Stage Innovator to Appear Here
- Anna Deavere Smith, hailed by Newsweek as "the most exciting individual
in American theater right now," will bring her one-woman piece Snapshots:
Glimpses of America in Change to Smith College on February 2. The playwright/actress/social
critic, some of whose innovative solo works have distilled the outrage
and grief evoked by race riots in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, will present
her program at 7:30 p.m. in John M. Greene Hall.
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- Smith is credited with inventing her own form of dramatization, sometimes
dubbed "performance journalism," in which she reinterprets interviews
with ordinary and famous citizens in order to explore contemporary race
and class issues. Her 1992 Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn,
and Other Identities, another solo performance, explored the clash between
Jews and African-Americans. It was the runner-up for the 1993 Pulitzer
Prize and was broadcast on PBS's "American Playhouse" series.
Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, which examined the race riots in that
city and their aftermath, was nominated for two Tonys and several other
awards. Her most recent project focuses on the press and the presidency.
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- Snapshots brings together in a lecture format ideas and impressions
from Smith's recent full-length productions. The 45-minute program will
be followed by a question-and-answer session.
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- In addition to live performances, Smith has had several roles in feature
films, including The American President, Dave, and Philadelphia. She wrote
first-person commentaries on the 1996 Democratic and Republican conventions
for Newsweek and has served as writer in residence at New York University.
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- In recognition of her achievements in blending artistic and social
issues, Smith, a professor of drama at Stanford University, was recently
named to head Harvard University's new Institute on the Arts and Civic
Dialogue, a combination think-tank and artists' colony dedicated to fostering
contact between artists, academics and social activists. Smith received
a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 1996 and is the recipient
of numerous drama awards for her 14 plays.
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- Smith's appearance here is funded by a grant from the William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation's Pluralism and Unity Program, awarded to the college
in 1996 to develop events and activities fostering dialogue about diversity
and community.
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Search Begins for New Chapel Dean
- Last September, after extensive study and campuswide consultation,
the Ad Hoc Chapel Committee appointed by President Ruth Simmons submitted
its "vision of the chapel for the next decades as an inclusive, nondenominational
center for nurturing the religious life of students, both traditional and
nontraditional, and reaching out to the wider community as an effective
voice in matters of moral concern and practical service." Integral
to that vision is a new position, that of dean of religious life. Now the
college is taking steps to fill that position.
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- Taitetsu Unno of the religion and biblical literature department will
chair the search committee for the new dean. Other members who have accepted
Dean of the College Maureen Mahoney's invitation to serve on the committee
are Lois Dubin, religion and biblical literature; Nalini Easwar, physics;
Mentha Hynes, admission and office of institutional diversity; Pamela McCarthy,
health services; Robert Merritt, biological sciences; Ruth Solie, music;
and students Carole Baden AC, Katrina Gardner '00, Hend Hegazi '00, Deva
Hubbard '99 and Dhruti Suchak '00. Tim Maciel, interim associate dean of
the college, will serve as liaison to the Office of the Dean of the College.
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- According to an advertisement for the position now running in national
publications, "the successful candidate should be committed to an
inclusive and interfaith vision of religious life as integral to a liberal
arts education. The dean, in collaboration with college chaplains, will
work with students, faculty and staff to attend to the spiritual development
of a college community of increasing diversity of religious beliefs; nurture
religious communities on campus; enrich the moral and ethical dialogue
in the Smith community; and oversee and support the voluntary service organization
in accord with the educational mission of the college. The mandate of the
new dean will include integrating religious and spiritual leadership with
the whole of student services...."
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Lecture to Probe Museum Roles
- "Since the first public museums opened in the late 18th century,
the institution has played an increasingly significant role in the educational
realm, dispensing information and ideas, shaping values and constructing
our knowledge of nature and culture through the way that objects -- specimens
and artifacts -- are cunningly displayed." So says Helen E. Searing,
Alice Pratt Brown Professor Art, who will give the 40th annual Katharine
Asher Engel Lecture on Tuesday, February 10, at 5 p.m. in Wright auditorium.
Her topic will be "Museums, Knowledge, Power: The Discourse of Display."
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- Through case studies drawn from the 19th century to the present, and
with the aid of slides, Searing will explore "the controversial, changing
and transforming impact that museums -- of art, science and technology,
ethnography, history and media -- have on the way we understand the world
and ourselves."
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- A member of the art department at Smith since 1967, Searing is an internationally
known scholar in several areas of architectural history. Her work on the
social history and architecture of museums of art and design, in particular,
has been recognized by such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, the
Smithsonian Institution, the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada
and the Association of Art Museum Directors. She was chosen to write the
entry on museum architecture for the new and definitive Dictionary of Art.
