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aquatic
ecologist marianne moore studies the impact of light
pollution
classicist,
philosopher martha nussbaum to speak march
12
march
5 lecture on somalia
artist
carrie mae weems to discuss her photography-based work on
march 7
springfield
defeats wellesley in basketball tournament finals
lake
path closing posted
don't
miss ... march 5 midday muse to feature french art songs
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aquatic ecologist marianne moore studies the impact of light pollution
Professor Marianne Moore, biological sciences, jokes that her research into light pollution has startled more than one early morning jogger around Jamaica Pond in Boston. "We must have been quite a sight out there in the boat covered with tarps and only the occasional glow from the laptop escaping," Moore said of the measurements she and her student researchers Georgina Scarlata '02 of Wellesley and Melani Cheers '02 of Mt. Holyoke College took last summer.
They went out during new moon periods when there was no moonlight, and they quantified the intensity and color of this light. During a previous summer, Moore's students made separate enclosures from black plastic and clear plastic to compare a dark and light nighttime environment in city lakes. Moore, an aquatic ecologist, is investigating the correlation between light pollution and how it affects the movement of freshwater zooplankton. Too much light, Moore says, and the zooplankton do not come to the water's surface and, consequently, do not consume the algae there. Over the long-term, this may lead to algae blooms and poor water quality.
Moore has been able to quantify the intensity and color of artificial light using instruments designed by Susan Kohler, nuclear magnetic resonance and advanced instrumentation specialist, at Wellesley's Science Center. Moore found that the intensity of artificial light is 100 times higher in urban settings versus rural settings.
Much of this light radiates from high pressure sodium lamps that illuminate streets, homes, and businesses, and this light can affect nonhuman organisms like zooplankton. Moore says that life in lakes and coastal waters are at higher risk than organisms in other habitats in developed areas, because these aquatic areas are unshielded and openly exposed to light. Her findings recently were written up in The American Scientist ("Night Lights" by Alli Petersen, Vol. 89, Jan.-Feb. 2001).
To learn more about light pollution, Moore recommends the following websites: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg and www.darksky.org/~ida/.
classicist,
philosopher martha nussbaum to speak march 12
How can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers and searchers for truth that transcends the boundaries of class, gender, and nation?
Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, will lead a discussion on this question, also the topic of her 1997 book, Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education. The event will begin at 4:15 pm in the Clapp Library Lecture Room on Monday, March 12. Wellesley professors Timothy Peltason, English, and Nicholas de Warren, philosophy, will be the respondents.
In addition to Chicago - where she holds appointments in the law and divinity schools and the philosophy department - Nussbaum has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Oxford Universities. From 1986 to 1993, she was a research advisor at the World Institute for Development Economics Research in Helsinki, part of the United Nations University. In 1999-2000 she served as one of the three presidents of the American Philosophical Association. Nussbaum is the author of nine and editor of 10 books and has received numerous honorary degrees.
Ahmed I. Samatar, James Wallace Professor and Dean of International Studies and Programming at Macalester College, will speak on "Statelessness as Homelessness: The Case of Somalia" on Monday, March 5, at 4:30 pm in 212 Pendleton West. The event is sponsored by the history department.
An expert on global political economy, political and social theory, and African development, Samatar is the author/editor of four books and editor of Macalester International, a journal of undergraduate education and internationalism. His current research is on globalization and the rise of Islamic consciousness.
artist carrie mae weems to discuss her photography-based work on the 7th
Artist Carrie Mae Weems will discuss her photography-based work and the social and cultural influences that inform it on Wednesday, March 7 at 7 pm in Collins Cinema. Her photographs, objects, and installations explore and dismantle racial and gender stereotypes. Weems artfully deconstructs social assumptions based on class, physical appearance, patriarchy, and gender.
"Weem's lecture will give us an insight into her working methods and ideas. Hearing artists speak about their work always increases awareness of the creative process and demythologizes the idea that artists are ‘born, not made." said Professor Judith Black, art.
