Alumnae and Students Organize Business, Finance, and Technology Conference

New Debate Program A College/Community Partnership

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to Be Subject of April 3 Forum

You Are What You Eat: Paul Rozin to Link Food Choices and Culture in Lecture April 4

Exhibition Celebrates a Century of Progress in Women's Health

"Big Ideas Are Important": A Look at Eleanor R. Townsley

Make a Difference: Help a Teen Change the World

A Banner Day

Vagina Monologues Production Raises $2,745 for Local Shelter

Mount Holyoke Students Invited to Participate in Churchill Foundation Scholarship Competition

Kudos Column

This Week at MHC

Nota Bene

Quidnunc

Happenings

March
Friday 29

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

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

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 3/28. *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.

Catholic Good Friday Service *Abbey Chapel, 5 pm.

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

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

Indian Classical Dance and Music Concert Bharata natyam dance by Divya Mathur '03 and sarod (instrumental) recital by Arnab Chakrabarty and Mayookh Bhownik. Contact ipeterso@mtholyoke.edu for more information. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:15 pm.

Hawaii Club Film Night Picture Bride. Room 302, *Reese, 7:30 pm.

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

Something Every Friday—Asian Fusion Party Celebrate and share Asian culture. *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Saturday 30

Volunteer Community Service—FRESH Start For information email sjdavis@mtholyoke.edu or call x5741.

Business, Finance, and Technology Conference For MHC students exploring career options. Contact nbmarapa@mtholyoke.edu for information. Gamble Auditorium *Art Building, 8:30 am–6:30 pm.

Spring Free from Smoking *Groves Health Center, 10 am.

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

Senior Recital Kassandra Hartford '02, soprano, presents a program of American music, including works by Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, and various jazz artists. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

AIR Theatre Performance and Open Mike New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Fifth Platoon DJ Troupe Celebrate the end of Asian Awareness Month and the tenth anniversary of AASIA (Asian American Sisters in Action), founded in April 1992. Admission is $2 before midnight and $3 after. *Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm.

Anime-Themed Dance Party Admission is $2 for MHC students and $3 for others. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 10 pm.

Sunday 31

Volunteer Community Service—Berkshire Hills Music Academy For information email jagagne@mtholyoke.edu or call x5382.

Sunrise Easter Service Amphitheater, 6 am. (Rain site: *Abbey Chapel.)

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

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.

April
Monday 1

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

Volunteer Community Service—Girls Inc. For information email jgroth@mtholyoke.edu or call x4179.Van leaves Blanchard at 2:40 pm.

Time Capsule Exhibition Opening Reception Reception marking the opening of an exhibition about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Women's Health Time Capsule. Several speakers will give presentations. *Clapp Hall lobby, 4 pm.

"The Stranger Meets the Marginal Man: Reading and Writing Chang-Rae Lee's Native Speaker" Lecture by Susette Min. Room 220, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.

"Girls, Science, and Interactive Theatre: Investigating the Classroom Alternative" Lecture by Susan Buchholz, Five College Women's Studies Research Associate from Lee, Massachusetts. Buchholz will discuss the development of an interactive, interdisciplinary educational program that helps middle school girls maintain their interest in mathematics and science. Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 79/83 College Street, 4:30 pm.

Art Department Tea for Prospective Majors Meet the faculty and learn about the art history and studio art programs. Refreshments will be served. Second floor lounge, *Art Building, 4:45 pm.

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

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

"Japan and Hiroshima after World War II" Presentation and lecture by Asami Shimoda of Hiroshima. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Tuesday 2

Film Studies Lunch for Prospective Minors/Special Majors Meet the faculty and other students and learn about film studies at Mount Holyoke. Second floor lounge, *Art Building, noon.

"We Who Believe in Justice: Faith, Hope, and the Call to Action" Talk by Reverend Adora Iris Lee, minister for environmental justice, United Church of Christ, 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.

Psychology and Education Department Tea Find out about the majors in psychology, education, and neuroscience and behavior, as well as the Teacher Preparation Program. Room 302, *Reese, 12:15 pm.

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

Biological Sciences Prospective Majors Tea Students considering a major in
biology, biochemistry, or neuroscience and behavior are invited to learn about courses, faculty, and academic and summer opportunities that can lead to an exciting career. Refreshments will be served. Room 126, *Clapp Hall, 4 pm.

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

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

Lacrosse vs. Smith. *Kendall, 4 :30 pm.

International Relations Tea For prospective majors. South Rockefeller Hall living room, 4:30 pm.

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

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

Inward Bound *South Mandelle Hall living 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.

Wednesday 3

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Volunteer Community Service—Tutoring in Holyoke For information email rsridhar@mtholyoke.edu or call x5542. Van leaves Blanchard at 2:40 pm.

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

Tennis vs. Bates. *Kendall, 4 pm.

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

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

Book Discussion Robin Blaetz, visiting associate professor in film studies, will talk about her book, Vision of the Maid: Joan of Arc in American Film and Culture. *Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: What Is the Path to Peace? This forum will explore the underlying causes of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and will seek to identify possible steps toward its resolution. Panelists will discuss the Israeli and Palestinian perspectives and the role the U.S. should play. Speakers include Zachary Lockman, New York University; Ahmed Dallal, Stanford University; and David Levin, Amherst College. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

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

Thursday 4

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

Volunteer Community Service—Holyoke Soldier's Home For information email rsridhar@mtholyoke.edu or call x5542. Van leaves Blanchard at 2:40 pm.

Hindu Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4 pm.

"Megafauna Extinction and Climate Change in Pleistocene Australia: Assessing the Human Factor" Lecture by Gifford H. Miller, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado. Room 101, *Dwight, 7:30 pm.

"Learn About Everything by Studying Food" Lecture by Paul Rozin, Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar. Rozin, former editor of the journal Appetite, will discuss the acquisition of preferences and aversions, determinants of cuisine, universal human predispositions with respect to food and major sociocultural variants, disgust, the entry of moral concerns into food attitudes, and the regulation of food intake. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 7:30 pm.

Friday 5

Volunteer Community Service—Kate's Kitchen For information email karipley@mtholyoke.edu or call x4332. Van leaves Blanchard at 11 am.

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

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 4/4. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

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

Interfaith Service *Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.

Alumnae Association Nominating Meeting Private dining room, *Willits Hallowell Center, 4 pm.

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

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

Jamnesty Short presentations about human rights abuses and performances by several a cappella groups. *North Mandelle Hall living room, 8 pm.

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