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visiting scholar organizes lectures by women diplomats This
fall Wellesley welcomes a visiting diplomat-scholar,
former Ambassador Thomas W. Simons Jr., who will be
introduced to the community Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 5-6
pm in Pendleton East Atrium. The event will be followed
by a light supper and conversation. Simons will host a
series of public lectures throughout the year, bringing
senior women diplomats to the College. The first of this
series of "Global Conversations" takes place Thursday,
Oct. 17, from 4:45-6 pm in PNE Atrium and features former
ambassador Wendy Chamberlin. She and Simons will compare
and contrast their experiences as chiefs of mission in
troubled and critically important Pakistan and reflect on
their lives as American diplomats in the late 20th
century. weed aims to work on environmental issues A
group of dedicated students, faculty and staff members
have launched the first meeting of the year for Wellesley
Energy and Environmental Defense, or WEED. Since WEED
faculty chair Elizabeth DeSombre arrived on campus last
year as Frost Associate Professor of Environmental
Studies, the group has sprouted from that new
beginning. On
Monday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 pm, Brian Before
launching CollabNet, Behlendorf was co-founder and CTO of
Organic Online, a web design and engineering firm in San
Francisco where he helped create Internet strategies for
dozens of Fortune 500 companies. During that time, he
co-founded and contributed heavily to the Apache Web
Server Project and co-founded and supported the VRML
(Virtual Reality Modeling Language) effort. He also was
the first chief engineer at Wired Magazine and later
HotWired, one of the first large-scale publishing web
sites. pioneer explorer to talk about sustainable seas Marine
biologist Sylvia Earle--also known as "Her Deepness" or
"The Sturgeon General"--has been an explorer-in-residence
at the National Geographic Society since 1998. Named Time
magazine's first "hero for the planet" in 1998, she has
pioneered research on marine ecosystems and has led more
than 50 underwater expeditions. wellesley summer theatre wins moss hart award Wellesley Summer Theatre will receive a professional award at the 41st Annual Moss Hart Memorial Awards, to be presented Nov. 2 at the New England Theatre Conference in Bedford, N.H. The annual awards have a two-fold purpose: to honor the memory of dramatist and director Moss Hart and to recognize and encourage outstanding theatrical productions throughout New England. The award focuses on scripts that present affirmative views of human courage and dignity, that have strong literary and artistic merit and that exemplify creative treatment within the intent of the playwright. "Winning the Moss Hart Award is especially gratifying because of the nature of the award," said Nora Hussey, director of theatre and theatre studies at Wellesley. "It recognizes not only the artistic measure of a production but the intrinsic value of theatre to society. At Wellesley Summer Theatre, our goal is not only to entertain our audiences but to offer some insights into the workings of the human heart and mind." The 2002 performance of The Clearing, a play by Helen Edmundson, garnered the award for Wellesley. Its author described it as "a story of romance, passion and treachery." colleagues in the news emily buchholtz, biological sciences, has been featured in a Science News magazine story titled "Sea Dragons," which discussed the ichthyosaurus, a kind of prehistoric creature that cruised ancient oceans while dinosaurs ruled the land. The article referred to her article "Swimming Styles in Jurassic Ichthyosaurs" from the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. eleanor delorme, art history, lectured at the Chilton Club in Boston on the subject of her new book, Josephine, Napoleon's Incomparable Empress, and at Sotheby's in New York. She will present the lecture, an event sponspored by Wellesley's Friends of Art, at the end of the month. michael hearn, chemistry, joined several colleagues in his field for a visit to the district office of Senator Edward Kennedy to discuss the importance of the role of the K-12 Math and Science Partnership program at the Department of Education. "Support of this program is critical," Hearn said, "because the Department of Education is the only federal agency changed with improving teacher quality across all states and school districts." Funding cuts for the partnership program leaves most states and school districts without dedicated funding to improve education in math and science. ifeanyi menkiti, philosophy, and david ferry, English, read from their poems as well as works from other cultures that focus on freedom and struggle at the Longfellow National Historic Site's "Poetry and Music of Freedom" in Cambridge. Fittingly, music included Wellesley's own patriotic hymn, "America the Beautiful," written by English professor Katharine Lee Bates.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Conference Room, Tower Court Dining Hall.
Info: x3226. russian
table.
12:30 pm, FND 417. Tea and conversation. Info: x3549. cws
information meeting.
"Yale School of Public Health." 12:30 pm, Library Lecture
Room. Info: x2352. french
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Bates Dining Hall. Info: x2403. film.
Wellesley Anime. 6:30 pm, SCI 277. (See story, page 4.)
Info: slee2@wellesley.edu. golf.
Wellesley Invitational. Time: TBA. Sponsor: Athletics.
Info: x2900. worship
service.
Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. 11:15 am-12:15 pm,
Houghton Memorial Chapel. Companionship time, 12:30 pm,
Little Chapel. Info: x2655. columbus
day. exhibit.
Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650.
Sponsor: DMCC. Through Dec. 8. Info: x2051.
don't miss...anime lovers can enjoy campus film showings every other friday Japanese animation, known as anime, has developed a loyal following the world over. Wellesley Anime, a student organization, presents showings of this fascinating entertainment, the latest set for Friday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 pm in Science Center 277. "Although cartoons and comics aren't very widespread in the United States, in Japan they are an extremely popular form of entertainment," said Wellesley Anime President Sarah Lee '04. "Anime is distinct from other forms of animation because it usually has fewer cels per second, giving it a less fluid, more static look. It also has stylistic designs: The characters have large eyes or the backgrounds are fully realized watercolor pictures. Anime is not exclusively for kids, although children may watch anime not targeted for them- part of the cultural differences between Japan and the U.S." Wellesley
Anime offers shows every other Friday during the academic
year, plus special showings during reading period and at
Halloween. On Oct. 11, the club begins its anime TV
series with Full Metal Panic, Trigun and Pretear. The
club also plans special events. Click Here to View Previous Issues Return to the Office of Public Information's Homepage Created
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