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- Searing has been a visiting professor in the architectural schools
of Columbia University and the University of California at Berkeley and
has been awarded Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson fellowships. Locally, she
has served on Northampton's Historical Commission, Urban Renewal Steering
Committee and Design Review Committee. She frequently conducts walking
tours of Northampton and its monuments to stimulate public understanding
and appreciation of local architecture.
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- The Engel lectureship was established in 1958 by the National Council
of Jewish Women to honor Mrs. Engel, its onetime president and a 1920 graduate
of Smith College. The lectureship is granted annually to a Smith College
faculty member who has made a significant contribution in her or his field.
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Chaplin to Lighten Community Forum
- Charlie Chaplin, along with speakers from the Smith community, will
enliven the evaluation of the everyday work lives of Smith staff and faculty
scheduled for the community forum on Friday, February 6, at 2 p.m. in Wright
Hall auditorium. A brief clip from Chaplin's Modern Times will set the
stage for participants Alan Bloomgarden from advancement, Sid Dalby of
the Ada Comstock Scholars Program, Ann Finley of RADS, Jim Henle of the
mathematics department, Nancy Sternbach of the Spanish and Portuguese department
and Tracy Sutherland from the libraries. Lianne Sullivan, in one of her
first official appearances, will moderate. The forum, sponsored by the
Campus Climate Working Group and Staff Council, is a rare opportunity for
faculty and staff to share their Smith work experiences.
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Interterm Banishes Boredom for 427
- This year 427 Smith students, many of whom claimed on evaluation forms
that they would have been bored back home, returned to campus to take Interterm
classes. This microcosmic group was almost as diverse as the entire Smith
student body: 44 states and 14 foreign countries were represented, along
with staff and faculty from Smith and several other Pioneer Valley colleges,
Five College students and local residents.
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- Tim Maciel, interim associate dean of the college, was heavily involved
in the Interterm project. He reports that the most popular courses included
those on auto mechanics, bartending, subversive art and culture, personal
finance and computer skills. The most timely course? Probably "Playing
God? (Or Acting Like Gods and Goddesses!) Ethical Issues in Human Cloning,"
taught by Ernie Alleva of the philosophy department. Trips to Lincoln Center
for a Cuban jazz concert and to the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum were,
together with an international film festival, surprise best sellers too.
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- Maciel makes a couple of observations about the Interterm experience:
Smith students who taught courses gained perspective and enjoyed "sharing
the knowledge, skills and experience that meant so much to them,"
and students who took courses enjoyed learning in a stress-free environment.
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- Maciel predicts that Interterm will continue to grow both in student
enrollments and in the number and variety of courses taught. He cites the
contributions to the success of this year's program of several people:
Merry Farnum of student affairs, Laura Taylor '00, Sue Briggs of the dean
of the college's office, the SGA registration volunteers, and Dean of the
College Maureen Mahoney "for supporting the whole thing."
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Smith 2020
All the News, Before It Happens
- Last spring, in conjunction with the Smith self-study project, a campuswide
contest was held to elicit visions of what the college might be like in
2020. Entries came in the forms of songs, videotapes, Web sites, paintings
and even stained glass. In a September issue of AcaMedia, we printed the
words to To Be a Smithie in 2020, a song by Eric Weld (then secretary in
the Afro-American studies department) which won the contest's $2,020 first
prize in the faculty/staff division.
- Amanda Darling '99 won one of the two first prizes among student entries
for her AcaMedia parody. Darling is an English major who spent the fall
semester this year at the Salt Center for Documentary Field Studies in
Portland, Maine. As they learn about the history and techniquest of field
work and the documentary style, students in the Salt program complete a
documentary in written or photographic format. The subject of Darling's
project was a community orchestra in Brunswick, Maine, from social, business
and musical points of view.
- Interestingly enough, both Weld and Darling are now in the employ of
the Office of College Relations, Weld as assistant director and Darling
as AcaMedia intern. We know creative talent when we see it!
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- Here are some items from the 2020 version of AcaMedia:
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- Ruth Simmons(b)?
- Former Smith College President Ruth Simmons has made the cut to the
final five candidates for the human cloning process now underway in Houston,
Texas. This procedure, once seen as immoral and dangerous, has slowly gained
popularity over the last 10 years as increased research has made the advantages
of such an operation evident. Joining Simmons in the prestigious gene pool
are former first lady Hillary Clinton, entrepreneur Bill Gates, athlete
Jackie Joyner-Kersey and pop star Madonna. When asked for comment, Simmons
remarked, "It's nice to know I'm in good company."
