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wellesley
sports teams record a stellar season
The
standards for any Wellesley student are usually a little
higher than most undergraduates--their grades, study
habits and GPAs reflect a certain level of ability and
hard work. Not surprisingly, Wellesley student-athletes
achieve at the same rate--their goals, assists, points,
hitting percentages, goals against averages, course times
and overall records often set a benchmark--and sometimes
shatter a record.
After 96 fall athletic contests, the college community
has much to be proud of: Wellesley fall teams captured
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
championships in volleyball, field hockey and cross
country and were runners-up in tennis, amassing a .727
winning percentage with an overall fall record of
57-21-1. Both volleyball and field hockey teams earned
automatic bids to the NCAA Championships, and the soccer
team earned a bid to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic
Conference Championships.
With team success came individual honors as Wellesley
athletes accounted for two NEWMAC Player of the Year
honors, one Rookie of the Year and 14 NEWMAC
all-conference selections. Seniors Ali Mostue and Marret
Arfsten each were named NEWMAC Player of the Year in
volleyball and field hockey. For Mostue, it was her
second consecutive time receiving NEWMAC Player of the
Year honors in volleyball after leading Wellesley to its
fifth consecutive NEWMAC Championship. Christine Grant
'06 earned Rookie of the Year honors after leading
Wellesley to the 2002 cross-country championship,
finishing second overall in the 126-runner field.
Eight athletes have received regional honors in their
respective sports. Field hockey had five athletes
honored, including three first-team
NFHCA Regional All-Americas in Betsy Masiello '03, Marret
Arfsten '03 and Laura Bender '04 and two second-team
honorees in Caitlin Andrews '05 and Zana Previti '05.
Masiello has left her mark in Wellesley field hockey
record books, shattering two records in her final season:
assists in a career (30) and points in a career
(124).
For the cross-country squad, youth prevailed as three
first-year racers earned All-New England Regional Honors.
Led by Christine Grant, Wellesley finished 12th out of 38
teams in the NCAA Regional Championships as Grant, Sarah
Bard and Tracy Bassett each earned regional honors.
learn
about abc's of aging at wcw seminar
A
television ad once claimed, "You're not getting older,
you're getting better." Actually, getting older can mean
getting better, according to Ruth Harriet Jacobs, a
visiting scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women.
Jacobs, 78, is a gerontologist, sociologist, poet and
author of nine books including Be an Outrageous Older
Woman. She also writes a monthly column for the
award-winning Senior Times and serves on the editorial
board of the Journal of Women and Aging.
Jacobs will offer a brown-bag seminar, "Women's ABC's of
Aging," Thursday, Dec. 5, from 12:30-1:30 pm in Cheever
House, 828 Washington St. "I've written a lot of advice
on how to age well, but this time I thought I would do it
in a fun way," she said. "So I took a leaf from Dr. Seuss
and Mother Goose and I put my advice for aging into
rhymes."
Her advice, called "Mother Ruth's Rhymes for Aging,
Raging and Saging," is also the title of her next book.
"It's going to be a fun session with some advice on aging
in a humorous way," she said, offering this example:
"A is for aging, that is not enraging
As seasoned citizens continue saging
Empowered by verses of Mother Ruth
In alphabet form like Mother Goose."
Jacobs notes women outlive men by six or seven years, and
that men and women are living much longer than their
parents and grandparents. Jacobs encourages older people
to make those years count by speaking out on political
and social issues. She also founded RASP, which stands
for Remarkable Aging Smart People, a group anyone can
join. The only qualification is the willingness to take
control of one's life and make a difference at any age.
For more info: x2483.
make
a raffle donation
Monday,
Dec. 2, is the deadline for donating an item or service
for the traditional thank-you celebration and raffle that
takes place at the end of the Charitable Giving
Campaign.
Co-chairs
Melissa Hawkins, Center for Work and Service, and
Jonathan Imber, sociology, note that this is one more way
the community can be involved in this year's campaign.
Whether you can bake a pan of brownies or offer tickets
to the Bruins, your raffle item will add to the fun on
Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the end-of campaign celebration
takes place from 9-11 am in the Academic Council Room.