"Contact with living artists is essential for both the art studio and art history students. Weem's work speaks to issues that are relevant to many other departments on campus," Black said.
The event is being co-sponsored by the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, The Art Department, Optik, and Harambee House, and coincides with the installation of Weems' work, "Ebo Landing," in the museum's African Gallery. For more information, call x2051
springfield defeats wellesley in basketball tournament finals
A free throw with eight seconds remaining in regulation play gave #1 seed Springfield College's basketball team a 52-51 victory over #2 seed Wellesley in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament Finals held last weekend at Wellesley. A jump shot by Amy Barao '01 40 seconds into the game gave Wellesley its only lead throughout regulation play. Twin sister Meg Barao '01 got off an off-balanced shot with one second left in the game, but it fell short.
Kelly Grover '03 scored a game-high 18 points and also knocked down nine of 17 attempts from the floor and grab-bed a team-high nine rebounds. Shani Delaney '01 hit a perfect eight for eight from the free throw line and hit a trey for a game total of 11 points.
Signs have been posted on the path around Lake Waban notifying the campus and visitors that a portion of the path will be temporarily closed during the cleanup of the Paintshop Pond site. Beginning in late March, a segment of the path, from the boathouse west about a 1/4 mile, will be closed until the project is completed in the late spring of 2002. Anyone with questions about the project should call x2788.
eid-ul-adha. Islam tradition. Info: x2685.
midday muse.See article. 12:30pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2176.
president's office hours. 12:30-1:30 pm, 350 Green Hall. Sponsor: Office of the President. Info: x2243.
catholic mass. 12:30 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info: x2688. lecture.
"Lilacs." Jack Alexander will present a slide lecture and discuss the general care of lilacs. 2 pm, Greenhouse Visitors Center. Sponsor: Friends of Horticulture. Fee. Info: x3094.
jewish straight talks. Hear perspectives on being Jewish and queer at Wellesley. 4:15 pm, Hillel Lounge. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
lecture. "Statelessness as Homelessness: The Case of Somalia." Speaker: Ahmed I. Samatar. See article . Info: x2603.
english tutoring. Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor, available for individual help with all courses. Sign up: ESL tutor book (inside the LTC) for consultation. 5-9 pm, LTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
senate. All welcome. 6 pm, Academic Council Room.
lecture. Author Rahna Rizzuto will speak about her first novel, Why She Left Us, which chronicles a Japanese-American family during WWII. 6 pm, ZA house. Sponsor: ZA. Info: x4606.
apt workshops. "Procrastination," Harambee House. "Note-taking," Davis. Both at 7 pm. Sponsor: LTC. Info: x2641.
lecture. "U.S. Relations with Colombia and Its Current Economic Outlook." Speakers: Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S.; and Roberto Junguito, Colombian member of the IMF. 8 pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: Latin American Concerns. Info: x1762.
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
discussion. "Our Stories: Faculty Reflections on Being Jewish" 12:30 pm, Hillel Lounge. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
hebrew table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall. Sponsor: Jewish Studies. Info: X2873.
japan table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court/ Severance Small Dining Hall. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
workshop. "Goal-setting." Open to all administrative supervisors. 3-4 pm, Academic Council Room. Sponsor: Human Resources. Info: x3202.
bible study. Discussion of Just a Sister Away by Rev. Renita Weems '76. 4:15-5:15 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
film. "Getting Away with Murder," 48 minutes, about the current situation in Colombia, the drug war and the escalating violence by governmental and paramilitary forces. 6 pm, Founders 120. Sponsor: Latin American Concerns. Info: kwebber1@wellesley.edu
film. "Twenty Four Eyes." Japanese, with English subtitles. Living in a peaceful, isolated community in the late 1920's, the most shocking person 24 school children have ever seen is their new teacher, Miss Oishi. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Info:x3226.
apt
workshops.