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- Golden Girls
- Smith alumnae Natasha Giardellli ('15) and Ileana Thomas ('16) are
returning to their alma mater for the groundbreaking of the future Mary
Maples Dunn Skating Arena. The pair, who became the fist female pair skaters
to win a Gold Medal in the '18 winter Olympics in Moscow, credit their
deep connection to their time spent at Smith. "It must have been all
those late nights we spent studying for art history exams," observes
Thomas. "We used to act out the scenes in the sculptures and paintings.
There were so many lifts in the artwork that we just incorporated them
into our routines on the ice." The new sports complex will be occupying
the former grounds of the Northampton Mental Hospital. . . .
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- HAL 11000
- Smith students Carrie Ellis and Josephine Taylor received a pleasant
surprise in the mail last week when their proposal for the construction
of an Artificial Intelligence unit was awarded a grant by the National
Endowment for the Sciences. Ellis and Taylor, sophomores in the computer
science department, have tentatively dubbed their forthcoming AI unit,
HAL 11000 after the unforgettable HAL 10000 from the movie 3001: A Space-Time
Continuum Odyssey.
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- The revolutionary aspect of the planned AI unit lies in its integration
of chemical and biological units with computer hardware. . . . No fully
functional AI unit currently exists -- the last, the Cassandra 3000, suffered
a split personality disorder and had to be disassembled in 2015.
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- Sandra Austin, director of admission at the School for Social Work,
and Marjorie Richardson, assistant dean for minority affairs, were involved
once again this year in Northampton's celebration of Martin Luther King
Day. Austin, who has been on the event's planning committee for seven years,
says she is "always very pleased with the outcome." She reports
that there was a full house at the Academy of Music for the afternoon program
on January 19, which included music by a large group of J.F.K. Middle School
singers and individual presentations by several Northampton High School
students. Richardson played her accustomed role as emcee, and nonprint
resources provided its customary assistance with technical support. Taking
part in the event "always makes me feel connected to the community,"
says Austin.
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- During Interterm, Alan Bloomgarden of advancement strengthened a tie
to his community, Hatfield -- a tie he has been working on for some time.
He taught a course that involved about 20 Smith students and several teachers
from the Hatfield elementary and middle schools in "learning a little
bit about World Wide Web page design" and then working together to
create educational materials for the teachers' classrooms. The project
produced text, graphics and links to Internet sources in three areas: Native
American cultures, the ancient cultures of Egypt and Rome, and the Connecticut
River watershed. Last spring Bloomgarden brought a number of Hatfield teachers
to Smith for several introductory sessions on the Internet.
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- Gemze de Lappe, artist-in-residence emeritus, who retired in 1992 after
teaching at Smith for 13 years, is the subject of an extensive profile
in the January issue of Dance Magazine. De Lappe was a protégé
of Agnes de Mille during the 1940s and 1950s. In a 1979 PBS special, Musical
Comedy Tonight, de Mille chose de Lappe to perform Laurey in the Dream
Ballet from Oklahoma! -- some 36 years after de Lappe joined a touring
company of the same musical (though she played a different role). "She
was the best then," de Mille said of the choice, and "she's the
best now -- because Gemze brought to the commercial theater tenderness
and passion." She also appeared in the original Broadway production
of The King and I and in Paint Your Wagon and Carousel. At Smith she taught
ballet, musical theater dance and Isadora Duncan dance. She still uses
her skills as a teacher and director, most recently supervising the initial
dance rehearsals for Brigadoon at the North Carolina School of the Arts
and in the school's recreation at Lincoln Center of the New York City Opera
production of Brigadoon.
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Calendar Key
- Sources of further information, if any, are shown in parentheses at
the end of event descriptions. An asterisk following a listing indicates
that the event is open to the public. Admission charges, if any, are listed
when known.
Monday, February 2
- CDO résumé and cover-letter deadline: J.P. Morgan Investment
Banking internship opportunities (for juniors only).
- 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., CDO
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- Language lunch tables.
- French
- Italian
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Meeting: Baha'i Club, for anyone interested in planning activities
concerning race unity and equality between men and women. Refreshments
provided. (Kari, ext. 6389)
- 4 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Women's Studies Tea. All women's studies majors are invited to hear
several recently graduated WST alums discuss their experiences at work
and in grad school. Find out why it's OK to put "feminist" on
your résumé, and how to connect with fellow WST alums to
gain valuable job and grad-school information.
- 4:10-6 p.m., Seelye 207
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- Mandatory meeting for all students enrolled or thinking of enrolling
in Theatre 200. This is the only time the entire class will meet.
