News for the Smith College Community //October 18, 2001
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First Ask: Can It Be Recycled? Each year, Smith College produces some 1,200 tons of disposable products -- discarded paper and cardboard, food waste, bottles, cans and a constant heap of miscellaneous rubbish, roughly 650 pounds of it per person on average. Of that disposable tonnage, about 22.5 percent, or 272 tons, was recycled last year. That means all of the college's used paper (181 tons), cardboard (50 tons) and bottles and cans (40 tons) collected for recycling were reused, either carted off to a recycling facility in Springfield or sold to manufacturers that use them as raw material in new products. If Angela Fowler, the Five College recycling coordinator, has her way, Smith's recycling percentage will soon be on the rise. "This is not a bad figure," says Fowler of Smith's recycling rate, "but I am reaching for a goal of 30 percent." For good reason: it's expensive not to recycle. Last year, 940 tons of Smith's garbage was hauled to the Northampton landfill, costing the college a total of $61,100 -- and the cost of burying trash is likely to go up. Of course, economy isn't the only good reason for recycling, emphasizes Fowler, who divides her time among the programs at Smith, Amherst, Hampshire and Mount Holyoke colleges (UMass has its own program). First and foremost, recycling is a responsible way to conserve the earth's resources, she says. "If we kept going without recycling, we would keep filling landfills," and in the process contaminating the planet's air and ground with an endless array of unhealthy gases and chemicals while depleting its finite natural resources. To increase the recycling percentages, an ongoing effort is required by Fowler and college personnel to educate community members on proper recycling practices, to make recycling as simple as possible and, equally important, to stress a reduction of trash. "We want to make it possible to recycle without leaving your desks," she explains. A list is distributed to students at the beginning of each year of materials that should be recycled. This year's list includes paper, newspapers and magazines, catalogs and envelopes, and bottles and cans, including shampoo and laundry and detergent bottles (after thorough rinsing). To help the college's effort, Smith's Physical Plant "has put a lot of energy into improving the recycling program," Fowler says. "They do all the physical work." Also, Residence and Dining Services has been heavily involved in implementing programs in student houses. A major improvement has been the installation of cardboard baling equipment in several areas on campus -- outside dining halls at Tyler, Ziskind-Cutter and Comstock-Wilder houses and at Grécourt Bookshop -- which has enhanced the collection and marketability of cardboard. The college then sells the cardboard, creating revenue that can offset hauling expenses. Because of that simple change, Fowler expects the amount of recycled cardboard to increase dramatically next year. "The other area of great improvement has been in paper recycling," Fowler says. By marketing and selling mixed paper collected from campus residences and buildings, Smith has earned enough to pay the cost of hauling the paper and purchasing the cardboard baling equipment. Fowler's ongoing contact with students has also helped build recycling awareness. Fowler, who is in her second year as the Five College recycling coordinator, works with recycling representatives, called Earth Reps, from almost every house on campus, who monitor their respective residences' adherence. She also employs student helpers. As for Fowler herself, recycling has been part of her life for a long time. She served as the Town of Amherst recycling coordinator before taking her current position. "I'm one of those people who wash out plastic bags," she says. "I drive my children crazy. I buy a box of Ziploc sandwich bags like once every two years. But that's how extended recycling takes place -- people become imaginative about ways to reuse." Fowler believes that Smith is on the right track, even if its recycling numbers aren't as high as she'd like. "I know we have an attitude for recycling," she says of Smith. "And we have an expression of that attitude" in the form of Physical Plant's and RADS' efforts to improve recycling numbers here. But she urges Smith community members
to think even more vigilantly before tossing something in the
garbage. Can it be reused or recycled? If it's a newspaper or
magazine, cardboard, an envelope, a bottle or can, even a Post-It
note, the answer is yes. Every item recycled is one less that goes to the landfill. Help Smith's recycling effort by using proper bins when discarding items, and by following these simple tips:
What not to recycle:
And don't forget: buy products made
