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Eight Approved for Tenure and Promotion

Nina Totenberg to Speak at Commencement May 22

Weissman Symposium Focuses on Water's Role in the World

Woman and Water Forum

Library to Receive Award

F.P. Program Celebrates Quater Century

Second Uncommon Women Event in NYC

Derrick Bell to Speak at MHC

Mamie "Peanut" Johnson to Visit MHC

Allen Bonde to Perform
April 16

MHC Professor Helps Bring Buddhism Conference to Pioneer Valley

Spanish Medievalist to Offer Workshop

Students Help Sea Islands Residents

MHC Newsmakers

MHC Milestones

Notices

Happenings

Mount Holyoke College News and Events Vista The College Street Journal Archives
April 8, 2005

Happenings

April

Friday 8

Student Financial Services Help Desk
Get answers to questions about financial aid, your student loans, or tuition bill. *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 am–2 pm.

Remembrance of Pope John Paul II
Prayer, reflection, and candle lighting. Abbey Memorial Chapel,
11 am–1 pm.

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

Japanese Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, noon.

French Table
Dining room, *Prospect Hall, noon.

Science Symposium
Presentation of research projects by senior science majors.
*Cleveland L-1, L-2, L-3, 1 pm.

TGIF Gathering
“ Thank God it’s Friday!” Students interested in things international are welcome to join the Global Initiatives office for refreshments. Lounge, *Porter Hall, 3 pm.

Academic Resource Fair
Learn about internships, alumnae connections, community-based learning opportunities, advising toward a major, designing your own major. Light refreshments. Chapin Audit-orium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 3–5 pm.

Student Science Symposium: Water
A presentation of leading student work on a variety of topics including a focus on water. Rooms 203, 303, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.

Making Waves: Projects and Presentations on Water
Leading student work on a variety of topics including a focus on water. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4:30 pm.

ALATNA Film Festival: Contemporary Films for the Hip-Hop Generation
Follow Me Home, film and discussion. Organized primarily for the ALATNA (African, Latino, Native American, and Asian) community and its allies of other cultural backgrounds, this festival aims to promote dialogue about exposing and eradicating racism in its twenty-first century manifestations. For a complete schedule contact Liz Braun, dean of students, lbraun@mtholyoke.edu. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 6:30 pm.

Something Every Friday—Project Poetry: The Revelation Revolution
An evening of spoken-word performances featuring Climbing Poetree and other community voices. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Student Dance Concert
Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

Popular Film Series "Zoolander"
$1. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 8 pm.

Jazz Concert: “Moody”
The Mount Holyoke Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Mark Gionfriddo, director. Tunes by Sonny Clark, Jeff Jarvis, James Williams, Victor Young, and others. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

Saturday 9

Baha’i Community Meeting
*Eliot House lounge, 8:30 am.

Starting Your Own Seedlings: A Practical Guide for Home Gardeners
Call x2116 to register. Limited space. *Talcott Greenhouse, 10 am.

Holi—Festival of Colors
A Hindu festival celebrating the advent of spring, Holi involves playful throwing of colored powder (don’t worry—it’s temporary!) and water balloons. Skinner Green, noon.

RenCon 2005
What do dice have to do with dragons, alehouses, and elves? Come to RenCon 2005 for hours of roleplaying fun! Rooms 203, 216, 217, *Shattuck Hall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.
Tennis vs. Colby-Sawyer. *Kendall, 3:30 pm.

Korean Night Experience
Korean music, dance, and fashion. Dinner and show $6; show only $4; dinner, show, after party $8; after party only $3. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Voice Recital
Soprano Katherine Vogele ’06 performs music by Schubert, Poulenc, Turina, and Montsalvatge. Guest performer Hannah Shook ’06 performs Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute and Piano op. 94. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall,
7:30 pm.

Student Dance Concert
Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

Popular Film Series Zoolander
$1. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 8 pm.

Korean Night After Party
Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.


Sunday 10
Ecumenical Worship Service
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Faculty Recital: “Le Bon Gout”
Baroque music in the French style. The Mount Holyoke Baroque Ensemble: Robert Eisenstein, viol; Linda Laderach, violin; Larry Schipull, harpsichord. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 3 pm.

Bel Canto, Can Belto
Master class for students with alumna Mary Saunders Barton, McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 3:30 pm. Workshop for area teachers, Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm. For info contact Mary Brown Bonacci, Westfield State College, mbrown@wsc.ma.edu.

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

Planning and Developing Your Web Site
Workshop for students. Register at
www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Introduction to iMovie
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting
*Eliot House lounge, 7 pm.

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

Monday 11

Exit Counseling
Per federal regulations, students graduating with student loans must attend one of the exit counseling sessions: 11 am, noon,
1 pm. Registration is required; email sfs@mtholyoke.edu. Student Financial Services will prepare a packet of your loan information. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 am.

CDC Information Table
*Blanchard Campus Center, 11:30 am–1 pm.

