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Meeting Board of Trustees.
Exhibition Come see MHC's record of women in high places at the College archives' exhibition on Alumnae in Politics, continuing through November 18. Ground floor, Dwight Hall.
Workshop Fellowship Application Skills. Career Development Center (CDC), 10:30 am.
French Lunch Table Abbey private dining room, noon.
Cybex Workshop Sign up in Kendall. Kendall Hall, noon.
Debate World preparatory tournament. Hooker Auditorium, 12:30 pm-midnight.
Gallery Talk "Two Views of an Exhibition: A Conversation about Painting Abstract." Julia Ferrari '97 and Andra Wheeler '97. Art Museum, 12:30 pm.
Information Meeting Montgomery Securities. Porter Lounge, Amherst College, 3 pm.
Panel Discussion "Dance: New Directions/ Building New Communities." Featuring Sally Ann Kriegsman, artistic director, Jacob's Pillow; Dorothy Jungels, artistic director, Everett Dance Theatre; Adrienne Hawkins, artistic director, Impulse Dance Company; and Kirk Peterson, artistic director, Hartford Ballet. For additional information, call the Five College Dance Office at 256-8974. Gamble Auditorium, 3-5 pm.
Van Trip to Food Mart. Sign-up sheets are available at the Blanchard information desk. Van leaves Blanchard Campus Center at 6:30 and 6:50 pm; leaves Food Mart at 7:30 and 7:50 pm.
Film Society Strictly Ballroom. Admission $2.50. Gamble Auditorium, 7 and 9 pm.
Meeting Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Singing, speakers, prayer, and fun. Eliot House lounge, 7:30 pm.
Something Every Friday "Hot, Sexy, and Safer." Comedian Suzi Landolphi. Comedy with a message. Blanchard Campus Center, 8-10 pm.
Debate Tournament Party sponsored by the Speech and Debate Society. Chapin Auditorium, 10:30 pm-2:00 am.
Shades of Expression Presents... Dance party. Admission $3 general, $2 with college ID. Blanchard Campus Center, 11 pm-2 am.
Meeting Board of Trustees.
Riding vs. UMass. Away.
Volleyball New 8. Clark University, time to be announced.
Cross-Country NCAA Regionals. Westfield State College. Times to be announced.
Debate World preparatory tournament. Hooker Auditorium, 7:30 am-noon.
Vari-Asian Asian food and cultural festival. Admission $7. Chapin Auditorium, 5 pm- 2 am.
Block Party It's All the Way Live. Admission $3. Abbey/Buckland dining room, 10 pm- 2 am.
Protestant Worship Service of the Word. Abbey Chapel, 4:30 pm.
Meeting Speech and Debate Society. 210 Skinner Hall, 7-9 pm.
Meeting WMHC Board. 202 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-9 pm.
Lecture "Notre Dame Cathedral at Amiens." Stephen Murray, Columbia University. 101 Dwight Hall, 7-9 pm.
Video The Message. Islamic Awareness Week. 216 Skinner Hall, 7:00-10:30 pm.
Founder's Day Ceremony Dr. M. Elizabeth (Lee) Tidball '51, guest speaker. Honoring Sarah Williston prize winners and new Phi Beta Kappa inductees. A candlelight procession to Mary Lyon's grave follows the ceremony. Abbey Chapel, 8 pm.
Meeting College Democrats. Women in Politics Room, sixth floor, Williston Library, 8 pm.
Open House Frances Perkins Program. Panel of faculty and staff; call the FP office for details. New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, noon-4 pm.
Information Meeting for students interested in completing teacher certification for the early childhood or elementary school levels. A brief overview of what you need to know to plan ahead for your student-teaching semester. Anyone thinking about this program should attend. 301 Psychology and Education Building, 12:15 pm.
Workshop Applying to Graduate School. CDC, 1:30-2:30 pm.
Workshop Developing Your Own Career Exploration Project. CDC, 4-5 pm.
Lecture "Is Hybridization in Plants Maladaptive? Exploring the Consequences in a Willow System." Colin Orians, Tufts University. Refreshments served prior to lecture in 126 Clapp Laboratory. 120 Clapp Laboratory, 4:15-6:00 pm.
Japanese Language Table Sign up at Asian studies office or email mlohuchi. Limited to fifteen. South Rockefeller private dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Spanish Language Table Nonresidents sign up at the Spanish and Italian department. Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Focus Group Discussions of alcohol and other drugs in the lesbian and bisexual communities. 207 Blanchard Campus Center, 5:30-7:00 pm.
Information Meeting The Fund for Public Interest Research Group. CDC, 7 pm.