To
make a donation to one or more target charities
(Community Works, Oxfam America, Rosie's Place and the
United Way) or to the raffle, contact Hawkins at
x2357.
priscilla,
queen of the desert ends film series
The
last of the film series related to the Davis Museum's
Women Who Ruled exhibit will be shown Wednesday, Dec. 4,
at 7 pm in Collins Cinema. The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert is an Australian road-trip comedy
that follows two drag queens and a transsexual as they
travel through the outback. In a bus christened
Priscilla, the trio encounters both new fans and
vitriolic homophobes, giving a realistic glimpse at the
defenses those on society's fringe must develop to
survive.
"The dance numbers are lavish and fun to watch, whether
they're performed in the middle of the desert, atop a bar
in some out-of-the-way town or on a stage in Sydney,"
wrote one reviewer. "Mostly 70's disco hits (including
once-popular tunes by Gloria Gaynor, the Village People
and Abba), these songs are lip-synched and gyrated to
with gusto by the transvestite trio as they don garish
costumes and even worse makeup to wow their
audiences."
For more information, call x2051.
seqs
are available online dec. 3-15
The
Office of the Dean of the College would like to remind
students that the online SEQ system will be available
from Dec . 3-15. The SEQ conference on students'
FirstClass desktops will be used to communicate SEQ
information throughout this period.
Each
student is required to complete an evaluation for each
instructor in every course in which she is enrolled.
Members of the faculty and the administration take SEQs
very seriously, and student compliance with this
requirement is very important. For more information, call
x3583.
colleagues
in the news
jonathan
cheek,
psychology, talked about the stigma attached to smoking
in the Wilmington News Journal, Delaware's statewide
daily paper, and its web publication, delawareonline.com.
While 23 percent of Delaware residents smoke, the state
has recently added bars, casinos and bowling alleys to
the growing list of smoke-free areas. To help cope with
the change, Cheek noted that sequestered smokers often
form a subculture where they can commiserate about what
they may feel is unfair about these new laws.
peggy
levitt,
sociology, was quoted in a New York Times story,
"Scavenging in America for the Folks Back Home," on how
and why immigrants groups in this country organize to
help others back home. Sometimes the benefits go both
ways. "There's a whole social dynamic underlying this,"
Levitt said. "If you've suffered a decline in status as
an immigrant and you work really hard and you're really
lonely, it's a big compensating experience to be able to
bring home a check."
janet
lavin rapelye,
admissions, has been interviewed by New England Cable
News on the cost of college tuition and by The Boston
Sunday Globe for its front-page feature, "On Wellesley
Campus, a Majority of Diversity." The piece explored
Wellesley's "uncommon success in revising its image as a
privileged white enclave," wrote reporter Jenna Russell,
who conducted wide-ranging interviews and attended
paul fisher's
English class, "Race, Class, and Gender: The Literature
of Modern American Communities," and a Multicultural
Council meeting. In addition to rapelye, others quoted
include diana
chapman walsh,
president;
dana weekes
'03; and kelly
brown,
advisor to students of African descent.
calendar
monday
december 2
laylat
al-qadr.
Islamic tradition.
deadline.
Donated raffle items for Charitable Giving celebration,
12/10. Info: x2357.
iss
deadline.
For filing leave of absence form for study away, Spring
2003. Info: x2320.
iss
deadline.
For filing study-abroad applications to St. Peter's
College, Oxford, 2003-04. Info: x2320.
cws
workshop.
"Interview Skills." 12:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Conference Room, Tower Court Dining Hall.
Info: x3226.
opening
reception.
Paper Prayers exhibit. In recognition of World AIDS Day.
4:30-5:30 pm, Jewett Arts Center. Sponsor: Applied Arts.
Info: x2061.
lecture.
"Does Diversity Matter in Science?" Speaker: Evelynn
Hammonds, Harvard. 4:30 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor: Sociology.
Info: x2939.
iss
meeting.