from recycled materials. For the past several years, feminist studies has broadened its scope to consider masculinity an essential element in the analysis of gender relations. n other words, "You can't look at females without looking at men, too," says Ann Ferguson, associate professor of Afro-American studies and women's studies. "You can't understand the condition of women in society without paying attention to how masculinity is produced and encouraged through everyday practices as well as through institutions and the media. There's a growing field that looks at gender as a relational construct. The field of feminist studies has more and more turned its focus away from women exclusively." As part of that trend, the Women's Studies Program will hold a panel discussion on "Making Men: Masculinity, Media, and Violence," featuring the perspectives of two authorities on the sociology of masculinity: Sut Jhally, a professor of communication at UMass and founder and executive director of the Northampton-based Media Education Foundation (MEF); and Michael Kimmel, professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the author of several books that have received international recognition for their study of men and masculinity. The panel will take place on Monday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Auditorium. As part of the panel, Jhally will present a talk, "Wrestling With Manhood in the 21st Century," which will look at media portrayals of professional wrestling and its tremendous popular appeal for some men and boys. Jhally has gained recognition from a videotape he produced in 1990 titled Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in Music Video, which presents his critique of representations of women in popular culture and commercial images. That video, which received national press after MTV threatened a lawsuit, sparked the creation 10 years ago of MEF, which produces educational videos that foster critical thinking about mass media. Jhally is regarded as one of the world's leading scholars of advertising, media and consumption. Jhally's most recent video, Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity, will be shown on Sunday, October 21, at 4 and 7 p.m. in Seelye 106. The video argues that vio-lence in America is actually a crisis in the societal construction of masculinity and offers suggestions of how American society can create an environment for producing "better men." Kimmel will also present a talk, titled "Masculinity, Homophobia, and School Violence," that will explore school shootings and violence in the construction of adolescent masculinity. Kimmel's books include Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity; Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States; and Manhood in America: A Cultural History. His most recent book is The Gendered Society. His course "Sociology of Masculinity" examines men's lives from a pro-feminist perspective and has been the subject of articles in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and other publications, as well as several television shows. Kimmel is the spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism. Ferguson points out that initially feminist studies focused on women exclusively, and that masculinity was largely ignored. "It was almost as if feminists fed into the argument that male behavior was natural and ahistorical, and that men acted out of an overdose of testosterone," she says. However, in the last two decades, an important body of work has built on feminist and race theories to critically describe and analyze the social production of masculinity. "I feel we're in a real transitional time," she says. "The field is looking at gendered ways of living in the world and asking, 'What about how men have been socialized?'" Ferguson, who will moderate the "Making Men" panel, is the author of Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, which this year won the distinguished book of the year award from the Sex and Gender Section of the American Sociological Association. The book investigates why African-American males are disproportionately the targets of school discipline and suspension. A reception will follow the panel in Wright common room. The Organ Is Back, Better Than Before For the first time in nearly four years, since a burst water heater caused devastating damage, the 91-year old college organ in John M. Greene Hall will be played again. The organ, once hailed as one of the grandest instruments in America, sustained extensive and expensive water and moisture damage to its mechanics -- including the blower, leather pouches that control the pipes and to some of its reed-stop pipes -- in December 1997, when a broken water heater flooded the hall's basement and blasted steam into the instrument's workings. The building, which was built in 1910, was not damaged. Now, fours years and more than $400,000 later, thanks to an ongoing renovation effort headed by Grant Moss, college organist, the historic instrument has not only been restored to its 1997 condition, but has improved in some areas, such as in its tone and projection. "It's saving the best of the old pipework," says Moss of the renovation, "while replacing the damaged pipes, giving it more volume than it used to have, more clarity, more brightness, but still retaining that old rich sound." The rebuilt organ will make its debut on Saturday, October 27, when Moss performs with the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra (PVSO). The concert will take place in John M. Greene Hall at 8 p.m. Moss