- 4:15 p.m., Green Room, Mendenhall CPA
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- ASA general meeting
- 7 p.m., Unity House
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- Lecture: "East Meets West Meets East." John Berninghausen,
professor of Chinese, Middlebury College. The first of two lectures on
contemporary Chinese ink painting.
- 7:15 p.m., Hillyer 117*
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- Special event: "Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change."
A performance by playwright, actress and social critic Anna Deavere Smith.
(See story, page 1.)
- 7:30 p.m., John M. Greene Hall*
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- Information meeting: Teach for America.
- 7:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room*
Tuesday, February 3
- CDO extended hours
- 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
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- Episcopal-Lutheran Fellowship meets in the parish house parlor for
worship, lunch and friendship. All welcome.
- Noon, St. John's Church, Elm Street
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- Hebrew language lunch table. Pizza provided.
- Noon, Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Language lunch tables.
- Deutscher Tisch
- Korean
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Concert: "Music in the Noon Hour." Philipp Naegele, violin;
Barbara Wright, viola; Alice Robbins, cello; and John Van Buskirk, keyboard,
perform music by Sibelius, Locatelli and Handel. (Ext. 3150)
- 12:30 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall*
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- President's open hour for students.
- 4-5 p.m., College Hall 20
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- Religious activity: "99-Plus Hebrew Words." Basic Hebrew
vocabulary and reading, stressing prayer-book Hebrew. Recognition of Hebrew
letters required. Basic concepts of Jewish prayer and the prayer book will
also be covered. (Hillel, ext. 2754)
- 5 p.m., site TBA
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- SGA senate meeting. The agenda will include organization budget hearings
and a determination of the student activities fee. Agendas available at
the SGA office, Clark Hall.
- 5:30 p.m., Seelye 201
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- Film: Teresa De Jesus. The first in a four-part Teresa of Avila Film
Series sponsored by the Contemplation and Action Program of the Catholic
Chaplaincy.
- 6 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Gold Key interest meeting for students curious about becoming guides.
All welcome. Application forms and interview sign-up sheets will be available.
Interested students who are unable to attend should call Jennifer O'Loughlin
(ext. 2508; joloughlin@smith.edu).
- 7 p.m., Dewey common room
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- Squash vs. Amherst.
- 7 p.m., Ainsworth gym*
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- Lecture: "East Meets West Meets East." John Berninghausen,
professor of Chinese, Middlebury College. The second of two lectures on
contemporary Chinese ink painting.
- 7:15 p.m., Hillyer 117*
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- Basketball vs. Mount Holyoke.
- 7:30 p.m., Ainsworth gym*
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- CDO information meeting: Coopers & Lybrand LLP (accounting/finance).
- 7:30 p.m., Seelye 311
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- Film: Title to be announced. Sponsored by Rec Council.
- 9 p.m., Wright auditorium
Wednesday, February 4
- CDO deadline: Résumé and cover letters for the March
6 Capital Consortium in Washington, D.C. Twenty organizations will be interviewing.
For further information, visit CDO room 20.
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- Smith Senior Graduation Fair. This two-day event will be the only time
seniors will be able to order their caps and gowns. Personalized commencement
announcements, college rings, accessories and more will also be available.
Hosted by the class of '98, Grécourt Bookshop and Josten Rings.
- 9-5 p.m., Alumnae House living room
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- Meeting: Coalition for Children.
- Noon, Dewey common room
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- Hillel at Noon. Discussion and veggie luncheon.
- Noon, Dawes House Kosher Kitchen
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- Language lunch tables.
- Chinese
- Spanish and Portuguese
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Meeting for transfer students. Want to meet other transfer students
and hear how they manage? Want to share your experiences? Bring your lunch,
join Counseling Service staff members Meg Laird and Melissa Wacks, and
share your experiences, triumphs and tribulations.
- Noon, Wright common room
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- Film: The Conformist (1970, Italy). Written and directed by Bernardo
Bertolucci. Based on the novel II conformista by Alberto Moravia. A rising
young follower of Mussolini must assassinate his former professor, now
in political exile, to demonstrate his loyalty to the Fascist state. First
of a seven-part film series on Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Vichy France,
each to be preceded by a brief introduction.
- 4:10 p.m., Seelye 106
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- Mandatory meeting: Gold Key guides. Bring your calendars: we will discuss
special events for this semester and sign up overnight hosts.
- 7 p.m., Wright common room
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- Religious activity: Buddhist service and discussion
- 7:15 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- CDO information meeting: Bankers Trust.
- 7:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room
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- CDO information meeting: Student Conservation Association (SCA).
- 7:30 p.m., Dewey Common Room
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Thursday, February 5
- CDO extended hours.
- 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
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- Smith Senior Graduation Fair. See Wednesday, 9 a.m.