Mandatory for students going abroad, Spring 2003. 5:30
pm, Slater. Info: x2320.
english
tutoring.
5:35-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.
baha'i devotions. 7 pm, Meditation Room, Houghton
Memorial Chapel. Info: x4188.
tuesday
december 3
deadline.
Ruhlman Conference participation. Info:
www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Ruhlman/home.html.
president's
open office hours.
12:30-1:30 pm, GRH 350. Info: x2243.
russian
table.
12:30 pm, FND 417. Info: x3549.
walk
of hope for aids.
12:30 pm, Davis Museum Plaza. Sponsor: Health Services.
Info: x2821.
cws
workshop.
"Second Interview." 4:30 pm, SCI 277. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
unitarian
universalist worship gathering.
6 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484.
basketball
vs. Regis. 7 pm. Sponsor: Athletics. Info: x2900.
german
table.
7-8 pm, Beebe Dining Hall. Info: x7256.
film/discussion.
Ponette, girl's struggle to deal with mother's death.
Speaker: Tracy Gleason, psychology. 7-9 pm, SCI 380.
Info: PsychClubmail@wellesley.edu.
concert.
"Slava: The Glory of The Arts in Tsarist Russia." 8 pm,
Jewett Auditorium. Gerhardt and Barbara Suhrstedt present
Russian music, art and poetry in context of historical
events. Sponsor: Russian Area Studies. Info:
x2448.
wednesday
december 4
academic
council meeting.
12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room.
cws meeting. "Stipend Information." 12:30 pm, Library
Lecture Room. Info: x2352.
disability
discussion.
12:30-1:30 pm, FND 305. Sponsor: Disability Services.
Info: x2434.
vietnamese
classes.
12:30-1:30 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: VSA. Info:
x1723.
cws
workshop.
"Resumes." 4:30 pm, SCI 277. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
panel
discussion.
"Investment Banking." 5:45 pm, Molly's Pub. Info:
x1485.
chinese
table.
6 pm, Stone Davis Dining Hall. Sponsor: Chinese. Info:
x2188.
protestant
christian gathering.
Sustaining prayer, 5:30-6 pm; Bible study, 6:30-7:30 pm;
meeting house, 7:45-9 pm; Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
film.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. 7 pm,
Collins Cinema. (See story, page 2.) Sponsors: Film
Society, DMCC. Info: x2051.
thursday
december 5
catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, rosary; 1 pm, Mass. Newman Common Room, below
Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
french
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Bates Dining Hall. Info: x2403.
cws
workshop.
"Job Search Strategies." 12:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister.
Info: x2352.
wcw
seminar.
"Women's ABC's of Aging." Speaker: Ruth Harriet Jacobs,
Ph. D. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Bring lunch. (See
story, page 2.) Info: x2483.
lecture.
"The Screening of America: Implications of a Digital
Culture." Speaker: Sven Birkerts, author. 4:30 pm,
Library Lecture Room. Sponsors: English, CS. Info:
x2627.
cws
workshop.
"Career Conversations for Seniors." 4:30 pm, GRH 442.
Info: x2352.
english
tutoring.
(See 12/2 listing.)
performance.
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble. 8 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Info: x7027.
friday
december 6
eid-ul-fitr.
Islamic tradition. Ramadhan ends.
basketball.
Seven Sisters Tourney. Time: TBA. Sponsor: Athletics.
Info: x2900
cws
workshop.
"Job Search Correspondence." 12:30 pm, GRH 330.
Preregister. Info: x2352.
films.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 7 pm. Cold Comfort Farm, 9 pm.
Free, Wellesley/MIT ID; $3, others. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: x4544.
concert.
MIT/Wellesley Toons a capella group. 7:30 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Info: x1265.
saturday
december 7
basketball.
Seven Sisters Tourney. Time: TBA. Sponsor: Athletics.
Info: x2900.
dance.
Wellesley College Dancers. 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See
story, page 4.) Free, Wellesley College students; $5,
others. Info: x2169.
films.
Cold Comfort Farm, 7 pm; My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 9 pm.