will perform as soloist in the Organ Concerto by Francis Poulenc, and in a new work written for the occasion by Paul Phillips, music director of the PVSO and of the Brown University Orchestra. The concert will also include the Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns and the Fountains of Rome by Ottorino Respighi. Moss has spent several late nights in the hall recently, helping to prepare the organ and making minor adjustments. When it's all finished, the organ will be a "much more ver-satile" instrument than it was at the time of the flood, he says. "Now the college will have an organ that'll play almost any organ music," including the diverse program with the PVSO. The Austin Organ Company of Hartford, the original builders of the organ, has carried out the repairs, renovating the instrument to a quality more befitting its original stature. "It absolutely exceeds everyone's expectations," Moss says. Created and installed in 1910 when John M.Greene Hall was built, the organ was purchased with a $20,000 gift from the class of 1900 in honor of its president, Cornelia Brownell Gould. For many years, it was a stellar instrument, kept busy with daily chapel in the hall six days a week, evening vespers, and a crowded teaching and recital schedule. By 1997, the organ was in need of some updating, some of which the renovations addressed, says Moss. These days, it is rare in to find a concert venue with a real pipe organ, says Moss. For that reason, outside groups, such as the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, are considering John M. Greene Hall for concerts in the near future. And the Smith College Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Hirsh, is planning a spring performance with the refurbished organ. "The fact that we have a concert
hall with a pipe organ is enviable," Moss says. "The
Pioneer Valley Symphony couldn't do this anywhere else." By Andria Darby '02 A decade ago, when Ada Comstock Scholar Emerson Taylor '04 was working an assortment of office jobs, she didn't imagine that she would one day become a student -- let alone an engineering major at Smith College. "I never once even gave college a thought," she says, though she'd "always been fascinated with architectural and structural design." No one in her immediate family had attended college, after all. "That was for someone else," she recalls thinking. "That's what so-and-so does." But after 10 years in the work-force, Taylor's perspective had changed. She realized she was "not too happy" in her career. "Something was missing," she says. "I wanted to do something more fulfilling." Perhaps college was the answer. She took a few classes at the University of Rhode Island, and "discovered I like to learn and be challenged," she explains. Then she decided she "might as well study what I really liked," and set her sights on an engineering degree, becoming one of the first enrollees in Smith's Picker Program in Engineering last year. Now in her second year of the program,
Taylor has good things to say about being an engineering student
at Smith. "It far surpasses any expectations I had. There Rhonda Stratton '05 followed a much different path, but with the same destination. Straight out of high school, she entered Smith this year as a member of the college's second class of Picker Program enrollees. She chose to attend Smith because it combines an engineering education with the liberal arts. "I really like math and science," says Stratton, "but I'd go insane if I only studied those subjects." Stratton looks forward to taking classes in history and government to bolster her engineering education, she says. Like many Picker Program engineering students, Taylor and Stratton believe that the college's balanced approach offers the best of both worlds. "I wanted to be immersed in academia but be able to study what I wanted, too," adds Taylor. Taylor considers the Picker Program to be rigorous but thorough, producing well-rounded students who know how to communicate. She believes that the program's graduates will be able to contribute more to the field of engineering than if they had studied a more traditional engineering curriculum. Stratton agrees that studying engineering in a traditionally liberal arts setting will translate to an advantage in the workplace. "In the real world, people will look at the fact that you have a rounded education," she predicts. And she believes that a women's college is the perfect place to study engineering, as "There's definitely a shortage of women in engineering." One aspect of the Picker Program Stratton says she has found to be particularly helpful is its effort to pair its first-year students with sophomores who can provide support and friendship. "You have someone you can talk to who's been through the first year," she says. Despite their different backgrounds and paths to Smith, Stratton and Taylor share a satisfaction with where they've ended up -- two of the Picker Program's earliest engineering scholars, blazing the path for generations of Smith engineers to come. "It's one of the exciting things," adds Stratton, "being one of the first ones to go through." Boat Races, Float Night -- It Must Be Fall The leaves are changing