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This Week at MHC

September 24, 2004

Happenings

September

Friday 24

Introduction to Dreamweaver Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 10 am.

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

Japanese Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, noon.

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

Sophomore Orientation Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 2 pm.

Résumania Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.

Class of 2007 Ice Cream Social Pageant Green, 4 pm.

Shabbat Yom Kippur Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

Alix Olson in Concert Exclusive area appearance! Tickets at door only; box office opens at 7 pm. Free with MHC ID, $7 general public. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Saturday 25

Frances Perkins Scholars Association Annual Fall Tag Sale Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 am–3 pm.

Yom Kippur Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Soccer vs. Clark. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through their experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive eating. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.

Breathe, Stretch, Shake ... Let It Go! Dance Party Showcasing DJ Menace spinning only the best in hip-hop, soca, dance hall, and R & B. $3 before midnight, $4 after midnight. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

Sunday 26

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

SGA Senator Training Rooms 301 and 302, *Reese Building, 1 pm.

Faculty Recital Four-hand piano recital by Gary Steigerwalt and Dana Muller, including works by Schubert, Stravinsky, Dvorak, and Gershwin. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall,
4 pm.

Baha’i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

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

Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

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

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

Poets’ Lounge Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8:30 pm.

Monday 27

Planning and Developing Your Web Site Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.

Udall Scholarship Information *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

“Visual Exposures: Media Images and the War in Iraq” A panel discussion with Margaret Hunt, Amherst College; Sut Jhally, communication, UMass; Karen Remmler, MHC Weissman Center codirector; Dorit Naaman, Ford Associate, Five College Women’s Studies Research Center. Moderated by Joan Cocks, MHC professor of politics. Part of the Weissman Center’s fall series. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Tuesday 28

Chinese Table South Rockefeller Hall dining room, noon.

Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting A group run by and for students. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.

Tuck Business Bridge Program Learn about this graduate education option. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.

Soccer vs. Baypath. *Kendall, 4 pm.

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

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

Volleyball vs. MIT. *Kendall, 7 pm.

International Fair Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Exploration Summer Programs Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Sign up at the entrance to the Eliot House or email nyamashi@mtholyoke.edu. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

RES 330 Film Screening We Were All Neighbors will be shown. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 7:30 pm.

Interviewing Skills Workshop *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.

Wednesday 29

Recovery Luncheon Meetings These informal lunches, facilitated by Susan McCarthy, are an opportunity to meet others in recovery and those exploring recovery. Free pizza and beverages. Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.

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

Race: The Power of Illusion The second part of a PBS video series on myths, misconceptions, and notions about race. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm.

Finding Your Place on Campus: A Spiritual Approach to Time Management *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Today’s topic: “Practice does not mean rehearsal.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

“Solid-state NMR Studies of Transmembrane Signaling by Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptors” Lecture by Lynmarie K. Thompson, University of Massachusetts. Refreshments served in the Kendade atrium at 4 pm; lecture begins at 4:15 pm. *Cleveland L-1.

Cover-Letter Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

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

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

ACLU–MHC Chapter A brown bag dinner meeting. Come help us protect your civil liberties! Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:45 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous See 9/25. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7 pm.

Just for Juniors Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Excel II: Advanced Topics Workshop for students. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Excel or intro workshop required. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Thursday 30

“The Geography of French Landscape Painting before Valenciennes” A gallery talk by exhibition cocurator John Varriano, Idella Plimpton Kendall Professor of Art History. Art Museum, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.

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

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

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

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

Peace Corps Information Session *CDC workshop room,
7 pm.

“Pitfalls and Windfalls of Writing Biography” Lecture by Virginia Spencer Carr. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

“Brides of Palestine/Angels of Death: The Representation of Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers” Dorit Naaman, a Five College Women’s Studies Ford Associate from Queen’s University in Toronto, Canada, will examine the ways in which media representations deal with the loaded image of the Palestinian female suicide bomber. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

“The Cartesian Vision Fulfilled: Analogue Bodies, Digital Minds” Lecture by Ian Hacking, chair of philosophy and history of scientific concepts, College de France, and University Professor in Philosophy, University of Toronto. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 7:30 pm.