Free, Wellesley/MIT ID; $3, others. Sponsor: Film
Society. Info: x4544.
concert.
"Renaissance and Baroque Rome." Collegium Musicum. 8 pm,
Towne Gallery, DMCC. Sponsor: Music. Info:
x2978.
sunday
december 8
bodhi
day.
Buddhist tradition.
basketball.
Seven Sisters Tourney. Time: TBA. Sponsor: Athletics.
Info: x2900.
protestant christian worship.
11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Companionship time,
12:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
dance.
Wellesley College Dancers. 3 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See
story, page 4.) Free, Wellesley College students, $5,
others. Info: x2169.
catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
german
tutoring.
7-9 pm, PLTC, Clapp. Info: x7256.
apt
workshop.
"Professor-Student Relations." 8 pm, Harambee House.
Info: x2641.
concert.
Zili Roots. Benefits Haitian Initiative. 8 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Tickets: $5 suggested donation on campus, $7,
others. Sponsor: Wellesley for Relief. Info: x1856.
concert.
Vespers. Wellesley College Choir and Glee Club. 8 pm,
Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2028.
monday
december 9
immaculate
conception.
Roman Catholic tradition.
japan
table.
(See 12/2 listing.)
cws
meeting.
"Stipend Information." 12:30pm, Library Lecture Room.
Info: x2352.
english
tutoring.
(See 12/2 listing.)
baha'i
devotions.
(See 12/2 listing.)
ongoing
senior
portraits.
Dec. 2-6. Last chance to be included in 2003 yearbook.
Info: x3795.
exhibit.
Paper Prayers. In recognition of World AIDS Day. Dec.
2-10, Jewett Arts Center. Sponsor: Applied Arts. Info:
x2061.
exhibit.
Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650.
Through Dec. 8. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit.
Interlude: Recent Works by James Rayen. Through Dec. 15.
Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
exhibit.
The Breathing Project. Jewett Student Art Gallery.
Sponsor: Applied Arts. Info: x2061.
book
sale.
Clapp Library lobby. Info: x2894.
save
the date!
WellesleyWeek
goes on hiatus with this issue. The next issue
will cover the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 3, 2003.
Happy holidays and best wishes for the new year!
Please keep in mind following important
dates:
12/10/02:
Charitable Giving Campaign thank-you celebration
and raffle, 9-11 am, Academic Council Room.
Info: x2357.
12/10/02:
Last day of classes for fall term.
12/11/02:
"Preparing your Mind and Body for Finals." 7 pm,
Freeman Hall Living Room. Sponsors Freeman,
Health Service, PLTC. Prizes. Info: x2093 or
x2821.
12/20/02:
Final exams end; final papers due at 4:30
pm.
12/20/02:
Winter Solstice Celebration hosted by President
Walsh. 9-11 am, College Club. Info: x2243.
12/24-25/02:
Christmas holidays for administrative staff.
12/31/02-1/1/03:
New Year's holidays for administrative
staff.
1/3-24/03:
Wintersession.
1/7-8-9-14-15-16-21-22-23/03:
Film festival, Dracula Proliferates. 7 pm,
Collins Cinema. (1/14: Pendleton). Sponsor:
Women's Studies. Info: x2925.
1/17/03:
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Remembrance.
12:30 pm, Harambee House. Light lunch included.
Sponsors: Wintersession, Harambee House. Info:
x2134.
1/20/03:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Holiday for
administrative staff.
1/27/03:
Classes begin for spring term.
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don't
miss...wellesley college dancers to present
performances
The
Wellesley College Dancers perform at Alumnae Hall on
Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 pm and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 pm.
"We have a wonderful company this year including a
returning student who spent the last three years studying
and performing with the Alvin Ailey Company and others in
New York City," said Katie Griswold, dance instructor.
"We will be featuring a theatrical jazz piece by guest
choreographer Lisa Simon, a very well-known choreographer
and performer in the Boston area. In addition, there will
be works by student choreographers in the styles of
ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap." Tickets are free
for Wellesley College students and $5 for others. For
more information, contact Griswold at x2169.
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