *Eliot
House lounge, noon.
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller
Hall, noon.
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting
This group, run by
and for students, meets in a comfortable and confidential
atmosphere
to offer support in dealing with concerns about use
and recovery. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center,
12:20 pm.
“Iris Murdoch’s Romantic Ethics”
Lecture by Megan
Laverty, assistant professor, Institute for the Advancement
of Philosophy for Children, Montclair State University.
Room 212, *Skinner Hall, 4 pm.
“Escherichia coli F1hD/FlhC Regulation of Stress
Response Genes”
Lecture
by Rhonda T. Fleming, Department of Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Illinois, College of Medicine. Refreshments
served at
4 pm; seminar begins at 4:15 pm. Room 305, *Kendade
Hall.
German Table Dining room, *MacGregor
Hall, 5:30 pm.
Latke-Hamantaschen
Debate
The latke is better! No, the hamantaschen is better! Come to this light-hearted
debate to determine which Jewish sweet treat has better merits! Hamantaschen
will be for sale. *Cleveland L-1, 6 pm.
Preparing Images for the Web
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
“Experiencing Madness” Film
Series
Placebo:
Mind over Medicine? (51 min.) critically explores
the use of placebos in medicine and the profound effects
that beliefs
can have
on both mental and physical symptoms. It documents
recent scientific studies on the effect of placebos in
the treatment
of depression,
knee pain, skin conditions, and multiple sclerosis
and includes interviews with noted psychiatrists, psychologists,
and surgeons
from UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine. This
is the first in a series presented by the psychology
and education
department
and the Freedom Center, Northampton. Call 413-538-2338
for directions. Room 302, *Reese Building, 7 pm.
Writing a Personal Statement for Health Schools *CDC
workshop room, 8 pm.
Wednesday 23
CST
Prospective Majors Reception at Lunch
Prospective critical social thought majors and minors
are invited to attend in order to learn more about
this academic field of study. Room 318, *Blanchard
Campus Center, noon.
Recovery
Luncheon Meeting
This group, run by and for students, meets in a comfortable and confidential
atmosphere to offer support in dealing with use and recovery. Conference room,
*Groves Health Center, noon.
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.
Hiring Information Session
Job descriptions and a Q&A session will be offered
for those interested in working for the Admission
office. Call x2160 for more information. *Admission
Office, 2 pm.
Hastorf Lecture
Lecture by Richard E. Nisbett. East Asia and the
West have had different systems of thought—including
perception, assumptions about the nature of the world,
and thinking processes—for thousands of years.
Differences in thought stem from differences in social
practices, with the West being individualistic and
the East collectivistic. Sponsored by Barbara and
Albert Hastorf, this lecture will explore the relationship
between culture and point of view. New York Room,
*Mary
Woolley Hall, 4 pm.
Biological
Sciences Independent Research Meeting Application
deadline for IR is Monday, March 28. Refreshments will be served.
Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.
Introduction
to Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver
Workshop for students MX Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room109A,
Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.
“Applications
of Infared Microspectroscopy to the Analysis of Works of Art” Lecture
by Michele Derrick, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Refreshments
served in Kendade atrium at 4 pm; seminar begins at 4:15 pm.
*Cleveland L-1.
Zazen Meditation With Prof. Tadanori
Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4:15 pm.
Spanish Table Dining room, *MacGregor
Hall, 5:30 pm.
Sexual Health Educators Meeting
Room 213, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:30 pm.
Chinese Table Dining room, South
Rockefeller Hall, 5:30 pm.
ACLU Meeting Room 216, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 5:45 pm.
“Women’s Health, the Bush Administration,
and the United Nations”
Presentation by Jane Roberts, cofounder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), about why the Bush administration has withheld funds
for international family planning programs and what you can do to help. *Cleveland
L-1, 6 pm.
“A Yankee's View of the English Garden:
Lessons I Learned”
Slide lecture by Ron Kujawski, horticulturalist and former UMass Extension agent.
Reception in the Talcott Greenhouse follows. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building,
7 pm.
A Chinatown Banquet
An interdisciplinary public art, education, and
multimedia project based on the metaphor
of a Chinatown Banquet.
An unprecedented glimpse into Boston's
Chinatown. *Cleveland L-2, 7 pm.
Egyptian
Film Screenings
The following short features, docudramas, and experimental films will be shown:
Visit in Autumn, directed by Saad Hendawy; Ordinary Sunday, directed by Saad
Hendawy; The Last Scene, directed by Saad Hendawy; Cutting through the Soul,
script by Nora Amin, directed by Faisal Shams; Space Within, written and directed
by Nora Amin; The Body, script by Nora Amin, directed by Ning Binbin. Room 101,
*Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
What Are You? Bringing Multiracial
Awareness One Box at a Time—Performing
Mixed Race Experiences
Students share their experiences of being
multiracial through spoken word, skits,
dance, and other
art forms. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus
Center,
8 pm.
Thursday 24
Introduction
to iMovie
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B,
*Dwight Hall, 2 pm.
Creating Web Survey Forms in Dreamweaver
Workshop for students. Working knowledge of Dreamweaver MX required. Register
at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
“Divine Words, Human Voices” *Abbey
Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.
“Linking Axonal Degeneration to Microtubule
Remodeling by Spastin-mediated Microtubule Severing”
Lecture by Katia Evans ’99.
Refreshments served at 4:15 pm; lecture begins
at 4:30 pm. Room 305, *Kendade Hall.
Russian Table Private dining room,
Abbey Hall, 5 pm.
Hindu Worship with Dinner *Eliot
House lounge, 5 pm.
French Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30
pm.
College Democrats Meeting *Cleveland L-1, 6:30
pm.
Maundy Thursday Protestant Worship Service *Abbey
Interfaith Sanctuary,
7 pm.
What College Does Not Teach About the Real
World—An
Experiential Session *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.
Thursday
Night Edge
The Halogens triumphantly return from Boston with special
guests Violet Nine. Free for MHC, $3 Five Colleges, $5
general public.
Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.
Senior Pub Night
For MHC seniors only! No cover. Room
227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.
Writing a Personal Statement for Law School *CDC
library, 8 pm.
Popular Film Series
The Fifth Element. Free admission,
free popcorn! Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10:30
pm.
Friday 25
"The Six Party Talks
on North Korea: An Insider's Perspective"
Lecture by K. Anthony Namkung. New York Room, *Mary
Woolley Hall, noon.
Art Masquerade
Please join us for an evening of music, entertainment,
costume, contest, delicious food, tempting drinks,
and art! All are encouraged to dress up as one's favorite
image from a painting, favorite artist, or as a god
or goddess! $5 admission. Art Museum and Reception
Hall, *Art Building, 8 pm.
Good
Friday Protestant Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith
Sanctuary, noon.
Halal Lunch followed by Jumma Prayer
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Japanese Table Dining room, *MacGregor
Hall, noon.
French Table Dining room, *Prospect
Hall, noon.
TGIF Gathering
“ Thank God it's
Friday!” All
students interested in things international are welcome
to join the
Global Initiatives office for refreshments. Lounge,
*Porter Hall, 3 pm.
Enchantment: An Evening of Classical Indian Dance
A showcase
of four styles of classical Indian dance. All proceeds
will directly benefit tsunami relief efforts. $3
students, $5 general
public. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7
pm.
Popular Film Series
The Fifth Element. $1. Hooker Auditorium,
*Clapp Laboratory, 8 pm.
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