color, the air is cooling and the end of October is fast approaching. Fall is here. And at Smith, there's a traditional (and very serious) way to celebrate the passage of autumn: with Oktoberfest, a wild weekend of Jello-slinging, canoe-painting, root beer float-swilling and the annual Head of the Paradise boat race, all taking place from Friday through Sunday, October 26-28. Float Night kicks off the festivities. Just before sundown, students from more than a dozen houses will gather by Paradise Pond, where they will have an hour and 15 minutes to decorate canoes for their houses. Then, after dark, they'll paddle their canoes as part of an illuminated parade around the pond, as a panel of staff and student judges evaluates their creations. Spectators, while sipping root beer floats from commemorative plastic mugs, can enjoy the parade from the pond's banks. Following the parade, another competition will commence nearby as members and employees of various campus organizations duke it out in a wrestling ring filled with Jello. "It's kind of a pep rally for Smith," remarks Theresa Collins, sports and facilities coordinator in the Department of Athletics, about the event. On Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m., Oktoberfest will culminate with the annual Head of the Paradise crew race, yet another opportunity for students, faculty and staff members to compete, this time in boats -- old boats. Like Float Night, the Head of the Paradise has been around for a long time. The races will follow the same route that boaters rowed in the 1960s, from the Mill River waterfall to the Paradise Pond island. Even more incredibly, racers will row the same wooden shells that were used by Smith students as early as 1916. Crew team member Siobhan Doherty '02, who rowed in the Head of the Paradise race for Baldwin House in 1999, plans to race again this year. "Rowing those old wooden boats is like rowing a bathtub," she says. Nevertheless, she adds, it's "a great way to connect with the generations of rowing alumnae." The Head of the Paradise "evolved from the days when P.E. was a requirement for all students," says Karen Klinger, head crew coach. "Toward the end of the '60s, when the college was getting rid of the P.E. requirement, women decided to start racing from the waterfall to the island in class and house competitions, just for kicks." Eventually, those races became a tradition and the Head of the Paradise was born. Several students, faculty and staff members have assembled their own teams for the race, each of which comprises four rowers and one coxswain. One of those teams is Connolly's Crew, which consists of a number of campus "heavyweights," including two provosts and the college treasurer. "I don't know," warns Collins, "someone might want to challenge them." Rowing experience is not necessary
for those who compete in the Head of the Paradise. The competition
is mostly for fun. "It's a wonderful opportunity for people
from all over campus to take a much-deserved break," says
Doherty, "and gather on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to
have fun and laugh and cheer." ScoreBoard Tennis Field hockey Volleyball Cross country Soccer Equestrian Sources of further information, if any, are indicated in parentheses. Notices should be submitted by mail, by e-mail eweld@smith.edu) or by fax (extension 2171).
Honorary Degree Nominations Cut From the Same Cloth Technology Advisory Group Save the Date Faculty and Staff Physical Plant Committee Halloween at Smith Club Students Examinations Mellon Fellowships College Initiative for Diversity
Awareness Picker Semester-in-Washington Program Advisers Urban Education Initiative Harry S. Truman Scholarships Smith Women for Wall Street |
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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. Items for this section must be submitted on Event Service Request Forms. Monday, October 22 Lectures/Symposia Biological sciences colloquium "Diet and Hibernation of Yellow-bellied Marmots: Why Are Marmots so Fat?" Brett C. Woods, Northwestern University. Reception precedes lecture. 4:30 p.m., McConnell B05 Chaired professor lecture "Globalization in Historical Perspective: Three Books to Change Our Vision of the World." David Newbury, Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies. Reception follows in Seelye 207. 4:30 p.m., Seelye 201 Panel discussion "Making Men: Masculinity, Media, and Violence." As part of the discussion, panel members Sut Jhally, professor of communications at UMass and director of the Media Education Foundation, will speak on "Wrestling With Manhood in the 21st Century;" and Michael Kimmel, author and professor of sociology at the State University of New York, Stonybrook, will speak on "Masculinity, Homophobia, and School Violence." (See story, page 1.) Ann Ferguson, Afro-American studies and women's studies, will moderate. A reception will follow in Wright common room. 7:30 p.m., Wright Auditorium* Lecture "Financing Life." Randy Bartlett, economics. Open to the Five College community. Sponsor: Women and Financial Independence: The Smith College Program in Financial Education. 