Auditions Le Médecin Malgré Lui by Molière. Among Molière's funniest and most lively plays, this piece is an excellent example of his genius. Molière uses social satire to drive a subtle message home. Auditions conducted in French. Roles for three women and nine men (cross-gender casting will be considered). Rooke Theater, 7-10 pm.
Film and Discussion La Promesa. Julio Ramos, Spanish, University of California at Berkeley and visiting professor at Columbia University, will be showing and discussing his video. 302 Psychology and Education Building, 7 pm.
Faculty Panel Women in Religion. Islam Awareness Week. 207 Blanchard Campus Center, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Information Meeting MBNA New England. 109 Seelye Hall, Smith College, 7:30 pm.
Workshop Peer Health Education. Health Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Workshop Resume Writing. CDC, 10-11 am.
Photo IDs Faculty and students may get an ID card from the registrar's office; staff can pick up theirs from human resources. Bring it to 117 Blanchard Campus Center for photos. 11 am- noon.
Meeting Career Exploration Project evaluations. Hooker Auditorium, 3:00-4:30 pm.
Tea for prospective African American and African studies program majors. East balcony, Blanchard Campus Center, 4:00-6:30 pm.
Meeting Council on Student Affairs. 212 Blanchard Campus Center, 4:30-6:00 pm.
Workshop Time Management. Sponsored by the Study Skills Corps. Mead Hall, 4:30- 5:30 pm.
Italian Language Table Nonresidents sign up at the Spanish and Italian department. Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Meeting Llamarada (yearbook). 215 Blanchard Campus Center, 6-7 pm.
Practice Speech and debate rounds. Speech and Debate Society. Selected classrooms in Skinner Hall, 7-9 pm.
Information Meeting New England Minority Educational Service. CDC, 7 pm.
Auditions Le Médecin Malgré Lui. See Monday. Rooke Theater, 7-10 pm.
Lecture "Is Islam a Threat to America?" Yvonne Y. Haddad, history, UMass. 212 Skinner Hall, 7-10 pm.
Information Meeting D.E. Shaw. 206 Seelye Hall, Smith College, 7:30 pm.
Coming-Out Support Group Sponsored by the Lesbian Bisexual Alliance (LBA). Women's Center, Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30 pm.
Colloquium "Women's Power and Sex/Gender Politics in Domestic and Public Spheres (with Special Reference to Korea)." Hyoung Cho, Ewha Woman's University. Dickinson living room, 7:30 pm.
Meeting AIDS Awareness Coalition. 215 Blanchard Campus Center, 8-9 pm.
Film Sankofa. Sponsored by Shades of Expression. Admission $1 with MHC ID, $2 with college ID, $3 general. Hooker Auditorium, 8:00-10:30 pm.
Meeting LBA. New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall. 8:30-9:30 pm.
Cybex Workshop Sign up in Kendall. Kendall Hall, noon.
Workshop Getting Older, Getting Stronger. Ellen Perrella, head athletic trainer. 207 Blanchard Campus Center, noon-12:55 pm.
Zazen Meditation "Readiness, Mindfulness." Practice and discussion. Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 4:00-5:15 pm.
Meeting for English majors contemplating graduate work and careers in teaching. Faculty will answer questions both for those who are only considering graduate work and teaching and for those planning for next year. Sponsored by the English department. 202 Clapp Laboratory, 4 pm.
Tea Meet your friends and enjoy fellowship and tea, coffee, and cookies. Stimson Room, Williston Library, 4-5 pm.
Seminar "Carotenoids: Nature's Ubiquitous Colorants." Harry A. Frank, University of Connecticut. Refreshments served at 4 pm in 208 Carr Laboratory. 209 Carr Laboratory, 4:15 pm.
Information Session Round River Conservation Studies. Five College Marine Science Summer and Semester Program Series. 101 Burton Hall, Clark Science Center, Smith College, 4:15 pm.
Chinese Language Table Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Der Deutsche Tisch German language table. Kommt und sprecht Deutsch. Ham Hall, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Meeting College Republicans. 212 Blanchard Campus Center, 6:45-8:00 pm.
Information Meeting Security First Group. CDC, 7 pm.
Meeting Amnesty International. 202 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-8 pm.
Practice Speech and debate rounds. Speech and Debate Society. Selected classrooms in Skinner Hall, 7-9 pm.
Information Meeting American Management Systems. 803 Campus Center, UMass, 7 pm.
Poetry Reading "A Sense of Place." Poems relating to the exhibition Painting Abstract. Readers include Christopher Benfey, English; Linda Gregg, poet; Michael Pettit, poet; Robert Shaw, English; and winners of the student poetry contest. Gamble Auditorium, 7 pm.
Information Meeting Goldman Sachs. Porter Lounge, Amherst College, 7:30 pm.
