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"Renaissance" woman--Bill Clinton wasn't the only president at the Renaissance Weekend held at Hilton Head, South Carolina, as 1997 turned into 1998. Our president was there, too. Joanne Creighton says she, husband Tom, and son Will "spent New Years with other 'innovative leaders' and their families, including the Clintons. The events included off-the-record panels and discussions of various sorts as well as lighter activities." For Creighton, the highlights included a long question-and-answer session with the Clintons on New Year's Eve. "I was impressed with [Bill] Clinton's articulateness and mastery of a wide range of topics that he was questioned about," Creighton noted. "He is personable and very smart." The Clintons also attended a New Year's Day session titled "If these were your last remarks ..." in which Creighton was one of the panelists. She also reports that the president's new dog, Buddy, was there, but she didn't meet the First Pup.

A holiday miracle?--It must have seemed that way to Rev. Scott Seabury, pastor of South Hadley's All Saints Episcopal Church, when he unexpectedly saw St. Francis of Assisi in the church's courtyard. As reported in the December 23 Daily Hampshire Gazette, the saint's damaged statue had been removed from the courtyard and repaired over the course of two months by MHC student Leta Bouse. With the help of assistant professor of art Joseph Smith, who oversaw the restoration project, Bouse reinstalled the statue just before Christmas to surprise Seabury and his congregation. She is a part-time student who intends a major in art and theatre, and, according to the Gazette article, "although Bouse has sculpted props for Mount Holyoke theatre productions, this was her first sculpture project that will be on permanent display."

1998: A Science Odyssey--Professor of psychology and education Gail Hornstein will appear in the WGBH public television series A Science Odyssey on January 13. The ten-hour series covers the last one hundred years of scientific discovery by devoting one evening each to technology, earth and life sciences, physics and astronomy, medicine, and human behavior. Hornstein's segment, which was filmed on campus in September 1996, is part of the "In Search of Ourselves" episode devoted to the study of human behavior.

In it, Hornstein discusses her decade-long research on psychoanalyst Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, who worked at an internationally recognized center for the study and treatment of severe mental disorders and is considered a pioneer in using psychotherapy to treat severe mental disturbance.

Hornstein was told her segment will be aired on PBS Tuesday, January 13, from 8 to 10 pm, but this should be confirmed by checking local TV listings.