7:30 p.m., Stoddard Auditorium Lecture "O God, Pay Attention! The Book of Lamentations and the Cry to Be Heard." Kathleen M. O'Connor, professor, Old Testament language, literature and exegesis, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. All welcome. Sponsors: Massachusetts Bible Society; Chapel. 7:30 p.m., Chapel* Lecture "Jewish Musicians in Nazi Germany: Persecution, Suffering and Exile." Michael Kater, Distinguished Professor of History and Social and Political Thought, York University, Toronto, Canada. Sponsors: German, history and music departments; Jewish Studies Program. 8 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room Meetings/Workshops Presentation of the major and minor Geology. Refreshments served. 4:15 p.m., Sabin Reed 101A Meeting Smith Democrats. 6:30 p.m., Davis Downstairs Lounge Religious Life Service "Repairing the World: Reflections on Hope in Troubled Times." A service of readings, silent meditation and a message of hope. All welcome. Sponsor: Office of the Chaplains. 12:30-12:50 p.m., Chapel* Bible study For more information, contact Jessica Jones, ext. 7237. 7:45 p.m., Lawrence House Other Events/Activities Computer science TA lunch table Noon, Duckett Special Dining Room C Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom Tuesday, October 23 Lectures/Symposia Poetry reading Heather McHugh, poet, translator and "postmodern metaphysician." Booksigning follows. 7:30 p.m., Wright Auditorium* Lecture "Targeting the West: Religious Fundamentalism from a Psychoanalytic Point of View." Using the September 11th events as a case study, Vamik Volkan, Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction, University of Virginia, will discuss the various elements that create a large group identity. Reception follows. 7:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room Meetings/Workshops Question-and-answer session with poet Heather McHugh, who will read in the evening. 3:30 p.m., Wright Common Room Study Abroad informational meeting on China. Meet with the faculty adviser and returned study-abroad students. 4:30 p.m., Hatfield 205 Presentation of the major Archeology. 4:30 p.m., Seelye 207 Presentation of the major and minor Spanish and Portuguese, and Latin American and Latino/a studies programs. 4:30 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel Meeting Amnesty International 4:45 p.m., Lamont House Presentation of the major Medieval Studies. Refreshments served. 5 p.m., Hatfield 201 Presentation of the major Education. 5 p.m., Campus School JYA information meeting on Paris. Learn about the program from next year's director and returned JYA students. 7 p.m., Seelye 311 Meeting Outing Club
weekly meeting, to plan events and backpacking, kayaking, caving
and skiing trips. SGA Senate meeting Open forum. All students welcome. 7:15 p.m., Seelye 201 Religious Life Service "Repairing the World: Reflections on Hope in Troubled Times." See 10/22 listing. 12:30-12:50 p.m., Chapel* Meeting Newman Association.
Bible study For more
information, contact Andy Weiss, ext. 7348. ECC Bible study Student-led discussion of topics raised by the Sunday morning worship community. Snacks provided. All welcome. 10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel Other Events/Activities Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom Volleyball vs. Clark. 7 p.m., Ainsworth Gym* CDO open hours for library research and browsing. Peer advisers available. 7-9 p.m., CDO Postcard and sundae party Write postcards to prospective students from your hometown or anywhere. Tell them about Smith and enjoy a sundae. The house that writes the most postcards per resident will win $100. 7 p.m., Davis Downstairs Lounge Wednesday, October 24 Lectures/Symposia Chemistry/Biochemistry lunch chat An informal departmental seminar for students and faculty. 12:10-1:10 p.m., McConnell 403a Lecture "The Atrocities of September 11th in Islamic and Global Perspectives." Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, scholar of Islam and human rights, and Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, Emory University Law School, while categorically condemning the atrocities, will argue for a contextual understanding and constructive response in accordance with the rule of law of international relations, and examine the implications of American foreign policy for democratization and human rights in Islam. Part of the "Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Ancient and Modern Worlds" project of the Kahn Institute. 7:30 p.m., Wright Auditorium* Performing Arts/Films Meetings/Workshops CDO informational meeting A representative from the CIA will present information about career opportunities. For more information, consult www.cia.gov. 12:15 p.m., Wright Auditorium Informational meeting A representative from the Williams-Mystic Seaport Program will discuss maritime studies and answer questions. 3:30 p.m., Seelye 110 Faculty meeting Preceded by tea at 3:45 p.m. 4:10 p.m., Alumnae House Conference Room Presentation of the
major East Asian languages and literatures. Meeting Celebration