Workshop Note-Taking Strategies. Sponsored by the Study Skills Corps. Refreshments will be served. 1837 Hall, 7:30-8:30 pm.
Film Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. Russian department fall film series. 101 Dwight Hall, 7:30 pm.
Discussion "Sex, Lies, and International Students." Led by Karen Jacobus, health education coordinator. Information and suggestions for negotiating the cultural gap between American and international perspectives on sex and sexuality. Intercultural Lounge, Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Workshop Peer Health Education. Health Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Russian Language Table Abbey private dining room, noon.
Meeting Dining services student managers. 216 Skinner Hall, 4:00-5:15 pm.
Proverb Reading Tea Part of Islam Awareness Week. Stimson Room, Williston Library, 4:30 pm.
Open Forum on financial aid. President Joanne Creighton, the EPC, and the Task Force on Admissions and Financial Aid. New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, 6:30- 8:00 pm.
Workshop Interviewing Skills. CDC, 6:30- 7:30 pm.
Photo IDs See Tuesday. 117 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-8 pm.
Practice Speech and debate rounds. Speech and Debate Society. Selected classrooms in Skinner Hall, 7-9 pm.
Information Meeting Coopers & Lybrand. CDC, 7:30 pm.
Rally against homophobia and as a show of support for the lesbian and bisexual community, with invited speakers and open mike. All welcome. Skinner Green (meet at the flagpole), 7:30 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Opening the sunken hearth: Robiraki. Sign-up sheet at Eliot House entrance. Nobue Socho Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 7:30-8:30 pm.
Faculty Dance Concert Guest faculty Clara Mora and Marilyn Middleton perform flamenco and West African dance; faculty members Terese Freedman, Rose Marie Flachs, Charles Flachs, and Peter Jones each present a work in their own idiom. Join us for an evening that runs the gamut of dance performance, including modern dance, excerpts from the classical ballet Swan Lake, and contemporary ballet. Admission $5 general, $3 for students, seniors, and children. Studio Theater, Kendall Hall, 8 pm.
The Ratt Blanchard Campus Center, 9 pm- midnight.
Renaissance Symposium Cultural Exchanges: Nations, Classes, and Genders in the Early Modern Period. Keynote speakers and interactive workshops led by scholars in a variety of Renaissance fields, such as history, literature, religion, and cartography. To participate in the symposium and register for workshops, contact Francisco J. Borge at the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies at UMass, 545-5467. Space is limited; register as soon as possible. There is no registration fee for members of the five colleges. Call 545-5467 for more information.
Workshop Researching Awards. CDC, 10:30-11:30 am.
French Lunch Table Abbey private dining room, noon.
Open Advising Session for students considering a career in the health professions. Members of the Committee on the Health Professions will be available to answer questions. (There will be another advising session on 11/18 from noon-1 pm in L1 Cleveland Hall.) 103 Carr Laboratory, noon-1 pm.
Gallery Talk "Dancing Ganesha, a Newly Acquired Indian Sculpture." Ajay Sinha, art. Art Museum, 12:30 pm.
Practice Rounds in public speaking. Speech and Debate Society. 210 Skinner Hall, 4- 5 pm.
Farewell Dinner Islam Awareness Week. 207 Blanchard Campus Center, 6-8 pm.
Kids Night Out Play sports and games with the MHC softball team. What better way to stay active as winter approaches? Kendall Hall, 7:00-9:15 pm.
Auditions More Beautiful Now by Marla Moffa. Blending reverie and reality, this piece portrays with humor and compassion a young woman struggling to live in the confines of the world around her. Roles for men and women. Rooke Theater, 7-10 pm.
Reading and Discussion with John Irving. Admission $10. Call the Odyssey Bookshop at 534-7307 for more information. Gamble Auditorium, 7-10 pm.
Film Society Mighty Aphrodite. Admission $2.50. Gamble Auditorium, 7 and 9 pm.
Meeting Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Singing, speakers, prayer, and fun. Eliot House lounge, 7:30 pm.
Faculty Dance Concert See 11/14. Studio Theater, Kendall Hall, 8 pm.
A Concert of great love duets, arias, and songs. Patrizia Cioffi, soprano, assisted by Iris Prcic, soprano; Clifton J. Noble, accompanist; and Antonio Daino, guest tenor. Pratt Hall, 8 pm.
Totally '80s Dance party. The '80s are back! Come party the night away with pegged jeans, side ponytails, and neon everything! Admission $3, $2 with MHC ID. Prospect Hall, 10 pm- 2 am.
Latina Flava La Unidad's first party of the year! Admission $2 before midnight with college ID, $3 after. Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm-4 am.