Thursday Night Edge—Ad Frank and the Fast Easy Women Back by popular demand. Featuring Support Act Lovers. Free for MHC, $3 Five College students, $5 general public. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

October

Friday 1

Introduction to Photoshop Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 10 am.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer See 9/24.

Japanese Table See 9/24.

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

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

Writing a Personal Statement *CDC conference room, 2 pm.

Community Shabbat Sukkot Dinner *Eliot House lounge,
6:30 pm.

Saturday 2

Student-led Shabbat Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

“Gardening with Bulbs” Rev up your fall bulb planting ideas. A short slide show will be followed by a garden walk and demonstration. Free, but registration required due to limited space. Call x2116 to register. Room 203, *Kendade Hall, 10 am.

Family Archeology Day: Archeological Wonders from Ancient Greece and Rome A hands-on activity and tour for all ages. Art Museum lobby, *Art Building, 1 pm.

Field Hockey vs. Wheaton. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Tennis vs. Wellesley. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting See 9/25.

Sunday 3

Ecumenical Worship Service See 9/26.

Baha’i Community Meeting See 9/26.

Italian Table See 9/26.

Catholic Mass See 9/26.

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

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting See 9/26.

Poets’ Lounge See 9/26.

Monday 4

“From Hong Kong to Hollywood: The Global Influence of Asian Martial-Arts Movies” Lecture by Jennifer Ho, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, noon.

Developing Your Internship *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

“Transnational Sexual Rights” Ara Wilson, a Five College Women’s Studies Research Associate from Ohio State University, will consider the political-economic dimensions of the international advocacy for, and backlash against, sexual rights. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

Poetry Reading by Rita Dove Dove will read from her book American Smooth. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

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

Junior and Senior Orientation to Law School *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.

Tuesday 5

Chinese Table See 9/28.

Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting See 9/28.

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

Tennis vs. Wheaton. *Kendall, 4 pm.

Field Hockey vs. Springfield. *Kendall, 4:30 pm.

Résumé Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

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

“The Art Museum” Lecture by David Carrier, Chapney Family Professor, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Excel II: Advanced Topics Workshop for students. Prerequisite: knowledge of Excel. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109S, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Volleyball vs. Babson. *Kendall, 7 pm.

America Reads All are welcome to this overview training. Room 210, *Skinner Hall, 7 pm.

M&T Bank Corporation Information Session *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Study Abroad Info Session Learn about opportunities in Russia. *Room 227, Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

RES 330 Film Screening Kurdistan will be shown. *Cleveland
L-1, 7:30 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony See 9/28.

Wednesday 6

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

Race: The Power of Illusion Part three of the PBS video series. See 9/29.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. We will discuss “waking up.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4:00 pm.

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

Funding for Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

German Table See 9/29.

Chinese Table See 9/29.

ACLU–MHC Chapter See 9/29.

Overeaters Anonymous See 9/25. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7 pm.

Spanish Film Series *Cleveland L-2, 7 pm.

Staging Black Femininity Series Screening of The Josephine Baker Story (1991). Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Carney Sandoe & Associates Information Session *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

SGA Town Meeting Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.

Junior and Senior Orientation to Health Careers *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.

Thursday 7

Introduction to Creating and Saving Bibliographies with RefWorks Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.

Infosys Instep Global Internship Program Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

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

French Table See 9/30.

Developing Your Summer Internship in the Sciences Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 7 pm.

Teach for America Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

“Human Rights in the U.S. and Abroad: Who Decides Which Rights Are Guaranteed?” Panel discussion with Elaine Scarry, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Harvard University, and John Shattuck, CEO, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and former assistant secretary of state for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Moderated by Christopher Pyle, MHC professor of politics. Part of the Weissman Center’s fall series. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

“Somali Immigrant Memoirs and Campaigns to End FGM in Germany” Lecture by Tobe Levin, Five College Women’s Studies Research Associate from the University of Maryland, on recent memoirs by Somali immigrants in Germany express uncompromising opposition to FGM. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.
Friday 8
Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer See 9/24.

Japanese Table See 9/24.

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