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coach webb earns 200th career victory
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poet david ferry wins national poetry prize
The
Academy of American Poets and The Nation magazine have
awarded David Ferry, the Sophie Chantal Hart Professor of
English Emeritus, the 2000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for
his book, Of No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems and
Translations (University of Chicago Press). The $10,000
annual prize is awarded for the most outstanding book of
poetry published in the United States in the previous year.
Ferry’s book was chosen from more than 180
submissions.
Jury chair Mary Kinzie wrote of the book, in part,
"[it] is brilliant with the certainty that comes
with contemplation. David Ferry’s poems are defined as
remarkably by the virtues of theme as by those of style.
Plainness grows eloquent as it moves across the subjects of
true feeling, from an un-self-pitying awareness that is
perhaps more Greek than Roman to a generosity of mind that
works in parallel with that awareness." Awarded annually
since 1975, the Marshall Prize is named in honor of poet,
novelist, essayist and political activist Lenore Marshall
(1897-1971). It is administered by the Academy of American
Poets, the largest organization in the country dedicated
specifically to the art of poetry, in conjunction with The
Nation.
Ferry, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and a professor at Wellesley from 1952-89, recently
appeared, with former US poet laureate and former Wellesley
professor Robert Pinsky, at a poetry reading as part of the
college’s 125th anniversary observances. He has written
seven books of poems and translations, several of which have
received prizes. Ferry will be a visiting lecturer in
creative writing at Boston University in the spring of
2001.
study of campus parking and traffic patterns underway
In
order to better understand the parking and traffic patterns
on campus, Wellesley is undertaking a study to survey the
current uses of roads and parking lots, the needs and
preferences of faculty, staff and students, current
policies, the existing parking capacity, and projected
future needs. The College has hired Howard/Stein-Hudson
Associates, Inc., a Boston-based transportation planning
firm, to conduct the study, which will begin in
mid-October.
The results of the study will be used to guide the
college’s policies and proposals for reconciling the
need for adequate and appropriate parking with the
responsibility for the restoration and upkeep of the campus
landscape, as articulated in the 1998 Campus Master Plan. In
an October 6 memo to the community, Vice President for
Administration and Planning Patricia Byrne explained that
students, faculty, and employees will have opportunities to
participate in the study through surveys and open meetings
and to discuss and comment on preliminary recommendations
when they are available.
voter registration deadline is october 18
If you
intend to vote in the November 7 presidential election, your
deadline for registering to vote in Massachusetts is
Wednesday, October 18. Completed voter registration forms
must be postmarked by that date and sent to the appropriate
town clerk. Registration forms are available outside the
Registrar’s Office on the third floor of Green Hall,
outside the Info Box at Schneider, and at the Wellesley Town
Hall on Washington Street.
During its weeklong voter awareness effort in September, the
Committee for Political and Legislative Action (CPLA), a
non-partisan student organization, collected more than 300
voter registration forms and absentee ballot
applications.
At a recent CPLA forum, Marion Just, a professor of
political science who studies the influence and uses of the
Internet on voting, recommended several websites for voters
who want to learn more about candidates and ballot
initiatives, including www.ballotwatch.org,
a state-by-state breakdown of ballot questions, and
www.speakout.com,
which includes presidential and congressional candidate
information.
volleyball coach webb earns 200th career victory
With
her 200th career win during the Bates Invitational title
match on September 30, Wellesley volleyball coach Dorothy
Webb can claim the title of second "winningest" active coach
in NCAA history. In the match, Wellesley defeated Savannah
College of Art and Design by a score of 3-1 improving
Wellesley’s overall record this season to 12-1. The
victory brought Webb's eight-year career win-loss record to
200-54, for an overall winning percentage of 78.7. She
trails only Juniata Head Coach Larry Bock, who has a 21-year
875-145 career record, for a percentage of 86.
Webb is a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association
(AVCA) Regional Division III Coach of the Year; a three-time
New England Women's Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of
the Year; and a five-time New England Women’s and Men's
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year. She has led
her teams to the 1998 NCAA Championship Final Four, 1999 and
1997 NCAA Quarterfinals and five straight NEWMAC conference
titles. This year's squad is currently ranked #17 in the
country, according to the AVCA Top 20 poll.
