Kim Campbell, Canada's First Woman Prime Minister, to Give Commencement Address

Admission Office to Get Much-Needed Makeover

The Sporting Woman: The Female Athlete in American Culture

New Online Handbook Keeps MHC Parents in the Loop

Mount Holyoke to Offer Youth Rowing Program

Fifty-Nine Seniors Present at MHC Science Symposium

Neuroscientist to Speak Against Reliance on Drugs for Mental Illness

Rev. Andrea Ayvazian's Newly Published Poem Touches Many

Hundreds of Prospective Students to Visit Campus

Nota Bene

This Week at MHC

April 16 , 2004

Happenings

Grab and Stay: Lectures with Lunch Ombretta Frau, assistant professor of Italian, presents “From Turin to Honolulu: The Life and Travels of an Italian Miss Manners.” Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Topic: “Mindfulness.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

How Hard Is It to Excite a Molecule? Lecture by Shizuka Hsieh, Smith College. *Cleveland L-1, 4:15 pm.

Talk Back Discussion of findings from a recent survey on sexual assault and violence, moderated by Anne Mercogliano ’04. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4:30 pm.

Author Reading Laura Flanders, author of Bushwomen: Tales of Cynical Species. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 5 pm.

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

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

“Indigenous Peoples and Biocolonialism: Genetics and Justice in the Twenty-First Century” Lecture by Debra Harry, director, Indigenous People's Council on Biocolonialism and member, Indigenous Women's Environmental Network. Harry will screen her film The Leech and the Earthworm, in which indigenous peoples from New Zealand, Australia, Tonga,Vanuatu, British Columbia, South Africa, California, and Nevada express their views. A reception follows. For information, contact Giovanna DiChiro, x2055 or gdichiro@mtholyoke.edu. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Preparing Images for Presentations and the Web Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous See 4/10. Room 217, *Ciruti Center, 7 pm.

Hall Choosing—Class of 2007 Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

Thursday 15

Five College Clothesline Project See 4/13. Skinner Green, all day.

Exit Counseling Sessions See 4/13. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Sophomore Ring Ceremony New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 3 pm.

“The Disappointing Results of International Debt Relief Efforts for Developing Countries” Lecture by Geske Dijkstra, associate professor of economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.

Résumé Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Hindu Worship Hindu Prayer Room, *Eliot House, 5 pm.

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

Introduction to Image Ready Workshop for students on image maps, rollovers, and animations on Web pages. Prerequisite: advanced working knowledge of Photoshop. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

“The United States, China, and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis” Lecture by Susan Shirk, professor of political science, University of California, San Diego. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

Senior Pub Night: Wine and Cheese This special pub night is the last of the semester. Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

“'Television and Girls'’ Real and Imagined Life Prospects in Rural India” Lecture by Sally Steindorf, Five College Women’s Studies Research Associate, Syracuse University. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Russian Department Lecture By Rosmarie Forsythe. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 7:30 pm.

Friday 16

French Table See 4/9.

Pagan/Wiccan Collective Meeting See 4/9.

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

Introduction to RefWorks Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 1:30 pm.

Softball vs. WPI. A doubleheader. *Kendall, 3:30 pm.

Voice Recital Ai Ling Chow ’04, soprano, accompanied by Mark Gionfriddo. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 4 pm.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service See 4/9.

Something Every Friday—DECAdancetheatre A performance by an all female, hip-hop fusion company directed by Amherst native Jennifer Weber. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

David Bromberg Quartet Tickets for this performance by the folk/bluegrass legend are $30 and $27 and may be purchased online at www.twincloud.com or by calling 1-800-THE TICK (800-843-8425). Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Warbeke Memorial Concert The New World Chamber Music Ensemble presents a program of music by American composers. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

Swing That Thang Hip-hop party that you can't miss! $3 before midnight, $4 after. *Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm.

Spring Bling A dance party organized by the party people who brought you Las Vegas Night! Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Saturday 17

Understanding Whiteness, Recognizing Privilege: Continuing the Conversation on Racial Justice A conference presented by the White Privilege Awareness Project. Special guests include Tim Wise, Becky Thompson, and Enoch Page. Workshops and lectures will address what white privilege is, how to talk about it, its many repercussions, how to dismantle it, how it intersects with other systems of oppression, and more. Register at http://whiteprivilege.mtholyoke.edu/. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 8 am.

Shabbat Service See 4/10.

Spring Weekend Carnival Inflatable toys on the green! Skinner Green, noon.

Seoul Train: Destination Korea Join us for a cultural event that includes games, make-your-own Kimbap, and cultural stations. Free admission; $2 for food. Living room, *Torrey Hall, noon.

Tennis vs. Springfield. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous See 4/10.

Film A Child’s Century of War. Room 302, *Reese, 2:30 pm.

Voice Recital “How Can I Keep From Singing?” features sopranos Sarah-Wade Boatwright ’'04, Melanie Bopp ’'04, Emily Castle ’'06, Katherine Vogele ’'06; Lindsay Pope ’'07, mezzo soprano, and Sarah Dougan ’'04, alto. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

Ballgowns and Bedsheets Sophomore class semiformal. Come in a ballgown or a toga or anything in between. MHC sophomores $2, other MHC students $3, all others $5. Great Room and Balcony, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Sunday 18

Annual Open Dressage Show and Combined Test *Equestrian Center, 9 am.

Bell Tolling—- Holocaust Remembrance *Abbey Chapel, 9:50 am.