- 9-5 p.m., Alumnae House living room
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- CDO workshop: "Job and Internship Tips for Adas." A brown-bag
lunch workshop offering important information every Ada, new or about to
graduate, should know about job searching and internships.
- Noon, CDO
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- Language lunch tables.
- Japanese
- Russian
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Fortune-Telling Fair. Tarot, palm and tea-leaf readings, runes and
more. $1 a reading, or $5 for as many as you want. Sponsored by the Association
of Smith Pagans.
- 1-4 p.m., Gamut*
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- Grand opening: The Visionary Cabinet, a futuristic "cabinet of
curiosities" designed and constructed by students in the history of
the sciences course "Images and Understanding." All welcome;
refreshments served. Sponsored by the History of the Sciences Program.
- 4:30 p.m., McConnell basement, west stairwell
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- Welcome Back Par-Tea for returning juniors. Are you back from a junior-year
leave or semester off-campus? Your class cabinet invites you, as a guest
of honor, to this tea reception to welcome you back.
- 4:30 p.m., Seelye 207
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- Religious activity: Beit Midrash. Study Jewish texts and ideas with
Rabbi Edward Feld. Pizza served. Smith students welcome.
- 6 p.m., Appleton 106, Amherst College
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- Seminar: "Clothing and Portraits: Mirrors of Styles." Kiki
Smith, Smith College professor of theater, speaks on costume, history and
the college's costume collection. Enrollment limited. Free for Smith students
and museum friends; others $5 per session. All participants must send registration
forms in advance to the museum. (Ext. 2760)
- 7-8 p.m. Museum of Art*
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- Meeting: NonGold Key overnight hostessing. Bring your calendars:
we will discuss spring events and sign up for overnight assignments.
- 7 p.m., Wright common room
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- Film: Pedro Almodovar's Tacones Lejanos. Presented by Cineclub Español.
In Spanish, with subtitles.
- 7:30 p.m., Seelye 201
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- Author's reading: Sonia Sanchez, award-winning African-American poet,
activist, scholar and women's studies professor at Temple University. She
will read from her latest volume of poetry, Does Your House Have Lions?
A book-signing will follow.
- 7:30 p.m., Wright auditorium*
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- Film: Title to be announced. Sponsored by Rec Council.
- 9 p.m., Stoddard auditorium
Friday, February 6
- CDO information meeting: Denver Publishing Institute. Feel free to
bring a lunch.
- 12:15 p.m., CDO Group Room
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- Gallery talk: Jaroslaw Leshko, professor of art, on Autumn Impression,
the Kandinsky painting recently acquired by the Museum of Art .
- 12:30 p.m., Museum of Art*
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- Community forum. See article, page 4. Reception to follow in Wright
common room.
- 2 p.m., Wright auditorium
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- Biological Sciences and Biochemistry Colloquium: "Molecular and
Biochemical Analysis of Pollen-Pistil Interactions." Alice Cheung,
professor of biochemistry, UMass-Amherst. Reception in McConnell foyer
at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences and the Biochemistry
Program.
- 4:30 p.m., McConnell B05*
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- Reception for "A Dozen Roses," an exhibit of original paintings
by Patricia Czepiel Hayes '84.
- 4:30-6:30 p.m. Alumnae House Gallery*
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- Religious service: Shabbat Eve service.
- 5:30 p.m., Dewey common room
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- Religious activity: Shabbat Eve dinner.
- 7 p.m., Dawes House Kosher Kitchen
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- Film: The Killers (1946), a film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. First
in the Motion Picture Committee's Film Noir Series.
- 8 p.m., Wright auditorium
Saturday, February 7
- Conference: "Chasm: the Social and Cultural Gap Between Koreans
and Korean-Americans," the 12th Annual Conference of the Korean-American
Students of Smith. Registration 810 a.m. in Wright Hall. Schedule
of events: lecture in Neilson Browsing Room, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; lunch
(provided to registrants) and free time, Davis Center, 12:30-2 p.m.; final
lecture (2-3 p.m.) and panel discussion (3:30-4:30 p.m.) in Neilson Browsing
Room; formal dinner, 7-9 p.m., in the Alumnae House; and formal dance,
9 p.m.-1 a.m., in Gamut. Registration required. Admission: $30 for conference,
formal dinner and dance; $20 for conference only; $15 for formal dinner
and dance. (Minky, ext. 6874: mhyun@sophia.smith.edu).