Webb still holds the NCAA record she set in 1986, as a
Division I volleyball player at the University of the
Pacific, for most digs in an NCAA Tournament with 95. At
Pacific, Webb was a member of two NCAA Championship teams
and later played professionally for one year with the
Portland (OR) Spikers.
adrienne
asch,
reproductive issues, was featured in a recent article in
the American
Medical News
on a current Supreme Court case on the constitutionality of
a hospital policy of testing pregnant women for drug use
without their knowledge and reporting positive results to
law enforcement officials. In the story, Asch called the
policy "punitive, cruel behavior packaged in the name of
protecting children."
charles
bu,
mathematics,
penned an op-ed, published in the Boston Herald,
about the political climate in the US that made possible the
sensational media treatment of scientist Wen Ho Lee and its
effects on Chinese-American scientists.
william
cain,
English,
wrote a book review of a recently-published biography of
writer George Orwell. The review was published in a recent
issue of the Boston Sunday Globe.
dick
french,
astronomy,
has received two years of support from the Space Telescope
Science Institute for research on "Saturn’s Rings and
Small Moons," using observations from the Hubble Space
Telescope.
michael
hearn,
chemistry,
has received a two-year grant from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) for the study of "New Agents for
AIDS-Associated Mycobacterial Infections."
sarah
slavick,
art,
is the recipient of an award from the Artist Resource Trust
Fund, given "to established artists who have a track record
of excellent work."
meg thompson, geology, has won a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her proposal entitled "Refining the Age of Neoproterozoic Glaciation in the Boston Basin, Massachusetts: New Uranium-Lead (U-Pb) Zircon Constraints on the Last Snowball Earth."
monday,
october 16
lecture/performance
by triple helix trio and Prof. John Rhodes. "To Enact
One’s Own Becoming: The Self as Agent of
Transformation." 11:10 am, Jewett Auditorium. Info:
x2077.
valuing work@wellesley
Overview of the new role classification, salary
administration and performance management program for staff
who were unable to attend their division meetings. Stone
Center Solarium, 12-1 pm. To pre-register call x3202 or
e-mail cmacphee@wellesley.edu
catholic
mass
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, lower level of chapel. Info:
x2688.
workshop
"Gaining Clarity and Direction: A Self-Assessment Workshop."
(Pre-registration required.) 4:30 pm, Jewett 450. Sponsor:
Center for Work and Service. Info: x2356.
english
tutoring
Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor, available for
individual help. Sign up: ESL tutor book (inside the LTC)
for consultation. 5-9 pm, LTC Small Conference Room. Info:
x2480.
info
meeting
on “Management Basics” Wintersession course. 7:30
pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
buddhist
community gatherings
for meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm, Meditation Room under
Houghton Chapel. Also midday nirvana (silent sitting)
weekdays 12:30-1 pm. Info: x2793.
tuesday
october 17
demonstration of element k
Wellesley’s new online
training resource.
12:30-1:20 pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: IS. Info:
x3594.
webcast
of international conference on disability
studies.
All are welcome to drop in any time. 1 - 4:15 pm. Science
Center 377. Sponsor: Disability Services. Info: x2434.
info
meeting
on "Management Basics" Wintersession course. 12:30 pm,
Molly's Pub. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
soccer
vs. Wheaton. 3:30 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info:
x2900.
undergraduate
research colloquium
"Summer Science, On and Off Campus," 4:15 pm, Science Center
278. Sponsor: Biological Sciences. Info: x3154.
workshop
"Career Conversation for Seniors." 4:30 pm, Green Hall 330.
Sponsor: Center for Work and Service. Info: x2356.
bible
study
6:30 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
french
play
"La Leçon," by Eugène Ionesco. Presented by
Inter-Europe Spectacles, Compagnie Claude Beauclair.
Produced in cooperation with Wellesley College Theatre. 7:30
pm, Alumnae Hall. Sponsor: La Maison Française. Info:
x2975
sustaining prayer
8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
wednesday
october 18
academic
council
12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x3583.
russian
table
Come for tea, cookies, and Russian conversation. 12:30 pm,
Founders 416. Info: x2418.
japan
table
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court/Severance small dining hall.
Info: x3226.
workshop
"Preparing for Second Interviews Workshop."
(Pre-registration required.) 12:30 pm, Green Hall 330.
Sponsor: Center for Work and Service. Info: x2356.
panel
and discussion
"How Safe are We?" Campus experts will address safety
concern and awareness on and off campus. Sponsor: SAIVE
(Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence Education
Committee). 12:30, Lake House Living Room. Info: x2904.
reading
by cynthia ozick,
fiction writer, literary critic, and essayist. 2:15 pm,
Collins Theater. Sponsors: Writing Program, English, and
Jewish Studies. Info: x2591.
introduction
to firstclass
Intended for new users of FirstClass, this demonstration
will cover everything needed to know to get started.
2:30-3:20 pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: IS. Info:
x3594.
bible
study
6:30 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
sustaining
prayer
8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
workshop
"Job Search Correspondence Workshop." (Pre-registration
required.) 7 pm, Green Hall 330. Sponsor: Center
for Work and Service.
Info: x2356.
thursday
october 19
china
table
Come talk about courses, food, travel, activity ideas, and
films. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Dining Room. Info:
x2188.
luncheon
seminar series
"Changing Hats: Old Women's Life Transitions." Speaker: Ruth
Harriet Jacobs. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee served. 12:30-1:30
pm, Cheever House Library, 828 Washington St. Sponsor:
Wellesley
Centers for Women.