"Procrastination," Harambee House. "Memorization," Cazenove.
Both at 7 pm. "Time and Task Management," 7:30 pm, Munger.
Sponsor: LTC. Info: x2641.
wednesday march 7
panel discussion. Wellesley students from Colombia. 12:30 pm, Multicultural Lounge (Billings 4th floor). Sponsor: Latin American Concerns. Info: x1762.
spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Room. Sponsor: Spanish. Info: x2402.
academic council meeting. 12:30-2 pm, Faculty Assembly Room.
graduate schools panels. "Applying to Graduate School," 4:15-5:15, Library Lecture Room. "Diversity in Graduate School," 5:15-6:15, Library Lecture Room. "Funding and Enjoying Your Graduate Career," 6:30 pm, College Club, dinner. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.
sustaining prayer. 6:30-7 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
lecture. Artist Carrie Mae Weems. See article page 2. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Info: x2034.
lecture. Karla Goldman, author of Beyond the Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American Judaism. Reception to follow. 7 pm, Pendleton West 239. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
apt workshops. "Reading for Science and Humanities," Claflin. "To Thesis or Not to Thesis," Bates. "Tests - Different Types," Tower Court. All at 7 pm. Sponsor: LTC. Info: x2641.
panel. "Afrocolombian Panel of Human Rights Activists and Grassroots Leaders." Speakers: Carlos Alfonso Rosero, Marino Cordoba Berrio, Ventura Diaz Ceballos, and Oscar Gamboa Zuniga. 8 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Latin American Concerns. Info: x1762.
purim. Sundown. Jewish Tradition. Info: x2685.
luncheon seminar series. "The Body Narrative." Speaker: Monica Meehan McNamara. Coffee served. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House Library, 828 Washington Street. Sponsor: Wellesley Centers for Women. Info: x2507.
sustaining prayer. 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. catholic mass. 4:15 pm, Newman Common Room, Chapel lower level. Info: x2688.
lecture. "Living across Borders: Immigration, incorporation, and Transnationalism among Haitains, Salvadorans, Mexicans, and Dominicans" Speaker: Jose Itzigsohn, Brown University. 4:30-6 pm, Pendleton West 212. Sponsor: Latin American Studies. Info: x2399.
lecture. "Mechanism of Organelle Biogenesis and Disassembly within Cells." Speaker: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, NICHD, NIH. 5 pm, Science Center 277. Sponsor: Biology. Info: x3153.
lecture. "Vegan Diets." Speaker: Julia Freeman, RD. 5:30-6:30 pm, Pomeroy Living Room. Sponsor: Health Services. Info: x2810.
unitarian universalist service and gathering. All welcome. 6:15 pm, Little Houghton Chapel. Info: x3484.
theatre. "Catholic School Girls," written by Casey Kurtti, directed by Christine Valeo '01. This comedic retrospective provides a moving tale of what it means to have grown up Catholic and female in the 1960's. A Wellesley College Upstage Production. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. Free for Wellesley and MIT students with ID; $6 general admission; $3 senior citizens, students, and Wellesley personnel. Tickets: x2000.
megillah reading. Celebration to follow. 7 pm, Hillel Lounge. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
apt workshop. "To Thesis or Not to Thesis," 7 pm, Beebe. Sponsor: LTC. Info: X2641.
purim. Jewish Tradition. Info: x2685.
luncheon lecture series. "Healthy Eating in the Dining Halls," Melissa Loberti, RD. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Small Conference Room. Sponsor: Health Services. Info: x2716.
cultural and political event. Salsa music and dance along with the opportunity to write letters to Congress. Part of Colombia Awareness Week. 4-6 pm, Schneider mainstage. Sponsor: Latin American Concerns. Info: x1762.
learner's shabbat. Interactive Shabbat service. Dessert reception to follow. 6 pm, Hillel Lounge. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
workshop. "Papermaking" 6-8 pm, Papermaking Studio, Pendleton West. Sponsor: Art. Info: charvey@wellesley.edu.
bible study. Gospel of Luke. 7 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: ABSK. Info: x4174. prism jazz ensemble. 7 pm, Tower Court. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2176.
theatre.