Student Coalition for Action Discussion
The topic: globalization. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.
Italian Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

Introduction to Creating Presentations with PowerPoint
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

“Beyond the Friedan Mystique: Locating the Histories of NOW”
Lecture by Stephanie Gilmore, research associate, Ohio State University. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.


Tuesday 12

Chinese Table
Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, noon.

Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting
Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.

Red Cross Blood Drive
Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 1 pm.

Suicide Prevention Workshop
Includes a video by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 3 pm.

Tennis vs. Springfield College. *Kendall, 4 pm.

Home Cooking at the ACE: Sharing Recipes
Join us at ACE House for home cooking, offered as part of ACE Awareness Week. *Asian Center for Empowerment, 5 pm.

Exit Counseling
See 4/11. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5, 6, 7 pm.

German Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

Introduction to Photoshop
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

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


Wednesday 13

Interfaith Prayer Lunch
*Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.

Chemistry/Biochemistry Prospective Majors Tea
Refreshments to be served. Marion Craig Potter ’49 Atrium, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.

Introduction to Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver MX
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.

Zazen Meditation
With Prof. Tadanori Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4:15 pm.

Making the Most of Your Summer Internship
*CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

Spanish Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

Chinese Table
Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, 5:30 pm.

ACLU Meeting
Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:45 pm.

“Double or Nothing?: Jewish Families and Mixed Marriage”
What is the impact of mixed marriage on Jews and Judaism? Will the blessing of American openness cause Jewish culture to be loved out of existence in twenty-first-century America? Andreola Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center,
7:15 pm.

Russian Department Lecture
Peter Reddaway will speak. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

“Narrative Epistemology: Fact or Fiction”
Sarah Worth, assistant professor of philosophy, Farnam University. Room 216, *Skinner Hall,
7:30 pm.

The Prison of Women
Written by Fatheyya El-Assal, directed by Nora Amin. Stories of imprisoned Egyptian women, their experiences, crimes, dreams, and relations to society. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Thursday 14

“Divine Words, Human Voices”
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.

Introduction to iDVD
Workshop for students. www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 2 pm.

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

Hindu Worship with Dinner
*Eliot House lounge, 5 pm.

French Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

College Democrats
*Cleveland L-1, 6:30 pm.

Managing Your Web Site with Dreamweaver Templates
Workshop for students. Working knowledge of Dreamweaver required. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

The Prison of Women
See 4/13. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Friday 15

Exit Counseling See 4/11.
Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 am, noon, 1 pm.

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

Japanese Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, noon.

French Table
Dining room, *Prospect Hall, noon.

Fiesta Night
A celebration of Philippino culture: sing karaoke, learn the bamboo dance, eat some local desserts, and more! *Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

The Prison of Women
See 4/13 . *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.


Saturday 16

Experience Diversity and Experience MHC 2005
Admitted student visit programs will be held across campus April 16–18.

Lacrosse vs. MIT. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous
Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.

Sophomore Dance Great Room
*Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Faculty Recital
Allen Bonde, piano, with guest artist Mara Bonde ’91, soprano. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

The Prison of Women
See 4/13
*Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.


Sunday 17

Experience Diversity and Experience MHC 2005
Events for accepted students will be held across campus. Welcome the class of 2009!

Ecumenical Worship Service
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

The Prison of Women
See 4/13
*Rooke Theatre, 2 pm.

Preview Weekend Concert
*Abbey Chapel, 2:30 pm.

Catholic Mass
*Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

Introduction to Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver MX
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting
*Eliot House lounge, 7 pm.

Contra Dance
To raise money to get more local food on the MHC campus and to kick off Earth Week! $3 MHC students, $5 others. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

ACE Student Art Show Opening Reception
Showcasing the vibrant artistic talents of Asian students and the beginning of ACE Awareness Week. *Asian Center for Empowerment, 8 pm.

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


Monday 18


Experience MHC 2005
Events welcoming the students accepted into the class of 2009 will be held across campus.

CDC Information Table
*Blanchard Campus Center, 11:30 am.

Introduction to iDVD
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 2 pm.

Spanish Department Workshop
Julian Weiss, medievalist, King’s College London, will discuss, in Spanish, the literacy of women in early modern Spain. A lecture on “The Clerics and the Jews: Narratives of Tolerance and Persecution in Thirteenth-Century Spain” will be held tomorrow at UMass, Herter Hall 301 at 2:30 pm. Room 213, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm.

Exit Counseling
See 4/11. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4, 5, 6 pm.

Preparing Images for Presentations and the Web

Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.

Italian Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

ACE Student Art Show
*Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

Women in Negro Leagues Baseball: Q & A with Mamie Johnson Johnson
The only woman ever to pitch in professional baseball with men on a men’s team. She was a right-handed pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns, a team in the Negro Leagues in the early 1950s. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.


Tuesday 19

Exit Counseling
See 4/11. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 9, 10, 11 am.

Knit and Chat
*Eliot House lounge, noon.

Chinese Table
Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, noon.

Fulbrights and Other Major Fellowships for Rising Seniors

*CDC workshop room, 12:15 pm.

Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting
Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.