Info: x2507.
sustaining
prayer
1:15-1:45 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian
Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
catholic
mass
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, lower level of chapel. Info:
x2688.
gallery
talk and lecture
"Six Hundred Years of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1400 &endash; 2000."
Shafina Shehnaz, '01; Katherine Lynch, English; and Martha
Driver, Pace University, will lead a gallery talk at 4 pm.
Driver, a distinguished Chaucer Scholar, will lecture on
"Representing the Poet: Chaucer Portraits from Manuscript to
Print." 5 pm, Clapp Library, Special Collections. Sponsors:
English and Friends of the Library. Info: x2590.
study
abroad meeting
Oaxaca, Mexico. 4:15 pm, Founders 317. Sponsor: Latin
American Studies Program.
japanese
film
"Ugetsu." 4:30 and 7:30 pm, Founders 120. Sponsor: Japanese.
Info: x3226.
unitarian
universalist service and gathering
All welcome. 6:15 pm, Little Houghton Chapel. Info:
x3484.
film
"Kiss Me Deadly," 1955, 106 min., Robert Aldrich, director.
Cult film&emdash; one of the most brutal spy films of its
era. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsors: Davis Museum, Film
Society, and English.
birth
of bab
Baha'i tradition. Info: x2685.
shemini
atzeret
(sundown). Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
introduction
to excel
This introductory class for faculty and staff will teach the
fundamentals of working with Excel Office spreadsheets.
Registration required. Register on-line at www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Training/overview.html.
10:30 am -12 pm, Knapp PC Classroom. Sponsor: IS. Info:
x3594.
workshop
"Orientation to CWS." 12:30 pm, Green Hall 441. Sponsor:
Center for Work and Service. Info: x2356.
introduction
to powerpoint
This class will introduce faculty and staff to the
presentation software package Microsoft PowerPoint.
Registration required. Register on-line at http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Training/overview.html
2-4 pm, Knapp PC Classroom. Sponsor: IS. Info x3594.
bible
study
Gather with other Wellesley students during a Bible study of
the Gospel of Luke. All welcome. 7 pm, Billings 100. Info:
x4174.
film
Titles to be determined. Free with Wellesley or MIT ID; $3
off-campus. 7 pm and 9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu.
saturday
october 21
shemini
atzeret
Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
simchat
torah
(sundown). Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
field
hockey
vs. MIT. 1 pm, Keohane Sports Center. Info: x2900.
film
Titles to be determined. Free with Wellesley or MIT ID; $3
off-campus. 7 pm and 9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: smirza1@wellesley.edu.
bach
celebration concert
See
article.
Lecture begins at 7:15 pm. Concert begins at 8 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2176.
sunday
october 22
simchat
torah
Jewish tradition. Info: x2685.
protestant
service
11:15 am, Little Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life.
Info: x2655.
quad
rugby demo/game
A team of wheelchair athletes will compete against
non-wheelchair athletes. 3 pm, Munger Meadow. Sponsor:
Disability Services. Info: x2434.
catholic
mass
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
monday
october 23
catholic
mass
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, lower level of chapel. Info:
x2688.
english
tutoring
See Monday,
Oct. 16
entry for details. Info: x2480.
lecture
"Globalization and Militarization in Chiapas, Mexico."
Manuel Hernandez Aguilar, indigenous leader from Chiapas,
will speak on the effects of global economic trends and
militarization in indigenous communities in Chiapas. 7:30
pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: Peace and Justice Studies.
Info: x2685.
buddhist
community gatherings
for meditation and discussion. 8-9 pm, Meditation Room under
Houghton Chapel. Info: x2793.
don't
miss...
A
special concert of music by J. S. Bach performed on period
instruments takes place at 8 pm, Saturday, October 21, in
Jewett Auditorium. The program features noted baroque music
interpreters Sally Sanford, soprano; Stephen Hammer, oboe;
Daniel Stepner and Kinnloch Earle, violins; Laura Jeppesen,
viola and viola da gamba; Brent Wissick, cello; and Raymond
Erickson, harpsichord. The program highlights Bach’s
popular "Wedding Cantata" and includes the "Sonata in E
Minor" for violin and arias with obbligato instruments. The
instruments used in the concert will be period instruments
or replicas&emdash;generally mellower in timbre than their
modern counterparts.
In a pre-concert lecture with slides at 7:15 pm, Erickson,
Dean of Arts and Humanities at Queens College-CUNY, will
discuss "Bach and the Politics of Patronage." Director of
the Aston Magna Academy since 1978, he is currently editing
a book on Bach and his world.
Sanford, a member of the College's voice faculty, is one of
the leading American specialists in the performance of early
music and has gained international recognition for her
interpretation of Bach. A founding member of Ensemble
Chanterelle, she has performed as a soloist with many early
music groups including Aston Magna, Sequentia, the Folger
Consort, and Ensemble for Early Music has recorded with many
early music groups.
Both the lecture and concert are free and open to the
public.
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