Silent Holocaust Remembrance Circle in front of Abbey Chapel, *Abbey Chapel, 10 am.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Film A Child's Century of War. Join Youth Action International for this afternoon movie and a thought provoking discussion. Refreshments will be served. Room 302, *Reese Building, 2:30 pm.

Choral and Orchestral Spring Concert The Mount Holyoke Glee Club, Chamber Singers, and Orchestra (Catharine Melhorn and Mark Bartley, conductors) perform works by Persichetti, John Williams, Ron Perera, Gwyneth Walker, and others. *Abbey Chapel, 3 pm.

Baha'i Community Meeting See 4/11.

Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

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

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 8 pm.

Poets Lounge See 4/11.

Zazen Meditation See 4/11.

Monday 19

“30,000 Children Display Every day 30,000 children worldwide die from curable diseases. Join Youth Action International in hanging white ribbons on trees in commemoration of their lives. Skinner Green, 12:15 pm

Living in the Past: The Functional Anatomy of Fossil Vertebrates” Lecture by Farish Jenkins, organismal and evolutionary biology, Harvard University. Refreshments served at 4 pm; lecture at 4:30 pm. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory.

“The Art of Refusal: Poetry and Motherhood” Lecture by Amy Dryansky, Five College Women’s Studies Research Associate. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

Tennis vs. Endicott. *Kendall, 4:30 pm.

Oliver Mtukudzi and Black Spirits Zimbabwe’s best-selling pop artists! A limited number of free tickets are available for MHC students, staff, and faculty. Tickets are $15 for the general public. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Tuesday 20

Chinese Table See 4/13.

Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting See 4/13.

Exit Counseling Sessions See 4/13. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm.

Buddhist Meditation See 4/13.

German Table See 4/13.

College Republicans See 4/13.

Usual Suspects IMPROVised Tuesdays Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 6:30 pm.

Spring Lecture Series Melissa LeVangie. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Film Lucrecia Martel’s La Cienaga (Argentina, 2001). In Spanish. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Film Die Haeupter Meiner Lieben (1999), directed by Hans-Guenther Buecking. In German with English subtitles. Room 109, *Ciruti Center, 7 pm.

“Advice from a Tree: Keeping Your Trees Healthy and Happy” Lecture by Melissa LeVangie, certified arborist and co-owner of Trees New England. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

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

Psychology Lecture By Professor Elliot Valenstein, University of Michigan, author of Great and Desperate Cures and Blaming the Brain. Morrison Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 7:30 pm.

Amnesty International See 4/13.

Wednesday 21

Exit Counseling Sessions See 4/13. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 am.

Interfaith Prayer Lunch See 4/14.

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

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Topic: “Mindfulness vs. Concentration.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

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

Rally: Breaking the Silence Participate in the national day of silence to raise awareness for queer issues, then join us in breaking the silence. Featuring Popsicles, speakers, and an open mike. Blanchard steps, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm. Rain location: Blanchard Great Room stage.

“"The Art of Illustrating Biochemistry"” Lecture in honor of Mary Campbell's retirement by David S. Goodsell, scientific illustrator and author. *Cleveland L-1, 4:15 pm.

French Table See 4/14.

Chinese Table See 4/14.

Spanish Film Series Profundo carmesí (México, 1996), a macabre, darkly humorous feature about a depressed single mother and a thief who targets his victims through singles ads. *Cleveland L-2, 7 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous See 4/14.

Thursday 22

Brain Wring Game Come test your knowledge, win great prizes, and have a lot of fun! Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4:30 pm.

Hindu Worship Hindu Prayer Room, *Eliot House, 5 pm.

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

Love Actually: Let's Talk Relationships Facilitated by Roseanne Pikul from Womanshelter/ Companera. Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

Avery Sharp Jazz Concert Producer's Circle tickets $30 (includes post-performance reception); general admission $20. Tickets available at the UMass Fine Arts Center Box Office, 413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMAS, or at www.wfcr.org. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

“Ups and Downs of Publishing Personal Poems: An Evening with Perugia Press and Friends” Reading and discussion with poets Linda Tomol Pennisi, Melanie Braverman, Gail Thomas, and Amy Dryansky and Susan Kan, founding editor of Perugia Press. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Thursday Night Edge Great Room and Balcony, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
A musical review, written by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman and directed by Joyce Devlin, with musical direction by Mark Gionfriddo. For reservations, call x2406. $5 general, $3 students and senior citizens. Free to MHC students with ID on opening night. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Friday 23

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

French Table See 4/9.

Pagan/Wiccan Collective See 4/9.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer See 4/16.

“Life and Letters” A conversation with Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Competition judges John Hollander, Marilyn Nelson, and Carl Phillips. Stimson Room, *Williston Library,
3 pm.

Progressive Film Project The Way Home, directed by Shakti Butler, presents 64 women’s views about race, gender, and class in the U.S. Refreshments and discussion follow. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service See 4/16.

Eighty-First Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Competition With contestants from Spelman College, Williams College, City College of New York, Columbia University, University of Massachusetts, and Mount Holyoke College. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 8 pm.

Battle of the Bands $3 and $5. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

April in Paris: Faculty Recital Featuring the Mount Holyoke Baroque Ensemble: Robert Eisenstein, viola da gamba; Adrianne Greenbaum, traverso; Linda Laderach, violin; Larry Schipull, harpsichord. Music by Clérambault, Couperin, Caix, and Telemann. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris See 4/22. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.