“Functional Erythropoietin Receptors on Tumor Cells”
Lecture by Laurie Feldman, Harvard Medical School, Department of Biochemistry, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, senior research scientist, Cell and Molecular Biology. Refreshments served at 4 pm; seminar begins at 4:15 pm. Room 305, Kendade Hall.

Introduction to Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver MX
Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.

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

German Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

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

"Beginning production for radio"
How to utilize MHC's resources for *beginning* recording, sampling, mixing and editing. it will focus more on technical stuff rather than technique, and will be geared toward people who have little to no prior knowledge about production. Cleveland L1, 6 pm.

My Life “Translated”
An MTV special by Suchin Pak on beauty standards and cosmetic surgery as part of ACE Awareness Week. *Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

Experiencing Madness Film Series
Two short films from the UK offer viewpoints on mental health issues different from those typically presented in U.S. media. Friends and Family is intended to help those who are supporting someone with mental health difficulties. Behind the Behaviour focuses on the role teachers can play in dealing with emotional problems in children and actively promoting their mental health and shows new initiatives in UK schools. Room 302, *Reese Building, 7 pm.

Honor Code Panel Discussion
Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

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

Killing Terraces

A documentary on the Nepalese Maoist Revolution by Dharba Basnet. Part of the ACE Awareness Week and Asian Awareness Month. *Asian Center for Empowerment, 8 pm.

Preparation for the AMCAS

*CDC workshop room, 8 pm.


Wednesday 20

Recovery Luncheon Meeting
Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.

Exit Counseling
See 4/11. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 1, 2, 3 pm.

“Understanding the Role of Water and Water-mediated Interactions in Protein Structure and Function”
Lecture by Shekhar S. Garde, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 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.

“Blood and Oil”
A talk by Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies. *Eliot House lounge, 4:30 pm.

Spanish Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.

Sexual Health Educators
Room 213,*BlanchardCampusCenter,5:30pm.

Chinese Table
Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, 5:30 pm.

ACLU Meeting
Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:45 pm.

"Commercial Radio Uncovered with WMAS
Ever wonder what goes behind the scenes at your favorite radio station? Come learnthe answer to this question and many others at this informative talk! Dwight 101, 7 pm.

“Multiple Asian Identities: Behind the Box of Asian/Pacific Islander”
Join Sudha Wadhwani, staff clinician, Counseling Services, and students for a dialogue that addresses diversity within an “Asian identity.” *Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

Introduction to Creating and Saving Bibliographies with RefWorks Workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Author Reading
A reading of the play Spinning into Butter by Rebecca Gilman, followed by a panel discussion. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Thursday 21

Miladun-Nabi Twelfth Rabi-al-Awwal
Muslim Prayer Room, *Eliot House, all day.

“Divine Words, Human Voices”
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.

“Generaciones, transmisión y política en el cine argentino contemporaneo”
Lecture by Ana Amado, professor of film studies, political science, and women’s studies, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4:15 pm.

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

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
*Cleveland L-1, 6:30 pm.

"Independent Music and College Radio"
Steve Theo of PiratePromotions talks about building lasting relationships between independentmusic promoters and college radio stations. Kendade 305, 6:30 pm.

Study Night at the ACE with Special M & Cs

*Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator for Drawing and Creating Posters
Workshop for students. Working knowledge of Photoshop required. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

“Making Ideas Happen: Can Academics Shape Global Policy?”
Conversation with Emma Rothschild, director, Centre for History and Economics, King’s College Cambridge, and visiting professor, history, Harvard, and Stuti Khemani, economist, Development Research Group, World Bank. Stimson Room, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

“Frances Perkins: A Woman Unafraid”

Multimedia presentation by historian and author Penelope Colman to celebrate 25 years of the Frances Perkins Program. A reception with President Creighton, alumnae, and friends follows. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

“What Counts? What Feminist Economics Can Teach Us About Empirical Models in Social Science Research”
Lecture by June Lapidus, research associate, Roosevelt University. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Thursday Night Edge Dance Party
With a live world-class funk band! Free for MHC, $3 Five Colleges, $5 general public. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.


Friday 22


Golf Tournament—Mass. States
The Orchards, 9 am.

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

Japanese Table
Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, noon.

French Table
Dining room, *Prospect Hall, noon.

First Years: Planning Ahead for Major Fellowships
*CDC workshop room, 1:15 pm.

TGIF Gathering “Thank God it’s Friday!”
Students interested in things international are welcome to join the Global Initiatives office for refreshments. Lounge, *Porter Hall, 3 pm.

Asian American Interpretive Realities (AAiR) Workshop
Learn a few tricks from this fabulous performance group. *Asian Center for Empowerment, 7 pm.

Jazz Concert: “Swing ’n’ Samba!”
The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke, Mark Gionfriddo, director. The annual Spring Concert mixes swing and Latin standards, with music by Randy Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Chuck Mangione, and Paul Simon. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

Dancing in the Dark
Wear your sunglasses at night and wang chung tonight! It’s hip to be square at WMHC’s 80s party. $3 general admission, $2 80s wear, $1 WMHC DJs. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 pm.

 

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