of Sisterhood. Religious Life Service "Repairing the World: Reflections on Hope in Troubled Times." See 10/22 listing 12:30-12:50 p.m., Chapel* Buddhist meditation and discussion. 7:15 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel ECC Bible study Student-led discussion of topics raised by the Sunday morning worship community. Snacks provided. All welcome. 10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel Other Events/Activities Classics lunch Noon, Duckett Special Dining Room C Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom Social events coordinator dinner 5:45 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room C Postcard and sundae party See 10/23 listing. 7 p.m., Davis Downstairs Lounge |
Thursday, October 25 Lectures/Symposia Lecture "Commodus in the Arena: Myth, Power, and Spectacle in Late Second Century Rome." Jonathan Edmondson, professor of history, Programme in Classical Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. Sponsors: history and classics departments; Ancient Studies Program. 7:30 p.m., Seelye 201 Performing Arts/Films Theater Landscapes. See 10/24 listing. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA* Meetings/Workshops Presentation of the major Neuroscience. Lunch provided. Noon-1 p.m., McConnell 404 Presentation of the major Anthropology. 4 p.m., Seelye 207 Presentation of the major Government. 4:45 p.m., Seelye 201 Presentation of the
major Math. Informational meeting for chairs of student organizations. 5 p.m., Seelye 106 JYA information meeting on Geneva. Learn about the program from next year's director and returned JYA students. 6:45 p.m., Seelye 313 Meeting Smith TV. 7 p.m., Media Resources Center Meeting MassPIRG. 7 p.m., Seelye 310 CDO informational meeting John Brady, deputy superintendent, will discuss teaching careers in the Westport, Connecticut, public schools. 7:30 p.m., Dewey Common Room Religious Life Drop-in stress reduction and relaxation class with Hayat Nancy Abuza. Refresh body, mind and spirit. Open to all Five College students, staff and faculty. Sponsor: Office of the Chaplains. 4:30-5:30 p.m., Wright Common Room* Intervarsity Christian fellowship All welcome. 8-9:30 p.m., Wright Common Room Other Events/Activities Language lunch tables Korean, Russian. Noon, Duckett Special Dining Rooms A, B (alternate weekly) Glee Club lunch table Noon, Duckett Dining Room C Volleyball vs. Amherst. 7 p.m., Ainsworth Gym* Friday, October 26 Lectures/Symposia Performing Arts/Films Meetings/Workshops Religious Life Shabbat Services Dinner follows in the Kosher kitchen, Dawes. 5:30 p.m., Dewey Common Room. Other Events/Activities Language lunch table Hebrew. Noon, Duckett Dining Room C Saturday, October 27 Performing Arts/Films Concert The Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra with Grant Moss, college organist, who will perform on the rebuilt college organ for the first time in nearly four years. (See story, page 4.) 8 p.m., John M. Greene Hall* Theater Landscapes. See 10/24 listing. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA* Other Events/Activities Sunday, October 28 Performing Arts/Films Film Bamboozled. Spike
Lee, director. A powerful satire and social commentary on the
history and continued presence of minstrels in film and television.
Sponsor: Otelia Cromwell Day planning committee. Film Missing. See 10/25 listing. 7:30 p.m., Seelye 106 Meetings/Workshops Meeting Smith African Students Association. All welcome. 4 p.m., Mwangi Center, Lilly Meeting Feminists of
Smith Unite. Religious Life Quaker (Friends) meeting for worship. Preceded by informal discussion at 9:30 a.m. All welcome, childcare available. 11 a.m., Bass 203, 204* Roman Catholic Mass Fr. Daniel Pacholec, celebrant, and Elizabeth Carr, Catholic chaplain. Dinner follows in Bodman Lounge. All welcome. 4:30 p.m., Chapel Christian prayer meeting Smith Christian Fellowship. 6 p.m., Wright Common Room Other Events/Activities CDO open hours for library research and browsing. Peer advisers available. 1-4 p.m., CDO Exhibitions The Politics of Culture: Appropriation, Appreciation, Interrogation An interactive art project that gives members of the community an opportunity to respond to the lectures, discussions, workshops and performances presented in celebration of Otelia Cromwell Day, an annual six-day symposium devoted to issues of racial and cultural diversity. Part of the Museum of Art project On the Fence: Public Art in Public Space. October 28 through November 4. Fine Arts Center Construction Fence* The Henry L. Seaver Collections: A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Henry L. Seaver's Stunning Bequest Through December. Mortimer Rare Book Room vestibule, Neilson Library, third floor* Paradise Gate A site-specific architectural sculpture made of natural materials, by North Carolina sculptor Patrick Dougherty, which will remain on campus all year. Sponsors: Smith College Museum of Art; Botanic Garden. Burton Lawn* The Journey Not the Arrival: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 19062001 An exhibition of rare materials from special collections, chronicling the life of the aviator, author and 1928 Smith graduate. Through October 31. Neilson Library, Morgan Gallery (entrance corridor) and third floor* Linear Dimensions Recent figurative works, including paintings, drawings and sculptures, by Eileen Kane '67. Through Oct. 31. Alumnae House Gallery* |