- 8 a.m., Wright auditorium*
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- Storytelling Program for Children: "Music and Dance," for
children ages 4-7 accompanied by an adult. Participants will hear stories,
view selected artworks and create their own art. Enrollment is limited
and preregistration is required. Reserved places will be held until 10
minutes before the program begins. (Ext. 2760)
- 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Museum of Art*
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- Gospel concert. The Smith College and Pioneer Valley gospel choirs
lead a two-hour gospel sing. Learn some basics of gospel singing, join
in a miniconcert and audition for the Smith choir's spring season. All
ages, abilities and races welcome. Directed by Rev. Rosita Mathews. Students,
$2; adults, $5. (Rev. Rosita Mathews, 586-6829)
- 2-4 p.m., Sage Recital Hall*
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- Film: Persona (1967), directed by Ingmar Bergman. A classic of European
art cinema. First in the Motion Picture Committee's Auteur Film Series.
- 8 p.m., Wright auditorium
Sunday, February 8
- Religious activity: Quaker (Friends) discussion group. Meeting for
worship begins at 11 a.m. Child care available.
- 9:30 a.m., Bass 210
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- Religious service: Morning worship with the Rev. Richard Unsworth.
All welcome.
- 10:30 a.m., Chapel
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- CDO open hours
- 1-4 p.m., CDO
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- Coffee House Party to welcome back first-years, transfers and first-year
Adas from winter break. Sign up for an Alumnae Big Sister through the Big
Sister/Little Sister Program. (See student notices.)
- 1-5 p.m., Seelye second floor
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- Campus School K3 open house. Applications are currently being
accepted for preschool through sixth grade; those received on or before
March 15 will be considered in the first round of admissions for 1998-99.
(Ext. 3295; www.smith.edu/sccs)
- 2-3:30 p.m. Gill Hall, Prospect St.*
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- Film: The Killers (1946). See Friday, 8 p.m.
- 2 p.m., Wright auditorium
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- Film: Persona (1967). See Saturday, 8 p.m.
- 4 p.m., Wright auditorium
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- Authors' reading: Tom Kovar and John Stifler. Part of the Gallery of
Readers Series.
- 4 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room*
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- General meeting: Association of Smith Pagans, for those who practice
nature-based religions. All seekers welcome.
- 4-5:15 p.m., Women's Resource Center (Davis third floor)
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- Religious service: Roman Catholic Mass with Fr. Joao Vila-Cha, celebrant,
and Elizabeth Carr, Catholic chaplain. A supper will follow. All welcome.
- 4:30 p.m., Chapel
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- Meeting: Feminists of Smith Unite.
- 7 p.m., Women's Resource Center (Davis third floor)
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- Religious activity: Smith Christian Fellowship, a chapter of InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship USA. All welcome.
- 7-8:30 p.m., Dewey common room
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- Faculty Recital: John Van Buskirk, piano, performs Clara and Robert
Schumann's and Franz Liszt's "Temporary Friends." (Ext. 3150)
- 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall*
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Ongoing Events
- Art exhibition: "A Dozen Roses." Inspired by the Sophia Smith
rose cultivated to honor the founder of Smith College, artist and staff
member Patricia Czepiel Hayes '84 has created a series of 12 "Sophia
Rose" paintings. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through March
27.
- Alumnae House Gallery
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- Art exhibition: "Berenice Abbott's New York." Opens February
3. A selection of Abbott's photographs, many made between 1935 and 1939
for the WPA Federal Arts Project. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday,
1-4 p.m.; Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Through March 28. (Ext. 2770)
- Museum of Art Print Room
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Hall (ashanahan@colrel.smith.edu).
- -- Submit calendar items to Mary Stanton at Garrison Hall (mstanton@colrel.smith.edu,
or fax to extension 2174).
- -- Submit notices to John Sippel at Garrison Hall (jsippel@colrel.smith.edu,
or fax to extension 2178). Text for notices should not exceed 125 words.
If its intended audience is not obvious, please indicate whether your notice
applies to the entire Smith community, to faculty and staff only, or to
students only.
-
- Deadlines
- Copy is due by 4 p.m., Wednesday, February 4, for issue 18 (which will
include February 16-22 calendar listings) and by 4 p.m., Wednesday, February
11, for issue 19 (February 23-March 1 calendar listings). Late information
cannot be accepted.
Smith-Wide
- Baketball Celebration
- More than 100 years ago, in the Alumnae Gymnasium, Senda Berenson introduced
women's basketball to Smith College and the world. A steering committee
is now being formed to plan a two-day event for the spring of 1999 to commemorate
this event. Called "Championing Women in Basketball," it will
involve participation by WNBA and ABL leagues, Smith alumnae, and supporters
of women's sports. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate
in its planning. A general information and brainstorming session will be
held at noon, February 11, in Dewey common room. (Please bring a bag lunch.)