"Catholic School Girls." 8 pm. See 3/8 listing for details.
workshop. "Papermaking" 10 am-3 pm, Papermaking Studio, Pendleton West. Sponsor: Art. Info: charvey@wellesley.edu.
theatre. "Catholic School Girls." 2 & 8 pm. See 3/8 listing for details.
cultural show. "Celebrations." Traditional Chinese song, dance, and fashion show. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Chinese Student Association. Info: x4341.
israeli culture night. Havdallah and Israeli folk-dancing at 7 pm. Falafel dinner and film screening of "Midsummer Blues" at 8 pm. Pendleton East, First Floor Well. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
concert. The Wellesley College Glee Club, Vincent Metallo, director. The Smith College Glee Club, Jeff Douma, director. Program includes works of Ives, Purcell, and Copland. 8 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2028.
protestant service. 11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2655.
lecture. Author Leslia Newman, A Letter to Harvey Milk, will speak on Jewish-lesbian identity. Reception to follow. 1 pm, Jewett. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x1173.
weekly gathering. Al Muslimat . 1-2 pm, Al Muslimat prayer room (lower chapel). Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2655.
theatre. "Catholic School Girls." 2 pm. See 3/8 listing for details. catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
lent monday. (Julian Calendar) Christian Tradition. Info: x2685.
catholic mass. 12:30 pm, Newman Common Room (The Catacombs), lower level. Info: x2688.
lecture. Martha Nussbaum. See article on page 1. 4:15 pm, Clapp Library Lecture Room. Info: x2590.
workshop. "Ceramics" 4:30-7:30 pm, ARTS Seminar, across from the Printmaking Studio in Pendleton West. Mondays until April 30. Sponsor: Art. Info: charvery@wellesley.edu.
english tutoring. Esther Iwanaga, professional ESL tutor. See 3/5 listing for details.
buddhist community gatherings for meditation and discussion. See 3/5 listing for details.
apt workshop. "Test Preparation: Obj. vs. Subj." 8 pm, Bates. Sponsor: LTC. Info: x2641.
exhibit. "Cold War Modern: The Domesticated Avant-Garde." A multi-media exhibition exploring the avant-garde in art, music and design in the United States from 1945-early 1960's. Runs through June 17 at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit. Eat! An exhibition to celebrate food and those who prepare it. From a 1573 housewiferie manual to modern artists' books containing actual squash and spices, there's something for everyone. 4th Floor Margaret Clapp Library. Through March 15. Sponsor: Special Collections. Info: x2129.
don't miss ... march 5 midday muse to feature french art songs
Composers of late nineteenth and early twentieth century France thrived in a cultural world where the visual, literary, and musical arts commingled. Their music, lush and awash with color, seems like a reflection in sound of Impressionist canvases.
For their program on March 5, contralto Marion Dry and pianist Charles Fisk have selected some of the finest examples of the French art song of this period. At 12:30 p.m. in Jewett Auditorium, as part of the Midday Muse series, the duo will perform Creatures et Creations Francaise, French Art Songs of Romance and Character of the 19th and 20th centuries. The program will include Faure's Poeme d'un Jour, Chausson's Le temps des lilas, Duparc's L'Invitation au Voyage, Debussy's Trois chansons de Bilitis, and Ravel's Histoires Naturelles. Professor James Petterson, French, will speak about the song texts.
French art songs are subtle and sophisticated gems. Each song, explains Professor Dry, music, in her program notes "is a microcosm of a larger world. Each song is a miniature drama, a moment in time, a close examination of a particular emotion, relationship, event, or landscape."
For more information, call x2028.