If you have any questions or ideas, contact Megan Gardner (ext. 6909; mgardner@
- sophia.smith.edu).
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- Valentine's Day AHA Event
- This Valentine's Day you can give a heart to someone you love while
supporting Smith College athletes and the American Heart Association. The
track and field team will turn out for the Smith Invitational at 10 a.m.
The basketball team will cap off the day against rival Wellesley at 7 p.m.
During both events, heart-shaped stress balls will be sold for $3, with
all proceeds going to the American Heart Association. Stress balls will
also be available during regular business hours in the Ainsworth offices.
-
- Klatsch Redux
- Kaffee Klatsch in Seelye basement returns Monday, February 9, at 8
a.m. and will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. It offers good
coffee, tea, juice, snack foods and candy. All proceeds benefit S.O.S.
and its work with the local community.
-
- Scholarship Nominations
- Smith College has been invited to nominate a member of the junior class
for a Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded to a junior
who has demonstrated unusual ability in a field of study she is eager to
pursue at the graduate level. The award consists of a grant of $2,000 presented
upon completion of undergraduate studies and a stipend of $15,000 for each
of two years in graduate school. Nominees should represent superior standards
of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise. Preference
will be given to students for whom a scholarship will decisively affect
their ability to attend graduate school. Nominees must have received some
financial aid as undergraduates and be U.S. citizens at the time of nomination.
Applications are available in the Office of the Class Deans, College Hall
23. The application deadline is Monday, February 23. (Mary Philpott or
Cindy Bryon, ext. 4920)
-
- Theatre Building Use
- Anyone hoping to reserve space in the Theatre Building during the 1998-99
academic year should submit a request to the theatre department Calendar
Committee and complete a facilities questionnaire before Friday, February
27, 1998. No space requests will be considered after that date. Questionnaires
are available in room T111 in the Theatre Building.
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- Child Care Openings
- The Sunnyside Child Care Center has half- and full-day midyear openings
for preschoolers. (Debra Horton, ext. 2293)
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Faculty & Staff
- Kyoto Fellowship Program
- Applications for the Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) Faculty Fellowship
Program for academic year 19992000 are available from Thomas Rohlich,
AKP campus representative (312 Hatfield; extension 3441; trohlich@sophia.smith.edu).
The fellowships are for AKP consortium faculty members interested in teaching
and conducting research at the AKP Center in Kyoto, Japan, and are for
either the fall '99 or spring '00 semester. Fellows are expected to teach
one AKP course in English and to implement a program of research or study
in Kyoto to enhance their professional development. No knowledge of Japanese
is required, but each course is expected to exclusively or comparatively
focus on Japan. Fellows receive a stipend and housing subsidy for the duration
of the fellowship. The deadline for completed applications is June 1, 1998.
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Students
- S.O.S. Recruitment Fair
- Interested in extending your academic interests into the surrounding
community? Ever thought of devoting two to four hours each week to volunteer
work? You can become a tutor, case advocate, activist, mentor or companion
in the world beyond the Grécourt Gates. Come to the spring-semester
S.O.S. Community Service Recruitment Fair, February 10, 7-8:30 p.m. in
Davis ballroom, and talk to agency representatives about volunteer opportunities.
-
- Big Sister Sign-Up
- First-years, transfers and new Ada Comstock Scholrs are invited to
sign up for the new Big Sister/Little Sister program, in which an alumna
Big Sister will tell you, her little sister, about her time at Smith and
send you care packages at exam time. Sign-up will be held during a coffehouse
on Seelye second floor, Sunday, February 8, 1-5 p.m. Relax while listening
to various a cappella groups (including one from off campus), poetry readings,
a string quartet and a special appearance by Randy Bartlett, Smith's singing
professor. Gourmet coffee and pastries will be served to satisfy your munchies.
(Kate, ext. 7243)
-
- Poster Contest
- Enter this year's Loving Carefully Poster Contest, and do a good deed
while competing for a $200 first prize or $50 second prize. The poster
should include a catchy graphic or picture and a positive message on safer
sex, and be no larger than 18 by 24 inches. Get an entry from your house
health promotion peer or at the health education office at Health Service.
Submissions, including completed entry forms, should be made by February
27 at health ed. The contest is sponsored by the Smith College AIDS Education
Committee. (Connie Peterson, ext. 2824)
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- Counseling Service Programs
- The Counseling Service is offering the following:
- -- A "Self-Exploration Group" is offered Wednesdays, 4:30-6
p.m. Interested students should call extension 2840.
- -- A five-week workshop, "Women, Food and Body Image: Rewriting
Our Stories, Restoring Ourselves," will be offered Wednesdays, 4-5:30
p.m., starting February 11. It will use guided imagery and journaling to
help participants create new possibilities in their lives. Call extension
2840 for the workshop site.
- -- Starting February 11, a "Make the Best of Your Stress"
drop-in group will meet Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45 p.m. in Wright common room.
It will offer a let-your-hair-down, kick-your-heels-up look at stress and
other life issues.
-
- Pap Tests
- Because of the turnaround time on Pap tests, none will be done at the
Health Service between May 2 and the start of classes in September. Seniors
physicals should also scheduled for dates prior to May 2.
-
- Summer School in Korea
- Applications are now available at the Office for International Study
for the summer 1998 visiting students program at Ewha Womans University
in Seoul, South Korea. Students selected for the program will receive a
tuition waiver for up to seven credits (two courses of three credits each,
plus one required, one-credit course). Students will be responsible for
their own room and board costs. Informational brochures are available in
the international study office, which is now on the third floor of Clark
Hall. Application deadline: March 2.
-
- SSSP Internships
- Applications are now available for undergraduate research/teaching
internships for the 1998 Smith Summer Science Program (SSSP), a residential
program for high school women designed to enrich and support their achievements
in science. Interns will serve as teaching and research assistants to Smith
faculty in biology, chemistry, psychology and physics, and as residential
and peer counselors for the high school students. Dates of employment are
June 15 through July 25. SSSP interns receive stipends of $300 per week
plus room and board for the month of July. For further information and
an application, contact Gail Scordilis (Tilly Hall; ext. 3879; gscordil@sophia.smith.edu).
Application deadline: Monday, February 23.
-
- SSA&HP Internship
- Applications are currently available for an undergraduate research
internship for the 1998 Smith Summer Arts and Humanities Program (SSA&HP),
a residential program for high school women designed to enrich and support
their achievements in the humanities. Dates of employment are June 15 through
July 25. The intern will serve both as a research assistant to Smith faculty
in English literature and anthropology/
- archaeology and as a residential and peer counselor for the high school
students. She will receive a stipend of $300 per week plus room and board
for the month of July. For further information and an application, contact
Robert Hosmer (Wright 204; ext. 3315; rhosmer@sophia.smith.edu). Application
deadline: Monday, February 23.
-
- SSA&HP Job
- Applications are currently available for a residential coordinator
position for the 1998 Smith Summer Arts and Humanities Program (SSA&HP),
a residential program for high school women designed to enrich and support
their achievements in the humanities. Dates of employment are June 15 through
July 25. During June, prior to the arrival of the high school students,
the residential coordinator will work with the SSA&HP director to plan
student housing and dining; schedule recreational, social and education
events for students; and help train interns. During July, while the program
is in session, the residential coordinator will oversee the students' progress
through the program and live with them in a college house. She will receive
a stipend of $2,400, plus room and board for the month of July. For further
information and an application, contact Robert Hosmer (Wright 204; ext.
3315; rhosmer@sophia.smith.edu). Application deadline: Monday, February
23.
-
- SCISI Internships
- Applications are currently available for research/teaching interns
for the 1998 Smith College International Summer Institute Program (SCISI),
a residential program for high school girls who are foreign nationals or
U.S. citizens living abroad. The undergraduate interns will serve both
as teaching and research assistants to Smith faculty in computer science
and economics and as residential and peer counselors. Dates of employment
are June 15 through July 25. SCISI interns receive a stipend of $300 per
week, plus room and board for the month of July. For further information
and an application, contact Kathleen Ryan (Tilly Hall; ext. 2894; kryan@ais.smith.edu).
Application deadline: February 23. Students will be notified on or before
March 13.
-
- SCISI Job
- Applications are currently available for the position of residential
director for the 1998 Smith College International Summer Institute Program
(SCISI), a residential program for high school girls who are foreign nationals
or U.S. citizens living abroad. Dates of employment are June 15 through
July 25. During June, prior to the arrival of the high school students,
the SCISI residential director collaborates with the program director to
plan student housing and dining; schedule recreational, social and educational
events for the students; and help train SCISI undergraduate interns. During
July, while the program is in session, the residential director will oversee
the students' progress through the program and live with them in a college
house. She will receive a stipend of $400 per week plus room and board
for the month of July. For further information and an application, contact
Kathleen Ryan (Tilly Hall; ext. 2894; kryan@ais.smith.edu). Application
deadline: February 23. Students will be notified on or before March 13.
-
- Financial Aid for Art Supplies
- The Smith Students' Aid Society will offer some financial assistance
for the purchase of art supplies for students with genuine need who will
take advanced studio art classes in the spring semester. Applications are
available in the art department office, where completed forms must be returned
by Friday, February 6, at 3 p.m.
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